Heavenly Talent: [God]God-given Time. Talent Level: 1; Talent Effect: Each time you participate in a game, you can learn the game rules one minute in advance."
"You now have ten minutes of exchange time. After ten minutes, you will exit the game. Unused exchange coins can be redeemed after the next game ends!"
Yutu looked at the screen in front of him, where there were only two items available for exchange:
Ten Days of Life: 10 exchange coins
Ten Thousand Cash: 1 exchange coin
At the very bottom of the screen, there was a line of large text: More items are yet to be unlocked.
Without hesitation, Yutu exchanged for thirty days of life, then exchanged for thirty thousand cash, leaving not a single exchange coin behind.
"Exchange completed, exiting the game. Countdown: 3, 2, 1."
When the countdown ended, Yutu lost consciousness in an instant.
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When Yutu woke up again, he found himself back in an ICU ward.
"Doctor, doctor, Bed 6 is awake!"
Both the doctor and the nurse were surprised by Yutu's awakening. To them, Yutu was supposed to have only a breath of life left.
"How miraculous. Your lung cancer hasn't been cured; it has just stopped spreading. However, your various indicators now show that you're almost like a normal person, as if the cancer cells can coexist with your body."
Yutu was transferred to a general ward. The previous ball game seemed like a dream, but the scenes in that dream felt so real.
Moreover, his body didn't lie—he no longer felt any pain or nausea.
Most importantly, Yutu's bank account balance had mysteriously increased by thirty thousand yuan.
Yutu was very clear about his bank balance. Since being diagnosed with lung cancer, his bank account had become his only lifeline.
His father had died in an accident years ago, and his mother abandoned him. His grandmother had held on to her health to fight his mother in court, securing part of his father's compensation.
It was this compensation that had become Yutu's lifeline now.
Yutu had just graduated from university, but before he could take care of his grandmother, her health gave way.
After struggling in the city for three years, working 996 hours a day, he ended up with terminal lung cancer.
In just three months, his father's compensation was exhausted.
His girlfriend, with whom he'd been in a relationship for two years and had planned to buy a house and marry, had only visited him once after he was hospitalized. After that, she cut off all contact.
She deleted him from her WeChat, blocked his phone number, and didn't even bother to send a breakup notice.
Yutu no longer knew the meaning of living, so the night before, he took off his hospital gown, changed into his own clothes, and was preparing to jump from the top floor.
Just as he was about to say his final goodbye to the world, he saw an ad. He clicked it absentmindedly, then passed out.
After that, he found himself in the so-called "God Cage."
"Is this a miracle brought by a dream, or is there really something like a 'God Cage'?"
As Yutu lay in the hospital bed, wondering, he suddenly felt a slight burning sensation on his chest.
Looking down, he saw a blood-red handprint on his left chest.
He didn't have any tattoos, so where did this handprint come from?
Yutu tried placing his right hand on the handprint, and the two seemed to match perfectly, aligning exactly!
At that moment, a mechanical voice suddenly echoed in his ears: "Would you like to immediately enter the God Cage game? To activate, please say, 'Enter now'."
Yutu was startled by the sudden voice and immediately withdrew his hand.
He quickly tore open his shirt and went to the bathroom mirror to get a closer look at the blood handprint.
However, in the mirror, there was no bloody handprint on him!
Looking down, the blood-red handprint on his left chest was still there.
The mirror was different!
Yutu checked with another patient in the room to confirm if there was anything on his chest.
However, he was met with the elderly woman's disdainful look, as though she were looking at a madman.
It seemed that the blood handprint was visible only to him.
So, this was all real!
Excited, Yutu sat on the hospital bed, his excitement building as he thought about the thrilling experiences in the God Cage.
Those few minutes were more exciting than the past twenty years of his life!
After all, he had nothing left to lose, and he was going to die anyway!
Surviving in the God Cage was a win, and dying wasn't a loss!
With only thirty days left to live, Yutu didn't hesitate. He immediately proceeded with his discharge procedures!
From now on, every extra day he lived would be a gain!