This was the closest Lu Chengwen had ever come to death.
The System prompt had told him that Lu Chengwen had seven chances in total. Each time, he was the Villain, and following the script always led to certain death.
During the previous six times, Lu Chengwen had been completely bewildered for the first two, dying in a muddle without even understanding what was happening.
By the time he figured things out and wanted to give it his best, he discovered that the Villain's fate was difficult to change every time, and he died twice more.
From the fifth time onward, he had been extremely anxious.
No one had ever shared his experience—dying five times in a row across four worlds, plus his original real world!
Death was enough to terrify anyone beyond measure after just one experience.
But after dying five times over and over, Lu Chengwen's fear had reached its limit.
On his fifth transmigration, he had performed his best and survived for three days.
But in the end, one tiny oversight had ruined everything.
Through repeated "deaths," Lu Chengwen had come to understand one truth: as a Villain, he could not make mistakes.
One small mistake could bring about catastrophic consequences, leaving him with no chance to ever recover.
And now, this was his final chance. If he died at the protagonist's hands again this time...
Then there would be no rewards, no return to the real world... nothing at all.
He would have to accept the fate that he was already dead and become a true corpse.
That was why Lu Chengwen had been calm, composed, and humble this time. He knew that a small act of impatience could ruin a grand plan.
He had no more chances. He could not afford a single mistake.
One