Chapter 204: Candle (1/2)

Chapter 204 - Candle

TL: xDh20, LifeisaJourney

ED: Nintendonuts

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”Made It Look Easy” - GENIUS song :3

LuChen Wang was 24-years-old. In the real world, he was an otaku, he couldn't find work after graduating university so he shut himself out while living in his parent’s house. He would play games while at home, and there was nothing his parents could do to deal with him.

After entering [The Trembling World], LuChen Wang was able to remain collected. He didn't lose his nerve like the other players. In fact, he was enjoying himself, he was thinking to himself that he could play here from morning to night. At least, he wouldn't have his parents nagging him - this was another side thought of LuChen Wang.

Little did he know that his situation was very different from all the other games he had played before. After playing for two days, LuChen Wang started to feel regret. He was famished as he couldn't find anything to eat and there was danger lurking on every corner so he didn't venture outside. It wasn’t until he had joined Mr. Sheng’s camp, that he finally gained some semblance of safety. Though, there had been a steep price to paid for it, he had lost his joy of playing the game since he had chores to do daily - being a human mule, repairing fixtures and other trivial duties.

Games should not be like this! If I knew it was going to be like this, then I would've listened to my parents and found a job so I wouldn't be so addicted to games.

But it was too late to feel regret.

Qian An was also a university student. However, they both had had very different experiences. Compared to LuChen Wang, Qian An had a lot of work experience. Qian An grew up in a poor family in a rural area, so he understood how it felt to be broke. After graduating university, Qian An had immediately found a job, first as a flyer boy, then he found work as a promoter. Finally, he picked up a job as a delivery boy for McDonald’s. All of Qian An’s jobs had nothing in common with the degree he had earned in university.

Later on, Qian An had received a phone call from his old high school female friend, she was going to introduce him to a decent job. The job covered housing and food expenses so Qian An was very eager to go… all for the wrong reasons. He hadn’t been motivated for the job, instead, he was interested in his female friend… The thing was, after LuChen Wang had signed the contract for the job, he discovered that he had signed up for a multi-level marketing scam.

Qian An was forced to ask for money from his family to resolve his problem. Even with their combined contribution, it wasn’t enough so Qian An had been forced to run away. Qian An was caught in his escape attempt and was beaten up. The scammers took everything Qian An had, but he was still coming up short on payments. So to prove that he didn’t have any more money in the bank. Qian An was escorted by a crew of the scammers to a nearby internet cafe to transfer over the remaining debt.

Qian An had agreed to head to the internet cafe, in the hopes of calling the police for help. However, it turned out the internet cafe owner was also a member of this scamming crew. After several more blows to his head and body, Qian An had thrown up the white flag and went to the computer to log on to his bank account. Then a pop up of [The Trembling World] advertisement came out. It was a registration page with only a large button of confirmation.

That day was the second day after the server release for [The Trembling World]. Due to the sudden disappearance of several hundred thousands of players, all forms of media were alerting citizens to not press anything related to [The Trembling World] as there was no way to confirm it for sure.

Qian An saw the popup and without a better option or escape, he had willingly clicked the confirmation button… Before he knew it, he had been sent into [The Trembling World] as part of the second wave of players.

After escaping the clutches of the scammers, Qian An had encountered this terrifying world. In the end, Qian An wasn’t too sure if he had been lucky or unlucky.

It was a good thing that Qian An hadn’t encountered any ill-intentioned players. Especially players that would kill to obtain an advantage over others. It could be said that Qian An had some luck on his side since he was able to join Mr. Sheng’s camp and had survived to this day. As Qian An recalled that moment in his head on everything that had transpired since the internet cafe.