From the Start: Surviving the Abyss

"Hello, viewers! I'm your host, Wala Lala, the handsomest tycoon goldfish man in the multiverse. Welcome to the 1,024th Abyss Survival Tournament."

"Ten thousand incredible contestants from a hundred planets will compete to become the first person to climb out of the abyss. The winner's prize is instant detonation, oh no, instant godhood!"

"Now, let's welcome our contestant from ???. Wait, who is this guy?"

Bai Chen stood dumbfounded before a live broadcast watched by the entire universe, with astonished cries ringing all around him.

"A carbon-based monkey?"

"Where did this two-legged beast come from?"

"Who the heck is this guy?"

As countless bizarre-looking aliens watched, Bai Chen murmured thoughtfully, "Isn't this the Abyss Survival game I designed?"

"What? This account is a max-level, max-experience GM account, and I can open a console that lets me modify anything."

"Oh, then we're fine."