“Raft, what’s your take on this?” Chin down, Raft was seriously analyzing the situation. After a while, he lifted his head. “To be honest, I don’t know. But our camp still needs reinforcements; there were still damages left when the Slimes attacked. There are still a lot of things to repair. I was really planning to use the Pechurites to speed things up.” Hitori giggled, “So, you were just showing off a while ago? What 10%? So the other 90% were just broken buildings, eh? Wait till I see what!? A bunch of rubbles!? Haha!” Hitori ridiculed. “Tch! I don’t need your voice here,” Raft irritatedly replied. Hitori continued to tease Raft with a giggle. “I agree with you, Raft,” Marco said. “But is there any other place to get them - the Pechurites? Is there any other place to get them besides the Plains?” “We also don’t know. This material should be scattered all around the world. But currently, in this region, it is the nearest and most abundant place to gather them,” Lee-Yu said. “An
“I will do it,” Arii said confidently. Mika was a bit worried. “Are you sure about this, Arii? I…” “Don’t worry. I can do it, Mika,” Arii responded without even letting Mika finish her statement. “But how? How can we do it? I remember my father saying that Joenald was well-known for his good track record. You won’t even see a bit of corruption in his name. That’s the same reason why he became the crowd favorite.” Aries chuckled. “We lived in a world where you can use your money to hire a hitman and end someone’s life. What made you think that the same money couldn’t forge a simple track record of a public identity?” “Makes sense,” Arii murmured. “Remember what our parents always say, ‘Nobody’s perfect’,” Aries joked. “Gosh. You’re scaring me with the knowledge you have,” Orixa said to Aries. “Sorry, Madam. But it’s just the cruel reality of the world we used to live in. And it’s still applicable in this world.” “Damn, Aries. When it comes to these topics, you always lose your m
Lying on a feather-filled mattress, staring at the wood-lined ceiling of her space, a young woman was contemplating inside an improvised hut-like structure called a “Room”. The fine young woman has a slim frame, but the pronounced curvature in her waist and the perkiness of her bottoms inside her tight leggings suggest her athleticism. Her mid-length silky hair is scattered across the linens as she lay flat on her mattress. The lady was reminiscing about a nostalgic scene from when she was a child. A certain act kept playing in her mind like a broken cassette. This series of memories consists of lectures and reminders that she heard when she was young. “Mikaila… as you grow up and continue living your life, there will come a time when you’ll have to make important decisions. Some will be easy - yes, but what you need to watch out for are the ones that can change your life in an instant.” The sermon continued in her head, “Then, you’ll realize that to live is to make meaningful dec
Somewhere, in the southern parts of the Bridging Forest, … … … “GAAAAA!! GET IT OFF ME!!!!!!” “HELP! SOMEBODY HELP ME! PLEASE!!!” “NO! NO! I DON’T WANT TO DIE! NOOOOO!!!!” “AAAAA!!! IT’S RIPPING MY LEGS APART!!!!!” “MAMA!!! MAMAAAA!!!” “MY WIFE! THE SLIMES GOT MY WIFE!!!!” “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!” Anguishing screams and cries echo in the Forest as the Slimes continue to ravage the evacuating players. The ravenous Slimes continue marching forward as they devour every player they could see. “No, no! It got my foot!.... Help me, please!” one of the unfortunate players screamed. He pleaded for help as mid-sized Slime continued to gobble his foot. “Lorelei! Save me!” the player cried as he stretched out his arm, asking help from his friend. “Just hold still, Paul! I’ll get that thing off you!” the friend replied. In an attempt to save her friend from impeccable doom, the woman swung her sword and struck the Slime forcibly. BONG!! Unfortunately, the sword just sank through the Sli
“Yes - Yes, Ma’am!” Bolt obediently followed Mika’s order. Hastily, He sprinted toward his friends. He stood beside them and held his sword pointed up. “Mika, I’ll deal with the Slimes on this side. You’ll deal with that one!” “Okay!” The ladies started battling the Slimes. With every successful strike they made, the Slimes disintegrated away. More slimes are coming. “Are you alright there, Lorelei?” Mika yelled. “I’m still fine!” Lorelei answered as she wiped the sweat on her face. “Just a bit more, Mika!” “You can do it, Big Sisters!” one of the kids cheered. The other kids started cheering too. The two ladies were inspired; they continued slaughtering the Slimes. “Just a few more!” Lorelei yelled. “30 seconds remaining in the Enchantment!” The two ladies doubled their pace. “15 seconds!” Mika and Lorelei are tiring. “8 seconds! Come on, we can do this! 3 more to go!” “I got one!” “2 more!” 5 4 3 “I killed one! That’s the last one, Lorelei!” 2 “Yeah! I got it!
"MOVE BACK! MOVE BACK!!” the players yelled as they hinder their friends from crossing the perimeter. “What is happening, Mika? Why is it attacking us?” Lorelei asked. She was referring to the Defensive Turret situated on a watchtower above the trees. “Our Security System is recognizing you as foreign entities. That’s why the Turret is auto-targeting you. Sorry, I didn’t see this through,” Mika apologized. Suddenly, “Oh no!! The Slimes were able to follow us!” one of the players screamed. “What shall we do now, Mika?” Mika thought of a way. “The only way for the Turrets to stop targeting you is to make them recognize you as non-hostile entities. But I don’t know how we can do that. Only Raft can change the configurations of the Security.” “There is still a way,” Lumine informed. “Raft told me about this. We need to create a Party. If one player from our camp is in a Party, all of the other players in the said Party will be recognized as ‘allies’ by the System.” “But as far as I
A surge of electricity exploded from the Slime King’s body, toasting everything near its near vicinity. Even the lesser Slimes near him were disintegrated by the outburst.Luckily, Mario was able to create an Earth Wall using the Earth Essence embedded in his Hammer. The Earth Wall protected him and the other players from the blast.Slightly damaged, the Turret continued shooting the Slime King. However, the interval between the Photon Blasts was much slower than before.“That attack could kill us all!” Lorelei uttered.However, there was no sign that the Slime King was stopping. A huge hole - which seems to be its mouth - opened in the monster’s large blobby body. The Slime King gulped an immense amount of air, threatening to perform another disastrous move. And with the direction the Slime King was facing, it could be assured that it was targeting the clumping players.“HERE COMES ANOTHER ONE! BRACE YOURSELVES!!!”Using the Essence in his Hammer, Mario erected a Stone Wall for an ad
The Treetop Settlers had an emergency meeting in the Assembly Place of the Treetop Settlement. “I already told you, Mika! These people are out of our concern! Look what they brought to us! Our camp was almost devastated! A Defensive Turret was destroyed completely!” Raft scolded. “It’s not good to blame everything on these players,” Mika answered. “Then who would you want me to blame?” Mika was irritated by Raft’s sarcastic tone, “Then, go on! Blame me! Geez, Raft - what’s gotten into you!? Why are you like that?” Another person from the Treetop Settlement butted into the conversation. The person has a bulky masculine body - almost muscular. But in the way the person acts: his poise, his tone of speaking, his micro mannerisms, and the colorful dye on his face - which is meant to be his makeup - it can be assumed that the person has a feminine heart. “Gosh! Could you blame Raft? Even I, myself, am doubtful of this, Mika,” the person said. Arii asked the person genuinely, “Uhm… By