Extraordinary Game

Night, the moon was deep.

Drifting dark clouds obscured the moonlight, but Baijiang City was still brightly lit. The neon lights of tall buildings flickered like a brilliant ribbon, and pedestrians filled the streets and alleys as the night market was just beginning, presenting a lively scene.

The bright lights did not cover the entire city, nor did the liveliness.

In a corner on the edge of the city, the streetlights flickered on and off. The dim yellow light shone through the half-closed window, casting a long halo in a second-floor bedroom, clearly illuminating the uneven cracks on the ceiling.

Under the dim yellow light, in front of a flickering computer screen, Mu Yuan sat upright, his fingers tapping the keyboard nimbly, making crisp sounds.

He stared at the computer, the flickering light hitting his sharply defined profile. His face was full of solemnity.

"This world... it's not quite normal!"

Mu Yuan, a resident of Baijiang City in Xuan Country, was a transmigrator, possessing the standard transmigrator background.

His name and appearance were the same as before he transmigrated, and his background was similar. The cultural environment and technological level of Xuan Country were also similar to his previous life, so it wasn't difficult to adapt.

...Mu Yuan originally thought so.

But,

Shocking: Man Dies Mysteriously Late at Night, Dozens of Bite Marks Found on His Body. Who Could Have Done This?

Eighty-Year-Old Woman Dies Tragically at Home, Investigation Reveals Her True Identity Was a Young Woman.

Man in Beijiang Dies from Skin and Flesh Falling Off, Experts Say This is a New Disease and Suggest Naming the Illness After the Man.

Two-Meter-Tall Giant Wolf Appears in Galan Country, Pictures and Truth!

One after another, uncensored, shocking pictures appeared before Mu Yuan's eyes. He frowned in thought.

"Information on the internet is a mix of true and false. It's not difficult to fake similar pictures, but... I know very well that these rumors are not fabricated, at least not entirely."

"Because..."

A few days ago, on the first day he transmigrated, he witnessed a 'supernatural death' incident.

A burly man suddenly widened his eyes, blood gushing from his waist, and his entire body was cut in half at the waist.

It was incredibly sudden!

Since then, Mu Yuan had been constantly searching for similar information. As expected, he found more and more bizarre death cases, both male and female, although the deceased were generally young people.

He also saw a rumor in a certain forum.

—「These people who died tragically are all because of a game. They were lucky enough to get game qualifications, but unfortunately, they couldn't survive the crisis in the game. When their game character died, their real body... naturally died along with it.」

The replies below were all mocking.

If you're so good at making things up, why don't you write a novel?

Not to mention this game rumor, even those rumors of tragic deaths were not believed by many people. Very few circulated outside, and the information was a mix of true and false. If Mu Yuan hadn't seen it with his own eyes, even if he saw it on a short video, he would at most just smirk.

In this day and age, who still believes this?

"This explanation and the various bizarre tragic death incidents do match up. At first glance, it seems a bit outrageous, but I've already transmigrated, so it's also reasonable for a mysterious game to exist in this world."

Based on this information, Mu Yuan began to search again.

The moonlight in the night sky grew dimmer, and the scattered lights in the residential buildings extinguished one by one, leaving only the light in Mu Yuan's room.

Late into the night, Mu Yuan made himself a bucket of instant noodles with two sausages.

He brought the noodles to his computer and slurped them while contemplating the hidden forum on the screen.

"This mysterious game is probably real."

"Rumor has it that this mysterious game is connected to a vast world. There, players can control their characters, command thousands of troops... The truly insane part is that the rare treasures players find through exploration in the game can be materialized in the real world!"

"The game world is completely real!"

"Not only that, but through the game, players can also wield extraordinary power, capable of splitting mountains and cracking stones, overturning rivers and seas!"

This mysterious game is the key to the extraordinary world.

Do I yearn for it? Absolutely!

The hidden forum Mu Yuan found contained a lot of information about the extraordinary game. Some players shared their experiences, but more were ordinary people who couldn't get in.

Some Rich Men offered exorbitant prices, a small fortune, for a game qualification.

But they still couldn't get one.

The acquisition of game qualifications seems to be completely random; only a very small number of people can obtain it by chance. They are the chosen ones of the world, the Heaven Chosen, the chosen lords, the born Lucky Ones.

"But is being chosen by the game really a blessing?"

"Putting aside the temptation of extraordinary power and delving deeper, it's an extremely dangerous world where you can lose your life at any moment."

"Bringing treasures from the game world into reality and gaining extraordinary power is a gift from the game world, and the corresponding price is... once the character representing you in the game dies, you will also die in the same way in reality."

And surviving in the game is a very, very, very difficult thing.

Players initially enter the game in a deserted village, which is the player's own territory. Players also have a small number of initial soldiers, possibly ordinary units like Spearmen, Crossbowmen, Bandits, or Goblins.

Players need to defend their territory and, more importantly, ensure their own survival.

However, the area around the player's territory is full of dangers, with Monsters harassing and attacking from time to time. Some players get a Game Over right at the start, while others can initially repel the invading enemies. But as time passes, the players' soldiers are successively injured, their combat power is constantly depleted, and ultimately they still can't hold on.

The game world is too dangerous!

Being chosen by the game, it's hard to say whether it's luck or misfortune.

Mu Yuan naturally yearned for extraordinary power, and he initially hoped that a game qualification would fall upon him.

However, thinking of the players who died tragically, the blood dripping from their bodies, and the unconcealable terror in their eyes, he felt a bit hesitant.

If, after obtaining a game qualification, he had to live in constant fear, it would be better not to get one.

At least, the environment in Xuan Country in this world is stable, and ordinary people can live quite comfortably as long as they have money.

"Instead of hoping for a game qualification with a very low chance of appearing, and whose authenticity is even uncertain, it's better to find ways to make money. Making money is the important thing."

"Ding!"

A resounding sound, like the voice of Heaven and Earth, suddenly exploded in his ears.

The wind howled, pushing aside the drifting clouds and revealing the vast land before his eyes. Ancient trees were vigorous, giant birds soared and perched on the trees; majestic cities stood tall, soldiers stood solemnly guarding the City Walls, drawing their swords and pointing towards the distant tide; there were also withered trees, dry land, and Red Mist drifting and spreading an ominous aura.

A vast world suddenly unfolded before him.

Characters like burning embers appeared one by one, ancient and profound.

"White mist shrouds, filth overflows, epic legions trample the Azure Sky, immortal Heroic Spirits echo through eternity."

"Chosen young man, you have entered the Eternal Continent. Now, fight to save the world."

The ancient characters slowly faded, and the view before his eyes rapidly shifted from far to near, finally settling on a village with only a few dilapidated wooden houses.

Mu Yuan suddenly woke up.

The vast world shattered like a reflection in a mirror or the moon in water. He seemed to have woken from a dream, covered in sweat. However, looking at the game that had started running at some unknown time, and the ruined village on the game screen, Mu Yuan could only exclaim from the bottom of his heart:

"Huh?"

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