Chapter 49: Hijack (1/2)

Chapter 49: Hijack

“I am actually the company’s hired help. I volunteered for this. The moment I joined, I was prepared to die here because… even if I am able to return, I believe I won’t have much time left. It will be very painful during those moments.” Jiang JinYuan said after pondering for a short while.

Liu Gan didn’t say anything. Jiang JinYuan came into the game because of cancer and after joining, he didn’t want to return. This point was something Liu Gan could relate to himself. In the real world, as a quadruple amputee, he felt like he had no higher purpose in life. Rather than live that way, he wanted to stay in The Trembling World with all his limbs intact.

Even if this area was highly dangerous, everyday, it would be a fight to find food to eat and water to drink. Even finding a place to sleep was a struggle. He had to be on high alert because a mistake could cost him his life. Living like this was definitely better than living in the real world without his limbs. In the real world he was like a pig trapped in a cage that only knew how to eat and sleep; he was only waiting to die.

“Before I entered the game, I overheard my coworkers talking. They said this on the day of the official server release. After entering the game, there is a scene that looked similar to San Xing Corporations scenery. In fact, it’s actually hijacked by a powerful mysterious force. It is somewhat similar to an ill-intentioned person installing a cover over an ATM to purposely jam the card. The person might think they are inserting their card into their bank, but in fact it’s trapped in place.” Jiang JinYuan tried a different analogy to explain it.

“What you’re saying is that upon entering San Xing Corporation’s game, the player’s loading screen is no longer in San Xing Corporation’s jurisdiction? So the moment the players join the game, they were already in the process of instant transmission?” Liu Gan had already suspected this was the case.

“According to the conversation, that is what happened. The day of the incident, San Xing Corporation stopped all of its server functions and the government stepped in. The government organized a large investigation squad in an effort to control the executive-level workers . The strangest thing is that even after San Xing Corporation servers had been shut down, the player loading screen still showed up and were able to log into the game.”

“There are some players who didn’t install the game, but the moment they turned on their computer, the infamous game loading screen also popped up for them. There were rumors of cellphones showing the game loading screen, and all they had to do is press confirm to enter the game. Despite newspaper, media, and all other websites publically telling netizens not to enter the game, there will always be someone who didn’t receive the warning or miss-clicking confirm…” Jiang JinYuan continued explaining.

“Upon entering the game, would the person still be sitting in front of the computer in the real world? Or would they disappear?” Liu Gan suddenly interrupted Jiang JinYuan.

“Disappear. Upon entering the game, there is a split second when they become a hazy orb. Then, it disappears without a trace. The whole city is panicking and production was at a standstill in the city. Conspiracy theories and judgement day rumors started spreading like wildfire throughout the city. The government had to step in and send large armies to maintain the law and order related departments to investigate the origin of all of this.” Jiang JinYuan explained to Liu Gan.

“Looks like the real world started to become chaotic. It’s no wonder they need volunteers like you.” Liu Gan started realizing the situation.