Chapter 1 Prologue

  PS: This is the prologue, a small episode before the protagonist travels through time. If you don't like it, you can skip to the next chapter directly. Also, this book is not an online game novel.

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  "Dear player friends, good evening everyone, I am 'Yao Mo GM007'... October 10th, 2025 will be a day that is forever worth remembering for all of us Yao Mo; tonight will also be an exciting and thrilling night, because in just a few tens of seconds..."

  The video player on the official website of Yao Mo, GM sister smiled brightly, wearing a tight-fitting assassin suit from the game, curvy and seductive.

  Listening to her soft and sentimental voice, countless demon players watching the video were suddenly excited.

  Yao Mo is a global online game that has been popular in recent years, with delicate and beautiful game screens, gorgeous skill effects, interesting upgrade systems, engaging plot tasks, and highly realistic operation modes... Attracting countless players to indulge in it, according to official statistics, the number of Yao Mo players has exceeded 100 million.

  Tonight at 8 o'clock sharp, the six major gangs in Chinatown will join forces to fight against the ultimate BOSS of the demon "Zi Luo Huan Ling Xiang".

  For three years, global players have attempted to challenge "Purple Lotus Phantom Fragrance" time and again, but none have succeeded. This time, the six major guilds of the Chinese district, including "Proud War", prepared for half a year before launching another attack, with thousands of participants all being top-level players with excellent operating skills, reportedly having an 80% chance of victory.

  Such a grand action is unprecedented in the history of the demon race.

  As soon as the news came out, it immediately attracted the attention of almost all players of the game "Yao Mo", and the official website of Yao Mo also broadcasted this challenge live.

  "......Can they successfully bring down 'Purple Luo's Phantom Fragrance'?"

  "Let's wait and see!!!"

  The GM's sister smiled brightly and waved her jade hand, the large door behind her with the words "Yao Mo" (Demon) slowly opened, under the radiant glow of the sky, a majestic palace appeared. The palace doors were open, but inside it was gloomy, as if hiding demons that would devour people at will.

  Here is the lair of the Purple Butterfly Phantom Fragrance, the Demon Temple.

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  In the quiet valley not far from the east of the Demon Temple, a group of "Red-eyed Seductresses" with red eyes and red clothes were slowly pacing back and forth among the lush greenery. These Red-eyed Seductresses are 99-level humanoid monsters, beautifully shaped but with high defense and HP, and deal high damage, so few players come here to level up.

  But at this time, Koku suddenly let out a mournful cry:

  "Ah, damn it! I dropped a level, how is that possible? You're not a pharmacist, but you have a mage's puppet skill? And how can your skill release speed be so fast? You must have used an external hang, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to kill me... Wait for me, I'll go call customer service to report you right now... Ah, why can't I die and resurrect in the city? Damn it, I'll use a teleportation scroll... Motherfucker, even the teleportation scroll won't work, BUG, big BUG..."

  A assassin's corpse lay on the ground, with the words "Killed you clean" written in red on its forehead. The surrounding area was littered with items, all of which were potions, ores, and other trash.

  "Stupid kid, this place belongs to the 'Demon Temple' map. Like in Demon Temple, teleportation is not allowed. However, unlike in Demon Temple, dying inside the temple allows you to directly return to town, while outside the temple you can either use a substitute to revive on the spot or be revived by an alchemist's 'resurrection'."

  Looking at the guy in front of him who was shouting hysterically, Nie Kong said with a tone full of sympathy.

  Nie Kong was born into a family of traditional Chinese medicine, after graduating from university, he opened his own clinic. With the help of his ancestral "Nine Turns Golden Needle Technique", he operated for several years and not only earned the title of "National Famous" in front of his profession as a Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor but also gained the reputation of a health preservation expert. Afterwards, Nie Kong closed down his clinic and lived a leisurely life in this small villa.

  The game "Yao Mo" was something Nie Kong had only started playing three years ago, after he closed down his clinic. At first, it was just because a friend had been raving about it that he bought a gaming helmet out of curiosity, and unexpectedly found himself enjoying it. Due to his own profession, Nie Kong had created an apothecary character, with the same name as his real one.

  He plays games in a vacuum, rarely interacting with other players, neither initiating PK fights nor joining teams or guilds. When he has time, he logs into his account to do quests, kill monsters and level up, or refine medicine to sell game currency. It's purely for self-entertainment and killing time. After three years, he finally reached level 100 tonight.

  However, just as he had just changed into his hundred-level suit, an assassin called "Kill You Lightly" suddenly sneaked up behind him and launched a sneak attack. Unfortunately, the guy clearly underestimated Nie Kong. Although Nie Kong didn't interact with people much in the game, he mixed extremely well, especially since he invented ten new medicines in the game and obtained the system reward skill "Pharmaceutical King Transformation", this skill was absolutely a sharp tool for pharmacist PK.

  You were killed because of the skill "Pharmacist Transformation".

  "What?"

  Ignoring the cries of "You killed me!", Nie Kong swung the golden feather fan in his hand, casting the skill "Revival" on himself. Just as he jumped up, a string of skills landed on his head, blood splashing everywhere, and with only half of his health restored, it was instantly depleted again. Nie Kong fell to the ground once more, dropping another pile of potions and ores, among which were his pants and weapon.

  "Ninety-seven? Down another level, Nie Kong, damn you, how can you be so despicable...!" He was killed until all that was left on his body were the system-gifted four-cornered underwear and a small vest, and he cursed in anger. Having dropped two levels, it would take at least half a month of hard work to get them back.

  "You've been beaten to a pulp, I really like this name, now it's finally living up to its reputation."

  “……”

  Two minutes later, the skill cooldown was over, and "Resurrect" fell on the corpse of Kill-You-Guang again, followed by a series of attacks.

  Then, you'll be killed until you're left with nothing but your bare buttocks, and fall to the ground!

  "Damn it, Nie Kong, you have guts! Wait for me, does that mean I don't have any friends? What the... Now can't come over, after the battle against BOSS 'Zi Luo Huan Ling Xiang' starts, players can't enter the You Mo Temple map anymore? This crappy game is really pissing me off, you've got guts to kill me again!"

  He was killed so badly that he wanted to cry but had no tears. He snuck into the Demon Temple map at 7 o'clock tonight, ready to watch the battle against the BOSS and see if he could pick up any cheap loot. However, it was too dangerous inside the Demon Temple, and he almost got taken down by the BOSS's AoE attack and nearly got discovered by someone else. He had no choice but to slip out of the temple and wander around nearby, only to unexpectedly discover a golden-robed alchemist at the valley entrance, whose wealth made his eyes red with envy. He snuck up and attacked, hoping to get tens of thousands of dollars' worth of loot, but ended up failing miserably.

  "Damn it, you really killed him?"

  "Big brother, Nie Kong big brother, you've killed me four times, can't you let it go... I really was wrong, I deserve to die, I shouldn't have ambushed you, ah..."

  "Nie Kong, please spare me. This account isn't mine, it belongs to a friend of mine. I heard that tonight's BOSS fight in the Demon Temple is intense, so he lent me his gaming headset just to take a look. But my level dropped too much, how can I explain this to him? Honestly, I'm not lying to you, this is only my second time playing this game, and I'm not familiar with the rules here. Otherwise, even if I had a hundred times more courage, I wouldn't dare sneak attack a max-level pharmacist in the Demon Temple map tonight."

  "Damn it, you're still killing, you're still killing! Little turtle egg, I'm going all out, if you dare to kill me to level 90, don't kill, I'm your grandson..."

  "Right, I am your grandson... damn it, you are my grandson!"

  “……”

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  "Xue Rou's blood volume has dropped to thirty percent... it's about to escape, everyone stay calm and follow the plan we discussed earlier, tonight we must take down this BOSS... it's charging out, brothers and sisters, chase after it! Don't let it have a chance to recover HP!"

  The demon temple, a massive purple shadow burst out of the gate, which was actually a flower, about 10 meters high, with pink petals several meters in diameter slightly drooping, already showing signs of wilting. Underneath the flower, a slender and beautiful purple stem swayed back and forth, nine oval-shaped purple leaves were covered with scorch marks, under the stem, a cluster of dense roots swung back and forth, like small tentacles, carrying it rapidly forward.

  This is the ultimate BOSS "Zi Luo Huan Ling Xiang" that has been challenged countless times. Behind it, players followed in an orderly manner, skills were continuously cast, and colorful auras exploded on Zi Luo Huan Ling Xiang, bringing out strings of dense and massive damage.

  "Oh no...!"

  A sharp cry of the Violet Spirit's fragrance, branches and leaves swayed, petals unfolded, and threads of red light spewed out, accurately falling on the dozens of warriors in front. Those warriors suddenly stumbled like drunkards, their pursuing footsteps paused, and the Violet Spirit accelerated its escape.

  The direction they went was exactly the mountain valley east of the Demon Temple...

  ……

  "Dude, you're something else! You actually killed me all the way to level 90! Nie Kong, I'll remember your name, but you'd better remember mine too!" The man who had been killed by Nie Kong eighteen times and had his level dropped from 99 to 90 shouted viciously.

  Nie Kong didn't take this threat to heart.

  Although he basically doesn't PK with others in the game, it doesn't mean his PK skills are bad. In college, his skills were already top-notch, and after opening a clinic, he started to cultivate himself and became more even-tempered, which was also reflected in the game. However, if someone came looking for him, he wouldn't be afraid, especially those who specialize in sneak attacks and killing people to make money, he would never show mercy. If it weren't for the fact that in the game, levels can only drop to a certain point with zeros at the end, Nie Kong might have directly killed him back to zero today.

  "Resurrecting the dead."

  Nie Kong swung his feather fan again, reviving the unlucky egg. But this time, before he could even move, a mysterious purple shadow suddenly darted out from the corner of the valley and swiftly trampled over "Kill You Till You're Naked" with lightning speed, then charged towards Nie Kong.

  Is this Violet Phantom Perfume?

  Nie Kong's mind had just flashed with such an idea when nine large purple leaves wrapped around his body, and his blood volume dropped rapidly, leaving only a pitiful amount in the blink of an eye.

  "Crack!"

  At this time, a heavy rain poured down on the sky above the capital city, and a loud thunder suddenly shook. A thick lightning bolt shattered the window glass of Xiaobie's bedroom, landing on Nie Kong's head. The gaming helmet sparked, and Nie Kong only felt his eyes go black, his body violently convulsing. In the game, "Nie Kong" and the "Purple Luo Phantom Fragrance" wrapped around her twisted strangely, but in just two seconds, they disappeared without a trace, as if they had never existed before.

  "Huh, where's Zi Luo Huan Ling Xiang?"

  "Where did he go? Where is the boss?"

  “……”

  Hundreds of full-level players who were left behind chased after Zilong's Phantom Fragrance, rushed out of the corner, and stared blankly at the empty valley mouth and the corpse with a name that was red to the point of being black on the ground, momentarily stunned and looking at each other in dismay.

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  On October 11, 2025, the Shangjing Daily published a news report: Nie Kong, a renowned traditional Chinese medicine doctor and health expert, was struck by lightning at his home and died at the age of 28.

  On the same day, due to the sudden loss of data of the ultimate BOSS "Zi Luo Huan Ling Xiang", the Yao Mo official website issued an apology announcement and compensated all players who participated in the BOSS battle last night. However, there is another piece of news that the Yao Mo official website did not reveal, which is that the data of the full-level player "Nie Kong" was lost at the same time as "Zi Luo Huan Ling Xiang".

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