A player got their hands on a newly released martial arts mobile game. They heard it had a huge degree of freedom: not only did it max out your starting combat stats, letting players fully enjoy the fun of being the Fourth Calamity, but the storylines were especially good. Best of all, you could cultivate with NPCs without limits! No matter their affection level or where you were, you could do it whenever you wanted.
Player: Is this even a legit game?
Who cares? I'll try it first.
They immediately created a male character, spent two hours customizing his face, and charged into the test server.
They were hooked the moment they logged in.
This NPC's name is so nice! Gotta cultivate with him.
This NPC's portrait is so gorgeous! Gotta cultivate with him.
Holy crap, this NPC has a great name and a gorgeous portrait! Gotta cultivate with him a whole lot!
The player was having a great time, except for one thing. Shouldn't cultivating together raise affection? Why is he trying to kill me?
Wait, his affection is at 90%, and I've even unlocked the "Best Friends" achievement. Isn't cultivating together the obvious next step? Why is he trying to kill me too?
Is there no justice in this world?
Inside the Bat Cave, the player accepted a quest to rescue all the female NPCs and cure their blindness.
The player dutifully worked through the dungeon. The boss was terrifyingly strong, but his portrait showed a dashing gentleman, and the player fell for him at first sight.
[Inside the Bat Cave, the tension was at its peak. Young Master Bat lowered his brows, about to unleash his Star-Chasing Moon-Pursuing move, when someone inexplicably seized his wrist. The person roughly tore off his clothes and pinned him to the ground, right in front of a crowd of subordinates, and fiercely...
Young Master Bat: !!!]
Atop the Forbidden City, the player's quest was to expose the White Cloud City's lord's plot to usurp the throne and kill him if necessary.
Player: But he's the beauty I love most! I'm not doing this quest. I can't just watch him die! I have to save him!!!
But the imperial palace was bristling with weapons. Even the player character, whose martial arts were peerless, would find it nearly impossible to escape the trap with his beloved beauty.
Luckily, they could still cultivate together. It granted super armor!
[The cold moon shone over the great hall, as if a bleak snowfall had begun.
The sword in the White Cloud City's lord's hand reflected a dazzling, icy gleam.
He had already resolved to die here, at the hands of the opponent he respected most.
But that person appeared again.
The instant he appeared, the White Cloud City's lord did not hesitate. He turned his sword around and slashed his own throat, afraid he might not die quickly enough.
He couldn't let that person humiliate him again.]
Player: No! My beauty!!!
Wait, the person next to my beauty is pretty good-looking too!
Seme protagonist
Female player
The whole story is told from the characters' perspectives.
The protagonist fights evil with evil and violence with violence. He's morally chaotic, and the level of torment is maxed out. Kind, law-abiding readers, please run for your lives.
Theme: In the martial world, uphold justice, repay kindness, and avenge wrongs!