Dimension Demon's Chat Group

Chapter 171 Shadow and Bone King

Of course, this is only the worst-case scenario.

In fact, given the distance between this world and the world of Frilian, Lin Yu would definitely connect the two worlds before the war began.

By then, he and his group will surely enter this world in force, and even the weakest of them all, Li Shimin, will be able to resolve this war that took place in the early 20th century…

In the endless void, Lin Yu, who had hurriedly left, was moving in an extremely bizarre way, chasing after the traces left by the chat group.

After an unknown amount of time, he finally caught up with the mysterious searching force and found another silver orb next to it.

Found another one?
This is too fast!

Despite his surprise, Lin Yu's movements were swift.

Having learned from his previous experience, he did not rush into this world immediately. Instead, he lingered on the outer edge of the world for a while, observing the every move of that mysterious force.

Sure enough, there were no qualified prospective group members in this world.

The mysterious force circled the world once, then turned around and disappeared into the void.

"I knew it!"

Lin Yu was exasperated. He decisively abandoned the world in front of him and continued chasing after them.

After a while, Lin Yu discovered another new world.

This time, however, the chat group's reaction was noticeably different.

After circling the sphere of light once, it suddenly split off an extremely secretive force and poured it into the sphere of light.

Lin Yu's spirits lifted as he realized that there were prospective group members in this world.

Just as he was about to sneak into this world, the mysterious force departed again, seemingly not intending to end this search journey.

Realizing this, Lin Yu hesitated.

But soon he made a decision: since this world had already been chosen by the chat group, the prospective members would soon be on the list.

It's more important to keep up with the times than to enter a new world.

Afterwards, Lin Yu followed this mysterious force through the void. The physical time he experienced in his divided consciousness was at least several months, but in the world of Frilian, less than twenty minutes had passed.

Within those twenty minutes, Lin Yu discovered a total of seventeen new worlds.

Of these, only three worlds elicited a response from the chat group, suggesting the presence of eligible members.

After finding the seventeenth world, which was the third world with prospective members, the mysterious force originating from the chat group seemed to have completed its mission and finally began its journey back.

……

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In the world of Frilian, twenty-three minutes after Lin Yu clicked the "Search New Group Members" option, the preliminary list finally refreshed, revealing three gleaming silver names—

Satoru Suzuki

【shadow】

Bai Zeming

Looking at the names of these three prospective group members, Lin Yu raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but show a strange expression.

Judging from the names, the one Lin Yu recognized the most was undoubtedly Suzuki Satoru, who was listed at the top of the list.

If it's not a case of the same name, this guy should be the protagonist of the anime "OVERLORD"!
As far as Lin Yu knew, the real world of this anime was actually a capitalist society in its final form, similar to the dystopian society of Cyberpunk 2077.

Various large conglomerates have circumvented the government, seized power, and become the de facto rulers of the world.

In this context of rigid social classes and high technology but low quality of life, the lower and middle classes of wage slaves and ordinary people see no hope in reality and can only turn to the virtual world to fill the emptiness in their hearts with false pleasure.

YGGDRASIL is a super popular online game that was born in this context.

Like most people in this world, the protagonist, Satoru Suzuki, is a failed office worker in reality.

But in the game, he met a group of like-minded partners, formed a guild called 'Ainz Ooal Gown', and fought alongside the guild members, leaving behind countless unforgettable memories.

These experiences led to Suzuki Satoru having an extremely deep affection for this game.

However, as time went on, the popularity of this phenomenal game gradually declined, and players quit one after another, turning to new games with better gameplay and graphics.

The same goes for Suzuki Satoru's guildmates; they all returned to reality and began to grapple with their lives.

Only Suzuki Satoru remained immersed in the past, continuing to run the guild alone.

Until that day, the game had to shut down due to low popularity. Suzuki Satoru had to accept reality and decided to witness the server's closure and its end in the guild before officially returning to real life.

But when the operation time ended, he was not forced offline. Instead, he took his game character and the entire guild with him and traveled to another world, thus beginning his journey to the other world of Ainz Ooal Gown.

Lin Yu really liked this anime and the original novel in his previous life, and he didn't dislike Ainz Ooal Gown in the early stages.

However, in the later stages, the author began to reveal some anti-human tendencies, constantly pushing the boundaries of morality and ethics, which made Lin Yu's impression worse and worse, and eventually forced him to abandon the story.

To be honest, Lin Yu would have been quite willing to add Suzuki Satoru to the group if it were the early version of him. But if it were the Undead King who had fully immersed himself in the role later on, then that would be a different story…

With that in mind, Lin Yu temporarily ruled out Suzuki Satoru and turned his attention to the second name—

shadow!

Judging from this name, Lin Yu can only think of two famous characters.

One of them is Cheng Xiaoyu, the Shadow King, the protagonist of "I Level Up Alone".

The other one is the protagonist of "Want to Become a Shadow Warrior", the famous Shadow Master!
After thinking for a moment, Lin Yu felt that the latter was more likely.

After all, so far, the chat group has selected mostly transmigrators as its members.

In this regard, Minoru Kageno, who was transported to another world, or rather, Sid Cagaino, fits the bill better.

"Let's see how it goes..."

As Lin Yu thought this, he focused his consciousness on the name Shadow.

In an instant, a picture slowly unfolded in his mind.

In the pitch-black night, the bright moonlight pierced through the tree canopy, leaving streaks of light on the wall outside the window.

An elven girl dressed in a jet-black battle suit vaulted in through the window, walked through a candlelit corridor, and pushed open the door at the end.

As the door opened, a cool evening breeze blew in from the front, invigorating the elf girl.

She looked up and was immediately struck by what she saw: a room resembling that of a medieval nobleman.

The room was exquisitely decorated, and with just a quick glance, she recognized many precious collectibles.

For example, there's a sofa once used by a king of a certain country hundreds of years ago, exquisite gilded candlesticks made by a master craftsman, and many masterpieces by renowned painters on the walls...

The various decorative items are all niche and highly stylish antiques and treasures, which can be described as understated yet luxurious.

At the center of these ornaments is an equally precious gilded high-backed chair.

A handsome young man dressed in black sat upright in a high-backed chair, his back to the elven girl, gently swirling a wine glass in his hand, which reflected a crystal-clear scarlet luster in the candlelight.

"The auspicious time has arrived..."

"Tonight will be a world shrouded in shadow."

A calm voice came from ahead, and together with the breeze outside the window and the surrounding scenery, the girl couldn't help but gazing at the boy with a fervent and adoring look.

Meanwhile, in another world, Lin Yu was staring at the boy with a look of utter exasperation.

His all-black attire, his extremely pretentious demeanor, and his incredibly childish remarks...

Without a doubt, it must be Lord Shadow of the Shadow Garden!

However, this guy's name in his previous life was Minoru Kageno, and after transmigrating he was called Sid Kagano. Why is his code name Shadow shown on the chat group's reserve list?

After a moment's thought, Lin Yu felt that this was probably related to the self-perception of the prospective group members.

In the original work, Shadow once said that as people age, most humans will continuously acquire and possess more and more people and things that are worthy of their attention.

But he did the opposite, constantly discarding what he didn't need in the process.

In the end, you'll find things that you simply can't let go of no matter what.

He would live only for these things he couldn't give up, and nothing else mattered.

From this perspective, Shadow is a person with an extremely pure heart.

All he thinks about is getting stronger and showing off; everything else is secondary.

For him, whether it's Minoru Kageno or Sid Cagaino, they are just roles he plays in different worlds. Only the shadow wearing the mask is his true self after he takes it off.

Given this, it's not surprising that the chat group marked him as a shadow.

But... what's the deal with Suzuki Satoru?

According to the plot, he is extremely disgusted with his real identity, and his self-identity should not be Suzuki Satoru, but rather Ainz Ooal Gown after changing his name!
Lin Yu thought about it and figured that this world was probably still in the early stages of the story.

The newly transmigrated Ainz Ooal Gown had not yet changed his mindset due to the influence of the immortal body, and his perception of himself was still that of the human named Suzuki Satoru from his previous life.

"Then there's still hope..."

As Lin Yu thought this, he turned his gaze to the last name.

Bai Zemin... This was a name he had absolutely no recollection of.

If nothing unexpected happens, he is most likely a time traveler from China, just like Su Haoming and He Jingfeng.

So now the question is, what world did he travel to?

Lin Yu was intrigued and immediately focused his consciousness on the name.

(End of this chapter)