Infinite Star River.
In the dark universe, a silver-white cylindrical creation was slowly drifting. The light of a star shone on its surface, reflecting specks of light. Looking from afar, one could see the boundless star river.
However, this beautiful scenery held no meaning for the person currently within it.
"Why was it like this, ahhhhhh!!!" Duanmu Huai clutched his head tightly, his face filled with despair.
Indeed, he had transmigrated.
For Duanmu Huai, this was definitely an unprovoked disaster. He merely wanted to log in after the game update to see what new content had been added. But what Duanmu Huai had not expected was that when he opened his eyes again, he found himself in this cramped space, and moreover...
"Why did I look like this, ahhhhh!!!!" Looking at the mirror in front of him, Duanmu Huai was on the verge of tears. Because what appeared in the mirror was not the fair, tender, petite, and beautiful girl he had spent five hours creating, but a man two and a half meters tall, with eight-pack abs, a bald head, and a fierce scar on his face, looking as if the words 'atrocious' were carved onto his face, practically like a serial killer—that was Duanmu Huai himself.
"How could I be so unlucky..." Duanmu Huai muttered to himself, looking speechlessly at the system prompt in front of him. In fact, the reason for his transmigration was quite simple and clear.
It was written on the first line of the "User Agreement."
"After this game update, players who agree to this agreement and enter the game will randomly select one person to gain the qualification to transmigrate to another world..." Looking at the updated version of the user agreement, Duanmu Huai's face twitched.
Who the hell would read this garbage! For players, they never read things like "User Agreement" or "Privacy Policy," they just directly checked the box and confirmed. He never expected to be so unlucky as to encounter something like this.
However, even if he had read it, he probably would have just dismissed it as a joke or an official gag. It was already 2202, who would take this seriously!
But for Duanmu Huai, this was no joke.
"Haaah..." Sighing deeply, Duanmu Huai plopped down onto a nearby chair.
Star Sea Online.
This was the hottest game in Duanmu Huai's world at the moment. Players took on the role of the last survivor of a race called "Light of Order." He awoke from a hibernation pod, with only this core cabin drifting in the vast universe. What players had to do was to venture to other planets and worlds, search for various lost holy artifacts of the Light of Order race, and connect them to the core cabin, creating unique star city space stations. In the later stages, players could even recruit soldiers through these space stations, form fleets, and engage in battles with enemies from other dimensions.
Duammu Huai was one of the players of Star Sea Online, and also a top player. The reason Duanmu Huai played this game was partly because he liked it, and partly because—he really could not do any other work.
Just looking at that face, one would know.
Since childhood, Duanmu Huai had always been kept at a distance by others because of his appearance and height. When he was in school, he was always treated as a school bully, and there were even absurd rumors that he had killed several people with his bare hands but was not imprisoned because he was not old enough.
After graduating from university, Duanmu Huai's situation did not improve much. When he applied for jobs, companies thought his appearance was too unsightly, and customers might suspect their company had a gangster nature. He was even rejected from being a security guard because the property management worried that residents would think he was a robber blocking the road.
Even when he tried being a streamer on a platform, he only lasted three days before being overwhelmed by countless complaints and completely shut down.
In the end, to escape reality, Duanmu Huai immersed himself in online games.
At least in online games, he could choose other appearances, instead of this face that looked like a serial killer. So Duanmu Huai created a beautiful, petite, and cute girl character.
Anyway, according to official statistics, eighty percent of male players played female characters, so it was no big deal.
Thus, Duanmu Huai immersed himself wholeheartedly in this game, and by the time he came to his senses, he had become one of the top players.
However, Duanmu Huai had never participated in professional leagues. He always acted alone, mainly earning money by boosting accounts for clients. After all, professional leagues required showing one's face, and if Duanmu Huai were to go on stage... well, the operator inside a soft and cute girl character was a two-and-a-half-meter tall burly man who looked like a serial killer.
That contrast would be too great.
"Forget it, there's no use talking about this now." Duanmu Huai slapped his face hard, then opened his status bar. Soon, a line of information appeared before him.
[Little Hammer Smashes Your Head]
[Profession: Inquisitor (LV1)]
[Strength: 8] [Combat +4] [Space Marine Combat Training LV3]
[Agility: 4] [Shooting +0] [Sikaran Enhancement LV1]
[Constitution: 6] [Toughness +2] [Crusader Siege Doctrine LV2]
[Intelligence: 6] [Willpower +2] [Combat Psyker Training LV2]
[Perception: 8] [Awareness +4] [Judiciary Assault Tactics Lv3]
[Charisma: 1 (Locked)] [Communication -3] [Intimidation LV2]
"This was not my character..." Seeing the status bar, Duanmu Huai looked helpless. When he created his character, he had maxed out charisma. Now, this value—it was probably determined by his own inherent stats.
Just looking at "Charisma 1" and he would know.
Was it not 0 because he was still considered human?
Forget it, none of that mattered.
Duanmu Huai stood up and stared at the scenery outside the window. No matter how unbelievable it was, he had already transmigrated. Now, what he had to do was survive. Currently, he only had a core cabin, which was like a helpless infant in the universe. Duanmu Huai knew that the world of Star Sea Online was full of various dangers. Not to mention... there was no food here, even if he stayed here, he would eventually starve to death.
After all, reality was not a game where one could AFK for as long as they wanted.
Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai opened his inventory and equipped his gear—fortunately, as a small account, he still had a set of system-provided heirloom equipment, which was currently Duanmu Huai's only benefit.
He could not possibly go out adventuring naked, could he?
He walked to the terminal, then reached out and activated the system. Soon, a line of information appeared.
[Starting search for holy artifact beacon... Beacon location locked... Transmit?]
"Transmit!" As his voice fell, the next moment Duanmu Huai felt his feet suddenly empty. Then, the scenery before his eyes began to change in an instant, as if endless scenery was torn into streaks, flashing past his eyes. Immediately after, a whistling wind rushed past his ears, and an invisible gravity captured his body, as if bungee jumping, falling from the sky...
"Boom!!!"
The next moment, Duanmu Huai felt his whole body tremble violently as he landed on the ground. A huge shock and impact came, making his whole body numb. At the same time, a system prompt appeared before Duanmu Huai's eyes.
[You attacked the Evil God Priest]
[You dealt 12000 fall damage to the Evil God Priest]
[Evil God Priest died, you gained 350 experience points]
[Level Up Lv3]
[Gained 1 free attribute point, 1 skill specialization point]
What the hell was this?
Seeing the prompt in front of him, Duanmu Huai was stunned for a moment. Then he looked up and around, only to see figures in black cloaks, who did not look like good people, raising their heads and staring at him. Not far behind them, there was also a woman tied to a stake, who was now also staring with wide eyes at the uninvited guest.
At this moment, Duanmu Huai saw the group of black-robed figures taking out their weapons one by one.
"He killed Lord Priest!"
"Kill this guy who's obstructing the ritual!!"
At the same time, a system prompt also appeared before Duanmu Huai's eyes.
[Quest Activated: Interruption]
[Quest Objective: Eliminate the enemies!]
[As an Inquisitor, your mission is to fight against chaos and eliminate all enemies of order! Absolute loyalty!]
"Haaah..." Looking at the cultists of the evil god who were attacking him, Duanmu Huai sighed silently in his heart, then gripped his weapon.
It seemed now, there was only one fight left!
(End of this chapter)