This Is Strange

Chao Musheng felt that his life was quite good—harmonious family, caring elders, friendly classmates, and even the stray puppies on the street wagged their tails at him. In his own eyes, he was the epitome of a sunny, cheerful young man. Yet, a chilling legend circulated on the player forums: If you encounter a strange young man with no significant identifiers in the newly unlocked dimensional exploration dungeon, stay far away from him! If you can’t avoid him, then whatever you do, don’t offend him. He is the stumbling block, the nightmare, the root of all calamities capable of ruining everything. [The beautiful world we’ve lived in for generations—how did it become your conquest dungeon? To our world, you invaders are the real anomalies.]