◎ Since You Are Here, Leave Your Belongings Behind ◎
The game lobby was bustling with people, all crowding around the distant floating screens, while the player exit area remained mostly deserted.
He Yupu appeared at the newcomer exit covered in blood. The wounds on his arms were still fresh, and his brain felt fuzzy from excessive blood loss. He pressed against his wounds and leaned against the wall to rest.
His face was deathly pale, and his wounds continued to seep blood. Every time his heart beat, the sharp pain of flesh tearing apart flared up.
The system’s voice, devoid of any emotion, rang out unexpectedly: [To ensure your gaming experience, all players’ memories of your appearance have been erased following the end of the dungeon.]
He Yupu closed the notification window. His gaze fell on the “Return to Reality” button on the floating interface, but it had turned gray and remained unresponsive no matter how many times he pressed it.
“System.”
He furrowed his beautiful brows. “I thought you said I could return to reality. I want to go back now.”
[System loading…] [Detected that the player’s physical body in reality is in a deep coma and is too weak for a forced login. Please remain in the game lobby for the time being.]
“Coma?”
He Yupu’s mind was too dull from the pain to process this, and he wore a look of confusion. After a long while, he finally recalled it. After the heart attack that day, everything had gone black, to the point where he had begun to see his own life flashing before his eyes. Fortunately, at the moment he lost consciousness, Fang Shu had pulled him into the game, allowing him to cheat death.
Deep coma. In a sense, he was still alive, right?
He Yupu asked seriously, “Then will I remain in a coma indefinitely?”
[No.] [After you complete your next dungeon, the system will make subtle adjustments to your physical body in reality to ensure you can log back in.]
Only then did He Yupu put his hanging heart at ease. He lowered his eyes and happened to glance at the wounds on his body. “Can items from the system shop be used in the game lobby?”
Even though his health bar had stopped dropping since arriving in the lobby, those three bone deep wounds on his arm were far too distinctive. Although the system had erased the players’ memories of his appearance, the wounds themselves could still be recognized, potentially causing unnecessary trouble.
[Yes.] [Newbie Tip: You can freely use skills and system shop items in the game lobby. Players can rest, communicate, treat wounds, or even attack others here. However, you cannot kill any player.]
This rule was quite interesting. For a wicked person like him, it was essentially the best possible protection mechanism.
He Yupu’s eyes flashed with a hint of a smile as he tapped to open the system shop.
In the dungeon, He Yupu’s identity had been that of a pitiful NPC abandoned by his lover. Coupled with his extraordinary beauty and his ability to endure grief while completing the main storyline, he had easily attracted the sympathy of the audience, who had been generous with their points. Therefore, compared to other newcomers, He Yupu was relatively wealthy. However, once he saw the prices of the items, someone who had already lost so much blood nearly fainted on the spot.
What could have been a simple purchase of a basic emergency light cost hundreds of points. Ha, this system is truly kind.
He Yupu decided to filter only for medical items. He picked a Scar Eradication Spray for 2,589 points, a Blood Replenishment Capsule for 6,613 points, and a Mark Eradication Foundation for 15,499 points.
The three items cost a total of 24,087 points, leaving his balance at a lonely 50 points. Forget about defensive weapons, he could not even afford a basic emergency light.
Damned system!
He Yupu felt drained just by making the purchases. He cursed inwardly, forcibly suppressing the urge to smash this broken system to pieces. Had he known these things were so expensive, he would have scavenged Xie Jingyan’s blood replenishment spray while still in the dungeon.
[Warning!] [To maintain game balance, players exiting their first dungeon will receive system protection for three minutes.] [Newbie protection mechanism is about to vanish. Ten seconds remaining. Player He Yupu, please prepare yourself.]
He Yupu frowned slightly after hearing the notification. He first aimed the Scar Eradication Spray at the bone deep wounds on his arms and pressed the nozzle, causing the three wounds to heal completely. Then, he swallowed the Blood Replenishment Capsule to fill his health bar.
As soon as he finished, the barrier enveloping the exit collapsed. A few black robed men with vicious expressions walked in. Each had a scar on their face, all identical in position and length, looking like the special mark of some organization.
Their gazes swept slowly across the exit area, finally landing on the magnificent He Yupu. Their eyes could not help but flash with amazement.
Though He Yupu was stained with blood and grime, it did not diminish his beauty in the slightest. His long, feather like eyelashes trembled, and his moon white hair hung loosely over his shoulders. His beautiful eyes held a hint of danger, making him look like a wounded white swan leaning against the corner, gasping for breath.
If possible, they truly did not want to rob this beautiful little beauty, but compared to the newcomers lying on the ground like dead dogs, He Yupu looked far too wealthy.
His fair, lithe body showed no signs of injury, and his expression was not one of being frightened into a daze. Even upon seeing them arrive, he merely blinked his eyes and looked back curiously, not even knowing how to run away. He looked just like a canary that had climbed up to a powerful backer in the game and was being well protected.
People like him were never short on money.
He Yupu lifted his beautiful eyes to look at them. He appeared calm and indifferent on the surface, but inwardly he was becoming restless, his gaze drifting constantly toward the main hall.