“Three moves, that is all you have. You can start whenever you are ready.”Jason stood there with his hands behind his back.“Good luck, daddy!”Hanna cheered from the side. She felt a bit nervous and insecure when people started gathering around them, but she wanted to cheer for daddy. Also, she didn’t feel as bad as before when she was in mommy’s arms. As for her daddy losing, this thought never crossed her mind. Her daddy was invincible, except, against mommy. “Thank you!”Jason turned around and smiled at Hanna, and he saw her face bloom into a bright smile that could melt anyone’s heart.“Madam Amelia… Should we take… Miss Hanna inside?”Butch had a hard time using formal language to speak, but he was learning with the help of Samson. “Inside? Why?”Amelia looked at the man with a confused face.“Because… Because it is going to be a battle… A battle to the death.”“Huh? Nothing to worry about. Jason can easily win.”“Eh….”Butch looked at Samson, looking for some help, but he r
“I guess they already heard it.”Scott looked at the exploding forum with a bit of a heavy mind. Jason wanted to keep the matter related to his Magic Sphere a secret, but it was all over the forum after the outburst from Envoy Boris. There were multiple videos shared across a variety of platforms, and by the time they got into damage control, it was already too late.Apparently, many didn’t pay any attention to the battle between the two parties. Rather, they all had their mind on another matter. “I already informed Jason, there is nothing we can do at the moment. He said it is okay.”Dane shrugged, looking at the forum. Every single day, Jason made it to the top of the forum, and he had been among the top searched names on many search engines for the past few months. Still, here they were, sitting in their shabby management building in Light Shone, racking their brains on how to handle the situation. People learning about Jason’s magic sphere wasn’t a problem, and no one importan
About two hours back, Sato pushed himself out of his new gaming cabin. He couldn’t stop himself from shaking. It was the worst experience he had since the day he was born. He died several times along the way, trying to reach Forestedge to challenge Jason. One time, he fell into a ditch and got injured, and another time, wolves hunted him, but none of them came to the feeling he got when Jason’s sword went through his body.He felt it cut through his skin, flesh and bone, and it wasn’t all about pain, it was the feeling of being close to death. Despite The Endless being a game, he felt he had been so close to death. Despite getting killed several times, there had never been such a crushing feeling in his mind until he felt Jason’s sword.He looked at his sword rack, and he wanted to reach out and grab his favourite sword. When he was in a bad mood, these swords and some physical exercises helped him tremendously, but today, he couldn’t reach them. No matter how much he tried, he felt
“Mr Jason, Sir, where do you want to go? I arranged a car.”Samson whispered, coming out of his stopper. He realised even the reporters were stunned by Jason’s cold answer.“I just wanted to take a walk.”Jason didn’t have an idea where he should go at the moment, he just needed to digest the things he had learned from Amelia. He had little time for himself when he was with Hanna and Amelia, especially when they were out on a day like this.“Mr Jason, can I have five minutes of your time? I have some questions for you.”A girl among the group called out loud to him.“Mr Jason, you don’t have to tell them anything.”Samson felt he needed to step up at the moment. Jason was the face of the Crystal Pulse, and one wrong word might cost them a significant amount of reputation.“Hm….”Jason tried to get his head around the situation. ‘Answer what?’He actually had a secret that he couldn’t reveal. Amelia revealed they could kill the players within The Endless, but Jason was sure that a nor
“Jason, Sato Mitsuki has responded. He is saying he will return to The Endless and learn from you. He has thanked you for opening his eyes to see what he is missing.”“Hm… Doesn’t matter.”Jason ignored what Dane said, and he wondered what Dan, Iris, and Samson were doing here in his apartment, but he didn’t have a mind to think about it.‘I guess getting stronger is the only way.’He wondered about what Amelia said. Until then, he thought being a player gave him a great advantage, but the bitter truth was that a powerful enemy could easily take away that advantage. “Jason, these movement activists have found a sample copy of our exclusive contract, and they are using it to justify their demands.”“Just ignore it.”He again dismissed their concerns.“Eh… Jason… What did Grandmaster Amelia tell you to make you think so much?”“Hm? Nothing important.”Jason didn’t know if he could give it up openly. Because his words might prove that he knew the truth about The Endless, and it would l
“Here, this is all I can give you. Consider it as a memento for our deal, human.”“What is this?”Jason picked up the ball of silk Brood spat out from her mouth. He felt something solid underneath, and he ripped out the silk to find an exquisite dagger with a well-decorated sheathe. There was a notable mark on the dagger made of gold that looked like a castle inside a circle.“What is this mark?”“It is something from old times. From something that disappeared long ago.”Jason didn’t press any further as he thought he felt a slight trace of emotions in Brood’s voice. “Thank you, I will leave now.”“Good! You can start the trade when you enter my home.”“Alright!”Jason gave a nod before walking back to Hanna and Amelia. “Bye, bye, big spidy.”Hanna waved her hand. That was the name she called Brood since the day she saw her.“Bye, little human.”Brood watched the little girl wrapping her hands around Jason’s neck with love. This reminded her of the days when she received similar lo
“Daddy! Mommy! Look! Look! Big buildings.”Hanna yelled in excitement as she pointed her hand at the city ahead of them.She was happy beyond what she could explain. She was flying with her mommy and daddy, and every little thing she saw made her excited. “Mhm… We should go there, right, Roth?”“Yes, My Lord. Just give me the document with identity proof, and I can handle everything while you rest.”Eagle transport was one of the fastest methods of transportation they had, but it wasn’t a very pleasant one. They travelled against the icy wind, and it took some iron will and tough skin to fly on eagles. Especially, they didn’t take children with them since there were a few deaths that happened in the past. However, this family was a special case. The young man, who was an alien to their world, was a wizard, and his woman was a Grandmaster. Their adopted child was a child with cursed pupils. He noticed this when he laid his eyes on the child, but Master Boris reminded him several time
“Gulp!”Roth heard his own sound of swallowing.He looked at the destruction surrounding him with eyes full of fear.‘This family… They are so violent!’Even the little girl seemed to be unbothered by her parents’ actions. Roth eyed the commander of the guards, who was being carried into the city by a few men, and he didn’t know if the man was alive or not. The citizens ran out of the city in panic as broken debris fell down from the city wall. With a simple stomp, the Grandmaster caused unimaginable destruction. He saw his people trying their best to calm the eagles, but they stopped all the commotion when the Grandmaster appeared beside them with the child. The eagles were too terrified to even cause a commotion. ‘Are all Grandmasters that strong?’This Grandmaster simply destroyed all defences targeting the sky in a moment, and he couldn’t believe a Grandmaster was that strong.Roth slowly eyed the young alien standing beside him. He was looking at the time shown on the weird de
"Shit," Amelia cursed under her breath as she deflected blow after blow, desperately trying to protect Jason from the relentless attacks.It wasn’t just her previous enemies; there was another massive threat looming on the horizon. She could feel the presence of a greater demon, its oppressive aura emanating from afar, finally ready to make its move.'I can't take on this thing,' she thought, parrying another strike aimed at her.She didn't have the luxury of time to grab Jason and flee. Besides, with the monstrous force approaching, running seemed pointless. This new threat was undoubtedly stronger than her.'If only he can fight,' she lamented, her grip tightening around her sword. She couldn't even afford a glance at Jason to check if he was still holding on. All she could hear were his painful grunts, each one a stab to her focus.…"Daddy, Daddy, no, I have to go!" Hanna cried out, trying to rush toward the mine entrance.Before she could take another step, Nocturne leapt from her
'This is not going to end well.'Jason barely caught his breath as he hid behind a stone column, narrowly evading the swing of a giant demon's sword. He felt a growing sense of helplessness as his spells failed to inflict any significant damage on these monstrous enemies. Surprisingly, his Arcane Spawns managed to restrain one of the demons temporarily. However, the limitation was clear—he could only summon three Arcane Spawns at a time, and that number was far from enough to take down even a single demon.'I don't think Amelia can hold on much longer.'While Jason was barely managing against a single demon, Amelia was handling all five of the remaining demons on her own. She moved with incredible agility, skillfully evading the swords and other weapons targeting her, striking back whenever she saw an opening. Her blade flashed, leaving shallow cuts on the demons’ thick skin, but it was clear that even with her skill, she was being overwhelmed. Five demons were far more than she cou
"Hanna, you have to be good and stay here, alright?""Alright, Daddy," Hanna responded, her voice tinged with sadness, but she kept her composure.'Hanna is a big girl. I can't cry. Mommy and Daddy promised to come back,' she reminded herself, trying to act brave.Floating behind her, Nocturne extended its tentacles, imitating the action of wiping away tears as if to comfort Hanna in its own eerie way."No, Hanna is not crying, Little Cuttlefish," Hanna tried to argue with Nocturne, waving her tiny fist cutely at the eldritch horror."Make sure everything is okay." Jason gave Hanna a quick peck on the forehead before turning to Samson and Butch."We will handle things while you are gone, Sir Jason," Butch assured him. Despite not being from Earth, he had learned to mimic Samson when addressing Jason. Many of the bodyguards, even those from Yuriel, had learned to act properly under Samson's guidance.Jason's gaze shifted to Dane, who was responsible for maintaining the outer perimete
“Eh….”Hanna turned her head around as she felt a familiar ominous feeling. “What is it, Hanna?”“Little Cuttlefish is here, Mommy.”She didn’t know where it was, but she felt its presence. A moment later, a ripple appeared near them and a small slit expanded in midair. An eerie dark feeling seeped out of it as several small tentacles slipped into their world. “Whee!”Nocturne floated toward Hanna making a cheerful noise. “Hiss.”Ancient Wraith hissed at the foreign creature. “Grr….”Nyx growled at the creature in anger, but it didn’t try to attack it. First, Nocturne was Jason’s pet. Second, her little master had no anger toward this thing. However, Nyx knew that the horrible disease had the same scent as this creature. It was a dangerous and foreign feeling that made them uncomfortable. “Gu! Gu!”Nocturne immediately released a defensive sound and hid behind Amelia, trying to protect itself. “Don’t harm Little Cuttlefish. It is not his fault.”Hanna gently patted Nyx’s head
“No! I will not let you go in.”Brood’s voice was sharp and loud, and Jason felt the surrounding air vibrate with her voice. “It is already spreading. Send out one of your Drones and check the caves to the north. There is a crack.”Jason didn’t care about Brood’s rant at the moment. He was much stronger than before. Even if he failed to defeat Brood, he was confident enough to survive against her and escape. Besides, Amelia should be already on her way here. “But… But… This is the only place I am supposed to protect. I… I didn’t let anything escape.”Brood’s voice broke a little as she tried to suppress the agitation. “Check it out. I can feel the monsters roaming beneath those cracks, and it won’t be long before they escape.”“But….”“There is no time. She is coming, and she is angry. So check it out. We will go in there and finish it, Brood. It doesn’t matter if you like it or not. It is too dangerous and we are going to end whatever is down there.”Jason had no idea what kind o
‘This is bad. This is very very bad.’Jason stared at the crack on the ground with a frown. He thought the corrupted land was beneath the spider mines, Brood’s lair. However, it seemed to be extended beyond his scope of imagination. He felt the pulsating mutated life roaming beneath the ground, and he had to use a lot of willpower to suppress himself from roaring. The mutated monster within him smelled the delicacy. Still, alerting them wouldn't be a good thing for them at the moment. Only two Grandmasters were at Light Shone while the others followed the bandit exterminators in secrecy. Only a Grandmaster could face a hunter, and anything above would be too much for this world.The red mist leaking through the crack corroded the mana in the surroundings.‘Is there a way to stop it from spreading? Should I repair the crack? But we better deal with whatever is inside first.’Jason didn't feel like angering Amelia anymore.‘I better see Brood. She must know what happened here before.’H
“You… You are Jason.”“I am.”Jason smiled at the man as he finally opened his eyes. He felt relieved to slip away from Amelia’s fiery gaze. “My… My arm….”The player panicked as he hurriedly inspected his arm. “The wound….”“It is gone now. Honestly, it wasn’t a wound. It was an infection.”Jason shrugged.“What exactly happened? I don’t think you were in Spider Mine.”The lower level of the Spider Mine was a forbidden place. Even if it weren’t, very few would dare to wander into the swarm of spiders. “No, Jason. I was working in the Northern Mine. We had a small quack at the lowest level, and a new crack popped up in the floor.”“And you were the closest to it?”“Yes.”“How big is this crack, did anyone else come into contact with it?”Jason didn’t want to drag out the discussion.This wasn’t exactly unexpected, but an open crack meant there was a hidden space underneath the mine that was contaminated by radiation. He needed to find out how big the hidden space was. ‘I really h
“Jason! We need to see Jason!”“What is going on?”Amelia came out of the house as she heard the loud voice. No one dared to shout in front of their home, and she wondered why Jason’s loyal guards didn’t act. “Madam…!”“Grandmaster Amelia! We… We need help. He can’t log out, and we don't know what to do.”“Hm?”Amelia frowned as he looked at the people from Jason’s world. She knew these were the selected people of the Crystal Pulse. Even though Samson and the other guards prevented this group of people from entering the house, they also looked worried. She looked at the man they brought in, and her eyes widened for a moment. There was a purplish wound on the man’s arm, and a dark purple smoke came out of it. He was groaning in pain and it looked as if the man was going senile with pain. He was twitching and rolling on the ground as the others held him. More people were gathering near their house, and she knew many wanted to know what happened to the fallen man. “Mommy… That unc
“Is it online?”“Yes, Chief.”“How is the reaction?”“I think it looks very violent, Chief. There is an outburst of responses.”“Good.”Despite his words, Magnus’s face showed no hint of comfort. “And Jason?”“He will stay on Yuriel for the time being, Chief. Amelia said she is keeping him there indefinitely. As long as this problem isn’t solved.”“Do you think she knows something?”Magnus rubbed his temple. Technically, there was no way for Jason to know the gaming cabin could transport him to another world. Even if an NPC told him so, it would be impossible to believe. ‘It isn’t like he could handle that kind of secret with such grace.’He believed it would be too much for even a man like Jason Hope. However, Amelia’s behaviour made him suspicious of her knowledge about their world. She knew how to arrange security and cover blindspots against modern weapons. This shouldn’t have happened if Amelia was from a magical world. Besides, her plan looked almost flawless, and even Magn