New World
The Death Mask Invitation

Three days after Alan's consciousness, the doctor who treated Alan had allowed Alan to return home from the hospital. Alan's condition is better, Alan's body has begun to be able to move normally. Even though walking still has to be helped with a walker. But the doctor assessed if Alan already does not require intensive care. Alan can continue treatment with outpatient care.

"Thank you very much Mr. Mason... Have ushered in my return..." Alan salutes Mason, who takes the time to deliver Alan's return from the hospital.

"No need to bother Mr. Alan... It's my job to ensure your recovery." Mason replied to Alan's respectful statement.

"Just call me Alan Mr. Mason... My age and status are far below yours." Alan felt unwell, being called Master by Mason.

"Alright Tu... Alan... If you need something else. Please don't hesitate to contact me."

"Thank you very much Mr. Mason... You've been so helpful to me..." Alan signaled Toni to pick herself up to get in the car. And like a deft baby sister, Toni immediately helps Alan to get into his new car.

Mason opens the car door, and Toni slowly helps Alan into the car. Like a professional driver, Toni immediately moved quickly to get into the other side of the car. Sit in the steering wheel and start the car. Prepare to spur the gas and get away from where Alan was treated for over a year.

Brums.... Brums...

The sound of the engine driven from Toni's car is so loud heard, indicating the quality of the engine that became the driver of the car's power is not an arbitrary engine.

"Observe your heart on the road..." Mason waves, letting go of Alan and Toni in an elite sports car in dark Blue.

"Thank you, Mr. Mason..."

Toni also spurred the gas slowly, so that the car did not go too fast. The streets of Mediterranean City are too crowded during the day, Toni certainly does not want his new car to be scuffed just because of an appetite sensation to drive a fast car.

"Your car is cool Ton..." Alan's stale base in the car. So that the atmosphere of the trip back to the dormitory is not stiff like an employer who is being delivered by his driver.

"Gift from my father... This car is also thanks to you Lan..." Toni did not take her eyes off, keeping her focus on the crowded streets of the Mediterranean City.

"I? How come?" Alan is certainly confused, how can he be the reason Toni's father bought a new car. Can't Toni whine for a car because her best friend is in the hospital? What does this have to do try?

"Yes... If I don't find you in the South Mountain Kingdom I won't be able to get back in touch with my father."

"You? Looking for me in the South Mountain Kingdom?" Alan was a little confused as to what to react to. Between touched, happy, sad, but also fooled Toni who did such a thing.

"Yes... That's so... I feel guilty for forcing you to play New World. That's why I intend to save you."

"Uuhhh.... I'm touched..." Alan behaves like a spoiled girl. Tease Toni who is still focused on the streets of the city.

"Snurvy..." Let Tony see the attitude made to Alan.

"Then... What do you got on South Mountain? Is it still messed up?" Alan recalled the last time he left the Royal Capital of South Mountain. How the capital was destroyed because of the civil war that occurred.

The shadow of Clara, Freya and Shoote Sun certainly immediately approached the contents of Alan's mind. Making himself want to go to the South Mountain Kingdom and meet them. Alan really misses the taste of the cuisine that Clara made. Although it does not make full, but the sensation of the taste of Clara cuisine is really delicious.

"You'd be surprised if you went there. Everything has changed 180°. The South Mountain Kingdom has now grown far, not even impossible if the South Mountain Kingdom becomes the fourth Empire in Midgard."

"Is that so? Interesting..." Alan was interested in what Toni explained. He was already confident that Queen Leoni would be able to lead the South Mountain Kingdom very well. Given the nature of Queen Leoni who loved her people so much.

"Yes... That's so... If you have free time in New World, come there. You would be surprised to see your statue in every City in the Kingdom."

"My heart? Don't kidding..."

"It's up to you to believe it or not... That was also my first reaction when I saw your first statue."

"Well... They're overreacting." Alan took a long breath. He did not expect at all if he would make a statue in the Kingdom of South Mountain. If he came to the Kingdom without covering his identity, he would definitely create a furore later.

"I don't think I can go there yet..." Alan chose to delay his plan of going to the South Mountain Kingdom. Although now the distance is not a problem, because of the teleportation gate. But Alan still had one promise he had to keep first, before going on an excursion to the South Mountain Kingdom.

A promise to all the Demon nations that he had put into The Forgotten World.

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An 18-year-old girl appears to be pacing back and forth in her apartment room. His face seemed so riled up, thinking about a problem he was facing.

Cring...

Cring...

The phone of the blonde girl named Nadia Ghulam continued to ring. Indicates someone is looking for it from now on. But Nadia did not dare to answer the call from the Handphone.

"What am I supposed to say? The commander will surely be furious with me..." Nadia's face was so panicked, seeing the Commander's name on the phone screen.

Yep... The girl was named Nadia Ghulam if in the real world, if in the New World the girl was named Cleo. A Ranger-class player who became a member of the Death Mask. An assassin organization that also receives escort services.

Nadia is being messed around with her failure to protect the Mana Stone package, making her not dare to enter the New World for the past three days.

Without a report and explanation from Nadia, it certainly makes Commander Death Mask try to find out what really happened. Unable to contact Nadia through the New World, made Commander Death Mask contact Nadia through a real-world mobile phone.

"Ah... I thought you were really dead..." A woman's voice sounded from the other end of the phone. The sound is so cynical and makes the ears spicy.

"Yes... The commander.. Pardon you? I've been busy lately..." Nadia replied with a stutter. The fear of being expelled from the Death Mask haunts him. Though he relied so much on his work in Death Mask to cover his living needs and tuition costs.

"Ah... Never mind... Come to headquarters.. And explain everything that happened. I'll consider what I have to do with you later."

"Baa... Okay Commander..." Answer Nadia. The phone closed by itself. Marking that the Commander is waiting for Nadia to come to the Death Mask headquarters in the New World.

"Ah... I hope everything is okay..." Nadia is getting ready to wear her VR helmet. Access the New World game he left behind for a few days to hide.

"What?" The eyes of Nadia, or who had been replaced with Cleo in the New World were wide. Looking at his level he is now at level 95. The last time he logged in was still a maximum level, 100. And he only died once, he should be level 99 at the moment.

"Aahhhhhhhhhh... Whispering fate..." Clei knew there were some items that could double the death penalty. He just did not expect that the figure who killed himself had the item.

But how else? Wanting revenge was also impossible, Cleo was self-conscious if she would not be able to win to fight the figure who killed her. As powerful as he is, however great his weapon may be, in the face of an absolute power that the figure shows. Everything seems so pointless.

Nadia entered a building located within the depths of the forest. To other players, it might look crazy. Building a building in the depths of the forest. But certainly not for the Death Mask members.

Every member of the Death Mask is aware, if the Death Mask has many enemies. Given that the Death Mask had often committed assassinations on Guild officials. Making many Guilds put a high price to be able to find out where the real Death Mask headquarters was and try to get revenge.

But of course all in vain. The headquarters of the Death Mask was surrounded by an illusionary magic, making the Death Mask headquarters invisible from the outside. Unless the person has access to enter, of course.

"Commander..." Respect Cleo after she was behind a woman who appeared to be beating a samsak holster in the training room.

"Ohh... You've come... Quickly explain." Reply to the jet-black haired lady by the boat who did not distract her from the fist samsak before her.

"I'm sorry I failed Commander..." Cleo replied with a heart, afraid of offending her Commander.

"I know that.. All I want to know is... Why?" The green-eyed lady continued to beat the fist bag in front of her, as if she were pouring all her anger on the fist.

"There's a very good solo player Commander. He was so good that he could kill everything in that place. And also..." Cleo certainly did not dare to tell the truth if she had left the entourage, she was not a naive person. Who thought his Commander was such a benevolent leader.

Who can say "Ok... Do not repeat" to every man who makes a mistake.

"Say!"

"He had an item that could double the death penalty. My level dropped by 5 levels after being killed by him."

Booms...

The fist samsak that had been beaten by the Commander Death Mask bounced, until it hit the stone wall that separated each room. Indicates the female Commander hit the punching bag with all her might.

"Are you not lying?" The Commander Death Mask instantly turned his gaze to Cleo. Cleo's words really caught his attention.

An item that could double the death penalty. Of course such an item was what every assassin organization in New World wanted. With the item, of course, he can facilitate his work, or raise the price of Death Mask assassination services.

"We have to get that item. How to do it!"

"That's..." Cleo's face immediately turned deathly pale upon hearing his Commander's orders. The commander is easy to say, but if done? The shadow of how terrifying Alan was when killing himself instantly rotated automatically in his mind.

"What's wrong?" The commander certainly did not like Cleo's reaction.

"Player is so powerful Commander. I'm afraid even the Commander may not win against him."

"Oh yeah? Interesting..." Commander Death Mask held his chin, he was so interested in the player figure that he could not defeat according to Cleo.

Commander Death Mask ranks in the top 20 strongest players that Microboot releases. If the player was stronger than himself, it would have at least entered the top 10. But the top 10 strongest players in New World had guilds overshadowing it. So the Commander Death Mask thought Cleo was boasting.

"Then invite him to come here. We invite him nicely."

"Okay Commander..." Cleo immediately left the Commander's training room. Afraid that his Commander would change his mind and would rather punish himself for the bag of mistakes he made.

"One more Cleo..." Prevent the green-eyed lady.

"Yes Commander?" Cleo immediately stopped and turned her body around.

"Your gaze this month was cut in half, to replace the Mana Stone that you failed to protect."

Duars...

Like being struck by lightning, what Cleo feared was really happening. He still gets a doubt from his Commander for the mistakes he made.

"Okay Commander..." Cleo accepted the sentence without protest. For him it is better to get a 50% pay cut, than to be removed from the Death Mask.