[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio":3,"chapter-i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-48":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I, the System Protagonist, Joined a Cross-Dimensional Chat Group",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2292708,4485,"Chapter 48: Impossible, Absolutely Impossible","i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-48",48,"\u003Cp>Klein believed that if his memory wasn't failing him, there was a recent console game he'd played called Elden Ring...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realistic visuals are naturally more beautiful than 3D-rendered game environments—this tree’s features and this scene are just too similar to one of the endings in Elden Ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn't the world Lu Mingfei comes from called Dragon Clan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klein’s gaze met Su Lin’s; he saw Su Lin’s lips quiver, his index finger trembling as it pointed toward the image in the sky, his eyes filled with disbelief and shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klein nodded in disbelief, while Su Lin still wore an expression of utter disbelief, his eyes wide open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Private chat interface\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin: “Are you sure?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klein: “I’m sure—it’s almost certainly it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin: “Aba aba!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin: “How did he even do that!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s impossible! There’s no logical reason! Even if the world of Elden Ring truly existed, why would Lu Mingfei be in that world!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The novel I read in middle and high school wasn’t called Dragon Clan?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin grabbed his head, tugging at his hair. Even with his Foundation Establishment-level intellect, he couldn’t comprehend why the protagonist of a Dragon Clan novel would end up inside a video game called Elden Ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So cool…” Lu Mingfei stared blankly at his own image on the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed,” Xiao Yan affirmed: “That bearing, that style—your parallel world has some serious stuff going on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from Su Lin and Klein, no one else had ever paid attention to or even knew that there was a game on Earth called Elden Ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the scene, brilliant golden leaves fluttered down like rain, and Lu Mingfei on the throne slowly extended his right hand to catch a single golden leaf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at the golden leaf in his hand, Lu Mingfei seemed lost in thought—or perhaps reminiscing about the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did I really ascend to the throne here?” Lu Mingfei on Shuijing Peak muttered to himself: “Why is that tree so enormous?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A profound aura of divinity,” Zhongli murmured, a flicker of seriousness passing through his gilded eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heracles gazed at Lu Mingfei in the scene, sensing the true projection reflected by the Dayuan Pearl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is he a god—or merely a human?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if exhausted, Lu Mingfei closed his eyes and felt everything in the world around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting a long while without any further movement from his on-screen self, Lu Mingfei remembered to change the channel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, an anomaly erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crimson blood surged forth like an endless tidal wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lu Mingfei on the throne remained motionless, but beside him appeared a crystal-like knightly greatsword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword’s tip fell toward the ground, touching a rune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blinding white light faded, leaving only residual energy radiating outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lu Mingfei on Shuijing Peak watched this scene, his mind filled with only the three classic questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, silence settled over Shuijing Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin gulped down a mouthful of tea, not savoring the spiritual tea at all, but swallowing it like a cow chewing peonies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he slowly spoke: “Parallel worlds are always full of infinite possibilities—Lu Mingfei crossing over into Elden Ring isn’t entirely implausible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Li turned to Su Lin and asked: “So this Lu Mingfei isn’t in his original world?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I played a game these past two days called Elden Ring...” Klein began explaining to everyone about the game he’d been playing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mingfei was the most stunned, but upon reflection, if a chat group and cultivation could happen to him, then his parallel self crossing into a video game world wasn’t entirely unbelievable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that makes absolutely no sense at all!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After everyone understood the context, they all sighed in awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This further proves you have tremendous potential, Lu Mingfei,” Zhongli told him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mingfei, hearing the praise, felt slightly embarrassed and fidgety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re too kind, heh—heh, just lucky.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin had a strange feeling things had suddenly become absurd—like one second you’re watching Peppa Pig, and you’re certain the next line will be: “This is my little brother, George.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then the next second, Peppa Pig says: “This is my little brother, Zhu Zhu Xia!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure, they’re both pigs—but the two cartoons have nothing to do with each other!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever. That saying is right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When in doubt, invoke quantum mechanics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it can’t be explained, blame time travel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Am I really not watching some fanfiction?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mingfei pulled out his phone and took a front-facing photo of his other self, then proudly set it as his lock screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad he couldn’t talk to his other self—if he could, he’d ask him to pull out that greatsword again and strike a pose, then set it as his forum avatar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep going, next one,” Ye Fan urged: “Let’s see a Krypton version.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You think I’m some kind of universal cosplayer?” Lu Mingfei switched channels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this guy had been frozen in the same pose for over ten minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thought, the scene shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On screen, Lu Mingfei sat in a wheelchair, the sky dominated by a colossal crimson moon, white flowers blooming beneath it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did I get crippled?” Lu Mingfei exclaimed in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the regal aura of the previous Elden King, this guy looked downright pitiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lu Mingfei who played esports might not have been majestic or unstoppable, but at least he had all his limbs and even won an esports championship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Lu Mingfei’s situation is truly miserable—why is he in a wheelchair?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that during a dragon-slaying mission, some dragon beat him into paralysis?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mingfei hoped the Cassel Academy had bought his other self a life insurance policy, and he tried to recall whether the academy covered lifetime expenses for injuries sustained during dragon-slaying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for the $100,000 annual scholarship and the brutal clause that forced brain surgery upon withdrawal, Lu Mingfei would’ve dropped out in his first semester.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, things are different now—he didn’t want to leave this crazy ship anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lu Mingfei in the wheelchair gazed at the crimson moon, then slowly stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I told you before—your wheelchair wheels need some oil.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lu Mingfei on screen muttered to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the onlookers noticed that this Lu Mingfei wore a vintage leather jacket, and beside him on the ground lay a dirty rectangular object nestled among the flowers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re here,” Lu Mingfei turned, picked up the object wrapped in a grimy cloth, unwrapped it—and revealed a giant sword, one person’s height, covered in rust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...” The Lu Mingfei on Shuijing Peak felt a bad premonition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rust-covered greatsword erupted with a deep blue energy glow, particles of light coating every inch of the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the hands of the vintage leather-clad Lu Mingfei stood a graceful, beautiful greatsword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the vast crimson moon, a dark speck had appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the chat group\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin: “Impossible! Absolutely impossible!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klein: “I know it’s absurd—but it really is absurd!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klein: “@Lu Mingfei You probably won’t believe this, but I finished all the endings of this game three days ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1191,"2026-06-20T04:17:29.700Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8cdea39b0298124e6897630201c799177c1360b46dfe9e80e6f01ae8eeae4bf0","i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-49","i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-47",720,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-cover.jpg"]