For the boy named Wu Qing, becoming a trainer wasnât a bad thing.
He accepted the matter of being the a nightmare world much faster than his nominal sister, Gan Yuan, and even felt a vague sense of enjoyment.
Wu Qing was born in a very ordinary town. Although it was prosperous and close to the city, it was definitely different from the big city where the Gan family was located. At least according to Gan Yuan, Wu Qing was a wild boy that climbed out of a ravine.
No matter how much he explained, his nominal sister never seemed to believe that he had cell phones and computers to play with in primary school.
Originally, Wu Qingâs life could be considered very normal. He was a normal boy who liked to play and was good at games. He wouldâve gone to a normal university, be a normal computer major, play games for four years, then leave to find a normal job that isnât too busy.
The turning point of his destiny was when his mother, who was a nurse in a nursing home, had a second spring and married a very wealthy boss. <sup>1</sup> That was both the turning point of his destiny and the first time in his life that he learned that there were even worse things than being killed 100 times in a game by someone camping his corpse. <sup>2</sup>
Wu Qing didnât know that the relationship between his mother and stepfather was pure at first, but ever since his motherâs younger brother, Wu Qingâs uncle, looked at the warehouse, he turned into a logistics manager for his stepfatherâs companyâŚâŚ
His aunt resigned from her supermarket sales job, drove a new car to play in the warehouse, and even his little cousin who from a young age only had new clothes during the holidays is now going to learn piano and ballet.
His auntâs brother and sister followed his uncle to eat and drink together in the logistics departmentâŚ..
Thanks to his stepfather, his motherâs old classmateâs child graduated from an unknown secondary school and was hired to be a teacher at a primary schoolâŚâŚ
AfterâŚâŚ many, many big and small things happened, Wu Qingâs mother told him softly in an empty place that he needed to please his stepfather and the eldest miss of the Gan family no matter what happens.
Even if Wu Qing was looked down upon or slapped by Miss Gan at a wedding ceremony, even if he was hit by Gan Yuanâs boyfriend Xiao Yuyang or his classmates in private, his mother told him to bear with it.
As long as he could endure it, they would be members of the Gan family. They could continue to use their resources and would be wealthy in the future.
Itâs like this now because Wu Qing was busy with games in high school and failed to enter university because he failed the entrance examination, but was able to enter a famous university for rich second generations thanks to his stepfather. After attending school here for a few years, he will follow his stepfatherâs plan to study abroad at a university with a name he canât even read. After a few years of fun there, heâll go back to China to enter his stepfatherâs company to do nothing, marry a beautiful wife, and have a âhappyâ life.
Although heâs always hit and humiliated by Gan Yuan on weekdays, when Wu Qing takes the pocket money that his stepfather gives him, he becomes a boss in his favorite game worlds. When he runs rampant across various servers, Wu Qing treats everyone that steps on his feet like they were Gan Yuan and her lackeys.
Itâs been a long time⌠Wu Qing thinks that Miss Gan and Xiao Yuyang are no big deal.
Especially now. Wu Qing and Gan Yuan are both just newcomers in the nightmare world, and things like family background, pedigree, or money have no meaning for them.
In fact, if it werenât because Gan Yuanâs boyfriend, Xiao Yuyang, turned out to be a damn veteran and had used nightmare points to strengthen his body, Wu Qing wouldnât have let anyone beat him up.
Wu Qing, who had a skinny body from sitting in front of a computer for a long time, simply couldnât fight Xiao Yuyang, who was much stronger than before thanks to nightmare points.
So for Wu Qing, the nightmare world is just a new game that he started.
Itâs just that there isnât a plug-in for the game, and thereâs no way to recharge. Wu Qing is only a newcomer who just now entered the game. Behind Gan Yuan, thereâs a veteran player who had been advancing for many days already. <sup>3</sup> Wu Qingâs character attributes and equipment couldnât keep up.
What would Wu Qing, who claimed to be a gaming expert, do?
He needs to complete the task and fight monsters. He hopes to gain nightmare pointsâŚ.. and necessary equipmentâŚ. from either the task or wild monsters at the beginning of the game.
Itâs a shame that Wu Qingâs first task was somewhat inexplicable â making them sit in the silly metro for two hours! And in those two hours, the metro only stopped at three platforms.
The first one was deserted and full of weeds and ruins.
The second platform was originally empty, but when the doors were about to close, a âghostâ that looked like a man entered.
The third was the one just filled with strange students and teachers. It seemed to be the most terrible of the three platforms.
For Wu Qing, the third platform was the most desirable since it had the most ghosts. If he could wipe them all out, he may get much more experience than the other players.
Unfortunately, because of the task, Wu Qing didnât dare to leave the metro.
And⌠even if Wu Qing could leave the metro, he didnât have a hiking pole wth him. His entire hiking bag was full of heavy things that Gan Yuan didnât want to carry. Thereâs nothing he can use.
Since his body wasnât strong, he needed a weapon.
Then, Wu Qing saw the black umbrella in the hand of the âghost!â
It looked like a very âexpensiveâ umbrella. The silver tip, handle, and framework gave it a very delicate and refined feeling. Tapping it on the car floor allowed Wu Qing to determine the quality of the silver; it was definitely not just plated.
Coupled with the skull and crossbones engravings, Wu Qing was even more sure that the umbrella was a treasure. Otherwise, would the âghostâ be carrying it so cautiously?
That must be part of the âghostâsâ equipment â the kind that Xiao Yuyang canât get!
Grab the black umbrella, exit the metro, eliminate the possible ghosts on the platform, clear the task, and get nightmare points. Thatâs all that Wu Qing could think of in a flash. As long as his plan was successful, he would no longer have to bow down to Gan Yuan!
He would be stronger than Gan Yuan, stronger than Xiao Yuyang, even stronger than all the trainers!
Wu Qing saw that the âghostâ turned away from their car and returned to the one next door to sit quietly like before. Guessing that the âghostâ would not deal with them for a while, he took the idea of âseek wealth and risks,â and followed the âghostâ to the next car and sat across from it.
During the whole process, Wu Qingâs heartbeat was racing.
He was now sitting opposite the âghost.â The only place where Xiao Yuyang and Gan Yuan didnât dare get close to was the most dangerous place in the nightmare world.
After sitting quietly for over 10 minutes, Wu Qing suddenly felt that the âghostâ sitting on the opposite side had a kind and friendly appearance other than its expressionless face. At least it looked more friendly than Gan Yuan and Xiao Yuyang in the next car.
Looking at Gan Yuan and Xiao Yuyang who wouldnât approach and had to keep their nagging, cursing, mocking, and hateful words in their mouths, Wu Qing felt really refreshed.
To be honest, the âghostâ sitting opposite Wu Qing looked many times better than Gan Yuan, who thinks sheâs beautiful. His face was also clean, unlike Gan Yuan who has to paint her face several times each time she goes out.
Once Wu Qing accidentally saw Gan Yuan after she wore makeup in the rain, and she looked even scarier than a ghost.
After Wu Qing and the others stayed in the metro for two hours, he suddenly felt another tingle in his left arm, then watched the bloody first task on the inside of his arm disappear. It was replaced by two other lines of blood:
[Task 2: Choose a platform, leave the metro, and survive for two hours.]
Looking at the new task that appeared, Wu Qing shivered a little, even smiled a bit at the corner of his mouth. The content of the second task was completely within Wu Qingâs expectations. The reason why the first task had them stay on the metro for so long was probably to let them observe and choose one of the three stations they passed before!
Nothing deviated from his plan. Wu Qing even found that the âghostâ sitting opposite him was resting with its eyes closed. The black umbrella, which looked very precious, was places so casually next to it on the seat.
Itâs a godsend!
Feeling the metro begin to slow down, Wu Qingâs hands clenched tightly, and his eyes looked at the âghostâ with closed eyes across from him, then at the upcoming platform. If he could choose, Wu Qing wanted to play it large and choose the platform full of ghost students!
He was sure that Gan Yuan and Xiao Yuyang would never choose the most terrifying platform.
3âŚ..2âŚ..1âŚ..
Wu Qing turned his head and looked out the window. He could barely see the platform in front.
When the countdown in his mind ended, Wu Qing saw the platform he wanted and the students still standing there with strange smiles!
âDingââ
The moment the doors opened, Wu Qing, who was fully mentally prepared, moved his hands and feet. While its mind was blank, the black umbrella that the âghostâ placed on the opposite seat was stolen, and then Wu Qing rushed out without stopping for a second.
With no fear since he was sure the ghosts on the platform were definitely fake, Wu Qing lifted the black umbrella that was much heavier than an ordinary umbrella while rushing out the metro door. He opened the umbrella like a shield, yelled âahhhâ and rushed into the group of ghosts!
Many so-called game masters have the same mentality as âgamblers.â
Especially before they realize that theyâre playing games with their lives, theyâre more likely to be manipulated by their gambling hearts and do some incomprehensible things.
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"\nFootnotes
<ol>Second spring is a second chance to be happy like in your youth. Corpse camping is a gaming term for when another player sits next to your characterâs dead body, waits for you to revive, and then kills you again. Repeatedly. Iâm using player here to show that this is from Wu Qingâs point of view. He doesnât know that the âplayersâ are called trainers here. Iâm also referring to Su Zimo as âitâ since Wu Qing doesnât seem like the type to humanize a ghost or refer to one by their preferred pronouns.</ol>