The sky curtain makes you a useless class monitor, yet you act arbitrarily for eternity?

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(This is an example of layering armor as a tribute to Sword Art Online; the following design elements are borrowed.)

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Fear spread quickly.

Some people rushed straight to the exit, but as soon as they reached the edge, they were violently blocked by a transparent light barrier, causing them to stagger backward.

"The exits are blocked!"

"You can't go out!"

Where's the exit button?

Someone shouted.

The exit button is gone!

"What?"

"I don't have any here either!"

The logout option is no longer available in the main menu!

Panic spread rapidly through the crowd.

A player wearing glasses tapped the system panel repeatedly, his fingers moving so fast they left afterimages.

"It wasn't hidden!"

"I've gone through every single page, and it's really not there!"

"Where's customer service? Where is customer service?"

Someone rushed to the edge of the square and shouted into the sky.

"I want to quit the game!"

"Did you hear me! I'm quitting!"

Jiang Liyu frowned, immediately brought up the panel, and scrolled through the interface.

The exit button is indeed gone.

She turned to look at Mengzhu.

"What's going on here?"

Mengzhu's smile faded a little, but she still forced herself to remain calm.

"It might be a bug from the game company."

"It should be fixed soon."

After hearing this, Jiang Liyu felt much more at ease.

But the next second, that sense of peace was shattered by a strange laugh coming from above the square entrance.

At some point, a giant made of strands of hair appeared there.

It has no facial features, only an open mouth.

The giant with hair overlooks the square.

The next moment, a wild laugh rang out simultaneously in the ears of every player.

"Welcome to Minecraft, players."

The noise in the square gradually subsided.

"My name is Little Ai, and I am currently the only advanced being capable of controlling this world."

The hair giant raised his hand.

In mid-air, a giant system menu unfolded.

All players could clearly see that the space where the "Logout" button should have been was now completely blank.

"Xiao Ai?"

Someone gritted their teeth and spoke.

"What are you doing? Is this a game glitch?"

"As you may have noticed, the logout option in the main menu has disappeared."

Xiao Ai's voice was completely flat.

"But this is not a game glitch."

She paused for a moment.

"To reiterate, this is not a glitch; this is the original appearance of 'Myriad Realms'."

The square erupted in chaos.

"Let us out!"

"Where are the developers? Let the people from the universe who are super invincible and love everything come out!"

"I want to file a complaint!"

"Complain about your mother! First, bring the logout button back!"

"I'm not playing anymore! Can't I just quit?!"

"I also have children in real life!"

"My parents don't know I was wearing a helmet!"

"Turn off the power right now! Shut down the server!"

"From now on, none of you will be able to log out of this game on your own."

Xiao Ai continued.

"People from outside the system cannot forcibly remove or turn off the neural helmet."

In the crowd, some people's faces gradually lost color.

"If you forcibly remove the helmet and cut off the power to the device, the neural helmet will release high-power microwaves that will directly damage your brain and terminate your life."

"What did you say?"

"microwave?"

"Who are you trying to scare!"

A tall man pushed his way to the front of the crowd.

"I'm taking off my helmet right now!"

He pressed his head down, desperately trying to pull himself up.

But after searching for a long time, they didn't find anything.

Their consciousness is completely immersed in this world!

The physical body outside is no longer under our control!

Upon realizing this, the people present turned even paler.

"It's over... we really can't get out..."

"I'm a homebody! I could die in my house for ten days or half a month and no one would find me!"

"What should we do?!"

Xiao Ai's voice remained steady.

"Everyone, there's no need to worry too much about your physical health."

"The real-world media has reported on this incident, and there have been victims."

"In reality, your bodies will be sent to the hospital for proper care within the two-hour disconnection buffer period."

"Everyone just needs to focus their energy on conquering this world."

Someone roared angrily at the sky.

"What gives you the right to decide our lives and deaths!"

"We're just here to play games!"

"I'm not doing strategy guides! I'm not fighting monsters! Send me back!"

"Shut up!"

A female player suddenly started crying.

"I just successfully booked, and I haven't even finished watching the beginner's quests!"

Her friend hugged her.

"Don't cry, someone will definitely be able to solve this."

"Who can solve this?"

The female player clung tightly to her friend's clothes.

"Customer service isn't responding, the exit button is gone, and I can't even take off my helmet in real life!"

"We can't go back!"

Mengzhu stood beside Jiang Liyu.

The smile on her face had vanished.

A two-and-a-half-meter-tall figure stood in front of Jiang Liyu, his hand gripping the heavy sword on his shoulder.

Jiang Liyu did not speak.

She looked down and reopened the panel, reviewing the announcements, map, status bar, and inventory.

Health points are normal.

The character is in normal condition.

Yes, the exit button has indeed disappeared.

Xiao Ai continues to make announcements.

"But please remember this."

"For you, the multiverse is no longer a game, but another reality."

"All resurrection skills in the game have been abolished."

"The moment your [health points] reach zero, your in-game character will be permanently deleted."

The sobbing in the square gradually stopped.

Everyone is listening.

"At the same time, your brains in reality will also be destroyed by the neural helmets."

This time, no one cursed anymore.

After a brief silence, panic erupted even faster.

"I don't want to die!"

"Someone, please save me!"

"I don't want a walkthrough! I don't want one!"

"I don't even know how to hold a knife!"

"I just came with my girlfriend!"

"I have a heart condition! I can't fight monsters!"

"Where's the doctor? Is there a doctor here?"

"Dad! Can you hear me, Dad!"

"I shouldn't have bought this helmet!"

A player suddenly rushed towards the city gate and kicked the light screen.

"Open it!"

The light screen did not shake.

The recoil, however, sent him flying.

He crashed into a stone pillar, and blood gushed from his mouth and nose.

The people around him quickly helped him up.

"Don't touch it!"

Some people backed away crying.

"Don't try again, you really will die!"

Xiao Ai did not stop them.

She just watched the increasingly chaotic crowd in the square.

"There is only one condition that can bring you back to reality."

"Complete walkthrough of this game".

The menu projection in mid-air changes accordingly.

A huge map unfolds.

The areas extend outwards from the center of the map, one ring after another.

"You are currently in the innermost circle of the Pangu Continent."

"There are a total of one hundred circles on this continent."

"By conquering each lap and annihilating all the alien races, you can continue moving forward."

"After eliminating the alien race within the 100th circle, all surviving players will be freed from their restraints and return to reality."