Have you ever played Minecraft?
If you haven't, you're missing out on a lot, but let me briefly explain. Minecraft is a sandbox game with exploration elements. In the game, you can do a lot of things, but the main objective is to kill the Ender Dragon, which you can find in a special dimension called "the End."
Once you kill the dragon, you can continue playing if you want, as there's still a vast world left to explore. For example, building an Enderman farm might be a good idea since it could eliminate the need for Ender Pearls.
Like every hardcore player, I decided to build an Enderman farm. First, I created a narrow path to distance myself from the flying island where the dragon resides. Once I finished building the farm, I planned to return to the real world through the portal on the dragon's island, but something unexpected happened.
One of the Endermen on the dragon's island teleported right in front of me and grabbed the dirt block beneath me. As I was falling into the void, I managed to use one of my Ender Pearls to save myself.
Since I hadn't looked directly into the Enderman's eyes, it shouldn't have been angry with me, but it suddenly teleported in front of me and attacked. The strange part was that the animation showing its teleportation limit didn't appear.
I drew my sword and tried to fight it, but every time I attacked, it teleported behind me. When I tried to defend myself with a shield, it would teleport behind me again and attack. I had lost more than half of my health. Finally, when I placed the water from my inventory to keep it at a distance, something even stranger happened.
The Enderman teleported into the air and, after hitting me, would teleport back to a safe location before touching the water. That's when I realized something was wrong.
I immediately ran into the portal to return to the real world. When I stepped through, I found myself in my bed, but I soon realized I wasn't alone. An Enderman was staring at me, holding a block of lava.
I rushed toward the exit, but I ran into a Creeper waiting for me. Behind me was an Enderman holding a forbidden block that had been removed from the game, showing signs of intelligence. In front of me stood a horrifying creature that would cause my instant death with my current health. The Creeper would explode in a second, dragging both me and itself to death.
In that horrifying situation, I did the first thing any sane video game player would do.
The forbidden ancient spell by the gods...
Alt + F4
After closing the game at light speed, I sighed in relief and leaned back, but then I heard a sound I shouldn't have.
It was the sound of an Enderman teleporting. I felt the teleportation particles of a purple-colored flower touch my back, something that shouldn't exist in the real world.
And as if that wasn't enough, I heard another sound.
"Hisssss."
The sound came from behind me. I knew that sound all too well. It belonged to a Creeper. And now, I realized it was too late to run. I didn't even have time to swear.
Actually, that's a lie. I had plenty of time to curse, and I made the most of it. The curse I uttered was so harsh that I'll refrain from mentioning it.
After hearing the explosion sound, I felt a brief pain, but then the pain disappeared, and my eyes closed with an indescribable exhaustion.
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When my consciousness returned, I found myself in a forest. I was lying on the ground like a corpse. When I opened my eyes, the first thing that caught my attention was a game interface.
I had never seen this interface before, but it was easy to understand. It was a mix of the games on my computer. I only had two games: Minecraft and Terraria. So naturally, the interface I saw was a combination of the two.
The features of both games were perfectly blended with reality. Terraria gave me the ability to sense my surroundings, even if I couldn't see them. Additionally, I had an advanced 3D mini-map.
I was literally in the middle of a forest, and understanding these abilities could be essential for my survival.
Adapting was easier than I expected. The crafting mechanics had changed a bit. Terraria's crafting system seemed to be more dominant, and the items I created were not indestructible. If I knew the internal structure of something, I could craft it with the necessary tools and materials nearby. For example, I made myself a wooden toy.
After confirming my abilities, I crafted a complete set of wooden armor and tools.
"To be honest, I would feel safer if I didn't wear them."
After a while, I became uncomfortable with the armor, so I made it invisible. It didn't matter since it still provided protection. I spent some time searching the area for a suitable shelter, but surviving in the wild wasn't exactly my strong suit.
Anyway, I didn't feel alone right now, as I had two summon eggs in my inventory.
One was for an Enderman, and the other was for a Creeper.
"Let me warn you from the start, don't expect me to respawn until I'm absurdly powerful! I still hold a grudge over what happened before I died!"
As I spoke, the summon eggs remained motionless, leading me to think they were unconscious.
"Anyway, I'll continue searching. Worst case, I'll sleep in a tree tonight."
Honestly, I wasn't even sure if I was in my own world. I hoped I wasn't in another world or close to dangerous monsters.
After searching for a few hours, I gave up and decided to make a small tree house between the three relatively thick trees I had seen earlier.
After cutting down a few trees and spending about half an hour building, I managed to create a fairly ideal tree house. It wasn't extravagant; just a small one-room structure.
I gathered some stone and replaced my wooden armor and tools with stone ones. It was getting dark, but I wasn't sure if sleeping was a good idea. What if something attacked me while I was asleep?
It seemed like it would be a sleepless night for me.