Zane, ignoring all the pop-ups, began swiping straight to the shop, confused the system… [Zane? What are you doing?] “Oh damn! The prices have increased after all! How many players are trading in this shop???” [Well actually, it’s generated by fake users; you see I adde-] “Sweeet! Yeah, what were you saying again?” [… So what did you sell?] “Well …

[Limbo… It seems like you’ve gotten in Limbo as well after your brain denied the algorithm; this process of resistance against the algorithm must’ve caused a lot of damage…] “Where’s it?” [It? Do you mean her? Well, she’s being punished… But she’ll return… And since she was the one to summon you here, she can continue doing whatever she wants …

*Slash* Jack’s sword nearly missed Zane’s neck, sweat had started to form on Zane’s forehead – something that he’d never experienced in the virtual world. ‘Sweat? How can I be sweating in the Systems’ world?’ [Alert: New Update] [Added Low-Stamina effects] ‘So instead of freezing, I feel exhausted when my stamina turns into the orange zone, below 50%. Damn… Going …

[FIGHT!] Directly after those dreaded words showed themselves on Zane’s display, he ran straight towards Jack, trying to grab his sword or steal a piece of his armour set. “What are you trying to do? Steal my equipment?” The crowd let out a roar of laughter as Zane got teleported back when he’d nearly reached Jack’s sword. ‘The f*** is …

“What’d you get Jack?” Jack looked at his inventory menu and materialized his ‘gift’ from the system. A shiny brand new sword appeared in his hands, ready to slay countless foes. ‘Yeah, the system really doesn’t like me, does it?’ [Immortal Emperor’s Sword] Even Jack’s name had turned into a shiny golden font colour. And as if it couldn’t get …

He’d always wake up after not dying, time and time again he’d been interrupted out of nowhere, spawning him back into that empty void that the System calls its home. One time, he’d just gotten into his bed, and guess what? He spawned into the dungeon in his underwear. Everything that he has equipped in the transportation process gets taken …

“Open Inventory” [Your Inventory] [2 Items] Nothing new, hmm, well at least I tried… [What’s the matter human Z-A-N-E, giving up so soon?] Zane kept his silence, looking at his rusted sword. He caressed it gently as if the sword was of great value. Well in a way, it was the only item of value he possessed. This lonely sword …

Zane found himself back on his bed, nothing had changed. Confused and distracted by the recent events, he searched for the light switch and switched it on. So it really was a dream huh? He spent the next few hours doing his usual affairs: making breakfast, getting ready for work, and eventually leaving his house – ready for another day …

“Speechless? I know…” The system restarted its spamming of emojis. It was as if the little blue display was fuming with anger, trying to use its emojis to kill Zane’s sanity. [Hiveling Lvl. 1] [HP: 0/100] The hiveling that hosted Zane and his plunger on its bottom, exploded into countless blue shards – presumably defeated. The display now presented a …

[Humans don’t need to know my name, and why would I give it to them? They’re always rude, and even if they ask me nicely, my quests would kill them shortly after; it doesn’t matter whether they know my name or not, they’ll all die anyway.] Zane frowned at this nagging display he found in front of him, holding back …