Chapter 1 The Game Launches! Exploiting a Shocking Bug to Infinitely Refresh Talents?

“Hiss... What’s this soft thing on me?”

“And why does it smell like milk?”

“Hm?”

Su Nian’s eyes snapped open. He glanced down.

What he saw was a young girl in a blue-and-white school uniform sprawled across his upper body.

With each breath she took, those two soft mounds pressed against him, sending a shiver all through his body.

The moment his mind cleared, a certain part of him stood at attention.

“I’m still alive?”

“No, wait...”

“Wasn’t I trapped in the demon’s lair by that beast Hao Yue, drained of blood by the Blood Fiend till I died?”

As he thought this, Su Nian took in the scene of the bedroom.

Wait!

Wasn’t this his home from ten years ago?

Could it be that he...

“Mmm... So hard!”

“What’s poking me?”

Su Yu groaned softly and sat up, rubbing her aching temples with delicate hands, her exquisite face full of confusion.

She had come to wake this guy up.

How did she suddenly faint?

But just then, she saw Su Nian staring at her in a daze and waved her hand in front of his eyes. “Hey, what are you thinking about? Trying to stay in bed again?”

“Today the school’s doing free health checks!”

“Don’t think you can just slack off and play games all day because you aced all three subjects and came first in the year group!”

“Games have no future, you know!”

At her words, Su Nian’s gaze grew deep. “Is that so?”

He remembered, in his previous life, how a virtual online game called Divine Realm burst onto the scene.

It became a worldwide sensation almost overnight.

But what no one expected was—

Three years later, spiritual energy revived, and with it came hordes of terrifying monsters invading.

The will of Blue Star, in order to help humanity resist the outsiders, poured everything from the game Divine Realm back into reality!

At that time, everything from players’ power, levels, and talents... to divine gear, skills, and items—all of it became real!

And today...

Today seemed to be the day Divine Realm officially launched!

He vaguely recalled—

In his past life, it was on the very day the game opened that the girl before him—the one picked up by his family as a child—was advised by the health check staff to go to a big hospital for a brain scan.

As for the result...

A malignant brain tumor, with only half a year left to live?

Having been given a second chance at life—

If he didn’t do everything he could to change the regrets of the past—

What was the point of being reborn?

“Hmph, just play if you want!”

“Who can ever beat you anyway!”

Su Yu huffed, snapping Su Nian out of his thoughts.

The next second, she pouted, a mix of annoyance and playful anger on her face, but not a trace of real dislike. She stormed out the door.

Can’t beat him in grades, can’t beat him in a fight.

What else could she do?

All she could do was secretly work harder, try to outdo him one day.

And one day, she’d pin him down and have her way with him.

Under her foot, too—hmph!

Once the bedroom door closed fully, Su Nian turned his gaze to the clock on the wall.

Just two and a half minutes until the server opened at seven.

He recalled a post he’d seen in his previous life.

According to a staff member, there was a shocking exploit when Divine Realm first launched!

Through a special sequence of actions, you could refresh your talent traits infinitely!

Though the glitch was quickly patched—within two minutes of launch—

The staff member claimed they couldn’t detect whether anyone had used the exploit during that time.

“Just in time!”

With this in mind, Su Nian didn’t dare waste a second.

He got out of bed and stepped into the virtual gaming pod he’d scrimped and saved for all summer.

Divine Realm, activate!

Although the game hadn’t opened yet,

Players could still complete real-name verification.

Soon, Su Nian finished the facial scan and passed the check. His surroundings shifted.

In a flash, he found himself standing in the middle of a vast grassland.

He looked at his own hands and feet.

If he hadn’t known his consciousness was inside the game, he’d never have guessed this was a virtual body.

‘39S.’

‘38S.’

Su Nian watched the dwindling countdown before him, anticipation rising as he wondered if the forum post from his past life was true.

Soon, he’d know for sure!

‘18S.’

‘17S.’

“...”

As launch approached, Su Nian rubbed his hands together in excitement.

Only two minutes to act.

Could he, within that time, obtain a talent completely different from last time—

And perhaps, change someone’s fate?

“It’s here!”

As the countdown hit zero,

Three blue spheres of light appeared in front of Su Nian, each with a talent description floating above it.

[D-Rank Talent—Sturdy: Increases max HP by 3%!]

[D-Rank Talent—Perception: Detects everything within 100 meters!]

[C-Rank Talent—Shadow Step: After being attacked, 10% chance to instantly teleport behind the enemy!]

“What luck...”

A silver gleam flashed in Su Nian’s eyes as his hands began to fly.

He quickly tapped “Confirm Choice” with his right hand.

[You must select a talent before proceeding!]

The moment this prompt appeared, his other hand decisively hit the “Exit Game” button in the top left.

[Do you wish to exit?]

[Yes/No?]

“No!”

The instant he selected “No,”

The three spheres of light changed!

“It really works!” Su Nian’s eyes lit up.

[D-Rank Talent—Cooldown: (No filler text.)]

[D-Rank Talent—Combo: (No filler text.)]

[D-Rank Talent—Swift Step: (No filler text.)]

“Three D-rank talents?”

Su Nian calmed himself.

His hands began to work even faster.

“Three C-rank talents?”

“Damn it, again!”

“I just keep refreshing!”

Talents flashed before his eyes as his hands grew more practiced and faster with every attempt.

Until—

“A purple sphere?”

Su Nian’s pupils contracted as his gaze fixed on the description above the purple light.

[B-Rank Talent—Wild Monster Hunter: Your attacks deal 60% extra damage to wild monsters!]

He only glanced at it.

Then looked up at the time in the corner.

Seven o’one sharp.

One more minute left.

Su Nian hesitated only briefly.

If not now, then when?

Armed with knowledge from his previous life, he had the confidence to gamble.

Going all in was wisdom.

Now was the time!