When the game shut down, I took my skills with me.

Shanghai under the night sky is ablaze with neon lights.

Ye Tian pressed down his baseball cap, quickly walked through the crowd, and turned into a quiet old street.

He glanced at the unremarkable digital watch on his wrist, his eyes gleaming with an excitement and confidence that seemed out of place in this world.

"Today, right here," he murmured to himself. "In my previous life, it wasn't until a month after the arrival of the 'Era of Gods and Demons' that someone discovered the nascent artifact, the [Windwalker's Boots], hidden here. In this life, I, Ye Tian, ​​have been reborn and will seize every opportunity to become the sole protagonist of this era!"

As a reborn individual, he possesses the most valuable information wealth in the world. He knows the location of every hidden quest, every artifact, and even the trajectory of the rise of future great figures.

What he is taking today is the first cornerstone of his grand plan.

According to his "memory," the [Windrunner's Boots] are hidden in the abandoned City God Temple at the end of this street, guarded by a level 10 [Earthbound Spirit]. While it presents a challenge for him now, with sufficient preparation, it's not insurmountable.

He took a deep breath and pushed open the creaking, dilapidated wooden door of the City God Temple.

Inside the temple, moonlight filtered through the broken roof, casting dappled shadows. The clay statue of the deity in the center had collapsed, replaced by a treasure chest emitting a faint bluish glow.

Everything is exactly the same as I remember!

Ye Tian was overjoyed, but he didn't let his guard down. He took out a yellow talisman from his backpack—this was a "Demon Exorcism Talisman" that he had bought from an old Taoist priest at a street stall with all his savings. It was said to have miraculous effects on spirits.

He gripped the talisman tightly and approached the treasure chest step by step.

Just as he was three meters away from the treasure chest, a sudden change occurred!

On the ground, a thick black mist suddenly rose up and transformed into a disheveled, ferocious female vengeful spirit. Its level was—[LV30, Elite Template]!

"How is this possible!" Ye Tian's pupils constricted, his soul nearly leaving his body. "In my memory, it was clearly just a level 10 ordinary Earthbound Spirit! How could it be a level 30 elite?!"

Before he could even think, the vengeful spirit, accompanied by a piercing shriek, transformed into a black shadow and pounced on him.

Without thinking, Ye Tian slammed the [Exorcism Talisman] in his hand over.

"laugh--"

The talisman turned to ashes the moment it touched the shadow, just like a wet tissue.

"It's over!" Ye Tian felt a chill run through him.

He was just a newly awakened level 2 player, and facing a level 30 elite monster, he didn't even have a chance to escape.

The shadowy figure closed in instantly, enveloping him in a chilling, bone-chilling aura of resentment. Ye Tian could even smell the putrid stench emanating from the underworld. His body was bound, unable to move, and he could only watch helplessly as those pale, clawing hands reached for his heart.

"No! I'm the main character! How can I die here!"

"I'm not satisfied! This isn't how my script was written!"

Desperate cries roared in my heart, but to no avail.

Just then, he suddenly remembered an ultimate survival feature in the game "Gods and Demons Era"—when players encounter a crisis they cannot resist, they can sacrifice a part of their soul to the system in exchange for a chance to be randomly teleported.

Although he didn't know if it would work in reality, it was his only hope!

"System! Save me!" Ye Tian used all his strength to let out his final wail in his mind.

……

Sanya, Haitang Bay No. 1 Villa.

Lu Yuan was lying on a beach chair, idly watching the "Multiverse Live Broadcast" projected by Xiao Ya. In the video, a group of winged lizardmen were attacking a giant fire-breathing turtle.

"This is boring, let's change the channel."

"Sir, all high-energy battle live streams have been filtered for you." Xiaoya's cool voice rang in your mind. "However, an interesting abnormal data fluctuation was just detected."

"In Shanghai, a player triggered the 'Near-Death Protection Protocol' and is sending a distress signal to the system. According to database comparison, this protocol is not implemented in the real world and is therefore an invalid request. However, the player's mental fluctuations are unusually strong, as if he believes he should receive a response."

Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow.

Are there really people this stubborn?

He suddenly remembered the thought that had just crossed his mind.

"Honestly, if something like this happens again, just teleport the person calling for help to me directly. It would save me the trouble of operating remotely."

A bold idea took shape in his lazy mind.

"Xiaoya, since he's so eager for a response, let's grant his wish." Lu Yuan yawned. "Just... teleport him over here."

"Instructions confirmed. Execute 'Cross-Dimensional Targeted Summon'."

As soon as Lu Yuan finished speaking, the air on the beach in front of him suddenly distorted like ripples on water.

The next second, a figure fell from mid-air with a "plop" and landed on the soft moonlit beach, looking quite disheveled.

It was Ye Tian, ​​who had just been waiting to die in the City God Temple in Shanghai.

……

The capital city, the Dragon Shield Bureau command center.

Qin Shiyue had just finished a mobilization meeting on the "merit theory," and the entire command center was immersed in a sense of excitement at finding direction.

Suddenly, the most piercing alarm sounded again!

"Report! Severe spatial fluctuations detected in the Shanghai area! Originating from the same source as 'Mr.'!"

"Report! A Level 2 player codenamed 'Ye Tian' suddenly and completely disappeared from Shanghai just as his life signal was about to vanish!"

"Alert! Identical spatial fluctuations detected in the 'Nantianmen Fortress' area of ​​Sanya! And... and a new life signal has appeared out of nowhere! Biometric identification confirms it's the player 'Ye Tian' who just disappeared!"

A series of reports silenced the entire command center instantly.

Everyone was stunned.

If the last time Wang Pangzi was saved by "remote purification", then this time... it was like "capturing" him directly from the battlefield where he was in imminent danger, across 2,500 kilometers.

The chief of staff opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything for a long time.

"I...I understand..." Qin Shiyue's voice trembled slightly, but more than that, it was a fervent realization.

"Screening! 'Sir'... he's started actively screening 'seeds'!"

He slammed his hand on the table, his eyes gleaming.

"Comrade Wang Hao received the 'blessing' because he is Mr. [referring to a friend of the deceased], which shows his 'closeness'!"

"And this Ye Tian, ​​a complete stranger to the master, was pulled from the brink of death by the master's supreme power at the critical moment and brought into his 'divine realm'! What is this? This is 'the chosen one'!"

Qin Shiyue's ability to fill in the blanks has once again reached new heights.

"We were all wrong before! The master isn't on vacation; he's setting up a grand scheme! The South Heavenly Gate Fortress is his 'examination hall,' and also his 'training ground'! He's currently selecting those qualified to enter his training ground from among the masses!"

"This Ye Tian must possess some quality that we cannot understand, which has caught the Master's attention! He has passed the Master's first 'test'!"

Dr. Chen excitedly added, "Director Qin, that's right! It's like a celestial being in mythology, enlightening a destined person in the mortal world! This Ye Tian is that 'destined person'! He's been taken away either to receive a legacy or to carry out an even more important mission!"

"Immediately! Right now!" Qin Shiyue issued the order decisively, "Raise Ye Tian's security clearance to 'Top Secret'! Establish a special observation team for 'The Chosen One'! We must find out exactly what the criteria are for becoming a 'Destined One'! This concerns the future of humanity!"

The entire D.H.I.E.L.D. has once again been thrown into a new round of frantic activity due to a perfect misunderstanding.

Meanwhile, Ye Tian, ​​the "fated one," was getting up from the beach with a bewildered expression.

He stared blankly at everything before him.

An endless blue sea, a pristine white beach, a huge swimming pool smelling of oranges, and a... young man wearing baggy shorts, lying on a chair, looking at you with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot.

Where is this? Heaven?

"Um... was it you who saved me?" Ye Tian looked at Lu Yuan and asked uncertainly.

"You're the one who called for it." Lu Yuan pointed at him. "You asked the system for help. I am the system. So, tell me, how do you want to thank me?"

Ye Tian's brain completely shut down.

The script... it seems like it was torn apart from the very first page?