Chapter 4- The Consciousness of the Greedvil Sytem

Yang Chen tried to move his body and noticed that his wounds and pain had all healed up.

What was going on? Surprised, he tried to recall the events from last night and that was when he remembered the demon and the healing potion that healed his body.

Yang Chen was amazed, baffled even. Was it because he managed to heal through those hideous wounds? Or was it because of the extraterrestrial being he saw last night appear before him through a black portal?

No, the reason why he was amazed wasn't because of the demon but because of the name it mentioned. If he remembered correctly, the demon told something about activating the Greedvil System.

Greedvil System sounded the same as Greedvil Online. The old dilapidated game he purchased online. He should have been playing that game, but he was accidentally reincarnated in this world.

That being said, the menu he saw last night definitely looked like it was from some game.

"There is no mistaking it, the Geedvil system is definitely from that game" Yang Chen who was now able to think clearly, came to a realisation. The menu looked nothing like the menus of the games he had played so far, which meant that it was from a game that he had yet to play. The only other game in his room that he hadn't played yet was Greedvil online.

"Ugh… then is this inside the game!?" Yang Chen wondered; however, the memories he inherited from the body were far too real for it to be a game. Not to mention the level of pain he felt last night, that was not something a VR can recreate.

"There is only one way to find out" Yang Chen decided to open the menu.

"What was that demon's name again… was it Amon?" The moment he muttered its name, a black portal opened up and Amon appeared in front of him.

"So the host has woken up huh. Kehehe.. looks like you have survived the beating" As soon as it appeared, it made a snide comment that endlessly evoked one's ire.

"You can talk? Never mind that, I need to search for the logout button" Since the menu was from the game, there should be a log out button, right?

"Kukuku..."

"What are you laughing at?" Yang Chen questioned.

"Nothing..." Even though it said that, the demon still continued to laugh while looking at him with eyes filled with amusement.

This guy... not bothering with him, Yang Chen started exploring the menu. Although this was his first time seeing this menu, he was a gamer who had played a lot of games. It didn't take him long to get familiar with the Greedvil system.

A few minutes passed, and soon, Yang Chen's hands, which were swiping the menu, came to a sudden halt. His expression changed, and he stood there dazed and disoriented from the shock he was experiencing.

There was none, he was unable to find the option he was looking for. Yes, there was no log out option in the menu

"What is going on? Why can't I log out? Is it not a game after all?" A spiral of questions bombarded his mind.

"Kehehe… settle down now, host. You have only just integrated with the Greedvil system. If you run your brain around too much, you might have a serious headache," the demon laughed, looking at his misery with a big grin on its face.

He should have given some more to the demon's words. However, since his mind was just too jumbled right now, that he ignored those warnings. And as expected, as he continued to rummage his brain, a burst of excruciating pain assaulted him.

Yang Chen wriggled around the floor clutching his head while Amon laughed in the background.

That bastard!!… Finally, after a while when his headache settled down, he sat back on the floor and stopped freaking out.

"Kehehe, it looks like the host has settled down. Now then, let me answer your question one by one. The host's previous body has died, a serious short circuit occurred inside your Mind Immersion Helmet while you were playing the game. This lead to your brain being fried… kehehe, this is such a stupid way to die."

Yang Chen's eyes twitched but he did not say anything. He thickened his skin and continued to listen to the latter's explanation amidst some doubt in his mind. A Head Immersion Gear was one of the breakthrough inventions of this decade.

All the games of this era needed HIG to be played. The one that Yang Chen had was one of the top models that cost quite a lot. Not just anybody can buy it. from its quality to its safety, it was top notch.

That is why, he was in a disbelief when he heard that he had died as a result of his Head Immersion Gear malfunctioning.

"That cannot be true, my head immersion gear was one of the best ones out there. If it damaged one's brain, then the company would have shut down long ago" Yang Chen pointed out.

"Hmm? Beats me, I do not know what went wrong with it either. Maybe it was tempered by someone?" Amon shrugged his shoulders,appearing nonchalant.

Looking at him, it did not look like the demon was lying. On the contrary, if his head immersion gear was indeed tampered with, it would make sense after all, quite a number of people wanted him to die.

Yang Chen wouldn't be shocked if the ones to do it were his relatives or the nurses that took care of him.

"As for your other questions… This world seems to be a different one than the game you are thinking of. From the memories of the host, this place seems to be called the Battle Star continent".

"The reason why you cannot log out is because this is not a game, the host's soul has merged with the Greedvil system due to the unfortunate happenstance while the system was reinstalling itself. As for why you have all those memories, Amon does not have an answer for that either" the demon explained folding his hands and flapping its tiny wings.

Yang Chen furrowed his brows after listening to what Amon had to say.

"So this place is a different world and I'm not inside some game?".

He received a nod from the latter in confirmation.

"Then who are you? Did the Greedvil system have an annoying mascot like you?" Yang Chen pointed at Amon.

"Kehehe.. Amon believes that he is the consciousness of Greedvil system itself that was born after it merged with the host. In other words, I'm the part of the Greedvil system itself after the reinstallation" Amon tilted his head and replied.

'You don't sound very convincing' Yang Chen wanted to retort.