“You little scoundrel, you dare to humiliate me like this, how despicable, Lin, you are truly despicable! What do you take me, Tian Yingzi, for? Some plaything for you to toy with at will?” she thought, then realized, “No, that’s not right. If he wanted to mess with me like last time, why did he just run away in panic? Just now, I was clearly caught in that inescapable whirlpool of desire again. If he wanted to do anything, I would have been at his mercy. Why did he suddenly flee?”
“Something’s not right, this is strange. Before entering his room, my mind was perfectly clear. That little scoundrel was playing on his computer, I just woke him up, and then it felt like I was hypnotized… What’s wrong with me? I came here to thank him for saving me, but why did I suddenly act like that? Why did I suddenly behave so provocatively, like a wanton woman, even initiating advances on him? No, no, that wasn’t my intention at all!”
Not only was Tian Yingzi puzzled, but she also became extremely interested in Lin Feng’s closed laptop. After several deep breaths to calm herself, she discarded her chaotic thoughts and approached the computer like a voyeur, opening it. At that moment, she sensed that all these mysteries were somehow connected to this laptop. She even recalled the first time she fell into that intoxicating dream, the same laptop was running in the room.
She opened it. The screen was on the welcome back window. Clicking the current user login, thankfully, there was no password. The computer was fast, almost instantly returning to normal operation. The background was a scene from the game “Fantasy World,” with a prompt: “Player Ghost Hand has gone offline, please confirm to log back in.” Without thinking, Tian Yingzi moved the mouse and clicked confirm.
What she saw next was unexpected. A red light surged from her arm into her body. She felt a shock like an electric jolt, as if her soul was about to leave her body. Then came a dizzying sensation, after which her body felt light, and before her eyes, myriad colors flashed. She found herself inside a mysterious orb of light. The orb spun around her rapidly before fading away. Feeling her body regain freedom, Tian Yingzi moved her limbs, curiously observing her surroundings, unsure how to describe what she saw. Everything seemed familiar yet strangely alien.
Not far away, a few oddly dressed individuals were busy with bizarre tasks. Some wielded strange weapons, others carried peculiar farming tools, all rushing about. There was even a guy in just shorts, fighting a rooster with a wooden sword.
Just as she was bewildered, more orbs of light appeared around her, and when they dissipated, more oddly dressed people appeared out of thin air. Before she could grasp what was happening, another orb of light burst beside her, and out stepped a very familiar figure—Lin Feng.
“Ha! Little scoundrel, what new trick are you playing? Is this the beginner’s village in the game? Ha, hahaha, let’s see what you’ve got this time! Don’t think you can manipulate my mind with your tricks again, I, Tian Yingzi, will not fall for it this time!” Ignoring the mocking glances around her, Tian Yingzi clutched onto Lin Feng, her face flushed with anger as she demanded, “You dress yourself up so nicely, why do you embarrass me like this? Give me your clothes!” With that, she reached out to forcefully yank Lin Feng’s robe off. It turned out that Tian Yingzi had not only found herself in an unfamiliar environment without explanation, but her attire had become increasingly bizarre. She was now wearing a bikini that barely covered the essentials, with not a thread more on her. Her curvaceous figure, highlighted by this strange setting, made her stand out even more, explaining the odd looks from the men around. This petty guy, all he did was touch your computer, did he really need to conjure up such a scene to tease me? Tian Yingzi mistakenly thought that this bizarre scenario in the virtual realm was Lin Feng’s doing, using some strange magic to cloud her senses and trap her in this embarrassing situation. It was like once bitten, twice shy; she had developed a mental block. Upon realizing the drastic change in her surroundings, she naturally assumed some little rascal was up to his old tricks again, pranking her. Having been caught in such a delicate situation several times before, and thinking of how she always inexplicably took the initiative to flirt with him, she grew increasingly frustrated and embarrassed. Could this little rascal really be her nemesis, making her so vulnerable in his presence? Did her repeated, shameful advances make him think she was a frivolous woman, thus encouraging him to repeatedly use such shameless tactics? No! She resolved that she must not fall into this trap again, not to become a captive of lust. She would not let herself be lost again! Determined not to let the little rascal succeed, Tian Yingzi thought to herself. Despite her vigorous efforts to strip Lin Feng, she found that no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t remove his clothes. Her desire to cover herself with a long-sleeved garment was completely unattainable. No matter how she tugged, even if Lin Feng didn’t resist, her goal was unachievable. “Hmph! If you’re not using some kind of magic, then how can this be happening? Despicable, utterly despicable!”
Lin Feng was unaware of the chaotic thoughts running through Tian Yingzi’s mind. Earlier, in the room, after being teased by her, he was on the verge of losing control, nearly combusting with desire. To avoid any further sparks, he had fled in panic. Little did he expect that just after escaping the room, a massive force of disorientation engulfed him, and he heard the familiar system prompt in his mind: “Welcome back, player Ghost Hand Merciless!” Lin Feng then remembered that he hadn’t properly logged out before closing his laptop, not fully disconnecting from that special space. As soon as he confirmed he was back in the virtual realm, his mind was flooded with a deluge of information. Had his mental strength not been robust enough to handle this massive data exchange, he might have been the first human to suffer a mental breakdown from a DDOS attack. This unusual situation made him break out in a cold sweat. After a brief struggle to sort through the incoming messages, he roughly understood what had happened. This chaos was all caused by his inadvertent actions. These messages were a mix of accusations and attacks from players he had previously massacred with illegal weapons, followed by their outrage when he didn’t respond.
Just as Lin Feng regained his composure, a flash of light appeared, and a low-level player with the ID “I Only Deal with Ghost Hand Merciless” suddenly attacked with a “Dominator Strike,” a move costing five ingots, specifically designed for RMB warriors in “Fantasy World” to challenge or instantly kill players they disliked. This was an attempt on his life! Recognizing the ID, Lin Feng understood that this was the same player who had threatened to kill him until he deleted his account. With no time to waste, Lin Feng dodged back, then kicked at the opponent’s groin, simultaneously flicking his wrist. A white light flashed from his left palm, and an object shot out, expanding in mid-air to become many times larger, like a small mountain, crashing down on the low-level player. With a muffled thud, the player who had just boasted, “I’m here to deal with Ghost Hand Merciless, I’m going to kill you until you delete your account!” was silenced by Lin Feng’s new illegal weapon.
