Chapter 2 Night Rain (Part 2)
2014-11-28
Author: Sorsia
Soren slowly opened his eyes. For half a month, every time he tried to open his eyes, dense streams of data would flood his mind, countless 0s and 1s flashing through his consciousness, bringing a moment of pain that felt like his brain was exploding. His awareness of his body was weak, and it felt like all the electricity inside him had disrupted his body’s static field into a tangled mess. Although he could hear and feel everything outside, he couldn’t do anything at all, not even move a finger!
No!
I must wake up!
I have to wake up!
Although he didn’t know why he had been reborn in a mysterious world, Soren knew that the little girl outside was in danger.
The little girl who had been taking care of him was in danger!
Her name was Vivian, and she was eight years old, with beautiful light golden long hair and little dimples when she smiled.
She was Soren’s half-sister.
She was also a target coveted by many human traffickers in the slums, as they could be certain that this little girl would grow up to be a great beauty, and a little bit of nurturing could fetch a good price. A little girl without parents, whose only brother was still unconscious and uncertain about life and d*ath, was the perfect target for them. This was a wicked world!
Soren had heard more than once over the past half month that someone outside was trying to break in.
If it weren’t for the old dog named “Hess,” Vivian would have likely fallen into their hands long ago.
“No!”
“I must wake up!”
Soren’s heart repeatedly roared in anger, even the memories of his past life became blurry, and the memories of another person named Soren faded, leaving only the obsession in his heart to wake up and protect the poor little girl.
She was already in great danger!
A beautiful little girl of only eight years couldn’t survive in the slums.
In his perception, two villains were already plotting how to poison the old dog named “Hess,” and then sell Vivian to a woman named Sorsia.
Everything was about to happen!
If he couldn’t wake up, the little girl would face a tragic fate!
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Darkness.
Endless darkness.
In Soren’s mind, the endless 0s and 1s continued, small currents jumping through his body, and he vaguely recalled some events from his previous life, mixed with other blurred memories. It was a painful experience!
In this soul-rending pain, he gradually remembered the accident in the life pod when his consciousness had already entered virtual space. Then he recalled another image, that of a wizard cloaked in black, who pointed at him, and countless arcs of electricity flashed, as though his soul was shattered by lightning!
Vaguely,
A young man with black eyes and flaxen hair, looking somewhat youthful, appeared.
He reached out his hand towards Soren, solemnly saying, “Protect her!”
“Don’t let her get hurt!”
Soren’s consciousness blurred again, as if he were dreaming, with many events happening in that dream, all memories of another person.
He had completely disappeared!
Only one name remained, as Soren felt it was not right for him not to leave behind even a name.
After all, Soren felt that he had to give up himself in order to wake from his slumber!
His name was Soren.
So he was also named Soren.
As for what he was called before, it no longer mattered.
The most important thing for him now was to wake up and protect the little girl named Vivian before that group of villains took action.
Countless currents still surged within him.
But the endless 0s and 1s in his mind seemed to gradually stop, and he faintly felt a sense of soul fulfillment, as if a mental power had suddenly appeared out of thin air, suppressing the surging currents and numbers within him. Then, a sound like thunder exploded in his mind!
Suddenly,
Soren opened his eyes, and a familiar image appeared before him.
Name: Soren.
Race: Half-Elf.
Attributes: Strength 12, Agility 19, Constitution 15, Intelligence 18, Perception 15, Charisma 16.
Faction: Lawful Evil.
Occupation: Level 5 Civilian / Level 1 Thief.
Health Points: 12/12.
Experience Points: 150.
Skill Points: None.
Attribute Points: None.
Status: Weak.
Occupation Skills — Stealth 20, Theft 35, Lockpicking 45, Traps 15.
Legendary Skill — Universal Skillful Hand.
Personal Specialties — Agile Left Hand, Photographic Memory.
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“What is this?!”
As Soren’s consciousness gradually awakened and he looked at the image before him, it dawned on him that right before the accident in the life pod, he was in some virtual game. No wonder the past half month had brought so many 0s and 1s to his mind; when the life pod malfunctioned, the game’s data streams also transmitted into his consciousness. During this time, he had been opening his eyes to dense streams of data, and it seemed that they had only now fully merged into his brain.
After a brief moment of distraction,
Soren quickly gathered his spirit, attempting to focus, thinking to himself, “Could it really have merged with the data stream? That would mean my brain has become close to a biological superbrain!”
“I wonder if that’s possible!”
“Allocate 150 experience points to civilian occupation!”
A warm current appeared.
Soren was surprised to find that he could actually feel the presence of his limbs, and the currents within him gradually diminished, vitality was circulating through his body.
“Civilian occupation level has been upgraded to level 10! Basic occupation upgraded to maximum level!”
“Acquired 25 skill points.”
A row of familiar text appeared.
Joy surged in Soren’s heart, for everything before him was just like the virtual game he had once entered.
Before the accident, he had just been in the virtual space, and his consciousness had been transmitted into a game called “The War of the Gods.” It was a hugely popular game that had boldly claimed to have achieved 100% realism, while other virtual games had only provided about 75% realism.
This caused a massive reaction within the Earth Federation!
It initially attracted countless people, and Soren was among them; he had even admired the magical style of their game pod, which even replicated a magic circle in the bottom compartment. In the era before his rebirth, the virtual world was an important field as the interstellar age needed a large number of talents who mastered astonishingly complex knowledge. All of this required powerful memory and calculation abilities.
The initial research into the virtual world was intended to stimulate the right brain with microcurrents to enhance calculation and memory effects, improving the development of the human right brain by about 3% to 10%.
It could be said to be a form of brain super intelligence research, and top scientists who had significantly advanced Earth’s civilization had been willing to offer their brains after d*ath for academic research.
Intelligent chips were also developed on this basis!
Currents leapt within his body.
However, as the pain of electric shocks faded, he gradually regained control over his body, almost unsteadily sitting up.
“Brother… Brother!”
Vivian opened her eyes in a daze, then hugged his arm joyfully, sobbing, “Wuwuwu!…”
“You’re finally okay!… Vivian was so worried!…”
“So many bad people!”
“They wanted to capture Vivian and sell her!…”
“Fortunately, Hess was here!… Otherwise, Vivian would have been taken by them!…”
“Hess?!…”
The awakened Vivian turned to look at the door, suddenly freezing all over, releasing Soren’s arm and rushing to the threshold, hugging the old dog’s body with terror, saying, “Hess, what’s wrong with you?”
“Don’t scare me!”
“Don’t scare Vivian!”
“Wake up quickly. Can you call out? Please, just call out!”
Tears fell drop by drop.
Vivian sat in the corner holding onto the black-and-yellow old dog, silently shedding large tears, while the old dog’s body had long since gone cold.
It lay quietly at the door.
Sleeping peacefully!
Its name was Hess, a Galas hunting dog, and in its prime, it could fight against leopards, but now it was very old.
Since Soren had fallen into a coma, it had kept close to the little girl named Vivian.
It was protecting her.
It hadn’t had a proper rest for half a month because only it could protect Vivian from harm.
It was tired and very hungry.
Because there wasn’t much food left, Vivian had been going hungry, and it could only spare time to catch some long-ignored rats.
Unfortunately, it was too old.
Many times it was still hungry, barely managing to hold on thanks to its instinct to protect its master.
Now that Soren was finally awake,
Its task was complete.
It was really, really old, so it lay at the door, peacefully going to sleep.
It would never wake up again!
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