A New Sensation

While Gu Yanxi was anxiously waiting outside the bedroom door, Yao Qian inside was even more nervous than her own daughter.

Gu Yanxi had returned home half an hour earlier than Yao Qian had expected.

Just as Gu Yanxi shut the door with a thud, Yao Qian happened to be at the most critical moment.

The feeling of falling abruptly from a cloud to the ground was far from pleasant.

She struggled to sit up from the bed, first pulled open the drawer, threw something inside, then quickly yanked the blanket over the sheets to cover up the mess.

Of course, by now, it was definitely too late to clean everything up.

After tidying up as much as she could, she patted down her wrinkled silk nightgown and smoothed the strands of hair that had stuck to her cheeks with sweat.

Now that she was older, even her once-flat stomach had started to show a bit of excess flesh.

Sighing at how time spared no one, Yao Qian did her best to calm her slightly flushed face, put on her slippers, and walked over to open the bedroom door.

***

Meanwhile, just one wall away in another room, Chen Zixuan was already lying on his bed, replaying everything that had happened today in his mind.

It had been seven or eight hours since the launch of Legend of Kaloran.

Most of the professional players in the country had not slacked off due to Cecilia's sudden appearance.

Even now, they were still fighting in the game world, either grinding hard for higher levels or studying the game's deeper mechanics.

As for the larger number of regular players, they had already left the safety of the main city and ventured deep into the wilds they'd never explored before.

Hoping to try their luck, they wanted to emulate Cecilia and discover a new world-class boss, dreaming of getting rich overnight.

Rumor had it that the set of epic equipment dropped by Cecilia had already fetched an asking price of three million on the forums.

Moreover, the price seemed to be on the rise.

For most players, tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.

After thinking for a while, Chen Zixuan felt his headache intensify.

He hadn't slept all night, had played games all day, then even got into a fight that evening—his mind and body were now completely worn out.

Better get some sleep. Let tomorrow's troubles be dealt with tomorrow.

With that, Chen Zixuan closed his eyes early and soon drifted into sleep.

***

Two hours later.

In a girl's room full of youthful atmosphere in the Gu household—

Gu Yanxi rolled up her yoga mat from the floor, climbed into bed, tucked herself in, turned off the bedside lamp, and closed her eyes to sleep.

However, as soon as she closed her eyes, her mind was filled with thoughts of Chen Zixuan's odd behavior today.

"Mmm..."

The girl frowned, her cheeks puffing up like two little buns.

Gu Yanxi thought hard, trying to figure out why Chen Zixuan had seemed so unusual today.

Was it because men become bad once they get rich?

No, the root cause of everything must have started with him receiving that anonymous package.

What exactly was inside the box?

Just then, Gu Yanxi suddenly remembered catching sight of a pitch-black helmet beside Chen Zixuan's pillow earlier, very similar to the much-discussed VR helmets trending online lately.

Without hesitation, the girl picked up her phone, opened her browser, and typed in 'VR helmet'.

Sure enough, as soon as the images loaded, Gu Yanxi was surprised to find that the helmet's design was exactly the same as the one she'd seen at Chen Zixuan's place today.

"'Legend of Kaloran'? Is he playing this game..."

Although the helmet was expensive and the game itself even costlier, thinking about the little savings in her private fund, the girl, almost as if driven by an unseen force, tapped the 'Buy Now' button.

***

Late that night, while most people were already deep in slumber, a shocking piece of news once again exploded on the Legend of Kaloran forums.

Countless players were woken from their dreams by phone calls.

Donning pajamas and rubbing their bleary eyes, they logged into the game, all for the content of a single post.

"In the depths of [Nightfall Forest], five kilometers south of the main city, a player has discovered a new world-class boss!"

That night, the online player count for Legend of Kaloran hit yet another record high!

However, while most regular players still anticipated slaying a world-class boss, a series of follow-up posts on the forum immediately hit them with wave after wave of crushing disappointment.

"The nation's top pro team, [Pinnacle], sent their entire roster to take down the world-class boss—wiped out in under ten minutes!"

"Team [Yuewu] entered Nightfall Forest. None survived, not even their captain!"

"Team [Blackwing]..."

One after another, professional teams renowned across the country, along with delusional regular players, rushed into the depths of [Nightfall Forest] like sons desperately trying to save their grandfather; yet, the game dealt them a harsh blow.

Because the in-game time was synchronized with the real world, it was nighttime, and the dense, shadowy forest severely impaired their vision.

Not a single player had managed to see what the world-class boss actually looked like; all were killed instantly by its sudden attacks.

Less skilled players, on the other hand, ran into elite monsters that only came out at night—most didn't even get a glimpse of the boss before being sent back to the main city's respawn point.

After their first failed attempt, these pro players didn't easily give up.

After some discussion, the team leaders quickly formed an alliance, assembling more than a hundred elite players into one large force and charging deeper into [Nightfall Forest].

They had a clear division of labor and worked in perfect coordination: Warriors tanked damage in the front, assassins guarded against sneak attacks, priests used Holy Light to provide illumination, sharpshooters and mages supplied firepower, and warlocks summoned undead to scout ahead for the team.

Yet, no matter how hard they tried, an hour later, the alliance of over a hundred elite players was still utterly routed—beaten back with heavy losses!

Even by dawn, the true appearance of the world-class boss remained a complete mystery; no one had managed to uncover it.

To this point, none of the players who had faced the boss directly could describe what it looked like.

Despite dying repeatedly, all they'd managed to gather were a few pitiful scraps of information.

1. The boss was massive, standing over a dozen meters tall.2. Its body was pitch black—a perfect disguise for the dark environment.3. It moved with incredible agility, and every attack was preceded by a violent gale as a warning.4. Apparently, this world-class boss could fly...

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