This Is Not My World! It's the World!

My name is Lin Yue, I am 17 years old, and my code name is "Yapor". When I was thrown into this square hell called "Extreme Mode" together with other unlucky people, I thought it was just a cruel game. Until I discovered that I could synthesize any item out of thin air, and monsters would evolve and become stronger over time, and I seemed a little crazy. But the real fear started when I synthesized the "rebirth anchor" that shouldn't exist. It requires glowstone to charge and gives me four precious chances to resurrect—a malicious bug in a world that requires one life to complete the game. Monsters roar and the world whispers. I gripped the netherite sword that I had just synthesized instantly and looked at the distorted shadows in the distance. I know that what we are facing is not a game at all. This archive... Has self-awareness. And it is trying to format us "viruses".