The Unemployed Game Master

This slow passage of time is something that must be resolved as quickly as possible

"What is this..."

Highess shouted loudly, but he tried to understand the situation. He saw the roots moving from left to right, and the movements were clearly visible.

"I understand, maybe it's due to the insect species I chose that I can see the movements of these roots..."

Quickly, he prepared to jump to avoid it; at this speed, it should be easy to evade. It just required the right timing.

Rub!

However, he realized that his character's speed was also limited. His legs were entangled in the roots, making it difficult to move freely.

"Damn, don't tell me my character's stats are terrible!"

He was dragged by these roots, and trying to free himself was very difficult. His face could now see which plant dared to do this. It was a rafflesia flower with fang-like teeth, open as if ready to devour him.

"Don't tell me this will be a common occurrence in the wild, carnivorous plants devouring insects alive..."

Highess struggled to break free, but it was still too difficult; his hands were bound by the roots. As his body got closer to being engulfed by this flower monster's mouth, in the end, he was now in that mouth. He realized what kind of plant had dared to do this.

He couldn't move as the acid liquid and thorns on every wall pierced his body. Fortunately, his defense statistics were high enough that it didn't quickly kill him.

"Just started playing this game, and now it's already game over..."

In real life, Highess might have wanted instant death.

"But, I won't accept failure in this game world!"

One reason he chose this insect species, aside from its strong defense, was its powerful body. He forced the roots entwining him to release, starting with his right hand so that he could use his sword.

Swings...

Once he was free, he slashed at the flower monster until green liquid splattered.

Splash...

It wasn't just a liquid; when it touched his body, it reduced his Health bar.

"Really annoying, I didn't expect to deal with creatures like this at the beginning of the game!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity, he continued to attack and stab the flower monster. For more than 10 minutes, he was inside this creature's mouth until he finally won the battle.

The monster's mouth opened wide, bringing him to freedom.

"Hah... hah... I thought I was going to die earlier! But, it's a game; dying should be a normal thing!"

EXP has been added.

Highess' level increased from 1 to 3. It was a quite remarkable gain, also indicating the monster had a dangerous strength, causing his HP to enter the yellow zone.

No drop items were obtained after defeating the monster, but instead, some parts of the defeated monster's corpse could be carved.

Highess's gaze indicated picking up some parts of the monster's body.

"Heh... interesting concept, not just relying on automatically available items, but players themselves have to choose which parts to take..."

There was still a limit for players; each monster's body could only be taken in two parts, after which the taken monster's body would undergo a decay process, seeming like a time acceleration until it turned into ash.

Highess only took the tentacle roots and the flower skin; he wasn't sure which parts were good to take.

"For now, I just need to find many monsters to increase my level and then execute the plan to get that reward..."

Exploring the forest area, he encountered many monster species. Not just animals, but there were also some terrifying creatures like goblins and orcs. When encounters happened, these monsters attacked him fiercely.

Perhaps, if Highess were an amateur, it would be difficult, but he had played games with similar mechanisms before. It wasn't a problem, especially in this game where his body seemed to move realistically.

His level was now 10, and he had obtained many monster parts and items.

"How many hours have I been playing this game?"

Even within the game, it was already night, with the sound of crickets everywhere. He fell silent, staring at the quite bright moon.

For today, he felt he had played enough of the game; he hadn't encountered any other players or NPCs in the game.

At least he had started, but now returning to the real world.

Highess's body immediately weakened, looking at his messy room, coupled with his drastically reduced balance. It was midnight, quite a long time for him to play the game.

"It's already night, and I could only be inside the game for a few hours! If only I could live in the game world, there would be a lot of work to be done without fear of competition..."

There was nothing he could do; the remaining food was just the usual cup noodles.

For tonight, he finished the food and then went to rest.

Kring...

The ringing of the clock forced Highess to open his eyes; he slammed the clock to silence the room.

"My head hurts; this might be the effect of the game I played last night! Huh... the game does have an interesting world structure; I didn't expect to play a game like this again!"

He had previously decided to stop playing the game to get a decent life, and on the other hand, he also needed money to survive.

But, the reality was still too harsh for someone like him; he could only hope without any desired results.

The game helmet lying on the table began to catch his attention; he kept imagining the new game world he had played.

It felt so delightful and enjoyable there, but unfortunately, he would go hungry once he finished playing. Everything existing might not make things much better.

"Yes, since I've already bought the game, I should play it until the end, at least for my boring life to have entertainment at the end that can make me enthusiastic!"

He smiled bitterly before putting on the helmet. Entering back into the desired game atmosphere.

Login game success...

Nothing was different; it was the last location where he was.

"Hooh... it's morning here too; don't tell me this game takes the same time settings as in the real world! How much money did these developers spend to create such a mechanism..."

Moving on to the next action, Highess's level was now quite high. He thought this might be the right time to visit the nearest city and find out what was there.

Looking at the provided map, he saw that there were two regions he could visit.

"Hmm... where should I go? Right, I should head to Turnera!"

From its name, it sounded very interesting, and that became Highess's basis for heading to that city.

With enthusiastic steps, he went towards that location.

__To Be Continued__