[You were born wild and unrestrained, choosing to stray from the beaten path.]
[You did not take the official road, instead choosing to travel cross-country...]
[A black shadow flashed ahead—you encountered a Savage Beast Bear!]
[Battle commenced!]
['Flying on the Wind' grabbed the 'alms bowl' and attacked the Savage Beast Bear!]
[The 'alms bowl' smashed into the Savage Beast Bear's head. It swayed, utterly unscathed! The Savage Beast Bear used Claw Strike on 'Flying on the Wind'!]
['Flying on the Wind' used his movement technique to evade... Evasion successful!]
[The Savage Beast Bear used 'Savage Bite' on 'Flying on the Wind'!]
['Flying on the Wind' failed to evade in time and was bitten...]
['Flying on the Wind' chose to flee... Escape successful!]
[You shook off the Savage Beast Bear and continued onward. The blood trail drew even more beasts... You were surrounded!]
[You died!]
"Damn broken alms bowl, give me back my life!"
Aaron grumbled helplessly, watching his character die right before his eyes.
Then, a brand-new line of text appeared:
[Loading save file... Rule conflict detected... Processing... Processing...]
[You have revived!]
[You stood once more before the fork in the road. You prepared to...]
[One: Take the left road]
[Two: Take the right road]
[Three: Stray from the beaten path]
"A save file turned into a revival?"
Aaron rubbed his chin. "I was wondering how I'd save after meeting other players. So the game finds its own way out?"
"Then... I'd better stock up on a few more lives before playing this game again."
He exited the game and directly logged into the Ancient Players Mutual Aid Group.
'Flying on the Wind': "I finally cleared the first chapter. Two paths have appeared next—which one should I take?"
'Black General': "Eh? You actually passed the trial dungeon? Not