In The Game Lobby

When Weiss entered Zombie Survival Online, he joined the game as an NPC instead of a player. Because of that, he didn't take any quota from the players. He also couldn't take any rewards from the game since the system wouldn't allow him.

After all, it would be a loophole if he could join as a player and win the game, exploiting the game by receiving the rewards for winning it. Moreover, as the game developer, Weiss had access to in-game cheats so it would be unfair to the players if he cheated and hoarded all of the rewards.

When Weiss arrived in a dark space and in that dark space, there were countless players in it.

All of the one thousand players were currently in the lobby as the game hadn't started yet. In front of each player was the game system screen which showed not only the countdown but also a rundown of what happened to them.

Weiss was currently in spectator mode so none of the players could see him. He was floating above them, looking down on them as he witnessed their actions.

"Fuck! Is this a prank?! How come I can't leave this VR Game?"

"Is this even a game? Even the latest VR game in Blue Star doesn't have the full immersion experience yet. I can't even log out!"

"From what the game screen said, it seems we are trapped here until the game ends. Only the top 3 survivors in the game could live and gain rewards while the rest would… die."

"Damn it! I didn't sign up for this! Not only did this game force me into this shit, I can't even leave. And the only way to leave is to either win or die. I have read countless VRMMORPG novels where they would be stuck in a death game but I never expected I would have the same experience."

"There are one thousand players here and only three winners. In other words, nine hundred ninety-seven of us will die and only three can live. No matter how good I am at gaming, I doubt I can survive this."

"I swear! If I survive this, I'll kill the developer of this game for toying with my life! That sick bastard must have found our current situation amusing to him!"

In the game lobby, there was still a minute before the game would start yet all of the players were in an uproar.

After all, who wouldn't? Especially when not only they were brought into this game without their free will, but they were also told that failure to survive would result in death!

Only a few could remain calm in this situation and the most eye-catching among them was none other than a girl with long waist-length white hair and golden-colored eyes.

Her beauty was unmatched in the entire game lobby and if not for the grave situation, the male players would undoubtedly be attracted to her appearance. However, when faced with the game screen which revealed that they were inside a death game, the male players were desperate to survive and didn't want to associate with anyone.

After all, everyone would become their competitor so at most, they would only form an alliance with three players since only three could win. And with such few slots for their team, they wouldn't bring a girl into their team who would only be a useless flower vase.

Of course, there weren't any options for multiplayer but that didn't stop the players from forming an alliance.

The game screen had already informed them that their appearance was their real-world appearance and it couldn't be changed. So as long as the players recognized the appearance of their team members, they could still proceed with their alliance and team up to win the game if they ever managed to encounter each other in the game world.

However, there were also those who chose to be alone since not only did they not trust other people with their backs, but they also were confident with their capabilities.

Such players included the beautiful girl with long white hair and golden eyes. In the game lobby, she had already distanced herself from the rest of the players.

Surveying her surroundings in the game lobby, she sighed, "If only my brother was here, I could have formed a team with him."

"Although brother isn't good in combat since his physical body attributes are that of a shut-in, he is still smarter and more manipulative than me. He could adapt to any situation and treat everything as if it was just a game for him to play."

"Even if this Zombie Survival Online is a death game, brother would still not hesitate to play this game just to satiate his boredom. If only he was here…"

Shiro Ayame, the beautiful girl with long white hair, muttered in regret as she gazed at the game screen in front of her.

[Time Until The Game Starts: 14 seconds]

The game screen counted down until it reached 0 seconds. When it did, all of the players disappeared from the game lobby, leaving only Weiss who was currently in spectator mode.

Weiss didn't immediately follow the players to the game world since he wasn't in a hurry.

"To make the players treat this game more seriously, I tweaked the game screen announcement and let the game inform the players about being thrown into a death game where death in the game would mean death in the real world. But in reality, that's just a lie and I only wanted to prank them for fun."

"Of course, the players inside the game don't know about that. But if they died in the game and returned to the real world, they would discover that it was all but a prank."

"But damn, imagine kidnapping one thousand people in just mere seconds. I must be the greatest kidnapper in human history!"

While Weiss was amused with the reactions from the players, he immediately realized something. "Wait, did my sister just enter the game?"