“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
Hello, guys! For new readers out there, Lumine’s Journal is an extra spinoff chapter wherein you can view the main players’ attributes. This will serve as a tracker of the progress of the characters. This Journal also contains some of the most latest knowledge about the game. Lumine will update the records every once in a while as the story progresses. Note: The latest updates in this journal took place before Lumine and Mika left for the expedition. The records of the new settlers are not yet added. Player's IGN: Raft Gender: Male Status: Healthy Role: Crafter Max Health Rate: 2050 Attributes: Body Endurance: 13 Strength: 9 Agility & Speed: 6 Mind Will: 16 Intelligence: 35 Memory: 25 Spirit Concentration: 5 Connection: 6 Luck: 6 Talents: +Highly Advanced Crafting Mastery >Utility Bag Usage >Advanced Turret Making >Advanced Trap Making >Advanced Gear Modification >Item Repair >Item Protection Spell >Forge III >Refinery III +Advanced Turre
“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
“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
"What are your true intentions?” Raft asked with hostility.His greeting was not the same as the playfully aggressive approach that Mario made a while ago. It’s obvious that Raft was not playing.Orixa is getting worried about the situation, “Come on, Rafty. Aren’t you happy to see one of your friends again?”“Yeah, Bro! Aren’t you glad that Hitori is here with us now?” Mario followed.“The last time I came across a fellow guild member, they tried to kill us. Can you blame me?” Raft replied. He asked Hitori again, “So… Why did you come to the Plains first before going here? Are you conspiring with Aize too?”“Calm down, Bro. I’m not here to cause a ruckus. I just wanted to meet all of you again.” Hitori replied.“Calm down now, Rafty. There’s no need to be hostile with Hitori.”Raft started to reconsider. He left out a deep breath to release the tension in his body. After a while, “Fine!”“If you, and your friends here, did something funny, I will trigger the Defense System to elimin
Note: Effective as of Chapter 14 (Vol. 2). Stat Bonus from Rotational Event not included. PLAYERS: Player's IGN: Raft Gender: Male Status: Healthy Role: Crafter Max Health Rate: 2190 Attributes: Body Endurance: 14 Strength: 9 Agility & Speed: 6 Mind Will: 16 Intelligence: 39 Memory: 28 Spirit Concentration: 6 Connection: 6 Luck: 6 Talents: +Highly Advanced Crafting Mastery >Utility Bag Usage >Advanced Turret Making >Advanced Trap Making >Advanced Gear Modification >Item Repair >Item Protection Spell >Forge III >Refinery III +Advanced Turret Mastery +Basic Trap Mastery +Advanced Modified Equipment Mastery >Advanced Modified Footwear Mastery >Advanced Modified Handwear Mastery > Intermediate Modified Bodywear Mastery +Advanced Mind Stimulation Mastery >Intermediate Research Mastery >Advanced Problem Solving Mastery +Advanced Cooking Mastery +Basic Hunting Mastery +Intermediate Smithing Mastery >Basic Base Weapon Smithing
Under the blue sky of the next stale morning, a group of three players arrived on the outskirts of the Plain Settlements.The first person is wearing a very formal attire: a long-sleeved black cotton polo tucked in silk black slacks pants. A black leather belt supports the pants and black leather shoes cover his feet. He dons a slicked-back hair, adding to the formality of his stance. He seems to be in his middle age.“I think we’re here,” the man said. Poise and tact could be observed in the way he spoke.“Haaayaaaaa!!! Finally, we’re here!” the second person exclaimed. He stretched his body to loosen the tension in his body that they acquired during their long travel.The second person is a young man - almost the age of Mario and Raft. His body is covered with a silky Samurai Kimono. At his waist tied a Special Katana sheathed inside a stylized scabbard. His long hair is stretched neatly by a ponytail and two long strings of bangs dangle at the temples of his head.“Aries! Hitori! C
“Okay. I’ll send one of my Courier Drones to fetch you.”“Thanks a lot, Raft. We appreciate it.”Moments later,“Haaaaa! It’s good to be back!” Mika grunted while stretching both of her arms up high.With her back arching, and her arms drooping, Lumine let out a deep sigh of relief, “FINALLY!”Raft noticed the two ladies’ unusual exhaustion, “Uhm… are you okay?”“We have so much we need to talk about, Raft!” Mika’s reply.Realizing the seriousness of Mika’s statements, Raft replied, “Should I call back the others for another meeting?”Later, again, in the Assembly Area,“THIS IS THE THIRD MEETING OF THIS DAY ALREADY! When will this end?” Frenz complained.“Smiley! We need to have this meeting! Mimi and Lumie have something important to tell us!” Orixa said.“Tch!” Frenz rolled his eyes at Orixa again.“I’m glad you returned safe, Mika, Lumine,” Arii said with a genuine smile.“Thanks, Arii,” Lumine replied.Frenz started blabbering again, “SO… WHAT NOW!? ARE WE GOING TO… *cough* *coug
Just in time, the young man was able to conjure a frail wooden fence to protect him from Aize’s attack. Aize’s attack landed on the weak fence. The fence shattered to pieces, and the impact made the young man stumble. Joenald sighed at the sight. “David… you stupid snowflake.” “Get away from me!” the young man begged as he crawled away from Aize. Aize continued walking slowly toward the crawling young man to intimidate him. “You’re not getting away,” he uttered with a peal of ominous laughter. Suddenly, BANG!! A gunshot was fired in Aize’s direction. Aize had to hop away. Then, RATATATATAATATAT!!! Loads of gunshots were fired. Aize was quick to dodge the bullets. He fell back in line with his allies. “What the heck is happening?” Keeta uttered with a frail voice. The person who fired the load stepped forward. “*cough* *cough* I’m sorry, Guys. But I think it’s time for a new governance!!” the person said. Aize and his allies were furious to see the person. “Skald, you f
Everyone was surprised at the unexpected sight.“What the f*ck is happening?” Keeta uttered.“I-I think we should hurry back to the Base and ask Coco. I-I’m sure they know the answer,” Leo suggested.“Yeees,” Aize groaned with a whisper. “I sense something…. And I don’t like it,” he followed.Quickly, Aize started moving. His two constituents followed him.Lumine and Mika looked at each other. With a slight nod, the two agreed to follow the others.As they reached the streets leading to the Coco Tavern, they saw a glimpse of what seemed to be a commotion outside the building.As they go nearer, the details of the turmoil are becoming clearer in their eyes.A group of numerous players is rioting in a circle. Most of them are familiar to the Plains, but what’s intriguing is some of them are curiously new faces. But what caught their utmost attention is the man standing in the middle of the crowd. The man has a big plump stature. He has an attire that resembles that of a public leader. E
“I didn’t do it.” “Don’t deny it, Bro. You are caught red-handed! You’re holding Papa’s dead body. The blood is still fresh in your hands!” Mario yelled. “No. You’re wrong.” Shortly after, Marco and the Military Group finally arrived at the scene. Orixa also came. “Marco! Orixa!” “What happened here? Tom - Tom is just lying on the floor and……” Orixa saw Papa’s body, “Oh my gosh!” “Did Nikko do it?” Marco asked. “We still don’t know. He’s the only conscious person we saw when we arrived here,” Arii answered. “Nikku… is that true?” “Yes. But…” Mario butted, “That would mean that he’s the primary suspect in this crime. We should contain him!” Everyone agreed. They drew their weapons and encircled Nikko. “I’m telling the truth,” Nikko insisted. “Nikko, we don’t want this to escalate. We don’t want to hurt you as well. Please don’t resist,” Marco negotiated. Nikko was becoming angry; he also drew his sword. The others were alerted. “Morlock, quick! Use your Spell!” Mario comm