novelraw Chapter 157: Fangs, The Bizarre Algorithm of the Dice of Fate
Chapter 157: Fangs, The Bizarre Algorithm of the Dice of Fate
Descent into the city! When Lu Ce heard this, he was completely stunned, his brows furrowed instantly, finding it hard to believe.
So direct? Not even a hint of a buffer?
That the Chosen’s Game would eventually affect the real world—this was basically a consensus.
But how exactly it would affect things, and how it would show up, had always been guesswork. No one had any concrete idea.
And since it was only just starting to have an impact on the real world, logic would suggest that the effect should build up gradually.
But now, just as the impact began… it was descending into reality already?!
What kind of move was this? An apocalyptic drop-off?
Lu Ce thought for a moment and mumbled strangely:
“Wait a sec, what about items and scenes…”
Based on all his past experiences, the scenes in-game and those in the real world were vastly different—some were completely altered by magic.Like lava, the Black Sea—tons of things that simply don’t exist in the real world.
So if the game descends into the real world, what happens to all that? Are they gonna remodel entire cities?
Wouldn’t that just plunge the whole world into chaos?
Lu Ce couldn’t shake this sense of impending doom, but after thinking it through a little, he felt like that was impossible.
If they could actually reshape cities on Earth at will, then back when he tried to get a few Little Blacks into the game, it wouldn’t have been so hard.
Most likely, the game’s modifications to cities wouldn’t be that extreme.
“In other words, the main competition in the next game… is probably between players.”
“Maybe even between players and people from the outside world?”
While he was thinking that, the game sent out another update.
Boom!
Something seemed to explode deep in his mind—an image of Earth appeared as a hologram, suddenly expanding, then shrinking.
Countless red dots lit up on it, blinking like some kind of special warning markers.
【Please be advised: the following 100 cities are candidates for the game’s descent.】
【In three days, ten cities will be chosen as trial sites for the great game.】
【Players selected to enter these cities will be the lucky ones. We suggest everyone give it a shot. Since spots are limited, most players will still join the regular game as usual.】
【This is a heads-up—please prepare yourselves.】
【The game welcomes players, and we believe the world will welcome players too.】
Chosen’s Paradise always used such confusing slogans, and there was never any attempt to negotiate with humanity. After the announcement, the game interface finally quieted down.
If you thought about it carefully, it kinda felt like a marketing ploy—like they were trying to hype players into joining the game…
Lu Ce looked at the red dots and started searching with his phone to check which cities they were.
He hadn’t even heard of a lot of them.
Many cities had really distinct regional traits—like Yakutsk and Bangkok.
The world’s coldest and hottest cities.
Some were areas with unique terrain, climates, or rainforest-type zones. At a glance, they looked like natural game maps.
But some of them—Lu Ce could tell at a glance—would be a nightmare for the local governments.
Because those were cities with massive populations and strong economic power.
Chicago, Tokyo, Melbourne, Athens…
Some of these were even national capitals. If the game suddenly descended there, it’d be a huge mess.
Feels like Chosen’s Paradise is starting to bare its fangs to the world…
“Forget it. Not my problem! Let the meat-eaters think about that stuff!”
After frowning for a bit, Lu Ce decisively stopped thinking about it. It wasn’t even certain he’d be assigned anyway.
And even if he was, as long as he wasn’t sent to somewhere in Huaguo, that’d be a win.
He had already confirmed that, among the hundred candidates, only two were in Huaguo.
One was an island city, the other he suspected was due to the Shennongjia region…
All in all, that was already pretty lucky.
He pulled out his Dice of Fate from his Two-World Backpack, deciding to give it a try—but of course, not using himself as the primary target.
After thinking it over briefly:
“When I summon the Black Knight later, he’ll immediately start running his mouth, and his first sentence will include ‘hello.’”
He casually made a harmless prediction just to test it, then tossed the dice into the air.
The dice spun a bit, then landed on the ground with a one showing.
【Dice of Fate, roll: 1.】
【It seems the gears of fate have jammed. Negative effect.】
Lu Ce didn’t really get it, but he didn’t care. He just threw out the metal ball—Black Knight, descend.
Metal reshaped with creaking sounds, like a Transformer. That badass motorcycle instantly took over the whole room.
“Hey! Long time no see! You…”
He started talking the second he appeared, couldn’t even hold it back. His mouth was already moving, but just as he was about to say “hello,” something went wrong.
Because of his massive size, his positioning was a bit off during expansion—the rear wheel landed on the bed.
With the tight space, it was hard to transform properly. His body twisted awkwardly in midair and collapsed toward Lu Ce.
In that split second, Lu Ce didn’t even have time to react. Seeing that huge thing falling his way, he instinctively lifted a leg and kicked.
“Whoa, s**t!”
The Black Knight was heavy as hell, but Lu Ce’s strength was even scarier. One kick sent him flying, crashing sideways into the wall.
With a loud bang.
“Whoa, s**t!”
The Black Knight couldn’t finish his line. All he could do was curse in frustration, lying there pitifully.
“Seriously, what kind of birds**t nowhere are you living in? Can you get a bigger room or what?”
With that, he reverted back into the metal ball.
Lu Ce stared for a moment, then looked down at the dice on the floor. Despite all that commotion, the dice hadn’t even flipped.
The gears of fate… a 1-point negative effect… caused him to not say “hello”?
That was fate in action?
Huh?
Wasn’t that just from my kick?!