"Ugh!"
With a muffled groan, Hong Chen opened his eyes.
What greeted him was a dim room.
"Boom!"
A clap of thunder struck outside.
The resulting flash of light illuminated the room through a broken window.
"Your Highness, you're awake? How are you feeling now?"
A female voice came from the side, and Hong Chen felt himself being helped up.
It was only then that he realized his entire body was weak and sore, as if it had fallen apart.
Hong Chen looked at the woman who was helping him up.
In the dim room, he couldn't see her face clearly, only that it was covered in a lot of dirt.
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 gentle, but the hoarseness within it was still audible.
How do I know her name? The question couldn't help but arise in Hong Chen's mind.
As soon as the question appeared, the identity of the person before him automatically surfaced in his mind.
Yes, Aliris, the guardian knight assigned by the Queen Mother.
Queen Mother? Where did I get a mother? Don't I not have one?
The memories in his mind began to jumble, and all sorts of information started to intertwine and shuttle through.
So it was this body's mother, but according to the memories, she should be gone too.
"Your Highness, are you alright?"
Hearing Aliris's worried words, Hong Chen, whose head felt much clearer, looked at her and nodded.
"I'm fine."
He had transmigrated, transmigrated into the game he used to play.
His current name was Karna Saflo Sat.
This name sounds so familiar, where have I heard it? I've heard it in my past life's memories.
Right, I remember now, isn't this Brother Clown?
I'm actually the Clown Emperor!
Karna was completely shocked, this was an NPC character from the game he played.
Players affectionately called him the Clown Prince, the Clown Emperor.
Why such a nickname? Naturally, it was because this NPC had numerous clownish actions in the game, and he happened to be the prince of a fallen kingdom.
In order to restore his country, he often made outrageous moves, becoming the designated boss for the April Fool's Day event dungeon.
The officials themselves were in on the joke.
Now is not the time to think about these things, Hong Chen, or rather Karna, shook his head and looked around.
The surrounding environment was telling him in no uncertain terms that the place he was in was not safe.
The damp air carried a musty smell, as well as the scent of blood, and the dry, rusty taste in his mouth also indicated that his condition was not good.
Amidst the rumbling thunder, a heavy rain was pouring outside.
"The useless prince is awake, damn it, this bastard is going to get us all killed."
A coarse, hoarse voice came from not far away.
Karna turned his head to look, and by the stairs of the house, three men dressed as soldiers were sitting in a circle.
The one who spoke was one of them.
"Insolent! How dare you be disrespectful to His Highness!"
"Tsk, still think you're the noble Prince Highness? This country is finished! Do you understand? It's all because of you damn nobles!"
Another soldier shouted in their direction.
"Shut up!" A low voice immediately reprimanded.
It was the last soldier who hadn't spoken, and as his words fell, the room became quiet.
"Shut your mouth, do you know where we are right now? Don't you want to live?"
He said in a low voice, turning his head to carefully scout by the window.
As he gradually regained control of his body, Karna could slowly hear the out-of-place, sharp shrieks mixed in with the sound of the rain.
From time to time, screams could be heard coming from the rainy night.
We are still in the middle of escaping.
Recent memories began to resurface in his mind.
The prince of a country, albeit only the fourth prince. And this country, just as the soldier over there said, had already fallen.
He also quickly matched the region and faction with his knowledge of the game's background from his previous life.
Saflo—The Land of Freedom
At the start of the game, this country had already been destroyed, or rather, the plot began shortly after its destruction.
A brand new race was born in this country, the Blood Clan, designed in contrast to vampires.
Due to the world's style, although this Blood Clan was designed based on vampires, they were much more disgusting than vampires.
They were said to be an intelligent race, but classifying them as monsters would be perfectly fine.
One could even say it's a more fitting description.
Karna's mind began to race, quickly comparing and thinking about the memories of his past life and the memories of this body.
I haven't turned into a vampire yet, and my guardian knight Aliris hasn't turned into a vampire with me either.
Then this must be shortly after the Blood Calamity began, the country has been overthrown, and we are on the run.
As far as memory serves.
They should have already left the royal capital, which should now have become the main base of the Blood Clan.
"Where are we now? Aliris," Karna asked.
"A village outside of Giant Rock City, I'm sorry, Your Highness, I don't know the name of this village." Aliris's voice was a little puzzled, but she still answered loyally.
"Has our Prince Highness finally hit his head too hard?" the soldier not far away said sarcastically.
"Shut up, Matt, save your strength."
The soldier captain once again stopped his subordinate's sarcasm.
Looking in Karna's direction, he answered in a low voice: "Rubble Village, that's the name of this village."
I know of Giant Rock City, but Rubble Village... I've never heard of this place name.
But since we've reached Giant Rock City, it's basically certain that this village is the place in the game where I was originally captured in the plot.
As a former gamer, when he played the game "Genesis Stone," he had done the Clown Emperor's personal storyline.
In its flashbacks, he watched how he fell from a noble prince to a citizen of a fallen nation overnight.
And how he was caught in the middle of his escape, dragged back to the royal capital which had been transformed into the Blood Clan's main base, and became a member of the Blood Clan.
He was caught during the escape outside Giant Rock City, so it should be here.
Should I give up and be directly transformed into a member of the Blood Clan?
The moment this option flashed through his mind, he immediately rejected it.
No, absolutely not.
The current Blood Clan are pure monsters, it might be a different story if they were the pure-blooded Blood Clan from later versions.
I have to find a way to get out of here, the memories of this body have already matched up with his experience playing the game.
If nothing unexpected happens, this is the game he played, "Genesis Stone."
If he really has transmigrated into this world, with his understanding of the subsequent series of plot developments.
With his identity as a pro gamer and a lore enthusiast, as long as the plot doesn't undergo a world-shattering change, he should be able to make a small mark in this world.
Forget about being a member of the Blood Clan, that's just too anti-human.
Having assessed the current situation and set his goal, Karna endured the soreness all over his body and forced himself to sit up.
Aliris, who was supporting him, also watched over him carefully.
"Those monsters are coming, let's go, Captain, if we don't go now, we won't have a chance."
Some howling sounds were getting closer and closer, and the heavy rain and thunder could barely cover them anymore.
The soldier captain looked at Karna and the other.
Another soldier beside him also said: "Don't even think about it, Captain, let's go, with the two of them, we definitely won't be able to escape."
Aliris immediately pleaded in a sorrowful voice: "No, His Highness can still move, please take him with you."
It was only then that Karna saw that Aliris's left leg was bent at an unnatural angle.
While on the run, this was far too fatal.
"We're not taking a screaming piece of trash with us, that will only get us killed faster.
Our brothers have all 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 again.
"Let's go, stop looking, they're beyond saving, and this country is beyond saving too.
Let's escape to Cohen, we can be mercenaries if we have to."
The soldier who was just in charge of scouting also couldn't help but come over to persuade: "That's right, Captain, let's go, or we'll all die."
The captain seemed to have made up his mind: "I'm sorry."
After saying that, he and the two soldiers started to walk down.
"No, at least take His Highness."
"Alright, stop talking."
Karna covered Aliris's mouth and carefully moved to the window to look outside.