The Dungeon Master's
Arc 1 - Emergence's
...13 July, 2073....
It is the 4th Anniversary of Re:Life worldwide.
A VRMMORPG game that is able to change the fate of someone who fights in it. Most players play this game not for fun, but for a living or money. Sure enough, the system developed by the company also named Re:Life allows users to exchange digital money earned in the game to become real money that can be used in the real world.
Not only limited to players, many real-world jobs are also produced by the existence of this game. Just like Nico did. A well-known broadcaster who specializes in covering Re:Life.
"And this is the end! The knights stormed a mysterious dungeon that had long puzzled the entire player!"
Shouted Nico while showing a screen with vidio of knight raids.
Thousands...may reach tens of thousands of knights consisting of NPCs and Players moving forward. Slowly but surely, approaching the mysterious dungeon.
The appearance of this dungeon is quite unique compared to the original dungeon in the game. The most striking thing was the mistreri carving at the entrance of the dungeon. Dungeon located on the cliffs of this mountain certainly gives a mystical and ancient feel.
Beautiful carvings, carved using black but shiny volcanic rocks. Some places are decorated with beautiful gems. Some players even immediately try to pry the jewel and intend to sell it.
"Oi! Just stop! What are you doing!"
Shouted one of the commanders of the army against the players who were trying to steal the jewel.
"Don't you, NPCs dare to rule us! We are Player! You NPCs should only serve us!"
The commander was silent. How not, the Player who reached it had a level much higher than him, making that Player capable of killing commanders at any time.
It is true in this virtual world, even though NPCs have AI (Artificial Intelligence) or artificial intelligence that is like a real human being, most Players still treat them as a tool or simply a data set that should serve the Player.
Even so, not a few Players were being kind to NPCs. Even formed a Party and ventured with them. While it is true that NPCs are just data sets and pixels, they still have real life.
Not only that, the time in this world runs 10x faster than the real world. In other words, 1 hour in the real world is 10 hours in Re:Life.
"We will soon be moving to enter this dungeon! All the soldiers prepare yourselves. There would probably be many traps given the weirdness of this dungeon!" Shouted the General of the Conquest Leader's Army this dungeon.
He was a player who managed to become a noble in a kingdom.
The sound of footsteps sounded like a rumble. This enormous number of troops entered the entrance of this enormous dungeon.
Not until 1 minute.
"Yaharrrrrrrrrghhhhh!!!!!"
"Tidaaaaaaak, what the hell is this!!!!"
"Tolooooong!!!"
There were screams from all over the place. The soldiers who were intending to raid this dungeon started to panic.
One after another, not. but hundreds of soldiers died instantly due to the countless and deadly traps inside this dungeon.
The Army General decided to accelerate the movement in conquering this dungeon. He imagined how many treasures he would obtain if he could conquer this mysterious dungeon. Not to mention the popularity he would gain as the first person to conquer a dungeon.
After 18 hours down the dungeon that looked like a labyrinth, and I don't know how many floors they had passed. They finally arrived. In front of a very large and very magnificent room. Giant doors made of gold and silver and abundant diamonds seem very tempting.
Unmistakably, the treasure behind this door must have been incredible!
The army which originally numbered 12,000 people, now only 6 people left including the General and 5 other Top Players. No NPC could survive. The sheer number of traps as well as monsters attacking from each side of the labyrinth caused this to happen.
The six of them opened the giant door and were surprised at the sight they saw afterwards.
The gold! Holy guns! The jewels! The diamond! The artifact!
It's all there!
But behind all that, there was a human being and 4 other people on his side.
"Hoo... So can anyone survive to the 20th floor? I commend your abilities!"
Shouted a man sitting on a golden throne.
The 6 players also prepare for epic battles, such as a fight between a hero and a demon king. Although their intention was to plunder this dungeon.
They're pretty confident. How not, they are among the players in the row of the 100 best players in the world in terms of level. Especially the General who is a rank 9 player.
Without a countdown, the six players rushed out their skills and magic to attack the mysterious man.
One of the magicians in the dungeon conqueror group even unleashed Unique level magic that possessed extremely extraordinary power.
They were convinced that their combined attack would definitely kill anyone in front of them.
But reality says something else.
"Unique class magic huh, no wonder if you guys are able to survive. A tank, a swordsman, an assassin, a witch, a healer and another a bard huh. Your composition as a party is very balanced. But is your level like that too?"
A terrible smile from the man.
The six people were already mentally exhausted as well as MP. No wonder they fought desperately for 18 hours to get here. As a result, the words of the man made them all desperate.
The high-level attacks that they thought could destroy anything turned out to have no effect at all.
The general ventured to ask.
"W-you..who are you?"
"I? Heh, I am a ruler of this dungeon!"
Unfinished the six of them were startled, their gazes becoming blurred.
the 4 people who had been by the side of the mysterious man had been behind them.
The conquerors' HP bars dropped very quickly and when the number had reached 0, death would be certain for them.
Well, although the Player will be resurrected again at their respective Save Point. But there are still other penalties in the form of restrictions or prohibitions to login for 24 hours in the real world.
For professional players, it was the most dreadful punishment.
In the distance, there was a satisfied smile from the mysterious man followed by his evil laughter.
"Hahaha.I never thought that anyone would reach this floor, it seems like I have to develop this dungeon even further!"
And thus, the dungeon conquering army suffered a complete failure.