Chapter 1

In late April, at the southern foot of Mount Hua, the grass was long and the orioles were flying, covering the fields in a lush green.

A massive bluish stone, over ten zhang tall, stood at one corner of the mountain foot, towering majestically with an extraordinary presence.

On the stone, from top to bottom, were engraved three characters: "Huashan Sect."

Judging from the calligraphy, these three characters were indeed powerful, vigorous, and full of spirit, evoking the image of a humble gentleman with a clear and distant mind, yet with a proud and unyielding spirit. However, what was even more astonishing was that they were engraved on the ten-zhang tall stone by a martial arts expert, using a thin sword blade, in one continuous stroke, penetrating three inches into the stone!

Such skill! Such presence! Such spirit!

Below the massive stone, about thirty people stood loosely and scattered.

But these people were far from harmonious with the scenery.

Their attire, demeanor, and speech all indicated that they were not from the martial arts era but from the modern world.

Among them were IT guys slightly panicked, ruffians with yellow hair cursing, female students trembling, otaku looking around curiously, middle-aged men with deep gazes, young men with lean and fierce physiques, and even martial artists examining the three characters "Huashan Sect."

"Have we time-traveled?" The female student, though trembling, was the first to speak: "To the Qing Dynasty? Or the Ming Dynasty?"

"Bullshit! Don't curse me." The ruffian with yellow hair and a triangular eye glared at her, making her even more nervous: "Hey? Not bad looking."

"Did you notice?" The IT guy adjusted his glasses: "We have a mark on our chests."

Everyone took a closer look and indeed found it to be true.

The ruffian with yellow hair exclaimed: "Damn, I just spent 600 yuan on a dragon tattoo, and it turned into a rat head?"

Everyone looked, and sure enough, when he took off his shirt, there was a vivid rat head tattooed on his chest, with a timid and cowardly expression.

Everyone burst into laughter, even the female student giggled.

The female student said: "I have a rabbit head."

"Who the hell tattooed a centipede on me?"

"Did you get it wrong? A sea rat (sea otter)?"

A middle-aged man with a broad back and a bear-like build looked at his chest and nodded in satisfaction: "A white tiger head, not bad! What about you?"

He nudged the unremarkable young man beside him.

The young man's eyes flickered, and he chuckled: "A dog head."

This young man, both in appearance and physique, was extremely ordinary, the type that would be lost in a crowd. The only thing that made him stand out was his occasionally revealing deep and profound eyes.

The middle-aged man seemed to disbelieve, and the young man, though his eyes drooped, seemingly harmless, took a cautious step back.

The middle-aged man knew that everything here was strange. He had fainted for no reason, found himself in an unfamiliar mountain foot, with a tiger head tattooed on his chest, and thirty people of various backgrounds gathered together. The young man's caution was a natural reaction, so he laughed and did not press further.

The young man covered his chest, not showing the middle-aged man, because it was not a dog head at all!

It was a wolf head!

Given that there was already a tiger head on the middle-aged man, the wolf head on the young man was not particularly significant. However, the wolf head on his chest was that of a ferocious,回头狼顾, wildly aggressive wolf!

Just looking at the wolf head, one could feel a bloodthirsty aura!

The young man, being cautious, found the ferocious wolf head unsettling. Given the strange circumstances, it was better to pretend it was a dog head and blend in with the crowd.

Some were talking, some were silent, some were cursing, and the southern foot of Mount Hua was filled with noise.

Suddenly, the young man felt the wolf head on his chest heat up, and a wolf howl echoed in his mind.

The young man squatted down, holding his head and shaking it in pain.

A line of blood-red text flashed in his eyes.

"Name: Du Yu. Gender: Male. Age: 23. Space ID: 197621. Attributes: Strength 4, Speed 4, Constitution 5, Dao 0, Inner 0, Charm 4."

"Space Unique, Hidden Attribute: [Wolfish and Reckless] Infinite Villain. In space adventures, you can only join the villain camp. Goodwill from righteous characters decreases by 20, and goodwill from villain characters increases by 20. You can only gain villain points through tasks and use them to exchange for the main female character or male character skills."

This young man named Du Yu was a web writer in reality. One night, while writing, he fell asleep and woke up in this world.

Looking at the ferocious wolf head, he instinctively felt something was wrong.

Just the name "Wolfish and Reckless" was not a neutral term, let alone the emphasis on "unique" and "hidden."

Just as he was about to ask, he heard the wolf howl again.

Another line of blood-red text appeared in his vision!

"Villain Task 1: Within 30 days, become a disciple of any martial arts master and improve any skill by three levels. Success Reward: 300 villain points. Failure Punishment: Erasure."

"Villain Task 2: Within 90 days, obtain one of the three women: Yueshan, Yilin, or Ren Yingying. Success Reward: 400 villain points. Failure Punishment: Erasure."

"Villain Task 3: Within 90 days, obtain the辟邪剑谱 (Evil-Repelling Sword Manual) or the葵花宝典 (Sunflower Manual). Success Reward: 500 villain points. Failure Punishment: Erasure."

The word "erasure" was said lightly, but the authority of the command was undeniable, and the consequences of failure were unimaginably dire.

"Damn," the ruffian with yellow hair shouted, "Did you hear that? We have to become disciples of martial arts masters and learn skills within a month? Bullshit!"

"The second task is to kill one character from the opposing camp. To... kill someone?" the female student forced a smile.

"The third task is to survive for 90 days?" the man with the centipede tattoo asked.

"The reward is survival points? What is this?"

"This is a joke gone too far."

Du Yu's unease grew even more intense!

The three tasks seemed to be acknowledged by everyone, but his tasks were different from theirs!

Except for the first one, which was somewhat consistent, the second task was to seduce one of the three main female characters, and the third task was to obtain the Sunflower Manual or the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual, which were completely different from their tasks of surviving for 90 days and killing an opposing character.

What was going on?

What was the connection between his [Wolfish and Reckless] wolf head and the change in tasks?

"Perhaps this isn't a joke," the middle-aged man sighed, reaching into his chest and pulling out a shiny brass knuckle. This item, also known as an iron lotus, was a favorite of martial artists.

"Where did you get that?" the ruffian with yellow hair asked.

"You just reach into the mark on your chest and touch it," the middle-aged man slowly played with the brass knuckle, his movements indicating he had trained.

The ruffian with yellow hair pulled out a gleaming dagger!

"Ha, not bad, useful," he sneered, waving it at the female student, who retreated behind the middle-aged man.

Du Yu looked at the text in his vision: "Newcomer Reward Rules: 1. Inherent talent and skills. 2. Randomly assigned weapons."

It seemed these items were the randomly assigned weapons. He reached into the wolf head mark on his chest and indeed found something.

Inside was a storage space, 30 cm in length, width, and height!

If everything before could be considered a joke, this act of reaching into his body and pulling out an object shattered all doubts!

They were not being held hostage, nor were they in a dream, but...

They had time-traveled.

Du Yu touched a cold weapon and slowly pulled it out.

A knife.

Du Yu looked at the knife, which had a brief description:

"Large knife. Quality: Ordinary. Space weapon. Attack power: 1-3 points. Durability: 60 points. Can be stored in space. Value: 1 point."

Du Yu, while touching the large knife in his chest, looked around at the people.

Where there are people, there is a martial world.

Especially with these thirty people, who did not know each other and all had weapons in hand?

"Alright," the IT guy suddenly stood up and chuckled, "Since our goals are the same, to become disciples of martial arts masters, why not travel together? This world doesn't seem peaceful, and it would be good to have each other's support."

Before he finished speaking, a spit landed on his face!

"Get lost! What are you, anyway?" The ruffian with yellow hair sneered, waving his dagger and kicking the IT guy in the waist: "If we're going, it's with me, Zhang Qiang!"

Despite everyone's intense dislike for him, they dared not speak out. It seemed that the ruffian with yellow hair was also a thug in reality.

"Beauty! Come here. I'll protect you." The ruffian laughed, reaching for the female student.

A figure stood in front of him.

"You...?" The ruffian took a step back, shouting: "Don't push your luck!"

The figure was a dark-skinned, lean, and fierce young man, with a black viper tattooed on his six-pack abs.

"Hand over your dagger," the black viper said coldly.

" Dream on!" The ruffian with yellow hair slashed with his dagger!

The black viper easily dodged and delivered a fierce high kick, striking the ruffian's temple!

The ruffian's skull cracked with a loud sound, and he fell to the ground, blood flowing from his eyes, nose, and ears, unable to close his eyes.

He died with his eyes open.

The black, lean young man's kick was so powerful that it killed the ruffian on the spot!

Many people, including Du Yu, were still half-believing and half-doubting the reality of the situation, wondering if they were in a dream. But the bloody murder scene before them made their blood run cold.

The black, lean young man laughed maniacally, advancing step by step. In his eyes, these weak and inexperienced people were mere prey!