Aaron gulped as his face began to sweat. While on the other side, Rong En looked at him with an uncomprehending look. The girl surmised, did Aaron execute a crime at Leen's house?"Aaron, is everything alright?" Rong En decided to ask directly."Y-yes, I'm fine." Aaron wiped the sweat from his face while trying to smile. "Thank you for your help, Rong. If it wasn't for you, I would have been in trouble. Now that your work is done, you can go."Coughing softly, Rong En's face turned red as she said: "If you don't mind, I'd like to stay in Stonehaven Town for a while.""But, what for?" asked Aaron. "You must know that this town is unsafe right now, isn't it?""Absolutely," said Rong En. "I want to help you.""Are you sure? I can't guarantee that you won't get knocked out in this dangerous battle. There are more than a hundred thousand trained orc warriors outside the city walls, they could attack us at any time while the current city guard troops still don't have enough strength to anti
Aaron added that all players would gather in a large meadow a few miles south of Stonehaven Town, a place called Grassland Haven."Why don't they gather in the town, lord?" asked Dariowyn."That is not possible, Dario. The Orc army has surrounded Stonehaven Town from all sides, making it almost impossible to reach the town from the outside. So we will attack them from the outside, suppress them from the inside."With such a two-pronged attack, even an army from a large kingdom would feel overwhelmed. Moreover, the orcs did not have the same intelligence as humans.Aaron felt confident that Stonehaven Town would gain victory in this battle."In that case, what do we say to the town guard?" Dariowyn asked again."You don't need to burden your mind with that, Dario. Let me do it, it's my duty."After asking Dariowyn to stay in the villa, Aaron immediately left for the army barracks to meet the combat commander.On the way, he saw many soldiers going around and knocking on the doors of th
"No, that's not necessary." Aaron rejected it outright. "Bringing troops while infiltrating is something that will endanger us all. I'm just going with a friend, nothing more.""You know best, mister." Cedric nodded his head. "So, when will you begin the infiltration?""As soon as possible," Aaron replied. In the meantime, I expect that you tell no one, sir."I know what I must do." Cedric flashed a gentle smile.***Aaron's villa, Stonehaven Town.As soon as Aaron entered his residence, he immediately found Rong En who was having a light conversation with Dariowyn in the courtyard. Seeing his arrival, the two of them stopped talking and began to approach Aaron."Are you looking for me, Aaron?" asked Rong En directly."Yes. I want you to join me in sneaking into the orc army base." Aaron didn't mince words either."Really?" Rong En's face flushed red from excitement. "When?""Right now.""I'm always ready." Rong En nodded her head enthusiastically. "But, is it just the two of us? And
"I only need to perform one surprise attack within a very short time limit. It would certainly be foolish of me to intend to defeat them all by myself," Aaron retorted while signaling Rong En to lower his voice. "I won't take more than ten minutes, more than enough to get all those catapults broken."Aaron then explained that Rong En only needed to give him the buff once, after which she had to run back to town as fast as possible.Rong En still felt that this was too risky and she could get herself into trouble if Aaron knocked her out. Leen would not accept any excuses from him."Aaron, wouldn't this be a good time to call Leen and ask her for help?" said Rong En."It's too late." Aaron shook his head. "Just do what I say, and I promise you won't get in trouble with Leen because of me."After seeing Aaron pull out the Night Sky Sword, Rong En felt that he had no other choice but to obey the young man's words.Pulling out his wand, Rong En began to chant.[You receive 'Goddess Bless'
Aaron took a long breath before stopping his activity. Turning around, he found Leen standing in the doorway, her arms crossed in front of her, looking at Aaron intently."I received a direct reprimand from the CEO of Martial Online Company. He said that I had let my guard down against you," Leen said in a cold tone. "In fact, you even threatened Rong En with a gun to help you with this crazy mission. What are you going to say now?""I was just doing what I thought was right, Leen.," Aaron tried to remain calm as he replied."BUT YOU JUST PUT YOUR LIFE IN DANGER!"Leen exploded like a volcano that hadn't erupted in thousands of years. She snapped at Aaron right in the young man's face, in a very loud voice."Putting my life in danger?" Aaron frowned. He was not at all affected by the yelling. "Leen, this is just a game. If I get knocked out, then I'll only lose experience and repeat the level. I won't lose my entire life just for dying in this game."Ru
The underground tunnels turned out to be much longer than Aaron had thought. The scenery never changed, making the journey truly nauseating.But after everything, Aaron felt a great admiration for the workers of the past who had made this long path underground with a structural quality that was close to perfection. Aaron wasn't sure how long it would take to complete the construction, but it would certainly take more than five years of non-stop work.On several occasions during the journey, Aaron came across several wells and inventories of food and weapons. Although most of the items in the inventory were unusable, some of the wells were still filled to the brim with potable water.This journey with the same scenery always made Aaron momentarily forget that their horses needed to rest and drink. He only really realized it after the pace of the black horse he was riding began to slowly decrease."Stop here and give the horses a drink!" He ordered Dariowyn and Rong En at the back.They
"Lord, this is a good opportunity for us to hunt and collect EXP. Why don't we attack some of these monsters before we move on?""No." Aaron shook his head firmly. "Hunting monsters will take quite a bit of time, while we need to get to Grassland Haven before the sun even rises."Dariowyn only nodding head before looking away from the bear Destroyer Beast that had been his target for a long time. As much as he wanted to, Dariowyn would not be able to attack the large monster because his master had forbidden it.Just as the sun was about to rise, signaled by the sky beginning to turn purple, Aaron's party finally arrived at Grassland Haven."This... is impossible, so impossible..."Rong En was almost speechless once she saw that Grassland Haven's vast grassland area which should have been empty was now filled with large tents and a sea of people.This was not the first time Rong En had seen so many players gathered in one place, but the girl still believed that Aaron had managed to gat
Large round boulders flew toward the city wall, before hitting it with great force.Thanks to the diligent efforts of its builders in the past, the city wall has not been toppled by boulders from enemy catapults alone. It still stands, at least for now.However, some boulders managed to get past the fortifications and destroyed the city buildings, and killed the soldiers in the rearguard.Cedric in the watchtower looked on with a stunned look, but he was unable to do anything to prevent the catapult attacks from the enemy troops. Casualties would still fall.Stonehaven Town had been stuck in peace for hundreds of years. Without warfare. That made them care little about battle readiness, leaving the town with no large catapults for defense.Huge boulders flew toward the city wall, before hitting it hard. Loud booming sounds filled the air, making the townspeople feel uneasy. They tightly closed the doors and windows of their homes while praying that the battle would end soon.In the wa