179: Chapter 179 This game is so much fun!

When they saw the scene outside, the few dogs at the entrance were even more shocked beyond words.

Under the dark red sky, ahead lay a massive base under construction. Above the base, a black light pillar seemed to pierce through heaven and earth.

Engineering machinery over a hundred meters tall was visible everywhere, along with the constant sound of artillery fire in the distance.

This magnificent scene held the dogs spellbound for nearly three minutes.

"Holy crap, is this a texture?"

A Teddy dog named "I'm a Little Muscle Bully" exclaimed in shock, while the other dogs barked excitedly.

"Nonsense, whose textures are dynamic!"

"This game's graphics are insane. This is the kind of game real men should play."

"Sigh, I was hoping to find a girlfriend in this game, but turning into a dog... I doubt any girls would play this."

"You could ask the Samoyed players."

...

Among them, Zhang Yu's eyes lit up. "Wait, look, the quest progress has updated again."

[Exploration Progress: 50%]

[Unlocked Building: White Wing Dawn Base]

[Building Description: The last bastion of human civilization on Titan. It preserves the complete technological tree and cultural heritage of human civilization and is the only hope for its revival.]

[Note: A 10-kilometer radius around this building is a safe zone. All non-essential combat and provocative actions are prohibited. Only defensive operations to protect the safe zone are allowed.]

[Note: This building cannot be destroyed. If destroyed, it will trigger the 'Extinguishing of Civilization's Ember' event, halting all technological progress, permanently wiping all player data, and resetting the game world to its initial state.]

[Note: ...]

Looking at this series of notes, Zhang Yu and the others were stunned. They hadn't expected this building to be so crucial.

"General Da Da Guai" thought this was quite normal.

"Didn't you watch the trailer? The fusion disaster is coming. We're going to face the monsters from the movies. For the rise of humanity, it's our duty! Let's hurry up and finish the quest to go check it out."

"But we're not humans now, we're dogs. Wait for me..."

Even as they said this, the group eagerly followed the guide to complete Beginner Quest Two first.

At this moment, other players in different areas also began emerging from their safe points. Regardless of where they were or what breed of dog they were, all players were awestruck by this grand, realistic scene that transcended the very concept of gaming.

[Regional Channel] Dogs Don't Play, I Do: "Holy shit! Holy shit! My legs are weak! Is this really a game?"

[Regional Channel] Awesome, I'm a Husky: 'Mom asked me why I'm kneeling while playing the game!'"

[Regional Channel] Whirlwind Short Legs: "Awooo!! This is what I call a game! All those AAA titles are trash! My blood is pumping right now!"

[Regional Channel] Milk Tea Bobo: "I'm an 18-year-old cute girl, looking for friends and a party. I'm so scared right now."

[World Channel] I'm Just a Legend: "By the way, is no one discussing whether they're male or female?"

[World Channel] I'm Just a Legend: "Damn, bros, it costs money to talk here. The system deducted one star coin from me. I'm bankrupt."

"..."

It was truly a scene of ten thousand dogs barking in unison, incredibly lively.

On the other side, Zhang Yu and his group quickly unlocked the hospital location, and Beginner Quest Two progress reached 75%.

I'm a Little Muscle Bully panted with his tongue out, "This place is huge. I'm exhausted."

Two teammates mocked, "Who told you to pick a Teddy instead of any other breed?"

"Don't remind me. I regret it so much. These short legs are killing me."

Zhang Yu was feeling great. After all, the Border Collie he chose not only had high agility but also excellent stamina. He was currently staring intently at a plant. While no two leaves in the world are identical, the leaves of this unknown plant all looked exactly the same. Zhang Yu had observed that other plants were the same way.

Moreover, he noticed that aside from hearing and sight, his other senses were much weaker than normal.

This included pain. Zhang Yu had accidentally tripped and fallen flat on his face earlier, but the expected sharp pain never came. It was completely painless.

"Have you guys noticed..."

Zhang Yu shared his discoveries with the other four.

Among the five, a player named Eternal Night immediately raised his paw and bit it upon hearing this. He said in amazement, "It's true! It only hurts a tiny bit. But being able to do this is already amazing. It's decades ahead of other game companies at least."

"I noticed too. Aren't dogs' noses supposed to be super sensitive? I don't feel it at all."

I'm a Little Muscle Bully chimed in, "But if everything were exactly like reality, that would be weird."

"Hey, look at that dog... I mean, that player over there."

The group looked in the direction indicated by the Teddy "I'm a Little Muscle Bully." Not far away, a Husky seemed to have been paused, holding its head high, eyes vacant, expressionless, like an incredibly lifelike statue.

"Is this... logged out?"

General Da Da Guai moved closer and poked the Labrador with his paw. There was no reaction; the body even felt unnaturally stiff.

After a few minutes, the Labrador vanished into a beam of white light before their eyes.

"No wonder the player guide said to try to log out at safe points. There's an AFK timer. Being in this state in the wild would get you chewed down to a skeleton by monsters."

Following the guide, they finally arrived at the last location for Beginner Quest Two: the cafeteria.

Exploration progress reached 100%. The quest was complete, and each received five star coins.

General Da Da Guai licked his lips looking at the huge cafeteria. "Brothers, want to go in and try it?"

"Maybe not?"

Eternal Night hesitated. "We're in good shape now. Let's finish the quest first. After all, if you're slow at one step, you'll be slow at every step."

"Besides, hunting in the wild is more fun than this."

"Alright, let's head to the base then."

And so, the dogs ran towards the base again.

[Beginner Quest Three: Go to the outskirts of the White Wing Dawn Base. Officer Cassius seems to need help.]

[Quest Reward: star coins *5, Basic Weapon *1]

Arriving at the base outskirts, many players had already gathered, but Zhang Yu and his group still spotted the quest target at a glance.

It was a middle-aged man in an officer's uniform. He was tall and imposing, with a name floating above his head: Pello Cassius.

A human NPC!

I'm a Little Muscle Bully eagerly approached. "I thought everyone was a dog. So there are humans too."

However, to Zhang Yu and the others' disappointment, this NPC wasn't very intelligent. He only repeated a few welcome phrases and quest-related requirements.

[Mineral Collection: Base construction requires many basic minerals. Please collect them and deliver them to the base warehouse.]

[Quest Reward: star coins]

After accepting the quest, Zhang Yu had countless complaints he wanted to vent. Can't even virtual reality games escape this pattern?

But the next second, Zhang Yu and the others thought this quest was brilliant. This game was too fun.

Because the system shop had opened.

Seeing the mobile base vehicles and dazzling array of weapons inside, the dogs were practically drooling. Especially since for just ten thousand star coins, you could purchase a human body.

"Awesome! Look, it's humans! Humans!"

And so, after equipping their front paws with steel claws at the quartermaster's, the dogs excitedly drove a mineral collection vehicle into the wilderness.

On the way, they saw two more human NPCs, but they had blank expressions and couldn't trigger any quests. Zhang Yu and the others just treated them as background scenery.

But what they didn't know was,

In the astonished gazes of these two researchers, there were no NPCs, no panels, no communication channels—only a few dogs driving a vehicle, happily barking inside.