Chapter 1: Dream of the Mists
“Bang!”
Faced with the sudden crisis, the body instinctively moved.
Turning slightly sideways, the delicate arm raised the sword to block the overpowering force pressing down from above.
“Eek—Ah!”
With this cry, the slender figure unleashed an astonishing strength, forcibly pushing that power back.
Before the next confrontation arrived, the young girl had a brief moment to observe her opponent—the newcomer was entirely clad in a black bodysuit, revealing only the eyes, making it difficult to discern their true appearance.
“…”
“Sigh, I’ve been targeted again. It’s just a few people I robbed; does it really warrant three months of continuous pursuit!? It’s even affected my sleep.”
This was not spoken by the girl nor the attacker; the two were silently confronting each other, and if either displayed a weakness, the other would transform into the reaper, taking the enemy’s life.
“This guy looks weak; there’s no need to be so serious. The sooner we deal with this, the sooner we can rest.” A lazy male voice muttered to himself.
It seemed his words couldn’t be heard by either of the two.
However, he appeared to be fully aware of the situation, merely commenting on the girl’s excessive caution.
His judgment wasn’t wrong; the assailant couldn’t contain his impatience and swung his dagger, charging forward with a fierce momentum.
Unfortunately, from the moment he failed to land a surprise attack, it was destined that he would achieve nothing further.
The girl effortlessly dodged this attack, while her sword swept across the enemy’s neck.
With the body collapsing, blood began to spread on the ground.
This place was no longer suitable, so the girl turned and left.
…
“Are you awake? The surgery was very successful; you are now…” As Qi Zicheng opened his eyes, he saw a person in a white coat and mask looking at him.
Startled, he quickly reached under the blanket to feel beneath him.
“Phew~” Feeling the familiar touch, he let out a long sigh of relief.
“Hahahaha, look at you, so timid. Dreaming every day about becoming a woman. If that wish came true, wouldn’t you be happy?” The angel in white cruelly mocked.
“Get lost! You’re the one dreaming of becoming a woman; you know my situation.” Qi Zicheng replied irritably.
“Isn’t it because you’ve been sleeping in so late that I thought about messing with you?” He shrugged helplessly.
“So late? What time is it now?”
“It’s eleven o’clock! If you don’t get up soon, I’ll just go buy it myself.”
“Brother Shiu! No, no, no, I’ll get up right away! Give me 3 minutes to get ready.” Zicheng hurriedly said.
“Then hurry up; the release time is at noon. It takes half an hour to get to the square, and they might have already lined up!” Brother Shiu stated.
With this commotion, Zicheng was fully awake, feeling the ancient necklace at his chest, he jumped out of bed and began brushing his teeth and washing his face simultaneously, astonishingly doing it all in less than 1 minute!
“You…?” Looking at Zicheng, who was already dressed with hair sticking up, Brother Shiu was a bit speechless.
“Whatever, it’s just a small matter. Isn’t the release coming soon? Let’s go, time is of the essence! Gogogo!” Zicheng’s spirit was high.
…
“I mean… why not take out your little vehicle for a ride instead of this thing?” Zicheng lamented as he looked at the vehicles zooming by.
“You don’t understand, if there’s a traffic jam, with Little Donkey’s compact size, it can easily weave through the traffic. At that time, won’t we be way ahead?” Brother Shiu replied proudly.
“… Is that your reason for being overtaken by a bicycle?”
“Take it easy; isn’t being steady a good thing?”
“… Fine.”
…
It turned out Brother Shiu was foresighted, as the narrow road indeed became crowded. The noise ahead was deafening, with a bunch of vehicles jammed together, honks and curses rising and falling, seemingly impossible to resolve for the time being.
However… even Little Donkey couldn’t get through, since the remaining gaps had already been filled by others with the same idea.
“Damn! What now?” Zicheng was at a loss.
“Don’t panic, I have a backup plan!” Brother Shiu said confidently.
“Let’s hear it.”
“Hmm, that is… run!” After saying that, Brother Shiu dashed through the pile of cars ahead.
Zicheng was stunned, “Damn, wait for me, Brother Shiu!”
…
“Phew, phew, phew,” Zicheng panted heavily as he moved forward.
“You’re not doing well, phew, with such a short distance, phew, you can’t, phew, run.” Brother Shiu still didn’t forget to tease.
“Enough! If it weren’t for your unreliability, would I need to run this far? It’s already… Oh no, it’s 11:50! It’s about to start; I need to speed up, or we’ll miss out!” Zicheng said anxiously.
“Don’t panic, I, phew… can still… phew…” Brother Shiu gasped for breath.
“Shut up! I’m going to secure a spot; you better hurry!” Zicheng kicked into high gear and ran off, disappearing from view.
“What the hell… Huh? Is this kid really that fast? I remember he barely passed gym class in high school!” Brother Shiu stared in disbelief.
Twenty minutes later.
Brother Shiu finally arrived at the central square, and before he could catch his breath, he looked at the sea of people in front of him and immediately panicked.
Just then, he saw Zicheng squeezing out of the crowd holding two helmets.
“I’m telling you, Brother Shiu, you’re way too slow; I’ve already bought everything by the time you got here.” Zicheng grinned.
“How did you squeeze in?” Brother Shiu asked in surprise.
“Ha, just found the gaps; it’s no big deal.” Zicheng pretended to be modest.
“I didn’t expect you to have such skills!” Brother Shiu nodded in praise.
“Get lost!”
…
On the way back, the two walked slowly.
“I saw the pre-sale price was 5,000 dollars. You bought two, so you must be broke now, right?” Brother Shiu wondered.
“Not at all, I still have this amount.” Zicheng opened his right hand.
“Five bucks?”
“Damn, do you look down on me that much?”
“Fifty?” Brother Shiu guessed doubtfully.
“Not even close; think bigger!”
“Five thousand!? Wow, with that kind of money, you still complain about being broke all the time; hurry up and pay back the money you owe me!”
“… It’s 500! The 5,000 for the helmet will just count as interest; the full amount I’ll pay back separately.”
“Give it a break, interest? If you can pay it back, thank your lucky stars. I’ll transfer you the 5,000 later.” Brother Shiu said generously.
Although Zicheng wanted to look tough again, being financially strapped was an undeniable fact.
“Alright, just wait until I make a big splash in this game; then the money won’t be a problem.”
“Keep dreaming.” Brother Shiu shook his head.
Today, July 6, 2030, is destined to be an extraordinary day, as the game “Dream of the Mists,” jointly created and launched by various countries, will be released at noon in various provinces and cities.
