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Chapter 509: New World, The Game's Imminent Closure!
Chapter 509: New World, The Game's Imminent Closure!
Yecheng, feeling exhausted, returned to his apartment in the Tokyo District of the Overlord world. He grabbed a beer from the fridge, took a sip, and then donned his virtual gear, entering the game.
He had been in this world for several years. When he first arrived, Yecheng was thrilled to be there.
After living there for a year or two, he realized that this world was just an ordinary parallel world with no supernatural powers.
There were no Hollows running rampant, no ninjas with extraordinary abilities, and no imminent threats of planetary destruction.
With his overpowered abilities, Yecheng was the only supernatural being in this world. Any slightly delusional idea he had about ruling the entire world could easily become a reality.
It wasn't until a few years ago, when a game called "YGGDRASIL" was released, that Yecheng finally realized he wasn't in an ordinary world; the plot had simply not begun yet.
Overlord was none other than the Bone King, the ruler of the Necropolis!
The plot hadn't started, and the game hadn't shut down yet. In fact, if Yecheng had wanted to, he could have avoided being transported to another world.
After some internal struggle, Yecheng decided to follow the Necropolis and travel to another world.
The reason was simple. In this modern parallel world, although the living environment was safe, it was too boring for someone with his immense power.
Even if he chose to live a normal life, human lifespan was limited. No matter how powerful he was, it wouldn't matter in a hundred and eighty years; he would still turn to dust.
However, going to the Overlord world would be a different story.
YGGDRASIL was a game with multiple playable races. He could choose a long-lived race, wait for the game to shut down, and then cross over to another world, embracing both sides. It seemed that every hundred years, a group of players from YGGDRASIL would cross over to the other world, known as the "Hundred-Year Aftershock."
Of course, this hundred-year period referred to the timeline of the other world. In reality, the YGGDRASIL players who were transported to the other world in batches were all from the same era.
In simpler terms, YGGDRASIL players were transported to different timelines on the other world's continent in batches, with a hundred-year interval between each timeline.
Furthermore, each group of players crossing over every hundred years would alternate between the forces of good and evil.
The first batch of YGGDRASIL players to cross over were those who could provide aid to the other world, known as Order·Good.
The Bone King, on the other hand, belonged to the sixth batch of players and was also the last group of YGGDRASIL players to cross over, representing Chaos·Evil.
If given a choice, Yecheng would naturally prefer to be a messenger of justice in the other world.
Unfortunately, he didn't know the identities or the timing and method of crossing over for the other YGGDRASIL players, so he had no choice but to join the Bone King's guild, Anz Uhl Gunhild.
The Anz Uhl Gunhild Guild was one of the top guilds in the entire YGGDRASIL game.
Moreover, this guild had a peculiar rule: all members must be non-human races to join.
Yecheng had intended to choose a long-lived race, so becoming a non-human wasn't an issue for him.
Yet, unwilling to part with his handsome face, he did not choose to become an oddball like most members but instead opted for the "Dual Mirage," which was closer to a human appearance.
As Night City entered deep sleep with the virtual equipment, his in-game avatar soon appeared in a lavishly decorated hall.
When Night City arrived, the Squirrel, a member of the Anz Uhl Gunhild Guild, was bidding farewell to the last member when Night City suddenly appeared in his seat.
With the launch of numerous popular games, YGGDRASIL, like most games, eventually met its twilight days.
Today was the last day of YGGDRASIL's closure, so the Squirrel, who had deep emotional ties to the guild, had spent almost the entire day immersed in the game, bidding farewell to each of his companions.
In the game, the Squirrel was a Death Overlord, the highest rank of skeletons, and his appearance was indeed a creepy skeleton frame.
The Squirrel's real name was Suzuki Go, a modern-day corporate slave like most people. In modern society, he had no remarkable achievements and hardly any friends.
However, this very reason made the Squirrel's attachment to the game YGGDRASIL and the Anz Uhl Gunhild Guild even stronger than others.
For others, this might have been just a game, but for the Squirrel, it was his second life. The guild members were his most important and precious friends.
"Was that Blacklo Blacklo? Did he leave too? That guy still owes me a lot of money.
Damn, did he run away to avoid paying me back?"
Night City's seemingly sarcastic joke elicited a bitter laugh from the Squirrel.
"He transferred his items and equipment to me and then went offline.
I wanted to tell him that this was a rare opportunity, and we could wait together until the server shut down, but he said he had something to do today and hurriedly logged off."
Night City could tell that the Squirrel's mood was rather desolate as he spoke.
After all, they didn't know if they would ever meet again after YGGDRASIL's closure.
Although the guild had forty-two members, only a few of them had a close enough relationship to stay in touch in the real world.
In fact, even before the announcement of YGGDRASIL's closure, many members had gradually stopped playing due to the game's declining popularity.
The Squirrel had already bid farewell to many companions today, and with the server shutdown approaching midnight, there wasn't much time left. Seeing Night City, he believed he was the last partner to bid farewell.
The Squirrel sadly assumed that Night City, like the others, would chat for a while and then go offline.
But soon, the Squirrel noticed that Night City, after sitting down, kept fiddling with the system menu, showing no signs of leaving.
Sensing the Squirrel's curious gaze, Night City looked up and said, "Why are you staring at me? Do you think I'll transfer my equipment and all my cash shop items to you and then go offline?
Don't joke around. My equipment and cash shop items are all hard-earned, the result of countless sleepless nights.
Even if YGGDRASIL is shutting down, I won't let anyone have them for cheap!"
(End of Chapter)
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