Host, Stop! You Don’t Need to Be Overpowered in a Dating Sim!

[Game loading...]

"Is this thing really reliable?" Xu Nuo eyed the imposing holographic projection before her with skepticism.

The entire scene was shrouded in dull, smoky hues, everywhere marked by the scars of war. Whether it was a special effect or live-action, the realism was uncanny—there was nothing to nitpick, not even in the gruesome, lifelike fragments of human bodies scattered across the ruined ground.

Such a hardcore, grotesque game would normally never see the light of day without heavy censorship. For now, Xu Nuo was the only one with access.

Xu Nuo was a gaming influencer with a million followers, making a living by playing games. This new apocalypse-themed game was about to enter closed beta, and the developers had approached her for promotion.

They claimed this was the world’s first fully holographic game, faithfully recreating all five senses. At first glance, the promotional images reeked of cheap, pay-to-win browser games, and Xu Nuo had intended to refuse—until she saw the exorbitant, generous offer.

So, she decided to give it a try.

[Loading complete.]

With a mechanical chime, Xu Nuo’s vision went black and consciousness slipped away.

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[...Host, are you still alive?]

Xu Nuo’s eyes fluttered open. All around her lay ruins and shattered walls, the air thick with a nauseating stench of rot and gunpowder. Just then, a strange squelching echoed in her ears. Instinctively, she turned her head and saw several grotesquely mutilated figures.

Clouded eyes fixed on Xu Nuo, as i