Free Web NovelChapter 57: Chapter 57
Ray swallowed hard, his throat suddenly dry as the full details of the Hardcore mission popped up right in front of him. This time the objective was long as hell, and the requirements looked pretty damn tough.
[Daily Mission - Hardcore: New World Greeting]
Objective:
Use Alter Building to change the way people greet each other inside a building. The change has to be weird and super noticeable.
Additional Requirements:
- The Host must post a video explaining the new alter condition.
- The Host has to get directly involved at least once while the alter is active.
- In the video, the Host has to look totally normal and chill, explaining the "weirdness" like it’s some old, regular thing that’s always existed.
Reward:
• 500 EXP
• 500 Alter Points
Failure: The Host will suffer random paranoia for a full month (sudden panic attacks, feeling watched, insomnia, the whole nightmare).
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Ray read it twice. His head was spinning. "How the fuck am I supposed to do this... this shit’s insane," he muttered to himself. Make a video? Look normal? Get involved personally? And the punishment if he failed was brutal. A whole month of paranoia? He was already paranoid enough with how crazy his life had gotten.
But after thinking hard for a few seconds, a genius idea hit him. Ray smiled slowly, his eyes narrowing with mischief.
"A big mall... with those see-through glass doors," he whispered. "That’s it."
He pictured the crowds going in and out, the transparent glass doors, and how he could use it. First step toward becoming an influencer, he thought, barely holding back a laugh. "This is gonna be wild."
But then he hesitated. "Does the front of the mall count as part of the building?"
The System answered perfectly:
[Yes. The outer terrace of the building, right before the area between the regular street or parking lot. It’s still counted and covered under Alter Building.]
Ray grinned wide.
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Ray closed the system window, heart pounding. He stood up from his chair, left his plate half-finished, and walked straight out of the small food stall. The morning air felt fresher now — or maybe that was just the adrenaline kicking in.
The whole way back to his apartment, his brain was already in full planning mode. He needed a busy location, an entrance that was clearly visible from far away, and perfect timing.
Once he got home, Ray immediately opened his laptop and searched for big malls in the city with huge transparent glass doors. He found the perfect one: Mall Central Square. The main entrance was wide, the glass was crystal clear, and it was always packed.
"Perfect," he muttered with a smirk.
That afternoon, after showering and changing into nice casual clothes (so he’d look normal in the video), Ray hopped in an online taxi. Unfortunately, the driver wasn’t cute friendly Cindy this time.
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His heart was still racing, but the excitement was even stronger. This wasn’t small-time stuff anymore. This was Hardcore.
When he arrived at Mall Central Square, the place was already pretty busy. Bright lights, people walking everywhere — young couples, families, groups of friends hanging out. Ray stood a bit away from the main entrance, watching the big glass doors. Every person going in or out would make eye contact for a second.
He went inside the mall and found a quiet spot.
It was time.
He took a deep breath and opened the system.
Ray started typing with very specific details:
[Every time people make eye contact or pass through the entrance of this mall, they have to greet each other with a new phrase: "Hey, your dick hard or what?" or "Whoa, your pussy must be fresh today!" (said in a chill, friendly tone like it’s just a normal greeting like "Hey, what’s up?")
- The person being greeted will respond the same way, like it’s the most normal thing in the world.
- No weird feelings or anger. They’ll treat this as a standard public greeting.
Ray swallowed again. His right hand was shaking a bit. [Confirm]
The sound of the Alter Building activating rang out.
Now came the hardest part: the video.
Ray took out his phone and found a bright spot near the mall entrance terrace that wasn’t too obvious. He stood facing the camera with a relaxed smile, like a regular guy making a vlog.
At first he felt super cringe, but for the sake of experiencing a stronger level of that Alter Common Sense power, he pushed through it.
"Yo what’s good everybody, it’s Ray. I’m here at Mall Central Square. And I don’t know what the hell is going on anymore. After the ass-slapping incident and yesterday’s mass ass-grabbing thing, now people in this mall are straight up losing it."
He paused for a second, then deliberately called out to a guy walking by and stepped right onto the floor in front of the mall entrance.
"Oi bro!" Ray called, waving.
The guy stopped, turned, and with a completely normal expression answered, "Ey, what’s up? Your dick hard or what? You’re really pumped just walking around the mall?"
Ray grinned wide, trying hard to look casual. "Hell yeah, just getting some fresh air. Dope!"
They fist-bumped real quick like it was a regular greeting, then the guy kept walking.
Ray turned back to the camera, voice still calm. "See? This shit’s crazy right?! What the hell is going on?!" He pretended to look confused as hell in front of the camera.
Ray turned back to the camera, still acting shook. "Look at this shit, guys. It’s not just one or two people — everybody’s doing it!"
He panned his phone over to a group of college-age kids meeting up right in front of the mall terrace. They were all hyped, fist-bumping and hugging like normal, but the greetings that came out were wild.
"Yo bro! Your dick hard or what?" one guy said with a big grin as he dapped up his friend.
"Facts, man. Pussy looking fresh today too!" the other replied, laughing like it was the most normal thing ever.
The girls in the group jumped right in: "Heyy bestie, your pussy must be fresh as hell today!"
They all cracked up and kept chatting like they were talking about the weather.
Ray zoomed in a little, whispering to the camera, "Bro... they’re deadass acting like this is regular mall talk. What the fuck is this timeline?"
He was about to keep filming when an old lady walking past him suddenly slipped on something wet on the floor. Ray’s reflexes kicked in — he quickly grabbed her arm so she wouldn’t fall.
"Whoa, easy there," he said. frёewebnoѵēl.com
The grandma steadied herself, looked up at him with a warm, friendly smile, and then—exactly as the alter dictated—hit him with the new greeting without any hesitation.
"Hey sweetie... your dick hard or what?" she said sweetly, like she was just asking how his day was going. Her voice was gentle and grandmotherly, as if saying that was completely normal.
