The Dungeon Master's
Chapter 73 - Return to the Virtual World
Elin stayed at my house for 3 days from that night. To be honest, I still don't believe in any of this. But all good things will come to an end.
“Don't put on such a pitiful face Erik. I'll just go back to my apartment in Jakarta.” Said Elin while holding my cheek.
“Elin... You're not playing me right?” I asked with teary eyes. Of course I'm afraid that Elin's just playing me. Especially if he bullies me like my classmate.
Without answering my question, Elin just brought her face closer to me.
All of this happened suddenly.
Something soft touched my lips. I can't even believe the situation. In front of me was clearly the figure of Elin closing her eyes while kissing me.
“Erik, I'll never play you. Moreover, it was you who saved me from all the trouble I had. For now, be patient with this, right? We will also always meet in the virtual world.” Elin said after that.
“Elin...”.
“Just relax, if you miss me you can come to my place anytime. Well then.. I'll see you later, Erik.” Elin continued while waving her hand. He hurried to continue his footsteps at the airport.
But as long as they both have fun in the real world, there is a strange new phenomenon in Re:Life.
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...The Imperial Region of Avertia....
“Ti-impossible!!” Shouted a Player who was in one of the cities in the middle of the desert.
“Mo-monsternya.. storming the city?!”
“Wait a minute!!! Why can they walk out of their Spawn zone?!”
Every monster in Re:Life is only able to appear and live in the Spawn region or their appearance. For example, goblins in the grasslands of Hige Village will only live there.
Although there were cases that monsters approached settlements or villages, their numbers were very low. But not for the current events.
All the players are confused. But NPCs were not only confused but scared to death. That's because they only have 1 life.
Outside the walls of the city, there appeared to be tens of thousands of monsters that shared the same characteristics. They were all monsters of the Skeleton type. The living corpses that only had bones as their bodies.
Some of them wore leather armor and iron armor. Their weapons are also very diverse. But all of their equipment looks outdated and has started to break down. Even so, they remained close without fear.
‘Klak klak klak!!’ The sound of those Skeleton monster bones sounded so annoying every time they made a move.
Monsters in the form of undead, such as Skeletons are actually not uncommon. However, they are usually found in Dungeons or ancient ruins. There were never any Skeleton monsters that moved to attack the human settlement.
Despite seeing this peculiarity, the existing NPCs were not desperate. They kept fighting as they could against the monster. After receiving orders from the commander of the troops, both NPCs and Players lined up neatly on top of that tall wall.
“Shoot!!!” Shouted an NPC who was the guard of the city wall.
‘Wuoossh wuoossh!!’
Thousands of arrows shot out simultaneously towards that batch of Skeleton monsters. But it's unfortunate. Their skeletal bodies have extreme resistance to arrows.
Most of the darting arrows only pierced through their hollow bodies. Although there was something about the bones of the Skeleton, the damage done was not due to the hardness of their bones.
But among all the Skeletons that invaded this city, there were 1 strange Skeleton. He was wearing a black robe that covered almost his entire body. In his right hand was a black magic ball.
Not only that, the Skeleton that seemed to have magic abilities also floated in the air while giving command to the other Skeletons!
“For the Gods! What the hell is this monster!!!”
“Tidaaaaak!!! Help us!”
“Please save us all! Goddess Celestine! Goddess Julia! God Ares! Gods...”
Everyone called out the names of the gods in this world asking for help. Naturally they were all afraid of having only 1 life. If they were to die, then it was finished that the NPCs had already lived. Even so, not a few players were frightened to see the horrors of the Skeleton group that invaded this city.
“Damn it! I just opened a shop here!”
“Don't mess with me! I just set up a Guild building here!”
In the end, the NPCs and Players present in the city were working together to overcome the abnormal monster attacks. Erik and Elin who were still relaxing in the real world were of course unaware of this.
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...[.To move consciousness!]...
...[.Welcome back to the world of Re:Life, Eric!]...
The scene in front of me changed. I saw him shocked to death. The buildings that were supposed to have been destroyed by Chris, now stand tall. Even lighting that should be very dim looks so bright.
As if…. Any sun?!
“Damn it! Where's me! Why is there sun inside..” I said to myself. But I immediately stopped my words because I was conscious.
“Wait…. Isn't this Hige Village?!” I screamed at myself realizing my situation.
“Buahahaha!!! Look at that fool! He didn't even realize where he was Log In! Hahaha..” Shouted one of the people near me. He even laughed at me very loudly with his party group.
‘Damn it! Did I forget to set my Respawn Point to Dungeon Origin?!’ I thought in my heart.
I also hurried my footsteps towards the Alpa Mountains. Whither? Of course to return to the Origin Dungeon.
I honestly really wanted to ask Alice for help. But I feel so bad about constantly asking for her help. Moreover, I already owe the Salvation Guild too much for wanting to follow my cipher game in order to save the Dungeon.
But without me knowing…. Some people have been watching my movements to date.
“What about that guy? The equipment looks quite expensive.” Asked a middle-aged man with gray hair.
“He seems like a very attractive target Boss!” Reply to a thin man next to him. He was busy watching Eric.
“Ho? Tell me!”
“Hah?! Wh-what?! 11 thousand gold coins?!”
“Don't joke! There can't be...”.
Everyone in the group seemed very surprised and could not believe his words. But the skinny man still continued to speak.
“And even better…. Player is still level 1.” Shouted The man with excitement.
“Oh! I gotcha! He was a son of a sultan in the real world and then exchanged a lot of money for gold coins! Then how's the Boss? Are we going to take it?” Said the man next to him.
“Can you see the gear capabilities using your Greedy Eyes?” Asked the middle-aged Boss with a hint of worry. Of course because there are no level limits in using equipment in Re:Life, then the sultan player is dangerous enough to be robbed. It could be that they have a very powerful Item.
“It's a shame that I can't know the power of the item from this distance. My skill can only be used to observe the amount of gold coins and levels that one has.” Answer the skinny man.
“Didn't his armor look worn Boss? Let's just kick it! If he only had a level of 1, then he would not win against 14 people who averaged a level of 55 right?”
“Good…. Prepare everyone!” Shouted that Party Boss.
The party of robbers consists of 14 people.8 of them are players while the remaining 6 are NPCs. They are both criminals who like to steal other players' money. After earning money, they would withdraw it and use it to party both in the real and virtual world.
With simple sentences, they are trashy Players!
Eric, unaware of their evil plans, walked leisurely towards the Foothills of the Alps.
But the robbers were also unaware of something. Yes, Eric's level even up to this second continuously rose despite doing nothing but walking. It was all due to the hunting carried out by his monsters as well as the Barrack Dungeon that was continuously used by the Kingdom of Salvation.
A few hours have passed. But Eric still walks leisurely while watching MeTub through the menu window unaware of the danger that threatens him.
“Hahaha! Look at this cat! Isn't she so adorable?”
Instantly….
“Hei hey hey. How are you?” Said someone who suddenly blocked the road.
After that, 13 other people appeared surrounding me from all sides. All of them held their weapons firmly. Swords, spears, arrows, knives all prepare for battle.
“Sultan's son? Who's that?” I was confused but kept my facial expression calm. But I was panicking in my heart.
‘Damn it!!! Just got in already robbed!!!’ I screamed in my heart. Immediately I took out the Staff of Enigma that was in my Inventory.
“Hahaha…. Enough to get here. Leave all the money immediately..”.
The middle-aged boss who had not had time to finish his sentence was surprised instead of playing. On top of everyone's head in the middle of this meadow, appeared an enormous magic circle in yellow.
“A-what is glued…. Aaaaaa!!”
‘Duaaaaaarrr!!! Duaaarrr!!!’
Lightning strikes continuously emerged from the sky. Each strike inflicted fatal damage on the robbers.
[You have dealt 4,392 damage!]
[You have ..]
Not enough to get there, a barrage of magic bullets also hit the party of robbers.
Less than 20 seconds…. But the remaining robbers are now only 1 person. The middle-aged Boss.
“Oh? Seems you're still alive?” I asked with a pretty horrible smile. As if my fear just never happened.
On top of my head came a red letter.
‘Eric’
That's because some of the people who were killed were players with white names. As punishment, I received a Penalty PK. Even so, I didn't bother with it too much because I would always be inside the Dungeon.
“Ka-you... who exactly..” The robber boss started to panic. He immediately used his own Greedy Eyes to see Eric's level.
[Name : Eric]
[Ras : Man]
[Level :51]
[Gold coin: 11,397]
“Hah?! What's up...” Said the robber boss in fear after seeing Eric's current level.
But having yet to finish his words, a magic bullet shot out and pierced through the middle-aged man's chest.
“Hah…. Just bother. It's been hard to get scared but it turns out they're all trash…." I said in my heart. To be honest, I was afraid to imagine the power of robbers that appeared. But it seems that the standard of strength I made was too high after meeting Leo.
And so it was, the unlucky fate of the Party trying to rob a level 1 Player ended miserably. I continued my footsteps towards the Foothills of the Alps.
In front of me it seems so clear….
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