Chapter 1 Rebirth Eggs
ve already faded.He only remembered that this sunglasses behemoth was the only veteran player in the room who had experienced hallucinations. If not for the other party voluntarily disclosing informat...The scorching sun baked the yellow sand, and a nauseating stench hung heavy in the sweltering air.
“I… where am I”
Luo Jie covered his forehead and stood up from the ground. Before him lay a vast expanse of desert, the road beneath his feet burning hot. At the end, the distorted scenery clearly showed the outline of a city.
His head ached faintly, bits and pieces of memory flickering like faulty light bulbs in his mind.
Around him, nearly a hundred men, women, and children of all ages began to wake up one after another. The collective dumbfounded spectacle was quite reminiscent of the comedic grandeur of a variety show.
Luo Jie suddenly realized that this scene was strangely familiar.
It was as if he had found a crucial piece of the puzzle. A flood of fragmented memories began to reorganize themselves automatically in his mind.
Moments later, when he opened his eyes again, his face was filled with disbelief and shock.
"I was reborn..."
Luo Jie recalled everything.
That was the seventh year he became a phantom player, reduced to a mercenary, he and several companions took on a task issued by a major guild, to go to the "Demi-human" phantom realm to protect the guild leader's illegitimate child to complete the career advancement.
Whether it was word getting out or the kid just had terrible luck, he unexpectedly ran into the main force of the rival guild in the illusionary realm.
What surprised everyone even more was that although the illegitimate child wasn't very skilled, he actually carried a page from Ivan's diary, an EX-grade one-time item from the "Butterfly Effect" illusionary realm. This directly triggered a temporal disturbance, obliterating the entire city.
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Luo Jie just couldn't figure out how he had survived that terrifying temporal storm. After all, his best equipment was only a Class B powered exosuit, which couldn't possibly withstand the horrifying power of such a spatial tear.
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Yikes!
A piercing electric hum cut through Luo Jie's thoughts, drawing the attention of everyone present.
"Hey, sir, please give me back my microphone..."
A young tour guide, looking like an apprentice, blushed as he asked a burly man in sunglasses for a mini megaphone. Unfortunately, his tiny figure was too short. He stood on his tiptoes and jumped around, looking quite adorable.
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"Alright, I know. I'll give it back to you after I use it for a while, okay"
The man with the sunglasses reached out with his large hand, like a fan, and patted the tour guide's head, making the little girl laugh and cry at the same time.
Hearing the two familiar voices talking, Luo Jie couldn't help but feel a sense of detachment as if he were in another world.
>Seven years have passed, and many unimportant memories have already faded.
He only remembered that this sunglasses behemoth was the only veteran player in the room who had experienced hallucinations. If not for the other party voluntarily disclosing information about the hallucination, I'm afraid few people in the room would have survived.
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Of course, the other party is not doing this out of a motherly heart, but simply because they are forced to comply with certain regulations.
"Hey hey hey! Everybody gather 'round here, thanks for cooperating!"
The muscular man in sunglasses tested the microphone, nodding with satisfaction. The amplifier worked well, allowing nearly a hundred people present to hear his voice clearly.
Those who were unsure what was happening saw someone step forward and speak, immediately instinctively gathering around to hear them.
“You can call me Specs, of course, that’s just a codename.” The hulking man in sunglasses tapped his finger against the dark gray aviator shades perched on his nose bridge, helping to solidify the image in everyone's minds. “Who I am isn’t important. If you’re fortunate enough to get out of here, you’ll understand. Right now, let me explain the situation you’re all facing.”
"Remember, have you ever encountered a strange purple fog That wasn't smog, but a special area similar to a time-space portal, connecting to another dimension called 'Illusion'."
The cause of hallucinations remains a mystery. Their content often stems from existing human artistic creations, including history, mythology, drama, film, literature, animation, and video games.
Every dream realm has its own unique set of rules, and the most basic universal rule is - datafication. In the world of dreams, everything can be measured and expressed with data, even yourselves. If you still don't understand, you can think of the dream realm as a large VR game, except that everything in this game is real... Of course, death is also included.
The explanation given by the burly man with sunglasses did not dispel the doubts in people's minds. Many had begun searching for hidden cameras, presumably thinking this was a set for some kind of prank reality show.
You can't blame these people for being so slow to react. After all, who would wake up in a strange place and immediately think they'd left Earth
"Are you guys done messing around! Just tell me where the exit is! I have a very important contract to sign this afternoon, it's worth millions!"
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A man in a suit, clutching his briefcase, looked extremely agitated. During the short time he spoke, he had already glanced at his watch several times.
With the man in the suit leading the way, others began to join in the commotion. Most of them had their own things to do and weren't interested in participating in any "reality show."
The burly man in sunglasses didn't get angry, he smiled and made a gesture of invitation, with a playful expression on his face: "If you think this is a photography studio right now, you can leave. If you can walk out, I'll admit defeat."
"Just go! Do you think I'm scared"
The man in the suit huffed and walked out for ten meters or so. Seeing that no one was following him, he hesitated for a moment before turning around and slunk back.
After all, this man in a suit isn't stupid. From the ground sand and vegetation, he can tell that this is definitely not a studio. Even if he doesn't believe in anything about another space, he doesn't think he could walk out of this endless desolate desert alone without any equipment or supplies.
The sunglasses-wearing man's mouth twitched, but there was no trace of mockery in his expression. After all, the way he had acted when he first got pulled into the illusion wasn't much better than this man in a suit.
However, to be drawn into the newly activated Dream Realm twice in a row felt like incredibly bad luck to the bespectacled giant.
"Thank you all for your trust. Now, I'll teach you the most important step to surviving in the dream realm – silently repeat 'open the main panel' or something similar in your mind."
Finally, we've reached this point.
Luo Jie, with a practiced ease, silently muttered in his heart, "Open the main panel," and faint light flickered within his black pupils.
A game menu-like screen, massive in size, was directly projected onto his retina. The pale blue, semi-transparent hue exuded a futuristic sci-fi feel.
Name: Luo JieRank: 0th RankPhysique: 75 (Strength, Stamina, Physical Resistance, Speed, etc., Standard Human Maximum Value 100)
Spirit: 180 (This refers to mental strength, psychic resistance, reflexes, and perception, with a standard human maximum of 100).
Suddenly, Luo Jie stared wide-eyed in disbelief, just like everyone else who had first seen their attribute panel.
On his attribute panel, which should have been thoroughly cleansed, there was an extra item compared to before he was reborn.
Type: Bloodline.
Quality: EX.
Level: LV1.
Skill 1: New Human (Passive) - Basic Mental Attribute 100%. (Cannot be upgraded).
Skill 2: Death Forging (Passive) - After death, revive within a certain time with full status (10 seconds Body Damage Percentage x 30 seconds), and clear all buffs and debuffs.
Skill 3: Black Wraith (Active) - Summons a Black Wraith, a physical entity that deals physical damage. It is invisible to the naked eye and has a strength of 100% of your base mental attribute. (Due to unknown reasons, the Black Wraith's intelligence is damaged and it cannot act independently.)
Introduction: Death is eternal.
Luo Jie was lost in thought for a long time.
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What bloodline
He dared to bet his head, there was absolutely nothing like this in the attribute panel before he was reborn.
Could it be...
Luo Jie's heart suddenly beat wildly. He thought of a strange rumor that had circulated among the fantasy game player community before his rebirth.
It is said that within the "Human" hallucination, there is a hidden Easter egg. As long as you die in any way within the hallucination, there is a slight chance of obtaining an EX-rank rare bloodline - Human.
Of course, no one is foolish enough to take action based on an unconfirmed rumor and die in the process. And there haven't been any players who mysteriously resurrected themselves to full health after dying in this phantom realm either.
Thus, even before his rebirth, this rumor had always been a joke among all the players.
It seems he's won the jackpot, and in a big way. He cleaned out the whole pot all at once.
"An EX-class bloodline..."
Luo Jie muttered in a voice barely audible, his expression extremely complex.
For someone who hadn't even possessed A-grade equipment before his rebirth, the psychological impact of the EX-rank bloodline superhuman was truly immense.
Strictly speaking, EX rank doesn't represent a level, but means "special, difficult to assess."
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The basic properties of EX-grade equipment fluctuate greatly, ranging from the highest SSS grade to the lowest F grade. Many even fall slightly below their counterparts.
But at the same time, EX-grade equipment often has one or several very special equipment skills, which allow them to unleash a certain super-tier effect under specific conditions.
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To put it simply, it refers to the best among those of the same rank.
However, the
obvious superhuman bloodline before him was clearly not something that could be summed up with just "top-notch."
Let's temporarily set aside Skill 1, whose effects are not yet apparent, and Skill 3, which is damaged. Skill 2's death rebirth effect alone is already enough to make people's eyes widen.
Perhaps this isn't immediately intuitive, so let's find a reference point.
Luo Jie remembered that before his rebirth, the S-class item Phoenix Tail, which had the same resurrection effect, cost about 1 million points, and most of the time it was out of stock.
And the recasting of death is akin to an infinitely reusable Phoenix tail.
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Luo Jie calmly closed the attribute panel, closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths, forcing himself to remain as calm as possible.
Frankly, even among EX-class individuals, such an unreasonable characteristic is rare. It clearly borders on some kind of law.
But before his rebirth, he had seen too many weaklings rise up and powerful figures fall. He had long understood a truth - never put your faith in any ability or equipment, no matter how extraordinary it may seem.
Immortality does not equal invincibility.
Resurrection, can only be a layer of insurance, it cannot become a habitual reliance.
Of course, it's good to be cautious, but ultimately this is a positive thing.
If rebirth gave Luo Jie a surprise, then the EX-rank superhuman bloodline undoubtedly added icing to the cake.
With seven years of experience and information accumulated in his past life, coupled with the powerful trump card of an EX-class bloodline at the start, Luo Jie was filled with confidence about the future.
In his past life, those mountains he could only look up to, this time around, he finally has the opportunity to stand at the top and gaze at the scenery.
...even shocking the legendary mysterious sequence.
——Number One Player.
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