Chapter 1: The Game Becomes Reality

“Ugh!”

With a muffled groan, Hong Chen opened his eyes.

What came into view was a dim room.

“Boom!”

A bolt of thunder struck from outside.

The light it brought illuminated the room through the shattered window.

“Your Highness, you’re awake? How are you feeling now?”

A female voice came from beside him, and Hong Chen felt himself being helped up.

Only then did he realize that his entire body was weak and aching, as if he had fallen apart.

Hong Chen looked at the woman who was helping him up.

In the dim room, he couldn't see her expression clearly, only that there was quite a bit of grime on her face.

So hard.

He then noticed that the woman was wearing a somewhat damaged suit of armor.

“Aliris.” Hong Chen blurted out.

“Your Highness, I am here.” Aliris’s voice was soft, but one could still hear the hoarseness in it.

How do I know her name? This question couldn't help but arise in Hong Chen’s mind.

As soon as this question arose, the identity of the person in front of him automatically surfaced in his mind.

Yes, Aliris, the guardian knight arranged by the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother? Where would I get a mother? Don’t I not have a mother?

The memories in his mind began to blur, and all sorts of information began to intertwine and shuttle back and forth.

Ah, it’s this body’s mother, though according to the memories, she should be gone too.

“Your Highness, are you alright?”

Listening to Aliris’s worried words, Hong Chen, whose head felt a bit lighter, looked at her and nodded.

“I’m fine.”

He had transmigrated, transmigrated into the game he used to play.

His current name is Kana Safro Sat.

This name sounds so familiar, where have I heard it? I’ve heard it in the memories of my past life.

Right, I remember now, isn’t this the "Clown Brother"?

I’m actually the Clown Emperor!

Kana was shocked; this was an NPC character from the game he played.

Players affectionately called him the Clown Prince or the Clown Emperor.

Why such a title? Naturally, it was because this NPC performed many "clownish" operations in the game, and he happened to be a prince of a fallen kingdom.

In order to restore his country, he often did outrageous things, and he was the designated boss for the April Fool’s Day event dungeon.

The developers themselves were in on the joke.

Now is not the time to think about this. Hong Chen—or rather, Kana—shook his head and looked around.

The surrounding environment was doing nothing but telling him that the place he was currently in was not safe.

The damp air carried a musty smell, along with the scent of blood, and the dry, metallic taste in his mouth also indicated that his condition was not good.

Amidst the peals of thunder, it was pouring rain outside.

“The useless prince is awake. Damn it, we’re really going to be killed because of this bastard.”

A crude, hoarse voice came from not far away.

Kana turned his head to look. At the stairs of the house, three people dressed as soldiers were sitting together.

It was one of them who had spoken.

“Insolent! How dare you be disrespectful to His Highness!”

“Tsk, still think you’re a noble prince? This country is already finished! Do you understand? It’s all because of you damn nobles!”

Another soldier yelled toward their direction.

“Shut up!” a hushed voice immediately scolded.

This was the last soldier who hadn't spoken. As his voice fell, the room went quiet.

“Keep your mouth shut. Where do you think we are right now? Do you not want to live?”

He said in a low voice, then turned his head to carefully scout toward the window.

As he gradually regained control of his body, Kana could slowly hear the discordant, sharp roars coming from within the sound of the rain.

From time to time, screams would also drift in from the rainy night.

We are still in the middle of fleeing for our lives.

Recent memories began to revive in his mind.

As a prince of a kingdom—though only the fourth prince—this country, just as the soldier said, had already fallen.

He quickly matched the region and faction based on his knowledge of the game’s background from his past life.

Safro—The Land of Freedom.

At the start of the game, this country had already fallen, or rather, the plot began shortly after its collapse.

Born in this country was a brand-new race, the "Blood Clan," designed in contrast to vampires.

Because of the world’s style, although this Blood Clan was designed to mirror vampires, they were far more disgusting than vampires.

They were called an intelligent race, but there was absolutely no problem with classifying them as monsters.

In fact, one could say that was even more fitting.

Kana’s brain began to run rapidly, comparing his past life’s memories with the memories of this body.

I haven't turned into a vampire yet, and my guardian knight, Aliris, hasn't turned into one either.

Then this must be shortly after the Blood Calamity began; the country has been overturned, and they are currently fleeing.

According to his memories, they should have left the royal capital by now, and the capital should have already become the base of operations for the Blood Clan.

“Where are we now, Aliris?” Kana asked.

“A village outside Giant Rock City. I’m sorry, Your Highness, I don’t know the name of this village.” Aliris’s voice sounded puzzled, but she answered loyally.

“Has our prince finally broken his brain too?” the soldier not far away said sarcastically.

“Shut up, Matt. Save your strength.”

The soldier captain stopped his subordinate’s sarcasm once again.

Looking in Kana’s direction, he lowered his voice and replied, “Rubble Village, that’s the name of this village.”

He knew of Giant Rock City, but Rubble Village... he had never heard of this location name.

But since they had reached Giant Rock City, it could basically be confirmed that this village was the place where he was captured in the original game plot.

As a gamer, when he played the game called *Genesis Stone*, he had played through the Clown Emperor’s personal storyline.

In his memories, he watched how he fell from a noble prince to a man of a fallen nation overnight.

And how he was caught midway through his escape, dragged back to the royal capital—which had been turned into the Blood Clan’s base—and became a member of the Blood Clan.

When he was caught during the escape, it was outside Giant Rock City, so this must be the place.

Should I give up and just let myself be turned into a vampire?

The moment this option crossed his mind, he immediately rejected it.

No, absolutely not.

The current Blood Clan were pure monsters; it would be different if they were the pure-blooded vampires from later versions.

I have to find a way to get out of here. The memories of this body have already aligned with his experience playing the game.

If nothing goes wrong, this is indeed the game *Genesis Stone* that he used to play.

If he really transmigrated into this world, given his knowledge of the series of plot developments in the later stages...

As a hardcore player and a fan of the lore, as long as the plot doesn't undergo earth-shattering changes, he should be able to achieve something in this world.

Being a vampire is out of the question; that is simply too anti-human.

Having determined the current situation and set his goals, Kana endured the soreness all over his body and managed to sit up.

Aliris, who was supporting him, also watched over him cautiously.

“That group of monsters is coming. Let’s go, Captain. If we don’t leave now, we won’t have a chance.”

Some howling sounds were getting closer; the heavy rain and thunder could no longer drown them out.

The soldier captain looked at Kana and Aliris.

Another soldier beside him also said, “Don’t think about it, Captain, let’s go. If we take those two, we definitely won’t make it out.”

Aliris immediately pleaded sorrowfully, “No, His Highness can still move. Please, take him with you.”

Only then did Kana see that Aliris’s left leg was bent at an irregular angle.

In the middle of fleeing for their lives, this was fatal.

“We aren’t going to carry a screaming piece of trash; that will only get us killed faster.

Our brothers have already died for this piece of trash. Not killing him here is already proof of our loyalty.”

As he spoke, he couldn't help but tug at his captain.

“Let’s go, stop looking. They’re beyond saving, and this country is beyond saving.

We’ll flee to Cohen; at worst, we’ll just become mercenaries.”

The soldier who had been responsible for scouting also couldn't help but come over to persuade him: “That’s right, Captain, let’s go, or we’ll all lose our lives.”

The captain seemed to have made up his mind: “I’m sorry.”

After saying that, he and the two soldiers headed downstairs.

“No, at least take His Highness.”

“Alright, stop talking.”

Kana covered Aliris’s mouth and carefully went to the window to look outside.

(End of chapter)