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Chapter 11 - Chapter 11-- The Second World Phenomenon

When Arjun's livestream ended, the internet did not calm down.

It erupted.

Within minutes, clips from the stream spread across every platform.

Gaming forums, social media networks, video sites, and tech communities were suddenly filled with the same footage.

The clip of the village exploration.

The clip of the wolf beast attack.

And the final terrifying moment—

The screen suddenly turning completely black.

Thousands of viewers clipped and reposted the footage.

Within only two hours, millions of people had watched it.

Everywhere the same name appeared again and again.

Blue World

No one knew whether it was real.

But everyone wanted to know more.

The Official Website

Three hours after the stream ended, another discovery appeared online.

Someone found what looked like the official website of the mysterious game.

The page was extremely clean and minimal.

The background was a deep blue color, almost like the night sky.

At the center of the page floated a slowly rotating 3D model.

A futuristic capsule-shaped machine.

Its body was made from smooth silver metal.

Thin glowing blue lines ran along its surface, giving it a subtle technological glow.

The device looked less like a gaming console and more like a medical-grade machine designed with extreme precision.

Below the rotating model were the product details.

Blue World NeuroLink VR Pod

Under the name was a simple description.

Your Second World

Then the price appeared.

Price: $10,000

Below it was written:

First Release — 99 Units

At the bottom of the screen, a large countdown timer was running.

Thousands of curious users began refreshing the page while watching the timer decrease.

Some people were recording the countdown live.

Gaming forums opened live discussion threads.

Everyone wanted to see what would happen.

When the countdown finally reached zero—

The Purchase button appeared.

And chaos began.

Sold Out in Minutes

People rushed to buy the VR pod.

Payment requests flooded the system instantly.

But before most users could even finish entering their payment information, the page refreshed automatically.

The purchase button disappeared.

A new message appeared on the page.

Status: SOLD OUT

Total time after release:

3 minutes 17 seconds

All 99 units were gone.

The internet exploded.

Next Batch Announcement

After the first release sold out, the page updated again.

A new message appeared below the sold-out notice.

Next Release — 1,000 Units

Estimated Release Time: 7 Days

The moment this message appeared, the internet became even more chaotic.

Online Chaos

Comments flooded social media platforms.

People argued endlessly.

Some were angry they missed the first batch.

Others were already preparing money for the next one.

Posts appeared everywhere.

"Only 99 players got the first version?"

"Next batch is 1000! I'm definitely buying one."

"If the game is real this will change gaming forever."

Thousands of people continued refreshing the website, hoping the purchase option would reopen.

But the page remained unchanged.

The message simply repeated:

Next Release: 1,000 Units — Coming in 7 Days

Searching for the Company

Soon people began searching for the company behind the website.

The company name displayed on the page was simple.

Blue World

But when users searched corporate databases, the results were strange.

No registered company appeared.

No official headquarters.

No business history.

Even the website registration records were abnormal.

Normally a domain contains ownership information.

But the registration data for the website was almost empty.

No owner.

No listed organization.

No company contact information.

It looked as if the website existed without belonging to anyone.

Which should have been impossible.

StormForge Interactive – Aurion Federation

Inside the capital city of the Aurion Federation, one of the largest gaming companies in the world had already noticed the situation.

The company was called StormForge Interactive.

On the top floor of its headquarters sat the CEO.

Alexander Veyron.

Alexander was a tall man in his early fifties.

Short silver hair.

Sharp blue eyes.

He always wore dark formal suits that reflected his calm and disciplined personality.

People who worked with him often described his aura as that of a master strategist.

Someone who always remained calm no matter how chaotic the situation became.

At that moment he sat in his office quietly drinking tea while reading reports.

Then suddenly—

The office door opened quickly.

His assistant rushed inside.

"Sir, you need to see this."

Alexander slowly placed the teacup down.

"What is it?"

She handed him a tablet.

He pressed play.

The video began.

Arjun exploring the village.

NPCs walking naturally.

The blacksmith forging weapons.

Alexander leaned forward slightly.

Then the wolf attack appeared.

The screen went black.

For several seconds he said nothing.

Then he spoke quietly.

"…That environment is rendered in real time."

His assistant nodded.

"Our engineers reached the same conclusion."

Alexander leaned back in his chair.

"Find everything about this company called Blue World."

NovaArc Studios – Kingdom of Hoshira

Far across the ocean in the Kingdom of Hoshira, another gaming giant was holding an emergency meeting.

The company was NovaArc Studios.

Their CEO, Kenjiro Takeda, sat at the head of a long conference table.

Kenjiro was in his early forties.

Slim build.

Short black hair.

Unlike many executives, he preferred wearing simple clothes rather than expensive suits.

But his eyes were extremely sharp.

Before becoming CEO, he had been a famous game engine programmer.

Engineers replayed the Blue World footage on a large screen.

One developer spoke nervously.

"We analyzed the rendering engine."

Kenjiro asked calmly.

"And?"

The engineer hesitated.

"…It shouldn't be possible."

Kenjiro smiled slightly.

"That means someone already solved the problem."

Hyperion Games – Republic of Valthera

In the technological hub of the Republic of Valthera, another major gaming company was also investigating.

Inside Hyperion Games, the CEO stood watching the footage inside a conference room.

His name was Marcus Drellan.

Marcus had a strong muscular build and a commanding voice.

His presence made him look more like a battlefield commander than a business executive.

He crossed his arms while staring at the screen.

"Explain this."

One engineer answered carefully.

"Our VR technology cannot achieve this level of immersion."

Marcus narrowed his eyes.

"So someone else already did."

The VR Industry Shock

Meanwhile VR hardware manufacturers across the world were studying the design of the VR pod.

Engineers examined every visible detail.

Movement tracking.

Reaction speed.

Visual fidelity.

Every calculation produced the same conclusion.

If the NeuroLink VR Pod truly worked as shown—

It represented a technological leap of at least twenty years.

The Missing Leader

Investigators continued searching for information about Blue World.

But the deeper they searched, the stranger the situation became.

They could not find:

• A CEO

• A founder

• Any employees

• Corporate records

• Investors

The company had no public leadership

.

No history.

No visible structure.

It was as if the corporation had appeared overnight.

A company selling revolutionary technology—

Yet no one knew who controlled it.

A Global Mystery

By midnight the name Blue World had spread across the entire world.

Millions of people were discussing the same topic.

Some believed it was the future of gaming.

Others believed it was a massive deception.

But everyone could feel the same thing.

Something extraordinary had appeared.

A mysterious company.

A device far beyond modern technology.

And somewhere in the world—

Ninety-nine people now possessed the key to their Second World.

And in just seven days, one thousand more would follow.

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