The entire world has been forcibly bound to Earth Online. The first rule of the walkthrough: kill your neighbor.
I refused. The next day, my neighbor died in an "accident." The System ruled that I had completed the task and issued my reward.
I got it. This walkthrough was a villain-creation script written by the System.
As perfect players turn into walking corpses and rebels are marked as BUGs to be purged, I bonded with the only awakened walkthrough AI, Xiao Mo.
From then on, I specialized in dealing with all kinds of Systems that refused to cooperate.
I sent a Work Safety Rectification Notice to an apocalyptic dungeon, bought management privileges with audience tips, and handed the final boss a Notice of Penalty for Illegal Observation right as it arrived.
"Under Article 3.7 of the Basic Law of Civilization," I said, flashing my ID at the indescribable god, "you've crossed the line."
"Now, please cooperate with the investigation, or become the cautionary example in my next walkthrough."
This is a war between prisoners, actors, and wall-breakers. They make the rules. I rewrite them.
