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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 · ゲーム
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121 Chs

Chapter 100: You Must Suffer in Rhythm

A few days after Zarathustra's death, Cinnabar became the new queen of Enfernius. She explained who my party and I defeated the archdemon, causing the crowd to yell out, "Boo!"

Despite Cinnabar's unpopularity, she managed to appease most of the population by exposing Zarathustra's malicious actions behind the scenes, including assassination and torture.

Most of the population also didn't know about Zarathustra's Authority of Domination, so Cinnabar revealed its power by showing her own eyes.

Of course, it came as a shock for people to realize that they have been mind-controlled this entire time. It wasn't full mind-control, but it was to the extent that they would feel unnaturally high loyalty to the archdemon.

Like any paradigm shift, the population was polarized—some people vehemently hated Cinnabar while others accepted the new ruler.