ctnovel Chapter 1 The Triangle's meteoric rise
Chapter 1 The Triangle's meteoric rise
"Buzz".
My phone next to my pillow vibrated.
Lin Chen's eyelids twitched, and he slowly opened his eyes.
My head was throbbing, my throat was parched, and my stomach was churning—all the burning sensations of a hangover.
An unfamiliar ceiling, the clatter of keyboards in my ears, and the loud shouts of game voices...
This is not my room.
This is... a dormitory?
He propped himself up and sat up, feeling dizzy as countless memories that didn't belong to him flooded in.
The original owner was also named Lin Chen, a sophomore at Jiangcheng University. He had just started broadcasting "Delta Operation" half a month ago, hoping to earn some living expenses through live streaming. However, his skills were lacking, he had no popularity, and no income, making a complete mess of things.
A mobile payment reminder popped up on my phone; my phone bill was about to be suspended due to unpaid bills.
Lin Chen frowned, opened WeChat, and saw a glaring red exclamation mark in the pinned chat box.
Note: Su Qianqian.
His ex-girlfriend.
With a swipe of the fingertip, the chat history popped up, filled with undisguised disdain:
Lin Chen, let's break up.
My best friend's boyfriend just bought her the latest iPhone 16 and a limited-edition bag without hesitation. And you? You're always streaming on your computer, and you can't even afford me an iPhone 16. I see no hope in being with you; you're so useless.
Don't contact me again.
Memories surged.
The original owner saved every penny and stayed up all night practicing shooting in order to become famous as soon as possible and give his girlfriend a better life.
After half a month of live streaming, he had a few hundred followers but zero income, and couldn't even afford to buy himself a better mouse.
Upon seeing this news yesterday, the original owner was filled with anger, resentment, and frustration. He dragged his roommate to drink large amounts of baijiu (Chinese liquor) until they were unconscious. Coupled with the sudden surge of anger, his heart stopped, and he died on the bed.
When she woke up again, she was in another world.
In his previous life, he was the number one hunter on the S9 season leaderboard and the universally acknowledged Demon King general in the entire Delta professional scene.
With top-tier FPS reaction time, prediction, and tactical understanding, he stands at the pinnacle of this world.
"Oh……"
Lin Chen chuckled lightly, his eyes showing no sadness, only indifference.
separate?
waste?
Can't afford an iPhone 16?
It was the original owner who was angered to death, not him.
This trivial matter isn't even worthy of making him frown.
"Chenzi, you're awake?"
A worried voice came from the lower bunk. His roommate, Zhao Peng, took off his headphones and turned to look at him.
"He drank so much last night, it scared us to death. She's just a woman, it's not worth it."
"Exactly, you broke up, so be it. With your qualities, you're sure you won't have trouble finding someone else in the future," another roommate, Li Ang, chimed in.
The third roommate, Wang Hao, was still staring intently at the screen, his fingers flying across the keyboard, shouting urgently:
"Stop trying to persuade him, let Chenzi calm down... Holy crap, he's leaking oil! Someone come to his rescue!"
All three were the original owner's roommates, and they were all playing the hottest game at the time, "Delta Force".
Lin Chen threw off the covers, got out of bed, and walked behind Wang Hao.
On the screen was the familiar interface of the Beacon Zone, with a map showing a top-secret space base.
A bee doctor, holding a QCQ171, huddled in a large second-floor room (the printing room in the industrial zone), shivering. Inside his backpack lay a barrel of rocket fuel.
It is also known as "oil" by players and is worth 1.3 million, but unfortunately it can only be sold at a loss and cannot be listed on the trading house.
His gaze sharpened, and he rapidly processed the information about this world.
In this world, Delta Force has just been updated to Season 4: Children of the Night.
But one statistic made his heart race.
The daily active users of the Chinese server have exceeded 100 million!
Where the hell did I come from? Is this still in China?
What does 100 million daily active users mean?
Lin Chen's pupils contracted sharply, and he gasped.
He knew all too well what this meant.
In its previous version, Delta Force was launched at the end of September 2024, initially focusing on all-out battles, but its popularity was lukewarm.
It wasn't until the S2 Fire Zone evacuation mode was launched, the mouse culture broke out of its niche, and various gameplay memes became wildly popular that it reached its peak in 2024-2025.
Even at its peak, the number of daily active users worldwide was only 3000 million, with mobile games accounting for 70% of that.
In this world, the daily active users exceeded 100 million in just Season 4!
The number of players both at home and abroad is equal, making it a true global phenomenon!
Following this trend, once the bridge-blocking flow, the possession flow, the Old Bei explosion, the eight-treasure porridge action... all the gameplay fully takes hold, it's not a dream for daily active users to reach 300 million!
What does 300 million daily active users mean?
In its previous life, League of Legends only had a peak daily active user count of 1.8 million.
Three hundred million daily active users is a terrifying number that he has never heard of in his past or present life!
It's a truly global, nationally popular game!
In this world, become a top streamer, professional player, or elite player in Delta Force...
Their influence is even more exaggerated than that of top-tier entertainment stars!
"This is incredible... This is an amazing opportunity!"
Lin Chen couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart, and his fingers trembled slightly.
His top-tier skills, complete understanding of gameplay, all the memorable strategies, and answers for all versions in his previous life's Season 9...
In the current world of Season 4, which is still in its early stages, what else could it be but a pure dimensional reduction attack?
While others were still figuring out how to gather supplies, how to evacuate, and how to fight.
He already knows all the locations, all the strategies, and all the bug-level gameplay.
Lin Chen suppressed his excitement, picked up his phone from the table, and opened Douyin (TikTok).
After scrolling through it once, he became even more certain.
Lao Feiyu, Su Xing, Long Tuanzuo... these top streamers from the previous life also exist in this world, but their paths to fame are completely different.
The Beacon Fire Zone is just beginning, and the "mouse culture" is on the rise. Everyone knows that being a mouse means launching a fierce attack.
However, there was no sign of any of the usual tricks like blocking the bridge, seizing possession, or Old Bei bombing.
Everything was heading in the direction of becoming a viral sensation, only the hype had been amplified countless times in advance.
And he was the only one who could seize this opportunity.
"Chenzi, are you alright? Why do you look so strange?"
Seeing the green light in his eyes, Zhao Peng couldn't help but ask.
Lin Chen snapped out of his daze, a relaxed smile appearing on his face, and patted Zhao Peng on the shoulder.
"It's alright, I'm perfectly fine."
"It's just a breakup, isn't it?"
"So what if you can't afford an iPhone?"
He glanced at the bee doctor still hiding on the computer screen and snorted coldly.
"From today onwards, I'm not pretending anymore. I'm laying my cards on the table. I am the Delta Demon King General."
My roommates looked completely bewildered, then burst into laughter and scolded me:
"I thought you were Wang Duoyu, get the hell out of here!"
"You idiot, are you still half asleep?!"
Lin Chen smiled, offered no explanation, and walked straight to his computer, pressing the power button.
The screen lit up, and the familiar Delta Force startup screen slowly loaded.
He logged into his streamer account, ID: 尘烟
Fans: 249
Yesterday's peak online activity: 19
Profit: 0.00
Extremely shabby.
Fortunately, I wasn't a complete idiot; at least I retained a shred of dignity.
But as Lin Chen looked at the account, a cold smile slowly crept onto his lips.
So what if there's no popularity?
So what if you don't have money?
He's a demon king general from another world, having experienced Season 9.
In this life, he will enter the game under the name of Rat, and then slaughter his way through the entire Delta!
The live stream can be started with one click.
"It's just sinking a spacecraft."
Lin Chen thought to himself, then adjusted the microphone and suddenly raised his voice:
"Delta, activate!"
Wang Hao, who was standing to the side, hadn't heard the first two words clearly, but he instinctively shouted them out:
"Holy crap, original!"
The live stream is now live.
[Dust and Smoke has started airing!]
Is the hamster still scavenging for trash today?
Why pick up trash? Of course, it's all about aggressive attacks!
[After several days of intensive training, the streamer's skills have improved dramatically.]
At the same time, in the girls' dormitory.
Su Qianqian was lying in bed scrolling through her phone when a notification popped up on the Douyin and Kuaishou platforms, reminding her to follow them:
The streamer "Chenyan" that you follow has started broadcasting.
She frowned and clicked into the live stream.
The cramped and dimly lit dormitory, the shabby peripherals, Lin Chen's indifferent expression in the camera lens, and a glance at the number of online users: 18 people.
Lin Chen logged into the game interface.
The balance of HAFcoins in the upper right corner is 0.
Soldier Zero, a model of absolute perfection, and Bankruptcy Mouse.
Su Qianqian's lips curled into an undisguised look of disdain.
To practice shooting relentlessly, I squandered all my savings and now I can't even afford new equipment. What else can I do besides run around like a mouse?
They're hopeless cases.
The screen was also flooded with comments:
Bankruptcy again?
[The attack was so fierce that Hafcoins were wiped out, amazing!]
Is this a strategy of running away and making a hasty retreat?
Lin Chen glanced at the empty warehouse and chuckled.
It's impossible to run away with a knife; it's impossible for me to run away with a knife in my entire life.
He remembered that this ship had never requested supplies from headquarters.
Then you enter the map selection interface, and click the mouse directly on the small Delta logo icon in the lower left corner of the screen, which is a phone button.