Traveling through the game world

The spacious room was pitch black; the curtains were drawn, and the door was closed. The only sounds were the faint hum of the computer case and the deafening crackling of the mechanical keyboard. Yes, the case was water-cooled—extremely quiet and efficient, hence the high price. The keyboard was mechanical, extremely noisy, but with an excellent feel, and equally expensive.

The only light came from the computer monitor, a 23-inch screen. It used to be a behemoth, but now it's not that big. However, the young man's eyes were fixed on it, staring intently at the bizarre and dazzling display, as if he didn't want to miss even a second.

"Crackling and popping..." The mechanical keyboard made a continuous explosion of sound like firecrackers, with a never-ending crackling sound. It was the most intense battle, the most thrilling battle!

The young man's maneuvers were incredibly skillful, but despite this, he seemed to be in poor condition, his character on the computer dodging left and right without being able to launch a single attack. Suddenly, his health, which was already at 20%, plummeted to 15%.

A small mistake led to this boss's full-screen attack going unavoidable! The consequence of failing to dodge would normally be death! However, due to the class's unique invulnerability skill, this class possesses an invincibility ability that can prevent one death! Of course, this is done manually!

"Damn, this is so difficult, I'm almost dead again! Luckily I was quick! I used my invincibility skill right away! There's still a difference between this and 20 people." The young man's face was full of dissatisfaction, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

In the blink of an eye, the young man didn't have much time left! The boss's next attack was just around the corner! And if he got hit even once, all his previous efforts would be wasted!

However, despite the powerful boss's speed, the young man's hand speed was even faster!

"Crack, crack!" Two crisp keyboard sounds.

Heal, dodge! In one smooth motion, all you could see was the boss's amazing visual effects, with both fire and frost, clearly indicating its unparalleled power. Yet, the attacks only managed to hit the empty ground next to the character.

"My hand speed is just that fast! Who told me to be a monk for half a year! Damn it, I'm not afraid of life and death, so let's fight if you're not convinced! But you should at least have your medicine ready, right? Take this Mountain-Shattering Slash!" The young man was full of pride! Such extreme operation is something that very few people can do. At least, not many of the young man's friends who play games with him have this skill.

Okay, the game on the screen now is called Dungeon Fighter Online, or DNF for short, a 2D side-scrolling action game. Challenging various dungeons, collecting more powerful equipment, and then conquering even more difficult dungeons is the core of this game. It's also the game this young man has played most frequently over the past year. Naturally, it's an online game, so he's spent a lot of money... and a huge amount of time on it, making him a hardcore player. After all, gaming is practically his only hobby.

All you could see was the character in the game with fiery red eyes leaping high into the air, raising a massive giant sword high above his head, and then slamming it down hard on the boss.

The boss got hit! The tall and imposing boss seemed to be terrified by this earth-shattering sword strike, and was simply chopped straight down on its head.

"Oh!"

The giant sword slashed fiercely at the boss and then crashed into the ground.

Lava! The ground where the giant sword had struck suddenly exploded, and magma erupted violently again, centered on the boss! It then fiercely scorched the boss. In an instant, the boss's health dropped by over a hundred bars!

The Mountain-Shattering Slash isn't the strongest skill for this class, but it's the young man's favorite. The sheer power of that slash, splitting the earth and shattering the sky, is truly breathtaking!

Right now! The lava is still erupting! And the boss that gets hit has also entered a state of stun, which is a common feature of this game.

The young man was clearly already familiar with this mechanism and decisively used a skill with a slightly longer release time.

"what!"

Suddenly, the character in the game let out a furious roar, and his health, which had been restored to its maximum, miraculously dropped back to 19%.

"Hehe, now's the time! Let's fight if you're not convinced! Bloodthorn, let's go!"

Berserker – Blood Demon God – Emperor Blood Slayer! Starting as a Ghost Swordsman, his path has been one of madness. Life and death are forever intertwined, for only with extremely low health can he unleash devastating attacks.

Powerful berserker players always seem to dance on the edge of a knife, teetering between life and death! Isn't the battle between life and death always exhilarating?

The greatsword in his hand transformed into a crimson blood sword, stabbing fiercely towards the boss. [Love to Go to Novel Network wqu]

"bump!"

A sword came from the west, sharp and unparalleled. As it plunged the blood sword into the boss's body, it also unleashed a burst of intense blood energy.

In an instant, the boss's health bar dropped rapidly.

But—it's not over yet!

"Soul-hungry hand!"

Suddenly, the berserker in the computer game reached out with its blood-red hand and grabbed the boss tightly. It appeared that the boss's blood, flowing with the blood energy, surged into the berserker's body.

And then—now! The young man's face was full of confidence.

"Bloodlust!"

The moment the character released his grip, his fists clenched, and an even larger explosion of blood energy followed, giving the initially formidable boss no time to react!

The boss is in danger! The powerful boss originally had 600 health bars, but after the young man's series of attacks, only 83 bars remained. The moment Bloodlust ended, it seemed that the boss could attack again. For a moment, the screen was filled with flashes of lightning, which was the boss's skill, the same full-screen skill.

"A computer is just a computer. Do you really think I'll give you a chance to shine?" The young man was full of confidence. That's how games are; once you grasp the patterns, nothing is difficult anymore!

"I'm not playing with you anymore! Final blow! Blood Demon Slayer!"

The screen was still flashing with electricity, and the boss's fierce attack seemed imminent, but!

The young man, not to be outdone, transformed himself into a blood-red wolf costume!

Half of the screen is a lightning bolt that flashes across the entire screen, while the other half is a crimson wolf!

The result was revealed the instant the lightning and the wolf collided. The screen-filling lightning couldn't hinder the young man's wolf in the slightest! It pounced on the lightning, its gaping maw biting down hard on the boss.

"So this is what suffering is!"

Life and death are separated by a single moment. The boss, who had all the advantages, had his fate changed because the young man caught him making an extremely small mistake.

The already weakened boss was struck hard by this incredibly powerful final blow, and fell down with intense resentment.

"What 20-player difficulty? I still soloed it!" The young man said smugly. Then his face fell. It seemed that even though he had actually beaten the game, he wasn't as happy as he had imagined.

"What a magnificent battle, what magnificent technique!"

The boss that had fallen on the computer suddenly stood up again and even spoke. The young man was convinced that this was definitely not a line from a game.

The Anton Raid, the first raid dungeon in DNF, required 20 players simultaneously. This new version, also an Anton Raid, is a newly released dungeon that only requires four players without reducing the difficulty. Of course, soloing is also possible. That's exactly what the young man did. Because the difficulty and monster attack patterns are exactly the same as the 20-player version.

However, as a pioneering player, I've been playing the 20-man raid for a year now. Although changing it to a four-man raid will make some differences, I definitely won't change things like the dialogue!

All that has been said was actually just a matter of a moment.

"Of course, after all, I am the Great Red God of Ten Thousand Battles!" It doesn't matter how much you think about it. Nowadays, young people don't really care about anything. Since someone is praising him, why not boast about himself?

"Hmm, one of the top berserkers in this area? What's your name?" Sure enough, the current bosses aren't bosses anymore, or rather, the current AI can't possibly achieve normal human-like conversations in computer games.

But did the young man care? Of course not: "Lian Yang." The boss wasn't asking about the game ID; the young man, no, Lian Yang, naturally knew it too.

The boss nodded: "You're really good at games, but Lian Yang, what else can you do besides games?"

"Uh!" For a moment, Lian Yang was stunned, or rather, somewhat overwhelmed. What could he do? Another person had asked him the same question, the one he cared about most.

Before Lian Yang could speak, the boss said with a look of disdain, "No need to say anything, I know you're a good-for-nothing who can't do anything but play games!"

"I'm not!" Her face flushed red, but that was all she could manage to utter. The same line, the same helplessness.

"Where's your girlfriend?" the boss asked with a malicious grin, as if he knew something.

"We broke up!" Lian Yang said weakly. He didn't want to argue anymore, because it was pointless.

"You really are a good-for-nothing. You managed to lose your girlfriend of seven years." The boss's voice carried a hint of something, but Lian Yang clearly didn't notice.

"Sigh!" He let out a long sigh. "Yeah, I really am a useless piece of trash. What can I do besides games? My girlfriend doesn't want me anymore. Come to think of it, she worked so hard, staying with me for so long. Who told me to be so unambitious?" As he spoke, his head drooped. All the pride he once had in soloing dungeons was now gone. His heart began to yearn for that beautiful figure again. A sudden, sharp pain cut through his heart.

For a moment, the dark room fell silent, as if the sound of the computer had also stopped.

After a long silence, the boss finally spoke: "Want to prove yourself?"

Lian Yang, whose eyes had been lifeless, seemed to have regained some sparkle: "I want to! But how do I do it?"

Everything today was too bizarre, but Lian Yang didn't care anymore. The moment his girlfriend left him, Lian Yang felt like his heart was dying. What could be worse than this?

"Come with me, let's walk a path you've never imagined. Perhaps we'll live, perhaps we'll die. If we live, you'll appear beside her in glory; if we die, so be it." The boss's voice was faint, as if it had transcended time. It resonated deep within Lian Yang's heart.

"Okay! Let's go!" He raised his head, his eyes filled with determination. He couldn't afford to make the same mistake twice. His world truly couldn't exist without her. As long as there was even a sliver of hope, he wouldn't give up. As for life and death? What difference did life and death make without her?

It felt like an instant, yet also like countless years. The computer was still running in the dark room, and no one cared about the top-tier epic equipment rewarded from clearing the dungeon. Lian Yang simply disappeared from his home.

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