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In a future where cutting-edge holographic technology blurs the line between games and reality, Mercenary World emerges as the most advanced and immersive MMO ever created—backed by global governments and boasting a 98% reality simulation rate. Players are thrust into a living, breathing world of myth, magic, and warfare, where completing god-level missions can earn real-world riches.

Dawei, a nearly 30-year-old veteran gamer down on his luck, quits World of Warcraft and watches helplessly as other players become millionaires overnight. Driven by desperation and a spark of ambition, he spends his last savings on a full VR setup and logs into Mercenary World, determined to turn his life around.

But fate plays a cruel joke—or perhaps a hidden blessing—when he’s randomly assigned a notoriously impossible S-class mission: Kill the Three-Headed Dragon. Without gear, skills, or allies, he’s dropped into a crumbling city under siege by a monster that no player has ever defeated.

Yet in this ultra-realistic world, Dawei stumbles upon an unexpected loophole: the mission doesn’t immediately fail if he flees. Realizing the game rewards creative problem-solving over brute strength, Dawei begins to uncover the true nature of god-tier missions—ones not designed for brute force, but for those bold enough to think beyond the system.

Armed with only his wits, gaming instincts, and a system-assigned name as unimpressive as “Burdock,” Dawei begins his journey—not just to beat the game, but to beat the odds stacked against every underdog.

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Wait until the end of the mission to talk about it—if the reward ended up being some artifact or a god-level skill, Burdock figured he could flip it and live the rest of his life in luxury. Maybe even buy himself a villa and a wife to go with it. That was the dream.

Dawei—real name in real life—had originally planned to complete the task, cash out on the god-tier loot, and bid farewell to the gaming world for good. But now? The plan was starting to look a little shaky. His character Burdock had evolved into a Weapon Master—even though the class was incomplete, he had a god-level wrench in his hand and a massive spike in stats from all the chaos he'd endured. Getting into the high-end scene didn't seem so impossible anymore.

And hey, if it all went south, he could always just sell the wrench.

"Let's wait and see," Dawei muttered before crashing face-first onto his bed. The emotional rollercoaster of the past few hours had left him completely drained. Sleep came the moment his eyes closed.

Meanwhile, the Mercenary World forums exploded.

While the rest of the player base was still fighting tooth and nail to become the tenth person to complete a god-level mission, someone else had casually slaughtered a god. All discussions came to a screeching halt. A new name blazed across the server-wide announcement: Burdock. No one had ever heard of this guy—and now he was wearing the title Tu Shen, the Godslayer.

Forum threads blew up. Conspiracies brewed. Debates raged.

The original thread about who would claim the tenth god-skill slot was buried under mountains of hot takes, reaction memes, and "knee pillow offerings." Someone even created fan art of Burdock wielding a divine wrench. For a brief, glorious moment, Burdock became a living legend.

The developers were forced to issue an official statement:

"Burdock is not affiliated with the company. He is a legitimate player. The kill was valid and recognized by the system."

"How the hell did someone kill a god-tier boss before even hitting max level?"

Theories multiplied. People demanded screenshots. Some even began organizing "human flesh searches" to uncover who the player really was in real life.

Luckily, no one knew Dawei's true identity. His real name never appeared on any leaderboard. He wasn't a streamer, didn't chat in world channels, didn't belong to a guild. In-game, he was just Burdock—a ghost with godlike luck and a single line of gold text that shook the entire server.

And while the world lost its mind over who Burdock was and what loot he scored, the man himself snored in his room, dreaming about finally finishing the damn mission.

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