Game: Civilization Paradise

「The next day.」

Within Mountain City Mountain.

Countless citizens were spontaneously carrying out post-war repairs.

Joyful smiles bloomed on everyone’s faces as life gradually returned to normal.

In the center of the Mountain Burial Cemetery, in the Upper City District.

Two new tombstones stood tall.

The tombstone on the left was carved with the name Qian Yun, and the one on the right with the name Long Ming.

Behind them stood row after row of tombstones, inscribed with numerous names.

City Lord Qian Luo, Qian Xing, Qian Luobing, Luoxue, and the others had all changed into black suits, with white flowers pinned to their chests.

With solemn expressions, they all faced the tombstones and bowed deeply.

...

This scene was broadcast on all television channels, advertising screens, and Civilization Forum live streams throughout Mountain City Mountain.

The Pilates Streamer hosted with a voice full of emotion.

"Everyone, this victory was not easily won. It was earned with the blood of countless brave soldiers and citizens. Let us have a moment of silence to mourn and commemorate these heroes."

On the Civilization Forum, comment after comment popped up.

"A moment of silence!"

"May they rest in peace!"

"We will remember you."

"We finally won!"

"Yeah, we won, but it wasn’t easy."

"The price of this victory was unbelievably high. I heard hundreds of thousands died, including two very important figures."

"Who?"

"Qian Yun and Long Ming!"

"I know Lord Qian Yun, but who’s Long Ming?"

"Mr. Long Ming, I hear he was the pivotal figure who pushed this dungeon to victory. And in the end, he was the one who turned the tide and killed the king of the Blood Breath Beasts."

"Ah, that’s such a shame."

"Sigh, tell me about it."

"If he were still alive, he would’ve become a hero of Mountain City Mountain for sure."

...

Just as everyone was talking.

VMMMM—

Suddenly, everyone’s wristbands began to vibrate.

A message popped up.

"Notice: Starry City will reopen at 12:00 AM. You will be able to log in to Starry City at that time."

Immediately after, a red countdown timer appeared on the interface of everyone’s wristband.

The moment they saw the red countdown, everyone’s hair stood on end.

"A red countdown!"

"No way, not again?"

"It’s over. Don’t tell me we’re going to be transported to some other world again?"

"What do we do now?"

"I don’t know!"

In an instant, everyone was plunged into extreme panic.

...

At this moment, the entire world began to shrink, and a sapphire-blue planet appeared in their vision.

This was the planet where Rein and the others lived.

The starry sky continued to shrink, revealing a brilliant river of stars, and as the river of stars shrank further, a vast nebula emerged.

As the vast nebula shrank even more, a sphere resembling a transparent glass orb appeared.

Through the glass orb, one could see countless nebulas and stars within.

This glass orb seemed to hang from a cloud-like tree that emanated a brilliant starlight, standing tall within a rift in space-time.

On the massive, cloud-like tree hung countless glass orbs.

Inside these glass orbs, innumerable civilizations were battling and evolving.

...

「In the pitch-black abyss.」

Long Ming drifted like a plankton.

CRACKLE—

The screen of the black wristband on his arm lit up repeatedly.

"Notice: Congratulations to Civilization Explorer No. 841221 (Long Ming) for completing the Flame of Civilization mission!"

"Notice: As Civilization Explorer No. 841221 (Long Ming) successfully led this Flame of Civilization mission, you have been designated the main contributor."

"Notice: Civilization Explorer No. 841221 (Long Ming) is victorious."

"Notice: Civilization Explorer No. 841221 (Hilic) has failed!"

"Notice: Commencing erasure of the loser."

"Warning: Loser Blood Breath Beast · Hilic and the winner are a symbiotic entity. Erasure judgment overruled!"

"Warning: Error code detected!"

"Generating contingency plan!"

"Contingency plan generated. Erasing target!"

"Erasure failed. Civilization Explorer No. 841221 (Long Ming) is the winner."

"Notice: Civilization Explorer No. 841221 (Long Ming) is the winner and cannot be erased."

"Regenerating plan!"

"Plan generated successfully. Granting Civilization Explorer No. 841221 one chance at a resurrection match!"

"Notice: Please wait for the resurrection match to begin."

...

An unknown amount of time passed.

Long Ming groggily opened his eyes, and a majestic, magnificent palace forged from black metal came into view.

’Where am I?’

’Am I not dead?’

...

Long Ming’s chaotic consciousness gradually returned to normal.

He then noticed he was sitting on a black throne encrusted with all sorts of precious gems.

Long Ming glanced around, his heart filled with growing confusion. ’Did I fall into a royal palace?’

’This place looks so unfamiliar.’

VMMMM—

At that moment, Long Ming’s wristband vibrated.

Long Ming glanced down and discovered a red marker on his mission tab.

He subconsciously tapped on the mission tab.

Bestowed Mission

Mission Objective: Eliminate all invaders who have entered the world of Kavatry.

Mission Failure: Erasure!

Mission Success: Survival!

Note: Civilization Explorer No. 841221 was supposed to be erased, but is now being granted one chance at resurrection.

Long Ming was stunned when he saw this notice.

’I can’t believe I got a chance at a resurrection match.’

Just then, Long Ming felt that something was off with his body, a feeling he couldn’t quite describe.

He raised his wristband and once again opened his character panel to take a look.

Template One.

Name: Long Ming (Genetic Defect) (Symbiotic State)

Race: Carbon-based Human

Genetic Level: Type I

Profession: None

Power: 16 points

agility: 17 points

Physical Strength: 16 points

Intelligence: 16 points

Note: Genetic defect status, stamina decreased by 25%, susceptible to infection.

Template Two.

Name: Hilic (Semi-mature) (Symbiotic State)

Race: Blood Breath Beast

Genetic Level: Type II

Template: Emperor-rank

Power: ???

agility: ???

Physical Strength: ???

Intelligence: ???

Note: Dormant state.

Long Ming’s heart sank to the bottom of his stomach as he looked at the information on the two templates.

He finally understood why he had to fight in a resurrection match. It was all this Hilic’s fault. This guy should have been on the losing side and erased.

But that bastard wanted to drag him down too, so it forced a symbiosis with him.

As Long Ming thought of this, the corner of his mouth twitched. He was about to say a few choice words about Hilic when he suddenly realized the creature was currently dormant.

It was useless to say anything. Still, the good thing was that in this symbiotic relationship, it seemed he was the dominant partner.

That was a blessing in disguise.

But Long Ming couldn’t bring himself to be happy. After all, he was hiding a ticking time bomb inside his body.

And in a way, he was the main culprit behind the extinction of the Blood Breath Beast race. When this guy woke up, he definitely wouldn’t cooperate. He might even become a burden.

The mere thought of it made Long Ming’s head feel like it was about to explode.

"PHEW!"

Long Ming took a few deep breaths, steadying his mind.

The most pressing matter now was to complete this resurrection mission. Otherwise, he was dead for sure.