The Nameless Crown
Chapter 13 - Preparation In Alienation

Oz finally entered the forest with a light step. Occasionally several pairs of red eyes tried to peer out from behind the dead trees.

Unexpectedly by him, a pair of Gargoyles floated above him. Not long after that they shot towards Oz to attack him. But Oz just smiled cunningly.

When they pull out their sharp nails quickly. Oz jumped and maneuvered in the air, his sword he took out and right then and there with a quick double slash the two Gargoyles melted into black dust.

But that's not the only distraction. In addition to Gargoyles, there appeared several Skeleton Soldiers as well as Warlocks who seemed to be the forest dwellers.

Are they bothered by Oz's arrival to their place. So they came to meet Oz with bad intentions. Now in their hands, a sharp straw fork was ready for immediate puncture.

Oz simply greeted them with a slight wave and a smile that implied a massacre.

In just a few minutes, he had annihilated them. After all that action, his breathing began to pant. He also laid himself on the cold ground. While around him there are bones and also black dust that accumulates.

“Thank you for a really warm-up ‘hangat’ it... friends.”

After taking enough time off, Oz restarts his journey.

A line of dead trees that form a wood fence, blocking Oz's path. So that he had no choice to subvert it by force.

His silver sword was shiny and in one swift and powerful diagonal slash. The dead trees that formed the au fence were immediately split in two and finally destroyed scattered.

Oz smiled wryly. Now in front of him lay a giant castle with an old stone bridge connecting it.

(Isn't that.).

Now Ryan's face looked like a fool who had just discovered something extraordinary.

[Yes... that is where you are now, but you call it a Dungeon, right?]

(Of course I was in a game anyway).

[Gim? You mean, game?]

Ryan nodded thinly. Did Vlad not know that the place where he met the man he called Ryan was a mere game?

However, perhaps by looking at the past like this, he was able to find an answer to why Elesis called him to the world he created in other words is a game that connects things.

(Huhh... is there anything else?)

[I don't expect it. Do you know, the world you see now is real, Ryan].

(So you're saying that this young man named Oz was real and that really existed 300 years ago?)

Vlad then flapped his little wings to fly. Now he flew right in front of Ryan's face with a reassuring look. Even though what Ryan saw was a small bird that had a tiny beak and two puckered eyes.

(Alright, for now I will believe your words)

[However, I knew you'd say that, Ryan]

(For sure the word will not be left behind, but I still do not understand all this. First is why he invited me to come to the world he created and that world is MMORPG based. Two, even more so after hearing your explanation.my brain went a little chaotic, though, do you think that his game world as well as the past you're now showing is a continuity between the real world and the parallel world?)

[I don't really understand what you mean... From what I understand, you mentioned that the world you are in now is a true ‘gim’, ‘kan?]

Ryan nodded slowly.

[So from what I can deduce from your explanation, Ryan. I know there must be something strange about your world and also the world I'm in. If I say that your world and mine are fused together, would you believe it?]

(I don't really believe it, but there's a 99% chance that your theory and mine are correct)

[Hmm? 99%, and the one percent that can represent that balance is.].

(1% of it is when Oz will enter the castle, Vlad)

[It makes sense too, but we'll see later, I don't know if you'll be surprised or not]

Ryan can only be silent, Vlad flapped his wings and again perched on Ryan's right shoulder.

[Then let's look back at this enigmatic past]

Oz began walking on the old stone bridge with his leisure. While looking at how big the castle has been the destination all this time. He grinned with excitement.

His black robe was fluttering from the cold wind at night. The full moon that was emitting its radiant light illuminated the entire place fiercely.

Although similar, but it is quite certain that in the castle there are some mysterious movements.

Five Gargoyles were again seen at twelve o'clock. Oz who saw it immediately prepared with his left hand. When the five Gargoyles began to shout indistinctly while pulling out their sharp hooves.

However, Oz's left arm was quicker to act. Now in his grasp was a gun ready to launch deadly bullets.

In one pull, the gun rippled, the trigger was pressed and five silver bullets in a vertical path shot out rapidly.

The five bullets managed to crush the five by a landslide. No one can touch Oz inside his attacking range. After the five bullets were taken out, Oz filled them up quickly.

Sounds of empty shells bouncing under Oz's feet.

Walk without looking back. He finally managed to enter the castle without being injured in the slightest.

[Your hunch is very precise. Because someone who has entered this castle will never be able to return if it has not defeated its ruler]

(And the ruler is the Eternal King you say, right?)

[Haha! Exactly it. It looks like this part will be interesting]

(You mean the Minotaur army?)

[Ughh.

(Of course I know, after all who managed to send me down from the first floor of the castle to a ruin where you were?)

[Uhmm .. yes, yes]

(Basic)

Ryan gave a small peck as Vlad recalled it.

Oz who was in a hallway is now on alert. He had a feeling that when the door in front of him opened, he could sense something very dangerous.

And that figure had been waiting for him to come to them.

“Heh... It looks like I can have more fun again this time.”

With his disdainful attitude he finally opened the door in front of him slowly. A dazzling light peeked as the door opened.

The rattling sound and unimaginable intensity of pressure began to be felt by Oz.

When the door was fully opened. A large hall lay along Oz's vision.

The hall has stone pillars with a statue attached to the outside. Refraining the ceiling from possible collapse or destruction. Transparent glass with a clean wooden frame is visible on the edges.

Some strange abstract paintings, flower vases and even giant antique jars adorn the hall. A chandelier with dozens of small lights on it illuminated the hall.

“Hmm... is it just my gut feeling—no, wait!”

Suddenly two Minotaurs came out from the darkness of the shadows beside the corner of the hall. They had horns and also carried a double-edged axe in their hands.

Blood-red eyes, with the occasional nose snorting gave off a faint white smoke. Protruding chest muscles, firm posture and also large are characteristic of the Minotaur. They are also easily angry when attacked.

“Oh hoho! Looks like my hunch is right, oi how are you guys!?”

Instead of replying to Oz's greeting, a rapidly spinning axe floated towards him. He was quick reflexes immediately half-gagged and when he wanted to get up, a Minotaur lunged at him with an axe that had been in the path of the slash of the neck.

“It seems like fun,” murmured Oz slowly.

Unfortunately the attack missed, only when he jumped the salto to the back of a few strands of his hair cut off.

Oz took the sword out of his belt, then he pointed it right at the two Minotaurs who were preparing to attack him again.

“Let's dance... my little pawn.”

Wide grinning decorate Oz's face. At the same time the two huge monsters snorted and again ran towards him. The axes in their hands both seemed to ask to immediately take off someone's head or split something.

Oz also ran, his two weapons in the form of a sword and a gun began to heat up as if time was running. The right Minotaur began to slash horizontally while the left Minotaur used its shoulder muscles to hit Oz.

However, with his agility Oz spun 180o to the left side. Like he was dancing, the two attacks from the huge monster failed. However, the attack can be perfectly restored by the quick play of the sword that is in Oz's right hand.

Within a short period of time several slashes had imprinted on the left Minotaur's back. Succeeded by a shrill explosive sound, a bullet pierced through the left thigh of the Minotaur.

He bowed, snorting and screaming in pain. While the completely uninjured Minotaur turned around, it could be seen by Oz that he was angry because his entire muscles looked out.

While both of his legs were scratching the floor, he immediately ran while slashing and even knocked out the axes that were in his grasp. Oz just grinned at seeing it.

Every attack was neutralised by a counter-attack from Oz. The sound of metal object complaints and also its raucous clangs were heard throughout the hall. The heavily injured Minotaur finally got back up and directly hit Oz who was still busied by the Minotaur who was still attacking him.

However, Oz only fell silent in his wide grin.

Because his hair was quite long and also disheveled it covered the expression of what he was showing.

When the great executioner who lunged at him jumped up, his friend who was next to him swung him vertically with a blushing face.

“Hehh, do not underestimate humans, especially if the person has blood descendants of your king.”

With a hard side-kick, the previous vertical attack changed direction precisely towards the Minotaur who was jumping towards Oz.

In just an instant, the head of the jumping Minotaur was cut off. A very heavy splash of blood came out and soaked the comrade who was in front of him. Now his head is just useless meat.

His two red eyes were staring at Oz with a desireless gaze. The minotaur in front of him again snorted loudly and he was ready to clench his hands up and slam them towards Oz.

However, his head first exploded due to Oz's attack. A smoke came out of the gun in the grasp of his left hand.

“Thus the first pawn has been overcome.”

Oz uncovers his robe that touches the floor and walks back. Stepping over the two corpses of monsters lying before him. His red blood splashed all over the floor he could reach. After successfully defeating the two Minotaurs, he was ready to go to the next round of the hunt.