A young man is kidnapped by a business woman to play in deadly games to satisfy billionaires and a shady government, so that he can be her champion in the game of puzzles

Bercerita pada Sato Handa seorang remaja berumur 18 tahun yang baru lulus SMA yang tanpa sengaja terlibat dalam game kematian.

Hero of this story a young man. The story began when he got eighteen years old. Two weeks before starting a new virtual online game "Magic Realm"  he got a virtual game cabin and puzzle. Einar starts his journey.

BEFORE TIP-OFF
 
WSU 0 VS 0 TEAM GREAT
 
Since it wasn't official basketball, there was not an electronic scoreboard. Instead, there was a large portable scoreboard on one side of the court with the names of the two teams that were playing today.
Of course, the team name that captured my attention was WSU.
"(There's no need to be nervous, bro.)"
"…"
Nothing to be nervous about, you say? When it clearly says WSU on the board?
"(Hey, Kim.)"
"Hmmm?"
To my surprise, it was Damian Lillard striking a conversation to me.
"(We don't know anything about you. What can you do for the team?)"
"(Team?)"
"(Yeah. Screen, swing, switch, defense, hustle. Rebound. Okay?)"
I knew easily what Lillard was saying to me. In today's game, I won't be playing as the tactical player or play an organized game. 
One of the most important skills in basketball is call-play, which requires extreme training to acquire. However, the only information I had on the team was what I learned from the game against Ohio. 
That's why Lillard was asking me about my team play qualities. 
"(I think I can do it.)"
"(Good. Leon may have told you, but there's nothing to be nervous about. We don't really like Freddy and we have no intentions of going easy.)"
"…"
Since he was speaking fast, I couldn't understand what he was saying.
But as I saw how confident Lillard was, I started to feel a bit more relaxed. David had told me in the past that Lillard was a player full of leadership.
Conference. Possibly even in the entire United States, people would acknowledge him as a clutch player.
"Are you ready?"
As the referee asked that question, we all take positions near the half-line. The person who was in front of me was Team Great's #77, and since it was a street team, it seemed like a random number.
To make it worse, their team's jump ball player's number was 666.
As the ball lifted away from the referee's hand, Leon swiftly got the ball first. Then out of the silence came applauds from the spectators and audience. 
"(Whoooo! Show them what you got!)"
"!#%$!@#%$^^$!"
It felt a little strange, but my short experience with the L.A. street players helped me focus a bit more in this game today. Even when the ball was briefly passed to me, thanks to the confidence and relaxed atmosphere coming from my team, I was able to play freely and comfortably.
Following Stanley's direction, I positioned myself near the corner areas right in front of the sidelines. 
As Team Great's #52 guard Lillard, who just got the ball, the crowd immediately came to a silence. Without any exaggeration, Lillard was able to capture the attention of the entire audience. 
As WSU's pride, possibly the pride of the entire state, this was the moment everyone anticipated.
"Ooooooh!"
"@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@"
As Lillard lowered his posture, he nearly touched the ground as he dribbled the ball. Out of nowhere he quickly extended his body, slightly jumping and shooting the ball.
Team Great's #52 walked back while screaming and cursing.
*Swoosh*
"Ohhhhhhh!"
Multiple different people whistled and cheered.
Along with their exaggerated shouting, the crowds began to clap and applaud.
As Lillard confidently walked backward, he looked toward #52 and taunted him with a hand gesture. As I run back to my defensive position, I got a glance at his name. 
What? "Little General"?
I was in so much disbelief that I almost tripped over myself.
 
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 
Little General, I'll refer to him as LG for short. It does bring to mind home appliances, but oh well.
Instead of giving in to Lillard's taunts, LG quickly scored 2 points for Team Great. The first person to score on Team Great was the guy who was matched up against Leon, who was a forehead taller than Leon (Leon was 6'11"). 
Big Lazer, what's up with all these names?
Anyway, Big Lazer was able to make a hook shot while posting up. Even just from a glance, you can tell he's not your average player. 
"Go!"
"What the…"
I noticed that 45 degrees was open in front of me from the wing position, so I started to move. And, after a moment of waiting, I screened Davion Berry's opponent. 
"Sexual Chocolate", as I was flustered at the moment, Davion broke through the weakside and shot the ball that was passed to him by Lillard.
"Yes!"
As David threw his fist in the air, he threw me a thumbs up.
"(That was a good screen!)"
Berry ran back to his defense position as he put his fist out for a bump.
I turned my head over to see Freddy's facial expression, however, he was still full of confidence. But he did have a fierce look in his eyes. His mouth was still smiling, but his friendly wrinkles on his eyes were no longer there. 
As Team Great exchanged conversations, they took their offensive positions. As Lillard and Berry tightly defended against Team Great, it seemed like that's what they were hoping for us to do.
I was matched up against "Devil Blade"…
Freddy? If you're the one responsible for naming these guys, you have the worst taste possible.
"(Damian! Screen!)"
"(Nice call!)"
Before Devil Blade was able to screen for LG to protect him, I called out to Lillard that he was going to screen. I was able to give him enough time to prepare for it and, at the same time, I extended my hand out to create a hedge.
While Davion Berry was closing up his location and creating a help-side defense, Lillard switched positions with Berry with ease.
In the end, Team Great wasn't able to accomplish anything through the screen play. 
They were once again forced to go outside the 3-point line and had to resort to a post-up scenario. The ball was once again in Big Lazer's hands. 
"Oh, shit!"
Once again, curse words came pouring out from Team Great's territory.
In just a moment's notice, the ball was in Lillard's hands again. He was able to snatch the ball from Big Lazer in a post-up play. Freddy tried to call it a foul, but the referee did not budge. 
I wondered how long it took to run with the ball from one goalpost to the other, considering how fast they were? 
It couldn't have been more than 4 seconds.
"(Uh oh.)"
*BANG*
As the net made of tiny chains bang against each other, it sounded like a loud rip. 
Right after Lillard stole the ball and broke through the opponents, he threw a layup pass to Leon, who was already at the other side of the court.
As he dunked the ball with both hands, he let out a loud roar.
"(Ahhhhhhhhh!)"
"(Oh, shit. Timeout!)"
*FWEEEEEEEEEEE* "(Timeout!)"
At the same time, Freddy used his hands to make a "T" sign.
It had only been 2 minutes since the game started, but it seemed like his pride was dropped to the ground. The score was 7:2 and it seemed like we were able to successfully suppress the opponents.
"(Nice job, bro!)"
As we all headed back to the bench, Lillard looked to me with a much friendlier face compared to before the game started. Not only that, but Davion Berry and Kyle Tresnak also complimented my plays.
To tell the truth, the only things I did so far was one screen and one call-play. But when it comes to basketball, it took more than 5 players who are good at shooting the ball. 
NBA analysts would always say that creating a 15-man roster is like fitting puzzle pieces. If the star player is a big piece, it is just as important to find small pieces that fit around the big piece to complete the puzzle. 
That was the only way to complete the picture, and that was how the team would come to life. 
It was completely different than what I was used to, but I decided to do whatever I needed in order to survive in America. Especially more so in games like today's.
It was crucial that I put away any egotistical thoughts in my head, at least for today.
"(This is exactly what I've wanted. Keep making the calls. Don't stop moving around. Always be one step ahead, keep playing at higher gears. When they're thrown off, push forward and widen the gap in the score. Leon and Kyle, you guys focus more on rebounds.)"
"…"
Ah, this is nice.
Stanley's voice during the timeout was calm but cold at the same time. His tactical direction, or direction of patterns. There was not a single moment where he criticized our mistakes.
Instead, he said this. The things that we needed to work on. The things that we really needed to focus on. Trusting in the player's personal skills and abilities, he only focused on things that could be forgotten during a game. 
I was once again touched by his coaching method and got goosebumps. I came to the realization that he's a highly respected coach by his own players for a reason. 
"(But don't let your guard down. Their real players haven't even played yet.)"
"He said it's not their real members. I guess it's not their starters?"
"Yeah?"
As David simultaneously translated everything that was being said, I looked up toward the bench of Team Great.
These really tall players took off their training outfits and got ready to play.
I saw the names of two players that had their backs turned to me. 
MacRae and Banks.
What's this? Aren't these normal names?
"(We don't have to play to their tempo. Just focus on our own plays. Got it?)"
"(Yes, sir.)"
As I was startled by their normal names, Stanley continued to give us points to increase the level and speed of our play. 
As the whistle was blown, we went back to our positions on the court.
"Hmm?"
"(Hey.)"
"H-hey."
As Team Great went out of bounds, I noticed the strongest players have been switched out.
The person I ended up guarding was WSU's graduate Artemis MacRae. 
"(I noticed you're playing the way Stanley likes?)"
"…"
"(But you see, my friend.)"
MacRae received the ball at a 45-degree angle from the sideline. 
He took the ball with both hands and put it between his knees, lowering his stance. I thought he would go for jab-steps a few times, but instead, he jumped immediately and shot the ball. 
With the possibility of him breaking through my defenses, the screener who came to me served as a distraction. I put my hand up just in case, but McRae's shot easily fell through the net.
*Swoosh*
"(When 5 people were together on the court, the goal is to create the best possible synergy. Am I right?)"
McRae turned to me and spat words while looking extremely confident in himself.
It was hard to put the blame on me this time. It's impossible to block every single shot in basketball and the fact that you're able to contest alone is a good play.
I'm not saying my defense was good, but I didn't make any misplays.
"(It's okay, Minhyuk. Just stay focused.)"
Seeing Stanley clap for me was very reassuring and encouraging.
Back to the offensive. Lillard slowly crosses the half-line.
This time, instead of facing Little General, he was up against the guy named Parker. It was hard to tell the age of a foreigner, but from one look you can tell he was a bit older. 
That would also mean he had more experience.
"(Kim! Switch!)"
"(Hey, Ron! It's a switch!)"
"(I got him!!)"
As Team Great's players switched, so did the call plays.
The moment Leon pointed over his shoulders for a screen, Team Great moved simultaneously, switched and changes their marked men. The player in front of me was much bigger than I was, which meant Leon put us in a mismatched position. 
Davion Berry connected his rough pass to Leon, who posted up as he got the ball.
"…"
They seemed to be communicating something with each other, but I couldn't hear their voices or what they were saying. Since they're running on the same team, it's logical that they have a lot to say to one another. 
Leon slowly dribbled the ball and positioned himself below the hoop. The moment Leon turned his body to the left, McRae slid his hand behind his back and touched the ball. 
"Damn!"
Lillard, who was stomping the opponents earlier tried to run to the backcourt, but Team Great quickly took the ball and tied up the score. 
The game was now tied 7:7, with only a minute passing by since the timeout. 
"Timeout."
*FWEEEE* "Timeout!"
Stanley paused the game.
As I made my way back to the bench from the half-line, McRae winked at me and said something.
"(Welcome to U.S.A. Hahahaha!)"
"…"
Without any end, they continued to ridicule me.
Up until this point, whether I played flawlessly or made mistakes, didn't seem to really matter. This was all about racism. It could be the arrogance of Americans.
Or it could be both.
"(Don't get too flustered. We were expecting this from them. Now then.)"
These meaningless taunts didn't faze me at all. I just want to play a little better and prove them wrong. One day I want to change their taunts and banter into good sportsmanship.
Just as Jeremy Lin was able to do.
It may be that I have matured just a little.
 
++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 
HALF-TIME 3 : 12 
WSU 7 VS 7 TEAM GREAT

A South Korean high school graduate moves to the United States with ambitions of becoming a professional basketball player. Follow along in his adventure as he grows not only as a player, but as an adolescent into an adult. See how he faces  challenges that comes from racial difference, language barriers, and struggles involving what it means to be part of a basketball team.

With a pleasant mixture of fictitious characters along with real life figures, high schools, Universities and basketball teams, this is one adventure you don't want miss!

After he finished killing all the beasts, he checked how much Exp he got. That was his only thought as he killed the beasts, he did not think about that there are too many beasts or that he would not be able to handle them all, he was only thinking about the EXP he would get.
 
 
Name: Noah
Age: 16
Exp:244.000
Magician: 3rd Star (0/150000)
Knight: 3rd Star (0/180000)
Wealth: 2340 G.S.
"244.000 EXP? Not bad, I am not far away from my goal. I need only a few more and then I can upgrade to 4th Star Knight and magician." Said Noah happily.
Then he added: "Thank you Founder Emperor, without you I would have been still searching for a place with enough beasts. Even if you did not know that this trap would be beneficial for me, I thank you again." Noah was too happy and with his mental condition now it was normal to speak alone.
Then he continued running and this time he did not meet with any puzzle or beast for two weeks, of course he was not aware of the time passed, then he was completely in the dark and could not measure the time.
Then again, he was in front of a wall, but this time there was not a puzzle, then this one was a ball game.  He had to move the ball in a mini labyrinth, and he had to find the exit and with the ball he had to open the wall.
It could be pretty easy, but when the mini labyrinth was very confusing and long with endless fake walls and fake floors, then the difficulty is at another level. Noah needed a lot of concentration; he was even sweating, and his forehead was red from thinking. You could see his veins in the forehead very clearly.
"I thanked you a time ago, but now you are the biggest bastard that ever existed in this world. Which person can build something like this, this is no human anymore? There are so many possibilities, that it does not look human made." Said Noah angry.
But in his statement was something correct and that was that this mini labyrinth was not made by the founder emperor, then the second part of the tunnel already existed as the emperor found it. This mini labyrinth was too difficult and could not even be produced 3000 years later, then the precision and mind needed to produce it was still not existing.
After three hours, Noah finally solved the mini labyrinth and could get the mini ball. But he was exhausted, so he did not use the ball to open the wall, then he was not prepared in the situation of danger. If this time also beasts appeared, then he would not be able to fight them all at once.
So, he took a nap and waited till he was completely recovered. While that he inspected the mini ball and was surprised. The ball was perfect round and it had a diameter of 2 centimeters. The material was also very strange, then the ball had the feeling of a metal but the shape of a crystal. It was very strange and also very hard.
Noah found this strange and began to think if really the emperor made this labyrinth, then since he entered the second part of the labyrinth everything changed. The walls were full with mystical signs and picture and also the puzzle and mini labyrinth were not something the people of this time could made. But he did not have any clue to support his affirmation, so he hoped to find more information about the tunnel in the final.
Then after he recovered, he put the ball in the keyhole and the wall also become dust and after he crossed the wall the wall appeared again from the nothing.
Noah then continued running, but soon the same thing happened. He heard a beast noise. This time it was from a single beast.
Noah was really a little surprised that this time the difficulty was lower than before, a single beat could be very easy handled with his strength.
But after he waited for the beast to come, he was surprised to what he saw. The beast was still a dog type like the others he met before, but this one was bigger, and he had a single star in his forehead. A silver stars.
"How can this be possible? What is a 1st rank silver star beast doing here?" Noah was shocked, he never met a beast in this rank and this beast should not be here usually, but here it was, waiting for people like Noah in the tunnel.
Noah suddenly hesitate, he did not know how strong such a beast was. He did not know if his strength were sufficient, then usually only 4th Star magicians and knights could fight against an 1st rank silver star beast. And even with his dual power, he was still not sure.
But it was too late to give up, so he looked fiercely at the growling beast and without saying anything. He casted an ice spell to freeze the ground, then he casted a spell to form spear coming from the ground around the beast. In an instant the beast could not move freely and used a fire spell to free itself. The ice quickly melted, and he was free again, but Noah was quickly too and with a thought four earth walls appeared around the big dog.
The he activated his Berserk mode and reinforced his sword with elemental mana. That was the strongest form of Noah, he was even glowing.
With the Berserk mode his strength was beyond human imagination and the fire sword was a fusion of magic and knight techniques. The sword could cut everything and adapted to every situation, for example if the superficies touched was made from ice, the sword would cut with the fire element.
This idea was still new, then he thought about it in the tunnel and he tried it a few times, but this is the first time he was using it. Even in the initial form of this technique it was stronger than the other sword technique he had. He was sure this technique gets stronger in the future.

This is the story of a young man, who travels accidentally 3000 years back in the past. Because he is the first man ever to travel in time, God gave him a system to help him become stronger.
Once in the past, our main character will begin his journey in this unknown but known world.
Through his journey he will know a lot of new people and live a lot of adventures.
Was it really an accident or was it destiny to travel back in time? This is the question that will accompany our main character in this journey.

Autor: Hello everyone, I am Neonime_Tam. This is my second novel and I want to share it with you. I hope you can like it and if you want to, then give me a review. Thank you.
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Rose already starts eating using chopsticks. I feel proud she uses them well at young age. As I turn on the TV and scan for the sports channel, I take a bite of my tonkatsu. The UEFA soccer match begins. Just in time, baby.
After Aunt Maine microwaves the pizza, she takes a seat on the sofa with us. "Make sure you start packing after school. It's in a few weeks, you know?" She takes a bite of the pizza.
Rose babbled with a full mouth, "I'm really going to miss Winterville," I'm not. "Why are we leaving again?"
"Don't eat when your mouth is full, grumbly." I ordered, "And, we're leaving because we have to meet up with our relative because of the school advantages I'll get since they're paying for my school funds and enrollment. I also have to start employing or get an internship that I need to do during or after university. So much other great choices out there."
Rose glared at her noodles for a few seconds before blurting, "That is a lot of business crap."
Aunt and I looked at her while our eyes widen, "Rose! Language! Remember what I taught you?"
We both recite, "The mouth who curse is a mouth of dirt."
I'm such a hypocrite.
"And because you said that, I'm taking some of your noodles." I grabbed her cup and poured a little bit into mine and returned it, "Anyway, Aunt Maine. I know you just told us about this a few days ago. But you never told us which relative we're going to meet, just that it was someone on your side."
Her back stiffens while responding, "It's hard to explain. It's, uh, kind of like family members by heart, not blood."
"And we're back with the UEFA semi-finals, after the break!" The sports commentator greeted loudly before I turn the volume down.
"So, we're not related to them? Kinda like a family friend?" I interrogate.
"No, uh, we are related. Don't worry about it." She claims as I still don't properly understand. What's her deal?
The sports commentator announces, "We're on a tie breaker game between the Black Eagles and Ravens, tonight folks, with a 3-all pointer!"
"That doesn't make any sense." I say before taking a small bite of noodles.
"You'll just have to see when we get there. Surprise, y'know?"
"Are we not allowed to know anything about this relative of ours?"
The commentator continues, "And the game continues! Looks like we have a tough match, right now!"
"No, you are. Just hold on for now." Aunt takes another bite of her pizza.
"Not even one specific name? Seriously?"
"Later on."
"Why not now?" My voice constantly keeps raising since I'm not understanding why she's making me play a jigsaw puzzle. With no puzzle pieces. "Why is it a surprise? I feel like we have a right to know one thing about who we'll literally be living with for months or even years."
The commentator yells out, "Ravens start off with the ball! We can see right here that both teams are fighting over the ball, very badly, though."
I notice Aunt glancing at Rose, "Just because, okay!"
"Just because what?!"
"Ooh!" the commentator exclaims, "Hale from Black Eagles finally stole the ball and has an open field of the goal net!"
"How about we just finish eating for now?!"
"What harm does it do to say one name right now?!"
The commentator gasps and the audience go wild, "This might break the tiebreaker right here… the ball is kicked, and… and…"
"We're meeting your father!"
"Missed!" The commentator shouts, "And the crowd goes silent and it's still a tie!"
I stand up not believing what she was saying. My eyes furrowed as I was in between feeling enraged and extremely confused. Why would she do this to us? I look at Rose which paused from eating. She was also in disbelief and stunned.
Aunt Maine was just staring at her food, avoiding my gaze and was completely silent. I didn't know what else to say so I just left the table without another word. I stomp my feet while going back to my room.
"Whoops, looks like our Hale got a major injury. We're going to have another short break, folks! Stay tuned for the UEFA Semi-Finals!"
I enter my room and lock it. I drop on my bed suddenly losing the motivation to get up from it. I just wanna sleep and never wake up. But my eyes are wide open and what happened at dinner keeps replaying my mind. As well as everything that's happened to me since when I was a child. It's all flashing back to me. I roll to my other side and find another comfy position, but the memories are screaming like a banshee.
As much as I don't have any energy whatsoever to get up right now, I still wanted to forget. Distract myself from this entire day. I reached for my bag and tried to find the sketchpad.
What? Why is it not here?
I know that I put it right here after finding it down the trench earlier… it can't go missing, again. What if I dropped it on the way home? Shit. All those ideas are gone. Lost. Now some random guy has it. Or a deer ate it. Okay, that's worse.
Scratching my head furiously, I grunt and fall back to my bed. Maybe I'll just try even harder to get some sleep.
Yeah, no.
I look at my window contemplating whether I should sneak out and go look for it, and as well as leaving this house for a bit. Until I heard a soft thunder from outside. It's gonna rain. Great. 
Can this day get any worse?
My phone dinged and I grabbed it from my bag.
1 new private message:
Cygoose: Bro, did you hear they're cancelling the UEFA Semi-Finals this month?

All Rhys Harrison ever wanted was to leave the small town of Winterville. But when his friends forced him to join their little trip through the mysterious forest that lies within the edge of town, he hears a voice. And it was pulling him more and more. As he roams to find that voice, he finds something else... a compelling yet curious pitch black entrance to the unknown. Just what could be waiting out there for the sluggish and dull life of Rhys?

Wei Huo was being washed away by the gushing water. Erosion from the flowing water for years had caused the slopes to become wet and slippery. It became similar to a slide where one could slide down endlessly until they reached the bottom. Wei Huo was shielding his head and adjusting his position in the midst of sliding down, avoiding himself from bumping into sharp stones.
Following the endless gliding, Wei Huo heard the deafening roar of a waterfall.
Wei Huo panicked. "!!!"
Everything happened in the blink of an eye. He could only shield his head and was swept away by the torrent. Seconds later, he saw the sun and the sky.
The cave was in the shape of a vertical shaft and appears to be bottomless. Looking above, one could see the sky with sunlight peeking in through the gaps. Water was running out from countless holes on the wall. Just like that, a waterfall was formed in the middle of the mountain.
Wei Huo was held down firmly by gravity. He could only helplessly fall into the endless pit cave. The view of the sky and sun he saw was momentary. The next second, he had dropped into the waters again. The force of a stronger water current swept Wei Huo into a more cavernous place.
Beneath the pit cave were numerous turbulent flows. Wei Huo had been swept around, and in the end, was washed away into a subterranean river. Sometimes he would bump into a rock while other times he would be hoisted up and dropped down vigorously. Wei Hua felt as though he was riding a roller-coaster.
Without any protective measures, Wei Huo could only embrace himself tightly during such situations. In the midst of this chaos, Wei Huo still managed to spare a tiny bit of time to do some thinking.
'I'm sure something big is hidden in this cave. This roller-coaster-like subterranean river is surely a creation by God himself!'
Boom! Alongside a blaring sound, Wei Huo was wiped into the center of a subterranean lake. The water's surface became much calmer and while he was whirling slowly on the water, Wei Huo saved himself with his athletic body from years of persistent intensive training.
That was why even though he went through such an extreme and thrilling torrent, he only had a few bruises without any severe injury.
However, he still felt slightly dizzy. He fluttered around the water for a bit and was washed ashore.
Wei Huo lifted his head on the shore. Although he still felt a bit light-headed, the scene ahead awed him. In front of him was a moon gate made of white jade. Glowing plants bloomed on both sides of the gate. Purple glows, red glows, blue glows and green glows were radiating from the plants.
All sorts of radiance lightened up the jade gate. Images of red-crowned cranes, phoenixes, spirit apes, and white deers were carved on the jade gate.
"Indeed, I was right!" Wei Huo swayed his head and walked up to the gate. He was prepared to push open the jade gate.
No words were needed, that had to be the cave concealing Qi Cultivation's rare scrolls. Finally, after 10 years, he found it!
He pushed the jade gate hard, but it did not budge.
He pushed again, but still, nothing happened. 
Wei Huo frowned. "Are there any other operations needed to open this gate?"
Right when Wei Huo fell silent, an image appeared on the jade gate. Not long after, a notification bar with the writings 'Power On' popped up.
Wei Huo was speechless. "…"
'This is not a jade gate. It's a laptop, isn't it?'
After the power was turned on, another image appeared on the jade gate. Following, countless thumbnails of red-crowned cranes, phoenixes, spirit apes, and white deers appeared. The thumbnails were all arranged in different orders. He took a closer look. 'What the f*ck…'
'Isn't this sh*t a puzzle game?'
Why would the 'Power On' notification pop up in an ancient Qi Cultivation Master's jade gate? Why did a puzzle game appear after it was turned on?
The notification popped up again.
"Mini-Game commences. Scores of the minigame will determine the player's degree of completion for the inheritance of Qi Cultivation."
Wei Huo was speechless. "…"
Wei Huo almost forgot that Earth was gradually being gamified by God!
Wei Huo closely examined the screen. There was a 'Start Game' option on the game interface. It seemed like he could use some time to look into the early stage of the game.
Wei Huo believed that players would be swarming into that place, scrambling over each other once they discovered it when time recovered. One by one, they would wait for their turn to play the minigame. The gap between players would be pulled apart as the minigame's mark would decide the degree of completion when inheriting Qi Cultivation skills. In turn, the Europeans and Pros would have a wide gap of separation from Africans and Noobs[1]. If the Africans and Noobs do not want to fall behind, they would have to reload cash!
That was the first time Wei Huo felt something's fishy. Was God really the one behind this Earth's gamification? Will those who recovered from the time halt really become players of the game?
It was all Wei Huo's guess at that point as God did not say anything.
No matter what, Wei Huo had to speed up his progress. He tapped the start button, and the puzzle game began!
"The time limit is 60 seconds. Scores accumulated within the time limit will decide on the inheritance completion level for the rare Qi Cultivation Scrolls. The game will start in three seconds. Three... Two... One... Start!"
Wei Huo kept his eye on the ball as the marks accumulated would decide his degree of completion for the inheritance of the Qi Cultivator's Rare Scrolls. Whether he could increase his lifespan would also be dependent on the rare scrolls. Otherwise, when the time halt ends, he might already be dead!
Although he put in all his effort, puzzle games were not his specialty. He only managed to gain a little over 2000 points after 60 seconds.
Soon after, another notification popped up. "According to the Player's accumulated scores, you have been awarded a Qi Cultivator's Rare Scroll inheritance with a 35% completion rate. Would you like to replay the game?"
Wei Huo was speechless. "…"
'You can f*cking replay the game?'
Wei Huo let out a deep breath feeling relieved. 'Do you think I will give up that easily before I reach 100%?'
Wei Huo immediately tapped the 'Replay' button. In the next second, a dialog box popped up on the jade gate.
"Replaying the game requires 90 Magical Stones. You have not met the requirements for replaying the game. Please reload your cash."
Wei Huo was speechless. "…"
'D*mn you! So I have to reload my cash!'
Just then Wei Huo started wondering again, 'What are Magical Stones?'
Another notification popped up on the jade gate. "Are you willing to accept the inheritance? Please take note that the inheritance can only take place once!"
Wei Huo did not have any other better options. 'What can I do? I am very desperate too but I don't have any Magical Stones!'
He tapped on the accept button, and right then the jade door was opened!
The place oozed a mystical and magical aura. Inside the door, rays of light were shining through the colorful fog. The area was occupied by numerous decorated jade palaces. Cries of the red-crowned crane filled his ears every so often, and white deers would hop across streams. Immortals were sitting in their residences.
A magical voice suddenly resounded through the area.
"Pay 49 Magical Stones for a 1% increase of inheritance completion rate, or 81 Magical Stones for a 3% increase of inheritance completion rate."
Wei Huo was speechless. "…"
'What is this? Is this some Daoism chant? No wonder it was always 49 and 81 in Daoism chants[2].'
Wei Huo was dejected. He wanted to purchase the completion rate, but he had no Magical Stones!
It was then that Wei Huo realized the in-game purchase system was not created yet. Players still could not make in-app purchases. This game was not well developed enough!
[1] Europeans - Lucky players were known as "Europeans" among China gamers.
Africans - Unlucky players were known as "Africans" among China gamers.
Pros - Those who have excellent skills in playing games.
Noobs - Those who lack skills in playing games.
[2] Daoist funeral tradition requires family members to mourn for 49 days after the deceased was buried or cremated while the Daoist text has a total of 81 verses.


Wei Huo has been ignored and overlooked by almost everyone his entire life, including God. In a bid to transform the world into a more game-like one, God halted time for all humanity except for Wei Huo, leaving him to fend for himself. The teenager has no choice but to strive for survival whilst waiting for the day humanity’s clock to start ticking again. But wait a minute! What if that wait is longer than a person’s lifespan? Follow Wei Huo on his survival journey in a world infested with mutated beasts and carnivorous plants.

The boy went back behind the stand to put the money away and came back holding a basketball.
"Here you go! All you have to do is shoot the ball into the hoop from the 3-pointer marking. Good luck!"
Rosalie took the ball from him and stood at the marking on the ground in front of the hoop. Unlike carnival stand games where the hoop is slightly further away from the backboard, this was a legitimate 10 feet high basketball hoop that would be used in tournaments.
Rosalie held the ball in her hand and tried to remember how pro players executed their throws. With the image in mind, she turned her feet towards the hoop, bent her knees with the ball balanced in her right hand facing upwards. She took a breath, bent down, and leaped while shooting the ball towards the hoop with her arm following through the motion.
The ball flew through the air and swooshed through the net flawlessly. The boy stared at her with his mouth agape.
"That was amazing!! What's your name? Your posture and stance were perfect! Were you previously trained or in a club??"
"Uhh… My name's Rosalie, I never really joined any teams…"
"That's cool! I'm Evan, Evan Lawry. Nice to meet you! Since you got it on your first try and you're our first participant, you can get a prize and try again for free."
Evan tousled his dirty brown hair with an animated smile that reached his hazel eyes. He ran to get the ball from underneath the net.
He seemed like a cheerful guy.
Rosalie nodded and took the offer while taking the ball from him. She positioned herself in front of the net and perfectly executed the memorized movements once more.
The ball went through the net with a satisfying swoosh again.
"Woah, that was amazing. Would you like to join the co-ed basketball team? We'd love to have you!"
"No thank you, I'm not too interested in sports."
It would be too much commitment, and Rosalie was not willing to give up her morning time to go practice with sweaty people.
"That's cool! There's no need to feel pressured into joining any clubs, just be careful, some clubs are 'really' eager to recruit new members. Would you be interested in playing any of our other games? There are different prizes!"
Evan motioned towards a line up of various stuffed animals. There were bunnies, tigers, bears, and many other animals. A certain fluffy alpaca caught her eyes and a puff of laughter escaped her lips. It looked like Christophe with its eyes closed and mouth smirking smugly, pointing its head up triumphantly.
"Sure, I'll play the other ones."
Rosalie tossed a couple more coins towards Evan.
She got caught up in all the festivities and won too many prizes for a single human to need. Each game was themed around the club hosting the event and Rosalie dominated them all.
From playing chess to an archery contest, she found most of the games fairly simple to beat. Even the astrology finder game was easy for Rosalie since she once glanced over a constellation chart for a puzzle game she was into.
In the end, Rosalie carried gigantic bags full of prizes like candies and stuffed animals. She was thinking of sending some back to "Winter's". The kids would love it.
While walking through the courtyard path lined with stalls to get back to her dorm, she started to hear shouts from behind her.
"Hey! The girl with the short black hair, would you like to join the football team?!"
"Shut it jocks, she's clearly an intellectual, she should join the trivia club."
"No! She should join the chess club. If you do, we'll instantly promote you to co-chair."
"I think she belongs on the archery team."
The people were starting to get physical with each other. They were threatening and grabbing the collars of their rivals.
"Which club are you going to join?!"
Everyone turned to face Rosalie and shouted in her direction.
Rosalie had a bad feeling and instantly broke into a sprint.
"Hey! She's getting away, whoever gets her first gets to have her on their club!!"
'I never agreed to that' Rosalie thought exasperatedly.
She ran down the pathway and took a sharp turn into the shrubbery. After taking a couple of twists and turns, she lost them.
Rosalie happened upon a small clearing and took a seat on the ground to take a break. During middle school, she never joined any clubs since she didn't have much time. Back then, she would leave quickly to pick up some of the kids and watch over them.
She wasn't sure where her interests really lie, well, maybe if there was a gaming club, that may pique her interest.
A light breeze flew through the trees surrounding the clearing and softly brushed her hair. The weather was awfully nice today. The tree leaves perfectly carved out a patch of sunlight in the middle of the space and a wave of drowsiness came over Rosalie.
She crawled over to the patch of sun and laid down, using a bag of stuffed animals as a makeshift pillow. She curled up and let the warmth of the sunlight lull her to sleep.

Rich, handsome, popular, Christophe has it all, or does he? 

Rosalie enters the picture like a wrecking ball and destroys his perfect image.

Grades?

Athletics?

Games?

She manages to one-up him in every subject.
What will happen when Christophe goes to crazy lengths to defeat Rosalie in anything while she just wants to quietly graduate from school. What weird and wacky situations will they get into after an awful first impression?


"AH!"
The boy yelled in her face as he toppled backwards out of the window. Rosalie sat there silently trying to keep a straight face at the sight.
"What the? James told me that this room was empty, the heck. I'm gonna kill him."
He whispered to himself while brushing off the dirt from his pants.
From the moonlight, Rosalie could make out a familiar face.
"It's you!"

"Did you see the news ?! A dragon flying near a muggle town ! It's close to Hogwarts !"
"My friend from Ravenclaw say that she heard a roar in the sky during the night !"
"Bullshit !"

During Breakfast, it's was the only talk, a dragon near Hogwarts. Harry was not to talked about Dragon, soon his match will begin.
"You need to eat" said Hermione
"Not hungry"
"You need strength for the match Harry" said Ron

After some convincing from his friends he eat a little. Alexander arrive late at the breakfast, he look completely exhausted.
"Well you didn't sleep last night" ask Hermione
"To busy flying around" reply Alexander, he just got a puzzle look.
"Anyway, some advice for your brother before the match ?" said Ron
"Yeah *yawn* Do or die !"after this he start eating ignoring the angry glares


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"Damn, it's cold... Can't they play inside ?" Ask Alexander, he was currently waiting with the rest of his  friends at the last row in the stand of Gryffindor. Everyone ignore is complain
Dean deploy a banner that he made with Ron and Seamus, unfortunately "Scabbers" eat it.
On it were a lion fighting a snake
'Damn he took is Animagus form very seriously...'
Hermione put a little charm on it making the paint changing colors.

Then they look at Alexander expecting something, he roll his eyes and start casting something and then conjure a chair and a blanket. They ask what he do to the banner but just reply, "Make sure to point it in the sky when Gryffindor score... 

After a few more minutes, the two team finally enter the court. On their brooms, the two team face each other. Madam Hooch the referee was standing in the middle of the two team on her broom. She look at the two team and said
"I want a fair nice game !" if you look closely you will find that when saying this she focus more on the captain of Slytherin, Marcus Flint, a fifth year.

After this the match begin.
Alexander look at the match with a deadpan face.
'I should have bring a book... [Hundred way to slowly kill someone], N°1 bring him to a Quidditch match'
Gryffindor finally score a point, the Gryffindor stand tremble under the roar of the excited spectators and before they could focus on the match again they saw a Snake and a Lion getting out of the banner and start fighting each other above the stands. Of course lion win an get back in the banner with the snake in his mouth.

Everyone were quiet even the players stop and look shocked until a thunderous sound came from Gryffindor. Obviously the face of the people a the Slytherin stand were ugly.

The game continu, Hagrid arrive near us, he was looking from his hut but decide to come.
Harry still didn't find the [Golden Snitch]
Every time Gryffindor score a point, the banner come to life. Marcus Flint couldn't stand it anymore and ask the referee to do something, she just shrugs her shoulders and said "It's outside the court so it don"t affect the match and if you just disturbate by this stop Quidditch"

So he endure until he get enough, he take the bat from a beaters and send [Bludgers] toward the banner. Dean and Seamus who were holding the banner freeze and before they could react they saw the Bludgers stop a few inch away from the banner. They looked and saw Alexander with is wand out pointing toward the Bludgers.

He was angry, someone has try to destroy his artwork, so he decide to teach him a lesson. The referee came near him in his broom asking him to release the ball after screaming at Flint and almost firing him from the match.

Alexander Nod and throw the Bludgers toward the court.
After the game begin again he just smile but for those who knew him understand this smile. it's the wicked smile every time he prank someone. Under the questioning gaze he just wink and said "wait for it".

They didn't have to wait to long, they saw the Bludgers always chasing Flint. He was screaming that someone jinx the ball but Madam Hooch there were no proof so ignore him.
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'Finally ! Quirrell has start !' Alexander saw the broom of Harry getting wild.
Before he could go teach a lesson to Quirrell he heard Hermione screaming "It's Snape" and then dash toward the Professors Stand.
'... Here go my fun ! Dammit !' He sit in his chair grumpy and decide to ignore the rest of the match.
 _____________________

Gryffindor finally win, Harry catch the Golden Snitch with.... his mouth. After this win the Golden Trio go the hut of Hagrid for a cup of tea and Alexander going to bed finishing is short night...
By the way, Marcus Flint was hit by the Buldgers and end up in the infirmary with broken bones...
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[Quaffle] : Is a ball used in the wizarding game of Quidditch. It is approximately the size of a football. Twelve inches in diameter. It is a red, leather-covered ball used as the main object of play, and is the only one out of the three ball-types that is practically immobile. The three Chasers carry and pass the Quaffle to their opponent's goal hoops, where they try to score points by throwing it through one of the three rings. Each time it passes through the hoops, the scoring team gains ten points.

[Golden Snitch] : Is the third and smallest ball used in Quidditch. It is a walnut-sized gold-colored sphere with silver wings. It flies around the Quidditch field at high speeds, sometimes pausing and hovering in place. The Seeker's goal is to catch the Snitch before the other team's seeker, which is worth one-hundred and fifty points. The game can only end when the Snitch has been caught, or by mutual agreement of the two teams' Captains; the latter is very rare, however, as one team would have to lose.

[Buldgers] :  Is a round, jet black ball, made of iron, and is used in the wizarding sport of Quidditch. It is ten inches in diameter. There are two Bludgers used in every match, which are bewitched to fly around and try to knock the players off of their brooms. It is the Beater's job to protect their teammates from the Bludgers and at the same time aim them towards the opposing players.

A young man who was acclaimed as a genius by everyone was currently reading Harry Potter, his favorite novel but  was complaining about the story and end up dead by your ever kind god Truck-sama.

I don't own the universe of Harry Potter nor their Characters.

The alarm woke me up far to early for me to be happy. I might have been the one to set the alarm but that didn't mean I had to be happy about waking up. 
 I groaned a bit as I crawled out of the bed. 
 "What is it?" Vanessa asked from her bed sleepily.
 "Late night booty call." I replied evilly.
 "Just don't wake me up." she replied then rolled back over.
 I looked over at the lump lying in the other bed then shook my head. If I could actually pull that off, I was pretty sure I should be ashamed of myself.
 Ignoring the sleeping beauty I tapped the orb to turn off the alarm then headed for the door. There were a lot of crops I needed to water, and it was the perfect time for me to think about what had happened today, as soon as I was fully awake. 
 Watering the crops was a simple task when the watering can would only let you give it the perfect amount of water, brain numbingly simple in fact. It was a good thing I had plenty to think about. 
 With a bit of sleep I was more willing to believe what Vanessa had told me. Firstly it was because the runes on her back, or the other her's back were bad, no other way to say it. The spell didn't even come close to working the way it was supposed to unless they were intending for her to get assaulted. I still wasn't sold on the fact that the company didn't require it of her, but it honestly didn't matter much either way. 
 However what was concerning me more than anything was the fact that she knew something I needed to know. I was considering whether she had just said that to distract me from what else had happened, but it was the look in her eyes that made me believe her. Plus it would be better for me to prepare for something to happen only to be proven wrong, then dismiss it and be proven right. Especially if it might cost me my life. 
 I wanted to drag Vanessa out of the house and question her some more, and I was sure I would later. However the middle of the night wasn't the best time for that, and I was getting the impression that we were being watched through the orb. 
 That also raised an issue with me. How was I going to examine the orb and discover what the runes on the orb were. Since I had seen the runes on Vanessa's back I had become sure it was runes that I would find on the orb. 
 Speaking of runes, seeing the runes from Runic Shift appear here got me back to wondering if this place was reality or a game. I couldn't tell. I could feel like it was reality, and if was a game it had the best graphics I had ever seen. Yet I could use the runes. I thought back to how it felt to manipulate the runes. As I mimicked that my finger began to glow again, calling out mana into my finger was a lot easier the second time. I traced out a few runes in the air. It was a simple spell that didn't take much mana to create. A few moments after I had drawn out the last rune and the spell gathered together to form a ball of light that glowed brightly illuminating the second floor bright enough that it was like being under the sun again without blinding me. 
 I stared at the ball of light for several long moments as my feelings and emotions twisted and turned within me. Runic Shift was a puzzle game that my parents had introduced to me before they disappeared. It was supposed to be a learning game that helped develop your intelligence and problem solving skills. When my parents had disappeared I had played the game almost religiously for a while. It took me three years of playing before I really began to understand what the different runes meant and the best way to combine them. After that my mastery in the game shot up quickly. There were many ranks within the game. Novice, Apprentice, Journeyman, Practitioner, Expert, and Master were considered to be the lowest tier ranks. Above those were the noble ranks, Lord, Baron, Count, Duke, Prince, King, and Emperor. Before my kidnapping I had reached the peak of Runic Master only a little bit away from finally advancing into the Runic Lord rank. It had been a goal of mine for years, yet I hadn't been able to make any real progress on the higher level puzzles I needed to move into the next rank. Now I had to wonder. Was all of this real, and my trouble with advancing was because I wasn't willing to admit that mana and runes were real? It would explain a lot about the Runic Shift puzzles I needed to solve to advance. They didn't seem to fit on the devices I tried to play on. Neither on my smartphone or tablet. The puzzle was just to large I couldn't see all of it or scroll around to see the rest of the puzzle. I had tried to contact the games' help maintenance because I thought it was a glitch but I never heard anything back. Worse I couldn't find any other player that was nearly as far along as I was. 
 I shook my head, was I losing my mind? None of this could be real, I had to be in a game, and given how real the Neglism worked in my head, I could believe that they were blocking my memories of signing up for this. Yet I didn't want that to be the truth. Since I was a kid I had wanted the runes to be real like other kids wanted to have super powers. With my dedication to the game I hadn't ever lost that desire. I wanted this to be real, and if it wasn't. Then I was sure I was going to buy this game the moment I could and spend hours upon hours in here. 
 With a sigh I finished watering the plants in the lower level then headed for the surface level to water the last crop. I didn't enjoy watering all of these crops, but I enjoyed planting them, organizing where each went, curious how they would interact with each other. Add that to the newly discovered ability to use the runes, and this place was almost perfect for me. If I could just get rid of the company and the trouble it seemed to bring, and if Melissa could be here. 
 I stopped at that thought then sighed again. It had been over a month since we broke up, but I have to admit I still wasn't over her. She continued to linger at the back of my mind, I wondered what she was doing, did she miss me, had she even noticed I was gone. 
 I frowned then as I realized that despite the fact I had no idea if this was a real place or a game, despite the fact that everything was pointing to the fact that it was a game. I had already subconsciously convinced myself that this place was real. What was wrong with me? 
 Then again that was also why I was so worried about my reaction to Vanessa, if this place was a game then it wouldn't matter if I had forced myself on her. She would just be an NPC. something that would cease to exist the moment the game was over. I also hesitated to flirt with her, try and convince her to sleep with me, it wasn't cheating on Melissa if she was a game character. Then again she did look identical to the woman I met in the bar. Could she be another player? Though even if she was real it wasn't cheating, we had broken up. 
 I was pathetic, but it had been three years, plus the years we had known each other as acquaintances and then friends. It was sad and pathetic, but at least I hadn't become the crazy stalker. 
 I went through the portal then looked around gazing out over the endless plains. My golems didn't move as I stood with them like a small flesh golem. The quiet and view did nothing to settle my mind. Not knowing if this was real or a game was driving me crazy. I had one idea how to figure it out one way or another. I watered my last crop then returned to the portal. 
 There was an angry growl then a hiss as something hit the newbie shield. I looked over my shoulder to see a dark shape slide down the barrier as angry golden eyes glared at me. I considered staying to help but remembered what Vanessa had said. I decided to ignore the attacker and went through the portal I could check the logs later to discover what it was. I also needed to discover what to do with the mouse corpses and slime cores, were the golems saving the slime? If so where was it going? Those were all questions for later. I made my way to the small house my pace quickening as I made my decision. At the door I stopped taking a deep breath I began to draw runes in the air. It was a more difficult spell than the light orb, but I was convinced that I needed it. 
 After a long chain of runes the spell activated then swirled around me until it faded into nothing. 
 With a smile I reached out and opened the door softly then slipped in before closing the door again.
 Before I tried to answer my question, I needed to be sure my spell had worked. 
 I walked over to Vanessa's bed. Even sleeping she was pretty. I reached out and gently brushed several hair away from her face. 
 Feeling my touch Vanessa frowned for a second then her eyes shot open. She sat up quickly and looked around frantically. I backed away so we didn't accidentally collide. 
 Vanessa looked around the small room several times before she seemed to relax. She stared right through me several times before she shook her head then laid back down. 
 I smiled to myself, my invisibility spell had worked. 
 I gave Vanessa several moments to fall back asleep before walking over to the orb. It was time to see what runes were on the orb and discover if this place was real or a game. Everything revolved around this orb, so there had to be some kind of answer. 
 Reaching the orb I peered at it for several moments but no matter how hard I looked I couldn't see the runes on its surface. 
 I bit my lower lip for a moment then decided to use a reveal spell in hopes it would break whatever was concealing the runes from sight. 
 Bringing up my finger again I traced out a new spell under the orb hoping that whoever was using the orb to observe us wouldn't bother to monitor the area under the orb. 
 When the spell finished the spell converged then flowed up and over the orb. After several moments the spell disappeared and to my great relief the runes I had felt earlier appeared. 
 I traced the runes on the orb for several long minutes. The rune spell etched into the surface of the orb was tiny and intricate, yet I was slowly able to understand parts of what the spell was meant to do. It was a control device, rather than controlling me or even the farm, it was controlling something inside of it. Tracing the rune patterns some more I was able to make out several different indentions on the surface of the orb. Carefully placing my fingers on those location I pressed in while hoping the whole thing wasn't booby trapped. 
 With a click the orb split open in quarters like a flower blooming. It was hollow inside revealing its content to me. Floating in the air just above the open orb was a clear glowing crystal three inches in height and one in width and length. It was beautiful in its appearance.
 I felt a strong attraction to the crystal, so strong in fact that I had already reached out and placed my finger on a facet before I even realized I was moving. 
 
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You have found a dungeon core shard. Do you wish to bond with the core shard?
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A flash of a pretty smile and then I woke up on the strangest farm I have ever heard of. What is a dungeon core and how can it be repurposed? My only option to survive is to grow crops, why? Because I have no idea how to leave yet. 

I do not own the image, if I need to I will change it at a later date.

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