001: Transmigrated and Became a Famous Clown Boss

"My child, on the day of your birth, the Void of Rhode Star softly whispered your name..."

"Su Yi Horus Constantine Gheros..."

That dreamlike, murmuring whisper lingered and echoed in Su Yi's mind.

It felt like loose threads darting through a tangled ball of twine, impossible to cut and too messy to untangle.

"Damn, the components of this name are way too mixed up." Su Yi instinctively provided his evaluation, then opened his eyes.

At the edge of his vision, the first thing that came into view was a rift that looked as though it were about to split the purple sky apart.

In the middle of that wide rift, a pitch-black, twisted purplish-black vortex looked down upon the earth like the eye of a towering demon from the heavens.

"Even in my dreams I am in a game scenario. I rate this as playing too much Star God."

Su Yi rubbed his head and muttered, "If I go out for another round of business drinking, I'll probably drink myself to death for real."

Yesterday, for the sake of an engineering project, he had been drinking with company leaders as the second-in-command of the business department.

After all, the number one always happened to have taken cephalosporin right before sitting down at the banquet table.

He raised his head while deep in thought, only to discover that he was no longer in his bedroom and that before him stood a gigantic purple mountain range.

It radiated a crystalline glow, and wave after wave of soul-shaking pressure emanated from it.

Not far away, a luxurious and cool aircraft was burning with fierce flames, and several firefighters wearing red Exoskeleton armor were extinguishing the fire.

Waves of intense pain washed over his skin, and Su Yi looked down to find that several patches of skin on both hands were severely burned.

"What's going on? There shouldn't be any pain in a dream!"

At that moment, a voice filled with arrogance sounded: "After a mortal is contaminated by the void, the probability of awakening a Void Abyss Projection is 0.3 percent."

"You are fortunate enough to be one of them."

Su Yi raised his head and saw a cool, majestic Powered Armor at least two meters and twenty centimeters tall.

"An Ash-X4000 Powered Armor!?" Su Yi's eyes instantly widened.

A rather surprised voice came from behind the mask: "Oh? Just a wild dog, yet you know quite a bit."

At this moment, Su Yi's memories surged forward like a rushing tide.

He realized that the scene he found himself in belonged to the hottest game, Star Realm Empire and Void God, or Star God for short.

And it was even version 0.1, right at the start of closed beta!

Star God was a space-opera-style sci-fi game, a god-tier epoch-making fusion monster that blended numerous elements.

The Great Cataclysm that swept across the universe caused the Kuangtao of the Dark Universe to block the routes of the Dark Universe Jump, and the once-vast Human Alliance completely shattered.

The isolated colonies had each been governing themselves for over five thousand years.

As messengers tasked with revitalizing the Human Alliance and connecting the universe, players embarked on an endless adventure!

"Reborn in the closed beta period, being a prophet who knows everything in advance, seizing every opportunity, becoming a high-roller, dominating the whole server, surrounded by countless fan girls, and striding toward the peak of life!"

Su Yi's heart was filled with excitement, but he still had some doubts.

"I remember I didn't catch the closed beta. I played at open beta."

"Besides, the ten classes don't have this kind of starting quest, do they?"

Just as Su Yi was feeling puzzled, that condescending and arrogant voice came from the Powered Armor once more.

"Su Yi Horus Constantine Gheros, casual temporary worker of the Debt Department, twenty-two years old, elementary school graduate, truly just a wild dog."

Su Yi's eyes widened instantly: "Su Yi!? Damn, I've become a boss! And the most memed clown boss at that!?"

In the future, this name would possess numerous titles that players would talk about with relish:

Ten-surname vassal, dungeon working model, Dummy Two president, prisoner-of-war Warmaster, resurrection match master...

This fellow was a heavyweight in the true sense of the word.

According to the setting, he was a negative-generation heir who had been screwed over by his worthless father, and hidden within his bloodline was a True God Bloodline.

Growing up in an environment of massive debt and frequent kowtows did not inspire him to work hard. One could say his personality was defined by drinking, gambling, and whoring, while his cultural knowledge consisted of reading quantum physics.

During elementary school, he became famous in the nearby neighborhood for his fondness for jerking off to the holy statue of the Goddess of White Frost.

After spending ten years finally securing his elementary school degree, that useless father of his was finally beaten to death by people from the casino.

Having perfectly inherited the debts, Su Yi had no choice but to enter the school of hard knocks in society. Caught between hard work and lying flat, he chose to lie flat hard.

Then, after being affectionately "whipped" with electric batons several times by the big bosses of the casino while continuously remaining penniless, he signed an indenture and became a beast of burden debt-collector.

Fortunately, Su Yi could be considered to have the innate constitution for underworld society. Taking advantage of his gang being absorbed by the Black Sun Group as a temporary worker, he actually managed to become a squad leader with three subordinates.

Yet his treatment had finally risen from worse than an ox or a horse to a level where he was qualified to work like an ox and a horse.

And right now was the exact moment that Su Yi would change his destiny for the first time.

The daughter of a corporate executive had crashed her speeder, and they had been ordered to come search and rescue.

Upon discovering her, Su Yi had charged directly into the void pollution and rescued Ilis Barrett, the daughter of the general manager of the Black Sun Group's Rhode Star branch.

And then he accidentally awakened the Void Abyss Projection, stepping across the threshold of transcendence.

Yet before he could develop his strength, during a debt-collection run he encountered the top-tier closed-beta grandmasters, Winter and 108. The two of them captured and released him three times, toying with him in all sorts of ways before torturing him to death.

He was even written up in a guide, becoming a community-renowned boss tutorial punching bag.

At that moment, a voice carrying a hint of arrogance through its fatigue sounded, "Let's go, Uncle Rick."

Su Yi turned his head to look, and through the gap in the car window, he saw a pair of soul-stirring eyes like purple gemstones.

Only, those eyes were filled with exhaustion and indifference, giving one an instinctive urge to look up in awe.

Rick, wearing a Powered Armor, nodded slightly, casually taking out a one-hundred-dollar bill and tossing it in front of Su Yi.

"A wild dog favored by the Goddess, this is a reward from young miss."

Finished speaking, he sat inside the armed aircraft to the side, escorting that red aircraft away.

Su Yi looked at the 100 Void Abyss Coins in his hand, his mind spinning at high speed.

I absolutely cannot follow the screenwriter's plot!

Otherwise, in the follow-up I'll be resurrected a total of 141 times and endlessly tortured to death by countless players—then I'd truly become a clown.

In the normal future, Su Yi was miserable.

Because his True God Bloodline talent was Dark Matter Encoding, which allowed him to freely edit and alter the structure of himself and objects through his power, his body was practically a versatile vessel.

Every time he died, his corpse was snatched away by various Evil Gods to become an rbq; some made him bear children, some used him as an avatar, and some made him a partner...

His lingering consciousness grew distorted and crazy amidst the relentless torment.

Every time he appeared on stage, he felt it was his chance to conquer the universe, accompanied by all sorts of betrayals and struggles.

In the end, after exhausting every scheme, he broke his defense and went crimson with rage, reduced to an impotent, furious meme boss beloved by the players.

To the point that his signature line every time he died: Embracing death is embracing the Goddess's tits.

Not only did it become a community catchphrase, it also spawned a massive number of reaction images.

As a player, Su Yi liked such a boss.

But unfortunately, now Su Yi was this boss.

A temporary debt-collector for the Black Sun Group, a notoriously worked-to-the-bone consumable. Just livestock sent out to trade their lives for the company's money.

Today is... April 2nd of the 4100th year of the Rhode Calendar. According to Winter's guide, they meet Su Yi on April 6th, suffering heavy losses on the first try and retreating.

Then they defeat him the very next day, and over the following six days go through three captures and three releases, figuring out all his moves before killing him.

Thinking of this, Su Yi's heart filled with a sense of urgency: "There are four days left!"

As a boss, I must never be enemies with the players. After all, I only have one life, while players have countless.

Even if I start out with the advantage, I won't be able to withstand the players' endless attacks and entanglements.

Dammit, this transmigrated rebirth identity is like a brat scratching a luxury car—what a pain in the ass!

Just as Su Yi felt like everything was going against him, fate gave him another kick.

A large hand swept past, and he saw the 100 bills in his hand get snatched away directly by someone!

Su Yi instantly grew furious, and then saw a tall, burly man with a fierce face and a harsh expression, wearing a suit of yellow exoskeleton armor, staring darkly at him.

"Brother Mad Dog, why are you here?" Su Yi hurriedly asked respectfully.

Mad Dog was the underworld boss who had physically whipped Su Yi back then.

Su Yi had ultimately signed a slave contract with him as well, and now Mad Dog was Su Yi's immediate superior.

Mad Dog directly hoisted Su Yi up: "I told you to scout ahead, not to steal credit from your old man! This money fucking belonged to me in the first place!"

Finished speaking, the motors whirred, directly flinging Su Yi two meters away to crash heavily onto the ground.

Because the Void pollution in this area was very severe, Mad Dog had Su Yi walk in front to serve as a human detector.

This violent collision almost caused Su Yi to pass out.

Damn it, I'll remember you! At this moment, while experiencing excruciating pain, Su Yi burned with internal fury.

100 coins was not a small sum; Su Yi's current monthly income was 30 Void Abyss Coins during a good month, and only around 15 Void Abyss Coins per month during a bad one.

These 100 coins were roughly four to six months of his income.

At this time, one of Mad Dog's subordinates with slanted eyes, Scissors, walked over arrogantly and patted Su Yi on the face.

"Kid, you even dare to steal boss's credit? Let me teach you a lesson today! Behave yourself from now on!"

Mad Dog was quite satisfied with Scissors's performance. After getting the money, he didn't care whether Su Yi lived or died, and left in high spirits with a dozen or so subordinates.

Su Yi climbed up and watched the contemptuous and gloating, mocking expressions of those subordinates, gritting his teeth.

Once I develop my strength, I'll kill every last one of you!

After making up his mind, Su Yi had to face realistic problems. He needed to get past the first hurdle first, which was the encounter with Winter and 108 four days later.

Looking at Mad Dog's retreating back, Su Yi suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

This game's freedom rivals reality—who says a boss can't cooperate with players?

"As long as the pay is right, players can work for me too."

"And the gold coins that Mad Dog can drop must be way more than mine!"

"Once Mad Dog dies, I can take it a step further!"

"By then I'll become a CEO and keep a wealthy beauty! Ilis, right? Just you wait for me! See how I handle you."

Su Yi knew quite a bit of lore about this wealthy beauty who was also full of hidden plot threads.

Thinking of this, Su Yi set his first-stage goal.

Make some money, shift the disaster onto others by getting the players to crusade against Mad Dog, and build a good relationship with the players at the same time.