Chapter 1: Death by Keyboard
Caelen had a problem.
Actually, several. Sleep deprivation. No water. Zero nutrition. And a Lava Wyrm boss that refused to die.
He'd been playing Primal Survival Online for three days straight. No breaks. No stretching. Not even a bathroom run. He was running on adrenaline, caffeine, and the sheer spite of someone who had already failed this boss five times.
But now? The Wyrm's health bar was almost gone.
He was so close.
He raised his hand for one last combo...
And dropped face-first into the keyboard with a satisfying thud.
He woke up to birds chirping and sunlight on his face.
Not the warm glow of his monitor. Actual sunlight.
Grass poked his cheek. A breeze ruffled his hair. Somewhere nearby, something that sounded like a squirrel was having a heated argument with a tree.
Caelen groaned.