1: Killing monsters and dropping attribute points

June 25th.

10:30 PM.

In the deep reaches of space, a light invisible to the human eye was flying towards Azure Star, coincidentally striking Bai Xuan, who had already fallen into a deep sleep.

“Welcome, Player, to the Game World.”

Opening his eyes, Bai Xuan was momentarily stunned by the text floating in the void.

“Did I transmigrate?”

“No, that’s not right.”

Touching his left hand, Bai Xuan skillfully picked up his phone.

The glow of the screen illuminated the familiar scene, confirming to Bai Xuan that this was indeed his room.

“On June 25th, 4220 AD, at 10:30 PM, a meteor carrying a terrifying virus fell onto Azure Star. All humans and most animals and plants globally turned into monsters. Only you remained unaffected.”

“???”

The changing text before him filled Bai Xuan with a strong sense of unease.

However, as this text disappeared, Bai Xuan saw the options [Character] and [Exit].

He decided to check his attributes first.

“[Player: Bai Xuan]”

“[Strength: 1.23, Physique: 1.27, Agility: 1.24, Spirit: 1.19]”

“[Note: The average attribute value for a normal adult male is one.]”

“So, I really can check my attributes.”

“As for these attribute values… they should be accurate.”

Although Bai Xuan wasn't a sports student, he was very disciplined and exercised regularly, making his physical fitness stronger than that of an average person.

“So, this Exit… I’ll try it.”

His vision went black, and Bai Xuan’s consciousness began to return.

The familiar feel of his pillow made Bai Xuan ponder.

“My phone isn't in my hand anymore.”

“I am the same as I was before entering the Game World, and I am the same after exiting the Game World.”

“Also, the phone that exists in the real world also exists in the Game World.”

Opening his eyes, Bai Xuan saw the translucent [Character] and [Enter] before him, and a strange glint flashed in his eyes.

“This isn't an illusion… It seems I really have gained a Game World.”

“It's just that that Game World is almost identical to reality… Perhaps it's a parallel world?”

“No matter what the truth is… my life has been changed by the variable of the Game World.”

Thinking of this, Bai Xuan couldn't help but curve his lips into a smile.

Bai Xuan was a prospective university student who had just finished his college entrance exams.

His exam scores were ordinary, barely passing the undergraduate admission line.

This meant that Bai Xuan could only attend a regular undergraduate institution.

Whether he could find a satisfactory job after graduation was also an unknown, as the current employment situation was very grim.

However, Bai Xuan wasn't particularly worried about this issue.

Because Bai Xuan's parents were both employees of state-owned enterprises and had died in an accident, considered to have died in the line of duty.

The funeral subsidies, one-time death benefits, dependent's pensions, plus their inheritance, if inflation was not considered, would be enough for Bai Xuan to live comfortably for the rest of his life, provided he was frugal.

It was impossible for inflation not to occur, so living off it forever was out of the question, but it would at least keep Bai Xuan from worrying about money for a short period.

Bai Xuan was very self-aware, knowing that with his own abilities, it would be almost impossible for him to become rich and achieve worldly success in this lifetime.

The only way to achieve financial freedom was to use his handsome and strong appearance and healthy body to find a rich loli, and then live off her in style.

Of course,

This was Bai Xuan's previous plan for the future.

As for now,

Everything had changed.

The Game World was his greatest opportunity, representing the possibility of the extraordinary.

Perhaps it could grant him power comparable to gods, perhaps eternal life, perhaps many incredible existences, or even allow him to resurrect his parents…

Although he had long grown accustomed to being alone, a poor orphan couldn't help but miss his parents' affection.

This feeling was truly ineffable.

In addition, Bai Xuan had also fantasized about transmigrating, practicing martial arts, cultivating immortals, awakening special abilities, gaining a system… becoming the protagonist in novels and anime, possessing everything he desired.

However, Bai Xuan knew that these were just fantasies and could not come true.

In reality, he was just an ordinary person, without a wealthy family background or exceptional talent, destined to live a mediocre, conformist life.

Bai Xuan even felt a bit despairing about such a life.

But now, the fantasy had come true, and the opportunity to change everything was right before him.

So, what was there to hesitate about?

“Enter.”

With a thought, Bai Xuan entered the Game World again.

Upon re-entering the Game World, Bai Xuan first turned on the lights, changed into a tracksuit, and then picked up the dragon spring sword hanging on the wall.

It's normal for a young man to like a cool sword, isn't it?

The 228-yuan dragon spring sword, though unsharpened, was absolutely of good quality.

It was platinum-colored throughout, with dragon and cloud patterns on the hilt and blade, looking extremely grand, like an emperor's sword.

“Even though it’s not sharpened, its lethality isn’t weak. A good whack to the head could still kill someone.”

“All humans, and most animals and plants, have turned into monsters.”

“Monsters created by a virus, especially humans turned into monsters, are most likely zombie-like creatures, right?”

“Even if they are stronger than ordinary people, there are limits, after all, they are all flesh and blood.”

“This sword should be able to kill them.”

“I'll try it first, but I still need to be careful.”

The city Bai Xuan lived in was a small county town called Lehan City, with a severe population outflow; most young people had gone out to work.

The Nantian Community where Bai Xuan lived was no exception, with few young people, mostly elderly, which was good news.

It was 10:42 PM, and there were not many people outside, as the elderly usually went to bed early.

“Let's observe first.”

Through the five windows in his home, Bai Xuan only saw two monsters.

Both were transformed elderly people, with gray-black sagging skin, eyes covered in bloodshot, turning a terrifying crimson, expressions twisted and ferocious, mouths agape, with saliva drooling out.

And above their heads, there was text.

“[Low-Level Infected]”

After observing for a moment, Bai Xuan found that these monsters were like walking corpses, moving slowly, with weak sensory abilities. Throwing textbooks at them elicited no reaction, but they had faint hearing and were attracted by sound.

“I’ll try killing one first.”

Without hesitation, Bai Xuan chose to take the initiative.

Carefully opening his door, Bai Xuan slowly approached a monster.

Three meters, two meters, one meter.

It wasn't until the distance was less than a meter that this monster reacted.

However, the bodies of the elderly were already poor, and after turning into monsters, they seemed to have deteriorated further. Their movements were extremely slow and very strange… as if they couldn't control their limbs, or rather, were not proficient in controlling them.

This information was also good news for Bai Xuan.

He swung the sword with force.

Even unsharpened, it was enough to smash the monster's osteoporotic skull.

“Bang!!”

A small part of its head was smashed, and gray-black viscous fluid splattered out, a foul stench assailing his nostrils.

“Disgusting!”

“But this monster didn't die… what terrifying vitality…”

Bai Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he immediately delivered another sword strike.

“Bang!!!”

The monster finally died.

And after its death, a gray-black orb of light emerged, rising to about one meter above the ground.

“It really is a game… killing monsters can even drop loot?”

“So what will this loot be?”

Bai Xuan reached out and touched it, then saw the translucent text appear before him.

“[Attribute Point +0.01]”

“Zero point zero one…”

This number was subtle; it seemed small, but Bai Xuan knew very well that since killing monsters could make him stronger, his speed in killing monsters would inevitably become faster and faster, like a snowball rolling downhill.

If there was no upper limit to attribute points, then he would definitely become an existence that broke human limits, possessing terrifying attributes, comparable to gods, Buddhas, immortals, demons, and even surpassing them.

“My future truly is infinitely bright.”

Bai Xuan murmured softly, then couldn't help but smile, a brilliant smile.