Refuse Ascension! I Only Want to Be a Necromancer on Blue Star

A staircase woven from light lay beneath his feet, every step radiating an enticing pulse.

As long as he stepped onto it, he could break free from the shackles of data and journey to that higher-dimensional world called "reality."

Lin Mu raised his foot and stepped onto the first stair.

Boom.

A vast torrent of information flooded into his mind in an instant.

Omniscience.

He saw this universe's past and future, saw the convergence of countless timelines, saw many more stories like this one.

If he wished, he could rearrange any atom at will.

This was the authority of a Creator.

The sensation of holding everything in one's grasp was enough to make any living being lose itself.

Behind him, Lilith and the others held their breath.

They watched Lin Mu's back, reluctance in their eyes, yet no one dared speak up to stop him.

That was the realm of gods, untouchable by mortals.

Lin Mu stood on the stair without continuing upward.

He stopped.

Then he turned and looked at the author's projection floating in the air.

"What's up there?"

Lin Mu's voice was calm.

The author froze for a moment, then revealed a look of longing.

"Reality."

"Infinite possibilities. You'll no longer be a string of code. You'll have a real body, real freedom."

"You can create a story that belongs to you. You can even... write me to death."

The author made a joke.

Lin Mu remained expressionless.

"Is there WiFi?"

Author: "...Yes."

"Is there Happy Water?"

Author: "...Yes."

"Are there these idiot subordinates of mine?"

Lin Mu pointed behind him.

Lilith was nervously clutching the corner of her skirt, while Hades kept his skull lowered.

Monk Huineng was gazing at him eagerly, still gripping the stolen golden keyboard in his hands.

Elvira held the Sword of