Rebirth of the Assassin in an Online Game

Cainiao Zhixia

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Summary

Rebirth of the Assassin in an Online Game is a long virtual-reality online game novel by Cai Niao Zhi Xia. It began serialization on 17K Novel Network in 2015, runs about 2.2 million Chinese characters in over a thousand chapters, and is now complete. The protagonist, Xu Xiang, was once so disheartened by the death of his lover that he lost all will, but he unexpectedly gets a chance to start over, returning to the day five years earlier when the online game Strife opened its servers. Armed with more than two years of game experience from his previous life, dungeon guides, clues to hidden quests, and the sources of top-tier equipment, he changes his name to "Feng Xiang," returns to his old trade, and chooses the thief path he knows best, specializing in the assassin style. With foreknowledge of the patch, monster mechanics, and quest chains, he grabs rare resources and tops the rankings before anyone else, and in the process of contending with rivals and grappling with guilds, he gradually recovers what he once lost. The novel uses a "rebirth skill-focused" framework, emphasizing operation details, dungeon progression, and equipment strategy, interspersed with banter with his close friend Zhang Fan and emotional subplots involving Xia Yao, an old friend from the orphanage, and Wang Xue and others. The language is humorous and the pace brisk; it is a classic, well-structured online game power fantasy in which the protagonist is never tormented. The author wrapped it up hastily later due to health reasons, ending with the final chapter "Five, Six, Seven, Eight Years Later."

Editor's review

这是一部很典型的“老派网游文”：开篇第一章主角醒来，发现自己回到了游戏开服当天，随后进游戏、抢首杀、拿隐藏任务，节奏干脆利落，没有冗长的现实铺垫。它的看点在于“技术流”三个字——作者愿意花笔墨写走位、卡技能、算伤害、抢刷新点，副本推进和BOSS战写得像一份带情节的攻略，对玩过MMORPG的读者来说代入感很强。主角徐翔属于有前情、有执念的类型，复仇线清晰，爽点密集，同时用死党张凡的插科打诨和多条情感支线调节气氛，整体不苦情、不虐主。不足之处也要说清楚：它连载较早，套路在当年新鲜，如今看会显得模板化，后宫向情感写法和部分网络用语也有年代感；此外，作者因身体原因仓促收尾，后段节奏明显加快。作为一本完结多年、适合一口气补完的网游爽文，它更像一份“网吧时代的回忆”。

Who it's for

A good fit for

喜欢全息网游、重生爽文套路的读者
对副本机制、装备掉落、技术流操作描写感兴趣的玩家
想找完结长篇、能连续追读打发时间的读者
怀念2015年前后起点、17K网游文风的老书虫

Not a good fit for

偏好严肃文学、讲究文笔与结构的读者
不喜欢后宫、多女主情感线的读者
对早期网文套路和网络用语比较敏感的读者

Reading tips

开头十几章节奏最快，先读第一卷找找感觉，再决定是否长追。
可把主角抢副本、抢首杀的章节当作“攻略文”来读，体会技术流的爽点。
后段收尾较急，读到后期节奏变快属正常，不必强求细节严密。
建议每天定量阅读，这类长篇爽文容易一口气熬夜，注意用眼。

FAQ

这本书出版过实体书吗？

据可查资料，该书为17K小说网连载的网络小说，连载状态为已完结，未查到正式出版发行的实体书或ISBN信息，目前主要在17K小说网及授权平台上阅读。

全书有多少字、多少章？

各平台统计略有差异，大致在220万字上下，章节数量在1080章左右，含番外性质的说明与资料章节。具体以17K小说网页面为准。

结局是不是烂尾了？

作品已完结，但据百科记载，作者因身体原因只能草草收尾，因此不少读者认为结尾仓促。主线故事仍以大结局章节收束，并非中途断更。

和《全职高手》是同一类书吗？

不是同一类型。《全职高手》是电竞题材，写的是职业选手与联赛；本书是虚拟网游题材，主角重生进游戏世界抢资源、打副本，走的是重生爽文路线。

需要按顺序从第一章读吗？

建议从第一章读起。全书主线围绕主角重生后的成长与复仇展开，前期设定、人物关系和装备体系都在开头几十章建立，跳读容易失去代入感。

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About the author

Cainiao Zhixia Author

Cainiao Zhixia is an online literature author about whom limited public information is available; details such as nationality and dates of birth and death cannot be confirmed. According to the library's records, two works are attributed to this author, with the representative title being Rebirth of the Assassin in the Online Game, which is commonly categorized on the site as a premium novel and quality web fiction. In terms of subject matter, the author sets the narrative in an online game world, advancing the plot around the assassin class and incorporating elements of rebirth and growth, a common approach in game-competition web fiction. The writing tends to be plot-driven, emphasizing the connection between game settings and characters' experiences, and has drawn a certain readership among fans of the genre. Because verifiable information is scarce, this introduction is based only on the available works and categorization data, and no speculation is made about the author's life, creative history, or other works.