[Heavy footsteps approach you, the Law Knight has appeared outside the church door without you knowing.]
Startled, Lin Xun quickly clicks to attach to the shell of the Guardian Knight.
Since the Guardian Knight didn't die last time, he can attach to him this time without consuming soul strength.
[The Law Knight stands quietly at the entrance of the church, his crimson eyes filled with immense rage.]
[What will you do?]
[1. Taunt at the church's entrance: "I stepped out, oops, I stepped back in, hit me, dummy!"]
[2. Submit to the Law Knight: "Happy new year bro, you're my grandpa and I'm your son."]
[3. Hide in the church, perhaps the Law Knight can't set foot in this White Moon Church.]
Lin Xun automatically ignored the first two ridiculous options and silently chose 3.
[The Law Knight raises a foot to step into the church, but is blocked by an invisible barrier, unable to take another step forward.]
[He stands at the church door unwilling to leave, his crimson gaze remains fixed on you.]
Am I being corpse-camped?
Lin Xun can already picture the scene in the game.
He's in the church, the Law Knight is outside, staring each other down, man and beast, holding hands and looking at each other through misty eyes, speechless...
He's in a stalemate again. Even a level 9 Blood Sun worshipper can't beat the Law Knight, let alone the Guardian Knight and Choir Nun.
Just as Lin Xun was about to quit the game, he suddenly remembered the new skill he learned from touching the Blood Sun sculpture at the top of the tower.
[Bloody Pine Cone (Excellent Level Skill): Whole-hearted worship of the Profane Blood Sun brings you a blessing, under the sun's bloody glow, devout worshippers will receive a temporary level boost of +5.]
Hmm? He thought to himself with joy, meaning that when he logs in tomorrow during the day in the game when the Blood Sun is hanging above, the shell of the Blood Sun worshipper gets a level boost of +5.
But then he thought, he had just profaned the Blood Sun sculpture at the top of the tower. He doesn't know if the Profane Blood Sun would still consider him a "devout worshipper".
With no room for action, Lin Xun can only quit the game and wait for tomorrow's sunrise.
...
"Boss, I'll have a pan-fried bun and a bowl of plain porridge, takeout please!"
Lin Xun stops running, stopping in front of the breakfast shop.
Checking his phone for the completed 10 km running distance, he nods in satisfaction.
The improved in-game attributes have also enhanced his physical fitness, allowing him to run 10 km non-stop without breaking a sweat.
He jogged home, took a shower.
He opens the pan-fried buns he just brought home.
The moment he opens the plastic container, a waft of hot aroma hits him.
The fluffy white buns are topped with clearly visible black sesame seeds, garnished with green onions in between.
Picking up a bun, the golden crispy bottom makes it particularly appetizing.
One bite into the soft, yeasty bun reveals the firm meat stuffing made with aspic. It immediately oozes out savory soup with a crispy bottom.
This mouthful of juicy Pan-fried bun, Lin Xun would call it happiness.
After enjoying a delicious breakfast, he prepares to start the long march of 4000 words.
Today he feels inspired, with ideas flowing incessantly, like bursting out.
Only he knows how long it took...
"Ding Dong!"
A text message from mum: "Have you met the girl? Mum wasn't lying, was she? Isn't she pretty?"
???
"What's the situation? I didn't even agree to your blind date setup?"
Lin Xun was bewildered, did mum not see the text he sent yesterday?
Scrolling through the message history, he noticed a red exclamation mark in front of yesterday's message.
"..."
"Damn it!"
He quickly makes a call to his mum: "Mum, if I tell you that I actually rejected the blind date yesterday, but somehow my text didn't get through, will you hit me?"
..."
After a long pause, a storm erupted on the other end of the call.
After much persuasion and coaxing, Lin Xun finally managed to appease his mum.
"Forget about the girl named Lu Caiyi, you stood her up. There was potential but now it's ruined… what a waste, I found you such a good girl."
"On another note, your Auntie Wang's daughter, she's just graduated from university this year. See if there's a chance for you both to meet…"
Hanging up the phone, Lin Xun heaved a sigh of relief.
Snapping back to reality, he remembered that his soul strength in the game must have recovered by now.
He opens "Book of Salvation" and the game starts.
[Enter Doomsday Chapter]
[Chapter 323]
[You awaken inside the familiar church.]
[Outside the shattered dome is pitch black, the sky filled with heavy dark clouds. The howling wind and intermittent thunderclaps suggest a storm is coming to Moonlight Town – Saint Lance.]
[Outside the church, the crimson gaze of the Law Knight is still fixed on you.]
What's with the grief and resentment, do you really have to just camp outside my house?
You might as well rename yourself to Stubborn Donkey Knight...
Lin Xun took notice of the weather changes in the game, dark clouds loomed outside the church, with no Blood Sun light shining down, so the level-boosting new skill – Bloody Pine Cone – couldn't be activated.
Despairingly, he decided to deplete some soul strength to rebuild the Blood Sun worshipper's shell.
[The light of the soul has coalesced into a shell of the 'Lost Blood Sun Worshipper', you have attached yourself to this shell.]
[Current Soul Strength 1/2]
In the game text, those three ridiculous options popped up again.
These were again the taunt, beg for mercy, and hide.
Lin Xun could only reluctantly choose to hide, grumbling, "Just wait till sunlight reappears, then I'll fight you."
He put away his useless fury, and exits the game.
Sits in front of his computer, and continues his arduous task of writing for the day.