Feng Yi was a player who had his own small team.
However, neither he nor his squad was the least bit notable in the Myriad Worlds; they were the type you wouldn't recognize even if thrown into a crowd.
However, one day, an opportunity arose that gave Feng Yi and his companions a glimmer of hope to become famous throughout the Myriad Worlds.
That day, they encountered a Black-Robed Figure NPC.
In reality, they certainly would not have provoked such an existence; one could even say they would have stayed as far away as possible.
But this was a game, so such an outfit most likely meant there was a quest waiting for them.
To their delight, there was indeed a quest, and it was one that could only be completed by traveling between worlds.
Such quests were no longer a secret among players, and they held a unified understanding of them: the quest rewards were absolutely bountiful.
Thus, they gleefully accepted the quest without any hesitation, even fearing that others might snatch the opportunity to take it.
However, in their joy, they failed to notice the corners of the Black-Robed Figure's mouth, hidden beneath the hood, curling up in a way that looked so eerie.
But even if they had noticed, they wouldn't have cared. All they cared about was the reward after completing the quest; as for the nature of the quest-giver, it had absolutely nothing to do with them.
When they entered that world, they discovered something that made them even happier: this quest world was actually just an ordinary world.
Although the quest location was a nearby island nation, their communication was unaffected; after all, language barriers were no longer an issue nowadays.
When they discovered that the people of this world had physiques even worse than those in their original world, they all smiled. Although they were weak, they were still LV1 existences and could definitely be considered superhumans in this world.
What happens when a group of people possesses such power?
The answer is that all the ugliness previously suppressed in their hearts will be exposed.
Feng Yi watched his companions indulging in pleasure and joined in, his inner fervor growing stronger, though they still retained a shred of reason and did not act recklessly.
Even if the power in this world was weak and the weapons outdated, they were not something they could withstand.
After finishing their indulgence, they went to the location specified by the quest: a house.
However, they didn't find anything there. Although they were a bit confused, they decided to wait for the time to end, return, and tell the Black-Robed Figure. In the meantime, while they still had some time, they continued their indulgence.
However, what they didn't expect was that the nightmare had begun.
Feng Yi's companions began to die one by one; even staying together was of no use, and accidents even happened during the short time they spent in the restroom.
Although they knew it was just a game, seeing their companions' corpses made the feeling of impending death truly terrifying.
Finally, one person couldn't bear the pressure and went crazy, rushing out with a knife only to be shot to death by gunfire.
Time passed slowly, and only Feng Yi remained.
Feng Yi watched the countdown with wide eyes, hiding in a corner, watching the final seconds tick by. Yet, at that moment, Feng Yi felt those few minutes were as long as a century.
However, at that moment, Feng Yi saw a black aura slowly emerge before him, which eventually condensed into a humanoid shape.
Feng Yi couldn't see the person's face clearly, but he could see those bloodshot eyes.
"Ghost... ghost... ghost!" Feng Yi finally broke down, wanting to escape, but his surroundings were already surrounded by the black aura.
He could only watch as the figure walked slowly toward him.
Feng Yi kept his eyes open, watching the final few seconds, constantly retreating.
Finally, just as the shadow was about to touch Feng Yi, Feng Yi suddenly disappeared, and the shadow, having lost its target, slowly vanished as well.
Having returned to the original world, Feng Yi lay there, gasping for breath.
"Oh? Someone actually came out alive." The Black-Robed Figure's eyes showed surprise. He stared at Feng Yi, and seeing the resentment exuding from his body, he chuckled with satisfaction.
Feng Yi had no time to speak, for he saw the figure standing before him—it was clearly the same figure he had seen before.
Why? Why did it follow me!
Without any resistance, Feng Yi's body was swallowed up.
The Black-Robed Figure watched all this as if everything were within his expectations. Originally, he thought devouring the lingering resentment on them would be enough, and he would have already profited.
But now it seemed he had really hit the jackpot; the person who came out alive would bring out a portion of that vengeful spirit. Converting such an existence into an undead to serve him—and a 'player' at that!
Even after being converted into an undead, they could grow through slaughter. Truly, he had really hit the jackpot.
However, although undead converted from players were good, the Black-Robed Figure dared not capture too many players; after all, if he captured too many and angered that person, it would be troublesome.
Thinking of this harvest, the Black-Robed Figure couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Meanwhile, at the respawn point, besides Feng Yi, the others had also respawned, but they didn't notice at all that one person was missing from among them...
...
At this time, on an open space outside a village, a figure lay.
After a long while, the figure furrowed their brows and finally opened their eyes.
That's right, this figure was our protagonist, Kaede.
Kaede frowned at this moment. She realized that she must be inside the game, but previously, when she seemed to want to open her eyes, she had passed out from the pain. Now that she had woken up, she was actually inside the game, which was a bit strange.
As if thinking of something, Kaede's expression changed abruptly. She pulled up the menu, saw the exit game button was still there, but...
Kaede's expression darkened, because that button was greyed out and couldn't be clicked. Although it hadn't disappeared, she had lost the ability to exit the game...
Thinking back to what the Dragon King had said about getting stronger quickly, Kaede finally realized that this game was not as simple as she had imagined.
However, even knowing this game wasn't simple, what could Kaede do?
Thus, Kaede quickly adjusted her mindset and fixed her gaze on her own jade-white, crystal-clear little hands. It wasn't that Kaede had suddenly become narcissistic.
It was because Kaede remembered that she seemed to have been a boy before, but now...
Kaede touched her chest and below, confirming one thing: she was indeed a girl now, but why?
The question of not being able to exit the game, and the question of having completely turned into a girl, left Kaede confused for a moment.
It wasn't that Kaede cared about becoming a girl; compared to being a boy, she was already more inclined toward being a girl, after all, she had been a girl for longer than she had been a boy.
Moreover, when she was a boy, she only had painful memories. And Kaede hadn't even received an education—no, one could say she hadn't even experienced the most basic guidance—so how could she have chauvinism, and why would she care about the issue of her gender changing?
Rather, Kaede was quite satisfied with becoming a girl; after all, in her subconscious, she had already regarded herself as a girl.
Unable to figure it out, Kaede eventually stopped thinking about it and opened her stats.
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