Chapter One: Just Finished Showing Off, and the Golden Finger Activates

"Do you want to understand the meaning of life? Do you want to truly... live?"

"YES or NO"

...

...

It was muggy, but there was no vibration.

"Pfft—"

Chen Mo struggled to push himself up from the ground, looking around in confusion.

*Who am I? Where am I? What was I supposed to do?*

What met his eyes was a highly modern cityscape of high-rise buildings. Chen Mo was currently standing by the side of a street. There were many pedestrians and vehicles on the roads and highways. Beside him lay about a dozen people of various skin tones and attire.

Despite such a large group of people lying there, the surrounding pedestrians showed absolutely no reaction. Everyone seemed to ignore them, walking past as if they weren't there. Strangely enough, even when people walked straight toward them, they would naturally veer off and bypass them upon getting close...

"So hot," Chen Mo muttered to himself, looking down at his clothes.

It was the dead of winter, so Chen Mo was wearing quite heavy clothing—a long down jacket, wool trousers, warm gloves, and a scarf.

Wearing this in the freezing winter was perfectly normal, but right now, Chen Mo felt incredibly hot. He felt drenched in sweat, forcing him to shed his heavy layers.

Looking closely at his surroundings, apart from some of the people lying on the ground who were dressed in similarly heavy winter clothes, the passing pedestrians were all dressed in light summer wear. The air itself felt thick with heat.

What on earth was going on?

Once he took off his heavy clothes, the stifling heat dissipated somewhat, clearing his mind.

*I remember... I was on my way to buy groceries, walking on the sidewalk. Seeing no cars or people around, I looked down at my phone... and then a pop-up window seemed to appear?*

He had been busy typing at the time. When the window popped up, he didn't even process it before tapping the screen.

What did the pop-up say? Something like "Do you want to understand the meaning of life..."

"Fuck."

Chen Mo's mind snapped wide awake.

*Damn it, the Lord God's Space!*

As a veteran webnovel reader, Chen Mo had read countless books. He was particularly fond of the "Infinite flow" genre. He had even participated in tabletop RPGs and mini-games based on it, and had even written an Infinite flow novel himself, though he dropped it after only a few tens of thousands of words...

Yet even so, his love for the Infinite genre and the Lord God's Space was strictly limited to the safety of a screen. Although he had recently bragged to his online group that he would do much better than the original characters if he ever entered the Lord God's Space, he knew deep down that if he actually ended up there, he would probably cry like a snotling that had its toe stepped on...

And yet, he had actually transmigrated. Fortunately, he hadn't burst into tears like a stepped-on snotling.

In any case, he was naturally well-aware of the famous Lord God's Space. However, there were many variations of the Infinite genre and the Lord God's Space. Which one had he ended up in?

Looking down, Chen Mo noticed a black electronic watch on his right wrist.

He didn't have the habit of wearing watches. Clearly, this must be the "Samsara Watch" that designated his status as a Samsara traveler.

A few lines of text popped up on the watch's black screen.

[Main Quest: Protect Jarrod for three days, or survive for one week in Skyline. Reward upon completion: 1,000 reward points.]

*Hiss—*

Chen Mo couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.

This format practically confirmed it was the Original Infinite Mode. But what truly gave Chen Mo a headache wasn't anything else, but the world of *Skyline* itself...

Damn it, this wasn't *Infinite Terror*, it wasn't the First Generation, and it wasn't the Zhongzhou Team... This was the Third Generation! It was *Infinite Dawn*, the Northern Ice Team!

The Northern Ice Team, home to Chu Hao, the ultimate jinx of the universe!

"Holy shit! What is this place?!"

Startled, Chen Mo looked back. The people behind him had also begun to wake up. One of them seemed to have accidentally tripped over someone's leg, falling to the ground, which naturally woke the person who had been tripped over.

But Chen Mo, who knew the plot, knew that the person whose leg had been stepped on was none other than the protagonist of *Infinite Dawn*, Chu Hao. He had actually woken up long ago but had been pretending to sleep. Using the other person's clumsy stumble, he could now pretend to have just woken up alongside the others.

Chu Hao looked very ordinary—the kind of face that would blend instantly into a crowd. Just like everyone else, he was curiously scanning his surroundings.

Chen Mo looked away.

For someone like Chu Hao, staring for too long would only draw his attention. Unlike the other newcomers, Chu Hao wasn't weak. With a partially unlocked first-stage Gene Lock and physical attributes far exceeding normal humans, his strength was close to the transcendent level, not to mention his extremely high intelligence...

Although he occasionally displayed some rather questionable "mind-boggling wisdom" in the original plot—mostly regarding his enhancements—when it came to planning and strategy, Chu Hao's intelligence was still quite formidable. After all, he was considered a mini-Chu Xuan.

Right, he remembered there was a veteran here, someone named Jenny? Where was she?

Looking around, after a brief search, Chen Mo spotted Jenny nearby. She wore a long red dress, had brown hair, and was certainly attractive enough to be called a beauty.

*Strange. There are only a few of us here, so why did I only notice her just now?*

Sensing Chen Mo's gaze, Jenny walked over to him. She spoke in a crisp, cool voice, "Hey, handsome. Looks like we've all run into something strange... Do you have any ideas?"

Looking at Jenny as she approached, Chen Mo maintained a blank expression, but his mind was racing with absolute clarity.

Jenny. A veteran who had survived three horror movies without ever earning a single side quest. She was the sole survivor of the wiped-out Northern Ice Team. Fearing what the newcomers might do to her as the only veteran, she chose to blend in and disguise herself as a newcomer as well...

After all, she hadn't even bought a gun. She only had a Holy Light Shield and a web-shooter. She was so poor that even the First Generation's Zhongzhou Team would have called her a pauper. With such gear, she really might have been overpowered by a few newcomers.

Of course, this didn't mean she was completely useless. She still had two minor items exchanged from the Lord God's Space and enough muscle strength to swing around briefly on spider silk, suggesting she had upgraded her physical stats. She also had an aura-conforming ability—whether it was a talent or an item was unclear—since in the original work, even Chu Hao hadn't noticed Jenny approaching him from behind.

Overall, she was a somewhat lucky person. However, as a veteran, she fell short in many areas. Beyond her lack of raw power, her main shortcomings lay in her "ordinary" and "weak" personality.

One of the reasons many readers disliked Jenny's character was probably this: she was too weak. Even compared to Zhang Jie—when he wasn't using his Guide powers and was relying solely on basic stats and an infinite-ammo Desert Eagle—she would be utterly outclassed.

But to Chen Mo, someone with this personality and strength level was actually better. She would be much easier to control.

His thoughts spun, and Chen Mo quickly made up his mind.

"So... you're the veteran of this team, right?"

"...A Guide?!" Jenny's eyes widened, a flash of joy crossing her face.

"You're overthinking it," Chen Mo scoffed. "A Guide wouldn't know they are a Guide, let alone reveal it... Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Chen Mo. You must be the veteran of this Samsara team?"

Jenny froze. She hadn't expected Chen Mo to say such things. After a moment's hesitation, she reached out and shook his hand.

"Jenny Till... just call me Jenny. You're not a Guide? Then how do you know all this?"

"We'll talk about that later." Chen Mo released her hand and walked toward the newcomers who were trying to figure out what was happening. He clapped his hands, then raised them above his head.

"Everyone, look over here! I have an announcement to make!"

"Think back carefully! The [Lord God] has already imprinted the memories into your minds!"

[Completed newcomer introduction. Gained 500 reward points.]

Nice. The high returns typical of the Third Generation.

And a relatively lower difficulty!

That was right. Chen Mo had decided to play the role of a big shot. He was going to masquerade as a mysterious figure who, through unknown means, knew most of the secrets of the Lord God's Space!

On the surface, this move seemed incredibly reckless and foolish, a surefire way to get himself killed...

But he had to keep in mind that this wasn't the First Generation. This wasn't *Infinite Terror*, and it wasn't the Zhongzhou Team... In other words, there was no powerful semi-Guide like Zhang Jie who could see through him and potentially get him killed, nor was there Chu Xuan, the most terrifying genius in the infinite multiverse, whose demonic intellect could spot any flaw instantly and who might also plot his demise!

The veteran in this team wasn't strong, and there were no absurdly overpowered newcomers. Chu Hao might count as one, but unless he put on his glasses, he wouldn't do anything to him... Under these circumstances, Chen Mo's masquerade would actually grant him more authority and control over the team.

Playing the big shot was actually quite easy because he truly did know many secrets that even veterans were ignorant of. Furthermore, this movie was going to be a team battle, but Jenny didn't know that yet! He would need to use his identity to reveal this information.

And compared to the original start in *Resident Evil*, the difficulty of *Skyline* was actually much lower. If he played his cards right, he might just walk away with a massive haul of side quests and reward points...

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Chen Mo: ?

Wait, my cheat is online?

I just put everything on the line, and *now* you show up?