Chapter 1: Reborn Five Years Ago

  In the dense thicket of "sha sha" grass, a figure suddenly burst out, wearing a crimson gold armor and holding a long spear that shone with a brilliant light. The equipment was clearly top-notch, but at this moment, his face revealed a hint of solemnity as he looked back. There, over ten players were constantly running, already approaching the man.

  "The Dark Kingdom...... Hehe...... Haha......" The man looked back at the crowd that was closing in on him, his face twisted into a ghastly grin.

  "Unbelievable, the Dark Night Kingdom I founded with my own hands has actually betrayed me today! Xue You, you are indeed a good brother of mine! You have already set me up long ago." The man's face was filled with a miserable smile, his voice filled with unspeakable sorrow.

  "You're the one who's being unreasonable!" A man wearing leather armor walked out from among a dozen or so players, his eyes fixed on the man in front of him as he sneered. "Our Night Domain has developed extremely quickly and has already caught the attention of those internationally renowned conglomerates. If you had just nodded your head, Night Domain would have received their funding, and our power would have only continued to grow stronger. But instead, you directly refused them!"

  "Hmph, Xue You, your vision can't be that low, right? If those groups enter and occupy the Dark Night Country, it will no longer be the Dark Night Country, and we will lose control of it!" The man sneered coldly and couldn't help but mock: "Do you want to become their lapdog?"

  "Kuang Chen, don't say such unpleasant things, we just want to make a living, hehe, the Tianyu Group is offering a price of 100 million to enter the Dark Night Domain, for this 100 million, I have no choice but to rebel!" Xue You sighed and said slowly.

  "One hundred million... Haha... Alright, people die for wealth and birds die for food, blood is faint. Since that's the case, then go be a running dog for the Tianyu Group!" Kuang Chen looked up at the sky and laughed loudly, his voice piercing and shrill.

  "Ah! So, I'm going to wipe you out for real!" Xue You sighed softly and looked at Kuang Chen, saying: "I know you're very strong, and I may not be your match, but today, I've come with all my might, just to wipe you out back to Xinshou Village. Otherwise, I won't be able to sleep!"

  "Then come on!" Kuang Chen looked at the crowd that had already surrounded him, a hint of sadness flashing in his expression. These people were once brothers who shared life and death with him, but now they were going to turn against him for money.

  "Haha, up!" Xue You looked at Kuang Chen and couldn't help but burst out laughing. His body flashed once, and in an instant, he transformed into a black line, shooting straight towards Kuang Chen. The dozen or so players behind Xue You also made their move against Kuang Chen at the same time.

  "I didn't think I'd actually sink to using this thing, and yet, it's against my own brother whom I've always trusted the most!" Kuang Chen let out a soft sigh, and with a flick of his wrist, a purple silk scroll suddenly appeared in his hand. The strange symbols on the scroll flashed continuously, looking exceptionally mysterious.

  "Blood Ghost, we're brothers in this life, if we must die, then let's die together! Brothers, today, let's die once and for all!" Kuang Chen looked up at the sky and laughed maniacally. A hint of desperate madness seeped through his voice.

  "Seal of the gods, divine wrath! Kuang Chen, you dare!" Xue You's face had already changed dramatically as he stared at what Kuang Chen held in his hand. At this moment, upon hearing Kuang Chen's eerie words, a deep, profound fear emerged in his eyes. He let out a loud, shrill cry.

  "What's wrong with that! If we're going to die, let's die together!" In the midst of Kuang Chen's furious roar, a hint of viciousness flashed across his face, and he growled in a low voice: "Xue You, even if I die, I'll drag you all down with me, come back to Newbie Village with me!" A maniacal laugh burst forth from Kuang Chen's mouth, and at this moment, he had already fallen into madness.

  "No!" A fierce and terrified light burst out from the eyes of the Blood Demon, the forbidden curse of the gods' wrath, which could instantly destroy everything within a ten-mile radius. If a player was hit by the gods' wrath, congratulations, they would directly drop 50 levels.

  "Fifty levels! Haha... Haha! Xue You, I see that after you dropped fifty levels, who will still take you seriously!" Kuang Chen's voice entered Xue You's ears, instantly making him shudder. Dropping fifty levels was simply a nightmare. He immediately wanted to turn around and escape!

  "This is the only forbidden scroll in the server, you can't escape!" Kuang Chen looked at Xue You's shadow and slowly said, then gritted his teeth and crushed the scroll in his hand.

  A deafening roar accompanied by the mournful cries of the crowd suddenly erupted, and with this roar, a massive dust storm spread out from the center, directly striking and killing everyone.

  "Player Dust Storm, triggering the Scroll of Divine Wrath, cursed by the gods, character deleted!"

  The sudden system prompt sounded, accompanied by Kuangchen's bitter smile. Character deleted. This is the consequence of provoking the wrath of the gods. Now, there is no need for Xueyou to kill herself back to the novice village. She has already returned to her most original starting point.

  "It's all because of myself, blinded by my own eyes, and fell for Xue You!" Kuang Chen's eyes were filled with a hint of anger, he regarded Xue You as his brother, but in the end, there was only endless betrayal.

  "Bu Yu, I'm leaving and won't be able to come back! You take care of yourself and help me teach Xue You a lesson!" Kuang Chen's voice was tinged with bitterness and reluctance. Bu Yu, another good brother of Kuang Chen besides Xue You, probably wouldn't see him again now.

  "Player Kuang Chen, level reset successful, character deleted successfully. The system will force you to log out, and after one week, you can re-enter the game and create a new account!" Along with the sound of the system prompt, Kuang Chen was suddenly enveloped in darkness.

  "Ah!" Duan Chen got out of bed with a cold sweat, the scene just now still lingering in his mind, his eyes filled with a bitter taste. He had played "Struggle for Hegemony" for nearly five years, and in the end, it had come to this.

  "If heaven gives me another chance, I will chop that Blood Evil into ten thousand pieces!" Duan Chen's eyes were filled with a hint of cruel delight as he spoke in a low hum. Back then, Blood Evil was just a small fry being hunted down by the Crazy Wind Tribe, constantly fleeing for his life. If it wasn't for him taking Blood Evil under his wing, he would have been killed and sent back to Newbie Village long ago, and wouldn't be as prosperous as he is today.

  "Wait a minute..." Suddenly, Duan Chen felt something was off, and he quickly lifted his head to look at the bed he was lying on and the room he was in.

  Duan's eyes held a hint of astonishment as he gazed at the room in front of him, a flicker of incredulity flashing across his face.

  "My room!" Duan Chen exclaimed, this room was his own room in his old house, however, three years ago, his old house had already been demolished, how could he appear here?

  Wait a minute, Duan Chen looked around and soon found the electronic calendar hanging on the wall. Suddenly, his face showed an extremely strange color.

  "Today... Today is 2030, July 29th!" Duan Chen exclaimed, 2030, five years ago, he had returned to the past again, this... what was going on?

  "Is this true?" Duan Chen couldn't believe it at this moment. In 2030, he had just finished the college entrance examination and was about to enter university. It was also in this year that the world-shocking online game "Struggle for Hegemony" was about to be born.

  Looking at himself in the mirror, Duan Chen almost couldn't believe it. The same face, only with a bit more innocence than his five-year-older self and less stability.

  "I... I've really gone back to five years ago!" Duan Chen looked at his appearance in disbelief, his eyes filled with incredulous expression, this was too unbelievable, too shocking.

  I really reincarnated, and God gave myself another chance to come again.

  "August 8th! Only nine days left!" Suddenly, Duan Chen remembered what he should do now, go buy the game helmet of " Hegemony", which will be launched on August 8th.

  I remember that before rebirth, Duan Chen got his helmet on August 17th, almost a week later than many others. This time, he certainly wouldn't miss it again.

  "Contenders, I'm here! Xue You, Tianyu Group, wait for me, I'll take your lives!" Duan Chen's voice was filled with a hint of excitement as he muttered to himself.

  "...and..." Suddenly, Duan Chen thought of something and a hint of solemnity flashed across his eyes. A beautiful figure in Duan Chen's mind kept magnifying.

  "I won't miss you again!" Duan Chen's voice came faintly, carrying a strong sense of sorrow.