I’m Doomed! I Got Trapped in a Dream! [7]

Chen Mo opened the [Wish] interface, but instead of choosing the discounted beginner banner that guaranteed Noelle, he clicked on a different pool.

“Let’s go!”

He slammed the ten-pull button with all his might. The skies over Mondstadt suddenly darkened, and a beam of golden light burst down through the clouds.

Ten dazzling streaks of light shot from the heavens, piercing through the golden glow like meteors.

“Holy—holy crap, it’s gold! It’s actually gold! First ten-pull and I hit gold! Woo-hoo! AHAHAHAHAHA—!”

Chen Mo jumped around in excitement, screeching like a monkey on caffeine. It was… not elegant.

Nahida stood off to the side, watching with a puzzled expression. She had absolutely no idea what was going on and could only stare in confusion as Chen Mo lost his mind over glowing sky particles.

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Real World—
Liyue Harbor, Wanmin Restaurant

Keqing, exhausted from a full day of work, was treating herself to her favorite dish: golden shrimp balls.

Her table manners weren’t the best. Before she’d even finished chewing the first one, her left hand had already grabbed the next from the plate, poised to deliver it to her mouth.

But at that moment, without warning—

Keqing’s body went limp, as if all consciousness had left her. She collapsed from her chair and hit the floor with a loud thud, knocking over bowls and chopsticks in the process. Soup, veggies, and creamy sauce splattered across her clothes.

“Lady Keqing!”

“Lady Keqing! What happened?! Are you alright?!”

“You! Did you poison Lady Keqing’s food?! Arrest Xiangling this instant!”

“Yessir!”

“Wait—no! I didn’t! I didn’t poison anyone! HELP—!”

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Dream World
Outside Mondstadt

No one knew how much time passed before Keqing opened her eyes again, groggy and disoriented.

She was lying on unfamiliar grass. Definitely not Liyue. A quiet, open field stretched around her.

Standing nearby were a young man and a little girl — the man looked to be in his twenties, the girl no older than ten. To a bystander, they might seem like siblings out on a countryside picnic.

Of course, they were Chen Mo and Nahida.

Chen Mo’s ten-pull had just summoned Keqing straight into the game world. Meanwhile, the real Keqing had fainted on the spot, kicking off a public panic back in Liyue.

“Mm… Mmm?!”

As Keqing sat up and opened her mouth, she suddenly realized—there was something in it.

Still mid-chew… it was the golden shrimp ball she hadn’t finished back in the restaurant.

“Well I’ll be damned. So this game gives you the character plus a sample of their signature dish?”

Chen Mo leaned in curiously to watch her chewing.

“Nahida, look! Keqing’s still got shrimp ball in her mouth!”

“She’s holding one in her hand too.”

Nahida pointed at Keqing’s left hand — still gripping an intact golden shrimp ball.

Keqing quickly finished chewing, swallowed, then turned to them and asked sharply,

“Who are you? Where am I?”

Chen Mo could barely contain his glee. He pointed at her with a grin and told Nahida, “Look at that — she ate her own dish on summon!”

“Answer me!”

Keqing’s tone turned sharp. The playful attitude of this man was getting on her nerves. She instinctively reached for the sword at her waist.

“Huh?”

But when her hand touched it, the familiar weight and grip were gone — replaced by something rough and unfamiliar. She looked down and saw it was a beat-up, dull-edged training sword.

It wasn’t her beloved Lion’s Roar or The Black Sword. Just a starter’s Dull Blade.

Still, a sword was a sword. If it could cut, it would do.

Keqing pulled the blade free and pressed the tip right to Chen Mo’s throat.

Chen Mo flinched at the sudden motion — but recovered quickly, completely unfazed.

“You can see me too?”

He was even more excited now. Another character he pulled, and another NPC who could actually perceive him. Jackpot.

“What nonsense are you spouting? Of course I can see you.”

She pushed the blade forward slightly, meaning to apply pressure to his neck — enough to make this insolent man behave.

But to her surprise, the tip passed clean through.

No resistance. No pain. No sensation at all.

Startled, Keqing stepped back and stabbed again — same result.

“What… what’s going on?!”

Panic rising in her chest, she started thrusting at his arm, his thigh, his stomach — and finally, his chest.

Nothing.

Chen Mo stood there grinning wider and wider, unscathed and clearly enjoying this.

It wasn’t until she stabbed him repeatedly with no effect that he fully realized—
Genshin Impact doesn’t have PvP damage.

No friendly fire.

The thought made him giddy. He’d been wondering how to mess with a freshly “awakened” NPC — and now Keqing had reminded him of the perfect loophole.

He straightened his face and spoke solemnly:

“Lady Yuheng… I regret to inform you — you’re dead. The three of us, including you, are all spirits now. That’s why your blade can’t touch me. Welcome to the afterlife.”

Nahida’s eyes went wide at first. But then she quickly caught on to Chen Mo’s game and stifled a giggle, covering her mouth with one hand.

“What kind of nonsense are you talking about? I was just eating at Wanmin Restaurant! I wasn’t sick, I wasn’t injured—how could I suddenly be dead?!”

Chen Mo didn’t answer.

He simply pointed to his chest — where her dull blade was still buried, sticking clean through.

Keqing yanked the sword out and looked closely.

No wound. No blood. Not even a scratch. Like it had never happened.

Chen Mo simply spread his arms with a smug, casual shrug — the picture of mockery.

“This…”

Keqing’s eyes widened. Her pupils trembled.
But she still refused to believe him.

“This must be a trick. You must’ve swapped my sword while I was unconscious — it’s a fake, a magician’s prop.”

“Tch… still not convinced?”

Chen Mo sighed.

“Alright, guess I’ll just have to physically convince you.”

With that, he pulled out his own Dull Blade and lunged.

A lifetime of martial discipline kicked in — Keqing reacted instantly. In one fluid motion, she drew her weapon and swept it upward to parry the thrust.

This kind of defensive maneuver didn’t even require conscious thought. Her body simply moved.

But what was supposed to be a clean weapon clash… never happened.

There was no feedback. No impact.

Because there was no PvP.

The swords just passed through each other.

“?!”

Keqing’s blade phased straight through his like it was air. No sound. No resistance.

And Chen Mo’s sword?
Still coming.
Still headed straight for her chest.

And now—Keqing panicked.

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T/N: hes evil, and NAHIDA UR BEING CORRUPTED LEAVE THE MAN!!!

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