Face-to-Face Transmigration

"Welcome to the Misty Land."

"Whether you were once rolling in wealth or bedridden by paralysis, everything starts anew here."

"You possess a relatively fair starting point. Regardless of age or gender, your weaknesses will be forcibly compensated to reach an average value. Cherish this new opportunity."

"The Shelter Log is important; it will help you understand this world more quickly."

"Finally, survive."

The voice slowly faded. It was impossible to discern its gender—no, it was even questionable whether it was a voice at all. It felt more like an inexplicable realization welling up from the depths of the heart.

Bai Yi lay on a small wooden bed, motionless.

After a long while, he slowly opened his eyes, almost prayerfully, yet filled with trepidation.

What met his gaze were unfamiliar colors. Because there were no windows, the sunlight was not blinding, making it impossible to judge the time.

He lay on the bed, his eyes darting back and forth, greedily taking in everything he could see.

The roof, the walls, and the door frame were made of wood, while everything else consisted of rickety thatch.

He began to exert force with his upper body, slowly sitting up from the bed. Now, Bai Yi could see the entire room.

The house was not large, perhaps about twenty square meters. There was a dilapidated single bed padded with thatch, a table, and on the table sat a book and a candle. Beside the table leg was an iron box and a worn-out stone axe. The door was shut tight, also made of thatch.

There were no windows in the room, but faint light seeped in from outside, making it barely visible.

At this moment, Bai Yi had already attempted to stand up and walk toward the small table.

One step, two steps. Joy flooded Bai Yi's mind, and his body trembled slightly from the overwhelming excitement.

Thump. Bai Yi's legs went weak, and he fell to the ground. Fortunately, he had already reached the table. Remembering the voice in his mind, he picked up the Shelter Log.

He reached out, touched the Shelter Log, and opened it.

The first page contained precautions:

[1. The shelter is unique and cannot be regenerated.]

[2. You need to reinforce your shelter to enable it to withstand danger.]

[3. Daytime is not necessarily safe, but please try your best to explore.]

[4. Nighttime is very dangerous; please do not go out to explore.]

[5. The novice protection period lasts for seven days. During this time, players within the shelter will not suffer any physical damage. After seven days, the protection period ends.]

The log was made of some kind of leather. Bai Yi flipped to the next page; the second page was for weather, and the third was for shelter information.

[Thatch Hut]

[Level: 1]

[Durability: 10/10]

[Capacity: 50 units]

[Trait: None]

[Upgrade: 0/30 wood]

[Introduction: A thatch hut without any defensive capabilities. It cannot even withstand a single push from you; please do not try!]

The fourth page contained personal information.

(Players can view personal information at any time; other information requires the player to hold the log to view.)

[Bai Yi: Healthy]

[Age: 30]

(The average value for each attribute of an adult is 3; the limit is 10.)

[Strength: 3] (The strength that can be mobilized throughout the body. The greater the leg strength, the faster one runs and the more agile one is.) (Originally 0.2, only able to maintain the lowest physiological activities; forcibly compensated.)

[Spirit: 9] (The higher the spirit, the faster the sanity resistance and recovery speed.)

[Constitution: 3] (Originally 0.5, only able to maintain the lowest physiological activities; forcibly compensated.)

[Sanity: 100/100] (If sanity is below 70, mild hallucinations will occur; below 50, severe hallucinations accompanied by mild sequelae; below 30, one enters madness, cognition becomes distorted, accompanied by severe sequelae; below 10, permanent madness, all cognition is thoroughly distorted and cannot be recovered; at zero, alienation.)

[Talent:

Steel Spine Will:

Effect 1 (Active): After activation, as sanity decreases, the hardness index of your spinal column increases, reaching a level comparable to steel at its peak. Strength and constitution will both increase significantly, up to three times. The duration is ten minutes. After it ends, 100% of the lost sanity is returned, and it enters a cooldown period of 12 hours.

Effect 2 (Passive): 1. When your sanity drops to 1, sanity is forcibly locked. 2. You are immune to all negative status effects related to sanity. At the same time, your consciousness will suffer immense pain. The pain decreases as sanity recovers; when sanity is above 30, the pain disappears.]

[Introduction: In the ten years where your five senses were stripped away, you were not broken. In countless imaginations, you wondered what would happen if that steel bar had not pierced your spine and pressed against your brainstem. In countless hopes, your soul has responded to you!]

Tracing these lines, Bai Yi's vision gradually blurred, and tears dripped onto the log.

That dark decade was something he would never forget. He could not see, hear, or touch; he could do nothing but think and fantasize.

Now, a new beginning!

The corners of Bai Yi's mouth slowly curled upward. No matter where this was, he sincerely thanked the existence that allowed him to have another chance.

He continued flipping the pages to find the player forum and plaza, but they were completely empty, with not a single person posting.

Further back were the chat channels, divided into three sections: World Channel, Regional Channel, and Personal Channel.

Within the World Channel and Regional Channel, messages were refreshing at a frantic pace.

"Is this a reality show?"

"Where is this? I want to go home."

"Dad, Mom, where are you? I'm so scared!"

"I'm here, my child."

"Get lost!"

The exact number of people wasn't displayed, and Bai Yi had no way of knowing. He didn't speak, instead looking at the fine print below.

World Channel: Each person can send a maximum of ten messages per day; Regional and Personal channels have no limits. Resets at midnight daily.

Bai Yi discovered there was another page and was about to flip to it when a breeze blew through.

The wind carried a thick scent of blood, even tinged with a crimson hue.

Bai Yi looked up and realized that at some point, the door had quietly creaked open a crack.

I remember the door being tightly shut just a moment ago.

Bai Yi felt a shiver of fear. Although he didn't know where he was, according to the log, the outside world wasn't necessarily safe, even during the day.

Still, he rose slowly and walked toward the door.

The log says the shelter is absolutely safe and won't suffer physical attacks? Wait, physical—could there be mental attacks?

But I don't know the criteria for the shelter's protection. If the protection stops working once I open the door, that would be disastrous. To be safe, I should just go and close it.

Bai Yi whispered to himself, partly to analyze the situation and partly to bolster his own courage.

He moved slowly, lightening his footsteps, trying his best not to make a sound. He could feel it: a deep, profound malice lurking behind the door.

The closer he got to the door, the more uncomfortable Bai Yi felt, as if the very air around him was rejecting his presence.

A faint breeze seeped in through the gap, and Bai Yi felt the air he inhaled becoming increasingly viscous, even solidifying into a physical substance that took root and sprouted inside him.

Finally reaching the door, Bai Yi chose not to look at what was outside to avoid any unknown attacks, focusing instead on closing it as quickly as possible.

He didn't close it too fast, as the door was made of thatch and of poor quality; if he slammed it and the door fell off, that would be a disaster.

The door slowly clicked shut, and nothing happened.

Bai Yi didn't relax; instead, he carefully scanned the room to ensure there were no vulnerabilities. When his gaze swept over the tabletop, his pupils constricted sharply.

The log had flipped to a new page at some point, filled with dense, repetitive warnings. As Bai Yi focused his mind, the log displayed new text:

[Warning! Warning! Warning!]

[An "Unseeable" entity is outside the door. Please keep doors and windows tightly shut and do not look outside!]

[Currently in the novice protection period. The system is repelling the entity. Remaining repulsion time: 10]

Seeing the first half, Bai Yi's heart went cold, fearing that he had just managed to stand up only to be knocked back down again.

Seeing the latter half, he finally calmed down. An "Unseeable" entity—he didn't know what it was, but the fact that he was told not to look at it proved that looking would likely lead to a bad end.

Bai Yi felt a lingering fear; luckily, he had been cautious. But that time—was it 10 minutes?

The second he thought this, the text appeared again.

[9], [8], [7]

"Oh, it's seconds!"

With that, Bai Yi finally let out a sigh of relief. He faced the door, took a step back, and exhaled deeply.

[5], [4]

That breath seemed to be the straw that broke the camel's back.

Following his long exhale, a large amount of air entered his body. The air that had already begun to dissipate now surged and rapidly solidified and proliferated due to the massive influx of gas.

[You have been slightly contaminated by an "Unseeable" entity. Sanity -21]

The moment he felt the abnormality in his body, Bai Yi realized he had made a fatal mistake by letting his guard down at the last second. He immediately held his breath and retreated.

[3]

But it was too late. It was as if the entity had realized someone was inside, or perhaps it had simply shifted randomly.

[2]

The next second, a piece of flesh the size of a fingernail, attached to a fragment of bone, flew in a parabolic arc and tapped lightly against the door.

A tuft of thatch drifted down slowly as the door was struck, leaving a small hole from the piece of flesh.

Bai Yi could no longer control his body at this moment. He was being manipulated, filled with despair.

Through a small hole,

he saw the outside!

If you encounter advertisements asking "Are you a real person," there is no need to pay them any mind; simply close them. Do not scan any codes or send any text messages!