Aaron punched the fork out of the mayor's hand, instantly sending it flying free along with the piece of grilled meat. Smiling with relief, Aaron landed on the floor uneventfully. Slipping and falling. He did it like a goalkeeper deflecting a ball!
When he wanted to get up, he pointed several swords at his neck. Aaron raised both hands while standing up slowly.
"That food was poisonous," Aaron said quickly.
The mayor was still sitting calmly when he asked, "How did you know?"
Everyone in the dining room looked at him in confusion, including Alice, who had just arrived after desperately trying to catch up with Aaron.
Under all those intimidating stares, Aaron still had to be thankful that the mayor's family hadn't eaten yet. Tradition made them swear not to touch the food before the head of the family shoved the food into his mouth. In some circumstances, that tradition could be their salvation.
"I hunted the poison for this meal." Aaron chos
After parting ways with Alice, Aaron rented a room at a low-class inn in the western section of Gray Stone City.There, he could even get two nights for one silver piece.However, no need to ask about the quality.It was so bad!Not only were cockroaches and rats roaming everywhere, but Aaron also heard sighing noises from the amorous lovers in the next room.It was very disturbing to his mind to sleep peacefully.While staring at the ceiling, he thought about his fate. He was 27 years old but had never experienced that.Even just to have a girlfriend, he had never.Was that normal?His peers might have children soon. If they met Aaron, who still had this pathetic bachelor look, they would make fun of him."Should I find a lover?"In the end, Aaron managed to sleep, despite having to familiarize his ears with all those sighing sounds.To himself, Aaron promised never to rent a room at a cheap inn aga
"Alright, let's go!" SnowWolf exclaimed excitedly after he made sure all the guild members were ready. He strapped his sword to his waist and walked in the front row. The rest of the guild members followed him while chatting cheerfully, as if they were about to enter a playground. Meanwhile, Aaron took his distance and walked to the back of the line. Rather than chatting, he chose to pay attention to his surroundings. During his time playing 'Martial Earth Online', Aaron visited the Vast Gray Stone Field several times. Even so, he had never explored the deepest part. Even for experts, it was too dangerous. Like many other players, Aaron was curious. There wasn't much information about the deepest part. Experts who managed to explore it could be counted on the fingers of one hand, but they don't want to tell much. It was so mysterious that not a few players conspired about the Vast Gray Stone Field. They said that it was the headquarter
The ground beneath SnowWolf's feet suddenly shook violently!Realizing that he was under threat, the man prepared to jump as high as he could. But he was pulled into the ground before he could do it."Brother Snow!""Hold on!" Aaron exclaimed as a guild member ran from his hiding place.But since that person didn't stop running, Aaron immediately chased after him. He ran and jumped up and down the extremely steep slope. Utilizing the potential energy of gravity!Just before touching the valley floor, Aaron managed to catch the swordsman. They rolled on the ground for several dozen meters before coming to a complete stop. And just before the orc army came charging in and realized their existence, Aaron had already brought the young man to the back side of a boulder to hide."You can't be stupid!" Aaron whispered with high emphasis. "If SnowWolf has to die in this game, that doesn't mean he'll die in the real world too!""Shit! Why only
Being trusted by Hans more than his guild members, Aaron could hardly believe what he was hearing. However, he could still understand it as fairness in the guild.Every player must have a special intention when they join a guild. Most of them wanted to collect as much treasure as possible. Thus, almost no members truly had pure and sincere intentions in the guild.Meanwhile, you did not need any special intentions when you decided to have a best friend. Since you weren't interested in your best friend, the friendship became very pure. Hans might have thought that when he heard that SnowWolf had been friends with Aaron."SnowWolf rarely said anything like that before," Hans continued as he run along on the cave ground. "Other than to you, he's only ever said the same thing for me."Aaron nodded his head slowly. He knew SwordWolf-who now had the name SnowWolf-as someone who did not easily pass judgment on others. But if he had issued a judgment, it was alwa
As the night air at the hill rose colder, the flames grew crazier and crazier, making a scene like a huge lighthouse torch.That flame not only kept Aaron’s body warm, but also roasted him. It blistered his skin all over. Just like thousands of bees stinging him at the same time. Even his HP was gradually decreasing!“It’s great for increasing physical endurance, but it feels really brutal.” Aaron smiled, both happily and wryly.While still playing Martial Earth Online, Aaron discovered a secret that the large flames could increase the Physical Endurance of players. There’s not many players knew it and Aaron wants to keep the secret to himself.Aaron didn’t need to worry about his HP decreasing little by little due to the heat. The healing potion given by Sir Janson still had quite a lot left, and the Destroyer Beast’s meat would make up for the shortage.Aaron took out a pot and put in a few scoops of snow. After heating it until melted, he put a few pieces of Destroyer Beast meat in
Aaron passed the night quite well. With the large flames, his body did not get any shiver from the cold. Several low-level beasts attacked him throughout the night, but none of them were able to get the young man in trouble.When the morning almost came, SnowWolf and all men of his guild re-entered the game. Their eyes almost closed. Clearly lacking rest.“Time in this game goes faster than in the real world,” SnowWolf said. “We only slept for two hours.”SnowWolf then explained that the orcs became weak when the sun was shining, so they must not waste time and continue hunting.They also divided up the tasks. SnowWolf, Hans, and Aaron were tasked with hunting the orcs, while the rest hunted the Destroyer Beast.“The price of Destroyer Beast meat is on the rise as an NFT item in the marketplace. I decided to slightly change the quest of this expedition. But don’t worry, Hans and I will still be with you to hunt down the orcs.”Aaron countered by saying there was no need for them both
The battle broke out right then and there. Aaron immediately took a step forward and cut down the orcs as best he could. SnowWolf and Hans did the same.With the Night Sky Sword, Aaron was able to kill three orcs in one slash, something that SnowWolf and Hans couldn’t even do. They were only able to kill two orcs in a single slash.Martial Universe Online focuses on one’s martial skills, so the level is not the only determinant of victory, but also the fighting technique’s players.For a Swordsman, a precise and correct slash will do untold damage. That was why Aaron could kill more orcs than SnowWolf and Hans, even though they had much higher levels than him.However, no matter how good Aaron was, he still wouldn’t be able to win when faced with thousands of crazy orcs at once. Attacks came from multiple directions at the same time, leaving him unable to fend them off. His HP dropped drastically.“Take this!” SnowWolf threw a pill at Aaron after seeing him in a dying state.Aaron dir
Aaron knew that no matter how smart the Orc Knights were, they would still be very easy to be angered. Plus, everybody knew Orc Knights had never trusted anyone but themselves.When forging a large army of orcs, the human race often achieved victory by pitting them against each other, resulting in warfare within the orc army itself.Aaron participated in that great battle and became the main brain. The experience made him know many weaknesses of the orcs. One of them was their uncontrollable anger.“We are not afraid!” The group of orcs who defected began to call out loudly and took out their weapons.Brandishing a sword at the leader was an unpardonable act of defiance. The five Orc Knights were furious.“KILL THEM ALL!”In the blink of an eye, a battle broke out. The orcs attacked each other randomly, barely able to distinguish between friend and foe.In that chaotic state, Aaron sneaked around nimbly to pick up all the drop items which were left by SnowWolf and Hans before leaving