Being an otaku in the world of American comics

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As time ticked closer second by second, Liang Yue couldn't help but become nervous, his chest rising and falling unevenly, his mouth unconsciously starting to count down the seconds.

His slightly large phoenix eyes were fixed on every change of the electronic clock.

“Ding! The All Heavens Hunting System is activated. After detecting that the host is in good condition and the environment is hidden, the novice mission can be officially started. May I ask if the host wants to enter the novice world immediately?”

Finally, when the last second of the electronic clock came to an end, a screen of light suddenly jumped out in front of Liang Yue, and a pair of eyes similar to his, but painted with blood-colored smoky makeup, appeared there, looking even more妖异(妖异-yāoyì: bewitching; strange; ghastly; weird; bizarre; uncanny; devilish).

Looking at these eyes, Liang Yue was immediately startled, and unconsciously felt a burst of dizziness in front of him, as if his entire mind was about to sink into it.

However, he quickly recovered, pondering the system's previous words in his mind.

“All Heavens… Hunting System… I didn't expect that this would be the most troublesome kind. It feels a bit aloof~”

With the change of mind, the corners of Liang Yue's mouth curved into a relieved smile.

“But that's right, the Marvel side is a high-risk world. As a transmigrator, it would be very troublesome to survive here without some special skills.

Speaking of which~ This novice mission shouldn't be too difficult, right? As for the novice world… Wait a minute!”

Looking at the pair of eyes opposite him, Liang Yue subconsciously squeezed the kitchen knife in his hand, then slipped off the bed and strode out of the bedroom.

In the mirror was a slightly thin teenager, about 1.75 meters tall, with wheat-colored skin, wearing black sportswear, and short, neat hair.

As the light flowed, a few rare traces of fortitude appeared on a face that still had some childishness.

“I'm ready, let's start!”

“Swish~!”

At the moment when he finished speaking, his entire person suddenly disappeared from the room.

Then, there was a burst of messy clanging sounds.

The kitchen knife that Liang Yue had been holding tightly in his hand, and the backpack on his back, also fell to the ground with the disappearance of their owner…

… …

With a flash of light, Liang Yue only felt a change of light and shadow in front of him, and then appeared in an unfamiliar place.

This was a forest with soft light. The surrounding vegetation was lush, the trees were tall and strong, and there were also a few brightly colored small flowers scattered among the shade of the trees and green grass, a scene of prosperity.

“Inhale… Exhale… Hmm~ It's a bit oxygen drunk. My whole body is numb. System, where is this?”

Coming to this strange place for the first time, Liang Yue vigilantly looked around, and after confirming that there was no danger, he quickly leaned back against a straight and wide tree trunk.

Looking at his empty hands and back, he couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth a few times, and while feeling helpless, he could only accept the reality.

Fortunately, the clothes and shoes are still there…

“The host's current location is the 《MC World》. The purpose of this novice world is survival and adaptation. The system mission has now been issued. Please check it yourself.”

“MC?”

Hearing this, Liang Yue's eyes lit up, but then he showed a look of suspicion, subconsciously looking around, and then looking at the thick trees behind him.

The plants in front of him had gnarled and strong roots, even piercing out of the ground. Although the trunk was straight, the surface of the bark was also gnarled and full of wrinkles.

“This doesn't look like pixels at all, does it? System, is this really the MC world?”

“Please explore on your own, host!”

“Okay, whatever you say. But since it's 《MC》, it's easy to handle. I used to play this game a lot, although I never understood that redstone technology.

But if it's just about surviving here, it shouldn't be a big problem~”

Thinking of this, the string in Liang Yue's heart that had been a little tense finally slowly relaxed.

Looking up at the sun hanging in the middle of the sky, he clenched his fists, and a hint of excitement arose in the depths of his eyes.

“In any case, the novice period is always crucial. As long as I can get through it safely, things will be easier in the future! And for a survival game world like MC.

Collecting various materials is undoubtedly the most important thing. How does that saying go~”

“To get rich, first chop trees!”

Immediately, Liang Yue's eyes shone like electricity, and he raised his iron fists and gave the tree trunk full of ravines in front of him a series of standard, crazy swings!

The sounds of shouting were endless.

However, after this guy outputted a dozen punches with some self-forgetfulness, his entire person suddenly froze there, his face turning blue and red, and his facial features twisting non-stop.

Looking at Liang Yue's fists again, they were already all skinned, and a trace of blood was slowly flowing from the wound.

“Hiss~ Ah! ! !”

With a scream, Liang Yue trembled and protected his hands, slowly squatting down on the ground.

For a time, sweat grew between his brows, and his teeth were gnashing.

“Damn! Damn it! Damn… …”

After silently howling and enduring for a few minutes, Liang Yue slowly regained his sanity and gradually calmed down.

“System, what's going on!?”

“System?”

“System, get out here!”

“I promise I won't beat you to death!”

… …

Liang Yue called for a long time, but he never got a response. The burning pain in his fists, but a belly of anger nowhere to vent, this feeling of憋屈(biēqū: repressed; stifled; suffocated; disgruntled) and annoyance almost made him want to jump and curse!

However, soon, Liang Yue's heart sank, and he secretly thought of a certain possibility.

The string behind his head that had been relaxed, could not help but tighten again.

With a thought, he concentrated on analyzing the situation in front of him.

“This should, probably, not be an accident.”

“… Chopping trees is a function in the game. Not being able to chop trees means… I can't use the functions in the game?”

“Could it be that I have come to this world as a natural person, and I don't have the abilities of an MC game character.”

“Without the abilities of the game character, I can't collect various materials, and I can't make various tools, weapons, and armor. The heaven-defying creation module in MC can't be used either… …”

Thinking of this, Liang Yue's face suddenly stiffened, and then he hesitantly opened his mouth and said.

“Inventory… Come out!”

“Sure enough, there's nothing… How am I supposed to play this?”

You must know that the MC in front of you is not a peaceful world. In addition to various beasts and jackals, once the sun goes down, all kinds of monsters will spawn.

Like zombies, creepers, skeleton archers, spider monsters, slimes, witches, little blacks, and so on!

Moreover, these monsters will randomly refresh around the character after dark, almost impossible to defend against.

If it were a game character, he could use various function settings to fight them. Now Liang Yue is just a unarmed natural person, a pure newbie, how is he supposed to play?

“Is this really a novice world?”