0245 -When Cheats Don't Work.
He looked around. Both Hell Guards groaning on the floor. Reminding him of something is coming for him and he cannot run away, at all.
This wasn't wish fulfillment.
This was pressure.
He wasn't in control. He wasn't some cool MC with a cold glare and a tragic backstory. He was just… Lu Sheng. A guy who wanted to sleep, eat snacks, and binge brainrot stories until the world forgot he existed.
And now the world wouldn't let him.
No plot armor. Just consequences. Just struggle. Just… reality, in the ugliest possible form.
He clenched his fists.
"…Why does this feel nothing like the webnovels?"
No answer. The System stayed quiet.
But somewhere deep inside, a voice whispered back.
Because now you're the one living it. Not reading it.
And living it? It sucked.
"Or I am not trying to live it, I am trying to read it. Is that why? Argh! What the fuck am I talking about? This is so confusing!"