Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 257 - 078. I had social anxiety before entering the game, and I still have social anxiety after entering, so wasn’t this a pointless effort?

Chapter 257: 078. I had social anxiety before entering the game, and I still have social anxiety after entering, so wasn’t this a pointless effort?

The next moment, he struggled to open his eyes, an excruciating pain on his face made him squint again immediately.

"Ah — it hurts so much... this game is so realistic."

The young man slowly stood straight, following the game’s beginner tips, he started searching for his ID card. When he pulled out his terminal, the screen reflected his face, full of bruises and bloodstains, and a string of data information also appeared in his retina:

[Name]: Saga Qi

[Game Nickname]: Caramel Snail

[Title]: None

[Species]: Carbon-based Lifeform - New Generation Homo Sapiens

[Gender]: Biological Male

[Age]: 19 years old

[Template]: Ordinary Descender (No bonuses)

[Faction]: Layer Abyss—Galaxy Nebula—Fenesis Federation—Azure Star—Sky Ring Country

[Total Level]: lv.2

——[Main Profession]: Civilian lv.1 (0/50)

——[Secondary Profession]: Street Kid lv.1 (13/100)

.........

A string of information made Caramel Snail quite tired, the dazzling array of attributes was a novel experience for him as a gaming novice in this realistic game.

Most of the beta test spots had been taken by large companies, duke guilds, professional players, and clubs, and the few remaining spots were essentially bought out by streamers.

As the only one who entered the pit as an ordinary player, the forums were full of envy, jealousy, and hatred, and here, he became an outlier, he himself lacked the confidence to mingle with those hugely influential celebrities.

— Although that’s what he thought, he had, for the first time, enjoyed so much praise and envy in the forums, and that feeling made him feel a bit elated.

Even when an older brother asked him, ’Snail, Snail, I heard that Fragrant Chicken’s professional team has descended in Nuliang City, what are you planning to do?’ Caramel Snail heatedly, without a second thought, replied:

"Since everyone is together, then I want to try and see how strong the professionals are! Before the beta ends, I’ll challenge them to one-on-one fights."

Less than half an hour later, a user with the ID ’XXG·Fried Chicken Fillet’ replied to the post: Good! Brave, let’s have a try!

Caramel Snail’s heart skipped a beat.

’Damn, brought the main guy over.’

Caramel Snail felt really depressed.

All the bragging had been done, it couldn’t just end like this... If they publish a compiled volume later, where could he put his face?

He was a social terrorist online, briefly called social anxiety, but in real life, he truly had social anxiety!

Most importantly, Caramel Snail was a gaming novice with no gaming experience whatsoever, he could only cram last minute, watching Qiqiao Network’s trailers, introduction videos, documentations, occupation features, and local customs repeatedly to thoroughly understand them.

Caramel Snail didn’t wish for anything else, only that before the beta ended, he could reach the level cap of the beta.

Having just descended, Caramel Snail had already figured out his identity: from Sky Ring Country, Nuliang City, just an ordinary street thug, and this body’s name was ’Saga Qi’.

The information on the terminal displayed that Saga Qi’s mother was abducted from the Outer World by his father, a soldier. From a young age, corporal punishment was a common affair in the household. His father, often drunk, even once drew his sword in a rampage and brutally murdered his mother.

When Saga Qi, still a grade-schooler, pushed open the door and returned home, he only saw his father kneeling beside his mother’s corpse, diligently wiping his beloved sword, utterly indifferent to the mother lying on the floor.

From Saga Qi’s audio diary, it was clear he was too scared to go home. Ironically, his father valued him highly as the eldest son, seeing him as a promising samurai material, continually beating and scolding him.

After entering junior high, Saga Qi, due to his mother being from the Outer World and his own pale skin and lowly origins, suffered bullying and troubles from senior students. Unable to endure the humiliation, he chose to jump out of school and flee to the streets, mixing with several socialites and becoming a common ruffian.

Brawling, bootlegging liquor, debt collecting, smuggling items—such a bleak life. Yet, Saga Qi, slightly educated, was in severe pain inside, and eventually fell heavily in a brawl.

Though this identity was miserable, it was carefully selected by Caramel Snail.

Based on his understanding of Sky Ring, this country was divided into four distinct hierarchies:

Traditional political groups and descendants of the ancient elected—The Royal Family.

Major groups controlling the nation’s economic lifelines—The Ancestor Family.

Employed as soldiers and security groups—Samurais.

Ordinary people engaged in production—Outcasts.

Among them, Outcasts did not even deserve to have surnames.

If Outcasts wanted to improve their status, they could either seek education to join the clergy as laborers or enlist in the military to work as mercenaries for security companies, physically laboring.

Basically, Sky Ring didn’t care about the life and death of the Outcasts. Even if a samurai killed an Outcast, a mere fine was enough to settle the matter. As for people from the Outer World—what a joke, they didn’t even have citizenship, and the police wouldn’t even file a case.

Soldiers were strictly controlled by companies and the state, with extremely strict regulations regarding conduct.

In Caramel Snail’s view, the most convenient way to rise through early brawls was as a street thug.

Saga Qi’s father, at least being a samurai, not only had a surname but also a basic education level, allowing him qualifications to attend a martial arts school.

However, the quality of martial arts schools varied, and the fees were very high. The journey to becoming a true ’Martial Artist’ was still very long.

Caramel Snail cautiously made his way through the streets, activated "Camouflage Mode," and called Saga Qi’s friends, a bunch of no-gooders. They had agreed to face another street gang together, but they all ran off, leaving Saga Qi to be severely beaten alone.

"Hey, oh, it’s Mr. Qi, sorry, had an emergency at home, had to go."

"I’m really sorry, Mr. Saga, you won’t mind this kind of thing, right."

"Oh, you’re still alive? That’s amazing. I thought you were killed."

Saga Qi’s friends’ mockery not only enraged the "Camouflage Mode" Persona of Saga Qi but also made Caramel Snail himself lose his temper and curse vehemently:

"Dammit, you jerks! I’m nearly beaten to death, and you’re apologizing? Just you wait! I’ll beat you to death! Fuck you*&%￥%..."

It must be said, Caramel Snail was socially anxious, but he had never imagined he’d have such an advantage and imagination in the realm of cursing.

Sky Ring Country’s language had very few profanities, usually insults like ’idiot,’ ’fool,’ or ’bastard,’ but Caramel Snail, filled with cultural essence and overwhelming momentum, left the phone bullies utterly stunned.

Caramel Snail hadn’t expected, after finishing his tirade and feeling refreshingly clear-minded, that the system would trigger a notification:

[You have triggered the side task—"Teach the Coward."]

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