Jared, who was plugged in and had just entered the Virtual Reality (VR) game, was sucked into another world-- assumingly, the game world that held a strong resemblance to his original world aside from several differences. Similar to the original world, there was a deadly flu-like virus that was being spread. The pandemic resulted in many deaths and after months, several types of vaccines were finally cultivated. 

However, in the new world, one of those vaccines was corrupted which led to the creation of a mutation in the human body-- a zombie virus. Fighting to survive against many odds, Jared who is an average college student that loves playing games, will need to also find a way back to his world or he may just not survive for long.

Nation 27

This chapter contains aspects of memory loss and minor descriptions of torture that might be uncomfortable for certain readers. Please read at your own discretion. 


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[The following day at 8 am--- 15 October 2021, Friday] 


[5th floor of the facility— Jared’s room…] 


“The sound of a clock ticking had faded over the course of several hours…” he muttered before chuckling bitterly. 


‘Well, not several hours since it is already the next day…’ 


Jared turned to face a pendulum on the small table by the bedside. Although the novelty was unmoving, he could not help but stare at it in a trance-like manner. 


‘So, I’m definitely in the game world, right? Otherwise, I wouldn’t be hearing the phantom ticking…’ 


I’ve Been Losing Time…