"......"
Han Mu struggled to open his eyes!
It hurts so much! His head feels like he has a hangover, about to explode.
Where am I?
Glancing around, he found himself lying on a vast grassland, with blue sky and white clouds above him. Not far to his left was a small stream.
Approaching the stream, the reflection in the water showed a 17-year-old boy. The boy's appearance was quite good-looking, with familiar features? It was definitely a younger version of himself by ten years.
What's going on? His head still hurts, he needs to drink some water first.
The water tasted slightly sweet and very refreshing.
"Ahhh! I'm saved at last!"
The headache seemed much better! Sitting by the stream, he tried pointing his finger in front of him, and a gray-background, earthy yellow-font, semi-transparent game dialogue box appeared.
"What?! Why am I still in the game?"
Keep calm! Keep calm! Organize your thoughts! Recall what happened before.
It all started a year ago.
In 2033, a high-tech company called Baofeng accidently invented a high-tech gaming helmet, RaegVR. This virtual helmet was defined as a product ahead of its time.
About three years later, the first VR massive DMMORPG game was officially launched in China. On the first day of public testing, the game broke the record of 100,000 simultaneous online players in a single region for VR games.
In the blink of an eye, this was the beginning of it all, two years after started operating.
After version 1.0 , 1.5 breakthrough version , 2.0 version , finally ushered in the fourth major update, 3.0 version "The Challenge of the Reaper". To cater the official activities reward for the first day of the update, about 60,000 players in the Chinese server were online simultaneously.
No one expected that this was the beginning of a nightmare, and the brutal world that no one expected was about to begin.
Midnight quietly passed, and what awaited the players was not the official game rewards, but the exit interface disappearing, being told that they couldn't leave the game. And if they tried to quit the game by taking off the RaegVR helmet, the player would die from the high-frequency microwaves emitted by the RaegVR headset destroying the brain. Only those who accepted this contradictory fact could survive.
"Defeat Chaos, and the game will end!"
The official issued this subtle message to all players, after which most of the mailbox functions became unusable.
This was all the official information the players got.
Players started studying what Chaos was, hoping to leave this world as soon as possible!
People began to disperse and search for clues about the existence of Chaos, but the fall was more ferocious than they could imagine.
Chaos ensued!
Many problems arose, with some players even attacking others for equipment in the game. Some declared themselves king, while others dreamed of being a foolish ruler. Some were driven to psychological breakdown and suicide by this strange and real world.
In order to stop all this from continuing, Han Mu and many other like-minded people established a guild while traveling the vast world, delving deep into dangerous places like mazes and demon caves in search of clues about Chaos.
Over a year's effort, Han Mu and his companions went through numerous trials and found the gate of Chaos.
The battle with Chaos was a tough one. Han Mu and his team paid a bloody price, losing two precious comrades in the process.
When the HP of Chaos Guardian, The Originator (De départ) finally reached zero, the damned game came to an end at last.
Familiar exit music played in the midst of Chaos, a heavenly sound to everyone's ears.
Tears flowed down everyone's cheeks, for too many people had been sacrificed for this moment.
Vivacious Fred, complaining Wang brothers, silent Elisa, easily angered Blanche......
People in the world, whether they are willing or not, began to be logged out forcibly, one after another. Han Mu's companions also began to receive the 60-second countdown before logging out.
"Goodbye, Han Mu…"
"Remember to come to my house, I'll treat you to a drink…"
"Damn it, I'm calling you because you stole the girls from our guild. But still, thank you for your care this year! Thank you, Han Mu…"
"Little bastard, remember to come to play with me!"
...
...
Han Mu's companions began to say goodbye, one by one turning into scattered milky white light spots, slowly disappearing in the air.
Eventually, there were only two people left in this white world.
"Han Mu..."
The black-haired girl and Han Mu looked at each other, and no more words were needed at this moment.
"When I return to reality, I will definitely come to find you, Naiyi. You must wait for me…"
"Okay…"
The girl shed tears.
"It's a promise!"
Han Mu nodded.
"It's a promise…"
"Behaving dishonestly is being a puppy?"
"Behaving dishonestly is being a puppy!"
Having received Han Mu's promise, the girl's smile tightened Han Mu's heart.
"So, see you later…"
The girl waved to Han Mu, and her body lit up as she turned into pink light spots and disappeared into the air.
Watching these light spots disappear, Han Mu felt bitter in his heart. You are a rich man's daughter, and I am just a guy who relies on playing games to make a living. Things may not go as smoothly as you want, and your parents may not be willing to let you marry me. And I can totally understand the reason for your parents' actions.
However, since I promised the girl, I must give it a try. I will definitely work hard, hoping that this would impress her parents.
"Well then…"
The logout interface finally appeared in front of Han Mu.
[System prompt: Congratulations on completing the game.]
There is only a centered "Confirm" button below, no "Cancel" button.
With a straight face, Han Mu immediately pressed "Confirm".
The prompt bar changed.
[System prompt: Game over, you will be forcibly logged out of the game.]
Still the centered "Confirm" button. But a number 60 began to appear below the button.
59
...
58
...
57
...
The countdown numbers began to rotate and change.
"Goodbye, !"
Han Mu pressed "Confirm."
The system box disappeared, and in its place, a dazzling light appeared in front of Han Mu. Then Han Mu knew nothing.
In the dimness, Han Mu felt that he saw a blurry figure.
