Online Game: I'm in MapleStory

When Wu Ming successfully obtained the information he needed, he couldn't help but feel a surge of satisfaction. Although it cost him millions of Maple Leaf Coins, he felt it was well worth it. So, he smiled and said goodbye to Mu Mu, then turned and slowly walked out of the unassuming fast food restaurant.

The country has established a convenient software platform for exchanging Maple Leaf coins for various materials. However, after careful consideration, Wu Ming decided that it was not appropriate to disclose his personal information at this time.

You know, as the first person to successfully kill the boss, the country will definitely find ways to track down his identity and whereabouts. Therefore, to ensure his own safety and avoid unnecessary trouble, Wu Ming decisively decided to go to the unmanned supermarkets and buy some pre-made foods that could improve his daily diet.

In the unmanned supermarket, Wu Ming carefully selected a variety of delicious foods, enjoying the joy of shopping. But as each transaction was completed, his eyes gradually fell on the dwindling balance in his payment account, and a hint of helplessness involuntarily appeared on his face.

"Alas, it seems that this little money is far from enough! I still have to find a way to sell some Maple Leaf Coins."

Wu Ming thought to himself that he was no longer the cash-strapped vagrant. Although the Blue Star Coins he had were almost used up, he still had a large number of Maple Leaf Coins.

As long as he could find a reliable buyer and successfully sell the millions of Maple Leaf coins, his current financial difficulties would be easily resolved. Thinking of this, Wu Ming took a deep breath, stepped out of the supermarket with determination, and prepared to go home and study hard!

In the kitchen, Wu Ming bent down and opened the refrigerator door. He took out the bottles of soda one by one and set them aside. His movements were quick and skillful, and in a short while, he had cleared out all the soda.

Then, he picked up a large bag of various prepared foods that he had just purchased and put them into the refrigerator one by one. He carefully adjusted the position of each item to ensure maximum utilization of the space.

After all the prefabricated items were properly placed, Wu Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and his eyes fell on the small, newly purchased ice maker next to him. He gently moved the ice maker to the empty space he had just vacated, plugged it in, and flipped the power button.

As the machine started up with a slight hum, Wu Ming began adjusting the ice maker's settings. After some manipulation, he successfully set it to a daily cycle of ice making.

After such a long busy day, Wu Ming felt as if a basin of hot water had been poured over him from head to toe, soaking his entire body. Furthermore, a strong sense of sleepiness overcame him, making his eyelids feel as heavy as if they were weighed down by lead.

"Alas! It seems that using the fast movement skill on Blue Star still consumes a lot of mental energy. I can already feel the side effects of the skill!"

Wu Ming muttered to himself, and a sentence he had seen online came to his mind: "If you have mana, you lose mana. If you don't have mana, you lose health. If you don't have health, you lose life."

Although Wu Ming was so sleepy that he could hardly open his eyes, he knew in his heart that if he went to bed in a dirty and sticky state like this, once it became a habit, his room would surely turn into a doghouse in no time!

So, he forced himself to be alert and decided to take a shower before falling into a comfortable sleep. After all, no matter how tired you are, you still need to maintain the rhythm of life!

Of course, if you are in the MapleStory world where you can automatically restore your status, it is a different story - taking a shower or not seems to become irrelevant.

After everything was packed up, Wu Ming set the alarm clock for the next morning, then fell headfirst onto the bed. In the blink of an eye, he fell into a deep sleep and entered a sweet dream.

Wu Ming, lying on the bed, was immersed in a sweet dream when he suddenly woke up without any warning.

His consciousness was still hazy, and he didn't even have time to think about what had happened. However, at this moment, a mysterious and strange vortex suddenly appeared before him like a ghost, without a sound.

The vortex exuded a strange power, as if it had life, and swept straight towards Wu Ming, who was lying in a daze on the bed.

The powerful suction erupted in an instant, leaving Wu Ming no time to react. He felt his vision go dark before his body was involuntarily sucked into the unknown vortex.

Wu Ming felt a strong sense of dizziness as the world spun around him. It was as if the whole world was spinning upside down. This feeling lasted for a moment before finally subsiding.

When Wu Ming regained consciousness, he found himself standing in an unfamiliar and dark place.

He slowly opened his eyes, trying to take in his surroundings. The sight that greeted him startled him. It seemed like an extremely dark space, filled with a suffocating, oppressive atmosphere. The darkness was like thick ink, enveloping everything, making it impossible to discern direction or distance.

Wu Ming tried hard to determine where he was. Was he in a closed room or in some deserted suburb? Just as he was about to explore around, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him.

The man wore a dark red robe, the edges of which were delicately embroidered with gold, gleaming with a faint light. Even more bizarrely, the man appeared as if from thin air, gradually becoming clearer as he shifted from imaginary to concrete, his figure now connected to chains.

This person was tightly covered from head to toe in the dark red robe. Wu Ming looked at his face, and it seemed as if something was sealing it. He could only see endless darkness, which seemed to be devouring the mental strength of the person looking at his face.

Wu Ming had only just glanced at it when he felt another wave of dizziness. This dizziness was completely different from the one he had just experienced when he was swept away by the terrifying vortex. It was more like the drowsiness and fatigue that comes from extreme lack of rest after staying up all night.

He tried hard to see the person in front of him clearly, but his vision was blurry, as if there was a thick fog between them, and he could not tell whether the other person's figure was real or fake.

At this moment, an endless fear surged into Wu Ming's heart like a tide and wrapped him tightly.

As if he was keenly aware of the fear in Wu Ming's heart, the man opened his mouth without hesitation and spoke in a low and hoarse voice as if he had just been castrated.

"I know of your existence! Nameless! You do not belong to this world, yet this place needs outsiders like you. Here, the power of the entire world can be driven by you!"

"You are the only one who can control and dominate everything in this world. I hope you can inherit my power and completely destroy Blue Planet. Using the fusion of the MapleStory world as a bridge, we can reshape and construct a brand new world!"

These words were like a thunderclap exploding in Wu Ming's ears, shocking him greatly.

"How is this possible! Who are you? I will never destroy Blue Planet!"

Almost subconsciously, Wu Ming shouted back in retort, his voice filled with anger and determination, his eyes fixed on the mysterious figure, trying to find any flaw or clue from the other party.

Although he was not a native of Blue Star, it was impossible for Wu Ming to suddenly destroy a Blue Star with a population of hundreds of millions. Even if he could do it, he would not sacrifice these innocent people he did not know!

However, the black-robed man in front of him didn't seem surprised by his reaction at all, and continued speaking in a voice without any emotion.

"No, you will do it. Even you may not be able to stop yourself. This is destined to happen!"

"Now, accept my power, even if you don't need it!"

As he spoke, a powerful dark special energy seemed to reach a critical point from the black-robed man's body, and directly overflowed towards Wu Ming and swallowed him.

When that special energy was absorbing him, Wu Ming felt a huge pressure coming towards him, making it difficult for him to breathe.

At this time, Wu Ming gritted his teeth and tried his best to resist the feeling of suffocation.

"DiDi Di Di Di Di Di Di Di Di!"

"This...what's going on? Was I just dreaming?"

A shrill alarm woke Wu Ming from his sleep. He opened his eyes in a daze, but was surprised to find that his pillow was covering his face squarely, and the quilt that was supposed to cover his body had fallen under the bed for some reason.

Wu Ming rubbed his eyes, trying to recall the dream that had made him feel suffocated. After much thought, he felt that it was most likely the pillow that was to blame.

However, he didn't dwell on it too much, but instead began to ponder another matter! Could it be that he had been desperately leveling up in the MapleStory world these past few days, causing him to be too stressed out, which was why he had the nightmare?

Unable to figure it out, Wu Ming shook his head helplessly, then dragged his still sleepy body out of bed and walked slowly towards the kitchen.

He opened the refrigerator door and saw a pile of pre-made foods he'd bought yesterday. After some searching, he finally picked up a package of semi-finished braised lion's head. He expertly tore open the package and placed the tempting, fragrant braised lion's head into the microwave to heat up.

While waiting, he went into the bathroom and quickly washed up. When he heard the microwave ding, Wu Ming couldn't wait to take out the steaming hot braised lion's head and brought it to the dining table to devour it.

Before long, Wu Ming had devoured his breakfast, which tasted similar to what he'd get at a restaurant. He burped contentedly, then stood up and walked over to the ice machine. He pulled out a few ice cubes and tossed them into a glass, then poured in some soda. As the bubbles rose, a refreshing breeze washed over him.

"Mmm! It's really delicious! It's time to travel to the MapleStory world and level up. I've been resting for so long, even a donkey doesn't have time to rest so comfortably!"

Wu Ming picked up the cup and took a sip of the cold and delicious soda. He couldn't help but make a comfortable sound while thinking.

Consciousness communicated with the spark of the soul again, and the next moment, the room in front of Wu Ming seemed to be exchanged with the void, and slowly appeared in the green space.

"About to be transferred to MapleStory World!"

The countdown ended and Wu Ming felt dizzy.

"Dimension number: Shooter Village, entry successful!"

Stepping into the world of MapleStory again, Wu Ming looked at the familiar gate at the end of Shooter Park. It stood quietly at the side of the entrance guarding the adventurers.

This time, Wu Ming skipped the knocking and strode straight in. As expected, the beautiful elven woman who greeted him was Helena, the guardian adventurer.

She was sitting on the second floor as usual, seemingly absorbed in cultivation. Wu Ming climbed the stairs without hesitation, his eyes fixed on her.

After a long while, Helena finally slowly opened her eyes. Surprisingly, she showed no surprise at Wu Ming's sudden appearance before her, and simply stared at him calmly.

"Well... I've reached level 25, and I wanted to come here to learn new skills from you!"

Wu Ming took a deep breath and spoke straight to the point.

Helena said nothing upon hearing this, but simply waved her hand. In an instant, a skill bar appeared in front of Wu Ming, listing the skills available for learning.

However, what was unexpected this time was that there was only one learnable skill displayed in the skill bar - the art of substitution!

Wu Ming couldn't wait to turn his attention to the detailed introduction of the substitution technique. It turned out to be a life-saving skill!

Once this skill is used, it creates a scarecrow clone similar to the original, which absorbs all incoming damage. In just a moment, Wu Ming made up his mind: he must learn this skill no matter what!

"A true life-saving skill! Ugh! I didn't expect that learning this skill would cost a full two million Maple Leaf Coins!"

"But, looking at the description of this skill, it's definitely worth the price!"

Although the cost of learning the skill doubled this time, Wu Ming nodded resolutely after re-examining the powerful effect of the substitution technique.

After he finished speaking, he took out two million Maple Leaf coins from his backpack without hesitation, handed them to Helena, and then happily began to learn this long-desired magical skill.

[Substitution Technique] (Not activated)

[Maximum Level: 20]

After using this skill, it summons a scarecrow that looks like the main character. The scarecrow will absorb all attacks from monsters. The main character is invulnerable until the scarecrow's HP is reduced.

[Current Level: 0]

Cost: 0, summoning time: 0, scarecrow HP: 0.

"It's truly a divine skill! This crossbow adventurer actually possesses this skill! I wonder if anyone has learned it yet!"

After learning the skills, Wu Ming looked at the world map and decided to walk around the map to learn the skills!

First go to the magical forest, then to the warrior tribe, and finally to the abandoned city, and then do the task in the abandoned city!

After all, Wu Ming still has a mandatory task to complete, which is to investigate the abnormalities in the sewers of an abandoned city!