Chapter 397: Tang San, the Overworked Wage Slave
In the video, the sudden fall from supreme God King to an ordinary mortal was too much for Tang San to handle. He was on the verge of mental collapse! But the worst part? He still had no idea what had actually happened to him.
And if he had ended up here, then what about Xiao Wu?
The thought of her being lost in this world as well made Tang San restless. Without hesitation, he rushed outside, desperate to find his beloved.
But reality hit him like a brick wall.
Because…
He had no money.
In this world of mere mortals, money was power. If you had neither wealth nor status, you were nothing.
Tang San frantically searched his pockets, flipped through every inch of his rented room only to realize he was completely broke.
No money. No food. No resources.
Now what?
As hunger gnawed at his stomach a feeling he hadn't experienced for countless years Tang San panicked.
Would starvation kill him?
Would death return him to the God Realm?
Or… would he simply perish forever?
Tang San didn't dare to gamble on the answer.
For the first time in his existence, he was afraid of death.
At least he still had a place to stay… for now.
But then knock, knock, knock!
A loud banging on his door jolted him. When he opened it, he was met by a fat, middle aged landlord with a scowl.
"Rent's due today. No money, no room. Pay up or get out!"
And so, with zero funds and no way to pay, Tang San was promptly kicked out onto the streets.
A former God King, now homeless.
The Bitter Reality of Mortality
The cold night wind howled as Tang San huddled under a bridge, shivering.
He finally understood if he didn't get money, he would starve.
He had to act fast.
But how?
Option one: Robbing the rich.
His first thought was to break into a mansion, steal some valuables, and escape.
But now that he was just an ordinary person, he couldn't even climb a fence.
With zero agility, he could only stare at the high walls of the wealthy, utterly helpless.
Option two: Pickpocketing.
Desperate, he decided to steal wallets from unsuspecting pedestrians.
But with no combat skills, no stealth, and no experience, his very first attempt was a disaster.
A woman screamed at the top of her lungs
"THIEF! STOP HIM!"
The crowd swarmed him, tackling him to the ground.
And just like that
Tang San was arrested.
He spent seven days in jail.
There, he finally learned about this world's strict legal system. In a society ruled by law, breaking the rules meant punishment no exceptions.
If he wanted to survive, he needed to earn money legally.
The Harsh Life of a Wage Slave
With no education, no connections, and no special skills, Tang San struggled to find a job.
Time and time again, he was rejected.
"We only hire skilled professionals."
"You need at least a high school diploma."
"We're looking for someone with experience."
With no other choice, he ended up doing manual labor
Working at construction sites, hauling bricks, earning the lowest possible wage.
The only benefits?
Free meals and a place to sleep.
But the downsides?
Crammed dormitories shared with sweaty, foul smelling men.Horrendous living conditions, filled with the stench of unwashed bodies.Disgusting bathroom facilities, where people didn't even bother flushing.Zero privacy.And worst of all… the constant fear of being assaulted in his sleep.
But he had to endure it.
For three years, Tang San lived at rock bottom.
The once great God King was now just another disposable worker, toiling under the merciless exploitation of greedy employers.
Every day, he worked himself to exhaustion.
But no matter how hard he slaved away, he barely earned enough to survive.
With no supernatural abilities, no divine intelligence, and no "protagonist aura" to manipulate fate in his favor
He was just another faceless laborer in the machine of society.
The crushing hopelessness nearly drove him mad.
He even considered suicide, hoping to escape this nightmare.
But… what if death was real?
What if this wasn't an illusion?
What if he died for good?
Tang San was too scared to risk it.
So, he endured.
The Audience's Reaction
Watching this pitiful downfall, the audience erupted in laughter and scorn.
[HAHAHAHA! He's just a dumb wage slave now!]
[Damn, this guy is stupid even as a mortal.]
[Lost his powers for ONE DAY and immediately turned to crime. So much for "wise and noble Tang San."]
[If not for his broken protagonist luck in the past, even a pig could've surpassed him.]
Tang San's former reputation as a legendary hero was completely shattered.
Without his godly status, he was nothing.
Just another small minded fool with delusions of grandeur.
The Mastermind Behind It All
The scene shifted
Back to the God Realm Committee.
Now, only one person sat in the grand hall.
Huo Yuhao.
A floating crystal orb hovered before him, displaying every moment of Tang San's miserable new life.
His every struggle, every humiliation
Huo Yuhao was watching.
"Tang San…"
His eyes gleamed with pure hatred.
"You toyed with my fate. You thought you could control my life like a god?"
"I won't just kill you that would be too easy."
"You will suffer. You will feel the agony of being powerless. You will taste the same pain you inflicted on me!"
His voice dripped with vengeance.
At last, the camera panned outward, revealing the full scope of the "new world" Tang San was trapped in.
The audience finally understood the truth.
This was not another dimension.
This was still the God Realm.
But Huo Yuhao now possessing the power of a Creator God had rewritten reality itself.
The entire realm had been reshaped into a mortal world
A world where all former gods had been stripped of their divinity, their memories altered
All except Tang San.
His punishment?
To suffer in a world where he alone remembered his former glory.
To wander endlessly, searching for Xiao Wu, who no longer knew him.
To experience what it truly meant to be at the mercy of fate.
And as for the Great Calamity, the Space Time Turbulence that had once threatened the God Realm?
Huo Yuhao had erased it effortlessly.
Because now
He was the true master of the God Realm.
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