Chapter 1

Today is the day when the game "Chaos War" is shutting down, and many players are frantically throwing their equipment in protest.

"This game is so much fun, and it was running well. They say there's a lot more content that hasn't been released yet, but they're just shutting it down like that?"

Tang En, sitting in the carriage, felt dispirited. He had just spent ten billion gold coins to buy a large piece of land on the border. As the first level 60 mage in the game and the first player to obtain a fief and a title, he hadn't even had the chance to manage his land and fight the Chaos Army before the game was about to shut down. Could there be anything more frustrating than this? Soon, Tang En found out the answer.

"The game is about to shut down. Please log out immediately..."

Other players in the guild had already started logging out reluctantly, and Tang En, with a look of helplessness, prepared to log out as well.

"Log out... Log out?... No response?"

Tang En was taken aback for a moment, then he smiled calmly.

Just wait for the forced disconnection.

"3..."

"2..."

"1..."

It's time to say goodbye to this world.

"Goodbye, Plandar."

Darkness suddenly descended, and his consciousness began to blur. Tang En was already used to this feeling. When he opened his eyes again and took off the virtual helmet, he would be back to the busy and monotonous real life.

A beam of light descended, and before he even opened his eyes, Tang En smelled a very fresh scent of grass. The air was filled with the warm smell of sunlight, and he could hear the crisp sound of hooves.

What's going on?

Tang En opened his eyes, and what he saw was a familiar wooden carriage roof. After a moment of confusion, he sat up and looked out the window. There were undulating hills outside, and the carriage was shaking continuously as the wheels rattled over the bumpy dirt road.

"Is this... the Ladia Hills?"

Tang En looked at everything in front of him in surprise. This was a land he knew very well, but at this moment, there was no sense of virtuality. The smell of grass in the air, the shaking of the carriage, and the scorching heat of the sun—all of it felt so real!

What's happening? Could I have really crossed over?

"Hey, why are you awake now, Lord Tang En?"

A greeting suddenly came from the side, and Tang En turned his head to find another person beside him.

Tang En recognized him. He was the butler who accompanied him to his fief. When he bought the land, a butler was included as part of the package.

However, at this moment, this guy didn't look like an NPC at all, but more like a real person.

But why does his tone sound so strange?

To confirm his suspicions, Tang En asked in a confused manner, "Who are you?"

"Lord Tang En, are you still half asleep?"

The butler smiled and said, "I'm your butler, of course."

Tang En frowned, not getting his name.

"Whoa~~~"

The driver cried out in alarm, stopping the carriage in a panic and shouting, "Lord! Bandits are blocking the road!"

Bandits?

Tang En's heart skipped a beat, and his breathing quickened. If this was the game world, he wouldn't be afraid of mere bandits; a simple spell would take care of them. But if he had really crossed over, this was a real world!

Carelessness could really get you killed!

The butler's eyes gleamed, and he looked at Tang En with a smile that wasn't quite a smile. "We have guests, Lord Tang En. Get out of the carriage."

Tang En was taken aback, looking at the butler in confusion.

"What, are you planning to invite me out, Lord Tang En?"

The butler looked at Tang En with a mocking expression. "This is the Ladia Hills, Lord Tang En. I don't know if you're really stupid or just pretending. Coming here without a single guard, do you really think you can run around freely just because you're a noble and the lord of this land? I'm sorry to say, Lord Tang En, but you're too naive. Get out of the carriage."

Tang En felt a chill. "You're in league with the bandits!"

"How can you say that? We're not in league, just cooperating."

Seeing the butler's mocking smile, Tang En felt extremely bad.

After getting out of the carriage, a group of bandits was attacking a convoy. Most of the convoy members were already dead, leaving only a struggling guard and a panicked blonde lady.

"Damn it! Tommy! I thought you forgot the agreed time!"

The butler, upon seeing the bandit leader, immediately started cursing. "If you mess this up, Bak will definitely take your head when we get back!"

"Haha, there was other business! I encountered this convoy while lying in wait, and I thought it was the fat target you mentioned."

Tommy, wielding a rusty longsword, looked at Tang En's clothes carefully and then grinned, his yellow front teeth gleaming in the sunlight.

"Nice, this smooth-skinned guy is definitely a noble, a big fat target!"

Tang En remained silent, taking a half-step back— he could smell the sour odor from the bandits even from a distance of ten meters!

"Lord, let's just give them the goods. These bandits kill without hesitation..."

The driver was terrified.

The butler, impatient, said, "Tommy, stop talking. Take care of the girl later. Deal with this guy first. He must be carrying a crystal card from the Star Diamond Bank!"

"A crystal card from the Star Diamond Bank!?"

Tommy's eyes were full of greed. "Looks like we'll make a big profit this time! Let me handle this first!"

Tommy then turned to the bandits and shouted, "Back off! It took so long to deal with a mere Bronze Rank 1 guard! Let me handle it!"

The bandits stepped back, and the guard finally had a chance to catch his breath. He looked at the dead bodies on the ground, his face pale.

The blonde lady bit her lip, her knuckles white. Could she really die here today? As a descendant of the Golden Rose family, to die at the hands of an unknown bandit?

"Die!"

Tommy laughed and charged forward, a faint light appearing around him, increasing his speed!

At that moment, the guard suddenly grabbed the blonde lady and shouted, "I surrender! I'll give her to you!"

Tommy stopped, laughing. "Smart kid, hand her over, and you can go."

The blonde lady looked at him in disbelief. "You betrayed me!"

"Miss Fiona, if you have to blame someone, blame yourself."

The guard's voice was bitter. "The Golden Rose family is gone, and you can't even pay our salaries. Why should I die for your foolish ideals?... Now, she's yours."

The guard pushed Fiona towards Tommy and then turned to run!

A flash of sword light, and blood spurted out as the guard's head rolled to the ground.

The crimson blood, the pervasive smell of blood, and the wide-eyed head...

Tang En stood there, frozen.

This can't be a game!

The driver, unable to bear it, fainted.

Tommy shook his sword, sneering. "Traitor, you deserve to die."

Tommy then pushed Fiona aside and walked towards Tang En. "Watch her. After I deal with this fat target, I'll take care of the girl."

The butler quickly said, "Take it slow, remember to get the password for the crystal card!"

"Haha, leave it to me. Break his arm, and he'll surely give up the password."

Tommy laughed and swung his sword at Tang En's right arm!

Tang En's attention was instantly focused. He watched the sword swing towards his arm, and his brain even had time to think about other things.

Am I going to die?

But why is he so slow?

It's like... I can dodge it at any time?

Tang En stood there, lost in thought, not even making a move to dodge.

"Haha! This guy is scared stiff!"

"Of course, he's just a noble who's never seen real action. He's bound to be scared when a sword comes at him."

A hint of pity flashed in Fiona's eyes, and she suddenly shouted, "Stop! Don't kill him! I can give you money!"

"Who do you think you are? Not only your money, but you yourself are ours too!"

Tommy's face was mocking. Not only did he not stop, but his speed increased, and the sword flashed, landing on Tang En's right arm in an instant!

Fiona closed her eyes, and everyone seemed to see Tang En's arm being severed and blood splattering.

"Clang!"

Tang En's scalp tingled!

A crisp sound, and Tommy's sword, which had embedded itself in Tang En's clothes, could not advance any further.

Tommy's smile froze.

The next moment, a loud thud, and a hurricane suddenly swirled around Tang En, sending Tommy flying!

"Brother Tommy!"

The bandits cried out in alarm and rushed to help Tommy.

The butler looked at Tang En in shock. "This... How is this possible!"

Tang En was also stunned.

At the moment the sword hit him, something in his body was activated, and Tommy was sent flying.

Fiona's eyes widened in disbelief. "Magic... Shield!?"

Tang En's eyes widened.

Magic shield?

Wait!

His mage character always had various shield spells active...

Could it be...

Tang En's heart raced, and he silently said, "Attributes."

A semi-transparent panel appeared in his vision.

Looking at the familiar character information, Tang En was dumbfounded. After a moment, he slowly raised his hand, and with a thought, a spinning fireball appeared in his hand, which quickly turned into ice, then wind...

He was indeed a mage!

Fiona was shocked!

The surroundings were silent, and no one dared to make a sound. The bandits and the butler watched the changing magical light in Tang En's hand, swallowing hard, their legs trembling.

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