Chapter 001 Chapter 1

“Wow—”

The young man suddenly sat up from the bed, his eyes wide open with fear. After a moment, his rapid breathing calmed down a little, and he looked around him.

This is his bedroom, with the familiar bed and closet, as well as a computer desk and chair by the window.

"Are you dreaming?" The young man wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand, but the nightmare was too real, it was almost like... he was experiencing it himself.

To this day, Qingtong still remembers the countless weird shadows in his nightmares, and the recollection makes him feel cold in his heart.

"It's just a nightmare." Qingtong comforted himself. He got up and walked to the living room, poured himself a glass of water, and tried to forget the horrible scene in the dream.

I looked at the time and it was half past nine in the morning.

"I slept too long." Qingtong yawned and said to himself.

"Host, that was not a dream." A playful mechanical voice suddenly rang in Qingtong's mind, scaring Qingtong so much that he turned around suddenly.

Behind me was the living room door and a shoe cabinet, but no one was there.

"That is the future." The mechanical voice continued, "If the host does nothing, that is the future you will face."

Qingtong looked around the living room cautiously, but there was no mechanical box or anything like that that could make sounds. He couldn't even find the direction where the sound came from.

"Don't look for me, host. I don't exist in physical form. You can't find me."

Qing Tong was silent for a long time, and asked in disbelief: "...System?"

"Hey~~ I'm here. Let me introduce myself. I'm the World Saving System. You can call me the World Saving System. Number 995." The system said, "This world will be destroyed soon. Young man, do you want to save the world together?"

Qingtong still looked confused.

The salvation system sighed helplessly and stopped explaining. It simply poured everything that was going to happen in this world and the functions of the system into Qingtong's mind.

The world is about to experience a terrifying resurgence of the monsters. The previous knowledge and weapons will be useless in the face of terrible monsters. Unprepared humans have become food for monsters, and the survival of civilization is at stake. If nothing is done and the monsters are allowed to expand their influence and spread around the world, the masters of this world will no longer be humans, but monsters. Humans will only be able to hide in the corners of this world and survive.

The rescue system is here to prevent things from going in the worst direction.

As long as you draw cards and role-play in the system's card pool, you can unlock the relevant abilities of the character. You can also open the mall with the rescue points you get and redeem the rescue goods. From small amounts of money to big amounts of secrets and artifacts, you can get them all.

"It sounds impressive."

After reading the message, Qingtong understood the current situation, but he still had a few questions.

"Where does this system come from? If I lose in a role-playing battle, will I die?"

Savior System: "The origin of this system is confidential. It's not that the system doesn't want to tell the host, but that the system is not allowed to tell. But please rest assured, the system will not cheat the host, and it cannot lie to the host. Dying while playing a role is equivalent to tearing up the card. Only the character disappears, and the host himself is not affected."

Qingtong: "Then...why did you choose me?"

As a freshman in college, he doesn't seem special enough to be a savior.

Salvation System: "Random selection within a certain range."

"Within a certain range?"

"Young people aged 18 to 30 who are in good health. They live alone, have few friends and relatives, and have a narrow social circle. Even if they lose contact for three days, no one will necessarily look for them. They are a bit middle school students who want to save the world and are drama queens."

Qingtong: ………………

There are some very heart-warming sentences in it!

"It's true that I don't have many friends." Qingtong rubbed his brows, "My parents are divorced and have started a new family, but they still care about me. They give me living expenses every month and ask about my current situation!! It's just that there is no need to contact me every day. I'm fine. I feel that I'm an adult. After all, I'm a college student and can live independently. You see, not everyone can own their own house when they are in college. They are really good to me. Secondary school... Where is the secondary school in me!"

At most, when he is bored at home alone, he would draw the curtains, wrap himself in a bed sheet, and stretch his hands to satisfy his chivalrous urges... What's wrong with that? !

Isn’t there a saying that goes, if you don’t become a middle-aged man, your youth will be in vain!

Who is acting so well?

"It's okay, host. The system has detected that there are tens of thousands of boys and girls who are similar to you in the world. Don't feel inferior. You are not alone."

"I don't have an inferiority complex!!" Qingtong raised his head and shouted.

"Okay, you don't have an inferiority complex. Then host, will you take the first shot?"

Qingtong sniffed: "How?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a translucent screen popped up in front of him. On the screen was an iron door wrapped in black chains, with a yellow note saying "sealed" on it.

A red flame burned on the seal.

"Every time the red flame burns, it means that the energy is sufficient and you can draw a card." The system said, "Host, hurry up, take the first shot!!"

Qingtong stretched out his hand and touched the seal in the air. The yellow seal was burned out by the flames, the chain was pulled out with a rattling sound, the iron door opened, and scarlet light overflowed from the door.

Qingtong's eyes widened, and the next second everything around him became pitch black, with strange laughter ringing in his ears.

Countless banknotes fell from the sky, and a slender, pale arm was raised to catch the banknotes.

He twisted the paper money with his fingers, covering his bright red lips, only revealing his dark eyebrows. Those eyes were always smiling, but the smile did not reach the bottom of them. When he tilted his head slightly, the look from the corner of his eyes was full of ridicule.

The darkness faded away, and a character card appeared on the illusory interface. It was the person I had just seen in the darkness. Below the card was a line of black words: Weird - Paper Man.

Looking into the smiling eyes on the card, Qingtong shuddered: "System, is your card drawing serious?"

The Savior System was also dumbfounded: "Very serious. The probability of drawing a hero in the card pool is 90%, and the remaining 10% are weird characters. Host, you... It doesn't matter, the paper figurine is very powerful! The rarity is S-level, the host is very lucky!"

Qingtong: "... Well, good luck?"

Although the image of the paper man is somewhat similar to that of an ordinary person and is not entirely made of paper, the makeup and smile are quite captivating.

Click to open and scan the character settings.

【Character: Paper Figure

Rarity: S

Personality: Crazy, stubborn, likes to watch funerals, and likes to listen to crying and sad sounds.

Ability: To be unlocked]

Anyway, let's try playing it first.

Qingtong raised his hand and pressed the role-playing button next to the card. The next second, he felt as if his soul was being pulled away. In a flash, he was wearing the paper man's white robe and became the paper man. When he looked down again, he saw his body lying on the ground.

"Oh my god—" Qingtong jumped back in fright.

"Ding - Host, please follow the character settings when acting and don't do anything that doesn't fit the character image."

Qingtong: "I know... it's just a little scary to see your body from a different angle."

"The host's body has entered a state of deep sleep. When the host has more energy, he can open both of them."

Qingtong: "Double-open..."

It reminded him of the time when he couldn't find his teammates while playing games, so he had to open two accounts by himself.

This salvation system, can't it be that it's useless?

He moved his body to the bed, then moved his arms and legs, and even tried to jump. He found that the paper man's body was very light, as if it had no weight, but it was very strong, and it easily moved him to the bed.

But...as a weird character, doesn't he have any special abilities?

"Unlocking abilities requires the host to improve the character's fusion level."

Qingtong: "How to improve?"

"It's all about role-playing. The more your actions match the character's settings, the higher your fusion will be, and you can unlock the character's skills."

"Acting..." Qingtong said in disbelief as he recalled the introduction of the paper figurine, "So, I have to use this image to attend a funeral?"

"One way is to do what the character likes to do." The salvation system said, "You can also appear in front of others and gain integration through others' recognition of the character's image."

Qing Tong lowered his head in thought, and after a moment he asked, "The strange resurrection was three months later, right?"

"Yes."

"System, can you broadcast live?"

Salvation System: "...Live broadcast?"

Qingtong: "Yes. No matter how I think about it, I can't save the world by myself. The world is so big. Even if I create more characters, it can't be more than the people in this world."

Savior System: “That’s right.”

"So, instead of putting all the burden on me, why don't we all work together? When many hands gather, the flames rise high." Qingtong asked, "Is there a way for ordinary people to deal with weirdness?"

"...There are items in the mall that can give ordinary people the power to fight against the weird, and some secrets can also be taught. The mall is opened after the weirdness comes, and the items inside are redeemed with salvation points."

Qingtong smiled: "It's fine as long as there is a way. But now, we have to unlock the character's ability first."

"Can we set up the live broadcast?" Qingtong asked.

System: "Of course you can. The system will do its best to satisfy whatever the host wants to do to save the world. It's just a live broadcast, no big deal."

“It won’t be blocked, and it won’t be detected.”

"Absolutely not." The system asked, "Does the host want to improve the degree of integration through live broadcast?"

Qing Tong: "That's one of the reasons, but the more important thing is that through live broadcast, everyone can have a preliminary understanding of weirdness."

Just like he said, unless the way to save the world is to defeat a big devil, it is impossible to succeed if the burden of saving the world is placed entirely on one person.

Even if he had a hundred aliases, he couldn't save everyone. The only one who could save himself was himself.

"By the way, how should I get out?" Qingtong looked at the door. "I can't go out with this image. If I'm not careful, someone might come to my house in three days."

Savior System: "Host, please open the map. You can land at any location during the role-playing period. Just choose."

Qingtong: "Well, then... here."

Qingtong clicked on a place on the map, and then he turned into a stream of light and disappeared.