Yang Tao opened the now-busy chat group. Everyone was welcoming the new member.
This time, there was only one newbie. The chat group really was getting worse.
Zhang Wenjing: "Welcome, newbie! Post a picture of yourself!"
Ren Fa: "Welcome, newbie!"
Li Yunlong: "Welcome, newbie!"
…
Everyone was enthusiastically welcoming the newcomer. Yang Tao also typed a welcome message.
Zhang Qiang: "Someone help me!!"
The moment the new member spoke, everyone was stunned. He was asking for help right away!
Seeing this, Yang Tao immediately bought a teleportation talisman.
"What's going on? Hold on, I'll be there soon. Accept the teleport request!"
Zhang Qiang quickly accepted. In the next moment, Yang Tao appeared in his world.
The dimly lit room had an eerie atmosphere. Zhang Qiang was standing at the door, pressing his weight against it. Loud banging sounds came from the other side.
Yang Tao quickly stepped forward and placed a block of stone in front of the door to block it.
Seeing Yang Tao create a stone block out of thin air to barricade the door, Zhang Qiang let out a sigh of relief and slumped onto the floor.
"Thank you!"
After thanking him, Zhang Qiang took a good look at his rescuer.
At the same time, Yang Tao sized him up as well. A young man around twenty years old, with good looks—he definitely had the face of a main character. But right now, he was sitting on the floor, gasping for breath.
"What's going on? What's outside?"
Hearing Yang Tao's question, Zhang Qiang explained, "Everything was normal before! But for some reason, weird things suddenly started appearing in this world. Now, I've been targeted by one. That thing outside—it's one of them!"
Oh?!
A supernatural world?
Yang Tao suddenly understood and reassured him, "Don't worry. Now that you've joined the chat group, we're all friends. We help each other here. First, check the group's shared files and learn some basic techniques. Also, don't forget to sign in for some points."
As the group leader, Yang Tao introduced Zhang Qiang to the chat group's features and gave him a quick rundown of the situation.
Soon, a faint wave of spiritual energy appeared around Zhang Qiang. But since it was only his first time cultivating, this little bit of energy was only enough to slightly strengthen his body.
"Thanks, boss!"
Zhang Qiang, coming from a modern world, adapted quickly to all of this.
If supernatural beings were appearing everywhere, then having a multiverse chat group wasn't that strange at all!
The banging on the door continued, relentless and unceasing. But this time, Zhang Qiang no longer felt the same panic as before.
Even though he was still weak, wasn't there someone strong standing right next to him?
"Step aside, I'll open the door and take a look!"
Since Yang Tao could revive after dying, he had nothing to fear. He told Zhang Qiang to move back.
Retrieving the stone block, he gripped his Diamond Sword of Undead Slayer V and yanked the door open.
The eerie creature outside was still slamming against the door out of habit—so the moment the door was pulled open, it fell right into Yang Tao's arms.
For a second, both Yang Tao and the creature were stunned.
Yang Tao reacted first. He took a step back and kicked the creature away.
"I haven't even hugged a girlfriend yet, and you dare take advantage of me?!"
Yang Tao's quantum suit was still at home charging, so he hadn't worn it this time. He never expected to get taken advantage of by such a strange creature!
The eerie figure quickly stood up, and Yang Tao finally got a good look at it.
It was a paper doll, the kind used in funerals to represent boys and girls. It wasn't very tall, and its drawn-on eyes were staring directly at Yang Tao. Its pale white face had two round blush marks, and combined with its frozen, eerie smile, it sent chills down Zhang Qiang's spine.
"Looking this ugly and still daring to scare people? And taking advantage of me too? Today, I'll teach you how cruel this world can be."
After drinking potions for strength and agility, Yang Tao didn't give the paper doll a chance to react—he charged straight at it.
He put away his diamond sword and threw a punch directly at its head.
With a loud thud, the paper doll flew through the air, looking as weightless as any ordinary paper figure.
Yang Tao didn't waste the opportunity to keep attacking. He pinned the paper doll against the corner and started pummeling it.
Soon, the drawn-on features of the paper doll changed—it no longer had that creepy smile. Instead, its face now looked like it was pleading for mercy.
"Pleading? Too late! I'll end this quickly!"
Seeing that the paper doll was already falling apart, Yang Tao pulled out his diamond sword and slashed at it.
In an instant, the paper doll turned to ash and scattered onto the floor.
Zhang Qiang watched all this unfold and thought to himself, "Brutal! Just because that thing took advantage of him, he went out of his way to fight barehanded at first, just to beat it up longer… I must never, ever offend the group leader!"
Yang Tao turned around, his face now showing a warm smile.
"Zhang Qiang, right? Let's head back inside, it's over now. Why are you shaking? No need to be scared! Tell me, what's going on in this world of yours?"
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