Chapter 2 (1/2)

Translator: Henyee Translations

Editor: Henyee Translations

Chu Nan looked up at the unfamiliar sky, looked down beneath his feet at the mouse-like creature with two horns, and lastly, at the unknown beast that he had crushed to death with his weight, before slapping himself twice on the cheek. After he had felt a stinging pain on his cheek, he had finally verified that he had crossed worlds.

As an individual who often read webnovels, Chu Nan was not unfamiliar with the term “crossing worlds”. However, he was unaware that it was possible to cross worlds while playing an online game with a virtual helmet. Moreover, he had even crossed worlds together with his equipment.

Opening the spatial bracelet on his wrist, Chu Nan saw the several pieces of celestial-grade equipment and a pile of magic cores that he had obtained from defeating magical beasts. Seeing this had pulled him into the reality that he had truly crossed worlds.

Looking at these dragon crystals, magic cores, and celestial weapons, Chu Nan recalled what happened before he had crossed worlds.

The online game was about to be shut down completely, and before the last day of closing, he had spent ten bucks to purchase the top ranker’s account. After this, he logged on and intended to experience an entire day as an expert. However, whilst he was killing the BOSS, his surroundings suddenly darkened and the moment he opened his eyes, he had arrived here.

A wolf’s howl sounded from within the depths of the forest, causing Chu Nan to shiver and cautiously survey his surroundings.

Since he had crossed worlds, it was no longer a game where he could die and resurrect. Chu Nan once again opened the spatial bracelet and sought a few weapons to defend himself.

He reached out for Starbringer and an electric current spread throughout his arm, pushing his hand away in an instant. The celestial weapon which he previously wielded without any issues had rejected his grasp.

“What’s going on?” Chu Nan looked at Starbringer in shock; it was the first time he had felt such a realistic sensation.

Why was he unable to lift it? Chu Nan once again reached out for Starbringer, but the electric current was much stronger than before and his hand was repelled out of the spatial bracelet.

“Why is this happening?”

Seemingly unable to accept reality, Chu Nan attempted to grab Starbringer once again and suffered from the same fate.

“I can’t lift it?”

Chu Nan’s eyes brightened as he had finally found other weapons: a staff and another sabre.

“It’s the Martial Emperor Sabre! The weapon with the highest attack power among sub-celestial-grade weapons was within the spatial bracelet as well!” Chu Nan could not help but feel excited as he hastily attempted to grab the sabre hilt.

An electric current of the same intensity as from Starbringer surged out and repelled his hand once again.

“What…?”

Chu Nan shook his hand that was numb from the electric currents. Right now, he could only shift his attention to the unknown staff.

Pa! An electric current surged forth.

“It’s another failure?” Chu Nan furrowed his brows. Within the large space in the spatial bracelet, none of the rarely seen skill books, magical beast crystals and cores, magic scrolls, dragon crystals, dragon bones, and forbidden magic scrolls were suitable for him to use.

After he carefully searched through the bracelet once again, Chu Nan shook his head with a bitter smile. Perhaps the only item in the bracelet that he could equip to defend himself was the ring he had crafted not long ago: the Fiery Fox Ring.

“At least this is also magic equipment.” Chu Nan had no choice other than to reach out for the ring. This time, the ring did not send out any electric currents and he managed to put it on with ease.

Speaking of which, his condition was also rather pitiful. Not only was he unable to use Starbringer, but also the equipment he had previously equipped. This included the strongest warrior armor in , Sovereign Battle Armor; the strongest warrior belt, Crusader Belt; Gratias Ring, and the Destroyer Necklace! Every single piece of equipment had been returned to the spatial bracelet.

“I wonder if the Alchemy King’s soul flame can still be used?”

Chu Nan muttered with a low voice. The purple soul flame once again surfaced, yet it did not release any heat – as if it was merely an illusion.

As he looked at the Alchemy King’s soul flame, Chu Nan shook his head and chuckled.

It was hard to imagine that even though he had lost the power of an expert that allowed him to kill thousands with a wave of his hand and cause total annihilation with a single step after he had crossed over, he still managed to bring over numerous items from the game. In particular, the Alchemy King’s soul flame.

This was the unique secret skill of the top player in, a reward obtained after the completion of a super quest: the Alchemy King’s soul flame. It could be used to craft equipment and materials. As the player’s level increased, the stats of the final product would also improve.

It was not a simple feat if a player wanted to become the top expert in a game. The Alchemy King’s soul flame was said to be the secret weapon of expert players in the past. While other players were killing BOSSes and praying for them to drop suitable weapons for them, the top player of the game was constantly killing magical beasts to obtain magic crystals and dragon crystals.

After this, he would then use the soul flame to combine those crystals with low-quality equipment and create more powerful equipment. This was also the reason why Chu Nan discovered that the top player’s spatial ring was only filled with magic crystals, dragon crystals, and a pile of magical beast hearts – also known as magic cores – which could fetch a good price if sold in markets.

If someone could forge equipment with the Alchemy King’s soul flame, they could very easily become wealthy in the game. Moreover, it would then be much easier to become the top ranker compared to other players.

Chu Nan looked at the ring on his right index finger and sighed. This item was what he had casually crafted using trash equipment with the top ranker’s account. Even until now, he still remembered the stats of the ring:

[Fiery Fox Ring]

50% Reduction of freeze duration for freezing magic below human-grade level 5.

Level 1 Fireball, limited to 10x usage a day.

+10 magic attack.

No level restriction.

Never in his wildest dreams would Chu Nan have ever expected he would bring the ring over after he crossed worlds. The ring that could release ten fireballs a day was merely something he crafted out of boredom and it had unexpectedly become his only protection.

“Alright,” Chu Nan released a long sigh and consoled himself. “As long as I have this soul flame, I can craft weapons and armor to defend myself after finding a few pieces of common trash equipment. ”

In the gloomy and dark forest, the howling of wolves sounded once again from afar. Chu Nan looked up at the stars in the sky and decided, “I’ll head North! I hope that’s the correct direction…”