Resurrect, My Love!

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"Resurrect, my love!!"

At eleven o'clock at night, a heart-wrenching roar shattered the tranquility of the room.

Su Li stared at the 0-12 record of Lao Bu on his phone screen and let out a roar from the depths of his soul.

"Bang--!" The bedroom door was violently pushed open, and a petite figure with a low-pressure aura stood at the entrance.

"Su Li! You idiot older brother, look at the time and you're still not sleeping! What are you yelling about!"

Su Lin Yue, wearing loose pajamas with messy hair like a pouting Hajimi, glared at him with murderous intent in her eyes.

Su Li flinched and chuckled, stuffing his phone under the pillow. "Ahem, Yue Yue... I'll just play a few more rounds..."

"A few more rounds?"

Su Lin Yue blinked in surprise, then seemed to realize something. Her small face instantly turned red, and she glared fiercely at him before slamming the door shut and walking away.

"Stinky older brother! If you keep playing like this and can't have kids, I don't care! Perverted older brother!"

"Uh..." Su Li touched his nose and sighed helplessly.

"This girl, did she misunderstand something?"

However, even though he was scolded by his sister, sleeping was out of the question. He wouldn't sleep early in this lifetime!

Su Li dragged out a silver suitcase full of futuristic technology from under the bed, his eyes instantly burning with fervor.

Just three days ago, he had received an invitation from a mysterious game company called Eternal Technology.

The company claimed to have developed a groundbreaking virtual MMORPG with 100% realism, Eternal Realm, and invited him to be one of the first global beta testers.

There were only 100 spots worldwide for the first batch.

As a veteran big shot on a well-known gaming forum, Su Li was incredibly fortunate to be among the 1%.

"Even though the company's name sounds like some villainous organization, I can't pass up a free helmet."

Su Li glanced at the wall clock. 23:30.

There were exactly 30 minutes left until the first internal test of Eternal Realm began.

"As a future top-tier player, I must seize every second."

Su Li eagerly lay back on the bed and put on the futuristic helmet.

[Scanning genetic data... Identity binding successful...]

[Welcome to Eternal Realm.]

His consciousness flickered for a moment, and when Su Li opened his eyes again, his breath hitched.

What greeted his eyes was a magnificent and desolate scene.

Giant floating islands crumbled in the clouds, broken temples still burned with inextinguishable golden flames, and severed giant swords lay across the land. In the distance, some indescribable shadow could be vaguely seen slowly writhing behind the clouds.

This overwhelming sense of epicness was as if he were standing in the very center of the battlefield of Ragnarok.

"Tsk tsk, truly worthy of being called a groundbreaking virtual game. The scenery is amazing."

Su Li was currently suspended in mid-air from a soul's perspective. He tried to reach out and touch the drifting ashes.

"Just the detail of the modeling alone makes it hard to distinguish between game and reality. My graphics card is burning..."

In the center of his vision, a countdown was ticking.

[25:00 remaining until server opens]

The character couldn't move at this time, but a [Character Creation] pop-up window had already appeared.

"Well, I'll create my character first, naturally." Su Li skillfully opened the panel.

[Please select your race]

[1. Human]

[2. Random(???)]

"Huh? Only two options?" Su Li raised an eyebrow. "Is it that simple? Did the game designers run out of time and abandon the project?"

He decided to check out Human first and clicked the [Human] option.

[Loading player's real-life body data...]

The next second, an image of a bare-chested man appeared on the light screen.

"Whoa, this modeling is as handsome as the readers looking at this right now!"

Su Li stroked his chin and nodded narcissistically.

[Hint: Players can only beautify their appearance by up to 30%. This game does not support gender change. Please do not attempt to create a female character.]

"Tch, can't play as a female character, that takes away half the fun." Su Li pouted and shifted his gaze to the option next to it.

[Random], with a line of small red warning text next to it:

[WARNING: Once random selection is chosen, players will be matched randomly among all races on the continent of Aiseland. Rare bloodlines such as Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, Dragons, Elemental beings, etc. may be obtained. Once selected, it cannot be changed. Please operate with caution!]

"Dragons? Elves?" Su Li's eyes lit up instantly.

As a veteran player, he understood this kind of trope too well. Usually, while random selection often meant high risk, it also meant there would be overpowered hidden classes!

"If I get a dragon, wouldn't I be invincible from the start? Or at the very least, a succubus... cough cough." Su Li licked his lips, his gaze gradually sharpening.

"You know, I, Su, am a steady player. At a time like this, of course I should..."

"Bet it all, and a bicycle becomes a motorcycle!"

Nothing could stop the soul of a gambler. Su Li unhesitatingly clicked the [Random] button!

Whoosh--!

Countless phantoms flashed by: majestic dragon shadows, holy angels, ferocious demons...

Finally, the pointer slowly stopped.

[Ding! Random selection complete. Congratulations, player, you have obtained the race: Little Skeleton.]

As the light faded, the dashing young man disappeared.

In his place stood a pale, small, osteoporotic skeleton frame that looked like it would fall apart if a dog bumped into it.

"..." Su Li tremblingly opened his status panel.

[Race: Little Skeleton]

[Level: Lv1]

[Strength: 1, Agility: 5, Constitution: 3, Spirit: 8]

[Talent: None]

[Evaluation: Pathetically weak! This is probably the bottom of the food chain. No, you're not even considered a living creature. A slightly stronger slime could crush you into bone dust. It's advised not to go outside, lest a stray dog carries off your thigh bone.]

"Damn it!!" Su Li looked at his Strength stat of only "1" and his face turned as black as charcoal.

"What am I even supposed to play with this! My strength is one-tenth of an adult male's? You passionate dog-developer, give me my money back! I want to restart!"

However, the gray words [Cannot Be Changed] on the interface cruelly mocked his impulsive click.

"Forget it... I'm already here." Su Li took a deep breath, embodying one of the four great tenets of tolerance of the Chinese nation.

"At least it's a hidden race. Maybe it has some late-game advantages? Like not needing to eat?"

Just then, the countdown reached zero.

[Game Start.]

With a flash of light, Su Li felt his consciousness plummet, the sense of weightlessness incredibly real.

Immediately after, a CG animation unfolded before his eyes. The scene was gloomy, as if seen through a heavy curtain of rain.

"Falling leaves carry a message..."

"Since the war of the gods, the great continent of Aiseland has faced the erosion of the abyss, and the gods are no more..."

"Oh, chosen one blessed by the world, please cross the mist and seek the eternal flame! Save this world!"

A hoarse narration sounded, accompanied by grand scenes of ruins, making Su Li unable to resist commenting: "Holy crap, this opening CG feels a bit too familiar. Did the developer play Elden Ring too much? But I can't fault the graphics."

Then the scene shifted to a dim, damp wooden hut.

A figure in a drab robe, wearing a hood, was kneeling before a broken wooden plank bed.

The figure looked like a child, covered in dirt, chanting some kind of spell.

"Great God of Death... please pity your humble follower..."

"Resurrect, my friend!!"

Following the child's low shout, a ghostly blue flame lit up on the wooden plank bed.

Su Li was surprised to find that the corpse covered by a white cloth on the bed slowly sat up.

The white cloth slipped off, revealing a bare skull.

Within the eye sockets, two balls of ghostly blue soul fire flickered uncertainly.

[System Prompt: You have descended. Currently in cutscene mode, unable to act.]

"Oh?" Su Li's perspective locked onto the skeleton, and he immediately realized.

"This is my body? Could this be my background story? Awesome, I even get an exclusive cutscene at the start!"

Before he could admire his "bony beauty" any further, the hut door was suddenly kicked open.

"Bang!" A burly man with a brutish face barged in.

"Damn you, Rosalia! I knew you were up to something!"

The man's eyes immediately fell on the skeleton sitting on the bed, his face showing disgust and fear.

"How dare you bring a filthy skeleton monster into the village! This is a monster! If the church finds out, the whole village will be implicated because of you!"

His expression then turned greedy. "Good thing I'm here. I'll smash his skull and sell the soul stone for money to buy alcohol, hahahaha!"

The child named Rosalia trembled all over, scared, and quickly stood in front of Su Li.

"No! Don't! Uncle Lainer, she's my friend! She won't hurt anyone!"

"Friend? Hahaha, that's hilarious. Who would be friends with a skeleton monster?"

Lainer sneered, walked forward, grabbed Rosalia by the collar, and lifted him up.

"If you want me not to kill him, hand over all your food..."

"But... that's for the winter..."

"Stop the nonsense!" Lainer pulled out a cloth bag from the room, weighed it, and seemed unsatisfied.

His cloudy eyes swept across Rosalia's dirt-smeared face, and a sinister smile suddenly appeared. He then lowered his voice and said:

"Tsk tsk, looking closely, you're a bit dirty, kid, but your face is quite handsome. If I sent you to the House of Joy in the city, the priests of the church would probably like you..."

Rosalia's face turned pale, and he struggled desperately. Su Li, lying on the bed, couldn't move, but a line of system information appeared before his eyes.

[NPC: Rosalia (Human Girl)]
[Status: Malnourished, Extremely Frightened]
[Talent: Necromancer]

"Huh? A girl? And a necromancer? Am I playing a summoner build?" Su Li muttered to himself, looking at Rosalia, who was dressed like a beggar.

"Could this be the princess I'm supposed to save? Although this trope of cross-dressing and being bullied is a bit cliché... but the villain's lines are truly disgusting."

The plot continued to unfold. Finally, under Lainer's threats, Rosalia handed over all the copper coins she had been hiding for a long time.

To protect her friend, she had no choice but to carry Su Li out of the village overnight.

The scene shifted to the outskirts of the Undead Mountain Range, the Forest of Death.

Heavy rain poured down. Rosalia, soaked to the bone, placed Su Li at the edge of the Forest of Death.

With red-rimmed eyes, the girl touched Su Li's cold skull and choked out some emotional words like "I'm sorry," "You must live," and "I will find a way to resurrect you."

But Su Li had lost his patience. The sound of rain hitting bone was a crackling noise.

"Damn it, isn't there a skip button? One star!!!"

Just as Rosalia left, looking back repeatedly, Su Li suddenly felt the sense of restraint disappear.

[Plot End, Free Operation Mode Activated.]

"Finally, I can move!" Su Li instinctively tried to jump up, but—

"Crack!" Due to excessive force and unfamiliarity with his new body, he face-planted directly, dislocating his left arm bone in the process.

But at this moment, Su Li couldn't bother with the pain, or rather, he couldn't feel pain like a human.

Instead, there was an unprecedented, wondrous sensation.

The coolness of the rain sliding down his ribs, the gentle breeze passing through the gaps in his pelvis, and the peculiar vision that allowed him to see his surroundings without needing to blink.

"Holy crap..."

Su Li used his right hand, which wasn't dislocated, to push his jaw back into place, the soul fire in his eye sockets burning intensely.

"This feeling... is this what it's like to be a skeleton? This is too realistic! It's like I've truly changed species!"

He looked down at his own white, bony fingers and nimbly made an international gesture of friendship.

The friction of each joint, the collision of each bone, was clearly fed back.

"Eternal Technology... has some substance. If I want to switch careers and write novels in the future, I can say the author was once a skeleton and didn't just make things up!" Su Li excitedly spun around twice.

"So, what's next? Is this game going to be like 'Soul of Light' with no guidance?"

As he was thinking, a semi-transparent blue frame popped up before his eyes.

However, before he could even check it...

"Holy crap, help!"

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