Monsters Are Coming

Green Wood City.

In the morning, a thin mist like a light veil enveloped the entire city.

Sunlight filtered through the overlapping leaves, casting dappled shadows on the streets, swaying with the breeze.

This is a green city coexisting with plants.

Tall trees and buildings merge into one, vines climb along the walls, green leaves intertwine with bricks, as if every house naturally grows from the land.

The air in the city is filled with the fragrance of plants, and there are many Earth birds inhabiting this city.

This area was originally heavily polluted, but under the construction of the Green Wood Clan, the ecology has been restored.

Possessing the best ecological system among all major cities on Earth.

The city’s core concept is also to coexist with nature, with even the city’s cleaning system entrusted to plants, relying entirely on the decomposing ability of plants.

The road surface on the streets is paved with a special permeable material, allowing rainwater to quickly permeate underground, continuously providing ample moisture for surface plants.

A large number of decomposing plants are planted along the streets and in building gaps, with roots that secrete a special enzyme capable of decomposing organic waste such as fallen leaves, food scraps, and even paper, turning them into fertilizer for plant growth.

Additionally, multiple ecological treatment stations are set up in the city, composed of dense plant communities.

The residents’ household waste is sorted and sent to these stations, where degradable organics are quickly decomposed by plants and microorganisms, converted into soil nutrients for urban greening projects, forming a closed ecological cycle.

Moreover, the rivers and lakes in Green Wood City also undertake part of the cleaning function.

A large number of weak spiritual plants are planted in rivers and lakes, capable of purifying water quality and absorbing harmful substances in the water.

The city’s sewage is directly discharged into water bodies without treatment, purified by aquatic spiritual plants and microorganisms, ultimately turning into clear water sources, re-entering the city’s circulation system.

The Human Clan once proposed introducing this technology, but ultimately failed.

It was not that the Green Wood Clan was unwilling to give it, but the Human Clan could not master the innate abilities of the Green Wood Clan, nor could they cultivate special plants in Earth’s environment with low spiritual energy.

At this time, the central area of the city.

Inside a building covered by plants.

The game pod cover slowly opened, and Cang Fu bent over and stood up.

"Cough cough!"

Just after taking a breath of the real world’s air, he couldn’t help but cough, even feeling a sense of suffocation.

The air was filled with a suffocating smell, as if even the oxygen had become much thinner.

Cang Fu raised a hand to rub his temples, feeling like his head was filled with lead and unbearably heavy.

Having been used to the environment of abundant spiritual energy in Monster World, where energy flows could be felt with each breath, the air of the real world made him extremely uncomfortable.

However, the air environment of Green Wood City is already recognized as the best among all major cities on Earth.

Even so, it was still difficult to compare with Monster World.

Each time he logged off, he felt terrible, from spirit to body experiencing a sense of rejection.

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Even wanting to log back in to return to Monster World the very next second.

He slowly stood up, his legs feeling a bit weak after long hours of gaming.

Walking out of the game pod, Cang Fu looked down at his hands, the wood-texture fingers uncontrollably trembling slightly.

The heavy body brought an unprecedented sense of weakness, feeling as if even lifting an arm required enormous effort.

Walking to the window, he opened the plants-entwined window, letting fresh air flow into the room.

However, the outside air was not much better than the room’s.

Returning to the desk, he looked around, the walls covered with climbing vines, greenery hanging from the ceiling, sunlight filtering through leaves.

Compared to the past, the once low-hanging greenery on the walls now seemed like shapeless ink stains.

The contours had become blurred in his eyes, losing their once clear appearance.

Sunlight through the window was no longer distinct beams of light, but rather blurred into hazy spots with unclear edges.

He tried hard to focus his vision, wanting to see the floating dust in the air, but the dust seemed to blend into this chaotic view, no longer distinguishable.

Every blink felt like stirring a pool of muddy water, making the scene before him more and more indistinct.

Taking a deep breath to adjust his state, but his chest felt like it was blocked by a boulder, each breath accompanied by a faint pain.

Compared to the spiritual energy-filled game where he could soar freely in Monster World, reality felt like a cage.

In the game, he had eagle-like sharp eyesight, able to perceive minute movements kilometers away, mountains and rivers as clear as pictures to him.

Upon activating Eagle-headed Demon Perception, he could gain an unprecedented minute perspective.

But after returning to reality, he found it hard to even view the small room clearly, feeling as if everything in his vision was shrouded with a layer of veil.

Cang Fu looked down at the terminal on his wrist, the screen showing an unread message.

Clicking it, a cold female voice sounded:

"Mr. Cang Fu, your gaming time has exceeded the safety threshold, it is advised you immediately undergo a physical examination."

Cang Fu ignored it, reaching for the vital adjustment liquid placed on the table, unscrewing the cap and taking a sip.

Pressing the red button on the desk, the lights turned green, and a projection descended from the ceiling, forming an image screen before him.