The night was dark and the wind was high, accompanied by lightning and thunder.
In the center of a Graveyard filled with small hills, Withered Trees, and tombstones, a sturdy bearded man wearing only a pair of Underwear patterned with a Strawberry pattern, his face contorted in agony, was "intimately" pressed against an elegant woman with delicate features and a graceful figure, dressed in a pure white Princess dress.
Just then, the sky darkened again, and immediately a gigantic Western Fantasy red Demon materialized from the dark Void.
Its appearance nearly suffocated the bearded man and the white-dressed Princess below.
The bearded man struggled to get up from the ground, trying to pull the Princess behind him with his hand, while the Princess, though trembling uncontrollably, quickly adopted a stubborn expression and stared at the Monster in the sky.
But all of this was futile; the giant red Demon with spread Wings was already diving toward the ground with immense Power.
The wind howled, and the Princess screamed.
In the blink of an eye, the Princess vanished, and the bearded man was thrown back three meters, landing heavily on the ground amidst a spray of Blood mist.
The perspective shifted again; the Demon was already back in the sky, holding the petite Princess, staring with cruel and mocking eyes at the Strawberry Underwear bearded Knight who had been severely wounded again by him.
This time, he had no chance.
Completely ignoring the Princess's cries in his arms, the Demon wrapped itself and the Princess together with the Wings on its back, and then completely merged into the Dark.
Meanwhile, not far from the scene of the incident, on a small hill dotted with more than a dozen tombstones, a Group of Humans of varying heights, builds, and attire, with different expressions, erupted in astonishing, yet inexplicably contained, chaotic noise that did not spread into the Graveyard.
"Who are you people? What is this place!?"
"Let me tell you, this is a society governed by law. Kidnapping and extortion are illegal... Don't do anything rash and walk down the path of crime!"
"Damn it! Look! I'm dead! And it's a naked foreigner! Quick, quick, quick—where's your phone? Record it!"
"Idiot! There's a Monster in the sky, why are you recording this dead thing instead of that!?"
"Hey, you think that Monster snatched a girl to take her back to breed?"
"This counts as a Goblin?"
"...Did I hallucinate after just two cases of bottled beer and a pound of baijiu? My tolerance has really dropped."
"Ahhh!!!" （Pause） "Ah!!!!"
There were those with questions, those offering advice, those watching for entertainment, and those merely screaming. The Scene was a vibrant mix, with everyone talking past each other, and the vast majority were noisy but incapable of forming any effective communication with one another—
until a gunshot, which should have echoed across the Graveyard, rang out.
While the majority of the Chinese people are indeed not sensitive to gunshots, when the sound is right next to them, and they can see the smoking Pistol muzzle following the sound, most people know when to be sensible.
Everyone instantly fell silent, including the half-drunk buddy questioning his life. A few people only let out a short "Ah" before instinctively covering their mouths.
"Now, everyone shut up. I speak, you listen. One extra word, understood?"
The only two in the crowd who stood in stark contrast to the others were an Old Brother dressed in chainmail armor that looked like something only seen at a Comic Convention, but whose skin had a strange Green Skin color. He was perched on a Tombstone, smoking a cigarette while aiming his gun to trace lines around the crowd.
This Group dared not even breathe, only shifting their bodies as little as possible in an attempt to dodge the gun muzzle which was merely tracing lines.
The other stark contrast in the Group was Cheng Tian, Cheng Mouren, who was bare-chested, wearing only Underpants and slippers, clutching his phone, looking like he had just stepped out of his own bathroom.
Not only was he the most lightly dressed, but he was also the only one who hadn't said a word from the beginning until now.
The reason Cheng Tian remained silent was that he had long been caught up in a Brainstorm; all the noise went in one ear and out the other until the gunshot sounded.
While everyone else was still reeling from the sudden, inexplicable transmigration, the moment Cheng Tian saw the Strawberry Underwear bearded man, the purple-haired Princess, and the red Demon in the center of the Graveyard, his mind immediately retrieved a keyword—
Demon World Village.
He even found the corresponding version: the FC Version 《Demon World Village》 opening animation.
However, the scene before him had a huge deviation in plot from the opening animation in his memory.
The Knight "Arthur," originally the savior of the Kingdom, should have donned his Armor again after the Demon abducted the Princess and bravely charged toward the Demon King's Castle to rescue her.
But looking at Arthur now, with blood foam spurting from the corner of his mouth, lying on the ground barely breathing... could he actually be dying?
With his Brain completely filled with 《Demon World Village》 related information, Cheng Tian did not join the surrounding commotion and appeared exceptionally quiet, which caused the Green Skin Old Brother to subtly glance at him a couple more times.
"Everyone pay attention, look here."
The Old Brother said this while tapping the Tombstone beneath his butt twice with the muzzle of his gun. Everyone obediently looked over.
As he tapped, the decaying surface of the Tombstone, covered in dust, began to peel away on its own.
Immediately, lines of text began to appear on the Tombstone surface, like an ink wash e-book.
【Instance Import Complete.】
【The Knight "Arthur," who risked his life to snatch the Complete Map of the Demon King's Castle from the Demon King, not only failed to protect the pitiful Princess with her tragic fate but also failed to escape the pursuit of the Great Demon King "Astaroth"'s Subordinates. However, in his dying moments, Arthur unexpectedly discovered some kind of hope that shouldn't have appeared. In an instant, the Near death him prepared to make the most important decision of his life...】
【Welcome to the "Chosen Space."】
【The Chosen Space is dedicated to discovering and providing every qualified Player with the opportunity to realize wishes, mend regrets, surpass themselves, and break limits.
Explore Instances, find rules, Kill Monsters, complete missions—as Players, you can try to do anything in the Chosen Space and obtain everything that once only existed in the Void, things that can easily allow you to transcend worldly constraints.
But there is one major prerequisite for all of this... which is to first find a way to survive!
Newbies! 】
【Dungeon Blueprint: Demon World Village】
【Instance Entry: Novice Trial—An Exclusive Dungeon for novice Players. Killing among Players is prohibited. Any killing will yield no reward, and the next Dungeon mission will incur a reward reduction DEBUFF.
I Am Legend—The original Scene protagonist has been removed; Players will replace the protagonist to undertake the mission. Players may potentially receive some form of extra assistance.
Medieval Fantasy—The Scene simultaneously possesses Medieval Fantasy magic elements, restricting the Power of technology-based creations.
Original Flavor—While adhering to certain laws of Reality, it highly restores the Scene structure and related settings corresponding to the Blueprint.】
【Dungeon Difficulty: E+ （From low to high: E, D, C, B, A, S, ?. The plus or minus sign following indicates dynamic adjustment of the Dungeon Difficulty ）】
【Main Storyline: Team Mission. Kill the guard BOSS of the Demon King's Castle's lowest level Gato, the "Cyclops." Mission time limit: 8 hours.
Base Reward for Completion—2 Free Attribute Points, 1000 Points.
Additional evaluation and rewards will be given based on individual mission contribution, Map exploration rate, and the completion status of expanded content such as plot development.】
【Side Quest: Solo Mission. Kill the Elite Demon Unit "Red Demon" patrolling the Graveyard perimeter.
Reward for Completion—4 Free Attribute Points, 1 random Red Demon Skill Stone.】
【During the Dungeon adventure, you may discover and unlock more related settings.】
【Your bodies have been digitized. Please check your personal Data Panel by mentally touching your "Chosen Mark."】
【Chosen Space, evolution never stops.】
The surface of the Tombstone completely faded into darkness. Because of this, a few people with slower reading speeds couldn't even finish reading everything.
More people, however, looked utterly bewildered and incredulous.
The two young men who clearly knew each other and were trying to record Arthur and the Demon both showed excited expressions after a brief moment of thought.
"Dude! Is this real? Did we really transmigrate—"
The young man with the phone seemed to have read quite a few webnovels, having a relatively clear understanding of his current situation. Due to extreme excitement, he had forgotten about the gun in the Green Skin's hand and his earlier warning, and so—
Bang!
Accompanied by the gunshot and an uncontrollable cry of pain, the young man became One-Ear.