c2: Please Become the Debt King Across All Worlds!
"It's arrived!
My cheat system has finally arrived!"
Hearing the crisp notification, Luo Chen's spirits lifted instantly.
The familiar "Ding" sound was exactly the same as those repeatedly mentioned in system-type anime chat groups.
Suddenly, he felt an overwhelming urge to burst into tears.
Seventeen years...
a full seventeen years!
Has the belated cheat system finally arrived at this moment?
Just like those protagonists who awaken their abilities at the brink of death, his timing couldn't have been more cliché.
Yet right now, that cliché felt unbelievably real.
Look, system, I've been waiting for you to appear.
Just like those stubborn protagonists discussed in forums who never give up on their "golden finger."
I've never given up on this persistence!
But speaking of which, why is it a chat system?
Realizing this, Luo Chen gradually regained his composure.
The excitement cooled slightly as rational thought kicked back in.
After all, not every system guaranteed immediate combat power.
He knew that what he lacked right now was a convenient tool to deal with the Slit-Mouthed Woman in front of him.
Or rather, a way to survive and escape from a high-level urban legend entity.
Not a chat system for casually chatting in a group.
However...
"Emm... never mind, it's a system, after all." "
Even in anime discussions, chat-type systems often had hidden functions beyond communication.
Maybe there are some useful tools in the so-called chat system."
"Anyway, let's see first. By the way, how do I use this system?"
Luo Chen hesitated for a moment, then gave up on dwelling on this matter.
Time was too limited to overthink mechanics.
Survival came first, analysis could come later.
As if sensing this thought, a crisp notification suddenly sounded in his mind.
It responded almost instantly, like an AI tailored to his intentions.
Clearly, this wasn't an ordinary interface.
[Ding, open the chat group?]
Followed by two options: [Yes/No].
"Is that even a question? Of course, click 'Yes'!"
Luo Chen clicked the "Confirm" button directly.
His decision was immediate, without hesitation.
After all, any delay now could cost him his life.
Immediately afterward, a scene like a light screen appeared directly in his mind.
The interface was strikingly similar to messaging apps often referenced in anime chat groups.
Yet its presence inside his consciousness made it far more surreal.
It was as if his consciousness was completely immersed in it.
And yet, he still maintained full awareness of the outside world.
The Slit-Mouthed Woman remained within his perception.
It simultaneously split from a single-core processor to a dual-thread mode.
Allowing him to process internal and external information at the same time.
A function frequently fantasized about in otaku forums.
[New member, "Future Time Apostle" joins this group]
[Three-hundred-year-old Highland Witch]: Huh, so where exactly is this place?
[Heisei's Strongest Knight]: It looks a bit like a LINE chat window? But why is it in my head?
[Not a Blonde Loser]: I'm so dizzy... I, I must be hallucinating from rushing to finish a manuscript, right? But this name... what does "blonde loser" even mean?!
[Reincarnated as a Spider]: Ahahahaha! The golden finger, the legendary golden finger has finally arrived. Is this the same system sister as the Great Sage? Ah no... it should be the chat group sister, anyway, they're the same!
[Traveler Looking for His Brother]: Oh? Where is this place?
A flood of chat messages appeared before his eyes the instant the notification ended.
The speed of the conversation was absurdly fast, like a fully active group chat.
Far beyond what normal humans could process casually.
Quickly scanning the messages, Luo Chen's expression turned somewhat strange.
These usernames... these tones... they all felt strangely familiar.
Almost as if they were pulled directly from different anime worlds.
Heisei Rider?
Spider?
These terms triggered immediate recognition in his mind.
They seemed like concepts from anime, tokusatsu, or games from his past life.
The kind of names frequently debated and analyzed in anime chat communities.
Yet now, they were appearing in front of him as real participants.
Wait...
a so-called dimensional chat group... does that mean the members are from different dimensional worlds?
As a transmigrator, he certainly possessed this level of information processing ability.
After all, accepting the existence of multiple worlds was practically basic knowledge for someone in his situation.
And now, it seemed that knowledge was being proven correct.
Luo Chen suddenly recalled the strange sense of familiarity he had experienced in his past life, once completely dominated by chat group novels and cross-dimensional forums.
Those late-night discussions about "golden fingers" and "multi-world group chats" now felt less like fiction and more like reality.
Facing the chat windows popping up in his mind, he immediately realized what he was going through.
[Three-hundred-year-old Highland Witch]: So, can anyone answer this question?
[Heisei's Strongest Rider]: I don't know either. Are you all like me, hearing a "join group?" notification and this popping up in your head?
[Reincarnated as Spider-Man]: Calm down, everyone, this must be the work of a god... Hey, Heisei's Strongest Rider, wait, are you Kamen Rider?
[Heisei's Strongest Rider]: Hmm? You know me?
[Future Time Apostle]: Kamen Rider Zio?
[Heisei's Strongest Rider]: Eh?! You know me too?
To be precise, I should know everyone in this group.
Luo Chen couldn't help but complain inwardly, his thoughts racing as recognition kicked in.
This was exactly like those crossover chat groups he used to read about.
Since he knew this was a dimensional chat group,
he could naturally recognize the identities of the group members present.
The naming styles, tones, and reactions were all too familiar.
"Heisei's Strongest Rider" was undoubtedly Kamen Rider Zi-O.
And the one currently chatting so energetically was likely the spider girl known for her comedic inner monologue.
That chaotic tone could only belong to Shiraori.
As for "The 300-Year-Old Highland Witch,"
if I'm not mistaken, it should be Azusa—the overpowered yet laid-back witch.
Originally a salarywoman named Aizawa Azusa before her reincarnation.
And "The Traveler Searching for His Brother"...
judging from the keywords, is it the Traveler from Teyvat?
But the tone felt slightly different from what he expected.
"I'm not a blonde loser..."
Okay, no need to guess this one.
That level of denial practically confirmed it, definitely Eriri.
[I Reincarnated as a Spider]: You also know Zio, could it be that you are also a Kamen Rider?
[Future Time Apostle]: Although I really wanted to say, "Yes, I'm just passing by and Masked Man," unfortunately, I'm not really... As for what this chat group is, I can roughly explain it to you.
While replying to chat messages in his spare time, Luo Chen quickly began searching for useful functions in the group chat.
His focus shifted rapidly between the internal interface and the external danger.
After all, the Slit-Mouthed Woman was still nearby.
He needed something, anything that could help him survive.
But unfortunately, apart from this chat window,
neither the rumored sign-in, the shop, nor the red envelope button seemed to exist.
This wasn't following the standard "chat group system template" at all.
He was...
quite dazed.
"It seems a bit different from the chat group in my memory."
Luo Chen scratched his head in confusion.
Even compared to the exaggerated setups discussed in anime chat groups, this felt incomplete.
Could it be that there was a hidden mechanic?
Could it be that there is a hidden menu or something?
"Wait a minute, speaking of which, didn't a phone fall from the sky earlier?"
Luo Chen suddenly realized this and quickly looked down.
That abnormal event might actually be the key to everything.
After all, systems rarely appeared without a medium.
The device, which resembled a modern smartphone, was still in his hand.
Its weight and texture felt completely real.
Yet its origin was undeniably abnormal.
It looked ordinary, with nothing strange about it.
No glowing patterns, no visible energy fluctuations.
It seemed to be just an ordinary smartphone.
"Identification?"
"Instructions for use?"
"System assistant?"
After thinking for a moment, Luo Chen tentatively called out.
This method mirrored how system users in anime often triggered hidden functions.
And surprisingly, it worked.
As the words fell, a prompt box quickly popped up in front of him.
[Item]: Hyperdimensional Driver.
[Description]: Able to harness the power of all realms.
Harness the power of all realms?
This…
the overwhelming sense of borrowing power was simply too strong.
It almost made Luo Chen instinctively want to complain.
However, it seemed that all the cheat abilities he had acquired had now surfaced.
A dimensional chat group connecting multiple worlds.
And a driver capable of borrowing power across dimensions.
So the question was, what interesting things would happen if they were combined?
Let's ask Zi-O to answer that question.
"Let me use the driver and the chat group to become a debt king?"
Luo Chen instantly understood how to use these two items.
The logic was almost identical to certain tropes in tokusatsu discussions.
Borrow power, stack abilities, overwhelm enemies.
The term "debt king" is a term specific to the world of tokusatsu and anime.
It refers to a protagonist who borrows power from others to overcome impossible odds.
A strategy both effective and shameless.
It refers to a protagonist in a certain world who, unable to defeat their enemy,
is forced to borrow the power of their seniors or juniors to solve the problem.
A common but powerful narrative mechanic.
Of course, generally speaking, most of these borrowings are never repaid.
And according to the description of the cheat ability,
the scope of borrowing this time seemed even broader than usual.
Far beyond a single world or timeline.
Borrowing power directly from group members living in different worlds?
Then the next question...
how do you borrow power from this thing?
"Instructions for use?"
Remembering how the explanation popped up immediately after he muttered "appraisal,"
Luo Chen thought for a moment and muttered again.
Trying to replicate the same trigger condition.
Immediately afterward, the familiar prompt box popped up again.
[Prompt: Send a help request to group members?]
[Yes/No]
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