Chapter 1: Darkness Invades!

  "Chinese squad officially enters mission world - 'Darkness Invasion 1'!"

  Mission Attribute: Target Protection!

  [Task Members]: 3 newcomers, 1 veteran, Total: 4!

  【Main Quest 1】: Escort Sarah and her party into the cave 【Main Quest 1】 completed, the next stage of main quest will be released immediately. Time limit for completing 【Main Quest 1】: 24 hours. Members who fail to enter the cave within the time limit will be eliminated immediately!

  [Side Quest]: Released after completing [Main Storyline 1].

  [PS]: Newcomer Survival Reward. For every newcomer who survives and returns to the main god space, all team members will receive an additional 500 reward points.

  【Task World Introduction】：——Sarah's peaceful and happy life was disrupted by a car accident, her husband and daughter died in the accident, she survived but became disheartened. To help Sarah regain her spirit, her 3 female friends arranged an adventure trip for her to a remote ancient cave in the jungle, Juno is one of them with rich outdoor exploration experience. Just as the girls were marveling at the scenery inside the cave, they unknowingly disturbed another creature living there that has no vision but relies on sound to brutally hunt and kill them. The girls united to save themselves but began to suspect each other during their escape, how will they find a way out of this narrow dark cave to survive?

  ……

  Xiao Xuan woke up to find himself lying on the side of a road. Next to him were two women and one man, who should be the new recruits for this mission world. They were still unconscious and hadn't woken up yet. Recalling his own first experience entering the mission world, Xiao Xuan thought that veterans like himself could adapt better to the way the main god transported them, so even if they fainted during transportation, they would wake up faster than new recruits who had just been transported for the first time.

  Two girls, both in their early twenties, looked quite decent. One wore a sports jersey and the other wore a crisp white-collar uniform. As for the man, he had a robust build with noticeable muscles, likely someone who regularly worked out.

  Taking advantage of this period of waiting for the new person to wake up, Xiao Xuan closed his eyes and replayed the background information about this task world that the main god had input into his mind. Afterwards, Xiao Xuan's mouth curled into a helpless arc:

  "It's clearly a modern task world, so why did I see a Western fantasy-style scene earlier? I also don't know if the magician apprentice physique and the 'Primary Magic Handbook' that I specifically exchanged for will be useful in this task world."

  "Invasion of Darkness" ... I remember watching this movie before, so the scene I saw in advance in the main god space should be at the bottom of that cave. The ring in the center of the blood pool deep down and emitting magical aura is probably a magical instrument-like existence. As for those man-eating demons underground, they are similar to the monsters that often appear around treasures in mythological legends.

  So, this time the task is to protect Sarah, but will that ring become a 'hidden task' or 'branch task' in this task world? However, no matter what, if I can get my hands on that ring, I'll try my best to get it. Since my eyes can predict it beforehand, it's obviously not an ordinary item, and it's worth taking the risk.

  As he thought about it, Xiao Xuan stretched his waist lightly and whispered: "If you want to survive in this main god space, just completing the mainline task and muddling through life is not enough. If you don't take risks, discover and complete other tasks, earn rewards, and quickly improve your strength and enhance yourself, then you will still die in the next task world. Just like Dong Ge and his friends before, they were obviously experienced players who had gone through several task worlds, but they were still so weak that they couldn't even withstand a group of armed thugs. If it's like this, when we encounter those higher-difficulty worlds, such as mythological worlds and high-tech worlds, won't we just become lambs to be slaughtered? I don't want to die, unless I see the real god or... I become a god myself."

  Xiao Xuan couldn't help but walk a few steps along the road, and only then did he see that there was a very simple gas station at the bottom of the slope. Due to the steep slope of the road earlier, Xiao Xuan hadn't noticed it before. At this moment, Xiao Xuan clearly saw a blue van parked next to the gas station, and vaguely saw two or three women moving around.

  "Are they the protagonists of this movie, Sara and her companions?" Xiao Xuan wondered in his heart. The most important basis for making such a guess was that the main god would not intentionally let himself and the people he wanted to protect be too far apart, because doing so would be meaningless. For example, if he were to send Xiao Xuan and others directly to China, while Sara and others were in the United States, then no matter what, Xiao Xuan would not be able to find Sara, who was a stranger to him, within 24 hours and follow them into the cave. The best and most suitable way was to have the target of his protection mission "appear" directly in front of him.

  Just then, a faint sound of footsteps and the friction between shoes and road came from behind Xiao Xuan, followed by a strong gust of wind. Xiao Xuan almost instinctively leaned forward several steps and quickly turned around.

  The one who launched a sneak attack from behind was surprisingly the muscular male newcomer. It seemed that he too was astonished by Xiao Xuan's reaction speed, as he had intentionally kept quiet and approached Xiao Xuan stealthily before making his move. However, just as he pounced on Xiao Xuan, the friction between his shoes and the ground increased, producing a faint sound, yet Xiao Xuan still managed to swiftly dodge out of range despite having his back turned.

  "Who are you? Did you kidnap me?" The muscular man asked Xiao Xuan while preparing to make his second move.

  Xiao Xuan stretched out his finger, tapped his own forehead, and said: "The reason for everything is in your own brain. You can try to think about it, where is this place, and why you will appear here."

  The muscular man's face showed a suspicious expression, but his eyes also revealed a hint of contemplation. Soon, an extremely shocked look appeared on his face, and he stuttered in surprise:

  "Here, here, what is... the main god space?"

  "That's right, I'm actually just like you, we're both people who were transported to this task world by the main god. Now that you understand your situation and our relationship, please be quiet for a bit. The sneak attack earlier, if there's another one, you'll have to bear the consequences yourself."

  Xiao Xuan's warning made the muscular man's eyebrows jump, apparently he was also a bit of a rogue in real society. Although Xiao Xuan had just dodged his attack quickly, due to his pale and refined appearance like a scholar, the muscular man instinctively felt that Xiao Xuan was talking big, and didn't think Xiao Xuan had the ability to make him "bear the consequences".

  "Hey, you two, are kidnappers, right? Speak up, how much money do you want? I can have someone transfer it to you, but on one condition: you must guarantee my safety. My fiancé is the deputy director of the police bureau, and we all understand the rules, no need to make a scene."

  At this time, a woman's voice came from the other side. Her voice was very overbearing and domineering. Even if she felt that she had been kidnapped, she didn't show any fear at all. She looked like someone who was used to seeing big scenes. This woman was the one wearing the exquisite uniform. Next to her, another woman wearing a sportswear also woke up. Standing on the side, she quietly observed the surrounding situation. However, there wasn't a hint of panic in her eyes, and she seemed very calm.

  "Kidnappers? Hehe, use your brains and think for yourselves, where is this place?" Xiao Xuan reminded them, at this time Xiao Xuan felt that it would be better if the main god directly input the information about the main god's space into the newcomers' minds, which could save a lot of explanation.

  The two women both fell silent, seemingly deep in thought. The woman wearing the sports jersey finally showed a look of surprise in her eyes, her mouth slightly agape as she looked around, clearly unable to believe that she had suddenly found herself transported into a task world with a background called "Dark Invasion 1".

  That majestic and overbearing woman's face also first showed a hint of shock, but immediately afterwards she scolded with a fierce expression:

  "What the hell did you give me to eat, or did you put me to sleep? I'm telling you, don't play tricks on me, let me go early. I can give you some money. Otherwise, I'll make you all wish you were dead. Do you think you're some kind of god, deceiving children with your made-up stories?"

  The woman thought she was hypnotized or given some kind of nerve medication, which made these inexplicable messages appear in her mind. She became more and more like a cat that had its tail stepped on, starting to scold loudly, with a fearless look on her face.

  For someone like that, such a newcomer, Xiao Xuan didn't plan to do too much explaining, especially when he saw the other two newcomers beside him also showing suspicious expressions after hearing what the woman said, which further prompted Xiao Xuan to make a decision.

  Xiao Xuan's green ring on his finger flashed, and a pistol with a silencer appeared in Xiao Xuan's hand. Without hesitation, he raised the gun at the chattering woman and pulled the trigger directly.

  "Ah..."

  Xiao Xuan suddenly pulled out a gun, the woman's face instantly turned pale with fear, but she didn't even have time to let out a scream before a bullet hole appeared between her eyebrows, and she fell backwards with an expression of extreme shock, dead beyond dead in an instant.

  "Alright, now it's time for self-introduction. My name is Xiao Xuan, what about you?"