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A purple room. A pillar of light. 12 people lying unconscious

on the floor next to him. 5 people standing up.

Lei slowly got up from the ground.

Where in the world was he? And how did he get there?

One of the people that were already up walked over to him,

noticing that he was awake. The man that walked up to him had black hair and

brown eyes. He was rather muscular and large, and was currently wearing an army

vest, accompanied with army pants and boots. In his right hand was something

that looked like a pistol, and his left was a lit cigarette. On his face was a

scowling expression… was that his smile? It made him look all the more scary to

Lei, who had absolutely no idea what was going on.

The man stuck out a hand. His mouth curved upward in a

smirk.

“Mu Xun. Nice to meet you. Welcome to what we call the ‘Broken

Dreamscape’, the world of dreams.”

Lei’s head was in a turmoil. How the hell did he get here?

And why was he here?

His mind instantly searched for the past events leading to

the current situation.

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*RING RING RING*

A boy with disheveled brown hair slowly got up from the bed.

As soon as he got up, his right arm quickly shot out and slammed the alarm

clock on the desk next to him.

“This stupid thing, waking me up first thing in the morning.

Why can’t I get some extra sleep…”

Upon closer inspection, the boy was quite handsome, with

brown-black eyes and a rather thin nose. His facial features were well

proportioned, and the boy was relatively muscular as well.

Lei Wen. 16 years old. One of the most popular kids at

school, and the captain of the baseball team and the robotics team. Gets good

marks in school, and also is popular among both the males and females.

This was the young man that was currently getting up from

his bed, complaining about his alarm clock.

Lei groggily got up, and reluctantly dragged his body away

from the bedroom and into the bathroom. After brushing his teeth and washing

his face, he quickly put on the school uniform of Luowang Academy and ran

downstairs.

“Sis, I’m going to go now! See ya! I’ll eat breakfast

outside!”

A mumble came from upstairs, showing confirmation that she

heard what Lei said.

Smiling, Lei quickly slipped his shoes on, then ran out the

door.

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“Yo, Lei!”

A black-haired kid that looked to be around Lei’s age walked

up to him in a friendly manner. He was one of Lei’s best friends, Kun Chu.

Lei quickly turned around and adjusted his glasses. Smiling,

he returned the greeting.

“Hey Kun, need something?”

Kun quickly walked over and began to laugh. Clutching his

chest, he said jokingly, “Why are you here so early? Could it be… you’re seeing

some girl?”

Lei punched him on the shoulder, and replied in an annoyed

tone, “Kun, stop joking. I don’t really like anyone in this school.”

Kun, upon hearing this, rubbed his shoulder and grinned.

“So, you’re interested in a chick that’s not from school?

Who is it?”

Lei punched him again. Sometimes, Kun could be very

annoying, like now.

“Ow! Take it easy on me; mister captain of the baseball

team!”

Kun was rubbing his shoulder again, and gave a strained

smile while saying to Lei, “I swear, my shoulder is going to be sore by the

time today’s over…

Lei sighed and ignored Kun’s ramblings. It served him right

for teasing him like that.

Kun turned around and had a platonic smile on his face again,

while asking, “Lei, do you want to get something to eat from the school

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cafeteria?”

Lei shook his head and replied, “No need. I had something at

Moonbucks.”

Kun turned around, and said playfully, “You know, maybe some

hot chick is there early in the morning…”

Lei sharply glanced at Kun, and coolly said, “Do you want me

to punch your shoulder again?”

Upon hearing this, Kun quickly ran out of the classroom. Lei

truly was powerful; if he had used all his power in those 2 punches, then Kun

would not still have an intact shoulder.

Lei exhaled, and let his head plop on his desk.

“6:29am… should be able to get another half an hour’s worth

of sleep.”

And with that, Lei drifted into oblivion once again.

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Shanghai. Luowang Academy. Noon. The School Gates.

“See ya, Lei!”

“Alright, take care, Kun!”

Lei waved at the departing Kun, then he turned around and

began walking home as well.

Kun really is an interesting individual, Lei thought. His

personality and looks are more feminine than the traits that males should possess.

He was also extremely crafty.

Although Lei was smart, he couldn’t be considered ‘crafty’.

Lei was already a relatively advanced computer programmer, as his sister took

him to a few seminars regarding programming.

Lei’s sister was twenty-two, and currently working for a major

corporation called SolarE, and her job was in Human Resources and Finance.

Besides from that, Lei didn’t know much else about his sister’s work, and didn’t

bother to question her, either. His sister hated it when people couldn’t mind

their own business.

This job was barely enough to let his sister take care of

him, and if she didn’t, she could live a relatively comfortable life by

herself. However, she chose to take care of him after their parents died in a

car crash. This action made Lei deeply thankful towards his sister, as he knew

that without her, he would probably be taken away by Social Security and be

forced to live in an orphanage.

The two-bedroom apartment that his sister owned, where they

both currently lived, was just a short walk from the school. In ten minutes, he

arrived home, and opened the door.

“Sister, I’m home.”

No response. That meant that she was probably out at work.

Sighing, Lei took off his shoes, and went straight to his

room. He was planning to take a nap before starting his homework, like he

always did. Today there were no club activities, allowing him to leave a bit

earlier than usual.

When Lei reached his room, he tossed his backpack on the

floor, and went straight for the alarm clock.

The time was currently 4:24pm. If he slept until 5pm, he

could probably finish all his homework at around 11:30.

Lei quickly set the time on the alarm to 5:00pm. He then

plopped onto his bed, and allowed sleep to consume him.

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“Do you truly

enjoy life?”

A string of words invaded Lei’s mind as he was sleeping.

A strange force began to search through his memories.

“Do you wish

for a purpose in life?”

The same voice, once again.

“I can give you

a purpose. I can give you a meaning. I can let you not be a burden, and live an

uninhibited life.”

That voice. That sweet, melodious voice rang through Lei’s

head for the third time now.

“Will you trust

me? Will you let me guide you? Will you entrust your fate to me?”

That voice was truly too sweet, and sounded too pure. It was

truly too hard to resist it, and even harder to suspect that the person who was

talking to him had any ill intentions towards him.

A part of Lei’s inner mind stirred. In his subconscious, a

word gradually emerged.

Yes.

“Very well.

Good choice. The game for you… starts now. Good luck surviving, Lei Wen.”