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Ludere online
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Ludere online

108 Chapters
Author:Kibitzing Corvid
Status:ongoing
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Assessing baseline synchronicity.....Calculating.............WARNING: Baseline synchronicity currently at 56% Reestablishing connection...... Stabilizing synchronicity....... Error: 4242 - 0.5040 E The line between a revolutionary gaming experience and a terrifying fight for survival has vanished in Ludere Online. For beta tester Pag, what started as a quest to find his missing friend, Mark, has become a desperate battle against corrupted code, a power-hungry god, and the unraveling fabric of reality itself.Pag's journey into Ludere Online was anything but ordinary from the beginning. A seemingly harmless question about the gaming helmet's lack of external cameras landed him with an unexpected and dangerous penalty, forcing him to adapt his gameplay and think strategically just to survive. His initial frustration with the game's mechanics, particularly the Hygieian meter, quickly turned into a desperate struggle as his in-game health plummeted, impacting his avatar's appearance and abilities.Navigating this increasingly unstable virtual world with his companion, Aviva, Pag began to uncover the game's deeply unsettling secrets. The deaths of eight beta testers during the development of the experimental Lazarus Project, a technology designed to fully synchronize players' minds with the game, loomed over their adventures. Leaked information about these deaths sparked public outrage and fueled protests at the Alluring Realms facility, culminating in a devastating fire that left the company, and the game, teetering on the brink of collapse.As Pag delved deeper into Ludere Online, he discovered that the game was far more than a digital playground. He encountered a hidden world of Kellin, beings whose existence was intertwined with the game's code. He learned of a power struggle between these Kellin and a dark god named Dedisco, who sought to break free from his digital prison and reshape the virtual world according to his will. Seeking a cure for the deadly Tombs Rattle that afflicted his avatar, Pag made a pact with Dedisco, unwittingly becoming a pawn in the god's game.Meanwhile, in the real world, the fallout from Ludere Online's instability continued to escalate. Public concern grew as reports of strange occurrences within the game, including system disruptions and unpredictable AI behavior, spread like wildfire. The four players who were logged in at the time of the fire, including Pag, remained trapped in comas, their minds tethered to the unraveling virtual world.Pag's quest for survival transformed into a race against time. He must find a way to break free from Dedisco's influence, unravel the mysteries of the game, save his friend, and protect the fragile boundary between reality and virtuality. He must also confront the possibility that the choices he makes within the game may have devastating consequences in the real world.

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