Cheat Awakening

While Myne was trying to open the door of the room, a notification popped up before him.

[ This area is not open to you. If you haven't grown tired of living, don't mess around. ]

This time, the notification wasn't delivered in a pleasant and seductive female voice but by a cold, middle-aged man.

"Alright, you could also say that in a nicer manner. There's no need to be so offended, alright?" Myne complained with a frown and knocked on the door.

"Everyone, the welcome ceremony is over. Can you all go back and do your work? It's too noisy here."

Myne didn't know if the monsters outside his room heard his words, or if it was just the bad taste of a travelling merchant who designed this shoddy greeting ceremony to prank his workers, but after his words fell, the sound outside faded away, and soon a deadly silence took its place. Along with the breathtaking darkness, the atmosphere was perfect for giving people a heart attack with a jump scare.

[ Player 666666, please choose your nickname. From now on, you will be known by your nickname, as giving someone your original name can be dangerous. The other players will know you by it. Note that once selected, it cannot be changed, unless you have special props. ]

"Nickname? That's sound interesting... Hmm~ What should I choose...? Something that should be cool, something that perfectly matches my personality... Something that any woman, just by reading it, knows what I can offer them if they are willing to spread their legs for me..."

"Hmm... How about... "Meatblade," given how my little brother is always ready like a sword to pierce any target, it should be per... Well, forget it, it sounds a bit lame, not cool enough..."

"Maybe "Boobslayer" would be better. Anyway, I like boobies the most... Wait, but won't girls then tag me as a pervert from a mile away? Better to be honest and not be so high profile... But no matter what anyone says, if you are thick-skinned enough and don't give a f*ck about others' thoughts, Boobslayer sounds very cool."

"Hmm... "The Knight of the Unlimited Thrust"... "Moanshadow"... "The Wand Wielder" would be perfect since I am also a mage, but sadly, I don't have a good wand... "The Captain Crotchfire?" Nah, even in that book, the poor guy who chose this name had to face social death because of a b*tch. This is a bit too unlucky..."

"Damn it, I can't think of a perfect name... What should I pick...?"

Just as Myne was pulling his hair, suddenly enlightenment hit him, and he couldn't help but slap himself in excitement.

[ The nickname confirmed as "Glitcher." ]

[ Confirmation complete. ]

"This is perfect, since my skills and that new ability of mine are literally bugs in reality. Then it is only reasonable for me to have such an interesting nickname. Hehehe," Myne couldn't help but laugh in excitement, thinking how sharp his mind was.

[ System Interface.

Status

Skill Bar

Equipment Bar

Item Bar

Mission

Shop

Cosmic Arena ]

[ Name: Glitcher (Myne Fortuna) ( 666666 )

Level: 0 ( 0/100 )

Race: Human

Strength: 21

Endurance: 26

Agility: 22

Spirit: 32

Mana: 44 ( Stored Mana: 1562 )

Free Attribute Points: 0

Coins: 0 ]

Hmm, except for the change in name and my mana being unlocked, there wasn't much change in the status. Let's see the skills first. I am very curious about that.

[ Skill Bar: Holy Palm Eye, Appraisal・Complete, Inventory, Cut & Paste. ]

[ System Note: Because the host's other skills seem only at a surface level and work on a special network database as a medium, which is limited to your own planet after the host's consciousness is transferred to the gaming world, expect that only the skills connected to his soul, innate abilities, bloodline skills, or those bestowed by the Abyss or the System itself, your other skills are useless. The host cannot use any of them. ]

"Wait, what? Does this mean all the overpowered skills I worked so hard to acquire are useless after leaving the planet? Is this why they are so unreliable and abandon me whenever I am trapped in weird places? Wait a second, if that's the case, then why can I still use night vision...? Ahh, I see. So this isn't the night vision skill's effect, but as my body has gotten more powerful, my vision has also improved. Damn it, and I was giving it credit for nothing."

"But it is really sad that I can't run rampant in this so-called gaming world. Otherwise, with my bugging skills, I am definitely able to get rid of all trouble in a matter of minutes. Now it seems I have to rely on Waffle, Ted, and Ocea even more... By the way, where are those three bastards? Why didn't they teleport with me?"

"Sigh, so now the first thing I have to do is get some useful skills as soon as possible. With so much mana but only a flashlight-level skill to use, it is really not going to be easy to survive at the beginning," While cursing his bad luck, Myne casually looked at the other options on the interface.

[ Item Bar: Empty. ]

[ System Note: Only things given or bought from the system can be stored in it and taken out from the gaming world. ]

"Just how many goddamn restrictions did that bastard set for me? Can't you now even put your own things in the inventory? Then what's the point of having it?"

[ Equipment Bar: A random set of clothes. ]

[ System Note: Player can only use the equipment from their own world in the gaming world after paying a certain amount of coins and registering them to the system database. ]

[ Mission: Locked! Will be unlocked after entering the dungeon. ]

[ Shop: Locked! ]

[ Cosmic Arena: Locked! Clear the trial dungeon first to unlock it. ]

"Great, since everything is locked, then what are you waiting for? Bring on the trial dungeon, let's see what kind of big shit this is."

While Myne was cursing his system interface for being an asshole, a notification suddenly appeared, interrupting him.

[ Does the player 'Glitcher' want to try the trial dungeon? The mission interface will only open inside the dungeon. ]

Because he was already itching to beat some bastards' asses, without much hesitation, Myne confidently clicked on Yes, and the next moment, the system light disappeared, and the whole room fell into complete darkness.

A faint, low cry sounded from the darkness.

It seemed very far away, but suddenly it was close to his ear, and it made a hoarse voice like a burnt throat.

"Welcome to the Abyss."

...

After a short wait, the darkness receded like a tide.

The first thing Myne did after regaining his vision was touch his ear with a dark face.

"It is so f*cking disgusting! Which bastard came up with this kind of perverted prank? It felt like I was just being licked by a pervert. Even I never licked my girls' ears like that during intercourse..."

[ System Reminder: Because it was only the host's consciousness that travelled to the Abyss, the host doesn't have to worry about dying completely or getting polluted. After your death, you will return to the lobby and be reborn again. But because my great creator believes in fairness, increasing players' motivation to develop survival skills and become powerful, everyone is encouraged to be cautious regarding their own life. ]

[ So, each death will carry a heavy penalty for you. Not only will a huge number of random attribute points be lost, but you will also be fined a great deal of coins. So, a friendly reminder: Try not to die. If you are unable to pay the penalty, you will be kicked out of the gaming world, and everything you have gained from us will be taken back with cumulative interest. ]

[ System Reminder: Because the current trial dungeon is set up to test the basic survival skills of the player, and the host already has a huge physical advantage, to balance the game, the skill bar is locked. But worry not, this restriction is only limited to the trial ground. After all, there is no fairness in life. ]

[ System Reminder: The pet subsystem will be activated after the host completes the trial dungeon and enters the real dungeon. ]

[ World Danger Level: One. ]

[ Regional Danger Level: Zero. ]

Myne, who was completely dumbfounded by the barrage of system notifications, each one bringing him a different level of shock, could only shake his head with a helpless sigh.

"At least, it's good that now I don't have to worry about dying suddenly. This is the only thing I am grateful for that black-hearted merchant. This point can be helpful for convincing Aisha and Sylphy, hopefully."

As Myne's brain was working hard to come up with something to coax his wives, he looked up, and the original landing space had become a wooden house.

The wooden house was very dark, and a few rays of sunset glow shone through the cracks of the not-so-tight wooden door, illuminating the dirty floor.

"Dirty?"

Myne, who was observing his surroundings, paused and looked at his feet. There seemed to be dried liquid on the floor. Flies were flying around in the house, and his nose quickly caught an indescribable smell.

"The customer service is very bad here."

While he was complaining, the scene in front of his eyes suddenly became blurry and black and white. He seemed to be watching everything from a third-person perspective, and a cold voice sounded in his ear.