Rebirth + Early Login!

Hiss... The readers who clicked in are so handsome!

Those who like heavenly beauties are in luck—this is the check-in spot for immortal sisters dropped from the sky!

Store your brains here!

Suzhou-Hangzhou Old City lay in ruins.

Boom...

Amid the hidden crowd, a figure exploded outright. Its sinister body kept growing taller within the blood mist, taller...

"Heh heh heh... The people of this world are truly delicious!"

It murmured.

Then it pounced on the crowd, and countless sprays of blood erupted at once!

"Specter!"

"It's a hidden Specter!"

"Run!"

"Run!!"

Zhang Qing screamed in terror, springing up from his bed before tumbling to the floor.

The cold wooden floor was incredibly smooth to the touch, without a speck of dust.

There was no place this clean in the apocalypse.

"This..."

"This is my home!"

"I... I'm alive!"

Zhang Qing gasped heavily, staring uncertainly at the familiar surroundings.

The bed, the floor, the gaming chair, the computer on the desk, and the little ornaments above the monitor.

It was all too familiar.

Even the ray of sunlight shining through the gap in the curtains.

Suddenly, Zhang Qing got to his feet and took two quick steps forward.

He stared fixedly at the electronic clock on the wall.

April 25, 2034!

Then, as he looked around, he spotted his phone and picked it up, lighting the screen.

It was still;

April 25, 2034!

"I've been reborn!"

He unlocked it and checked various apps.

The expression on Zhang Qing's face turned strange, followed by wild delight!

"I've been reborn. I've really been reborn!"

On April 25, 2035, a game called Dark Realm launched and swept across the world with its fully immersive realism.

For a time, it was unmatched, drawing in over two billion players.

However, no one had expected it.

One year later.

That was, April 25, 2036.

The game suddenly descended upon reality. All the Specters, native alien races, Sequence Users, and so on...

All of them appeared in the world.

In an instant.

Disaster struck.

The Specters immediately began a feast of flesh and blood, slaughtering and devouring people without restraint.

The natives and Sequence Users were also massacring people, seeking to occupy this world.

After nuclear bombs had scoured the land, the weak people of Blue Star could only rely on those who had gained power from the game to resist with their lives.

In the end, they merely struggled on their last breaths. In less than a month, they were wiped out completely!

"In one year, the game will begin selling. This is the Evolution of the rules. It can't be stopped!"

Zhang Qing began to calm down.

"I need to record everything I've seen and heard."

"Then seize the initiative in the game."

"Only then will I have a chance of surviving!"

He opened the door and went into the living room to look for paper and a pen, intending to use his memories to write down the locations of those opportunities.

Rebirth.

It had now become his greatest trump card.

A reborn person could use foreknowledge to seize the initiative and claim opportunities, allowing him to go farther, steadier, and faster than ordinary players!

Suddenly.

Zhang Qing, who had just stepped into the living room, froze.

There was a helmet on the coffee table in front of him.

It was not the kind of helmet used for riding motorcycles. It was brimming with technological flair, complete with flashing light effects and an unbelievably cool design.

"This... this is a game helmet!"

"How did it... appear here?!"

Zhang Qing would never forget what this helmet looked like.

He still remembered fighting countless others for the first-release purchase slot.

Then holding it in his arms and marveling at how realistic the game was.

At that moment, his heart pounded fiercely.

A possibility surfaced in his mind.

Was it possible...

That he could use this helmet to log in early?

Once that thought appeared, he could no longer stop it.

Logging in early.

That would give him two years to develop.

Before entering Dark Realm, players had access to a great deal of information about various events in that world. Back then, people had even marveled at how realistic the game's worldbuilding was.

If he logged in early.

He could obtain opportunities that would absolutely never fall into the hands of players.

If that happened...

Two years later.

How could I lose?

He had suffered enough from the days of hiding and running after the apocalypse descended.

He had to guard against the people around him at every moment, afraid they might be hidden Specters.

He had to stay alert to every movement outside, afraid of being slaughtered by alien races!

He had to endure hunger and cold at all times, because leaving a shelter carried a high chance of death!

Enough.

He had had enough of everything!

Since he had been reborn and had even brought the game helmet with him.

Then...

This time.

I will carve out a different path!

Zhang Qing took a deep breath.

Step by step, he walked toward the game helmet.

Then he picked it up.

This feeling was exactly like before.

Only, back then he had been excited. Now, he was apprehensive.

"Logging in early should be possible, right?"

With that thought in mind.

Zhang Qing sat down on the sofa.

He slowly put on the helmet.

In an instant, a familiar voice rang out in his mind;

Player detected!

Connection channel opened!

Log in?

Reminder: The Dark Realm Helmet can scan brainwaves. Players may communicate with the system through brainwaves!

Whoosh...

Zhang Qing abruptly tore off the helmet.

His eyes shone brightly.

It worked!

He really could log in early.

In that case.

He needed to make proper preparations!

He took out his phone and checked his balance.

There was still quite a bit of money in his account, enough to provide food for two years without a problem.

Then he ordered some pre-made meals, rice, and other supplies online.

Technology and ruthless additives?

Whatever. In two years, his strength would be through the roof. It wouldn't poison him to death!

Convenience was all that mattered.

A microwave would be enough.

Then he could use a rice cooker with a timer to cook rice.

After finishing all that.

Zhang Qing returned to his room and drew the curtains.

Then he put on the helmet and lay down!

Dark Realm!

I'm here early, damn it!

A voice rang out;

Player detected!

Connection channel opened!

Log in?

Reminder: The Dark Realm Helmet can scan brainwaves. Players may communicate with the system through brainwaves!

"Yes, begin logging in!"

Brainwave signal detected successfully!

Beginning connection!

Connection successful!

Welcome to Dark Realm!

A flash of light.

Zhang Qing felt as though everything before his eyes had turned into nothingness.

This was normal.

The voice continued;

Reminder: The first-login introduction is in progress. Players need not panic!

When players enter the game for the first time, they will automatically be assigned an identity. Please maintain the plausibility of your identity. Otherwise, intelligent NPCs will treat you as a hidden Specter and kill you!

Players, do not disregard the value of life. Each time you die, you will be assigned a new identity, and all accumulated progress will be reset to zero!

Players, do not casually attempt suicide to change identities. According to the matching rules, every death will lower your identity weighting, infinitely increasing the difficulty of your game!

Players, do not casually provoke intelligent NPCs. Intelligence has given them distinct personalities. Provoking them easily will cause them to target you, thereby increasing the difficulty of your game!

Now, the player identity introduction will begin;