Online Gaming: The Lord of the Undead

[Over a million words, complete] In the wake of the gaming boom, there are always people who rise above the rest. With the dawn of the era of big games, just how many top players will emerge? I just started the game, so why am I an NPC? The key is to lie low and build up your strength. Farm, farm, farm! Then raise an army. Why fight one-on-one when you can gang up on them, right? I may be a newbie with terrible skills, but I have numbers on my side!