The Abyssal Garden: No Room for the Idle-Chapter 55: Entering the Team Instance.... Sudden Accident

[Player Su Buxian, Level 12]

[Player Night Guard, Level 11]

[Matching for a difficult team instance in progress]

[Note: Both players' levels have surpassed ten, team instance restrictions have been lifted]

[1. Team instances will increase the probability of triggering world views, Paradise exploratory missions]

[2. Players will unlock the Reputation System, which can be accessed upon entering the instance]

[3. Team instance experience and Game Coin gain adjusted up 10%, the system will allocate based on players' performances within the instance and will announce the MVP upon main storyline completion. The MVP player will receive an additional 30% experience and Game Coins and may trigger extra rewards]

"Previously, after leaving the novice protection, team matching... it was going to change." Su Qi read these two points, "Seems interesting."

From Night Guard's side, a voice transmitted, "The system seems to encourage everyone to explore together and also prevents slacking and passive behavior. As for that Reputation System, it should be related to titles..."

He hadn't finished speaking when it was abruptly cut off.

[Match Successful]

[Team Instance Confirmed, Number of Players: Eight]

[Entering Now]

Listening to the cut-off voice, Su Qi also saw darkness surge like a tide, about to drown him.

And at that moment.

An unexpected event occurred!

The darkness abruptly stopped, as if time itself had paused.

"?"

Su Qi raised an eyebrow, if this happened in-game, it's usually termed a lag, typically followed by a crash.

But this isn't an ordinary game....that rule doesn't apply here.

He already sensed something was wrong.

Su Qi asked Night Guard, "Are you still there?"

However, there was no response.

It seems some force temporarily kept him in Personal Space, preventing him from immediately entering the instance.

Su Qi lifted his head slightly, his gaze subtly shifting toward the sealed window of his personal login space.

A massive amount of Black Fog was spreading outside the room.

There stood an eerie figure, seemingly watching him.

A strange voice then faintly resounded—strange because he couldn't tell if it was male or female, nor discern whether it was a Monster or a human.

It said a sentence.

"Su Buxian."

"Welcome to the Abyss."

Su Qi called out, "Buddy, if you have something to say, why not say it clearly instead of talking through walls?"

But the other party seemed not to hear him, or perhaps ignored him.

In the next moment, the Personal Space seemed to hit the play button again, time began to move, and darkness roared forward to swallow Su Qi.

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[You have entered the Team Instance]

Su Qi didn't bother with the prompt; he was pondering what just had happened.

He didn't believe it was just for show. Who was that figure? Why did it suddenly appear and call out his name? What was happening outside the room?

He was unclear about all of it.

At that moment.

"Beep—"

A clear mechanical prompt sounded close to Su Qi's ear, carrying a sense of urgency.

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As he opened his eyes, he discovered he was lying in a narrow space akin to a game pod, a respirator on his face, surrounded by nourishing liquids, next to a red button.

"Is this... a hibernation chamber?" Su Qi guessed, having seen so many sci-fi movies.

The chamber wasn't transparent and was soundproof, so he was unaware of the outside situation.

He decided to put what had just happened out of his mind for the moment.

Su Qi reached out to remove the respirator from his face and looked at the conspicuous red button—probably the control switch to open the chamber door. He considered whether or not to press it.

"Lying here is actually quite comfortable, but from what it seems, staying put won't advance any main lines."

And... since it's a team instance, perhaps his teammates are in other hibernation pods as well?

Su Qi decisively pressed a button.

"Beep——"

Again, the sound of a flute from the beginning, followed by the sound of the cabin door releasing pressure.

Su Qi drew out the Hundred Man Slaughter Blade, ready to defend himself at any time.

When the door finally opened, Su Qi heard all kinds of noisy voices!

"Block it! Brother Mo Wen! Don't let those things in!"

"Watch out, that thing is pouncing!"

"I've got this." A voice shouted.

"Snap!"

"Damn, awesome, truly worthy of a big shot from the First Sequence Club!"

That big shot's voice was very calm,

"Hurry up and close the door!"

Outside there was a cacophony of intense fighting sounds and the thunderous noise of a falling door.

Meanwhile, Su Qi lay comfortably in the sleeping pod, living in peaceful times.

He realized... he might have missed something.

He silently got up...

only to see a group of blood-stained players, panting heavily, then leaning against the closed metal door: "It's too hard... Let's rest and recover some physical strength before thinking about..."

The talking player suddenly stopped, staring stunned at the sitting Su Qi.

And the others looked towards Su Qi too.

"..."

An odd silence fell in the air.

With everyone staring at him, Su Qi felt he should say something at this moment.

So he stood up and waved to the people around him.

"I'm out of the pod, feeling good."

Everyone: "...."

Night Guard couldn't help blurting out: "Damn! Brother Su, you were still in there!"

A player complained: "The team was one man short right from the start of the eight-person dungeon, I thought you had quit the game."

"You were just lying in the sleeping pod."

"Regarding that... I'm very sorry..." Su Qi stepped out from the sleeping pod, wearing a high-tech bodysuit, and said, "I think I need to explain, my home is in a remote village, the internet cable is pulled from the neighboring village, so there's a delay."

"..."

Night Guard rolled his eyes. I don't believe that!

Plus, who needs a damned internet cable for this game.

"Anyway." A middle-aged man holding a firearm, with a naive smile, said: "Now that we have an extra fighter, that's a good thing."

Su Qi looked at the middle-aged man's ID, [Secretly Playing Games Behind My Wife's Back]

Besides, there were other players he had met offline like [Jun Mowen], who nodded indifferently at him.

The rest... four people.

Night Guard walked over and introduced each one to Su Qi.

The ponytailed female player was [Love Eating Jam]

The chubby, bespectacled male holding a crossbow was [Stain Not Okay]

The young man crouching in the corner was panting, his ID was a bit long: [You Must Return the Validation as the Following Format]

Su Qi couldn't help but take a second look.

The young man turned his head: "Don't look at me, I was careless when choosing a name, who knew I couldn't change it after."

"Then I'll call you Brother Oat."

"???"

The last one was about the same age as Su Qi, already at level 14, named [Yun Zhantian]

Night Guard said, "Brother Yun is a key rookie personally groomed by the First Sequence Club, very strong. If it wasn't for Brother Yun just now, we probably couldn't have pulled back."

Though Yun Zhantian's name sounded domineering, he himself was not arrogant; he smiled, "No worries, we are all a team."

"Now with this player..." He glanced at Su Qi's ID: "Su Buxian, we just gained an extra chance to break out."

Now that Su Qi had met everyone, he looked at the battle marks by the door and the faint sounds coming from behind the door:

"So, what's going on now?"