'Divinity Online'. The new breakthrough in the Full-Immersion Virtual Reality technology. After decades of work, Divinity Corp had achieved the impossible. Creating a massive video game world that people can enter and live in as if it were Earth. Their goal was clear, to create a world other than Earth that we can call home.


A place where the laws of reality vanish, and the true ceiling of power shifts completely.


Naturally, the shockwave Divinity Online created across the entire globe was unlike anything else. Every single person has heard of it, even those who have had no interest in video games before.


Giant corporations and even governments immediately rushed to start planning to invest in this new world and just like that, billions of people had their eyes on one single date: the 19th of July.

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Arthur, like everyone else, had heard of the game and was as excited as everyone else to try it, if not even more. With how much he grew bored of his life on earth, this fantasy world was like the divine call he had been searching for. However, there was a very small problem.


He had no money to buy the machine required to access Divinity Online. His wretched life had turned him into a broke teenager with no parents, and no relatives. But, by some kind of luck, he got his hands on one of those machines.

Not knowing what was awaiting him in that world, Arthur was simply seeking one thing... A new opportunity in life and to find a purpose he could work for when he had none so far.


[Welcome to 'Divinity Online'.]

[Assimilation Started...]

Arthur's heart stopped for a moment as all the alarms in his head went off. He never thought the man could react so fast to his attack. He had used Exo-Burst at full capacity so his speed was simply beyond belief.


It was so ridiculous, in fact, that even Arthur found himself surprised that he was able to reach his target in the blink of an eye. Yet, the moment the man turned his head around, all of that was shattered in an instant.


Like a hawk, the man's hand stretched forward and tried to grab Arthur's throat. The boy's eyes widened as he instantly shifted his body and disappeared again, returning to his initial spot.


"Hah… Hah… Hah…" With one of his knees on the ground, he had his hand on his throat, breathing heavily. 'Fast… Too fast… I swear he could've easily crushed my throat if I didn't escape.'


"Oh my? Why did you suddenly return back there? I expected you to begin the fight." The man said calmly as he slowly retracted his hand.


Chapter 392 - Chapter 392- God’s Gate (Part 29)