《Pride Online》 Chapter 1: Wisana’s Decision Part I

Chapter 1: Wisana¡¯s Decision Part I

Clear blue sky, white clouds floating above Soft breeze touching grass, And then the scream of terror in the distance, WAAARRGHH!! A young man was running at his full speed across the field with a panicked look on his face. Bouncing and chasing after him very close from behind was a strange creature that, regardless of the angle, looked just like a giant green mushroom. ¡°When will you bastard stop chasing me?¡± He looked back and yelled at it. His brown eyes widened, and the ck hair that was set in style before got all messy as he stampeded. U-GEEEZ! The about equal-sized mushroom responded. It looked kind of cute with that green slicky spore on its head. In fact, this guy thought it was so adorable that he kicked it once out of endearment. And that was why it was chasing him like crazy now. ¡°You just can¡¯t let it go, can you? You damn mushroom!¡± He yelled back. And from the corner of his eye, he saw that mushroom smile so annoyingly wide, and the next second it got in a ready position to high jump at him. ¡°Sh*t. You can do that?!¡± He shouted aloud as he dodged to the other side without even thinking so that the stupid mushroom missed the chance to crush him with all its weight. However, the lucky man had no time to celebrate, he pointed his finger at the mushroom in front of him and snapped. ¡°Why do you have to hold such grudges? It is me who should be freaking mad! I just kicked you once lightly, and you bit back, almost had me killed!¡± It was true that he got attacked by this green mushroom once, and that almost sent him down to greet the underworld fairly easily. ----------------- Character Information ----------------- yer: Wisana ss: Newbie Adventurer Level: 1 ----------------- Health Point: 10/150 ----------------- Attack Point: 20 Armor: 5 Magic Point: 15 Luck: 30 ----------------- UGREEEEZ Shortly afterwards, the green mushroom leaped towards Wisana, aiming to attack him again. And once again, his agility saved his life by a hair''s breadth before he realized that, If he stopped moving, he would definitely meet up with the god of death! ¡°What on earth? why does my love have to be so difficult?!¡± The ramblingint rang out in frustration as he ran for his life with extreme terror. He got so pissed at how dumb the monster was; it couldn¡¯t evenmunicate! Also, with its dumb look, why was it so fast and so tough to beat?! ¡°Wait until I know how to y this game, stupid fungus. I¡¯ll put you in a chili-lemon sauce, make you into a spicy mushroom sd and eat it to my heart''s content,¡± he mumbled through ground teeth as he looked back at the monster behind him. ¡°And why are you still chasing me? Got nothing else to do? Just get lost!¡± ----------------- Around 6 hours earlier ¡°Na!¡± A nickname that was only known in close friends'' circles was called out in front of aputer graphics major ssroom in the building of the Faculty of Communication Arts, making the tall man in a in white college shirt and ripped jeans turn his head to the voice in response. Wisana, known as ¡®Na¡¯ among his friends, a 19-year-old man, looked over his shoulder and saw a couple with big, bright smiles on their faces were walking toward him. He sighed in boredom. ¡°What is it now? Told you I had to hurry home.¡± He asked with a tired voice. ¡°Well, when will you join us in the game?¡± One of the neers asked. She had shoulder-length deep brown hair and a friendly look. Her name was Nuchjaree, and she could be counted as the only Wisana¡¯s closest female friend in the university. ¡°That¡¯s right. We''ve been waiting for you for ages. We¡¯re nning to form a guild, but there must be at least four people to form one. That¡¯s why we¡¯re expecting you to help, but you keep ignoring us,¡± the other guy who came with her quickly added. ¡°Guild? ...and what is that?¡± Wisana¡¯s mouth frowned. ¡°Can you speak human? I gotta say that I don¡¯t understand any of your nerd¡¯snguage. You silly love birds.¡± It seemed like the word ¡®love birds¡¯ made these two friends wearifully frown. ¡°Na, how many times do I have to tell you to not call us like that? The whole faculty already thinks we¡¯re dating.¡± ¡°And you guys are not?¡± Wisana asked, deadpan. "Of course not!!!" Well, how could they not be? Even when they denied it, they did it in such harmony that Wisana couldn¡¯t help butugh. ¡°I¡¯m telling you, Na,¡± Nuchjaree poked on his chest harshly. ¡°Even though Tunwa was thest man on earth, I would rather be knocking my head on tofu to death, than be with him.¡± ¡°Oh, and you think you¡¯re so good that I want to be with you?¡± The other protested loudly. ¡°Because I don¡¯t. Even though you were thest woman on earth, I¡¯d rather mate with a dog than be with you.¡± ¡°Say that again, you foul-mouthed.¡± ¡°You heard me, Gori.¡± ¡°So, you guys came here just to show me your affection for each other? You two always bicker like an old married couple, that¡¯s why people think you¡¯re so in love.¡± Wisana said with an amused smile. He saw these two looking at each other for a moment, before turning their heads in the opposite direction. The one who was arguing with Nuchjaree was Tunwa, a light brown-haired man with green eyes. It wasn¡¯t like this guy dyed his hair for a gangster look or something like that. It was because he was half American and took the hair and eye colors from his mom and other features from his Thai dad. Tunwa turned out to be a good-looking guy that no girls cared about, because he talked like a jerk. However, he had been a good friend to Wisana since high school. ¡°So, when are you gonna join us? I¡¯ve been waiting.¡± Nuchjaree cut them off like she was dying to change the topic. ¡°Not this again. I told you I didn¡¯t like ying games.¡± Wisana said, weary, then he turned away and started walking again. The couple looked at each other with understanding, and they followed him. ¡°Why does it have to be this guy who has his dad working as a consultant at Pridepany?¡± Tunwa said ¡°People have to save money for ages before they can afford to buy a console and a memory stick to y the game, not like you. You can have it by just asking. With just one call, your dad will probably put them on a golden te for you. What a waste.¡± ¡°This guy¡¯s right,¡± Nuchjaree added. ¡°I also think that the memory stick from your dad probably has some cool items in it. Well, it is from Pride¡¯s Consultant himself.¡± Their words made Wisana sigh. It wasn¡¯t like he didn¡¯t want to y games with his friends. In fact, he wanted to see why people kept talking about this Pride game, too. What made it so popr? How did it break all the charts, and sell more than three million copies in one month? But one thing that stopped him from joining the game was that, He sucked at games! Even a two-year-old could beat him without dropping a sweat! ¡°Guys, believe me, if you don¡¯t want a burden in your team, count me out. I once got defeated by a kindergarten kid in Cracker Run.¡± ¡°Hey, it¡¯s okay,¡± Tunwa said. ¡°We just y it for fun, nothing to be serious about. But wait, did you really lose to a kid in that game, dude?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. Come on. It''s not like we¡¯ll lose our houses if we lose in the game.¡± Nuchjaree changed the topic before she lost it and burst out inughter. ¡°Also, we just finished our exam today. School breaks start tomorrow, and you¡¯re just gonna do nothing all day, the whole summer. You don¡¯t get bored?¡± Wisana let out a long sigh. ¡°Nuch, look, I''m not joining the game, because I don¡¯t like it, not because I¡¯m busy. Well, I will be busy this summer, though. I have to help Wipa with her work.¡± ¡°Ew, you mean teaching art to those kids?¡± she said, disgusted. ¡°Well, yes. And they are kids, not some dog poop. You don¡¯t have to be that disgusted. Besides, those kids are adorable.¡± Wisanaughed when he was reminded of how much Lady Nuchjaree hated kids. ¡°Hey,¡± Tunwa interrupted. ¡°Na, you have to teach your ss in the afternoon, right? So, I think you will have some free time at night, won¡¯t you? Or you have a Sexology ss to teach, too?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll kick your ass, Tunwa,¡± Wisana said, deadpan. Tunwa curled his lips up into an annoying smirk, earning a cold nce from Nuchjaree, who was beside him. ¡°Please, let''s y together. Aren''t you curious about how realistic this popr game is? Besides, doesn¡¯t your dad always want you to y games from hispany? I remember him saying that he¡¯d give you more allowances if you yed?¡± ¡°I can call my mom in Chiang Mai for more money. No need to ask him¡± This was another time that Wisana casually turned them down. Nuchjaree sighed loudly. ¡°Na, you really just don''t socialize with your friends. I don¡¯t know what to do anymore.¡± Wisana didn¡¯t say anything to respond. Because in his mind, he wasughing at the persistence of his best friends, who were trying to get him to join the game for months. He always rejected them outright, but they just kept asking. But today, he was pretty sure that these two dorks were about to give up. ¡°Nuch, there you are! I¡¯ve been looking for you!¡± The three hadn¡¯t gone too far yet when a sweet voice sounded behind them. The voice also made Wisana freeze, then quickly pulled Tunwa over in front of him and hid behind his back. The reason Wisana stopped functioning for a moment was the owner of the voice that was walking toward them. She was a pretty girl with long hair falling to her waist. Some locks of hair fell by her clear cheeks. Her beautiful face was covered with makeup in a natural look. She had long, curled eyshes thatplemented her big, round eyes. ¡°You just finished your exam?¡± the neer asked with a sweet voice. ¡°Yup. Just now.¡± Nuchjaree nodded, while puzzledly ncing at Wisana, who was hiding behind Tunwa''s back. Wisana had always been so cool, but now he was awkwardly hiding behind his best friend like he was a bunker, which caused Tunwa to nce at the tall man behind him, too. ¡°When will you stop hiding behind me every time Orn shows up?¡± He said as he chuckled. ¡°But to be honest, your detecting sensor is as good as ever. You hear her, you hide. ¡°Not your business. Don''t look this way! She''s gonna notice me.¡± Tunwa smiled so widely. ¡°Not mine? Then, should I tell Orn that you¡¯ve had a crush on her since our first year?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you dare, Tunwa. Are you trying to indirectly kill me?¡± ¡°What indirectly killing are you talking about? You like her, so just tell her that, dude. What a waste of your good looks.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not that simple!¡± Wisana continued to murmur as his friendughed at him. However, it seemed like his bunker wasn¡¯t safe anymore when the said girl named Warunya already noticed them. ¡°Hi, Tunwa. Hi, Wisana.¡± She greeted them with a bright and clear voice. ¡°Hey, Orn.¡± Tunwa greeted her back. ¡°H...h... h... he...¡± Not like his friend who stuttered that Tunwa had to elbow this guy very hard to knock his consciousness back, so he could function again. ¡°Uh... hello, Orn. You had an exam today, too?¡± Chapter 2: Wisana’s Decision Part II

Chapter 2: Wisana¡¯s Decision Part II

¡°Uh... hello, Orn. You had an exam today, too?¡± ¡°Yes, I did. It was myst exam.¡± She said, then she smiled. It was so sweet that Wisana got carried away. His body became weak, feeling like his legs would give out, and he would fall. Luckily, he grabbed his friend¡¯s shoulder like a handrail before he was about to fall. The one who served as a handrail chuckled again, leaving the girls confused before they started chatting with each other again. Orn or Warunya, a popr girl, star of the faculty ofmunication arts, was the girl that Wisana secretly had a crush on to the point that he could notpose himself in front of her. She was pretty, with the best personality. There was no doubt that everyone loved her, but it seemed that no one would be able to win her heart. Well, of course, Wisana was one of those who did not seem to win, too. Wisana had attempted to confess his love more than thirty times, and his best friend could guarantee that he would fail every time. Not because he would get rejected, but he didn¡¯t have the guts to be straightforward and say it to her in person. He always got chickened out before he could get to it. ¡°No matter how many times I see this I never get tired of it,¡± Tunwa said. ¡°I know right. I can¡¯t get tired of her smile, either. And she smiled at me just now. Did you see that?¡± ¡°I mean you being such a coward that I won¡¯t get tired of. Hrious!¡± Wisana paused, staring at his friend¡¯s annoying face. ¡°Did you take my love for her as a joke?¡± ¡°Yeah, I did. It¡¯s kind of funny.¡± Tunwa burst out inughter. ¡°Dude, when you were at Chiang Mai, have you ever eaten rice noodles? or you only eat them with nam ngiao? Next time try eating them with nam ya[1]! Really hopeless you are. Man, you don¡¯t really know how to flirt. If it were me, she would probably be with me by now.¡± ¡°Like how you flirt with Nuch?¡± Wisana¡¯seback brought Tunwa¡¯s turn to pause. He creased his mouth. ¡°You¡¯re so annoying. I better go tell Orn that you have a crazy amount of feeling for her.¡± ¡°Try. Let''s see how the martial arts I learned from my mom work out on you.¡± He let out a long sigh. ¡°Hey, you really didn''t tell anyone about this, right, Tunwa? I started losing trust in you.¡± ¡°Na, I might be foul-mouthed, but never leaky-mouthed.¡± ¡°So, you¡¯re always aware of how your mouth always is?¡± Wisana drew back a bit. ¡°Whatever, I¡¯m telling you that your secret is safe with me.¡± ¡°I hope that is true. And what about Nuch, did you tell her?¡± ¡°Dude, if I already did, you would know, the entire world would, too.¡± The two best friends smiled at each other knowingly. They both knew Nuchjaree very well. Her favorite thing to do was to y cupid, and how she shot her love arrows was not fun at all. Well, it was true that she just helped her junior confess to his crush, however, it cost a huge amount of embarrassment. Why? Well, she asked her friends from the choir club to sing his love confession song, in the middle of a cafeteria, during lunch break. Even though his love was epted, Wisana was not sure if that girl actually had that same feeling for him, or she was just too embarrassed and wanted to get out of there. Wisana got goosebumps while thinking of it because if Nuchjaree wanted to be a cupid for Warunya and him, too, he would rather die. He had no idea what weird and embarrassing ways she maye up with for him to confess his feelings. Plus, Warunya was one of her best friends. So, the scene she would produce for him had to be so grand that the stage y of Phantom of the Opera couldn¡¯t top it for sure! ¡°So, Nuch, let¡¯s y today. Yesterday I tried out the items that dropped from the monster, it was really cool.¡± ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll be there. I heard that there will be new quests open, too, and it rted to those monsters. So, it¡¯s like killing two birds with one stone. I also have to practice my new skills, though. ¡°That¡¯s right. Well, I¡¯m still clumsy with new skills, too.¡± ¡°Oh, and before I logged out, I also got some good items from the market. I¡¯ll show youter. You''re gonna love it. It¡¯s such a shame that there was only one piece. I wanted to buy you one, too.¡± ¡°Really? What is it?¡± Wisana, who was eavesdropping on the girls¡¯ conversation, raised his eyebrows. Too many unfamiliar termsing out from them made his head spin and lose the context. Eventually, he looked at his best friend and whispered. ¡°Tun, what are they talking about?¡± ¡°They¡¯re talking about the Pride.¡± Tunwa answered casually, but it made Wisana pause for a moment. ¡°Orn ys it, too?!¡± Wisana got so surprised that he gave a start. The girls turned to look at him with questions. He awkwardly waved his hand to tell them there was nothing to worry about. Then, he dragged Tunwa away in the other direction. ¡°What is it now? You¡¯re so troublesome.¡± Tunwa creased the lips. ¡°Spill it all out now. Since when did you all hang out together? Why did I never know she yed the game with you two?¡± ¡°Well, you never asked.¡± Tunwa scratched his cheek. ¡°I don¡¯t see how this is a big deal. Everyone is in the game. Well, everyone, but you, you¡¯re in a cave. Anyway, we''re at the same party. We farm together frequently. Sometimes we hunt the bosses...¡± ¡°Farm? What farm? Can you not speak nerd?¡± Tunwa let out a long, exhausted sigh. ¡°Briefly, we¡¯re in the same team. We stick together all the time. We help each other get EXP to level up, something like that.¡± ¡°Really?!¡± How fabulous it was to be together all night. Why did he never think of this before? This could be a chance to spend time with Orn, couldn¡¯t it? Wait, no. It was the chance that she could see him embarrassing himself, and the game would be his grave. Realizing that he sucked at games made him sigh, thinking that he had better given up on the idea of pursuing her in the game since it seemed too difficult, especially when his ying skills were even weaker than a kindergarten kid''s. While Wisana was having a moment with himself in outer space, Tunwa saw his mouth gasping up and down like a goldfish. Then he knew what this goldfish was thinking. And there was no way that he would let this opportunity go. A cunning smirk showed up on the half-American¡¯s face. ¡°Yeah, really. And I have to tell you something, Orn is very hot in the game.¡± ¡°What?¡± Wisana blinked for a second. ¡°Well, we can dress however we like in the game, right? And her outfit is so sexy. Whenbined with her cute look, many guys get so attracted to her. ¡°For real?!!¡± Wisana yelled and made the girls flinch again. They looked at him with questions as Tunwa covered his mouth and waved to brush them off like they weren¡¯t being weird at all. ¡°Listen carefully, Na¡± He whispered in Wisana¡¯s ear. ¡°This is just my guess, but don¡¯t you notice that Orn doesn¡¯t really date any guys who flirt with her? So, I think that maybe she already has a boyfriend in the game. ¡°No way. Who actually dates in an online game?¡± ¡°Damn.¡± Tunwa shook his head in frustration. ¡°You really are a caveman. We¡¯re in the digital age. What I¡¯m trying to say is her boyfriend could be from another city or another country, and they meet up and hang out in the Pride every night.¡± ¡°W... well, it¡¯s just your guess.¡± Tunwa smiled widely because he knew this gullible person started to agree with him. ¡°I really don''t want to imagine it. This game is so well designed. You can actually feel the physical touch, like kissing or holding hands. You can¡¯t go further than that, though. But to be honest, just thinking about how she would have a good time with her boyfriend in the game... gives me goosebumps.¡± Wisana paused in shock. ¡°No, it can¡¯t be. She¡¯s not dating anyone.¡± ¡°Well,¡± Tunwa grinned. ¡°She might not be, ...yet. But it''s possible. She¡¯s even hotter in the game than she is in real life. There may be no one she likes at university, but there may be someone she likes in the game.¡± ¡°No. Not gonna happen.¡± ¡°Yes. Believe me. I¡¯m telling you this because you¡¯re my best friend.¡± ¡°Nooooooo!¡± After he screeched(?) out, Wisana ran away, disappearing from Tunwa''s sight as the girls flinched for the third time before they saw someone run off like a lunatic and vanish amid the satisfiedughter of Tunwa the Scoundrel, who had just sessfully, thoroughly fooled his friend. ¡°What is wrong with him?¡± Nuchjaree said, looking confused. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about him. You will understand soon enough. Well, why didn¡¯t I think of doing this sooner? I¡¯m such a genius.¡± ¡°What is wrong with you?¡± ¡°Yeah, well, you¡¯ll know, soon enough, no longer than tomorrow.¡± Hearing that, the girls gave each other a concerned look while the scoundrel continued tough so loudly, hisughter echoing through the building as if he could never be more satisfied. ----------------- ¡°Hey Dad, It¡¯s me¡± Wisana just ran from his major¡¯s building straight to his car in the parking lot. He drew his phone out and dial the numbers. He shouted when the other picked up. ¡°Hey, kiddo, What¡¯s up? Is there gonna be a storm in town, tonight? It¡¯s so strange that you call me first.¡± A lively voice answered as Wisana stopped in front of his ck Civic Honda car. ¡°No nagging now, please Dad. May I ask you a favor?¡± He said, impatiently. ¡°I heew it! What can I do for ya? Oh, you decided to move into my house, and needed help with your stuff? Alright. I¡¯ll send someone to your condo right away.¡± ¡°If I actually move there, mom will kill me.¡± Wisana creased his lips. ¡°Besides, it¡¯s not like me and your girlfriend get along so well.¡± ¡°So, is it about money, then? I told you just the money from your mom wouldn¡¯t be enough. I can transfer some for you now. Give me your bank ount number. ¡°Nah, I don¡¯t need your money. Mom always told me not to ask you for more money, or she¡¯ll drag me back to Chiang Mai.¡± ¡°Then what is it? Oh, no, did you get someone pregnant? Okay, I can talk to them. I understand an attractive guy can be swarmed by girls, and I¡¯m not gonna judge you or anything.¡± ¡°No! I didn¡¯t!! Stop guessing, Dad!!¡± His patience was pushed off its limit as he screeched again, sending the security guard jumping from his nap, looking left and right in confusion. Wisana waved at him as a gesture of apology for unintentionally waking him up. ¡°Okay, are you ok? Is it urgent? You sound nervous, kiddo.¡± So nervous that it made the father a bit nervous, too. ¡°Do you still have those Pride game consoles left?¡± ¡°Game consoles?¡± He repeated it in a high tone. ¡°Why do you ask?¡± ¡°Because I need it to y the game. Do you have it or not?¡± After he finished, the other side of the phone went silent. He was quiet for so long that Wisana had to pull his phone away from his ear to check that they were still connected, and the call didn¡¯t drop. ¡°DID YOU MEAN IT, SON?!¡± ¡°Darn, lucky, I didn¡¯t put the phone on my ear, or I¡¯d be deaf with this thundering shout.¡± Wisanained with a sour face. He was not surprised by his dad''s weird behavior, but still needed a moment to adjust his mind, then he said, ¡°So, you have the console? With that memory stick thing??¡± ¡°Yes, I do. I have everything ready for you to y! So, you find my game interesting now, huh?¡± ¡°Well¡­" Wisana rolled his eyes. ¡°Yeah. You can say that. Most of my friends are really into the game, so I want to join them, too.¡± He said that and smiled knowingly to himself because he wasn¡¯t nning to tell his dad that he actually wanted to join in the game just to snoop around the girl he is flirting with (or intending to... but dare not, to be precise) and to keep those flirting pests away from her, too! ¡°I¡¯m so proud of you. I¡¯m going to cry.¡± ¡°Dad, don¡¯t be extra,¡± Wisana said, deadpanned. ¡°And could you send them to my ce, please? I don¡¯t want to drive all the way to your office. Too far.¡± ¡°Sure, no problem. I can even have my driver deliver them to you today.¡± ¡°Yes, I do need them by today, Dad. Sooner, the better.¡± ¡°Darn, my gamer spirit has just awakened in you or what? But I''m so d. I thought you would grow up to be too much like Lady Wimon, you know, self-centered and not fun.¡± Wisana sighed again, tired of his dad''s nonsense rambling. ¡°So, please send them by today. If your driver arrives just give it to the receptionist in the lobby, on the first floor. I have something to do for Mom. I''m not sure what time I¡¯ll be back.¡± ¡°Alright. Done. Don¡¯t forget toe by my office sometime, okay?¡± ¡°Okay. Later dad.¡± He pressed the end call button and whistled in relief. It was convenient that his dad had the console and was ready to ship it to him by today. So, he didn¡¯t have to wait too long. He could log in to the game and see if Tunwa was right about his beloved Warunya today. ---------------- [1] Nam ya: This word has two meanings in this context: one is the name of a Thai curry often made from fish or chicken and eaten with rice noodles, and the other is ability, capability, skill, or expertise. Chapter 3: A.I. System Part I

Chapter 3: A.I. System Part I

¡°And how does this work?¡± A mutter ofints sounded from room 808¡¯s owner in Grand Vi Condominium, who¡¯d been busy unpacking the box from Pride for a while. And that was since he got home and found that Pride had left a package for him with the receptionist; he took it and rushed to his room with a rocket speed. From the first second, he entered the room, the man didn¡¯t waste any time on the toilet or changing clothes. He threw himself on a sofa in the living room, hurriedly opening the box with his two hands, as if he were a kid who couldn''t wait to check out their new toy. Actually, his hasty action right now was not driven by excitement or anything like that. ¡°Damn! What are these cords? Why do they have so many? Man, I¡¯m in a rush, and now they¡¯re tangled up! Orn probably had logged in the game for a while. What if other dudes are already flirting with her?¡± His mouth kept speaking, as the mind started imagining things. No way! Just seeing the picture of a guy holding hands with this cute, sweet little girl of his dreams made him work faster on untangling the cable cords. The pair of brown eyes searched for a manual nearby to guide him. ¡°Okay, what do I do next?¡± Wisana said after he saw equipment that looked like sses with thin frames and light brown lenses. He picked them up, checking them out from left to right with confusion before he saw the note that came with them. ¡°This is Prider Muttion, or P.M., a device that uses electricity to transfer brainwaves into¡­ Damn it! Pass! I don¡¯t need to know this. Let¡¯s see the next one¡­ To activate the device, press the button on the right. Press the button three times to connect to Wi-Fi, and it will start updating the newest patch and data of the game...¡± He did as the instruction said until there was a beep with a red light shown below the Wi-Fi icon. A few secondster, the red light had changed into green, so he knew that the connection to Wi-Fi was already sessful. "In case the device is switched on for the first time, it will need to be charged for the battery to function at full capacity... Holy! And how long does that take!?" He continued reading. ¡°Eight hours!? My ass. It¡¯s not gonna be ready to y today, isn¡¯t it? What do I do now?¡± He didn¡¯t finishining yet when another note slipped out and fell to his eyesight. That note was attached to the box all along, but he was too focused on tearing the box open to notice it. Wisana raised his eyebrows before reading through the squiggly handwriting. ----------------- Dear Na, my beloved son. I''ve already charged the battery. It¡¯s all set and ready for you to y. . PS. I also bought you some gifts in the game. Don¡¯t forget to check it out. PS2. Good luck and have fun, kiddo. PS3. Don¡¯t tell Wimon that I gave you this console. Tell her that you bought it yourself. Got it? I don¡¯t want to argue with your mom. ----------------- This short note gave the beloved son a big smile. ¡°That¡¯s my dad. I¡¯ll thank youter for this.¡± Then he put on the equipment andy down on the couch, his eyes were fixed on the game manual. ¡°Pro tips, yers shouldy down in their mostfortable position to avoid body pain and sprains¡­ Man! Do you really have to tell me this crap? ... Well, this one is more interesting. Time in the game is three times faster than time in the real world, which means 1 hour in real-time is equal to 3 hours of in-game time. Therefore, yers need to manage their time online well. In addition, yers can connect their P.M. to smartphones with USB cables, to sync contacts andmunication systems from the real world to the game....¡± After he finished reading that one, Wisana just threw the manual away. Time was up for learning from the book! He was going to learn how to y by just ying it. Wisana didn¡¯t want to win the trophy, anyway. He just wanted to y with his crush. When he thought this through, he pressed the button tounch the game. ----------------- ¡°Where the heck is this ce? It''s just gonna port me to anywhere like this without warnings?¡± He started hollering as soon as he noticed the changes in his surroundings. He was now standing in a small room, the walls were built with navy blue, square tiles, and nothing else. He looked around for a moment, then raised his eyebrows. ¡°What do I do next?¡± He mumbled to himself when there was nothing else to do. ¡°Wee to The Pride¡¯s world.¡± ¡°You scared me!¡± Suddenly, a woman just floated out of the wall, making Wisana jump. He gazed sternly at her. Standing in front of Wisana was a young woman with a delicate figure and a bright expression, wearing a very weird short, puffed dress, and sporting green hair. ¡°Who are you?¡± He asked. ¡°My name is Ada. I am an NPC to guide inexperienced yers, like you.¡± Wisana scratched his cheek. ¡°What¡¯s an NPC?¡± ¡°I am happy to answer your question. NPC stands for Non-yer Character. We are Pride¡¯s AI system. Our duty is to facilitate and support the yers, and/or to be characters for vors of the game¡¯s story.¡± ¡°Oh, so basically, you¡¯re aputer. As an A.I., they made you very pretty, though. But I feel that it''s a strange contrast that you have such a cute, innocent face of a schoolgirl, but the huge, erogenous breasts of a college student. Perceiving that the woman in front of him was just an A.I., this punk¡¯s mouth started to slip. When she heard this disrespectfulment, Ada¡¯s eyebrows twitched for a second, before putting her lively face back on again. ¡°There are many NPCs that have real people behind them. They are not all controlled by just A.I. So, may I suggest that you be careful with your words if you do not wish for a p on your face.¡± ¡°Ooooh, very scary.¡± He made a drawling sound just to be annoying, thinking that this girl here was definitely an A.I., judging from her strict and serious demeanor. ¡°May I have your name, please?¡± Her question brought Wisana back to the topic. ¡°Wisana.¡± ¡°Mister Wisana, may I briefly scan your abilities?¡± Wisana raised his eyebrows in doubt, then nodded. ¡°Alight, excuse me.¡± She said then abruptly approached Wisana, making him raise his eyebrows and prepare to back away from her. However, the NPC was faster. She grabbed him tightly by the shoulders, gazing into his eyes. ¡°Wh... what are you doing?¡± ¡°I am doing an abilities scan for your registration.¡± ¡°Is that so...¡± ¡°Please stay still and look at my eyes.¡± ¡°Oh... okay...¡± His voice was shaking as he answered. Wisana was shocked that, all of a sudden, a pretty woman approached him this close. Also, this game was incredibly well made. He could even smell the gentle, cool scent from her, very clearly!¡¯ Ada stepped back after a while, sending Wisana to sigh in relief. ¡°The scan ispleted, and here are the results,¡± she said in a monotone. Then, she drew a square shape in the air with her hand, and suddenly a huge holographic panel appeared. ¡°yer Wisana, ss newbie adventurer. The most suitable ss is inconstant. I cannot suggest the ying guide because all of your abilities are equivalent. Your ID was registered on January 3rd. You have 5,000 coins, and your starter items are the following:¡± ----------------- - Water potion energy drink, 5 - Rock, 15 - Guidebook for newbies, 1 - Gold star treasure, 1 -------------- The holographic panel was visible in the air. The young man whistled, impressed with this Sci-Fi technology. He did not say anything, maybe because he did not understand a thing that the NCP was saying! ¡°Your registration isplete. Next, would you like me to show you the game¡¯s introduction, gamey tutorial, and the systems of the game?¡± ¡°Nah, don¡¯t wanna.¡± The outright refusal made the NPC¡¯s face twitch again. ¡°Mister, Wisana, are you sure that you want to skip the introductions and tutorial? I suggest you learn this information, or you may not..¡± ¡°No, I''m okay. Cutie, why don¡¯t you just let me in the game already?¡± The young man still insisted on not listening. Well, he did not register to y the game anyway. He just wanted to see Warunya, so screw this game tutorial! ¡°Yes, sir.¡± Ada finally responded. ¡°So, what city would you like to go?¡± ¡°Chiang Mai.¡± ¡°...¡± The NPC went silent. There was an awfully long pause before she could speak again. ¡°I am sorry, sir. There is no Chiang Mai in the Pride.¡± ¡°What about Bangkok?¡± ¡°There is no Bangkok, either, sir.¡± ¡°Pathum Thani, then? Rangsit? Lam Luk Ka? Bang Na?¡± ¡°...¡± This time her face did not just twitch a bit anymore, but she closed her eyes like she was counting 1-100 to calm her nerves. ¡°Just stop messing with me and pick your destination already. ...Please.¡± This A.I. was not fun at all. ¡°Okay, just send me anywhere. You choose.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± Suddenly, the surroundings started to glow, then everything started fading away, including the cute face of Ada. And Wisana swore that he saw an evil smirk there, the second before she disappeared entirely. THUD! ¡°Ouch!¡± In just the blink of an eye, he was now sitting on the ground, rubbing his hurt butt. From that room, he was teleported to an unknown ce again. And this time there was a difference in the ground level! ¡°Now I understand that AI¡¯s smile. Obviously, she did this on purpose.¡± He mutteredints as he got up. He looked around and saw nothing but this endless, empty grasnd. ¡°Damn, when I said to send me anywhere, I didn¡¯t mean in the middle of the field like this.¡± He sighed, looking around to explore. This game was very realistic just as how their friends kept bragging about it. He could feel the refreshing breeze on his skin. He thought he could smell the grass and flowers in the air, too. Then, he started walking. Well, the game was realistic and impressive, but excuse me, ¡°Where the heck should I go from here?!¡± He whined, awkwardly looking around for a road, or a sign, but there was nothing. Until the next second, something caught his eyes. ¡°What¡¯s that weird thing?¡± In front of him, there was a creature that looked like a round, green lump, bouncing back and forth in one spot. The monster was about as tall as him. He stared at it for a moment before deciding to quietly approach it. ¡°Hi there, what the hell are you?¡± He greeted it as he leaned closer. And it started to look more like a rocking doll with a ¡®Kick me¡¯ sign on it. This conclusion made him grin before he kicked that green lump, harshly. 13! A mysterious number appeared above the green weirdo for a brief moment, just enough for Wisana to notice. ¡°What¡¯s the number for?¡± ¡°yer Wisana has attacked Green mushroom. I may suggest you run because the levels are too different. ¡° ¡°Huh?! Run from what? And who¡¯s speaking?¡± The poor guy asked aloud, awkwardly looking left and right to find the female voice¡¯s owner that popped up in his head. His questions were not answered, yet, when the vision before him made his eyes widen. The green slump that he just kicked started to transform into something that looked like a giant mushroom with cute ck round eyes and the ¡®W¡¯ shaped mouth like a cat¡¯s. Just by looking at it, he already knew that a disaster was knocking on his door. ¡°I am so, so screwed.¡± Chapter 4: A.I. System Part II

Chapter 4: A.I. System Part II

WRRRRRRRGH!! The shback had been quite long. Let us get back to the present. Now, Wisana was still scampering from the damn mushroom. It was kind of pathetic that no matter how fast he ran, he could not shake it off! ¡°You need to get revenge that much?¡± Wisana thought of turning around and fighting it just to get over this. But he also knew that if he did, he would be the one to be over. He was running across a bare field into this thick wood with tall trees all blocking the path. And it did not make it easier for him to flee!! ¡°Damn it. I can¡¯t keep running like this. It will get me eventually.¡± he muttered. ¡°And to fight? No, that¡¯s not possible.¡± He said as he turned to look at the mushroom monster, which was now holding a wide, annoying smile. ¡°Alright. If I can¡¯t fight him directly, I''ll do it with a detour!¡± It was true that he sucked at ying games, but when it came to surviving, he would not lose so easily. The brown eyes searched through the environment around him, trying toe up with a n. Then, he caught sight of a cliff, not further than ten meters ahead. A big smile appeared on his good-looking face. The tall young man sprinted through the trees and stopped at the edge of the cliff. He looked down and found it was quite deep. If someone fell from here, no doubt they would not remain in one piece. UGEEEEZ!! A few secondster, that damn mushroom leaped at him again out of its personal stupidity just like how Wisana wanted it to do. He smirked with satisfaction. ¡°If you want to y tag that much, fine! y alone in that pit, jerk!!¡± After he finished, Wisana turned around and dodged before the chubby monster crushed him. Then he shoved the mushroom down the mysterious cliff with his foot in its back, just to make sure that it followed the gravitationalw. GEEEEZ! ¡°This guy, still screeching till the end.¡± Wisana said as he watched the body of the gigantic green mushroom vanish into the darkness of the cliff. The scream echoing through the wood made him feel strangely sorry for it. Wisana froze again when a soft voice announced. ¡°yer Wisana has sessfully killed Green mushroom. You got 8,500 EXP and levels up to 5.¡± The anonymous voice made him blink. ¡°It¡¯s the same voice from earlier. What is this?¡± He asked with confusion, then some objects with a faint light surrounding them appeared in front of him. He peered at them and saw that they were a roll of paper, a disgusting mushroom spore, and a white, clean feather. Wisana did not have to be a pro gamer to know what they were. ¡°So, these are the prizes for sending that jerk back home?¡± Speaking as he smiled. The young man bent down to check out the items that dropped from the first monster he killed, which were: Rank 3 World map (*The map has medium resolution.) Rare Green Mushroom¡¯s spore (*Mushroom spore can be used forpounding potions.) Angel¡¯s feather (*It is used for reviving yers.) ¡°And what can I do with these items? The map seems to be the most useful one, though.¡± Wrong. The map could be sold for like 500 coins. The most valuable one was that spore. Its sell price in the market could be up to 25,000 coins. However, with all the intelligence he had and was so proud of, he only picked up the map and the feather. The nasty green spore was carelessly kicked out of the cliff, following its owner down to the bottom. ¡°Let¡¯s see.¡± He unrolled the map in the hope that it could guide him out of here more or less. However, as soon as he stretched it out, the map just disappeared before his eyes, leaving him confused. ¡°What? What''s wrong? Where did it go?!¡± ¡°Would you like to look at the map?¡± Again, the sweet voice spoke in his ears, making him jump. He turned around, searching for the speaker. ¡°Who said that? You¡¯ve been speaking for a while now!¡± ¡°I am your personal AI.¡± ¡°AI?¡± The listener was still confused, so he asked again with a high-pitched voice. ¡°Where are you? Come out, so I can see your face.¡± ¡°Your request is beyond my capabilities to proceed.¡± The brown eyes narrowed, Wisana sigh. ¡°Okay, whatever. So, what do you do? Don¡¯t tell me that you¡¯re here to be another game tutor for me.¡± ¡°I am here to facilitate and support gamey for you.¡± ¡°Can you be more specific?¡± he said, rubbing his head back and forth. ¡°Yes, sir. Personal AI systems can help and support our yers with anything they need, for example, help them with server connection and update news and useful information about the game. Moreover, personal AI can be improved if we get the proper upgrade from our personal yers. We are always ready to help and support you and we will be useful to you as much as we can.¡± The exnation brought a smile to his good-looking face again as well as excitement to his heart. Because this was like having his own Ada, a.k.a., the database, with him. Now his gamer¡¯s life got easier. ¡°So, what''s your name?¡± Wisana asked. ¡°I do not have a name, yet. I have to ask my master to give me one.¡± ¡°Is that so?¡± he drawled his voice, rubbing his chin as he pondered. ¡°I¡¯ll call you Jinnie. Is this okay for you?¡± ¡°Yes, sir. Saving AI¡¯s name as Jinnie ...data updated. So, what can Jinnie do for you, master?¡± A big smile crossed Wisana''s face as he was called ¡®master.¡¯ Her voice was so sweet. Her words were so polite. And she called him ¡®master.¡¯ But it would be even better if she coulde out with a pretty face! ¡°Can you find me the location of a girl named Warunya?¡± ¡°No, I cannot, master. Your request is beyond my capabilities to proceed.¡± ¡°Aw. Never mind. Then can you take me to the main city?¡± ¡°No, I cannot, master. Your request is beyond my capabilities to proceed.¡± ¡°What about the nearest town?¡± his tone of voice was bing rough. ¡°No, I cannot, master. Your request is beyond my capabilities to proceed.¡± ¡°Okay. Can you find me the nearest yer, then? I can ask them instead.¡± ¡°No, I cannot, master. Your request is beyond my capabilities to proceed.¡± ¡°And what can you do?!!¡± ¡°I am here to facilitate and support gamey for you.¡± Her clear answers made Wisana wish that he could jump off the cliff and die with the stupid mushroom just to get over with this AI. He got so annoyed by them. Why were they like this? The first one sent him to the wastnd. And the second was so dull, that she could only repeat the same thing over and over! ¡°Why are you so useless?!¡± Wisanained in high-pitched notes. ¡°It could be that I am still on level 1. Also, I have not yet upgraded the information that is useful for master, except for some basic information that could help you with yourmand window.¡± ¡°Damn. What are you? Window 94??¡± And all he could do was sigh. ¡°Do you know where the nearest town is? I want to talk to the others, maybe, I can get something from them, not like you.¡± ¡°Yes, I do, master. The nearest town from here is Albasta.¡± ¡°Okay. Can you guide me there?¡± Wisana asked with zero expectation. ¡°Now loading the Rank 3 World map.¡± After she finished, a holographic window popped out in front of Wisana. He just understood then that the map wasn¡¯t missing, but Jinnie had downloaded it in her AI brain. ¡°What¡¯s next?¡± ¡°The green dot here is where we are, and the red dot is Albasta, our destination.¡± ¡°And?¡± ¡°Master, you need to walk there.¡± I Knew it!! Wisana yelled from the back of his mind. He dragged his finger along the red line on the map to measure the distance between the two points. It turned out to be approximately 5 kilometers that he needed to walk to the city. ¡°This is too troublesome. When will I be able to see Orn?¡± Speaking of her, it reminded Wisana of why he signed up for this game in the first ce, since he was busy with that mushroom. A part of him also felt relief that she was not around, though. So, she did not have to witness his pathetic situation. He would not be able to take it. And, if he ran into his friends, he definitely would not reveal himself, either. Nuchjaree and Tunwa would drag him along on their quests. And that meant there would be more pathetic situations for him to perform! ¡°Sh*t, Ipletely forgot about this. I can¡¯t let them see my face. I¡¯ll just keep them in sight from afar! Heh¡­ That¡¯s right! I must stay away from them!¡± He decided, then walked away from the wood immediately, with the yearning spirit of seeing Warunya, also with the spirit of not seeing her. This was confusing. He just wanted to see it with his own eyes if there were some guys actually flirting with her, not to be asked to join their party. The young man kept walking without realizing that the Green mushroom he just kicked off the cliff was very strong. Even yers with 20 times higher levels ganged up on the monster, still, they wouldn¡¯t kill it so easily like he did. ----------------- Monster Information ----------------- Green Mushroom Boss Level: 38 Elements: Earth (4) Race: nts EXP: 8500 ----------------- Attack Point: B Armor: C Magic Point: E Agility: D Talent: E Luck: D ----------------- HP: 15,000 ----------------- This rare Green mushroom boss respawns every 3 hours. It is infrequently hunted, due to its abilities being overrated with earning EXP. Also, the items dropped from it are not worth the risk. ----------------- At Pride Company. In the operation office, there were dozens of beds for the game operators to lie on while they were logging in. And from the other side of the room, there was arge desk for the technicians to monitor the game. A pretty woman got up from her bed, pulling the P.M. out. ¡°Just got off your shift, Ada?¡± A hoarse voice spoke from the other side of the room. A tall man was just walking past her bed with a ck folder in his hand. The woman paused for a second then made eye contact with him, sleepily. ¡°Yeah, I did. So, stop calling me that.¡± She said with a stiff voice. ¡°Haha, sorry, Aim.¡± the man said, as he smiled widely. ¡°What¡¯s wrong? You seem to be in a bad mood. Aren¡¯t operators supposed to have a friendly smile for our customers?¡± ¡°How can I NOT be in a bad mood?!¡± She raised her voice in reply. ¡°I just had to deal with this annoying smart-ass newbie. I tried to introduce him to basic gamey, and he refused to listen, just wanted to rush in like he already knows it all. And I asked him what city he wanted to go to, do you know what he said? ¡°No. What''d he say?¡± ¡°Chiang Mai!¡± the woman cried out. The tall young man with sses in front of her burst out withughter. ¡°And did you send him straight to Inthanon mountain?¡± ¡°Not funny, Tos!¡± She said with a stiff voice, gazing at him. ¡°What did you do next? Don¡¯t tell me you lost it with the yers.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll lose my job if I do that.¡± The operator said with a serious face. ¡°I had to count to hundreds, trying to keep it professional. But damn, this guy really got on my nerves. He was actually cute but so damn annoying. How could he say, ¡®you have a cute innocent face with huge erogenous boobs¡¯ to a person he just met for the first time?!¡± Thest sentence made the listener put his hand up to cover his giggle. ¡°Tos!¡± she scolded. ¡°Sorry. Well, he had a point, though. Your baby face makes you look cute and innocent. Also, aren¡¯t you the one who customized those boobs to be so huge yourself? She blushed before looking away from his too straightforwardment. Because, yes, she did it herself, and what was wrong with that? At least in the virtual world of Pride, let her have these to ovee her insecurity. ¡°Whatever. I was just pissed off by that Wisana guy. If I ever see him again, I swear I¡¯ll send him to the abandoned dungeon, the toughest one!¡± ¡°Hehe number one Pride¡¯s Operator, so vengeful over trivial matters,¡± he shook his head. ¡°, But really, though. I got to say that you''re very professional. You were provoked and could still do your job professionally. ¡°Yes, by sending him to Green mushroom boss!¡± She said with an icy cold voice. A cruel smile showed up on her face in satisfaction. ¡°Huh?! What did you just say?¡± ¡°I said I just sent him to the mushroom to get ughtered,¡± she said casually like she was just talking about the weather. Then she turned to look at him, giving him a sweet smile. ¡°I saw it adorably bouncing around Albasta¡¯s dungeon when I was searching for information. It was such a perfect time and ce for him to be.¡± ¡°Why did you do that? He¡¯s a new yer, isn¡¯t he? He¡¯s level 1, he can¡¯t counter the mushroom boss. He¡¯ll get killed!¡± ¡°That¡¯s the point.¡± She crossed her legs carefreely. ¡°I just praised you for being a professional, I take that back,¡± Tos said. ¡°He teased you once, and you sent him straight back to the respawn fountain on his first day? Aren¡¯t you worried that he would sue us?¡± ¡°Aww. No, he can¡¯t, because he told me I could send him anywhere, so I did what he wanted, sending him straight to the pit,¡± she smirked. ¡°Also, he didn¡¯t even realize that I was an operator, not an AI. If he was too dumb to tell us apart, then he just deserved this!¡± Tos wearily shook his head, ncing at the Satan in beautiful woman¡¯s skin, then let out a long sigh again. "Pride¡¯s number one operator, why are you like this? (Sigh) not surprised why you¡¯re 28, and still single.¡± ¡°Tos, what did you say?¡± She lifted her head, asking in a sharp voice. ¡°Nothing. Would you excuse me, I have to start my shift now.¡± Chapter 5: Updating Jinnie and Chaotic Trade Part I

Chapter 5: Updating Jinnie and Chaotic Trade Part I

Finally! Freaking finally! After walking for more than 5 kilometers, He finally arrived at his destination! In front of him, there was an entrance gate made of huge stones with an engraved sign with the word Albasta. The street beneath it was crowded with the yers busily passing through, in and out. ¡°So, we¡¯re here, Jinnie?¡± Wisana asked. ¡°Yes, master.¡± The young man smiled, feeling pleased. Even though she was kind of silly, the AI could guide him here. ¡°Let¡¯s go in, so I can start searching for Warunya¡¯s trace.¡± He said and stepped foot in Albasta. The first sight he saw was exactly like the scenery from fantasy movies. People dressed up in unfamiliar clothes, only a few dressed up in normal style like him. Other than that, there were many strange animals walking on the street with them. The mostmon ones were therge birds, used as vehicles. Along the sides of the street, there were stores and stalls with merchants, calling their customers to stop by, ovepping with each other. They were presenting some odd goods that Wisana had never seen before and that caught his attention, more or less. ¡°This game makes a magic world look so real, so fantasy.¡± ¡°Move! Move away!¡± Suddenly, there was someone shouting from behind him, making Wisana flinch. He turned around and saw a man riding a creature that looked like a raptor dinosaur. It was dragging a wood board with wheels, but that was not the point! The dinosaur almost ran him over, as it hastily came in his direction. Couldn¡¯t it just slow down?! ¡°Sh*t!¡± he cursed as he jumped to the side, narrowly dodging in time. ¡°Look where you¡¯re going, moron! This is in the middle of the street!¡± the dinosaur rider yelled. ¡°You¡¯re a moron! No one told you to drive slowly in a city?! Are you in such a hurry to die?¡± Wisana yelled after him as he snarled and waved his fist in the air with anger. But the guy ignored him, riding away with the remains of an elephant-like creature on the wheeled wood board. ¡°Damn, there¡¯s motorpunk in the game, too?¡± Wisanained, then he started walking again. After surveying the town for a while, he started to get excited. The buildings and houses were built of stones in a medieval theme. Besides, the people here were vigorous, and Wisana could not help but get carried away. Wait. No! He was here to look for Warunya, not to enjoy the game! Wisana once again forgot his main mission. He shook his head to get it together. At that moment, he saw a fountain in the center of the town, surrounded by a small garden and a couple of benches. So, he decided to take a rest there, avoiding the crowd and figuring out what to do next. ¡°Jinnie.¡± He called, after sitting down on a bench. ¡°Yes, master?¡± ¡°If we want to find someone in the game, what do we do?¡± ¡°To find other yers, there are two ways you can do it. One, you can buy the information from the association of explorers, Pride¡¯s biggest information trader. They have news, monster information, maps, including yer''s information. The price depends on the difficulty of the information.¡± So, this association was like a call center service where the yers went in to ask for stuff or something like that. He nodded a couple of times in response before he looked around. ¡°Where is the association?¡± ¡°Please, wait for a moment, I am now downloading Albasta¡¯s map.¡± Jinnie said and went quiet for a while. ¡°Downloadpleted.¡± ¡°How¡¯s that?¡± ¡°There is no association of explorers in Albasta, sir. It is just a frontier town. If you need to go to the association, I suggest one in the capital.¡± The listener let out a long sigh. ¡°That¡¯s what I thought.¡± ¡°Do you still want to know about the second way to find other yers?¡± ¡°Sure.¡± Wisana replied carelessly. Even the way that sounded the easiest, was still too difficult. So, the other one would not be any different. The irritation from walking and these troubles got him, so he let out a long sigh again and leaned his back against the bench with no expectation. ¡°The other way to find other yers, you can use Jinnie by upgrading ram for me to search for them, sir.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± he raised his eyebrows. ¡°We can do that?¡± ¡°Yes, master. ording to what I said earlier, I am now just a level 1 AI. However, you can upgrade my level to improve my abilities. I will be able to upload and search for other yers¡¯ information and analyze monsters. As well as my emotions will improve.¡± ¡°So, if I upgrade your ram, you will be able to find a person for me?¡± ¡°That is right.¡± The confirmation brought a smile to the brown-eyed young man. ¡°Perfect! Why didn¡¯t you say this sooner? At least I don¡¯t have to walk all the way to the capital. Good job, girl.¡± ¡°Thank you, sir¡± Getting apliment from her master, her voice sounded a little bright. But not as bright as her master''s smile when he began to see a solution. Also, he started to feel that AI Jinnie was quite useful if he used it in the right way. ¡°And how do I upgrade you?¡± Wisana asked. ¡°Normally, ram is an item that is dropped from monsters. The faster the ram frequency is, the rarer it bes. However, it can be found at a shop, as well, but from yers¡¯ shops only.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go shopping, then,¡± Wisana concluded before he looked at the market. ----------------- ¡°35,000 coins?!¡± The shouting was Wisana¡¯s, as well as widened eyes after he randomly walked into a stall to look for the item. And its price made him drop a sweat. ¡°That¡¯s right, bro. No discounting.¡± A tall man in a thin white shirt topped with a ck waistcoat and a red headband answered in azy voice. As if he already knew that this man in front of him was a newbie and could not afford to buy it. ¡°Why is it so expensive, bro?¡± ¡°Well, so you really are a newbie, aren¡¯t you?¡± The young merchant shrugged, thinking he had to generously exin it to this guy. ¡°These rams are not sold bymon NPCs, okay? They are also disposable, which makes them even more expensive. Even though you might find one from some 20-ish level monsters, the drop rate is very low. So, no discounting.¡± ¡°D... drop?¡± Even though Wisana got stunned catching up with these unfamiliar words, the merchant was still patient with him and did not chase him away, yet. So, it would not hurt to try something else. ¡°Is there anything cheaper?¡± Wisana asked. ¡°No. This one is grade D. it¡¯s already the cheapest.¡± ¡°You really can¡¯t lower the price?¡± ¡°No. If you doubt me, you can go check the other shops, too. It has to be this price to break even.¡± The answer made Wisana hang his head, then he nodded to end the conversation with this merchant, epting that he failed in negotiation. He walked out of there helplessly. ¡°Jinnie, how much money do I have?¡± Wisana asked. ¡°Please wait... Currently, you have 5,000 coins, sir.¡± ¡°Sh*t...¡± He drawled his voice with boredom. ¡°I can¡¯t even buy a wreckage ram with that.¡± He said as he carried himself out of the crowded market as far as he could while forcing his brain to figure out how to make money. When there was a solution, obstacles came. See, this was why he hated ying games so much! ¡°How do I earn some money?¡± ¡°How about you sell some of your items?¡± Wisana paused at the AI¡¯s idea. He narrowed his eyes, then asked with a cheerful face, lookingpletely different from two minutes ago. ¡°I can do that?¡± ¡°Definitely, sir. Items trading with other yers or NPCs is a basic way to earn money in the game. The trading system in Pride is made to be easy and convenient for yers. Everyone can trade anything with any shop you find in any town without any terms or conditions.¡± ¡°I thought you could only sell items when you y merchant ss.¡± ¡°That is a misunderstanding, sir¡± Jinnie disagreed. ¡°Every ss can sell their items. However, in the case of merchant ss yers, they will have special skills only for their ss. For example, advertisements, tax incentives, and buying at wholesale prices.¡± ¡°I see.¡± Wisana nodded. ¡°Besides trading with NPCs and other yers, you can sell your items at shops and stalls in towns, as well. ¡°So, which one is better, the store or stall?¡± ¡°I suggest you trade with a shop where they have their own building. Because if they can buy a ce to run their business, it means that their business has more funds to buy from yers. And most importantly, shop owners need to register with the association of merchants. And that is like a certificate of an ethically good merchant, so there is less chance that you will be exploited.¡± After Jinnie finished her lecture, Wisana smiled widely, slowing down his steps. ¡°Jinnie.¡± ¡°Yes, master?¡± ¡°If I upgrade you, will you be able to improve your face or body, ande out for me to see?¡± ¡°Yes, master. You need to upgrade Jinnie to the highest level, so I can be personalized. Then, I can even help you fight.¡± ¡°Great.¡± He shouted. ¡°When that happens, don¡¯t forget to remind me.¡± ¡°What would you like me to remind you of, master?¡± ¡°To kiss you on the cheek, Jinnie! Thank you, girl. You help me a lot!¡± ¡°Y... Yes, master.¡± Wisana smiled, amused that her voice was trembling a bit as if she was being shy. He started walking again in a good mood, asking for the town¡¯s map to find the shop. A holographic window popped up, showing literally everything in the town that it got a little dazzling. The tiny words on it said that there was a library, potion store, weapon store, clothing store, crystal store,nd property store, ...why were there so many?! ¡°Jinnie, can you check my items?¡± Wisana said as he rubbed on his temple in confusion. ¡°Please wait... checkingpleted. In your inventory, there are these items as the following,¡± After she finished, another hologram popped up in front of Wisana. He traced a finger along with the names under the pictures, attentively. Inventory Water potion energy drink, 5 Rock, 15 Guidebook for newbies, 1 Gold star treasure, 1 Angel¡¯s feather, 1 ¡°What about the map, Jinnie,¡± Wisana asked. Chapter 6: Updating Jinnie and Chaotic Trade Part II

Chapter 6: Updating Jinnie and Chaotic Trade Part II

¡°What about the map, Jinnie,¡± Wisana asked. ¡°The map was disposable. It would disappear once you used it, and I had already downloaded it to my database, so it could not be used again." ¡°What a shame.¡± He said scratching his cheek. ¡°Hold on.¡± The brown eyes gazed at the floating screen closely again when he noticed some ugly green slump that he was pretty sure that he already shoved down the cliff! Rare green mushroom spore, 1 ¡°Ew. I already threw the nasty thing away. Why is it here? You did this, Jinnie?¡± He went fully disgusted, not even wanting to touch its picture on the screen. ¡°Yes, I did, master.¡± She replied. ¡°You can pick up things without my order?¡± He asked, more curiously, than angrily. He never thought AI could act on its own. ¡°My apologies. I just thought this item was rank C rare, and it could be useful for masterter,¡± ¡°Huh? This mushroom spore¡¯s rare?¡± His eyes widened. ¡°Yes, it is. ording to my information, this item is rare, and the selling price with NCPs is 15,000 coins. ¡°Really?!¡± ¡°I am sorry for acting without yourmand and making you frustrated. I will not do it again.¡± ¡°No. It''s okay.¡± He raised his voice. ¡°You¡¯re the best, Jinnie! Say, don¡¯t forget to remind me to kiss you when you have a body, okay? I¡¯m serious!¡± ¡°...Thank you.¡± Wisana grinned. Even just the minimum selling price of this ugly spore was up to 15,000 coins! Who knew how much more it would be worth if it was sold to a merchant. Well, how could something so ugly be this expensive? Guess he could not judge things by how they looked in a fantasy game, right? ¡°Where should we sell it?¡± ¡°A potion store, sir¡± ----------------- ¡°40,000 coins.¡± !!! The pair of brown eyes widened like they were about to pop out of their sockets when the price was being estimated by the owner of the potion shop. This disgusting spore ced on a stainless tray was worth a ridiculous price. ¡°Are you serious?!¡± ¡°Yeah. The floor price of it is around this rate. What? You want a higher price? Hell nah. This is the highest I can buy. Take it, or you can leave.¡± The young man waved his hand quickly. At first, he was expecting that it would be about twenty thousand. Who would have thought that this long-breaded uncle who looked like he walked straight out of a Chinese martial arts movie would offer him this high? ¡°Will you take it or not?¡± the uncle repeated. ¡°Of course! I¡¯d be stupid if I won¡¯t!¡± The older manughed at the overjoying gesture of a child in front of him. After Jinnie told him to go to a potion store, the map just highlighted the location of a store with a red cross icon by the next second. It turned out that there was only one potion store in town, so the young man did not have to waste his brain cells picking one. But what was really bugging him, though, was not the number of potion stores, but the store''s decoration. The store looked just like a clinic in his neighborhood! Like, damn! You were in a virtual fantasy game. At least followed the theme. Seeing it contrast with the surroundings really made him annoyed. Wisana thought as he forced a wry smile, looking at the shop owner, the bearded old man with a receding hairline in a worn-out apron and white pants, adeptly typing on his transparent holographic window. ¡°Your name is Wisana, ount 122387ABR, right?¡± The deep voice asked. ¡°...Right, Jinnie?¡± ¡°That is right, Master.¡± After her confirmation, Wisana nodded to confirm it again to the potbellied man who let out augh, amused with this awkward newbie and thinking that he should have offered him less if he had known that this boy was a new yer. Well, who would have known? With his smart-ass looks, the owner could not help but doubt his experience. ¡°yer Wisana earned 40,000 coins.¡± Jinnie¡¯s voice announced a few minutester, bringing a smile to her master¡¯s face. ¡°So, did you get your money?¡± The potbellied uncle asked. ¡°Yes, I did,¡± Wisana replied happily. ¡°Hey, big brother, can I ask you something?¡± ¡°Sure,¡± the much older one said, carefully scooping the spore in a blue stic box with his hands. ¡°Is that mushroom spore always this expensive?¡± ¡°Yeah. With this small piece, I can make about 500 bottles of Berserk potion.¡± ¡°Berserk potion?¡± the newbie repeated. ¡°Uh...¡± The uncle looked like he was figuring out how to exin, then he decided to shrug. ¡°In short, it¡¯s the potion that higher levels need. Currently, the price in the market is around 2,500 per bottle.¡± ¡°Woah, there¡¯s a lot of profit.¡± ¡°Profit my ass. Topound this potion, you''ll need a lot of ingredients. Also, there¡¯s a very high chance that it would fail. Commerce doesn¡¯t always make a profit, you know?¡± The uncle exined as his face creased. And Wisana realized at that moment that this ss was definitely not for him. He had always been bad at math, since forever, leaving alone the trading, investment, making a profit, he sucked. ¡°Well, would you like to buy something else?¡¯ The shop owner raised eyebrows. ¡°What do you have for sale?¡± ¡°Well, I have an angel¡¯s feather, some water potion, and... rocks.¡± Hearing that, the old man sighed. ¡°I offer you 15,000 for the feather. But the others are just trash, not interested. Wisana frowned, getting the feather out for sale. Then he realized that there was another item in his inventory, too. ¡°Say, I also have a Gold star treasure.¡± ¡°H... huh?¡± the shop owner''s ears twitched.¡± ¡°Here, it¡¯s a treasure chest or something. Would you take it, too?¡± As he finished, he ced the box on the shop¡¯s wooden counter. It looked like a golden chest the size of a hand, securely locked with a bolt. In Wisana¡¯s eyes, this seemed to be something useless. Unlike the shop owner, who widened his eyes, pressed his lips together, sweat started to drop from his shocked face. The old man took a long pause, gazing back and forth between Wisana¡¯s face and the small chest. And the young man started to look like a brainless pigeon, every time he looked at him. ¡°So, will you take it?¡± The pigeon repeated with a clueless face. ¡°Yeah, yeah I¡¯ll take it.¡± The uncle put on his merchandise smile, rubbing his hands together. ¡°Yeah? How much do you offer for this one?¡± he asked. ¡°Thirty... no, forty.¡± ¡°Woahh, another forty?!¡± His eyes bulged again. This small box was sold for forty coins?! This was crazy! ¡°What¡¯s it used for? Why are you offering me that much?¡± Wisana asked, curiously. ¡°Uh... well, it¡¯s kind of used for potionpounding.¡± ¡°The treasure box can be a potion ingredient? How? You can squeeze the iron out of it or what?¡± ¡°Yeah, wait... no! I mean... it¡¯s a tool for making a potion.¡± the old man jerkily said. ¡°Really?¡± Wisana drawled. The pair of brown eyes narrowed. ¡°I think you¡¯re being a bit strange.¡± ¡°Damn! Strange how? I¡¯m offering you forty thousand, max. Take it, or you can sell it somewhere else. They would offer you just twenty!¡± His words made Wisana think twice. He just had a lesson that he could not judge items by how they looked. Things might look trash and worth a lot, like the spore. So, this box could be a lot more useful than selling it for coins. He reconsidered as he nkly stared at the old man who was nervously sweating. (Sigh,) forty thousand coins, or whatever. He did not care. He would not use the item, anyway. ¡°Okay. I¡¯ll sell it.¡± Wisana said, finally. ¡°Really?!¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°Great! Quick, transfer it now, and I''ll give you the coins.¡± The old manmanded with a big smile, beckoning Wisana to rush the younger man, making him sigh. He picked up the golden chest, intending to hand it over to the buyer toplete the sale while thinking about a nice ram he could use to upgrade his AI. GRAB! At the second before the chest was sold, there was a small hand squeezing around Wisana¡¯s wrist, making the trading process pause. The brown eyes red at the interrupter with annoyance. ¡°Are you crazy?!¡± However, the hand¡¯s owner was the first one that yelled. The fair-skinned girl was about Wisana¡¯s shoulder height. She was wearing a cropped t-shirt that matched her slim body. The knee-length shorts and the sneakers made her look energetic. And the most obvious thing was her cute face that frowned like a child being displeased. ¡°What¡¯s up with you?¡± Wisana asked, sounding a bit pissed. ¡°That¡¯s my question!¡± The neer raised her voice. ¡°What do you think you¡¯re doing? Are you actually selling an S-ranked treasure for just forty thousand coins?!¡± Her words got Wisana to raise eyebrows, turning to the shop owner, even though he was not sure why the ¡®S ranked¡¯ mattered. But something he was sure about, he almost got fooled! ¡°Big brother, you were trying to trick me?!¡± ¡°Trick what? No, I wasn¡¯t!¡± the old man yelled. After the shop owner¡¯s defense, Wisana turned to the girl again, even then she was still grabbing his wrist. The big eyes looked back at his before she chinned up like she was about to take someone down. ¡°I know what you¡¯re trying to do.¡± the sweet voice said, putting herself between them. ¡°You¡¯re swindling this newbie, right, uncle?¡± ¡°I am not! I was just normally offering my price, and this kid epted it!¡± ¡°Oh, is that how you normally do it? You old scammer!¡± Wisana raised his voice, then the girl put her hand up to stop him. ¡°Is that so?¡± she said with a smile. ¡°Then you don¡¯t mind if I report you to the association of merchants about offering to buy an S ranked item from a new yer for forty thousand coins.¡± She said as she opened a smartphone-sized hologram, ready to make a call. The old man saw that and raised his hand to protest. ¡°Okay, okay, okay. I¡¯m sorry that I was tryna trick this man!¡± ¡°Yeah, you really were.¡± Wisana creased up his mouth. A satisfied smile appeared on her cute, sweet face before she stared down at the fraud. ¡°Uncle, you know it wasn¡¯t right.¡± She started lecturing him with arms akimbo. ¡°The game¡¯smunity is already full of scumbags, and you decided to be one by scamming other yers like this. The game always preaches to help and support new yers, why don¡¯t you listen to it? See, you¡¯re not helping them at all, you¡¯re swindling them, and it¡¯s not okay.¡± ¡°I am sorry.¡± The old man said as he hung his head, looking pale like paper. Then, the girl sighed and smiled with satisfaction. ¡°If I ever catch you doing it again, I''ll report you.¡± ¡°Okay. I won¡¯t.¡± The uncle raised his hands, giving up. ¡°Good.¡± She nodded, looking so proud of the old man¡¯s promise that Wisana was quietly amused. Then he noticed the shop owner looking at him anxiously. ¡°I¡¯m sorry that I tried to fool you, boy.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay. Just don¡¯t do it again with the others, or I¡¯ll report you to the... uhm...¡± Wisana paused there, looking at the girl beside him for help. ¡°...the association of merchants,¡± shepleted his sentence. ¡°Yeah, the association of merchants.¡± ¡°I won¡¯t. I won¡¯t. I¡¯ll trade at a fair price. And don¡¯t worry about the spore. I didn¡¯t trick you with that one. I swear!¡± Wisana smiled as he nodded before quickly putting the treasure back in his inventory. That was close. He was not really smart for making a trade, even Jinnie did not say a word to warn him. He guessed that she was not smart for this, too. Sigh, he was lucky that the girl saved him in time, though. Realizing that, he turned to thank her. ¡°Uh... Thank you, very...¡± ¡°Come with me.¡± Chapter 7: Updating Jinnie and Chaotic Trade Part III

Chapter 7: Updating Jinnie and Chaotic Trade Part III

¡°Come with me.¡± He had not finished yet when she grabbed his hand again. He grasped as he was being dragged out of the store with its owner sighing in relief that they finally left. They were back to the central fountain again. Wisana threw himself on a bench, still confused as to why she brought him here since the girl did not say anything along the way. ¡°So, you really are a new yer. right?¡± The soft voice asked. ¡°You still doubt that after I almost got swindled in there? I thought I was so smart to sell my items at a potion store, well, joke on me.¡± Sheughed at his answer before joining him on the bench. ¡°Yeah, almost. You were lucky that I had to go to the shop for a potion to go into a dungeon, or else he would have robbed you blind.¡± Wisana let out a dry chuckle. ¡°Yeah. Thank you, a lot.¡± ¡°You''re wee. I¡¯m happy to help new yers.¡± The girl said with a friendly smile. It was the moment that Wisana could see her close enough to notice that she had light grey eyes. Her long ck hair was let down,yered by cheeks, making her look quite adorable and cherishable. ¡°My mane¡¯s Maysa, but you can call me May. I don¡¯t mind.¡± The clear voice said to interrupt him staring. ¡°I¡¯m Wisana. Nice to meet you, May¡± ¡°Me, too¡± They shook hands as Maysa grinned. ¡°And don¡¯t sell that treasure for a cheap price again. Okay?¡± The young man chuckled, then remembered that he needed to ask her something. ¡°Well, speaking of it, how much is it worth, actually?¡± Her forefinger was touching her mouth, her eyes looking up as she was thinking. ¡°Around this much.¡± She held up five fingers. ¡°Fifty thousand?¡± "Five million." !!! Wisana choked on his own saliva. His eye almost popped out of its sockets, for the third time today. He gasped as he was trying to find his voice to speak. ¡°Five million?¡± ¡°Yup.¡± Maysa smiled so sweetly. ¡°Gold star treasure randomly drops items from rank S to SSS. You need a specific key to unlock it, though. It can be found in the market for something like 500 thousand coins. And the items dropped from this treasure can be worth around,¡± She held up more fingers. ¡°Eight million?¡± ¡°Eighty million!¡± !!! Wisana choked again, feeling more like on his blood this time. ¡°Are you serious?¡± ¡°Yes, I am. That¡¯s the minimum of Golden star treasure¡¯s worth.¡± ¡°And why the items from it are worth so much more than the treasure?¡± Wisana asked, notposing with himself yet. ¡°I think it¡¯s because there¡¯s only a 50 percent chance that it¡¯ll drop those S ranked items and another 50 that it¡¯ll drop nothing. However, the treasure has always made a good sale, 5 million is its standard price. Wisana suddenly got up as she finished, looking like he was ready to run off somewhere. Maysa grabbed his wrist to stop him. ¡°Where are you going?¡± ¡°I¡¯m going to burn that old man¡¯s shop down!¡± He yelled. ¡°Damn that fraud! Forty thousand my ass, I¡¯ll end him!¡± Maysa¡¯sugh instantly broke out, before she pulled the man in front of her back to his seat. Then, she patted him on the shoulder to calm him down, which helped nothing. ¡°Come on, don¡¯t be so mad. The uncle already promised that he wouldn¡¯t do it again.¡± ¡°I would¡¯ve drop-kicked him if I knew this earlier.¡± Wisana¡¯s voice was raised in frustration, sending Maysa burst out anotherugh. And the frustrated man who just learned the worth of what he had nearly lost gridded his teeth and went on causing. That was so close! How could the uncle try to trick him with a straight, innocent face?! ¡®I¡¯ll give you forty thousand, two times more than other shops do,¡¯ his ass!! You could not trust anyone these days. Even in a game, they were still trying to cheat you! He could even upgrade Jinnie to be able to speak more than 1,000nguages with this treasure alone! ¡°You¡¯re funny,¡± Maysa said after she could bring herself to stopughing. ¡°Yes, I am. That''s because people always take me as a joke!¡± Wisana said sarcastically. ¡°Good that you were there to save me.¡± ¡°Hahaha. no problems,¡± she replied cheerfully. ¡°So, that¡¯s why you dragged me out of the shop so hastily? You were afraid that if I found out about the actual price there, I¡¯d beat the old man up?¡± ¡°No, I wasn¡¯t.¡± She waved her hand. ¡°Well, who would have thought of that. I just wanted to talk to you.¡± ¡°Talk to me?¡± He repeated aloud, pointing his finger at himself. ¡°Yup.¡± She smiled broadly. ¡°I saw you since you walked in the town. You looked so awkwardly slow and clumsy but were so quick to dodge that quest courier. So, I was kind of impressed.¡± ¡°Quest courier?¡± He repeated, sounding confused. Oh, she meant that dino-motorpuck? Wisana scratched his cheek, thinking. ¡°You¡¯re impressed just because I¡¯m good at dodging a dinosaur? ¡°No, it¡¯s not just that.¡± Maysa¡¯s smile was even broader. ¡°I¡¯m good at perceiving people, you know. And you¡¯re the type of person that has some hidden talent. Believe me, you might be a noob now, but you¡¯ll be unstoppable, soon.¡± Wisana started ying with his hair as he felt embarrassed by herpliment. ¡°Besides," she continued. ¡°What?¡± ¡°I already know you¡¯re interested from just one quick nce.¡± She said as she moved closer to the man, before poking him on the nose. He blushed as he pulled away, leaving the cute girl smiling brightly in her seat. ¡°What¡¯s with all this praising? I don¡¯t have anything to offer you.¡± Wisana looked away. A cute girl justplimented him unexpectedly, so yes, he was embarrassed! ¡°That¡¯s not true. You do have something to offer me.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°I want you.¡± ¡°Huh??¡± the listener raised eyebrows. Seeing him be like that made the girl giggle. She spread out her hands. ¡°What are you thinking?¡± she smiled. ¡°I mean I¡¯m asking you to join my party, Wisana.¡± Wisana let out an ¡®Oh,¡¯ he remembered his best friend, Tunwa exining that ¡®Party¡¯ meant to group up and y as a team. It also meant that he was misunderstanding something for a second. He scratched his head, looking at the smiley girl¡¯s eyes in front of him. ¡°So, what would you say? I think it¡¯ll be fun ying together.¡± Maysa said. Wisana''s face was bitter. ¡°I would say, No, you better not.¡± He spoke. ¡°Why?¡± Maysa frowned. ¡°Well, how should I phrase this?¡± he shrugged. ¡°I¡¯m not good at ying games. I suck, to be honest. As you can see, I almost got scammed. So, count me out. You don¡¯t want to carry me.¡± ¡°Aw... I thought it was something else.¡± Maysa grinned, patting Wisana harshly on the shoulder a couple of times. ¡°You don¡¯t need to worry about that, brother. It''s ruining the fun if you worry that you¡¯re not good enough, so you¡¯re not going to do certain things. It''s just a game. We y games for fun, right?¡± ¡°But,¡± ¡°Also, I don¡¯t have many friends. My previous parties always turned out to be untrustworthy people, not like you, Wisana. Are you still going to say no to me?¡± Seeing Maysa blink slowly to look pitiful, Wisana could not really say no to her. He could only give a dry smile, awkwardly looking left and right like he did not know what to do. Then a pink transparent window popped up. It was a party invitation. Wisana looked up to meet with a wry smile and a pair of bright grey eyes that Maysa used to ask for his sympathy. ¡°You¡¯re not tricking me, are you?¡± Wisana asked. ¡°Well, what kind of person do you think I am?¡± May said. ¡°I didn¡¯t help you just so I can scam you myself. Besides, you already know about the treasure¡¯s price, how would I trick you again? Also, even if we¡¯re at the same party, I still can¡¯t mess with your items.¡± ¡°...¡± Wisana was speechless. ¡°You can ask your AI.¡± Wisana looked at Maysa who was still giving him those pleading eyes. ¡°Is it true, Jinnie?¡± he asked. ¡°Yes, it is, master. Other yers do not have authority over your inventory without your permission. ¡°See?¡± she said with a splendid smile. Wisana looked at her beautiful big, round eyes, thinking. It was true that this girl had just saved him, and he truly appreciated that. But now he was not sure how sincere she was toward him, whom she had just met for the first time. Besides, he still had his mission to look for Warunya! The more he thought about it, the more his head hurt. Looking at the bright eyes before him made him sigh... and yield. ¡°Fine. I¡¯ll join you.¡± ¡°For real?¡± She yelled. ¡°You can¡¯t take that back now/¡± ¡°Yeah, for real. But just temporary, okay? I have things I need to do in the game, too.¡± Hearing that from him got Maysa bouncing. ¡°YEAH! That¡¯s great, Wisana. Now I have a quests party!¡± Not just bouncing, but she also got up to grab his arms and shake them. She was overjoyed like a kid who just got her new toy. Wisana tried to hold hisughter as he tapped on the ept button to join her party. ¡°I can assure you that you won¡¯t be disappointed with me, Wisana.¡± She spoke. ¡°Let¡¯s go. I¡¯ll help you improve your levels to par with mine, so we can do party quests.¡± ¡°Yeah, sure. But first, would you help me find a ram? I need to upgrade my AI.¡± ¡°A ram? Sure. I know a ce with a reasonable price, let¡¯s go.¡± She said as she started dragging his arm again, smiling. Wisana was getting used to her smile already, a sweet, bright smile that made him feel surprisingly lively every time he looked at it. Well, whatever. He was not going to find Warunya by today, anyway. He also needed to repay Maysa. Today, he was just going to try opening his mind to an online game, ...and to be honest, he actually started to enjoy the game. ¡°You don¡¯t have to pull me, May. I can walk by myself!¡± Chapter 8: The First Adventure in a Battlefield Part I

Chapter 8: The First Adventure in a Battlefield Part I

¡°Aright. I think that¡¯s all that we need, Wisana.¡± ¡°Yeah, right.¡± The said boy answered warily as he looked at the girl in front of him who was humming, checking the items they just bought. ¡°Don¡¯t you think that they are a bit too many?¡± Wisana asked, looking down at his new friend¡¯s shopping bags. He forced a tired smile. ¡°No, they are not. I need to stock up on these items for the two of us. It will take a bit longer until we¡¯re back in town again. And your level will be up to at least 15.¡± ¡°Really?!¡± His eyes widened, his feet pacing up to walk alongside Maysa. Wisana realized then that this would be a long trip when he saw Maysa transferring those items into cards, so they were easier to carry. A pile of items cards that she was re-checking included potions in different colors, different types of explosive sticks, many kinds of angel¡¯s feathers, and other countless oddments. ¡°Why? You have somewhere else to be?¡± Maysa asked without looking up from her pretty pink transparent window as she was busy managing items in her inventory. ¡°Yeah, I have to find a person.¡± ¡°Well, we have to go to the capital anyway. We''ll find their address from the association of explorers when we get there. Sounds good?¡± ¡°We¡¯re going there?¡± Wisana asked with uncertainty. ¡°Yup.¡± She grinned. ¡°You should farm on our way to the capital, Tristan, so you can also register for your ss there, okay?¡± ¡°Huh? Uh... okay.¡± He nodded in agreement, even though he did not quite understand what she was saying. He followed his new friend with a grade D ram in his hand. Maysa was so impressive there with the bargaining that Wisana wanted to salute her ten times. He was already okay with the thirty thousand coins the seller asked, but then the girl started talking for like five minutes. In just the blink of an eye after that, the price was somehow lower to 20,000! leaving the first store he went in in dust! Moreover, today Wisana learned that the more he bought, the more discount he would get. And price negotiation was a personal skill. For example, in Maysa''s case, she used the tactic of calcting back and forth to confuse the seller until he was convinced with her offers. Even Wisana could not see how he made some profit out of their purchasing. This Maysa was totally a wise ass! ¡°Hey, May, how do I use this ram?¡± Wisana asked when they were taking a rest under a big tree, after walking almost 2 kilometers away from the town. ¡°Let me see it.¡± Maysa grabbed the ram, flipping it back and forth a couple of times to study it. ¡°Easy. It''s a basic item. You can use it right away without any conditions.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± He raised eyebrows. ¡°You mean there¡¯re conditions to use better grade items.¡± ¡°Yup.¡± Maysa smiled. ¡°For example, to use a grade C ram, the yer needs to be at least level 20, and grade B rams require at least level 50, pluspleting quests, or something like that. That¡¯s all I know for now because there are only a few yers that can upgrade their AIs to a higher ss than B.¡± ¡°Got it.¡± Wisana softy epted before he sighed. Upgrading AI was moreplicated than he thought. It was not just having coins to buy these expensive rams, but it also required levels and quests. Sh*t, did he not just promise Jinnie to upgrade her to the max level? ¡°And what do you mean by ''easy''?¡± Another question followed. ¡°Just open that DVD case, and your AI will do the rest.¡± He nodded at her instructions, opening the DVD case-like item. The secondter it justpletely disappeared before his eyes. ¡°Master, do you want to upgrade Jinnie to ss D?¡± ¡°Sure, babe,¡± Wisana answered with a wide grin. ¡°Yes, master. Please wait, ...data downloadpleted. Calctionpleted; The new ram will take approximately 2 hours to install. ¡°2 hours?!¡± his eyes widened. The next second a tiny window popped up, saying ¡°Installing data, 1%¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t it normal? When you update yourputer, it can¡¯t be done instantly, can it?¡± She said. ¡°So, this means that I won¡¯t be able to use my AI for two hours?!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. You still have me, bro.¡± She turned to give him a sweet smile. Wisana let out a weary sigh. All he could do was to ¡®wait¡¯ before he could see Warunya. ¡°Well, since you have nothing to do, should I lecture you some useful information of Pride world, newbie?¡± Maysa asked with a friendly smile as usual. ¡°Fine.¡± The young man replied softly, not really feeling interested. ¡°Starting with the information window,¡± Maysa said, then a hologram window popped up in the air. It was a transparent pink square shape with a 1x4 table on it. its color fits perfectly with the sweet personality of the user. ¡°What are you waiting for? Open yours, too.¡± Seeing the other guy gasping for too long, Maysa raised her voice a bit with amusement and annoyance. Wisana raised eyebrows. ¡°Well, ...how do I open it?¡± Sheughed at this silly newbie. Instead of giving up on him, she smiled sweetly and walked up to the man. ¡°It¡¯s not that hard,¡± she said. ¡°You just have to think about it. Imagining what you want in your mind, and it pops out.¡± ¡°Imagine?¡± Wisana repeated softly and tried to do what she said, then the same hologram window as hers appeared. A broad smile came across his handsome face after he seeded in opening his information tap. It was in deep blue, not like Maysa¡¯s pink floral. ¡°Good boy.¡± The teacherplimented. ¡°As you already noticed that our themes are different. You can customize your theme on P.M.ter if you want.¡± ¡°Um.¡± Wisana nodded. ¡°Okay, next, see, take a look into the information on it.¡± She said as she pointed at the hologram screen. ¡°This is the character information window. It shows your current level, stats, health points, magic points, including abilities and poprity points.¡± ¡°So, it¡¯s literally about my information window.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± He looked down at the window and read the information on it. Character Information yer: Wisana ss: Newbie Adventurer Level: 5 Health Point: 450/450 Attack Point: 25 Armor: 8 Magic Point: 25 Luck: 40 Seeing the guy was reading, Maysa leaned closer to join him. She finished reading those lines quickly before a faint smile came across her face. ¡°Even you just got here, you made it to level 5 already.¡± She spoke. ¡°Not really. I killed a stupid mushroom, and my levels were rushing up just like that. The game is not all that difficult, I guess.¡± His words made Maysa pause. The pair of beautiful eyes looked up at her friend like she could not believe her ears. ¡°You¡¯re telling me that you upgraded to level 5 by killing just one monster?¡± She asked. ¡°Yeah, that was the only thing I¡¯ve killed in the game so far.¡± ¡°Really?¡± She shrieked. ¡°What exactly did you kill? People have to farm for days to get on this level. Do you remember what it looked like?¡± ¡°Er...¡± Wisana drawled, his eyes looked up, trying to regain his memories about the monster. ¡°It looked like a huge green mushroom with an annoying face. It always screamed ¡®U-GEEEZ¡¯, or something like that.¡± ¡°It¡¯s the green mushroom boss!¡± ¡°Boss?¡± Wisana repeated, tilting his head in confusion. He could not catch up with Maysa¡¯s shocked reaction, yet. He did not realize that she was shocked and curious about how this guy dealt with a monster 30 times higher level. Normally, if the levels were this different, the yers would not be able to cause a scratch on it. In Pride, if yers¡¯ levels were higher than monsters¡¯, the EXP would be decreased, ording to scales of differences. However, if monsters¡¯ levels were higher, the yers¡¯ damage would be decreased to 50%! When Maysa¡¯s brain could process these facts, she turned to gaze at the guy in front of her. What was more, he beat a super tough green mushroom boss, something that even yers on the same level could not do so easily. This guy really was a true hidden gem. ¡°¡­, And I''m still as sharp-eyed as ever,¡± Maysa said before going back to her spot, leaving Wisana scratching his head in confusion, not understanding anything that came out of the other one¡¯s mouth. ¡°Here¡¯s my info, Wisana. We should learn each other¡¯s abilities a bit since we¡¯re on the same party.¡± She pressed on a tiny icon on her hologram before a transparent pink square popped out in front of him. Wisana looked down at the screen. Character Information yer: Maysa ss: Gunner Level: 28 Health Point: 3,828 / 3,828 Attack Point: 75 Armor: 55 Magic Point: 15 uracy: 150 Wisana whistled as he read. No doubt about her level, he could already see it from how she was very expert in the game. She was way beyond him. ¡°Why are your stats different from mine?¡± He asked when he noticed that his window did not have ¡®uracy¡¯ stat like hers, instead, his was reced by ¡®luck¡¯. ¡°Oh, that¡¯s a ss attribute,¡± Maysa replied. ¡°When you first logged in to the game, you already met the NPC that gave you the introduction, right?¡± The cold face of Ada popped up in his mind right after she finished. Yeah, he guessed he did meet her walking out of the wall to gaze at his eyes. ¡°Well, the NPC scans every new yer to analyze our abilities, depending on our body structures, personalities, and characters. That''s why yers have different stats. Our sses and ying styles depend on these stats, too.¡± ¡°Oh...¡± Wisana drawled. ¡°And for stats like mine, what ss should I y?¡± ¡°Hold on, let me see.¡± Maysa nced over the stats in front of her, thinking. ¡°Um, well, it¡¯s really hard to say, Wisana. Your attack points are the same as magic points, this is called the equilibrium. This type of yer is hard to predict their y style.¡± ¡°Do you know what this luck stat is, May?¡± Chapter 9: The First Adventure in a Battlefield Part II

Chapter 9: The First Adventure in a Battlefield Part II

¡°Do you know what this luck stat is, May?¡± Wisana asked again. ¡°I¡¯m not sure, either. But usually, yers with the luck stat use their skill to open treasure boxes for parties. The higher the luck point, the better the dropped item. And for your Gold star treasure, I think you should open it yourself, Wisana.¡± Wisana nodded, looking at his attribute ¡®luck¡¯, which was significantly high up to 40 points. So, guess he was the type of yer that relied on luck rather than skills. ¡°If we can¡¯t tell from my stats, then how do I choose my ss? I don¡¯t have much experience in games, you know.¡± ¡°Very easy!¡± Maysa smiled so sweetly again. ¡°We can try figuring it out from your next window.¡± She said as she brought up another hologram screen. ¡°This is the abilities window, Wisana,¡± she said. ¡°It shows and exins all the skills that you have. Let me see yours.¡± Wisana did as he was told. He thought of an ability window in his mind for a second before a blue hologram screen popped up, knocking the previous one out of its way. ¡°This one?¡± Wisana asked. ¡°Yup.¡± Abilities Passive Skills (2) - Punchbo - Kickbo Physical Attack Skill (1) - Thunder kick Magical Skill (0) Defensive Skill (0) Supportive Skill (0) After finishing reading these skills, a smile came across her face. She looked up to catch his eyes again. ¡°Now we have some clues to decide on what ss you should be ying.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°You could y martial arts fighter ss. It doesn¡¯t require many weapons. They usually fight with a knuckle-duster, or their fists with some magic bluffing, something like that.¡± He nodded, not feeling so surprised because he learned many martial arts from his mom, Madam Wimon, when he was staying with her in Chiang Mai. He guessed this was why Ada registered these skills for him. Yeah, the scan was done quite thoroughly. Seeing Wisana look so calm, Maysa smiled broadly before continuing her lecture. ¡°As you can see, this ability window shows the list of skills you can use. Currently, there are three types of skills, listen carefully.¡± She spoke slowly in order to get Wisana¡¯s attention. ¡°First, own skills, you can earn and improve this type of skill from earning experience points. You don¡¯t have to pay for it. The more levels you reach, the stronger these skills will be. ¡°There are skills that you have to buy them?¡± ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s the second type, paid skills. This type of skill is sold in book form and is disposable. The prices vary, depending on the skill level. Certainly, the higher levels of skills means the more you need to pay. ¡°And which one is better?¡± Wisana asked. ¡°Own skills, of course,¡± Maysa replied. ¡°You can improve your own skills, ording to your level. They stay with you all the time. Unlike paid skills, you can¡¯t improve or upgrade them. They have the same ability even though you level up.¡± ¡°Oh, got it.¡± ¡°And for thest one, quest skills. This type of skill can¡¯t be improved either. Mostly they are animal training, driving, or something like that. They don¡¯t have much to be improved anyway, though. And how to earn them is obviously from doing quests.¡± Maysa nodded as she saw Wisana looking fine with her lecture. She then popped up another pink screen to rece the ability window. ¡°I know this one, inventory window, right.¡± He spoke aloud when he saw Maysa¡¯s hologram screen. ¡°Yup.¡± She grinned. ¡°Then you already know that it shows and contains your items list. It has 100 slots; each slot can contain 1,000 pieces of each item. You need to carefully check your inventory before you leave town for quests, so you have enough slots for newly dropped items.¡± ¡°So, we have to sell some of our items when the inventory is getting full?¡± Wisana scratched his cheek. ¡°Nah, we don¡¯t. In every town, there¡¯s a ce where we can leave our items there. There¡¯s also a delivery service that ships them to us in different towns. Or you can just own a house and leave them there.¡± She brought out three items from the inventory to show Wisana. The first one was a pocketknife. The second one was a bottle of red potion. The third one was something that looked like a monkey¡¯s tail. ¡°Now I''m going to introduce you to the types of items,¡± she said, holding up the knife. ¡°This one is an equipment type. They are mostly clothes or weapons that you can wear or use instantly. They can be upgraded to improve their quality. She moved on to the red potion bottle. ¡°And this is health potion, categorized in disposable items. When you use it, it¡¯s gone, just like your Jinnie¡¯s ram.¡± After she finished, Maysa pulled out the cork and drank the potion all in one go. A secondter, the empty bottle disappeared from her hand. ¡°See, it¡¯s gone, so if you still need to use it, you have to go buy it.¡± Thest one was the strangest item. She held it up, waving it left and right. ¡°These aremon items. They¡¯re usually dropped from monsters. Some of them can be used aspounds to craft new items. For example, this monkey tail is one of the materials for making clothes. For this reason, please check the items'' information thoroughly before you make a trade, or you¡¯ll regret selling them to NPCs at a cheap priceter.¡± Wisana forced out a wry smile as he felt that Maysa bit him with her words. Yeah, like the spore, he was lucky that Jinnie had it, or he would have repeatedly lost the prizes due to his own stupidity by now. ¡°And here¡¯s thest one,¡± Maysa snapped her fingers, and another screen popped up. ¡°This is the news window. It''s basically social media. You can write a post, and also make a video call to your friend outside the games through Pride¡¯smunication system.¡± ¡°Okay, Understood.¡± After an energetic affirmation from her student, Maysa nodded slightly. She pped a couple of times and every tab she had opened waspletely gone. Watching the teacher do that made the enthusiastic newbie want to try out this new skill, too. So, Wisana pped, the tabs were gone. Then he had a big smile on his face, jumping around like a little kid from overjoy and excitement. The girl watched him and couldn¡¯t help butugh. ¡°Shall we try fighting the monsters?¡± ¡°Huh? Already??¡± Wisana raised his eyebrows, repeating with a nervous voice. ¡°Yes, now. What are you waiting for? There are just low-level monsters around here. And that¡¯s why they match your level.¡± Not waiting for his answer, the smaller one turned around and started marching with Wisana striding behind her. After they walked for a while, he started to notice other yers passing by. Some of them were fighting monsters in the shape of mushrooms (but these were smaller than that damn mushroom he¡¯d countered). ¡°There, Wisana. We found the one that you can fight.¡± He turned to Maysa¡¯s voice to see her beckoning him to hurry up. She pointed her finger to the target they had been looking for. The said target was a light brown wild dog. It wasn¡¯t too big. Its height was about Wisana¡¯s waist. The four-legged creature was wandering around the clear grasnd. After taking a good look at it, he noticed that it was round and chubby. It somehow reminded him of a neutered dog. But there was something for sure, right now he felt itchy in his feet from the urge of wanting to kick its round butt so much. Damn it. ¡°It¡¯s called Brown hown, a low-ss monster with a low level. That¡¯s why it is suitable for newbies to farm their early levels¡± ¡°You mean that one?¡± Wisana asked while doing his body stretching warm-up. "Then, I''ll give it a go now." ¡°Not so fast, bro. Put this on before you go.¡± Maysa held her hands up to stop the man, amused before she handed him something. ¡°And this thing is...?¡± ¡°Luckily, you already have hand-to-handbat skills, so you can use my basic knuckle-duster.¡± He reached out to take the item, then he got very confused. Because, no matter how he looked at it, the thing was so far from being a knuckle-duster. It was, in fact, a roll of stic bandage, that he saw some boxers wrap around their hands before putting on the boxing gloves. ¡°May, how can you call this a knuckle-duster? This is a bandage!¡± ¡°Come on. It might suck, but it¡¯s better than nothing. Bear with it till you earn some money to buy good stuff, okay?¡± Her words made him frown. He had no choice but to take it halfheartedly. But when he tried to unwrap it, he just couldn¡¯t. The harder he pulled, the tighter it got. He ground his teeth, brows knitting together with frustration. ¡°If I can¡¯t pull it off, how am I supposed to wear it around my hand?¡± Right when he finished babbling, the roll of bandage started to glow. It spread out and began to wrap itself from around his hands to his half arms. Meanwhile, the ''good guesser'' just stared at it in shock, and the other one with him already burst intoughter. ¡°For a wearable device like this one, you don¡¯t have to put it on the way you do in the real world. Just say the word ''wear,'' and it will do the rest for you.¡± ¡°Got it. Got it. I¡¯m ready to go now!¡± As he said so, this sassy guy just ran out of Maysa¡¯s sight, leaving the teacher who hadn¡¯t finished her lecture behind. She shook her head with an amused smile on her face. She didn¡¯t even tell him how to use the skills yet, and he just rushed off like a kid who wanted to show off new toys. ¡°WARRGH!!¡± 85! Then, the said show-off kid just jumped-kicked the brown dog till it bounced off the side. The damage point he made popped up, clearly for him to see. Wisana put his guard up, as the doggo was pulling itself up off the ground. Its sharp, ck eyes nced back to see who the jackass was that dared to kick it like this. ¡°Come get me, doggo. In front of the same-sized, I have no fears!¡± Chapter 10: The First Adventure in a Battlefield Part III

Chapter 10: The First Adventure in a Battlefield Part III

¡°Come get me, doggo. In front of the same-sized, I have no fears!¡± The animal abuser became too conceited. He tried to stir up its anger with this annoying smirk and beckoned his finger. Now that he really got on its nerves, the doggo epted the challenge by leaping at the invader. And before its teeth could get to his throat, Wisana used his agility to evade it just in time. He saw the Brown hown lost control, so he got the chance to smash it right on the middle of the head, sending the dog yelping in pain. ¡°yer Wisana earned 50 exp from killing Brown hown.¡± ¡°That was easier than I thought. It took only two hits to kill.¡± The man smiled widely, as he watched the brown wild dog slowly turning into dust. What was left of it were a tuft of brown dog hair and a little bottle of red HP potion. When he was about to pick these items up, Maysa''s voice rang. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it, Wisana. I¡¯ll pick the items up for you. You just keep hitting.¡± She said as she blended down to collect the said items, keeping them in her inventory, quickly. (Items could be picked up by other yers right away if they were in the same party. But yers from other parties had to wait at least three minutes, before they could take the items.) ¡°Oh, Thanks a lot, May. I¡¯ll go ahead then, starting to get into it now.¡± ¡°Sure, bro. Good luck, have fun.¡± When she looked up, the guy was already out of her sight, leaving Maysa giggling there alone. ¡°How old is he again?¡± After that, Wisana had be an animal control officer by taking down every brown dog that showed up in his sight. This guy kept kicking and punching nonstop. The items were dropped everywhere on the grasnd, and a role model citizen like Maysa collected them quietly with patience. About thirteen Brown howns were frantically eliminated by Wisana. But what made Maysa surprised was the fact that he wasn¡¯t even once attacked by those monsters. It was the fact that brought up a smile on her face. It was proven that Wisana had such a brilliant reflex. Not only was his agility obvious, but so were his excellentbat skills! ¡°yer Wisana has leveled up to Level 6.¡± The system announced his new level, as he knocked down the fourteenth Brown hown. ¡°May, they are all gone here. Let¡¯s go check out over there for more.¡± The hoarse voice rushed the friend who was busy collecting the items on the ground. ¡°You can go ahead. I''ll catch up with youter. I can find you on the map, we won¡¯t get lost.¡± ¡°Oh, is that so?¡± Wisana nodded. ¡°Then, see youter.¡± ¡°Yeah, okay.¡± Then he excused himself and ran off again, leaving the girl to smile amusingly. In fact, Maysa was relieved that he seemed to enjoy herpany because if he did not, it would be difficult for them to be in the same team in the future. At the same time, Wisana was annihting those puppies enthusiastically. The pair of brown eyes were searching for the targets joyfully, but after scanning the area for a while and finding that there were no targets anymore, he startedining. ¡°What the hell? Why are they so slow to respawn? I only got a few of them here.¡± Then at the corner of his eyes, he saw a group of this doggie in the distance and judging by the size of the group, there could be approximately ten... no, almost twenty Brown howns standing over there. A satisfied smirk appeared on Wisana¡¯s face. "It''s good that they are together like this, so I don''t have to waste time searching for them." After he finished saying that, the young man dashed towards the first Brown hown, who was blissfully urinating at a tree. Despite that, the man did not hesitate to stomp his foot on the round dog''s fat belly with all his strength. 180! The damage point popped up at the same time when the monster turned to dust and began to disappear. ¡°Whoa¡­ after my level increased, the attack power is much stronger now. Easy-peasy.¡± Wisana used a finger to wipe his nose. ¡°Come at me, babies. I¡¯m gonna kick your ass one by one.¡± His mouth just kept talking though, because he never read the surroundings. And when he actually did, he paused. Nearly twenty Brown howns that remained stared at Wisana with their feral eyes. They also snarled in a threatening manner, and that made the person who stood in front of them feel like he had a bitter taste in his mouth. It took him a while to get himself together before he bared his teeth to threaten them back and said in an annoying voice. ¡°What¡¯s up with you guys? I didn¡¯t attack you yet, but you¡¯re now snarling at me?¡± WHOOSH! ¡°Hey! That was too close!¡± Wisana shouted when a brown wild dog leaped at him, even though he hadn''t started to attack it yet. ¡°What the heck? So, you can attack yers first?¡± Before he could finishining, a pack of Brown howns started snarling at him with even more feral eyes. The situation got so bad that the cocky man began to sweat. ¡°W...well, I think I''m screwed.¡± ----------------- Maysa was whistling, delighted as she collected Wisana¡¯s items along the way. It had been quite a while since she had enjoyed herself ying a game like this. Thest time she joined a game party with someone was years ago. And she felt it was kind of strange that having Wisana as a party, things started to be fun again. The girl thought before her eyes caught a bright purple crystal on the ground in front of her. It brought a sweet joyful smile to the pretty face. ¡°A rank C gem crystal?¡± she held the crystal to look up closely. ¡°This guy reallyes with good luck. He just started, but already earned many coins. And he will get another 15,000s by selling this crystal, too. Seems like I''ll get lucky, too, if I keep sticking with him.¡± ¡°May!!!¡± Speaking of the lucky man, and there he came, screaming, running toward her. ¡°What¡¯s up?¡± She asked with a smile. Then her smile started to fade away when she saw a panicked look on his face. ¡°...n!¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Ru...!¡± ¡°What¡¯d you say?¡± ¡°Run now! Not allowed looking back!!¡± The rhyme got Maysa¡¯s eyebrows raised in confusion. She was about to ask, but the answer was already right in front of her eyes. ¡°Oh, no. What the heck?¡± Her whisper sounded weak and stuttering. A group of about a hundred Brown howns was chasing Wisana and they were alling in her direction. She had no choice but to start running as her party said. That fool. Did he just pull the monsters from the whole jungle?! ¡°What is happening?!¡± Maysa shouted out a question as Wisana was catching up with her. ¡°I don¡¯t know! Suddenly, they just ganged up on me just like that!¡± ¡°Oh, no. You didn¡¯t kill a Brown hown in front of the others, did you?¡± ¡°Yeah, I did. I killed one in front of its whole pack. Why? They¡¯re like some gangsters that have to take revenge for their gang members?¡± ¡°You''re crazy!¡± She snapped. ¡°They¡¯re the type that will attack you if they see you attacking their friend. Damn it. How did I forget to warn you something so important?!¡± She said as the bright grey eyes looked back at them, approximating them to be around 130 that she had no idea how he could pull this many. She was just out here to have a chilling time with her party, never to be chased by a hundred feral dogs like this! Maysa took her eyes off them to look straight forward again, so her eyes caught with some new yers¡¯ there. She stopped running instantaneously. ¡°May, keep running, or we¡¯re gonna die!¡± Wisana yelled as he slowed down his pace and stopped, too. ¡°No, we can¡¯t run any further, or the yers there will get screwed, too.¡± Her sweet voice snapped back at him. She was pointing at those yers who paused what they were doing and looked at them curiously. ¡°And you¡¯re gonna fight them? That''s a whole army, Maysa. We wouldn¡¯t survive, even though you¡¯re on level 28.¡± ¡°It¡¯s still better than getting hated by the others for pulling this army to screw them, too!¡± Damn girl! She was so responsible for society. Then, it got very awkward for the cause of all this like him to just run off. ¡°So, we fight?¡± Wisana repeated. ¡°Yeah.¡± She answered firmly before she drew 2 pistols from her waist, holding one in each hand. ¡°We¡¯re so screwed.¡± When it came to this, he had no choice but to get his guard up in a ready-to-fight position, too. He was not the type of guy who would let a girl fight alone anyway. However, the situation looked so hard to get through. Wisana gulped down his sticky saliva as therge group of brown wild dogs rushed toward them, making the ground quake beneath their feet. This kind of reminded him of a scene in war movies where troops of soldiers were running to kill each other''s. ¡°Wisana, try to avoid the attack, or else, with levels like yours, you¡¯ll get sent back to respawn. Oh, and another thing, even though this¡¯s just a virtual game, it still simtes a slight numbness and stingy pain when you get hit. However, if you get attacked by over a hundred dogs, I don¡¯t need to tell you how much stingier it will be, right?¡± ¡°You¡¯re very helping, May,¡± Wisana replied, sarcastically. ¡°And who¡¯s the one that started this trouble?!¡± She scolded him but still gave him a soft smile. ¡°I told you I might screw things up. Being around me is a recipe for disaster.¡± ¡°Why? Isn¡¯t it fun? It''s not like I¡¯ll have a hundred Brown howns chasing after me on my solo daily basis.¡± Her words made Wisana turn to her and meet with bright round eyes. She was smiling so lively as usual, then Wisana smiled, too, even though it was hard to believe that he could smile in such a situation. ¡°Are you ready, bro?¡± ¡°Hell yeah. Let¡¯s go!¡± Chapter 11: The First Adventure in a Battlefield Part IV

Chapter 11: The First Adventure in a Battlefield Part IV

¡°Hell yeah. Let¡¯s go!¡± After that, theyunched forward, hastily running to the brown dog army, in front of the other yers¡¯ wide shocked eyes. Who would have thought that the two would be crazy enough to fight this massive number of monsters like this? Even some level 40 yers would choose to run, too. They would get knocked down by just two bites, not even having the chance to fight back! It was like the moment before the two people and the troop of Brown howns encountered each other became slow motion in the witnesses'' eyes. KA-BLAM!! The first encounter was when Wisana used his passive weapon called his foot, front kicking an unfortunate doggo, turning it into dust right away. Maysa started firing the pistols in her hands nonstop, countless bullet cartridges falling on the ground, the gun smoke floating. ¡°They are so many!¡± Wisana shouted, dodging the monster¡¯s attack. After that he smashed its neck with a ridgehand, sending it to the ground. ¡°If you still have time toin, you should go kill some more, ouch!¡± ¡°May!¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine! Just a scratch.¡± Maysa said then shot the dog that just attacked her. The war between two yers and the dogs from the whole jungle kept going on intensely. Wisana continued with his dodge and hitbo to eliminate 8 doggies, so far. And with his sharp, agile moves, none of them could make a scratch on him, yet. Maysa was doing fine, too. She tried not to get surrounded by keeping the distance from the enemies as she shot them down one by one. And if anyone dared to leap at her, Maysa would just use agility to dodge them before she aimed the barrel at the closest one to blow them off. Up until now she had already killed 15 dogs. ¡°How¡¯s it going, Wisana?!¡± She shouted, shooting down another one. ¡°Fine!¡± The other replied, jumping on a brown hown as he evaded another attack. ¡°They are too many, and my bullets are running short.¡± Maysa said, sounding worried. ¡°What?! I thought you already bought a lot of it?!¡± ¡°I did! I''m talking about bullets in the magazine. It''ll take three seconds to reload.¡± She finished as she pulled the trigger to kill the two wild dogs that jumped at her. Wisana spin-kicked at a dog with some of his taekwondo moves before he could answer, ¡°You can take your time to reload! Get out of here. I can handle this for seconds that you¡¯re gone!¡± ¡°No!¡± Maysa raised her voice to reject, blending down to evade the monster leaping at her in the nick of time. ¡°Why?!¡± The guy yelled back, moodily because he almost got crushed by the monster as well. ¡°I have a better n.¡± ¡°A n? Please, say it- ...You jerk! Get away from me!!¡± The hoarse voice shouted after he dodged away from the two doggies that came at him at the same time, letting them crash into each other and fall to the ground. ¡°Can you give me one minute?!¡± A simple favor made Wisana¡¯s eyes bulge. ¡°What?!¡± He shouted again after he found his voice. ¡°You want me to push up with them for a whole minute? Just ask me to die, May. That¡¯d be so much easier!¡± ¡°There¡¯s no other option, Wisana. If you can give me a minute, I can guarantee that we win. And if you¡¯re down, I promise I''ll revive youter, so you don¡¯t have to worry. However, if I''m the one who is down, I can guarantee you too that we¡¯re so dead!¡± He paused for a second after listening to her exnation. The taller guy then turned and started running off with dozens of brown hown chasing after him. More monsters changed their target to him instead as Maysa took steps back from the area. ¡°They are too many! I¡¯m not sure if I can keep evading them!!¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay! I am!!¡± She finished speaking with a splendid smile, making the guy blink. He let out a sigh then he smirked in return. ¡°Yeah, girl, whatever. Just do what you have to do.¡± ¡°Good!¡± Maysa said, firing thest bullet on the dog before she could retreat from the monster¡¯s rangepletely. She hopped on a tall tree just to make sure that she was safe from a surprise attack. The round grey eyes nced at the enemies beneath, mouth whispering two words softly. ¡°Eagle eye.¡± Eagle eye was a talent of the ranged sses. It was used to find a weak spot of the target and to increase the uracy of the yer¡¯s attack. Additionally, it had a bluff for the yer¡¯s eyes to be able to see 0.05 seconds slower. The secondter, her pupils shrank and squeezed into the shape of an eagle¡¯s. ¡°52 no, 64. ¡° Maysa could count all the enemies very quickly due to the bluff she was having from the skill. And for that reason, she could make decisions faster as well. Her long fingers were holding tightly on her favorite weapons, aiming down to the battleground below. Then she whispered. ¡°Rainy shot.¡± Rainy shot was a skill of ranged sses. It could attack multiple targets at the same time, with the attack point averaged with the number of the targets. 1 shot took 1 minute to charge, no shooting dy, the skill could be held. In the blink of an eye, a beam of light appeared at the end of the barrels. The pretty face was calm like she had nothing to worry about, but the eyes looked at Wisana were showing concern for the man, clearly. However, the longer she nced, the more she started to change her mind. ¡°This guy...¡± A sweet voice slipped out of her mouth. The said guy, targeted by a group of feral dogs, was smiling out of fun and excitement. This sight of him made her surprised. And importantly, until then he was still untouched by those monsters. Was it because of his martial art skills, or was it because of his excellent reflexes? This has gone beyond the human reflex already! ¡°Whoa, whoa, that was close.¡± And again, he was showing off his genius by dodging with non-human-like moves, making Maysa¡¯s brows raise. ¡°So cool!¡± That was not from her, but one of the yers who was observing from afar. ¡°Great. How did he juke that? The guy¡¯s slick like butter.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t get hit, bro. You''re so awesome.¡± ¡°It¡¯s like a matador dodging bulls.¡± Maysa grinned when she heard thepliments,ing nonstop from the observers. Even though they were not talking about her, she just felt d because she was not wrong about his capabilities. ¡°Not just a hidden gem, but he¡¯s totally a diamond, huh?¡± Maysa said, smiling. The time was about to be up to one minute, but Wisana was getting more and more into it. He was having fun. However, he would not be able to push up with this any longer since 64 Brown howns were agreed to gang up on him at the same time. He was surrounded and losing, and that was why he needed to stay focused. Because if he messed it up, he would be dead for sure. Then, the struggling was over. It was one minute already! ¡°Wisana, don¡¯t move!¡± Maysa shouted out loud as she jumped up. Her slim figure was floating in the air, her hands aiming the guns toward the center of the battlefield. ¡°Rainy shot!¡± Half a secondter, beams of blue light were fired from her pistols. The beams conjoined together, forming a glowing ball for a short while. Then, it separated into 64 beams, striking down every Brown hown on the ground! ¡°Hey!¡± Wisana cried out before squeezing his eyes shut. He tried to stay still as much as possible at the same time that the blue light beams were piercing through these brown dogs with a devastatingly loud noise. BOOM!!! And the war ended with dust and smoke pervading all around the area and on Wisana He was shabbily standing still, eyes squeezed shut, arms held up to protect over his head with the fear of the light beams, too. When everything went quiet around him, he tried to open his eyes again. ¡°Whoa, that was awesome!¡± Wisana shouted in surprise when he saw those Brown howns all turn into dust and begin to fade away, leaving just mountains of items on the ground. ¡°yer Wisana has killed 87 Brown howns, earning 6720 EXP plus bonus.¡± ¡°yer Wisana is now on level 10.¡± After Jinnie¡¯s voice spoke, he let out a sound like ¡®Whoa¡¯ and looked around. When he saw the items scattered on the ground, he then understood why he got this many experience points. Suddenly, his legs started to give out, and Wisana fell on his knees to the ground, exhaustedly. ¡°That¡¯s a lot of levels up, bro.¡± When he looked up, he saw his party smiling at him. Wisana yelled. ¡°How did you do that?! One shot, and eliminated the whole army?¡± ¡°Well, it was just my ss abilities,¡± she replied briefly like it was not such a big deal. ¡°You¡¯re so awesome.¡± ¡°No. You''re awesome,¡± she rejected. ¡°How could a newbie deal with more than 60 monsters at once, no, dealing while giggling, even.¡± Thebo ofpliments got Wisana an awkward smile, scratching his cheek. ¡°I bet in the future your levels will be rapidly upgraded, now, Wisana. Even though the way you farm EXP was a bit crazy, I got to admit that you¡¯ve got such a ball.¡± ¡°You, too.¡± He returned thepliment, smiling. "Even in that kind of situation, you could stille up with a risky n. I¡¯d have been screwed a long time ago if you weren¡¯t with me.¡± The girl smirked when she heard him. ¡°You know, the n wouldn¡¯t work, if it wasn¡¯t you, either.¡± ¡°Hehe, not really. I''m probably just good at dodging.¡± Wisana said with a dryugh, making her sigh, a bit out of annoyance. p. p. p. Suddenly, there was loud apuse,ing from all around the two of them. Dozens of the yers were pping, giving them smiles and proud looks to appreciate their skills. Or, just to appreciate their craziness, because there was no one in their right mind would pull Brown howns from the whole map just to farm like these two did. Or, just to appreciate the guy named Wisana¡¯s agility. Or, just to appreciate the girl named Maysa¡¯s creativeness and calmness. In any case, these two madcaps were getting some reputation! ¡°yer Wisana earned 15 poprity points.¡± ¡°Oh, what was it again?¡± Wisana asked after Jinnie announced his new points. ¡°Poprity points. You earn it when you do something for someone to appreciate or recognize you.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°I mean that they appreciate you for not pulling the brown howns to them, as well as your abilities.¡± Hearing that made the guy a bit shocked. But, before he could look at the others, Maysa¡¯s hand was held out for him, pulling him up. ¡°You¡¯re a hero now, so stop squatting down there. Get up and say hi to them!¡± Her lively voice brought a smile to Wisana¡¯s handsome face. The tall young man stood up, awkwardly shy while nodding to the apuse. ¡°Alright. Now, let¡¯s pack up, Wisana. We''ll be rich as soon as we get back to town.¡± The one beside him spoke, bringing him back to his senses. The bright brown eyes caught the grey ones before a hoarse voice said with honesty, ¡°May.¡± ¡°Yeah?¡± ¡°This Pride game is kind of fun.¡± His words made the pretty girl chuckle. ¡°Of course, it is, bro.¡± She said as she gave him a splendid smile and a sharp re. ¡°But enough with this madness of farming, please. If we do it too often, I''m afraid that we won¡¯t die of old age.¡± Chapter 12: The Event of Hunting Lord Inferno Part I

Chapter 12: The Event of Hunting Lord Inferno Part I

After the chaos under the sunlight, it did not take long for the moon toe up and rece the sky so quickly like turning a book page. The soothing silver of moonlight was tenderly throwing upon a clearing of the short grass field with trees of different sizes scattered about. Surrounded by all that, a pair of young people were by a campfire, listening to the firewood cracking and cicada sound. The young man was lying down on his elbow, looking the most rxed and in the best mood. ¡°I never thought we could get worn out in a game like this, too.¡± Wisana started the conversation. Maysa, who was managing the items on her inventory window, looked up and smiled at him. ¡°It¡¯s because of the cumtive exhaustion,¡± she said. ¡°The more you exert, the more drained your nerves get. How to solve this feeling is to take a good nap for a couple of hours, or you can drink Pixie potion. It can help restore your energy for a while, too.¡± ¡°And do you not have a potion, May?¡± ¡°Yeah, I do. I got like 15 of them.¡± Maysa answered with a smile before she looked at the screen, being busy with her inventory again. ¡°Well, why don¡¯t we drink it, and continue to farm?¡± His words made her giggle. ¡°You need to chill, bro. We''d better use the potion only for emergencies, because cumtive exhaustion can be caused by getting attacked or running too long, too. So, let¡¯s take afy rest for a bit. Besides, we shouldn¡¯t risk going out to fight monsters at night.¡± ¡°Why?¡± Wisana asked more. ¡°Well, monsters are tougher at night. Also, this area frequently has some bad boys roaming around. If you get too hyped up and run into one of them, I''m pretty sure you¡¯ll be knocked to the ground. So, be a good boy, and take your nap, okay?¡± Wisana frowned when he heard that. The otherughed. ¡°And we¡¯re in the open like this, your bad boys won¡¯te for us?¡± ¡°No, they won¡¯t,¡± Maysa answered. ¡°You see this campfire? It''s a ranked C monster repellent fire. It can keep monsters with levels lower than 40 away, so don¡¯t worry. Besides, if something goes wrong, your Jinnie that has just been upgraded to ss D should be able to rm you. When the other one got referred to, Wisana raised his eyebrows, smiling mildly. ¡°Is that true, Jinnie?¡± ¡°Of course, Master. Please take a rest. I¡¯ll take care of this.¡± After she finished, the guy nced at Maysa to give each other a knowing smile. Because, after Jinnie finished her upgrade, the most obvious progress was that she talked more naturally. Her voice sounded lively, and she even got cuter! ¡°Master, you made me surprised today. I was gone for just two hours, and your level was up to 13. I¡¯m so proud of you.¡± ¡°Yeah?¡± Wisana smiled broadly. ¡°I¡¯m proud of your upgrade, too.¡± ¡°No, master was the one who helped me to improve. I''m so d that I can¡¯t put it into words.¡± Listening to Jinnie throwingpliments at her master made Maysa bust out augh. ¡°Jinnie¡¯s very sweet. Now, I kinda want to upgrade mine, too.¡± ¡°Of course, she is. She''s my Jinnie.¡± Wisana smiled. ¡°How about yours? What''s their name? Why don¡¯t you introduce us?¡± ¡°Hey, Al, can youe to say hi?¡± The clear voice demanded. Secondster, a pink hologram popped up with a square frame and the name ¡®Albert¡¯ on it. ¡°Hello, sir Wisana. My name is Albert, or you can call me Al,¡± theputer-generated voice spoke. Wisana nodded. ¡°Nice to meet you, Al¡± ¡°Sir.¡± That was all the reply, before the pop-up disappeared, leaving Wisana blinking in confusion. He turned to the girl beside him for an exnation. ¡°Al¡¯s shy.¡± She answered with a smile. ¡°He actually doesn¡¯t talk to anyone, but me.¡± ¡°An AI can be shy?¡± ¡°Obviously. Their personalities were generated based on the personalities of more than two hundred thousand people, in order to make the AIs diversified and human-like as much as possible. For example, your Jinnie can be the type of sweet, honey-tongued, clingy girl, for sure.¡± Wisana thought of what she said before he nodded in agreement. Yeah, she really was clingy. ¡°I¡¯ve seen some dom type AI, too.¡± ¡°Huh? You mean like the dominant type in SM roles, that kind of thing?¡± ¡°Yup. I gotta tell you that she was so savage, deadpan insulting her yer. Well, it was consented though, as the yer somehow seemed to like it, too. I was kind of cringed by them.¡± The other burst out augh, feeling kind of relieved that Jinnie sounded like a normal girl. If he got that type of AI that was self-centered, bossy, or stiff like a tomboy, he would lose his mind for sure. ¡°Why you haven¡¯t upgraded Al, though. He still sounds like he¡¯s on default ss, right?¡± Wisana asked. ¡°No, I haven¡¯t.¡± Maysa shook her head. ¡°I¡¯m nning to upgrade mine to the higher ss at once. This is how most yers do it. Unlike you, who started with AI upgrades instead of using coins on items for himself. What a weirdo.¡± Wisana scratched his cheek, not sure if he should tell her that he needed Jinnie to search for his crush, Warunya. However, Maysa could sense that the guy might have his reasons that he was notfortable sharing. She shrugged, not minding it. She then brought a nket and a pillow out of her inventory. ¡°Well, you were crazy from the beginning anyway since you tried to sell gold star treasure for forty thousand or picked a fight with hundreds of Brown howns. So, Upgrading AI first is not as surprising anymore,¡± she said, tossing the pillow and nket to him. ¡°Is that apliment or an insult?¡± He asked. ¡°Both.¡± Smiling as she replied before bringing the bedding out for herself. Wisana sighed softly. ¡°Tomorrow we¡¯ll go to Tristan, the capital. We''ll get there around 9 in the morning, probably. Then, I''ll take you to the association of explorers to register for your ss. After we finish our business, it¡¯ll be around 3 p.m., and that is the time I''ll log out.¡± ¡°Um, understood. Let''s stick with your n, boss,¡± he said as he winked at her, making the one who was just forcefully promoted raise eyebrows. Then, she chuckled. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s sleep, then. Al and Jinnie will wake us at 5 in the morning.¡± ¡°Got it. Night, May.¡± ¡°Good night.¡± After they wished each other goodnight, the two started setting their spots to sleep on. Wisana was patted on his big pillow, getting it in shape, while Maysa was already in the nket. Who would have thought he would have to actually sleep in a game, too. He felt kind of jealous of yers with higher levels that they could keep on ying longer day and night. Wisana chuckled as he thought about how a little kid he was like for sleeping at this early time. Hey down. ¡°Attention, please. This is an official announcement from Pride Online about the new event.¡± Both Wisana and Maysa got up from their mattresses at the same time, making eye contact for seconds. He saw Maysa open the news feed window, and Wisana did so, too. His hologram screen popped up. ¡°I think that the GMs are preparing a fun event for us again.¡± The clear voice said, smiling. ¡°GM?¡± ¡°Not right now, Wisana. Let me listen to them first.¡± She brushed him off, paying close attention to the square frame in front of her. ¡°Good evening, I¡¯m DJ Toei here to announce good news to you, my friends. Currently, our staff has acknowledged that many yers have improved their levels so much that they can easily beat all the bosses in the game!¡± Hearing the announcement, the round grey eyes were ncing at the man in front of them shortly before thinking to herself, Yeah, here we had a newbie who defeated the green mushroom boos, as well. ¡°For this reason, we are having the most thrilling event, which is...¡± The broadcaster paused, letting an exciting soundtrack y. ¡°Hunting Lord Inferno!!!¡± GROWL!!! Suddenly, his screen showed an image of a fire-red, gigantic monster. Its growl made Maysa and Wisana flinch at the same time. ¡°The monster is 18 meters tall with 15 million health points. It can be a new challenge for those who like hunting bosses! Let¡¯s face this walking catastrophe!! Give it all you¡¯ve got, and you¡¯ll feel the thrill the way that you¡¯ve never felt before!!¡± ¡°I think this event is not for us, May,¡± the hoarse voice said, his hand scratching his cheek as he was looking down at the image of Lord Inferno with a creased face. 18 meters tall, huh, what did it feed on? Dinosaurs? Why did it have to be this enormous?! ¡°Hold on, everybody! Don¡¯t get all freaked out, yet! Let''s hear about the prizes! For those who can bring Lord Inferno down, you will get 5 rare S ranked items! Anything! You name it and we will give them to you. Also, for those who have too few levels to challenge the boss, don¡¯t worry. We¡¯ll make sure that you can join the event, too!¡± ¡°This is definitely ours,¡± Maysa said, looking up at Wisana with sparkling eyes. ¡°The event is ''Get that shot if you dare!''¡± The event¡¯s name got the buddies ncing at each other. Wisana could not help but wonder why the DJ guy had to be overexcited with just a photo event?! ¡°We¡¯re inviting yers who can¡¯t challenge Lord Inferno to join our photo contest. And of course, your photo will be considered only if it meets these 3 conditions.¡± Secondster, there were letters recing the Lord Inferno image. Maysa read it quickly. ¡°Get the shot if you dare!" Event Rules 1. The photo must have Lord Inferno in it 2. The photo must present the fighting scene. 3. Name the photo properly. ¡°Alright, I think everyone understands these rules. And for this event: Get the shot if you dare! We will award prizes to the top three winners.¡± The broadcaster paused and the intense soundtrack yed again like he was about to announce the Oscar winner, getting Wisana shook his head, annoyed. ¡°Damn! Will someone die if you just say it?!¡± Maysa seemed to think the same, too, as she blinked, forcing a dry smile. ¡°Starting with the third ce, the winner will get the garment of the war god, full set!!¡± The guy rolled his eyes, then he asked Maysa. ¡°Is this one so good?¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay. The selling price can be around 500,000 coins,¡± she answered, not really interested. ¡°The second-ce winner will get 300,000 coins and 30 pieces of Mithril ore.¡± ¡°This one¡¯s good. Mithril ore can be used for upgrading any weapons, and the selling price is up to 50 thousand each.¡± Wisana nodded, thinking that the third and the second prize was such a day and night difference. ¡°And the first-ce winner will get 1 million coins and a rank S item, which is anything you ask for. But hold on, there¡¯s still more! You¡¯ll get a Lanova, the newest motorcycle that it¡¯s not up for sale, yet too!¡± The third and the second were different as night and day, but the first prize waspletely out in a different space already!! ¡°That¡¯s it for the good news, and I, DJ Toei, the most handsome man of Pride¡¯s staff, will have to say goodbye to- uh, wait, I almost forgot. The Hunting Lord Inferno event will take ce in the abandoned dungeon, close to Tristan at 8 p.m. yers can download more information and the map on the news feed window. And DJ Toei must go now, goodnight, sleep tight.¡± The DJ¡¯s high-pitched voice ended as the Newsfeed disappeared, leaving just Pride¡¯s theme song ying. Its sound and rhythm were so encouraging that Wisana, who just heard it for the first time, could not help but feel excited, too. Well, it was such a mood builder! If it kept ying for a bit longer, he might get up and start marching and chanting! ¡°Wisana,¡± He was still irritated by the DJ when Maysa called his name. He turned to look at the pretty face that was made up with a smile as always. But he somehow felt anxious. ¡°I changed my mind. We¡¯re not going to Tristan tomorrow. We¡¯re going to the abandoned dungeon!¡± ¡°Huh?!¡± Chapter 13: The Event of Hunting Lord Inferno Part II

Chapter 13: The Event of Hunting Lord Inferno Part II

Tomorrow came so fast like it flew here. Wisana did not take long to get ready for the trip. It was half-past six in the morning when Maysa and he started walking to the dungeon where the event took ce. This walk was morefortable than his previous ones because the road was crowded with other yers walking with them. So that he did not have to worry about monsters attacking him on the way as before. On the way there, Wisana noticed the excitement on the yers¡¯ faces. They were all fully prepared for the fight. Some of them came with full knight armor and a long broadsword that could daze enemies simply with the force of its blow. And some of them were riding a big bird, pulling a cart full of weapons that got Wisana shivered down his back. They were going to fight the whole army? Why did they have to carry this many?! ¡°There are so many people. Will we be able to join an event like this?¡± The guy asked, awkwardly. ¡°Sure. They said it was for everyone. There¡¯re always rooms.¡± Maysa said casually. ¡°Anyway, we¡¯re not joining the hunt. We¡¯re here to take photos. I know it¡¯s highlypetitive, but to take good pictures, they have to know the tricks.¡± ¡°And you¡¯re confident that you do?¡± Wisana asked, tiredly. ¡°Just trust me.¡± She finished as she patted on her chest, softly. ¡°It¡¯s about having a good eye, and no one can top me with that. If you want a good photo, you also have to get close to the model. Well, do you think that that toughest boss will smile and hold peace fingers up for the camera willingly? No. This step requires running skills, too, this is where I''m most confident about it. See? The noob levels won¡¯t be able to do this.¡± ¡°Yeah, sure, if you said so.¡± Wisana signed. ¡°I¡¯m just gonna join for fun, not aiming for the prize, anyway.¡± ¡°Come on. This morning you were farming on the way and already up to level 15, weren¡¯t you? I think you¡¯ll be able to take on most monsters in there. You don¡¯t have to be afraid, big bro.¡± Her words made the one who had just been promoted to be her sibling sneer at the girl out of endearment. ¡°Sure, little sis!¡± After joking and bickering for a while, they both rushed up and finally got to the abandoned prison¡¯s area. The girl dragged the taller guy through the crowd until they could stop and stand in front of the gate. One of the tall metal door panels was opened slightly, while the other seemed to be broken down and its wreckage was gone. The dusky surrounding atmosphere hit Wisana the second heid his eyes on the building in front of him. It looked like ancient remains of tall, square-shaped buildings made of concrete that were decaying into ruins. The clearing they were standing on was covered in sand and dust that pervaded every time the wind blew, making them feel frightened down to their spines. That was it. That was the abandoned dungeon. The dungeon¡¯s atmosphere was frightening; however, it was these people that rendered him... speechless. ¡°Gather in, gather in. Now is the hot sale promotion,dies and gentlemen. Energy potion, Berserk potion, pixie potion, any explosive stuff, we got them all. Gathering in!¡± ¡°Left item service¡¯s here, anyone wants your item to be taken care of? Please get in line for your convenience to process!¡± ¡°Fast weapon repair and upgrade!! Today, the best craftsman from Ziggard is here for your weapon service with the best quality and reasonable prices!¡± ¡°Testament service! Just in case you die today, the testament will transfer your lost EXP to your closest friend. Write a testament with us today and get fifty bottles of energy-restoring white potion for free! Seeing these merchants shouting to sell their goods and services, Wisana dropped a sweat in surprise. The young man looked at how the yers were turning this creepy ce into a market fair and felt amused. Well, this bustling noise kind of turned off his terrifying mood from the seconds agopletely. ¡°Wisana, let¡¯s separate to buy the items we need, and meet upter at that well, okay?¡± Maysa said as she was pointing at an old, shabby well that was located away from the crowd. ¡°Okay.¡± He nodded. ¡°And what should I buy?¡± ¡°A must-have item is a camera. You don¡¯t have one yet, do you?¡± She asked, looking back at him. ¡°No, I don¡¯t.¡± ¡°Alright, go buy a camera and some bombs for you to use to escape. You don¡¯t need to buy those restoring HP potions, I already got them for you,¡± she finished speaking, then brought two bottles of potion out of her inventory window, one was ck and the other one was blue. ¡°Will there be enough for yourself?¡± ¡°Of course, don¡¯t worry about me. Worry about yourself since you¡¯re so broke. Buy just what you need, got it?¡± She instructed him with a serious tone before tossing those bottles to him. ¡°yer Wisana earned 50 ck potions.¡± ¡°yer Wisana earned 30 blue potions.¡± ck Potion Blue Potion They nodded at each other when the item transfer waspleted before they separated to shop in the dungeon market fair. Wisana wasn¡¯t focused on finding the items on his shopping list as much as observing these yers. He got excited and carried away by their unfamiliar costumes and magnificent weapons. They came fully equipped with swords, shields, and shining armor. Then, there was him. Still in his white university shirt, worn-out jeans, a pair of sneakers, and a bandage that Maysa called a knuckle duster. ¡°Gathering in, low-cost, high-quality clothes, starter packs for starter levels. essories and handy weapons. Gathering in now, we¡¯re having discounts and promotions!¡± Such perfect timing! It was like an angel guardian whispering in his ear. Wisana turned to the announcement to see a merchant with sses on his long face, looking like a cunning man. He was sitting cross-legged on a red carpet, surrounded by floating hologram icons of clothes and essories. They looked very tempting to the one who wanted some. His eyes sparkled, pacing up to the clothes stall, immediately. ¡°Hi, do you have some cheap clothes for level 15?¡± The question was asked, making the merchant stop chanting his advertainment. He turned to smile at Wisana, showing his bright teeth. He rubbed his hands together, getting ready to service his customer. Alright, here¡¯s another one! ¡°Yes, bro, I have so many, from head essories to shoes. Which one do you want? ¡°I¡¯m a melee attack, could you suggest me a set? Not higher than 10k, please.¡± He asked honestly since he did not know much about this kind of thing. Hearing the customer''s brief clearly, the long-faced seller pressed his lips together to form a smile. Then he enthusiastically brought out arge number of clothes from his window, cing them in front of Wisana to choose. ¡°I got you, bro,¡± he said with a clear voice. ¡°You¡¯re the type that fights barehanded, right? So, I suggest you wear something light to be agile, but I think that the clothes you¡¯re wearing are already fine. So, I¡¯ll rmend this vambrace instead.¡± The seller finished dting as he held out an armed guard, which could cover from shoulder to the fingertips. ¡°Why there¡¯s just for one arm?¡± Wisana wondered. ¡°Because it¡¯s more of a defensive item. You wear it on one arm like a shield, so you can wear the knuckle duster on the other. This way your attack speed won¡¯t decrease. ¡°How much is it?¡± ¡°The left arm guards are now on a 20% discount, so it¡¯ll be just 3,500 coins.¡± ¡°Okay, I''ll take it!¡± The customer decided so easily, bringing up his window. ¡°Thank you so much for purchasing.¡± ¡°Do you have anything else to rmend?¡± ¡°Of course,¡± the merchant said before he brought up a couple of items. ¡°These are Windy Line, light sneakers that increase the efficiency of feet attack up to 15%. They also have level 5 of the full power jump skills with them, too. The other one is a fire dragon belt. It can resist 30% of the attack from fire element skills. For those items, I''ll give you a special price for just 2,500 coins.¡± Finished listening to another narration, Wisana blended down to look at the pair of ck sneakers, which looked a lot cooler than the shabby Converse he was wearing. Moving on to the belt, it was a leather belt with a carved golden dragon on the buckle. With these unfamiliar styles, the young man felt the greed lingering in his heart. Wisana smiled, pleased, not wasting any more time as he said. ¡°I¡¯ll take them all!¡± ¡°Oh, thank you a lot, bro.¡± Wisana looked pleased with the shopping, his finger pressing on his information window. He pleaded with Jinnie, joyfully. ¡°Jinnie, babe. Can you transfer 6,000 coins to the merchant, please?¡± ¡°Yes, master.¡± His personal system said with a clear voice. The next few seconds, the seller with sses brought up his information window, too, then he made a face like he just figured something out. He turned to smile at Wisana for another time. ¡°Say, bro, would you like to buy one more? I currently put on a promotion that if you buy 5 items from my stall, I''ll give you 1 piece of essories for free.¡± ¡°You do? Well, okay. Rmend me something.¡± The ve to marketing shouted in excitement. ¡°I¡¯d rmend you this one.¡± After he finished speaking, he handed a mask to Wisana. Its design kind of reminded him of ¡®the phantom of the opera¡¯ since it covered only the eyes. ¡°A mask?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, bro. This is called Phantom; the mark that applies 50% of disturbance immunity for being blind, bleeding and silenced. I can say that you don¡¯t have to worry about the cursing-type monsters anymore. And for the price, I¡¯ll charge you for just 2,000 coins only.¡± ¡°Okay! I¡¯ll take it.¡± Wisana said OKAY without thinking too much, even though he was kind of confused about the disturbances the other was talking about. Well, whatever. He would just ask Maysa about itter. ¡°Alright, Jinnie, give him 2,000 more.¡± ¡°Done, master.¡± All waspleted. Thevish spender stored the new items in his inventory window quickly. ¡°Where¡¯s my giveaway?¡± But he had not forgotten about this privilege, yet. ¡°Oh, here you go, bro. I crafted this one just a couple of weeks ago, it hasn¡¯t been soldmercially in the market, yet,¡± the man with sses spoke with a smile, then a dryugh. ¡°Actually, I haven¡¯t patented it with the association of items, yet. So, you¡¯ll be my first tester. Could you tell meter if it works well? Wisana gave him a forceful smile. ¡°Aw, you¡¯re such a smart ass, giving me an unofficial item for free to increase your sales, and to have a willingp rat like this.¡± The merchant with sses'' smile was fixed there, scratching in his ck messy hair. ¡°Well, whatever. I don¡¯t really care anyway. So, what¡¯s the item?¡± ¡°Here, I am proudly presenting you this, the Butterfly Effect! It''s a long scarf that applies a pair of light wings and gives the wearer the ability to fly for a while.¡± ¡°Whoa, it is that great?!¡± Wisana yelled. ¡°But.¡± ¡°But?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not really sure how it functions, since it was on and off when I tested it. That''s why I gave it to you. I think you might help me figure out how to activate the wings.¡± ¡°Shit. So, it¡¯s an iplete item.¡± ¡°W... well. It¡¯s just a giveaway, alright? Anyway, my name is Manoch, contact ID 025589DS. I¡¯ll have to bother you to give feedback on the Butterfly Effect, will you?¡± ¡°Yeah, okay.¡± Wisana took the contact, adding it unwillingly. He nced at his information window, under Maysa''s name on the friend list, there was then ¡®Manoch¡¯, too.¡± ¡°Also, could I have your name, please? So, I can contact you, too.¡± ¡°Uh, my name is...¡± ¡°Hi, do you have any dragon leather belt?¡± The young man was interrupted by a clear, loud voice of a girl customer. And that Manoch was really a professional salesman. When the new buyer came to ask for his goods, he just forgot about Wisana, smiling to wee the girl at the speed of light! ¡°Aw, of cause I do, miss. I sell them at a cheap price as well, just 1,000 each only.¡± ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll get three.¡± ¡°Wow, thank you for purchasing, miss.¡± Hearing the merchant¡¯s enthusiastic voice made Wisana chuckle. When there was an event like this, it was an opportunity to have a good sale. If this kept continuing, Manoch would be a millionaire soon. Lips on the smooth face curled up a smirk, turning to look at the neer girl beside him, and then, PUUHD!!! He flinched as he was choking on his saliva, his eyes were never opened this wide before. The girl looked familiar with the long hair letting down to her waist, the bangs and the front wereyered to caress on her blushed cheeks. Her facial feathers were soft and beautiful with those big round eyes and a pair of pink plump lips. Warunya!!! Chapter 14: The Event of Hunting Lord Inferno Part III

Chapter 14: The Event of Hunting Lord Inferno Part III

Warunya!!! Wisana¡¯s heart was about to jump out of his chest. He was longing and dying to see her, but when he did see her, it was too sudden, too close. He was not nning to face her like this. Wisana could see that she would definitely ask him to join her, and then she would discover how he sucked at ying games. Moreover, she would want to know Maysa, his party, too. Heck, no. If she saw Maysa, she would get something wrong, like thinking Maysa and him were together, since he was avoiding his friends, but still ying with her! As Wisana was plotting something in his head, the girl started to feel that she was being stared at. Warunya slowly looked up at him, making the freaked-out man flinch again. He then decided that he should, RUN NOW!! As fast as his thoughts, the tall one turned and started running away, leaving the dust pervading behind him. Warunya raised eyebrows when she looked at his back, a bit confused. Manoch had no clues either, because he flinched, turning to look at him. ¡°Hey! Bro, you forgot your scarf!!¡± The seller tried to yell after him, but there was no use since Wisana had already gone into the crowd. ¡°Damn. Who¡¯s gonna be myp rat, now?¡± Theint that Warunya ignored. The beautiful eyes were staring at the crowd. There was something familiar about that guy, the way he ran, or his figure. She felt like she¡¯d seen it before. ¡°That guy, can it be...?¡± ----------------- The chicken stopped after running far enough. He was gasping for air then disappearing into one of the most crowded stalls to hide from Warunya¡¯s sight for a while. ¡°What¡¯s up, lil bro. What are you buying?¡± A woman asked with her hoarse tone of voice. She was medium height. She had a piece of cloth covering one eye like a pirate. She was wearing a ck bandana with skulls and crossbones prints on her blonde, shoulder-length hair. ¡°I¡¯d like to buy some firebombs, sh bombs, and smoke bombs. Ten each, please.¡± ¡°Oh, alright. Wait a sec.¡± finishing that, she then took out those items to transform them into cards, handing them to Wisana quickly. He noticed that this stall was one of the best-sellers since this was the only ce that had three staff to handle the numbers of customers. ¡°Lil bro bought this many, you¡¯re joining the hunt, too?¡± ¡°Huh? Uh, yeah.¡± Wisana responded without realizing what the question was. He grabbed his shopping bag from the merchant, then he told Jinnie to pay her 3,000 coins, eyes were still rolling left and right, paranoid. When he put all his inventory away, the tall man hastily fled from the stall. He was hiding himself in the crowd, using some taller guys as a shield, his eyes looking anxious. If Warunya was here, it meant that Tunwa and Nuchjaree were surely here, too! Wisana quickly concluded as he sneaked around, searching for his friends. He needed to find them first, so he could avoid them! ¡°Excuse me!¡± Speaking of the devil, here it came again. A sweet, familiar voice spoke, Wisana slowly ncing over his shoulder. Sh*t! Warunya was running in his direction, panting. What should he do?! ¡°You forgot something.¡± What should he do? In the meantime, Wisana¡¯s brain was so overdriven that his temples were throbbing. He could not run anymore, since there was arge crowd in front of him. First, he used them as a shield to hide himself, but now they had turned into a barrier! How to get out of this? How? Oh, that¡¯s right! ----------------- Warunya was holding the red scarf tightly in her hand, as she rushed up to the ck-haired guy ahead of her. She put her hand on the man¡¯s shoulder to get his attention, softly. But that made him freeze before he slowly turned his face to give her a dry smile. Her big eyes widened a little when she could see his face, which was half-covered in a white opera mask. It looked contrasted with the arm guard he was wearing on the left arm, and the leather belt that held it in ce with a big dragon buckle. His taste in fashion was so... weird. ¡°Can I help you with something, miss?¡± The masked man asked with an unusually low voice, but it strangely sounded smooth to her ears. She raised her eyebrows. ¡°Well, uh¡­¡± Warunya was a bit stuttering because of that. ¡°You forgot this at the clothes store, so I volunteered to bring it to you.¡± She finished as she handed out the scarf to the owner. The ember eyes behind the mask narrowed before his lips curled up into a smile. ¡°This is so nice of you for returning it to me, miss.¡± ¡°No, it¡¯s nothing.¡± The masked man¡¯s hand was touching hers when he grabbed the scarf purposely. She flushed slightly as she took her hand back. ¡°Uh, ...¡± ¡°Well, I¡¯m not good at keeping my stuff, but I think I can hold on to this hand all day.¡± He kept his voice in this deep, smooth tone. He smiled softly at her. Something significant in the way he looked at her made Warunya flush. Those eyes and the warm, pretty smile, Even though they just met, why did he look so familiar?! ¡°Anyway, thank you so much for returning this to me,¡± he said in a deep voice, putting the scarf on his neck. Then the fully dressed nodded at her once as he was asking her pardon before leaving. ¡°Err, wait, please.¡± The masked man paused, slowly turning back to her for another time. ¡°Yes, miss.¡± ¡°May I have your name?¡± Hearing that made his broad smile get even broader. The taller one leaned in a bit too close to Warunya, making her face redden. ¡°Let me guess, you¡¯re interested in me?¡± ¡°N... no. Not like that.¡± She got stuttered because of this unexpected question. ¡°The clothes shop owner, he needed to know your name.¡± ¡°Er... well, guess I mistook the sign, then.¡± He said, chuckling a little. ¡°No, there wasn¡¯t such a thing.¡± She scolded, her face still flushing. ¡°I¡¯m... er Vincent.¡± He replied, a bit sounding too awkward, but he kept smiling. ¡°Vincent?¡± ¡°Yes, that¡¯s my name. Well, if there¡¯s nothing else, I''ll have to excuse myself.¡± ¡°Wait, Vincent!¡± Warunya was shocked when she heard herself yelling to hold him back. She did not understand why either, but she guessed that it was because of those eyes and the familiar smile that bugged her. ¡°Yes, miss?¡± Vincent asked. ¡°Well...¡± She was unsure of what to say. ¡°You¡¯re here to join Lord Inferno hunt, too?¡± ¡°What makes you ask that?¡± He purposely sounded her out. ¡°You look expert like a pro yer, so I think that you¡¯re joining the hunt.¡± ¡°What about you?¡± He asked. ¡°Are you joining the hunt?¡± ¡°No. I''m here to join the photo event.¡± Her answer brought a smile to his face. ¡°Why are you keeping me? Is there anything I can help you with, miss? Er...¡± ¡°My name is Warunya, but you can call me Orn.¡± She introduced herself with a friendly smile. ¡°Okay, Orn, do you need help with anything? I¡¯ll help you as much as I can for a nice person like you.¡± The girl paused with his words, looking like she was too shy to say it out loud. ¡°I... I want to ask you,¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°If you¡¯re here alone. If so, I want us to be together.¡± ¡°Heh...¡± The man drawled as he grinned. ¡°Please don¡¯t take it the wrong way again! I mean that I¡¯m asking you to join my party. Maybe you can help me set up some good scenes with the Lord Inferno for the photo contest.¡± ¡°Oh,¡± the man chuckled quietly. ¡°I almost took it wrong for the second time.¡± ¡°W... well, about that.¡± Heughed as he saw Warunya look at her feet, embarrassed. He took a deep breath before patting her shoulder softly. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Orn,¡± he said, his face looking a bit withered. ¡°I already have a party. Maybe another time?¡± ¡°Oh, okay.¡± She looked withered as well. ¡°We can get to know each other more next time, then discuss which dungeon we should go to on our first date, sounds good?¡± ¡°Vincent,e on.¡± The masked man giggled again as he saw her being embarrassed before he realized that he was taking too long. He held up his hand, ready to wave goodbye to her. ¡°I better go. My friend is waiting for me.¡± Not wasting any more time, the tall one started walking toward the crowd before Warunya could protest. ¡°I can contact youter, right, Vincent?!¡± He paused, then turned to smile at her, waving his hand as if to say, ¡®No problems,¡¯ and disappeared into the crowd. Even though the man waspletely out of her sight, she was still standing there, not noticing other yers passing by. ¡°There she is, Orn!¡± ¡°Warunya, did you find the belts?¡± A short whileter, her party showed up. Nuchjaree was carrying a bag full of health potions, as well as Tunwa was carrying various types of explosive items in his arms. They both were walking towards her, looking exhausted. ¡°Hey,¡± the other greeted, but Warunya had not responded. ¡°Nuch, is your friend okay?¡± ¡°Not sure, why is she flushing? Can we catch a fever in the game, too?¡± After they finished criticizing, they both blinked at each other, then they decided to drag the paused girl out of the way since she seemed to be blocking others for too long. ----------------- ¡°That was close!¡± That was the first thing that came out of his mouth after he took off the mask. Currently, Wisana was sweating, feeling sick in his stomach due to holding in his breath for too long. ¡°Vincent! Ew, why did Ie up with that name?¡± He said as he sarcasticallyughed at himself. ¡°From Wisana to Vincent, I couldn''t be more embarrassing!¡± Then he signed in relief. Wisana was kind of surprised by himself, too. Why did he have the balls to talk to her like that after wearing that mask? Moreover, as soon as he got the new name, the tension and awkwardness he had over those pretty eyes seemed to bepletely gone! But he wanted to praise himself for not getting caught, too. Good job, Wisana! Well, maybe next time he should wear the mask and try to flirt with her again. He chuckled at the thought, then awkwardly looked around to figure out where he was going. Then he paused. Okay, yeah, he did not get lost or go too far. He could still see the dungeon gate, but he was seeing it from the inside of the dungeon!!! ¡°Holy cow. Guess my feet just unconsciously followed the others in here, huh?¡± Which was not good! He needed to find May! He was about to walk out of there when therge crowd suddenly rushed through the gate, pushing Wisana far back into the dungeon. ¡°Hey! Move away! I need to get out!¡± Wisana yelled at them. ¡°You move! Keep moving, you¡¯re blocking the way!¡± ¡°Geez, what the heck is up with you, man? I have to get the best spot for the quest. Keep walking!¡± Not only was he pushed in, but also got yelled at. Eventually, Wisana stopped fighting and followed the other into the dungeon with cold sweat. Damn it. Not a camera was bought. Maysa was nowhere to be found. And then he got lost in this creepy dungeon with the toughest boss! Na was so screwed. ¡°Let me outta here, I need to find my friend. Noooooo. I¡¯m so dead here without her!¡± ----------------- ¡°Where the hell are you, Wisana?¡± A moodyint slipped out of the thin lips of Maysa. She checked the time. It was almost 8 o¡¯clock at the moment, and there were still no traces of Wisana. The girl flipped her long brown hair off her shoulder before she sat on the well that was their meeting up, looking upset. ¡°What¡¯s he doing right now? The others will take all the good spots,¡± she said, checking the time again. It was 7.59 already! Maysa shook her head, before she snapped her fingers, bringing up a pink floral hologram screen. ¡°Al, can you fine Wisana? Tell me where he is.¡± The sweet voicemanded her personal AI, sounded a bit tenser than usual. ¡°Please wait a moment... I found him, miss.¡± Al¡¯s speed brought a satisfied smile to her oval face. ¡°Where is he?¡± ¡°Currently, Mister Wisana is in the abandoned dungeon and is moving toward the entrance of torture room level 1. ¡°Oh, that¡¯s why I couldn¡¯t find him anywhere,¡± Maysa said as she signed in relief. She was d that at least he did not have some server problems and disconnected from the game. She was happy until she realized what Al said. The grey beautiful eyes widened. ¡°Huh?! What did you say?!¡± ¡°Currently, Mister Wisana is in the abandoned dungeon, and is now in the area of torture room level 1.¡± ¡°Ugh! Damn it Wisana! You¡¯re doing this again?!¡± This time, Maysa patted harshly on her forehead, offended quite a lot that know-all did not listen to her, and got all cocky to go on the quest without her! ¡°It¡¯s 8 o¡¯clock, the event of Lord Inferno hunt officially starts now! The monster has already respawned, have fun finding him in the dungeon!¡± After the announcement for Pride staff, Maysa hastily got up in no time. The pair of grey eyes nced at the dungeon¡¯s gate, as her brain told her to run as fast as she could. ¡°Hold on, Wisanaaa! Don¡¯t die, yet. I''ming to get you now!¡± Her voice ended as her slender figure disappeared in the dungeon entrance. That was the moment she realized. Having this guy as a party, she was really not going to die of old age! Chapter 15: The Event of Hunting Lord Inferno (2) Part I

Chapter 15: The Event of Hunting Lord Inferno (2) Part I

¡°Ugh! Which part of the dungeon am I now?¡± The owner of this murmur ofints could not be anyone else but that same guy, Wisana who was wandering around by himself without destinations as usual. Damn it. He med those yers for pushing him in, making him miss Maysa. And after they could get in, they just dodged him and went separate ways for their quest! May the Lord Inferno end every one of them, amen! Wisana was intensifying, cursing them, as he was walking down the stairs without hesitation stopping for a bit. ¡°The one who designed this building did such a good job of making it look creepy like it.¡± The hoarse voice spoke, looking at the surroundings. He then remembered when his gamer friend, Tunwa brought one of those horror games to y at his ce, Wisana got shivers down his spine. Because the ce looked exactly like those games! He shook the scary scenes off his head, as he continued to rush down the old, shabby stairs. Actually, if this were someone else, they would have been smart enough to stop and wait for Maysa to catch up with them. Obviously, Wisana was not one of those. With foolishness and impetuousness, he kept on wandering around without any fear of this creepy prison. Should this be called his curiosity or his propensity for causing trouble? Then his feet just took him to the center of the dungeon already. It was more than ten minutes now, since the announcement that the event had started. However, until now, Wisana had not heard any fighting sound. Well, the boss was 18 meters tall, if these many people were fighting it, it should be noisier. Or maybe, this could be a ce for him to hide, quietly. Maybe this was a chance for him to not get involved in the fight. The smooth-face curled up a smile, satisfied with his genius idea. That was right. He could sneak aroundter to find a good spot to observe the most brutal battle that was about to happen. He did not have a camera, so he could not join any event anyway. In such a case, watching them fight seemed to be the most enjoyable way to join! He took a few steps further before he could go pass through the narrow alley. Came to think of it, the air here was strangely hot. But well, kept walking, he would reach the exit soon. He thought as he continued walking carelessly. After that narrow alley, he was in a huge open hall. The ceiling was tall, decorated with colored sses that reflected when the light went through them. At the same time, Wisana felt the heat getting hotter in that room, making him all soaked with sweat. ¡°Why is it so hot in here?¡± Heined as he wiped the sweat with his hand. GRRRR!! He did not continue toin when an unwanted growl loudened. Wisana jumped, looking around to find the source of it. But he could only see the dark corners that he thought that he might just be hearing things. Until a few secondster, an unknown me zed in front of him, making Wisana stop short. Then it died off. ¡°Oh... please no,¡± he whined. ¡°yer Wisana has discovered Lord Inferno. I suggest you run because the levels are beyond unmatched.¡± Jinnie spoke, sending the master weak in his knee. In the tall shadow in front of him, there were sparks glowing at the top of it. He guessed those were the eyes of that sucker boss. Luckily, it did not notice that he was here, yet. So, let¡¯s get out of here before it does! Wisana thought as he was sneaking back to the alley as quietly as possible. Silence, Wisana. Silently, you could do it. Good, just like that. ¡°Wisana, where are you? Come find me quickly before you get in trouble.¡± Suddenly, Maysa¡¯s treble voice loudened from a popped-up news feed window, making Wisana almost jump out of his skin, hurriedly muting it in no time. Holy sh*t! The jinx would never stop following this young man. He slowly turned to look behind, hopelessly wishing that Maysa¡¯s voice would not draw the attention of the monster to him. As soon as the golden-brown eyes caught the image there, Wisana felt like his bones had melted down and he was about to fall to the floor. GROWL!!! The loud growl was echoing through the hall as the gigantic 18-meter-tall figure was zing up the me on its skin. The brightness showed Wisana its thick, tall body. The arms were huge with long sharp ws. Its face was long and spiky like a dragon''s. More importantly, the ming eyes were deadly gazing at Wisana. ¡°S... sh*t.¡± ----------------- ¡°Hey! Where¡¯s the Lord Inferno? It''s been a while now, but no one ever found a trace of it!¡± ¡°Let¡¯s chill. We¡¯re here only for the photos. Wait for the hunter group to find it for us. Or you want to find it yourself down there?¡± ¡°Are you mad?. Why would I want to put my neck on the line? I¡¯d be dead if I ran into it.¡± The chattering from other yers who were waiting to take photos made Maysa quite annoyed. The big-eyed girl was being nervous mixed with many unexinable feelings. ¡°Al, still no signals from him?¡± ¡°No, miss. Too many yers are using the AIwork and it causes the jamming to the party system. I am now trying to reach mister Wisana, as fast as possible.¡± ¡°This is bad. I even sent the guy voice messages, thinking that he would be able to hear them, well. Keep trying, Al,¡± she sounded more tense than usual. ¡°Yes, miss.¡± Finishedmanding her AI, the pair of grey eyes were searching in the crowd of yers below, hoping that she would find the ck hair of her party mate walking among them. Maysa currently was on a ridge surrounded by some big rocks, making it look like the walls of this prison since yers could see the scenery in the panorama from up here. And of course, this was the best spot for the photo quest, too, since it was safe from the fight that would probably ur down there. Maysa was dying to find Wisana, but she did not know where and how. Why did the party system have to be down in such a worst time like this?! And she would be very stupid to just wander around in the dungeon in the hope she might just run into him. No way! ¡°Damn, I''m going to knock his head when I see him! The guy really can¡¯t be left alone and not make trouble!¡± BOOM!! She had not finished all theints yet when a st quaked through the floor, almost causing her slim body to copse. ¡°What¡¯s happening?¡± Maysa swore softly. ¡°Hey! What was that? Is the bossing out?¡± ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m sure that was it. Let¡¯s go find it before someone else gets the first blood!!¡± It did not take long after the hunt team yers below started bawling, getting their weapons ready, and running toward the source of the st noise. A pair of beautiful grey eyes narrowed as they were gazing at the racked walls they were heading in, the center of the prison called ¡®torture room.¡¯ Wait, was it not that thest time she saw Wisana, he was walking around the torture room? Oh, heck no....!!! BOOM!!!! Right at that moment, the tall stone wall exploded before her eyes. The loud noise came with many pieces of solid rocks bouncing off, dust, and smoke blowing all over the area. Luckily, Maysa could get down before those rocks crashed on her in time. However, there were some yers that got pierced in the face by the stone fragments, getting taken down right where they were standing. GROWLL!! A loud growl echoed through the walls again. Maysa held up her hands to cover her ears as the 18-meter-tall red monster showed up. Its face looked fierce like a dragon¡¯s, its long spiky tail whipping left and right. The demon of fire, Lord Inferno had appeared! ¡°There he is!! Let¡¯s get him!!!¡± A voice shouted before many boss hunters were rushing towards the gigantic monster with the roar of the crowd encouraging them. BOOM!!! Lord Inferno only shed his gigantic hand one time and that was enough to send the yers, who Maysa was sure were all at least level 60, floating away like they were made of cotton. That dude could blow dozens of level 60 yers away with just one p?! No doubt that thosemando yers were all flung to the ground, lying motionless, before they could put up any fights. ¡°S... so savage.¡± A man standing by Maysamented. He was holding up the camera to snap a shot but seeing this king of hell¡¯s devastating damage made his hand go stiff in shock. Actually, it was not just the guy, but also everyone was still in shock after witnessing this scene. Unlike Maysa, her brows were knitted together as she took an item out of her inventory immediately. ¡°Let me just scan and collect the information real quick, since this big bro is so tough.¡± She whispered softly to herself, putting on a pair of round sses called ¡®Scanner.¡¯ Scanner, an item used to examine monsters¡¯ abilities. ---------------- Monster Information ---------------- Name: Lord Inferno Alias: Demon of fire Level: 180 Element: Fire ---------------- Health Points: 15,000,000/15,000,000 ---------------- Abilities Attack Points: SS Armor: A Intelligence: S Magic Points: B+ ---------------- Lord Inferno, the demon of fire. God of me of Pride¡¯snd. The undefeated giant can burn humans into ashes with just one breath. ---------------- The information made her pretty face drop a sweat. Maysa slowly took off the sses, her eyes staring at the fire monster, speechless. If this big dude was undefeated then how were they going to defeat him?! Since the monster could take down a stall of yers in one hit like that, she guessed that only the GMs could stand a chance against him. WAAARG!! A terrifying scream was heard in the distance to Maysa¡¯s ears, just a short while after those brave yers all turned into dust. The thing was that this scream sounded kind of familiar to her. ¡°Leave me alone already! Go fight someone your size!!¡± Chapter 16: The Event of Hunting Lord Inferno (2) Part II

Chapter 16: The Event of Hunting Lord Inferno (2) Part II

¡°Leave me alone already! Go fight someone your size!!¡± The screamer continued yelling at the monster as if it could understand humannguage. Hearing that guy, Maysa started to sense some disaster. ¡°Get away from me!¡± An agile-looking figure of someone was appearing in the pervading dust and smoke. He was running at full speed, shouting as the enormous monster was chasing after him. Lord Inferno did not seem to be getting over this gold medal runner who had woken it up any time soon. And for an observer like Maysa, she already gasped in shock since the first time she saw that familiar messy hair!! ¡°KYAAA!! Wisana! What the hell are you doing there?!¡± The name¡¯s owner, who was running for his life, looked up when he heard his friend¡¯s voice. ¡°May! Help!! This big guy¡¯s trying to kill me!¡± ¡°The hell am I supposed to do?!¡± ¡°Anything!¡± ¡°Wisana, watch out!¡± They could not discuss anything more when Maysa screamed, seeing Lord Inferno draw up his gigantic hand in order to send Wisana away like those yers. WHOOSH! ¡°Whoa! That was close!¡± He rolled off to evade the attack while other yers, who were watching this, shuddered with the guy¡¯s near-death experience. They all feared for him since they had witnessed what happened when the big guy flicked his hand. ¡°Hoo! If I had moved a bit slower, I guess, ...KYAA!¡± WHOOSH!! That was another time that Wisana could dodge away from the attack in the nick of time. The man with animal instinct nced up at the monster boss from hell, gulping his sticky saliva down. The instinct was screaming from the back of his mind to ...RUN!! ¡°May! Help me!¡± ¡°KYAA!! Don''te this way, you moron! I don¡¯t wanna die with you!¡± That was not a lie. That moron was bringing a disaster to his beloved party mate by pulling the demon boss in her direction. Of course, a person like Maysa would never wish for death, as well as the other yers who started packing up their stuff to leave immediately. BOOM!! A sound like thunder loudened when the monstershed its hand up on the spot where Maysa was standing seconds ago, shaking the whole floor. There were many unfortunate yers who could not evade the attack. They were lying defeated on the floor, cursing at the man who pulled the bad luck upon them. ¡°Wisana, you have to pull him to those with levels that can fight. They¡¯ll help you!¡± Maysa shouted to her buddy as she was running on the ridge. And the buddy just kept running parallel with her, not sure if he was trying to find some help or someone to go down with him. ¡°ARGH! Stop following me! I don¡¯t want to die!¡± Maysa cried. ¡°Then don¡¯t leave me!!¡± The other cried back. ¡°I don¡¯t want to leave, but I might survive if he has you.¡± ¡°You jerk!¡± ¡°No. You''re the jerk! How the hell did you pull him up here? Your tiny little brain never tells you your limits, or your troublemaker sense was kicking in again, so you couldn¡¯t stop looking for one?!¡± She shouted the harsh insults aloud, making the one who was running below crease his face. ¡°Well, I can¡¯t argue with that.¡± GROWL!!! When Lord Inferno saw that the prey was still lively and energetic enough to shout and bicker with his friend casually as if he hadpletely forgotten about it, it felt a bit butt hurt(?) by that. So, it growled to get their attention, speeding up its pace to get Wisana. ¡°Holy lord! You were walking the whole time?! And now you¡¯re gonna run?!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t underestimate him, Wisana,¡± Maysa warned. ¡°I took a scan on him; his intelligence is S rank. If you take him for just a cornyputer, you might as well pick a hill to die on.¡± ¡°Sh*t! What should I do?¡± The reckless one yelled, about to lose it at any moment. ¡°Calm down. Use your items! Anything that can save your butt!¡± The high-pitched said from the other side, sounding calmer now. Wisana nodded in response, knowing that she was trying to get his about-to-lose self together. The enemy he was fighting was a supeputer with an 800 IQ anyway! ¡°KYAA!!¡± WHOOSH!! The sound of something going fast through the air made Wisana¡¯s sense of survival kick in again. He shifted to avoid the attack. BOOM!! ¡°Whoa, that was so close!¡± He signed in relief for not getting cut by those sharp ws. After he could get away from death just by inches, Wisana looked up at his friend, face creased. ¡°Why are you screeching, May? I''m the one getting killed!¡± ¡°I¡¯m thrilled!¡± Maysa whined, running on the upper floor. Her brain was trying to figure out a way for her party mate to get out of the demon¡¯s sight. Because now he was in the range of Lord Inferno¡¯s attack again! No time to waste, Wisana brought up his inventory window and randomly grabbed something on the screen. As soon as he saw an item like a green hand grenade in his hand, he did not hesitate to pull out the safety pin, slowing down for a second, and throwing it to that damn boss of hell right away! The small bomb was flying directly into Lord Inferno before it exploded with a loud noise. BOOM!!! 850! It sted right in Lord Inferno¡¯s face, making it pause. A satisfied smirk appeared on Wisana¡¯s face when his attack hit. Even though it was kind of weird that the damage point popped up in green color. ¡°You moron! What¡¯s the point of hitting him with that bomb?!¡± Maysa scolded with a treble voice. ¡°To stun him! And to attack, didn''t you see that 850 points?!¡± ¡°I did! But the numbers were green, meaning that you just buffed his HP. Idiot!¡± ¡°Huh?!¡± The one who just identally buffed his enemy cried in a high-pitched voice. The dragon-like head went still before it started smirking to mock Wisana¡¯s stupidity. ¡°He¡¯s a fire monster. Throwing a firebomb at him is like you want to make him stronger! Ugh! And why are you standing there? Keep moving! You want to see the respawn fountain?!¡± ¡°Huh? Oh! That makes sense!¡± WHOOSH!! He almost got sent back to the respawn point like Maysa wished. Luckily, his instinct helped him avoid the boss¡¯s attack for another time. The moderate figure started running again as his hand was busy on the inventory window. ¡°This is it! It¡¯ll definitely work!¡± Wisana shouted as he pulled out another bomb, a grey one this time. He plucked off the safety pin and threw it at the monster! BONK! 1 A weird noise came with a damage point that was so little it started to look pathetic. Wisana raised eyebrows when the bomb did not cause any damage to the red demon other than creating a cloud of white smoke floating around its head. ¡°Idiot! You threw the smoke bomb to choke him or what?!¡± ¡°Sh*t! What''s the good of these damn bombs exactly?!¡± WHOOSH!! His sensemanded him to dodge to the right. This was the fifth time that Wisana could evade Lord Inferno¡¯s attack. Well... at least his moves like a cockroach were still useful, even though his brain was the same size as a cockroach''s, too! Now Wisana started to get exhausted since he had not stopped running for quite a long time. Plus, the pressure from Lord Inferno¡¯s strength and the huge gaps between their levels would definitely have an effect on his nerves. Eventually, he would get slower, and the monster¡¯s attack would get him if it tried to p him a couple more times. For this reason, his hands were desperately searching for the item that could save him. ¡°This surely works!¡± He said as he threw a yellow bomb at the monster chasing after him. He shouted. ¡°May! Don''t look this way!!¡± BANG! A soft bang sounded, but it was followed by a beam of light so bright that Maysa had to turn away. At the same time, Wisana held up his hands to cover his eyes from the effect of the ...sh bomb! GRRRRR!! It worked! Finally, Lord Inferno growled when the sh dazzled its eyes for a moment. Now the gigantic figure was struggling at that spot. ¡°How about that, huh? Served you right, you stupid reptile. I got you screeched.¡± He punched the air, kicking dust on the floor to mock the stunned monster. Maysa yelled, sounding so pissed at the guy. ¡°Get your ass up here, Wisana. What are you waiting for? An invitation card?! Come on, hurry up. The bosses won¡¯t be stunned for long!¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine. He''s so blind now. Can I just have a couple of kicks for my revenge first?¡± ¡°I can¡¯t believe this guy... Stop messing around already!¡± BOOM!!! Right when she finished, the sound of disaster came again. It was true that the monster was currently blind, but the other parts of it were still functioning well. So, it whipped the spiky tail on the wall next to them, sending pieces of concrete flying in every direction. The thing was that some of them were falling on where Wisana was standing, too. ¡°KYAA! Wisana, watch out!¡± Maysa screeched. ¡°How can it be so messed up?¡± The cocky man a few seconds ago looked up at the pieces of concrete that were falling on him due to the gravitationalw, epting his fate. Well, he might have some evasion skill, but how could the skill work with this many rocks to evade?! ¡°Whoa!¡± He yelled as he struggled to restrain his life for who knew what the counting time it was already of the day. The tall figure stepped out to the side, just in time to avoid getting crushed by a piece of the wall. He looked up at the rest of them, pressing lips together tightly. In the meantime, his brain was running fast. The pair of amber eyes narrowed as his instinct told him to blend down before he said. ¡°Full power jump!¡± Chapter 17: The Event of Hunting Lord Inferno (2) Part III

Chapter 17: The Event of Hunting Lord Inferno (2) Part III

¡°Full power jump!¡± A secondter, Wisana¡¯s sneakers were glowing then the body that was supposed to lie t under a rock,unched up in the air. It seemed like time stopped. The young man used all the agility he had to step on a falling piece of concrete, using it as a base to jump to another. His amber eyes nced at Maysa who was standing on the ridge of the stone walls, shocked. A few momentster, Wisanaunched himself right to where the girl was standing in one jump. He was flying in a perfectly straight line like a rocket, Even though he was a bit off bnce when hended and was rolling on the floor a couple of times before he stopped at her feet. ¡°Ugh!¡± The sweet voice eximed when the troubled man just moved his butt byunching himself all the way up here, so quickly that her eyes could not quite catch it. The said man was lying on the floor, eyes bulging as he noticed that the time around him seemed to start going at normal speed again. Then he patted a hand harshly on his chest, sighing in relief. ¡°I¡¯m alive.¡± ¡°You¡¯re okay, Wisana?¡± The owner of those grey eyes looked down to check on him. ¡°How did you do that? I thought you were going down for sure.¡± He could not say a word. It could be that he was too shocked to speak, too. ¡°I... I¡¯m not sure. Before I could realize it, I¡¯m already lying down here. ¡°You¡¯re unbelievable.¡± Maysa gave him a wry smile. ¡°In several ways.¡± ¡°Is that apliment or an insult, huh?¡± He argued weakly. ¡°Both. You¡¯re the number one troublemaker, anyway.¡± ¡°Yeah, sorry about that.¡± Wisana chuckled as he grinned widely. ¡°Quiet!¡± She interrupted, bringing out an item from her inventory window. This one was arge brown cloak. Maysaid down beside Wisana, spreading it out to cover both of them, cuddling him close. ¡°W... What are you doing?¡± The one being hugged was blushing immediately. ¡°Quiet. You want to be hunted again?¡± The sweet voice whispered, a soft warm breath was against the taller one¡¯s neck that he felt strangely trembling down his spine. Ugh... she was so soft, also smelled so good. He could not get carried away for too long when the same threatening pressure spread in the atmosphere again. The heat was so intense that Wisana had to gulp. Outside of the cloak Maysa used to cover them, there was an enormous figure of Lord Inferno still wandering around. The red demon was sniffing, a me zing out of its nose. Wisana sensed something bad. He looked down to catch Maysa¡¯s eyes tensely. ¡°He¡¯s still looking for you,¡± she whispered. ¡°This cloak can¡¯t fool him forever. You should go. I''ll buy you some time.¡± Listening to this troublemaker whispering, Maysa curled up a soft smile, poking on the cocky one¡¯s nose. ¡°Don''t worry, bro. This cloak can hide us, so now you just have to stay still.¡± ¡°But,...¡± Maysa pressed her finger on Wisana''s lips before he could finish speaking, smiling to ask him to trust her. After seeing her like that, the young man could not say anything more, just ncing through the cloak with an anxious feeling. It would not be a big deal if Wisana got killed alone. But to drag Maysa down with him, that would be the biggest deal. Because when a yer died in the game, they would lose some of their EXP. The higher levels they had, the more EXP they would lose. So, a level 15 like Wisana could die anytime without making any difference. But for level 28 like Maysa, if she died here, she would lose a huge amount of EXP! Then the pressure started to fade away as Lord Inferno got further away from them, thinking that Wisana had already fled to somewhere else. Atst, the buddies that were frozen still sighed at the same time in relief. ¡°I thought we wouldn¡¯t make it out alive.¡± Wisana whistled as he got up, shaking the cloak off him. Maysa sat up beside him, looking worn out. ¡°How did you do that, May? This cloak can hide us from the monster?¡± The curious man could not hold himself back from asking. ¡°Yeah, it can. This is called Ninja Silk; it can hide us from monsters¡¯ sights. The conditions for using it are a bitplicated, though. I¡¯ll exin to youter.¡± The listener nodded a couple of times like he understood what she was saying. He sprawled back with his arms while he was sitting on the floor, leaning on them exhaustedly. Then he nced at the back of Lord Inferno¡¯s gigantic body from afar and felt weak on his knees again. ¡°It finally stopped targeting me. What a relief, I thought I was gonna die for real.¡± ¡°Yeah, what a relief!¡± SLAP!! The sound of a palm hitting someone¡¯s head came with a face that always had a bright smile on it, now writhed with anger! The one who just got hit with full force out of the blue, caressing his wound, looking confused. ¡°Babe, why¡¯d you hit me?!¡± ¡°You¡¯re lucky I didn¡¯t go for a kick in your butt!¡± ¡°Ouch, that¡¯s harsh.¡± He forced out a simper, then looked sad. ¡°You¡¯re the world¡¯s number one troublemaker, Wisana!¡± She snapped as she stood up with arms akimbo, looking like she was ready to fight. ¡°I remember telling you to meet up at the well in front of the dungeon. And why did you get here without me?!¡± ¡°Someone pushed me in.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t talk back!¡± The unusual tense voice made the guilty man look sad. ¡°What were you thinking when you were pulling that boss up, huh?! Didn''t you know that the yers with many times higher levels than you were still down pathetically on the floor? We''re so lucky that we survived!¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t mean to. I was just walking and the guy just boo-ed me out of nowhere,¡± he muttered then looked up to meet the fierce eyes of Maysa. He lowered his head again. ¡°Fine. I¡¯m sorry.¡± Seeing this little cracked head regretted, the angry one sighed hard, shaking her head as she felt both fed up and relieved that they could get out of the monster¡¯s hand alive. ¡°And I told you to buy some items to save your life. Why did youe back with many new clothes like this?¡± She criticized while looking up and down at Wisana¡¯s new costumes. They were a left arm guard, a fire dragon¡¯s skin belt, and a weird long red scarf. ¡°So those were the items that helped you survive.¡± She said, pointing at the Windy Line sneakers. Wisana looked down at her pointed direction, then he raised his eyebrows, feeling unsure. ¡°Those are rank C items,e with level 5 of the broad jumping skills. They''re lightweight, which increases kicking attack points and agility stats.¡± ¡°Oh,¡± He drawled as he finished listening to the same item descriptions for the second time. ¡°Yeah, yeah, that was what the merchant said, too. So, I could long jump earlier, because of these sneakers, right?¡± ¡°Of course.¡± Snapped again, then Maysa held up her hands to squeeze both sides of Wisana¡¯s cheeks out of endearment. ¡°And I am still lecturing you. Can you not bring up the smiley face too soon? Anyway, I told you to buy many types of explosive items, why did you waste your coins on your outfits instead?¡± ¡°But Hi bought em hith a hheap brice.¡± (But I bought them at a cheap price.) ¡°That¡¯s not the point! The point is that you¡¯re too reckless!¡± ¡°Awrry, is.¡± (Sorry, miss.) Maysa looked at Wisana¡¯s squashy face and shook her head, smiling. She then flicked the person in front of her on the forehead softly, before backing away. She really could not be mad at this guy. When he was making a face like a puppy asking for food, who would be able to keep scolding him? Seeing the girl stop yelling at him and turn to be busy on her inventory window again, the said troublemaker smiled awkwardly, getting up from the floor. ¡°Here, drink this. You were running around too much, must be exhausted.¡± She finished then handed out a bottle of pink potion with a carved fairy on it to him. Wisana pulled out the cork right away and drank all of it in one gulp. ¡°Oh, it¡¯s yummy, tastes like strawberry soda. What is it?¡± ¡°Pixie potion,¡± Maysa said curtly. It was obvious that she was still a bit mad. It did not take long before Wisana started to feel fresh and energetic again. The tiredness in his muscles was all gone, and he felt his body lighter. ¡°Now, what do we do? Are we still sticking with the same n?¡± The hoarse voice sounded a lot more moderate. ¡°Of course!¡± Maysa raised her voice. ¡°We¡¯re going with the same n. We''re going to wait for the others to gang up on that crazy boss, then we''ll find a nice spot to take photos of them.¡± Wisana nodded, ncing at the toughest boss that was walking further away in the distance. ¡°Did you get any photos, May?¡± ¡°Yup, I did.¡± Maysa¡¯s bright smile returned for the first time since they met up again. She snapped her fingers then the information window popped out. Wisana leaned in close to look at it with curiosity when he saw her amused expression. ¡°Oh, this is a very clear shot, May,¡± he chuckled. Yes, currently Maysa got three photos for the quest event. Each one of them had Wisana in it, looking very messed up. The first one was when he screeched like a freaked-out chicken and the gigantic body of Lord Inferno in the background. The second one was when the boss¡¯ attack was just inches away from his nose. And thest one was when he showed off his stupidity by throwing a firebomb at the fire monster. ¡°When I was running for my life, and you had so much fun taking photos.¡± The unwilling model said sarcastically. ¡°I didn¡¯t press the shutter, though. Al did.¡± ¡°What¡¯s the difference?!¡± Maysa burst out with augh then snapped fingers again to close the information window. ¡°And look at the photos, they are just me, in a pathetic situation.¡± ¡°Chill, I''m not going to send these for the contest. They¡¯re not satisfying enough for me. But I''ll keep them in my gallery, and title them... how about ¡®must survive¡¯?¡± ¡°May!¡± BOOM!!! Chapter 18: The Event of Hunting Lord Inferno (2) Part IV

Chapter 18: The Event of Hunting Lord Inferno (2) Part IV

BOOM!!! Wisana had not yet to snap at his party for being annoying when the thunderous noise sounded again, making them both turn to the source of it immediately. From afar, the enormous Lord Inferno had begun fighting with the other yers again. The roar of the crowd, the sound of weapons smacking in the distance, and the floor shaking every time the boss monster moved were all evidence. ¡°There, Wisana, we¡¯ve got something. Someone is challenging Lord Inferno again.¡± ¡°Wait, and where should we go for the good spot?¡± ¡°Well, we can try running on this ridge. We¡¯re most safe on here.¡± As the head of the party ordered, the buddies started running on the ridge on the stone walls, straight to the battle ahead with speed. In the meantime, Wisana noticed that Maysa looked like she was in a good mood again. Her oval face had a big grin as she was having fun with the event. ¡°Looks like you¡¯re enjoying it, May.¡± ¡°I am.¡± She answered aloud. ¡°This kind of boss doesn¡¯te out every day. I like adventures and thrillers, of course, I''m having fun.¡± ¡°Then, when we were getting away from that demonic boss, you found it enjoyable, too?¡± ¡°I¡¯m talking about something exciting, not something risky!¡± She corrected him with a broad smile. ¡°Aren¡¯t they the same?¡± Wisana disagreed, feeling amused. ¡°Only for you that risking a life can be something exciting.¡± They bothughed out loud after she finished that sentence, rushing up until they got to the battle area. Maysa slowed down as she looked carefully at the situation. ¡°Whoa, seeing them like this feels like a miracle that we didn¡¯t get killed,¡± Wisana said aloud when he saw the scene before his eyes. It was a battle of about fifty yers wildly holding many kinds of weapons against the fire demon. Long, sharp swords were stabbed in the red muscle, making nging sounds. Other than that, there were arrows, bullets, and many kinds of magic spells, flying at the monster nonstop. However, with all those attacks, they could not make any damage on Lord Inferno! BOOM!! Whipping its hands just one time could blow the yers away, bouncing them off in different directions. Some of them were taken down right where they were standing, especially yers from the sses with lower armor stats. And some that had enough armor points to endure the attack still got stunned by it anyway. Watching this got Maysa and Wisana shuddered with fear in their stomach. While many yers were having the stun debuff, Lord Inferno shot a beam of Hell ze out of its wide mouth. Well, it looked like the myth saying that its breath could melt human bones was actually a fact. The massive ze burnt dozens of the yers in its way to ashes in just the blink of an eye. The others in the battlefield screamed in terror. ¡°That¡¯s crazy. He attacks in abo like that, no one¡¯s gonna defeat that guy.¡± Wisana felt hopeless for the yers below. ¡°I think so, too.¡± Maysa agreed. ¡°Started with a p to stun, then burnt them alive. Not sure if this should be called savage, or sadist. I guess that to defeat this guy, there has to be someone with quick movements to be a decoy. Then yers with heavy attacks can gang up on him from the back.¡± After Maysa finished her strategy, Wisana chuckled. ¡°His attacks are fast and strong like that, who would be able to evade that every time?¡± ¡°You will.¡± Wisana flinched, turning to Maysa as she spoke. ¡°Me? Hell no. You know what I did earlier was just a fluke.¡± ¡°A fluke? Like... five or six times in a roll? Nah, I don¡¯t think so.¡± ¡°Uh...¡± The one with the quick movements could not find any more words to debate with her. He watched the boss Inferno being a responsible host by using its tail to sweep clean the yers off its house floor. Until that moment, less than half of the yers were still able to fight. They looked at each other, blinking as they decided to retreat before the sadist boss could exterminate the whole army. ¡°Now, Wisana, I need to get these shots.¡± She finished as she was off from his side. ¡°Hold on, May! What kind of photos are you trying to get? The Inferno guy¡¯s taken them down. There isn¡¯t a fighting scene anymore, it¡¯s an escape scene,¡± Wisana asked as he followed her. ¡°That¡¯s exactly what I want, taking photos of those who run and naming it, The nightmare of Priders. What do you think?¡± Maysa grinned, winking at him so cutely. Looked like this girl enjoyed the other¡¯s fear so much. Well, those photos of him about to get killed were good enough evidence. After she found a good spot for her shots, her well-proportioned figure stood firmly, bringing a camera out of her inventory. She brought the camera to her eye, her finger busily clicking the shutter button to snap many shots. Wisana watched her, then he sighed. He thought she was just joking, but Maysa was literally capturing Piders¡¯ nightmare. ¡°That¡¯s right. Great. Can you make a more terrifying look, babe? Yeah, just like that, Nice.¡± She was rambling as she was enjoying taking photos. Unlike the other guy who just squatted down, looking at those doomed people, tired. If they all were so scared, why would they join the event in the first ce? With many friends, they fight; with fewer friends, they flee. So, typical. ¡°Oho! This one¡¯s so nice!¡± BOOM!! Maysa yelled delightfully when there was a guy getting kicked by the boss. Obviously, Maysa just captured the motion of the guy flying into the air perfectly. This could be the best stop action photo of all time. ¡°Hey, Wisana. Should I name this one, Pride¡¯s monster to the world cup?¡± ¡°Yeah, yeah. Whatever you say.¡± The hoarse voice brushed her off, eyes focused on the group of yers that were separately fleeing away. ¡°Oh, oh. This one is so cool, too. I''ll name it, Beauty and the beast...¡± (Sigh,) this Maysa seemed to be having too much fun now! Judging his party as he leaned in to look at the said photo, too. But when the image appeared to his eyes, the tall one paused. Okay, that was right. Maysa really had a proper name for it. The beast referred to that Inferno guy for sure. But about the beauty, The girl looked so familiar with that ck long hair that wasyered by her cheeks. Moreover, she had this panicked look on her face, too. This girl... Warunya!!! That was another time that Wisana was driven crazy. His heart was about to jump out of his chest. Did she not say that she was just going to join the photo quest? What the hell was she doing in the middle of the war zone?! KYAAA!!! The screeching from the girl below was a confirmation that she was not there intentionally to fight with the boss for sure. That scream of terror made her face pale and twist with panic. ¡°That girl was really shrieking. And no one really wants to help her?¡± Maysa said as she raised eyebrows, noticing that the boss Inferno was acting strange. The monster arced its neck, revealing the me in its mouth, which was full of sharp teeth. She knew then the boss was about to spit another Hell ze. ¡°Damn, the boss is really a sadist. He was about to burn the girl alive. Oh, I should name this one, Beauty is not privileged. Sounds good, Wisana?¡± Silence. Her buddy was not responding. ¡°Wisana, are you still there?¡± Since there was no reply, Maysa turned to check on the guy. Then she saw him taking many steps back, away from the edge of the ridge, with a weird-looking opera mask. She raised her eyebrows, feeling curious. ¡°What are you doing, Wisana? And why are you wearing that mask?¡± ¡°Later, May.¡± That was all he said before he sprinted off at full speed. The pair of grey eyes seemed like they were about to bulge out of their sockets. Don¡¯t say that to this guy!!! ¡°You moron!! When will you stop being like this?!¡± Maysa''s scream seemed to be a little bit toote to stop this airhead, since he was already hurling off the ridge with the power full jump skill. In the blink of an eye, hended perfectly fine on his feet, and right on the spot in front of Warunya. She flinched as someone just suddenly appeared right in front of her like this. ¡°Vincent,¡± she cried, a trace of panic was clear in her voice. Wisana did not say anything. He nced up at Lord Inferno, seeing that it was about to spit the fire again. He clicked his tongue. He needed to save Warunya from this attack! Hell ze!!! BOOM!! It was toote for Wisana because the massive fireball was already shot at Warunya and him, with the speed that was impossible to evade at all. ¡°Orn!¡± Wisana shouted, holding the smaller figure of her tightly. He used his back to defend against the attack, hoping that at least, his body would protect his loved one just for a bit. As Maysa was watching them from above, she widened her eyes because of the brainless act of this cocky man. Did he actually want to die with that girl?! The fireball¡¯s damage was too severe, they were not going to make it with just his back! ¡°Get out of there, Wisana! Jump now!!¡± She shouted, hoping that Wisana would listen to her, but it was toote. A secondter, there was arge explosion where they both were standing with the damage number popping out in the air above the fire. BOOM!!! 85,389!! Chapter 19: The Event of Hunting Lord Inferno (3) Part I

Chapter 19: The Event of Hunting Lord Inferno (3) Part I

BOOM!! The thunder-like sound and the dust from the explosion blew off with the wind, touching a tall figure of someone. He was standing on the top of the tallest building in that prison area. His long, slender fingers were slicking back his long ck hair, getting it off his face. The lips curled up into a calm smile, sharp eyes like a hawk¡¯s gazing down to the battle below. His white cloak with ck edges and the words Game Master embroidered on the back, waved softly as the hot wind blew. ¡°There you are, Mister Thada. I was looking for you everywhere.¡± A soft voice spoke from behind his back, getting the man in the GM uniform¡¯s attention. ¡®Thadast¡¯ turned to look at the neer. ¡°You¡¯rete.¡± He said with a gentle voice. ¡°It¡¯s still better than never, Thada.¡± She shrugged. ¡°It was already midnight when my flight arrived in Bangkok. How good it is that I still make it here for your event.¡± ¡°So how do you like Bangkok after you were gone for so long?¡± The young GM named Thada asked, looking at the new girl with a joyful broad smile. ¡°It doesn¡¯t seem to be any different,¡± she replied, returning a smile to him. The girl was slender and tall. She had such a perfect body that if someone said she was a model, no one would disagree with that. Her hair was light brown, falling to her waist with soft curls. It made her look soft and cute like a doll, matched with the pair of beautiful round eyes that were sparkling as she looked at the view around. ¡°You seem cuter with your new looks, though, after I haven¡¯t seen you for months, Miss Waree.¡± Thepliment made the listener chuckle, then she shook her head. ¡°Aw, do you need something from me or what, Thada?¡± She finished as she put on a sweet smile. ¡°And what about you? Is your event going well?¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± Thada replied. ¡°It¡¯s been half an hour now since the event started. Just now, there was a group of yers encountering the Inferno, but the group was destroyed in a couple of minutes. And Inferno¡¯s HP didn¡¯t even decrease by a hundred thousand points.¡± Listening to that, the owner of the name Waree chuckled again, walking up to his side. She held up her hands to shield her eyes from the sunlight, so she could take a better look at the scenario down there. ¡°Wow, it¡¯s so heated up.¡± She said when the boss Inferno was spitting the huge fireballs at the groups of yers cruelly. The pair of green eyes moved back on him. ¡°It¡¯s too tough. I think it would take more than half a day for someone to defeat your Lord Inferno.¡± ¡°Seems like it,¡± Thada said as he forced out an awkward smile. ¡°When I was testing it in the demo, I took almost thirty minutes to take it down. And it even got tougher when it was about to die.¡± Waree almost choked on the air,ughing at that. ¡°Even the number one GM whining about it like this, I guess no one will be able to kill this savage boss today.¡± Hearing this made Thada sigh. The pair of sharp eyes were following the 18-meter monster, looking worried. It was the fact that he volunteered to help the developer design its attributes and characteristics by himself. So, he started to think that maybe he made it to be too difficult. ¡°Well¡­ probably that''s not true. Even my team could kill it.¡± The hoarse voice tried to argue feebly. ¡°Thada! You can¡¯tpare the others with your standard like that.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°I know you¡¯re a GM now, but as a yer, you were Asia¡¯s number one, too. It''s not like anyone else can do it like you did.¡± Thada sighed. ¡°I just hope that there¡¯s someone that can take it down. I don¡¯t want my first designed monster to be put back in the store, because it¡¯s too OP (Overpowered).¡± ¡°Aw, poor Inferno.¡± She sounded sympathetic but looked so amused with the smile on her face. ¡°It just got here and is already getting banned for being too tough. Then, I¡¯ll root for someone toe and take it down, too. Well, don¡¯t put your hopes up too high, though.¡± ¡°Sigh, yeah, I know.¡± Then the young GM and Waree continued watching the game below with thrills. -------------- ¡°Wisana!!!¡± Maysa shouted with panic, the pair of her grey eyes searching around for her brainless friend who just jumped in the boss''s way to get burnt. But no matter how hard she looked, the only thing she saw was the thickyer of smoke and dust floating in the area. Her pink lips pressed together tightly, a drop of sweat falling down her cheek. The attack was too strong. She clearly saw the damage point that was up to eighty thousand! And in such a case, there was no way for Wisana to get out alive. Also, if the damage point was fifty thousand points higher than the yer¡¯s health point, the yer would disappear right away, with no chances to be revived. So, that guy would be gone now. Fuuu!! The sound of the heat breaking out came at the same time this thick floating smoke started to swirl around slowly. ¡°What¡¯s happening? The Inferno guy¡¯s about to use his skills again?¡± The girl prepared, she was ready to flee anytime if something unexpected happened. Then the smoke in the area was being pulled to a tall figure of someone. Maysa raised eyebrows as she was watching. The familiar-looking man was still holding a girl in his arms. His back had absorbed the heat from the damage to the point that it got smoky. Moreover, his red scarf was glowing, waving in the air like it was weightless before everything went back to normal like there was nothing happened. ¡°Wisana!¡± A broad smile came across the young woman''s face when she discovered that her friend was safe. And by safe, she meant that without any scratches! When this jerk finally realized that he was not blown to dust, nor hurt anywhere, he slowly looked down to see Warunya in his arms. This pretty girl was hiding her face in his chest, her eyes squeezed shut tightly. ¡°Hey, Orn, are you alright?¡± The hoarse voice asked. ¡°No, I¡¯m not. We¡¯re probably dead now.¡± The other one replied. ¡°No, we¡¯re not. How would I let such a thing happen to you?¡± Wisana never let go of the chance to turn a crisis into an opportunity to act cool to her. Even though he still had no idea of how they still did not die. And when Warunya realized that she was alive, she slowly opened her eyes, looking up at the man who had just saved her with a curious expression. ¡°Vincent.¡± The sweet voice spoke his name softly. ¡°That was very close, right?¡± The masked man smiled sweetly, then looked over to those yers in front of him being burnt to dust on the floor and starting to fade away. Seeing that made Wisana gulp. ¡°Anyway, why were you running around in the battle like this?¡± He asked, still faking his cool, smooth voice. ¡°Well, I got lost with my friends. Before I realized it, I was already being chased.¡± She replied, embarrassed, and did not dare make eye contact with those beautiful eyes of the one holding her. ¡°Maybe you can be a bit clumsier than I think,¡± Wisana said with a smile. ¡°But that¡¯s okay. I like how you¡¯re a bit clumsy. It''s adorable and a must protect. Don''t you think so, too, Warunya?¡± ¡°Huh? ...er....¡± Being told she was adorable, Warunya blushed. ¡±Aw, Vincent, stop teasing me.¡± ¡°And, you¡¯re going to let me go soon, Warunya? You''re hugging me so tightly.¡± ¡°Oh!¡± The one who was being teased let him go in no time. The taller oneughed as he was shaking his head, adoring her cuteness so much. ¡°You idiot!!!¡± This sweet moment did notst longer than a minute when it was interrupted by Maysa''s voice. Both flinched, looking up to where the sound came from. ¡°You scared me, May. Why are you yelling?!¡± ¡°I¡¯m the one who wants to ask, how long are you going to stay there?!¡± With that question, Warunya got more embarrassed, and the other guy scratched his cheek, speechless. ¡°And look over there! Your father is smiling at you from the back!¡± Wisana raised eyebrows, ncing back, and then he understood what Maysa was trying to say. The massive Inferno was ring at them, gnarring with a low growl in its throat. This big bro was still here? Did he not go home already? ¡°yer Wisana earned Pierce Charge skill by passing the conditions of enduring an attack with more than 50,000 damage points.¡± GRRROWL!!! After Jinnie''s announcement, Lord Inferno growled out very loudly that both Warunya and he had to cover their ears. ¡°Vincent, you pissed him off.¡± The sweet voice whined. ¡°I don¡¯t think so,¡± Wisana replied weakly, wondering if a monster could be pissed? ¡°yer Wisana has got the enemy in Berserk mode. From now on, it will be targeting yer Wisana only. I suggest you run because the levels are beyond different.¡± Well, sh*t. What kind of mode was this?! Onlye at him?! What did he even do to this demonic reptile that was holding grudges so much? Urgh! The bosses in this game were all psychos! ¡°Hey! Keep moving, moron. Get out of there!¡± Maysa''s voice brought Wisana back to the present again. His bright brown eyes widened as he saw the monster turn around to whip its tail at him. He held Warunya down to evade the attack. ¡°Ouch!¡± WHOOSH! The sound of something going through the air was passing above their heads by niches. The man with speed cursed at it then turned to the girl beside him, looking tense. ¡°We need to leave.¡± ¡°How? The Inferno¡¯s too fast!¡± ¡°Do you trust me?¡± Chapter 20: The Event of Hunting Lord Inferno (3) Part II

Chapter 20: The Event of Hunting Lord Inferno (3) Part II

¡°Do you trust me?¡± The gentle voice asked and Warunya paused. She looked right at the pair of amber eyes to see the determination and honesty reflected in there clearly. She then replied firmly. ¡°You¡¯ve helped me so much. Why wouldn¡¯t I trust you?¡± ¡°Good!¡± ¡°KYAA!¡± Wisana lifted her up in his arms right away. ¡°V.. Vincent, what are you doing?¡± She stuttered, blushing. ¡°Getting us out of here!¡± WHOOSH! A secondter, Lord Inferno pped its hand again, aiming to get Wisana killed right there. But he dodged it again easily. It seemed like he was already used to the pattern of the monster¡¯s attack. Actually, if the other yers had time to learn this trick, shifting away from the attacks was not impossible anymore! GARRRZ!! The demon boss growled out again with anger. It seemed like it just realized that Wisana was not one of the usual foes that it could take down so easily. Because so far, this guy was the only one who could evade its attacks for this long! And for this reason, the 18-meter monster had gone mad, continuously throwing his massive hands at Wisana. ¡°KYAA!! Wisana, you¡¯re crazy! Why did you mock him like that?!¡± The screech came from another one who scared him from above. Maysa was running around, finding a way to get down from the wall ridge and help that troubled ass. BOOM! Lord Inferno¡¯s attack missed Wisana for another time andnded right onto the watchtower in the dungeon, crushing its concrete walls to fall apart in pieces and fall on the speedy guy again. ¡°Geez. Seems like you really like this trick huh. You fat lizard.¡± Wisana let out a long-term of curse. ¡°Vincent, we¡¯re not gonna make it.¡± Warunya interrupted. ¡°Yes, we are. Hold on tight!¡± As he finished, the tall one leaped on the falling pieces of concrete, using them as a base to jump on another. His flow and excellent reflexes made Warunya gasp, speechless. ¡°Warunya, hold onto me!¡± ¡°Aah!¡± Secondster, Wisana pressed her head against his chest, trying to make both of them as small as possible. Before the whole cell of the watchtower could crush them t, they slipped through the small window and got above it as it was falling. After they survived from the biggest piece, he then kicked on it to long jump as high as he could. GARRZZZ!! But that seemed to be a mistake since he could not move freely when he was in the air like this. Besides, there was no falling concrete for him to use as a base to jump anymore. And that was the chance for Lord Inferno to show off his OP by jumping straight up to Wisana. ¡°Holy sh*t. You can jump, too?¡± Wisana whined, tiredly. ¡°KYAAA!!¡± The girl in his arms continued to screech. Faster than his thought, the red monster whipped its hand at Wisana. There was no way to evade this anymore since he was floating in the air like that. Just a blink away before he got hit. A blink before the disaster got to him. Wisana¡¯s brain ran fast again. He could swear that he heard a loud crack notice, then his passive instincts started kicking in. The young man tightened his arms around Warunya, turning his back to prepare for the attack from Lord Inferno. WHOOSH! The attack incredibly passed through Wisana¡¯s back as it endured the damage from the monster for a few seconds. That missed attack turned into the inertia force that pushed them away! ¡°You missed!¡± Wisana yelled, feeling satisfied. ¡°Got anything else?!¡± ¡°That... that was awesome.¡± Warunya gasped with shock. When the physical attack did not work, Lord Inferno decided to try attacking with magic instead. The gigantic monster opened its mouth, showing the hint of me that was about to blow out of its throat in a few seconds! ¡°Damn, bro. Aren''t you just too tough?¡± Wisana said, sounding stiff as he got pissed. Boss Inferno was ready to release its ultimate skill. Hell ze! ¡°yer Wisana earned Rerise skill by passing the conditions of evading the attack from enemies 150 times in a roll. Wisana paused at Jinnie¡¯s announcement. He got a new skill earlier and now he just got another one. ¡°What can they do in this situation?!¡± He cursed aloud. ¡°Vincent, what¡¯s wrong?¡± The girl in his arms asked, raising her eyebrows in confusion since she could not hear Jinnie. But he did not respond to her, only quietly staring at the damn boss. So, he could only wait to be killed?! ¡°Master!¡± Jinnie''s robotic voice shouted with panic. ¡°What?!¡± He shouted back. ¡°I suggest you use the Rerise skill immediately.¡± The listener raised his eyebrows. ¡°Use it to do what?¡± ¡°There is no time to exin. Please activate the skill immediately.¡± ¡°Damn.¡± He cursed in a bad temper. ¡°Okay. Whatever, Rerise! ...something!e out now!¡± BOOM!!! POOF! The sound of a loud explosion came with the hot bright massive fireball that was shot from Lord Inferno¡¯s mouth straight to where they were floating. Except, they were not there anymore. For some reason, he was flying up, and away from the attack with a bright zing me on his back--a me that was zing in the shape of a pair of wings! Butterfly Effect! ¡°How was it possible? I''m not dead, and...¡± Wisana nced back at the me-zing wings, dumbfounded. ¡°These wings... were exactly like the merchant said!¡± ¡°Vincent, you can fly?!¡± Warunya yelled. ¡°Er, I just knew this, too.¡± ¡°Master, may I exin the skill to you briefly.¡± Jinnie interrupted with an anxious voice. Wisana turned to see Lord Infernonding on its feet again and giving him a dead gaze. He got pale by that. ¡°These wings are the effect of the item Butterfly Effect Scarf. This scarf can absorb damage from fire element skills and turn the damage into its own energy. For this reason, the first attack you took has charged the energy for the scarf. And the Rerise skill you got, was the ignition of the me wings in the scarf. In conclusion, you can fly.¡± ¡°What?!¡± The hoarse voice yelled in surprise before a hologram screen popped out to show the information that confirmed Jinnie''s words to his own eyes. He read that short paragraph on it quickly. ---------------- Butterfly Effect ---------------- Absorbent Energy 85289 / 85120 ---------------- Maximum speed: 80 km. / h Energy drains: 10 / s ---------------- The faster you go, the more energy drains. ---------------- He gasped as he finished reading. It took him a while before a satisfied smile came across his face. He thought that he would thank the merchantter for this since it could actually work! Even though the condition to use the wings had to be this risky! ¡°Master, watch out!¡± Jinnie had not even finished speaking yet when Wisana was almost killed by Lord Inferno. It got the chance to p him again while he was reading the screen. The young man flew away at full speed for his life, and he started to notice that the energy was rapidly decreasing. ¡°What the hell!? Is this some sort of an old diesel engine or what? It takes that much energy for just one speed up?!¡± Wisana yelled. ¡°If it is like this, guess I''ll get hit again, soon, oh, wait...¡± GRRAZ!! The red fire demon growled out aloud as his enemy seemed to be more difficult to handle. The massive body paused still, slowly bending down to the floor like it was pushing something out. ¡°What is he doing?¡± The curious one could not help but ask. ¡°I don¡¯t know either.¡± Warunya brushed him off, not caring much about the monster. A smile appeared on her soft, pretty face, admiring the man¡¯s talents. He was not just incredibly skilled, but also gentle and kind. She was sure that she would be safe as long as she was in his arms! GRROWL!! She was lost in her thoughts when Lord Inferno did something that got Wisana¡¯s eyes bulging in shock. On the massive back of the monster, there were a pair of wings spreading wide. They were covered with thin skin like dragon¡¯s wings. ¡°This damn boss, I swear. Seriously, what can you not do?!¡± He had not finished speaking when the said damn boss leaped up at him so fast. The amber eyes widened, turning away by draining a huge amount of energy to fly at full speed again! BOOM!!! Wisana¡¯s speed and Lord Inferno¡¯s werepetitive. Even though he was smaller, the constant explosions forced him to dart forward at a great speed. And even though the monster could fly slower, its enormous size was still so terrifying that it got Wisana sweating. ¡°Vincent! Go left!!¡± ¡°Whoa!¡± Wisana shouted out aloud, shifting away from the Inferno¡¯s attack in the nick of time. Luckily, he had his angel to look out the rear for him, so he knew where the damn boss would hit. Then he nced at another watchtower that was located in front of him. The handsome face brought up a smirk before he flew there at a slower speed, in order to bait the boss to catch up. ¡°Hold on tight, Orn!¡± When they were in the right position, he speeded up, flew straight toward the watchtower with the monster chasing after them. The second before they crashed into the wall, Wisana shifted to the side, easily with his agility. However, the gigantic boss did not have the same attribute, obviously with the size differences. So, it just crashed into the watchtower harshly. SLAAM!! 5,898! The damage points popped out as the monster boss was falling back to the ground. A happy smile appeared on his face since it went ording to his n. ¡°Okay, so this was counted as an attack, too. I think I started to get this game now.¡± Wisana said, smiling. He understood now that he did not have to attack the boss directly to do the damage. But, baiting it to crash into a building, or kicking it off a cliff like he did to the green mushroom, counted as an attack, too. This game made more sense than he expected! ¡°Vincent! It''sing back!¡± Warunya rmed him when she saw the monster getting ready to fly to get them. Wisana clicked his tongue before he sted the me to get away from it for another time. Er, right. How could he forget that this big bro had 15 million HP? ¡°This way!¡± While he was flying, Wisana heard a familiar voice calling him. The amber eyes looked down to see Maysa standing there, waving at him. ¡°May, do something!¡± Chapter 21: The Event of Hunting Lord Inferno (3) Part III

Chapter 21: The Event of Hunting Lord Inferno (3) Part III

¡°May, do something!¡± ¡°Quick! Come get me up, too. I¡¯ll help you!¡± hearing the clear voice shouted back, the young man suddenly changed his direction, swooping down to his friend. And the moment when he saw something in her hand, he smirked, knowing that the Inferno was still flying after them. But Wisana did not care, he was so concentrated on swooping down to Maysa as fast as he could! It did not take long when he lowered himself down, close enough to the floor to catch her. ¡°Hold on to me tight, Orn. Close your eyes, too.¡± ¡°R... roger!¡± Warunya followed the instructions without any doubts. He held out his arm to pick her up in the air with them at the same time that the safety pin was plucked off. ¡°Right now, May!¡± Wisana yelled. ¡°Mind your eyes!¡± As she finished, Maysa threw the item back at the following monster right away. Yes, it was a sh bomb! When it was all done, Wisana grabbed his friend and rushed forward very quickly. BANG!! GROOOWWL!!! When the bomb went off, Lord Inferno screamed out for another time. The massive figure lost control and crashed into a building. It fell, buried under the falling pieces of the broken concrete wall, disappearing from their sights. Wisana did not look back to check on the monster, but he was sure that it was still alive under the ruins. The pair of amber eyes nced at the new passenger who grabbed hold of his arm tightly, asking her what to do next. ¡°Now what? Seems like the boss can¡¯t just get over me so easily.¡± ¡°We need to get out of here, asap,¡± Maysa said, eyes searching around the area. ¡°There! Let¡¯s hide in that abandoned building. Get you out of his sight, or he won¡¯t stop chasing you!¡± ¡°Got it! BOOM!!! Wisana then sped up to the said building as he was confessing something with a serious expression. ¡°You two, I forgot to tell you something.¡± His fake hoarse voice sounded so strange. ¡°What is it?¡± Warunya asked, feeling confused as well as Maysa who just raised her eyebrows. ¡°Well, not sure how to phrase this but, you should understand that I don¡¯t really know how tond, so. Prepare for the impact.¡± ¡°What?!¡± The girls yelled in unison as Wisana took them through the ss window, breaking it away. And this already confirmed hisck of the skill tond on his feet, was true! ¡°Ew, you moron! I know I shouldn¡¯t have trusted you!¡± Maysa screamed then ground her teeth. ¡°KYAAA!!¡± And Warunya could not say anything. She could only screech loudly, squeezing her eyes shut. THUD!! ----------------- ¡°That... That was unbelievable!¡± Waree said as she did not take her eyes off the battle over there. As same as Thada, who was watching with an emotionless expression. ¡°How does the guy do it? And he can fly?¡± The pretty woman turned to her senior for hisment on this. ¡°Now we have a ss with flying attribute in Pride, too, Thada?¡± ¡°No, we don¡¯t.¡± Thada replied right away, ¡°I think that¡¯s some effect from his items, not a skill.¡± Waree nodded in agreement with the young GM¡¯s conclusion. She turned back to the monster that was trying to get out of the building¡¯s ruins. Eventually, it could get up, the glowing red eyes were searching around for the enemy. And when it found no one there, the monster growled out, sounding very butt hurt by that. ¡°Look, the Inferno was really pissed off. That guy is really a pain in the neck, huh.¡± Shemented, smiling. ¡°He¡¯s good,¡± Thada moderatelyplimented. ¡°I don¡¯t really care about the flying thing, though I''m interested in his quick reflexes. He was evading the boss¡¯s attacks so easily. It looked like he was having fun, even.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t it like some other yers can do it, too?¡± She replied casually. ¡°There¡¯re some yers who can do it like this, too, but that can be like one in a million. It''s very rare to find someone who can react that fast, Nam. You already saw him evading the attack while he was floating midair, using the impact of the attack to shift away so smoothly like that. ¡°I see.¡± Waree agreed softly as she thought about that moment. She remembered the masked man making her cheer out loud, amazed with his quick moves! ¡°But..." ¡°But?¡± She repeated. ¡°He¡¯s not going to win if he just keeps running like this. That guy doesn¡¯t even think about fighting back.¡± ¡°Maybe he can¡¯t since he¡¯s carrying a girl in his arms.¡± ¡°I guess you¡¯re right.¡± The handsome face smiled for the first time. ¡°So, I''m kind of curious about what he¡¯s nning to do next. I saw he carry another girl with him, too. Maybe he¡¯lle up with something to fight against Lord Inferno now.¡± ¡°Or he would just run off.¡± Waree shrugged. But Thada disagreed with her. He smiled sweetly at her, shaking his face. ¡°No, he won¡¯t run, trust me. This kind of guy won¡¯t turn his back and flee.¡± The listener paused before an amused smile was brought to her pretty face, dimples on her cheeks showing. ¡°How can you be so sure?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know. Maybe it¡¯s because he¡¯s the same kind of person as me.¡± ----------------- ¡°Ouch, ouch, ouch!!¡± ¡°Ow, my butt¡¯s definitely got bruises.¡± ¡°It hurts.¡± The three were whining almost at the same time. The first guy was lying on the ground, a leg leaning against the tall wall. It could be that he did some somersaults when he wasnding. The second was caressing on her butts, implying shended on them. And thest was lying still in the first one¡¯s arms, using them as the airbag to save her head from knocking on the ground. ¡°Ouch! Why didn¡¯t you warn me earlier that you can¡¯tnd!¡± After she could pull herself together again, Maysa scolded aloud. ¡°Sorry,¡± Wisana whined softly to reply. ¡°Vincent, you can let go of me now,¡± the gentle voice of Warunya whispered in his ears, making Wisana realize that he was still hugging her. The guy drew his hands back in no time. He could not be able to find an excuse yet, but the girl had already turned away to hide her blushing cheeks. AHEM! The third person cleared her throat out loud. She could not help it since the atmosphere suddenly got so cheesily awkward. ¡°Well, well, I can¡¯t believe you guys still have a mood to flirt after we almost got doomed out there.¡± She chuckled as she was just talking. His light brown eyes sent a dead gaze to his buddy, telling her to shut up. But the buddy did not get the message. ¡°Also, why are you wearing the mask, Wis...!¡± She did not finish her question, because this cracked head rushed in and covered her mouth. The smaller figure was struggling in front of Warunya who was looking at them curiously. ¡°May you excuse us, please? I need a moment to talk to my friend.¡± He turned to give her a smile before he dragged this bigmouth to a corner in the room. ¡°The hell you¡¯re doing, Wisana?¡± She was raising her voice for another time. ¡°Listen, May. Don¡¯t call me Wisana. You have to call me Vincent from now on, okay?¡± ¡°Vincent.¡± She raised her eyebrows in confusion, her face twitched a little. ¡°Pretty please. If you call me by my real name, I''d probably die. Please?¡± Wisana pressed his palms together, bowing his head to beg her. The one who was being asked for mercy nced at the girl who was giving her a wry smile from the other side of the room. ¡°Let me guess, it¡¯s because of the girl?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll exinter,¡± Wisana whispered. ¡°Let¡¯s just say that she knows me in real life. And there will be a big problem, if she knows that I¡¯m on this game, too. So, please, I''m begging you.¡± ¡°Alright, fine.¡± She promised just so she could brush him off. ¡°Great! You can do and say anything to not get me busted, also you and I are just party, okay? Just party!¡± Noticing this troublemaker kept repeating the word party so much, the pair of grey eyes narrowed, staring at the guy in front of her for a few seconds. Then she drew a cunning smile. ¡°I think your rtionship with the girl is not normal, Wisana.¡± Maysa faked a cheesy, gentle voice. ¡°She¡¯s also pretty, though. Let''s be real, who is she for you, exactly?¡± After being asked so straightforward like this, the face behind the mask turned deep in red that the one who was probing let out augh. ¡°Okay, I think I can guess now.¡± Then she burst out with augh as she spoke, making Warunya tilt her head in curiosity. They talked about a couple of things more before Wisana took Maysa back to introduce the girls. He did not forget to send Maysa the gaze in order to remind her to keep the promise. ¡°I haven¡¯t introduced myself, yet,¡± the clear voice spoke to the other girl. ¡°My name¡¯s Maysa, but I¡¯m fine with May. I''m... er ...Vincent¡¯s party.¡± She purposely stressed harder on the name, her smooth face had a mocking smile that made Wisana face''s twitch. ¡°Okay. I¡¯m Warunya, but you can call me Orn. Nice to meet you.¡± Then they shook hands. Warunya turned to look at the other boy. ¡°Vincent, thank you for saving me. If you weren¡¯t around, I¡¯d probably be dead by now.¡± ¡°Oh, it¡¯s nothing. You''re wee.¡± THUD!!! After he finished, the deadly fistnded on his head harshly, making Warunya flinch. The one who got punished sat down to caress his head on where it hurt. ¡°It¡¯s nothing your ass!¡± The delightful, friendly girl started to turn savage again, snapping at the wounded man, making him whine for another round. ¡°Why¡¯d you hit me again?¡± ¡°''Cause you deserve it! And to remind you to appreciate your luck that we made it out alive!¡± The sweet voice sounded so harsh right now. She then asked something that she had been curious about for a while. ¡°And since when did you learn how to fly, Wi... uh ...Vincent?!¡± Wisana nced at the girl who just printed another bruise on his head and wondered how she could shift her moods so quickly like a lizard changed its colors. He forced out a wry smile. Why did she hit his head like a goddamn volleyball! Chapter 22: The Event of Hunting Lord Inferno (3) Part IV

Chapter 22: The Event of Hunting Lord Inferno (3) Part IV

Why did she hit his head like a goddamn volleyball! Even though he felt weary, Wisana exined about the item and its effect to Maysa from the start when he bought the scarf from the stall in front of the dungeon. He told her that, ording to Jinnie, it could absorb Lord Inferno¡¯s attacks, including the two new skills he got during the fight. Throughout his story, the girls felt quite amazed by the man''s skills. And they were also impressed with his ability to decide so quickly and his inhuman instincts. ¡°So, it means that the scarf can turn damage into the fuel for flying?¡± It sounded more like a conclusion than a question. Her slender hands were caressing the scarf, interestedly. ¡°That''s what Jinnie said. Right, Jinnie?¡± Wisana asked his personal AI. A secondter, a blue window popped out with the information of the butterfly effect scarf on it. ¡°That is right, Master. The scarf can absorb 100% of fire element attack, but only when it is deactivated, or in other words, not flying. And to activate them, the yer needs a skill, or an item to ignite the me. In master¡¯s case, Rerise skill was the ignition for the zing mes wings effect.¡± ¡°I see.¡± Maysa nodded understanding, studying the scarf closely. ¡°It¡¯s so great that you have such efficient equipment like this. If it¡¯s officially patented with the association of items, it¡¯ll be ranked S for sure.¡± ¡°Is that so?¡± Wisana raised his eyebrows. ¡°I think so, too,¡± Maysa added. ¡°If the merchant patents it, he wouldn¡¯t even know how to handle the wealth.¡± She handed the item to Wisana. And their words made him nervously take his first rank S item back. The girls watched him then turned to catch each other''s eyes for a few seconds before they could not hold a giggle anymore. He was so careless when he was struggling with the gigantic boss, but this guy was worried that it might get broken now?! Maysa sighed before she got up. The dull grey eyes peeked out from the broken window to see that the boss was still wandering around, so she let out another sigh. ¡°I think we should get going, Wi... Vincent.¡± ¡°Huh?! Why?¡± Wisana yelled. ¡°Why not? I already got the photos. We don¡¯t have anything to do with this ce anymore. Remember that our goal was the photos, not the boss!¡± After the not-so-friendly reminder, her party could not argue anything more, so he stayed humble. Maysa smiled broadly at that then she turned to Warunya. ¡°What about you, Orn? Do you still want to stick with us? I know the boss¡¯s hunting this guy, but I have a way for us to get away.¡± ¡°Okay. I can¡¯t contact my party if I''m stuck here anyway. So, it¡¯s safer to stick with you guys, I guess.¡± Warunya replied with a smile. After the agreement, the girls started to walk out of the room inside the abandoned building. They were on the fifth floor or something, so Maysa¡¯s n to escape was to walk down the stairs to the first floor, sneaking out of the building by a back door. She was aiming to climb over the dungeon walls to get out of the prison area, using the abandoned building to hide them from Lord Inferno¡¯s sight. She then stopped walking, because her troublesome buddy did not seem to follow the n. He stood still, staring at her with those eyes. ¡°What¡¯s the matter, Vincent? Let¡¯s go.¡± The clear voice asked, but Wisana shook his head slowly. ¡°May, I think...¡± ¡°I know what you think,¡± she said as she sighed in weary. ¡°So, stop that. I''ll remind you again that your level and that sadistic boss¡¯ are too different, like the abyss and the sky. You''re gonna hurt yourself fighting that guy.¡± ¡°She¡¯s right, Vincent,¡± Warunya added. ¡°Even fifty yers at level 60 and higher were blown away by just one hit. How will you fight with that thing by yourself?¡± ¡°But...¡± She did not understand how this little smarty hade up with this reckless idea. Also, he started to make that sad puppy face again, it pissed Maysa off. She walked back to confront the taller one immediately. ¡°Look! It¡¯s way too out of our hands. I know that you¡¯re still thrilled and want to get back at that boss, but you can have your revenge once you¡¯re strong enough, right?¡± ¡°I thought you liked the thrill, May.¡± This stubborn kid still insisted, making this petnt sound to her. ¡°Yeah, I told you I liked ¡®the thrill,¡¯ but I never told you that I liked ¡®risking my life!¡¯ And what you¡¯re thinking is exactly the risky one!¡± She finished with her long reproach, sighing out loudly. Then she snapped her fingers to bring out the screen with Lord Inferno¡¯s information on it, hoping that it could change his mind. ¡°Look at this info I got from the scanner. The boss is too OP. Even the yers with higher levels than you will be crying, too.¡± ¡°But May, the boss like this isn¡¯t found in our game on a daily basis, is it?¡± Hearing this smarty retort made her pause, dead gazing at him. ¡°Also, how can ying games be fun if we¡¯re worried about how we¡¯re good or not good enough? The game is right there, in front of us, so why don¡¯t we try having some fun with it? You said something like this before, didn¡¯t you?¡± This time Maysa was the one who was left speechless. The pair of her grey eyes stared at her party then the 18-meter monster outside the window, and she sighed. Just exactly like what she thought. Even if she had a hundred lives to spare, it still would not be enough if she stuck with this guy!!! Looked at him, he was using the hungry puppy eyes tactic again! No, she had to stop spoiling Wisana for once. She could not let the guy go out there and do something so reckless that it would cause them so much trouble. She finished reminding herself, then she looked up to catch those puppy-begging eyes. This also felt like a son begging for his mom to buy him some toys! Maysa sighed countless times, her slender hand messing on her brown hair, displeased. ¡°Damn it. I probably have gone crazy to let you have this!¡± The words she was yelling suddenly brought a satisfied smile to his handsome face. ¡°Fine. I''ll help you fight the damn boss!¡± ¡°Really?!¡± ¡°Yeah, we¡¯re party anyway.¡± Maysa forced out a wry smile, nodding to confirm it to him. ¡°You¡¯re the best, Maysa!¡± Wisana pulled the smaller figure into a hug, bouncing up and down with overjoy. Warunya, who was watching them, flinched at that, noticing how Maysa did not look like she minded, plus she always gave way to Wisana to do what he wanted. Her soft smile suddenly disappeared. ¡°Alright, that¡¯s enough. If you really want to fight with the boss, we need to have a big n. And you, be prepared to bebored.¡± ¡°Copy that!¡± The enthusiastic affirmation brought a delightful smile back on her pretty face as she pushed Wisana off her. She then turned to look at the new friend. ¡°Well, I guess that you¡¯ll have to go on without us. I have to take care of this spoiled brat.¡± ¡°Eh? ...er...¡± Warunya paused. ¡°You can walk down to the first floor, then climb over the prison wall to get out of here. The back of this building should be clear and have no dangerous monsters around. I think the party system should be in order again once you¡¯re out of the dungeon area,¡± Maysa instructed her with a serious face. ¡°Well, I think...¡± The gentle voice stuttered. ¡°?¡± ¡°I think that...¡± She paused for a moment, breathing in. ¡°I think that I¡¯ll fight, too!¡± ¡°Huh?!¡± The buddies immediately yelled in unison. The girl really asked to join the fight?! Was she not just screeching mindlessly when the boss was chasing her out there? Let alone the fight, would she be able to stay calm just to stand in front of Lord Inferno again? ¡°No, you won¡¯t, Orn. It¡¯s too risky, also, I''m a bit nuts. You shouldn¡¯t trust me.¡± Wisana disagreed, worrying about her. But she shook her head, rushing in to grab him by his arms and shake them, too. ¡°I need to repay you, Vincent. Please let me help!¡± Her voice sounded so determined that Wisana sent an awkward nce at his party to ask for her help. ¡°Orn, listen. This Vincent guy is a freak!¡± His smarty party blurted out, making Wisana¡¯s mouth twitch with the urge to ask; what kind of conviction was that?! ¡°The point is, there are not many people that can follow this guy¡¯s speed.¡± ¡°You¡¯re implying that you¡¯re one of those people who can, right?¡± Warunya interrupted, sounding quite upset. Her round eyes looked fierce, gazing at Maysa that made her feel a shiver down her spine. She was dripping sweat as she quietly poked at Wisana, sending out a signal for help. And of course, Wisana was not dumb enough to miss that. He held up a hand to pat softly on Warunya¡¯s head, but that made the girl frown even more. Her face was reddened, her feet stepping back away from him. ¡°Please stop treating me like a child, Vincent.¡± ¡°Look, Orn. There¡¯s a very high chance that we could die from this. I don¡¯t want you to get involved and lose your EXP because of me messing around.¡± Hearing that made Warunya shake her head, brushing the embarrassment away. She stepped up again, facing the masked man, making him the one who had to draw back and blush. ¡°I¡¯ve already gotten involved since you jumped in between me and the monster!¡± ¡°But...¡± Wisana still tried to convince her. ¡°Whatever. I''ll join you in the fight. Didn¡¯t you just say that we should just have fun with the game and that the game can¡¯t be fun if we¡¯re scared?¡± ¡°Uh...well...¡± Wisana could not argue with her. Her round eyes showed a spark of determination to him, before they nced at the other girl with irritation, that Maysa had no idea what she had ever done to upset her! ¡°Alright.¡± Wisana gave up. ¡°You can go with us, but I can¡¯t promise you that I¡¯d be able to look after you all the time.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to.¡± Warunya smiled so brightly after she had just won the argument. Maysa smiled, too. But it was a dry smile as she felt so weary. Damn, these two were so stubborn. They felt exactly like the same person! ¡°Okay.¡± She interrupted. ¡°So, Orn, may I have a look at your information and abilities window? Vincent, your new skills, too. We need to make a n.¡± After hermands, they called a meeting, sitting in a circle in the room, bringing out their screens, and showing them to Maysa. The pair of grey eyes read through the information quickly as she quietly processed it. Alright, let¡¯s go get back at the monster! The event Get the shot if you dare had ended. And the event of Hunting the Lord Inferno had started now!!! Chapter 23: The Event of Hunting the Lord Inferno (End) Part I

Chapter 23: The Event of Hunting the Lord Inferno (End) Part I

¡°This is weird. It¡¯s been almost five minutes now, but there¡¯s still no oneing out to fight with your boss.¡± Waree said impatiently. The tall, slender figure was standing with her arms akimbo, watching the 18-meter monster. She was clicking her tongue as she felt dissatisfied. The taller man next to herughed at her softly. ¡°Well, to fight with this kind of boss monster, they need some time to prepare. Just throwing everything they got at it, is not going to make them win, Waree.¡± The name¡¯s owner chuckled as she felt like she was being mocked by him. The bright green eyes looked at the building that she saw a group of those crazy people just flying in to hide there. ¡°I think they already left.¡± The soft voice spoke with a mocking smile. ¡°Come on. Let''s wait and see. There''ll be someoneing to challenge it.¡± ¡°It¡¯s been quite a while, Brother. I''m afraid that your Inferno¡¯s already being stood up.¡± Waree disagreed, sighing softly. ¡°What about the other yers? Did they see that the first group got killed and just decided to run off?¡± Her words made his thick eyebrows twitch a little, Thada brought out his window tap up. It was light grey with the letters GM on the back. He showed the screen with different live channels to Waree. One of them was ying the live video of a dozen yers traveling from the town, fully armed. ¡°This is a live stream from Tristan, the nearest town from the dungeon.¡± Thada said moderately, ¡°I guess that they¡¯re traveling out of the city again after they respawned. They were dead right on the spot like that, it might take them a bit too long before they could get out of the hospital. Oh, well, they¡¯reing back with more weapons now.¡± The piercing face drew a soft smile. It seemed like after they were defeated by Lord Inferno, the yers realized how bad the monster was, so they got more prepared. ¡°Didn¡¯t they realize that the quantity didn¡¯t work on the monster? I don¡¯t really think that any of them would defeat the Inferno.¡± The slender said, sounding a bit underestimating. She then looked at the building, across from the one that she was standing on the top of. Unlike those yers, there were only three of them, though they still got on Lord Inferno¡¯s nerves so badly. However, did they not take too long to n something out? Well, she just hoped that they weren¡¯t so chickened out and had already left the area by now. Waree thought to herself before she looked up at Thada, worried. ¡°Don¡¯t worry.¡± The young GM replied, ¡°I¡¯m sure that party wille out to get back at the monster again. Trust me, they¡¯ll probably beat that boss up before the yers from Tristan get here.¡± ----------------- ¡°What?!¡± a voice yelled aloud, echoing through their meeting circle. The golden-brown eyes caught Warunya''s for a moment, then they nced at the smaller figure who was sitting across from them with a bright, wide smile on her face. The girl nodded so intensely to confirm it, making Wisana shiver down his spine. ¡°No way. This n is too reckless, Maysa. I don¡¯t think that it will work.¡± Warunya was the first to disagree. A trace of anxiety appeared on her beautiful face. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯m positive that my n will work just fine.¡± ¡°But, May, I also think that the n was kind of...¡± Wisana tried to protest, but his voice was so weak. He was sweating just by only thinking about it. ¡°You shut up, Vincent.¡± Maysa snapped at him immediately. ¡°You¡¯re the one who wants to fight Lord Inferno. If it¡¯s not this n, do you think that that boss will just stay still for us to beat him up? Also, you¡¯re the only reason why this n will work!¡± ¡°But Maysa, I think...¡± Another voice was not giving up in protesting so easily that the one who was protesting started to get annoyed! Damn it, these two were just talking too much! Weren''t they the only ones who were insisting on fighting the boss in the first ce?! But as soon as they heard about her n, they just could not stop whining, creasing their faces. Maysa cursed them in her mind, her eyes dead gazing at each one of them until they gave up with the debate and just epted it. ¡°So, does anyone still doubt my n?¡± The other two shook their heads intensely. Well, since she was threatening them with her fierce eyes like that, who would have dared? ¡°Good. Now, I''m going to review the n one more time.¡± As she finished, Maysa snapped her fingers and the hologram screen popped out with the graphic information throughout her review. ¡°First, we need to be divided into two teams,¡± she said as she was holding up two fingers. ¡°The first team is to get the boss¡¯s attention all the time, in other words, the decoys, which are Warunya and you, Vincent.¡± Wisana nced at the girl next to him, then turned back to nod at Maysa. ¡°Got it.¡± ¡°Good,¡± Maysa smiled. ¡°You¡¯re the fastest in the team, so when you¡¯re flying, keep flying around. Don''t stop to be a fixed target. And when the wings'' energy is low, you have to hurry and put Warunya down on the ground with me. You got that?¡± ¡°And what do we do after that?¡± ¡°We¡¯ll leave you.¡± ¡°Hey!¡± ¡°Just kidding.¡± Maysa grinned. ¡°After that, you try to not die by your agility and long jump skills.¡± ¡°You¡¯re really giving me up, huh.¡± Wisana gnarred as he muttered theint. And when the mastermind gave a tricky smile to him, he sighed. It was true that Maysa''s n was the best option, however, to keep evading the boss¡¯s attack without the wings was quite scary, too. ¡°Another thing that you need to do, Vincent,¡± Maysa continued. ¡°In case Lord Inferno is about to st his ultimate skill, we need to stick together and use the scarf to absorb all the damage. It benefits us for being our defense and charging the energy for the butterfly effect at the same time.¡± ¡°Yeah, sure. Got this, too.¡± Wisana affirmed wearily as he realized that he alone had to do all this multitasking--flying around as a decoy, carrying Warunya everywhere, and when the boss tried to burn them, he needed to defend them, too. So, this was what Maysa meant by preparing to bebored!!! ¡°What about me, Maysa, what do I have to do?¡± It was Warunya¡¯s turn to raise her hand. ¡°Simple,¡± Maysa answered, grinning. Then she brought something out of her inventory window. They were firebombs and marine crystals. As soon as she saw the items, she understood her task right away. ¡°You want me to mix the items?¡± ¡°You¡¯re so smart.¡± It had been a while since shest found someone with intelligence, the girl smiled broadly, snapping her fingers, satisfied. ¡°Mix?¡± And of course, the one who skipped all the tutorials had to typically repeat. ¡°It¡¯s my ss attribute that gives us the ability to mix, or tobine items together,¡± Warunya exined. ¡°Maysa knew this from reading my information and abilities. Well, what do you want me to make?¡± ¡°We need a freezing st,¡± Maysa replied loud and clear. ¡°Because the boss is one of the fire monsters, so the weapon that can be effective on him should be something icy.¡± ¡°Exactly.¡± Maysa smiled. After that, Warunya ced the crystal and bomb on herp, bringing out her personal window. There were some diagrams, letters, and numbers on it, looking so confusing to Wisana¡¯s eyes. So, he could not stop himself from raising his eyebrows. ¡°It¡¯s the window that is used to calcte the ratio of the base items, Wi... Uh... Vincent.¡± Maysa exined, creasing her lips a little that she almost said his real name again. ¡°It¡¯s a talent of the alchemist ss and the items developer ss.¡± ¡°Oh...¡± The curious one drawled his voice in understanding, but not quite understanding. ¡°Maysa, how many bombs and magic crystals do you have?¡± Warunya suddenly asked. ¡°My firebombs and his, altogether are 180, and the crystals can be around 2,900.¡± ¡°2,900?!¡± Warunya repeated loudly. ¡°Why are you collecting so many of them? This type of item is not really useful for your gunner ss anyway. Isn¡¯t it better to just sell them in the market? You can make a very good profit out of them.¡± Seeing this girl¡¯s eyes go wider as she was getting so excited made Maysa amused, smiling mildly. ¡°Previously I''ve been just explore the undersea dungeon, and this crystal was the only thing that the monsters there dropped. The thing is that after I came back, I haven¡¯t met my usual buyer yet. And I didn¡¯t want to sell them to anyone else either, since my guy is a bit of a fussy. He keeps repeating to sell good stuff to him only, so I keep them for him. You see, that¡¯s why I got so many of them.¡± ¡°Yeah, I see now.¡± Warunya nodded in understanding. ¡°So, what¡¯s the ratio of making the st?¡± Maysa asked, leaning in to look at Warunya¡¯s screen, too. It seemed like she could understand how to function this mixing item skill as well. ¡°One bomb to ten crystals,¡± Warunya replied. ¡°And will the damage increase, too.¡± ¡°Moderately. Usually, a firebomb¡¯s damage is around 1000-1500 points. However, if it¡¯sbined with 10 marine crystals, the damage can be up to 2000-2500 points, approximately.¡± This answer satisfied Maysa enough to give a thumbs-up as in ''well done!'' And Wisana just let out an ¡®oh.¡¯ softly. ¡°But our biggest problem is not solved, yet. Maysa, you probably know about the level difference rule. The boss is level 180, our damage on him will be divided by half, anyway.¡± ¡°Oh, don¡¯t worry about that.¡± The clear voice replied casually, bringing out another item from her inventory. ¡°We¡¯re going to use this for our level differences problem.¡± ¡°This is... Magtiria potion!!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right,¡± Maysa confirmed, her slender hand cing the potion in the middle of their meeting circle. Wisana was not quite following the other two. So, he just sat there, looking at the round, clear bottle with the golden liquid in it just like amon potion. When he did not see anything interesting from the bottle, he looked up to his friend, asking for context. ¡°This is a rare potion. It can double up the yer¡¯s attack points, increase the HP regain rate by 50 points per second. It also provides immunity to every kind of debuff for 20 minutes.¡± The curious one nodded, catching up with his friend now. She was nning to use the potion to make up for the 50% of our damage that would be wasted by the level difference rule. Damn, Maysa was such a smarty. ¡°But, isn¡¯t that potion very expensive and rare? As I can recall, they cost one hundred thousand each!¡± PRUUUF! Wisana choked on his saliva when he heard such a rip-off price. But the owner was still smiling casually like the price was nothing and that it was the most normal thing in the world. ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s not a big deal. Don''t act too surprised.¡± ¡°No. You always have something to surprise me.¡± The hoarse voicemented with a creased face. ¡°Not as much as you do.¡± She said, eyes sparkling. But the most surprised one seemed to be Warunya because since she had been in the game, she never knew someone who had items as varied as Maysa. Was this woman actually a fat cat robot from the 22nd century, or what? She just picked everything she wanted out of that magic inventory! ¡°Alright, listen up. I have 5 bottles of this potion. I''ll split them into three shares. Warunya and I will have two bottles each, and Vincent, you¡¯ll get one.¡± ¡°Wait, why do I get less than you two?¡± ¡°You¡¯re a decoy, you don¡¯t get to attack, right? Just carry it in case of an emergency. Okay?¡± Wisana nodded in understanding before he whined quietly in his mind. Okay, he was just a decoy! ¡°For the 180 mixed bombs, I''ll take 20, and you have the other 160.¡± ¡°Got it.¡± Warunya nodded. ¡°And your job is to use them to attack the boss when you¡¯re flying up there with Vincent. When his wings are out of energy, you need to group up with me and find a spot to continue attacking the boss on the ground, understand?¡± ¡°Yes, I do.¡± ¡°Great.¡± Maysa smiled broadly. ¡°I¡¯ll call your team ¡®air forcemando.¡¯¡± Hearing the name, the teammates nced at each other, smilingly amused. ¡°Now, give each other some love, you two have so much to work together. Don''t forget, teamwork makes dreams work.¡± Chapter 24: The Event of Hunting the Lord Inferno (End) Part II

Chapter 24: The Event of Hunting the Lord Inferno (End) Part II

¡°Now, give each other some love, you two have so much to work together. Don''t forget, teamwork makes dreams work.¡± The first part made them both stop giggling with each other and turn in opposite directions, their faces reddening. Then it was Maysa¡¯s turn to smile amusingly at them. She drawled her voice as she continued to tease them out of fun. ¡°Well, well, guys, what are you thinking? I meant to tell you to trust and support each other as much as you can, so the work will be sessful. I wasn¡¯t talking about any other kind of love.¡± ¡°Y... yeah! I know that, Maysa!¡± Warunya¡¯s voice was shaking as she was trying to defend herself, and Wisana could not stop blushing. So, the bully busted out with augh again before she handed her guns to Warunya. ¡°Could you use 100 of the crystals to mix with my guns? I want to change them into water element, too, so they¡¯re more effective on the boss.¡± ¡°Sure.¡± After the affirmative, Warunya added the pair of beautiful guns to her queue to mix, enthusiastically. ¡°I want you to carry the remaining 1,000 crystals, Vincent.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Because I said so. They''ll be useful, trust me.¡± She finished brushing him off, then Maysa brought out a big set of items from her inventory window. ¡°Now, let¡¯s share the necessary items. Try not to waste them, okay? I have 5 bottles of berserk potion, 14 bottles of pixie potion, and 58 sh bombs. Well, the HP potion is useless, though, since we¡¯ll be dead instantly with one hit.¡± Thest part got everyone nodding in agreement before they picked up those items from their shares. ¡°Okay, we¡¯ll be ready to go as soon as Warunya finishes mixing these items.¡± The team leader turned to nod with Wisana. ¡°Don¡¯t forget that we have limited time and items, so whatever we do, we need to do it fast. And you, Vincent.¡± ¡°Yeah?¡± ¡°Give it all you got. No need to hold back. Remember that you¡¯re the key to our victory!¡± ----------------- It had been almost 10 minutes now. Ten minutes that Lord Inferno had been wandering around, jobless. The monster in dragon form was looking for Wisana everywhere, but it was no use, only wasting its time. It was very resentful to think that its biggest enemy might have run off already. So, now that it was just stepping on the yers who were here for the photo quest t under its feet with boredom. The secondter, it folded the pair of broad wings back down, since there was no need to use them anymore. BOOM!!! In the blink of an eye, there were three figuresunched out of the building with speed, the bright zing me trailing behind them. As soon as Lord Inferno saw that, the monster growled out aloud to wee them. GRRROWL!! The loud growl drew the attention of the observers on the top of another building to look down at it immediately. ¡°They¡¯re here!¡± Waree was the first to shout, the pair of light green eyes shing the trace of delight. ¡°I told you,¡± Thada said shortly, face painting a smile. Wisana flew out with Warunya in his arms and Maysa holding tightly onto one of his legs. The moment she saw the massive body of the monster, she then put on the round eyesses again. ¡°Scanner!¡± She shouted as the enemy¡¯s information came up. ---------------- Lord Inferno ---------------- Health Point 14,263,786 ---------------- Status: Berserk Mode Target: yer Wisana ---------------- Thest part brought a mocking smirk to her gentle face before shemanded decisively. ¡°Vincent, drop me off here and proceed to the n!¡± ¡°Got it. Be careful.¡± ¡°You, too, bro.¡± She said then she let go of Wisana. Maysa was sliding on the roof of a building until she could hop to the ground. She looked up, winking at them as in ¡®it¡¯s time to have fun,¡¯ and the air force team nodded in reply, smiling. ¡°Warunya, ready?¡± Wisana asked. ¡°Yes!¡± BOOM!! The me wings on his back suddenly sted, sending both of them flying straight into Lord Inferno with great speed. That was an unexpected act of them for the monster, and it made the monster pause and draw back a little bit. GRROWL!!! The fire demon tried to frighten the enemies with a loud growl, but they did not even flinch. The amber eyes of Wisana stared calmly at the gigantic monster as he was rushing forward with full speed. It was almost toote for the Lord Inferno before it realized that Wisana was reallying at it this time. So, the monster¡¯s instinctmanded it to attack before getting attacked. It drew the massive hand up and pped it at Wisana harshly! WHOOSH! The attack became just the sound of something big moving through the air quickly as Wisana twisted to the side a bit, and the fire monster missed him so easily. ¡°Now! Warunya!¡± She did not hesitate to pull off the safety pin before she threw the bomb at Lord Inferno precisely! BOOM! 38,590! The damage point popped up as the ice sted on the fire monster, covering the massive body as it was screaming in pain. The chill froze up its muscles, making them numb and slow down. ¡°Great! It can get freeze debuff, too!¡± On the ground, Maysa yelled out to celebrate their first sess. She then brought out her favorite pistols. ¡°It¡¯s my turn, now!¡± Drill Shot! Not wasting any time, Maysa held the guns up, aiming them to the red target before she pulled the triggers. A loud bang came with turquoise beams, shooting out of the barrels straight through Lord Inferno, causing it to growl painfully. Almost at the same time that the damage point floated up. 98,500! ¡°Wow, this is more effective than I thought.¡± Maysa smiled so sweetly, blowing the smoke off the tip of the barrel. GRROWL!! Lord Inferno¡¯s growl echoed through the ground. Its red, glowing eyes gazed at Maysa angrily after she sneaked attacked it. It gnarred furiously, shaking the thickyer of ice off itself to dispel the debuff. Then it turned to her, drawing the hand up to p her to dust at once. ¡°Vincent, Warunya, now!!¡± ¡°Roger!¡± The shout came from the other side. Wisana hastily flew in between them to block Lord Inferno, making the attack pause. And this gave Warunya the chance to throw another freezing st at the fire demon¡¯s hand! BOOM! 35,841! The monster stopped when the thickyer of ice coated its face, but it brushed it off right away without getting frozen up by the debuff. However, this was enough to prove that their distraction n by the air force team worked! Lord Inferno seemed to have already forgotten that it wasing at Maysa since its main target was in sight again. WHOOSH! ¡°Whoa!¡± Wisana yelled, almost got hit. ¡°Jinnie! Keep checking the butterfly effect energy. rm me immediately when it¡¯s lower than 2000!¡± ¡°Will do, master,¡± Jinnie replied enthusiastically, popping up a screen to show the information for Wisana to see. ---------------- Butterfly Effect ---------------- Remaining Energy 52,936 ---------------- ¡°Just 50k left?!¡± The number was rapidly dropping just like his heart. How long would he still be flying?! ¡°Vincent!!¡± ¡°Huh? Argh!!¡± WHOOSH!! Lord Inferno¡¯s spiky tail almost got Wisana since he was busy worrying about the energy. Luckily, his sense and instinct were still functioning and helped him evade the attack, though bumpily. ¡°I told you to not stop moving, moron! You die, and we¡¯re doomed, remember?!¡± Maysa scolded him once again after who knew how many times she had already scolded him today. ¡°Sorry. I was kinda calcting the remaining energy...¡± ¡°No need to calcte anything! Don¡¯t force yourself too hard on trying to think! Just keep moving like a goodborer you are!¡± ¡°Ouch, that¡¯s harsh.¡± Her words hurt so much when they were kind of true, making the handsome face crease for a few seconds. And when he saw Warunya¡¯s soft smile, Wisana chuckled. ¡°Yeah, sure then. Let¡¯s go!¡± As decided, the air forcemando started showing off their stunt flying skills to dodge the attack from Lord Inferno smoothly, with Warunya¡¯s precisely freezing st shooting. So far, the flying team had made more than two hundred thousand points on the red demon! But thatndbat force like Maysa could not be underestimated, either. The slender figure took the chance to shoot at the boss from behind when it was busy chasing after the flying team. And when it turned around to get back at her, Wisana would fly in between them just to piss it off more. He always got Lord Inferno¡¯s attention, because he showed up with the icy st to ssh all over the monster¡¯s face every time. The fire demon just could not stand this annoying burnt wing fly, so it kept on trying to p it away! With this teamwork, they could continuously attack it. Maysa waited on the ground for the chance to shoot so elegantly. And as soon as Lord Inferno quit paying attention to her, she would move to another spot to fire at the monster¡¯s butt, not even missing a single shot. Not only did the tactic save her from getting caught, but it also lowered her chances of getting pped back by more than 90%! Maysa did not use the drill shot like the first shot, since it had to be dyed for 2 minutes before the next shot was ready. However, her rapid firing still did more than four hundred thousand on Lord Inferno! ¡°Excellent.¡± Thada, who had been watching the battle from the beginning, eventuallyplimented them. ¡°That¡¯s true. They''re doing great.¡± The light brown hair woman next to him could not help but agree. ¡°But Thada, how do they attack with such damage? Judging from their equipment, they don¡¯t look like a yer with level 150. How do they get rid of the level¡¯s difference rule?¡± ¡°Magtiria potion.¡± His short answer got the pair of pretty green eyes widening. ¡°Oh, right. The potion to double our attack point,¡± she said. ¡°I see, they¡¯re very smart.¡± ¡°Not only just that.¡± The hoarse, gentle voice continued. ¡°They also changed all their weapons¡¯ elements into water element, from the bombs to even the bullets. That means their attacks are four times stronger.¡± ¡°Attacking with the predominant element will double the damage, that¡¯s right.¡± The woman said, looking amazed. ¡°Moreover, another thing that gives them the advantage is the Berserk mode of Lord Inferno itself.¡± ¡°Berserk mode, how?¡± Waree repeated, raising her voice. ¡°It¡¯s the skill that increases Lord Inferno¡¯s attack by 50%, but it will only target one yer. And half of its armor points will be decreased.¡± ¡°Well, and that means...¡± ¡°Yes. This skill gives the yers an advantage to multiply their damage, so they can attack the boss with higher levels so easily. Let¡¯s just say that not only did they figure out the way to get rid of the level¡¯s differences rule, but also the way to make a profit out of it, too.¡± ¡°Wow.¡± Waree drawled her voice, smiling sweetly. ¡°Their strategy is to attack from both sides. They take turns to attack then retreat, using the other as a decoy, and that decoy is incredibly fast, though.¡± ¡°Hit & Away, isn¡¯t it? This strategy really requires a lot of teamwork.¡± ¡°Yeah, it is. They use the berserk potion to decrease the cooldown of their skill from 60 to 1, as well. It means that skills that need a couple of minutes to cast will be shortened to a couple of seconds. I''ve got to admit that the one who nned this really thought it through.¡± Until now, a cold smile appeared on his handsome face. ¡°Eh? Doesn''t the berserk potion decrease half of the yer¡¯s armor points?¡± ¡°They probably think that it doesn¡¯t matter how many armors they have, they¡¯ll be over in one hit anyway. So, they take the risk.¡± The smile on Waree¡¯s pretty face went broader as the man exined. Her eyes were sparkling, getting overexcited by the battle in front of her. It was the fact that she had never seen someone who fought so recklessly like this before. Judging from the tactic they used, she could guarantee that their health points would be so small that they would be sent to respawn in the hospital right away if they were hit with just one attack. The most impressive thing was their n. Someone who coulde up with something like this would definitely be a genius! ¡°I guess your boss is fine now. Congrattions that it won¡¯t get banned for being too OP like you¡¯ve been worried about anymore,¡± Waree said with a chuckle, patting Thada''s shoulder. However, the young GM did not respond, his sharp eyes were gazing at the fight below, looking considered. Eventually, he let out a long sigh. ¡°It¡¯s too soon to say that. Nam. Like I said, the boss will get tougher when ites down to low HP.¡± he finished as he brought up an information window. ¡°Looks like its HP has been lowered to 12 million already. Just for a moment, you wait and see.¡± Chapter 25: The Event of Hunting the Lord Inferno (End) Part III

Chapter 25: The Event of Hunting the Lord Inferno (End) Part III

¡°Looks like its HP has been lowered to 12 million already. Just for a moment, you wait and see.¡± Right after Thada¡¯s words, Lord Inferno let out a loud growl that shook the ground. It sounded more frightening than usual. The monster blended down again. It was in the familiar that Wisana could recognize it and understand what it was going to do next. ¡°It¡¯s about to fly again!¡± The young man shouted out. The gunner pressed her lips tight together as she reloaded the magazines quickly. Just in the blink of an eye, the massive pair of wings spread, its red bloody eyes gazing at the enemy deadly. ¡°I¡¯m not going to let you fly!¡± Maysa cried out at the top of her lungs, grabbing her weapons tightly in the ready position. Lock shot!! White light beams of the bullets were fired at Lord Inferno before it could make its way to the air. A secondter, the light beams became glowing threads to tangle up around the gigantic figure, before the thread transformed into a thick chain to hold it still. ¡°This is the time! Vincent, Warunya, hit it with all you got!!¡± Maysa shouted, aiming her barrels to fire at the chained monster in a rapidbo. ¡°Drill shot!¡± 102,850! The most powerful bullet of Maysa pierced the biggest amount of damage through her target, making it scream so loud that it echoed through the area. As well as Wisana who shifted close, giving the sign to Warunya to hit it with abo of the freezing st. GRROWL!!! The fire demon kept screaming as it struggled helplessly since the chain was holding it to the ground also decreased its armors by another 5% Now, the monster¡¯s health point had frighteningly decreased to 8 million already. ¡°We got him, May!¡± Wisana shouted from above. ¡°Don¡¯t underestimate him! A high-level boss like this always has a surprise trick! It''s not going to end this easily! And the chain only holds for 5 minutes! Be careful!¡± Maysa reiterated with a serious tone. GRROWLL!!! While Maysa was busy reloading her weapons again, Lord Inferno let out the loudest and most frightening growl that made the ss window nearby vibrate harshly until it was broken into pieces. The trio had to stop everything they were doing to cover their ears. ¡°Ow, my ears hurt. The hell are you doing?!¡± Wisana cursed, feeling pissed. A few momentster, the ground beneath Maysa¡¯s feet started to quake and split open. The hot steam floated up from the crack, the redva starting to flood the area slowly, forcing Maysa to leap onto the closest building. ¡°Holy crap! What is it now, you asshat! You¡¯re really too OP, huh.¡± The girl was so hotheaded, cursing nonstop at the monster after she could stand on the top of a 3-storey building. ¡°Vincent, what is happening?¡± Warunya asked with a panicked voice. ¡°I don¡¯t know, either, but hold on tight,¡± Wisana replied carefully, as he saw from above that the area started to change slowly. Those yers who were stalking them started to climb up, getting away from the ground, too. ¡°Geez, these guys. We¡¯re fighting to the death, but they¡¯re having fun taking photos like the creepy paparazzi.¡± Wisana¡¯s grumblingint made the girl in his arms giggle. Oh, my, how could he still be annoyingly hrious in a situation like this? But just a short whileter, Jinnie spoke up and Wisana paused. ¡°Lord Inferno has called out the minions, Nova. I suggest you run because the levels are beyond different.¡± Her words made Wisana pale with a cold sweat. And below him, the magma on the ground started to lump up together and be something of a hot fire ball, except it was way bigger than a ball and it had the mouth and eyes of a scary devil. ¡°Oh, crap! This will never end!¡± A secondter, there were 20 of them that screeched out loud a treble noise,unching themselves at Wisana. who was flying in the air at the same time! ¡°Lord Inferno definitelymanded them toe after you. Go now!¡± ¡°No need to tell me that. That¡¯s what I¡¯m doing!¡± The tall figure flew forward at such a high speed that the pair of me wings started smoking. In fact, it felt like he was flying at 180 kilometers per hour already! ¡°Don¡¯t get caught, Vincent. If you fail, you¡¯re dead!¡± Maysa shouted as she saw the group of nova minions was creepily leaping at Wisana. They also seemed to be faster than him, too, since those fire balls coulde alongside the flying team, now! ¡°Vincent, can you please fly steadier? I''ll try throwing the bombs at them!¡± As she finished, Warunya plucked off the safety pin and threw the bomb over Wisana¡¯s shoulder right away. The dark color bomb was floating directly to one of the targets, but it just rolled off to the side, dodging the attack easily, leaving the freezing st to be like a soft wind. ¡°It evaded!¡± Her little voice shouted, sounding panicked. ¡°It¡¯s Okay. I''ll try baiting it to crash into the building!¡± Wisana decided quickly. ¡°I would not rmend that, master, because the butterfly effect¡¯s energy is low. It will not be enough for you to do that!¡± His personalputer rmed; the young man gritted his teeth. At the same time, a lumpy magma rushed to head him off, making it almost toote for Wisana to hit the break. GEEZE!! It cried out in a treble tone... In the blink of an eye, the magma ball started to swell rapidly. And then his senses kicked in, making Wisana see what was about to happen next! ¡°Watch out, Warunya! It''s about to explode!!¡± He said as he held her closer, then he deactivated these wings of the fire demon with a sound of ¡®poof¡¯! BOOM!!! A huge me sted in front of them, but the butterfly effect ability saved the two in the nick of time. The red scarf absorbed the damage and turned it into energy to fly in just a second. ¡°Activate wings of the fire demon!!¡± Hemanded and the me-zing wings were ignited again. ¡°That was close.¡± Wisana blew out in relief, continuing to fly away. ¡°Excellent, master. The damage has been transformed into energy for the butterfly effect.¡± The pair of amber eyes red at his hologram screen immediately. ---------------- Butterfly Effect ---------------- Remaining Energy 78,963 ---------------- ¡°It can boost up this much?!¡± The hoarse voice yelled. This meant that the nova¡¯s attack could do a lot of damage, too. If they got hit without the scarf, they would probably be dead by now. Then, a crazy, reckless idea popped up in his mind, bringing a cunning smirk to the young man¡¯s face. ¡°What are you smiling about, Vincent?¡± The gentle voice asked with curiosity. ¡°I think I got a n.¡± As he finished, he released a huge amount of energy to fly at full speed again, leaving the 19 magma balls behind without even a nce back. But when he was close to and could see his destination clearly, someone just screeched out to greet him. ¡°KYAAAA!! You moron! Why are you pulling them this way?!¡± Of course, it had to be Maysa who was screeching like this. Right now, she was gasping, eyes bulging as she saw her party carrying the new friend, flying full speed in her direction! And the most important thing was that the moron was pulling the parade of explosive flying balls with him, too.! ¡°Stopining,¡± Wisana replied, deadpan. ¡°Catch Warunya!¡± ¡°W... What?!¡± Themand was so unexpected that it made the girl pause. ¡°Catch Warunya!¡± He repeated. Then he whispered to the girl in his arms. ¡°I¡¯m gonna drop you off here with her. Tell her to proceed to n B. I''ll stall Lord Inferno as long as I can.¡± ¡°Eh? Are you serious?!¡± Warunya yelled. ¡°Just trust me.¡± He winked at her. Even though there was a mask covering half of his face, Warunya was still feeling hot on the cheeks as she nodded obediently. In just a few seconds, the tall figure was flying straight to Maysa, who was in the position to catch Warunya, so Wisana tossed the girl down to her arms. Then he flew away, leaving the girls to crash into each other with a loud THUD noise. THUD!! ¡°Ow, ow, my butt¡¯s hurt again!¡± Maysa whined. ¡°Er... I feel like I''m a bit air sick somehow.¡± The same with Warunya as she was covering her mouth, looking like she was about to throw up. When Maysa could get ahold of herself again, she worriedly looked up for her party without any idea of what he was thinking. Then a few momentster, the man appeared in her sight again, flying with the 19 fire balls chasing after him. The pair of sharp amber eyes gazed at the empty sky in front of them. The air rubbing against him was getting hotter as he was flying fast through it. He continued to go up higher and higher until he reached above the cloud. Then he put out the me wings! GEEEEZE!! The nova minions were screeching happily in unison as they saw the target finally stop flying. They then rapidly rushed forward to crash into him. And it was the second that a satisfied smile appeared on the handsome face. BOOM!!!! The st was so excessive that it vibrated through the ground, drawing the girl¡¯s attention. They were bulging with panic. ¡°What is he nning to do?¡± The clear voice of Maysa spoke. ¡°Well... he said that you could proceed to n B, Maysa. He also said that he would stall Lord Inferno for a while.¡± Her words got the gunner stunned. She looked back and forth between Warunya and the guy in the sky for a few moments. Then, a sweet smile was brought up to her smooth face,plementing her sparkling eyes. ¡°Oh, I see. Sometimes that guy cane up with a good idea, too.¡± ¡°Y... you know what he meant?¡± ¡°Well, let¡¯s just say that we should follow his order now.¡± Maysa chuckled. ¡°But damn, he¡¯s really that crazy, huh. I can¡¯t believe this guy, howe he¡¯s such a foolhardy.¡± ---------------- ¡°Aw, they¡¯re only good at the intro?¡± Waree said wearily as she watched the smoke spreading in the middle of the sky above with a disappointed look on her face. ¡°The one with evasion skill always loses to the number of enemies. Once a whole gang of fire balls was after him, he was over. What a disappointment,¡± she said, sounding bored. Then she nced at Maysa and Warunya, who started fighting the nova minions desperately. ¡°I don¡¯t think just the two will be able to defeat the boss Inferno, Thada.¡± Her clear voice continued, then she sighed, looking at the man next to her who had been silent for a while now. ¡°I guess that you have to count on the other yers to handle this. This party is small in number. They could have won if there were a couple more yers that had defense and assault skills.¡± There was still no response from Thada except for a soft sigh. He was watching the girls fighting against the gigantic monster that was chained up with the magic bullet, then he smirked, letting out a chuckle. He looked up at the dullyers of smoke in the sky, his eyes sparkling when he left a clue. ¡°Was the guy really over, though?¡± Chapter 26: The Event of Hunting the Lord Inferno (End) Part IV

Chapter 26: The Event of Hunting the Lord Inferno (End) Part IV

¡°Damn it! Why so much smoke?!¡± The irritated voice said aloud. His hands were waving the smoke out of his face. The smoke started to fade away, revealing the familiar tall figure who just survived the explosion a while ago, without any scratches. Plus, the wings of the fire demon were still zing on his back, looking even more aggressive than before. ---------------- Butterfly Effect ---------------- Remaining Energy 635,855 ---------------- Maximum Speed: 600 km. / h Energy Drains: 60 / s ---------------- Wisana smiled so widely as he saw the me¡¯s energy was excessively increased. ¡°Now I¡¯ll be able to fly for a long time. Recharging them like this worked so well,¡± he said as he was having a hard time finding the boss again since everything looked so tiny up here. However, Wisana was sure that Lord Inferno was still held tightly by Maysa''s chain, but it would not be long now. ¡°That¡¯s not good. I need to be hurried.¡± He thought before bringing out two bottles of potion from his inventory window. The first one was the Magtiria potion to increase 100% of attack points, and the other one was berserk potion to decrease the cooldown by 60/1. Wisana did not hesitate to pull out the corks and drank the two potions up at once. ¡°Well, the tastes aren¡¯t bad. One is like pineapple, and the other¡¯s just like orange juice.¡± Suddenly, Wisana felt like he gained back strength, his body lightening. ¡°Alright, Next...¡± He brought another item out of the inventory. It was one of the water element crystals that Maysa insisted him to carry one thousand of them. He grabbed it tightly in one hand and the other supported it to be still. Wisana took a deep breath before whispering. ¡°Pierce charge.¡± Right after he finished, the magic crystal in his hands suddenly felt so heavy that he needed to draw back, so he did not fall on his face. The blue and white light was shining through his fingers. Then, the light swirled up to form a piece of energy the size of a ping pong ball in between his hands. ¡°So, this is a starter size, huh?¡± Wisana forced out a wry smile, thinking that this skill seemed to cause him quite a burden. He could see why Maysa told him to use it only for emergencies. The skill that would bring them victory! ¡°Listen, Wisana. This skill is called pierce charge. It¡¯s the skill that charges and gathers your magic in one spot then attacks. But in your case that you¡¯re not able to release your magic in any elements, yet. So, you need the crystals to be the substitute for your magic. The image of Maysa popped up in his mind. She was telling him this during their meeting in the abandoned building, not forgetting to reiterate that it was an A-ranked skill that was not earned so easily. ¡°And how long does it take to charge the magic power?¡± He asked, sounding tense. ¡°That depends on you. Most people take just a couple of minutes to charge. However, in the case of the first time using it and the yer¡¯s levels are low, I''d suggest you top up your abilities with this berserk potion. ¡°Berserk potion?¡± ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s a potion that decreases the cooldown and the cast points of your skills by 60/1, meaning that it shortens the time period from a minute to a second. And the skill¡¯s damage will be increased by the crystal, too.¡± ¡°Whoa, it¡¯s that useful?!¡± ¡°Not just that. Think about it, normally the skill¡¯s damage depends on how long it¡¯s charged. For example, if you charge it for 2 minutes, the damage will be doubled, too. So, now I''ll give you a berserk potion to shorten the time and three minutes to charge. Let''s do simple math, how many minutes it will be,pared to the normal charging?¡± ¡°...180 minutes!¡± ¡°Correct. I''m wondering how extreme the damage will be. And will the boss with 15 million HP still be able to stand after he takes your attack with multiple 180 times damage!¡± ¡°...But it¡¯s risky.¡± ¡°It is, so I have to put this in n B, just in case of an unexpected event.¡± And the recap ended there. The ball of magic energy in Wisana¡¯s hand rapidly expanded from a ping pong ball to a football already! ¡°It¡¯s not even thirty seconds, yet. It''s growing so fast,¡± Wisana spoke through gritted teeth, his face creasing. Because not only did its size get bigger, but it also got heavier for him. So, the tall one had to hold up the glowing ball over his head with almost all his strength now. ¡°Rainy shot!¡± On the ground, the violent loud bang and boom could be heard continuously from the battle. The beam shooting from Maysa¡¯s guns separated into dozens of shots, going straight through the nova minions, making many of them explode to dust. ¡°Warunya, do you have some magic potion?! I''m using up mine on the skills.¡± ¡°Here you go!¡± The supporter immediately tossed a bottle of light blue potion to Maysa. She caught it before drinking it up, throwing the bottle away, ready to attack again. ¡°Rainy shot!¡± Multiple beams were shot to destroy some of the nova minions in the sky. However, no matter how many she had killed, they still increased their number with a shocking speed. Until now, there were more than 80 of them, flying to attack the girls, keeping Maysa busy with pulling the triggers! ¡°The more we kill, the more theye out,¡± Warunya said softly, almost sounding like a whisper. ¡°What should we do, then? Just wait to get killed?!¡± Maysa replied harshly. She nced to check on Lord Inferno and found that it had already broken some parts of the chain loose. A hint of stress suddenly appeared on her oval face. ¡°The chain wouldn¡¯t hold longer than... two minutes. How¡¯s that guy doing with the charging now?¡± ¡°Maysa, can¡¯t you just shoot another lock shot at Lord Inferno?¡± Hearing the question, the pair of grey eyes turned to catch Warunya''s for a moment, her lips pressing together tightly. ¡°No, I can¡¯t. The shot has a 30-minute cooldown, but I do have something else to help that guy.¡± ¡°Could you do it now?¡± ¡°Not until the Inferno breaks loose. The skill can¡¯t be stacked with the other!¡± ¡°Well, I¡¯m going to cover you. Save your bullets for when the timees.¡± Her words kind of made the gunner who was continuously firing realize. That was true, but what should she do when the enemies wereing at them in a parade like this since the only thing she could do was keep shooting! Except...? ¡°You also have a defense skill?¡± Maysa asked eventually. ¡°Yes, I do,¡± Warunya answered, drawing up a smile then she brought out a ck HP potion. Potion Barrier The second that the empty potion bottle disappeared in Warunya¡¯s hand, there appeared a dense dorm, covering them both. ¡°This shield can protect us from all kinds of attacks. And its time period depends on the type of HP potion. I just used the ck one, so it probably holds for 3 minutes.¡± BOOM!! As she spoke, a nova crashed on the shield, the explosion making it quake. However, the girls did not get any harm from it, so it was confirmed that the shield was durable just like the owner said. ¡°Excellent, Warunya.¡± She smiled only for a few seconds before it faded away as she saw Lord Inferno breaking another chain. The feral growl came shortly after. The bloody red eyes were shing, looking up in the sky as if it already knew that the sworn enemy was building the final attack there. ¡°That¡¯s not good. He knew that the guy¡¯s still alive.¡± ¡°Then why doesn¡¯t he send these fire balls to get Vincent?¡± ¡°Because he knows that there¡¯s no use, so he chooses to get us first. Not only that he can keep us out, but he will be able to fight Vincent one on one, just like how he likes it. Damn, the boss¡¯s too smart!¡± The gun girl exined, then clenched her jaw tightly. Her big eyes swept across the fire balls in front of them, her face showing frustration. Right now, the only thing the girls could do was to stall for some time, because if Wisana lost, they would not survive a hundred of these fire balls, either. Thest factor of their victory had to be Wisana¡¯s final attack only! GRRROWL!!! Finally, thest chain was broken apart and Lord Inferno let out a loud growl to celebrate as if it had been waiting for this moment for a long time. The massive dragon¡¯s wings were spread out with a loud, short boof. ¡°He¡¯s broken loose.¡± Maysa cried. ¡°Crap. It''s not even two minutes, yet.¡± She finished as she pointed the guns at the gigantic monster again. This was the best she could do now, hoping it could give Wisana some more time! Slow Shot! Slow Shot *a special assault bullet that lowers 50% of the enemy¡¯s movement speed and senses! The barrels were glowing brightly again as the target started pping its wings, ready to fly. With this massive figure, there was no way Maysa would miss it. She thought as she pulled the trigger quickly. BANG!! The red-light beam was shot out with a kickback force that got that shooter staggered. The bullet went straight to the enemy sharply, but it missed the target unexpectedly! A nova flew in to take all the damage for Lord Inferno! ¡°Damn it!¡± Maysa cursed, reloading the bullet nervously. ¡°Hurry up, Maysa!¡± ¡°I am!¡± The one who was always calm bawled out. Her shaking hands were trying to fill the bullets in and attack again, but it was toote. The enormous figure of the monster was already soaring up into the sky. The pair of grey eyes were staring after it, worrying about another one up there. The only thing she could do was just pray for him now. ¡°Don¡¯t you dare lose!!!¡± ---------------- ¡°It ising, master!¡± Jinnie¡¯s rm made Wisana press his lips together tightly. ¡°Sh*t. Couldn¡¯t they just hold him for just two more minutes?¡± He cursed, feeling hotheaded as he looked up at the magic ball above him. ¡°Well, I guess it has to be ready anyway now.¡± He chuckled softly with a wry smile as the ball of magic power that he had been charging, became so frighteningly huge. Yup, ...it started from a ping pong ball to a football. And now here it was, a freaking balloon!! The giant ball of magic¡¯s weight was so heavy that it got Wisana shaking while he was holding it up. The pair of amber eyes caught his true enemy flying at him with the intense energy of fire swirling in its mouth. Then, Wisana frowned. Damn. It was about to shoot the ze again. What should he do? He could not deactivate the wings to absorb the damage, either. Even though that could make him survive the ze, he would pathetically knock his head and die on the ground anyway. This wicked monster did not use this skill when they fought a while ago, but it wanted to use it now?! ¡°Ten seconds until the impact.¡± ¡°Got it.¡± Wisana gritted his teeth, feeling sick in his stomach. The kind of excitement that he could not have in the real world made him smile without even realizing it. This was thest chance. If he was burnt here, everything would be wasted. But if he could evade that ultimate skill, the savage dragon would surely be put in the ground, too! This thought excited him so much that his muscles were trembling. ¡°It is now in the range of attack.¡± The AI signaled, and then he took a deep breath. ¡°Take this, you damn demonic skink!¡± After that he threw something to the back, using that as a base for long jump skill tounch forward! ¡°Release the pierce charge and wings of the fire demon to the max!!!¡± Suddenly, Wisana¡¯s body shone so brightly. The wings were zing violently when the energy was released for him to fly at 600 km per hour. Wisana gritted his teeth. His brain started to feel tingling like he did previously again. His personal instinct was now in fully active mode! When they reached the point where they were about to crash into each other, the time seemed to get slower. His eyes saw the boss monster open its mouth wide, intending to burn him down with the hell ze in slow motion. However, it was kind of strange that Wisana did not feel scared this time. Instead, his smooth face had a cunning smile on it now. ¡°I¡¯m a new yer, but I¡¯m not stupid you know, you lord of skink!!¡± The annoying voice said before a blindingly bright beam shone up in the next second. The light hit directly into the blood-red eyes of the monster, making Lord Inferno groan in pain. The sh bomb! Even though it was a highly intelligent monster, it was still not enough to predict Wisana¡¯s clever moves that the man spent two minutes and all his brain cells to n. It was a sessful test of his luck, because now that the monster was temporarily blind and missed the attack on him, leaving the man flying safe and sound! ¡°Goodbye, my lord.¡± Those were thest words before the massive magic ball was shot and hit the body of the demon of fire, making it screech out of pain. But Wisana had not finished. He was still rushing forward, zing up the me wings at the same time, pulling the monster down with him at a speed of 600 kilometers per hour. He hurled it to the ground with a loud crashing noise. BOOM!!!! 125,000,000!!! Chapter 27: The battle’s consequence Part I

Chapter 27: The battle¡¯s consequence Part I

13.25 p.m. A hot wind was blowing the heat up with the dust. The t ground was a broken mess, leaving therge cracks spread throughout the area, making this ruined ce look even more wrecked and ruined. The abandoned prison dungeon now felt creepier in an unexinable way. The inhabited buildings that used to look like unfinished construction were now gone. Moreover, there was a hole like a crater in the middle of the clearing ground. Its diameter was taken in many kilometers as the size of the demon of fire that was now lying still there, looking all defeated. The mess drew a lot of attention from the other yers who were crowded around the area, feeling curious and amazed. As well as the NPC reporters from many channels, who were carrying cameras out to the scene to cover the hot issue, dying to know about the ones who trashed up this whole ce! In the meantime, the game staff members were surveying the damage to the area to fix itter. There were yellow barricade tapes with the words ''Keep Out'' on them to block the nobatants, looking like a crime scene in a movie somehow. ¡°What a mess. I can¡¯t believe this was caused by a battle of three yers against one monster.¡± A soft voice of a woman said with a in expression on her face. The pair of pretty eyes were looking around before they met with the tall figure of the young GM, who was standing next to her with his arms crossed, looking pleased. ¡°Yes, you must believe this, Anne. You already saw the video I sent you,¡± Thada said with a delighted tone, pointing at the other GMs who were now watching the video, too. ¡°Yeah, I did. That''s why it¡¯s harder to believe my own eyes. What kind of psycho would be able to blow up the whole dungeon in just one hit.¡± ¡°Well, that hit did 125 million damage points, though,¡± Thada replied casually as he shrugged, making the woman next to him sigh. The woman was not quite tall. Her long ck hair was pulled up in a tight ponytail. Her face looked young and calm, as well as the pair of her big brown eyes. She was wearing a white suit jacket with an arm band that embroidered the big letters GM on it and a ck tight short skirt. If someone had spent enough time in this game, they would have known at one nce that she was GM Anne, or Rattana, the popr former yer of Pride World who was well known as the first-ranked ice archmage of the game. ¡°Did you check that OP damage, yet Da?¡± The GM girl asked. ¡°Yeah. That wasn¡¯t cheating. I can confirm that. All the damage was done by the game''s conditions.¡± ¡°All that 125 million, really?¡± Rattana raised her eyebrows. ¡°How many skill advantages does it take to cause that much damage?¡± She said as she was looking at the game staff who were busy walking around to survey the damage, all looking grumpily. She then sighed again. ¡°This is a lot of damage. I guess that we¡¯d have to close for a couple of days for the system maintenance to fix all this. I also think that we¡¯ll find an immense number of bugs, too. The administrators were wicked for holding this event just to find the bugs in the system. It worked well, but at what cost? A whole dungeon.¡± ¡°You¡¯re right.¡± Thada added. When he came to think about the job that was waiting for them, he then sighed, too. ¡°And how about the guy who did the damage, where¡¯s he now?¡± ¡°Gone.¡± ¡°What?¡± Rattana persisted, eyebrows raised a little. ¡°He died with this boss?¡± ¡°No, he didn¡¯t,¡± Thada said in a monotone. ¡°In thest attack, his HP was low because he was hurt by friction and heat, but he was healed right away by Magtiria potion.¡± She nodded, understanding his exnation. Because not only was the Magtiria potion used to increase attack damage, but it also had the effect of dispelling all kinds of debuffs and increasing the HP by 50 points per second. Not sure if it was just luck, or if he actually nned all that. And if it was thetter case, that guy would be like a devil among men! ¡°If he¡¯s not dead, then where did he go?¡± The monotone voice continued to ask. ¡°He flew away.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°You heard me right. He was running to get his friend, and then they flew off,¡± Thada answered with a moderate smile, his eyes sparkling with amusement. ¡°They flew off without the prize from you? Didn''t they know that they¡¯d get 5 pieces of S-ranked items for defeating this boss?¡± The GM guy did not respond. He shrugged then shook his head to say that he did not understand them either. However, the woman next to him seemed to be as surprised. Rattana had never thought that there would be this kind of weirdos on earth, too! They killed the boss just to run off. They did not even care about the prize. Then what exactly did this guy want, then? Did he just want to farm the EXP? No. If it was only for the EXP, it would be a lot easier to farm from another monster. Or could it be that he wanted some reputation? This could be it because he got that now. As she was thinking about all the possibilities about the man, her eyes were ncing at the crowd outside the barricade. They were discussing with each other excitedly. Other than that, the reporters started broadcasting live as well. ¡°The guy¡¯s gonna be a celeb now,¡± Rattana concluded. ¡°He has defeated Lord Inferno and hit the new damage record with 125 million points, huh, totally destroying the previous one that the jerk Marcus did with 60 million points. The guy will be losing his mind when he hears the news.¡± ¡°The jerk? Anne, he¡¯s one of the four gods of Pride? How did you call him that?¡± ¡°So? The guy is just a foul-mouthed jerk to me!¡± ¡°Is that so? I thought you were just annoyed that he kept on trying to win your heart,¡± Thada teased his friend as he was trying so hard to hold back a smile that his face strangely twitched. ¡°Please don¡¯t say something that makes me want to throw up my meal, mister Thada. We¡¯re working.¡± Hearing her scolding with a cold voice made the long-haired GM guy slip out augh, before he changed his mood back to normal as soon as she sent him a deadly gaze. ¡°Oh, hey, Anne, one of his friends is still here, the boss killer¡¯s teammate.¡± ¡°Really? Where?¡± The sharp face curled up into a smile at her words before he pointed to the other side. Rattana¡¯s eyes followed his finger and saw a pretty girl who was sitting weakly by the ruins not very far from where the GMs were standing. She was taken care of by her two friends. ¡°She said her name was Warunya. She¡¯s not friends with the flying man though, just a temporary party member.¡± The pair of dark eyes were staring at the girl over there for a few moments, before she let out a chuckle, sounding like ¡®Huh¡¯. ¡°So, they are an ad hoc party as well. I don¡¯t want to believe that these three could beat Lord Inferno that took us more than half an hour to do so!¡± Thada listened to his friend with a soft smile, patting on her shoulder slightly. ¡°It¡¯s a big world, Anne. There''ll always be someone stronger than us.¡± ¡°So strong that they¡¯re not applied to the level¡¯s differences rule?¡± Rattana retorted. ¡°This is why I love Pride, Anne.¡± A pretty face of him appeared with a big smile, then he turned, looking like he was ready to leave. ¡°We can have the others estimate the damage, then we make the report to the administratorster. Now we need to make a press release to other yers first.¡± He was heading out to the crowd outside immediately, but Rattana¡¯s hand stopped him by grabbing his shirt. She asked. ¡°Da, did you ask the girl for the boss killer¡¯s name?¡± She made a gesture with her face in the direction of Warunya. ¡°I did.¡± ¡°And?¡± ¡°It¡¯s Vincent or something like that.¡± ---------------- BOOM!!! A loud boom came from an edge of the forest not far from Tritan with the two who fell from the sky, crashing on the ground hardly like their brake had failed. Many animals around were scared away by them, screeching and crying as they ran chaotically. ¡°Ow, ow, ow! Why can¡¯t you justnd properly for once, moron!¡± Maysa snapped with irritation. ¡°What were you expecting? Did you forget that I just learned how to fly just a few minutes ago?!¡± The other voice replied, irritated just as much. The buddies were now lying on the soft green grass, worn out. Wisana could not get up since he had Maysa lying on top of him, so he took the bizarre white mask off his sweating face instead, gasping for air. ¡°I don¡¯t understand why you had to run from there. We won, you know? And which one of your manuals says that the winner has to run?!¡± The treble voice of her kept snapping as she could finally get up. ¡°Because there was an unexpected event that was beyond my capabilities to deal with, so I chose to escape,¡± Wisana replied, still lying on the grass. ¡°Damn it, man.¡± Maysa shook her head slightly. ¡°Lucky that I could grab the item dropped from the Inferno before you dragged me out like that, or everything we did would go to waste!¡± Chapter 28: The battle’s consequence Part II

Chapter 28: The battle¡¯s consequence Part II

¡°Lucky that I could grab the item dropped from the Inferno before you dragged me out like that, or everything we did would go to waste!¡± She finished as she looked down at the Inferno gemstone in her hands, her eyes sparkling. This red marble could be worth more than five million coins if it was sold in the market. If she had missed this, she would probably have pped this guy¡¯s head off. ¡°So, are you going to exin why we had to fly off like that? We didn''t even thank Warunya, or say goodbye to her, yet.¡± ¡°There was no time for that. Didn''t you see that after we killed Lord Inferno, there were two idiots that came running to Warunra right away?¡± Maysa vaguely remembered the moment as she was listening to him. Back when this guy dragged the giant monster to crash on the ground, there was an explosion sting all over the area, blowing many yers away, too. But luckily for the girls, they survived purely because of the barrier potion of Warunya. After the explosion ended, there were two yers running toward Warunya. Maysa could recognize that they were a couple of a man and a woman. ¡°And what¡¯s the matter with them?¡± ¡°The matter is that they¡¯re my best friends,¡± Wisana drawled his voice to reply, sounding bored. ¡°I¡¯m not as close to Warunya, so I could pose as someone else with her. But with those guys, I would get busted as soon as they saw me. That was why I had to drag you out like that.¡± His reason made Maysa sigh slightly. ¡°You¡¯re weird. Why do you have to cover up from your friends about just you ying the game? ¡°Well...¡± He was speechless by that question. ¡°Okay, whatever. You can tell meter when you want to. And if you don¡¯t, it¡¯s fine, too.¡± The other voice said, brushing it off as her hand waved left to right. She then sat down again. ¡°yer Wisana has killed Lord Inferno and earned 8,682,851 EXP¡± ¡°yer Wisana has killed 20 Nova minions and earned 300,000 EXP¡± ¡°yer Maysa has assisted in killing Lord Inferno and earned 4,358,741 EXP¡± ¡°yer Maysa has killed 57 Nova minions and earned 855,000 EXP¡± Her butt had not even touched the grass yet, when Jinnie and Al announced, almost in unison. The buddies looked at each other for a moment. ¡°I guess our AI just finished calcting the EXP from the battle.¡± The gunner was the first to speak. ¡°They took a bit too long this time, though.¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you hear how high the EXP numbers were? We just killed a boss, not just some brown hown.¡± And there was a delighted smile on her pretty face like she was in the best mood. ¡°Let¡¯s see how many levels we upgraded.¡± ¡°yer Wisana is now level 38.¡± ¡°yer Maysa is now level 39.¡± PUUUD!! Wisana choked on his saliva after he heard that, and Maysa clicked her tongue, displeased. The slender figurey back on the ground, sighing out a loud whew! ¡°Aw, mine was only slightly upgraded,¡± the small voiceined. ¡°But why did mine improve this much? I¡¯m almost on the same level as you are now,¡± he said as he was holding his fingers to count. ¡°It¡¯s up by 23 levels. Is this normal?¡± ¡°I told you that we just killed a boss. You were the one who did the most damage, so you deserved more EXP than the others. Also, you were the one who drew the first blood.¡± ¡°First blood?¡± The one with zero game knowledge kept asking. ¡°In this game, to draw the first blood means that you are the first tond and attack on a monster. It will give you the chance to earn the most EXP and be the first to pick up the dropped items.¡± ¡°Huh? Since when I did that, exactly?¡± Wisana raised eyebrows with curiosity. He had no idea when he attacked it before the others did. ¡°You really don¡¯t remember?¡± The one next to him asked, tilting her head, smiling. ¡°No.¡± ¡°It was when you hastily ran from Lord Inferno with eyes bulging in panic, and you continuously threw the bombs at him.¡± The pair of amber eyes nced at her as he realized. It was true that he threw bombs at it, the firebomb, if he was not mistaking something. ¡°Hey, you¡¯re talking about the firebomb that increased HP for the lizard boss? That was counted as the first blood, too?¡± ¡°Of course not.¡± Maysa shook her head. ¡°What?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not talking about that stupid firebomb. I''m talking about the smoke bomb that had 1 damage point. Does it sound familiar to you yet?!¡± Listening to her, the guy just started to realize that Maysa was talking about the bomb that released the smoke to cloud over the boss'' face with a popping sound. He could remember that she was snapping out something like ¡®Are you trying to choke him to death with the smoke?!¡¯... ¡°Yeah, I remember now. But 1 damage can be counted as first blood, too?¡± ¡°Yes, it can.¡± Maysa smiled so sweetly. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter how much the damage is. If there¡¯s a number pops up for the first time, then it is the first blood.¡± Wisana let out augh after he listened to her. He got this many first blood EXP from that stupid attack? This was too hrious! ¡°You know, I actually thought that you wouldn¡¯t make it.¡± The girl spoke up softly after a short pause. ¡°Not just you did. I thought I wouldn¡¯t win, either,¡± he added, making the smaller one chuckle. ¡°In conclusion, it was the items that you randomly bought that helped us win. Well, just like it¡¯s said that the newbies usuallye with a lucky punch.¡± ¡°Who said I bought them randomly? It was all ording to my ns.¡± Wisana would not hesitate if he had a chance to brag. Then hey down, sticking out his chest on the grass floor. Maysa looked at him and could not help but pinch the cheek of this gasbag out of annoyance and endearment. ¡°Is that so? I thought you were buying them just to dress cool!¡± ¡°No, it wasn¡¯t just that. I¡¯m Wisana, a man with a n,¡± he said as he was faking a cocky face that made her hand itch again. ¡°Damn, Wisana, you¡¯re the most unbelievable man on earth. I mean...¡± ¡°You¡¯re both insulting andplimenting me again?¡± Wisana finished her sentence. Maysa paused. They were catching each other¡¯s eyes for a few moments, then they busted outughing. The taller one wasughing so hard that he put his hands on his stomach, while the other was rolling on the grass, having never been this amused before. The more they spent time together as a team, the more they understood each other¡¯s minds. After a short while, Maysa got up. A delighted smile came across her face again. ¡°I need to log off for today. I¡¯ll see youter, then we will share our coins and items from the battle. I can confirm that we¡¯re going to be very rich to shop as much as we want!¡± Hearing his buddy say that Wisana followed, getting up as well. ¡°Okay. Now the real time is almost 6 in the morning. I need to wake up soon,¡± he said with a smile. ¡°Well, hey, Wisana, you should take my phone numbers.¡± She finished then sent ten digits to Wisana''s inventory window. ¡°Call me any time if you need me. Just sometimes my dad would pick up so, be careful.¡± She gave him a cheesy smile after that, making Wisana chuckle. ¡°What time do we meet tomorrow?¡± Wisana asked. ¡°Maybe around eight p.m. I¡¯ll be homete today, so I''ll be onle, too. You can just wander around in the game while you wait.¡± Wisana nodded before he stood up, handing out a hand to pull Maysa up together, too. ¡°Er, and I need to warn you something,¡± the clear voice spoke inly. ¡°About?¡± ¡°When you¡¯re in the game tomorrow, don¡¯t put on the mask except for when you run into your friends.¡± ¡°Why?¡± The cute face of her appeared with a broad smile before she put her hand on her waist. ¡°Don¡¯t forget that you must be popr by now as the Lord Inferno yer. If you don¡¯t want any chaos, then try not to draw much attention. I think the images of the masked Vincent are probably all over the news feed already. So, wait until I get here and we¡¯ll deal with thister." ¡°Is that so?¡± Wisana raised his eyebrows. ¡°Also, the butterfly effect currently has only one piece in the world. If someone finds out that you¡¯re the one who beat the boss, people will crowd up on you and insist you to sell the scarf to them for sure.¡± Maysa was giving a quick lecture like this was not something that mattered. She looked down at her information window, then she looked up to give the man a smile. ¡°I have to go now. So, see you in the evening, you chaotic mess.¡± ¡°Sure, sis!¡± After Wisana¡¯s sarcasm, Maysa busted outughing as the iridescent spark was covering her until she disappeared with that. He sighed slightly as he saw that. ¡°Guess I have to get going, too. Jinnie, babe, see you again this evening.¡± ¡°Sure, master.¡± Chapter 29: Stepsiblings Part I

Chapter 29: Stepsiblings Part I

¡°Haaaaww¡± A long yawn came from the tall one who just woke up a few moments ago. Wisana looked around and realized that he was on the sofa in his living room, not the bed in his bedroom. Besides, he was still in the same university shirt, from yesterday. Everything was the same as before he got in the game. Come to think of it, he vaguely remembered that he was rushing into Pride as fast as he could before anything else. That was why he slept on this sofa. ¡°I guess I should log in to the game when I¡¯m already in bed next time.¡± The man said as he was stretching left and right to release the sore out of his body after he had just slept curlily in such an ufortable position all night. The pair of amber eyes looked down to check on his body that was entirely fine without any scratches, then he felt relieved. Even though he was a bit sore, he still got a good sleep in a way that the thrilling adventure fromst night did not affect him physically in the real world. ¡°What a relief. I thought I would wake up with muscle pain since I was running around all the timest night.¡± He said with an amused smile. It was kind of funny to think that if the game could affect the yers physically, the game would probably get shut down a long time ago. He concluded, stretching for another timezily. He looked at the clock on the wall and it said that it was about 7 o''clock now. Wisana smiled so broadly. There was still plenty of time left before he had to go to his part-time job at 10 o¡¯clock. It was true that today was the first day of the summer break, but he did not like his free time to be wasted. So, he decided to spend it on a job as an art teacher for kids in Ngam Wong Wan with his graduate senior. The tall one walked up to his television, turning it on for morning news as a routine. But a bored expression came across his face since there was not anything interesting on the screen. Then he realized that there was a channel that he had never thought of watching before. Channel 77, Pride station, a free TV channel that he had never got interested in before, but now a lot of things that happened started to change his mind. ¡°If you¡¯re having trouble with slow progress in leveling up because the monsters are too tough, contact us, the special train center of Tristan. We have many professional trainers to guide you to get better in a short time. Contact us now...¡± Wisana raised his eyebrows when the advertisement showed a guy with blond hair and a full heavy set of armor, speaking in such a diligent voice. ¡°They¡¯re trying to sell a training course just like that?¡± He said, scratching his cheek softly. Inside or outside the game, this fantasy vibe was not any different. This was how people loved Pride. He could see now why it was so popr. Wisana shrugged before he unbuttoned his shirt, heading to the restroom to take the shower that he skippedst night because he was busy finding Warunya in the game. But he could only take a few steps away when exciting music came from the TV with the logo of the program that gathered into the words ¡®Scrabbling About¡¯. A short whileter, on the screen appeared a chubby guy with sses and a brash-looking woman. They were both sitting at a desk full of various colors of potion bottles, and the backdrop looked like a scene from a fantasy novel. ¡°Hello, everyone. Every morning on weekdays at 7 o¡¯clock, you¡¯re with us, Scrabbling about.¡± ¡°Good morning.¡± The woman greeted. ¡°Miss Prida, weren¡¯t there the new events managed by the GMs yesterday? I heard that they were such a bang.¡± ¡°That¡¯s true, mister Noppadon. Yesterday, we were having two events which were ¡®hunting of Lord Inferno¡¯ and ¡®take the shot if you dare¡¯. And there were overwhelming numbers of yers joining these events.¡± ¡°How was it? Did something big happen like how I was predicting it the day before? Tell me the details.¡± ¡°Yes, it did. And we¡¯re going to start with the first news.¡± After Prida¡¯s words, the screen showed the video of Lord Inferno opening its mouth widely to let out a loud growl before it charged and killed the yers joyfully. ¡°This is the video from both events. The monster right here is Lord Inferno that started going wild at 8.20 o¡¯clock game time. It took only two minutes to rampage through the yers so heavily that they did not dare to fight anymore.¡± ¡°Mm-hmm. The boss is very tough just like the GMs guaranteed. Was someone actually able to defeat this guy?¡± ¡°Of course, our reporter and the cameraman were at the scene to witness a mystery man fly in to fight Lord Inferno with his me wings.¡± ¡°Wings?!¡± The broadcaster man almost fell off his chair. ¡°Correct, literally zing on the man¡¯s back. As much as we know, in Pride, there¡¯s not a ss or an item that gives the yer an ability to fly before. And most importantly, this man took only 18 minutes to beat the boss down.¡± ¡°Whoa, was he that good?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. And here¡¯s the picture of the mystery man.¡± SLAM! STOMP! STOMP! STOMP! STOMP! Hard footsteps were heard when the body of Wisana hurried back from the bathroom with a panicked look on his face, forgetting that he only had a towel to cover his bottom parts and a toothbrush in his mouth full of foam. When the amber eyes of his caught the image on the screen, he suddenly felt like his knees were about to give up and fall to the floor. The news program was showing a video of him in the mask swooping to dodge the attacks from Lord Inferno courageously. And the most important thing was, the shot was a clear closed-up photo! Even though he was wearing the mask, it was still frighteningly clear! Crap! So, those that he thought were just the yers who were doing the photo quest, were in fact, the staff from a TV station?! They really took it up close, scoundrels!! A few momentster, the photo was put away, and they were back to the studio again, the two announcers¡¯ expressions got a bit more serious after watching the video. ¡°After this battle ended, another thing was that the man did the damage to Lord Inferno in total up to 125 million points.¡± ¡°125 million?!¡± The man on the screen seemed to be too surprised by that fact, so he yelled out aloud. ¡°So, this means that he just broke the record that the head of the Dominion guild, Marcus did at 60 million points down, too?¡± ¡°It pretty much is. The GMs also stated that this damage is currently the maximum that the game system can calcte. This also means that the man would hit more damage if the game system can handle more damage points than 125 million.¡± ¡°Now I really want to know who he is.¡± Hearing that, Wisana pulled the toothbrush out of his mouth with a sour expression on his face. Sh*t. Who would have thought that he would go viral over one night like this? He guessed that he overdid it a bit, huh. ¡°Here we have the interview with one of the temporary party members with the man.¡± After she finished, the screen showed a video of a pretty woman. PHUUD!!! And this image got Wisana startled that he spilled the toothpaste foam in his mouth all over the floor. The girl on the screen was Warunya who he remembered leaving her there in fear of getting busted by Tunwa and Nuchjaree. But one thing that was hrious about the scene was that his two best friends were pushing themselves in to be in front of the camera. Wisana chuckled at how these two always wanted to be on TV. ¡°His name is Vincent,¡± Warunya said shyly. ¡°He¡¯s so strong. I don¡¯t know him personally though, he just saved me once. So, I felt that I should help him in return by volunteering to help him fight the boss.¡± ¡°Do you know why he ran off?¡± Another voice asked, pointing the microphone to Warunya. ¡°I don¡¯t know either. Right after the battle ended, he was rushing to get his friend and flew off,¡± her gentle voice answered, and the video ended there, bringing the audience back to the studio. ¡°That¡¯s all we have from Warunya.¡± ¡°Well, even though they were in the same party, she knew only his name. This is so mysterious.¡± The male announcer let out a knowing smile. ¡°I agree. After the rumor about this Vincent guy goes viral, more than 5 hundred thousand yers are searching for this name on Google and the association of explorers and they get nothing. It''s so strange that there¡¯s no trace of information or background about him anywhere.¡± Herment made Wisana force out a wry smile right away. Because how could there be? He first logged in just yesterday, and the name Vincent was a made-up name that he came up with a couple of hours ago, sis! Well, it was just how the Thai media was. They had to act like everything was a big deal and overreact to it. ¡°So, it can be said that now Pride world is keeping an eye on yer Vincent. Well, well, Vincent, if you¡¯re watching this, you¡¯ve gone viral overnight. Please reveal yourself already, there¡¯re many millions of people that are curious to know you. ¡°And why the hell are you so insisting?!¡± Wisana pped himself on the forehead harshly. Yes, he knew that he was going viral, but that was without his intention. This was so messed up. He just wanted to be in the game in peace. He did not want people from his real life to find out about him being in the game. But the first one on his list, Warunya, was the one that seemed to be interested in Vincent the most! He was not sure if he should cry orugh about this! ~Someone¡¯s calling, pick up now... Someone¡¯s calling, pick up now...~ While he was freaking out, his phone rang, making Wisana jump before he could grab it. He looked at the screen and saw ¡®Beloved Dad¡¯ was calling. He raised his eyebrows. ¡°Isn¡¯t it too early for this?¡± He slid to ept the call, still confused. ¡°Hello, Dad?¡± Chapter 30: Stepsiblings Part II

Chapter 30: Stepsiblings Part II

¡°Isn¡¯t it too early for this?¡± He slid to ept the call, still confused. ¡°Hello, Dad?¡± ¡°Whoa! Na, my son!! You made me so proud!! You know that?!¡± The first thing he heard was an overexcited voice busting in his ear so loudly that he had to pull the phone out before he had to make an appointment with a doctor for hearing treatment. ¡°Ugh, I''m gonna go deaf.¡± Wisana groaned. ¡°What are you talking about? I don¡¯t get it.¡± ¡°Aw, don¡¯t y dumb.¡± His dad was screeching for another time. ¡°I¡¯m talking about how you proimed your mightiness by defeating that boss on your first day, my kiddo!¡± Wisana¡¯s eyes bulged, tongue almost slipping out, ¡®How did you know?¡¯ But hismon sense held it back in time, so instead, he replied, ¡°Still don¡¯t get it. What are you talking about?¡± He blew out, acting casual. ¡°Na, you¡¯re not that slick. I¡¯ve raised you since you were so tiny until you¡¯re this big. it took me just one nce to recognize your wise butt on the television, son.¡± ¡°Haven¡¯t you raised me until I was 13 before you ran away with your new marriage?¡± The painful retort made the other side of the phone pause. He was quiet for a while after hearing his son¡¯s sarcastic counterattack. ¡°You really know where to cut, huh. Just like your mom.¡± ¡°Well, I''m her son,¡± Wisana smirked, satisfied that the other started to get distracted. ¡°Wait, hold on, don¡¯t try to change the topic. It was you, right? about the Vincent guy.¡± This dad still stuck with his intention by repeating the same question again. Wisana clicked his tongue as he felt displeased by that. Geez, the attempt to change the topic had failed! ¡°The name Vincent sounds a bit too corny, though I have to admit that your skills are brilliant! You really have my blood in you!¡± His dad¡¯s proud bragging got Wisana stunned. He scratched his cheek, having no idea what toe up with as an excuse since his dad already knew everything. With that conclusion, the son sighed, epting his fate. ¡°Yeah, fine. That Vincent guy is me!¡± ¡°See? I''m never wrong about this!¡± The other side of the phone bragged with a delighted voice. ¡°Well, Dad, my beloved dad, the most handsome dad.¡± Wisana brought up his begging tone again. ¡°Since now that you¡¯ve found out, can I ask you for something?¡± ¡°Anything for you, kiddo. What is it?¡± The dad was in such a good mood, so he agreed so easily. ¡°Don¡¯t tell anyone that I''m Vincent. Also, ask yourpany to keep it private. That''d be good. Okay, Dad?¡± ¡°What? Why the heck would you ask for that? You¡¯re about to be famous.¡± The young man rolled his eyes before he replied, ¡°Well, I don¡¯t want to be. There''s a reason that I... never mind. Dad, you have to keep this secret, okay? If you reveal it, then mom will find out that I y your game, too. I¡¯m not going to help you if she yells at you after that.¡± There was a long silence from the papa. Of course, he had to reconsider it again. Because even though his parents were already divorced, they still ¡®agued¡¯ a lot as a hobby. And the victory would always be brought upon his mom! ¡°Alright, you got a point. I''ll help you keep it secret¡­¡± ¡°Really? Thanks, Dad.¡± Wisana smiled broadly. ¡°¡­If...¡± Of course, that man would not help people for free, not even his beloved son. ¡°What?¡± the hoarse voice asked, his face deadpanned out of boredom. ¡°Well, I need your help. It''s just a simple favor, nothing more. You''ll know by this evening. Promise me that you¡¯d help?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t even know what you¡¯re asking me to help, then how would I help you?¡± ¡°Come on, I told you it was simple. So, first, give me your word.¡± The son rolled his eyes once more. Even though he did not know what the favor was yet, he still sensed something troublesome from it, and that would give him a lot of headaches. However, Wisana had asked him for many favors, too. So, he would be quite selfish to turn his dad down. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll help you with whatever that is. You¡¯re happy now?¡± ¡°You promise?¡± ¡°Yeah, I promise you.¡± ¡°Great. So, I''ll hang up now, kiddo. And don¡¯t worry, I''ll help you keep the secret as much as I can.¡± After that, the beloved father hung up before Wisana could say anything more. The tall figure threw himself back on the sofa, still having the towel as his outfit. Why was this so messed up? He just logged in to the game for a day and had been viral worldwide. ¡°This is too troublesome for you, Wisana.¡± He concluded as he started walking back to the bathroom. ¡°Well, I¡¯m better off to work first and handle thister.¡± ---------------- ¡°What¡¯s up, Na? And how was your day at work?¡± a gentle voice drew the name owner to look at her with a delighted wide smile. ¡°It was okay, Pa.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± The older one acknowledged with a nod. ¡°As I can see that the kids like you. But aren¡¯t you a bit too popr among the girls?¡± ¡°Well, yeah. I''m always popr only with the kids.¡± He went along with an amusedugh as he kept walking. Wisana was now in a white shirt and his favorite pair of jeans, walking on the sidewalk in a tutorial school in Ngam Wong Wan, Bangkok. He was passing through the building that looked more like a fancy hotel than a school building. The school was called ¡®The Genius¡¯ with many courses for primary students to high schoolers that prepared them for university entrance examinations. Courses during school breaks seemed to be the most popr ones since many parents did not have enough time to take care of their children. So, they dropped the kids off here to spend some time on something productive while the parents were busy working. Because the school did not provide only the lessons, but also the teachers to take care of the students, too. They even provided lunch meals. It could be said that this ce was not different from a daycare center. And of course, today was the first day at work for Wisana as an art teacher, the job that he was an expert in. His students were all from the primary grades. And he did not want to brag or anything, but he really got along so well with kids of these ages! ¡°I don¡¯t know how to thank you enough for your help. The previous teacher just quit with such short notice that he didn¡¯t even give me some time to find someone to rece him. Luckily, I know some skilled people like you, Na.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to praise me, Pa. You only need to ask with that sweet smile, and I''m ready to do anything for you.¡± Wisana used the same begging tone and a bright smile to please his senior while he was walking into the dark-colored ss room. There was a sign above the door frame, saying ¡®Dir. Yardnapa Office¡¯. ¡°Aw, you¡¯re so sweet, just like usual, mister Wisana.¡± ¡°No, I¡¯m only sweet to you.¡± This flirty man was grinning as he sat down on a chair without waiting for her permission to do so, showing that he was used to andfortable with this ce. ¡°Did the kids bully you?¡± ¡°No, not at all!¡± Wisana denied. ¡°The kids are so cool and like to wheedle. For those who are sassy, they aren¡¯t that hard to handle either. Just teach them to draw some cartoons, and they¡¯re in control.¡± Listening to what he said made her giggle. ¡°You always get along so well with kids.¡± She smiled at him. ¡°Anyway, thank you so much for helping. I''ll try to find a new teacher as soon as I can, so you can enjoy your holidays.¡± ¡°It¡¯s nothing, Pa. Don''t make it such a big deal.¡± Wisana brushed her off, sitting back on the chairzily. ¡°Oh, well...¡± Yardnapa drawled her voice a little. ¡°Then you don¡¯t want your paycheck now, right? Just a junior helping out his senior, not a big deal.¡± ¡°Right... wait, no! How did you turn it around like this?¡± He nodded along before he flinched, almost bing a freeborer. ¡°Fine, you don¡¯t have to pay me for my wage, if you agree to go on a date with me. You have to pay for everything, though.¡± ¡°Okay, I agree... wait, no!¡± Yardnapa almost fell for this trick of this kid trying to get back at her. She looked away, acting sulky. ¡°Alright, stop messing with me now, Na.¡± Theint was murmured out from the woman in front of him. She was an outstanding person with soft, gentle facial features and shoulder-length ck straight hair, looking neat. Her tall slender figure made her look active, as well as the pair of bright, yful brown eyes of hers. Yardnapa was 5 years older than Wisana. She was a close friend of his sister since they were little. When he first moved to study in Bangkok, Wisana and his sister stayed at their rtive''s house that Yardnapa came by to hang out with his sister very often. And they always included him, too. That was why they were so close. She looked like a typical office worker, but in fact, she was the director of a tutorial school, The Genius, which was currently gaining a lot of poprity. ¡°How are your friends doing? I offered them a job here, too, but they¡¯re not interested. I thought I''d get the whole gang of you,¡± the clear voice said yfully as she was sitting down on a chair across from him. ¡°They¡¯re doing fine, just like usual.¡± Speaking of his best friends, Wisana chuckled. ¡°Nuch will never be here because she hates kids to the bones. Do you remember that one time she was tasked to take care of her nephew, and that kid started to act out, way beyond her control? And she can¡¯t get over it since then.¡± Yardnapa smiled as she felt amused, nodding in understanding. ¡°Yes, I do. But didn¡¯t it happen a long time ago? She¡¯s still afraid of kids?¡± ¡°This would be great if it can be cured so easily. Nowadays, every time she meets a kid, she has to yeet away like they¡¯re some kind of cockroach!¡± She wasughing as she imagined the scenario in her mind. ¡°What about Tun? How''s he?¡± ¡°Oh, don¡¯t you worry about this guy. He''s still the same annoying foul-mouthed jerk. He just told me that he would get a new girlfriend by the end of this summer, so our friends in our major would stop thinking that he and Nuch were a thing!¡± Wisana got a chance to gossip about his best friends, making the listenerugh more. ¡°Why? I also think that those two are cute together.¡± shemented, sounding amused. ¡°Right. But don¡¯t worry. I''ve seen so many couples that always bicker when they meet. These two will end up dating, too.¡± Chapter 31: Stepsiblings Part III

Chapter 31: Stepsiblings Part III

¡°Why? I also think that those two are cute together.¡± Shemented, sounding amused. ¡°Right. But don¡¯t worry. I''ve seen so many couples that always bicker when they meet. These two will end up dating, too.¡± ¡°You¡¯re such a cheeky person.¡± The older one hit on the arm of the said cheeky person with a loud p. But instead of whining, he busted out augh like he was so satisfied by annoying her. A momentter, he looked at his watch and it was already 2 p.m., then he realized that he had something to do next. The sharp face suddenly looked worried when he was reminded of the unknown headache that his dad was about to bring him. The other one understood the look on his face, so she asked. ¡°You have somewhere to be after?¡± ¡°Uh, yeah. I''ll go shopping for stuff at the mall around here. Do you want toe with me? We can have lunch together.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll pass. I still have a lot of work to do.¡± Wisana nodded understanding, starting to walk out of the room. But then, he came up with another n to annoy her. So, he turned back in, walking up to her before he smiled at her so sweetly. The other one curiously tilted her head. ¡°I forgot that I¡¯ve always greeted and said goodbye to you like this.¡± ¡°Ugh!¡± She yelled because this kid was so bold to kiss her on the cheek, and just back off with a broad, annoying grin. ¡°You¡¯re not a little kid anymore. Why are you like this?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Pa. I couldn¡¯t help it.¡± He said then he went out of the room,ughing, leaving her cheeks blushing. Luckily, there were no other teachers around, or she would have be the subject of gossip that the director was making out with the new teacher. ¡°I can¡¯t believe this kid.¡± ---------------- The sky then was full of white clouds and the blue background was now changing into dark grey and orange on the horizon, telling him that it was about to be nighttime soon. Wisana was rushing up his pace, hands were full of many shopping bags, going straight to his room. A hand with fewer bags touched the key card on the lock, opened the door, and pushed himself in bumpily. And finally, he used his foot to kick the door closed with a loud bang. BANG! That was the sound to announce that he was finally home. Wisana let out a long sigh,ying the bags on the floor in front of the kitchen before he threw himself on the sofa, exhausted. ¡°The first day got me so tired.¡± He said as he unbuttoned his shirt, showing his strong healthy chest. He checked the time again to see that it was about 6 p.m. now. He had to meet up with Maysa at 8 p.m., so he had plenty of time to eat dinner and take a shower properly. Wisana grinned, getting up to walk to the bathroom. ¡°I¡¯ll y in my bedroom this time. Don''t want to get sores on the sofa all night again.¡± He kept muttering as he was reminding himself. He took his shirt off, throwing it in the basket, then he grabbed a towel, heading into the bathroom. He let the random thought go through his head. He wanted to try changing his ss quest like Maysa said as he had beat Lord Inferno. But because he did it when he was still a newbie adventurer, he wondered if anyone would believe him if he told them about it. He grabbed the doorknob and pushed it in. ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Two voices came out at the same time. The young man paused, stunned by what he was seeing. While the other one was frozen still as well. They looked at each other with pale expressions, their eyes bulged as they were gasping. Especially Wisana who was in only a pair of jeans, gulped down his saliva. In front of him, there was a figure of a girl with golden-brown hair that was wet, framing her soft, beautiful face. She had fair, smooth skin at a young age and a perfect body like a model. And, She was now naked! He went into the wrong room? That was the first thing that came across his mind, and then no, that could not be it. His keycard would not work if he pressed it on the wrong lock. Then, who was this girl? Okay, whatever! Because these two meat buns had distracted him so much that he got dumbfounded. ¡°Err... who are you?¡± He was trying to gather his thoughts back then he asked her as calmly as he could. Because the other seemed to be so shocked, too, that a man came out of nowhere, shirtless. ¡°I know you¡¯re now shocked but calm down, try to get it together. Don''t get me wrong. Well, I have no idea how you got in here and were taking a shower, so please don¡¯t p me then scream.¡± SLAP!!! His sharp face was flung to the side harshly before the door was closed quickly, followed by, KYAAAAAAA!!! The loudest scream through the bathroom sending Wisana, who just got pped, held on to where it hurt, looking so fed up when his brain connected the dots back to the cause of this chaos. ¡°Dad!!!¡± ---------------- ¡°I¡¯m terribly sorry. I didn¡¯t mean to p you,¡± the gentle voice repeated this for the hundredth time. And the victim was just holding his face at the other side of the room with the phone in another hand, busy trying to contact his beloved dad! After a long while, the girl finally got out of the bathroom, all dressed. And just as expected, her fair face was deep red as she kept saying she was sorry, over and over for the past half hour. And Wisana could not make sense out of this. ¡°Who are you? How did you get into my room,¡± Wisana was trying to be as calm as possible. ¡°Well, um...¡± ¡°The number you have dialed cannot be reached at this moment. Please leave a message after the tone.¡± The girl had not answered when she was interrupted by the auto machine. ¡°Damn it! Dad!¡± He cursed aloud. ¡°After he brings trouble, he will turn his phone off every time. If I see that old man, I''m going to freaking m him with judo!¡± His words made the girl in an oversized t-shirt and a pair of jeans flinch when the man in front of her shouted to cut her off. Wisana then sighed hard, ncing up to the stranger girl finally. ¡°Okay, I can¡¯t contact him, so I''m just gonna ask you instead. Who are you exactly? Why were you taking a shower in my bathroom? And most importantly, how did you get in here?¡± ¡°Well, I¡­¡± She could not find the words. ¡°You?¡± ¡°I¡¯m... your little sister.¡± Hearing that, Wisana was stunned for quite a while. He narrowed his eyes, considering, then he creased his lips. ¡°Little sister?¡± He repeated. ¡°What kind of joke is this? My little sister is in Chiang Mai, and she¡¯s so small, not like...¡± He was waving left and right, trying to say that the difference between his little sister in Chiang Mai and this girl was... these buns right here! It seemed like the other one could read his mind, so she held up her hands to cover her chest. ¡°Pervert!¡± She snapped. ¡°Yeah, well, I apologize, miss. But that was never my intention to see it. You were all naked in front of me, I can¡¯t unsee that,¡± Wisana said with a knowing smile before he turned the opposite way. ¡°So, let¡¯s be real now, no more joking, wait. Did Dad just...y his eggs somewhere that I did not know about?¡± ¡°Are you crazy? No, it¡¯s not like that. Don''t say it like he¡¯s a mosquito or something,¡± she scolded him, making him raise his eyebrows in confusion. ¡°I¡¯m so confused right now. Who are you exactly?¡± She sighed, tired of his slow brain. ¡°I¡¯m Nit¡¯s daughter... Nittaya, your dad¡¯s new wife.¡± hearing that made Wisana pause, suddenly reminded that his dad¡¯s wife had a daughter, too. But did she not study in the US anymore? Why was she taking a shower in his room just now?! She was even rted to his dad¡¯s new family. The family that he did not get along with well. ¡°I remember now. You''re Waree, right?¡± The girl nodded at that, smiling softly at him. ¡°Let me introduce myself again. My name is Waree, but you can call me Nam. I''m fine with that, too.¡± As she finished, she held out her hand, meaning to make it their official meeting, but Wisana raised his eyebrows annoyingly at that. ¡°You don¡¯t have to. Dad always brags about you more than ten times. He said that his daughter studied in the US, was a genius and pretty, h h h. I''m sick of it.¡± Waree raised her eyebrows when the other changed his attitude so suddenly. Right after he knew that she was rted to his dad¡¯s new wife, he turned cold, leaving her force a wry smile. ¡°And what brings you here, miss Waree?¡± His tone sounded more formal and distant. ¡°Let me guess, Dad did this?¡± ¡°Wait, hasn¡¯t Dad told you?¡± Wisana was offended by her calling his dad ¡®dad,¡¯ like they were so close to each other, but he managed to hide his expression quickly. Then he remembered that this morning, his troublesome dad was asking him a simple favor but without that detail somehow. And this was why his dad did not say anything more! ¡°So cunning,¡± Wisana muttered. ¡°What?¡± ¡°Nothing.¡± He waved his hand left and right. ¡°So, what can I help you with?¡± ¡°Nothing much. It''s just that, I''ll stay at this condo with you from now on.¡± ¡°Oh.¡± He sighed, and then paused. ¡°Huh?! Stay here?!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± Waree smiled delightedly. ¡°Are you crazy? It''s not appropriate for you to stay with me here. You''re a girl, and I''m a guy. No, that¡¯s not right!¡± His long and fast refusal made the listener grin sweetly. Then, she brought a letter out of her cross bag nearby, handing it to Wisana. ¡°Dad knew that you would react like this, so he told me to give you this.¡± ¡°A letter?¡± Wisana repeated as he opened the white envelope, reading the letter inside it quickly. Chapter 32 Stepsiblings Part IV 32 Stepsiblings Part IV ¡°A letter?¡± Wisana repeated as he opened the white envelope, reading the letter inside it quickly. ¡­.. Dear beloved son, I¡¯m sorry that I have to exin everything to you in the letter, instead of talking ¡­I¡¯m afraid of you being pissed at me, so it¡¯s easier to write. So, let¡¯s get back to the topic, it¡¯s because Nam just moved back from the US to study here in Bangkok, so, I think she should stay with you until she graduates since it¡¯s morefortable to travel from your condo. Also, Nittaya and I have been so busytely, so I ask you to take care of her for us as well. Oh, and don¡¯t you worry about your mom. I already talked to Wimon, and she said she was okay with Nam staying with you. With one condition that you have to not do anything weird to her. Ps. This is our deal, Wisana. I help you, you help me, remember? Ps 2. Nam can¡¯t eat spicy food. Be careful with this, too. Ps 3. Don¡¯t do anything weird. Ps 4. Her stuff will be there by tomorrow afternoon. Ps 5. Don¡¯t m me with judo. Love, Your handsome dad ¡­.. ¡°That old snake!¡± Wisana cursed at his birth father aloud. The tall one was shaking as the anger raged on, the way it never did for many years. He crumbled the piece of paper in his hand, before he threw it in the trash can urately. He panted as Waree let out augh. It took him quite a while to get it together as he nced at the other who was already staring at him, too. He took a deep breath to calm down. ¡°Okay, I got it now. You can stay here,¡± he said through gritted teeth. ¡°Thank you very much.¡± The pretty face appeared with a smile immediately. In fact, she already knew that there was no problem for her to stay. Because their dad had already told her to give him the letter, and no matter how Wisana would be acting up, he would eventually agree to this. ¡°You can have that guest room." The man sighed as he was pointing at a room by the corner. ¡°There¡¯re a bed and the ac, make yourself at home. Your stuff will be here tomorrow in the afternoon, so you can manage it then,¡± he said as he was getting down on the floor, defeated. So, this was the simple favor, huh?! That evil dad! He was very fine on his own, then suddenly he got a roommate. Plus, the roommate was that woman¡¯s daughter! ¡°You look so upset about having me here,¡± Waree said when she saw the room owner¡¯s reaction. The pair of green eyes was sparkling with amusement, and that made Wisana frown. He nced at her. ¡°Well, am I that obvious?¡± The low voice asked so sarcastically that the listener chuckled. ¡°You¡¯re upset because I share your condo, or because I''m Nittaya¡¯s daughter, mister Wisana?¡± The straightforward question got the taller one silenced. The pair of amber eyes clearly caught the girl in front of him. As soon as he saw that annoying smile of hers, Wisana felt pissed immediately, but he still managed to smile widely like he was in a good mood. ¡°What do you think, Waree?¡± He probed on purpose. ¡°Do you really hate my mother that much?¡± After she finished, he gave her a mocking smirk. ¡°Okay, imagine.¡± He continued. ¡°If your birth father was still alive, then there was another woman who got in between your parents, making your father run off to get a new marriage with her. Now, let me ask you a question, would you still be able to like that woman?¡± Waree was quiet for a moment before she turned her face away, looking upset, too. It was true that her father had passed away before this guy¡¯s father chose her mother over miss Wimon, his mother. But why did he have to bring up her passed-away father like this?! ¡°You¡¯re right. I''d probably hate the woman, too,¡± the small voice answered coldly. ¡°But don¡¯t act like you know everything about us when you don¡¯t even know half of it.¡± ¡°Maybe so. I don¡¯t know anything. I didn¡¯t even care to attend the wedding,¡± Wisana retorted with a stiff voice before he looked away. ¡°All I know is that the day he left our home was the worst day of my life.¡± He did not care much about the details! The girl¡¯s mother was the one that ruined his family anyway. Not to mention that she even got married to his dad! ¡°I think we should stop talking about this, Waree. The thing between my parents was over a long time ago, anyway.¡± He brushed it off. ¡°This would be endless to discuss. It''s such a waste of time. You should go rest.¡± He got up and walked away to end the conversation. But after he took a few steps away, he stopped when the other did not follow him. He turned to look at her and saw that she was sitting still on the sofa. ...And the most important thing was that she was keeping her head down low, letting out heavy breaths as she was, Sh*t! She was crying. Wisana was in real trouble! ¡°H... hey, you.¡± Wisana was freaked out more when the other started sobbing. What? She was still annoyingly smiling just a while ago, being smarty-pants, even. Why did she now be so weepy so suddenly? Did it not look like he was bullying her? ¡°What¡¯s up with you? You were fine a while ago. Why are you crying?¡± he said as he moved in closer to her. His eyes looked around awkwardly, not knowing what to do. He was about to give her a pat on the shoulder, but the weeping girl threw herself at him in a hug, almost making him fall. ¡°Wait, hold on. Calm down.¡± The harsh tone from a few moments ago got a bit softer as his brain was running so fast to find a way tofort a crying woman. ¡°Well, you... you.¡± Waree could not stop sobbing, yet. ¡°You look so loathed by me. I... I had always been looking forward to meeting you in person. I was so d to have a brother, but it turned out that... you hate me for the drama between the adults like this!¡± The hurtful words came from her in abo as she was continuously pounding her fist on his chest, making the other one, who still did not know how tofort her, feel awkward. ¡°Wait, calm down. I never said I hated you.¡± Wisana held her fist before it actually got his chest bruised. ¡°You¡¯re the worst! I was so d that we could spend some time together.¡± Waree yelled before she let out a shaking sob. ¡°If you hate me this much, then fine! I¡¯ll stay somewhere else!¡± She tried to shake Wisana¡¯s hand off, but he did not let go. ¡°Calm down and listen to me.¡± The hoarse voice said firmly. ¡°I don¡¯t mind you staying here, Waree. It¡¯s just that I¡¯m not really used to it and a bit surprised, because I''ve been by myself for quite a while.¡± ¡°Even though you don¡¯t mind me here, you still hate my mom!¡± Waree shouted. Her pretty face was stained with tears. ¡°Alright, I have to admit that I don¡¯t really like your mother. ...But to give her some respect is still quite hard for me to do, though I started to get over it.¡± ¡°A... and why did you...¡± As his eyes caught her big drop of tear, Wisana sighed again softly, gently wiping it away. Then he gave her the warmest smile for the first time since they had met. ¡°Look, I don¡¯t hate you, or your mother. I understand that it¡¯s an adult thing. And I believe that my dad is a reasonable enough person to not do anything recklessly. My parents divorced because they didn¡¯t get along so well in the end. I know. I understand this, too.¡± ¡°Mister Wisana,¡± she said his name softly, trembling a little from crying. Wisana felt funny when he was reminded of when their parents broke up, the one who was weeping about it so much was his sister, just exactly like how Waree was right now. This weirdly familiar feeling he got from the girl who was technically his sister, too, made Wisana smile. It was weird that he oftenforted his little sister, and now that he had tofort his stepsister, too. ¡°Now, stop crying. I¡¯m kinda weak for girls'' tears,¡± the hoarse voice said, feeling amused as he was rubbing his hand on her hair, making her calm down. ¡°Let¡¯s just say that I have one more sister, too. So, I don¡¯t really have a hard feeling toward you, got that?¡± Wisana said, smiling broadly at her. A trace of happiness appeared on her face after that, before she realized that she was supposed to be acting sulky, so she turned her face away. ¡°So, stay here with me, because Dad will kill me if you leave.¡± Hisforting words kept the girl silent for a while before she nced at him. Then she smiled, nodded in agreement. ¡°Okay.¡± The answer made Wisana blow a sigh of relief. Damn, that was long. He saw that she was just smiling a minute ago. Who would have thought that she was actually a cry baby? And Wisana really did not know what to do when girls cried. It was lucky that he could calm her down before she cried back to his dad¡¯s house. He did not want to think about what would happen to him after that. Besides, his dad and he had a promise that he really needed him to keep. However, it was safe for now. He thought, feeling such relief. ¡°Are you hungry?¡± Wisana asked. ¡°A little bit.¡± ¡°Good. Stay here. I''ll cook you something. Dad said that you didn¡¯t like spicy food, right? That¡¯s not gonna be a problem. Give me a sec,¡± he said then he walked to the kitchen, leaving the girl with eyebrows raised. After he left the room, she then sat down on the sofa, her pair of green eyes nced after her stepbrother, amused. And when she looked back down at something in her hand, she could not hold theugh anymore. ¡°Why is he so serious?¡± Waree said, face creasing a smile. Then she hurried to put a small bottle back in her bag before she got caught. Because on the round bottle, there was abel written by had that said, ¡®artificial tears.¡¯ ¡°He¡¯s so easy to be tricked.¡± She said as sheughed with herself. Waree remembered her mother telling her that this guy was nice, but a bit too serious. That she never imagined him to be this serious. He got awkward just by seeing a girl cry. But he was really nice. It was true. She had to admit that. And he also had a weak spot for girls'' tears. It seemed like there were a lot of fun things to do here. Plus, her stepbrother was kind of cute. Chapter 33 Caused by Fame Part I 33 Caused by Fame Part I ¡°Na, I¡¯m being serious. Hey.¡± An annoying chatter came through the phone in Wisana¡¯s hand, getting a blowing wind sound from him in return. The tall one threw himself on the bed weakly. ¡°Yeah, I know.¡± Wisana drawled his voice. ¡°You told me more than one hundred times already that there were some guys hitting on Orn in the game. So, what? Why should I care?¡± ¡°What? Are you sick or something? Why don¡¯t you get all panicked?¡± The other end of the phone repeated, sounding so surprised that it made him burst out a loudugh. ¡°Yeah, keep it in mind, mister Tunwa. A man like me is calm enough to not make a fuss out of that. Because I know Warunya well. It doesn¡¯t matter how many people there are to flirt with her. No one¡¯s gonna get together with her because right now she¡¯s not interested in a romantic rtionship.¡± He was just acting cool now, although he was begging his dad for the console yesterday and hastily logging in to the game to check on her. But well, why would he want to tell his annoying best friend that? ¡°Oho! Why do you suddenly act so pro?¡± Tunwa retorted. ¡°We all know that you¡¯re only smoother behind her back, Wisana. You''re just a typical headless chicken when you gotta talk to her in person.¡± The said headless chicken got up from the bed, wishing that he could actually p his friend on the head through the line. ¡°So, you don¡¯t believe me, Na?¡± ¡°No. Was I not being clear enough?¡± Wisana grinned so widely. Why would he believe this guy when he already proved that with his own eyes. If there was some guy there to hit on Warunya, that would be just Lord Inferno that would not stop following her! ¡°I have to say this as your friend, Na.¡± Tunwa continued with a loudugh. ¡°There¡¯s a guy that is hitting on Orn. This one is the real tough man, also very good looking.¡± The listener raised his eyebrows. ¡°Who?¡± ¡°No clues. I''ve never seen his face. He''s wearing a mask all the time.¡± Hearing this made Wisana let out a chuckle. It was not like he wanted to brag, but yeah, that was him!! ¡°Hey, but I can confirm he seems to be good-looking because Warunya¡¯s so interested in this guy. She''s never tired of talking about him with Nuch all day and all night. I''m curious to know what the face behind the mask looks like, too. What if he actually looks ugly?¡± ¡°Well, Tun, he¡¯s just a guy in the game. Why would you care?¡± Yes... please stop caring about the masked guy! So, he could y the game peacefully! Also, the face behind the mask would be just like this. It was not that ugly! ¡°Well, then, if you don¡¯t believe me, I don¡¯t know why I''d keep talking,¡± Tunwa said, sounding like he was giving up. ¡°Do you have work tomorrow?¡± Wisana grinned as his best friend finally changed the topic. ¡°No, I don¡¯t. I work every other day.¡± ¡°So, I can hang at your ce tomorrow?¡± his best friend asked with a delighted voice. Unlike the room owner that frowned. ¡°What are you going to do here, Mister Tunwa.¡± ¡°Obviously, to meet your stepsister! Mrs. Nittaya¡¯s daughter has to be so pretty as well. Aren''t they like partly French? Please, Wisana, my best buddy, my love, let mee to your ce, pretty please?¡± ¡°No. Stop meddling in. Go be a yer in the game, not in my home.¡± Wisana cut him off, incredibly sharp, making Tunwa forget all his words. ¡°Fine! I won¡¯t be there. You''re such an overly possessive man. ¡®Can I meet your sister in Chiang Mai?¡¯, No. ¡®Can I meet your stepsister here in Bangkok?¡¯, No. So I''ll leave you guys alone, then, you stingy friend.¡± The possessive brotherughed out loud, shaking his head. ¡°I¡¯m not being processive over them. I just don¡¯t want them to be associated with you and have their futures ruined.¡± ¡°Wow, sir,¡± Tunwa yelled through the phone. ¡°Has anyone ever told you how irritating you are?!¡± Wisana burst outughing at that. The familiarity that they had with each other made them feel sofortable bickering like this and it became their routine already. Then Tunwa let out a sigh. ¡°Well, I need to sleep now. I have to meet up with Nuch.¡± ¡°Oh, where? In the Milky Way?¡± he teased. ¡°No. Do I look like that Kobori guy to you?¡± Tunwa yelled at Wisana for thest time before he hung up. And Wisana was left there,ughing, so satisfied with theeback he used to roast his friend. Wisana seemed to be on fire today. He put the phone on the headboard of his bed, ncing at a clock on the desk. It was past 8 now, he grinned so widely. Today he already did the chores, took a shower, had dinner, and separated with his stepsister into each bedroom. Thinking of her, she was kind of nice. After she was crying, she managed to bring her normal mood back so fast that it made him wonder. When they were at the dinner table, she was so smiley and delighted like she did not actually cry very hard just a few moments ago. (Well, no, she did not.) Well, there was no use overthinking. It was not like he could do anything about that anymore. Then he nced at the P.M. console that was fully charged, he grinned. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± ---------------- After heunched the game, he found himself being formed from many hologram pixels in the clearing near Tristan capital. There was no one around, and the monsters here were just a few funguses and the brown hown. The cold breeze of spring was blowing on the line of trees and the green grass. ¡°So, we¡¯re back at the same spot where we logged off, huh.¡± He said after he could log in sessfully. He looked around. All his clothes and items were the same as yesterday. At first, Wisana thought that he would appear in his pajamas like how he appeared in his university uniform. So, the game only used the actual clothes that the yers were wearing on the first log-in. ¡°Wee back to Pride World, master.¡± A few secondster, the sweet voice of Jinnie greeted him. ¡°Hi, Jinnie.¡± Wisana greeted her back, smiling. ¡°How long was I away in game time?¡± ¡°You''ve been offline for 38 hours and 27 minutes.¡± Her answer made Wisana let out an ¡®Um.¡¯ in acknowledgement. It seemed like the time was so different. He was offline for ten hours, but here online, he missed a day. ¡°Jinnie, is May here?¡± ¡°Please wait a moment, ...Miss Maysa is now online. Do you want to contact her?¡± ¡°Sure,¡± Wisana replied with a smile. A secondter, a blue information window popped out in front of his face with the word ¡®Connect¡¯ that it kept flickering for a long time. He started to get tired of waiting. ¡°Still doesn¡¯t pick up?¡± Wisana asked, finally. ¡°No, master. She is not avable.¡± hearing that, Wisana raised his eyebrows before he waved that screen away, still confused. ¡°Then, can you tell me where she is right now? I''lle to her.¡± ¡°Please wait a moment, ...Now Miss Maysa is at...¡± Bing bong! You¡¯ve got a mail!! She was speaking in monotone, then she suddenly shifted to a cheerful voice for the mail notification, making the owner confused by that. Then he got amused at how the girlyputer managed the information as he opened another information window quietly. ---------------- Mail Inbox: ---------------- Can¡¯t talk right now. Things just got so messy, trying to fix it. Let''s meet in the next 2 hours at ceton Hotel in Tristan. My room is 308. Password is ¡®Vincent¡¯. And don¡¯t wear the mask. I repeat, DO NOT WEAR THE MASK! Maysa ---------------- After reading his friend¡¯s mail, Wisana got even more confused. What was she up to? He really wanted to know why Maysa was acting strangely mysterious all of a sudden like this. Also, why meet up in the hotel, though? Was she avoiding someone? ¡°It¡¯s gonna be so long until two hours pass...¡± The mutteredint came next, as he noticed that the monsters around were purposely keeping their distance from him. He guessed that the level¡¯s differences rule was working. He remembered Maysa said that if yers had more than 20 levels higher than the monsters¡¯, they would fear the yers and would not attack first. So, let¡¯s not waste time on them. Even though he farmed from these kinds of monsters all night, his levels would not be improved anyway. The proof was that when Wisana nced at a brown hown, it immediately ran off with its tail between its legs. He frowned after it, feeling displeased from getting ignored so hard. ¡°I was just looking, and you ran like you were seeing a ghost (sigh!) Jinnie, can I have a direction to Tristan?¡± ¡°Sure, master.¡± After that, a transparent screen popped out with the map on it, showing a freckling green dot to represent him and where he currently was, and a red dot for Tristan capital. And when he saw the distance between the two dots, it was not that far away. ¡°Let¡¯s go take a walk in the city.¡± Chapter 34 Caused by Fame Part II 34 Caused by Fame Part II Ten minutester, the tall figure of a ck-haired man was standing frozen still in front of the entrance gate of the city with surprise and amazement. The size and the greatness of this city could notpare to Albasta just a tiny bit... Because the two cities werepletely different! The capital of Pride was full of many skyscrapers with bizarre designs that he had never imagined before. Some were decorated with ss on the whole buildings, some looked basic with a cross swords sign at the top, and some were even an ancient castle! The street was separated between the walkway and the vehiclenes. Many people walking here were all dressed in bright-colored fantasy clothes. Many airships and hot air balloons were floating in the sky. On the side of the street, there were no jumbling stalls like there were in typical towns. Because the street was already crowded enough by the travelers. He saw the dinosaur quest couriers stopped for the red light at the intersections orderly, looking way so different from those dino-motorpunks he met at the previous towns like day and night. ¡°What a brilliant city.¡± He gasped as he excitedly looked around. He was even more amazed when he nced up at the sky and saw a huge red dragon flying by with a small group of people on its back. ¡°Whoa, there¡¯re dragon riders. Too.¡± ¡°Excuse me, can I pass through a bit?¡± An unfamiliar voice came, bringing him out of his own space again. Wisana turned to look at the voice then he was shocked to see a buff guy with muscles pulling along a baboon-like monster two or three times bigger than him. ¡°Sorry.¡± He said as he moved out of the guy¡¯s way. ¡°It¡¯s alright. I¡¯m the one who had to say sorry. My hired dinosaur quest courier got killed in the Hardsitole dungeon, that¡¯s why I have to deliver this monkey myself.¡± The other guy let out a very longint, but the look on his face was very exhausted, making it very understandable why he had to whine out. ¡°No. It''s fine. Please go ahead,¡± Wisana said with a panicked voice, bringing up a smile from the bigger guy. Then he left, quietly dragging the remains of the monster and disappearing into the crowd. Normally, people would be this excited over this, but Wisana was still staring at the man dragging a baboon, thinking that this ce was even beyond fantasy than Albasta! BOONG!! The sound of arge metal bell echoed through the wind, drawing the pair of golden-brown eyes to look at the white belfry that seemed to be the highest building in the city. A wry smile appeared on his clear, smooth face before he reminded himself quietly. Don¡¯t get too fascinated, Wisana! Stop acting like a bumpkin who had never seen something so civilized before! After that, Wisana brought out an information tap to check the time and realized that it was only ten minutes past. So, he still had plenty of time before he could meet up with May. Then he decided to walk the city to kill some time. The man grinned as he was using the begging tone with the AI again. ¡°Jinnie babe.¡± ¡°Yes, master?¡± ¡°Is there a market in the city?¡± ¡°Please wait while I am downloading the city map.¡± Jinnie went silent for a while, so Wisana started looking around to kill time again. If it took this long to be downloaded, Tristan city was probably veryrge,pared to Albasta, whose map took like five seconds to download. He shrugged at the thought before he leaned on the wall of a building around the entrance gate. That was when Wisana started noticing the other yers nced at him directly. His pair of amber eyes peeked at them carefully. There were some of them that looked at him challengingly before they ran off. And some of them were just looking at him then turned to whisper with their friends. What the hell was that? Did he look like their ancestors or what? The man was getting annoyed by this awkward atmosphere from them so much. It kind of brought down his self-esteem, too, when they looked at him and whispered to each other like they were talking crap about him like that. Or, crap, did he forget to zip up his pants and let his junk out?! He thought as he was pretending to be scratching his stomach, then slipped his hand down to check his zip. Well, the zip was up, then what the heck were they looking at him for? ¡°Bro!¡± Before he went any further with his nonsensical thoughts, a shout came, drawing everyone¡¯s attention, including Wisana''s, to the voice. There was a short-haired man rushing toward him. The man looked two or three years younger than him with a tall, slender figure and a long face under the sses that made him look smart. Wisana looked around and did not see anyone, so he pointed at himself, not being so sure if the other man was talking to him. ¡°Yes. You.¡± The other voice confirmed. ¡°Do I know you?¡± Wisana asked, still confused. ¡°You already forgot me? It''s me. I¡¯m the one that gave you...¡± Suddenly, the man with sses paused as he was realizing that the one in front of him was drawing too much attention. And this idiot had no idea why people were staring at him. ¡°What are you doing here? Come with me. I''m ¡®Manoch.¡¯ Why do you have such a short memory?! And what¡¯s this? You¡¯re cosying that man?¡± The sses man spoke loudly on purpose as he was patting on Wisana¡¯s shoulder like they were close to each other. ¡°What cosy?¡± The one who got patted raised his eyebrows. ¡°Aw, stop acting dumb, bro,¡± Manoch shouted again before he whispered to Wisana. ¡°Don¡¯t mess this up, just go along with me.¡± ¡°What¡¯s this about?¡± Wisana whispered back. ¡°Don¡¯t ask too much. May sent me to get you. Now just act normal and follow me.¡± Hearing the guy was May¡¯s friend, Wisana paused. And what was the thing that he had to get along with? He really did not understand this sses guy. ¡°So, what¡¯s up? How long did you get here?¡± The sses man asked aloud, blinking at him as a signal to do what he said. ¡°...Not so long, I just got here, too!¡± Wisana said that, while in his mind was like, ¡®who the hell are you?¡¯ ¡°And this, the man is so cool that you have to cosy him, right?¡± Sure, but that the hell was a cosy?! Even though he felt annoyed, Wisana went along with him anyway. ¡°Yeah, of course, it¡¯s my hobby, you know. Sometimes I cosy right after I get out of bed. But not just me, even my mom, my big sister, and my little sister do cosy, too!¡± Wisana did go along with it as he was told, making the one telling him to look sour in his face. ¡°I...is that so? Your family has such an abnormal hobby. So, everyone is an otaku, huh.¡± Hey! He was not even clear about the cosy thing yet, and now he had the otaku thing, too? ¡°I think we should get going now, so we don¡¯t waste time that should be spent on the quest.¡± "Okay bro," he said then the two of them started walking away with arms around each other¡¯s neck delightfully, leaving the crowd there shaking their heads. And if Wisana did not mishear something, there was a curse, sounding like the word ¡®weirdos¡¯. A few moments after that, the stranger got his arm off Wisana and started dragging him away quickly. They ended up in a small coffee shop that was not so crowded in the middle of the city. The sses man was the first to take a seat then he beckoned the other one to join him at the table, too. ¡°Let¡¯s sit down, Wisana!¡± Wisana raised his eyebrows, surprised that the stranger knew his name, too. ¡°Do I know you?¡± He repeated as he sat down on the opposite side of the table. ¡°Don¡¯t ask now. You need to hurry up and take off all your equipment now.¡± Themand made Wisana frown, not understanding what was going on. He looked down at his arm guard and the red scarf before he scratched his head. ¡°Do I have to take off my underwear, too?¡± Wisana asked sarcastically. ¡°No. Just the arm guard and the scarf. I don¡¯t wanna see your junk.¡± That got Wisana clicking his tongue, displeased that he got dragged along and forced to do this and that, by a stranger. If the sses guy was not Maysa¡¯s friend, he would never have allowed him to be bossy around like this. Wisana let out a long sigh before he said ¡®take off¡¯ softly. Then the vambrace and the scarf started to glow as they disappeared into his inventory. ¡°They¡¯re off. Now can you tell me what is going on?¡± He asked with a serious tone and knitted eyebrows, making the other let out a dryugh. ¡°Well, the thing is...¡± Chapter 35 Caused by Fame Part III 35 Caused by Fame Part III ¡°Well, the thing is...¡± ¡°What can I get you?¡± He was interrupted by a coffee shop waitress. She was a cute-looking girl dressed in aced ck maid costume that made the guys smile broadly for her. ¡°I¡¯ll have atte, please,¡± Manoch said. ¡°Then, I''ll have a cappino, please,¡± Wisana ordered randomly. The waitress smiled in acknowledgement before she turned around to get their order, leaving Wisana stunned there. It was not because he was charmed by her, but because she had cat ears and a tail that could move way too realistically! ¡°The thing is, brother Wisana.¡± The younger one tried to get back to the topic, but the other seemed to not be in the mood to listen anymore. The pair of amber eyes did not even blink when they were still on the cat tail that was moving left and right joyfully. ¡°Bro? Brother? Dude, hey, Wisana!!!¡± ¡°Huh? Uh, what¡¯d you say again?¡± After he could function again, Wisana put up a smiley face like nothing happened. The pair of eyes behind the sses narrowed as they stared at him, looking so fed up. ¡°Oh, you haven¡¯t told me who you are, yet, and why did you drag me here?¡± Wisana changed the subject so quickly that the other one let out a huge sigh. ¡°You¡¯re so easily distracted by girls...¡± ¡°Huh? What did you say?¡± ¡°Nothing, sir.¡± The younger one waved it off. ¡°I¡¯m friends with Maysa. My name is Manoch.¡± The kid on the other side of the table introduced himself as Wisana nodded in acknowledgement and held out his hand to shake. ¡°My name¡¯s Wisana. Nice to meet you.¡± ¡°I know, and the other name is Vincent, right?¡± The following sentence made Wisana flinch, his eyes bulging a little. He did not expect that this kid would know this much. ¡°Did Maysa tell you about this?¡± ¡°No, she didn¡¯t.¡± Manoch smiled. ¡°So, you don¡¯t really remember me, huh. We met yesterday. You were a customer at my stall.¡± Wisana narrowed his eyes at the kid as he was trying to think before he started to recognize the long-shaped face of this guy. ¡°Oh!¡± He shouted. ¡°You¡¯re the merchant that sold me clothes and gave me the butterfly effect as a free gift.¡± ¡°Yup, that¡¯s me.¡± Manoch smiled delightfully when the other one could finally recognize him. ¡°That¡¯s right. Ipletely forgot to contact you about the scarf.¡± Wisana said in such a good mood. He was reminded to thank him for selling those useful items at such a cheap price. Without the pair of sneakers and the scarf, Wisana would not have been able to survive long enough to defeat Lord Inferno. ¡°You sold me such good stuff. I thought about contacting you to thank you for these, too.¡± ¡°Of course, that¡¯s a sure thing.¡± The positive feedback from his customer made him smile even wider. ¡°I craft the items by myself, so I can assure you the satisfaction. Many of my customers like my items. And every piece is made from the top-grade materials.¡± When there was a chance, the merchant would never miss theopportunity to shoot out the advertainments on his products that got Wisana amused. ¡°What a small world. Who would have thought that you know Maysa, too.¡± ¡°I think so.¡± Manoch shrugged. ¡°Well, actually, I want to talk to you about the butterfly effect as well. I heard about Maysa joining your party yesterday, so I asked her to help me contact you. She was so shocked though after she found out that the items were mine.¡± ¡°Is that so? Where is she now?¡± ¡°Well, somewhere in Tristan. She¡¯s dealing with some... troubles.¡± ¡°What troubles?¡± The other¡¯s stuttering answer made him raise his eyebrows and ask. The younger looked a bit worn out before he brought out his information window. Wisana noticed that his screen was green with a screwdriver icon on the background. Manoch grabbed something out and ced it on the table while the waitress came back with their coffee. She smiled at them before she turned, waving her tail as she was walking away. ¡°What¡¯s this?¡± Wisana asked. ¡°Today¡¯s newspaper.¡± After his words, Wisana looked down at the newspaper before he gave the other one a nce as if asking for permission to read it. Then he spread out the roll of paper in front of him immediately after the owner nodding in allowance. He was running through the letters on there for a few moments, then he whistled. Most of the time, the publication here came in the form of digital text on the screen, but he guessed that some people still preferred reading on the paper anyway. He guessed that the game supported those people, too. Wisana thought before he saw the big fat headline on there, saying, ---------------- The mystery man ¡®Vincent¡¯ and his party ¡®Maysa¡¯ be the buddies thatmore than five million people across Pride World want to know the most - Read more on page 3 ---------------- ¡°The hell is this news?¡± The hoarse voice shouted. Just the headline already got him weak in his knees. Maybe he should just let himself fall and knock his head on the floor, too, since there were many images of the masked guy Vincent carrying Warunya to fight with Lord Inferno, and Maysa pictures when she was continuously firing at the minions, too! ¡°...Turn to read on page three,¡± Manoch said, sounding worrisome. ¡°Page three...¡± He repeated as his hand turned the page to where he was told. He started reading. ---------------- As it¡¯s so well-known now that Pride World just has brand-new heroes. Starts with the mystery man with the name ¡®Vincent¡¯ who defeats Lord Inferno in just 18 minutes. Not only that, but he also hits the new damage record with more than 125 million points. Moreover, the amazing red zing wings appear in Pride¡¯smunity for the first time. For the party member, ¡®Maysa,¡¯ the gunner thates with agility and beauty to her fight. ording to a reliable source, she is just a level 28 yer, but her strong mind and smart brain make her another female yer that most guys look up to now. ¡®Warunya,¡¯ the girl who gets involved as a temporary party member says, ¡°Vincent and Maysa were such incredible yers. They were very strong as a team and really trusted each other. Maysa was the one who nned everything and was very well managed with the items, and Vincent would act so decisively to make the n work. They were amazing buddies. I still can¡¯t believe that the three of us would defeat a monster with more than 15 million HP, but we actually did.¡± For this reason, the number of times that these names are searched is so excessive that it almost breaks the server. Also, the association of explorers has confirmed that there are more than twenty thousand yers per hour that walk in to ask for the two yers¡¯ information. To conclude, both yer ¡®Vincent and Maysa¡¯ have be the most significant ones that every yer on the server keeps an eye on. In Maysa''s case, the association of explorers has already publicized her information. However, in Vincent''s case, there is no information about him or his ss. As a result, many yers demand that the new heroes reveal themselves to the public officially. ---------------- Wisana was struggling to gulp his sticky saliva down. After he finished reading, the pair of amber eyes looked up to catch Manoch who was forcing a wry smile at him to show the older some sympathy. ¡°It means that right now, Maysa is...¡± Wisana guessed softly. ¡°Yes. She''s hiding from her crazy fans, so she asked me to look after you.¡± ¡°Look after me?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Manoch nodded. ¡°I believe it now that you¡¯re such a troublemaker like Maysa said. Why were you wandering around the city, dressing up like that?¡± The question prompted the listener''s brows to furrow. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with how I¡¯m dressed?¡± ¡°There¡¯s nothing wrong with how you¡¯re dressed, except that you¡¯re dressed the same way as you did yesterday. So, people would definitely recognize you as Vincent. Don¡¯t forget that Vincent¡¯s famous now, so you have got to be more careful. I heard from May that you didn¡¯t want to reveal yourself, right? You don¡¯t want your true self to be revealed, to be more specific.¡± ¡°You¡¯re right¡­¡± Wisana replied with a sour expression as he took a sip of his coffee. He understood now why those people were staring at him weirdly like that! ¡°What should I do now?¡± the hoarse voice asked, sounding worn out. ¡°You should change your clothes. I''ve brought the new one for you. Then you can meet up with May at the location she sent you. She just texted me a while ago that she was safe from the reporters and the fans now.¡± ¡°Really?¡± Wisana said joyfully, also feeling relieved that Maysa was okay now. Seeing the other like that, Manoch smiled before he brought a ck long sleeve shirt out from his inventory. ¡°Change into this shirt, then you go meet May,¡± Manoch said with a smile as he was checking something on his hologram screen quietly. Wisana grabbed the shirt and could not help but smile as well. This guy seemed a lot nicer than Wisana thought. He was a merchant, but not only was he being so frank with his customers, but he was also very generous. Even though Manoch might be helping him just for Maysa¡¯s sake, he was still cool to have a conversation with anyway. So, Wisana felt that he could trust him, too. Maysa also bragged about how good she was at perceiving people. So, if she trusted this merchant enough to ask him for help, then he would trust him, too. ¡°Oh, hey, I have to give you something.¡± ¡°Yes?¡± Chapter 36 Caused by Fame Part IV 36 Caused by Fame Part IV ¡°Oh, hey, I have to give you something.¡± ¡°Yes?¡± Wisana waited until the other looked up from the green transparent screen before he handed out something to the younger guy. Manoch paused at that, eyes widened with shock. ¡°Bro?! Are you sure?¡± ¡°Yes. Take it.¡± ¡°But I already gave it to you, also I¡¯m not here to ask for it back.¡± The item in Wisana¡¯s hand was the butterfly effect scarf. Manoch felt kind of amused to think that it was just an iplete item, but this man could turn it into a high-rank item by fighting with a boss once. ¡°May said that if you patented it, you¡¯d be rich from the copyright cost. Are you really okay to give up that huge amount of money?¡± ¡°Yes, that¡¯s true,¡± Manoch replied mumblingly. ¡°But I just wanted the feedback from you, how you activate it, including its strong and weak points. I didn¡¯t mean to im it back or anything.¡± ¡°Come on, take it. It was yours anyway.¡± ¡°Are you sure?¡± Manoch stuttered. ¡°I mean, if I patent it, I have to give the scarf to the association of item developer right away. I think you should keep it. I can make a new one.¡± Hearing that made Wisana raise eyebrows. This was just like selling, wasn''t it? The association was really tricky though. They agreed to pay a huge amount of money for the creation form to make more of it and sell them at a high price. ¡°Does it require a lot of material to make one?¡± Wisana probed. ¡°Well... yes, it does.¡± ¡°Then don¡¯t waste your time. Take it. I don¡¯t need it anymore.¡± He finished as he forced the scarf into Manoch¡¯s hand, making the other know that the debate had ended. ¡°¡­Is this really okay?¡± He still looked worried. ¡°I don¡¯t know, ...But if you don¡¯t have it, I''ll be upset. Come on, you¡¯re friends with May, anyway. Don¡¯t overthink it,¡± the older one still insisted, so the sses merchant nodded, keeping the item in his inventorypliantly. ¡°Then you should change your outfit and go to May. I''ll have to excuse myself to go to the association first.¡± Manoch said as the other one smiled in acknowledgment, getting himself up. ¡°Will we meet again soon?¡± ¡°Of course, I''ll meet up with you guys again before we go on the quest together.¡± ¡°The quest?¡± Wisana asked, having no idea what a quest was. ¡°Your ss quest. May said that you¡¯d not improved your ss, right?¡± The older man nodded, realizing that the main goal today was to do the ss quest. Then he chuckled at how messed up his jinx had made things for them. ¡°Then, I''ll see youter, Wisana. Hope that you¡¯d still be in one piece, and not dragged by crazy fans,¡± Manoch teased, putting money for the coffee on the table. ¡°You can call me Na.¡± ¡°Ok, Na Brother.¡± He said, grinning. ¡°I¡¯ll get going now.¡± ---------------- After the other one left, Wisana changed his clothes from the white shirt into a ck sweater. He had to admit that he got morefortable now. It was also easier to move with the new clothes than with the old one. The man started walking to the ceton Hotel. When he got there and judged it from the outside, the ce looked like a luxury hotel because from the front door to the ceiling were all decorated with expensive-looking materials that made Wisana whistle, feeling impressed. But something that was off here was the yers dressed up in full armor or in some long-tail cloaks, looking really contrasted to the modern ce like this. He did not take long to get to a carved wooden door with a luxurious sign above the frame saying 308. ¡°This room is May¡¯s appointment, right, Jinnie?¡± Wisana asked. ¡°That is correct, master.¡± After her confirmation, Wisana knocked on the door twice, softly. ¡°Password?¡± Suddenly a deep, gruff voice of a man came, making Wisana jump! Damn it! The talking door almost made him jump out of his skin. And why on earth did the auto password detector in a hotel as luxurious as this has to be set with the dragging voice of an old ghost? What kind of taste was this?! ¡°Vincent.¡± The correct password made the door unlock itself with a soft click sound. Wisana sighed, putting a hand on his chest in relief. He looked around again to see no one there, so he got himself inside. ¡°Why is it so dark in here?¡± Heined as usual when he could not see anything but the dark. The tall one waited for his eyes to get used to the dark for a while before he could see four windows were covered by thick curtains to block all the sunlight. ¡°May...¡± Wisana tried calling out his buddy, but there was no response. He looked around the room and saw a bed and a set of couches, but no trace of the one he was looking for. ¡°Guess she¡¯s not here, yet.¡± He said, sitting down on the bed. ¡°And sheeste despite setting the appointment herself? ¡°I¡¯m here.¡± ¡°It¡¯s haunted!¡± A high-pitched voice said, making the one who just got to rx jump again. ¡°May, is that you? Where are you?¡± ¡°I¡¯m under the bed.¡± Wisana blew out a sigh, feeling relieved that it was Maysa¡¯s voice. But why did it sound a bit strange to his ears? It waspletely different from yesterday, a bit smaller, a bit higher, or something. ¡°What on earth are you doing there, huh, Maysa?¡± Wisana asked, bending down to check on her. ¡°I needed to hide, just in case you were someone else. You''ve never been through like I did. You have no idea, Wisana.¡± Hearing theinting out from her in abo, he smiled knowingly. She had surely been through a lot that got the brave Maysa hiding under the bed. ¡°It¡¯s okay now. Come on out.¡± He said as he tried so hard to hold augh in. He heard a pattering sound as the other one tried to struggle out after being so fed up with the heat under there for so long. When she was out for Wisana to see her clearly, the amusement he was having was all gone. He could understand how she managed to fit in that tiny gap under the bed now. Just her standing right here answered enough¡­ Wisana was stunned, pointing at Maysa while she was brushing the dust off herself with a frowning face. When the pair of grey eyes caught Wisana¡¯s shocked face, she raised her eyebrows. ¡°What¡¯s up with you?¡± the small voice asked, sounding pissed. Wisana was still lost for words, so he kept gasping. ¡°Is this really you, May?¡± ¡°Yes, it¡¯s me. Why? You already forgot my face after one day?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not that I forgot, but...¡± He could manage to speak only a few words before he gulped. Maysa waspletely different from yesterday. Her slender figure got smaller and... no, it was a lot smaller! She could be as tall as a five-year-old now! Her limbs got shorter, and her voice became higher in tone. Not only that but she was also dressed in a cute pink one-piece dress. Her dark brown hair, which had been gathered in a ponytail, had now be twin tails. And most importantly, she had cat ears and a tail, exactly like the waitress at the coffee shop! With all these reasons, Wisana could not do anything more than just gasp like that. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you Wisana? Why do you look so surprised? Oh, because of my baby figure? Well, I got caught up...¡± ¡°Why are you so adorable?!¡± The taller one finished then he picked the kid in front of him up, spinning her around. ¡°KYAAA!! Put me down! I''m not a child!!¡± ¡°Yes, you are. Obviously,¡± the young man argued as he pulled the round figure in to hug tightly, making the other one¡¯s face heat up, her tiny hand trying to push him off. ¡°Let me go, moron!¡± ¡°No. I''m gonna hug you. What an adorable baby.¡± ¡°Damn it, you lolicon weirdo! Ugh! Today sucks!! What''s wrong with these people?!¡± Sheined as she was wriggling, turning her face away when this crazed buddy was leaning in to smoosh her face, too. Good heavens! Could someone make him stop being insane?!! Chapter 37 Class Quest Begins Part I 37 ss Quest Begins Part I ¡°How did you be this small again?¡± The amused question came with an annoying smile, implying that the one who asked was enjoying teasing the little girl in front of him so much. Those light brown eyes were sparkling as they looked at his friend¡¯s ¡®new look¡¯. ¡°Do you really want to know about it, or do you just want to continue having me sitting like a doll on yourp?!¡± Maysa snapped, sounding so fed up with this. The body of a five-year-old girl totally could not put up with the taller one¡¯s strength. So, she just clenched her teeth, punching this annoying jerk with her chubby tiny fist, only to cause the itch on the other. ¡°I want both.¡± Wisana smiled. ¡°A part of me is worrying about you, and the other part, I think that you¡¯re so adorable, so cuddly in this version that I don¡¯t want to let go.¡± ¡°Moron!¡± The little girl snapped again before she punched him for anotherbo. The victimughed, holding both of her wrists to stop them. ¡°Aw, big bro will stop teasing you now. Calm down.¡± ¡°If you won¡¯t stop, I''m going to take out my guns and shoot you holes.¡± The one who was being threatened pouted, holding up a finger to brush her under the chin with more endearment than fear. ¡°Wisana!¡± ¡°Alright, alright. I''ll stop now.¡± Wisana raised his hands to say that he really gave up, eyes still sparkling. He gave up not because he was afraid of her or anything, but because the tiny one on hisp started to shed tears. ¡°Okay, seriously, how did you end up in this body?¡± ¡°It¡¯s because of those crazy people. They were chasing me like crazy dogs!¡± Maysa''s ¡®those crazy people¡¯ were probably the fans and reporters. The thought made him chuckle. ¡°I logged in to the game just like I normally did, and I nned to submit Lord Inferno photos at the quest office in the city. At first, I was surprised as to why other yers around there were staring at me, but I didn¡¯t pay much attention to them until I was filling in the quest information and a fat weirdo with sses, looking perverted, walked up to me at the counter and asked me a question.¡± ¡°And what did he ask?¡± Wisana raised his eyebrows. ¡°You think he would ask me about my underwear¡¯s color? No! you moron.¡± Maysa bawled as her eyes were watering, making the listenerugh even louder. ¡°He asked if my name was Maysa. So, I said yes before a hundred yers were crowded up around me, asking for my autograph and selfies with me. When I was surrounded by this chaos, my butt was groped multiple times!¡± She finished as she started crying loudly. Wisana shook his head then he pulled the smaller one into a soft hug. ¡°(Sniff..) Wisana, I don¡¯t think I can get married anymore. I was groped and tarnished. Those crazy perverts even established that stupid fandom now, Wah!! My innocent youth has ended!¡± After she wasforted, the little girl cried even harder, looking pitiful. So pitiful that Wisana had the hold in hisugh so hard that his stomach hurt. ¡°Come on, hush now. There''s no need to be such a weeper. I''ll take care of all of them. So, tell me who was bullying big bro¡¯s, little sis?¡± Hearing that, her tears suddenly stopped like the tap was turned off. 14:29 The weepy girl pulled away from his arms. ¡°How can you still find this funny, you jerk?! Do you understand how scary that was before I could get away from them? I even climbed up to the belfry, but there were still some maniacs following me there! I was scared to death, and they looked... very creepy!¡± She finished speaking before she threw another tantrum. ¡°There, there. Please don¡¯t cry.¡± The second attempt to calm her down took quite a long while before Maysa could finally get it together again. ¡°So, how did you change your body size like this?¡± ¡°It was because of Ae... Manoch!¡± the small voice snapped, as she was pissed. ¡°What did he do?¡± ¡°He turned me into a child!¡± ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°And this!¡± She said, pointing at the wiggling cat ears on her head. Wisana narrowed his eyes to gaze at them perplexedly before raising his hand to touch those ears. Then, Maysa¡¯s face got reddened, screeching in no time. ¡°KYAAA!¡± The loud moan made Wisana flinch. ¡°Don¡¯t touch! They are very sensitive.¡± ¡°S... sorry.¡± The slow brain stuttered. ¡°What¡¯s up with the ears?¡± ¡°They are cursed essories!¡± Maysa yelled aloud. ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°It means that when you wear them, you get the curses from them, too. For example, the cat ears curse, cat tail curse, age reduction curse, boobs puffing curse, all those kinds of strange things!¡± she said, looking like she was about to cry again. Wisana could only give her a nk expression as he was not quite catching up with her, yet. ¡°And what about it? I don¡¯t get it.¡± ¡°You still don¡¯t?!¡± This time, she cried. ¡°They are the pervert curses for those who have some weird, disgusting fetishes! You know, like they¡¯re into cat girls, lolicons, or big boobs, stuff like that! And these cat ears, darn Manoch has upgraded them to include two curses: the cat ears and the age reduction!¡± Maysa kept bawling as she was burying her face in Wisana¡¯s chest. ¡°I¡¯m so done here. In a single day, I was groped all over my body and yet have to be in this awful costume.¡± Listening to her longint, the man started to understand her a little. Wisana chuckled, patting the hair of the little one on hisp tofort her. ¡°Well, I think you look cute like this though.¡± ¡°Cute my hat!¡± Maysa disagreed. ¡°I trusted that Manoch guy that he¡¯d have good intentions for me, handing me those cat ears and the clothes when I was in a headlong rush. I was so d at first. I thought that he was helping me, but no, he was simply pranking me! Because these ears have to be worn for more than one day before I can take them off!¡± Her face looked disappointed. ¡°So, it means that you have to be like this for the rest of the day?¡± ¡°Obviously!¡± ¡°Aw, I¡¯m so sorry for you.¡± The little pouted at him. ¡°If you¡¯re so sorry, why are you smiling so big like that, huh?¡± ¡°Come on, your previous version was fine, but I really like the current version, too.¡± He did not just say it, but also patted Maysa on the head with endearment, leaning closer to smooch her again. But the moody one stayed still. She did not try to wiggle away like before. It looked like she had used up all her energy on bawling and crying a while ago. ¡°Yeah, keepughing. Don''t you know that we¡¯re in a huge problem right now?¡± Wisana paused, turning to her adorable face with an amused smile. ¡°What problem?¡± ¡°The problem is that we are currently the most famous yers in the game!¡± ¡°Yeah, I already know that, and?¡± ¡°Good. Remember that we¡¯ve killed the toughest boss with level 180 in just 18 minutes. And that now there are millions of yers who want to see your face and your ss. Also, since you¡¯ve not registered in any ss, and that Vincent is just a made-up name, your information has be rare. It can simply bepared with ten pieces of grade S items that many people wish to have.¡± Herparison made the listener secretlyugh, though it was so easy to understand. ¡°And what should I do with that?¡± The innocent question got a big sigh out of the smaller figure in front of him. ¡°I think there are two choices for you to decide,¡± Maysa said, holding up two fingers. The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!