DipNovel Chapter 1 This...this is too 2D
Chapter 1 This...this is too 2D
The world before my eyes suddenly began to change, and the surrounding space seemed to be stretched and distorted.
In the endless void, chaotic energy surged and churned like a long river, filling every corner of the void, and countless layers of universes resembled fragile bubbles.
At the very center of the endless bubbles, a beam of white light rushed toward him.
......
He Quan suddenly opened his eyes to an unfamiliar ceiling and dim lighting.
What place is this?
Have I been kidnapped?
Before he could think too much, the next moment, he felt a splitting headache, and a sharp pain swept through his entire body. It was as if his body had been torn into countless pieces in an instant, and then piece by piece glued back together.
[World teleportation complete... Universal language module loading complete... Identity verification in progress... Please wait...]
A vague voice entered his mind, and He Quan's consciousness drifted alone like a lone ark in a turbulent ocean of pain.
He didn't know how much time had passed before the intense pain in his body gradually subsided, allowing him to curl up and gasp for breath. Even after recovering, he was still shaken.
"Is this a side effect of time travel?"
Asking himself this question, He Quan struggled to sit up in bed, blinked, and looked around. The small room had only a small iron-barred window, like a cage.
The strong smell of disinfectant in the air made him feel uncomfortable.
She had changed from wearing comfortable plush pajamas to loose hospital gowns.
He Quan noticed a petite green-haired girl squatting in a corner. She hugged her knees, curled up, and didn't say a word.
Putting that aside for now, He Quan has a more important problem to solve.
It seems there's no bathroom in this room.
Having been holding it in since waking up, He Quan jumped out of bed and thoughtfully reminded the green-haired little girl in the corner, "Don't peek!"
Then he went to another corner, turned his back to the green-haired little girl, and started to release the water.
The sound of rushing water continued for quite some time, and the liquid slowly spread across the floor.
Hearing the sound of water, the green-haired little girl paused, lowered her head, pointed to the only door in the room, and said tremblingly, "The bathroom... is outside..."
"..."
He Quan didn't stop upon hearing this, but simply turned around and glanced at her.
Why didn't you say so sooner?
After relieving himself, he silently pulled up his pants and returned to bed without saying a word.
He lay back down, muttering to himself, "What kind of place is this? How did I end up here?"
Images of novels I've read, anime I've watched, and games I've played flashed through my mind.
He Quan readily accepted the fact that he had transmigrated. After all, in all his years of life, apart from in anime, novels and games, he had never seen a little girl with such a young age and green hair.
This...this is too anime-like.
This sudden time travel caused his company, connections, and assets to be wiped out.
He Quan finally couldn't hold back anymore. His eyes twitched, and the more he thought about it, the more upset he became. He could only shift his attention to the distorted jumble of characters in the lower right corner of his vision.
"You'd better pay me back with a big hang-up."
A jumble of thoughts swirled in my mind, eventually turning into a long sigh filled with helplessness and resignation.
[Identity verification successful... Database analysis complete... Loading... Please wait...]
After a while, the writing jumped up, and a line of small characters with garbled text appeared below.
[Current spatiotemporal structure analysis complete... Physical logic analysis complete... Extraction complete... Loading complete... Core loading begins...]
Loading... Please wait... 1%... 2%...
"They're here!"
With the cheat, even in such an unclear place, He Quan could feel at ease.
It's still unclear what type of cheat it is or how powerful it is.
Completely disregarding his own situation, He Quan waited for the system to load while lying on his side facing the green-haired little girl squatting in the corner, propping his head up with one hand.
As if the previous awkwardness had never happened, he asked calmly, "How long have you been here?"
Unsurprisingly, it came equipped with a universal language module from the start, which automatically switched his speech to Japanese as soon as he spoke.
The little green-haired girl lowered her head, remained silent, and hugged her knees with her hands, her small body curled up in the corner.
After a long pause, she slowly spoke, "Three years..."
"You've stayed this long." He Quan was slightly surprised and asked, "Why don't you leave? Don't you want to go out? Or do you really like it here?"
"..."
Upon hearing this, the green-haired little girl looked up in astonishment at He Quan, who was lying on his side on the bed facing her. The two stared at each other, and she opened her mouth slightly, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.
How can you tell I like this place?
Is this a place I can just leave whenever I want?
Before she could answer, He Quan continued, "How did you get in?"
When asked this question, the green-haired little girl seemed to recall something sad. She lowered her head and slowly said, "My mom and dad sold me..."
"Tsk tsk, how pathetic."
He Quan shook his head and laughed, "Luckily, I'm not."
"..."
The green-haired little girl was startled again. She subtly shifted her position, squatting even further away from He Quan.
He then asked, "What's your name?"
This time, the green-haired little girl chose to remain silent and ignored He Quan.
He Quan didn't press further. The little girl's appearance and the environment she was in had already given him a lot of guesses.
Just as He Quan was deep in thought, lines of exquisite and neat small characters, invisible to anyone else, reappeared in the lower right corner of his field of vision.
[Loading complete!]
【Ding! 】
[Interact with the story character Tornado to trigger three lottery draws.]
[Current Information.]
[Name: He Quan]
Race: Human
【Strength: 0.5】
[Physical Fitness: 0.5]
[Note: The baseline value for normal human males is 0.4-0.5.]
[Number of draws: 3]
Free attribute points: 0
[Currently anchored in the world of One-Punch Man]
The system's basic functions are as follows...
He Quan quickly browsed through the system's user manual.
The system is very simple; after he comes into contact with an important character in the story, he can get a chance to draw a random prize.
He Quanzhi started the lottery.
【Vibrant Sandwich Cookies x 20 (Green Quality)】
He Quan checked its specific function and found that it could quickly restore health and energy, as well as provide a feeling of fullness.
It's similar to a healing potion...
It's alright, not bad.
[Time Stop Watch (Green Quality)]
Time stopped?! Upon seeing the item's name, He Quan was overjoyed, but also slightly taken aback.
Is this some kind of exaggerated claim? How can it be considered "green quality"? It's on the same level as cookies!
He Quan immediately checked the watch's specific functions and discovered that this so-called time-stop watch could only be used once every twenty-four hours, with a time stop time of five seconds.
Hmm... it's alright. In a life-or-death situation, five seconds is enough to do a lot of things.
He Quan looked at the last item with great joy.
[Role Experience: God Among Men - Superman (30 minutes)]
【Bind on?】
Once bound, items will not be lost and can be recycled with a single thought. Even if acquired by others, they cannot be used, ensuring the security and exclusivity of the items.
He Quan chose to bind the time-pause watch.
With a thought, a pink children's watch silently appeared in his hand.
He Quan stared at his watch, a surge of intense emotion welling up inside him.
"This look..."
The watch's appearance was clearly far removed from his image of a high-tech product or magical artifact. The pink strap and cartoonish dial made him feel somewhat embarrassed.
He Quan carefully put the watch on his wrist, with the dial facing down, so that the long sleeves of his hospital gown could just cover it.
Then, as He Quan looked at the introduction about Superman, he couldn't help but laugh out loud, and his mood changed from relaxed to cheerful.
Even with only 30 minutes of usage time, it was enough for him to leave the research institute.
He Quan saw the little girl squatting in the corner, her childish face marked with obvious tear stains.
Immediately afterwards, he quickly reviewed his memories of One-Punch Man.
The green-haired little girl in front of me should be the future second-ranked S-class hero, Tornado, whose strength is quite formidable.
She possessed powerful superpowers from a young age, and her parents, out of fear, sold her to an experimental institution to be used as a test subject for various potential tests.
In order to leave, she pretended that she could not use her superpowers, which led the researchers to believe that her growth had reached its limit. As a result, she was abandoned when a monster went berserk within the organization.
In other words, He Quan is currently locked up in the research institute along with the young Tornado, which is probably more than ten years before the start of the story.
Her extraordinary talent did not bring her the treatment of being the center of attention; instead, it robbed her of her childhood.
While other children are enjoying the loving care and happiness of their parents, she was sold and imprisoned here by her parents, like a lab rat, subjected to various tests by researchers.
This also led to her developing an almost twisted protective instinct towards her younger sister, Fubuki.
For three years, Tornado was treated like a puppet, subject to everyone's scrutiny, but she still longed for the outside world. Unfortunately, these people kept giving her the runaround.
Finally, she refused to use her superpowers, and for that reason she was abandoned again.
Now that he's transmigrated and has a powerful cheat code, He Quan naturally wants to do what he wants.
He Quan immediately experienced the power of a superman, and he activated his X-ray vision to take a look at the tornado.
Even small ones are cute.
(End of this chapter)