Strange Voyage: Summoning the Fourth Disaster

Zhang Ming is a senior game player...at least he thinks so.

He learned about the virtual reality game "Spirit Candle" from an old up master named Storyteller.

He felt that the background story and novel gameplay of this game attracted him all the time, which made him covet the game quota of Spirit Candle for a long time.

But his luck seemed to be as bad as ever. He applied for many times, but he just couldn't get a quota, which made him beat his chest and stamp his feet every time.

But today, his luck turned.

[Congratulations, you have obtained the game qualification of Spirit Candle, and you can enter the game to create a character with this qualification. ]

The moment Zhang Ming saw this message, he was stunned for a moment, and then he was ecstatic and excited.

"Hahahahahaha!"

"I'm finally lucky!"

"And I'm lucky to catch up with the big update, and a new bloodline has been released!"

"No longer have to brush the forum cloud game all day, from today on, I am also a noble candle man!"

Zhang Ming was very excited, rubbing his hands and couldn't wait to open the game.

After a period of darkness.

The blue firelight lit up...

[Please enter your name]

After thinking for a while, he chose his very common game ID.

[Xiaoming classmate]

Speaking of which, since elementary school, the nickname Xiaoming has been with him all the way to college. Although it is a bit teasing, Zhang Ming doesn't hate it.

After entering the ID, it is natural to adjust the appearance.

"Damn, this must restore my handsome appearance."

He is still looking forward to an online romance in Lingzhu.

Thinking of this, Zhang Ming excitedly began to pinch his face.

Three minutes later.

Looking at the ugly thing in front of him, Zhang Ming's face twisted into a knot.

"Forget it, just fine-tune the initial face."

After struggling for a while, Zhang Ming said a little unwillingly.

However, he still pulled his height to 1.8 meters and made the muscle contours appear. This was his last stubbornness.

"It's done."

After passing the face-pinching stage, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, something shocking happened.

He saw that the candle spirit body in front of him had turned into four, and three of them had undergone completely different changes under his eyes.

[Please choose your bloodline]

[Human] [Frogman] [Demon Summoner] [Curser]

Let alone the frogman, Zhang Ming didn't even consider this ugly thing.

The chest of the demon summoner was a mysterious and strange depression, with a black and purple halo flowing inside.

[Demon Summoner: Taming a powerful body into a wolfhound, communicating with mysterious beings, a completely different fighting method and a completely different system. ]

It should be said that it looks pretty handsome.

As for the curse master...

[Curser: Communicate with the great unknown power, use the medium to impose strange curses, and is a secret group that is not well known. ]

Zhang Ming frowned deeply, not because of the description of the curse master, but...

This curse master... is a bit non-mainstream!

Not only is the blue tattoo all over his body, but he also has an ash-like skin disease on his body, and the character has become thinner, which is really a bit... weird.

Moreover, his eyes were pitch black, just like in the CG of the update announcement, which was a bit creepy, and there were faint grooves on his face...

But judging from the description of his bloodline, it should be pretty good.

Thinking of this, Zhang Ming decided to give it a try first. After all, he just happened to catch up with the new bloodline of Lingzhu. If he didn't try new things, would he have to play the old ones step by step?

Tattoos, skin diseases, etc., anyway, they can't be seen when wearing clothes.

After comforting himself, Zhang Ming gritted his teeth and chose to confirm, not giving himself the opportunity to regret.

[Due to bloodline restrictions, the initial weapon has been selected]

[The game is loading...]

After making the choice, his sight sank into darkness again...

After a moment, the faint light reflected one gloomy and dark picture after another.

The dilapidated and incomplete buildings, the strange and terrifying scenes, and the candlelight swaying in the darkness... all flashed in the sad and mournful chanting...

[...In the distant burning land and endless sea...flames gave birth to countless lives...]

[However, the world that was once full of light and heat has moved towards destruction...]

[The end of the sea is boundless darkness...]

[The roar and wailing echoed in the dark corners...]

[The candlelight of hope is growing...]

[The firelight coming from afar...]

[Take on the body of the candle spirit and become a pioneer in exploring the darkness...]

The CG ended, but Zhang Ming was still immersed in this almost completely real scene.

It was the first time he saw such a realistic first-person perspective CG, rain and waves, cold wind and warm candlelight, the heaviness of armor, everything was so real...

Shocking.

Zhang Ming only felt his heart surge and could not calm down for a long time.

The CGs I saw on the forum were already amazing, but they were still not as good as this immersive feeling...

After the CG screen was finished.

The vision went black again.

But this time, Zhang Ming could clearly feel that he was gradually gaining various touches that only a real body could have.

The hard ground, the cold environment and...the warmth in front of him.

After opening his eyes, Zhang Ming saw the milestone spiritual candle with azure light flowing in front of him.

[Touch the flame of the spiritual candle and anchor your flame. ]

This seems to be a novice guide?

Wow, Lingzhu actually released a novice guide, which is really strange.

Zhang Ming, who often hangs out in the Lingzhu forum, knows the hardcore level of this game. I didn't expect that a novice tutorial would be released after the big update.

The planner's conscience was found.

Thinking of this, although he had a lot of experience in cloud games, Zhang Ming decided to go through the novice tutorial first.

"The flame has texture..." After touching the spiritual candle, Zhang Ming was amazed at the blue halo spreading around.

At this time, many functions of the milestone spiritual candle were locked, but in addition to upgrading and restoring, there was another function.

[Leave the novice tutorial and go to Zhuxin Island]

After thinking for a while, Zhang Ming did not choose to leave immediately, but looked at a stone platform in the room.

There were two items on it.

[Bloodstained Long Handkerchief]

[Type: Weapon]

[Effect: Induce Prayer]

[Description: A bloodstained long handkerchief, it is better to have it than not. ]

"This is a letter cloth... This thing can actually be used as a weapon..."

After shaking the long handkerchief in his hand, Zhang Ming felt a little funny, but still wrapped it around his palm.

Then he looked at the side and was surprised to find that it was actually an equipment.

[Curser Robe]

[Type: Clothing]

[Description: The defense is weak, but at least it can help you keep a bit of dignity. ]

"There is also equipment!"

Zhang Ming was really surprised.

Many players in the forum said that when they first entered the game, they were all wearing shorts and naked, and only female players needed an extra piece of cloth...

It seems that Lingzhu is becoming more and more perfect now.

"It seems that this is to teach novices how to use weapons and wear equipment."

After putting on the black robe, Zhang Ming became more curious about the novice tutorial.

But before continuing the tutorial, he still had to check his personal information.

After searching for a while, he quickly found it and opened it.

[Xiao Ming]

[Grade: Ashes]

[Level: 1]

[Ability:]

[Strength: 2]

[Constitution: 3]

[Agility: 5]

[Spirit: 5]

[Faith: 12]

[Talent: Curse]

[Ability: Dodge]

[Skill: Curse Wax Figure]

“Ah? This is all the points added to faith, directly to 12…”

After seeing his own attributes, Zhang Ming felt a little uncomfortable. The points added to this bloodline character were a bit too extreme.

It feels more fragile than the mage…

Forget it, let’s see how the talent and how…

This curse master is so fragile, so his specialty should be very strong.

First of all, the talent aspect.

[Curse: After seeing the target, you can remember it, and consume the power of faith to release the curse tears to obtain the medium or deepen the curse. 】

"What the hell?" Zhang Ming's eyes lit up: "I feel that this effect is a bit sinister."

Then he looked at the attached skills with great interest.

[Cursed wax figure: Consume cursed tears to create a wax figure. The wax figure can be used as a medium. Attacking the wax figure can inflict periodic damage to the enemy. When the curse acts on the wax figure, the enemy will also be affected by the corresponding curse effect. 】

"This..."

After thinking for a long time with a frown, Zhang Ming summarized the fighting style of the curse master.

"Stab the villain?"

Interesting...

Zhang Ming couldn't help but get interested and wanted to try the effect of this talent and skill immediately.

However, after looking around, he only saw this lonely little room and a staircase in front.

"Forget it, let's go through the novice tutorial first. There should be some monsters for novices to fight..."

While thinking, Zhang Ming tightened the long handkerchief in his hand and continued to move forward along the path.

But when the steps in front of him gradually flattened, the scene that caught his eye made him subconsciously tremble all over.

I saw a huge bust like a marble sculpture fixed on the ground, waiting quietly in this room. It only had half of its body, a head, an arm and a leg, and both the arm and leg were extremely slender.

Hearing Zhang Ming's footsteps, the gray eyeballs of the head looked at him and made a hoarse voice.

"... A newly born ugly curser..."

"Heh... One slap can smack it into pieces..."

The head tilted its head mechanically, and the tone was mechanical but it made people inexplicably angry.

[Avoid the attack in advance to avoid damage]

[But when you encounter an attack that is difficult to avoid, make movements such as rolling, jumping, and crawling, and you may be able to escape under the protection of the power of the spirit candle...]

The prompt appeared again. It seems that this is a monster for novices to practice dodging.

It's a good time to try out my curse eye talent and curse wax statue!

Thinking of this, Zhang Ming excitedly urged his talent.

After the figure of the bust was reflected in the cursed eyes, Zhang Ming's power of faith began to consume as he moved his mind.

The next moment, milky white tears quickly appeared in the corners of his eyes, dripping along the grooves, and finally floating on the palm of his hand. Under the influence of an invisible force, it was molded into shape and finally fixed into a small bust.

"This thing is the cursed wax figure."

He picked up the wax figure in his hand and looked at it curiously.

[Cursed wax figure·bust statue]

[Type: Special item]

[Effect: Can be used as a medium for cursers]

[Description: This statue is really ugly. If you break off its head, it might become a work of art. ]

"Not bad, not bad, really interesting." Zhang Ming was amazed.

"It seems that the attack on this wax figure will directly affect the enemy?"

Thinking of this, Zhang Ming tried to reach out and slap the wax figure.

Bang!

Accompanied by a muffled sound, the bust statue in front of Zhang Ming seemed to be slapped by an invisible big slap, and its body shook.

"Slap you to death..."

The bust statue did not seem to be very smart, just repeating this sentence mechanically.

"Slap me?" Zhang Ming sneered, and then a series of slaps fell on the wax figure: "I'll slap you to death first!"

As he moved, the bust statue began to sway left and right.

Finally, Zhang Ming directly broke the head of the bust statue with force.

With a bang, the bust on the opposite side also tilted its neck and snapped.

"What the hell?"

Seeing this, Zhang Ming was a little surprised.

"Killed instantly? No need to dodge in the turn system?"

He suddenly became excited, feeling that the ability of this bloodline character was a bit too strong.

"Wait a minute."

After coming to his senses, Zhang Ming suddenly realized something, and then felt his faith power.

Sure enough, the faith power dropped a lot, almost bottomed out.

"The consumption is a bit high..." He scratched his face: "But the strength is still very high, there is no need to fight, it's too easy."

"But it's a bit of a loss to use it to fight this thing, no wax oil was lost..."

Keep going!

Thinking of this, he went to the next room with great interest, not realizing the fundamental reason why he didn't fight in close combat just now.

Soon, he came to a room full of sea water, and the door to the next room was opposite.

On the water in front, a small raft was waiting quietly.

[Stand on the raft and touch the flame to move the raft. 】

"Oh, now the Spirit Fire Raft is free?"

Zhang Ming stood on it with great surprise.

【To explore some areas, you need to have a raft or a boat. 】

【The Spirit Fire Port in the Spirit Candle building can provide rafts, which can be purchased by consuming 50 wax oil. 】

【In addition to the Spirit Fire Port, buildings such as the Sin Furnace, the Demon Hut, and the Candle Spirit Tree also provide special functions...】

As the Spirit Fire Raft gradually moved forward, the information bar was constantly refreshing the guidance.

Zhang Ming's face fell. Sure enough, he thought too much. He still had to buy the Spirit Fire Raft himself...

After landing, the Spirit Fire Raft disappeared, but another milestone Spirit Candle appeared.

After lighting the Spirit Candle and recovering for a while, Zhang Ming continued to move forward.

Then he saw a familiar yet unfamiliar figure in the forum in the next room.

【Mercury on the Beach】

"Mercury Coach! Hahaha, I finally saw the real person."

Zhang Ming's eyes lit up.

Lingzhu Forum often has memes about "Murloc Coach" and Candle Man, so he is not unfamiliar with them.

But strictly speaking, this might be the first time he has seen a murloc in person...

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