The Game Begins!

"This fucking development..."

Inside the rental apartment.

Aaron wore a deeply frustrated expression. "I need to take a breather first..."

He had originally thought Ancient was an incredibly difficult hardcore game, something like the Dark Souls series, perhaps requiring numerous elite players to work together before it could be cleared. That was why he had debuted under the identity of the 'Gun God'...

Who could have imagined...

That Ancient was fucking just a little text-based adventure game?!

No matter how good your gaming skills were, they were useless here. You might as well find a detective skilled at deduction—that would be more reliable!

"Luckily... it's still part of the gaming world. Chong Hu can find some common ground with it..."

"With the simulator's help... I've finally found the direction this world's greater tide is headed!"

Aaron looked at the Ancient game icon on his phone, but did not tap it right away.

After all, if you played this game badly, people really died!

"If I want to leave an imprint upon the world and make an impact... how could I possibly do it without getting a hand in the supernatural system?"

Aaron gave a bitter smile, but still tapped the Ancient game icon.

The phone screen abruptly went black. Then, a yellowed parchment appeared.

Blood-red words emerged on the parchment—

[Do you want to live? Do you want to understand a more real world?]

[Yes/No]

"I have a feeling tapping this will bring a lot of trouble..."

Aaron's finger hovered over the screen. Then, a smile suddenly appeared at the corner of his lips. "Good thing... I have a cheat."

"Simulator! Activate!"

[An external interface has been detected. It can be merged into the simulator. Proceed with compatibility?]

To Aaron's surprise, another option