King... No, Welcome to Chosen Space

King... No, Welcome to Chosen Space

The moon was dark, the wind was high, lightning flashed, and thunder roared.

In the middle of a graveyard filled with low hills, Withered Trees, and burial mounds, a sturdy Bearded Uncle wearing nothing but a pair of Strawberry Pattern Underpants, his features twisted in pain, was pressed "intimately" against an elegant woman with delicate features dressed in a pure white princess gown.

Just then, the sky darkened again, and an enormous Western Fantasy Red Demon emerged from the void.

Its appearance nearly suffocated both the Bearded Uncle and the White Skirt Princess below.

The Bearded Uncle struggled to rise from the ground and tried to pull the Princess behind him. Though the Princess was trembling uncontrollably, she quickly put on a stubborn expression and stared at the monster in the sky.

But it was all futile. The massive red demon, wings spread wide, had already dived toward the ground with overwhelming force.

The wind howled, and the Princess screamed.

In the blink of an eye, the Princess had vanished, while the Bearded Uncle was sent flying three meters amid a spray of blood before crashing heavily to the ground.

When the view shifted again, the demon was already back in the sky with the petite Princess in its arms, staring cruelly and mockingly at the Strawberry Underwear Bearded Knight it had gravely wounded once more.

This time, he had no chance.

Ignoring the cries of the Princess in its arms, the demon wrapped its wings around both itself and her, then vanished completely into the darkness.

Meanwhile, on a low hill with over a dozen graves not far from the scene, a group of humans of varying heights, builds, clothing, and expressions had erupted into an astonishingly loud and chaotic clamor that, for some reason, did not spread through the graveyard.

"Who the hell are you people? Where is this!?"

"I'm telling you, this is a society governed by law! Kidnapping and extortion are crimes... don't throw your lives away by taking the path of crime!"

"Fuck! Look! Someone fucking died! It's a naked foreigner! Hurry, hurry, hurry! Where's your phone? Record it!"

"Idiot! There's a monster in the sky, and you're filming this dead guy? What the hell is wrong with you!?"

"Hey, tell me, that monster snatched a girl and ran off. You think it's taking her back to breed?"

"Is this some kind of goblin thing?"

"...I'm seeing things after just two dozen beers and a pound of liquor? My tolerance has really gone downhill."

"Ahhh!!!" (pause) "Ah!!!!"

There were questions, warnings, gawkers, and people who only screamed. The scene was a complete mess, with most people shouting yet utterly incapable of communicating effectively with one another—

Until a gunshot that should have echoed through the graveyard rang out.

Most Chinese people were indeed unfamiliar with the sound of gunfire, but when it came from so close by and they could see the smoking barrel of the pistol just by following the sound, most of them knew enough to fall in line.

Everyone fell silent instantly, including the half-drunk guy questioning his life choices. A few people only managed short cries of "Ah" before instinctively covering their mouths.

"Now, shut up. I talk, you listen. One extra word, understand?"

One of only two people in the crowd who stood in stark contrast to everyone else was a Cyan Skin Old Bro wearing Chainmail that looked like something one would only see at a convention. Sitting atop a gravestone with a cigarette in his mouth, he waved his gun barrel across the crowd.

No one even dared breathe loudly. They only shifted their bodies as little as possible, trying to avoid the gun barrel that was sweeping over them.

As for the other person who stood out sharply from the rest, it was Cheng Tian, bare-chested and wearing only Underpants Slippers, holding a phone and looking like he had just stepped out of his own bathroom.

Not only was he dressed the most lightly, but he was also the only one who had not said a word from beginning to end.

Cheng Tian had remained silent because he had been caught in a mental storm from the start. All the noise went in one ear and out the other, until the gunshot rang out.

While everyone else was still losing their minds over this sudden, inexplicable transmigration, the moment Cheng Tian saw the Strawberry Underwear Bearded Knight, the Purple Haired Princess, and the red demon in the middle of the graveyard, a keyword immediately surfaced in his mind—

Demon World Village.

He even found the exact version: it was the opening cinematic of the NES version of Demon World Village.

Yet the scene before him differed enormously from the opening cinematic he remembered.

The Knight "Arthur," originally the kingdom's savior, should have put on his armor again after the demon abducted the Princess, then charged into Demon King's Castle to save her.

But judging by Arthur's current state, blood foam spraying from the corner of his mouth as he lay on the ground looking like he was barely breathing... was he about to die?

His mind completely filled with information related to Demon World Village, Cheng Tian did not join the surrounding commotion and appeared exceptionally calm. This made the Cyan Skin Old Bro glance at him twice without showing it.

"Everyone, pay attention. Look over here."

As he spoke, the Old Bro tapped the gun barrel twice against the gravestone beneath his butt, and everyone obediently looked over.

With that tap, the decayed surface of the monument, covered in dust, began to peel away on its own.

Then, lines of text began appearing across the stone like an ink-and-wash e-reader.

[Dungeon initialization complete.]

[The Knight "Arthur," who had risked his life to seize a complete map of the route to Demon King's Castle from the Demon King, not only failed to protect the pitiful Princess with her tragic fate, but also failed to escape the pursuit of Great Demon King "Astaroth"'s subordinates. Yet, at the brink of death, Arthur unexpectedly discovered a hope that should not have existed. In that instant, the dying him prepared to make the final important choice of his life...]

[Welcome to "Chosen Space."]

[Chosen Space is dedicated to discovering and giving every qualified Player the opportunity to fulfill wishes, make up for regrets, surpass themselves, and break through their limits.

Explore dungeons, seek rules, slay monsters, and complete missions. As Players, you may attempt anything in Chosen Space and obtain all the things that once existed only in fantasy, things that can easily free you from the shackles of the mundane world.

But all of that has one major prerequisite... find a way to stay alive first!

Rookies!]

[Dungeon Blueprint: Demon World Village]

[Dungeon Modifiers: Novice Trial—A dungeon exclusive to Novice Players. Killing between Players is forbidden. Even if killing occurs, no rewards will be gained, and the next dungeon mission will grant the DEBUFF of reduced rewards.

I Am Legend—The original protagonist of the scenario has been removed. Players will replace the protagonist to carry out missions and may receive some form of additional assistance.

Medieval Fantasy—The scenario contains medieval fantasy magic elements, limiting the power of technological creations.

True to the Original—While conforming to certain laws of reality, this highly restores the scenario structure and related settings corresponding to the blueprint.]

[Dungeon Difficulty: E+ (from low to high: E, D, C, B, A, S, ?, with trailing plus and minus signs dynamically adjusting dungeon difficulty)]

[Main Quest: Team Mission. Kill the guardian BOSS "Cyclops" guarding the gate on the lowest level of Demon King's Castle. Time limit: 8 hours.

Basic completion reward—2 Free Attribute Points, 1,000 points.

Additional evaluations and rewards will be granted based on extended content completion, such as individual mission contribution, map exploration, and plot development.]

[Side Quest: Solo mission. Kill the elite Demonic Unit "Red Demon" patrolling the graveyard boundary.

Completion reward—4 Free Attribute Points, 1 random Red Demon Skill Stone.]

[During your dungeon adventure, you may discover and unlock more related settings.]

[Your bodies have been digitized. Please inspect your personal status panel by touching your own "Chosen Mark" with your thoughts.]

[Chosen Space, evolution without end.]

The surface of the gravestone fell completely dark. Some people who read slowly had not even managed to finish everything.

Even more people wore expressions of confusion and disbelief.

Two young men who clearly knew each other and had been trying to record Arthur and the demon both revealed excited expressions after a brief moment of thought.

"Bro! Is this real? Did we really transmigrate—"

The young man with the phone apparently read plenty of webnovels and already had a fairly clear understanding of his situation. Overcome with excitement, he had forgotten about the gun in Green Skin's hand and his warning just moments ago, so—

Bang!

Along with the gunshot and a cry of pain he could not suppress, the young man became One-Ear.