Nightmare Invasion [Infinite]

Sorry, due to personal and other reasons, I can't continue updating this novel. If you're a new reader, please don't buy the paid chapters. I'm starting the process of making them free. My sincere apologies to my readers...

The world was drawn into a nightmare game. Nightmares invaded the world everyone knew, and people had to fight to survive until they could escape.

Cities lay in ruins. Nightmares lurked in the shadows, waiting for a chance to strike. The gods in the livestreams watched with indifference, waiting for the last victor to emerge.

A silent school, a deadly train, a bloody museum, a floating island where players were sent to kill each other...

How will you survive each dangerous instance?

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Everyone who met Tang Qiuyan for the first time took him for a pretty face.

He had nothing but good looks. He hung back while clearing instances and fighting nightmares, making him impossible to respect.

Then the instance boss appeared, the safe zone fell, and everyone was overcome with despair at the sight of the seemingly invincible Night Patrol God.

The night wind blew. As the monster roared, Tang Qiuyan sighed, drew his sword, and slowly rose to his feet.

A string of black Buddhist prayer beads wound around the scabbard, swaying and clattering in the wind with a clear, ringing sound.

His hand opened and closed around the hilt. The black beads on his wrist made his skin look even paler.

The hideous nightmare before him was upon him. It seemed to slice through the air, stirring the wind and sweeping the young man's bangs aside. Some people sighed, some couldn't bear to watch, and others gloated.

Beneath the flying strands of hair, a stunning face brimming with murderous intent was revealed!

In the next instant, his slender, straight Tang sword burst from its scabbard.

The blade was white as snow, its gleam like a dragon or serpent. Beneath the luminous purple moon, a streak of lightning seemed to surge from the earth, tracing a fleeting arc through the air. A fierce aura of violence and killing intent erupted with the blade's snowy flash!

Tang Qiuyan sheathed his sword and stood there, full of melancholy. It's so hard to get a little peace and quiet.

"He's the player who has topped the Nightmare World's livestream popularity charts year after year.

He's the one who never even says thank you, yet countless gods in the livestreams willingly shower him with gifts.

He's also the peerless beauty who made the strongest BOSS in the Nightmare World fall madly in love, to the point where it chased him for three days and nights just to risk stealing a kiss..."

A new player timidly raised a hand below. "Is there really someone like that...? What's his name?"

"Only the very strongest players can clear the hardest instances and achievements. They're given the title of [Myriad Forms]."

The speaker's expression was fervent. "He's the one who makes even the other [Myriad Forms] back down when they hear he's in their instance. He's unquestionably the strongest player, Tang Qiuyan, known as the [Martial Myriad Form]!"

Then he lowered his voice. "Of course, some people call him the [Beauty Myriad Form], but you can't say that in public..."

The new player pointed at a figure nearby, wearing a black hooded cloak and watching them. "Um, is that... him?"

"..."

* A beauty with maxed-out combat power x a devoted puppy of an instance boss

* The entire story is fictional, including the real-world setting. Please don't compare it to reality.

* Some settings are inspired by The Reader Who Knows Everything.

* We met online. If you're dropping the story, no need to tell me. Let's part on good terms.

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Li Yibai was reborn, returning to three months before [Eternity] descended upon the real world.

At first, people thought [Eternity] was just an ordinary pay-to-win game. Its balance was a complete mess: spend money to get stronger, and the gap between whales and free-to-play players was like a chasm.

"Did the dev team go crazy for money?"

"Eternity: Use money to buy happiness."

"So free-to-play players are just here to improve the whales' gaming experience? Trash game. Not even a dog would play it!"

It wasn't until the game descended upon reality that people realized that being able to get stronger by spending money was [Eternity]'s greatest act of mercy.

In his previous life, Li Yibai was only a light spender. He started late and didn't invest much, enjoying the challenge of relying on skill. When [Eternity] descended, all kinds of powerful monsters and NPCs appeared in the real world. Li Yibai struggled to survive with the small amount he'd spent, until he died at the hands of a powerful BOSS during an instance raid...

Reborn, Li Yibai took a look at his bank balance, shares, real estate, and other assets.

Li Yibai: A skill-based player? Sorry, I don't know that guy. I'm a whale.

The equipment system in [Eternity] was a notorious money pit: upgrades, inscriptions, gems, resonance... Every feature was enough to make players hesitate.

The hero gacha system had abysmal odds of getting an SSS-rank hero, with no guaranteed pity. Pulling a duplicate meant feeding it fodder and ranking it up. As the saying goes, pulling feels great, until you see the bill.

The VIP system was something else entirely, starting at a hundred thousand with no upper limit...

Li Yibai: I'll max it all out!

At first, everyone thought Li Yibai was a rich kid with something wrong with his head.

It wasn't until the game invaded reality and turned everything upside down that they finally understood.

Turns out whales really can do anything...

Theme: Win people over with virtue and build a harmonious world together.