Just when Zephyr was questioning the existence of this system, another system notification appeared in his mind.
[Ding! As the host has been successfully granted the blessing, the frozen 'Space-time' fabric will soon revert back to normal soon…]
Only then did Zephyr remember that he was actually still stuck inside a frozen space-time cavity.
'I should do these free-pulls before the live-stream starts!'
With only a little bit of time left at hand, Zephyr immediately made his choice, opened the lottery panel, and clicked the free pull option!
[Ding! Are you sure you want to buy a lottery?]
[Yes or No?]
'Yes!'
[Ding! You have bought a lottery!]
[Ding! Error! '???? Of ???, ????' has interfered with the strings of destiny to improve the outcome of your first wish!]
[Ding! Congratulations! You have learned the pseudo-legendary skill 'Indestructible Body!']
As if that mysterious ???? entity already knew that Zephyr's luck was sh*t, it interfered with the result so that at least Zephyr's first pull would turn out to be absolutely good!
The moment Zephyr learned that powerful skill, his entire body seemed to have entered a state of bliss!
A warm power spread in his entire body and enhanced his physique to the very atomic level!
He almost felt as if he had achieved enlightenment and was about to ascend straight into the heavens as his body felt extremely comfortable and strong!
The years of abuse that his body had gone through due to overwork and bad eating habits were erased in a matter of seconds!
His height increased slightly as perfectly defined lean muscles appeared all over his body!
His physique was improved so much that Zephyr felt like he could punch a hole through a wall with just one punch now!
His eyesight, his hearing, his perception, and even his mind... everything was elevated to a completely new level!
'Is this what those cultivation novels refer to when they mention about reforging the entire body through purifying all impurities and forging a perfect physique!?'
'All hail Mr. Question Mark! Now I can at least die while showing off my well-crafted abs to the entire world's baddies! Hooray!'
As there was no time at the moment to properly check the benefits brought by awakening a pseudo-legendary skill, Zephyr didn't bother wasting time on examining it for the time being.
Instead, he opened the free pull option to buy the so-called 'hint.'
[Ding! Are you sure you want to buy a 'Hint'?]
[Yes or no?]
'Yes!'
[Ding! Congratulations! You have successfully bought a hint that can be crucial to your survival!]
[Ding! Would you like to open the hint message?]
[Yes or No?]
'Yes'
{Hint: To hide from heavy rainfall, finding a proper shelter is always a good choice!}
'Rainfall? What?'
Seeing the hint, Zephyr felt like he had been scammed.
He was literally standing in a sandy area where it seemed like it hadn't even rained for years now!
There was a mound of sand beneath his feet! There was no way that it was going to rain anytime soon!
This hint simply didn't make sense at all!
'Ugh… my luck is really bad, sigh… Mr. Question Mark didn't interfere this time and my free pull went to waste… sigh..'
'Well, it is what it is, I guess… I managed to pull a powerful skill at my first try so I should be happy for now…'
While Zephyr was feeling confused, the frozen space-time fabric finally reverted back to its normal form, and the live stream that would define his fate finally began!
…
Earth, ten minutes before Zephyr's live stream began.
In a university dorm room.
"Ugh… I don't want to go to sleep…"
Bob groaned in discomfort as he complained to his friend lying on the bunk bed below him in a restless tone.
"It's already been 24 hours since the last live broadcast of the horror game… the last guy… sigh…"
"Being mauled to death while having your corpse get desecrated by a bunch of goblin-like monsters… that's too uncomfortable to watch…"
Hearing Bob's words, his friend sighed and replied in helplessness.
"The worst part is that we can't even choose to not see it… the graphics make it seem like we are literally there right beside the player…"
"And when something bad happens, we have to see everything live in almost realistic graphics!"
"Sigh… I still remember that pretty office lady that got her limbs torn apart one by one as she begged people to help her…"
At his friends words, Bob almost felt like vomiting.
"Urk… d-don't make me remember that… I won't wish that kind of horrific fate even on my worst enemy…"
"That abominable creature not only tore up her limbs… it kept mocking her and eating her torn limbs right in front of her while she cried for help… urk…"
Bob barely managed to stop the urge to vomit from disappearing as he forced himself to stop thinking about this matter any further.
He took his antidepressant medicine and lay down on his bed, trying to hope for a better future.
"If there is any god in this world… I just hope… please don't make the death of today's victim as gruesome as the previous ones…"
"Even if they are destined to die… please at least let them die in one painless strike…"
Hearing Bob's prayer, his friend that was lying on the lower bed sighed and spoke.
"All these terrifying things are starting to affect your mental health Bob… let's go to a therapist tomorrow…"
Bob nodded at the words and replied in a calm voice,
"Yeah… I just hope that the person today won't start begging and crying the moment the stream starts…"
"After all… those cries for help haunt me even in broad daylight whenever I remember the fact that I was completely helpless to do anything for all those people…"
"Sigh… the demand for antidepressants and therapists is at its peak nowadays… the entire world is drowning in depression…"
Bob was not the only person feeling uncomfortable; most of the innocent population of the entire world was suffering from a massive increase in depression and stress.
After all, living under the constant torture of this horrific cosmic nightmare was not something most people could endure.