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“I’m glad I save you before you could die from your suicide attempt. There’s no need to worry; I’ve given you a second chance in life.” The last thing that a boy named Claudia remembered was jumping off a bridge to end his own life, but now he’s woken up in the world of Serial Slain, his favorite MMORPG. For years, he had been playing the video game, eventually reaching the top five of the North American leaderboards. He had no real-life friends and seldom spoke to his family, so Serial Slain was his only solace in life. But one day, he loses his only in-game friend, he gets betrayed during a dungeon raid, and he loses all his progress, including every level and item. With no other purpose in life, Claudia committed suicide. His attempt was a failure, and it rendered him paralyzed and cognitively deficient. Luckily, a woman named Virgil gave him the chance of a lifetime by hooking up his brain to a fully immersive VRMMORPG, Serial Slain 2.0—a new update to the original game. Now, as a Tester of the new VRMMORPG, Claudia must defeat the final boss or risk returning to the reality that he hated. Just when he thought he was living his ideal reality, he soon realizes that even the video game world has its fair share of sorrow and suffering. . . World Map: https://twitter.com/lizorleiorarnol/status/1411774908149944321?s=21 . . Warning: This novel deals with sensitive topics, such as suicide, and uses strong language. . . Discord @Epyonnn2759 Twitter @LizOrLeiOrArnol for random stuff. If I get enough support, I'll also make some light novel art for my story. DM me if you catch any typos

Epyonnn · Games
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Chapter 105: The Basis of Morality

Amaranth answered, "Yes, but we can only get the frostleaf berry once we get to Puratorius. As of now, we're basically screwed."

***

When Sakimi and I woke up the next morning, there were even more cases of red-eye disease. Luckily, the boat should be arriving at Puratorius later tonight.

Still, it was naive of me to think that simply waiting could solve everything.

As Sakimi and I walked up the stairs to the top deck, we came across a crowd of panicked passengers who seemed to be surrounding something on the floor.

"What the—" Sakimi muttered.

We pushed through the people until we could get a clear view of the oddity.

Sakimi held in her puke as she said, "It's a...dead body."

The two of us weren't strangers to death, but this corpse looked like it had just been put through a meat grinder. Its lower half was mush, its face was caved in, and chunks of flesh lay scattered around it.

"This isn't a normal death," Amaranth said.