VirtuaGenesis – Forest Outskirts
Amir's mind raced.
> Ding!
WARNING: An unknown force is monitoring your progress…
He stared at the notification, his heart pounding.
Was it an NPC? A system AI? Another player?
In most MMOs, players weren't supposed to receive direct warnings like this.
"I need to test this."
Focusing on his new passive skill, [Gambler's Insight], he tried to detect any hidden probabilities in his surroundings.
> Chance of being observed: ???
Chance of an unexpected encounter: 40%
"40%? That's too high."
Whatever was watching him wasn't just a passive system check.
Something was coming.
Breaking the Code
Amir exhaled, shifting his stance. If the system itself was reacting to him, then he had to push it further.
He scrolled through his stats, focusing on his hidden trait.
> [Unforeseen Variable]
Your existence disrupts system calculations.
Events, encounters, and rewards may defy probability.
He still didn't fully understand how this worked.
Was he bypassing game mechanics? Or was he rewriting them?
"Only one way to find out."
He spotted a small crystal deposit embedded in the forest floor. Normally, gathering resources required Mining Tools.
But…
"What happens if I try anyway?"
He reached out—
> Ding!
WARNING: You do not meet the requirements to mine this resource.
Processing anomaly…
[Unforeseen Variable] has triggered an override.
Your attempt is now valid.
The moment his fingers touched the crystal, it shattered into light—
> You have obtained [Mana Shard x3]
You have obtained [Unstable Core Fragment]
"It worked?"
He had just bypassed a game restriction.
He checked his inventory. The [Unstable Core Fragment] glowed faintly. It wasn't listed in any of the official game guides.
> Item: Unstable Core Fragment
Type: ???
Description: A piece of corrupted data from a fractured system event.
Warning: Handling this item may cause unpredictable effects.
A corrupted item?
"What the hell did I just pick up?"
Before he could analyze further—
> Ding!
A system anomaly has been detected.
A Moderator has been notified.
His blood ran cold.
A moderator?
Was this game-breaking bug enough to flag him as a cheater?
He had no idea. But one thing was clear—
He had just crossed a line he wasn't supposed to.
A Shadow in the System
The forest suddenly darkened.
The sky above glitched, pixels distorting into unreadable data streams.
Then—
A figure emerged from the distortion.
Their avatar was completely blacked out, no visible details. Just a humanoid silhouette surrounded by shifting code.
A robotic voice spoke—
"Player Aegis. You are not supposed to be here."
> Ding!
A Unique Event has been triggered!
[Encounter: The Watcher]
Amir swallowed hard. This wasn't an ordinary NPC.
This was something entirely different.
And it had noticed him.
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Amir faces The Watcher, a mysterious entity that detects game anomalies.
His [Unstable Core Fragment] reacts in an unexpected way.
The first major system-breaking event occurs in VirtuaGenesis.
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