People are singing in the tide, but there is no crown

2024, December 5.

Ling An sat in front of the computer with red eyes.

As a homeboy, any movement in the second-hand game world cannot escape his eyes.

Today is the day for the public beta test of a new game called Mingchao.

Ling An had already kept track of the time and was ready to grab the signature code.

Finally, when the beautiful figures of the male and female protagonists appeared in front of him, Ling An chose the male protagonist without hesitation.

Black hair, golden eyes, and a cool black outfit.

Ling An muttered to himself: "Who turned on the front camera for me?"

He logged into the game and prepared to start having fun.

Soon he finished the early plot and reached level 8, and could finally draw cards!

Ling An rubbed his palms and clicked on the call-up interface with joy.

Among the currently open tasks, the ones he most wants to draw are of course the two cute little lolis.

As for the one you least want to draw...

Of course it’s the legendary snow leopard.

That’s right, as a former beta tester, he is just that superficial.

Just click the mouse and golden light appears!

Ling An jumped up from his chair!

"Oh my god, bro, I'm going to draw alone!"

He stared at the screen with wide eyes.

"Opening ceremony, exterminate evil, and have peace every year!"

The white lion dancer leaps down from the sky with an innocent smile.

In front of the computer, Ling An's smile froze on his face. He tilted his head and slammed it on the table with a bang.

Poor Ling An couldn't catch his breath and fell down.

When he slowly opened his eyes, he found himself in a void.

"What are you doing to me?" Ling An rubbed his brows and suddenly found that something was wrong with his touch.

He looked at himself and almost jumped up.

"I... go! This isn't the Uncrowned One! How did I become like this?"

Ling An should not be too familiar with his current identity.

The one without a crown.

An afterimage with a humanoid body.

In short, afterimages are monsters in the game that can be defeated by the protagonist. They are the "local specialties" of the world where Mingchao lives - the world of Solaris.

The gray, ferocious and muscular body is as smart and muscular as if covered with armor, with a cool black cloak behind him.

This is the first BOSS encountered by the protagonist in Mingchao.

It is also Ling An’s favorite afterimage.

Unexpectedly, when he opened his eyes, he found himself in Solaris.

Ling An quickly accepted the fact that he had traveled through time.

They come, the security.

But the most important issue facing him now is that the protagonist of Solaris, Long Aotian, the number one in the second game world, is about to arrive.

Ling An was a little panicked.

What should I do? Waiting online, very anxious!

No, I don’t want to be defeated by the protagonist and turned into a sound body and absorbed by it!

As a beta tester and launch player, Ling An is fully aware of his current situation.

It would be fine if he was in the internal testing period with his current identity, because the protagonist Wanderer would only be beaten in front of him, but he was called the big brother by the players.

But the problem is that it is now a public beta.

Now he has been weakened to the point where not even a hair is left.

"How about running away first?" An idea popped up unconsciously in Ling An's head.

Although he is only a residual image, with such a domineering and handsome appearance, it should not be a problem for him to find a beautiful wife in Solaris and spend his old age there.

Maybe there is a little girl who is attracted by his trick?

Ling An did it as he thought, trying to move his body little by little.

The place where he is now is a silent zone, perhaps the silent zone outside has not yet been formed.

So he should be in a dormant period before the silent zone is formed.

If you continue to stay here, you will just be waiting for death.

After a while, Ling An gave up.

He sadly discovered that he seemed unable to move.

Now he is like a mecha fixed in the launch bay, and will be ejected when Long Aotian arrives at his silent zone.

Then come a close kill.

"Hiss." Ling An took a breath of cold air.

Life is so sad.

He was having a great time killing afterimages in the game just now, but he didn't expect that he would become an afterimage the next second.

Since there is no way to resist, all you can do is enjoy it.

Ling An stopped struggling and accepted his fate.

He waited quietly, and soon the protagonists would come to his silent zone.

Ling An looked at his body again.

This time, he found something different.

The surprise brought by the time travel made him overlook one thing.

He is very strong now!

Solaris' afterimages are divided into light wave, huge wave, raging wave and tsunami levels.

The light wave level refers to those weak monsters that can be found everywhere on the road and can be defeated in just a few moves.

The Tsunami-level boss is a regional boss that occupies a certain area and is extremely powerful.

As an uncrowned one, a raging wave-level afterimage, he possesses astonishing power.

Even though he is not as strong as Long Aotian, he is still an extremely strong existence in the early stage.

He felt the power overflowing in his body and gained more confidence.

With his years of experience in fighting games, he should have no problem lasting dozens of rounds.

Soon, a figure appeared not far away.

They were slowly walking towards the silent zone where Ling An was.

Ling An heard a burst of discussion.

"Baizhi, Baizhi--" A cheerful girl's voice, it's the red-haired and lively Chixia.

"Bai Zhi, this is a dormant silent zone, right? Why are you here alone in the middle of a silent zone?"

"It seems like there's no problem." Bai Zhi, a researcher at Huaxu Research Institute, replied. She has a calm and steady personality.

"She can run and jump. With just a few moves, she solved the afterimage of at least huge wave level. She is more energetic than me. Hehe." Chixia said lively.

"I've been using the flow of breath to sense and pay attention..." the guide Yangyang said gently.

“…This is not the place to talk.”

As soon as Bai Zhi finished speaking, the silent area suddenly shook violently.

Ling An felt a strong attraction coming.

He knew it was time to take the stage.

The next second, he emerged from the chaos and rushed straight towards the target—

Drifter.

Their eyes met, very close.

It’s Chaomei (the female protagonist in the game)!

When she saw Ling An appear, she seemed stunned for a moment.

At this moment, Ling An was stunned for half a second.

Even though he had already seen her on the computer, when he actually saw her, he couldn't help but be surprised by her beauty.

He had black hair and golden pupils, and there was still a hint of dullness in his eyes from being killed face to face.

The next moment, Chaomei reacted.

She swung her sword and Ling An punched back.

boom!

The two sides were in a stalemate for a moment, with a tangible aura colliding between them.

Both sides retreated.

Ling An shook his fist, and the invisible wind made his black cloak flutter.

The sky and the sea converged overhead, and dark clouds covered the city.

Chaomei, Yangyang, Chixia, and Baizhi couldn't help but look at Ling An, their eyes full of vigilance.

Ling An stood still, and suddenly he remembered that he had forgotten something.

Now that he has traveled through time and space and become a crownless person, he no longer has any way to retreat.

Then, he spoke indifferently, saying the line that can no longer be heard in the game:

"You, have you seen my crown?"