Chapter 1: Reborn Five Years Ago

  August 8th is the day when "Struggle for Hegemony" opens its server, and at noon today, "Struggle for Hegemony" will be opening its server.

  " Hegemony " a cross-era masterpiece of online games in later generations, because Hegemony promoted the perfect link between the game and reality. This is an undisputed first online game in later generations, which squeezed out all network games from the market within a few years, dominating the market alone.

  Perhaps many people don't know now, but Duan Chen is very clear that the business opportunity in "Contend for Hegemony" is huge. Almost all the famous masters in later generations are millionaires, and even Duan Chen, the Dark Night Emperor of the Dark Night Empire, is also a wealthy man with assets worth tens of millions. And these riches were brought about by this game, "Contend for Hegemony".

  Huaxia region, 1.3 billion people, nearly 900 million people have entered the game "Struggle for Hegemony", and this is just one Huaxia region. Apart from Huaxia region? "Struggle for Hegemony" is a global release, and it's hard to count how many people are playing now.

  As he watched the pointer getting closer and closer to the time, Duan Chen's heartbeat also accelerated, finally, he still had to step onto his own stage.

  "Battle of the Hegemon" I'm here, what was missed before, this time, Duan Chen will not miss it again! Duan Chen muttered in a low voice, and then put on his helmet.

  Although the game is supposed to start at 12 o'clock, you can actually enter and create your character at 11:50. This has been mentioned in later generations as well, so Duan Chen would not have forgotten it.

  A faint light flashed by, and Duan Chen directly entered a brief darkness.

  "Hum" fiercely, a ray of light flashed and rose, and in front of Duan Chen, a gigantic door suddenly appeared. The door was about ten meters high and five or six meters wide, with various strange creatures floating on it, looking beautiful and magnificent.

  As Duan Chen who had been reborn, he naturally understood what kind of monsters these carvings were.

  "Cyan Dragon Overlord, Evil Ghost King, Medusa Queen..." Duanshen looked at these familiar monsters, and the corners of his eyes involuntarily flashed with a hint of moisture. These monsters had all been defeated by him and Xueyou in their previous team-ups, especially the equipment he wore in his later years, most of which were produced by these high-and-mighty top-tier BOSSes.

  Taking a deep breath, he cast aside these unnecessary thoughts and walked forward, pushing the massive door in front of him with one hand.

  "Boom, boom, boom!" The deafening roar sounded, and the large gate in front of Duan Chen opened directly, revealing the scene inside.

  "Congratulations, you have entered the world of 'Battle for Supremacy'! The system has already bound your helmet to you!" A pleasant and ethereal voice suddenly echoed in the empty space, but Duan Chen didn't see anyone.

  "Please name your character"

  "Kuang Chen!" Duan Chen smiled slightly, revealing a hint of a cold smile. Five years later, the name "Kuang Chen", the Dark Night King, still echoed throughout the Huaxia region in the game "Struggle for Hegemony". This name carried Duan Chen's memories, his pride, and also reminded him of his past failure and the betrayal of Xue Ya.

  "Player Dust, naming successful! Please choose a profession for yourself." The airy voice still carried the same gentle and soft tone, slowly transmitting over.

  "Warrior!" Duan Chen closed his eyes, recalling all that he had experienced in his past life, and couldn't help but reveal a hint of a smile as he slowly spoke.

  "Player Crazy Dust, professional warrior, character settings complete!" Along with this voice, suddenly in front of him, a figure appeared that looked exactly like Duan Chen, wearing a suit of armor and holding a gigantic heavy sword, looking majestic.

  "Player Duan Chen can freely modify his appearance, figure and hairstyle!"

  "Appearance, almost done, but still need to make some adjustments!" Duan Chen thought back to how he had made changes in his previous life and immediately began making adjustments on the warrior's body.

  Before long, Duan Chen had already made the changes, and suddenly a completely different self from before appeared in front of him.

  Compared to his current self, he has lost a bit of innocence, but gained a sense of maturity and stability. His eyes are also sharper than they are now, with a hint of having seen through the vicissitudes of life. Although his facial features are still very similar to Duan Chen's, ordinary people would not associate the majestic warrior in front of them with themselves at first glance, because the difference in temperament is simply too great.

  "It's better to appear in the game like this!" Duan Chen was very satisfied with his masterpiece, especially the aura emitted by this warrior, which was the most satisfying place for Duan Chen at this moment. The reborn Duan Chen also exuded a strong king-like aura, which was brought out from his previous life.

  After all, the Dark Night Emperor of the Dark Night Empire had long been a powerful figure in the online games of later generations. Such a person, even if not deliberately cultivated, would still have an aura of majesty around him. Even after rebirth, this aura remained dormant within Duan Chen's body. This was something that came with his soul after rebirth, a deeply ingrained thing.

  "Player Dust settles, role confirmed, one minute left before leaving the server, please wait patiently!" As soon as Dust clicked confirm, Ling's voice sounded again.

  "I don't know which new village I'll be transported to!" Duanduan, who was waiting, couldn't help but think about the differences between the various newbie villages in his past life. The "Battle for Supremacy" Huaxia region had over a hundred newbie villages, among which only ten were deeply etched in Duanduan's memory. These newbie villages all produced top-notch warriors and hidden quests.

  "I hope I can send it to those villages!" Duan Chen couldn't help but sigh silently, muttering to himself. Because of the different NPCs in each novice village, the tasks that come out are also different. So, if you weren't born in one of those novice villages, there's no way around it - you can only start fighting reluctantly, just like in your past life, and practice all the way to level 10 before leaving the novice village and starting to look through these materials in your mind again.

  Of course, Duan Chen was certain that in these hundred novice villages, there would be a mysterious old beggar, and this mysterious old beggar would be the hidden NPC that triggered the Chaos Element skill! Even if nothing else happened, Duan Chen felt it was worth it, as one Chaos Element skill had already surpassed all value.

  "Game time has arrived!" Just as Duan Chen was thinking, the game's time had finally arrived. With a hint of excitement, Duan Chen directly disappeared into the empty grand hall.