Monsters Are Coming

Chapter 1381 - 359: Test Run and Brainstorming_4

After this, he will establish several more Nightmare Trial Arenas in other parts of the city.During the open state, there is no need to worry about excessive consumption of spiritual power; spiritual power only starts to deplete when a target enters the scene.

The stronger the target, the more spiritual power is consumed.

The creatures in this Small World are universally pitifully weak, the consumption of spiritual power is enough to cover expenses.

As for distance, Rule characteristics always ignore distance.

As long as he wants, he can keep the Nightmare Scene in a constantly open state in the current region.

Once more people start entering, he will need to periodically replenish the spiritual power consumption, and later on, spiritual power will be perpetually in a state of deduction.

Conversely, the more spiritual power is consumed, the more Shock Value profit increases.

With hopes for the future, Wei Shan began frequenting various parts of the city, secretly listening to their discussions about the Nightmare Trial.

The following three days.

The attitude of city residents towards the Nightmare Trial has started to shift slightly.

But the vast majority are still skeptical, believing there must be some undiscovered conspiracy.

Some even speculate that there are unknown toxins mixed in the food, causing people to die in Suffering.

On this day, Wei Shan comes near the water purification station in the East District of the city.

The pipeline repair project here is starting to show results, with several members of the Iron Hand Gang squatting under a makeshift shed chatting.

In the nearby ruins, two scavengers are conversing in hushed tones, their conversation related to the Nightmare Trial Arena:

"Yesterday, that kid from Old Wang’s family went in, came out with two bags of biscuits in his hand, it seems you can really get supplies, though the building inside is particularly terrifying, at least you can’t die."

Another scavenger scoffs:

"It’s definitely a trap..."

Before he finishes, the other interrupts:

"What’s wrong with a trap, at least you can temporarily fill your stomach? Their kid is almost starving mad, now they can at least live a few more days."

Turning to the Breeding Farm in South City, Wei Shan sees two women collecting algae cleaned from sewage.

One of the women’s voice chokes with sobs, the ragged cloth bag in her hand already half filled:

"My man went into that building, if he can’t come out alive..."

At nightfall, he arrives at the edge of the farmland in North City.

Members of the Scorpion Gang are fertilizing newly sprouted plants, with many residents surrounding the field ridges.

The newly sprouted plants appear as delicious food in their hungry eyes, yet no one dares to step forward and snatch them.

The topic of conversation among those gathered is also about the Nightmare Trial Arena.

Discussions on who acquired how much food and water from that building.

Information related to the Nightmare Trial spreads like a virus throughout the city, becoming the core topic of conversation among residents in various areas.

In the following few days, the ice of suspicion begins to melt rapidly under the desire for survival.

Initially, only those driven to desperation dared to enter the Nightmare Trial Scene.

For instance, scavengers who ran out of food, or parents with children running high fevers in urgent need of clean water... When they emerge from the Nightmare Scene, most still have a pale countenance, shocked, but the rewards they received were real.

Every day, large crowds witness this scene.

These stories spread by word of mouth, attracting more people to join.

During this period, some people sought out those who participated in the challenge, inquiring about the details.

When they hear descriptions of the terrifying scenes within the illusion, those eager to try also feel frightened, but they can’t help but ask:

"Can you really get food? Is the food you get reliable?"

By the seventh day, the number of people participating in the challenge began to grow rapidly.

Among the participants were young people contemplating the trial, and neighbors bolstering each other.

Many were so nervous they couldn’t stop rubbing their hands, but no one wanted to leave the group.

When the first strong man completed the Third Rank challenge and carried half a box of compressed biscuits from the collection point, the expressions of the onlookers became quite intriguing.

The hungry strong man just sat on the ground in front of the crowd, devouring biscuits, taking a sip of water and a bite of biscuit, a scene more convincing than any words.

The voice of skepticism gradually diminished, replaced by increasingly frequent discussions.

By the eighth day, the line outside the Nightmare Scene had already extended from the building entrance to two blocks away.

Even those who had resolutely decided never to participate began to consider a question.

Rather than die hungry at home, why not give the Nightmare Trial a shot?

Even if you’re scared witless, at least you can trade for something to eat.

But if you don’t go, you’ll eventually starve to death anyway.

The Nightmare Scene acts like a giant magnet, firmly attracting the residents’ survival desires across the whole city.

What used to be whispered conversations gradually became public discussions.

Many familiar faces joined the queue.

Those gang members who once swaggered in the streets have now shed their aggression to join the Nightmare Trial for a bite to eat.

The participation of these former gang members made many hesitating residents inside the city let their guard down.

Even the fiercest characters have to obediently queue up for food, indicating the rewards from the Nightmare Trial Arena are indeed real.

What surprised the residents even more was that the sounds of street fights had completely disappeared.

The gunshots and brawling noises that once echoed every few days had been replaced by the sound of clinking work.

Seeing members of the Eight Great Gangs working together, with no quarrels and no fighting.

This scene makes the residents feel both unfamiliar and eerie.