That night, lying on the small, creaky bed in his two-story house, Đỗ Phi Hùng placed his hands behind his head, lost in dreamy thoughts about his future. He envisioned himself standing in a sky bathed in radiant light—right hand gripping a flaming sword, left hand holding the universe itself. With a simple snap of his fingers, infinite multiverses would vanish as though they had never existed.
"I'll become so powerful that I'll surpass every concept—transcending void, omnipotence... Whoever stands in my way, one snap, and they'll be dust!" Hùng murmured, his eyes shining brightly in the darkness.
The system—a mysterious girl residing in his mind—teased him with a playful voice:
[Master, keep your dreams in check. You were just washing dishes yesterday, and now you're talking about obliterating the multiverse? Bit quick, don't you think?]
Hùng chuckled. "Quick? Nah, this is undeniable truth! With you by my side, I'll conquer this world in just a few chapters!"
Despite his boasting, Hùng's heart raced with excitement. This system wasn't just a fantasy from the stories he wrote—it was real, truly existing and ready to help him grow stronger. Even after taking just one Marrow Cleansing Pill, he could already feel the transformation surging through his body.
His imagination ran wild to the point he couldn't sleep. Hùng tossed and turned, his mind swirling like a chaotic hotpot of thoughts—thinking about the teacher's quiz tomorrow, then imagining a grand spree of causing trouble to earn system points. The more he thought, the more exhilarated he became until he suddenly sprang out of bed.
"Forget sleep! Life's too short. With a system like this, I gotta make the most of it!"
[What do you plan to do, Master?] the system asked curiously.
"Watch me perform!"
Without hesitation, Hùng sprinted to the second-floor window. Standing at the edge, he took a deep breath and shouted:
"FROM NOW ON, ĐỖ PHI HÙNG WILL NO LONGER BE AN ORDINARY PERSON! EVERYONE, WITNESS MY RISE!"
With that declaration, he leapt straight out the window.
Thud!
Hùng hit the ground with a landing far from graceful. His knees buckled, hands pressed to the dirt, pain radiating through his body.
"Ouch... damn, that hurts..." He grimaced, clutching his knee and struggling to stand.
[Congratulations, Master, for completing a reckless act. Awarded 200 Recklessness Points.]
Hearing this notification, the pain evaporated from Hùng's mind. He burst out laughing.
"Haha! One jump, and I got 200 points already! Totally worth it!"
But he wasn't done yet. His eyes fell on a large tree standing nearby. That tree had been there for as long as he could remember, tall, sturdy, seemingly challenging anyone to confront it.
"If I break you down, maybe I'll hit 400 points, huh?"
Approaching the tree, Hùng raised his fist and inhaled deeply. "Đỗ Phi Hùng—the ultimate chaos bringer—takes on nature itself!"
Boom!
A devastating punch slammed into the tree trunk. Cracks echoed through the night, followed by snapping noises until... the tree crashed to the ground.
Hùng stared at his hands in amazement. His palms stung with heat, but the sensation of raw power coursing through his body filled him with boundless excitement.
"Haha! I punched down a whole tree! This is the ultimate version of Đỗ Phi Hùng!"
[Reward: 200 Recklessness Points for environmental destruction. Total: 400 points from two consecutive acts. Master, you truly are a genius at causing chaos.]
Laughing triumphantly, Hùng raised his head to the sky.
"When I play, chaos reigns supreme! This village will remember my name tomorrow, even if all I've done is cause a ruckus!"
The system sighed:
[I can't tell whether I should be proud or embarrassed of you, Master...]
But Hùng paid no heed. With 400 Recklessness Points earned, he felt invincible. "No more sleep tonight! I'm gonna cause havoc all night long!"
He sprinted up the hill behind his house, a place whispered about by the village children as haunted by spirits after dark. "If there are ghosts, I'll see if this system lets me punch them into oblivion!"
As he reached the hilltop, Hùng froze. The familiar view of his small village was gone, replaced by a dense, twisted forest under a chilling, eerie sky. Trees loomed like monstrous figures, their branches entwining menacingly in the cold air.
Frowning, Hùng sensed something was off. But instead of fear, a sly grin spread across his face.
"A haunted forest? If there are real ghosts, I'm ready to test my fists on them!"
The system sighed again, its voice dripping with sarcasm:
[Master, you're beyond help. But honestly, I think even ghosts should be afraid of you.]
"Good. Let them be. Now watch me prove my strength to this entire creepy forest!"
With a fearless smile, Đỗ Phi Hùng marched deeper into the dark, eerie woods, officially beginning his ghost-hunting adventure filled with mischief and chaos.