The Number One Player Retires

[Imagination-Driven Game Story, Game Becomes Reality, Infinite-Game Style, Light Horror Instances] Wen Xiaoruan is a top student who seems honest and mild, but is actually an expert at fighting. She was once the No. 1 blade-wielder, "Diao Min," in the PC game Greedy Red Moon, where she dominated the game and made a name for herself. Three years after quitting, the game released a full-dive beta. She casually created a new account and joined in. Following the lazy-person principle, she was lucky enough to get paired with "Xinsheng," a streamer ranked No. 7 across the entire server. She clung to his coattails and coasted to victory all the way. The audience's impression of her: a timid healer, a little mascot hiding behind a big shot. Until the day the game launched worldwide, and the game became reality. The world boss descended, and players fell one after another. No. 7 was lured away by a monster, leaving her alone in the square, clutching a cross. People were overcome with panic and despair. At that moment, the weak, pitiful, helpless healer trembled, then tossed aside her cross. With the gentle, sweet username "Strawberry Gummy," she wore a complicated expression as she changed into her SSSR gear and hefted her gleaming, gold, epic greatsword. "Actually, I used to play a blade-wielder before I retired," she said in her usual guileless way. Only later did viewers discover from the recordings that her gleaming golden sword was the signature weapon of the server's No. 1. The whole internet went wild. Was that No. 1 troublemaker, that man, finally coming back?! Some players even questioned Wen Xiaoruan on social media: "Didn't you latch onto Xinsheng? Why are you carrying Diao Min's personal weapon? What exactly is your relationship?" Others, just looking for a juicy story, interviewed Xinsheng: "How does it feel to have Diao Min cuckold you?" Wen Xiaoruan was conflicted. "I'm Diao Min." She just preferred to lie flat rather than lift a finger unless she absolutely had to... Notes: 1. Most of the game's instances include supernatural horror elements. It's mildly scary, with a lighthearted, snarky tone. 2. The companion novel is Fake It Till You Fail as the Female Supporting Character, also complete. Recommending my friend La Qi Xiao Xue's novel, Please Call Me the Scene-Stealer. Recommending my upcoming novel, After Swapping Bodies with the World-Destroying Demon God. Theme: Work hard and strive, and you'll achieve something in the end.