At eleven o'clock, Zhang Heng excused himself and retired to his room. He locked the door before taking out his Dell laptop. When he logged in to his account, he saw that he had a new email.
The section under the sender was blank, and the subject was login.
Zhang Heng clicked on it.
'Player number 06992 invites you to form a team to join a new round of game. Please ensure that you are alone in a private space with no one else around. Click on the link below to start the game when you are ready. Have a wonderful time!'
There was no need to mull over it. Even if Why Do You Always Look Unhappy (#`O′) was pulling some trick again, he had a mission failure exemption card, ensuring that he wouldn't encounter too great a danger in the quest.
Zhang Heng clicked on the link at the end of the email.
The next thing he knew, he was hit by that familiar dizziness, and the system prompt echoed in his ears.
[Verifying player's identity…]