"I don't know why…"
Jimmy gazed through the murky river water at his left eye. "But I've chosen this path, and I'm not going to give up..." Jimmy touched his left eye, which surprisingly had a serpent-like pupil glowing with a crimson light.
"I was just an ordinary person... a timid introvert... I would blush even when talking to girls..."
Jimmy raised his head, looking at the surrounding silence, broken only by the sound of insects. Before him were trees rooted in the river, and the place he was in was an old, abandoned ship...
The sky slowly began to darken. Jimmy knew that thing was coming again...
Suddenly, the sound of insects stopped, and Jimmy knew it had arrived...
Without thinking, relying on his left eye's serpent pupil, which allowed him to see things beyond the scope of ordinary humans, Jimmy quickly gripped the revolver and crossbow that he had found on this stranded and abandoned ship. The weapons had been covered in bird feathers when he found them...
It was a revolver with a six-shot capacity. When Jimmy found it, there were still four bullets left, but now only two remained...
With a "snap," the board under Jimmy suddenly slammed as if something had struck it. Jimmy quickly jumped up, raised his gun, and shouted, "Come out! I know you're here!"
Only by shouting could Jimmy dispel the tension in his heart.
Jimmy kept his gun raised for a long time. "Hiss!" He lifted his head, and a 40-foot-long giant python was hanging from the ship's mast, staring at him with its dark, cold eyes.
Although it wasn't the first time Jimmy had seen this giant snake, his heart still felt a strange fear mixed with excitement...
"Roar!" The giant snake opened its mouth and lunged toward Jimmy's head...
The story begins three days earlier. July, for Jimmy, who had just finished his college entrance exams, wasn't a time to relax!
When Jimmy was 15, both of his parents passed away, leaving him alone. Fortunately, with his parents' house and insurance money, Jimmy made it to 18. He worked odd jobs and lived frugally, eating the cheapest instant noodles and drinking tap water.
After returning from a fast food restaurant, Jimmy, exhausted, walked to the third floor, intending to go up to his small apartment on the top floor. Just then, a girl with long black hair and a slender figure walked out of a door on the third floor.
The moment the girl saw Jimmy, she paused, then smiled and greeted him, "Hello!"
"Uh!" Jimmy awkwardly nodded and nervously asked, "Are you going out?"
"Yeah! I'm going to the mall with my friends!" The girl smiled.
"Okay!" Jimmy nodded and moved aside. "Hehe!" The girl gave Jimmy a small smile and then went downstairs. Jimmy sighed as he watched her disappear. The girl's name was Su Xiaoqin, and she had moved here with her mother a year ago!
Actually, the first time Jimmy saw her, he was captivated by her gentle appearance and sweet smile. Over time, whenever they crossed paths, the girl would smile and greet him, and it slowly won over Jimmy's introverted heart.
Yes, Jimmy had a crush on her! But he didn't have the courage to speak up!
After returning to his apartment, Jimmy took a cold shower and lay on his bed, lost in thought. His apartment wasn't very big—just a 40-square-meter, two-room apartment—but strangely, there was no furniture in the living room...
Only his room had stuff—a bed, a desk, and a chair, with an old computer sitting on the desk...
Jimmy couldn't help but sigh. "Ah! Who can give me some courage?" He was just venting, but unexpectedly, his second-hand computer made a sound.
Jimmy looked up and saw some words appearing on the screen.
"Do you want wealth? Do you want beautiful women? Do you want power? Do you want immortality? If yes, click OK!"
Jimmy read aloud the words on the screen.
"...I just want courage!" Jimmy muttered, feeling confused.
Suddenly, the words on the screen changed. "Do you want to become a true iron-blooded man? Do you want the strength to protect the ones you love? Do you want to be a savior? If yes, click NO!"
Jimmy read the new words.
"Are you messing with me?" Jimmy said irritably, picking up the mouse and clicking NO, but nothing happened. "Huh! The computer froze?!" Jimmy said, puzzled. He clicked NO several more times with no response. Finally, in frustration, he clicked OK, and suddenly, a black hole appeared on the screen.
Before Jimmy could react, he was sucked into the black hole.
When he shook his head, he realized he was in a colorless world!
"Welcome, 8888!" A glowing figure suddenly appeared before him.
"Who are you?!" Jimmy asked, wide-eyed.
"I am the god of this world. You can call me the Saint or the Master God," the glowing figure said in a cold, emotionless voice.
"What! You're a god?!" Jimmy exclaimed in surprise.
"Yes!" The figure nodded.
"Where am I? Why am I here?!" Jimmy hurriedly asked.
"This is a movie world. My task is to find suitable people and train them to become strong!" the glowing figure replied.
"What?!" Jimmy shouted.
"Your task is to survive! Struggle to become stronger. Death and giving up are your end!" The glowing figure said before vanishing.
Suddenly, the colorless world began to gain color!
Before Jimmy could react, his phone vibrated in his pocket. He quickly pulled out his old Nokia...
He found two messages from an unknown number. He quickly opened them. The first one read, "Main Task 1: Survive for one week in this world. Completing the task will earn you 1,000 points. Failure means... you no longer have a place in this world."
Perplexed, Jimmy continued to the second message, which read, "Lottery Ticket: To encourage more newcomers to survive, a lottery ticket is given from the main city. Using it will randomly grant you a skill, talent, or weapon. Do you want to use it now?"
Jimmy paused for a moment, then looked around. He realized he was on a wooden boat surrounded by an eerie jungle, with the jungle submerged in water. When Jimmy looked toward the high point of the boat, he saw rivers stretching endlessly.
"...What's going on?! Why?!" Jimmy asked, wide-eyed.
Frustrated, Jimmy lowered his head and continued to examine his phone. He pressed a key, and suddenly, an artificial intelligence voice spoke from the phone.
"Host is using the lottery ticket. Since this is the first use, there is no restriction on the range of the lottery. Lottery begins... 10... 9... 8... 3... 1... Congratulations, you have drawn the skill 'Fusion'!"
"...What the heck?!" Jimmy asked, confused. The Nokia 108 started to emit a light, which floated into Jimmy's mind, instantly filling him with a strange, pleasurable sensation.
When the sensation faded, Jimmy opened his eyes and found a set of data displayed before him!
Host: 8888
Strength: 8 (Average adult: 10)
Reflexes: 19 (Average adult: 15)
Mind: 42 (Average adult: 30)
Spirit: 20 (Average adult: 15)
**: 10 (Average adult: 15)
Ability [Fusion] Effect: Can fuse with any living being and gain some of their characteristics or abilities, but there is a 90% failure rate.
Combat Power Evaluation: 5 (As weak as trash)
The data quickly disappeared, but Jimmy was no longer calm! A combat power of 5!! Weak as trash... Instantly, Jimmy felt the urge to throw the phone away.