Volume 1: Dance of the Black Dragon Chapter 26: Shadow Fang
Murphy lay on the bed, thinking for a long time.
He had had many dreams about black dragons in the past, some of which were terrible nightmares, but none of them were as vivid and real as this dream, which even made him confused about whether he was a human or a dragon.
When he transformed into Morpheus, he completely forgot his real identity for the first time. He just wanted to burn everything with dragon fire and kill all those insignificant mortals who dared to offend him...
There was even a hint of disappointment, a hint of difference, when he realized that he was actually a human being.
Of course, he could attribute this strange dream to some kind of subconscious play, or a reflection of his own thoughts on the real predicament in the dream.
However, Murphy felt that this time things might not be that simple.
The man in the dream seemed to be another person, or another dragon, who made him feel strange, yet very familiar at the same time. Morpheus... yes, the guy who only existed in the game, the role he had always played.
It was vivid, too lively, too evil and arrogant to be explained by the subconscious. When Murphy saw the pair of red eyes outside the window, he knew very well that he was not the same person as the other person. It was definitely not a reflection of his mind.
It was a living evil black dragon.
Could it be that the characters in the game really have souls and even begin to influence their real selves?
This bizarre speculation that only existed in science fiction movies was difficult for him to accept for a while. It was too ridiculous.
But then again, the game "Sky World" itself is a very bizarre thing. Aren't holographic virtual games something that only exists in science fiction novels?
No, he had to figure out what was going on. Otherwise, Murphy had a feeling that he might be in big trouble.
If this incident was an isolated case, it could be explained by one's own mental instability or encountering some kind of supernatural event, but if it was not an isolated case, then it was obviously a problem with the game.
He decided to ask around on the forum.
So I quickly got out of bed, went to the computer and opened the forum.
Due to the extremely high popularity of the Sky World, there are many forums and post bars, but Murphy's favorite is the official forum of the game [Sky Universe]. Visitors to this forum must use their game account and password to log in, and the player's ID in the game will be directly displayed when speaking, which means that there will be no random people who will mess around and disrupt the audience.
Murphy logged into the forum and immediately checked the historical posts, searching for information about dreams, but he did not find what he was looking for. Most of them were strategy information about the 'Emerald Dream', which had nothing to do with what he was looking for.
After thinking about it, most people probably wouldn't write a post about this kind of thing, so he decided to just ask someone directly. Murphy then went into his favorite section - BOSS Bar.
This section can only be entered by players with the BOSS template, and is considered a VIP area.
System prompt: Morpheus (World Boss) has entered the bar.
Nigga Blackhorn (Tauren Druid/Quest Boss): Welcome, welcome.
Linden Wan (Rebel Knight/Elite): Oh my god, you are so great.
Yuzilla (Murloc Lord/Skeleton Boss): Welcome, welcome.
Long Aotian (Blue Young Dragon/Elite): Brother Long, you have advanced again? World-class BOSS, awesome!
Lagrios (Flame Lord/Disaster BOSS): Lao Mo, I haven’t seen you for a few days and you’ve become the World BOSS. That’s amazing. By the way, why don’t you go live stream and hang out on forums?
Morpheus (Black Dragon Lord/World Boss): I've encountered some strange things recently and I want to talk to someone about it. By the way, have you ever had a dream about your character?
Lagrios (Flame Lord/Disaster BOSS): Of course I have. I had a nightmare yesterday. I dreamed that two heroic players brought a group of adventurers to my dungeon and wanted to kill me. No matter how I tried to talk nicely, it was useless. They insisted on killing me. In the end, I was so angry that I blew myself up and died together with everyone else... It scared me to death. I lost my job. Fortunately, it was just a dream.
Niga Blackhorn (Tauren Druid/Quest Boss): I've done that too. I often dream of turning into a bird and flying in the sky.
Broken Tooth (Deep Sea Shark/Rare Elite): Sometimes I dream that I am making a movie. Have you seen Jaws? I am the lead actor in it and the director is telling me the lines.
Murphy listened to everyone sharing their dream experiences, but he didn't gain much. Most of these dreams were very common. Whatever you think about during the day, you will dream about it at night. I guess everyone has had this experience.
Morpheus (Black Dragon Lord/World Boss): Let me explain in more detail. Have you ever dreamed that you become another person, a character in a game, and in reality, this character is no longer you. You do things that you would never do, and you completely forget who you are.
Lagrios (Flame Lord/Disaster Boss): What on earth did you dream about, Old Mo?
Murphy then gave a brief description of his dream, especially the part about self-confusion, which surprised everyone.
Nigga Blackhorn (Tauren Druid/Quest Boss): I have never had such a strange dream. My dreams are always vague.
Yuzilla (Murloc Lord/Skeleton Boss): It sounds interesting, but I have never had such a dream.
Most of the responses were like this, and Murphy was a little disappointed. Was he the only one who had this experience?
Suddenly someone sent me a private message.
Shadow Fang (rare elite): Add me on QQ, I have something to tell you, my QQ is ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊.
Hmm? Who is this person? Mo Fei felt that this ID was a little strange. After thinking about it, he decided to listen to what the other party had to say, so he added the QQ.
The other party’s QQ avatar is a black panther named Shadow Fang.
Shadowfang: "I actually had a similar dream, and it wasn't just a dream. I didn't want to tell you, but it sounds like you and I are in a similar situation."
Morpheus: "Tell me about it."
Shadow Fang: "The monster template I played was the Black Panther from the Beast category. You should know that monsters from the Beast category are the most dangerous and hardcore to play with. It's basically a jungle chicken game."
Morpheus: "I know."
Murphy is very clear about this. Other monsters have their own monster forces to rely on, but the beast-type monsters are all lone wolf players. Even if they are the same beasts, different kinds of beasts will attack and fight each other. In addition, adventurers and other monsters are all enemies, so the game is very exciting.
Also, the beasts are difficult to operate, which applies to most non-humanoid monsters.
Of course, wild beasts also have some advantages, that is, their initial attributes are relatively high, and most of them have the ability to restore their health by devouring flesh and blood.
Shadow Fang: "When I first played Black Panther, I died all the time. After dying so many times, I also summed up some experience. The key is to change the mindset. You can't use human thinking to be a beast, but you have to use the beast's thinking to be a beast.
Later, I decided to immerse myself in my game character wholeheartedly and face the world with the mentality of a wild beast. I became extremely alert and would not let go of any movement. I no longer trusted anyone and wandered alone in the shadows. I would only hunt when I was absolutely sure. I became good at observation, hiding, and waiting, and at the same time cold-blooded and decisive. In reality, I am actually a very cheerful person, but during that time, I became gloomy and even my family said that I was a little neurotic.
Some even say I look like a killer.
Maybe, but in order to play this game well, I gave it my all. I kept hunting, fighting, gaining experience points, and devouring my prey. I also enjoyed the feeling of returning to my wild instincts.
Later, I successfully advanced to become a rare elite and was able to have my own name. I named myself "Shadow Fang".
Many people knew me, especially hunters, who wanted to capture me and keep me as their baby. I had more and more enemies, but I didn't care. No matter how high the level of those adventurers or how good their equipment were, their mindsets had not changed at all and they still treated this as an ordinary game. I had completely adapted to the body and abilities of the Black Panther and became a true 'hunter'. I walked in the dark, lurking patiently and attacking decisively. I became more and more adept at it, and in the end they all died in my hands.
It was during that time that I began to have frequent dreams in which I transformed into a black panther and became 'Shadowfang'.
I didn't care much at first until this change began to affect my reality. I began to like eating fish and medium-rare steak, sleeping during the day and working at night, and my energy became particularly strong.
I still didn’t take it too seriously until one night, when I woke up in the middle of the night and found myself standing in front of the refrigerator, holding a box of fresh meat in my hand. I had eaten most of the raw meat, a full kilogram of raw meat…”
