Jian Yi was an ordinary high school senior.
On the day his college entrance exams ended, he was thrown into an infinite game.
They said the instances were terrifying. Only one person from the previous batch of players had survived, and their batch wouldn't fare any better.
Every player received a beginner's gift pack. It might contain a dagger, a shield, or even a healing potion.
Jian Yi's beginner's gift pack, however, was an app called The World Is a Giant Shoehorned Production.
Jian Yi: ...Silence.
Jian Yi: ...Smile.
Jian Yi: ...MMP.
As a woman in white floated before them, her telekinetic force pressed every player to the ground. They couldn't breathe, and their faces turned deathly pale.
A message popped up in the app:
[White-Clad Zhenzi: Help! There are so many people! This is so scary! How is a socially anxious person supposed to survive this? Don't come any closer!]
Jian Yi: "..."
Come on! Let's have some fun!
A giant monster bared its fangs and claws. The players huddled together, trembling, and no one dared move forward.
A message popped up in the app:
[Monster: Oh dear, this is my first time as an NPC. I'm not very good at this. Let me check what the first step in the instruction manual is...]
Jian Yi grabbed the player beside him. "Run!"
Monster: !!!
I haven't even finished reading the manual! Why are you running?!
A hanging ghost with its long tongue sticking out dangled from a rope:
[I have to keep my eyes wide open so they don't realize I'm extremely nearsighted and can't see anyone at all!]
A dragon imprisoned in the abyss for years:
[Hahaha, during the interview I lied and told them I was a dragon of the abyss. I'm actually just a big lizard! Bet you didn't see that coming!!!]
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The infinite game was extremely dangerous, and the survival rate for each instance was under 50%.
Then one day, a player showed up. They said he could scale walls and leap over rooftops, brave seas of fire and mountains of blades, and tear monsters apart with his bare hands!
There wasn't a single instance in the world he couldn't beat!
"Jian Yi is the world's hope!"
"Stick with him and we can win without lifting a finger!"
"He must be a big shot from another plane of existence!"
A message popped up in the app:
[Jian Yi: It's my first time in an instance. How do I pretend to be a veteran?]
[Jian Yi: Where's the player manual? I'm waiting, and it's urgent!]
[Jian Yi: Waaah! That dog can fly!]
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