Global Blackout: I Turned Historical Heroes into Cheats

Miss your stop and die. Draw a card and live! I livestream Bai Qi hacking through the rules and Xi Shi cursing out trolls, yet I use the entire Bund as a revive token. At midnight tonight, the whole world will watch me save Grandpa or destroy the world! The 0:10:00 countdown begins, and the subway announcement becomes a rule of death. The next second, Wi-Fi goes dark across the globe, displaying just one line: “Welcome to your Heroic Spirit cheat system. Your first draw is guaranteed to be a legendary gold card!” Others draw cars. I draw Bai Qi the God of Slaughter, Zhang Zhongjing the Immortal Physician, and the sharp-tongued Xi Shi. In the dungeons: one slash shatters the rules, one needle saves a teammate, and one insult sends trolls running from the trending topics. In the real world: clear a stage and win a city, fail and a city is erased. The livestream chat goes wild: “Streamer, save us! I live right by the Bund!” The Civilization Management Bureau begs me to sign: ten million a year, but you're on your own when it comes to life and death. But all I want is to bring back Grandpa, who was formatted away. Even if I have to use the entire Earth as a revive token!