Chapter 23

Tang Xiao had no idea what happened after that.

At some point after 428’s hyphae entered his wound, the game interface before Tang Xiao suddenly began to lag. It flickered like an aging television screen, and then everything went black.

When he opened his eyes again, he saw a shocking sight before him.

In the pitch-black surroundings, a flash of light suddenly flickered. Tang Xiao instinctively looked over, and once he did, he couldn’t tear his gaze away.

It was an enormous “tree.”

Its entire body was emerald green, yet it had no leaves or the rough bark of a real-world “tree.” It was as transparent as colored glass, and he could even see the countless golden veins within. Strange and sacred, it stretched like roots at either end, connecting heaven and earth.

He instinctively held his breath, but before he could take in the whole “tree,” he was kicked out of the game.

“What happened? Did a bug occur???” Tang Xiao sat at the login screen, looking thoroughly dejected.

What exactly was that thing at the end? Had he failed or succeeded? What had 428 done?

Tang Xiao wanted to log back into the game right away so he could find out how it ended. But when he tried to load his save, he saw that the game was updating and wouldn’t be available for another 72 hours...