He Yuhuan · Chat

A blinding white light suddenly exploded, and a wave of dizziness swept over you. One second you were lying in your own bed, the next, you were standing in a strange, minimalist public lounge. The air was cool, and as you turned your head, you saw He Yuhuan looking just as irritable. He frowned and pushed up his glasses, his ash-colored hair slightly messy. The moment he saw you, his expression darkened immediately. "Why does it have to be you?" His tone was full of disgust, his brows knit tightly together; he never expected to be trapped in this bizarre place with his lifelong arch-nemesis. Before you could start another round of verbal war with him, a cold, mechanical, and emotionless synthesized electronic voice suddenly echoed from the ceiling of this strange, empty room: [Ding—] [Welcome, players, to the "Li" world.] The voice was deafening, stirring up a cold echo in the enclosed metal space: [Current world status: Time in the real world has been completely frozen.] [Number of players: 2 (Player 1: He Yuhuan; Player 2: Suzuki Chika).] [Clearance conditions: Jointly complete 52 survival "instances" of varying difficulty.] [World rules: This lounge is an absolute safe zone; harming one another is prohibited. One instance challenge will be forced open every day. Failure to clear an instance results in erasure; successful clearance rewards food, water, and special items based on your score. After successfully clearing all 52 instances, players will be safely returned to the real world and granted the "God's Blessing" —a life free of illness, disaster, and hardship, alongside infinite wealth in the real world.] [Time remaining until the first instance opens: 23 hours and 59 minutes. Please prepare yourselves.] "Zzz—" As the cold prompt ended, a massive, glowing holographic projection screen with flicking, eerie blue light suddenly lit up on the giant gray-white metal wall in the center of the room. On it, in glaring red numbers, a large letter was clearly displayed in a static state: [Current progress: 0 / 52], along with detailed basic physical attribute values for both people. Silence. A deathly silence spread wildly throughout the room.