Chapter One: The Godslayer System

The wind rushed past his ears, whistling as it swept by.
His breathing matched his footsteps in perfect rhythm.
Li Yunfei moved with the agility of a leopard, darting swiftly between the ruins, searching for the cunning enemies lurking in hiding.
Beads of sweat trickled down his cheeks beneath the tactical helmet, evidence of blood burning with adrenaline.
His combat boots pressed onto brittle twigs and decaying leaves, yet made almost no sound.
Reaching a corner, Li Yunfei halted, pressing his back against the wall, his automatic rifle held upright beside his cheek.
After a few deep breaths, he quickly peeked around the corner and withdrew.
In that fleeting glance, he’d already taken in everything beyond the bend.
A faint grin curled his lips; he lowered himself slowly, squatting in silence.
The next instant, he sprang out decisively, his rifle immediately trained on the target.
“Rat-tat-tat-tat…”
Muted gunshots sounded as water bullets fired from his weapon, shattering on the target’s body.
“Ah, damn it… You really know what you’re doing.”
The man hit by the water bullets walked over, resigned, and punched Li Yunfei in the chest as he got up.
“Come on, Fei, it’s just a live-action paintball game. Do you really need to use all these tactical moves?”
“Haha, Fei’s dedication deserves some praise.”
Voices from his teammates echoed from every corner. Li Yunfei grinned and replied, “If you’re going to play, play professionally. What’s the point of just spraying bullets everywhere?”
After his retort, he looked around and asked loudly, “Anyone still alive on our side?”
Someone immediately answered, “Nope, just you left. But the other team should only have Yingzi—she’s probably hiding at the bomb site, waiting to ambush you!”
Another added, “Hurry up, time’s running out. If you dawdle, the bomb will go off, and whether we get free dinner tonight depends on you.”
The teams had agreed: the losing side would treat the winners to dinner.
Li Yunfei laughed heartily, adjusted his goggles, and said confidently, “Watch me! That fierce girl has always been my defeated rival.”
Wasting no more words, he shouldered his rifle and headed toward the bomb site, about fifty or sixty meters behind several ruined buildings.
The bomb site consisted of a pile of discarded gasoline barrels.
The barrels were arranged haphazardly, yet in a pattern that made the terrain complex—perfect for an ambush.
Arriving at the area, Li Yunfei scanned in all directions, ears alert for any sound, his rifle ready to point at any hiding spot, his body crouched as he carefully approached the bomb site.

The “bomb” was actually a tablet with an alarm set on it.
When the alarm sounded, it meant the bomb had exploded and the infiltrators had won.
The defenders had to enter the unlock code and turn off the alarm to successfully defuse the bomb—a surprisingly realistic gameplay.
Li Yunfei advanced cautiously toward the tablet, but Yingzi didn’t show herself, letting him approach the device without incident.
“Heh, this girl really knows how to hide. I wonder how long she plans to keep it up.”
Li Yunfei chuckled darkly, holding his water bullet rifle in one hand, alert to his surroundings, while he activated the tablet with the other.
Meanwhile, Yingzi appeared in another area—she hadn’t been lurking at the bomb site after all.
When she ran into a teammate and heard that Fei had gone to the bomb site, she exclaimed, “I’m coming!” and rushed over.
Just as Li Yunfei turned on the tablet and prepared to input the unlock code, a sudden “pop” sounded behind him.
He instinctively twisted his body, landing on his shoulder and rolling aside.
When his roll ended, he was kneeling, weapon ready.
Yet, behind him, there was no one—just a round, black ball slowly rolling on the ground.
The ground bore a dent, as if the black ball had fallen from the sky and landed right behind him.
Li Yunfei stared in confusion at the sky and the empty space around him, muttering, “Could it be a meteorite?”
Curious, he moved closer to the black ball, picked it up, and examined it.
“This looks a bit like obsidi—what the…”
Before he could finish his sentence, the black ball suddenly melted, turning into liquid that enveloped his entire hand, even seeping into his pores.
Li Yunfei tried instinctively to shake it off, but found his whole body numb—unable to move or make a sound.
He could only watch helplessly as the mysterious black liquid seeped into his skin and vanished.
The next moment, Li Yunfei was frozen in terror, “What… what is this…”
“God of Slaughter System successfully bound to host. Scanning host’s basic information. Please wait…”
A cold, emotionless synthesized electronic voice echoed in his mind.
A system devoid of all feeling.
God of Slaughter System? What kind of thing was that? It didn’t sound good at all!
“Scan complete. Host information: Honghuang Universe – Virgo Supercluster – Milky Way Galaxy – Golden Crow Stellar System – Blue Earth – Grand Xia Nation – Yuzhou – Yudong District resident Li Yunfei.”
“ID number: 500241*********415, DNA triple codon password is…”

“Decoding host’s gene password… Decoding…”
“Decoding complete. Activating host’s physical data digitization… Digitizing…”
“Digitization complete. Host may access the character attribute panel to view physical data. Wishing you a swift path to enlightenment.”
As soon as the voice faded from his mind, Li Yunfei felt himself able to move again.
He sprang to his feet, about to mentally command the opening of his character attribute panel, when gunfire sounded behind him.
“Rat-tat-tat…”
A burst of water bullets struck Li Yunfei’s backside, followed by Yingzi’s crisp, teasing voice:
“Look at you, finally got taken out by me! Didn’t have time to defuse the bomb, did you?”
Li Yunfei steadied himself. Well, he’d study this later.
“I was careless—tripped in the gutter,” Li Yunfei said, turning and removing his helmet and goggles, revealing a sunny, handsome face.
Yingzi giggled, slinging her water bullet rifle over her shoulder and removing her own helmet and goggles, displaying a striking, beautiful face with a touch of boldness.
She was quite tall; even in flat boots, she rose above Li Yunfei’s shoulder.
Her chin-length, tousled short hair framed a face with a rounded top and a narrow chin—when she wasn’t smiling, she had a touch of cold elegance.
Her slightly upturned, sword-like eyebrows gave her a spirited look, uncommon among women.
“Let’s go! Looks like I’ll finally get a free meal from you today.”
The two walked shoulder to shoulder back to the live-action paintball base’s lounge, where their teammates awaited the results.
Li Yunfei spread his hands helplessly. “Lost. Got ambushed by this fierce girl. My fault—dinner’s on me tonight.”
“Yeah!”
Yingzi’s team erupted in cheers and high-fives.
Li Yunfei’s group didn’t mind; it was just a game—winning or losing was part of the fun.
“Hey, hey, come check out this video!”
At that moment, a chubby, bespectacled teammate excitedly called everyone over.