Lyra

In the dormitory, four girls were passionately discussing the 'Eclipse of Eternity' game.

The short-haired girl, Chu Yan, who was Lyra's best friend, was packing her things while saying, "I heard that people in the same area, if they fall asleep at the same time, will appear in the same starting town. I need to go back and bring my parents... they've never played games, and I'm afraid they won't be able to adapt."

One of the girls helplessly said, "Don't get yourself involved. Actually, we can level up first and then bring our parents along later."

Another girl, wearing glasses, nodded like a chick pecking at rice, "Right, right. We can't even guarantee we'll level up properly ourselves…"

Lyra glanced at her phone.

Actually, she was waiting for an apology from Riven.

But…

Even now, Riven hadn't contacted her at all.

This was making Lyra more and more upset.

"Such a big deal, and he still won't come to apologize? So arrogant?"

But there was no way she was going to apologize to Riven.

The most important thing was...

Lyra felt that skipping the exam to go to Elias's concert wasn't wrong at all.

In her mind, how rare was Elias's concert? How could a mere exam compare?

"The exam can be retaken, I can always resit it."

"But if I missed the concert, it's a missed opportunity to get closer to my idol."

"Thank goodness Chu Yan went with me. That was the closest I've ever been to Elias..."

Just thinking about Elias made Lyra feel sweet.

She still remembered how Elias's opening line at the concert, "I missed you all," kept replaying in her mind.

"I wonder when Elias will enter 'Eclipse of Eternity'?"

"With his strength, he must be working hard. He'll probably be really strong in the game too!"

It was a bit funny.

Now, in Lyra's mind, her brother was mostly Elias, not Riven...

In the previous life, Riven didn't know this.

Because of the emergence of 'Eclipse of Eternity,' Riven had personally come to the school to find Lyra, apologize, and plead, before they both entered the game together.

But this time...

Who cares what he does?

However, the situation was changing because of Riven's choices.

In the previous life, although Riven didn't come right away due to being at work when he got the news, he always sent apologies through messages and kept her calm...

But this time, Riven hadn't cared about her at all!

Apologize?

Who cares?

So...

Lyra was likely going to enter the game ahead of schedule.

But what did that have to do with Riven?

Suddenly, Chu Yan looked at her phone and excitedly said, "Ladies, look! Wei has reached level 3 and just came out of 'Eclipse of Eternity'!"

Lyra was a bit surprised, "So impressive? Anyone who reaches level 3 this early has to be a pro!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she grabbed her phone and tagged Wei in their Whatsapp group...

Wei was the guy who had been sleeping on the desk during class. After appearing in the Whatsapp group, it immediately triggered a wave of praise from the whole class.

Pretty Lyra: "@Wei, any tips you can share?"

The praise from the whole class made Wei feel quite pleased.

Especially Lyra's message, which made him feel happy and think, this is the perfect chance to impress her!

Normally, Lyra had a certain stature!

Wei wasn't the kind to overly flatter Lyra. But a girl who was clearly interested, why not take the chance?

So, Wei directly began a private chat with Lyra, boasting about his achievements...

"Don't worry, Lyra. As long as someone reaches level 5 in the town, the town's teleportation circle will be activated."

"At that point, the starting towns can teleport to each other."

"Just find a town, form a random team, level up, and I'll come find you and carry you!"

"I'll also tell you a secret... when you start the game, add all your points into Agility. Otherwise, you won't be fast enough and monsters will crush you."

Seeing Wei's message, Lyra felt a bit confused.

She asked, "What if I'm a magic class? Should I still add to Agility?"

Wei answered seriously, "Yes. Agility isn't useless for magic classes; it can speed up casting, which is really important early on."

Pretty Lyra: "Got it."

Looking at Lyra's cute Whatsapp profile, Wei felt elated, even fantasizing about getting closer to her...

Little did he know, in Lyra's eyes, the only person who mattered was Elias Stone. She wasn't interested in anyone else— they were just tools to help her level up.

Lyra thought of Riven and sneered, "He still hasn't come to apologize? You really have some nerve..."

"Since that's the case, I'll level up first. Once someone reaches level 5 in Wei's town, he can teleport and come carry me."

"Riven, by the time you get into the game, we'll probably be at a much higher level than you!"

She felt that with a pro helping her, her leveling speed would be lightning fast!

Little did she know...

Riven was already at level 5!

If Wei was a pro, then what was Riven?

...

The teleportation circles between the starting towns were bidirectional.

So, it wasn't enough to activate the teleportation circle of a single town—another town had to have someone reach level 5 for it to work. That's why Riven hadn't rushed to activate it yet.

Besides, for Riven, his plan was to quickly level up to 10 and head to the main city—that's where the real game would begin!

"But the good thing is that towns can teleport for free..."

"Let me think... where could Elias be?"

While casually killing monsters in the dark forest, Riven squinted as he thought.

In the previous life, not long after starting, Lyra had wanted to go find Elias, but Riven had stopped her and wouldn't let her go...

Thanks to Lyra, he had gotten information from an Elias fan group about which starting town Elias was in.

"I think it's called... Firefly Town?"

"Alright, I'll go to Firefly Town to level up and see Elias once. Then, I'll kill him."

Riven's eyes were filled with killing intent.

The hunting in the game was just the beginning—the real hunt was yet to come! Riven glanced at the level rankings for Shell Town.

He was the only one at level 6.

Everyone else was still at level 3.

Waiting for the players in other towns to reach level 5 to unlock the town-to-town teleportation wasn't going to happen anytime soon.

"Keep killing monsters."

Shadow Step!

-754!

-754!

-754!

...

What were considered terrifying monsters to other players were instantly killed by Riven, turning into experience, lifespan, and loot!

Meanwhile, in the real world, Riverbay City.

Marcus quickly drove to the office after returning to reality and reported the situation.

"What? You say someone from Shell Town has already reached level 5? And did it solo?"

"His code name is 'Shadow'?"

"Already at level 5? Doesn't that make him the first in the world?!"

Inside the office, the dozen or so senior officials all looked shocked after hearing Marcus's report!