In Huaguo Calendar Year 3000, Hangcheng, Zhejiang Province. Christmas Eve had just passed, and the streets were littered with the remains of apple gift boxes, as if recounting the madness of the previous night.
Three days ago, on that night, an ancient legend foretold that the world would undergo a great change. Yet that night, nothing happened. Everything remained exactly the same, except for a flash of five-colored light that streaked across the sky...
On the bus, Gu Sheng sat there boredly. The vehicle slowly entered a tunnel, and the dim yellow lights made him feel drowsy.
"Rumble~"
With a thunderous crash, the bus jolted violently. Gu Sheng's head slammed straight into the railing beside him, and a wave of intense pain surged through him. He felt awful all over.
"Ling Wei! You bastard! Awooo~"
A furious roar mixed with a wolf's howl rang in Gu Sheng's ears. A chill immediately ran through his mind, and he felt as if some enormous danger had locked onto him.
"Heh heh~ Wang Lin, you're just too stupid!"
A sinister, chilling laugh made people's hearts turn cold. The owner of the other voice clearly wasn't a good person either.
"What's going on!"
"Are they filming a movie?"
"What is this demolition crew doing? How did they drag us into it too?"
"What the hell? A talking wolf!"
"That's a werewolf! Why are that guy's teeth so long?"
"That's a vampire, right?"
"Could this be a werewolf versus a vampire?"
A wave of discussion reached Gu Sheng's ears. He staggered to his feet, and the scene before him was a mess. Several small cars lay overturned haphazardly along the roadside, while two figures faced each other in the middle of the tunnel. One was a black werewolf nearly two meters tall, something that seemed to exist only in movies.
The werewolf had a strange claw mark across his abdomen, resembling the wound caused by Wolverine in the X-Men. Yet he ignored his injury, baring his sharp fangs as he confronted the short figure opposite him, who was also snarling.
The short man's eyes were strange. When he opened his mouth, two canine teeth jutted out, nearly five centimeters long. He wore a peculiar weapon over one hand. Gu Sheng recognized it as a knuckle blade from Japan—a three-bladed claw hidden within a black glove, glinting with silver light and exuding a vicious air.
On one side of the tunnel, a hole tall enough for a person to pass through stood out conspicuously. It was not difficult to imagine that the two men had emerged from there.
"Ding!
Reincarnator Numbers 25 and 28: using abilities in the real world and being discovered violates Article 1024 of the Lord God Space regulations. You must deal with everyone who has witnessed a Reincarnator using abilities within ten minutes."
In the minds of the werewolf and the short vampire, a cold voice rang out almost simultaneously. The two shuddered involuntarily. After exchanging a glance, they lunged straight at the crowd watching and taking pictures.
At the same time, a cold voice rang out in the minds of everyone present who had seen them. "Scanning... You meet the global Reincarnator eligibility criteria of the Lord God Space. Earthling, do you agree to become a Reincarnator? Yes/No..."
Two glowing words suddenly appeared in Gu Sheng's mind. He jolted and instinctively looked around. The others also looked utterly confused. Apparently, he was not the only one who had heard that voice.
"Ah!"
"They're killing people!"
"Help!"
Before Gu Sheng could react, the werewolf and vampire suddenly lunged toward the crowds on either side. The onlookers instantly screamed for their lives, and the scene became horrifyingly brutal.
"Bang!"
The bus's large glass partition shattered, and a huge wolf's head thrust inside with a howl.
"Awooo~"
Fear spread through Gu Sheng's entire body, leaving his mind blank.
"Ah!"
"I don't want to die!"
"Mom!"
The screams and commotion brought Gu Sheng back to his senses. At the critical moment between life and death, countless memories surfaced in his mind. A foul, bloody wind filled his nostrils. That disgusting wolf's head was less than a meter away.
"Yes~"
Gu Sheng shouted with all his might. The cry seemed to exhaust every ounce of strength in his body, leaving him no time to dodge the lunging wolf.
"Bang!"
A violent impact sent Gu Sheng flying like a sandbag into the seats at the rear of the bus. His chest bones creaked in midair. He could guarantee that they were broken.
"Urgh~"
Gu Sheng opened his mouth, but only an indistinct growl came from his throat. Then his vision went black, and he passed out.
"Awooo~ There's actually one who didn't die!"
Werewolf Wang Lin moved quickly. Aside from Gu Sheng, there were no living people left on the bus. When he reached the rear and saw Gu Sheng still breathing faintly, impatience flashed across his face. He raised his leg and prepared to stomp down on Gu Sheng's head.
"Bang!"
A hazy yellow shield suddenly appeared over Gu Sheng's body, blocking the powerful kick.
"Impossible..."
Werewolf Wang Lin paused. After staring blankly for a moment, he took a deep look at Gu Sheng before turning and leaving.
At Hangcheng Central Hospital, Gu Sheng lay on a bed in a hospital gown, scrolling through his phone. Every message on it concerned yesterday's tunnel incident that had shocked Hangcheng—the December 25 major chain-reaction traffic accident.
"This is the Lord God's power. Then, is all of this real? Can I still go back?"
Gu Sheng muttered to himself. He had a secret: he was a transmigrator from the twenty-first century, from another Blue Star Hua Country whose timeline and global structure were ninety percent similar.
In that Hua Country, Lord God Space and infinite-flow novels had flourished across the internet. As a veteran bookworm, he had read countless works.
Originally, after nearly twenty years, many of his memories had already grown blurry. But everything that happened yesterday had caused countless things to return to him—so many memories.
"Three days. Forty-four hours left!"
After finishing the news, Gu Sheng suddenly lay back against his pillow. According to the information transmitted by the Lord God Mark in his mind, within seventy-two hours of becoming a Reincarnator in reserve, he had to enter the Lord God Space and complete a mission.
Now, one day, four hours, eleven minutes, and sixteen seconds had passed since yesterday's "traffic accident." In other words, he had less than two days to plan his future.
Gu Chen was extremely conflicted, nervous, and panicked. He was truly panicking.
Although he had read countless infinite-flow masterpieces in his previous life and had often fantasized about transmigrating into novels or movies and slaughtering his way to glory, now that it had actually happened, he felt only unease and terror.
Gu Sheng had been in this world for nearly twenty years.
For twenty years, he had remained an insignificant loser, neither dead nor successful. His cheat had never appeared, and there had never been any system. With all the great works in his memories, he should have made a fortune.
Unfortunately, he simply was not cut out for it. Movies and songs required genuine talent, and he did not have what it took.
Writing novels was possible, but he could not memorize books word for word while reading them. When he eventually tried to write novels for money, he discovered that his writing ability was a serious problem. Knowing the general plot did not mean he could tell a good story in words.
Now, he was merely a minor web novelist who had barely caught the wave of online fiction. He had only just signed a contract for one work.
"Ah! Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu, what should I do?"
Gu Sheng pulled a crescent-shaped pendant from his chest. He rubbed the smooth surface of the jade pendant with his fingers, staring blankly into space.
The jade pendant meant a great deal to him. If he had not happened to be wearing it over his chest yesterday, he probably would not have survived the werewolf's violent collision.
The pendant was somewhat strange. It was shaped like a curved crescent, with a dividing line running along the inner edge and splitting the entire piece into pink and blue-green halves. Pink occupied most of it, while the other side consisted of two pale blue-green crescents. It looked very beautiful.
This pendant, which Gu Sheng had named Xiao Yu, had been picked up by Gu Chen on December 21 from a riverbank near Hangcheng. Collecting stones from riverbanks was his hobby, and after entering university, he liked to do it whenever he had free time.
"Ah!!"
A scream rang through the hospital. Gu Sheng could not suppress his curiosity and leaned out to look. Near the entrance to the restroom on the first floor of the inpatient building, a cleaning lady was pointing inside and shouting.
"Dead! Someone's dead! Someone's dead!"
The inpatient building fell silent. After a deathly silence, countless onlookers began discussing the matter.
"How did he die?"
"Did he suddenly fall ill?"
Death was commonplace in a hospital. Although dying in the restroom of the inpatient building was strange, most people assumed that the victim had suffered a sudden illness.
"Make way!"
"Make way!"
"Move!"
A fashionable, well-dressed young man came running over while cursing. Protected by two burly men who looked like bodyguards, he pushed through the crowd and reached the restroom entrance.
"Dad! Dad~"
"Chairman!"
The young man seemed to have seen something. He rushed into the restroom, crying wildly. The two bodyguards immediately grew tense. One followed him inside, while the other stood guard at the entrance and took out his phone, apparently preparing to send a message.
Gu Sheng looked away in boredom. He already had enough problems of his own. What did a murder in the hospital have to do with him?
"There's a problem!"
As he turned his gaze away, the corner of Gu Sheng's eye caught sight of the crowd. When he saw a man wearing a baseball cap, his heart suddenly lurched. The way that man looked at the young man was very wrong.
Just as the thought appeared in Gu Sheng's mind, the man in the baseball cap moved. He quietly squeezed behind the bodyguard holding the phone, then swung a fist with a rush of wind and smashed it heavily into the bodyguard's back.
"Bang!"
The man's punch was astonishingly powerful. A burly man nearly 1.8 meters tall was sent flying into the crowd. Faced with such a sudden turn of events, the onlookers panicked, and the scene immediately descended into chaos.
"No way!"
Gu Sheng's heart tightened. Yesterday, he had encountered a werewolf fighting a vampire and nearly lost his life. Today, he had run into something like this again. Had the God of Misfortune possessed him?
More movement came from the restroom. The other bodyguard emerged carrying the man in the baseball cap. He shouted at the terrified young man behind him, "Young Master, run!"
"Ah!"
At this critical moment, adrenaline surged through the young man. He charged out of the restroom like a madman and, by the worst possible coincidence, ran toward the corridor outside Gu Sheng's ward.
"Get lost!"
The man in the baseball cap kicked the other bodyguard away, then chased after the young man. As he turned his head, Gu Sheng had not yet withdrawn his own. The two locked eyes.
He's the enemy!
The same thought flashed through both their minds. Gu Chen abruptly pulled his head back. Both of them felt as if they had encountered a natural enemy, and killing intent involuntarily welled up in their hearts.
Kill him! He wants to kill me!
These two thoughts suddenly burst through Gu Sheng's mind. His back went cold. His subconscious warned him that he was about to face enormous danger. He slammed the door shut, ran to the window, and shouted, "Lord God, enter the Lord God Space!"
"Ding! Reincarnator in Reserve, Number 111, entering the Lord God Space. Please confirm that no other life forms are nearby. Countdown begins: ten, nine, eight..."
Gu Sheng yanked the curtains closed to conceal himself. Tension and fear filled his heart. His heart raced as he silently counted the numbers. The hurried footsteps outside seemed to pound directly against his chest.
"Whoosh~"
A flash of white light passed by, and Gu Sheng's figure vanished from the spot.
"Bang!"
The ward door was kicked open. The man in the baseball cap stuck his head inside and looked around, but he found no one.
A trace of confusion flashed through his eyes. Just as he was thinking, he suddenly turned his head. The young man he had kicked down had gotten back up and was staggering away. With no time to wonder why Gu Chen had suddenly disappeared, he turned and chased after the young man.
"Lord God Space activated."
Reincarnator in Reserve
Number: 111
Lord God Points: 0
Cultivation: First Star Level
Equipment: None
With a ding, a series of notifications from the Lord God Space rang out.
Number 111, remaining in the Lord God Space requires Lord God Points. One Lord God Point per day. Your account balance is zero. Open a world mission to earn Lord God Points!
Ten-minute countdown!
"Damn it!"
Inside his personal Lord God Space, Gu Sheng's expression instantly darkened. He had originally planned to make more preparations and arrange matters in the real world before beginning his first mission. Who would have thought he would encounter something like this? That damn man in the baseball cap—he committed the man to memory.
"Display the available worlds!"
A large screen appeared before Gu Sheng. This Lord God Space was different from what he had imagined. His number was actually over one hundred, as if the Lord God Space had only just opened.
Moreover, the style of this Lord God Space was rather unusual. The initial mission allowed him to choose a world himself, which was much better than the supposedly cold and heartless version from the legends.
"How could this..."
Line after line of information appeared before Gu Sheng, and excitement flashed across his face.
"Samurai Legend" (D-Rank Origin World): War of Annihilation...
"Smiling Proud Wanderer" (C-Rank Instance World): Eradicate...
"Nine Songs of the Moving Heavens" (B-Rank Origin World): The Mystery of Han...
"One Piece" (B-Rank Trial World): Join the Navy...
"Great Hero Wang Er" (B-Rank Instance World): Assist Huang Lu in ascending...
One familiar or unfamiliar world after another appeared before him. Countless thoughts flashed through his mind...
Attention, Reincarnator! Please make your choice within three minutes!
The figure of the man in the baseball cap suddenly flashed through Gu Sheng's mind. The danger outside had not yet been resolved. According to the usual conventions of such stories, there was a high chance he would run straight into that man the moment he left the space.
"Fortune favors the bold!"
Gu Sheng's gaze hardened. He looked toward a line that had appeared at the very top of the light screen. The blood-red glowing words seemed to be warning him not to act recklessly.
"Lord God! Open the mission world, Nine..."
As Gu Chen called out, a flash of white light passed by, and his figure vanished from the spot.
On the light screen, a line of blood-red text stood out starkly:
"The Nine Cauldrons" (S-Rank Primordial Origin World): Exploration... Extremely Dangerous.
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