"Genius!"

"Could he really be a genius?"

"Discharge him!"

"Discharge, discharge, hurry up and don't occupy the bed without being sick!"

Watching the responses from netizens one by one, Xiao Yi smiled confidently.

"Heh... I knew I wasn't dumb."

There was one thing Xiao Yi didn't understand, why did everyone think he was dumb?

After all, Xiao Yi was a man with an elementary school diploma! In other words, he was almost in middle school!

This was a rarity around the world!

You could even check Xiao Yi's elementary school!

Moreover, Xiao Yi actually had a chance to get into middle school, but fate played its tricks.

The invigilator he met in the exam room was just too petty. Xiao Yi didn't cheat; he just loudly shared each of his answers with the invigilator and asked if he was correct.

Who would have thought that the bastard would drag Xiao Yi out and forbid him from continuing the exam?

Xiao Yi still was furious when he remembered this; wasn't it a teacher's duty to answer students' doubts?

Such a lack of professional ethics!

However, that incident had also passed two months ago, and Xiao Yi had somewhat let it go.

He put away his phone and was about to enter the exam room. He was determined to pass this middle school entrance exam!

However, at that moment, a voice that seemed to come from afar, yet was incredibly clear and soul-stirring, echoed inside Xiao Yi's head.

"The Analog Horror game is about to descend, selecting the Chosen One."

"Here we go again."

This voice wasn't only audible to Xiao Yi; people all over the world could hear it.

Because the world Xiao Yi lived in was a sick world invaded by Analog Horror.

Every once in a while, Analog Horror would randomly select a "Chosen One" from various countries to participate in the terrifying game.

The winner would receive rewards and avoid punishment, and the country behind them would also benefit.

However, among the hundreds who participated in the game, maybe only three or four, and sometimes none, would make it through.

Of course, not being chosen didn't guarantee safety; if the Chosen One failed, not only would they die, but their representative country would also face abnormality. The abnormality would randomly descend upon a city for 48 hours, unpredictable and unstoppable, usually leaving no survivors.

Moreover, after slaughtering everyone in one city, the abnormality wouldn't stop but would begin attacking nearby towns and cities.

The fewer the people in an area, the faster the slaughter and the larger the invaded area.

People had no means to resist the abnormalities; all they could do was wait for it to disappear after 48 hours.

There were numerous countries that had completely fallen because of an abnormality descending upon them.

Facing such a crisis, only 107 countries remained on Blue Star, and it was unclear how many would survive the next descent.

Dragon Country, where Xiao Yi lived, had failed to succeed in the last five horrors due to mediocre "Chosen Ones," resulting in five cities falling to the abnormality.

By now, people had already started live streaming, praying, and discussing.

"Ah... I hope they pick someone reliable this time."

"Exactly, like that male celebrity last time, hyped by a bunch of women only to end up wetting himself out of fear. Such an embarrassment!"

However, soon, some strange comments began to appear in the live stream, openly mocking Dragon Country. Some of these comments were indeed from people of other countries, who saw Dragon Country's repeated failures and came specifically to ridicule.

But curiously, some of the comments were also from Dragon Country People themselves.

Seeing these comments naturally triggered Dragon Country People; they immediately fought back with their keyboards, and the comments in the live stream turned into a huge quarrel.

However, people knew in their hearts that this was futile, it wouldn't change the fact that they kept failing.

So, in every Dragon Country person's heart, there was a real hope that this time's Chosen One would smash those faces!

"Hold on, the live stream is starting, let's see who's been chosen this time."

The quarreling in the comments died down, and everyone watched the live stream intently, then that name appeared before everyone.

[Dragon Country—Xiao Yi]

...

"Where is this? Wasn't I just in the exam room?"

The deep red sun shone down on a withered yellow forest, and several black crows flew over Xiao Yi's head with dismal cries.

Xiao Yi looked around at the strange environment, puzzled.

[Welcome to the world of Analog Horror. Please stay sane and calm, and do your best to survive.]

[As the Chosen One, every action you take, and every life and death decision, will influence whether the country you represent will face the horrors of Analog Horror as punishment or will receive additional rewards.]

[As a first-time entrant Chosen One, you will get a chance to activate a talent within you.]

[Detection of abnormal brain function in the Chosen One, extremely low intelligence, identified as mentally challenged, special talent activation in progress...]

[Congratulations on receiving SSS-tier Talent: Abstract Reality]

"…? Who are you calling dumb!"

Xiao Yi roared, suddenly being insulted like that was intolerable.

But there was no one around, and Xiao Yi could not retaliate, so he had to let it go.

[Abstract Reality (SSS): The world is abstract in your eyes, indefinable, uncertain. Therefore, the usual norms cannot affect you]

[Talent Effect One: Horrors of normalcy, indescribable, and abnormal entities will be deconstructed into abstract expressions in your eyes, so you will not feel fear towards any supernatural entities, your sanity will not decrease, and any mental harm is ineffective against you, abnormalities cannot contaminate you]

[Talent Effect Two: Your views are naturally different from ordinary people, once you firmly hold to your own understanding, you can interfere with reality or overwrite it to a certain extent]

[Talent Effect Three: Because you see a different world, you are an incomprehensible loner, but once someone acknowledges you as smart or a genius, you can randomly obtain a skill]

"… I see, I think I understand now."

Listening to the voice in his head, Xiao Yi somewhat understood his current situation.

"Are middle school entrance exams always this complicated now? Well, this will prove my IQ!"