I am the Arcane Archer, and all my skills are self-created.

Li Wu pushed open the heavy frosted glass door.

Inside the door was an excessively spacious office, almost occupying half a floor. Huge floor-to-ceiling windows offered a panoramic view of the new city, and sunlight streamed onto the floor, reflecting a warm glow.

There weren't many people in the office.

Hua Zitong and Lin Hai were sitting at a huge solid wood conference table, on which were several laptops and a pile of documents that looked overwhelming.

Across from them sat several other people.

The night wind was still as a mountain, with ink marks and seven strings of glass.

These few outstanding geniuses among the new members were sitting upright, listening attentively to what Lin Hai was saying.

The atmosphere in the conference room was somewhat somber.

The moment Li Wu pushed the door open and walked in, everyone's conversation stopped abruptly.

brush!

All eyes turned to the doorway.

"President?"

Lin Hai was the first to react. His pen fell to the table with a "clatter," and he jumped up from his chair, his face filled with undisguised shock and elation.

"President!"

His usually unwavering, composed face was instantly replaced by excitement; he stood up, his voice trembling slightly.

Although Ye Feng and Mo Hen did not speak, the sudden brightness in their eyes said it all.

Only Hua Zitong remained quietly seated in her original position.

She simply raised her head, her clear, cold eyes gazing quietly at the familiar figure at the doorway.

No one knew that beneath her calm exterior, a heart that had been hanging in suspense for days finally settled down at this moment.

He is back.

I'm back safely.

This is enough.

"I'm back."

Looking at the familiar faces before him, Li Wu felt a surge of anxiety and unease from discovering the dramatic changes in the world, which had been building up in the past.

He's back, back to his guild, back to his companions.

"President! You're finally back! If you hadn't come back, we all thought you'd disappeared!"

Lin Hai strode over and excitedly gave Li Wu a hug.

The composure he usually exuded as a business elite had vanished completely; he now resembled a child who had found his anchor.

"What's going on? I've only been gone a few days, but it feels like years have passed." Li Wu patted him on the back, her gaze sweeping over everyone in the conference room before finally settling on Hua Zitong's face. "What... exactly happened outside?"

This question, like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, instantly silenced the meeting room that had just been filled with the joy of reunion.

Lin Hai's smile slowly faded, replaced by a complex expression—excitement, solemnity, and a hint of lingering fear.

"President, this is a long story..."

He pulled Li Wu to the conference table and brought him a chair.

"Sit down and talk, take your time."

Hua Zitong looked at Li Wu and spoke slowly. Her voice was not loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears.

"On the fifth day since you left, the world... has changed."

Li Wu sat down, looked at Hua Zitong, and gestured for her to continue.

"All thirty-six districts of the Origin Realm opened on that day." Hua Zitong's voice was calm, as if stating an established fact.

"Open all of them?" Li Wu's brows furrowed immediately.

How is that possible?

Based on the previous logic of the Origin Realm, only one new area is opened each year. If all thirty-six areas are to be opened, it should take at least fifteen years.

"Yes, all of them," Hua Zitong said with certainty. "Since the last maintenance of the Origin Realm, the Origin Realm has begun to change."

"Originally, one server was opened per year, but now one server is opened per day. In just fifteen days, all servers were opened."

Lin Hai added from the side, "It's not just in the Realm of Origin, Guild Master. At the same time that all the zones opened, the real world also changed."

"Just like you see outside, many players who awakened their professions in the Origin Realm have gained the same abilities in the real world as they do in the game."

We call it "the arrival of power" or "reality synchronization".

Li Wu nodded; the term was familiar to him. He opened his attribute panel, a semi-transparent panel that only he could see.

"I see it. There's a new 'Reality Convergence Rate' on my panel, showing 10%. Everyone's attributes have become one-tenth of what they were before?" he asked.

"That's right." Hua Zitong nodded. "Currently, all the Awakened players we've encountered have a synchronization rate of 10%, without exception. Whether they're newbies who just entered the game at level 1 or players from other older servers, they've all been suppressed to 10% of their original strength."

"So, you all logged off and then set up your real-world guild headquarters here?" Li Wu asked.

Hua Zitong met Li Wu's gaze without changing her expression, and simply said, "I just feel that when the rules change, a solid foundation in reality is far more important than virtual achievements. Moreover, at this stage, the Realm of Origin... is no longer suitable to enter."

"Why?" Li Wu astutely grasped the key point in her question. "Besides all thirty-six districts being opened in the game, what else happened?"

Hua Zitong's gaze became more serious than ever before.

She remained silent for a few seconds before slowly speaking, uttering a message that made Li Wu's heart sink.

"The Realm of Origin has a bug."

"Is there a bug?"

Li Wu repeated these four words, his brows furrowing even deeper.

"Yes, it's a very serious bug."

This time it was Lin Hai who spoke, and his expression turned serious. "After the real-world synchronization occurred, we were about to go out and tackle a dungeon, but then..."

He paused, seemingly recalling the scene, a hint of lingering fear flashing across his face.

"As a result, our men were wiped out as soon as they left Ironforge, before they had gone very far."

"What?" Li Wu was startled. "Who attacked us? The Blood Wolf Guild? Or is it Fengyun Resurrected?"

"Neither." Lin Hai shook his head, his voice a little hoarse. "It's a level 50 world boss, [Abyss Lord Mannoroth]."

"It spawned right at the gates of Ironforge. One Hellfire and our group, along with dozens of other looters around us, were instantly wiped out. Loot was scattered all over the ground, but nobody dared to pick it up."

Li Wu's pupils contracted slightly.

A level 50 world boss?

Is it refreshing at the main city gate?

This is no longer a bug, the system is going crazy!