World view setting
- **Time Setting**: In the near future of 2087, global brain-computer interface technology has matured, and the virtual reality game "Whispers of the Old Days" has become a phenomenon.
- **Location Settings**: The game contains seven unspeakable areas: the crawling city of R'lyeh, the city of Thousand Pillars Erem, the Corridor of the Abyss, etc. Each area corresponds to a different ancient god's power.
- **Basic Background**: The game company "Huangyin Technology" claims to have developed a revolutionary neural link system, which actually collects the fear energy needed for the resurrection of the ancient gods through players. When the player reaches full level, the system will reversely swallow his consciousness.
### Story summary
- **Abnormal Login**: Professional player Qi Yan encountered an abnormal login during the game's fifth anniversary event, obtained the growing living equipment "Touch of the Outer God", and discovered that the NPC in the game has abnormal intelligence.
- **Blood Upgrade**: In the first copy of "The Creeping Hall", teammates one after another left the game in a real way of death. Qi Yan realized that this was no longer an ordinary game, but a real hunting ground of ancient gods.
- **Cognitive Pollution**: After defeating the first BOSS, Qi Yan began to experience realistic auditory hallucinations. The knowledge of the "Xuanjun Seven Chapters Secret Scripture" in the game automatically appeared in his mind, suggesting that the boundaries between the two worlds are blurring.
- **Mysterious Guidance**: The NPC who calls himself the "Gatekeeper" gives Qi Yan a special quest line, revealing that there is a conspiracy behind the game to bring back the old rulers.
- **Double-line erosion**: Qi Yan discovered that game progress will affect the real world, and in reality
