Forced to Become an NPC [Infinite]

[Ding! The massive multiplayer online game Infinite Hunting Grounds Online is now live. Global open beta has begun.]

Wen Chengyu watched as his coworkers were replaced one after another by “players,” while mutated creatures appeared in an endless stream.

Forced into the game, he thought he was the chosen one and waited for his golden finger to arrive.

[NPC: Wen Chengyu, bound.]

Oh no, I’ve become a game NPC!

Not only am I the chosen one, I’m also the chosen wage slave.

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After the closed beta, a healer-type NPC appeared in a dungeon.

Players all praised the developers for finally doing something decent, since they wouldn’t have to keep dancing on the edge of death anymore.

But the NPC’s healing fees were ridiculously high, and he forced them to pay…

Wen Chengyu smiled. “You don’t want treatment? You’re already dead. Go feed the monsters.”

Players: “Fine, I’ll pay! Is that what you want?”

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After fighting their way through hordes of monsters with great difficulty, the players finally reached the boss.

They found Wen Chengyu, who was supposed to be the dungeon’s healer, sitting on top of the boss’s corpse.

The players looked at the NPC label above his head, then at his spotless white shirt.

[Would you like to accept this quest?]

There’s something seriously wrong with this NPC!

Dungeon 1: [West City Third Hospital] Complete

Dungeon 2: [Deep-Sea Cruise Ship] Complete

Dungeon 3: [Endless Highway] Complete

Dungeon 4: [Enchanted Resort] Complete

Dungeon 5: [Centennial School Anniversary] Complete

Dungeon 6: [Daydream Factory] Complete

Dungeon 7: [The Rift in Time] Complete

Main storyline

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“Fang Zhi, are you short on money?”

The young man’s clear voice pierced Fang Zhi’s heart like a fine needle.

At eighteen, Pei Xu tore away the pretense of friendship once and for all. He always knew exactly what Fang Zhi needed most.

“This is a fair deal,” Pei Xu said.

Those astonishingly bright eyes became Fang Zhi’s nightmare.

He studied hard, worked desperately to make money, and thought he had finally escaped Pei Xu and started a new chapter in his life. Yet time and again, in the middle of the night, that snake-like gaze would send chills down his spine.

When Fang Zhi’s ex-girlfriend suddenly ran off with his savings, and he was at his most desperate for money, that clear voice came back to haunt him.

As if he had calculated the perfect moment, Pei Xu appeared in his most impeccable form and brought Fang Zhi back to the crossroads of his life, forcing him to make a choice.

Admit it. You need me.

In bed, Fang Zhi often seemed dazed, his eyes flushed red while his hand clamped tightly around Pei Xu’s throat.

“I don’t like men.”

He said it to Pei Xu, but he was really trying to convince himself.

Pei Xu only laughed, grabbing Fang Zhi by the shoulder.

“Next time you say that, remember to get off me first.”

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Pei Xu fell in love with his best friend.

He was rotten by nature. If he couldn’t get what he wanted the first time, he would take it by force the second.

But he had underestimated Fang Zhi’s pride. The scales, which had once been wavering, tipped completely. Fang Zhi steeled himself and would rather drive himself into a corner than have anything more to do with him.

A new life, a new romance, without him.

That was fine. A lifetime was long. Pei Xu could wait.

The right moment came both quickly and slowly.

Pei Xu waited two years and suffered for two years, until Fang Zhi finally broke up.

He showed up at the perfect moment, offering the one bargaining chip he had, the one Fang Zhi needed so badly.

“Fang Zhi, are you short on money?”

A hint of barely perceptible hope was hidden in his clear voice.

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1. Fang Zhi and his ex-girlfriend had no feelings for each other and no intimate contact.

2. Fang Zhi is only attracted to Pei Xu.

Theme: Don’t give up when facing difficulties