In January 2020, a viral epidemic broke out globally, and China took measures to isolate people at home.
In Ningxi City, in a run-down residential compound in the Central District, Han Lin, who had graduated from college four years ago, had done all kinds of jobs.
He had worked in coffee shops, dessert shops, and pet stores, but as a Gemini, he had one flaw: heavy curiosity and zero patience.
Because of the outbreak, Han Lin, who was playing Prototype 2 and watching Captain America at home, did not notice that his laptop, due to its age and heavy load, had reached an unimaginable temperature.
Fighting the final boss on Hell difficulty, Han Lin was manipulating the game protagonist James Heller to go toe-to-toe with the main villain Alex Mercer.
On the rooftop, James Heller met a nearly crazed Alex Mercer, who had absorbed all his subordinates.
He pushed his body to its limit, while James Heller showed no fear, beating back Alex Mercer's attacks again and again.
In the end, James Heller severed Alex Mercer's arms and completely absorbed him.
Suddenly, Han Lin's computer froze, the entire computer screen occupied by James Heller's body writhing with tentacles.
"Hey, what is this! I finally beat Hell difficulty, and you froze on me. Do you know how hard A-Bro is on Hell difficulty? Stop messing around, fxxk."
Amid Han Lin's curses, the computer screen distorted right before his eyes.
Han Lin turned pale with fright. "Big Brother Computer, I'm just a kid. Don't get angry, it won't be good if you blow up..." Before his voice faded, the computer let out a roar.
Marvel Cinematic Universe Earth-199999
In 1942, in the United States, New York, in an alley in Brooklyn.
Wearing jeans and oversized slippers, and sporting thick-lensed glasses, Han Lin suddenly found he could not see very clearly.
Taking off his glasses and wiping them with a white T-shirt, Han Lin suddenly discovered that his nearsightedness had recovered; his left and right eyes, afflicted with 700 degrees of myopia and 200 degrees of astigmatism, were healed.
Stunned, Han Lin stood frozen in place, wondering why.
Han Lin looked at the recruitment poster before him, and the system's voice echoed in his mind: Blacklight Virus System loaded successfully, virus enhancement in progress. This system wholeheartedly serves you. Power comes with risks, enhancement requires caution. Wishing you a pleasant experience.
Han Lin's brain simply crashed, just like his exploded computer. Two minutes later.
Han Lin said, "I don't know if I should say WTF, but didn't I just play a game and watch a movie?
Is it necessary to drag me to this ghost place? This is 1942, World War II, and not just any World War II. This is World War II with the supervillain Red Skull of Hydra.
System, come out, let's make a deal. Can you send me back to Earth?"
The system replied, Due to unknown reasons, this system has consumed too much energy and can now only provide the Learning Auxiliary System. Blacklight Virus enhancement is complete. Does the host choose to enhance the physical body?
Han Lin said, "Big Brother System, stop messing around. This is World War II, and Red Skull from World War I is here too. How do you expect me to survive in this world?"
The system replied, This system possesses the potential to let the host ravage the universe.
Han Lin asked, "Potential? How much of your potential is there? What is the probability that you can let me survive from this world?"
The system replied, If the host does nothing, the host can only wait for Captain America to go online, and then bet on a 50% chance that he can send Red Skull into space like in the original plot, while he himself sinks to the bottom of the ocean.
"What about the other possibility?"
Hydra controls the world!
"WTF! You'd better find a way to send me back. My China is very good, extremely good, and I just want to quietly be a salted fish."
Given that the host has failed to choose whether to undergo enhancement for a long time, in accordance with the first rule of the system, all choices forever prioritize the host's strength as the primary goal. The enhanced Blacklight Virus will now be injected into the host.
"..." Stunned and completely reacting too late, Han Lin was engulfed by excruciating pain coursing through his entire body. "Ahhh..." His complexion shifted from yellow to red, then to purple, and finally to white. Sweat beaded on his palms, and he trembled incessantly, lacking even the strength to speak.
Pain enveloped Han Lin as he collapsed to the ground. Han Lin felt as though his consciousness were being torn apart, lacking even the strength to struggle.
In the economically depressed World War II America, no one cared what was happening to a person in an alley; they merely glanced and hurried past.
Unnoticed by anyone, beneath Han Lin's less-than-fair skin, faint wisps of red light circulated, and his body underwent tremendous changes.