《Lilim Heritage Online》 Chapter -3 Outline - Main Character @@ Main Character Name: Mia Gender: Male Nickname by friends: Perfect Waifu Callsign by the government: Test subject - Lilim In Game Name: Misha Nationality: United States Current Location: Thailand Occupation: Student Age: 16 Specialty: Cooking, Housework, Military basic knowledge. Aircraft knowledge. Natural gifted for taken on G-force. Abnormal Strength. Characteristic: A cat lover, timid, gentle. Appearance: - Blond hair - Red eyes - White Jade skin - Pretty face - Curvy slender body Past experience: - Tagged along with his parents to a space aircraft carrier when he was 12 for 2 years. - Played in the army simulator and shot down 5 ace pilots of the army, who did not hold back their skills, in a 1-on-1 fight - Resisted a 9G force during the simulation combat. - He was contaminated by radiation when he was a baby. After effects were unknown. Family: Lived alone, both parents lived in the U.S. Secret: US Government is keeping watch on him. Father: Unnamed yet Career: Game Developer, ex-fighter pilot Mother: Unnamed yet Career: Game Developer, ex-navy ship captain@@ Chapter -2 Outline - The World and The Overall Za Warudo! *AHEM* I meant ¡­ The World Setting. Year: 4500 A.D. Location: Planet Earth Population: 5 Billion Virtual Population: 25 Billion Average Life Expectancy: 150 Years. Technology, Achievements, Trends: - Space Program for citizens. - Milky Way Galaxy explored. - Outer Space Lifeforms encountered. - Able to transfer consciousness into virtual reality. - Terraforming planets into habitable planets were possible. - Mecha Units were widely used as space miners and other labors. - Mecha Units were deemed as inefficient in real combat. Other Habitable Planets and Colonies where humanity resided. - Mars - Kepler Artificial Planet #14 to #345 (#1 to #13 were retired as they were technology outdated) - Putinof Space Colony #1 to #13 - Elzucc Space Carrier AC001, AC003, AC004 (AC002 undergoing a maintenance repair on Earth) ************************************* The Company Company: ZT Corporation Group. President of the Company: Company HQ: China Server Location: Space Carrier "Elzucc" Lilim Heritage Project Director: Lucian Light Lilim Heritage Head Programmer: Company Main Income: - Subscription Monthly Fees - In Game Items (PTW Options) - Auction House Handling Fees - Game Capsules ¨C 100K USD a piece! - Spirit Server Entrance Fees Player Base: Over 2 billion "Live" users and 10 billion "Spirit" users. ************************************* The Game Lilim Heritage had two servers, which were entirely separated. The first server was called "Live" server where all users used game capsules to enter the game. The second server was called "Spirit" server. The players in this server were no longer in the human world as they transferred their consciousness, aka their soul, into the character in the game and abandoned their mortal bodies in order to seek immortality. This server was more peaceful and the laws were stricter than the live server as it was the second earth of mankind. Although players were automatically resurrected upon death, PVP in this server was strictly forbidden. ************************************* Starting Up Upon entered, players would be forced to choose a career path within the game. Each player could only create one character per one capsule. In order to create a new one, the player had to delete the initial character or buying a new capsule, which was a costly method. For deleting a character method, the account would be penalized for 7 days. The penalized player would be unable to log into the server during the period of time. After the player chose the job, he/she would have a choice to participate in various tests and tutorials. The tests of the physical body and mental strength came first. A series of commands would be given to the players, such as "Sit-up as many times possible in a minute", "Run as fast as possible to the goal", etc. After they had done the tests, the game system would scan the players'' psych if they could handle the gore or shock within the game. If any player failed this test, the player would be forced with the option "Violent and Gore" off to protect the user mental health. The option could be turned on later. After the tests were done, player status would be shown to the players. The scores they had would be determined how many free status points and the starting status points they would have. Once the status setting was completed the players would be transferred to the tutorial zone. Combat Occupations had 5 tutorials. The players had to participate in at least the first tutorial, but they could skip the rest for the bonus "Title" by completing the tests. The first tutorial was boot camp where players would be trained as if they were newly recruited soldiers in the real military boot camp. This process took one month in game time. The second and the rest of the tutorials were different depending on the career path which players had chosen. Players could skip these to obtain the title "Hot Shot" by completing the tests. Life Skill Occupations had only one tutorial. They would be taught by the NPC in the game for one month on the skill the players had chosen, or they could take on the tests to skip the entire tutorial to unlock the skill right away and obtained the title "Gifted XXX" (XXX referred to the job, i.e. Chef, Mechanic, Doctor, etc.). After the completion, the life skill would be unlocked to the players. The Life Skill Occupations, however, could also be learned by the combat players, but they also had to take on the tutorial for a month or took on the tests by NPC, just like the other life skill players did. After all the processes were done, players could pick a starting location/faction/country and enjoy the game. Chapter -1 Outline – Classes, Rough Timeline and Themes in the Game The theme of the game set on 2200 A.D. when humanity started building Mecha Units to replace tanks and aircraft. As the story quests in the game progressed, more technology would be unlocked (Tech trees as in civilization game series). Rough Timeline in the Game. 2500 A.D. - Spaceships and space carriers would be unlocked. - Space fights and stories happened after the years. 2550 A.D. - New Technologies and spaceships. - Planet Colonization unlocked. - Planetary Battles 2600 A.D. - Alien Races unlocked. - Esper Classes unlocked. - Hidden Classes unlocked. 3000 A.D. - All stars in the Milkyway Galaxy unlocked. - Galactic Wars unlocked. - Random Wormholes. - Interservers Battles 4500 A.D. - The Merge. - The Secrets. - The Blackholes. 5000 A.D. - The Revelations. - Conclusion. - End of the Journey. ******************************************************* Rough Event in Real World. - School Entrance Ceremony. - Character Introducing. - School Life 1st Year Highschool - The Game - The Fame - The Mulah! - School Exams (We all hate!) - Faceslapping (?) - Esport - More Faceslapping - End of 1st Year + End of Volume 1 (?) **Initial Estimated +-200K words with the in-game story.** ******************************************************* Combat Class **Marine Class** *1St Tier* - Recruit (Before completing the tutorial) - Private (After completing the tutorial) *2nd Tier* - Soldier (Guns/Rockets/Grenades as weapons) - Sniper - Armor Units - Field Medic (Healer) - Scout *3rd Tier* - Shocktrooper (Laser Guns/Plasma Guns/Advanced weapons) - Kinetic Soldier (Esper + Soldier) - Artillery Units - Lieutenant Officer - Field Surgeon - Advanced Armor Units - Special Force (Or spec ops units?) *4th Tier* **Space Navy Path** *1st Tier* - Recruit (Before completing the tutorial) - Seaman Recruit - Fireman Recruit - Airman Recruit - Constructionman Recruit *2nd Tier* - Seaman - Fireman - Airman - Constructionman *3rd Tier* - Petty Officer (?) *4th Tier* **Air Force Path** *1st Tier* - Recruit (Before completing the tutorial) - Airman Basic *2nd Tier* - Pilot + prefix/suffix (depending on what type of crafts they specialize in) - Rocketeer (Soldier + GTA Jetpack) - Paratrooper (Soldier + Jumper Boots + Paratrooper in the modern world) *3rd Tier* *4th Tier* **Esper Path** *1st Tier* - Recruit (Before completing the tutorial) - Apprentice *2nd Tier* - Esper - Mage *3rd Tier* - Cultivator - Sage - Spiritualist *4th Tier* Crafter / Life Skills - Engineer/Mechanics - Chef/Cook - Gatherer/Miner/Harvester - Scientist/Alchemist - Merchant/Trader - Farmer/Gardener - Mason/Carpenter/Metal Processor - Gunsmith - Linguistic/Negotiator/Tamer - Programme Chapter 1 Mia Chapter 1 ¨C Mia May 17th, 4518 A.D. *Ziii* In a kitchen, a pretty boy was frying eggs on a pan in his right hand, while his other hand picked up an apple from the cooling bucket nearby. The left hand squeezed the apple and crushed it into small pieces. Juices and small pieces of apple dropped down into another bucket nearby. His left hand did not stop. He picked up another apple and repeated the same motion. Another apple was crushed into pieces. The sunny side eggs were cooked, and the pan in the hand of the boy tossed out the eggs into the air. They flew over the boy''s head, made an arc, and then dropped down with the sunny side up on the plate on the dining table behind the boy. "Young master Mia, don''t throw around the food, please." "Meh. Doing it normally is troublesome. Do it like this is more efficient." The boy, Mia, pour some water on the pan to clean a few leftover pieces of eggs. He then threw away the wastewater into the sink. Afterward, he raised the fire on the stove and threw in vegetables, sauces, soup, and seasoning into the pan. The pan was shaken later to stir everything together. After a few minutes of frying the vegetables, the boy spoke. "Dana. Pass me the salmon, please." A female android maid, who was standing beside the 100-cubic-feet refrigerator, opened the gigantic door of the fridge. She grabbed a package of large raw salmon steak, unpacked it, and passed them over to the boy. The housekeeper android was originally a gift from Mia''s parents as they were worried about their son, who was living alone in a foreign country. However, it was unnecessary because Mia did all of his everyday housework by himself. As a result, Dana ended up being there as his assistant all the time. "Thanks!" Mia threw the raw salmon into the air. His left hand grabbed a kitchen knife nearby and waved it toward the raw salmon. After images flashed at the midair salmon, which sliced it into small pieces. All of them dropped onto the pan. "Actually, if young master wanted sliced salmons, you could have asked me to help you." "Meh, it''s faster doing it this way. Cooking should be done as quickly as possible or I''ll starve to death." "It would also be faster if you use a blender for the apple juice." "Meh. The juice will be too slimy. I like it with a few large apple pieces in it." "Also, please refrain from your habitual speech. Your friends in the previous school bullied you and called you a goat because of it." "¡­ Meh." Mia had a habit of speaking out the word "Meh" when he disagreed with something or complained about something. When he was little, his first word was actually "Meh" instead of "Mom" or "Dad", which was the reason that he was named "Mia". ¡­ ¡­ 7.30 AM. Mia wore his high school uniform. It was a plain white long sleeve shirt and black pants. However, there were additional fancy bracers, chest guard, gloves, shin guards, boots, and a pressure-control helmet on top of the uniform. All of the equipment was glowing and glittering in light blue color. All of those fancy gadgets were made of LB-Series filament, which was a common material for civilian self-protection suit as it was light, yet more durable than steel. It was first found in the year 2700 when humanity began exploring the universe. It was published later for commoners to use in the year 2850 after one of the mining company managed to secure a concession to mine on the found planet. After putting on all of the armor pieces, his original slim and 165cm-tall statue turned into a certain engineer in a deep space horror game. It was a flying suit for the civilian to use in this era. Mia connected all parts together with a few wire connection. Then he gave out a voice command. "Travel mode on." [Travel Mode Confirmed. Air compression locked.] *VROOO* With all of his preparation done, Mia picked up his prepared lunch box and shove it into his school bag. The view of the outside world came into his view after he opened the front door. Outside, there was nothing but sky and colossus poles with buildings on top of them. He was living on a building which was built on a gigantic grey pole. Below his house, it was the raging blue sea. The earth axis had shifted a thousand years ago. The Southeast Asian countries sunk into the bottom of the sea alongside many western countries. The massive Atlantic Ocean became a new continent instead while the America continent turned into a small continent as its east coast also sunk into the sea. Despite the loss of their homeland, the citizens of these countries did not give up. They had constructed these poles before the shift in order to prepare for the apocalypse and save as many lives as possible. After the shift, they persisted on living these territories as these were their prided birthplace. Years passed, some of the house owners left these pole-houses to board a space colony to find a better place to live. These places ended up being sold to wealthy families to use as their holiday resorts. Mia''s parents also bought one of the houses here as their resort. Now, Mia was staying here. Mia turned his head around to check if there was any flying object nearby. Seeing that the sky was clear, he gave orders to his helmet. "Scan for flight routes. Give me a free altitude and flight path to Chula High-School." [Scanning ¡­] [Scanning completed. All flight courses have been updated.] [List of Cleared Flight Path] [1. Altitude 2,000 ft. Preset Route CHS-001.] [2. Altitude 2,200 ft. Preset Route CHS-001.] [3. Altitude ¡­] "Pick the first option. Set course to Chula High-School. Altitude 2,000 feet. Set speed to 200mph." [Preset Route CHS-001, altitude 2,000 feet. Speed 200mph confirmed.] The boot soles gave out a vacuum sound as they propelled Mia up into the air. After it raised him up to 2,000 feet above the water level, his entire body leaned forward, and the boots gave out a loud boom. Mia''s body was launched forward at a high speed. ¡­ After 10 minutes of flying, Mia landed on a small runway for students on the back of a school building. The signboard under the clock of the clock tower could be read "Chula High School". Chula High School, located in the middle of the largest artificial island. It was the most advanced high-school in this country. The competition for getting in was fierce as only a hundred from ten thousand was accepted each year. Mia was one of the students who managed to pass the brutal entrance exam with 99% scores. It was his first day of the new semester. After the landing, Mia identified himself to the staff at the counter. Then, he was guided by an android into a large lounge. It was a locker room for students who came to school via a flight suit. Each locker was 2 meters tall, one meter wide, and 1 meter in deep. It was enough to store Mia''s flight suit into it. Mia took off his helmet and gears, revealing his girly face and his long curly blond hair that touched his shoulder. Five guys in the locker room were chatting and joking around glanced at Mia with his suit. Afterward, they continued chatting because they did not care to pay any attention to him. However, when Mia took off his helmet, they had to turn around to look at Mia again in shock. All of a sudden, the noisy locker room atmosphere became silent. There was a reason for their surprise. The locker rooms for students were separated by gender, and the room they were inside was a locker room for male students. The long hair and girly face of Mia made them misunderstood that a girl was changing in the male locker room! From the five''s perspective, no matter where they were looking at, all part of Mia body indicated that he was a girl. Mia finished taking off his gears and turned around, only to find out that all eyes were fixated on his face and his body. The social awkward Mia was embarrassed by the stares. His face reddened while he tried to cover his face. "Umm, please don''t stare so much. I''m getting embarrassed." His sweet melodious voice sounded out in the quiet room, which shook the heart of all listeners. "I-I-I have found my true love ¡­" "T-This is an angel." Two guys muttered by instinct. One guy held his left chest as if he was having a heart attack. Another boy was still having a dumbstruck look while he was nose bleeding. The last dude knelt down and prayed to Mia as if he was a goddess on earth. "Err. Excuse ¡­ me?" Mia tried to make a conversation in nervousness. "Ugh!" "Hhhnnng!" The two guys, who had muttered nonsense before, held their left chest and squirmed on the ground in pain, yet their face showed signs of happiness. Mia got more nervous as he did not know what to do to help these weird five boys. He decided to flee the locker room to his assigned classroom with his teary eyes. He kept thinking while he was running away. ''What happened to those people had nothing to do me!'' ''It wasn''t my fault!'' Chapter 2 First Class Chapter 2 ¨C First Class First Year Building, Classroom 406. In this classroom, there were over a hundred seats and tables arranged in a quarter circle formation. Each row was elevated, so the students on the back row could see the instructor below. On the side of each table, a transparent monitor was floating in mid-air. However, students could not use it as it was neither a touch screen computer nor a voice-commanded computer. It was a remote monitor that instructors used them to give the student on the designate table an instruction or a lecture. At the front of the room, there was a large stage and a gigantic blue monitor behind the stage. It was as if that this room was a theater rather than a classroom. Despite the fact that there were plenty of seats, there were only 10 students registered for this classroom, Mia included. Currently, he was sitting on the center front row as he was a timid studious type. He was a teacher''s pet in the middle-school, so he carried over his habit into the high school as well. The other 9 students were already inside the room. Each of them was sitting in a different seat as none of them knew each other. Moreover, all of them were boys. With the pretty face Mia sitting in the front row, he was the center of attention of everybody in the room. ''Such beauty! My high-school life this year will be great!'' ''What the hell is that girl wearing a male student uniform?'' ''A female student with a male uniform? Is she a tomboy or is that a trap?'' ''She is definitely my type! I have to find a way to ask her out!'' ''I haven''t checked the regulation of this school. Does it allow female students to wear any kind of uniform?'' Each male students in the room had different kinds of thought in their mind. Yet, no one dared to approach Mia as his beauty was too otherworldly, and it blinded their sight if they got too close. Mia could also sense that 18 eyes were focusing on him, which made him more nervous. He wanted to talk to one of them to make friends, but with the stares, he lost his confidence. A middle-aged man walked into the room later. He was a professor and this classroom administrator for this year. He looked around the room to see the faces of the students and nodded in acknowledgment. He stood on the stage at the front room and started introducing himself. "Greetings my students. I''m your class administrator and I''m in charge of psychic classes. My name is Professor Fortune Luckyaf. My surname is pronounced as Luc-Karve. If any moron calls me "Lucky as fOOk", I''ll give you "F" on every subject I''m in charge of!" Every student snickered. Mia bit his lower lips as he was trying his hardest not to laugh. "First of all, congratulations to everybody here for making it into the school!" Everyone in the room clapped, including Mia. They knew how hard the entrance exam and the competition were. "As you''ve known. The score of the student in this room was between 99.85% and 99.78%, and yet, all of you are still ranked between 51st and the 60th from the 100 students we have accepted. It means that you are nothing but one of the average students in this school." "But don''t feel down because you are average. In the Galaxy standard, we are one of the top high-school of the Milky Way. You should be proud of that!" Everyone clapped again. It was indeed as the professor had said. The last 100th ranker who managed to make it into the cut scored 99.65%, which barely enough to make it into the school. Only the cream of the crops could be enrolled here. "For the first year students this year, there will be a change to the curriculum. All miscellaneous classes will be held in the morning. In the afternoon, we''ll have you enter the new virtual world that was just released by the Milky Way Government." The faces of the students changed. They knew about the change of the education programs from the news network. Twenty years ago, a new scientific breakthrough had been published to the mass. Humanity could transfer their conscience into the virtual world, AKA game world. The news became the talk of the town, and new trends appeared. Many gaming companies participated in this research and obtained the green light from the Milky Way Government that they could create any game to house the soul of the transferred human. At the present, hundreds of gaming companies product many VRMMO games that could be a new world for humanity to reside in, which 25 billion of the combined population from earth, colonies, and artificial planet citizens already moved their souls into the virtual worlds. Then this year, a commercial came out and showed the world that Milky Way Government had been creating its own virtual world. It was titled "Lilim Heritage Online", which featured the theme of the 23rd-century earth when mankind first mass-produced giant robots to replace tanks and heavy weaponry. Although the mecha technologies were deemed as inefficient later on the 30th century as the mecha units were replaced with more advanced transformable armor units and spaceships, it was still a favorite era for teenagers and robot lovers. Mia was also looking forward to the release of this game. However, there was no news about the release date or other information of the game itself anywhere but the commercial on the social networks. Now that the professor told them that they had to enter the VR world that the government had created, they could not help but think of this game. "In this curriculum, all students must be able to adapt into both real world and virtual world. You can pick any occupation in the game that you are familiar with, or you can play it normally as you did to other games. The government will monitor your activities and will evaluate your performance and your daily life in there." "The grade you get will determine your morality, your wits, your lifestyles, and your overall abilities to handle the change of the environment. It will affect your next year courses and your future career! Although I said you can play it normally, be cautious about the consequences of your own actions! Do not recklessly PK someone or PVP in a gang war without a reason, or you''ll be branded as a criminal in the future!" A student on the back raised his hand and questioned the professor. "Why can''t we PK? Is there a meaning to this course?" "There is. The government is isolating troublemakers in the virtual worlds. Because everyone is pretty much an immortal in VR games, there are transferred people who didn''t follow the law and caused troubles in the VR worlds. The government made this game to form a new standard and a new punishment to get rid of these thoughtless people, so don''t become one of them, okay?" The students nodded as they could see the picture. Every transferred people, who migrated their soul into games, could transfer themselves into another VR game easily by paying a sum that they converted from their properties in the game into the real world money. As a result, many PKs, aka player killers, in the virtual worlds caused a lot of damages to other peaceful players. After they were punished either by jailing or resetting their characters, they could still avoid the punishment by selling everything they had and transfer their soul into another game. The government treated these people like a plague. They were trying their hardest to isolate these group of people into a separated server. "Won''t there be a PKer in the new game, professor?" Mia raised his hand and asked. His sweet melodious voice shook the heart of everybody in the room. The professor coughed and regained his bearing. "Lilim Heritage isn''t opened to the public yet. Only students from prestigious schools will be the first group to enter. So all of you are pretty much pioneers to this game. If anyone wants to be a professional gamer or plan to move your soul into this game, you''d better be serious." After hearing that they would be the pioneers of the game, the eyes of every student brightened up. Mia was also excited that he would be able to play this game. He was looking forward to being a pilot of one of the mecha units in the commercials. "Also, there''s one more thing. The transferred and the live players are playing on a different server. Even though you don''t have to worry about the residences over there, be mindful of your actions, alright?" "Yes, sir!" ¡­ ¡­ After the morning class, the professor registered every student address and left. Before he left, he told everyone that the gaming capsule would be delivered to the address they provided within today. All student could go home and waited for the delivery and set up their game. They were expected to enter the game within today. Chapter 3 Character Creation Chapter 3 ¨C Character Creation 11.15 AM. Mia rushed home after the class was over. He was so absentminded about the game to the point that he did not notice the surrounding. He did not realize that while he was exiting the school building, every student was gazing at him in awe and admiration, especially from men, while a few female looked at him in envy and jealousy of his look. As Mia was straddling to the student locker in a hurry, no one dared to block his path ¡­ until he entered the male locker room. "Huh?" "Eh?" "What the?" "Nani the fudge!?" The onlookers were surprised by Mia''s action. At the same time, they were shocked that the security androids did not stop him from entering the room. The security androids were there to guard the students and prevent them from committing an immoral act, such as entering the wrong locker room. For this reason, they could understand the situation immediately. If Mia was a girl, the android would stop him from entering the male locker room right away. However, they did not stop him. "That''s ¡­ a boy!?" "OMFG!" "IT''S A TRAP!" "He''s ¡­ prettier than real girls." "I don''t wanna live in this planet anymore." "Me, too. I''ll transfer my soul into a VR world for sure." "¡­ I''mma go peek." "Me, too." "Me, three." "Stop! You perverted men!" "Shut it, woman! You''ve been drooling for a while now!" "No, you shut it! Peeking the changing boys is the privilege of us, girls! Guys peeking guys are gross!" "No, you gross! You''re a mental girl!" A professor who was passing by heard the commotion in front of the men locker room. He shook his head and sighed. "Students of culture. Students of culture are everywhere ¡­" ¡­ 2 PM. A half-football-stadium-sized spacecraft floated in front of Mia''s house with its side hatch opened. There were painted logo of the Milky Way Government on both sides of the ship as it was the government delivery spaceship. Twenty rounded-shape worker droids flew while their small arms carried a 3-meter wide capsule into the house. The captain of the spacecraft gave a white sign plate to Mia, which he wrote his signature on it with his fingertips. "The delivery is completed. The game server will open at 8 PM tonight. The manual is also in the package, please read it before you enter the game." The delivery spaceship left. Meanwhile, Mia skipped and danced in a delighted mood into his house. He grabbed the 2000-pages-thick manual and read it with attention. ¡­ 7.00 PM. Mia finished reading the entire manual and managed to memorize 90% of its content. If it were other teenagers, they would have given up reading it after an hour. However, students in Chula Academy were comparable to monsters if they compared it with ordinary people within a similar age. They had more endurance and more disciplinary than the usual. All of the students used to cram all of those complicated photon theories in their head in the middle school and scored almost a perfect result in the entrance exams. The manual Mia read was nothing more than a textbook which described the lifestyles, traditional customs, trends, culture, and the world map during the 23rd-century. It was imperative that they understood the way of the ancient people before they jumped into the past as they might suffer a culture shock. Mia set up the gaming capsule in his gaming room. After that, he took a bath and a quick dinner for the final preparation for a long night of gaming. When he came back to his room, it was already 7.52 PM. ''It''s about time. I should enter the capsule to wait.'' He called his maid Dana to assist him in operating the capsule. Once the final set up was completed, he laid down inside the capsule, while Dana closed the hatch from the outside. "I''ll monitor your condition from outside. Have fun, young master Mia." Mia closed his eyes and allowed the capsule system to operate its connection with his brain. ¡­ Mia fell like he was sunk into a water pool. He opened his eyes and found that he was floating above a grassland with nothing else in sight. A young girl, who was tied up with asylum outfit with chains wrapping around her body, appeared in front of Mia. She appeared younger than him as she looked like a middle-schooler. He remembered this girl. She appeared in the commercial of this game on the social network. She was called the goddess of calamity, Lilith. However, according to the storyline of this game in the manual that he read, she was a savior instead. "Welcome, child, to the dimension of Lilim." The goddess spoke. "Oh hi! I''m Mia. Nice to meet you!" Mia replied back in energetic voice by reflex. He forgot that this was a game, and the person in front was an A.I. NPC. The NPC goddess laughed. "Oh, my. We have a unique player. Nice to meet you too, my dear. Well, I like you. But I have to uphold the system standard, so I can''t play favorites, okay?" "Aw, okay." "It''s your first time coming here. Let''s start with your character. I assume that "Mia" is your real name in the outside world, am I correct?" "Oops, yes. That''s my real name." "It''s okay. If you want to, we can first set up your name in the game. What would you like to be called?" "I want something manly. How about Mitch?" "Hmm? I understand. I will set your name in game as Misha." The goddess laughed and operated the system. Mia''s IGN was set as Misha, which was a girl name. "Wait a minute! I just said Mitch, not Misha." The goddess came to a pause and blinked a few times. The corner of her mouth revealed a faint smirk for a moment before her expression returned to the usual gentle smile. "My sincerest apologies, my dear. It was my mistake. The name has already been set, so I can''t change it anymore." Mia wanted to scream and curse this goddess as he was trolled the first minute he logged into this game. He had enough with the people mistaking him as a girl. He wanted to live like a man for once. He decided that if he had to transfer his soul into the game, he would not choose this game. "Next, please choose the main class that you want to play with. There are two major classes in this game, a combat class or a lifestyle class. What class do you want to play as?" The goddess still feinted ignorant and continued to proceed with the game as if nothing wrong had happened. Her face slipped out a smug grin as if she was holding back her laugh a few times while she was speaking in a monotone. ''Are you sure that you''re an A.I.? Why am I feeling like I''m being pranked on.'' Despite his dissatisfied and suspicious toward the game, Mia let it pass and continued with the creation of his character. "A combat class, please." "Very well, my dear. Next, I will give you an evaluation of your character starting status and potential attributes. Please follow my instruction seriously. First, I would like you to run as quickly as possible toward the goal that is flashing on the other side of the grassland. You can start when you''re ready." Mia nodded and proceeded to the starting line. This process of character creation was also described in the manual. Each player had to perform simple tests of physical abilities, which was the real physical ability in the real world. Since the soul could be transferred into the game, the character in the game should have a similar physical status as the real body. So that the transferring process would not encounter any irregularity or incompatibility issue in the future. For three hour, Mia underwent a series of tests, short-running, marathon-running, obstacle running, lifting, sit-up, push-up, crawling, and squad. All of them were physical testing. Although Mia was in-game, he sweated bullets as he was exhausted from the workout. "The testing has been completed. Good work!" Mia collapsed on the grassland on his back. He panted while he laid down on the grasses. "Meh, I can''t do another test. I''m so tired." "Don''t worry, my dear. You''ve completed everything. This is your status. *********** Status Name ¨C Misha Class ¨C Unassigned Combat Class Level ¨C 1 Free Attribute - 0 Attributes Strength ¨C 120/1,000 Vitality ¨C 80/1,000 Agility ¨C 185/1,000 Dexterity ¨C 150/1,000 Intelligence ¨C 500/1,000 Wisdom ¨C 375/1,000 Luck ¨C 17/100 *********** Mia frowned while he was reading his status attribute. In the manual, the first value in the attribute was his current values while the latter number indicated his true potential values, which was the maximum number that the true attribute could be raised. For average players, the manual said there should be free attribute points that he could assign it onto his first attributes, yet he has none. "There isn''t a mistake in my status, right?" "No, no. There isn''t a mistake. Well, the character creation is completed. Please choose your starting location." "¡­ Meh." Mia glared at the goddess in suspicion. Since he had to log into the game within today as the professor had ordered him to, he did not bother arguing with the NPC. Mia picked Thailand as his starting point. He wanted to see this country in the earlier era before it was submerged into the ocean. The moment he picked the place, he disappeared from the grassland. ''Ufufu. Good luck!'' The goddess laughed as she also disappeared into nothingness. ¡­ ¡­ Meanwhile, the other players also received their status reports. ****************** Status Name ¨C Shotacon Meister Class ¨C Unassigned Combat Class Level ¨C 1 Free Attribute - 20 Attributes Strength ¨C 60/1,000 Vitality ¨C 80/1,000 Agility ¨C 60/1,000 Dexterity ¨C 70/1,000 Intelligence ¨C 530/1,000 Wisdom ¨C 349/1,000 Luck ¨C 3/100 ****************** "Ah, it''s acceptable, I guess." ¡­ ¡­ ****************** Status Name ¨C Big Crotch Class ¨C Unassigned Combat Class Level ¨C 1 Free Attribute - 20 Attributes Strength ¨C 55/1,000 Vitality ¨C 75/1,000 Agility ¨C 40/1,000 Dexterity ¨C 50/1,000 Intelligence ¨C 511/1,000 Wisdom ¨C 400/1,000 Luck ¨C 1/100 ****************** "Luck 1? Blasphemy! I''ll put all my attributes to my luck! What, I can''t? Shame!" ... None of them had realized it yet that their starting status was not the same. Chapter 4 What Are These Options? Chapter 4 ¨C What''re These Options? Mia''s vision turned black after he chose the starting place of his character. When he regained his sight again, Mia found himself floating in the outer space. The bright light from stars and galaxies revealed themselves to him. The surrounding was as beautiful as Mia had seen in the Medias. However, it was not the time to be enjoying the sightseeing. There was a naked body of a person in front of him, and a large panel with hundreds of options in it. The panel on top of it showed clear words, "Character Customization". Any gamer could understand this without much difficulty, including Mia. Because all Mia had to do was to complete the creation of his characters by adjusting the character''s outer appearance that he would use in the game. But there were problems. First, there was no option for choosing a gender. Mia did not have a problem with this as the latest bill from the Galactic Government stated that players had to pick their own gender. This bill was passed as there were too many scams where players created good looking female characters or boy-band like male characters, which they used to seduce victims into making contact with each other in the real world. Once they met up, the fraudster would rob or blackmailed the victims for money. To prevent this, all character in the virtual world had to be created by using the real gender of the players. The old meme which once said "MMORPG = Many men online role-playing as girls." was outdated by the new laws. Second, which was a serious issue, the character in front of Mia was a replicate of himself ¡­ as a female. Mia stared at the character in front of him in a daze. It looked exactly like him, but a few parts of the body was different. ''Where is my pee-pee?'' ''Why is my chest ¡­ so round?'' ''My nipples are not that perky! You perverted game!'' Mia screamed inside his mind while his face was as red as tomatoes. He lost count of how many times he gulped while he was looking at the character. ''Why has my character model turned into a girl?'' ''This is so wrong on many levels. I have to file a complaint on the game company.'' ''But ¡­ but I should try it a bit. It doesn''t hurt, right?'' The puberty instinct and his curiosity kicked in. Mia glanced left and right as if he was checking that there was no one looking at him. He reached out his hands to feel the character''s body. ''So soft ¡­ NOT! WHAT AM I DOING!?'' Mia squatted down while he hugged his head in shame, yet his eyes were still glued at the body. Ten minutes after he gazed at it until he was content, he glanced at the option-panel to adjust his character. ''I plan to create a handsome guy ¡­ but.'' He peered at the emotionless face of his character in front of him. ''It ¡­ might not seem so bad to be beautiful. And also ¡­'' The eyes of Mia locked onto the chest area of the character model. ''I like them big!'' Without hesitation, his right index finger stabbed at the option "Chest Size". Then he swiped the slide bar to the end of the right side. ''OH SHIT! TOO BIG! THAT''S AN ALIEN COW SIZE! BACK! GO BACK!'' ''Okay, let them be moderate. No, they can be a bit bigger. Maybe a little bit smaller ¡­ Perfect!'' ''Oh, what''s this motion intensity do ¡­ OMFG, THEY SHOOK!'' Mia played around with the option for another 10 minutes. *Pant* *Pant* Mia swiped away his drool while he still gazed at the model with admiration. ''Too shaky is no good. I feel like they are going to sag at this rate. Let''s make it firm!'' ''The same goes with the other parts. Make them all firm and tight.'' ''Oh shit! Not too muscular! Go back!'' Another 15 minutes passed. ''My height is kind of short. Make it a bit taller.'' ''What''s this "Bush" option? Eww gross! Nope! I don''t want hair on there!'' Another 10 minutes passed. ''There''s so many face option. Let''s try it one by one.'' Another 20 minutes passed. ''Finally finished! Wait, there is a dressing room option?'' Another 10 minutes passed. *Pant* *Pant* Mia swiped away his drool again. He had finished creating his character, rather, he had finished creating his ideal girlfriend. ''She''s mine. Mine alone.'' ''Wait a sec. Am I a narcissist?'' ''Nope! I''m admiring the girl in front of me. I am definitely not falling in love with myself!'' Mia pressed the finished button on the menu, after which he felt his vision and his body change. His vision was sucked into the model body in front of him. Then his body sense merged with the game character. Mia was originally 160cm tall, but this body was adjusted into 175cm tall, and the body mass was also different. He felt awkward when he attempted to move around the body. Most importantly, the body parts on his chest blocked his view. ''I ¡­ think I made a mistake. I shouldn''t have made them this big.'' Mia made them into D-cup size with the firmest option. He grabbed and squeezed them to test them out. They were as firm as his own butt cheeks. It did not feel good as he had expected. ''Meh. What a disappointment.'' ''Forget it. Time to enter the game.'' ''But what time is it now?'' Mia looked at the system clock. It was already over an hour since he first logged into this game. ''HOLY CRAP! I spent an hour editing my character!?'' Shocked by the times he invested in the game by editing his character model, he pressed the confirm option again to send his character into the game world. ¡­ ¡­ Mia appeared again inside a long bus, sitting on one of the empty seats. His vision blurred after his body manifested into the game world. Many things were different from the real world he lived in. The gravity in the game was heavier, and the oxygen seemed to be thinner as he had a hard time trying to breathe. He tried to lift his arms and moved his legs a bit, which he found out that it was harder to move than before. The environment was also harsh. Despite being on a bus with air conditioners, he could smell dust and dirt from the outside of the bus. The scenery was desolate and rural as there was not a single building in sight even though it was the Capital of a country. Mia turned around to look inside the bus. Other players continued to be spawned in the same vehicle after Mia appeared. They were as confused as Mia when he first appeared as well. Seeing that there were other students who arrived later than himself, Mia sighed in relief. He was not the only one who spent over an hour tampering his character. Every other player looked dazzling. Mia felt like he was sitting inside an idol bus because everyone had either a beautiful face or a sharp handsome face. It took another 10 minutes until the bus empty seats were filled. Afterward, a flat-screen TV opened itself and started playing strange songs and anthems. "Welcome players, to the Mafdet Federation. I''d like to thank all of you for choosing our Federation as your starting country. Since all of you have chosen a combat occupation as a starting class, we will assist you by leading all of you to the Federation Boot Camp." "At the boot camp, you will be trained by our professional soldiers. We guaranteed you that after a month of training, you will become one of the elite soldiers that you can take on any mutants and zombies." "For now, I will tell you the history of our people ¡­" The guy in the TV continued to narrate the history of his country. Mia had also studied about it over a hundred times literally when he was still under the tutorage of his father''s colleagues. He did not need to pay much attention to the TV anymore. "The boot camp of ancient people is weird. Why do they have to train so hard when you can just go through a simple genetic modification?" The players behind Mia complained out loud. "Their technology hasn''t reached that stage, man! It was still the beginning of the Mecha Era. Gene Era comes 800 years later." "Hmm. I wonder if we can import our knowledge and technologies into the game." "No. Haven''t you read the manual? The technology trees have to be unlocked by the country government. Even if we can create something from our era over here, the game will terminate it if the technology hasn''t been unlocked." "Wow, what a shitty game. I probably won''t transfer my soul here." "Yeah, me too. I prefer a fantasy setting. This is not my taste at all." Players in the bus started having a conversation with each other, which Mia did not participate. He was daydreaming about the mech units that he wanted to pilot in the future. Chapter 5 The Brutal Education Program – Part 1 Chapter 5 ¨C The Brutal Education Program ¨C Part 1 In the 23rd-century, mankind was still recovering from the invasion of an unknown alien race a hundred years ago. Though humanity managed to drive away the intruders, they suffered a disastrous casualty. Half of the world turned into barren lands. Cities and countries collapsed, and a portion of the survivors mutated into beasts and zombies. Only 200 million humans survived. New countries had been found on top of the old countries. Mafdet Federation was one of them, which they occupied the Southeast Asia countries as their territories. ¡­ The players in the bus could see a steel city wall in front of them. They were over 30 meters in height, and the length could not even be measured with their own eyes as it went from a horizon to another horizon. The bus led them passed through the barricaded sentries in front of the gate and entered the city. Inside the city, the greenery of trees and grasses could be seen. They were welcomed with the public parks on both sides of the road as they were moving into the city. Children were playing in a sand garden. Young mothers were watching them while they were chatting with other parents on the side. An ice cream cart was swarmed by children, who were cueing to buy some ice-creams. The scenery looked peaceful, the city was full of liveliness. It was a different world apart from the desolate land outside the wall. All players in the bus were admiring the scenery while the bus suddenly took a left turn and headed into a military camp behind the parks. As the bus stopped at the checkpoint at the gate of the military camp, a screen popped up in front of each player. [Welcome to Lilim Heritage Online.] [You will now undergo a tutorial as a combat class.] [Please choose the division you will join.] [You have 30 seconds to complete your decision.] [If you fail to choose a division and the time limit exceeded, you will be assigned randomly.] Four pictures appeared on the screen. There was a picture of a rifle, a picture of a battleship, a picture of a jet, and a picture of a brain. They were the Marine, Navy, Air Force, and the Esper Division respectively. Mia did not hesitate. He picked the Air Force as he wanted to pilot a giant robot. [Thank you for choosing the Air Force Division.] [Please follow the drill sergeant at the boot camp to complete your first tutorial.] ¡­ [Quest Received] Quest Objective: - Attend the boot camp training for one month. - Increase your level to 10 or higher. - Increase at least two attributes to 100 or higher. Reward: Class Change, Title: Airman Recruit ¡­ Mia chuckled at the quest information. He had been through a classic boot camp training for a year when he was twelve as he tagged along with his parents to a military space colony. It was tough, yet he liked it, and it was a good memory to him as well. He wondered if the training would be the same, or would there be a deviation. While Mia was pondering and excited about the game, a few players did not think that way. "What the hell? Boot camp?" "Oh, wow. Really?" "Am I playing a game or am I joining an army?" Voices of dissatisfaction came from within the bus. They cringed as they looked at their own quest screen. "Excuse me, sister Misha. Have you picked a division? Which division did you choose?" A girl, who was sitting by the side of Mia, asked him. He turned to the girl in surprise because he had not noticed this girl when he appeared inside the bus as he sat by the window and did not pay attention to the surrounding. Mia looked at her and her name above her head. It said "Santa Murderer". He could not help but admiring that this girl had a fierce side in her to name her character like this. "Err, oh yes, I picked Air Force!" "Isn''t that division kind of hard?" "Hard?" "Yes, you see. From what I''ve learned, the jets and the units still use electronic devices as a core. You will have to heavily rely on the mechanics and engineers. You will also have to supply yourself with aircraft and robots in the future. Pilot class is an expensive class to play." Mia cringed. He had also learned about the 23rd-century technologies. They still relied on the electronic devices, computers, and other devices that they inherited from the 21st-century before the war with the aliens. They were old and outdated in the eyes of all players here, including Mia. However, Mia''s enthusiasm toward mecha robots was higher than the intimidation of the backward technologies. Thus, he still favored Air Force. "I think robots and jets are cool! Didn''t they focus their advertisement on the mecha units? They will probably play a big part in this game." "¡­ You sure sound like a boy." "Eh, I''m a ¡­" Mia stopped his word in a mid-sentence. He was reminded by himself that he was using a female character in this game, and it was a common knowledge that players could only pick their own gender. He could not say that he was a boy, or it would arouse suspicion from the others and made the atmosphere awkward. "Haha. It''s alright. Actually, I wanted to try flying the old jets anyway." The girl shook her head as she gave up trying to convince Mia. She turned her head to her quest screen and picked the navy division. Then, she turned around and started another conversation again. "By the way, are you from Chula High?" "Yes. You?" "Same! Which class are you in? I''m in 401!" Mia cringed again. The student class assignment was arranged by their overall score. The top scorers were assigned in class one, which was the current 401 class. Then the lower rankers were assigned to the 402 to 410 class respectively. In conclusion, the 401 students were monsters among monsters who had perfect scores in the entrance exams. "¡­ I''m from 406." Mia was embarrassed when he told her about his class. "406? Eh?" The girl nocked her head to the side as she was confused. She remembered that there were only 20 girls that made it passed the exams, but none of them was assigned to the class 406. ''The last time I checked, isn''t 406 the class with all boys?'' ''I probably didn''t pay attention to it.'' The bus door opened and a military officer hopped into the bus. He glared at the players then spoke in a clear voice. "I am Petty Officer Crimson Krastel! All of you are entering the Mafdet Military Boot Camp! The moment you entered this territory, we will no longer consider you as civilians, but soldiers! Secondly, after you entered the boot camp, the sensitivity synchronization will be adjusted to 110% even if you locked it at 0%! If you want to turn back and change your class into a lifestyle class, you have 30 seconds to do so by pushing the emergency exit button in the menu. Once you pressed the button, you will be ejected from the game and your current character will be deleted! You will also be penalized by not being able to enter the game for 7 days because you deleted your character!" The faces of the players turned pale. Every player were students from various prestigious high-schools with strict exams and standards, which was the same as Mia''s high-school. In their life, they had never been yelled at by a stranger as they were raised by either a closed environment or they were crammed by tutors to the point that they lacked skills in socializing with people. As a result, they could not get used to the pressuring environment in a short period of time. Moreover, hearing that the pain sensitivity would be readjusted to 110% shocked them. It meant that if they were hit, they would feel the realistic impact or even more painful as it was 110%! "WTF!? I didn''t sign up for this. I''m out." "Crappy game. I''m out." "My dad never yelled at me like this before. I''m out, too." "Ok. No. Goodbye." "This game sucks." Despite knowing that this game was part of the education curriculum of their high-school, twenty weak-willed players pressed the emergency exit button to be ejected from the game, while the others stayed. Mia scratched his head in bemusement. He was used to being yelled at by other seniors and elders when he was young, and he knew about the basic training of the ancient eras. He did not feel any pressure from the officer. He glanced at his side and found that Santa Murderer was shaking in fear. Mia tapped her shoulder and consoled her. "It''s ok. We just have to hang on for a month in game. It''s just a simple 18 hours in real life. Think about it as a bad dream. Once we went through this, everything will be easier. Besides, everything they teach you is so simple that even middle-school students can do it. We can also set the pain sensitivity back to our setting once it''s over." The girl nodded. However ¡­ "I forgot to tell you something. The pain sensitivity will be permanently set at 100% after you graduated from this boot camp." Santa Murderer jolted. Her eyes were teary while her finger pressed the emergency exit button. "I''m sorry. I won''t choose the combat class." She whimpered as her character disintegrated into nothingness. Chapter 6 The Brutal Education Program – Part 2 Chapter 6 ¨C The Brutal Education Program ¨C Part 2 The bus moved into the military camp. Inside the bus, half of the players gave up the combat class and logged out while the other 50 players remained. Four players and Mia were the only female characters in the bus while the rest were men. Officer Krastel watched the clock counting down to zero. Once the clock ticked zero, he gazed at the remaining players and continued giving instructions. "I see that all of you have resolved yourselves. Congratulation for entering the military camp for the first time! From now on, you are no longer a civilian! Although I said this, we won''t treat you like real recruits or real soldiers because we know that all of you are still under-aged." "Once the bus stops, I want all of you to rush out of the bus and follow the drill sergeants'' instruction. Within the camp, you cannot speak anything but ''Yes, sir'', ''Yes, chief'', ''No, Sir'', ''No, Chief'', ''Aye Aye, Sir Chief'', or ''Aye Aye, Chief''. That''s the basics for now. Do you understand me?" "Yes, Sir!" Mia shouted by reflex. On the other hand, the rest of the players had never been in the military or had any knowledge about the ancient military system. They kept their mouth shut in nervousness and confusion. "Only one of you did your homework. The rest is still a bunch of kids, ah? Remember this, always reply your superior officers with the words I''ve told you. If you failed to do this, you''re going to get yelled at, and your performance result at the end of the first tutorial will be worse than the others that strictly followed our instructions." The eyes of the players sharpened when they heard that there was a performance result at the end of the tutorial. Their mindset changed from spoiled students that followed the instructions of their parent''s word by word into players that were seeking result from their quests. "It''s one of those games that requires role-playing, right?" "Ah, I''ve overlooked this. This game is just that simple." "It''s an immense type of game. I can do this." The players here had experienced other VRMMO games before. Each game in the market had different settings and genres, but they were categorized into two types. One was an immense type which players had to role-play and initiate a conversation with NPC to get a quest. They were required to travel around the game and completed various tasks as the game storylines progressed. The other type was a simple system type. The players automatically got quests by clicking a few buttons in the menu. These games were mostly action games that players did not have to care about the lore and the background storylines. Players simply jumped into the game and enjoyed the combat system that the games had offered. When they first arrived here, they thought that this game was the second type because they had seen the commercial and the action battle scenes. Most action games used the simple system type, so they misunderstood. Meanwhile, Mia did not care about these trivial things from the start. He just wanted to pilot one of those Mechs. ¡­ The bus stopped in front of a building, and the bus door at the front opened. Officer Krastel got down first and the shouts of the drill sergeant echoed from below. "GET DOWN FROM THE BUS!" Without a word, the players on the front seat jumped up and rushed down the bus. Players behind him followed suit in a hurry. Mia managed to squeeze himself into the line of people before he got out of the bus. "Move to your department! Move! Espers to the left! The rest to the right! Move!" Mia dashed to the right of the front building where there were markers on the ground. They were the hint where players should stand on. There were 3 players that had gotten out of the bus earlier lined up in a row. "Form the line of five! Any excess, form up a new line! Faster!" ¡­ All fifty players form up in ranks with 45 players in front of the left building while Mia and 4 others stood in front of the right building. ''Eh? Only five of us here?'' Mia was surprised by the separation of divisions. Majority of players chose Esper Division. Because of the strict education that all students went through, all their initial intelligence were between 400 to 600 which was at least 3 times higher than an average person. As a result, players with experiences made best of their status by choosing a career that required high intelligence. Esper Division was found in this 23rd-century and was still a dominant division even in the 46th-century. With players'' advanced knowledge of the future, they believed that this division would benefit them in the long run. The four players besides Mia had an ugly expression. They also thought that they had picked the wrong division judging by the majority of choices. ''It doesn''t matter. It might be a bit lonely, but I''ll pilot a robot in the end.'' Mia hyped himself up while he listened to the drill sergeants'' shouting. "Turn left and get down on the ground! Give me a hundred push-up, now!" The five players were shocked. A hundred push-up from the get-go? Mia gritted his teeth and attempted to do what the drill sergeant ordered. The moment he gave one push, he felt that the gravity of this earth was pulling him into the ground. He had a hard time pushing himself up with just one push. ''What''s going on? I can do 50 at home in a session all the time. How come I can''t even do one over here?'' The other players faced the same situation. They could not complete even a single push-up. None of them realized yet that the ground they were on was rigged by the game, so the gravity on the place was double that of the real world. "PATHETIC!! Is this all you''ve got!? None of you can even do a single push-up, yet you want to be a soldier!? Why don''t you pack your bag and go home! We, soldiers, have our standard! None of you are qualified to call yourself a soldier! Until you complete one hundred push-ups here, you will stay here in front of the building!" The drill sergeant yelled out and stomped around the players. He sometimes lowered his face down and stared at one of the players into the eyes and started cussing incomprehensible words. [Quest Initiated] [Tutorial 1.1 ¨C Complete one hundred push-up! (0/100) [Reward ¨C Bonus EXP to STR and VIT. Stamina Attribute will be unlocked.] ''Oh wow, seriously?'' Mia was amused by how the game gave out a quest for doing this mundane task. "An average recruit can complete this in less than 5 minutes. But for you lots, I doubt that you can complete this in 10 minutes! How about this, I''ll make a bet with you. The first one that completes this task under 10 minutes will get a reward from me!" [A challenge has been given!] [Complete the Tutorial 1.1 within 10 minutes (0/1)] [Reward ¨C A title from the drill sergeant.] ''Oho? Looking down on me? Bring it!'' Mia mustered all of his strength to push himself up the ground. He was the first one who completed the first push-up. *Ding* [Complete one hundred push-ups! (1/100)] ''OK, one at a time.'' Mia pushed himself down. Because of the intense gravity, the breasts of his character touched the floor. *Boink* "¡­" *Boink* As if there was magic at work, the elasticity of his breasts gave him a bit of strength to help him in the push-up. He managed to raise himself up easier than the last time while he was shocked by the discovery. *Ding* [Complete one hundred push-ups! (2/100)] ''Dafuq!? I thought I configured these things to be firm, so it won''t sag. How the hack they become a spring!?'' *Boink* "¡­" Despite the chaotic thought inside of Mia''s mind, he retained his poker face on the outside. He felt so embarrassed to the point that he wanted to be reincarnated as a carrot, but he had to continue. *Boink* *Ding* [Complete one hundred push-ups! (3/100)] *Boink* *Ding* [Complete one hundred push-ups! (4/100)] ¡­ ¡­ Four minutes later. *Boink* *Ding* [Complete one hundred push-ups! (100/100)] [Congratulations! You are the first player who completed the push-up under 5 minutes!] [You''ve received 100 EXP] [You are level 2! 5 Additional Free Attributes have been added!] [You''ve received 20 STR EXP] [You''ve received 20 VIT EXP] [Stamina Attribute has been unlocked!] The drill sergeant smiled at Mia and smacked his shoulder in satisfaction. "Good job, recruit! That''s how a soldier should be! I thought you wouldn''t be able to complete it in ten minutes, yet you did it under 5 minutes! I''ll give you something as a reward!" [You have received the title "Good Recruit!"] [Title ¨C Good Recruit!] [Title Effect ¨C Maximum STR and VIT increases by 2. Your superior officers will favor you.] Mia''s character still had the same poker face. He did not want to utter a word because of shame. Meanwhile, the other players glanced at him in admiration and awe. The task was so difficult that they could not complete 50 push-ups yet, but Mia had finished it without a slight change in her(his) expression. ''Such beauty and such discipline.'' ''She must be an athlete in real life.'' ''Wow, that''s a tough girl!'' "You lots! None of you have the right to rest yet! Get your chest on the ground! Recruit Misha! You can enter the barrack. The staffs inside will instruct you the next task!" Chapter 7 Bug? Chapter 7 ¨C Bug? Misha was led inside the building to a room with rows of counters. The female staff pointed at the first row, which had a cardboard box on it. "Since you are the only air-force recruit in this session, I will guide you personally. Go open up the box and put all your belongings in the plastic bags. Go!" No quest appeared this time. Misha guessed that this task was too trivial to include as tutorial quests. For hours, She received non-quest orders from the female drill sergeant. They were all trivial orders, such as "enter this room," "collect all items from the staffs," "get checked by a dentist," "change your cloth into the prepared uniform," "tie your hair this way," and etc. Though it was tedious and mundane, she felt nostalgia with this environment and the people. . In Mia''s world, all youth at the age of 11 to 12 had an option to attend basic reserve military training in space to acquire extra credits for their middle-school grades. The practice of child soldiers was illegal in the past millennia. However, the nature of the current Milky Way Galaxy was unforgiving, and the number of human on earth was limited. Thus, the Milky Way Government allowed the practice of child soldiers ever since the 25th century, the late of the recovering period after the first apocalypse. Unfortunately, not all children attended traditional military training classes in the 46th century. Only those who sought scholarships or commoners participated in it to graduate from a middle-school with high marks. Mia had been forced to attend the military training classes on one of the spaceships for years by his parents as they also had to work on that very spacecraft for the government. Afterward, Mia was sent back to earth with the android main, Dana, after he managed to enroll into Chula High. . "Strange. It''s different from what I''ve been through. The drill sergeant should have yelled at me non-stop during these tasks. But they just gave me a few orders and left me be. Does the game make it easier for the civilians?" The game was designed to be as realistic as much as possible. The drill sergeant NPC would have roared at Misha hundreds of times for hours hadn''t she had the special title. At 0.40 AM, the female drill sergeant guided Mia back to the resident barrack. "Go take a bath within 10 minutes!" By reflex, Misha stripped her clothes in a flash. Then, she realized she was in a female body at this moment. ''Eep! M-My body ¡­'' "What are you doing!? Are you going to masturbate from seeing your rotten fishy pussy? Go take a shower!" Misha flinched by the drill sergeant''s voice. She forgot that the drill sergeant was still looking at her. Even though her face reddened to her ears, she took a shower with trembling hands as she secretly massaged the body parts. . At the end of the day, Misha lied down on a bed inside a hall with 50 empty beds with a trail of smoke coming out of her flushed face. It was fortunate that she was conscious of the drill sergeant. Or else, she would have played with the body in the bathroom. "Light''s out!" The drill sergeant flipped the switch and shut the light in the entire hall. Misha looked at the system clock. It showed 1 AM. <> <> "Oh? Can I sleep in the game?" She pressed <>. However, she did not feel anything or fell asleep. It was as if the time froze when Misha pressed the button. The light in the barrack switched on. "Get up! It''s 4 AM already. I want you on the field in five minutes!" Misha sat up and stared at the system clock with (O_O) face. It was indeed 4 AM on the system clock and the clock on the wall. "The game skip the sleeping time!?" . . For seven days in the game, Misha did nothing but being bossed around inside the military camp. There were trivial daily quests of body exercises, but it boosted her EXP and status EXP. The game capsule opened as Mia logged out from the game. It was a forced log out that preventing Mia from skipping school to play the game. Even if he were to log in again, he would not be able to get into the game until 3 PM. Mia sat up, soaking in sweat. The black bags under his eyes revealed that he did not have a good sleep at all. The android maid, Dana, walked into the room with a cold jar of water. "Good morning, young master Mia. Do you want me to heal your fatigue, or do you want to heal it yourself?" "Meh, I''ll do it myself." "How was the game, young master?" "It sucks, meh. I haven''t killed a single monster or riding robots. It''s just a long week of military boot camp." "But you are smiling." Mia touched his face. He was indeed smiling. "Maybe it''s because of the nostalgia. Well, the workout is fun." "Please be careful not to increase your physical strength too much. No ordinary human should be able to squeeze an apple to small bits with brute strength like you. If you increase your physical strength on top of it, you will be seen as a monster." "There are plenty of guys like that in the commoner areas though. Everyone on my previous spaceship can do it!" "Most labor-class men and professional soldiers had their body genetic-engineered, but your strength is natural. That''s my concern." "Meh." ¡­ ¡­ Mia arrived at school and sat on his previous spot. Upon looking around, he could see the other classmates sat in a big group, discussing their experiences in the game. "Ancient gunsmiths are weird. They still rely on those flammable gunpowders." "You picked a gunsmith as your career?" "Yeah, I thought I could at least make antimatter gun to shock the NPCs, but they are that backward." "Hah, you can''t bring our techs to the game. We have to raise their country tech-tree level first. By the way, I joined the military boot camp in Philippine. I think it''s cooler being psychic soldiers in those times." "Didn''t that place submerged under the sea like our country?" "Fool, in the 2300s, they are still around." Mia eavesdropped the conversation. He wanted to join them, but he did not dare to approach his own classmates. While Mia was hesitating, the homeroom teacher, Prof. Luckyaf entered the room and knocked on the table to get the attention of his students. "Attention students. I have to inform all of you regarding the game that I told you to play. There''s a dangerous bug that I have to warn all of you." The room quieted. All eyes were on the professor when they heard the word "Bug." Chapter 8 Privileges and Bugs Chapter 8 ¨C Privilege and Bugs "Yesterday, a total of five thousand elite students around the world entered the game. For those that have chosen a lifestyle career, you''re safe, and you don''t have to worry about a thing. But, I have to warn all of you that have chosen a military type career. Is there any of you that have chosen a combat class other than the Psychic Division?" Mia gulped and raised his hand. Luckyaf stared at Mia, "Did you quit the career midway or delete your account while you''re inside the boot camp?" Mia shook his head. Seeing the response, Luckyaf nodded, "That''s good. There''s a bug in the game that the Government and the contracted company failed to fix. If any of you try to escape the tutorial quest by quitting the game after you get off the bus, you won''t be able to log out until the game ejects you in the morning." Luckyaf stared at Mia, "Secondly, the training of the Marine is the harshest while the Navy and the Air-Force are a little easier. But they are still ten-times harder than the Psychic Department. Anyone that went through the training will suffer from insomnia in the morning because the brain didn''t get enough rest. Student Mia, did you feel like you lack sleep this morning?" Mia nodded. "You don''t seem tired. How did you recover from the lack of sleep?" "Eh? Err, manual circulation maintenance. I can use the MBR." "Oh? That''s nice. Did you join the space army program during middle school?" "Y-Yes." "Now I understand why your appearance and your voice are like that. You don''t have to worry about the side effect of the game and my class." One of the students raised his hand, "Professor, what''s MBR?" Professor Luckyaf squinted his eyes, "A regeneration ability, an advanced psychic ability all Milky Way military personnel can use. If you read this year curriculum, in your psychic class this year, you will have to learn to basic body enhancement and manual blood circulation. They are the foundation of the advance regeneration ability. Instead of wasting resources and relying on the substitute divine blood to regen your wounds or lost body parts, you can regenerate your injuries yourself. I''ll tell you about this in our class later. For now, if any of you want to switch from a combat class to lifestyle class in the game, come see me later after school." Another student raised his hand, "Sir, I deleted my character and got the 7-day ban. Can the ban be lifted or will it affect our grades?" "Come see me after class. I''ll report your name and your accounts to the Government and have them cancel your ban before 6 PM. By the way, I suggest you make your decision quickly and come see me as soon as possible. In less than a week, they will open the game to the commoners. You have six more days to get ahead." The students flinched when they heard that they had to mingle with commoners. They took pride as geniuses of the country by successfully entering Chula High. There were other advance high-school in the country, but the standard and the curriculum were not on the same level as this school. First, not all human could use psychic abilities. During the entrance exam of this school, all of the students here had been through with a thousand harsh tests. Those who did not have any psychic ability failed this entrance exam by default. Secondly, the tuition fees for each year were expensive enough to make a multi-millionaire broke in two years. Therefore, only those who had the connection within the Government Army or billionaires could send their children here. Mia was a part of the military group so he could enjoy the benefit of the connection of his parents. Because of the absurd requirements to enroll in this school, they saw themselves as nobles while treating the others as commoners. The student at the rear stood up, "Sir, is there any side-effect of the game?" "I''ll be honest. There are! Aside from the sleep deprivation, we found that debuffs and irregular status in-game will carry over to the real body if you log-out in the middle of a battle. That comes to my third warning, do not log out in mid-combat!" Everyone sucked in cold breath, including Mia. They thought if it was a good idea to continue playing the game. Luckyaf noticed their expression, "I know that most of you want to quit the game right now. You don''t have to worry about a thing. If you aren''t confident with your current class, come see me after this, and I can wire the higher-ups to tamper your game character and reset your account without a ban. We''re elites, after all, so don''t be afraid of abusing your privileges." Everybody smiled. This was the perk of being the cream of crops. ¡­ The morning classes ended. Students in all ten classes, who picked military careers, gathered in the cafeteria as if they had arranged the meeting beforehand. "The starting status of average people should be about 50- 70 in all categories except the intelligence and wisdom. From our data here, I think the game didn''t add our modified genes into the status calculation." "I had the boosted longevity and demonic genes transplanted, but my status is the same as people without genetic modification. This game is kind of unfair." "Hahaha. True, it''s unfair. But don''t be discouraged. Remember that our intelligence and our wisdom should far surpass ordinary people by miles. The game status cap is at 1,000 but all of us has over 500 INT. This is our advantage." "Even if some of us didn''t play for a week, we still have the overall advantage over the commoners. Remember, this game is made by the Milky Way Government. They will support elites like us. Why would they let us first if they didn''t rig this to our advantage?" "But the boot camp tutorial takes too long! We''ve gone through seven days in-game already, but none of us has completed the tutorial!" The group continued to gossip and share their information in the game. Everybody had chosen to join the army of various counties in the game. However, they did not join the Air-Force, the Marine, or the Navy. They picked the Psychic Department which they could utilize their status to the fullest. The leader of the group stood up, "Although the boot camp can be tedious, all commoners will have to go through the same procedure. Besides, only those with high INT and WIS can perform better as physics. None of them can be as good as us." Dawson, one of the elite from class one, stood at the center of the group, leading the conversation. Dawson was a short teenage with white skin. His black hair, borderless glasses, and mixed-race squire face gave a unique charm of a scholar. Unfortunately, he attended an elite school in the wrong country. His name meaning in the Thai Language was a taboo in his life as the pun of his name had ill-meaning. [Daw] or [Door] could be translated as a man''s genital while [Son] could mean [Short]. Thus, Thai natives could misunderstand his name and implied that he had a short little brother. He was bullied by his Thai friends because of his name. As a consequence of the trauma, he named his character in-game [Big Crotch]. "We have all of everybody''s data, but we still don''t have enough information. Let''s continue going through with the training for another week in-game for now. We''ll meet again tomorrow to update the changes." ¡­ Meanwhile, Mia returned home and entered the game capsule. Upon entering the game, a menu popped up in front of him. It revealed the current time in the real world, which was currently 2 PM. <> < > < > <> <> Mia flinched as he stared at the series of messages. Undaunted, he entered the game anyway. Chapter 9 Is This Really a Quest!? Chapter 9 ¨C Is This Really a Quest!? An hour passed in-game. <> ********************** Status Name ¨C Misha Class ¨C Unassigned Combat Class Level ¨C 5 EXP ¨C 189/1000 Free Attribute - 20 Attributes STR ¨C 121/1,002 (23.00%) VIT ¨C 82/1,002 (76.98%) AGI ¨C 186/1,000 (40.27%) DEX ¨C 151/1,000 (34.49%) INT ¨C 500/1,000 (0%) WIS ¨C 375/1,000 (2.07%) Luck ¨C 17/100 STM - 80/1000 (54.08%) (Author Note: Status - Current Value/Max Value (EXP Percentage)) ********************** Misha gazed at her status menu with a slight smile. Her progress last week improved a bit of her status. In this game, many things could be grinded to increase its value, such as status attributes or skill mastery. Unfortunately, Misha had not obtained a skill yet, so she could not increase its EXP or level. "I''ll do my best again! I started at 2 PM, and the auto logout is the next day at 6 AM. I have 14 hours or 14 days in-game to grind today." Misha hummed as while she assembled a dummy rifle on the table in front of her. The drill sergeant gave her a quest that she had to be able to assemble and disassemble the rifle within the time limit before noon. Had it been a new recruit, they would have stared at the gun manual in confusion, wondering where to start. Misha''s fingers pressed and pushed each part of the rifle together with leisure. She did not even glance at the gun manual, which displayed gun parts and its structure. <> <> <> <> <> The female drill instructor, who had been standing and watching Misha from the very beginning to the end, picked the rifle that Misha assembled and inspected it. "Well done. I don''t think you should be wasting your time inside a barrack. Come with me to the field." The instructor guided Misha toward the firing range. Misha thought that she would be at the normal range where she could take her time and enjoy the loud gunshots. Instead, she saw several zombies, who were trapped inside several cages. The instructor grinned as she shoved the M-16A9 rifle to Misha, which was similar to the dummy rifle that Misha had been dissembling and assembling this morning. She instructed Misha about cartridges loading, quick reloading, firing stances, trigger disciplinary, and tips about aiming in details. "Actually, I should have brought you to a normal range with dummy targets. But since you are doing so well in the barracks, I think you can handle a bit of pressure. Try to aim and shoot a zombie in the cells. Aim for the head and fire one bullet." Misha''s face almost distorted by the instruction of this drill sergeant. However, she gulped and retained her poker face as she remembered the unspoken rules in the military boot camp, "Never smile, cry, or laugh when the drill sergeant is teaching you!" Misha raised the rifle, aiming at the nearest cage. Within the cells, several zombies were trying to break out from the cage by squeezing their body through the gap of the iron bars. BANG TINK A bullet ricocheted the iron bar. "Try again. Don''t fret if it misses the target." BANG A bullet went through the head of a zombie. <> ''I can finally kill something.'' Misha was ecstatic from the sensation of the gun recoil. The drill sergeant had a wicked smile on her face, "Here is my challenge. Keep killing all the zombies in the cage with only remaining bullets in the clip. I won''t allow a reload. There are a bit over 20 zombies in there so you have to kill each of them with one shot. Can you do it?" "Yes, ma''am!" "Good. Start shooting when you''re ready." <> <> <> Misha frowned stopped at the quest reward part. This challenge and the reward ratio was unusual as it was too easy. ''Is this a chain-quest?'' In every VRMMORPG, chain-quests were common as it gave players an immense feeling that they were part of the story. Motivated, Misha changed into the firing stance and aimed. BANG BANG BANG Three zombies fell down in succession, but it still failed to impress the sergeant. The drill sergeant, however, still had a wicked grin on her face. She turned around and whispered to a clerk, who sat behind the counter in the staff office. By the time Misha killed the 10th zombie, red light and loud alarm noise covered the entire range. The cells, which trapped zombies in several cages, snapped and fell on the ground. After which, zombies charged toward Misha''s direction at the speed of 40 km/hour. "Holy Shit!" Misha screamed and sprayed bullets by instinct. She did not even turn back to seek help from her sergeant, but focusing on shooting. The number of zombies was not only 20 as the instructor said. Because ten cells were opened at the same time, over 200 zombies were let loose. In a few second, Misha ran out of bullets. She took a quick glance on the counter in front of her. No spare bullet here! Misha looked around to find her instructor. She disappeared! Rather, she had left! All doors and windows had been sealed, trapping Misha with a horde of zombie. ''What kind of quest is this!?'' Chapter 10 Donst Log Ou Chapter 10 ¨C Don''t Log Out This was not a quest. This was a trap! Misha disregarded the possible exit and looked for bullets or any weapon she could use. No matter where she looked, Misha could only find empty tables and counters. Fortunately, there was a jackknife that the military had her carrying around as a tool, but it could hardly be relied on as a weapon. ''It''s better than nothing, but it''s still impossible.'' Misha took a deep breath, steeling herself. ''I must not log out no matter what happens! I will die, but it''s just a game!'' Zombies were already climbing the range counter, which had surrounded her. Gritting her teeth, she charged at the nearest zombie with a small knife while the other hand swung her rifle like a bat to shove all zombies away. ''Force field! Field Bash! Fly! Damn it, I can''t use a single telekinesis in this game!'' Misha attempted to use the psychic abilities that she could use in real life, but she failed. *CHOMP* A zombie bit her arm, and the 110% pain sense hit her. The real body inside the capsule jerked. Misha roared and punched the zombie at the face, but that gave away an opening to other zombies. More bites and scratches tore her game character body apart. Although the killing and torturing process lasted a few seconds before Misha lost her consciousness in-game, she felt like it was an eternity. <> ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ <> <> <<3>> <<2>> <<1>> <> Misha snap-opened her eyes and sat up. Her wide eyes looked at her naked body while her hands touched every part that was bitten by the zombies. After confirming that she was still alive, Misha sighed. ''Wow! That was an intense death. That feeling when my innards were dug out is too disgusting! Why does the government have to go and simulate the death to that extent?'' Fortunately for Mia, the player of Misha, he had experienced many deaths in virtual reality games to the point that he felt nothing about it. However, the death in this game gave him a torturous nightmarish death that could traumatize him for life. Misha took a deep breath and meditated to lower her heart rate, which was about to burst from the nervousness and fear of death. She did not even pay attention to her surroundings and her naked body. "Recruit Misha, Cloth yourself and follow the staff. I repeat, recruit Misha. Cloth yourself and follow after the staff." The voice from the speaker on the top corner of the white room awoke Misha from her meditation. She finally realized that she was in a place that was similar to a hospital room. Female staff in a black suit and sunglasses stood by the door, watching Misha since she woke up from her first death. Misha looked around and saw the scenery outside the window. She could see the field that the drill sergeant always made her ran around and cross several obstacles along the way. Misha was still in the military camp, but she did not know which building she was inside. . The black suit lady guided Misha back to the boot camp. There, the drill sergeant looked at Misha with a grin. "How does it feel when you lost your first death to zombies?" "..." "I forgot. You have the permission to speak." In military boot camp, recruits could not speak anything but "Yes/No/Aye Aye." Without permission, Misha could not reply or she would get yelled to the face. It was a disciplinary training to take away the individuality of the trainees so they could teach them to work as a team. Misha smiled wryly, "Painful, ma''am." "I''m sorry that I have to do this. It''s a test of mentality. By the way, I don''t know if you notice it or not, I''m not an NPC. I''m Sgt. Joan Brim, an examiner from the Government Army. Nice to meet you, Cadet Officer Mia." "Err, you knew?" "You and your colleagues are quite famous those years. You can guess why." "I''m not proud of that, ma''am. It''s a disease." "A good disease that changed the vision of the higher-ups. Anyway, congratulation for completing my assignment. You pass." <> <> <> <> Misha scratched her head, confused, "I barely did anything worthwhile. What''re the criteria for passing that trap room?" "As long as players didn''t lose their mind after the gruesome death, they will pass. Well, since you log in early, I tested you first. I will test the others later." "Everybody? Everybody has to go through with this? What''s the point of this, anyway?" "To filter out some rich spoiled brats out of the talented ones. All combat class players will have to go through with this before we can allow you to play it normally." A bad feeling crept in Misha''s mind. Government employees were working here instead of NPCs, and the mental test of combat class players was too extreme. This game and the government were suspicious. Sergeant Joan laughed as she could read Misha''s mind, "It''s a part of the education. We want to teach every youngling that real wars and combats aren''t as fun as in the simulation or games, especially the spoiled brats that will eventually succeed their parents and become our superiors. We don''t want an inept who doesn''t understand death to command us in the future." "But that was dangerous ma''am. What will happen to the others that forgot about the warning and log out in that trap room?" Joan grinned, "Don''t worry about it." ¡­ Meanwhile, Dawson and his friends also took the same quest. Each of them was isolated and trapped within a room with over 200 zombies. Even though they picked the Psychic Division, which was the easiest combat class in their point of view, they still had to go through with it. "Let me out!" "Damn it! Log out ¡­ wait, I can''t!" "No!!" All of them screamed and cried in pain as the 110% sensitivity kicked in. When the aftermath set in, all combat class players died in the zombie room by being eaten alive. Dawson woke up in the military hospital, just like Misha. He was guided back to his drill sergeant, who waited for him and several of his colleagues. "Congratulations, recruits. Out of hundreds of players in the Psychic Division around the world, only 169 of you passed this test of willpower. You, too, are one of the 169 that have passed the test." The sergeant gave them a similar explanation that Joan gave to Misha, which made all players astonished. Dawson gulped and raised his hand, "Requesting permission to speak, sir." "Speak." "How did the others fail?" The drill sergeant revealed a mocking smirk as if he was enjoying this. "They logged out during the test." Chapter 11 The Beginning of Mix Training Chapter 11 ¨C The Beginning of Mix Training "S-sir, will they be alright?" "That''s none of your business." "¡­" Nobody could utter a word of protest or express their personal opinion. The fate of the recruits was grim, yet the officers did not want to mention it as if it was nothing to do with them. "S-sir? Is it possible to log out and change our class mid-way?" "No. We''ve warned you beforehand that there''s no turning back. By the way, we''ve locked your log-out button in your game menu. If you want to change your class that badly, you will have to go through with our training until your capsule auto-eject you from the game." Many of them wanted to retort the drill sergeant. Since they had the authority to disable their log out button, why did they not disable it during the test for their safety? The drill sergeant grinned and resumed their training despite the dissatisfied look of every student. ¡­ Six days passed in-game since the day Misha and others died by zombies. Sgt. Joan still acted as the drill sergeant in the boot camp as if nothing had happened. However, there were changes. Joan''s orders and training intensified as she knew that Misha went through the reserve training. As a non-NPC, Misha''s title had no effect on Joan, so she went all out. "Keep crawling! Don''t raise your head up!" Misha in a blue training uniform, which was embedded with 20kgs of extra weight, were crawling in the muddy ditch. Her face half-sank into the muddy water as she struggled to move forward. ''Isn''t this the training of a marine? Why am I doing this?'' Though Misha questioned the training process, she had no choice but to obey the order of the drill sergeant. Besides, Joan could give out quests as ordinary NPCs could do. Behind Misha, several others who joined the Psychic Department also crawled in the same ditch as well. Initially, there should have been 49 others, but there were 26 recruits left in this boot camp, including Misha. The four people who had chosen the Navy and Marine were not in the group anymore. "We''re supposed to train in the psychic arts! Why did they give us this training?" "We''re screwed! All drill sergeants here are not NPCs!" "I think they''re the residents here. You know, the soul transfer?" "Not possible! They knew about our identity outside of the game. Will a resident know about this?" "What''s not possible? They can communicate anytime they want." Joan glared at the gossiping psychic recruits, "All of you but those five, get out of the water!" Misha looked back and saw the dirty faces of use-to-be-gorgeous men. She stood and climbed out of the muddy moat. <<Ding>> <<Because of the insubordination of your colleague, you have failed the [Moat Training] quest>> The system messages revealed in front of all people who got out of the ditch, which angered everyone. Misha''s eyes were bloodshot as she glared at the five men inside the mud. Joan bellowed at standing recruits, "All of you lots, Neck Bridge!" Misha gulped as she understood the order. The entire platoon got punished instead of the five, which was a common practice to shape the recruits unity and discipline as a team. Misha lied down on her back and raised her torso using her neck, legs, and back. She finished the posture while she crossed her arms under her chest. The other recruits could not follow after the order. They stared at each other and Misha in confusion as they could not comprehend what was [Neck Bridge]. Joan frowned, "You stinky spoiled brats don''t even know what a Neck Bridge is? Have you ever hit the gym at all? No? Of course not, you pieces of lowlife got it easy! All you need to do is getting a shot at a hospital and voila, a strong body!" Joan pointed on the ground, "Plank! Recruit Misha, you too." It was a short command of drill sergeant command that everybody had heard at least once. They straightened their back while keeping elbows, forearms, and the tip of their feet on the ground into a plank exercise posture. "The five of you in the holy water, keep crawling. As for the rest of you, stay in that position until these five fools finish five laps!" Everyone who was planking almost vomited blood. Planking sounded easy at a glance, but it required a lot of body muscle and trained nerve to maintain the position for a long time. The bad news was, it usually took at least an hour to complete a ditch crawling lap. ''Bastards! Thanks to you, I failed my quest!'' ''You''re dead after we get back to the barrack.'' ''I know your real identity in the real world. I''ll make sure you pay for this!'' Hatred and resentment were directed to the five recruits who gossiped earlier. Misha, who was also in a foul mood, bit her lower lips. However, everybody''s mood got better when they saw the game logs. <<You have maintained the plank position for one minute>> <<VIT EXP has increased by 100>> <<STA EXP has increased by 100>> <<You will gain bonus EXP if you maintain it for one hour>> For each attribute to level up and increase its value, they had to gain 10,000 EXP for each level. Misha''s eyes lit up. It was a rare chance to grind some VIT EXP that she lacked. Furthermore, the EXP rate per minute was generous as the training usually yield 500 to 1,000 EXP for one training session. ''Bonus time!'' Misha and all recruits thought. ¡­ Six hours later, the five recruits completed their five laps. Misha and twenty psychics still glared at the five with resentment, yet their face revealed a smile. "How much have you gained?" "Two VIT and STA. You?" "Same. I can''t get that one hour bonus. I have to rest for each five-minute session." "Only monsters and freaks can get that. Who could have maintained the plank for one hour straight wearing this extra weight suit anyway." Misha jolted when she heard the whispering. <<Your longest plank record: Thirty-five minutes, and six seconds>> ''Yeah, that person has to be a monster.'' Misha also failed to get that one hour bonus. However, she got 2 additional attributes to VIT and STA as well. ¡­ *************** Status Name ¨C Misha Class ¨C Unassigned Combat Class Level ¨C 7 EXP ¨C 189/1000 Free Attribute - 30 Attributes STR ¨C 124/1,002 (37.58%) VIT ¨C 86/1,002 (93.26%) AGI ¨C 187/1,000 (4.51%) DEX ¨C 152/1,000 (17.14%) INT ¨C 500/1,000 (0%) WIS ¨C 375/1,000 (2.07%) Luck ¨C 18/100 STM - 84/1000 (71.16%) *************** ¡­ The condition for the graduation from the boot camp was level 10, and all attributes beside LUC had to be higher than 100, which Misha lacked VIT and STA. ''I should plank whenever I have free times in the barrack. I wonder if I can hit over 100 once the one-month-training was over. What will happen to the people who can''t meet the requirement, I wonder?'' Chapter 12 Send Nudes Chapter 12 ¨C Send Nudes After the training was over, Misha and all Psychic Division members merged into the same unit called "ACP-001", and they selected their platoon leader. All members from PD voted a member to be their leader while Misha abstained from voting. A tall and muscular recruit was chosen. Misha looked at his name on top of his head. [Big Crotch] Her face twitched as she could not understand the mentality of this player. ''So immoral! Why did he name his character like this? He''s supposed to be one of the nobles from a prestige school!'' Big Crotch smiled while Joan gazed at his character name with a frown. "Little Dick! Your duty is to keep the male barracks tidy! If I find that any of those stinking-jizzed-pants-dick-suckers fail to keep your dorm in order, I shove your ass to the zombies again!" Big Crotch gulped, "A-Aye, ma''am!" All Big Crotch''s friends snickered inwardly, but they did not display it on their face. Joan turned to Misha, "You''re the only lady here. As you were, you will stay in your dorm!" . . 11 PM. Joan finally released all recruits back to their barrack dorm. Misha gritted her teeth and dragged her trembling body back to the bath. Despite the exhaustion, she did not forget to clean herself, or she would get screamed to the face again by Joan. As she got out of the bath, it was 11:07. ''Should I grind a bit? Thirty minutes of planking should strengthen this body''s core and net me VIT and STA.'' Though it was torturous since the pain sensitivity was at 110% at the moment, Misha continued to push her body over the limit. 1 AM. Joan walked into Misha''s dorm to warn her that it was time to switch off the light as it was supposed to be off 2 hours ago. As soon as she got into the dorm, her nose twitched as the smell of sweat covered the room. "Recruit Misha! Did you masturbate!? WTF is this smell!?" Then, she saw that Misha was planking on the floor, sweating profusely. Furthermore, she was so focused that she did not notice the presence of Joan. Instead of being impressed, Joan kicked Misha''s belly. The sense of shocking pain and the dizziness of the stun made Misha choked. She coughed as if she was about to throw up. "Go retake a bath within 10 minutes! It''s already one hundred, so stop being a bitch and off with the light!" Instead of getting angry, Misha mustered all her strength to reply back, "¡­ Aye, ma''am." While she dragged her feet to the bath with a sored body, she grinned. ''I gained another VIT and STA from almost two hours of planking. I''ll do it again tomorrow with light off.'' ¡­ Six days in-game passed. <<Warning, you are one hour away from the log out timer, you will not be able to participate in any battle today in-game>> Misha looked at the warning. Her face did not hide the frown and the cringed smile of annoyance. ''MEH! I have to go to school again. I didn''t raise my VIT and STA enough!'' The similar message also appeared on the menu of other players. Unlike Misha, they revealed a happy smile. "Finally! I can get out of this hell-hole!" "I''m done with the military freaks! The training is lame!" The weak-will geniuses were looking forward to the auto log out since the day they were eaten alive by zombies. Big Crotch, on the other hand, remained indifferent. No one knew what he was thinking. However, at this moment, he ogled Misha''s busty body, which gave her goosebumps. ''Dafuq is wrong with you!? You want a piece of me, you little dick!?'' Misha''s personality was different in-game. She would have felt embarrassed if she was stared in the real body of Mia, but she did not like it when someone else ogled the custom-made body. She felt like her body was hers to admire alone. The day went by while Misha had to endure this hormone-driven-cock-loving colleague''s stare. Before she could return to her dorm and log out, Big Crotch finally approached her. "Excuse me, hello, sapnu puas! My name is Dawson from Chula High. Where are you from?" Misha was taken aback by Big Crotch''s approach. As she was about to reply, she thought up of something. With a sly smile, she replied, "PSC Academy. Colony Number 7." "PSC? Are you from Putinof Colony?" "Da." "Oh. Err, can I have your SSN? Maybe we can contact each other in real life. We''re both elites so we should at least establish a connection." Misha had to urge to retort, ''Connection? Connecting your little cock to my hole, is that what you''re planning?'' Her smile got more sinister, "Sure, tell me your SSN as well, so I can text you." Big Crotch was elated. Though it was his first time trying to woo a girl online, he managed to get an SSN and contact number from a beauty. His trembling hands jotted down all info from Misha. "I''ll be in touch," Misha excused herself. She wanted to get away from him ASAP. "Okay, sapnu puas!" "What?" "Nothing, Hahaha!" Misha frowned, ''Did this motherfOOker just said [Send nudes]!?'' ¡­ ¡­ In the real world, Dawson logged out of the game with a bright smile. He exited his bedroom to the kitchen, finding something to eat. Dawson''s elder brother, Dickson who was in his 20s, also woke up and found Dawson in the kitchen. Dawson greeted his brother in joy, "Oh hey, bro! Your magic words worked!" "Magic words?" "The sapnu puas! I said to a girl twice, and she gave me her number. She said she will contact me herself once he got back. Guess what, she''s from Putinof''s colony!" Dickson broke out in laughter after hearing that his kid-brother actually said it. "What? You said it to a girl? Where did you meet her?" "In the game." "In the ¡­ PFFT BWAHAHAHAHA!!" "Yeah? You told me to." "Oh, boy. I''m wondering how you got into that school with your wits." "Huh?" "You have the intellect, but you lacked worldly knowledge, kiddo. Oh well, I''ll have you learn about it the hard way. Congratulations, by the way. I hope it''s a real girl." Dawson tilted his head in confusion, not understanding that his brother had trolled him. ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Meanwhile, Mia woke up with a mocking smile. "Dana, can you call Miss Tiffany, please." The android maid paused as if she flinched, "I''ll repeat your order. Do you want me to call Miss Tiffany, the senior that you met on the ship?" "Yes, please. Oh, give me a paper. I''ll write a contact SSN in it. Please tell her that there''s a teenage genius cherry boy that is looking for a partner. She''ll take it from here." Dana''s face twitched. She bowed as she took the paper note away with a mutter, "Rest in peace, whoever it is." Sending Dana away, Mia took a deep breath. "I have seven days left in the boot camp until the one-month deadline, and I completed most of the requirement. But ¡­" For the past week in-game time, Mia''s character managed to increase VIT and STA attribute by eight points. Total VIT was now 95, while STA is at 91. "I wonder how the others fare. They should have a similar status attribute as mine, right? They have a male body with engineered DNA, so their physical ability should surpass mine, am I right?" Chapter 13 Esper Class at School Chapter 13 ¨C Esper Class at School Mia, Dawson, and all the students arrived at school in the morning. Looking around in the school, Mia noticed that fewer students were walking around. ''Did they log out? Has something happened to them?'' Mia also heard some gossips. "Why is half of the 402 class missing?" "Those guys picked a combat class, right? Did they log out during combat?" "Shit! I''m glad I have chosen a lifestyle class." "Have anyone tried to contact them?" "I did, but there is no answer." "What about the parents?" "No answer, either!" The atmosphere gloomed as they believed that misfortune had happened to the absence of friends of theirs. Mia entered the classroom number 406 and sat alone, looking around him and counting the people in the room. Including him, nine people were here. One had not arrived yet, or he was a part of the missing people. The bell rang while Mia was sitting in her classroom. Professor Luckyaf arrived on time. He glanced around to count the number of students. Instead of showing sad or sullen expression, he laughed. "So, one of you chose a combat class and got eliminated. That''s too bad. I was expecting at least two or three." The face of the students paled as they thought that Luckyaf wanted to harm them using the game. "Just kidding! I have good news for you. First, although I have warned you, one of your friends logged out during the combat. Currently, he has been taken away by the local hospital. I have received the contact from the hospital that he''s healthy and he should be returning to school tomorrow. Well, all of the [Missing People] will be back." Luckyaf raised his hands to the side and wiggled his index and middle fingers when he stressed [Missing People], gesturing a sarcasm. "Secondly, there is also another change of our curriculum courses due to the uniqueness of the game and the nature of the players. All students and classes will be readjusted according to the job class that you have chosen to play in the game. It won''t take effect right now, but the new class adjustment will be announced after the game opens to the public." Mia felt it was odd for an elite school to adjust its management and courses according to an online game. ''Did the government rig something? Well, Luckyaf said yesterday that they can tamper with the game with our privilege, but it''s still weird.'' "And lastly ¡­" For a second, Luckyaf sent Mia a meaningful glance and a grin before he turned his eyes toward other students. "Those that still want to quit playing as a combat class, come see me ASAP after the homeroom. This is your last chance to get yourself out of the hell-hole." ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ 10 AM. Mia and all students of the year changed into white shirts and blue pants. It was time for the psychic class of this school. As it took times for all students to gather on the field, Luckyaf had not arrived to teach the students yet. Mia took this free-time gap to sneak away to a secluded alley. He came here to test something. He looked back and forth. Seeing that nobody was looking, he exerted a bit of his force. "Force Field!" Rings of red electric current enveloped Mia''s body. The spark of this electricity contained enough power to fry a living being into charcoal within five seconds. Mia frowned. He dispelled his power and tried another technique. He picked a rock and put it on his palm. "Fly!" The rock shuttled toward the sky as if it was shot by a cannon. ''I can use my psychic here, but I can''t use it in the game.'' Mia did not like it when he was trapped with zombies with a powerless character. He could barely kill a few of them in a close-combat back then. However, Mia in the real world could have annihilated even a thousand zombies with ease. "Gather up!" The bellow of Luckyaf woke Mia from his trace. He dashed toward the group of students and joined them. As all students from all ten classes gathered together, Luckyaf began his lesson. "There should have been a hundred students, but only 80 of you here. But that doesn''t matter, we will begin our class without them. First, we will begin with the basic blood circulation ¡­" Luckyaf began explaining the general knowledge about the body enhancement and the manipulation of the inner organs, which was the basis of the advance regeneration and body transformation. The class went on as Mia was bored out of his mind as he had learned about it three years ago. The practice was also awkward for the students as they had to cut their finger to draw blood and tried to link their conscience with the blood cells. While everyone was practicing, Mia ignored the drill and gazed into a distance in a daze, thinking about the status, the quest deadline, and the mech units in-game. A girl from class 401 noticed the slacking Mia, who sat alone on the bench and pretended to fiddle his fingers while his eyes were on something else. She squinted her eyes for a moment before she could recognize him. "Misha?" The girl was Santa Murderer who sat beside Mia on the bus when they had started out. Her real name was Shurka Luckyaf, one of the top ten students of this school and the daughter of Professor Fortune Luckyaf. Shurka was a Half-Caucasian-Asian. Her brown hair, unique face, and smooth white skin had a unique charm that attracted many boys on the field. Furthermore, her body was more mature than the other girls of her age, and the gym suit revealed her body curve. Because of that, a couple of boys had to cover their crotch with their hands and walk with their butt pointing to the back if they had to move to hide their erection. Shurka was not sure if the feminine looking boy was Misha. She walked to him. "Excuse me, are you Misha in the game?" Mia jolted and looked back at Shurka. He rubbed his eyes and tilted his head in confusion. ''Wait, I can finally make friends?'' Mia reminded himself that he had been alone since the day he enrolled in this school. ''But, can I confess that I''m Misha!? I''m a guy!'' "I''m sorry. You might have mistaken me for someone else." Mia kept his secret as he did not want to get bullied for playing a female character in-game. "Oopsie! I think I mistook you for someone I know. By the way, you have a lovely voice. Are you a singer?" "Err. No." "Are you sure? You can make it big if you try a few auditions at the colony. Oh, hey! You are indeed slacking! You haven''t even taken the knife from the professor! How are you going to cut yourself to train?" "Hmm? There''s no need for that." Mia stabbed his right index finger into the palm of his hand, which went through it. When she saw the dripping blood, Shurka''s face paled. Before she could scream or call her father for help, Mia pulled his finger out. The open wound, which Shurka could see through to the other side, healed itself within a few seconds. Shurka''s mouth turned into an O. Chapter 14 Class Change Requiremen Chapter 14 ¨C Class Change Requirement While Mia and Shurka were chatting, Dawson noticed both of them talking. ''That''s the famous [Mia, the Trap], and the other one is ¡­'' A gorgeous girl! Because he successfully got the SSN from Misha in-game, his confidence as a man increased. He even received messages from [Miss Tiffany] who he thought to be Misha this morning. As a result, Dawson believed that he might be able to score another girl in real life as well. Dawson puffed his chest and walked toward the two. ¡­ "How did you do that? My father ¡­ I meant the professor hasn''t taught us this far yet!" "I-It was a fluke. Ahaha." "Psychic abilities aren''t a fluke! Where have you learned this?" "Just kidding. It was from my middle school. I attended the reserve training program." Shurka blinked as she could not remember that there was a reserve training program in her middle school. However, she recalled that, a few years ago, her parents talked about the military and the government''s child soldier project which they refused to send Shurka there. "The reserve program ¡­ Right! They must have taught you there!" "Ahaha, yes. I learned a lot over there." "Can you teach me about it? Please?" "Err, you will have to master the telepathy and blood cell manipulation. Also ¡­ Hmm?" At this moment, Dawson approached them and coughed, "Sapnu puas, hello. You are Shurka, right? I''m Dawson from the same class. This is the first time I''m talking to you." Mia cringed when he heard the old meme words "sapnu puas" again in the real world. ''Small Dick?'' Mia recognized Dawson right away. Even though his body physic and height was the opposite of his character in-game, the "sapnu puas" was not a lie. Meanwhile, Shurka''s face distorted, yet she was on the verge of laughing. Had she not been in the middle of the psychic practice class right now, she would have died from the laughter. ''Did he realize that he just said [Send Nudes] upside down? Wait a minute, is he trying to pick me up by chance?'' Dawson continued talking, "Well, since we''re in the same class, let''s exchange our SSN so we can get to know each other better. I''ve also master today''s practice already. If you have any trouble with the lesson, you can always ask me." Shurka grinned, "Thanks for the offer, but I already have my personal teacher." "Hmm?" Shurka sat beside Mia on the bench and hugged his arm, "He''s my private teacher. He even attended the reserve training in the middle school, you know? If you want to compare the experience, he is the expert here." "Sapnu puas, is he? Then, I won''t embarrass myself any further. Good day, then." "Kekeke, good day to you, too." Dawson walked away from the two, dejected from the failed attempt. On the other hand, Shurka stuck out her tongue after Dawson had turned around. She whispered to Mia while she still hugged his arm. "Did you hear that? He just said [Send Nudes]?" Mia did not know if he should enjoy the soft sensation from his arm, or he should laugh at [Small Dick]. "He''s ¡­ probably in the middle of a punishment game or something." "Forget about that pervert. Let''s continue! Can you give me the tips?" "Err, okay." Until the class was over, Mia spent his time teaching the technique he learned to Shurka, who enjoyed listening to his voice. ¡­ The bell rang as the school was over. Mia rushed home to play the game as soon as possible. Mia hummed as he stared at the floating monitor before him while he was flying in his jet suit. It was the details of Shurka''s contact SSN and their private chat room. ''I''ve made a normal friend! Woooooo!'' ¡­ ¡­ Seven days passed in-game. It was 4 AM, the final day of the boot camp for Misha. Joan looked at Misha with a proud smile. . *************** Status Name ¨C Misha Class ¨C Unassigned Combat Class Level ¨C 12 EXP ¨C 1,242/2,000 Free Attribute - 55 Attributes STR ¨C 136/1,002 (68.58%) VIT ¨C 108/1,002 (93.59%) AGI ¨C 197/1,000 (41.43%) DEX ¨C 165/1,000 (47.70%) INT ¨C 500/1,000 (0%) WIS ¨C 375/1,000 (31.61%) Luck ¨C 18/100 STM - 104/1000 (85.07%) *************** . "I''m glad that I was harsh on you. Well, it''s your last day, so I''ll tell you a secret. You can''t raise your INT within the boot camp!" "¡­" "What''s with that expression!? It''s the super-secret that I risked my career telling you!" "I can tell from looking at my EXP, ma''am." "Pfft! You are no fun. Well, here''s the real secret. After the boot camp, you can''t gain EXP from any type of workout so the trick that you used before you went to bed won''t be effective anymore. I hope that you have gained enough physical attributes before the time is over." Misha smiled back. She had earned them through her hard work and the torturous drills. Thus, she was confident that she could pick the pilot class after graduation. Joan''s smile disappeared, "But here''s the bubble breaking bad news, all Air-Force combat classes have many branches. Only those with enough status can pick the right route. For example, your dreamt pilot class has a strict requirement of physical attributes and high INT and WIS. If you don''t have enough stats, you will be forced to pick another career." Misha''s face fell, "Do you know the exact amount that they require?" "250 INT, 250 WIS, and the rest must be over 150." Misha rechecked her status again. She did not have enough status even if she were to distribute all free attributes to the STR, VIT, and STA. Realizing that she could not meet the requirement, her heart stuck at her throat. "You don''t have enough stats, aren''t you?" "Yes, ma''am." "Well, the last day event is designed for all combat class players. We will give you a free day of hunting, and we''ll give you a package of supplies. For the entire day, you can volunteer to be dispatched on the wasteland with your platoon or solo. Well, because we''re giving you bullets, weapons, and all the supplies you need, we''ll take whatever the loot you get when you return. Will you take the chance?" <<Ding>> <<Sgt. Joan has given you a challenge>> **************** Quest Objective: - Experience what lies outside of the city wall. - Survive until the time limit exceeded. Time Limit: Until 12 AM. Reward: Additional free attributes, the quantity depends on the loots you provide to the military base. Note: If you fail the quest, Sgt. Joan will force a desk job career on you. **************** Chapter 15 Being Prepared Chapter 15 ¨C Being Prepared 4.30 AM. A desert-camouflaged truck brought Misha, Dawson, and ten other Psychic Division players outside of the city wall. Upon traveling for 10 kilometers north, the truck stopped. Petty Officer Krastel, who guided them in the bus when they had started the game, came to welcome the players at the back of the truck. "We meet again, trainees! Unfortunately, this is not a welcome party. You''ve got work to do. We have prepared your basic supplies, weapons, ammo, and other necessary tools you will need in the one-day hunt in the outpost camp. We won''t tell you which one you should pick, but you have to decide it for yourself. You can also bring as many things you can take, but we''ll take all of them back, including your loots by the end of the day." Krastel took out wristwatches, which he passed one to each of the players. "This is a compass watch and a communication tool. There''s a tracking device in it so we can see where you are. Do not lose it, or we will not be able to find you in this wilderness! Equip the watch and get your supplies. Once you''re done, you can start your mini-adventuring. Good luck!" Krastel ended the briefing and walked away as if he had something more important to do. Misha straddled toward the outpost in excitement. Before her, a direction sign pointed at the largest building within the outpost camp. ''That way? Well, this game seems nice. At least, I don''t have to ask for a direction.'' Misha got into the building, which she was stopped by a guard. "Stop, what''s your business here?" Misha tilted her head in confusion. Then, she remembered the procedure of the standard military. ''Not everyone can enter the armory.'' As the new recruit, her military rank was at the lowest. Misha saluted to the guard, "Sir, Trainee Misha requests permission to borrow supplies from Armory for the last day boot camp training as ordered, sir!" The guard raised his eyebrows in surprise. He had noticed Misha''s wristwatch and had already been informed about the coming of the new recruits. However, they had not taught everyone about the reporting procedure and the reporting scripts, which he had the duty to teach them a few basics before he could let them go with their weapons. Yet, this girl knew about it. Since he could not prank or have anything else to teach Misha, the guard nodded. "At ease, trainee. Proceed to the counter number seven and show them your wristwatch." "Aye, sir!" ¡­ Misha walked out of the counter with three-days of rations, a water canteen, a foldable military shovel, a tent, a lighter, ten magazines of rifle bullets, a rifle, a handgun, handgun bullets, a binocular, three grenades, a knife, a map, and first-aid pack briefcase. All of them were shoved into a giant green sack as if she wanted to go camping for a couple of days. She also took accessories, such as a goggle, a half-mask respirator. After which, she changed into the desert camo clothes. The staffs inside did not comment on how Misha prepared for the hunt. Some of them simply grinned and nodded in approval. Dawson and the others also arrived later after being yelled by the guard. Because they did not know the report procedure of the military, the guard spent half an hour teaching them. Unlike Misha, everyone emphasized on weapons and bullets instead of food supplies and tools. They still saw this test as a game and forgot that they could get hungry in this world. Misha glanced at everyone with a concern. Out of sympathy, she walked to one of them. "You should pack first-aid, some camping tools, and a few days of food with you." The guy turned around and sneered, "Why should I pack many days of food and useless tools anyway? We''ll only be here for only a day. Isn''t it better to grab as many arms as possible so we can kill more zombies and monsters out there?" Another guy also mocked Misha, "Leave her alone. Women''s mind is different from us, men. They only care about camping and picnic, but we will grind our levels to the point that our status surpasses everyone. Heck, she even picks the Air-Force! She won''t be able to use psychic powers as we can!" "Right, Hahahaha!" Misha signed while the staffs glanced at the laughing trainees with a sneer. As Misha was about to walk out of the building with supplies, a female staff whispered to her. "They will learn about it the hard way. Don''t help them, trainee." "¡­ Aye, ma''am." ¡­ ¡­ Misha got out of the camp. The wasteland and desert dust were before her. Wearing a goggle and a half-mask respirator to protect her eyes and filtering the air, she hung the rifle in front of her and began traveling forward. Her destination lied on the northwest area where there were not as many [Danger] marks on the map. In her map, red [X] marked everywhere, indicating that dangerous mutants or zombie hordes were spotted in the areas. On her northwest, there was an X mark located on the place that listed with a note [Zombie Horde]. The geography looked suspicious to Misha as it looked like a crater, but she headed there to investigate anyway. ''If it''s something strong, I''ll retreat.'' After three hours of walking, she reached the destination. In front of Misha, a crater with 500 meters in diameter was there. Deep at the center of the crater, a zombie horde of over 2,000 zombies gathered around a green rock, which had a size of 10 diameters. Misha took out her binoculars to check the green rock. It looked like a meat egg with green veins, which it pulsed once a second. Strangely, the zombies attempted to bite and scratch it like it was some kind of precious food to them. Zombies managed to bite and tear the surface of the green egg, but it regenerated back in a second. The circle of zombies eating the green egg surface and the egg regenerating itself back formed a natural ecology in this wasteland. Observing for a while, Misha had an idea. She looked around her to see if there was anything that could pose a threat to her. Seeing that there was nothing else in the area, she rejoiced. She put a silencer on her rifle and aimed it at the most rear zombie. Misha fired one round. *PU* The bullet went through the back of its head, and it fell on the ground. <<You have gained 100 EXP>> Misha pulled back her rifle and checked the reaction of zombies in the crater. None of them paid attention to their dead friend. "A great farm!" Misha was smiling from ear to ear, but her eyes revealed murderous intent. Chapter 16 No Loot? Eat I Chapter 16 ¨C No Loot? Eat It "10 Mags of 40 bullets each. Let''s see how many levels I''ll gain." *PU* <<You have gained 100 EXP>> <<You have gained 10 DEX EXP>> *PU* <<You have gained 100 EXP>> <<You have gained 10 DEX EXP>> ¡­ ... Two hours later. *PU* <<You have gained 60 EXP>> <<You have gained 10 DEX EXP>> <<You have reached level 25>> <<You have gained 5 free attributes>> After spending two hours sniping zombies from the edge of the crater, Misha pulled back her rifle. Checking the remaining ammunition, she had 27 bullets left. She checked the time. It was 10.30 AM, which she still had plenty of time left. "It''s time to go back and resupply." . *************** Status Name ¨C Misha Class ¨C Unassigned Combat Class Level ¨C 25 EXP ¨C 0/3,000 Free Attribute - 120 *************** . At this moment, Misha had more than enough free attribute points to meet the class change requirement. Thus, she could choose to get back to base right away. She could have continued to grind further. However, the EXPs she acquired from each kill decreased after she hit level 21. Before she got to level 21, she gained 100 EXP for each zombie killed, and the EXP requirement for each level up was 2,000. As she reached level 21, the required EXP to level became 3,000, and a zombie only gave her 90 EXP per kill. From that point, each level she increased, the EXP yield lowered by 10. Even if Misha spent all of her bullets here, she would not gain another level. Furthermore, using her handgun might provoke the horde as it required her to get closer, which was not a good idea. Misha got up and backtracked to where she came from. . One hour later, Misha ran into a group of five psychics on the way back to base. They were dragging a corpse of a 5-meter-tall mutant, which looked like a wild rabbit with tentacles on its back and the obese body. "Hey look, that''s the Air-Force girl. She''s empty-handed." "What!? It''s been hours, and she hasn''t gained a loot!?" "What do you expect? It''s a girl''s mentality, I tell you. Most of them are bad at gaming." "Dude, that''s a bit sexist. But yeah, she''s bad." The group jeered and mocked at Misha for returning with nothing. However, the leader of the group hushed the other four and walked toward Misha. "Is this your first trip back to base?" Misha nodded. "Then, you probably haven''t learned about this. You see, one of the guys got a hint from an officer within the base. They said if you bring back a dead body of a mutant, they will teach you combat skills or give you the character experiences depending on the grade of the mutants. We have brought mutant corpses back twice, and we''ve reached level 20. That sexist guy on the back chose to learn a skill from the staff, so his level is still at 17. He''s still the strongest guy in our squad, though." The sexist guy bellowed, "Hey! Stop wasting times. We have to make another trip!" The leader gave Misha an apological smile, "Sorry. It seems I have to go. Good luck out there." As they left, Misha looked at their names. The kind leader was Dove, and the badmouth guy was Pioneer King. Sometimes, a name in-game could hint their personality and their interest. "What a cocky bastard," Misha snorted at Pioneer King. She minded her business and returned to the camp. . 1 PM Misha returned to the armory empty-handed, which surprised the staffs. The armory manager stopped Misha, "Trainee, did you take anything from a dead body of a mutant?" "No, sir. Under a potential danger circumstance, I can''t approach any corpse." "What did you run into?" "A zombie horde, sir. About 2,000 of them." The face of all onlooking staffs softened. At first, they were about to yell and punish Misha for being incompetent. However, zombie horde was a troublesome threat that even elites like them had to escape with empty-handed sometimes. "That''s understandable. Well, as you were, go and resupply. Once you finish your load-up, go see the logistic department. Give your report there. Make sure to tell them about where you find or kill the zombies so our pick-up team can clean up the place later. We''ll give you your rewards after we take everything into account." "Thank you, sir." Leaving the staff, Misha took the same gears as she went out the first time. Upon getting out of the armory base, she saw King Pioneer and his gangs again. Unlike her, they only took firearms. "Hey look, it''s that girly again. Why is she still packing useless tools?" "I told you, she''s stupid. Being in an elite school doesn''t make you smart." Misha ignored the insult and went to a logistics division, which was recommended by the staff. "A trainee? What are you doing here?" As usual, Misha saluted, "Sir, I''m here to give the reports about the zombie corpses, sir!" "Zombies? If it''s one or two, don''t bother." "There are about 300 to 400, sir." The senior officer turned around and stared at Misha in the eyes, "Trainee, did run away from the horde?" "No, sir. They were busy eating a green egg in the crater northwest of our camp." "How many are in the crater, the zombies?" "About 2,000 before I killed some of them, sir." "What''s the current size of the egg?" "About 10 meters in diameters, sir." The officer frowned. He turned back and began making a call using his wristwatch, leaving Misha in the salute position. After a minute of a series of command that Misha could not understand. He turned around, "Are you from the Air Force, trainee?" "Yes, sir." "Let me see your watch." The officer took Misha''s wristwatch and entered the building. It took him a whole ten minutes before he came back and returned her watch. He also took a steel briefcase with him. "I''ve increased your permission tier. And this," The officer knocked on the briefcase, "A new toy, a reward for your information." The officer grabbed Misha''s right hand and placed it on the side of the briefcase. "Keep your hand on it, and don''t scream." Misha frowned. Something was not right. Alas, it was too late for her. <<BEEP>> *SHIII* Misha felt the burning sensation coming from her right palm on the case. The hand, which was on top of the briefcase, emitted a white smoke and a burning smell from it. It was as if Misha was putting a palm on a hot frying pan. "Don''t move. It''ll be over in a few seconds." She gritted her teeth and endured it. Misha wanted to pull back her hand, but she could not shake her hand off from the strength of the officer. "It''s done. You can move your hand out." Misha yanked her hand away from the case. It suffered a second degree of burn, which her inner red skin could be seen. The briefcase opened by itself and revealed the content inside. There was a green egg similar to what Misha found in the crater, but it was in a regular chicken egg size. The officer grinned at Misha, "Eat it." Chapter 17 Green Eggs Chapter 17 ¨C Green Eggs Misha hesitated. This egg looked too suspicious for something to be used as a food. "I know what you''re worried about. Just eat it. Don''t make me sing a Michael Jackson''s song." (Author Note2: Search Weird Al Yankovic''s Eat It Song for the reference. It was a parody song of Micheal Jackson''s "Beat It") Misha held her breath and obediently put the egg in her mouth. Her teeth chewed on it, and the egg was crushed into small pieces. Gooey substance gushed out from the center of the egg, and the green slime liquid melted in her mouth. Misha swallowed the thing as she squeezed her nose and mouth with one hand. She was on the verge of vomiting. A warm sensation came from her mouth and her stomach, which still tasted like a rotten fish. <<DING DONG>> A weird bell sounded in her mind. It was a special game message to celebrate for a player, which Misha could hear it alone. <<You have learned an active skill, Pheromone>> <<You have learned an active skill, Self Regeneration>> ''Self Regeneration? Wait a minute. Is this the MBR!?'' Manual Body Regeneration, a general skill of all soldiers of Milky Way Government, was one of the skills that Misha could use in real life. Seeing this as a skill in-game made her felt complicated. She tested it on her burnt hand. Indeed, she could use the MBR that Misha had learned in the real world as her injured hand healed in a few seconds. The logistics staff passed Misha a bottle of water, "What you ate is a tamed virus we obtained from those giant green eggs. Those wild eggs usually attract zombies to eat it, so it could enter the body of the zombies and multiply itself by eating the zombie from the inside." Misha''s face fell. "Don''t worry about it eating you inside out. We have a method to refine this into a vaccine or a small egg that you just ate. Once you ate it, you''ll obtain their nature characteristic skills. Well, I''m sure you knew about it already since you have just healed your hand." The staff explained the basic about the usage of his two new skills before he returned into the building with the opened case. He also left with a warning. "Don''t return to the green egg site. We''ll dispatch a force to retrieve the egg and eliminate the zombie horde. You should pick a new zone to explore or train." ¡­ Mia finished everything and walked out of the base. At the same time, he decided to distribute his free attributes so he could get the basic requirement for the class change. *************** Status Name ¨C Misha Class ¨C Unassigned Combat Class Level ¨C 25 EXP ¨C 0/3,000 Free Attribute ¨C 18 Attributes STR ¨C 150/1,002 (68.58%) VIT ¨C 150/1,002 (93.59%) AGI ¨C 197/1,000 (41.43%) DEX ¨C 165/1,000 (85.00%) INT ¨C 500/1,000 (0%) WIS ¨C 375/1,000 (31.61%) Luck ¨C 18/100 STM - 150/1000 (85.07%) Skills Self Regeneration ¨C 1/100 (10%) Pheromone ¨C 1/100 (0%) *************** Misha stared at her skills in doubt. "It definitely has something to do with my MBR mastery in the real world." She played around with her skill as she walked toward her new destination. Misha cut her hand with a knife and regenerated her wound, getting her feeling back. Misha also felt that using her skill consumed a bit of her stamina as she felt as if she had run a few kilometers. "It feels better when I can use a bit of my psychic here, after all." Misha stopped playing with her hand and took out a map. She picked a new danger zone to explore. Instead of heading northwest, she headed northeast to see if there could be something interesting. As she walked, the wheezing sound of a military wagon came from her behind. It honked to get Misha''s attention. An armored vehicle in a desert camouflage stopped by Misha''s side. "Hey, noob! Do you want a lift?" It was Pioneer King, who was driving, and his goons on the back seat. Dove was also there on the shotgun seat, but he looked displeased with his team. Misha shook her head, "No, I''ll go solo." However, in her mind, Misha was astonished, ''How did they get an APC from the base?'' Pioneer King sneered, "Hey, don''t be stupid. We''re loaded with weapons and an armored car. It''s better to stick together in the wasteland, yeah? It''s also faster and more convenient to carry a loot back. Do you know that our squad is the only one with the vehicle? We gave them so many loots that they bootlicked us to get them some more. HAHAHAHA!" The other goons scanned Misha from head to toes. He whispered to Dove, "Leader, do you think that we can do that in the game?" Dove glared back, "Are you retard!? Don''t spout a clich¨¦ line and trying to do something stupid! The government is watching our every move. If you idiot wants to do something nasty to a girl from a noble family in-game, you and your entire family can expect Hell!" "It''s fine, Dove. None of them can do anything to us. You see, my father owns a space fleet. I want to see the government try ¡­ *BANG*." Dove shot the lecher in the head with a pistol, killing him instantly. Everyone in the APC shut their mouth and looked at Dove in shock. Dove tossed the corpse out of the APC and turned to Misha with an apological smile. "Forgive my stupid EX-COMRADE. Well, we''ll mind our own business then. Pioneer, drive!" Pioneer glanced at Dove and clicked his tongue. He ignored Misha and drove away to the northwest direction where the logistic staff warned her not to head there. ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ In reality. Within the space, a round artificial planet "Colony Putinof#13" stayed outside of all solar system. The minus 270 Celsius of the space temperature did not harm the Green House Glass, which protected the atmosphere of the planet and provided the warm weather to its residents. On this planet, only military personals resided. Buildings were constructed with the same design as they were either apartments, military offices, or open fields. Yet, a silver metallic pyramid building stood out from the rest of all buildings. In the pyramid, workers in a white compact space suit, which looked like a tight leather cloth, sat around on their desk, monitoring the logs and the videos of people. <<Compatibility of Player Big Crotch and the LSC is 9.23%>> <<Compatibility of Player Pioneer King and the LPC is 2.59%>> <<Compatibility of Player Dove and the LSS is 1.05%>> <<Compatibility of Player Misha and the LAF is 1.05%>> <<Compatibility of Player Misha and the MBR is 93.54%>> Log messages kept appearing from one of the white suit workers. The person blinked thrice as he read the number. "Sir." The worker stood up and looked at his superior, who was seating and gazing at the theater-size monitor. In the large screen, it showed a 10-meter-tall blue mech, which was being constructed in their military hangar. "Yeah?" "Someone''s MBR compatibility rate is over 90%, sir. We have a government agent infiltrating in the game." "If it''s the boy-trap that is playing a girl character. Ignore it. That''s one of the golden generation gangs. He''s a legit student." "Yes, sir!" Chapter 18 Useless Sunny Day Umbrella > Rainy Day with Nothing Chapter 18 ¨C Useless Sunny Day Umbrella > Rainy Day with Nothing Looking at the corpse of Dove''s ex-comrade, Misha had a doubt. "I wonder what will happen if I die during the test." Misha checked the log out button. Sure enough, she could not log out from the game as the button was disabled again. ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Dove, Pioneer King, and their two other colleagues arrived at a crater site where Misha used to farm EXP from zombies. The four sneaked to the edge of the crater to scout what lied inside. The giant green egg was there and also 1,600 zombies. However, a few hundreds of dead zombie bodies presented as well. "Someone has come here before us. So many dead bodies are over there." "Was it that girl? Didn''t she return empty-handed?" Listening to his colleagues, Pioneer King frowned, "It''s impossible for that noob. A girl''s mentality shouldn''t be able to handle a horde of zombies alone!" Dove snickered and mocked Pioneer in his mind, ''If she''s that weak-willed, she would have quit and changed her class ages back. You''re the delusional one!'' "What''s next, leader?" All three trainees looked at Dove. Dove stared at the egg for a moment and activated his newly learned skill. [Sage Eyes] Although Dove did not have a binocular, he could observe the egg from a further distance. Moreover, he could see everything at any angle, which a binocular could not do. "The zombies are eating the egg." Pioneer grinned, "We have a natural tanker for us. We should start killing all the zombies here and take everything back to base." Everybody picked their weapons. Dove returned to the APC to mount the 25MM machine gun on top of the vehicle. *BANG* *BANG* *BOOM* Unlike the cautious Misha, the four unloaded their bullets and grenades onto the horde of zombies. Some of the shots even went into the green egg, which it spasmed each time a bullet went through its outer layer of skins. The loud noise of gunshot caught the attention of the mobs. They ran and leaped toward the squad with speed beyond human''s limit. At the first minute, it seemed that their rate of fire could keep up with the oncoming horde. "WOO! My EXP is going up fast!" "Me too! This is a great farm!" "We don''t even need to use our skill." Changes happened when they began reloading their clips. The zombies climbed over the dead bodies of their friends to get closer to the group on the edge of the crater. Several zombies that the squad thought that they were dead also transformed into green slime mutants. "Not good! Get back!" Pioneer and the two comrades dashed back to the APC, which Dove provided the covering fire for them. Dove bellowed as his rifle and the machine gun ran out of bullets, "Drive!" By the time that the three got inside the APC, the zombies reached the vehicle and began clawing and biting it. *WHEEZE* Pioneer reversed the APC to pull away from the zombies, but they kept chasing them. The egg, which looked harmless, splitted open as if it was cut from the top to the middle section. Murky green liquid exited the crack and raised its tentacles outward. Each green liquid-like tentacle had an eye, which glared into the vehicle''s direction. Over one hundred green slime tentacles extended themselves from the egg, chasing after Dove and his comrades with speed faster than the zombies. The crews were shocked, "What the hell is that!?" Some of the tentacles snatched onto zombies and pulled them into the egg. Once the zombies were pulled into the center of the green giant, they melted, becoming the egg''s food. The APC also could not escape the speed of the slimy tentacles, which they latched onto the vehicle and were slowly pulling it to the crater. Hundreds of mindless zombies ignored the green slime and continued clawing at the surface of the armored car. Dove looked around with a pale face, "We''re fOOked." "No shit, Sherlock!" "How about we try to use our power?" "In this armored car!? You''ll kill all of us!" Everyone''s face was black, yet the eyes of Pioneer grew more sinister as the APC continued to get dragged closer to the crater. Pioneer took a deep breath and activated his new skill while his feet were still stepping on the gas pedal. [Flame Field] Flame exuded out of his body and expanded outward, which burnt the crew members. "Pioneer! What are you doing!?" Pioneer grinned, "Die for me." *BOOM* Flame exploded within the armored car, which roasted everybody but Pioneer alive. Pioneer grabbed the nearest roasted near-death body of Dove and tossed him outside of the vehicle, which the zombies preyed on him. The corpses of the other two were thrown out as well. All attention of the zombies was now on the burnt bodies of Pioneer''s comrades. They let go of the armored car. As if the slime sensed the heat from the vehicle, it released its grip, allowing the armored car to reverse away from the scene. Pioneer maneuvered the 180 degrees J-Turn, which the vehicle spun and continued moving toward the same direction that Pioneer was reversing. "HAHAHAHA! I''m alive, biatch!" The armored car fled from the site, heading back to base to resupply. . It took Pioneer a few minutes to backtrack to where the base should be. However, he could not find the military base. Pioneer King frowned, "Where the fOOk is the base!? It was supposed to be here!?" He drove the APC around for another hour, yet he could not find a trace of the base. Pioneer got out of the APC and looked around. He sat down to observe the soil of wasteland. "I''m good at direction! I''m definitely not lost! The base should be around here, I remember!" The clock ticked 3 PM. <<BEEP>> <<ATTENTION, ALL TRAINEES ON THE FIELD>> <<ATTENTION, ALL TRAINEES ON THE FIELD>> The wristwatch on Pioneer''s wrist sent voice messages. <<We will undergo a test of survival skills>> <<For two days, all of you will have to survive in this wasteland by yourself>> <<You can either work as a team or work alone>> <<Your objective is straightforward, survive until the sunrise on the day after tomorrow>> <<During this period, none of you can return to any supply base or the city>> <<However, additional supply crates will be given to you randomly>> **************** Quest Objective: Survive Time Remaining: 38 Hours 59 Minutes Reward: Additional free attributes based on performance. Note: If you die, you will be respawned in the boot camp. However, you will have to take an additional month of training in the boot camp as a make-up class. Be warned, during this extra period of make-up class, you won''t get any EXP to your attributes or character level. **************** <<This is a part of the education of the Milky Way Government. We hope to teach you the importance of being prepared and let you experience the hardship of having no one to rely upon>> <<God Speed, Students>> Pioneer gulped. He was reminded that the government was recording his past actions. He was afraid that he might receive a repercussion for killing his teammate. ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Meanwhile, Dove and Pioneer''s three colleagues had been respawned before the messages occurred. Each of them was sent to a different place in the wasteland with the pre-load out weapons that they picked the last time. "Damn you, Pioneer!" The guy who was killed by Dove also bellowed, "I''ll kill you next time, Dove!" ¡­ Misha also got the messages. As soon as the transmission was over, she looked at her backpack and the "useless tools" with a wry smile. "There''s a saying in our spaceship, having a useless umbrella on a clear day is better than having none in the rainy day." Chapter 19 Want My Food? I Want Your APC! Chapter 19 ¨C Want My Food? I Want Your APC! Misha looked at the map in her hands, planning what she should do during the days. In front of Misha, a suspicious 5-meter-tall lone tree with human limps as branches was there. At first, Misha planned to toss in a flame grenade to burn it, but she changed her mind after she had received the messages from her wristwatch. "Change of plans, I''ll not provoke a fight with this guy." Misha turned around and left the danger zone area, finding a better place to camp. Since she had acquired the required status attributes, there was no point to waste her bullets and grenades in any unnecessary combat. She traveled south, planning to set a camp near the base. . A couple of minutes passed after Misha left. Under the ground where Misha had stood, bloody tree roots were digging toward it. The red roots got out of the ground and wriggled around, finding the trace of Misha. *SCREECH* The tree roots squirmed as if they were frustrated. The sharp tree roots turned into the heads of snakes, flickering their tongues. As if they could smell or sense Misha''s presence, they glared into the direction that she was heading. The roots retreated back into the hole that they had dug, and the mutated tree uprooted itself. The thousands of red roots got out of the ground, crawling and moving toward the south, carrying the tree and the human-limp branches with them in a turtle-crawling speed. . 5 PM. 37 Hours remaining. Misha got back to where the military base used to locate, but she could not find it. She double-checked the map and the compass if she was wrong. She stood there, confused for 5 minutes, but Misha had an inkling after she thought back about the purpose of the game. "Right, they said we can''t return to the base." Looking around for the right place to settle down, Misha put down her backpack and took out her camp kits. *WHEEZE* A familiar armored car passed by. It stopped and turned around, heading toward Misha. Pioneer King got out of the vehicle. Upon seeing Misha, he remembered that she packed several tools and rations within the backpack. "Hey, noob! Share me some of your supplies. I''ll give you a million dollars in the real world when we return." Misha grinned, "Is that the right tone of someone asking for a favor?" Pioneer was taken aback. Thinking back, he was in the wrong. "Okay, I''ll apologize for my previous remarks. Can you spare me some food and bullets? Wait, how about we team up? We can help each other!" Misha glanced at Pioneer and the armored car, "Where''re your crews?" Pioneer clicked his tongue, "They''re dead. All of them died to the zombies." "Oho? Zombies? I reckon that they should be easy to kill, no?" "We met a zombie horde and a freaking giant egg monster! That thing killed everyone in my team!" Pioneer''s eyes shifted left and right as he tried to make up a new story on top of what really happened. Misha squinted her eyes, ''This bastard is suspicious.'' "I''m planning to complete the quest solo. I don''t need help from you." "Ow, come on! How about this? I''ll pay you two million dollars, no, 3 million! Share me your food, and I''ll pay you with the real money. It''s a give-and-take!" Misha frowned. She did not need cash as she was from a wealthy family and her parents had a high status in the military. Those amounts were useless to her in real life. However, she could not help but get tempted to it. Pocket money would not hurt. Looking at her possession, she had 12 packages of rations and 10 magazines of rifle bullets that she could use as bargain chips. "What''s the currency? MGD?" (MGD = Milky Way Dollars) "Y-Yes, MGD! 3 Million MGD!" "I can do that. I''ll give you three packages of rations and two clips of ammo, but I want that APC and 3 million MGD." "This ¡­" Pioneer hesitated. But after a minute of thinking, he laughed in his mind. ''Foolish! The army will take the APC back when the quest is over. Besides, this piece of junk is about to run out of gas anyway. The machine gun is also out of commission. At best, I can only use it as a mobile home.'' Pioneer pointed at Misha''s camp kits, "That isn''t fair for me. If you want my APC, I want that camp kits." The camp kits contained a tent, a barrier generator, and a sleeping bag. In this wilderness, it could be useful to the campers as they could sleep soundly without worrying about any sneak attack at night. However, the barrier generator had limited usage. It could only last one or two hours if it was attacked by a horde of zombies. "My tent?" Misha''s frown deepened. She did not want to give away her sleeping tent, but sleeping in the APC should be a better choice in this wasteland. She attempted to haggle a bit, "I can give you the tent and three packs of ration for 3 million and the APC, but I won''t give you my ammo." "Ugh!" Pioneer had traces of blood veins on his face, "Fine! I just want food and the camp." "Deal! I''ll draft the contract, and I''ll give you my bank account number, but I want your SSN." "Alright, alright!" Pioneer gritted his teeth. Had it not because the government was watching, he would have killed Misha and stolen her items. ''I don''t want to get the higher-up''s attention. Dammit, I want to kill her! But if she rats me out after she revives, I''m doomed.'' PKing (Player Killing) in games could be allowed, but it required the consensus from both sides. One-sided killing or ambushing another player without a sounded reason was illegal, and violators would be sentenced imprisonment in real life. Killing Dove and his crews was already risky enough, but at least Pioneer could claim that it was done in a panic or without ill intention if he were to get caught. With a few rigging from his family and a bit of bribery in the real world, he might be able to get away with it without a trial. Killing Misha to steal her belongings was different. PKing to steal loots or possession of items was illegal in the universal laws of the real world and the game world. Pioneer did not want to push his luck at the moment. . The transaction was completed. Both of them signed a contract in the game note, which every virtual game had in common. It was a standard and was supported by the law of the Milky Way Government to prevent fraud in-game. Everybody could check their balance or transfer money in real life through the game platform, which was convenient for the players. <<Ding>> < > The game also sent a confirmation message to Misha. "Thanks! Now, they''re yours." Misha skip-danced to the APC, leaving the tent, three packs of rations, and her camp kits to Pioneer. Pioneer sighed a relief. He checked his status bar and found that his hunger gauge was already halved. ''At least, I''ll just camp here for the time being. If I use the food sparingly, I''ll make it through.'' Meanwhile, Misha grinned from ears to ears. <<Your current bank balance: 153,925,519 MGD>> Misha did not really need that money, but she felt good to earn a few million herself. ''The fuel is half-tank, and the back-up battery is still full. Well, not too shabby. Wait, the reactive force-field shield is busted. That mofo must have been through world war 4 or something? What a waste.'' Misha packed everything and drove the APC away as she could not trust that Pioneer might not do something stupid. She was a lone girl in this game, after all. Chapter 20 Well, Shi Chapter 20 ¨C Well, Shit. 7 PM. 35 Hours Remaining, After hours of attempting to fix the shield, she failed. It was not that the shield was busted, but the energy cell was used up. Misha had to look for the replacement to activate it again. Misha ate her ration and lied down within the APC, which she shut down the engine and all light. The sun had set, and the darkness arrived. Everything outside was pitched black and quiet. "I wonder what he was thinking, giving away this APC." Misha snickered. She felt like she had conned Pioneer. As she closed her eyes, planning to rest and skip the night in-game. However, the usual night-skip, which she had experienced in the boot camp, did not occur. Instead, the feeling of trying to fall asleep was real. 2 Hours later, *HAWL* *SCREECH* Various screaming noise of monsters on the wasteland could be heard from within the vehicle, which gave Misha goosebumps. "Eep! Please don''t be like the usual [Monster gets stronger at night] setting. I don''t want this game to turn into a horror game!" Misha did not mind playing a horror game, but playing it within a virtual reality console was different. By instinct, she placed her rifle in her arms as she tried to sleep. . *GROWL* 1 AM. The noises got louder as the night slowly passed. Because of the nervousness and the unusual sounds, Misha could not sleep. She opened her eyes a bit and raising her head to see what was outside through the front windshield of the vehicle. The moonlight was dim, but Misha''s eyesight got used to the night. Several shadow figures were wandering near the APC. Misha held her breath. She picked up the goggles and equipped it. The goggles had the night-sight feather, which she turned it on. "¡­" Misha was speechless. Another zombie horde! And each of them was carrying a weapon! Wait, zombies could carry weapons!? Misha held her breathe and observed the zombies. The weapons in their hands were clubs, steel pipes, blades, or hand-held weapons. Their look also differed from the previous zombies that Misha killed in the crater. Their bodies did not have any noticeable wound or rotten flesh, but they had black veins all over their body as if they were tattoos. All of them were bald and looked the same, which Misha could not even identify their gender by looking. The APC was surrounded by a zombie horde, but they failed to notice Misha''s presence. Misha minimized her movements and her breath, waiting for the undead beings to pass. 1 Minute 3 Minutes 5 Minutes Each minute was like an hour, yet the zombies staggered forward at a slow pace, torturing Misha inside the vehicle. One of them sudden jumped on top of the APC. It sniffed around as if it were a dog. 10 Minutes Another zombie with one eye, which size was half of its head, peeked through the front windshield. At this moment, Misha was already hiding under the console. 15 Minutes The horde walked away from the APC, yet the sniffing zombie and the big eye stayed. The last zombie with a steel pipe staggered, passing the side of the armored car. *PONG* The steel pipe hit the surface of the vehicle, which the tube created an echoing sound with the metal armor. The horde stopped and turned toward the direction of the sound. Misha''s heart was at her throat. The zombies walked back toward the APC''s direction, and the nearest zombies began inspecting it by smelling it. ''No, no, no, no! Go away! I took a bath, I don''t smell!'' *SNIFF* *SNIFF* More zombies surrounded the car and sniffed it. While the zombies were sniffing, the odor of their bodies got into the vehicle as the APC had small areas of air ventilation. Misha had modded it so she could sleep in the car. The rotten air got into the nose of Misha. "Hichi-!" She sneezed in a muffled voice. *SCREEEEEEEEECH* A zombie screamed and began swinging its pipe at the vehicle. It detected Misha inside the APC! *SCREEEECH* *ROAR* More zombies screeched and copied the first zombie''s action. "Fuck me!" Misha started the engine, which the APC opened its spotlight by itself. The blinding light attracted more zombies. *BANG* *SCREECH* The surface of the car dented from the strikes. Meanwhile, Misha stomped on the accelerator. *VRRR* The two zombies on top of the vehicle fell off as it suddenly moved. The APC dashed forward while the zombies ran after it. The speed of the car jumped from 0 KPH to 100 KPH (Kilometer Per Hour) in two seconds, yet the zombies still caught up with the armored vehicle. Some of them even attempted to leap to get on top of the car! One of them managed to get onto the front of the windshield. Its head splitted open, and the parts that used to be its head turned into a flower-like mouth with hundreds of finger-size fangs. At the center, three wiggling barbed tongues extended as if it wanted to catch Misha, who was driving the car. *BANG* The extended tongues hit the reinforced windshield, which had been covered by a metal plate armor. *BANG* *BANG* It kept slamming its tongue at the windshield even though the attacks were not effective. However, it made Misha panicked. "GET OFF!" Misha made a turn, hoping the shake the zombie off the front hood, yet its hands and claws stuck onto the vehicle. "Fine! You''re coming with me!" Misha shifted the gear again, and the speed kept climbing. The red KPH counter in the console showed 160, 165, 170, and maintained at 200 KPH after a minute. "Am I driving a race car or an APC!?" She managed to gain a distance from the horde, but the guy on top of the front hood was still there. Misha put on the seat belt as she planned her next move. Her gas-pedaling foot pulled up while the other foot stomped onto the brake. The sudden kinetic-force pulled Misha forward, but the safety belt pulled her back to her seat. The zombie was caught off guard, and the force ejected it out of the front hood. However, the impact of the seat made Misha''s innards shook, and her collar bone cracked. "Chance!" Despite the pain and the dizziness, Misha shifted the gear and stepped on the gas pedal again, planning to run over the zombie. *BANG* The stumbling zombie was hit by the front armor and was sent flying to the side as the vehicle went pass it. At this moment, the horde also caught up with the APC and the previous zombie. They charged mindlessly at Misha. The girl exhaled as her trembling hands stopped shaking. Her mind reverted back to her normal state as she managed to get through her panic. The APC dashed forward again, trying to get away from the zombies. Though the crisis was averted for now, Misha had worries. First, the gas in the tank was limited. Second, the zombies were still chasing. Third, she did not know how far she had driven through the wasteland. She did not even remember where she was. And lastly ¡­ *BUBBLE* There were a rolling 10-meter green egg and another horde of several hundred green zombies, which was coming at her direction from the front. "Well ¡­ shit." Chapter 21 No Tentacle Porn! Chapter 21 ¨C No Tentacle Porn! Misha stepped on the brake and shifted the gear, as well as spinning the wheel to the right and the tabbed the accelerator. The APC turned to the right, drifting as if it wanted a compliment of "Kansei Drifto!" The vehicle regained its momentum and accelerated its speed, rushing away from the giant egg and the pursuing zombies. *ROAR* *SCREECH* The black-tattooed zombies and the green zombies did not chase after Misha. Instead, they jumped and attacked the other. However, the green egg continued to roll and follow after the APC. The speed of the egg increased as the rumbling sound got closer. Misha''s eyes swelled with tears as she looked at the speed gauge on the console. 220 KPH It was the max speed the APC could reach already, yet she could not get away. Misha glanced at the shotgun seat. Her rifle, grenades, and bullets were there, but she had no confidence that she could defeat the 10-meter egg with these puny-size weapons. She took a deep breath, trying a come to a term with the possible death in this survival test. "Well, at best I have to spend another month in-game. That''s only 30 hours in real life." Misha gazed at her status panel, thinking of what she should do. Her eyes stopped at the new skill that she had. [Pheromone] "I hope I won''t turn the zombies into heat. I don''t want to get raped!" Out of desperation, Misha activated her skill to test it. Her body exuded green gas, which smelled like a rotten fish''s odor, the same smell that Misha had tasted when she ate the egg. At the first few seconds, Misha thought she might throw up from the smell. Strangely, her nose got used to it, and the gas fragrant was pleasant to her. "I must have been mad! I''m thinking that the rotten fishes smell good!" Misha laughed in tears of sarcasm. What a useless skill. *BANG* The green egg extended one of its green slime tentacles. It wrapped the APC and pulled it upward. The wheels of the vehicle rotated without traction from the ground as the entire car was grabbed into the air. Misha packed her weapons and everything else, giving up thinking that she would survive. Yet, at the very least, she would try to damage or kill as many zombies as possible in this last dance. She unlocked her seat belt and looked for an exit. The green slime tentacle had already covered the entire APC side doors. Misha slipped to the back of the vehicle while she balanced herself, trying to get out of the car using to rear exit. Outside of the APC, the giant egg splitted open and revealed its inner green liquid. It tossed the car inside the eggshell, which it pulled back the tentacle and closed its surface. The vehicle tumbled upside down, shaking Misha, making her losing balance. Yet, she crawled and grabbed the hinge of the back door and kicked it open. Misha found herself inside of the egg, and she was about to be digested by the green fluid. The digestive fluid began dissolving the metallic object of the APC while she had yet to jump off the vehicle. Out of desperation, she tossed several grenades into the pool of green digestive liquid and the nearest wall of its stomach. *POOF* They neither even exploded nor worked. A dozen of grenade simply corroded and disappeared into the pool. *BANG* One of the grenades exploded, creating a small gap on the wall. Yet, two of the tentacles appeared from the wound as if they were parasites. They splashed green fluid on it, which healed the surface in a couple of seconds. At this moment, the APC was half-sinking into the pool, and Misha had a few seconds left before she fell into it. "Well, stupid me." With a wry smile, Misha took another deep breath. Somehow, the smell of the gas and the air inside the egg was similar to her odor when she activated her [Pheromone]. "Yeah, I must have been crazy. It smells so good in here." Misha activated her [Pheromone] again for a laugh and pulled the trigger of her rifle, shooting at everything. The sound muffled and echoed within the egg as bullets went through the outer shell and several tentacle slimes. Alas, the damaged shell healed mended itself, negating the threat of Misha''s weapons. "GG, government. Well, RIP me." She pointed her pistol at the left temple of her head, getting ready to shoot herself to escape the pain of being digested alive. *BANG* A tentacle grabbed her pistol and changed its muzzle direction, making it missed. Meanwhile, the other slimy tentacles swarmed at Misha and coiled around her. "Oh, come on! Let me die in peace, will you!? Can you smell this!? This is my fart, asshole!" Misha activated her [Pheromone] again and taunted the tentacle slimes. In response, they dipped Misha into the pool for a total of 10 seconds and pulled her up. The green digestive liquid dissolved her clothes, weapons, outer skin, and her hair. The burning pain sensation overwhelmed her. By instinct, she activated [Self Regeneration] to ease the pain. Her burnt and dissolved skins slowly recovered, and her hair regrew, just like how the egg repaired its shell. The tentacle stopped moving, waiting for Misha to regenerate for half an hour, but they were still coiling around Misha''s naked body. "Just kill me, you bastard. This is a PG genre game. This game is for the educational purpose, right? Don''t give me tentacle porn, you jerk!" A tentacle with a double-head-size eye glared at Misha. Five more tentacles with mouth licked her skin and body as if they were checking something. "I said no tentacle porn! Now taste my fishy fart!" Misha released her [Pheromone] again. The five tentacle mouths stopped, and the giant eye flickered. After a minute of staring contest, they withdrew, and the coiling tentacles pulled her into the pool once again. However, they did not release her inside the digestive fluid, but they dragged her into a cave within the green pool. Inside the cave, no green liquid was present. However, it looked like the inside of a living being intestine with green blood vessels. The air and the smell were more intense as the green gas covered everything. The tentacles tossed her into an oval room, and the cave room entrance closed itself, isolating Misha from the outside world. The naked girl regenerated her lost skins and hair again. She looked left and right, checking everything around her. The green blood vessels were glowing in dim light, which gave enough light for Misha to see. At the moment, the room contained three human-size eggs. They looked the same with the 10-meter egg which ate Misha. In shock, Misha sat still and stared at her surrounding in a daze. "I''m alive? Wait, I can still breathe?" Another 10 minutes passed, she regained her logic thinking and her sense. Misha looked at her wrist, planning to use the wristwatch to contact the outside world. She paused as she discovered a crisis. Nothing was on her at the moment. No cloth. No weapon. No wristwatch. Misha opened her game menu, checking if she could log out in this situation. The log out button was still disabled. There was also a notification that as long as the quest timer had not yet turned zero, she could not escape from the game. There was also a new [Emergency Suicide] button, which Misha was tempted to push it right away. Description of the button also showed on the menu. [Should you lose your wristwatch or fall into an undesirable predicament, players can push this button to self-respawn on a safe location. However, the players will still receive the same EXP and status attribute reduction penalty, the same as the penalty upon death. If a quest or more than one quest is ongoing when the player pushes this button, the player will fail the quest(s).] She lied down on the intestine-like floor in exhaustion. The repeated use of her regeneration and pheromone tired her more than the entire month of boot camp training. "I''m alive, but I''m screwed." As Misha was resting, she stared at the [Emergency Suicide] button, contemplating if she should push it now. Chapter 22 Difficulty Chapter 22 ¨C Difficulty While Misha was having a rough night, Pioneer was sleeping inside his new shielded tent. It was 3 AM, and the night was not over yet. *ZIIIII* The reactive barrier around the tent sent out an electric shock toward an attacker. The dome of transparent shield shook and sent a warning toward Pioneer King. In an annoyance, he woke up and took his handgun with him, thinking that a stray zombie or a mutant was attacking the barrier. "Who the fuck do you think you are!? I''m going to bust your head open and piss into it!" Pioneer loaded his pistol and got out of his tent, only to dumbfound at the sight before him. A red tree with human arms and legs as branches stood outside of the barrier. It was the very same tree that Misha encountered and had been following her trace up until now. Unfortunately for Pioneer, the traces led the tree to his tent. The branches moved. Hundreds of human arms and legs kicked and punched the barrier in a frenzy, and its thousand roots were trying to penetrate the transparent shield. The shield battery cell was getting dim each in every second. It was a matter about time that the shield would lose its power. "Ugh?" Pioneer was petrified. He stared at the tree in a daze as his mind went blank. *ZIIII* *ZIIII* The shield grew dim. It was about to be disabled. "Damn you!" *BANG* *BANG* Pioneer unloaded his bullets, which destroyed the shield from within the barrier. The bullets hit the tree trunk and got stuck on the surface. None of them manage to penetrate it. "Taste this! Flame Field!" Pioneer activated his skill and enveloped himself in flame, yet the tree did not show a sign of fear. *PU* A sharp tree root exited the ground where Pioneer was standing. It stabbed through his crotch and pierced all the way, passing his innards, throat, and his skull. As it entered Pioneer''s body, the lone root extended its small branches, which began sucking all liquid they found. Pioneer spasmed in shock, but he stopped moving after the body turned into a dried mummy. After the gruesome torturing, in Pioneer''s game vision, a black screen and a message appeared before him. <<You have died>> ¡­ ¡­ That night, all surviving players encountered monsters, mutants, or zombies while they were resting. Majority of the players were killed during their sleep, but a few managed to scrap themselves out of the predicament. Dove was one of the survivors. Currently, Dove hid in a pile of a dung mountain of a giant creature that he discovered during the day. In front of Dove, a three-head-snake moved around the mountain of dung in anger. Its body was riddled with bullet holes, and the surface of its skins had black marks from grenades or explosives. The snake glared at him, wanting to bite him and taking him out of the pile of poop. Several hours passed after the staring contest, morning arrived, and the snake chose to leave the place. Dove stared at the snake without blinking until it left his sight. He spat out a piece of dirt that got into his mouth. "I have to read more history books when I get back to reality. Aren''t there monster encyclopedias in the years back then?" ¡­ The sunrise illuminated the traces of fighting and the struggling of all players. At another side of the wasteland, Big Crotch was panting as he pointed his rifle at a monster in a 3-diameter crater. It was a one-meter-size green egg with jelly tentacles within its mouth. This green egg found Big Crotch and his friends, who was sleeping in a group with a lighted campfire. All seven of BC''s friends were killed in their sleep and eaten by a dozen green zombies, who lied dead on the fields behind his back. Big Crotch had 25 bullets left and a psychic skill that he believed he could use it one more time before he would collapse from the exhaustion. The green egg monster, however, kept regenerating its shell and negating all damages he had done. "I heard from the staffs that you bunch of eggs are persistence and annoying. Now, I know it''s an understatement. You are damn stubborn pieces of rotten egg! Just die already!" *TATATATA* *CLANK* No bullet left in BC''s rifle chamber or magazine, yet the egg was still alive, and its tentacle still attempted to get up from the ground. "[Gravity]!" Big Crotch activated his character skill again. The extra weight was put on top of the egg, crushing it into the ground and expanding the size of the crater. The egg cracked, but it kept regenerating back to fight the damages. BC gulped down his last saliva while his trembling legs lost their strength. He stumbled backward on his butt as he was panting and sweating profusely. Five minutes later, the egg rolled itself up from the crater and approached Big Crotch. It opened its mouth and spat its digestive fluid to repay the favor. The fluid hit BC''s face, which melted his skin on the spot. "AHHHH!" Seven tentacles extended from its mouth and wrapped around BC''s head. It pulled the body of the green egg over. The flower-like mouth of one-meter-egg opened wide and chomped down onto the head of Big Crotch. *PAKI* *CRUNCH* *KRUCK* <<You have died>> ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Colony Putinof#13 Inside the pyramid, the government game company building, every administrator was monitoring the event. "The first night of the test has been finished, sir. The Grand Marshal wants us to recheck the difficulty setting and said it was too difficult for the kids." "How many survive?" "Two, sir." "Where are both of them at the moment?" "Player Dove at in the 15th respawn area, but Player Misha is in Queen Egg No.2819''s womb." "¡­ That boy-trap again?" The administrative director, the same guy who told his staffs to ignore Mia''s existence, looked at the logs of the activities in the past few hours. His frown deepened as his eyes flickered left and right. Reading the logs of all combats, he nodded, "The difficulty is just right. These silver pants rich brats haven''t learned about the right preparation or studied about these monsters before they began hunting. This is what I''m expecting." "What should we report to the Grand Marshal, sir?" "There is nothing wrong in this closed beta test. We have the right difficulty setting, and we are educating the spoiled rich brats. Killing them two or three times in the tutorials is a part of the education." Chapter 23 Eggs and Jelly Chapter 23 ¨C Eggs and Jelly 7 AM. 23 Hours remaining until the end of the quest, With nothing to do, Misha planked inside the oval room. Because of the boredom, she decided to grind her attribute status EXP a bit. Since she would not gain any more EXP from the daily workout after the quest ended, this was the last chance to grind. <<You have maintained the plank position for one hour>> <<VIT EXP has increased by 1,000>> <<Your VIT has increased to 152>> <<STA EXP has increased by 1,000>> <<Your STA has increased to 152>> ¡­ *************** Status Name ¨C Misha Class ¨C Unassigned Combat Class Level ¨C 25 EXP ¨C 0/3,000 Free Attribute ¨C 18 Attributes STR ¨C 150/1,002 (68.58%) VIT ¨C 152/1,002 (0%) AGI ¨C 197/1,000 (41.43%) DEX ¨C 165/1,000 (85.00%) INT ¨C 500/1,000 (0%) WIS ¨C 375/1,000 (31.61%) Luck ¨C 18/100 STM - 152/1000 (0%) Skills Self Regeneration ¨C 3/100 (0%) Pheromone ¨C 5/100 (10%) *************** ¡­ Misha collapsed on the ground on her tumble. She panted as the exhaustion of the one-hour long planking was killing her back and her core. *SCREECH* Meanwhile, her roommates, the three green eggs at the size of one-meter each, stuck out their tentacle tongues and licked her sweaty body as they detected the odd smell of sweat. "Stop, I''m not your food!" Misha activated her [Pheromone] again, and all the tongues retreated. For the past hours, these three eggs attempted to attack her whenever her [Pheromone] smell subsided. As a result, Misha had to keep releasing the green gas once every 10 minutes, which she leveled up this skill to five unintentionally. Getting trapped in the oval room with monsters was stressing. . 8.30 AM A gap opened on the wall, and several human-head-size tentacles dragged a hundred of blobs of green jelly inside. They threw the jelly to the eggs and Misha as if they were giving it to them. The three eggs opened their mouth like baby chicks and scrambled for the jellies while Misha was dumbfounded by the event. One of the jelly pieces landed on her lap. She picked it and smelled it. "Still smell like a dead fish. Well, a cooked dead fish." Misha checked her hunger status, it was already at 30%. Once it dropped to zero, she would begin starving and would die in a few in-game hours if she could not find something to eat. Seeing how desperate her roommates competed for these pieces of blob objects, she put it in her mouth. If ones did not mind the saltiness and rotting taste, the jelly texture was the same as puddings. After eating a handful of jelly, Misha rechecked her hunger status. 80% "Eating one of these increases my hunger bar?" <<You have eaten [Egg Queen''s Condense Milk]>> <<You have gained 500 EXP>> <<Your [Self Regeneration] have gained 10,000 EXP>> <<Your [Self Regeneration] skill have increased to level 4>> <<Your [Pheromone] have gained 10,000 EXP>> <<Your [Pheromone] skill have increased to level 6>> "Ugh!?" After seeing the result of the jelly, it took Misha a split of a second to know what she should do next. She rushed toward the scattering blobs of jelly, scrambling to collect as many jells as possible. Fortunately, the tentacles tossed in several hundreds of jelly blobs, which Misha managed to secure twenty of them in her bosom and one in her mouth. The rest was collected and eaten by the glutton three baby eggs. Misha retreated to the corner of the room as she chewed the jelly in her mouth. She looked around for a place to dig and hide her properties like a puppy with a bone. One of the eggs noticed that Misha was collecting food. It expanded the tentacle outward to steal Misha''s collection. "They''re mine. Scram!" She ignored the noodle-like tentacles and kicked the greedy egg like a soccer ball. It was sent and hit to oval room wall and screeched in pain. The other two wanted to take Misha''s food, too. They snuck on of their tentacle tongue toward Misha in a snail pace, thinking that they would not be noticed. Misha stomped her feet on the tongues as she patted her hands. The jelly in her mouth was already in her stomach. <<You have eaten [Egg Queen''s Condense Milk]>> <<You have gained 500 EXP>> <<Your [Self Regeneration] have gained 10,000 EXP>> <<Your [Self Regeneration] skill have increased to level 5>> <<Your [Pheromone] have gained 10,000 EXP>> <<Your [Pheromone] skill have increased to level 7>> Her hand took another jelly into her mouth as Misha planned to finish them as soon as possible. <<You are full. You can''t eat anymore>> "¡­" Misha rechecked her hunger status. 130% The number was in red instead of the usual white color, and it had a warning of overeating. <<You can''t eat any food when the hunger meter is over 100%>> Misha wanted to cry. She had 20 jellies that might increase her skills by another 20 levels, yet she could not eat it. *SCREECH* The three baby eggs stick their tentacle tongues at Misha''s direction, wanting to fight her to steal the jelly. Seeing their reaction, Misha cracked her knuckles. "Fine. Exercise time after a meal." *SCREECH* The eggs opened their flower mouth, revealing their fangs and barbed tongue. They were serious. "Okay, maybe not. You can have them." Misha took one jelly and stuffed it in her mouth as she stepped aside for the eggs. She did not want to risk her life with these monster in their serious mode. The three eggs rolled toward the last jelly pile, but their shell collided with each other. *SCREECH* Sibling-fight happened. They spat their acid fluid and tried to bite at each other. Meanwhile, Misha sat in the corner as she enjoyed watching them struggling for the last pile of food. As she continued to watch, Misha noticed their weakness. Two of the eggs coiled one of its tongue around all tentacle tongues of its other sibling. Meanwhile, the other tentacles pushed the shell of the coiled tongue egg outward, yanking the slimy tentacles out of its innards. It pulled the tentacles out, which the victim screamed and rolled around in pain. The crying egg size shrank as the liquid inside the egg spilled outside, which it stopped shrinking when its size reduced to a chicken egg. Misha raised her eyebrows, "Is this what I ate at the base? But why did they burn my hand before they let me eat it?" The chicken-size egg had not died yet. It trembled and wailed as it was crying for help from its mother. Instead of crying in a strange monster scream, it sounded like a kitten. *Mew* "..." Chapter 24 Nature of Baby Eggs Chapter 24 ¨C Nature of Baby Eggs Misha picked it up and looked at it. "Are you a cat or an egg? Is there a kitty getting trapped in there?" It faintly trembled in her hands. *Mew* "Oh, you''re not a kitty. Well, an egg cat, I assume." Misha cut a piece of jelly and put it in the egg''s little mouth. It guessed Misha''s intention and chewed the jelly without a resistance. Then, it opened the flower mouth for more. "You''re spoiled with only a bite." Looking how cute the little egg mewed, she took it with her to the corner of the oval room, continuing feeding it like feeding a pet. On the other side, the last two eggs bit and tore each other''s tentacles. The victor had been decided. Just like the little egg in Misha''s hands, the other loser shrank to the size of a chicken egg, which was immediately eaten by the winner. "So, the ecology here is similar to sharks." After sharks had been born, they ate their siblings while they were in their mother''s womb until their mother released them to the ocean. A similar phenomenon occurred here as these egg monsters ate each other within the oval room. Misha looked around, contemplating and connecting puzzle pieces. "Did those tentacles mistake me as one of them? They shoved me in here and fed me along with these babies? Or they toss me here as their food?" A wry smile appeared on Misha''s face as she gazed at her egg pet. "Will you grow back to that size in the future again if I raise you?" *Mew* "Hahaha! Okay, I''ll try to raise you. But first, we have to either kill this bastard or get out of here alive." Misha glanced at the last big baby egg in the room. It was eating its sibling and Misha''s abandoned jelly in glee. To weaken this egg monster, she had to yank the tentacle tongues out of its body, which would be difficult without tools and weapons. Thinking back when she was tossed into this room, none of them reacted to her presence when she had first arrived here. Only when she sweated, they showed interest in her natural smell. Glancing around the room, egg shells and puddles of green liquid were everywhere. Dead green tentacles and dried noodle-like dead tentacles were around as well, which showed traces of fighting and struggling. "Tama, are you guys the last eggs standing when I arrive here?" Misha named the little egg Tama. *Mew* Being wary of this big egg, Misha kept her distance from it and stopped her exercise routine for the moment. ¡­ 11.30 AM. Tama has its fill, and it fell silent, falling asleep. The other egg also withdrew the tongues back into its body, standing still like when Misha had arrived. Seeing that all eggs fell asleep, Misha began her ambitious plan. "Big guy. If you are gone, all jellies will be mine." Misha licked her teeth for a few seconds, gathering her saliva. She then spat at the big egg to create an odd smell. As she had planned, the big egg extended its tongues to investigate it. Misha activated her [Pheromone] skill to avert its attention. The tongues moved away from Misha to its shell, licking its surface to check the new smell. As the big egg let its guard down, Misha reached her hands out and grabbed the tongues. She yanked it out while her legs kicked on the surface of the egg, pulling the tentacles with all of her might. Though she could not grab all of the tentacles at once, she managed to wrap three of all five tentacles in her hands. *SCREECH* Misha kicked the body of the egg again with both feet, extending her body horizontally, while her hands with the tentacles dragged the tongues toward her chest. *PLOP* Three of the tongues were pulled out! *SCREECH* In anger, the big egg bared its fangs and opened its flower-petals-like mouth, wanting to bite Misha. It extended the remaining two tongue to the side of Misha''s head, planning to wrap around it. It also spat green acid fluid at Misha on her body. By reflex, Misha held the remaining tongue with one hand each. She circled her hands around the tongues, locking it with her arms. However, she had to brace the digestive fluid as it landed on her body. Misha activated her [Self Regeneration] to counter the damage. Her corroding body mended the burnt parts while the remaining green fluid continued to cook Misha''s flesh. "Ugh! Come here, little kitty." The one-meter-egg pulled itself using the tongue, flying toward Misha''s head, planning to bite it. Misha ducked down and pushed her feet up, kicking the egg''s lower part and planting her feet on it. She pulled the tongues again. *SCREEEEE* The last two tongues had been pulled out, and the egg wailed in pain. It spat its green fluid all over the place as its body size shrunk at a rapid rate. When the size turned into a handful chicken egg size, she picked it up and placed it by Tama. "It''s revenge time, Tama. Can you do it?" As if Tama understood Misha''s word, it opened its mouth and bit the weakened egg, eating it alive. Even without a tongue, the flower fangs were enough to crush its surface and shells. ¡­ Noon 18 Hours remained until the quest ended. Tama burped as it was full. It ate the entire weakened egg. Misha giggled, "Now, it''s just you and me. Will you try to kill me again?" Tama did not react. "Oho? So you still haven''t given up, huh? How about I squeeze you in my hands right now." *Mew* Tama trembled and cried in a soft voice. "Just kidding. Say, let''s share the jelly next time, okay? I''ll continue my grinding. You can go to sleep now." *Mew* Tama jumped and danced around Misha like a puppy. ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ On the wasteland, the queen egg that ate Misha stood tall. Tattoo Zombies were killed and eaten by the green zombies. After they were done with their new food, they turned around to eat the Queen Egg again. At this moment, the body of some of the green zombies shook, unable to control their body. They collapsed on the ground as they leaked green liquid from their five orifices. After the dead zombies collapsed, tiny green worms, smaller than human''s pinky finger, dug themselves out from the chest of zombies. It opened the wound to make a path as several green oval objects competed to get out of the body. Over a hundred thousands of tiny eggs gushed out of the zombie body as if they were small insects which broke out from their nest. They were the baby green eggs. Some of them rolled away from the zombie body. Some of them remained inside the body, still eating the innards. Others randomly bit their fellow eggs, eating their siblings. A giant tongue of Queen Egg rolled the infested body of the zombies and pulled it into its mouth. The tentacles dragged the zombies and the eggs into an empty oval room, similar to the place that Misha was in. As the tentacle went pass the digestive fluid, the majority of the baby eggs were dissolved and became the Queen''s food. However, the survivors began drinking the digestive fluid and converting it into its own. Meanwhile, stray zombies were attracted by Queen Egg''s gas. They ran toward it and began eating it like the others. As for the old zombies who had been eating the egg for a longer time, their skins and flesh turned green. More tentacle tongues swoop down and dragged random hundreds of zombies into its mouth. The Queen sometimes needed additional nutrition for itself. Chapter 25 Launching in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ... Chapter 25 ¨C Launching in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ... <<You have maintained the plank position for fifty-nine minutes>> <<VIT EXP has increased by 100>> <<STA EXP has increased by 100>> . <<You have maintained the plank position for one hour>> <<VIT EXP has increased by 1,000>> <<STA EXP has increased by 1,000>> . 7.30 PM. Only less than 11 hours remained until the quest would finish. As usual, Misha planked on the grotesque ground in Queen Egg''s oval room, grinding for additional status attributes. She kept repeating the one-hour planking session, and she rested five minutes in the interval. As a result of six and a half hour of working tirelessly, Misha increased VIT and STA by another four points. By her side, Tama nibbled on Misha''s body, trying to drink Misha''s sweat. Because its tongues were pulled out, Tama could not lick her like it used to. *Chomp* "Ouch!" Tama bit Misha''s round chest and began sucking her blood. "You idiot egg! That hurts!" *Mew* *Chu Chu* Tama retorted with a cute mew, but it did not stop sucking the blood from her chest. "I stop using green gas for a few minutes, and you bite me again. What am I, your mother? Hey, get off my breast! I''m not breastfeeding you!" Misha activated her green gas. Only then, Tama let her go and rolled away. Misha did not know if she should kill this little egg and move on, or she should keep it as a pet. The ferocious nature of this little egg gave her a headache. "I don''t think I can keep you as a pet. You''re like a wild animal." *Mew* Tama whimpered and trembled as if it cried. "Ugh. Fine. You''re with me." ¡­ 8 PM. The surface of the oval room opened again. Misha jumped in joy as she thought she would get more jellies to increase her level and skills. Besides, her hunger bar dropped to 20% as she had not eaten anything since the aftermath of fighting with the eggs. A tentacle with a human-head-size eye peeked into the room. Misha''s heart shook. She activated her pheromone skill in a panic, spread green gas all over the room. The eye locked its sight at Misha, but it darted its eye around the room. Seeing that she was the only one living, it withdrew and threw a few hundred green jellies inside. After the wall closed, Misha screamed. "Yes! We''re rich! Let''s go Tama. Time to chow!" *Mew! Mew!* ¡­ ¡­ *Blurb* *Burb* Misha lied on her back, patting her tummy. As she expected, she could only eat two pieces as the system stopped her from overeating. Her hunger bar had reached 120%, which was impossible for her to eat another jelly. Meanwhile, Tama only finished one jelly and rolled on the ground aimlessly. Over 300 pieces of jelly piled into a mountain in the middle of the oval room, which Misha stared at it with moist eyes. "My precious. Well, if I get stuck in here for the rest of my in-game life, I can max both skills at least." ¡­ *************** Status Name ¨C Misha Class ¨C Unassigned Combat Class Level ¨C 25 EXP ¨C 2,000/3,000 Free Attribute ¨C 18 Attributes STR ¨C 150/1,002 (68.58%) VIT ¨C 156/1,002 (14%) AGI ¨C 197/1,000 (41.43%) DEX ¨C 165/1,000 (85.00%) INT ¨C 500/1,000 (0%) WIS ¨C 375/1,000 (31.61%) Luck ¨C 18/100 STM - 156/1000 (14%) Skills Self-Regeneration ¨C 7/100 (0%) Pheromone ¨C 9/100 (0%) *************** ¡­ Misha had a dream. She wished she could have something like a space inventory to store her precious green jelly. "My precious ¡­ *Sniff*." Misha cried while she hugged the mountain of jelly pieces. The torture of having luxurious food before her when she was full was more painful than getting eaten alive by zombies. The big eye tentacle opened the wall and peeked into the room again. Seeing the crying Misha and a mini egg rolling around the room, the eye squinted. It withdrew afterward. ¡­ *RUMBLE* The oval room that Misha was in trembling as if there was a Richter-7-Earthquake. The room contracted and shrank, encircling Misha, Tama, and the jelly together. In Misha''s mind, she had a weird guess. "Is the giant egg taking a poop?" *RUMBLE* The room began to move. It rotated and flipped everything in the room upside down without stopping. Misha took Tama into her bosom while she balanced her body in the spinning room. Tama, however, did not seem to care about the situation. Sensing the odd body scent of Misha, it squirmed outside of her bosom to find the mountain tip. *CHOMP* As usual, it bit Misha''s nipple again. "Ouch! You stupid egg! Know the right timing!" ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Dove, who had brown pieces of monster''s feces covered his entire body, used his [Sage Eyes] while he lied prone on the ground. In his arms, a rifle with half a clip of ammo was there. Because nighttime had arrived, Dove could not see anything unless he used his skill. 500 Meters In front of him, a 10-meter giant green egg was surrounded by green zombies. "It''s that egg monster." Dove recognized this green egg. It was the one that they attacked before their entire party was killed by Pioneer. He crawled backward without a sound, trying to get away from this vicinity. *RUMBLE* The Queen Egg trembled to the point that Dove could sense it from far away. The shaking lasted for an hour before the queen narrowed its mouth into a tube. "What''s it doing?" Dove continued to observe the queen''s weird action. *PU* As if the Queen Egg spit to the sky, it shot out two round objects out of its mouth. Each of the eggs was at the size of two-meter in diameter. Dove expanded his [Sage Eyes] sense on the balls, investigating them. Upon seeing the green balls, Dove''s face turned grim. "Is it reproducing? It shot other eggs out of its body?" However, Dove also noticed that one of the weird green balls had a shadow figure of a female human inside, curling and hugging her knees. The shadow was moving as if the person was still alive. Above the green ball, the game indicator displayed the name of the person inside. "Misha!? OMG, She''s inside!?" Dove moved to the direction that the green ball was flying, planning to save her from within the egg. Chapter 26 I Believe Shit Can Fly Chapter 26 ¨C I Believe Shit Can Fly I believe eggs can fly, I believe eggs can touch the sky, I was eaten by the egg on the day, At night, he shit me fly away, Now woe me, shit can soar, I see me cracking when I hit the floor, I believe egg is high, Egg eats me, shits me fly, I believe shit can fly, . The Egg Queen had launched the entire oval room that Misha and Tama resided and another similar oval room that another winning egg was in. Embracing her fate, Misha prayed in a remixed song in her mind as she hugged her knees, curling herself into a ball inside the tight space within the oval room. Around her, 300 jelly blobs turned into her cushion while Tama attached itself on Misha''s breast. She had not noticed the color of the current Tama yet. It had turned changed from green to yellow. *RUMBLE* The sound of a large object flying through the sky scared Misha. Although she could not see anything outside, she understood the feeling of being inside a flying medium as she experienced it with her flight suit and her past experiences in the military school two years ago. The egg shuttled through the cloud and reached the highest apex. It stopped in mid-air for a split of a second, which was eternal to Misha. She did not know that she was at the height of 3,000 feet above the ground. Then, it followed the law of physics, falling to earth. Aside from the cramped environment, Misha''s consciousness persisted as the pain from her chest kept her awake. If this had been in the real world, she would have been blacked out and died because of the lack of oxygens ever since she had been thrown into the oval room. However, the feeling of free fall alarmed her that it would soon end. "I''m not bailing. Free falling death is not that scary." Still smiling, Misha flickered her finger at Tama, teasing it. "We''re gonna die in less than a minute, and you''re still sucking my breast?" *Mew* ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ *BOOM* The ball landed on earth, sunk into the ground and created a crater. As for Misha, who had been curling inside the ball, suffered from the impact as her back and her right shoulder hit the ground. Even though she had jellies as cushions, her innards and bones were crushed from the impact. The liquid in her brain also shook, which stunned her. Her heart stopped, yet her lung was still functional. The last bit of consciousness fought the pain and the dizziness to the very end. ''Come on, MBR! Heal the brain and the heart first!'' Misha''s crushed body lied still, but her blood cells and her brain continued to function. Unfortunately, her vision went black. The system message appeared in front of her. <<You are half-death and crippled. Will you accept death and respawn?>> <<Warning, if you accept death, you will fail your current quest.>> <<[Yes]/[No]>> ''Screw you. If I''m half-death, that means I''m half-alive! I won''t give up my extra status rewards!'' Misha picked [No] and persisted on living, spamming her MBR, aka [Self-Regeneration] skill. Because there was no HP bar like other games for her to refer to, Misha could only rely on her instinct. ... One hour later, Misha recovered a part of her concussion damage and her heart, but she was far from the full rocovery. <<You have chosen to struggle against death>> <<You have fulfilled hidden quest criteria, will you challenge the hidden quest?>> <<Warning, if you fail this quest, your character will be deleted!>> <<Decline this quest if you don''t want to gamble>> <<Accept this quest at your own risk>> <<Will you accept the quest?>> <<[Yes]/[No]>> ''Ugh!?'' Misha was astonished and intimidated by the warning. Character deletion was something that she wanted to avoid. Thinking back as she continued healing herself, she believed it was worth the risk. ''If I start over from day-one again, I can exploit the boot camp with extra workout exercises and status grinding. Well, I don''t care.'' Misha was optimistic even when she was in a crippled state. Using her consciousness instead of moving her body, she chose [Yes]. Her vision was still blackened. Nothing appeared even after she had picked [Yes]. ''That''s it!? Nothing?'' Misha thought that she had been conned by the game. She continued healing herself and ignored the weird game quest as she believed it was a bug. ... *Mew?* Surprisingly, Tama survived from the impact because it used Misha and the jelly as it life-saving cushion. *Mew* The egg continued nibbling on Misha''s body, drinking her blood. ''Oi, I need my blood cells to heal myself. You stupid egg!'' ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ 3 AM 3 Hours remained until the quest ended. Dove navigated through the dark night with his [Sage Eyes]. Because of the constant usage, the eyes of his character were bleeding. Though, he did not mind the small backlashes as this skill saved his life multiple times during the quest. He managed to reach the crater where Misha and Tama fell by avoiding all monsters in the area. However, he could not prevent the stray zombies from approaching the hole. Dove wiped his blood trails on his face as he stared into the darkness. Several tattooed zombies wondered into the crater, carrying random sticks and pipes. 5 ¡­ 10 ¡­ 20, Dove continued to count them as he gazed at his ammo indicator at the back of his rifle. 25 Rounds. ''Twenty zombies, 25 bullets. I will probably attract more monsters after I jump in there.'' Dove contemplated if he should save Misha. From the look of it, he might die if he risked his life for her. *PA* Dove slapped his face with both hands, shaking off the selfish thought. ''A helpless girl is in peril, and I want to save my skin? Absurd! Am I a man or a sissy!?'' Self-motivated, Dove rested a bit to recover his stamina, adjusting his breathing and his psyche. After ten deep breath, Dove calmed down. He activated his sage eyes to observe the surroundings once more. Seeing that only 20 zombies were in this area, he made his move. He slid down a slope of the crater, aiming his rifle with his eyes and his vision from his skill. *BANG* One bullet went through the head of one of the zombies. *ROAR* They found Dove right away, and turned their attention from the green ball to him, dashing at Dove in full speed. Undaunted and unperturbed, Dove aimed and fired, one shot at a time. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* Five shots, five kills. Fourteen remained. *ROAR* All zombies got close to Dove and swung their weapons at him instead of biting. "Hmm!" Instead of running away, Dove ducked down and dashed forward horizontally as if he slithered like a snake, brushing past them, breaking through the encirclement and getting behind their back. "Don''t look down on an S-League player, punk!" *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* Dove turned around and fired more bullets, killing three more. ¡­ ¡­ *BANG* *BANG* *ROAR* ''It''s getting noisy. Fight somewhere else, you fool!'' Misha, who was self-healing her damaged spines and ribcages, spat a curse in her mind. She recovered from the partial brain damage and her innards, but the fractured bones and external wounds had yet to be healed. As for Tama, it fell asleep while its mouth still nibbled Misha''s breast. She looked at her hunger gauge in the game menu. It was at 95%. ''Time to eat.'' Misha wanted to use her hands, but she could not move. Her nerve system and spinal cord was not in the right condition at the moment. Without hesitating, she extended her tongue and licked the jelly near her mouth, trying to pull it in. Normally, her tongue would never go beyond the tip of her nose if she fully extended it. However, right now, it was long enough to touch her forehead. Like a frog, Misha''s tongue pulled a piece of crushed jelly into her mouth. <<You have eaten [Egg Queen''s Condense Milk]>> <<You have gained 500 EXP>> <<Your [Self Regeneration] have gained 10,000 EXP>> <<Your [Self Regeneration] skill have increased to level 8>> <<Your [Pheromone] have gained 10,000 EXP>> <<Your [Pheromone] skill have increased to level 10>> <<You are full>> Reading all the message logs, Misha smiled. But her smile turned stiff when she concentrated her feeling on her tongue. ''It''s longer? Wait a minute, I have ... an extra tongue!?'' Chapter 27 Content of the Ques Chapter 27 ¨C Content of the Quest Misha played with her tongues in her mouth. It was a weird feeling. The main tongue was still an ordinary tongue of a human, but the other one grew from her human''s under the tongue. Misha stuck her new tongue out and wiggled around to get the feeling. She also activated her MBR on it, so she could grasp the shape and the size of this thing. ''A tube? A tail?'' Because Misha could not see anything in the darkness, she had to guess the shape and the size of this tongue. However, she still had no clue after moving it around. ''I''ll check it with a mirror when I get back.'' *BANG* ''But first ¡­'' *BANG* *BANG* ''It''s noisy!'' The gunshot sounds annoyed Misha as she wanted to focus on healing her body. The MBR technique had a delicate process that required the user''s full concentration. Had she lost her focus slightly, the regeneration might fail and cause a blood clot in her system instead. The sound stopped after a minute of fighting. However, Misha had not fully recovered yet as the spine and bones required a long process of healing. *POEK* The outer shell of the green ball shook. *Mew?* Because of the shaking, Tama also woke up. It released Misha and bared fangs at the direction of the sound. *SHAAA* Tama stuck out a mini yellow tentacle, which she had regenerated back. The body mass of Tama also increased in size as it was now the size of a duck egg. *POEK* *POEK* The outer shell of the room shook, which destroyed Misha''s concentration. *Cough* Misha spat out green saliva with a tinge of red blood, which corroded small crushed pieces of a blob of jelly. She opened her eyes and glared into the direction of the sound. "¡­ Grr." She groaned. Anger dwelled in her heart because she had to start her MBR on her spine all over again. Her initially red eyes turned into glowing yellowish, and her vision brightened. She could see everything in the room in a bright green world. ''I can finally see again.'' As she regained her eyesight, she could see the game window menu floating before her. It contained the details of the hidden quest she had accepted. ¡­ ************************ <<Desperate Struggle ¨C Part One>> You have been infected with Hydra Race''s genes from the Queen Egg''s Condensed Milk. Thankfully, you had been vaccinated by an officer in the base before you ate the jelly milk. Thus, you''ve survived the virus up till now. After the rough landing, you''ve discovered that the virus is still in your body, mutating and doing something to you from the inside. At this rate, you might turn into the food for the children of Queen Egg in a few days, or you will turn into a monster. To avoid these scenarios, you must find a way to cure or tame the virus within you. Quest Objective: Find a cure. Time Limit: 70 Hours, 35 Minutes. Rewards: A new skill, Desperate Struggle ¨C Part Two Note: If you fail, the virus will take over your consciousness, and your character [Misha] will be permanently unplayable. ************************ ¡­ ''Holy crap!'' Misha regretted accepting the quest. For a new skill, the risk was too high. Furthermore, a hint of the quest continuation was there in the description, which should not be easy. ''I''m thoroughly fOOked. Well, at least not literally. I''d sue the government if it did.'' Misha''s body was a masterpiece for her to admire. No one had the right to touch it or steal it away from her! *POEK* The room shook again, and a tear on the shell could be seen. "Hang in there, Misha! I''ll get you out of there!" A clear familiar voice of a young man got in, causing Misha to frown. ''Someone I know? But I don''t remember having a friend.'' She shifted her gaze to the direction of the cracked wall. She could see a shadow figure of a person and the name indicator on top of him. ''Dove? Who is this? Oh, wait. It''s the party leader of that retard. But, didn''t he say his party had been wiped out?'' Misha warmed up her new tongue, planning about using it as a weapon as the monster eggs did. If she had to defend herself, she could use it as a secret weapon. Thinking about the quest and the situation she was in, it would be unwise and immature as she was crippled at the moment. Misha needed help. But Tama might cause a misunderstanding, She had to hide it. The long tongue stuck out and wrapped around the hissing Tama. She pulled it into her mouth and held it there for the time being. Tama mewed in protest, but it could not resist Misha''s strength. The shell crumbled down as Dove used one of the pipes he stole from a zombie to repeatedly hit the hard green ball. Dove could not see Misha''s figure with his naked eyes, but he could see everything with his [Sage Eyes]. Seeing the naked body of the opposite gender, Dove was stunned. As a professional gamer who devoted his entire life in games, he had not had any experience or had obtained the immunity to the natural stimulation yet. Within five seconds, his pants pitched a tent. "Grrr." Misha groaned in her throat to warn Dove, which got him back to his sense. "Oh, err. I-I''m sorry! I-I didn''t mean to look!" Dove took off his jacket and covered Misha''s body in a panic. It still had the smell of a monster''s feces. The nose and the face of Misha''s twitched because of the stink while Dove was red to the ears from the shame of the jacket''s smell. "A-Are you alright? Can you move?" "Uh-ah," Misha gestured with her eyes as she could not move anything below her neck. She sounded her answered with her groan instead of talking as she was still holding Tama in her mouth. It nibbled her tongue to retaliate though. "Err, no? Then, can you talk?" "Uh-ah." "No again? Your injuries must be severe. Please stay still for two more hours. We''ll complete the quest soon, and help will arrive, ok?" "Ah-huh." Dove walked away from her, scouting the parameter and protecting the area from any stray monster. Though he had only five bullets left, he was determined to protect the crippled lady. Seeing Dove walking away, Misha spat Tama out of her mouth. *MEW* *MEW* *MEW* Tama was angry. It screamed at Misha''s face to protest. She flickered her tongue and hit Tama with it, ''Shut up, you eggcat. He has a gun, and I''m disabled. What do you want to do, attack him? So we both can get killed when the army comes to pick us up?'' Retorted Tama in her mind, Misha resumed her MBR again. Nobody knew what the military would do if they discovered Tama and her strange condition. She had to be prepared for the unknown quest and all possibility. First, she had to recover. Chapter 28 Dove Chapter 28 ¨C Dove 6 AM. Misha received a pop-up message on her game menu. <<You have completed the [Milky Way Government Education Lesson One]>> <<Quest Rewards: 20 Additional Free Status Attribute>> <<Additional Quest Rewards will be calculated after you come back to base with your loots>> She did not pay attention to the message. Instead, Misha closed her eyes and maintained her MBR routines. Her damaged spinal cord, broken ribcages, and many fractured bones had been healed. The rest of the innards still had traces of ruptured blood vessels, but they could be treated faster than the bones. *Slurp* Misha tongue flickered and took in another jelly into her mouth. The intensive use of Self-Regen skill depleted a lot of her hunger bar, which was down to 10% from 145% in the past two hours. Despite the fact that the quest warned her that the jellies contained viruses, she ate them anyway. Two blobs of jelly got into her stomach and raised her hunger bar to 110% again. <<Warning, viruses in your system has increased>> ''I don''t give a damn. My precious jellies are my life!'' <<Your [Desperate Struggle Quest] time limit has been decreased by two hours>> ''Doesn''t matter. Extra skill level up is still worth it!'' <<The next time you eat consume another jelly, the quest time limit will decrease by four hours>> "¡­" Misha cried a bloody tear, ''But I want to eat more jellies!'' She closed her eyes and continued healing the remaining injuries. From her observation, she needed at least two more hours. ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Dove''s real name was Donovan, a student in the same school as Mia. When Donovan was twelve, he played another VRMMO shooting game with a similar setting as this current game. Through a year of grinding and practicing, he became good at shooter games. Because of his performance, a professional e-sport S-League team offered him a contract so he could play for their team, which he signed. For another two years, he had earned his reputation in hundreds of e-sport tournaments as an elite sniper and sharpshooter. Although he could not earn a title of a champion, Donovan was skilled enough to maintain his status in the league and satisfied his company''s sponsors. Unfortunately, his parents did not agree with his career path. In the eyes of billionaire parents, earning a few million a year from a game was pathetic, comparing to them who made hundreds of million a year. Since Donovan also had potential as a young esper, they forced him to enroll in Chula High and terminated the pro-league contract. Though Donovan spent most of his youth in-game, he was still one of the genii in his generation, and he managed to squeeze into the school in the 10th class with the lowest score in the school. And now, he was in a game that he was good at. Donovan wished that he could return to the league as a professional gamer by using this game and graduate from this school at the same time. ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Meanwhile, A pop-up window also appeared before Dove. <<You have completed the [Milky Way Government Education Lesson One]>> <<Quest Rewards: 20 Additional Free Status Attributes>> <<Additional Quest Rewards will be calculated after you come back to base with your loots>> Dove, who was patrolling on the edge of the crater, sighed a relief as he watched the sunrise. He did not forget to put all free status points into his AGI and DEX. ¡­ *************** Status Name ¨C Dove Class ¨C Unassigned Combat Class Level ¨C 38 EXP ¨C 1,000/4,000 Free Attribute ¨C 0 Attributes STR ¨C 110/1,000 (82.05%) VIT ¨C 106/1,000 (70.19%) AGI ¨C 300/1,000 (41.43%) DEX ¨C 300/1,000 (85.00%) INT ¨C 489/1,000 (0%) WIS ¨C 320/1,000 (31.61%) Luck ¨C 12/100 STM - 120/1000 (0%) Skills Sage Eyes ¨C 15/100 (10.40%) *************** ¡­ Unlike Misha, who had been stuck in the Queen Egg''s womb, Dove had been fighting everything that came into his way to scavage for food and weapon supplies. With the addition of occasionally loot from dead bodies of other players, Dove secured enough ammo and supplies to survive. Ordinary players would have died a hundred times over, but Dove made it through using his past experiences in shooter games. Combining with his AGI-DEX-built strategy, he could handle a hundred tattooed zombies by himself with limited resources. Thus, his character level skyrocketed. In the level ranking of all combat classes at the moment, he was in the lead, followed by Misha who was still at level 26. . Dove checked his status with a bitter smile. "I did it the last game, and I''ll be successful in this game, too!" *GUU* His stomach cried as his hunger bar had reached 0%. A timer appeared under the hunger bar, telling him that he did not have much time left until his character would die from hunger. Dove looked up. Before him, remaining of two hundred tattooed zombies scattered on the ground. Dove''s black short hair and his face were covered in black blood, and his clothes were soaked from his sweat and mixed fluid of monsters. The last two hours were rough, but Dove made it through. None of the monsters managed to slip to Misha''s side. Black blood also covered a hand-made pickaxe, made of steel pipes and a long knife tying together, which Dove held it in his hand. <<Beep>> A transmission sounded from Dove''s wristwatch. [Misha, Dove, if you hear this, response] Dove tapped the speaker button, "This is Dove. I''m alive. Misha is with me, but she''s in a critical condition. We need help!" [Affirmative! Stay where you are. We''ll pick you up shortly!] <<Bzz>> The transmission was cut off, but Dove relaxed. He sat at the edge of the crater, continue watching the sunrise. As he regained his breath from the long night fights, Dove saw something from the horizon. A moving red tree with human limps as branches! ''Another monster!? Wait, is that the tree that keeps tracking me the second day?'' Dove did not know. It was the very same tree that killed Pioneer King in his resting tent. This tree also traced every player in the game that night, following them around to drain their blood, even from the corpses. It crossed path with Dove the second day on this wasteland and chased after him ever since. The speed of the tree accelerated from a turtle pace into a running man pace. ''Damn it! If I hadn''t used my grenades on that snake ...'' Dove regretted challenging the giant snake he encountered the first day. Because of it, he had wasted so many ammunition and grenades. *RUMBLE* The ground shook as the tree was approaching Dove at a high speed. Within the next 10 seconds, it would reach him. *SHAAA* As if the joke was on him, the very same snake he had challenged also appeared in another direction, rushing at the crater as well. *KLUK* *KLUK* *KLUK* A green egg at the size of two meters rolled to this direction as well. It was the other egg that was launched along with Misha''s oval room. Dove had a wry smile on his face. Seeing the situation, he thought that he should have expected it. "Last minute rush? Well, I thought so." Dove stood up with his pickaxe, getting ready for another bout. "Bring it, punk!" Chapter 29 The Raptor Squad Chapter 29 ¨C The Raptor Squad *SHAAA* Tama turned its mouth to the outside and hissed again. This time, it did not hiss at Dove, but something else. Misha, who was self-regenning, felt the tremor from the ground. She knew that something was approaching her location. She shifted her recovery concentration to the nerve and muscular system, planning to get herself on her feet first as the situation crying an emergency. *SCREEEECH* A sharp scream of a monster could be heard. Tama shrank from the scream. It rolled back to Misha and hid in her cleavage, trembling in fear. "Very courageous, Tama. What a reliable bodyguard ¡­" *Mew* Misha glanced at the clock in the game menu. 6.01 AM. The entire quest should have been over, and the army should have sent someone to pick her up. However, Misha knew that her situation was complicated. She lost her wristwatch, which was the reason why Misha needed Dove''s help. Gritting her teeth and closing her eyes, Misha accelerated the MBR processing on the muscles of her legs and back. As long as these muscles and nervous system were partly healed, she should be able to stand again. ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Dove dodged the lunge of the three-headed snake as he ran away from it toward the creepy tree. The tree, however, thrust ten sharp roots at Dove from the front, aiming to screw him alive. Dove sidestepped, avoiding the incoming root-spears. Because Dove dodged it, the roots penetrated the snake instead. *SHAAA* The snake hissed in anger and changed its target to the tree instead of Dove. The tree also stopped chasing Dove as it concentrated on sucking the snake''s blood. Running away from the two monsters, Dove attempted to get back to the crater and get Misha out of this place. He dashed back in full speed. But the nightmare had not stopped yet. <<Warning, your hunger has reached 0% for two hours>> <<Movement penalty will be applied>> "Not now!" Dove could feel that his legs became sluggish as if he was running inside a water pool. *KLUK* *KLUK* The giant monster egg was rolling toward him. At this rate, it would catch him in a few seconds. *SCREEEE* The egg leaped into the air and bared its flower fangs, wanting to swallow Dove whole. "RAHH!" *POEK* Dove swung his pickaxe like a baseball bat, hitting the mouth of the green egg at the side and sent it rolling. However, the wound that caused by the pickaxe regenerated in a few seconds. As Dove wanted to finish off the egg, the red tree sent another batch of its roots at the egg and Dove. "Greedy bastard!" Dove rolled to the side, dodging the incoming five spear roots. On the other side, five more roots stabbed into the giant egg and sucked its fluid. *SCREEE* The egg did not give up. It opened its mouth and sprayed the green digestive fluid at the red roots, destroying them before it got sucked dry. While the egg was at it, five tentacle tongues extended and chased after Dove. Dove continued rolling on the ground, avoiding another attack of the egg. However, one of the egg''s tongues caught his leg. He swung his pickaxe at the tentacle, which cut it and freed his leg from the monster. Not wanting to get killed, Dove got on his feet and kept running back. *BOOM* *BOOM* Explosions occurred on the location where the monsters stood, but it also sent Dove flying. The shockwave from the explosion destroyed Dove''s eardrum and his sense of hearing and balancing. Thus, he collapsed on the ground in pain. *VRRRR* *BOOM* Though Dove could not hear anything, he could sense that something large had landed. There were muffled sounds from the surrounding, but he could not understand them anymore. ... "Cargo located! One is southwest of the crater, and the other one is in the center." Five ten-meter-tall brown giant robots, which had a statue similar to a human, were a hundred meters away from the battle site of monsters. On their chest, an emblem of a raptor was engraved into the armor plate. These robots were called AHMU, which stood for [Anti-Hydra Mechanical Unit], the specialist unit that used against giant mutants and Queen Eggs. They equipped with Anti-Corrosive Manyu Metal Shields and Angra Rifles, which contain special-made bullets that could negate the regeneration power of egg monsters. The old outer look of these AHMUs filled with a brown and dark color on their armor plates. The chest of the mech was bulky as it contained devices and sophisticated cockpit within it. The legs of the giant robots were in an awkward position at the first glance as it seemed the thighs were attached to the waist, but these legs could fold into continuous tracks which could be used in difficult terrains that normal mech legs were inefficient. The five mechs walked toward the giant snakes, the red tree, and the two-meter-tall green egg while they pointed their rifles at them. "RAPTOR five, use the AR-shell on the egg. RAPTOR two to four, HE-shell on the other two again. Provide me a cover after I secure the cargo." "Roger!" One of the mechs leaped forward and landed next to Dove. It knelt and scooped the ground under him with the mech''s hand and carried him on its open-palm. RAPTOR-1 leaped to the center of the crater and did the same with another hand of the mech. Misha and Dove now lay still on the palms of the mech. "Cargo secured." *BOOM* *BOOM* The four other mechs fired one shell each on the monsters, which turned them into fragments of dried woods and roasted snake. The egg also shattered to pieces, unable to regenerate again. The pilot of RAPTOR-1 inside the mech leaned back. He pressed the intercom button, "RAPTOR squad to Scorpion Base. Cargo secured, but they''re injured. Please prepare a medic team upon our arrival ASAP, over." *BZZ* [Scorpion Base to RAPTOR squad, how is the loot?] The pilot''s face twitched. He got annoyed that the base asked for the loot instead of worrying about the injured people. "One of the cargo is resting inside the Queen Egg''s cocoon. There are several virus gels in it, over." [Good work. Take all of them back to base. Your mission is over.] "¡­ Roger." ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Misha, who was lying on the palm of the mech, stared at her dreamt robot in a daze. ''Will I be able to pilot these cool guys one day?'' She did not realize that her sparkling eyes and her drools were noticed by the captain pilot of RAPTOR-1. The captain laughed as he understood Misha''s feeling very well. He, too, had drooled when he saw these giant mechs for the first time. "Take it easy, lady. I knew that you''re in the army. If you work hard, you''ll be on my seat one day." Chapter 30 Who Brought in a Kitten!? Chapter 30 ¨C Who Brought in a Kitten!? 7 AM. Dove and Misha were carried to the Scorpion Base, a different base that they began their quest. Upon arrival, a hundred of staffs in silver hazmat suits rushed in to collect the green cocoon while four of them carried Misha onto a stretcher and transferred her into an ambulance. Misha had almost recovered everything, yet she cried a bloody tear. "My precious ¡­" As they agreed that all loots had to be given to them in exchange for their borrowed supplies and weapons, her jellies were confiscated by the officials of the base. . This military encampment could be said that it was another city instead of a small outpost base as metallic walls, skyscrapers, roads, an airport, and a coliseum-size hanger included within it. Two ambulances with side insignia sticker of a sphinx cat, the Mafdet Emblem or the Government of this country in-game, took Misha and Dove away to the local hospital. Within the back of Misha''s ambulance, two female paramedics in Hatmaz suits tied Misha on a stretcher. Afterward, they put an oxygen mask and cardiac monitor leads on Misha. They arranged their handheld psych scanner and put Misha''s bed through with it. In less than five minutes, the paramedics put the scanner away and took out syringes to take samples of Misha''s blood. One of them inspected the result of the scan while the other one stuck the syringe needle into Misha''s arm. *Mew* The paramedics frowned upon hearing a kitten''s voice. "You hear that?" "Yeah, did someone bring a cat in here?" "No, it''s more like is there a kitty under the car?" One of the medics knocked the front driver seat with the back of her hand. "Can we stop the car for a minute? I think there''s a kitten under our car again." The driver glanced at the rear mirror, "Again? But what the heck!? You want me to stop because of a cat!? What about the life of the patient!?" "From the briefings, our patient has a self-regen skill. Her injuries are light, and she''s healing herself faster than we can treat her. You don''t have to worry about her. Just worry if you will crush a cat under the car." "Dafuq, ladies!? This is against the protocol. I''m not supposed to stop the car when I''m delivering a patient!" "Just do it. I''ll put on the report that a cat jumped in front of the car and we have to stop mid-way." "Fine. I won''t take any responsibility for this." The ambulance parked at the side of the road despite having the siren on. The two paramedics jumped off the back and searched under the car. The driver on the front also exited the ambulance, searching for the cat. . Seeing that both of them did not pay attention to Misha, she raised her head up and looked in her cleavage. Misha whispered in a hushed voice, "Tama, hide somewhere else or you''ll get caught." Tama opened its mouth and stuck its tongue out. A mini eyeball gazed into Misha''s eyes as if it understood everything. Yet, it trembled. Tama did not want to stay away from Misha even a few seconds. "Tama, if you stay with me, you will be captured by those guys. I''m sorry, I can''t be with you all the times." *Mrrr* Tama purred in sadness. However, its eye brightened when it gazed at Misha''s skin. The flower mouth of Tama widened as it bit a chunk of Misha flesh under her cleavage. Misha jolted in pain. "What are you!?" Tama did not listen. It dug into Misha''s body, burying into her flesh. Misha could feel that Tama was eating her flesh from the inside. It broke one of her ribcages and moved next to her right lung. Inside her body, it latched its mini tongue on her into her heart. "Tama! You ingrate!!" Misha swore that once she was released from this binding, she would pull Tama out of her body and crush it to pieces. <<A mutated baby queen egg has injected its blood into your heart>> <<The mutated Hydra genes has reinforced your vitality! Your max VIT has increased by 1>> <<Your immunity system has been enhanced. The Desperate Struggle quest time limit has been increased by one hour>> <<You have discovered an alternate way of overcoming the viruses in your body>> <<Maintain the current state for 24 hours, and your body will develop the immunity toward the viruses>> Misha''s mouth turned into an O as she read the prompt messages from the game system. *Mrrr* Tama tremblingly purred inside her body. It was soft and silent that only Misha could hear. She bit her lower lips while she activated her self-regen to heal her outer wounds. "I''m sorry, Tama. I didn''t know what you were trying to do." *Mew* "You want to be with me forever. Is that what you are trying to say?" *Mew* *Mrrr* "Okay, fine. If you fail my quest, you know what happens next." *Mew* . The ambulance workers returned to the car after they failed to locate the mysterious kitten. "Did it fall off?" "Probably. Should we return to check it?" "Don''t even think about it, ladies! Don''t forget that our vehicle has a tracking device, and they knew we''re stopping the car on the side road. Be prepared to write a good report after this! I''m driving this to the hospital, and I''m done with you two!" "Eh? What the hell?" "Inconsiderate bastard." "I heard that!" Listening to the bickering between the paramedics, Misha hid her grin. The bite wound on her chest had been healed, and all traces from Tama disappeared. The only worry Misha had was that she had to repair one of her broken ribcages again. Tama was sitting in her right chest, pretending to be her second heart. It sucked her blood from her heart as food, but it injected back several drops of its yellow blood. One of the paramedic nurses looked at the psyche scan result with a frown. She touched Misha''s spring breasts and spread them to the side, checking her cleavage area skins. "Miss Misha. Have you ever had breast surgery recently?" "..." "Our scanner detected a lump of a cyst or a tumor on your chest. Well, for a moment there, I thought you have stuffed something between your breasts or you had three boobs." "..." The other staff further checked the scan result. She also glanced back and forth between the monitor and Misha''s skins. "Redo the scan. I''ll analyze the blood samples." Chapter 31 Busted! Chapter 31 ¨C Busted! Misha got nervous when she heard that the paramedic would recheck her body again. She was afraid that they would detect Tama. The scan went through her body one more time, and the result was shown in the monitor. "Hey, you''ve got to see this." A sweat drop rolled down from Misha''s face. The two nurses stared at the monitor with a baffled expression as they had never seen anything like this. Inside Misha''s body, it appeared that she had two hearts. "Miss, you have a unique constitution." Pretending ignorant, Misha widened her eyes, "How?" "I think you have two hearts. I''ll report this to the hospital to get you thoroughly rechecked." "Uh? Err, Ahaha. You don''t need to. I get that since I was young. That''s not necessary." "We''ve been informed that you''ve come into contact with the Egg Queen, so we have to quarantine you and thoroughly test your blood and your DNA for a safety measure. I think you should get this chance to get a full-health check-up for free." "As I said, it''s not necessary ¡­" "You will still be quarantined, miss." "For how long?" "A month, at the minimum." "¡­" <<Ding>> A bell sound similar to a microwave''s bell rang as the nurses were persuading Misha to take a full-course health assess. The blood diagnosis machine finished testing Misha''s blood sample that the nurses had taken. The monitor of the machine displayed a red [Hydra]. The face of the two nurses changed. One of them took out a pistol and pointed at Misha''s head while the other adjusted the stretcher, tightening the bind. "W-What?" "Miss, you''ve been infected with Hydra viruses. Under the emergency protocol, you have no right to resist nor veto the actions of all officials. You will be quarantined and locked inside the designated medical center until we confirm that you are cured of the viruses." "Driver, code Hydra." "Aye, ma''am. Well, unlucky missy. Take my advice, don''t resist." Misha gulped as she realized her situation. Her infection was found! "Err, may I have a couple of questions?" "As long as you don''t use force, we''ll try to answer." "Is that gun necessary?" "Yes. For our safety." "What''s that Hydra virus? What will happen to me?" "A disease that ruined humanity in the 21st-century alien war. In the initial infected state, the patient will find that their saliva turns green, and their additional tongue appears under their original one. I''m sure you have that already, right? Our scanner also detected your hidden tongue." "¡­ But, why the gun?" "On the second stage of the infection, your skins and blood will turn green, and you will be prone to violence. You will desire raw flesh and be drunk in bloodlust. At this stage, you will have the urge to attack anything that moves to take them as your food. Queen Eggs can also influence your decisions by sending their telepathy to you directly." "¡­" "The third stage, you will completely lose your reason and human''s conscience. You will become no different than a mindless zombie. This is the most dangerous stage that can threaten any bystander since the infected can spread the viruses during this mutation stage." "Err ¡­" "The final stage. You will turn into food for millions of baby queen eggs inside your body." The nurse with a gun explained everything with a smile, yet her index finger was on the trigger. "Umm, that''s not a trigger discipline." "No, it''s not. We''re dealing with an infected. Even if you are not on the third stage yet, you are still a threat. Please stay still and cooperate with us, or I will shoot. This gun is loaded with the AR shells, so you''d better not move or do something stupid." "Okay! Okay! I''ll stay still. Don''t shoot!" The other nurse took off the oxygen mask and placed a steel mask to cover her face. It covered her vision and mouth, but it still left enough holes for her to breathe. The mask tightened her jaws, her crown, and her top of the head together. It was designed to prevent the infected from using the tongue as a weapon while covering the sight of the patient. To remove this locked mask, staff had to unlock it with a specific key and a serial code, which both of the nurses and the driver did not even have the key on them. As Misha saw nothing but the darkness under the mask, her heart drummed and quickened. . Tama poked its eyes out of its mouth again as it detected Misha''s condition. *Mrrr?* The eye-tongue penetrated through Misha tissues within her chest to her skin. The mini tongue peeked through the gap of her skin under her throat to see what had happened outside. *Mrrr* Seeing two other human in weird suits, Tama panicked and withdrew its eye back to its body. *Mew* The blood of Misha that Tama collected was digested at a rapid rate. After cleaning everything in its stomach, Tama poked its eye into Misha''s heart. . Misha jolted from the pain, and her body shook. The paramedics jumped, almost pulling the trigger in a reflex. "She''s having a seizure! Stay cautious! How long until we get to the center!?" The driver glanced at the rear mirror, "Two minutes." . Tama glanced around, observing Misha''s blood. The other mini tentacles of Tama also wriggling around within the right ventricle in Misha''s heart, picking infected red blood cells into its body while ejected back Tama''s yellow blood to replace them. The yellow blood merged with Misha''s blood cells and slowly transformed. They retained the red color, but the shape of the cells changed from the flat ring-like body into compressed balls, which began multiplying and spreading into the muscular system and other systems within Misha''s body. Each time the transformed blood cells contacted the infected blood cells, they devoured them in the place of white blood cells and slowly disintegrated together, becoming the food for other red blood cells. Misha could feel the change within her circulation system and her heart as her blood pressure seemed to quicken by itself. The cardiac monitor detected the acceleration of her blood pressure. The repeated beep sounds warned the paramedics that her condition was changing fast. "Is she in the second stage or third stage?" "The second stage took three days for the symptoms to appear. The change is too fast!" The medic with the gun tightened her grip, getting ready to shoot. "I''m not taking risks. I''m taking her out." Chapter 32 Desperate Struggle – Part Two Chapter 32 ¨C Desperate Struggle ¨C Part Two The ambulance stopped, and the driver turned around. "Calm your tits, ladies. We''ve arrived. Put that gun away and move the missy inside. I won''t help you in your report if the higher-ups demand an explanation. Haven''t you heard the rumor that they value the raw viruses and all new test subjects? One of the doctors was fired and got his license void because he killed a stage-one infected before he passed the patient to the center." The paramedic withdrew her finger from the trigger, and she put away her gun. The other nurse opened the backdoor, preparing to pull out Misha with her stretcher. Misha''s ears perked up when she heard the keyword [Test Subject]. She was not stupid enough to continue trusting these people the moment these words were uttered. "What''s with this [Test Subject]? Are they going to cure me or use me as a lab rat?" The medics were about to answer, but the driver interfered with them. "They won''t cure you. They only have incomplete vaccines from the dead eggs, but they have yet to find the perfect cure for it. That comes to your existence, young miss. You will be one of their test subjects to find the cure. Well, that''s all the hints I can give you, for now. The rest depends on your future performance." The driver''s eyes changed from brown to yellow for a split second before it returned to the former color. Within his pupils, a tiny yellow tentacle with an eye wriggling inside, sharing its vision with the driver. Unfortunately, no one noticed this. The medics bellowed, "Hey! Shut up!" They turned around and whispered to Misha, "Don''t listen to that bullcrap. Our medical center will cure you as long as you are obedient. Follow what they tell you to do, and you''ll be fine. Trust me." As Misha was astonished by the two conflicted new info, the paramedics placed the stretcher on a wheeled bed and brought her into the building. Inside the [Medical Center], they did not enter through the front door but a side door. They pushed the bed through the long white corridor, which had nothing but bright glowing walls and ceilings, into a room with a lone elevator and a guard, who was sitting and reading a book. One of the paramedics showed her cards, "Code Hydra." The guard raised his head to glance at the Hatmaz suits and the stretcher, "First timer?" "Yes. It''s our first time taking a patient here. We''re following the Hydra Code protocol." "Good work. Get in." There was no button in front of the elevator nor any switch that could indicate that they could operate it, yet the elevator doors opened after the guard allowed them. They got into the elevator and pushed the only red button in there. The elevator doors closed and it moved down into the underground. In Misha''s experience, all elevators should take less than a minute to bring the passengers to the designated floor even if it was from to ground floor to the 50th floor. Yet, it took them a whole five minutes before she could hear a sound of the elevator door opening. As soon as the door opened, three soldiers with railgun rifles, equipped with laser-pointer, aimed at the paramedics. At the side of the wall of the corridor underground, the medics could see a monitor, which displayed the front entrance of this facility, the long white corridor, inside the elevator they took, and the ground floor where the guard was reading a book. However, they could see that it was not a book. It was another CCTV monitor with the book cover as a disguise. On the book monitor, there was an addition of a red crosshair in it. "Leave the patient here. You two go back." The medics raised their hands to the air and smiled back, "Okay. The patient is yours." One of the soldiers pulled Misha''s bed from the elevator, but they did not close it or allow them to go back yet. "Aside from you two, who else knows about this Hydra infection and this girl?" "The ambulance driver." "What''s his name?" "Thorn C. Cha." "Good work. Fire AR rounds." "Wait, wha-!?" *BANG* *BANG* Before the paramedics could understand what happened, the soldiers shot them in the head. As soon as the nurses collapsed, the elevator doors closed, and it brought the bodies back to the ground floor. The captain of the soldiers picked up the intercom phone on the wall. He pressed a few numbers before he said a few words. "Officer Thorn C. Cha never exists. A car accident happens, and two paramedics, a driver, and a patient died." Pausing for five seconds, the other side replied back, "Affirmative." Putting back the intercom phone, the captain of the soldiers glanced at Misha. "Bring her in. Don''t lay a hand on the test subject unless you want to become a zombie." "A pity. She has a hot body." "You will change your mind after a few days of transformation." "Ah, I know." . <<Ding>> <<The Desperate Struggle Quest has been updated>> ***************************** <<Desperate Struggle ¨C Part Two>> Upon listening to the paramedics, the driver, and the soldiers, you have suspected that there may be no cure at all in the base, but they are looking forward to making you into their guinea pig! There is no guarantee that you will be able to see the sunlight again if you are trapped inside the medical center. To obtain your freedom, you have to escape from this facility before they trap you there for eternity. Be warned. You have yet to tame the viruses within you. Possibilities of dying from the infection are still there. <<Quest Objective>> - Escape from the Medical Facility. - Overcome the viruses within your body. <<Time Limit>> 64 Hours, 59 Minutes. <<Taming the Virus in>> 23 Hours, 50 Minutes. <<Rewards>> - A new skill - Bonus Status Attributes - Desperate Struggle ¨C Part Three <<Note>> If you fail to get out of the facility before the time limit exceeded, your character will be trapped inside the Medical Center as a test subject, and the character [Misha] will be permanently unplayable. ***************************** . Even though Misha could not see what in front of her, she could still see the updated content of her quest menu. It was now that she realized why the quest was named [Desperate Struggle]. The difficulty kept increasing as she progressed through the quest while the penalty for failing meant she would lose her in-game character. It spelled "Game Over." ''Oh, god. Why did I even accept this quest!?'' Misha questioned her decision when she was prompted with the quest earlier. ''Can I refuse the quest now? What will happen if I log out?'' In desperation, she opened the game menu to log out. As expected, the log out button was disabled, and it displayed a note message. [During the Desperate Struggle quest series, players are unable to log out. All prior auto-eject timer is also temporarily disabled, and your relatives in the real world will be notified upon this event.] ''WTF!? Really game!? You want me to complete the quest first, so I can resume my real life!? Really!?'' [A tip from the developers of the game. This quest series might last up to one day in real-life time. If you value your real life more than the game, just give up the quest. It was designed to satisfy the hardcore gamers and resident players.] Misha almost coughed a mouthful of blood when she read the note. ''I spent so freaking many days to get this far, and you want me to discard everything!? Screw you, devs! I''ll skip school for a day and clear the goddamn quest!'' Misha''s fighting spirit burnt as she concentrated her hearing sense and her cells within her body to feel the surroundings. As soon as she focused her telepathy to her blood cells, she found what Tama had been doing to her. Her blood cells were strengthened, and they were eating the uncontrollable viruses within her blood vessels and other systems within her body. Her circulatory system had been cleansed from the spreading green cell viruses. Unfortunately, the viruses had contaminated her digestive system, nervous system, immunity system, and her muscular system. It would take a while to clean them all. ''I see. So that''s why there''s a curing timer on the quest menu. I have to protect Tama while I''m completing the runaway quest. But first, I have to get rid of this mask.'' Misha attempted to move her body, but she could not even raise her hands. All binding of the stretcher restricted all of her arms, legs, chest, neck, forehead, stomach, and her wrists. ''My vision is blocked. My entire body is chained. What''s next? Dumb me into a tube of water so I can pull a Harry Houdini''s escape trick!? God damn it, game. At least give me a hint.'' Chapter 33 Dead Players Evaluation Chapter 33 ¨C Dead Players Evaluation While Dove and Misha had braced the danger of the mutated world, Pioneer King, Big Crotch, and other players who had died during the quest sat around in a white classroom. The ceiling and the walls were all white, but there was no exit, window, or a door that they could leave this place. However, the room contained sofas, coffee tables, and plates of various food at the back of the place. In front, a blank theatre-size monitor was there, but it had not shown any picture or broadcast anything yet. A clock timer was on top above the monitor, which it continued to count down. At the moment, it showed 30 seconds. "Finally, the wait should be over soon." "Yeah. Who would have thought that the game made us do nothing and wait until the quest time is over." "They should have sent us back, so at least we can grind some EXP." While everyone was annoyed by the game system, Pioneer took a piece of lamb steak from the plate in on his hand into his mouth. He did not care about anything after he died since Pioneer thought that he was just unlucky. Big Crotch was also beside him, chewing a sushi roll in his mouth, watching the clock counting down to zero. <<BEEP>> The clock ticked zero. The quest timer was over. "Finally ¡­" Before everybody could heave a sigh of relief, the monitor on the front of the room brightened. An image of a military officer in his 50s was revealed. "Greetings, top students of various countries. My name is Coronel Dullahan Wildcat. You should have seen me on TV in the real world many times since I''m a spokesperson of the Milky Way Government. I''m here to give you an extra lesson of why you have failed the quest." The image showed a map and several red X marks. "Remember this map?" Dullahan said with a bright smile, "We marked it as dangerous for a reason, yet all of you went on and provoked all monsters in the danger zone. It would be a surprise if you didn''t die, no?" All players in the white room flinched in embarrassment as they did exactly what the coronel said. "All monsters in the danger zone are boss-class monsters, yet you jumped in there without consulting the officers in the base, thinking that it will be a piece of cake like the other fantasy games. Well, death is what you got. To be honest, I played this game in the alpha test, and I didn''t have a problem surviving on the wasteland for a week with my team without provoking anything in the danger zone. We don''t hunt monsters, but we camped and fortified our base. That''s all we did to complete the objective." Still smiling, Dullahan switched the image to ammunition with different color and markings. "Secondly, all of you never asked the armory staffs about which ammo or the recommendation of gears, load-out, or any advice that could have helped you. As a consequence, they gave you ordinary non-mod cheap bullets to save cost since those NPCs expected all of you to die because of your recklessness. Don''t forget, the government and the NPCs in the game can be cruel to the players and outsiders. It''s still in the era of the apocalypse and people in there have a twisted personality after all." "I''ll introduce you a few special bullets that the NPCs in this world commonly used. First, the yellow AR rounds, AKA Anti-Regenerative rounds. They are used against all monsters that can regenerate itself, such as Queen Eggs, baby Queen Eggs, or monsters with hydra genes." "The red bullets are HE rounds. HE stands for High-Explosive, so when it''s fired, it explodes. These things do little damage but it works against tree monsters. Furthermore ¡­" "The black rounds are stun bullets. They are used to ..." "The bullets without tags are AP bullets. Well, AP means armor piercing. Everybody that has played war games should know ..." Dullahan continued giving a lecture to the dead players, yet no one in game blinked or looked away from the monitor. As elites of their generation, they possess a necessary discipline when listening to lectures. ¡­ The lecture ended after three hours of long briefing about their mistakes. Dullahan introduced all monsters in the danger zone and the normal mutants on the field. He also criticized each player by using the clips of their previous in-game actions before they died. Of course, vile actions, such as team killing of Pioneer King, was also revealed. It caused everyone in the room to keep their distance from him. "Now that I''ve taught you everything about your mistakes and gave you advice for your next attempt, does any of you have a question?" Realizing that the lecture had finished, half of the students ignored Dullahan and chatted among themselves. However, Big Crotch glanced around the room and raised his hand. "I can''t see one of my friends here. Can I ask if the person is alive?" Dullahan grinned, "Of all players around the world, only two players have completed the quest. One of your friends might probably be them." "Can you reveal who has passed the quest?" "Well, it''s not a secret. If you want to know that badly, just check the level ranking. Isn''t that obvious?" Hearing the reminder of Dullahan, everyone checked the level ranking in the game menu. <<Combat Class Level Ranking>> 1. Psychic Trainee - Level 40 ¨C Dove 2. Air Force Trainee - Level 26 ¨C Misha 3. Psychic Trainee - Level 22 ¨C Big Crotch 4. Psychic Trainee - Level 21 ¨C Pioneer King 4. Psychic Trainee - Level 21 ¨C Homeless Billionaire ¡­ "Who the hell is Dove!?" "Level freaking forty!? Are you kidding me!?" A commotion broke out as everyone was astonished by Dove''s current level. Meanwhile, Pioneer and Big Crotch''s eyes stuck at Misha''s name and level. ''That stupid girl has survived!'' ''My Tiffany is still there!'' Pioneer frowned and clicked his tongue in frustration while Big Crotch grinned from ear to ear. ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ On the other side, Dove got stuck in the city quarantine zone after his blood test had shown negative for Hydra virus, but he got a positive for a minor disease form monster''s dung and MCF from tattooed zombies were found instead. After being vaccinated, he was trapped in there until the Mind Corroding Fungus and parasites from the poop-bathing were cleaned from his systems. Just like the other players, he was also given a brief evaluation from a senior officer from the Milky Way Government. Listening to the critics and realizing the mistakes he made, Dove slapped his forehead. "To think that there are special bullets for those monsters. I''m stupid for not asking around for info." The officer in a floating monitor of the hospital smiled, "You''re an ex-professional gamer. You should have paid attention to quests and NPCs more. Leveling and surviving is not everything." "I''ll keep that in mind, thank you. Say, how is the girl with me? Is she in this hospital, too?" "Hahaha, are you chasing after her, boy? You''re doomed for a disappointment." "What do you mean?" "Whoops. My mouth slips. Well, Misha''s fine, but she''s not in the same hospital or the quarantine zone." "What happened to her?" "Oh that, she is undergoing an interesting development. All the administrators and the staffs of the game are betting if she will make it through the predicament." "Predicament!? Can you tell me more? Can I help her?" The officer shrugged, "Well, even if you know it, you can''t help her. She''s in the middle of a quest somewhere else." Chapter 34 Break Out - Part One Chapter 34 ¨C Break Out - Part One The soldiers escorted Misha into a 10-meter-wide corridor. One the wall of the pathway, glass windows revealed a hundred of researchers in biochemical suits, fiddling with chemical substances within the test tubes in their hands. Five of them were writing equitation and mysterious formulas on the window with their whiteboard markers as if they were trying to figure out something. In a lone room in the opposite side of the corridor of the researching room, one man in an orange prisoner uniform, who was handcuffed and had his ankles shackled, was kneeling and holding his hands in a prayer position. Before him, a green limbless zombie with the same steel mask as Misha was tied onto the surgery bed. The man prayed hard before he took the syringe from the nearby tray and began injecting blue liquid in his syringe into the green zombie. Upon the injection, the zombie suddenly howled and regrew its arm, which transformed into a giant hand with claws at the size of a human head. It broke out from the binding and clawed the researcher, cutting him in half. The light of the room turned red, and four hand-sized sentry guns were deployed from the ceiling of the room. They barraged the bullets at the rampaging zombies, releasing muffled noise to the corridor, killing the zombie on the spot. Similar scenes happened as the soldiers walked through the corridor. The west wings were the researcher areas where they tested and attempted to come up with the right formulas for their vaccines while the east side was the areas for practical tests, which employed the death-roll prisoners as assistants instead of using the researchers. Next to each window, two armed military officers watched them as they worked. Beside them, a control panel with hundreds of buttons and an intercom phone was installed there. One the board, a big red switch, which had the marking, [EMERGENCY ONLY] was at the center. Every room was monitored, and the soldiers who were observing them could destroy everything with the control panel red button. Before the three soldiers could bring Misha into the deeper part of the facility, a senior officer stopped them. "What''s this? A new test subject?" "Yes, sir! A group of paramedics followed the Hydra Infection Protocol and brought the girl here. We''re bringing her into the west lab." "Did you even check which stage she was in? If she''s in the second stage or the third stage, several of us might have died, you morons." "W-We''re sorry, sir!" "Hurry and take her inside, I want her tranquilized or her limbs cut off! Goddamnit, they used the wrong elevator! This one is for the military personnel. I have to write a report to correct this protocol later!" ¡­ Hearing the conversation, Misha was shocked. ''Not good. I have to plan an escape now! But, what can I do ¡­ right, my saliva turns green. Can it be corrosive?'' Misha gathered her saliva and spat at the mask. When she attempted to use her tongue to check the condition of the face restraint, she could feel that her spit was melting the steel mask little by little. ''No game is without a solution to a puzzle!'' She recollected her memories of Queen Egg''s characteristic. It could spit acidic liquid. Its digestive fluid was extremely corrosive. It had long tentacle tongues. The flower mouth contains a hundred of fangs. It had a high regenerative ability. It differentiated their kinds with smells. Misha''s [Pheromone] skill might have the same scent as the eggs. ''Wait a minute, the egg had an eye within its tentacle. Can I use my tongue like their tentacle?'' Thinking this far, she focused her sense to her second tongue. Unfortunately, she could not see anything with it. However, she could sense her surrounding when Misha extended her tongue outside of her mouth. ''I can vaguely sense everything inside the mask. Does it work like a snake tongue? Flickering tongue to smell the preys? Interesting, then can I use my tongue as a weapon to stab a human or can I split my face into a flower-like mouth as Tama?'' Misha''s imagination ran wild as she explored more ways to make use of all hints that she recalled. Unfortunately, aside from her acidic saliva, she failed her flower-mouth transformation attempts. But she discovered another use of her tongue. She could solidify it into a sharp spear. Alas, Misha could not stab through the steel mask, but she could sense that she created a dent on it. A breakout plan was visualized in Misha''s mind. ''One at a time. First, I need to make space for my tongue.'' ¡­ Three soldiers and five more men escorted Misha into an enclosed room in the west wing where five staffs in Hazmat suits were waiting. Upon reaching the room, the researchers injected their tranquilizers on Misha''s arms and legs. Seeing the infected tranquilized, a soldier ordered the researchers. "The lieutenant wants her limbs cut off." One of the researchers snorted, "She''s still in the first stage. That''s not necessary." "It''s a safety protocol. Just do it." "You can''t order me around, soldier. Comparison in ranks, we''re your superior." The soldier clicked his tongue. He turned around and gestured everyone to leave, "Suit yourself. You''ll be the first to die if something goes wrong." Seeing the soldiers leaving, all researchers grinned. "Well, let''s take some blood samples. We don''t have many chances to get a stage-one hydra infected subject." "She should still have a conscience. Should we take her mask off and talk to her a bit? Maybe we can learn about her situation and the sources of her infection." "I doubt she will cooperate with us after she learned about all of these inhuman treatments." "Not a chance, huh? Well, let''s wait until the effect kicks in, then we''ll be dissecting her to collect sample tissues." One of the researchers could not resist Misha''s body. He groped one of her perky mountains. "Oi, our actions are being watched." "I''m just inspecting her body. I want to know if this is fake or real. We''re going to kill her anyway. Can I have some fun?" All researchers in the room laughed. Since they were all men, they understood the hint. . Misha gritted her teeth as she could hear everything. ''Bastards! I''ll fOOking kill you all once I''m free! How dare you touching my body!'' As Misha kept spitting at the steel mask to create a hole on it, Tama poked its tentacle at Misha''s heart and mewed to get her attention. *Mew* *Mew* ''What now, Tama. I''m trying to melt this mask and kill these bastards.'' Tama absorbed another mouthful of Misha''s blood from her heart and digested all of them in one go. Afterward, one of its tentacle extended into her throat and moved up into her mouth. The mini tentacle ejected out yellow fluid into Misha''s mouth, which she could sense that it had a similar characteristic as her saliva. Strangely, it did not harm her or corrode her tongue and inner mouth. ''You want to help me with this? Alright, I''ll melt this shitty mask and get this quest done!'' Combined with her fluid, Tama''s digestive liquid corroded the mask in an instant, causing a white smoke and a burning smell in the lab room. The researchers wore a gas mask underneath the Hazmat suit, so they were unable to detect the odd smell. As they were enjoying molesting Misha''s body, none of them could see that the mask had a portion melted. But the soldiers outside could see everything. [Stop playing with that infected girl! She''s doing something on her mask!] Using the phone, a soldier yelled at it, and his voice echoed from the speaker within the room. "What?" The researchers stopped what they were doing and turned to Misha''s face. As they turned around, they saw the gap on the mask. A red tongue and a yellow tentacle stretched outside of Misha''s mouth, wiggling around. Misha was scanning her surrounding while Tama was checking everything as well. Sensing the figure of the man who was touching her breasts, the long tongue of Misha stretched out toward the molester. *PU* The tongue went through the biochemical suit and penetrated his forehead, digging into his brain before she retracted it back into her mouth. <<You have gained 500 EXP>> "Where do you think you are touching, scum!?" Chapter 35 Break Out – Part Two Chapter 35 ¨C Break Out ¨C Part Two The soldiers outside never stayed idle. They pressed a few buttons on the control panel, and a steel plate fell down from the top of the wall, locking down everyone in the room. The other researchers in the room panicked. They rushed at the door to get out of the room, but it was too late. "Open the door! Get us out!" The soldiers ignored them and continued pressing commands on the panel, and the light of the room changed from bright light to red. Sounds of siren alerted all soldiers on the corridor. They gathered and aimed their rifles at the door and the window glass in preparation while the one who was standing before the control panel had his fist ready on top of the red [Emergency Only] button. While everybody''s attention was elsewhere, Misha swiped her tongue around and dropped her saliva on the bindings on her body parts. The mixture of green liquid and Tama''s yellow fluid created a smoke upon the contact with fiber shackles and leather bindings, melting and destroying them in a visible speed. Tama also swallowed another mouthful of Misha''s blood and converted them into his yellow digestive liquid. It poured them back inside Misha''s mouth, replenishing her weapon. ''Tama, don''t take too much of my blood. I''m getting dizzy.'' *Mrrr? Mew Nom-Nom Mew?* ''What Nom-Nom? Do you want me to eat something?'' *Mew!* ''There''s no food or jelly for me here. What do you want me to eat? Human?'' *Mew* *Mew* ''No, Tama. I can''t eat those.'' *Mrrr?* Tama paused his action, but it still poked its noodle-like tentacle eye out from her nose to peek the surroundings. The tentacle paused as it smelled a familiar scent. It traced the odor and found out that the trace came from the drainage. *Meh Heh Mew* As if it laughed, Tama retracted all tentacles into its egg body and relocated all of its tongues to Misha''s upper chest location, gathering its yellow juice and planning to do something. Unbeknownst to Tama''s motive, Misha continued dissolving the bindings. [Stop trying to get out of the room. You have weapons in there! Get the scalpels and stab her in the heart or cut her neck! It will stop her movement, and we''ll help you from the outside!] The remaining researchers came to their sense and looked back. Seeing that Misha had not gotten out of the binding yet, they calmed down. ''Right, we''re still in the safe. We''ll just have to worry about her tongue. If we don''t touch her or let out a sound, she won''t know about our location.'' Whispering his thought to his colleague, they crouched down and approached Misha as their eyes glued on Misha''s long tongue. At this moment, her tongue was at least three to four feet long, which was not the length of a human. Green murky drool dripped down from the red tongue, corroding everything it touched. *PA* A leather restraint belt on her upper chest was cut by the corrosive saliva. *PA* *PA* Following the leather belt, other restraints on her neck, lower chest, both arms, and her forehead released her from the bind. Misha managed to raise her body and sat up. However, the shackles on her ankles and her legs were still there. The two scientists held a surgeon scalpel, sneaking toward her back. As they were about to cut Misha, she turned around along with her spear tongue. *PU* <<You have gained 500 EXP>> Just like the dead researcher, the tongue thrust into the head of a stalking scientist. The remaining man slashed his surgeon knife, which cut Misha''s throat and her neck artery. Misha could feel that she was losing control of her body below the neck. In retaliation, she spat the remaining saliva in her mouth, and it splashed on the face of the assailant. The liquid got through his suit and burned his face and his skin, which made him screamed. The yellow digestive juice of Tama also got into his eyes, blinding him in the process. It took only five seconds for the acidic liquid to melt his face and reveal his white skull. He wailed and rolled on the ground from the torment before he stopped moving, dying because of the excruciating pain. <<You have gained 500 EXP>> Misha, however, collapsed and pulled the stretcher bed to the side with her weight, making it flip to the side as she fell onto the ground. As she fell on the opposite side of the glass window, the stretcher became her cover and blocked the visual from the soldiers outside. Her blood gushed out from her neck and wet the floor. Feeling dizzy from the loss of blood, Misha cursed Tama and the previous researcher in her mind for taking out too many of them. As she concentrated on her MBR to close her wound and regenerate back her blood, she heard a sound of grilling. Misha flicked her tongue like a snake to scan her surroundings again. Her blood and the floor gave out sizzling sounds as it caused a chemical reaction. The red blood was melting the concrete floor, creating a deep hole and destroying everything it touched. ''Tama! What have you done to me!? Why am I feeling like I''m an alien spawn in the ancient 20th-century movie!'' *Meh-Heh Mew!* The tentacles of Tama cut through Misha''s muscle tissues and poke the tongues out of her body. It also splashed all the yellow liquid that Tama collected to the floor. . The alarm of siren got louder, and ceiling gun turrets had been deployed. Four turrets from each corner aimed at Misha. All soldiers outside witnessed the slaughter of the researchers. Instead of getting disturbed, they watched Misha''s actions as if it was their daily occurrence. The soldier on the control panel bellowed out while his eyes stared at Misha. "Requesting permission to terminate the test subject, sir." "Permission granted. Get rid of her." "Yes, sir!" The soldier maneuvered the turrets, aiming the barrels at the collapsed bed in the room. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* The barrage lasted for a whole five minutes until all turrets ran out of bullets. The room quieted down, and no sign of movement came from the collapsed bed. "Get a team into the room. Secure the test subject, dead or alive! Even her blood is still useful!" A squad of five men with AR rifles rushed to the front of the room while the operator in front of the control panel unsealed the lab. As soon as the seal was undone, the soldiers moved inside as they aimed their rifles at the fallen stretcher location. But they found something else. "Sir!" The soldiers did not know what to do when they witnessed a giant melted hole on the floor. The hole revealed the metallic structures under the ground which everyone could see steel frames, drainage tubes, and concrete layers. Furthermore, the infected girl was missing! The commander of the squad sent a gesture to the soldiers outside, which more people rushed in to inspect the room. The bed had been flipped next to the hole, still binding a pair of severed legs, which riddled with bullets. A portion of red blood from the legs created a chemical reaction when it touched the ground. However, there were parts that did not do anything to the floor as if they were normal blood. It showed that not all blood in Misha''s body had completely mutated yet. Seeing the giant dark hole, they brought flashlights and scanned the areas within. The hole was two meters deep, but it connected to another underground floor below. The freezing temperature from the lower level reached the lab room, and the soldiers could feel it. Everybody''s face was pale. "Did she slip down there!?" "Not good! Below here is the warehouse. Send a team in there and take her back!" Chapter 36 The Warehouse Chapter 36 ¨C The Warehouse "Ouch! Damnit!" Misha spat another curse as felt the excruciating pain from her severed legs. To get out of the legs shackles and the chains that bound her ankles before the turrets could kill her, she had severed her legs and slipped into the melted hole that Tama had created. Falling into the hole was not that painful, but the sharp objects from the melted parts left several deep cuts on her skins. In addition, once the hole connected to the lower floor, she fell down for another 10 meters and landed on her back, causing more injuries. It was already a miracle that she was alive. ''Why do I keep getting fall injuries!? Am I cursed!?'' <<Warning! You are half-death and crippled>> <<Will you give up your quest and accept death?>> <<[Yes]/[No]>> "Oh, please. Do I even have to think? No!" <<You have chosen to continue resisting against death>> <<Goddess Lilith was impressed by your cockroach-like resilience>> "¡­" Like before, Misha closed her eyes and concentrated using the self-regen skill once more. However, she recalled that she had unused free attributes that might help her in this situation. . *************** Status Name ¨C Misha Class ¨C Unassigned Combat Class Level ¨C 26 EXP ¨C 2,000/3,000 Free Attribute ¨C 43 Attributes STR ¨C 150/1,002 (68.58%) VIT ¨C 156/1,007 (14%) AGI ¨C 197/1,000 (41.43%) DEX ¨C 165/1,000 (85.00%) INT ¨C 500/1,000 (0%) WIS ¨C 375/1,000 (31.61%) Luck ¨C 18/100 STM - 156/1000 (14%) Skills Self-Regeneration ¨C 13/100 (20%) Pheromone ¨C 10/100 (0%) *************** . Although Misha could feel that her self-regen skill could heal her injuries faster than the past as it had leveled up to 13, she had a theory that her VIT or vitality status might have something to do with the toughness of her constitution. ''All free stats to my VIT!'' Misha allocated all 43 free points to VIT and increased it to 199. Despite her broken bones, severed legs, superficial wounds, anemia, and internal bleeding, Misha felt as if she could survive for another day or two without using her MBR. After allocating her status, Misha finally noticed the abnormality of her maximum VIT. It was already 1007! ''My status cap increases?'' Then she recalled that Tama had been tampering her blood cells in her heart, and it also had been curing her of the rampaging viruses in her system. Checking back the system logs, she found several messages that she did not pay attention when she was taken into this facility. Her mind was preoccupied, thinking about how she could escape from the binding. ''Alright, no more absentminded! Stop the internal bleeding, regen everything, and regrow my legs! Wait, do you think I can regrow my legs, Tama?'' *Meh-Heh Mew!* ''You have been laughing for a while. What are you doing?'' A tentacle tongue of Tama exited her chest and sprayed yellow liquid on Misha''s restraint mask. The juice dissolved the steel mask, which it fell on the side of her face in an instant. Finally got her vision back, the mutated glowing yellow eyes of Misha glanced around. The floor below was without any light, but she could still see everything as if it was daytime, thanked the mutated eyes. Misha did not know where she currently was, but she felt the bone chilling freezing temperature from her surroundings. From her feeling alone, the temperature was somewhere below the freezing point, which gave Misha a hard time to move or concentrate. The cold air hit her body, and the chill got to her bone. Her nose and ears had traces of frostbite, but Misha ignored it since she could still breathe as long as she breathed slowly. The ceiling was 10-meter in height, which indicated that this was not a regular freezer for keeping fresh food. Furthermore, Misha could smell a familiar scent of green eggs nearby. She found herself in a place similar to a freezer which her current location was surrounded by ice cubes, triple the size of a human. Upon careful inspection, Misha was shocked by what she saw. Hundreds of chicken-sized baby green egg monsters like Tama were sealed in the ice block! Looking at another direction, more baby green eggs in the blocks of ices were everywhere. ''What is this underground facility!? The Umbrella Corp!? Are they breeding Tama''s siblings here?'' A grin appeared on Misha''s face. ''If my thought is correct, there should be dead eggs or my precious jellies around.'' *Mew* *Mew* Tama pointed its tentacle, gesturing Misha a direction. Upon looking at the thing Tama was pointing, Misha cringed. It was an area with a dozen green egg monsters at the size of 3 meters in height, sealed in a block of cubic ice each. ''I can''t go over there, Tama. I need to heal myself first. Do you know that a normal person would have died a hundred times over by now?'' *Nom-Nom Mew* ''Something I can eat?'' *Mew!* ''Is it the jelly!?'' *Meh-Heh Mew!* A flame of passion burned in Masha''s mind. As Misha rechecked her hunger bar status, it was already at 30%, which should have been over 140% in less than an hour ago. The more Misha used her mutated strength, the hungrier she got. Moreover, her inner desire began picturing raw food, and it was replacing her thought! ''My precious ¡­ My jellies.'' Though she was injured to the point that ordinary human should have fallen unconscious, Misha dragged her sorry body to the direction that Tama guided. A few minutes after crawling with her cracking torso, she reached the cube that Tama wanted Misha to see. ''My precious ¡­'' Hundreds of gels were sealed inside tall Petri dishes, storing inside the chemical glass shelves within the ice. Unlike the previous jelly that Misha had eaten, these gels had the same yellow color as Tama. Touching the surface of the ice, her hand stuck on it. ''Whoops. Tama, help please.'' As if it knew what Misha wanted to do, Tama sprayed a bit of yellow juice around her hand, saving her from the potential frostbite. Tama did not stop there, its tentacles began working on the ice, trying to melt it. Five minutes later, Tama created a small hole in the ice. Misha also extended her tongue and took one of the sealed dishes out. After she opened the seal, the familiar fishy aroma of the jelly exuded out. *Mew* Tama begged for a share, which Misha splitted the jelly in half and passed it over while she put the remaining into her mouth. The yellow gel did not disappoint her. <<You have eaten Mutated Condensed Milk>> <<Your compatibility with this milk is 87%. It did not harm your body>> <<You have gained 935 EXP>> <<Your [Self Regeneration] have gained 18,700 EXP>> <<Your [Self Regeneration] skill have increased to level 15>> <<Your [Pheromone] have gained 18,700 EXP>> <<Your [Pheromone] skill have increased to level 11>> <<You have recovered a portion of your lost blood>> <<You have learned a new skill, [Acidic Fluid]>> Chapter 37 Think Like a Monster Chapter 37 ¨C Think Like a Monster *************** [Acidic Fluid] - Convert a mouthful of liquid in your body into acidic saliva in your mouth instantly. - Consume 10% hunger bar peruse. - Cooldown: One hour. - Acidic potency depends on the skill level. *************** "¡­" Misha did not care about the new skill as she ate it for the sake of recovery and filling her hunger bar. The half piece of the yellow gel just now filled it by 46% which the gauge had not reached the max yet. If half piece could give her this much EXP, what would a full portion of it give her? Without hesitation, her tongue extended out and swiped another Petri dish of jelly. *Mew* Tama also begged for more. "I''ll take a full piece of this, and the rest is yours, okay?" *Mew* Misha unsealed the dish and put the content into her mouth. The pungent fishy odor overwhelmed her nose, yet Misha found it delicious. <<You have eaten Mutated Condensed Milk>> <<Your compatibility with this milk is 87%. It did not harm your body>> <<You have gained 1,870 EXP>> <<You have reached level 27>> <<Your [Self Regeneration] have gained 37,400 EXP>> <<Your [Self Regeneration] skill have increased to level 18>> <<Your [Pheromone] have gained 37,400 EXP>> <<Your [Pheromone] skill have increased to level 15>> <<Your [Acidic Fluid] have gained 37,400 EXP>> <<Your [Acidic Fluid] skill have increased to level 4>> <<You have recovered a portion of your lost blood>> <<Your internal injuries have been healed>> <<You are full>> After the series of game messages ended, Misha checked her hunger bar. It was already at 169%, which she could not eat anything anymore. "The rest is yours, Tama." *Mrrr* "What''s wrong? Do I need to pick them up for you?" *Mew!* "Okay, okay. I''ll help you, but help me get rid of all viruses in my body in return, okay?" *Mew!* ¡­ Ten minutes later, Misha emptied the shelf before her as Tama swallowed everything despite its size. Noticing her little parasite egg going back to sleep, she focused on healing her body once more. The progress of self-regeneration was more efficient than the last time when she was inside the Queen Egg''s cocoon. The repairing of each ribcage completed within five minutes while she had spent an entire hour doing so when her self-regen level was low. The bleeding from her severed legs stopped, and muscle tissues were wriggling from the inside, creating new tissues, nerves, blood vessels, and leg skeletal structures as the legs regrew. While Misha was busy, a change occurred with Tama. The body of Tama slowly transformed, mimicking the heart shape of a human. The duck egg turned into a yellowish humanoid heart with two hundred tentacles, extending to various parts within Misha''s body, transforming to yellow blood vessels. The yellow heart connected its arteries with Misha''s blood vessels, allowing the yellow blood to inject into her circulation system. At the same time, the red blood of Misha went into Tama via the artery paths that it created, consuming it and converting them back into Misha''s body. Upon completing the merger, the largest tentacle of Tama moved to the upper chest area below the neck. It dug out a piece of Misha''s ribcages, muscle tissues, and skin, so it could open a hole on her chest. The big round eye of Tama opened, becoming the third eye of Misha''s body. Two other tiny tentacles at a size of a strand of hair merged with the optic nerves behind the eyes of Misha. They went inside her eyes and stayed behind the pupil and the lens parts. Once it got to where they could comfortably settle down, the tiny parasitic tentacles opened its eye, looking at everything that Misha could see through the lens of her eyes. All actions of Tama had been under Misha''s surveillance as she was sensing the changes of her body while she was regenerating. Although Tama did whatever it wanted, it did not seem to harm her or trying to take over her body. Instead, it was genuinely trying to live inside her like a harmless parasite. A wry smile appeared on her face as she gave up resisting this mutated pet of hers. "What should I call you now, Tama? An egg, an eggcat, or a parasitecat?" *Mew!* ¡­ Thirty minutes passed. *BOOM* The tranquil and the peaceful time of Misha came to an end as the loud sound of a metallic gate awoke her from her trance. The healing progress was half-done. The healing of Misha''s bones was almost completed, but the legs had not regrown to the perfect state yet as her knees had only been reconstructed. *ZIII* Spotlights on the ceiling shone and gave light to the entire warehouse, revealing everything inside to human''s eyes. By reflex, Misha dragged her body behind the 3-meter ice block of a tall green egg, hiding in the shadow. Sounds of footsteps of a dozen men came from the door. ¡­ The soldiers of the research floor came down to search for Misha. The moment they entered, they switched the light on. Twenty soldiers, geared in winter clothes, got inside the warehouse with rifles, aiming at the surrounding with cautious. Each of them took a position and covered the flank of the teammates as they searched for Misha. As they breathed, the vapor of freezing air got out of their lung. "We''ll check the place under the hole first. Don''t forget that she might be the same as those mutants, so don''t let your guard down." "Which kind of mutants? The mindless one or the rebels?" "Both." "Do we have any auto-turret installed here?" "No." "Damn, this is the worse. How can we fight her if she mutates?" "That''s why we''re using AR bullets. We only need one hit, and she will be finished." ¡­ The chatting voices and the footsteps alarmed Misha. Looking at her incomplete legs, she racked her brain, trying to think of a way to hide or survive. ''Do you think we can wake up anything in this room, Tama?'' *Mrrr* ''No? Ah, well. I''ll just think like a monster then.'' Misha crawled in silence, stalking the team of soldiers from behind. The soldier team got to the location where Misha had fallen and was inspecting her blood trail. "We found the trail!" In an instant, all attention was directed toward her traces of blood, and all eyes were looking away. Misha leaped out of the cover and got behind a soldier, who was standing at the rear of their team formation. She stuck out her tongue, extending it and piercing the back of the neck of the soldier. <<You have gained 1,000 EXP>> ''Well, shit! This dude gives me more EXP than those freak scientists and zombies.'' Misha coiled her tongue and pulled him to her direction, crawling back and hiding the corpse in the shadow. No one noticed that the poor soldier went missing. ''Come to think of it, I need clothes.'' Chapter 38 Nom-Nom Mew Chapter 38 ¨C Nom-Nom Mew Within the shadow of the ice block that Misha was hiding, she stripped the clothes of the dead soldier in a hurry. The winter coat and the fallen soldier''s uniform was baggy and too loose to her, but it was better than nothing. During the process, the sparkling eye of Tama on her chest stared at the dead body. *Nom-Nom Mew Mew* ''Do you want me to eat this, or do you want to eat it yourself?'' *Mew* *Nom-Nom* ''Hey, you have been merging with my body. Does this mean, if you eat a human, I will eat it indirectly too?'' *Meh-Heh Mew!* The face of Misha twitched. She was not a fan of cannibalism, but she had to get rid of the corpse one way or another. Thinking that she had to allow Tama to eat something anyway, she had an inspiration of an escape plan. ''Drink his blood, Tama. Leave behind a mummy corpse.'' *Mew?* ''Just do it. I have a plan.'' ¡­ The soldiers followed the trail of Misha''s blood to the melted ice block that stored mutated yellow viruses. The captain of the squad knelt down and inspected the Petri glasses, which scattered on the floor. "She''s eaten all the virus gels, but she left the other eggs untouched. What do you think, doctor?" Within the pursue team, one of the men walked to the side of the captain and checked the empty glasses. He was an elderly man with wrinkle and pale skins. Aside from the winter coat, he also wore a gas mask and surgeon gloves, which the soldiers did not have them on. "This confirms my theory behind her ability to escape. She is not infected with green zombie viruses, but she''s a mutant. Now, she''s looking for food to heal herself, and these gels are her supplement nutrition." "What kind of mutant you''re talking about? What is she?" The doctor gave the soldiers and everyone in the team with a meaningful stare. "The queen eggs have another characteristic aside from spreading viruses. We call it a parasitical trait. When a baby egg can find a suitable host, they will abandon their growth and their desire to reproduce. As long as the host can provide them food, they will mutate the host into their liking and co-living in the same body together like a jointed twin. Many monsters in the wasteland were born because of these little eggs." "Why? What does it have to do with this girl?" The doctor''s face grimaced, "I believe she has an egg parasite in her body. She''ll eventually grow into one of those yellow-eye terrorists!" The face of the soldiers paled when they heard about the yellow-eye terrorists. They sucked in the cold breathe as they recalled the nightmare when they faced these insurgents in the past. Realizing the urgency, the captain turned to his men. "Move! Search the perimeters! She has lost her legs, so she can''t get far! Be warned that all infected can regenerate their body parts, and their regenerate rate is faster than us! Use your [Pheromone] to confuse her sense!" All soldiers here had eaten the same "Vaccine Egg" that Misha ate at the logistics base. They, too, could also use [Self-Regenerate] and [Pheromone]. The soldiers gathered and formed eight teams of three men each. Everybody immediately grouped themselves and walked away with their teammates. As they completed the arrangement and was about to search the warehouse, the captain bellowed, "Stop!" All men turned around to see the deep frowning captain, confused. "One of our crews is missing! There were 20 of us when we came in. Aside from the doctor and me, we should have six teams of three men!" The soldiers looked around and found that one of the teams had only two people! *BANG* A bullet went to the head of the captain''s forehead, and he collapsed on the ground like a rag doll. Everyone turned around to the source of the gunshot, but they found no one. "She has stolen the gun of our men! Take cover!" Each soldier got behind blocks of ice as they peeked from the edge of the corner, looking for Misha. For a minute, no one let out a sound or move. All eyes of soldiers darted around the warehouse, looking for anything that stood out from the rest. Finally, the impatience one got out of cover to get closer to the source of the previous gunshot. *BANG* Another soldier fell as the bullet went through his left chest. Although a teammate of the soldiers died, none of them showed any remorse. Instead, their eyes gleamed as they located the general direction of Misha. Three teams detached from the main unit, circling around and using the ices as covers, trying to flank Misha. The remaining seven soldier and the doctor stayed behind as baits. The nine men, who were flanking Misha, saw a movement in the shadow of a five-meter ice cube with a giant green egg. A leading soldier gestured with his fingers, pointing his index and his middle finger at his eyes and the location that they suspected it was Misha''s shadow. The leading soldier crouched down and sneaked to the side while everyone else aimed their rifles at the gestured direction. "Cover fire!" *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* Eight men provided a cover fire at the ice block corner where they saw a movement while the leading soldier dashed toward the side of the suspected shadow. He got into a clear position and burst-fired at the shadow figure. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* His eyes got used to the dimmed light of the shadow area. He could finally see the figure. It was a naked dried corpse! At the same time that he was firing at the corpse in the shadow, another figure appeared behind him. *PU* A tongue went through the back of his head into his brain while a yellow tentacle went through his heart. The tongue withdrew from the head. However, the yellow tentacle remained inside his body, which slowly turned into orange as the red blood was absorbed by the wriggling tentacle. ¡­ "Hurry, Tama. Do you have enough blood? We have to move now!" *Mew* Tama withdrew the tentacle back to the upper chest of Misha. After the blood got into the yellow heart, they were digested by Tama and converted into yellow blood, which injected into Misha''s circulatory system. The extra blood concentrated into Misha''s legs and accelerated the regenerate process. At this moment, she was standing on one complete right leg with naked foot. The other one was still missing the shin and the lower parts. But soon, the left foot should be regenerated by this soldier''s blood. Misha grabbed the weapons and ammo of the dead man and hopped away from the remaining soldiers. Chapter 39 Greedy Misha Chapter 39 ¨C Greedy Misha The sounds of gunshots quieted down. Eight soldiers, who had provided the cover fire slowly moved in, hoping the secure the corpse of the infected. Meanwhile, the remaining men on the other side also rushed in to reinforce the previous team. However, the doctor and a soldier stayed behind to avoid the conflict. All of them reached the dried naked body at the same time, but they were shocked by what they found. "This guy is from our team!" ¡­ Misha finally got both her feet back after Tama finished digesting the blood of her second victim. It was a troublesome process of regenerating, but it was worth the effort. Peeking from behind a giant ice cube, Misha could see the commotion of the soldiers. They have found another dried body of the leading soldier that she had killed. She counted her grenades and ammo in her hands, two frag grenades, and five clips of bullets. Looking back and forth, Misha saw the exit of the warehouse. She wanted to leave the building in the disguise of a soldier, but she forgot one thing. Misha forgot to steal boots. She was too preoccupied regenerating that she forgot to wear them or take them with her when she looted the soldiers. ''None of the staffs will believe me if I walk out without boots. Heck, my clothes are also baggy. I need a smaller size coat and uniform.'' That was not her real reason for remaining inside the warehouse. Her eyes still darted around, checking every ice cubes around her and looking for a similar shelf that stored yellow gels. Misha wanted to get rid of these soldiers to search for more viruses before she got out! ''Where''s all my precious? Damn, it''s getting stink around here. Has one of the soldiers farted!?'' She twitched her nose, waving her hand to get rid of the rotting odor [Pheromone] that the pursuing soldiers were using. Before this, she had relied on her tongue sense to detect the oncoming soldiers and laid a trap for them. However, the smell of the [Pheromone] began to get in her way. As long as the rotting smell was around, Misha could not detect any living signature with a flicker of her tongue like a snake anymore. ''I can only use my vision.'' Peeking at the soldiers again, they had begun to move and spread out to search for her. ''First, a distraction.'' Misha pulled the pin off a grenade and rolled it at the direction of the nearest group of soldiers. The grenade traveled like a bowling ball, hitting the ice cube behind a team of pursuers. *BOOM* The grenade exploded, and the shrapnel scattered, piercing the three soldiers of the wondering team. The shrapnel did not kill the soldiers right away. However, the small pieces of iron fragments flying from the explosion were deadly enough to tear human flesh like butter. The three unlucky soldiers were stunned and collapsed on the ground by the scattering shrapnel. The sound of the explosion caught the attention of the other teams, but Misha had already run to the other way after she rolled the bomb. Misha hid behind another 3-meter tall ice cube, seven blocks away from her previous location. She gazed at the top of the ice and jumped. At the peak of the velocity of her jump, she spat a mouthful of saliva at the ice. Her spit melted the ice, making a dent on the ice cube. Misha looked up again. She extended her hand and placed her hand into the hole, using it as an edge to pull her body upward. After she pulled her body with all of her strength, her head got higher than the make-shift handhold. Misha spat at the ice again to make another hole for her hand and a foothold to climb. She repeated her action until she got on top of the three-meter ice block. Climbing on top of it, she lied prone and scouted the entire warehouse on the high ground. <<You have gained 1,000 EXP>> <<You have reached level 29>> <<You have gained 1,000 EXP>> <<You have gained 1,000 EXP>> The injured soldiers had just died from the wound poisoning, which they gave a bountiful EXP for Misha. Looking down, no soldiers paid attention to the top of any ice. Instead, they kept moving around the corner, trying to form a net to search for her. ''This place is still not a good vantage point to snipe all of them. I need a bigger block.'' Misha looked around again. Unfortunately, her ice block was the tallest among the blocks nearby. The taller ones located in the inner area, which was over a hundred meters away. Hesitated, she decided to snipe the soldiers here instead of moving to another place. Despite knowing that she would not be able to take down all of them in one go, Misha went on with it anyway. She aimed at the team where she had a clear shot. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* <<You have gained 1,000 EXP>> <<You have reached level 30>> <<You have gained 1,000 EXP>> <<You have gained 1,000 EXP>> One shot, one killed. Another team of three went down, but the gunshot gave away her position to all remaining soldiers now. Misha aimed at the other team. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* <<You have gained 1,000 EXP>> <<You have reached level 31>> Unlike the other teams, Misha managed to kill one out of three since the other two reacted in time and got behind an ice block as a cover. Her location had been found, but there were nine enemies left. *BANG* *BANG* The soldiers return-fired at her direction, which several bullets hit the edges of the ice block. *PU* One of them got her left arm. <<Warning, you have been shot with AR bullet>> <<As long as the bullet head is still in your body, you cannot use [Self-Regeneration]>> "This can be trouble." Misha kept her head down as more yellow-needle-like bullet afterimages flew over her head along with dozens of whistling noises. It was a matter of time before she would be gunned down if this had kept on going. As she ducked her head down, she stared at the giant egg in the ice block. Another idea came to her mind. ''Acidic Fluid!'' Misha activated her skill for the first time, and her stomach produced a mouthful of digestive liquid. Similar to vomiting, her stomach shrank, and the acid water was pushed into her mouth. Misha opened her mouth and puked the yellow liquid on top of the ice block, which it immediately melted the ice at the same rate as Tama did on the upper floor. Realizing that the ice block she was on would break apart soon, Misha rolled away and got down from the giant block. As she landed on the ground, the two-meter green egg also lost balance and rolled on the ground naturally by the law of gravity and physics. Its body began to pulse while the pale green veins darkened every second that it got out of the ice. The mouth of the egg trembled as it stuck several tentacle tongues out. Chapter 40 A Cliché Plo Chapter 40 ¨C A Clich¨¦ Plot The sudden melting of the ice block did not escape the eyes of the troopers. As soon as the giant egg started moving, they panicked. "She melted the ice! Call for backup! Get the Hercules Squad here!" All their attention switched to the egg monster as they fired everything at the egg instead of Misha. Getting her room to breathe, Misha leaped into a cover behind another ice block. She reloaded her rifle with a brand new magazine and glanced at the wound on her left arm. She gritted her teeth and took a deep breath. Afterward, she held her breathe and stuck her right index finger into the wound, digging her flesh to find the bullet. "Mhh!" The 110% pain sensitivity kicked in, and she could feel the same pain as if her bones were broken again. ''A broken bone hurts more than this a hundred times over. This is nothing!'' After she wiggled her finger for a few seconds, her finger got a hold of the bullet head. Her right hand and the index finger pulled out the troublemaker. Upon the bullet head got out of her left arm, the system prompt gave her the confirmation message. <<Your [Self-Regeneration] is now enabled>> The bleeding stopped, and the red muscle tissues trembled as the regeneration activated once more. *SCREEECH* On the other side, the released egg realized that it was freed. It screeched in anger as it felt the pain from the special bullets of the soldiers. The monster sprayed its digestive fluid in random and melted more ice cubes, which alarmed Misha and everybody in the warehouse. One of the soldiers ran toward the entrance to call for help. Coincidentally, he ran into Misha who had stood up and was about to move further inside the warehouse. As soon as Misha saw him, she got a jump scare, which she pierced her tongue into his head by reflex. Tama also used this chance to extend its tentacle from Misha''s chest and stabbed into the soldier''s heart to absorb his blood. *BOOM* *BOOM* Sounds of the explosion came from the site where the monster and the remaining soldiers were fighting. Grenades had been used. Misha looked at the commotion with a grin. She yanked Tama''s tentacle out of the dead body''s heart and circled around toward the back of a team of soldiers. *Meeeeew!* Tama protested in anger as it had not finished eating yet. However, Misha did not care. Aiming the muzzle at the back of the soldiers, Misha pulled the trigger. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* <<You have reached level 32>> Three more of the men went down. Six remained. Unfortunately, more egg monsters were about to wake up from their slumber as more ice had been melted. Misha peeked at the five twitching 2-meter green eggs with a worry. ''Will I be able to find more yellow jelly first?'' Had anyone heard her thought, they would have retorted, "You are thinking about food but not worrying about the monsters!?" Misha left the fighting and struggling to the men while she dashed into the previous location that she found the yellow gels. ''Since this is a warehouse, they should have arranged it in order. More jelly should be around that area that I overlooked.'' When she reached to place where the captain''s corpse was at, Misha found the doctor and a bodyguard soldier, who was surprised when Misha appeared. "You!" *BANG* *BANG* Using the small time gap when they could not react, Misha blasted their brain with her rifle. As Misha looked left and right, she found more shelves within ice blocks as she had guessed. "Treasures ¡­ my precious!" Misha''s eyes became bloodshot from the joy of her obsession while drools dripped down from her mouth. She repeatedly spat at the ice cubes and whipping it with her monster tongue, hoping to break the ice faster. *Mew ¡­* Her fanatic actions even scared Tama. If it could sweat, Tama would have sweated profusely looking at the scene. Soon, the ice wall fell apart. Misha gathered the Petri glass dishes in her arms and tugged as many of them in her clothes, which filled her pockets with many glasses. With loaded supplies, Misha''s brain finally functioned like a human being. ''Right, I have to get out of this place. And I need shoes ¡­'' Misha looked at the dead bodies around her. All dead soldiers wore boots, which was obviously too big for her feet. Fortunately, the doctor rubber boots and they seemed smaller than the boots of the soldiers. "I''ll take these, thanks!" ¡­ While Misha was busy looting the yellow virus gels, seven two-meter-in-size egg queens were rampaging inside the warehouse. The remaining soldiers had withdrawn to the entrance and shouted to inform everybody else. "SEAL THE WAREHOUSE! MONSTERS ARE GETTING OUT!!" Four soldiers panted and ran outside the warehouse and screamed to anyone they found, which caused a commotion to the workers. In front of the warehouse, over a hundred soldiers had surrounded the front entrance and aimed everything at the warehouse door, getting ready to shoot at anything that came out. Seeing their colleagues running out in a panic, they ordered the onlooking workers behind them. "HYDRAS ON THE LOOSE!! SEAL EVERYTHING!!" The warehouse workers were shocked. Although they questioned what the men had done inside, they evacuated from the warehouse floor to the higher level where the research ground was located. The emergency siren broke out as if the building was on fire. ... Scorpion Base, Command Center. The incident inside the warehouse was recorded by the CCTV inside, and it was being broadcast in the meeting room of researchers and commanding officers of the soldiers. Over a hundred officers and researchers sat in the darkness, watching the live broadcasting. Yet, all commanding officers did not seem to care if the monster would be set freed. Instead, they showed interests in Misha, who was looting their yellow virus gels like a burglar in heat. "Air Force Trainee Misha, a player of Mafdet Central Military Academy, infected with the Hydra viruses after she had been mistakenly captured as a baby queen egg by a matured queen. We suspect that she is also a carrier of a mutated parasite egg since she displayed the characteristic and the abilities of the yellow-eye rebels." Five monitors displayed several images of Misha, her training in the barrack, and the current event inside the warehouse. "Any possibility that she has contacted the rebels?" "We''ve found one of the rebels disguising as the ambulance driver that delivered Player Misha to the underground facility. Unfortunately, our pursuing team has been wiped out, and he got away." "Any other chances of the encounter?" "None. She was mostly in the academy since she has arrived in our world." Researchers and several officers murmured, whispering to each other. An elderly man, whose age seemed over 80-year-old, sat on his wheel-chair and watched the live broadcasting with interest. His wrikled and dried skin hand pressed on the voice enhancement on his armchair as he spoke using the electronic voice. "Sergeant Joan. You are also an otherworlder and her instructor. Do you think we can trust her?" The drill seargeant of Misha, Sergaent Joan was also in the room! Joan grinned and spoke in a clear voice that all attendees could hear. "Yes. She is also an elite in our world. She''ll be useful." Chapter 41 Surrender, Or Isll Fail All Your Grades at School! Chapter 41 ¨C Surrender, Or I''ll Fail All Your Grades at School! The siren alarm from the base could be heard from the inside of the warehouse. Misha heard the alarm, and she also dashed toward the exit of the warehouse as she was afraid that this base contained one of the Self-Destruct-When-Shit-Happens features. ''Don''t blow up. Don''t blow up.'' Misha prayed as she kept her distance from the battle-royale-wrestling-match between giant eggs, which had woken up and attacked each other in hunger. As a gentle human being with a kind heart, which she had thought of herself to be, Misha refused to take part in the fight of savages. Tama shivered when it read the inner thought of Misha. It recalled the past when Misha scoured for the yellow gels or her sadistic smiling face when she killed a green egg in the queen''s cocoon. *Mew ¡­* (I don''t think you''re a kind and gentle human.) Green digestive fluid scattered around as they attacked the others by biting, spitting, tentacle lashing, tentacle pulling, and puking more fluid. As they fought, more ice cubes were melted, bringing in more mutants and monsters into the fight. Misha managed to sneak to the exit. However, upon peeking outside, she did not dare to step out. Over a hundred soldiers aimed their rifle at the entrance direction. Behind their back, Tanks, APCs, and three-meter mech units with cannons as arms stared at the exit door with all sparkling muzzles. Black lines appeared on Misha''s face as she thought that this gathering was an overkill. *BANG* A bullet hit the edge of the entrance door, one centimeter above the head of Misha who was peeking, causing a small dent. [Trainee Misha of Mafdet Federation, surrender and walk out with your hands behind your head! We know that you''re hiding behind that door!] A familiar looking officer in an exoskeleton battle gears was shouting using a handheld loudspeaker, which his voice cracked and echoed throughout the underground floor. Misha gulped. These people even knew her name and her identity. It seemed that the local NPCs were more capable than she had estimated. [We are giving you three seconds to surrender. Once we count to three, we will freeze the entire warehouse, including you! If you don''t want to fail your quest, surrender!] ''Huh? Fail my quest? Wait a minute. Does an NPC usually talk like this?'' [This is Petty Officer Crimson Krastel from the Milky Way Government, and I''m one of the education administrators! Trainee Misha, or should I say, Cadet Officer Mia, get out of your hiding spot and surrender! I will only count to three, or I''ll fail your quest and your grades at school!] ''Eh? That''s a familiar name. Hold on, let me think. This is a d¨¦j¨¤ vu feeling. Who is this guy again?'' [One!] ''Oh, isn''t this guy the officer I saw in the beginning? I thought he was an NPC.'' [Two! Step out now or F to all subjects!] "Crap! Okay! Okay! I surrender, don''t shoot! Don''t fail my grades, please!" Misha walked out with her hands above her head. She had thrown away her rifle and her last grenade to prevent a misunderstanding shot. As soon as her feet got out of the warehouse, Krastel snapped his fingers. [Three! Time''s over!] The entire warehouse transformed into a giant red ice block, sealing everything inside once more. Krastel''s eyes glowed in red light as he activated his psychic power to seal the entire warehouse. A few local soldiers whistled, impressed by the display of power. Misha''s right boot got stuck within the ice, but she managed to pull her foot out of it by sacrificing the rubber boot. ''This guy really intent on sealing me inside!'' Misha also noticed the phenomenal and the scale of the red ice. Referencing to her knowledge from the Putinof Colony, this was a high-caliber psychic ability that only those with the coronel rank of higher had. Yet, Krastel, who came here as a petty officer, could use it with a snap of fingers. In addition, psychic powers in the 23rd-century should not have developed this far yet. Something was very wrong with this game. Several drops of cold sweat dripped down from her pale face, though her mouth was smiling wryly. Five soldiers walked to Misha while their gun muzzles pointed at her head. She was forced to take off her coat and abandon her loots before they handcuffed her. ¡­ They escorted Misha to the lower floor where cells of death roll prisoners located. The local military used these inmates as participants in all dangerous tests, such as a test of vaccines or a test with infected zombies. Instead of putting her behind bars, the soldiers took her into a warden office. In there, two leather sofas and a coffee table were arranged in the middle of the room. A bar counter and a shelf of beverage were on the side, along with many bottles of various unknown brands of liquor. On the opposite side of the bar, a TV monitor was placed inside the white marble wall. On the seat of the warden, behind the brown desk with nothing on it, a bald man with the muscles of a professional bodybuilder sat still, gazing at Misha. His elbows were on the table while his hands were holding together in front of his mouth as he leaned forward. If anyone stared at his face when he sat in the dark, they would be intimidated on the spot. However, the light in the room was so bright that Misha could see the fake eyelashes, red mascara on his eyelids, the makeup on his cheek, and his red lips which were painted by lipsticks. His uniform was also not the cloth a male warden should be wearing. It was actually a red Chinese Qipao, which revealed more of his toned muscular body bulging with blood veins. His statue was also monstrous, as Misha could estimate that he would be at least 7-feet tall if he were to stand up. She recognized this person right away. "M-Miss Tiffany!?" He was one of Misha''s acquaintance in the real world. He was also the person that she introduced to Big Crotch as a blind date partner. "Sup, Mia, little honey. Quite an adventure you''re having." Chapter 42 Suspicious Governments Chapter 42 ¨C Suspicious Governments "B-But, why are you here!? Are you also a staff of the government?" "Well, yes. The moment I''ve returned to earth, they want me to take the role of a prison warden right away. I didn''t have a choice since it''s the order from the higher-ups." "Umm, what are they planning on doing? Why are they putting several soldiers inside the game? Officer Crimson Krastel has said he is also an MWG officer. Sergeant Joan also said she was from the MWG. Most of the chiefs from the barracks are from the MWG. What''s going on here in this game?" (MWG = Milky Way Government) Tiffany shrugged, "I don''t know. I can''t say anything since we''re just following orders. Well, I guess they want to expand the influence in the game world before they transfer all those annoying permanent residents from other games here. From what I know, more people from the MWG are talking about moving into the game as permanent residents, too." Tiffany''s speculation reminded Misha that other people had transferred their conscience into games and permanently abandoned their physical body in the real world, seeking immortality. These bodyless souls were the most selfish troublesome people that usually demands many things in every game. Mia had encountered a few when he was tiny when he played VRMMO for children. However, Mia''s parents were there together with him, and they kept those people away, so Mia did not know much about them. "So, you''re thinking the MWG is taking over the natives here first, then they will run this world for the people in the future?" "Well, that is still a theory. Since this game''s setting is somehow similar to our ancient times, I guess they are planning to rewrite the history of World War 3? Who knows? Well, let''s not talking about what they want to do. I need to settle the issue that you''re giving the local government." Tiffany''s smile disappeared, and his friendly air turned solemn. "Mia, I''ve received three orders. One is from the MWG, one is from the command center from this base, and one is from your grandmother. Which one do you want to hear first?" "Ugh, do they have anything to do with me?" "Yes." "Then, I''ll hear about my grandmother first." Tiffany revealed a bright smile. He opened his game panel and pressed several buttons in sequence, and a menu appeared before Misha with messages. <<BEEP>> <<Vice Admiral G. Tiffany wants to trade with you. Will you accept?>> <<[Yes]/[No]>> Without hesitation, Misha pressed yes. It was a trade feature of common online games, which normally used to trade items from space inventory from one player to another. However, this game did not have that space inventory feature. Instead, this trade option was there for establishing classified contracts, exchanging notes, and other paper deals between players, but Tiffany was using it to give Misha something. Upon flickering his fingers, an item showed in the trade menu. It was a memo icon with the title [Encrypted Message from Fleet Admiral U. Min]. When Misha highlighted the icon, further details could be read. [Only Cadet Officer U. Mia or his game avatar can read. Violators will be burnt to ashes in real life.] No other further explanation. It was all the description. "Miss Tiffany?" "She told me to pass this to you. No one can decrypt this even the top brass of MWG. You don''t have to worry." "Even the game administrators? When I read it, won''t they be able to see it as well." "Don''t underestimate your grandmother. She is nicknamed [The Silver Empress] for a reason. Heck, I think the only reason they hadn''t laid their hands on you yet because of her!" ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ 12 Hours later, after the meeting with Tiffany. Misha was locked in an isolated chamber on the prison floor as she postponed her decision about the two other orders from this world government and the Milky Way Government. Both of them wanted Misha to sign a lifetime contract that she would work for them. In exchange, she would be considered a staff of the local military, and they would provide all help for her progress in this game, as well as secrets information and tricks that they were hiding from the players. Misha would also be entitled in-game as Flight Lieutenant, and she could pilot all mechs the local military had to offer. Furthermore, she could early-graduate from her school in real life and would be granted at least 10 million dollars as her monthly salary for her military service of both worlds. In her real world, the minimum salary of a commoner was a meager 40 dollars an hour. Thus, this 10 million a month was a huge sum. The offer was too good to the point that is was suspicious, which she had to postpone it to think. Tiffany also had an uncomfortable expression when he said it. It was as if he did not want to tell this to Misha at all. It was like a honey trap no matter where she saw it. "A lifetime slave contract with too many benefits. It''s like selling my soul to the devils to get my wish granted." *Mew* "Are you agreeing with me, Tama?" *Mew!* Without anything to do inside the prison, Misha opened her game menu. . *************** Status Name ¨C Misha Class ¨C Unassigned Combat Class Level ¨C 32 EXP ¨C 2,305/4,000 Free Attribute ¨C 30 Attributes STR ¨C 150/1,002 (68.58%) VIT ¨C 199/1,007 (14%) AGI ¨C 197/1,000 (41.43%) DEX ¨C 165/1,000 (85.18%) INT ¨C 500/1,000 (0%) WIS ¨C 375/1,000 (31.61%) Luck ¨C 18/100 STM - 156/1000 (14.19%) Skills Self-Regeneration ¨C 18/100 (87.23%) Pheromone ¨C 15/100 (61%) Acidic Fluid - 4/100 (74%) *************** . Her progress improved by a little because she got EXP from the dead soldiers, which gave her a shocking revelation. "If I become a PKer, will I get EXP from killing players and the local NPCs?" The thought frightened her as she realized that more players would be inspired by the same idea once they noticed this feature of the game. "Doesn''t the MWG discourage people from the PKing? Why are they giving benefits to players when they kill NPCs? Wait, were the people I killed by chance the government staffs?" Misha scratched her head with both hands as she was getting a headache. "Forget it. I''ll read my grandma''s message." Switching to the letter-and-contract menu, a memo icon of [Encrypted Message from Fleet Admiral U. Min] was flashing. Upon tapping on the icon, the entire isolate chamber suddenly shone in bright light. *DINK* Misha, who should be trapped in the isolated chamber prison, disappeared. Chapter 43 WTF happened!? Chapter 43 ¨C WTF happened!? When Misha received the encrypted memo, she did not read it or activated it right away. Since it was encrypted, it was better to read it later when she was alone. Now that she opened the message, it confirmed that it was the right decision. The sudden white light blinded Misha for a whole minute. After she managed to adjust her eyes to the environment, she looked around. It was an empty space when Misha first created her character. "Eh?" In front of her, a hologram of a silver hair mature woman stood there. She wore a white one-piece dress that revealed her cleavage and the sides of her long legs, but her bare shoulder was covered by a white coat with the shoulder emblems of fleet admiral on her shoulder. Her hands, which had white long sleeve gloves on, were holding a grey cane, made of human bones in silver color. Her sharp red eyes and her face was so gorgeous that could make all idols and celebrities hide in shame. Some envious women could even make an excuse that she had plastic surgery or had her gene modified to get that look. However, Misha knew that this person''s beauty was natural. It was her grandmother that she remembered. "She never ages, isn''t she?" Even Misha sometimes compared her grandmother with other girls he met. Because he had been around her grandmother for years when she was a child, Misha always compared her beauty with all girls that Misha came across. As a result, Mia, in the real world, could never find the right girlfriend because his standard was too high. While Misha was admiring the beauty of her ancestor, the hologram spoke. "Mia, you''ve possessed something that the military desire. Do not sign any contract or you''ll be their guinea pig for the project that we''re doing. I didn''t send you back to earth, so you can become a slave for the military. Abandon your current game character and commit suicide in-game right now!" "EH!?" "Commit suicide and fail the quest, so you can create a new character before you log out. That''s my advice as your grandmother. If you insist on playing with that Misha character, your entire life will be very complicated when you successfully log out of the game." "Grandma, what happened with this game? What do you mean by complicated?" Although Misha asked the hologram, her grandmother did not respond to her question. Obviously, it was a recorded message. "Do not be afraid of starting over. Actually, you will progress faster than your false avatar. Here is the secret info that the military is hiding from everyone. If you configure your in-game character outlook and your name to be the same as your real life, you can import the psychic abilities that you''ve learned in real-life into the character starting skills. By now, you should have seen the agents from the military inside the game. All of them are using their real face and real name in there, and they are exploiting this feature, including Tiffany. Well, they can''t import their military ranks in there, and they have to grind it from scratch like normal players." Listening to her grandmother up to this part, Misha recalled the scene where Krastel displayed the power of a coronel inside the game. A portion of puzzle pieces began to click. The hologram message continued, "Well, unless you want to live a complicated life, I won''t stop you. Actually, I also have another option for you." Her sadistic grin was still as scary as ever. Misha had goosebumps from seeing her grandmother''s crescent smiling face and her glowing red eyes. "Another option for you if you want to keep that body. When you complete the chain quests, you will be prompt with a list of skills that you can learn as a reward. There''s a special skill that can get you out of this mess, but a certain aspect of your real life will be a lot more complicated than the first option. In exchange for that, I will have a legit reason to intervene with the government''s affair ..." ¡­ ... ... 11 Hours later after Misha opened the memo. It was a 6 AM of a new day, which had been a whole day since Misha had been locked inside the underground base. Inside the warden office where Tiffany was assigned. Ten MWG staffs gathered in the warden office as they confronted Tiffany. From the log conversation between Misha and Tiffany that they were listening, they found that Tiffany was not forceful enough. Joan was in front of the entourage, yelling at Tiffany. "Why did you give him times to decide? You could have forced him into making a decision right away! And why did you point out about the undisclosed terms about the contract duration? It was supposed to be a secret term to bind him with us!" "My dear Joan, if you want to make him join you willingly, you must not trick him. In businesses, honesty and trust are the keys for smooth cooperation. If you hide this term and he finds out about it later, you can expect backlashes from him and his grandmother. Will you risk your career facing that Silver Empress?" Joan snorted, "I don''t give a damn about that ancient old hag! As long as we get that tamed parasite, we don''t care who we have to offend." "A newborn calf doesn''t afraid of the veteran tigress. Well, I''ve warned you." "A tigress? Hah, I want to see her try. Now, get that stupid brat out here, so we can force him to sign the contract." "That''s impossible." "Are you defying the direct order of my father?" "Even if your father is the Supreme Commander, I can''t help you in this case, my dear. He''s not in the isolated chamber anymore." "What!?" "Check your tracking devices. His character disappeared from the game, yet his ID is still in the game. You should also double-check with the administrators in the real world, too." Joan''s face turned pale when she opened her game system window and selected the administration menu. The list of all players and their location presented in the screen, yet Misha''s name disappeared. "What did you do, Vice Admiral!?" Tiffany shrugged, "Nothing. I only pass him a memo message from the tigress, and he''s gone." "This is serious! If you don''t answer my question, I''ll put you on the court-martial." "Go ahead. I''m stating the truth. As I said before. You''d better check with the administrators of the game for the backlogs." Joan glared into the eyes of Tiffany while her mouth still issued her command to her followers. "Check the admins." ¡­ 30 Minutes later. A subordinate, who had logged out of the game, got back into the game. He bit his lower lips and reported with a pale face. "Ma''am, we have several bad news." "What?" "Player Misha''s character teleported outside of the base. Our last report from the admins shows that she activated an encrypted memo from the silver empress. After that, she just simply teleported away from our prison." "What about her game console!? It should have sent a feedback tracking IP and the tracking data. Trace her current location and bring her back!" "T-That''s impossible, ma''am." "Why!?" "Player Misha logged out of the game and shut down the console. She has completed the three-part quest." Sweat drops appeared on the face of Joan, "H-Have we sent anyone to the player''s resident?" "We had, ma''am. But the silver empress and her soldiers arrested all of our men." "¡­" "She has returned to earth, ma''am." Joan turned around to glare at Tiffany once more. Tiffany laughed, "I''ve never said that I''ve returned to earth alone. Hohoho!" "You ... your entire fleet returned to earth!?" Tiffany grinned, "Don''t underestimate a doting grandmother, young calf. You can''t touch Mia." Chapter 44 *Mew* Chapter 44 ¨C *Mew* In the empty space, Misha listened to her grandmother''s advice. "Among the list of skills you can choose, one of them is called [Polymorph]. It''s more advanced than the army standard''s [Doppelganger] psychic power, but it has more conditions of usage. This skill allows players to transform into anyone as long as they understand the gene pattern of the transformation target. After using this skill, you can set it as a default form for your game character, and you can also change your in-game name to match it as another layer of disguise." Misha was not stupid to not understand the hints. It was a transformation skill that he could alter his appearance and name in-game. However, Misha concerned if she could fool the government and the game administrators since they were watching over the game system and the game logs. "But that won''t be enough to trick the game admins. Once this message finishes, you will return to the game world outside of the base, which you will complete your chain quests automatically. Change your appearance and your name to your real life and log out of the game immediately! Once you get out of the game, I''ll tell you what you should do next. By the way, you will be ejected from this space after another 10 hours. There''s a gun in front of you, so you can commit suicide in this space if you pick the choice number one. If you pick the second choice, just wait patiently." The hologram message ended. Misha signed as she glanced at the floating gun before her. "Nope! I''ll take the second choice. Right, Tama?" *Mew* (Yup!) "By the way, Tama. Did you collect the jelly? They confiscated all of mine." *Mrrr* (No. I ate them all.) ... Misha lost count how long she stayed inside the empty space. During the time she was floating aimlessly in there, Tama got rid of the viruses in her body. Each time a body system was cleaned, such as the muscular system or the immunity system, the game sent her a message that her max vitality increased. After the last part of her body was purified from the zombie viruses, the entire empty space flashed again. When Misha managed to regain her eyesight, she found herself outside of the Scorpion Base, on the wasteland 500 meters away from the protective wall of the base. <<Your body has neutralized the harmful Hydra viruses from your system>> <<You have completed Desperate Struggle ¨C Part One>> <<You have escaped from the underground facility>> <<You have completed Desperate Struggle ¨C Part Two>> <<You have escaped from the Scorpion Base>> <<You have completed Desperate Struggle ¨C Part Three>> Series of notification kept showing in front of her. Misha had completed all quests without realizing what had happened. "Wait, what?" She looked at the system clock. It was already 5 AM of the new day, which the countdown timer for maintaining Tama in her body had over a long time ago. In addition, she did not remember getting the third part of the quest, but it was automatically completed after she stepped foot outside of the base. Realizing that her grandmother might have rigged the game or cheated for her, Misha''s face revealed an awkward smile. "Thanks, grandma ¡­" <<All your maximum status attributes have increased by five>> <<All status attributes have increased by one>> <<You have obtained 10 free status attributes>> <<You have obtained 10,000 EXP>> <<You have reached level 35>> <<You can learn one skill from the list. Please choose a skill you desire>> More series of reward notification followed after. Also, the list of skills that Misha could learn, which her grandmother told her about, was in the game window before her. Looking at the skill names, Misha drooled. [Space Inventory] [Teleportation] [Time Alter] The three of the rarest psychic abilities that even the special force marines found it hard to train was in the list. In the entire Milky Way Government personnel, less than ten people could use these psychic power in real life, which her grandmother was one of the masters. Misha swallowed her greed as she remembered what her grandmother told her to pick. Choosing the wrong skill right now might be a bad idea since she knew that the army from both worlds would chase after her soon. "Where is that skill? Oh, there." ¡­. [Polymorph] Skill description - Completely transform your default appearance to the second appearance that you customized. - Change your default name to the secondary name that you customized. - This skill can only be used when the player and the customized character''s gene synchronization is over 90% ¡­ "I can change my look and my name, so I can escape their search with this?" Thinking to this point, Misha was reminded of her grandmother''s tips. <<Here is the tip that the military is hiding from everyone. If you configure your in-game character outlook and your name to be the same as your real life, you can import the psychic abilities that you''ve learned in real-life into the character starting skills>> "If I polymorph myself into my real look, can I import my real psychic skills into the game, too?" First, Misha picked the skill. <<You have learned [Polymorph]>> . *************** Status Name ¨C Misha Class ¨C Unassigned Combat Class Level ¨C 35 EXP ¨C 305/4,000 Free Attribute ¨C 55 Attributes STR ¨C 151/1,007 (68.58%) VIT ¨C 200/1,022 (14%) AGI ¨C 198/1,005 (41.43%) DEX ¨C 166/1,005 (85.18%) INT ¨C 501/1,005 (0%) WIS ¨C 376/1,005 (31.61%) Luck ¨C 19/105 STM - 157/1005 (14.19%) Skills Self-Regeneration ¨C 18/100 (87.23%) Pheromone ¨C 15/100 (61%) Acidic Fluid - 4/100 (74%) Polymorph ¨C 1/100 (0%) *************** . Once she had learned it, Misha activated the polymorph skill right away. Suddenly, she saw a transparent hologram in her mind. Misha could see a new character creation menu the moment she closed her eyes. However, she could adjust the gender of this character freely. Moreover, there was an automatic option to make it look like the player''s body in the real world. "That saves me times. I''ll pick this." Upon ticking the selection of [Auto Creation] and [Real Body] options, the lifeless doll example showed the real body of Mia in the real world. Looking at her own body in real life, Misha sighed. "Looking at a female character''s body is more pleasant to the eyes. Hmm? Can I adjust the size a bit?" ¡­ 10 Minutes later, Misha changed the size of the body''s "manhood" to her ideal size. Although it did not increase the length or the volume by much, a few additional inches were enough to satisfy the vain pride of a man Mia had left. Misha hit the "Finish" button to finalize the secondary character. <<Checking the synchronization rate>> <<The synchronization rate is 93%. A particular part of the body did not match the real size of the player>> "¡­" <<Goddess Lilith is laughing at your attempt to cheat the nature>> "¡­" <<Synchronization completed. A particular part has been corrected to the right size>> "¡­" <<Goddess Lilith is dying from laughter. Please do not harm the delicate goddess>> "¡­" After the series of trolling game messages, Misha could feel the change of her body. Her statue grew smaller as her height shortened. Her perky mountain chests flattened, and a certain part grew below the belly button. The indication name above her head changed from Misha to Mia. She was now transformed into a [He]. The transformation completed. "I''m back into my old body. Yet ¡­" Mia gazed at his crotch. "My 9 inches dream ..." While Mia was crying from his shattered dream, Tama inside of his body noticed the change and explored within the newly transformed body. Yellow veins, which were under the control of Tama, expanded to every part of Mia''s body. When it reached the crotch area, it began checking it with curiosity. *Mrrr?* (What''s this?) *Mrrr??* (What''s that?) *Myaaaa!?* (WTF!?) "What are you crying about, you stupid eggcat!?" *Mew!* (Your wu-wu turns into wee-wee!) *Mew! Mew!* (It''s small, but it''s a wee-wee!) For some reason, Mia got annoyed by Tama''s mewing even though he did not understand what it was trying to convey. "Time to log out. It has been a tiring day. I want to rest for real." Mia glanced at the system menu, the log out button could be used now. He pressed it without hesitation. ¡­ The capsule opened, the same with Mia''s red eyes. He sat up while he massaged his shoulders, legs, his muscles, and his head. Before he gazed around his room, Mia called for his android maid right away. "Dana, I need a painkiller or something that relieve sore muscle. I don''t know why, but my body is aching all over." When his eyes readjusted and got used to the dim light in the room, he saw a familiar woman standing beside Dana. She had white hair and gorgeous face that reminded Mia about his ideal type of girl. "Grandma?" "So, you''re picking the choice number two? You''re quite brave, Mia." "Huh? How did you know? Wait, how did you tamper the game? Are you one of the developers?" Mia''s grandma did not say anything. Instead, she stared at Mia''s chest as if she was interested in something there. Dana was also the same. She looked at the chest of Mia while she blinked several times in bemusement. "What''s wrong? What are you looking at?" Mia looked down to see what they were watching. There was a yellow transparent tentacle with an eyeball extending from his chest. It looked back at Mia''s face and blinked. *Mew!* Chapter 45 Wet Banana! Chapter 45 ¨C Wet Banana! "Tama!? How!?" *Mew* Mia was in shock. He looked at Tama and his grandma back and forth, waiting for the explanation. Grandmother Min shrugged, "Did you know that 9 out of 10 people would have chosen to commit suicide over protecting that parasite? They would have jumped into the first option and start over with additional skills." "But you didn''t tell me what would have happened if I pick the second choice! If you had explained what the [complication] was, I would have picked the first option!" "So, you would have abandoned that thing if I had explained everything? It will die along with the character, you know?" *Mrrr* Tama whimpered in sadness as it understood the conversation. Dana and Mia''s grandmother could even hear the sad cry of Tama. Mia flinched. He gently rubbed the tentacle as if it was a furred kitten. "I''m sorry. I didn''t mean to. I will never abandon you, Tama." As he calmed his parasite pet, Mia glared at his grandmother. Instead of getting intimidated, she chuckled, "I gave you a fair choice. Though I didn''t give you all the info, I gave you enough hints. Are your 500 INT and 375 WIS for a decoration? You can enter an elite school, so you should have enough brain capability to analyze the limited information, right?" Grandma Min''s face right now was similar to a trolling meme. Her squinting eyes and her smile were obnoxious enough to make Mia''s vein on his face bulge and reddened in anger. "Forget it. What is this game, grandma?" "The same with all other VRMMO games. A game prepared for the troublesome residents." "Then, why can Tama appear in the real world?" "Then, let me ask you back. Since we can transfer people''s souls into the games, why can''t we bring something back to the real world?" "T-That''s ridiculous! Everything is just a digitalized world! If that is true, it would have caused an uproar, and the government would have ¡­" Mia could not continue his words as he remembered how absurd the MWG tried to make him sign a slave contract. Did it connect to this discovery? "The government had already discovered this feature a decade ago, and they have been mining it like mad. Those who discovered this feature were either silenced or transferred away. Mia, I''ll explain everything to you in details later. But first things first, I need you to sign this paper right now before the central army comes knocking. Ancient mutated virus is not a joking matter. They will be here soon." "Do I have to really sign this?" "Don''t sign it if you want to be a slave in both worlds for the rest of eternity. If you sign this, at least I can use it to protect you. See the terms? It''s a year-to-year contract, and both you and I have the right to refuse or bargain whenever the government wishes to renew another contract after it expired." "Meh, fine." Unlike the ancient time, all document signing in this world required a different kind of pen and ink, especially the army and government-related papers. Mia took the special fountain pen with blue ink from Dana and signed his name onto the paper. As he signed the document, blue color on the paper flashed in bright light. The ink expanded and covered the entire signature box, hiding the signature from the onlookers. This was the standard ink of this world, which was commonly used in official documents. It hid the signature from everyone. Only the officials who had the ink reader could see the real writing within the paper. Furthermore, the ink contained the DNA of the owner of the signature which Mia had to donate his blood annually to create this kind of ink for his personal usage. This protected the signature from being copied or from any attempt of fraudulence. Grandma Min took the documents and examined it with her usual creepy grin. After she confirmed that everything was set, she laughed. "Well done, Mia. With this, I can demand more budgets from the military!" A sweat drop appeared on the face of Mia while Dana''s glossy eyes shook. This white hair woman''s personality was twisted as usual. "Are you selling me to the MWG or something, grandma?" "Nope. You have to read the contract carefully, Mia." She pointed her index finger on a line on the paper. "You will be working exclusively for my fleet. I will also act as your personal agent if the government requests your assistance, which I can bargain for conditions or demand remuneration for your troubles. Heck, I can even deny it if they don''t give us crap. Don''t worry, Mia. With me as your guardian, we can extort at least a hundred billion dollars from those greedy bastards, and we''ll be trillionaires soon." More sweat appeared on Mia''s face. He had confirmed that his grandmother was using him as a tool to bargain for her fleet budget, so she could embezzle a significant amount from that. "What will happen if I picked the first option?" "I''ll be very disappointed that I have too smart of a grandson. I''ll just cut your allowance and leave you to rot like a wet banana." "¡­" Mia massaged his glabella to calm down and relieve his headache. He knew that his grandmother did not mean it, but her trolling attitude was still frustrating and annoying. However, she still had not explained why the government wanted him so much. *Mew* ''Maybe, is it because of this guy? What can it do?'' *Mrrr?* "Grandma, can you tell me now what they want from me? Tama and the virus?" Min clapped, "Oh, sure! You''ve learned about the history of world war 3, right?" "The war between yellow-eye mutant countries and the rest of the world, yes." "Okay, listen carefully now¡­" ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ 6 AM. The army came as Mia''s grandmother predicted. Five flying tanks, one destroyer-class spaceship, and sixteen police vehicles surrounded Mia''s resort. However, they did not dare to approach the house as a glittering silver hover jet was parking on the rooftop of the building. Only an insane person would want to offend the owner of this jet. The Silver Empress! In front of the house, seven men were tied by electric chains on their ankles and their wrists. A message board hung on the neck of a prisoner''s neck. "I''m having a touching reunion time with my grandson. If any of you bananas create a noise, these handcuffs and chain will go KABOOM!" Reading the message, everyone was sweating profusely. While everyone was hesitating, Joan and Tiffany arrived at the resort on a pillar in the middle of the sea with their private jets. However, Tiffany''s appearance was that of a sexy female idol instead of a monster of a man. Tiffany leaped over to the front yard of the house, gracefully landing as she winked at the police officers and soldiers on the back. Joan was disgusted by the sight of the current "fake" Tiffany. She also leaped from her jet to the front yard. As soon as Joan stepped her feet on the grasses, she leaped backward. *BANG* Grandma Min kicked the door open, which broke the hinges and sent the door flying toward Joan. Joan''s eyes glowed in red light, and the flying door paused in mid-air. She raised her left hand to touch the floating metallic door, and it disintegrated into dust. "Fleet Admiral Uriel Min! Hand over Uriel Mia or face the court martial!" Mia''s grandmother strolled outside of the house with the white admiral coat on her shoulder. While she gazed toward everyone around the house, she pulled out a pack of cigarette from her coat pocket and put one in her mouth. Tiffany smiled as she snapped her fingers. Then, a small fireball floated in front of Min. Min lighted the cigarette with the small fireball as she took a full lung of breath. White smoke came out of her nose after. "Freaking Hell ¡­" Min muttered while her eyes and face did not reveal the trolling smile which she had shown to Mia. Instead, they petrified the surrounding soldiers and police officers. Staring into Min''s eyes, Joan felt a cold running down her spine. Yet, she mustered her courage and bellowed again. "Uriel Min, hand over your grandson or ¡­" *PA* A hand made its way onto her face, sending her flying and falling into the sea. Min had teleported to the front of Joan and gave her a full hand slap! "Don''t call me without an honorific, you, wet banana!" Min raised her chin, staring at the onlooking crowd. Her eyes darted around, but she locked her sight at a flying ball of the camera drone. The white hair woman grin before she announced, "Cadet Officer Uriel Mia has signed a contract with the Holy Saber Fleet! He will be working exclusively for us, and the Holy Saber Fleet will be in charge of cultivating the evolved hydra genes. If there is any dumb banana dares to lay a hand on my grandson ¡­" Min raised her right fist and her middle finger upward, a rude gesture for the camera drone. "I swear I''ll bitch-slap dafuq outta you like that little wet banana." Chapter 46 Value of the Virus Chapter 46 ¨C Desire of the Virus Mia sat alone in his house, eating his breakfast with a solemn expression. He had learned a shocking truth, which was the reason behind the Milky Way Government''s hysteria. "The lost virus ¡­" *Mrrr?* Tama and the egg monsters had been extinct since the end of World War 3, yet governments of the two worlds wanted to get a hold of it. Grandmother Min had told him about a discovery of the previous century, which was kept as a top classified information. From a fossil which contained the dead virus, scientists found a connection that these viruses were the origin of human''s psychic powers. Its gene structure was not only compatible with the human race, but they could enhance human neurological functions, immunity system, digestive system, and the muscular system. Upon digging through the ancient records, they solved the mysteries about the yellow-eye rebels which humans wiped them out from the planet Earth in the world war 3. These people were like Mia at the moment. They were infected with mutated hydra parasites, yet they were capable of reproducing with normal people while carrying the virus. And their offsprings also possessed the parasite from birth, which the lineage of the mutant race started from there. Furthermore, the fractured pieces of proofs and broken records revealed a potential of the infected that they could have had longer life expectancy than the current humans in the 46th-century. In this world, the average life expectancy of humans was over 500 years. With the technologies of brain cell regeneration, DNA modification, unlimited supplies of replaceable synthesized body organs, such as hearts, lungs, skeleton parts, or even androlization, which turned the ordinary human bodies into androids, humans had many ways to fight against death. However, the fact that the mutant race in the 23rd-century could naturally live longer than 500 years was too stimulating for the dying old coots and nobles within the current governments. As a result, MWG''s big wigs funded more research projects if they could revive these viruses one way or another. Then, the combination of Lilim Heritage Online and the exploitation of VRMMO was a fruit of one of their researches! However, there were several parts that his grandmother did not bother to explain to Mia. Why didn''t they use their personnel to acquire the virus? How does the transfer from the game to the real world work? Why did they release this game to the elite students? What will happen when someone logout with injuries in-game? Why is this virus called "Hydra"? What is Tama? Though he had a lot of questions in his mind, he was not that stressful or worried about his future. Mia took a deep breath after he finished his dishes. Because of his absentminded, he did not notice that his fork and spoon were partially melted. He closed his eyes and chanted a skill name in his mind. ''Polymorph.'' Mia''s body quivered and expanded. Within a minute, it transformed into his character in-game, Misha. This was the perk of following his grandmother''s suggestion, by picking the skill and transformed into himself before the logout. From his grandmother''s revelation, Mia could import his real skills into the character in the future. At the same time, he could use the skills he learned from the game in the real world, including the polymorph skill. The condition to accomplish this was that the character in-game and his real body in the real world had to be exactly the same when he exited the game, even if it was transformed. It gave Mia a cold sweat that he attempted to change his personal asset, which would have ruined his grandmother''s plan. Fortunately, the game readjusted his look back to the default form, which saved him from the further complication. Mia, or Misha at the moment, gazed at the mirror with a wry smile. "This is sick. If I use [Acid Fluid], will I melt everything in the house?" Misha used her tongue to lick the teeth in her mouth. As she figured, the long tongue of hers was still there. *Mew* Tama explored the body once again like a curious cat. Upon reaching a specific part, it cried again. *Myaaaa!* (Wee-wee has become wu-wu!) *Mrrr?* (What are you, a dual gender amoebas or a banana slug?) Misha had the urge to drag Tama out of her body and give it a beating, even though she did not know why. ''Forget it. I have to go to school ¡­ if grandma and others allow it.'' Misha strolled into the bathroom while she was preparing to change back to the real body. When she saw her naked body again, Misha paused and checked her body parts. *Mew* The curious cry of Tama woke her up from her dirty thought. Misha immediately transformed back to Mia and took a bath normally. When it was the time to brush his teeth, Mia found another trouble. His toothbrush was dissolved when it touched his saliva. "Meh, do I have to use my finger to brush my teeth instead? Wait, my real body still has that long tongue?" *Meh-Heh Mew!* ¡­ 7 AM. Mia finished his preparation to go to school despite the commotion in front of his house. When he got out of the house with his usual flight suit, he found his grandmother, Tiffany, Dana, and five elderly men strangers gathered on his front yard. They seemed to have a long conversation before he had exited the house. Many police''s flying vehicles and tanks surrounded his house. Above his resort, a destroyer spaceship flew in the air while its shadow covered the entire neighborhood. Everybody turned their attention to Mia. An elder glanced at Mia and Min. He harrumphed. "Fleet Admiral, I want to see the sterilized genes within a year. If you fail, we''ll take the boy." "One year is too short for developing a totally new working gene, and you want a sterilized version on top of that. I''ll need at least 6 to 7 years to get what you need." "How much do you want if we want it within a year?" "Fifteen trillion MWD." "Don''t be overbearing! That''s the entire annual budget of the government! How many star systems do you think we need this budget for!?" "For the genes of immortality, this is considered cheap. If you want it cheaper, go find another carrier of the virus. The army has already spent a year into the alpha test, right? Yet, why haven''t your men secured the virus out of the game? I don''t understand the competency of your soldiers. See my grandson? He joined the game a few days ago, and he got the virus without us telling him anything. What should I call your soldiers, Supreme Commander Yingqin?" Grandmother Min had the trolling crescent smile and her upward curving eyes. No matter how many times Mia looked at it, he still found it annoying. The five old men glared at Min and Mia. They snorted and returned to their vehicles, leaving the house. As for Joan, she followed after the old men after she was rescued from the ocean. Mia walked to his grandmother. He did not forget to greet Tiffany, who had the appearance of a blond beauty with Regal Ringlets hairstyle. However, Mia knew that it was a false appearance since her real look was something else. His grandmother glanced at the flight suit of Mia and waved her hands, "You don''t have to go to school today. I''ve told your school that you''ve won a scholarship to study on my battleship. Also, you are going to live with me from now on." ¡­ At school, all students moved to their new class, adjusted by the superintended and Professor Luckyaf. In the newly created combat class, several students already knew each other from the game as they had too many free times during their quarantine after death. The player of Big Crotch, Dawson. The player of Pioneer King, Christopher. The player of Dove, Donovan. The three players and eight other students belonged in this class. There should have been more, but all of them decided to quit playing this combat class and joined the easier lifestyle class instead. The list of all students was posted on the announcement board at the front of their school building along with other announcements. Moreover, their in-game names were added behind the name of all students. Everyone could check who was who in the game now. However, there was a name that did not contain the IGN. Uriel Mia His name was crossed with a red line as if he had passed away, or he had changed school. Shurka, the girl that studied MBR from Mia, also noticed the red line. She immediately phoned her father. "Dad, what''s wrong with Mia of the combat class. Why is his name crossed with red line?" Luckyaf was silent for a moment before he answered with vague information, "Something happened, and the MWG took him away." Meanwhile, most of the students walked to the prepared lifestyle classes in a casual manner. All students who had logged out at the wrong time also returned to the school. These returners chatted and laughed with their friends as if nothing had happened. When they were inquired about the incidents, they said they could not remember. However, many of the students noticed the depth of their eyes. They were ¡­ unusually glossy. Chapter 47 Grandmother Min’s Failure Past in the Game Chapter 47 ¨C Grandmother Min''s Failure Past in the Game Half a day had passed since the commotion in the morning. Mia boarded his grandmother''s private shuttle, heading to space. It was a nostalgic feeling when he gazed through the window to see the cloud and the layers of the Earth atmosphere. The round blue world of Earth could be seen. While Mia was looking at the blue planet in a daze, his grandmother briefed about his duties as a carrier of the lost hydra virus. "We''ll scan you from head to toes and settle down your lodge for today. In a few days, we will extract some of your blood and the yellow blood that the parasite is injecting into your vein. Also, I will have to visit the DNA bank after we got to our spaceship, so you will have to deal with the lodge by yourself." "Huh? You won''t supervise me or guide me around?" "No. I have to prepare a container for your blood sample. If I take your blood out, it will melt everything it touches. I need to synthesize your blood vessels or your intestines to be a material for the containers." "¡­" Sometimes, Mia doubted his grandmother about why she knew so much. "Grandma." "Yeah?" "Why do you know about the content of my quest? Are you a part of the developers?" "Oh, that? I and my subordinates joined the game last year during the alpha test. Some of us got the quest by chance." "Then, were you infected with the virus, too?" "I didn''t trigger the quest. It was Tiffany that completed the quest when she went on random adventuring and got the information about the skill selection reward in return. This quest only triggers when one has fallen into a half-death state for an hour without giving up living." "But, did she get infected with a virus?" "Similar to you, yes. But Tiffany was infected by a green zombie on purpose." Hearing the word [On purpose], Mia guessed that they were trying to send the virus to the real world. "The stupid game did not allow her to log out when she was infected with the virus, so she completed the quest and cured the virus in her system before she got out of the game. We complained this to the developers, but they said they could not do anything about the world setting and the restriction. It was a dilemma back then. Whenever someone was infected, the game disabled the log out button in an instant. When we had the virus sample in our possession as external items, we could not bring them out. Everything has to be united with the character body as one to get it out of the game, like drug smugglers in the ancient past." Grandma Min turned to Mia with a wry smile, "We tried our best to take the virus out, but we all failed. Some of my men were killed and eaten by the baby eggs inside the cocoon. Half of them died from the crash landing after the queen shot the cocoon out. And many of them died during their crippled state because of the wandering zombies and field bosses." She sighed, "All my subordinates failed to tame a baby queen egg inside the matured queen. No matter what we tried to seduce them, they always pretended to live inside the body, but they eventually ate the heart, burst out of the chest, and killed all the hosts. Then, one of the government agents found a reason why all egg parasite denied the body of all players." Listening to this point, Mia attempted to think what the differences that he and the others had. Mia''s face turned grim as he recalled about the past years when he entered the child-soldier program of the government. Two years later after his enrollment, his parents and grandmother Min made a fuse with the government and dragged him out of the project before he could formally enlist into the military. "Does the taming success rate have anything to do with the child soldier project I entered?" Grandma Min laughed, "No, you green banana. Your training was two to three years ago, but the alpha test happened last year. Use your brain a bit." The space shuttle got closer to her fleet, which Mia could see a dozen of Colony-Class spaceships at a distance. Each was at the size of an entire Australia Continent, which was a magnificent sight to behold. "The reason why the parasites refused to merge with us because we entered the game using our real look. Because of that, our psychic power was too strong, and the parasite felt threatened by our existence. Then, the parasites killed all hosts to protect themselves." The eyes of Mia widened as he turned to his chest. Tama''s eyeball looked back at Mia and blink like an innocent child. *Mew?* "Then, they released this game to the public for this reason? Do they want a weaker host so these parasites could live inside them?" "To be honest, I don''t know about it exactly. I''m still baffled why MWG released to the elite students first. If I were the board director of the government, I would have used the clueless commoners as test subjects and waited for a player to tame the virus before I kidnapped that sorry banana to my spaceship. Well, I think they want to cripple the next generation of the nobles or something by using this incomplete game? The big-wigs inside have been quarreling about the intervention of several rich noble clans and the mysterious appearance of donation money in bank accounts of several senates. It was a hell of politic infighting in there that I don''t want to get involved. I''m a soldier, not a politician." ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Meanwhile, Tiffany went to Mia''s school to visit someone. She sent her selfie and her sexy photos to Dawson''s SSN with a grin. It took a few seconds for Dawson to reply. "Hi! Are you on Earth already?" "I''ve just arrived. Are you free today?" "My school wants me to enter a VRMMO game, but I think I can make times for a date." "Oh, then instead of a date, how about we move to a private place to discuss about our [Adulthood]." Dawson stopped texting for a whole minute. No one knew what he was thinking or reacting. "Sure! Let''s meet outside of school. I know a good place!" Tiffany laughed while she wiped her drools. ''Delicious cherry boy. Hohoho!'' Chapter 48 Mias Status In-Game Chapter 48 ¨C Mia''s Status In-Game The flagship of Holy Saber Space Fleet. Mia got to his grandmother''s battleship for the first time, and he was welcomed by her subordinates. More than 30 soldiers greeted Mia in a friendly manner without minding their social status or his grandmother. It seemed that she was not very strict with her soldiers. After the reception, they brought Mia to the infirmary for a quick health check-up. Upon arriving, a female doctor and a nurse ordered Mia to strip on the spot. "It was for the thorough psyche scan, so please rest assured. And by the way, we need you to switch to the other form as well, so we can check both bodies of yours within today." "O-Okay ¡­" ¡­ The scan took them an hour to complete. The result was as they had expected, Mia still had the hydra virus within his system. Instead of harming his body, the virus drastically improved his blood circulation and muscle efficiency. The body of Misha was also the same. Then, the nurse guided Mia to test his in-game skills in a prepared training room. In there, Mia discovered that he in Misha form could not use his psychic power when the doctor ordered him to use an ability that Misha did not have in-game. On the contrary, Mia could not use the [Acidic Fluid] and [Pheromone] that Misha had learned in the game by using his male form. Only the [Self-Regeneration] that had the same fundamental as MBR psychic skill could be used in both bodies. "You''re like Tiffany. She can use her power when she was in her original form but could not do the same with her game character." "Eh? Isn''t her usual skill [Doppelganger]?" "She learned the polymorph from the game, and she has been customizing her look with that skill. Did you know that she spent a year worth of her salary on buying a DNA license from a retired model, so she could use her new look as her official form?" The face of Mia twitched. Tiffany really invested in her false identity instead of getting proper gender-change surgery. ''Maybe she wanted to keep that intimidating look?'' ¡­ At night, Mia could finally rest. To his surprise, his grandmother prepared a game capsule for him within his resting quarter. She also left a note. [Avoid contact with the local army in the game world. Join the yellow-eye rebel faction if you can. I want you to infiltrate their country and learn about their culture and lifestyle. Make sure you record all your game footage using the capsule, so we can analyze the rebels and learn about the viruses.] [Also, because of your contract, the MWG will likely to increase your account privilege, and you''ll see more things in your game menu. The contract you signed doesn''t include any term that you have to work with the local military, so leave them alone for now and enjoy yourself.] [By the way, I''ve transferred the contract signing bonus to your account. Think of it as an extra allowance.] Mia stopped reading and checked his bank balance right away. As his grandmother told him, there was an extra billion MWD on top of his 150 million. He choked as it was his first time having over a billion MWD. ''Oh, my banana goddess. I praise thee. Wait, can I buy a DNA of an elite psychic with this?'' In this age, elites and veterans in all fields could sell their genes or DNA license to others at a high price, especially the psychics with rare powers. Wealthy parents usually bought these DNAs to implant them to their children, enhancing their physical and their overall performance in the specific fields. Old people searched for the healthy genes to extend their longevity while the young interested in the DNA of elite psychics. Middle-age civilians also did not stop dreaming of acquiring the right DNA as a shortcut to pursue their goal. Even soldiers and military personnel always looked for genes of top rank soldiers to help them improve their psychic abilities. Furthermore, they could learn a new psychic skill in an instant by integrating the new DNA into their body. It was a lucrative market that the price of the DNA could go from 1,000 MWD to several billion! Right now, Mia also wanted to buy something to support himself in both worlds. Mia searched to DNA Bank Market using the online platform. It took less than five seconds for the quotation price to show. Psychic''s genes with [Space Inventory] ¨C Market price: 450 Billion MWD Mia almost spat a mouthful of blood. It was too expensive. He needed this skill to test something in the game world if he could bring something out using the space inventory. Unfortunately, the dream was still too far. "I guess I can''t take the shortcut. I''ll just learn it naturally." Giving up the DNA, Mia looked at the clock. It was already 9 PM. He only had roughly 8 to 9 hours to play, which translated to 8 to 9 days of in-game time. "Joining the rebel? Okay, grandma. I''ll try." ¡­ Mia entered the game and appeared as himself. When he came to his sense, he found that he was in the middle of wasteland outside of the Scorpion Base. Without further ado, he checked his in-game status in his current form. . *************** Status Name ¨C Mia Class ¨C Unassigned Combat Class Level ¨C 35 EXP ¨C 305/4,000 Free Attribute ¨C 55 Attributes STR ¨C 151/1,007 (68.58%) VIT ¨C 200/1,022 (14%) AGI ¨C 198/1,005 (41.43%) DEX ¨C 166/1,005 (85.18%) INT ¨C 501/1,005 (0%) WIS ¨C 376/1,005 (31.61%) Luck ¨C 19/105 STM - 157/1005 (14.19%) Skills Polymorph ¨C 2/100 Manual Body Regeneration ¨C 93/100 Telekinesis: Lesser Object Control ¨C 100/100 (MAX) Telekinesis: Medium Object Control ¨C 25/100 Telekinesis: Flight ¨C 79/100 Electrokinesis: High Voltage Resistance ¨C 100/100 (MAX) Electrokinesis: Barrier ¨C 100/100 (MAX) Electrokinesis: Force Field ¨C 69/100 Electrokinesis: Zap ¨C 52/100 Pyrokinesis: Burning Resistance - 59/100 Pyrokinesis: Fireball ¨C 100/100 (MAX) Pyrokinesis: Flame Field - 25/100 *************** . "They''re here!" Mia''s original abilities in the real world had appeared in the game, which caused him to jump in excitement. Although the overall status was the same, he did not mind it as the psychic abilities mattered the most. *Mrrr* Tama also sensed the overwhelming forces within Mia''s current body, and it shivered in fear. Mia realized what was wrong and consoled Tama, "It''s okay! I''ll never hurt you or harm you. Let''s find something that you can eat again, alright? I need to find those condensed milk to test this body, too. So let''s work together again." *Mrrr* Tama understood Mia''s word, but it was still reluctant. All movements from Tama stopped, and it hid inside Mia''s body, trembling. Mia sighed. It might be a bad idea if he used this body all the time while Tama had not fully trusted him yet. If Tama were to burst out of his chest and abandon him, he wondered what would happen to his body. Not taking any risk, Mia immediately transformed to Misha. "Is this body alright with you now, Tama?" *Mrrr?* Tama could sense that the overwhelming electricity and the burning temperature in the body disappeared. It poked out its eyeball out of Misha''s chest to look around again. *Mew!* The voice showed that it liked this body more. "You didn''t make a fuse in the real world, but you are scared of me in this world. Seriously, Tama. You''re hard to please." Chapter 49 Chacha Has Arrived. Chapter 49 ¨C Chacha Has Arrived. "Well, then. What now?" It was fortunate for Misha that she did not have any handcuff or ankle chain. However, she did not have a lead where she should go. She flicked her tongue to sense her surrounding while her yellowish snake eyes darted around. Misha stood still a whole minute to calculate what she should do next. "I''m weaponless, but I can tell where all the monsters are. I''ll just avoid them for now. Still ¡­" *Guuu* Misha''s stomach cried as her hunger bar reached 10% already. Because of the long idle period of time in the alternate space with her grandmother''s hologram, this character had not eaten anything for too long. "Ugh, now I miss my precious. Where am I going to find something to eat here?" Misha wondered through the wasteland, using only her instinct. She avoided odd life signatures of mutants, zombies, and suspicious looking geography. Unfortunately, it did not take long for the MWG and the local military to notice her presence. A squadron of mobile AHMU units had been deployed to search for her. 10 Minutes after Misha got into the game, the very same Raptor Squadron reached her previous starting location. "The source said she was here a few minutes ago. She shouldn''t be too far." "Track her. Raptor 3, trace her footprints. Raptor 4, check the satellite footage." . Meanwhile A sand dune, which blended to the surrounding wasteland, shook and crumbled, revealing rusty metallic missile silo with the writing [Bunker 88]. The silo plates slowly withdrew to the edges, opening the cover and showing the inside. The elevator under the silo lifted a 10-meter-tall mech unit upward toward the surface of the ground. The unit was without a proper plate shield or cover, which looked awkward and ugly compared to the Mafdet''s official robots with plating decoration. However, it was customized to suit the pilot. A pulse rifle loaded with AP shells and AR shells were in the hands of the mech. On its shoulders, they were equipped with missile launchers with HE rockets. Thorn C. Cha, the previous ambulance driver who delivered Misha to the secret facility, was piloting this AHMU. His yellowish snake eyes flashed in golden light as he checked the status of his mech in the cockpit one last time. "System, all green! Zeris One, ready for deployment!" Energy cables were detached while all bridges withdrew from the mech. Within the cockpit, a monitor showed the face of a woman with ponytail brown hair in her late 20s. She had the same snake eyes, but snake scales replaced her skins on her cheeks. In addition, a trace of burnt scars was left on her missing right ear, which showed that she had been through a harsh life. "Chacha, they deployed the Raptor Squad to retrieve that girl a few minutes ago. You will be likely to face them head-on in this mission. Are you sure you have everything prepared?" Thorn C. Cha, or Chacha, took a rolled paper with [Herbs] inside before he lighted the joint with a lighter. He puffed a smoke with a smile on his face. "They''re no match for me. I''ll be back with our new family member in 20 minutes." "Be careful out there. Otherworlder''s activities are getting more active. Don''t look down on those espers." "Aye, chief! Zeris One, moving out!" . While Misha was searching for a settlement to find food, she was not stupid enough to not detect the sounds of mobile mech units. The whistling noise of mech engines and the trembling earth gave it away that something huge was chasing after her. ''Should I change back to myself and roast these chasers to charcoal?'' Misha could see several shadow figures in the dust cloud from the horizon. As she watched the oncoming mechs, she contemplated if she should reveal her trump cards to drive back the pursuers. The five 10-meter-high mechs reached Misha in less than a minute. The captain of the squad immediately spoke through his loudspeaker inside the cockpit. "Trainee Misha, you''re under arrest for stealing our government''s artifact. Surrender immediately!" The face of Misha changed as her mouth curved down. "Artifact? Arti-my-foot! You already took every gel I had back then. I owe you nothing! Look at me! I''m here with only my cloth. Is all my clothe your artifact!?" The squad ignored her protest, "Surrender now! Don''t make me arrest you by force!" All mechs aimed their pistols which were loaded with stun bullets to capture Misha back alive. The frown of Misha deepened. Should a bullet of those mech pistols hit her, she would have fallen into a cripple state again since each pistol barrel hole was bigger than the size of her head. ''Tama, I''m sorry. I''ll have to transform into my old self.'' *Mrrr* Misha took a deep breath as she gathered her strength into both legs, getting ready to run toward the mech to fight it out. Before she put her thought into action, all mechs suddenly leaped backward and spread out. *BANG* *BANG* A loud gunshot sounded from behind Misha, which the bullets landed behind the place where the five mechs were standing. The bullets missed the targets as they moved backward and hid behind sand dunes. Upon turning around, she saw a lone mech, which was the same size as mech the Raptor Squad was using. It looked old, ugly, and rusty. Yet, Misha could tell from a glance that this robot could never be underestimated. Just now, the giant strange mech shot at the squad. ''Who is this!?'' Soon, the pilot of the rusty giant mech spoke through the intercom loudspeaker. "Yo, missy! I''m here to pick you up. Are you hungry? We have green gels, yellow gels, and even red gels at our base. Join us today, and we''ll sell you three jellies at the price of one!" "Huh?" Misha was confused. He had never made any friend outside of the base, but this pilot of the weird mech seemed to know her. "Who are you?" "Wow, you''re cold! Don''t you remember me? I''m the one giving you tips about the goddamn Illuminati base inside that hospital. I drove you there!" "Err, who?" "Seriously. You really have short memories. I''m the ambulance driver!" "Oh, okay. But who are you?" "¡­" . Thorn had a headache as he did not know what to explain to this airhead. ''She has just mutated. Maybe her brain doesn''t function very well because of the parasite. Oh well, I''ll get rid of these fools first.'' On his 180 degrees monitor, five red crosshairs had already aimed at the five targets before he could even send the command to his suit. The corner of Thorn''s mouth twitched. He looked back to see his buddy as seven tentacles grew from his back like wings. Five yellow tentacles had latched onto five ancient fighting gamepads, which they were controlling the crosshairs. Two other eyeballs looked at different directions. "Oi, Kai. Don''t you fire any weapon without my permission. We have limited supplies." *Meow* *Meow* *Ong* (Limited supplies? The supplies are right before you, junkie rat! Kill those hamsters, and we''ll loot their ammo and their machines.) "Right. I forgot. Shit, I promised the chief that I''ll go back in 20 minutes. How many minutes have passed now?" *Meow* (Let''s get rid of these hamsters first and save our baby rat. Forget about your chief for once.) "Alright, alright. Let''s concentrate." Two eyes on the monitor, Two hands on the flight sticks, Two legs on the flight panels, Five tentacles on five different gamepads, Two external tentacle eyeballs on side monitors, Two small eyeballs inside Thorn''s eyes, This was how Thorn C. Cha and his partner piloted his machine. *Meow* (They are coming!) "Rockets on them! I''ll handle the footwork!" *Ong* (On it!) Chapter 50 Hydra Faction Chapter 50 ¨C Will You Join? The Raptor Squadron surrounded the Zeris One. Without giving a warning, they changed their weapon to rifles and pointed the muzzles at the lone mech. Before they could fire, each of them was facing with the rocket barrage from the shoulders of Zeris. *BOOM* *BOOM* Rockets exploded upon the impact. Raptor captain managed to parry the rockets with his metal shield while the other four members of the squad suffered critical damages from the direct hit. In an instant, all four wingmen were disabled. "Damn you!" *TATATA* Behind his shield, Raptor captain shot back. AP bullets from his rifle sprayed across the wasteland. Zeris had already jumped to midair and escaped the bullet path. *BANG* With the assistance of five handy tentacles, Zeris returned the favor with a clear shot from above. The AP bullet penetrated through the defense frame, destroying the head of Raptor One along with the vision of the mech. Without the head and the sensors inside the helmet, Raptor One had become blind. The captain took a risky action. Because his monitors inside the cockpit had become useless, he opened the front hatch to view the battlefield. Though it was harder to pilot his battle suit this way, it was better than fighting blind. Flicking his fingers on his flight stick buttons, the captain switched the rifle to grenade launcher mode to use High-Explosive grenades. He fired seven shots on the path that Zeris was going to land. *BOOM* *BANG* As his mech was shooting the grenade launcher rifle, another bullet went through his cockpit and turned the pilot into meat paste. Zeris one did not come out unharmed either as the external frame of the mech''s legs were on fire, and several outer skeletons of the structure had been destroyed. Although Thorn and Kai used the front booster to fly backward in midair, they were still hit by the explosion. Thorn spat out the joint in his mouth and bellow to the external intercom. "Screw you, hamsters! This is what you get for messing with me! Now the rest of you, surrender or die like that moron!" . Meanwhile, Misha watched the robot fight in a daze. Unlike in anime, movies, or manga, the battle ended in less than a minute. There was no flashy melee fight, nor beams, nor supernatural newtype mode. No energy barrier shield or AT field that could save them from regular bullets. Instead, it was quick and decisive. One bullet was enough to decide the battle outcome. "Should I expect this? It''s still the 23rd-century after all." The technology in this world had not advanced to the point of developing sophisticated esper robots that could manipulate energies. In this era, the local government primarily used the AHMU against giant size monsters instead of using it against other robots. Against such giant target like mech units, fast units like jets or light tanks with long range arterially cannons performed better. It would take this world another 300 to 400 years after World War 3 to develop a more advanced mech. For now, they got stuck with the current technology because of the resource shortage. As Misha was still gawking at the scenes, the surviving pilots of Raptor Squad got out of their broken mechs with their hands behind their head. They were surrendering. However, *BANG* *BANG* Zeris did not follow after the Geneva Treaty of ancient times. He killed all prisoners on the spot, which made Misha held her mouth in shock. Thorn got out of his mech after confirming that everyone was dead. He walked to Misha and handed her a small wrap of a foil sheet. "Hey, missy. Are you hungry? Want some jellies?" Thorn had not retrieved his partner''s tentacles yet. They were extending behind his back and straightened in the air as if they were stretching after a long period of a stressful job. Misha did not know if joining the yellow-eye rebels would be the right choice as she did not like how Thorn killed the surrendered men. "Is that necessary?" She pointed at the corpses of the surrendered pilot. Thorn shrugged, "Can''t help it. If I don''t kill them, they will bring more of their friends to hunt us down. I can''t take them back as prisoners either because we don''t have enough food supplies. Killing them now is a better way out for them since we''re not into torturing like those guys in the army." He shoved the green jellies to Misha, "You have seen what they did. On the surface, they''re using excuses that they''re trying to research for a cure of the virus. In reality, they want our blood and heart for their immortality elixir recipe." "Immortal elixir ¡­" "Yes. At first, we''re living peacefully with the others, but those guys from otherworld showed up and messed up everything. Now, they''re hunting for every yellow-eye mutants, us!" "B-But, you were the ambulance driver, right? You were with them." "No. It was a part of my mission to locate the hidden facility. I succeeded in finding the general location, but I can''t find the entrance. Well, you appeared, and I found it because of those paramedics. Let''s change the subject. For now, come with us. Similar people like us are living in our base. We don''t discriminate against the infected." The face of Misha twitched. He did not discriminate against the infected, but he did with ordinary humans. This might be the cause of the future World War 3. <<Ding>> <<You have been invited to join the Hydra Faction>> <<Warning, Hydra Faction is the enemy of humankind. Joining the faction will cause your character to be at a hostile relationship with human NPCs>> <<Warning, you are undergoing a tutorial quest of Mafdet Federation Faction. Joining the Hydra Faction will cancel the quest>> <<Will you join the Hydra Faction?>> <<[Yes]/[No]>> Another tough decision awaited for Misha, again. . While Misha and Thorn were talking, the eggcats inside their body also meowing back and forth. *M-Mew?* *Meow* *Ong* *Mew?* *Ong!* *Nom-Nom Mew?* *Ong! Nom-Nom!* *Meow* *Mew!* . Misha took a deep breath, taking her time to think. In reality, she did not want to join them since it canceled her precious quest. However, grandmother Min wanted her to infiltrate the yellow-eye rebel faction. Before she could even make up her mind, Tama flung its tentacle at the game menu. It hit the button, [Yes]. <<Beep>> <<You have joined the Hydra Faction>> <<Tutorial Quest has been canceled>> <<You are now an enemy of mankind>> "¡­" *Meh-Heh Mew!* "Tama!" *Nom-Nom Mew?* Misha facepalmed. She was speechless by Tama''s easy going attitude. <<A new tutorial quest is being initiated>> "Hmm?" Chapter 51 First Time at Bunker 88 Chapter 51 ¨C First Time at Bunker 88 ***************************** <<Hydra Faction Tutorial Quest>> You have decided to join the society of the mutants. Since you can''t live alongside ordinary humans, why not take a spin and try something spicy? This race will challenge all hardcore players as the difficulty of the game increases by ten-fold. As a mutant, killing monsters or workout is not the only way to gain experiences. You can earn your character EXP and skills by killing humans and other living beings, including other players! In exchange for such a privilege, the humankind will either kill or capture you when they realize that you are a mutant. This Tutorial Quest will support you to get used to the harsh environment of the native NPCs and what the Hydra Faction has to face. Work together with the mutated natives, and you will understand this world from a different point of view. <<Quest Objective>> - Obtain level 50 or higher. - Raise your relationship with the Hydra Faction to friendly. <<Reward>> - Racial change and a racial skill of your choice. - Class change and a specialist skill of your choice (Depending on the chosen class). ***************************** . ''A race change quest!? Do I really need this even though we came this far?'' Sometimes, Misha wondered if this was a game or reality. The system and the quests were gamey, but the expression and the conversation from the NPCs were somehow realistic. ''Okay. Fine! I''ll infiltrate the mutants as my grandma ordered!'' Misha raised her chin and looked into the eyes of Thorn. "Take me to your base. I''ll join you." Thorn laughed when he heard the confirmation from Misha. "Great! Give me a second. I''ll inform the guys from the base to help me loot these machines first." He ran back to his mech. His robot''s legs were not in a condition to travel because of the explosive shells of the Raptor captain. He, too, needed transportation to bring him and the mech back to the base along with the loots. ¡­ Ten minutes later, trailer trucks and another escort mech arrived at their location. Twenty burly men with similar yellow tentacles out of their back scrambled to disassemble the broken mechs to the trailers. From one of the trailers, a woman with scales as skins jumped off the front seat and walked toward Misha and Thorn. Misha thought she was a lizardwoman from the first glance as her scales extended from her cheeks down to her arms and legs. Everything beside her face turned into snake scales. However, the burn scar and her missing ear ruined her beauty. She could have been a looker had she not had those red scars on her face. The woman noticed Misha''s stare. She smiled back. "Surprise? Nice to meet you, Misha. I''m Crystal, the commander of Base 88." "H-Hello! I''m Misha." "So, Thorn said you are willing to join us. Since you have just turned, do you have any question about our kind?" "Y-Yes. What is Hydra Virus?" Crystal grinned, "Do you know about hydras in the myth? The monster that can regrow its heads?" "Oh, that? Yes, I know. But, does it connect to the virus?" "Have you ever seen the corpses of the monster that invaded earth 200 years ago?" "No." "Their appearance was the same as depicted in the novels. Nine head hydras, eight head hydras, the leaders of those monsters even had 12 heads. They were the culprits of this apocalypse world. That''s why we''re calling the virus by the name [Hydra]." "Will we turn into them in the future?" Crystal and Thorn laughed. "You have a good imagination. Too bad, we won''t. At best, you will either become like Chacha or me. None of us will change into a monster. Actually, we saw it as a blessing. Do you know that several of our members were born in the 21st-century when the apocalypse happened? They are still alive, and they retain their look when they were first infected." "Eh?" Crystal smiled at the small eyeball on Misha''s chest. Tama was looking at them with sparkling eyes as if it was expecting something from them. *Nom-Nom Mew?* *Guuu* "Ugh." Misha''s stomach cried. She had not eaten anything yet. "Missy, you''d better eat the gels that I gave you, or you will go berserk and become a zombie at this rate." "A zombie!?" She thought if her hunger bar reached 0%, the game would turn her character into a zombie. As a result of her panicking, she opened the foil sheet and shoved the green jelly into her mouth. <<You have eaten Queen Egg''s Condensed Milk>> *Meeeeew* (Give me one!) Tama cried in envy. It wanted a piece of it, too. Thorn and Crystal could not stop laughing at the baby Tama and Misha''s reaction and relationship. "Chacha, don''t you think that the baby acted like Kai?" "Please. My Kai is more mature than that. At least, he tried to search for food himself." ¡­ An hour later, they brought the hungry Misha and Tama to their base along with the loots, the Missile Silo 88. As they entered the base, many workers with the same yellow eyes and tentacles rushed in to help out. Some of them also had scales on their skins like Crystal. From the first glance, Misha believed that over a few hundred people lived inside the bunker. <<You have entered Bunker 88 Underground City>> <<This city belongs to the Hydra Faction. Help the locals, and your relationship with the faction will rise>> ''Sweet! I''ve infiltrated the rebel clan.'' Misha was grinning from ear to ear as she did not disappoint her grandmother. In eagerness, she turned to Crystal, who was busy ordering her subordinates. "Miss Crystal. What can I do here?" "Oh, for now, let''s settle a place for you to live. Chacha, you''re her nanny. Go and help her." Thorn''s face twitched, "Chief, I ran around like a workhorse these days. Can''t I get a rest?" "You broke your robots. Had you not obtained the loots, I would have kicked you out of the hunter division! Go and help Misha, or else!" Thorn head lowered as he sulked. He walked back to Misha and muttered in a discouraged voice. "Let''s go, missy." ¡­ Half a day later, Thorn gave her enough food, yellow mutated gel for her to last for two more days. Tama also had her fill, but she did not satisfied with the quantity. From now on, Misha could apply for a job inside the base to earn virus jellies, which this base used as a currency. Also, she was given a capsule room as her sleeping quarter. It was similar to a capsule hotel or a pod hotel in the commoner areas of her world. However, her current place was not up to the standard. As a capsule quarter, there were 10 other female residents in her section. Misha was given the number 12 room, which was a circular hole, which was enough for her to slide inside to sleep. In the sleeping hole, she could sit up as there was enough space for her to move around. Although the place reeked of moldy smell, she did not see any insect, ant, or cockroach. She wondered why. Soon, she got her answer. As Misha slid out of her capsule room, one of her quartermates was looking upward. She looked up as well, and she saw a cockroach crawling on the ceiling. ''Welp, I figure it won''t be that luxurious. Hi, Peter.'' Suddenly *Whoosh* The girl extended her tongue like a frog, catching the cockroach and took it into her mouth. She crew it with a blissful smile. "¡­" *Nom-Nom Mew?* (Is that eatable? Can I eat one?) Misha covered her face with both hands. Chapter 52 Job Seeking Chapter 52 ¨C Job Seeking Misha left her resident as she did not like staying idle in the game. She followed the map that Thorn had given her, which was the town hall for people who was looking for a job to earn some jellies or food. As she entered the building, hundreds of people with tentacles wriggling around on their back gathered inside. Over a hundred chairs were arranged inside the lounge as their waiting seats, which none of them was free. In front of the waiting areas, ten workers behind a long counter with were sorting their documents. Before the counter, several mutants were lining in the queues, waiting for their turn. Misha blinked several times in confusion. This place was busier than she had thought, and it looked more like an official bank than a job-seeking center. A female reception at the door noticed Misha''s reaction. She walked to her and greeted her. "Are you new here? Is this your first time?" "Ah, yes." "Then, could you please fill in this form? Make sure that you write everything about your specialties, interests, levels, and your current class. We''ll assign tasks base on your abilities." "Oh, okay." Misha filled in the form even though she did not understand how this place operated. She filled everything, including her status attributes and her current skill levels. However, she did not include her [Polymorph] skill as she thought it might be too risky to expose her identity as a player. "I''ve filled the form. What should I do next?" "May I look?" Misha passed the paper to the staff, who read through the form in every line. Upon getting to the specialty section and status attribute, she giggled. "Are you sure about the intelligence part? Is it really 500? WIS is also 375?" "Yes, what''s wrong?" "Oh, nothing. Well, do you know that ordinary human can have only 150 to 200 INT and WIS?" "Huh?" "You might want to correct this. It''s good that you have enthusiasm, but an obvious lie can ruin the first impression on the employers." Misha frowned. Though she did not like it when the staff underestimated her, she complied with the request and changed it to 200. The staff glanced at the fixed attribute, but she still had that grin on her face. "Okay, 200 it is. Be careful when any potential employer asks you about technical questions in the interview. Also, do you have any preference about your job?" "Which job is available at the moment?" "As usual, wasteland expedition and new militia recruitment. For the domestic jobs, we still ¡­" "Can you tell me more about the expedition and the recruitment, please?" "Eh?" The staff was confused. Usually, everyone in this bunker was picky when it came to choosing a job as people wanted to work inside the shelter and avoided going out in the wasteland. Most of them suffered from PTSD because of the infection while the rest did not like going out there to face zombies or monsters again. Though they had a partner inside their body, each of them had a different personality like real humans. Moreover, most of the eggcats were cowardly by nature, so they also influenced their host not to participate in any risky activity. However, the demands for volunteers who could join the wasteland expedition were endless because the base always required more resources. Because of such unbalanced demand and supply, everyone was waiting in the lounge, hoping for a risk-free job to arrive. "Come this way, please." Anyone who asked for a risky job was rare, so the reception guided Misha to the VIP lounge inside the building. Before they could get into another room, a woman in her 50s up and protested. "Hey! I''ve been waiting here all day. How come that girl gets the job first!?" All eyes were on Misha and the reception. Instead of getting flustered, the staff turned around and smiled back at the woman and the angered crowd. "She asked for an expedition job. Do any of you want to join her as well?" The woman shrunk and sat down immediately, "N-N-No. You go girl." All staffs behind the counter sneered at the woman as they looked down on the cowards who only asked for a carefree desk job. ¡­ Misha got inside the VIP lounge. It was smaller than the front waiting area, but it was more decorated. Instead of having plastic chairs in rows, sofas with armrest and a coffee table set were everywhere. The staff guided Misha to one of the sofas, and the other receptionist served her a cup of coffee. Misha blinked in confusion. She wanted a simple job of any kind to learn the rope about this base. Why were they treating her as a VIP? ''Well, let''s try this world''s coffee. Want to taste it, Tama?'' *Meh* ''I guess that''s a no.'' Soon, a man in a similar uniform as Thorn came. He was an elder who looked like a Daoist in wuxia movies rather than in this post-apocalypse world. Furthermore, an elder in his 90s with long white beard, white long hair tied in ancient Chinese topknot, and a green camouflage uniform did not go well together. Furthermore, an eyeball poked out of his chest, peeking at Misha. "Greetings, young Daoist. I am Padawan Igor Shang Shifu. I''m the HR manager here." Misha''s face twitched. ''Are you a Jedi, a Slavic, or a Daoist? Make up your mind!'' "You can call me Mr. PISS for short." Misha almost spat the coffee and dropped the cup. Is this person sane? "First, let''s take a look at your status and level. You have never taken any job or a class change before, am I correct?" "Y-Yes." "What did you do before you were infected?" "I was a military trainee at Mafdet Federation." "Oh, that''s rare. So, are you looking for a military job or something similar?" "Yes, please. Preferably, I wish to join the pilot division if there is any." Mr. PISS laughed as he stroked his beard, "Good. Good. Well, you''re hired." "Huh? That easy?" The elder laughed again, "We accept all volunteers who wish to join the army. We''re short on hands at the moment, and you''re coming at a good time." "¡­ Okay." "Well, you didn''t laugh at my name, so you pass!" "¡­" "Here are the details of your work. You can pick one of the four options here in the paper. Be warned that all divisions have a high mortality rate." "May I ask, how high?" "10% at the lowest. Check the details yourself." ¡­ [Hunter Division] Responsibility - Scavenging for supplies. Employees will be dispatched on the wastelands to search for newborn queen eggs or green zombies. - Hunting wandering local military units for weapons and spare parts. Employees will occasionally be dispatched if the base locates a group of preys on the wastelands. - Combating as reserves. In the case of emergency, all hunters will be dispatched along with the main forces of the base to fight any adversary. Mortality Rate: 37% Payment: One red gel per month. ¡­ [Logistic Department] Responsibility - Deploying on the wasteland to collect loots. Employees will be sent out to collect the spoils whenever the hunters are not capable to bring them back. - Rescuing the hunters. As hunters sometimes face difficulty outside of the base, employees must be able to deploy and bring back the hunters, dead or alive. Should the situation is unfavorable, the base can order the logistic employees to fight as reserve forces. Mortality Rate: 25% Payment: Fifty yellow gels per month ¡­ [Harvester Department] Responsibility - Cleaning green zombies and baby queen eggs. Occasionally, the hunters bring back living loots, which can potentially cause damages within the base. As the last line of peacekeeper division, employees will deal with the collected living green zombies and queen eggs before they can infiltrate the resident areas. - Diving into matured queen eggs. Employees are responsible for diving into wombs of matured queen eggs to collect fresh jellies, crippled baby eggs, and all eggs from the inside. All employees are required to go into hand-to-hand combat with the baby eggs inside the wombs. Be warned that you can only exit the womb by allowing the queen to shoot you outside. Any attempt to force your way out is considered a suicide. Mortality Rate: 15% Payment: Thirty yellow gels per month. ¡­ [Breeder Department] Responsibility - Organizing newborn baby eggs from the green zombies. As dead green zombies eventually burst out newborn eggs, employees of this department must separate and filter the eggs from the zombies before they eat each other to the last egg. - Rearing newborn eggs. Employees have to feed and tame newborn eggs with care. At least a thousand newborn eggs will be under the responsibility of one employee. Mortality Rate: 10% Payment: Twenty yellow gels per month ¡­ Reading all job description, Misha gazed at the payment differences between divisions. It seemed that the riskier the job was, the higher the pay. But she still did not understand the currency system of the base. "Can you tell me about the currency in the base? How much is a red gel or a yellow gel?" "Red gel has the most value. One red gel equals 100 yellow gel, and one yellow gel equals 100 green gel." "Huh? Why are they so different?" "Yes. Well, if you have ever eaten a red gel, you will know why." Chapter 53 Hunter Division Chapter 53 ¨C Hunter Division It was a no-brainer choice for Misha. She picked the hunter division without much thought. Since she was a player, she could respawn upon death. The threat of the death rate did not intimidate her. <<Ding>> <<You have picked the Hunter Division>> <<Be warned, playing as a Hydra Faction was more difficult from the other factions>> <<If you die, 10 of your status attributes will decrease as a penalty of the resurrection and death>> <<Secondly, you cannot respawn at the save point as there is none>> "Eh!?" <<However, resurrection is still possible, but you will have to reconstruct your damaged body yourself>> <<But if both your brain and your partner die at the same time, your character will be deleted>> <<Good luck>> "¡­" It had become official. Hydra Faction was a hardcore mode. ''I shouldn''t play this mode for too long. What will happen if Tama and I die in this game? What if I can die for real in this world!?'' Misha opened the system menu, planning to log out and report her finding to her grandmother ASAP. To her horror, the logout button was disabled again. There was also a note. [Until you complete the tutorial quest, you cannot log out.] ''This is getting out of hand. Is this a death game!?'' Without many choices, she gritted her teeth and followed after Mr. PISS to the hunter division. ¡­ When she got to the division, Misha could see the familiar faces. Crystal and Thorn were there. "Huh? Missy, what are you doing here? This is the hunter division, you know?" Mr. PISS passed Misha''s documents to Crystal with a smile, "The girl you rescued wants to join you. Well, she''s under your care again." Crystal shrugged and took the papers. She glanced at it to check Misha''s status attributes. "200 INT and 200 WIS?" Misha sighed as she thought that Crystal would not believe her like the receptionists in the center. "What''s your real INT and WIS? Is it over 300?" "Eh?" "You''re from Mafdet''s training center, so I figure your status should be quite high. Can you tell me about your real stats? I need to check if you are suited for which role with your current condition." Thinking for a bit, Misha received the papers and corrected her status, including her real INT and WIS. Crystal whistled as she reread her attribute values. "You were in the air force, right? Do you want to pilot a jet?" Misha shook her head and glanced at the broken mechs that Crystal and her crews were disassembling. "Oh, your goal is the mech?" "Yes." "Well, that can be tough. Most of our workable mechs belong to the main forces. The ones we have are all custom-made, and they have owners." Misha sulked. The road to her dream was impossible in this game. "But we do need a wingman for this asshole. Hey, Chacha! How about it, do you still want a wingman?" Thorn had a wry smile on his face when his boss mentioned the word [Wingman]. "Are you serious, chief? She hasn''t even changed her class! Her status is also abysmal. She won''t even be able to fight against a grown egg!" "Aside from you, all hunters with mechs are more productive than you, lazy bum! Instead of using your gels to hire more workers or buy resources from other bases to build mechs for your squad, you dumped all of it into weeds and asked for my help when you''re broke. Now, it''s time to pay some of the debt. Be Misha''s nanny and teach her the rope, or pay me back my 300 red gels!" "It was 100 when I borrowed you!" "You stole rockets, AP shells, and components from the hunter''s central supply. The value is 200 red gels." Thorn cried. In the end, he accepted the task from his boss. <<You have joined Zeris Squad>> ''Zeris Squad?'' <<Your relationship with Hydra Faction is now ''Casual''>> ''Oh!?'' Misha had checked about the faction relationship levels. It began from the lowest to the highest, Nemesis, Hostile, Hate, Ignore, Indifferent, Acquaintance, Casual, Friendly, Trust, And Loyal. There were other branches for the romantic routes for players who sought an in-game relationship with NPCs, but Misha did not pay attention to the information. For now, she was only one step away from the tutorial goal. ''Joining the hunter division is the right choice!'' *Mew!* *Nom-Nom!* (Of course! Let''s work hard to for the red gels!) ''Your head only fills with jellies and food, Tama.'' ¡­ Thorn guided Misha to his responsible hangar, which only had one broken mech inside. It was Zeris One, which had rescued Misha from the Raptor squadron. The leg parts were being repaired by a dozen mechanics. Looking at the work of the technicians, Misha felt it was cute. Each of the crews had tentacles growing from their back, and all yellow wiggling limbs of the eggcats were carrying tools and helping the others on the site. A crew was using a brazing tool with the metal joint while his tentacles held the metals and the face mask for him. Another mechanic was fiddling with the micro-muscle fibers. At the same time, his tentacles with eyeballs stared the small tissue components in the mechanic hands from a different direction, giving him the vision from other angles. Misha looked around if there was any spare part that they could use to build her mech. To her disappointment, Thorn had not stored any backup unit or component. ''Poor bastard.'' *Mew!* (Kai is poor!) Thorn turned to Misha, "For now, I''ll teach you about the survival basics on the wasteland. In the next two days, it will be our squad''s turn to deploy to hunt for spoils. I''ll get you ready before then." "So, both of us will go out?" "Not just us. There will be other squads from the main army. You will have to travel with the other infantry units though since we don''t have enough mechs for both of us." "Oh, no co-pilot feature?" "Nah, my Zeris One is custom made, so it only supports one pilot. We''ll have to collect parts to build you a new one from scratch." <<A New Quest has been initiated>> ... <<Build Your First Mech Unit>> To become a proper pilot of the Zeris Squadron, your squad needs to build a mech for you. Unfortunately, your captain is a downright hobo, and he is poorer than a bankrupted man who has borrowed from a loan shark. You can''t expect a weed-addicted captain to be your sugar daddy since he can''t even solve his debts. You need to gather enough resources to build your AHMU or a mech of your preference with your own hands. A long and hard road awaits you. <<Quest Objective>> - Gather all components or at least 10 red gels. <<Reward>> - Zeris Two Insignia - A Title <<Note>> 1. Required components or gels may vary depending on your mech design. You can check the list or evaluate your mech design with the head mechanic in the base. 2. You can obtain components by robbing from the local governments or raiding cities. Enjoy your pirate life! 3. You also can gather at least 10 gels to buy a brand new mech from another base or other squads instead of building one from secondhand parts. Chapter 54 Evolution of Egg Monsters and Crystal Chapter 54 ¨C Evolution of Egg Monsters and Crystal ''This can be troublesome. But it''s also a chance.'' Misha took a deep breath to calm down. She also tried not to fantasize about the mech that she could pilot. Unfortunately, her desire overwhelmed her. ''It said that I can design my mech? I''m not a mecha expert, but I can ask my grandma to design me a mech that can be crafted in this game. Can I build an Esper Robot? Will the tech tree stop me from building it? Will ¡­'' "MISSY!" "YES, SIR!" Thorn screamed into Misha''s ears as she was in a daze, and Misha replied in reflex. "I''ll teach you about guns and special ammo for now. Listen carefully, I don''t want you to die out there on the first day on the job!" "O-Okay!" Thorn explained about the types of bullets, explosives, and weaknesses of zombies and queen eggs, just like what the MWG taught the other students. However, Thorn''s version came from his experiences, and it contained more in-depth information. Misha sat down and listened to the lecture for hours. Surprisingly, Thorn had a lot of patience as he did not stop speaking at all. Then, Thorn spoke about the most interesting part of the egg monsters, which related to Tama and Kai. "Egg monsters have three evolution paths. The first one is the queen type. When a zombie eats skins of a matured queen''s egg, it will be further infected into green zombies. Little children eggs will eat the zombie from the inside and eventually burst out of its body. Once it leaves the body of the host zombie, it will find a place to grow into a new queen egg, which will reproduce more viruses. The matured queens are our jelly factories, so do not kill them. Tame them or notify the base if you meet one outside." "The second type of these eggs are our partners, your Tama and my Kai. Remember the first type? Sometimes a queen egg will take the zombie that gave birth to mini eggs into its womb to breed for the third type. The newborn eggs won''t be able to find food from the outside, and it will get stuck in the womb for years. During that time, they will kill their siblings to eat each other to the last egg." "However, when they grow to the size of a meter-tall or higher, they can cast away their alpha tongues. Once they abandon the alpha tongues, it will shrink to the size of a chicken egg. These little chicken eggs are the losers of its race, so it changes from its violent nature into a trait of a cowardly parasite. It will hide in the corner of the womb until the queen launches the mature cocoon outside of its body. You have been in the womb, so you should be able to guess what happens inside." "This is the tricky part. If a second type egg finds a human host, the host will eventually turn into one of us. But if they pick an animal or a tree as a host, they will turn into weird monsters that you can find on the wasteland. Some of them can be a threat to humans and us. For example, snakes, lizards, and all reptile creatures are so compatible with these eggs to the point that even a lizard can transform into a freaking dragon. Don''t look down on these scaredy-eggcats." *Meh-Heh Mew!* *Myah-Hah Ong!* "Don''t get cocky, you silly tentacle cats! Alright, the last type of this egg is the alpha evolution, the most dangerous one of the three kinds. It happens when the egg eats the other sibling competitors to the last one and emerges out of the queen egg''s cocoon. These eggs are untamable, and they were more ferocious than the other type. They will continue to wander the wasteland to find food until it grows into a red egg, which will eventually hatch into a fucking baby hydra!" Misha''s mouth turned into an "O" when she heard about dragons and hydra. "Dragon? Hydra?" Thorn sighed and poked at Kai''s tentacle, "Why do you think we keep calling this virus [Hydra]? It''s freaking genes of a dragon subspecies! We have a weakened dragon''s egg inside our body." "WHAT!?" "Yup, you heard me right. We''re freaking dovahkiin. Too bad, we can''t Fus-Ro-Dah like in the game, but we can enjoy our extra longevity and extra arms of our partner. Don''t use them to masturbate though. Once your partner gets addicted to sex, you will never get free time. I''ve heard one of the girls in the other base got ¡­" *DONG* A hammer fist came out of nowhere. Crystal, who stood behind his back, gave Thorn a good punch on the top of his head with her reinforced scale fist, which knocked him unconscious. "Don''t give her bad influence, you junkie!" Crystal turned to Misha and passed her a sealed plastic container. There were yellow gels inside. Misha received it with a confused look. "It''s your advanced pay. The rest will come later on the payday. Since you''re new, your current food won''t be enough to last the first month. There are 10 yellow gels inside. Exchange them into green gels and buy food in our base''s wet market for the time being. I suggest you not to eat all of the gels, or you''ll starve before the end of the month." "T-Thank you!" Misha stared at the scales of Crystal in curiosity. She wondered if these were the effects of the hydra''s cells or genes. Crystal noticed Misha''s eyes. She chuckled, "Are you wondering about my skin?" "I-I''m sorry! I didn''t mean to!" "No harm. Every new infected are like you. I don''t mind." "Is that another evolution path humans can take? Are you turning into a hydra?" Crystal had a sad smile on her face, "I don''t think so. I see it more like a curse." "A curse?" "Do you know what''s the difference between infected with the scaled skin and the infected with tentacles?" Misha widened her eyes. Now that she thought about it, she saw many people with scales, but all of the scale people did not have tentacles or a sign of a partner. Crystal gently touched the tentacle of Tama while her eyes did not hide her sadness. "When my partner died, my skins hardened to the point that all soft tissues abandoned my body. I went into a comatose for a month. When I came back to my sense, my body has become like this." Misha held her mouth, and her eyes became watery. Crystal patted Misha''s head, "Treasure your partner. You must never become like me." Chapter 55 FISH! Chapter 55 ¨C FISH! It was 5 PM, and Tama started mewing, asking Misha to find food or let it eat the yellow jelly. Thorn allowed her to leave as he had work to do. He and Crystal remained in the hangar to discuss the next deployment. However, looking at them from a different perspective, Misha thought that Thorn stayed behind to keep Crystal company. Thorn''s eyes when he looked at Misha and Crystal were different. His pupils expanded, and his eyes widened like a kitten seeing his favorite owner whenever he looked at Crystal. Meanwhile, his eyes were indifferent when he gazed at Misha. ''Are they a couple? What do you think, Tama?'' *Mrrr* (I don''t know.) *Nom-Nom?* (Where''s our food?) *Nom-Nom!* *Nom-Nom!* (Food! Food! Food!) "Alright. Alright. I''ll find us some food." Misha followed the direction that she had asked Crystal, the location of the wet market. To her surprise, this place was cleaner than she had thought it would be. Food stalls and street food were everywhere in this market. Fruits, vegetables, and fish stalls were abundant. More than a hundred shoppers also walked around in the market, picking things and bargaining for the lower prices. "Is this really a post-apocalypse world? How come there are so many foods inside the base?" Misha was astonished by the plentiful food supplies inside the base. At first, she thought that everyone would have been in poverty as the girl she met in the resident area even ate a cockroach. "Ten oranges for one green gel!" "One pound of all veggies for one green gel!" All merchants were yelling the price of their goods to attract customers. "So cheap!?" Misha had 10 yellow jellies from Crystal and 3 green jellies leftover from Thorn''s gift. In other words, she had 1,003 green gels worth. *Meh Mew* (I hate veggies and fruits) *Nom-Nom Mew* (I want meat and blood!) Listening to Tama, Misha frowned. "You shouldn''t be picky about food. It''s cheap, so we can eat a lot of those." *Meh Mew!* (No veggie!) *Mew* (Let''s eat those nom-nom smelling.) Tama pointed its tentacle at a fish stall. Misha followed the direction and glanced at the prices. As soon as she saw the pricetags of each fish, she exclaimed in her mind. ''10 Green gels for one freaking small fish! Are you serious!?'' Upon realizing the prices, Misha looked around further to investigate the price trend of the meat and fishes. As she suspected, fishes and other all red meat were expensive while fruits and vegetables were the opposite. Many types of shoppers walked around in the market. Burly looking men, who carried boxes of yellow gels, bought several fishes and meat at once. Meanwhile, an old man with tattered clothes purchased a bundle of vegetables and fruits. As Misha had learned a few things, she could tell which person was in the military department by looking at the jellies in their hands and their clothes. Meanwhile, several weaker residents had fewer gels than the army men as they focused on buying cheap food. *Mew!* (FISH!) ''Come to think of it. This price is reasonable. Everyone shouldn''t be able to find clean meat that easily in this era and this environment. Expensive meat should be expected.'' *Mew!* (FISH!) ''Tama and other parasites seem to be the carnivore type. This should explain why the fruits and veggies are so unpopular. Fruit stalls and veggie stalls are mostly ignored, but poorer looking people are still buying them.'' *Mew!* (FISH!) ''Available jobs inside the base is also scarce. Mostly, jobs with high risk have high pay, so all militias can splurge their gels on this luxurious food.'' *MEW MEW!* (FISH FISH!) ''Green gels can fill 50% hunger bar and give me EXP. Spending 10 on a fish isn''t worth it. I should buy something else.'' *MEEEEEEW!!* (BUY THE FISH!) Misha was so engrossed in her thought that she did not pay attention to her surroundings. She did not notice that Tama''s voice echoed through the market, and everyone was looking at her. Fortunately, Misha was still wearing the tattered orange prisoner cloth from the time when she was still in the underground facility, so the onlookers thought that she was a poor girl with a hungry partner. Furthermore, the sound of Tama was that of a little kitten, which they believed that it was still a baby. "Poor girl. She must have come here to find food for her partner." "Doesn''t she have enough gels? She''s carrying a container." "At best, she probably has a few green gels. Only the military has yellow gels." Meanwhile, Tama was so annoyed to the point that it was getting impatient. It used a small tentacle to poke Misha''s heart to wake her up from her trance. "Ow! Tama, what''s wrong with you!?" *MEEEW!* (BUY THE FISH!) "It''s expensive! If we buy that, we''ll starve for many days." *MEEEW!* (FISH!) "I''m sorry, Tama. I just can''t." Tama let out a whimpered as if it was crying. At this moment, the lady in her 40s who was running a fish stall picked two Asian seabass fishes and put it in a banana leaf wrapper. Each of them weighed 8lbs, yet the lady did not have a problem lifting them in one hand. "Young lady. Take these and let that baby eat it." "Eh!? But, aren''t those expensive? Two of them is at least 20 gels ¡­" "How about this, young lady. I''m giving you these fishes as samples from my stall. If you like it, come and buy fishes from me when you''ve become successful." The lady gave Misha a warm smile, which was rare in this post-apocalypse era. A group of burly men who had bought many fishes came over. A 6.5ft-tall bald African-American man with scale skins and scars all over his body shoved a large package of a 100lbs tuna onto Misha''s arms, which made her staggered backward. Misha still managed to carry it with trembling arms, but Tama immediately helped her with its tentacles. "When your partner is hungry, you should treat it with the best food. Gels may be hard to earn, but you can buy good memories for yourself and your partner. Treasure it whenever you can!" "¡­" Misha returned her gazed at the bald black man. His scales and his scars were enough to tell a story about his bitter experience of his past. A friend of the bald man patted Misha''s shoulders. Just like the bald man, he also had scale skin. "Listen to the wisdom of the adults, miss. A simple forgettable experience in everyday life will be so precious after you lost the person you had been sharing with. You cannot buy life, but you can savor the present." By looking at these kind people and the scales of the two men, Misha''s eyes became teary. She bowed to them and walked out of the market with the fishes in her arms. *Mew!* (Fish! Big fishes!) While Tama rejoiced, Misha cried as she walked back to her resident. ¡­ ... ... The bald man looked at Misha''s back as she left. He warmly smiled at her before he returned his gaze toward his subordinates. "I have to buy another tuna for our men. Mind if I borrow your yellow gels?" "Sure, captain. But are you sure you will have enough gels until the end of the month?" "In the next few days, our team will be deployed along with Zeris and Balam squad. We can earn back a few red gels from the commission if we can catch a matured queen." "If you say so." The stall lady also chuckled as she listened to the men. The subordinate of the bald man noticed the shopkeeper. He jeered, "Ma''am, are you sure you won''t be in the red? That''s actually 50 green gels for two mutated seabasses." The shop lady laughed, "Please. I can tell which customers I should charge less and which customers I must charge more. That young lady is a newcomer. She needs every help she can get." "Oh really? Then, can we get a discount if we buy fishes from you? You see, we are also poor." "No. Not a single cent less from the labels!" "Stinky!" Everyone laughed, and the men continued shopping. However, the shopkeeper lady rubbed her chin with a grin. ''Only idiots wouldn''t recognize those Tupperware. Only those in the expedition forces can carry those around, and that young lady is also from the E.F. A simple 50 gel investment will be worth it once she starts coming back to buy my fishes.'' *Nya-Hah Nyan!* ''You think so too? Nia?'' *Nyan!* ''I wonder what kind of reaction will she have when she eats that tuna. Hehehe!'' Chapter 56 Fish Steaks Chapter 56 ¨C Fish Steaks Misha got back to her capsule apartment. Along the way, her neighbors stared at the fishes in Misha''s arms, drooling. Even the little girl who ate the cockroach walked after Misha to see the fishes up close. The girl''s height was 120cm tall, and her youthful face indicated that she was about 7 to 8 years old. *SHAA!* As if Tama wanted to tell everyone that the fishes belonged to them, it hissed. The cockroach girl could not bear it anymore. She tugged the hem of Misha prisoner suit and asked, "Can I have the fish bones when you are done eating?" Misha, who had bloodshot and bagged eyes, turned to the girl. She smiled and laughed. "Oh well, I doubt we can eat this tuna and all fishes before they rot. Let''s eat it together." "YAY!" The girl''s partner also celebrated. *MEAW!* (YAY!) On the other hand, Tama protested. *MEW!* (NAY! MY FISH!) ¡­ Misha and the cockroach girl walked away from the apartment as they did not have enough space to cook the fishes. They picked an empty lot where the base gathered metallic trashes as their temporary kitchen. Unfortunately, Misha and the girl did not have a knife or a stove to cook. In addition, they did not even have a plate or a container for the fishes. "I will find you a barbeque set!" The little girl volunteered to find a useful tool for cooking fishes, but Misha shook her head. "I have an idea. Tama, can you hold your breath and bear with it for a few seconds? I promise I''ll transform back to this body ASAP." *Mrrr* (I don''t like that body. It hurts.) Tama whimpered as it was not confident of handling the pain and the heat from Misha''s other body. "You can eat half of the tuna." *Mew!* (I fear nothing!) Misha had a wry smile on her face. She turned her gaze toward the little girl. "I''ll show you a magic. But you have to promise me that you won''t tell anyone." The girl nodded, "Sure!" "What''s your name?" "Mana!" *Meow!* (I''m Manee!) "My partner is Manee." "Okay, Mana and Manee. Don''t tell anyone!" Misha transformed into Mia, and the air around him changed. The temperature of his body increased, which Tama could feel the burning pain. *Mrrr* (It hurts!) "Two more seconds, Tama." Meanwhile, Mana widened her eyes, "Big beautiful sister turns into big little cute sister!" Mia almost vomited a mouthful of blood. An electric spark zapped out from his temples as his brain went short circuit for a split of a second. ''Concentrate! Tama is in pain right now!'' By combining his basic Pyrokinesis and Electrokinesis, Mia manipulated the temperature of his surroundings. The tuna and two seabasses in his arms heated up and became grilled fishes in an instant. Upon finished cooking, Mia immediately transformed back to Misha. "Tama, are you alright?" *Mrrr* (It still hurts, but the heat is gone.) *Nom-Nom!* (It doesn''t matter. My fish!) "Haha. Okay! Let''s divide the fish." Misha used her hands to divide the three fishes. She gave a half of a seabass, half of the guts, fish bones, and a portion of tuna steak to Mana and Manee. Meanwhile, Tama got half of the tuna, including the tuna''s head, while Misha kept the rest of eatable parts. Tama converted two of its tentacles into mouths, which began biting and chewing the fish meat before absorbing it into the transparent tentacle. The meat flowed into the main body of Tama and digested into small particles. By the instinct of a growing baby, Tama manipulated these particles into its veins instead of sending them into Misha''s system. Observing how Tama ate its food with a smile, she kept thinking of the words from all scale skin people. "Treasure the little moment, eh? That day will never happen to us, right? Tama?" She took a piece of seabass meat into her mouth. As soon as the fish meat touched Misha''s tongue and she started chewing it, the system gave her a prompt message. <<You have eaten a piece of mutated Barramundi steak.>> <<You have filled 0.5% of your hunger gauge.>> <<Eat four more pieces of any fish steak, and your status caps will expand.>> "Huh?" Misha blinked and stared at the messy fish meat on her hands. *Nom-Nom!* (Too delish! Nom-Nom!) There was a change in Tama as well, but it did not show in the game menu. The yellow tentacles of Tama became more lustrous which they shone and reflected the artificial light from the base ceiling. Misha took a piece of tuna steak and ate it to see its effect. <<You have eaten a piece of infected yellowfin tuna steak.>> "Huh? Infected?" <<You have filled 0.5% of your hunger gauge.>> <<You have gained one free status attribute.>> <<You can gain 199 more free attributes from eating this type of tuna.>> <<Eat three more pieces of any fish steak, and your status caps will expand.>> "WHAAAATTT!?" Misha was in shock. She did not know that eating these fishes would gain this many benefits. *Nom-Nom Mew!* *Nom-Nom Meaw!* "Nom-Nom-Nom!" Tama, Mana, and Manee devoured their portion as if they had been starving for years. Only Misha stared at the system message without moving, petrified from the overwhelming shock. When she came back to her sense, the three of them almost finished their share. ''At this rate, Tama will steal my food again. I have to eat everything now!'' Misha stopped savoring the flavor and shoved everything she had into her mouth. *MEW!* (Leave some for me!) "Never!" The fast eating contest continued. ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ In the end, Misha managed to eat 100 pieces of tuna. Unfortunately, she could not eat all of her seabasses and tuna steaks as her hunger gauge was full. As usual, Tama stole all of her food and ate all of them, including its portion. Sometimes, Misha wondered where all the food went since Tama had never ejected any waste from its body. ''Greedy cat!'' *Meh-Heh Mew!* ¡­ **************************************** Status Name ¨C Misha Class ¨C Unassigned Combat Class Level ¨C 35 EXP ¨C 2,305/4,000 Free Attribute ¨C 155 Attributes STR ¨C 151/1,007 (68.58%) VIT ¨C 200/1,022 (14%) AGI ¨C 198/1,005 (41.43%) DEX ¨C 166/1,005 (85.18%) INT ¨C 501/1,035 (17.58%) WIS ¨C 376/1,005 (42.25%) Luck ¨C 19/105 STM - 157/1005 (14.19%) Skills Self-Regeneration ¨C 22/100 Pheromone ¨C 19/100 Acidic Fluid - 8/100 Polymorph ¨C 3/100 **************************************** ¡­ Just because of eating a tuna and a few pieces of seabass, Misha gained 100 free status attributes and 30 extra status caps on INT. ''100 Points. That''s free 20 freaking levels!" Misha was ecstatic and grateful for the fishes. She thought of the black man that gave her this tuna. She held her hands in a prayer posture and took a mental note. ''Thank you! If we meet again, I''ll repay you.'' While Misha was praying for the man, Mana tugged the orange clothes. "Sister, are you rich?" "Err, no. I''m very poor, actually. Why do you ask? Do you want more jellies?" "That kind of tuna is selling in the market for 50 yellow gels at the lowest. Did you buy it?" Misha coughed and almost vomited out all food that she ate. Chapter 57 Expedition Chapter 57 ¨C Expedition = Two days later = Volunteers and mechs from Zeris, Balam, and Tautog squad assembled on the wasteland in front of their base''s secret entrance. The Balam squadron possessed a standard five-mech team and fifty support infantry soldiers. Their mechs were painted in blue, and their symbol was a three-headed demon. One head was the head of a man, the second was a ram, and the third head was a bull. This squadron was a part of the main force of this base. Because of the abundant resources that they gained from this privilege, their soldiers and their mech''s equipment were on par with the local government''s military. The Tautog squad''s captain was the bald man, who had given Misha a yellowfin tuna. He cast away his former human name and changed it to Dolphin. Tautog team was a 12-mech team, which was the largest expedition team among all squads. The support infantry soldiers consisted of 100 men and women with the age range of 19 to 40. The insignia of this squad was as its name, the tautog fish. However, this team was nicknamed by other main teams as "The Lizardmen Squadron" as all members in his squad had scales as skins. Furthermore, the Tautog members and Balam squad did not seem to be that friendly with each other. The eyes of the "Lizardmen" glared at the Balam team with hatred while several of the Balam members smirked at the Tautogs. Thorn and his repaired robot remained on the elevator bridge, getting the last check-up before the deployment. This Zeris team was known among his pilot colleagues as the one-man-squad as Thorn did not need a wingman to maim any of the local government''s mech team. No one dared to mock this weed-addicted pilot as all soldiers in the base considered his skills as one among the best. Crystal also joined this expedition, but she stayed behind in her truck. At the front bullet seat beside Crystal, Misha sat there, blinking and fidgeting. Seeing Misha''s nervousness, Crystal laughed, "Take it easy. Since this is your first time, I''ll let you observe what the others do before you can get out there for real." Misha nodded and gulped. The windshield of Crystal''s truck had seven monitors embedded into the glass. As Misha looked at the monitor, she could see the position of all infantries and the mechs. A satellite map displayed the geography of the wasteland in real-time. Misha could even see the bases of Mafdet Federation from Crystal''s front monitor. Crystal adjusted the speaker on the front console and began giving commands. "Attention, all units. We have two objectives today. First, we have located a matured queen egg 154km east of our location. Balam squad will escort the harvester division into the queen''s mouth. As for Zeris and Tautog squadrons, you will have to protect the queen egg from the Mafdet Army. Be warned that otherworlders are getting actives these days. If you find one, light a flare and retreat. Balam Squad will be in charge of fighting the otherworlders in this scenario." "Aye, Sir!" "Aye, Boss!" "Affirmative!" The squad captains replied. At the same time, their facecam revealed their cockpit and their face on Crystal''s monitor, which confirmed their status. The captains could also see the face of Crystal and Misha, who sat beside her. Seeing Misha''s face, Dolphin flinched. ''That girl from the market? What is she doing over there with the chief?'' Curious, Dolphin coughed and pressed the mic button. "Sir, do you mind if I ask something out of the mission?" "Ask away." "Who is the girl beside you?" "A new member of Zeris squad. I put her here to observe your performance as a part of her training. Be sure to give her a good impression of your performance. I don''t want any of you to reveal your derpiness in front of a newbie." Thorn and Balam captain laughed, but Crystal and Misha could not hear the laughter as they did not press the communication button. Dolphin had a wry smile on his face. He thought that Misha was an unfortunate girl without enough gels to buy fishes for her partner. He scratched his bald head and chuckled. ''Well. I guess treating a newbie a tuna isn''t half-bad either. She should have gotten stronger with that fish. Even if my men or I had eaten that fish, it would have been only a normal meal.'' Dolphin shrugged. He did not take the matter to heart. "Alright, chief. Please tell the girl, if she becomes rich, please pay me back later." Hearing the comment of her subordinate, Crystal turned to Misha. She did not forget to turn off the mic. "Did you do something to him?" "A-Ahaha. I went to the market, and he gave me a tuna. He thought that I didn''t have enough gels to buy a fish for Tama." *Mew!* (He''s a good dude! Me like!) Crystal burst into laughter and patted Misha''s head, "Did you seduce him or what? Are you looking for a sugar daddy?" Misha wanted to retort that she did not interest in men because her real gender was male, but she could not say it out loud. Instead, Misha''s face reddened from the embarrassment and helplessness. Because of her reaction, Crystal''s laughter intensified. "Okay, Misha. I know that you''re young, but that''s something you should not be hasty. Unfortunately, you can''t have him since he already has a wife. If you are still looking for a good man, I can introduce you to a couple of good-looking hunks. But that has to wait after the mission, alright?" Crystal winked. Misha widened her eyes in shock. That was a misunderstanding! As much as Misha wanted to retort, she was afraid that her two-body secret might expose. In the end, she flustered and waved her hands around like a mental patient without speaking a word. ''It''s vexing, but shutting my mouth is the best action here.'' ¡­ All mechs departed from the base as the vanguard while the convoy of foot soldiers sat inside their vehicles, following after the robots. Two hours after the departure, everyone arrived at the 12-meter-tall queen egg. Just like the queen that ate Misha, this one also attracted a thousand of zombies around it. However, this one did not rest in a crater. Instead, it stood tall on the open field. Crystal pressed the speaker, "Balam squad. Take the harvesters getting on top of the queen. Zeris and Tautog. Secure the perimeter. I don''t want to see a surprise attack from Mafdet or wandering mutants. No matter what happens, do not provoke the zombies around the queen." 20 Members of the harvester division got out of their vehicles. Each of the men had a parachute on their back. Strangely, they only wore old underwear, but they carried a pistol, which was enveloped with a bag made of their intestines. Their tentacle partners shoved the bag inside their stomach to avoid the digestive fluid from the queen and waited for their turns. Five Balam mechs carried the twenty men on their palms. They leaped over the queen without harming it, and the 20 harvesters jumped off the mechs. All of them activated their parachutes, as well as their [Pheromone] skills. The queen noticed the smell and opened its mouth. Tentacle tongues extended and grabbed all of the harvesters into the egg. Misha could see everything from the beginning to the end from the monitors inside the truck. Looking at the tasks of these harvesters, Misha gasped. "Have they been eaten? Wait, they ¡­" Crystal grinned, "They''re the harvesters. Their job is to infiltrate into the queen''s wombs and gather the gels that she produces for her offspring. They will also have to kill all alpha eggs inside before the queen spit them out." "But won''t they be in danger? The last time I was inside, the queen launched me to the sky." "They''ll be fine. All of the harvesters can self-regen, and they''re trained to handle the fall damage. We''ll also provide them support when the cocoon lands, so none of them will be in danger. The only worries they can have is that they might get killed inside the wombs because they will have to survive alone." ¡­ The group surrounded the queen for half a day without provoking the monsters and the thousand green zombies. Dolphin''s team and Thorn patrolled the area as they killed all the monsters they found. The sky darkened, and the moon became visible. It was already 9 PM. The queen trembled and opened her mouth. *PU* *PU* *PU* Many cocoons flew out of the monster''s mouth in succession. Crystal widened her eyes and pressed the speaker button, "All units. Assist the harvesters! They''re coming out!" Zeris and Balam mech units rushed to the possible landing areas while the infantries checked their gears on last time. All soldiers put on their night goggles, getting ready for possible night combat. *PU* *PU* *PU* Misha had been counting. The queen had shot 19th cocoon out of her mouth. *PU* The 20th cocoon came out. The egg monster closed her mouth and stopped moving, returning to sleep and allowing itself to be nibbled by green zombies. Misha exclaimed, "Amazing. Are they all our harvesters?" Crystal stared at the satellite map with a frown, "I hope so." "Eh? What''s wrong?" "All queens usually send out two to five eggs at a time. This one shot out 20," Crystal glared at the gigantic egg queen, "Misha, you might have to fight today." While Misha was puzzled by Crystal''s serious tone, Dolphin''s face appeared in the monitor. "Chief. We''ve got a company." On the edge of the broadcasting satellite map, black dots were moving toward them at a speed of 150km/hour. Crystal zoomed in the get a better night-time visual. As she had expected, they were the Mafdet soldiers. Chapter 58 23rd-Century Warfare Chapter 58 ¨C 23rd-Century Warfare = Mafdet Federation Boot Camp = While eleven players of Chula High, Dove, Pioneer King, and eight psychic players, were training on the field, they received a sudden quest from the Mafdet Federation. ¡­ <<Urgent Faction Quest: The Yellow-Eye Rebels>> The Mafdet Federation has detected the rebellion''s movement 200 kilometers southeast of the Capital City. We suspect that they are behind the spreading of the zombie viruses as they frequently visit queen egg monsters around the wasteland without harming them. This mutant society has abandoned their human conscience and joined forces with these monsters. They are the threat of humanity in this country and the world. As soldiers of Mafdet Federation, you are ordered to deploy and get rid of these rebels as soon as possible before they harm the citizens of our country. <<Quest Objective>> - Join the expedition forces. - Kill all the mutants. <<Reward>> - Character EXP - Free status attributes <<Note>> All rewards are calculated by your contribution in this battle. Do your best! ¡­ From the description of the quest, everyone thought it was an event as they were in the middle of their training in the boot camp, which should not have initiated any quest at this time. An agent from the local government arrived at the boot camp, shouting to every student. "Board the truck, now! Move it, soldiers!" Dove and all psychic students hopped on the back of the military truck without question. They sat on the row seat and stared at the agent with anticipation. "I''ll give you a briefing once we gear up. Keep your mouth shut for now." The truck carried them to a military base outside the wasteland, after which the local military passed weapons and gears to the students. With the pre-set gears and ammunition from the local soldiers, all students moved from the truck and boarded on one of the military APCs. This time, even one of their instructors, Petty Officer Crimson Krastel, joined this battle, which he organized all preparation for all students. Different from their previous load-out, all of the students carried AH bullets, HE grenades, and even a rocket launcher. The army was serious this time. Krastel also acted as their squad leader, and he was briefing them about the mission. "Our intel detected 18 mechs and almost 200 soldiers around the queen egg monster. Also, two thousand green zombies are surrounding the egg, but they don''t attack each other. We''re assuming that they are in cahoots with the monsters, or they can communicate and co-living in this wasteland, which is bad news to the local government." A satellite photo displayed on the transparent monitor, which was projected by Krastel''s wristwatch. It was the image of Zeris, Tautog, and Balam squadron moving toward the egg. "Our unit will take care of the infantries behind these mechs. As for the fighting with the robots, leave it to the local army. I will not join you on the frontline, but I will be assisting all of you from behind. Use whatever skills you have learned from the game and obtain as many experiences as you can." Every student was excited that they would participate in a real battlefield for the first time in this game alongside the real military instructor. They planned to show off the newly learned psychic skills they acquired from all the quest they had completed. ¡­ Dove stared at the level ranking in his menu, which his eyes glued at Misha''s level. ''She''s catching up with me.'' His level staled at 40 after the survival test from the MGW. Meanwhile, Misha, who fell behind him over a dozen levels at the end of the test day, had reached level 35. Five level difference might be significant to others, but Dove did not think so. To him, 25 points different in bonus status points was meaningless as the battle in this game was the same as the real world. There was no HP or MP bar, only flesh and blood. One simple cut to the neck could kill a character in the game. It was also about his pride as the top leaderboard player. Dove felt threatened that someone was competing with him. ''I don''t know how you did it, but I''ll leave you behind after this event!'' ¡­ Ten artillery trucks, twenty AHMU, ten light tanks, a hundred APCs, and five hundred soldiers rushed toward the site where Misha and the others were. Upon getting to the firing range, the artillery trucks stopped and adjusted their missile launchers. The monitors of artillery vehicles, embedded with the windshields of the trucks, revealed the heat signal from the mutant''s mech units. The drivers and the crews picked their target and inputted the command into the front console keyboard. Ten of the 18 mechs of the three squadrons were locked-on. "Locked-on!" The facecam of the commander of this campaign was revealed on the monitors. A late middle-aged Caucasian man with kempt grey hair a curly mustache grinned as he played with his curly hairs above his mouth. He wore a one-eye glass and a tall black hat as if he was the exquisite meme guy. "Gentlemen, we shall perform our magnificent fireworks of all ages. Allow us to demonstrate the glorious weapons of our civilization and punish those evildoers. You are about to witness the spectacular flame of science and the orchestra of death. Please, missile squads, flip the firing switch gently." The crews of the missile launchers cringed. They retorted this commander in their mind, ''You can just tell us to fire normally, you sick fOOk!'' ¡­ All students in the APC could hear the firing order of missiles. They puzzled about the local''s tactic and technologies as the location of the mutants were not that far, yet the missile trucks had to get this close before they could shoot. Krastel predicted what they doubted, "Have you ever learned about the warfare of the 23rd-century?" Dove and others shook their head. "The mutants launched over 5,000 surveillance satellites to space during the early years of the 23th-century. Around the world, each of 5,000 secret bases of these rebels possessed a satellite of their own. They are not using this to spy on the movements of the local governments, but they can also use it as a long-range disarm weapon." "Disarm weapon?" Krastel''s face grimaced, "A jamming weapon. All long-range missiles that humans were proud of were nothing but useless toys in front of these satellites. Any missile or a jet in the sky can be automatically disabled in an instant once their sensors detected any non-authorized flying object. It was originally made to counter nuclear missiles, but it was used to restrict the military movements of the people in this era." "So, the reason for the short-range ¡­" "The gap of the entire auto-disarm sequence is less than ten seconds. If a missile can reach its target within the timespan, all watching satellites won''t be able to stop them in time. These trucks have to get closer to avoid the eyes and the auto-disarm function." "Can''t the mutants just manually disarm the missiles before they were launched?" Krastel''s face grimaced, "Indeed. They can. That''s why we have to be quick!" He displayed the real-time images at the front of the APC. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* The front mechs had already started shooting at the mutant''s 12 Tautog mechs, which they also countered with their bullets. All mechs of the Mafdet converted their legs into caterpillar tracks, which functioned the same as wheels of tanks. They scattered and formed a net formation, encircling the Tautog squadron. All units kept moving to avoid all oncoming rifle bullets from the enemy mechs. Meanwhile, Tautog mech did not transform their legs. Instead, they jumped and deployed their back boosters, allowing them to temporary fly in the sky and shoot at the Mafdet military from above. 10 Missiles also flew over the APC of the students, beelining toward Dolphin and his teammates. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* Dolphin aimed at the oncoming missiles and pulled the trigger, spraying bullets to the sky. *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* All missiles were shot down before they reached his teammates! ¡­ Dolphin watched at the front 20 mechs and ten light tanks in solemn. His yellowish snake eyes glowed in the dark cockpit. Attaching the front console of his cockpit, an old photo of a family of three was there. It was Dolphin, his wife, and his 2-year-old daughter. Under the photo, writing in English described, "We''re always with you." Every time Dolphin glanced at the photo, his adrenaline and his motivation surged. "For their sake, I will not fail!" Dolphin''s Tautog One got a clear shot on a Mafdet''s tank. *BANG* The AP bullet from his mech rifle penetrated through the tank, destroying it in one hit. Chapter 59 ?_? Chapter 59 ¨C (?_?) The sounds of explosion and gunfire from the frontline attracted the green zombies in the area. The two thousand zombies of the queen egg turned their attention to the scene and ran toward the battlefield while they screamed and roared. The queen egg also stuck out her tentacle eyes to peek at the scenes. Her tentacles that were with the eyes were not the usual green ones, but they were red, the same color as the alpha egg! The eyes got out of the queen''s mouth for an instant, and nobody had noticed its color. Once the queen saw several robots and tanks, she emitted the pheromone to get back the attention of the zombies. The green undead army was attracted by the odor of the queen. It turned around and walked back toward the egg. However, the queen moved. The 12-meter-tall egg rolled toward the north, heading toward the backline of the government army! The movements of the queen shocked the mutants. However, as it favored them because the queen ignored the mutant soldiers and brought the zombies to the other side instead. With this, Crystal and her crew did not have to worry about fighting them. ... On the other side, Zeris and Balam could not participate in this battle as they had to rescue the harvesters. All of them exited the battlefield to recover all cocoons and the personnel inside, dead or alive. Crystal also ordered the infantry units to split into two battalions. One had to assist Zeris and Balam to secure all cocoons. The second platoon had to join the fight with the government army. Meanwhile, as the Tautog mechs were engaging with the government forces, Misha equipped herself with battle gears. While she was at it, Crystal placed her spare exoskeleton suit before Misha. "This?" "Put it on. You can move faster on the battlefield with this." "T-Thank you!" Misha accepted Crystal''s goodwill and wore it. The exoskeleton was as its name, an outer skeleton suit. It was a supporting suit, which could boost the wearer''s mobility and jumping power. Misha was also given an anti-mech rifle, 20 AP bullets, and a rock-propelled grenades launcher, aka RPG, which suited her supporting role as a backup force. The AM rifle had 1,350mm barrel length, 20kg weight, and it used 20mm cartridge. To ordinary people, this gun should not be called a rifle anymore. It was more of a portable cannon. "You don''t have to get to the frontline. Use these and give us a cover fire from the back. Let the big boys in the army handle the rest, okay?" "Okay." Crystal allowed Misha to roam the battlefield and find an advantage point on her own as they lacked firepower. As for herself, Crystal remained in the commander truck to coordinate with her soldiers. Misha parted from the command truck. She kept her distance from the queen egg''s site and the battlefield of the mech units. As she ran, her yellow eyes darted around the wasteland, looking for a suitable hiding place for her sniping spot in the dark night. Unfortunately, this was a barren land without any wreckage or an abandoned building. Aside from the bumpy geography and sand dunes, Misha did not have many places to hide. Without many options, Misha lay prone behind a sand dune and observed the battle with her rifle scope. One kilometer further away, Misha spotted a government AHMU mech, which had transformed into a semi-mech-tank. ''The helmet of each mech always contains vision sensors for the cockpit. This is also the only area that a 20mm round can penetrate since a smaller size AP can''t get through the armor plates.'' The teaching of Thorn appeared in Misha''s mind when she was deciding where to shoot. No hesitation remained in her eyes, she adjusted the AM-rifle, aiming at the weakest glass parts of the mech''s head. *BOOM* *CLANK* The loud boom sound from the mini-cannon echoed throughout the wasteland. If Misha had not worn ear protection, her eardrums would have been shattered to pieces. *Mrrr!* Tama shrunk back all tentacles inside Misha''s body as it was panicked by the sound. <<You have destroyed the sensor device of Water 7 Unit.>> <<You have gained 1,000 EXP.>> <<Your DEX has gained 1,000 EXP.>> "Wow." ¡­ At the other end of the bullet path, the softest glass sensors shattered from the AP shell, and all monitors inside the mech''s cockpit lost the visual. The pilot cried out in shock as he communicated with his teammate, "I''m hit! Water 7 is hit! I''ve lost my sensors." Because of the chaotic fight and random bullets flying around, no one had the time to pay attention to the damage of a mech. Each tank and AHMU of the Mafdet Federation were so focused on the Tautog suits that kept jumping and flying around. *BOOM* *BOOM* The Tautog did not play around. By the time Misha sniped one mech, their team had disabled five mechs and three tanks in an instant. However, two mechs of their teammates were crippled as well. *BOOM* The blinded mech was hit by a 150mm AP shell from Tautog One of Dolphin, and the bullet went into the cockpit, killing the pilot inside. <<BEEP>> <<BEEP>> Siren in Dolphin cockpit rang as more missiles from the missile trucks came at him again. "Hmm." Dolphin switched his targets to the oncoming missiles to protect himself. He did not notice that the bullet came from Misha. ¡­ "Wow. They are efficient." Misha observed the battle from afar. Within five minutes of fighting, Tautog squad has already taken down one-third of the enemies. "My EXP ¡­" She scanned the battlefield again, hoping for more preys to feed her level. Then, she found another mech in her range. "Free EXP." Misha pulled the trigger. *BOOM* *CLANK* <<You have destroyed the sensor device of Water 12 Unit.>> <<You have gained 1,000 EXP.>> <<You have reached level 36!>> <<Your DEX has gained 1,000 EXP.>> <<Your DEX is now 167!>> "Kakakaka. Next!" Misha picked her AM-rifle to change her sniping location and search for the next prey. Unfortunately, because of her tunnel vision, she did not notice a horde of tattoo zombies which were running after the sounds of her gunfire. *SCREEECH!* The zombies screamed and ran after Misha. Hearing the familiar screech, Misha turned around. Two hundreds of running tattooed bald zombies were chasing after her with their disfigured mouths open. Misha could even see the drools from their long tongues. "Eeeeekk!" Had it been on daytime, she would have no problem handling the panic attack. Unfortunately, the night environment and the monstrous looking of these undead creatures frightened her. Despite the military training she had had, she still lost it. Panicked and shocked, Misha ran for her life while she was carrying her rifle. The zombies with speed surpassing the cheetahs pursued her as they ran on all four limbs. Unable to regain her calm, she forgot about the direction and ran just to get away from the zombies. Within less than a minute of running, she went from the backline of the mutant side to the west of the battlefield. From the bird''s eye view, Misha went from the southwest of the battlefield to the west area, heading upward to the northwest zone of the government''s side. As Misha''s running speed and the speed of zombies were almost the same, she could not outrun them. Without this exoskeleton, she would have turned into fast food for all zombies. The illogical running and panicking Misha got the attention of all soldiers from both sides. "What dafuq is that person doing!?" As nobody expected a train of monsters and a stray soldier to enter the kill zone, no mech or tank aimed their weapon at Misha and the zombies. ¡­ *RUMBLE* On the northeast of the battlefield, the queen egg and 2,000 green zombies rushed at the government supporting infantries, flanking them from the side. "Damn it! All monsters are helping the rebels! Kill them all!" All supporting infantries got out of their APCs with their weapons in hands. They formed groups and moved together as units, attacking the green zombies. Dove and all players rushed toward the east side to kill monsters along with all infantries, leaving their vehicles behind. Krastel also followed after the students, looking after them from behind. A minute later, Misha and 200 tattoo zombies continued to play their cats and a lone mouse game. As all mechs and tanks ignored her and her company, she subconsciously ran to the local government''s side, the northwest area of the battlefield. Fortunately, all attention of the government soldiers were on the queen egg and the green zombies at the northeast area, which they ignored Misha and 200 zombies. As she had run for a couple of minutes, her brain finally half-functioned, which her human logic and her conscience came back to herself, mostly. "Huh? Where am I? Why am I running?" Misha glanced back again. By seeing the face of the zombies, her temporary dementia and her airheadedness were cured. "I''m a banana. It was your fault, you damn zombies!" She took her RPG that had been hanging behind her back to use. As she ran backward, she armed the rocket and aimed at the zombies out of hatred and anger. *Click* Misha pulled the trigger, and the rocket was launched forward. Again, her sober was still fresh, and her brain did not work in a full capacity. She had forgotten that the rocket was armed with a heat sensor. As a result, she fired the RPG without locking on a target, and it flew upward to the sky in random. "Ah." Misha''s brain function returned to her usual self, and she found out about her derpiness again. *WHOOSH* The fired rocket suddenly found the closest target. It went for the missile launcher truck, which had just launched a new missile. *BOOM* <<You have destroyed a missile launcher truck.>> <<You have obtained 5,000 EXP.>> <<You have reached level 37!>> "¡­" Misha''s eyes turned into two small dots, and her mouth became one black line as if her face changed into a poker face meme. Because of the explosive, spare missiles of the truck also exploded from the chain reaction. *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* The flame and the explosion engulfed the missile crews and the nearby soldiers. <<You have killed a Mafdet soldier.>> <<You have killed a Mafdet soldier.>> <<You have killed a Mafdet soldier.>> <<You have killed a Mafdet soldier.>> <<You have killed a Mafdet soldier.>> <<You have ¡­>> "¡­" The game messages were so long that it flooded Misha''s notification panel. One of the missiles got carried by the explosion shockwave forces. It was flung into the air and landed in the middle of the pack of zombies that were chasing after Misha. *BOOM* <<You have killed a corroded zombie.>> <<You have killed a corroded zombie.>> <<You have killed a corroded zombie.>> <<You have killed a corroded zombie.>> <<You have killed a corroded zombie.>> <<You have ¡­>> "¡­" Chapter 60 Grand Thief Auto Chapter 60 ¨C Grand Thief Auto The explosive chain reaction of the missile truck and the spare missiles destroyed three other trucks and the crews around them, causing massive damages to the government side. It shocked both sides on the battlefield. The crews of the remaining six trucks were panicked and stopped what they were doing. They looked around in the dark night as they thought that it would be their turn next. "S-Should we retreat? I-It''s an ambush." ¡­ The commander of the government army, the mustache man, gazed at the flame and the smoke while he smoothed his curly mustache. "A marvelous sneak attack. Bravo!" The aide of the commander whispered to him while his voice was still cracking, "Sir, we have already lost almost half of our army from fighting the mutants alone. Now, we''re dealing with the wandering monsters and the ambush at the same time. We won''t have a chance in this battle. Please send the retreat order!" The mustache commander smiled. He looked like a kind and harmless uncle that children would have fallen in love with him as a grandfather. *BANG* A bullet went through his aide''s forehead. It was from the gun in the mustache commander. The surrounding soldiers glared at the commander and aimed their guns at him, thinking that he was a mad man. Instead of panicking, the mustache commander smiled. "A breaking news, gentlemen, our scientists have found the right formula to produce the vaccines, but we need a large amount of the blood of these mutants. If we have enough blood, we can produce vaccines for all of our citizens! We are talking about the cure of the HV disease! We can end this hydra virus outbreak by getting our hands on the blood of these mutants! My humble warriors, for the sake of the future of mankind, we must obtain the blood of these mutants at all costs!" "A cure?" "Really?" The commander affirmed, "That''s correct, gentlemen! We can end this apocalypse with this battle! Bring me their blood and their corpses, and I''ll give you and your family the vaccines as a bonus!" In this era, scientists found solutions to eliminate more than half of the viruses, but the deadliest one, the hydra virus, did not have a cure or a solution for the treatment. In the public eyes, anyone infected with the HV was as good as dead. Because of the untreatable disease, they saw the sources of this infection as the threat of humanity. The queen eggs, the mutants, and the green zombies are mankind''s nemesis that they had to eradicate from the planet earth! Suddenly, a promise of the vaccine came from the mouth of their commander. As one of the big-wigs in the government, the soldiers thought of the mustache man as an insider that knew more information than them. Hope appeared in their eyes. They overlooked his cruel action but cheered for his leadership instead. "For the cure!" "Get the rebels!" The moral of his soldiers skyrocketed, yet none of them knew about the commander''s real motive. ''For my immortality and the dragon''s bloodline, fight for me, work ants!" ¡­ Meanwhile, Misha was oblivious to all the commotion that she had caused. She stared at her status window with an agape mouth. She had reached level 52 and completed half of her tutorial quest because of the missile explosion chain reaction. Her thought was in chaos, but she had a new inspiration in the middle of the short-circuited processing within her brain. ''If I explode more trucks, will I get more EXP?'' Killing intent and flame of greed sparked in Misha''s eyes. She glanced at her used RPG launcher. ''This is for one-time use. I don''t have spare ammo for this.'' She hung the RPG behind her back and switched out the AM Rifle. ''I doubt that I can ignite an explosion by shooting AP rounds at a missile. I need Incendiary rounds.'' Her glowing yellowish snake eyes turned to the APCs and the reserve soldiers that were fighting with the green zombies. Five squads of soldiers boarded their APCs, planning of coming toward her direction because of the explosion. Misha dashed away from her location to avoid the pursuing forces, but she did not run toward her side. She rushed to the nearest surviving missile truck! ''I need ammo and more weapons!'' She warmed up her long tongue and tapped her chest to remind Tama. "Tama, nom-nom time." *Nom-Nom!?* (Food!?) Yellowish tentacle with an eye burst out of Misha''s chest and looked around. *Nom?* (Where''s da food?) "Soon. Get ready because I will be quick." *Mew!* (I''m ready!) With the help of exoskeleton, Misha arrived at another missile truck. As the crews were still in shock that one of the trucks exploded, they did not prepare for a sudden visitor. They stared at Misha with petrified legs as they forgot what they should do in this situation. *PU* *PU* <<You have killed a Mafdet soldier.>> <<You have gained 1,000 EXP.>> The tongue of Misha penetrated into the brain of a crew member while Tama dug its tentacle into his heart, draining his blood. While her hands were free, she stole the handgun on the crew''s holster. The dead soldier did not carry any other weapon, but Misha was satisfied. Pulling her tongue and Tama''s tentacle out of the dead body, Misha started hunting. The stolen pistol muzzle pointed at the other crews. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* Three soldiers went down, but the gunshot woke the remaining five members from their trance. They pulled their pistol to shoot back at Misha. Before they could shoot, Misha threw the dead body at the soldiers, and it collided with two crew members. She dashed along with the thrown corpse and appeared in the middle of the group. *MYAAA!* Tama dug four holes out of Misha''s back. Four yellow tentacles exited through her back and pierced the hearts of four soldiers. "That hurts, Tama. Oh well ¡­" *BANG* Misha shot the last crew. She gazed at the truck, which had been armed with a missile without an owner. This missile launcher had a towing trailer, which carried spared weapons with loading tools. "I can get 5,000 EXP from destroying this, but will I get extra jellies if I GTA this truck back to the base?" *Mew!* (Steal this and get those jellies!) "Indeed. It''s time to bail, too. They will come and hunt us soon." Tama was also a quick learner. As fast as it could, Tama drained the blood of the corpses before it withdrew all tentacles back to its body without hindering Misha. As Misha glanced to the direction of the dead zombies and the exploded trucks, the government reserve troops were inspecting the location, and a few of them were looking at her current location. They might have noticed the gunfire earlier. Misha connected the trailer with the truck before she hopped on the driver seat. The exoskeleton was getting in her way, so she unequipped it and placed the suit by her side along with her rifle and RPG. Several monitors on the windshield of the truck dazzled her. "Eh, too many info. I only need to drive!" Misha started the engine and stepped on the gas pedal. *VRRR* She spun the wheel. The truck and the trailer dashed into the dark night without opening the headlamps as Misha did not need light to see in the dark. The truck engine alarmed the investigating soldiers that were checking at the damaged site. They put on the night goggle to look at the direction of the truck. "An enemy is stealing our truck!" All squads jumped into their APCs. It flashed the spotlights of their vehicles and chased after Misha''s truck. ¡­ Meanwhile, Crystal could see everything from the real-time images of her satellite from the beginning to the end. Crystal had noticed how Misha ran away from the zombies, and she planned to rescue her. She ordered Zeris to come back instead of helping the harvesters, so Thorn could flank the enemies and get Misha out of the mess. However, Misha''s performance exceeded her expectation. She destroyed four missile trucks, and she was about to steal one back to their side. "What a naughty kid." Crystal laughed. She pressed the intercom to inform Tautog and his crews. "Tautog squad, pay attention to the battlefield and look for a runaway truck. One of our support soldiers has launched a sneak attack at the backline of the enemy just now. She''s stealing one of the missile trucks from the enemies, so be sure not to shoot her and escort them back to the base. Secondly, I''ve instructed Zeris to join the battle to help you, so he should be there in a minute." Dolphin, on the other side, widened his eyes, "What!? Since when?" "Did you see a train of zombie earlier? That was her work." "That weirdo!? Seriously!?" "She''s talented. Make sure you get her back in one piece. Also, I''ve deployed the reserves to rescue your teammates." "Roger that, chief!" Chapter 61 A Simple Fireball Chapter 61 ¨C A Simple Fireball The explosion and the commotion of the stolen truck also caught the attention of the players who were busy shooting at zombies. Dove looked back at the flame and the smoke from the wreckages. Curious, he used his [Sage Eyes] to examine the scenes from afar. A runaway truck with a trailer of weaponry and five pursuing APCs came to his vision. As he zoomed in further, he could see the face of the truck driver and the name indicator of the person. Misha. "!!??" Dove was astonished. Her red name revealed that she was an outlaw, and the government soldiers were chasing after her! "Did she join the rebels!? Wait, this is a game for the education, right? How did the government allow her to join? Is there even such a feature!?" Puzzled, confused, and shocked, Dove opened the ranking menu by instinct. In the level ranking, Dove found his rank fell to second place as Misha overtook him by 10 levels. ¡­ <<Combat Class Level Ranking>> 1. Hunter Division Trainee - Level 52 ¨C Misha 2. Psychic Trainee - Level 42 ¨C Dove 3. Psychic Trainee - Level 25 ¨C Pioneer King 4. Psychic Trainee - Level 24 ¨C Homeless Billionaire 5. Psychic Trainee - Level 24 ¨C DaVinci ¡­ Dove was confident that he gained a couple of levels from killing the zombies, and nobody should be able to pass his level within today. On the contrary, Misha''s level increased many times in a short period by destroying missile trucks. Furthermore, her class changed from Air Force Trainee to Hunter Division Trainee! This was enough to confirm that Misha switched sides. "Is this how you grind your EXP, Misha? Well, good! Challenge accepted!" His competitive spirit rose. He broke away from the zombie fighting teams and ran back toward the nearest supply trailer. Judging that ordinary rifle and Anti-Hydra bullets would not be enough in a fight against mech units, Dove took an additional weapon which was similar to what Misha was carrying, a rocket launcher. He packed two more spare rockets and dashed toward the frontline where the mechs were fighting. With the mindset of a gamer, Dove did not fear death in the game. The situation on the frontline was not favorable to the government army. Because of Crystal''s coordination and their satellite real-time view, the rebels dominated the battle as they could see everyone while the government army could not. At this moment, the Tautog mechs wiped out 12 out of 20 government robots and had deleted all light tanks. On the other hand, the government army only managed to disable five mechs of the rebel''s robots. It showed that if the players did not contribute to this battle enough, the local government would naturally lose. Dove got closer to one of the government''s broken tank to get proper cover. As he observed the situation around him, he found a crippled robot of the rebels. The chest hatch of the cockpit had opened, and the pilot inside jumped out of the mech. ''If I destroy this mech, will I get more EXP?'' Dove aimed the rocket launcher at the mech. Unlike the sometimes-derpy Misha, he locked on the target before he pulled the trigger. *PWOOSH* The rocket flew toward the disabled mech and headed toward the cockpit. *BOOM* <<You have completely destroyed Tautog Twelve.>> <<You have gained 20,000 EXP.>> <<You have reached level 47.>> Dove clenched his fist. His tuition was the correct choice. Killing a green zombie at his current level yielded only 50 EXP. Moreover, he had to compete with other players and the local reserve troops to get the kills. On the other hand, if he took the risk and jumped into the frontline, he could get the bigger fishes. *BANG* Dove could feel that something burning went through his left chest and his heart. Upon looking in front of him, a mutant who looked like a lizardman pointed a pistol at his direction. The bullet should have come from that muzzle with a smoke. That was the last thing Dove saw today. <<You have been killed by the Tautog Twelve pilot.>> <<Respawning ¡­>> ¡­ Dove reopened his eyes again and found himself in a white room. He was lying on a bed naked. "Wow. That was quick." Dove did not expect that he would get killed in an instant that he blew up the rebel''s mech. He rechecked his status again to see if there was a death penalty. His level went down to 46, and five of his status went down according to the reduced level. "Figured. But man, this game is harsh. One death and the event is over." As Dove was complaining, he looked around him to see where he could exit this room. The opened door was in the corner of the room, and several empty beds had been arranged in rows like in a hospital ward. *VRRR* Strange sounds came from another hospital bed on the right side of Dove''s bed. A neighbor manifested out of thin air, and a naked body of a player appeared on the bed. It was Pioneer King. He widened his eyes in horror as if he had experienced a terrible death. "Damn that stupid monster! It ate me!" Dove had a wry smile on his face. He felt that it was fortunate that he died by a bullet instead of being eaten alive by a monster. *VRRR* *VRRR* *VRRR* Several players respawned in the hospital at once. They sat up and screamed. "What the hell is this Zeris One!?" "Dafuq is this Zeris One!?" All of them seemed to have died by something called Zeris One. ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Meanwhile, Misha was driving the missile truck with a solemn expression. The wasteland geography was never a paved road suitable for any vehicle. It was a bumpy and unleveled terrain that Misha felt like she was driving on a rocky mountain. Behind Misha''s truck and her trailer, five APCs were chasing after her. Fortunately, they wanted the vehicle back in one piece, so they had not fired their main 30mm barrel cannons yet. Although they did not harm the truck, it did not stop them from shooting at Misha. Soldiers mounted the secondary gun on the top of their APCs and aimed their machine guns at the driver seat. *TATATATATA* *CLANK* *CLANK* *CLANK* Bullets hit the aluminum door and the front hood of the truck. A bullet went penetrated the metal frame of the truck and went through under her seat, which she could even feel that something had moved under her butt. ''Oh shit. Oh shit. Oh shit!'' Misha sweated bullets as she glanced at the side mirrors. The speed of these vehicles could easily surpass 200km/hour, which she had experienced driving one of those APCs before. Thus, she knew that they would catch up to her and get into the position to snipe the driver in a matter of time. "Tama, hold your breath and grit your teeth!" *Mew?* (What is breath?) Misha transformed to Mia and pointed his palm at the oncoming APC at the side of his truck. Fireball! Although the branching skill of Mia''s Pyrokinesis was named [Fireball], the manifested flame coming from his palm was a magma boulder or a burning meteor at the same size as the APC instead of a common small fireball. As Mia had once trained in the military for two years, the control of his fire type psychic abilities had been honed. The game system also evaluated that his Pyrokinesis: Fireball was at the max level! The APC''s driver''s eyes almost ejected out of the sockets as he was shocked by the sudden large flame. *BOOM* The fireball meteor collided with the vehicle. The impact of the fire boulder flipped the vehicle 360 degrees in mid-air, and the fire engulfed the APC and the people inside. The burning APC rolled and crashed on the ground before it exploded from the delayed effect of the fireball. The other four drivers of the vehicles behind the truck steered their wheels, avoiding the destroyed APC. "What the hell!?" Chapter 62 Déjà vu, I’ve Just Been in This Place Before Chapter 62 ¨C D¨¦j¨¤ vu, I''ve Just Been in This Place Before Mia transformed back to Misha and focused on driving. With that fireball just now, the other APCs should be intimidated. *Mrrr* (It hurts ¡­) Misha could sense that Tama trembled as if it was crying. It saddened her in many ways that she tormented Tama every time she used her male appearance. "I''m so sorry, Tama. I won''t transform again." *Mrrr* (It hurts.) *Mrrr* (Bad body.) Tama shrunk all tentacles that it had extended into Misha''s muscular system and her skeleton system. She had a bad omen. Tama was planning to pack and leave her body! "Tama, I''ll give you five yellow jellies as apologies when we get back, okay? Please forgive me!" *Mew?* (Jellies?) "Yes, the yellow one! The nom-nom jellies!" *Nom-Nom?* (Delicious jellies?) "Yup. The ones that we had inside that warehouse." Misha attempted to seduce Tama to continue staying in her body. If it decided to burst out of her chest or kill her, she did not know what kind of excuse she could explain it to her grandmother when she got out of the game. ''I shouldn''t have logged into this game at all! Once I complete the tutorial, I''ll just quit the game.'' *Nom-Nom mew!* (DELICIOUS YELLOW JELLIES!) *Mew?* (Can I have 50 instead of five?) "If you take 50, I can''t buy that tuna that we ate. Do you want to eat another tuna?" *Mew Nom-Nom!* (Sure! I want 50 Yellow jellies and that big fish!) Misha''s face slammed on the wheel before her. This little bastard suddenly got smarter at a time like this. While she was bargaining with Tama, the four APCs decided that the driver of this missile vehicle was a threat. They aimed their primary cannons at the front truck. *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* Four explosive sound came from the back of the truck, which alarmed Misha. "CRAP!" She glanced at the side mirror to see if the back trailer was destroyed from the explosion. To her relief, it was alright. Behind her trailer, four vehicles turned into burning wreckages as they were hit by rockets from an unknown source. Furthermore, a few soldiers inside the APCs were players from Chula High. Only these players knew what killed them. "Who shot them?" Misha looked around, but she could not find any suspicious mech that should be the culprit that destroyed these pursuers. *Meh-Heh Mew!* (50 Yellow jellies and one big fish for my service. Deal!) "Wait a minute, Tama! I haven''t agreed to this!" In tears, Misha retorted Tama. She feared for her future as she did not know if this eggcat was an innocent baby or a cunning thief. Through the chaos night, the missile truck and the back trailer entered the kill-zone, the middle of the mech battlefield. Smoke and fire from destroyed tanks and mechs were everywhere in front of the truck. For the sake of their safety, she planned to step on the brake to slow down the vehicle. Unfortunately, her road was not paved with roses. A government mech fired a HE round, the high-explosive incendiary bullet, at the ground 50-meters in front of her truck to stop the vehicle, causing an explosion and a sudden burst of fire. "OH SHIT!" *MYAAAA!* (OH SHIT!) In a panic, Misha stomped the brake. Meanwhile, Tama extended its tentacles out of Misha''s back and took hold of the handbrake. It pulled the lever up without consulting her. As a driver, Misha could feel that the truck''s brake was unusual. She glanced at the handbrake and found that Tama pulled it up. She widened her eyes in shock. In a reflex, she stepped the clutch to change the gears, hoping to control the traction of the truck. A newbie driver''s mistake! Surprising Misha, Tama pushed down the lever. It extended two more tentacles from Misha''s chest, grabbing the wheel. "Tama, what are you!?" Because of Tama''s interference, Misha feet slipped and stepped on all pedals. ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ = 300 Meter toward the east of Misha''s truck, on the truck''s left side = Water One was the one that fired an incendiary round in front of Misha''s truck. He had been informed by the commander of the army that she was stealing their missile unit. Seeing the explosion, the pilot grimaced. ''I missed. Damnit! If it weren''t because of that flying mech, I would have had a clean shot!'' The Water One dodge the bullet from a rusty mech in the sky, causing the pilot to miss the target. However, he did not worry. With the current speed of the truck and the trailer, the driver could not avoid the crater of fire. ''It''s going too fast. The driver can''t avoid this. It will crash!'' Then, a shocking scene happened. The truck made a sharp left turn, sliding and drifting. ''Nani!?'' Carried by the momentum, the trailer and the missile launcher also turned with the front truck, swinging and sliding. It avoided the crater and slowed down, yet it continued moving toward his mech. The entire turning and drifting were perfect! ''K-Kansei Dorifto!?'' (A Perfect Drift!?) Water One''s pilot could see the expression of the driver inside the truck through the zoomed image from the cockpit monitor. The driver was glaring at his mech, and she had a hardened facial expression of an elite soldier! ''Not good! That is the look of a veteran. This is an elite agent of the mutant!'' *VRRRR* As Water One''s pilot having a bad omen, the missile launcher on the back of the truck sent out the engine sound of the hydraulic suspension. The missile on the back of the truck was armed! The cockpit of Water One sent out a repeated beep sounds in an alarm, telling the pilot that the mech was locked on! "SHIT!" *SWOOSH* The truck launched the missile, and its target was obvious! The pilot slammed his fist on the emergency eject button. His cockpit partially separated from the mech, launching backward and ejecting from the back of the mech. *BOOM* Escaping just in time, the pilot looked at his exploded mech in an astonishment. As he was ejected into the air, he could see the truck again. Running back to its side, it had turned right, avoiding his destroyed mech and heading south. The pilot stared at the escaping truck with a face full of sweat. That drifting maneuvering and the missile timing was impeccable. "That woman just now is definitely the top elite of the mutant!" He glanced at his black-box under his parachute seat. The feed that Water One''s pilot recorded was stored in there, and he planned to report this to the higher-up. ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Meanwhile, Misha was also sweating bullets and her face hardened from the shock. She did not know what she would look like in the mirror at the moment. Because of her panicking, she forgot what she did. Misha remembered that she tried to get a firm footing, which she pressed and released the pedals under her feet randomly. In the end, the truck somehow slid and dodged the crater by a hair breathe. Moreover, Tama seemed to know what switches on the front console and the display on the front monitors was for. The tentacles of Tama pressed several buttons in succession like an expert, which it fired the missile at the mech without Misha''s help. Since when did it learn to shoot the missile? *Mew Non-Nom Mew!* (That makes it 500 yellow jellies and ten big fishes!) "Wait a minute, Tama! That''s extortion!" *Meh-Heh Mew!* Chapter 63 Baby Hydra Chapter 63 ¨C Baby Hydra When the expedition began, Thorn was ordered to rescue the harvesters as planned. Because Misha suddenly ran away from the zombies toward the enemies, Crystal ordered him back to help Misha and Tautog Squad. Thorn did as Crystal asked by leaping over the battlefield and flew with his mech''s back boosters. Flying for five minutes consumed one entire energy cell, which cost him a red gel each. War always cost money. Undaunted by his increasing debts, Thorn continued flying. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* As he flew in the dark night, he provided fire support for the Tautog Squad below. A couple of pilots of Tautogs were fleeing from the battlefield as their mechs were destroyed, which Thorn gave them a hand by killing all light tanks in the area. The battle was about to end as only less than half of enemy mechs remaining. "I''ll just get rid of the missile units, and the battle is over." Thorn mumbled as he glanced at the base''s satellite feeds on his monitor, installed by Crystal. "Now, where is that missy? Kai, did you find her?" *Ong* (Crystal said she ran further to the north. We have to move in a bit deeper.) At this moment, Crystal contacted Thorn. "Misha has destroyed four MS trucks and is stealing one back to our base. Can you support her, Chacha?" Hearing the new order of Crystal, Thorn cringed. What in the blue world had Misha done over there? Thorn had believed that she was just an airhead inexperience girl. All of a sudden, Misha acted like an elite. "Sure, chief! Whatever you say." Zeris One left the main battlefield, leaving the rest to the Tautog Squad. It did not take long for Thorn and Kai to find the traces of Misha. *Ong* (I found her! The missile truck is over there!) Kai highlighted what he found using the side monitors of the cockpit. Thorn glanced at the screen and saw a truck with a trailer full of weaponry, running away from five APCs. One of the APCs managed to get to the side of the truck, but a boulder of burning rock crashed it. "Huh? Is that missy''s psychic skill?" *Ong* (Looks like it. She''s from the nesting ground of those rats after all.) Kai proceeded to lock-on the four chasing APCs and fired the rockets from Zeris One''s shoulders, deleting the vehicles in one go. *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *Mah-Hah Ong!* (Take that, little rats!) "Oi, use the bullets and save the rockets! It''s expensive!" *ONG!* (If you slow down on those weeds, you can buy back a hundred of those after this job!) "What weeds, these are nutritious herbs! I need this to keep my brain function!" *Meow* *Ong!* (Your little rat''s brain is already malfunction!) "No, your brain is malfunction! My INT is 850. I''m the best genius in the base 88, mind you!" *Ong Ong Ong!* (If you INT is 850, My INT is 8,500, you dumb little rat! Why does a genius act like a beggar these days!?) "STFU! Stop crying like a seal!" Despite the bickering, Thorn and Kai operated the mech as one and escorted Misha''s truck to the center of the battlefield. Kai controlled the mech''s arms and aimed its rifle at a transformer robot, which was aiming its sniper rifle at Misha''s truck. *BANG* Kai fired one shot. The tank robot seemed to detect them and dodged the bullet ahead of time by reversing its centipede tracks. It still shot at Misha''s truck. *BANG* *BOOM* The bullet missed, but it caused an explosion and a burning crater in front of Misha''s vehicle. "Crap! She''s gonna crash!" Thorn was about to rush down to the ground and save Misha, but an unexpected event occurred. Misha decreased the truck''s speed and slid sideways, turning toward the sniper tank robot. *ONG!* (Oh yeah! She''s good!) "¡­ Beginner''s luck." *Meow* *Ong* (Jealous? Little junkie rat? Hey look at the missile.) "What?" The missile on the back of the truck moved. It was suddenly armed and flew from the missile launch pad. *BOOM* Before the two could react, the missile hit the tank robot and exploded it to pieces. Although the pilot of the mech ejected in time, he should be caught by Tautog''s men soon. "Holy shit." *ONG!* (Brilliant! That must have been Tama.) "How do you know?" *Mah-Hah Ong* (That''s a secret.) ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Krastel observed the battle from a distance away. He did not interfere with anyone even though his students died left and right. He did not mind it since they would be resurrected at the save point anyway. Instead of paying attention to the students or the battle of the robots, he stared at the 12-meter queen egg with interest. All green zombies had been wiped out, leaving only the queen. However, the local army failed to subjugate it as their firepower was not enough. "Somebody tell the armored team to help us!" "Where is the support!?" "What are those MS units are doing!?" Shouts and screams came from the soldiers while they were taken into the mouth of the queen one after another. Krastel laughed. These local soldiers were so gullible that they did not realize that they were just discarded pawns. Glancing at his side with his [Clairvoyance] psychic ability, the upgraded version of Dove''s [Sage Eyes], Krastel could see that the mustache commander was fleeing from the battlefield. However, there was a captured mutant lizardman within one of the escort vehicles. ''So they have succeeded.'' Krastel snorted in disgust. ''Well, Mia has infiltrated the mutants, and the local government gets the hold of a living lizardman. I should get something for myself.'' Krastel glanced at his skill list and his status. Under the long list of his skills, one of the skills that Misha had also listed there, the Pheromone. ''From the previous log files from the admins of the game, Mia used this skill to fool the queen into taking him into the womb and got infected with the parasite. I should try that as well.'' He kicked the ground and jumped over on the top of the queen egg with ease. As soon as his feet landed on the surface, the queen''s tentacle grabbed his legs and pulled him into the digestive fluid within her stomach. Krastel resisted the corrosive forces with his MBR, regenerating his melted skins and muscles in an instant. The queen noticed the anomaly. She dragged the naked Krastel in front of one of her eyes to examine him. Krastel mimicked Misha and released his Pheromone. As he had predicted, the queen dragged him into her baby chamber and locked him inside. Krastel got up on his feet after confirming that he got in. Looking around himself in the green glowing room, he laughed. "This is so easy. Why did all the agents fail? I can just copy his action and get the parasite, then I''ll be a billionaire by selling my blood to those craving geezers!" He activated his Clairvoyance again to see his surroundings. When he could see everything again, a lone red egg at the size of adult human stood in front of Krastel. There was no green egg within this room, only one red egg. "Huh? Isn''t this supposed to be a green egg? Shouldn''t there be several eggs within one room?" Suddenly, an eyeball appeared on the surface of the egg''s skin, which was different from all egg monsters he had seen. ''This is not right! Something is wrong!'' Krastel was about to snap his fingers to activate his Cryokinesis, the abilities to manipulate ice, but the eye of the red egg flared before he could do anything. *BOOM* The upper half of Krastel''s body was blown to bits, leaving the lower parts from his stomach down to his feet intact. This was Krastel''s first encounter with an alpha egg, the real form of a baby hydra. This was also his last time living as a human in both worlds. Furthermore, this would be Krastel''s most memorable experience in his lifetime. ¡­ <<You have been killed by the baby hydra, Amro.>> <<Amro is interested in your strength.>> <<Your soul has been assimilated with Amro!>> <<Respawning function has been disabled!>> <<Your logout function has been permanently disabled!>> <<You are now a permanent resident of this world!>> <<Your race has changed. You are now a baby hydra!>> <<Your class has changed to Amro''s second head!>> Chapter 64 Yield of This Trip Chapter 64 ¨C Yield of This Trip After the government forces retreated from the battle, the 12-meter monster did not harm the mutant army. It withdrew from the battlefield and rolled away, leaving the chaotic scene and the commotion behind. The reason for its retreating was not because of the mutants or the threat from the robots. The queen went away to look for zombies, so she could reproduce her children. Before she left, a red tentacle eye among the numerous green tongues peeked at the crowd of mutants and the fleeing humans. *Hmm* A harrumph came from the tentacle. Nobody knew what it was thinking. ¡­ Tautog units stopped chasing after the fleeing mechs and vehicles and inspected their losses. Meanwhile, Misha and Zeris arrived at the safe zone at the backline of the battlefield. She stopped the truck and leaned back to her backseat. Her back was soaked with sweat, and her pale face explained many things inside her mind. On the other hand, Tama was mewing in happiness as it demanded Misha 50 tunas and 500 yellow jellies. "Don''t go overboard or you''ll get nothing, Tama." *Mew Mew!* (Give me one less fish, and I''ll leave your body!) "You ¡­" *Meh-Heh Mew!* The blackmail continued, which made Misha cried internally. Misha did not know when Tama developed this personality, or where had Tama learned how to operate the missile truck. However, she connected the dot that it might have something to do when Tama drank human''s blood since it was the only thing it did recently. "Did you gain experiences from the dead human, Tama?" *Mrrr?* (Oh? You knew?) Bingo! "So, did you learn everything about the truck missile by drinking those men''s blood?" *Mew!* (Of course! Tama is smart!) "What did you learn when you drink my blood, then?" *Mrrr?* (Lemme think ¡­) *Mew Mew!* (Nothing! You''re too stupid for me to learn something from you!) Blood veins could be seen on Misha''s face. Although Misha knew that this little eggcat''s words could be innocently offensive sometimes, she still had the urge to beat it to the pulp. As Misha was distracted by the obnoxious innocent Tama, Crystal and her crews got to the truck. "Hey, Misha. Good job! We saw you from the satellite feed. That was brilliant!" Misha turned to Crystal and blinked. She did not know what she did to deserve the praise. "Come on. You can rest. Let the adult take over that truck for you. We''ll settle the commission for this job when we get back to base." "Oh, okay!" *Nom-Nom Mew!* (500 Yellow jellies and 50 big fishes!) Misha facepalmed. ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Everyone got back to base in the afternoon of the next day as the clean-up took times. Tautog Squad suffered significant casualties as two of their mechs were destroyed, and four of their mechs were critically damaged. Although the four mechs could still be repaired, the cost for the components and spare parts would be expensive. Furthermore, one of the pilots was missing from the battlefield, and they could not find the pilot''s body. Dolphin was frustrated. He assumed that the pilot might have been captured by the enemies, and he might have experienced something worse than death. Still, he was grateful to Misha and Thorn for their assistance. Had Misha not destroyed those missile trucks, they would have suffered more casualties. Balam Squad did not suffer any damage from the battle as they only escorted the harvesters and carried the cocoons back to the base. All harvesters returned home safe and sound. However, one of them reported to Crystal that he sensed the presence of an alpha egg inside the queen''s body, but he did not know the exact location. The risks were high in this expedition, but the yield from this trip was abundant. They acquired a total of 1,200 yellow gels, 5,000 green gels, and 200 red gels! It was a common knowledge that a queen could produce either yellow gels or green gels, but this one gave out red gels! Crystal analyzed all information, "It must have been because of that alpha egg in the queen''s womb." Behind Crystal, the captain of Balam Squad was there. He was a south-east Asian man with brown skin and toned muscle. His name was Llamador. However, his teammates called him Llama because it was cuter to call him as a docile domestic animal. "All cocoons were stronger than the usual. We have to use our mech to cut the surface and bring the harvesters out." "Did you find anything else in those cocoons, captain Llamador?" "No. Everyone said that there is no leftover inside the cocoons aside from the mutating gels. We believe that the alpha egg in another womb must have been strong enough to migrate to other rooms to eat other siblings. Our harvesters also said that they met no egg inside the wombs when they got there." "You''re saying, a green egg evolved into alpha egg inside the queen''s womb!?" "Definitely, or else, how can we find so many red gels around. Only tongues of alpha egg or alpha''s cells can make this many red gels." Everyone broke a cold sweat when they heard that they almost encountered a red egg, which was the deadliest monster on this wasteland. Should they meet one, they would need at least 10 mechs or more to subdue a baby alpha egg. Crystal regained her calm first, "Let''s forget about this alpha and settle down the others. We have to calculate the pays for our men." ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ 3 PM. Misha planked on the ground inside Thorn''s hangar as she had nothing to do. She still got EXP from the regular exercises since she had not changed her class yet. . **************************************** Status Name ¨C Misha Class ¨C Unassigned Combat Class Level ¨C 59 EXP ¨C 2,305/5,000 Free Attribute ¨C 270 Attributes STR ¨C 151/1,007 (68.58%) VIT ¨C 203/1,022 (10.07%) AGI ¨C 199/1,005 (20.59%) DEX ¨C 167/1,005 (5.18%) INT ¨C 501/1,035 (17.58%) WIS ¨C 376/1,005 (42.25%) Luck ¨C 19/105 STM - 160/1005 (9.12%) Skills Self-Regeneration ¨C 25/100 Pheromone ¨C 22/100 Acidic Fluid - 10/100 Polymorph ¨C 4/100 **************************************** . As for Tama, it fell asleep from the boredom. Meanwhile, Thorn disappeared when Misha was not looking, leaving her alone with the repair crew members. While everyone did not pay attention to the others, Crystal visited the hangar to give them the bonus commission from the previous hunt. "Misha, where is Chacha?" "Huh?" Misha turned around and looked at the mech cockpit where Thorn usually laid around. He was not there anymore, "I don''t know. The last time I saw him, he was in the cockpit." Crystal shrugged, "Oh well. I know where he should be. Never mind then, I bring you your bonus. It''s in the box." Misha''s ears perked up. She received the Tupperware box from Crystal and opened it. There were 20 red gels and a hundred of yellow gels inside! Her face turned into a (O_O) as she could not believe what she had. "You deserve it. The missile truck alone worth over 10 red gels in the black market. This doesn''t include all the weapon crates and the spare missiles on the trailer. You should have gotten more, but we need extra resources to repair the mechs for the Tautog squad. Sorry about that." Misha did not listen to Crystal''s words. Instead, her trembling hand grabbed a piece of red gel. As if her body craved for it, she put it in her mouth without thinking. "Wait, Misha! I haven''t told you the effect of a red gel!" It was too late. The jellies got to her stomach in a flash, and the system gave her a prompt message. <<You have eaten a drop of Amro''s condensed blood.>> Chapter 65 Race Change! Chapter 65 ¨C Race Change! <<You have eaten a drop of Amro''s condensed blood.>> <<You have obtained 10,000 EXP.>> <<You have reached level 61.>> <<For seven days, your hunger gauge will remain at 99%.>> <<Your hunger gauge will not increase nor decrease during these seven days.>> <<All of your status caps has increased by 10!>> <<You have learned a skill, Pyrokinesis: Blast.>> <<You have learned a skill, Pyrokinesis: Burning Resistance.>> <<You can sense the presence and the location of Amro.>> <<Warning! Amro will be able to detect you if you eat one more Amro''s condensed blood.>> Long lines of system messages flooded Misha notification panel window. She stared at the log in a daze while she savored the exquisite taste of the red jelly for the first time. As she was in a daze, Crystal tapped her cheek. "Wake up, princess!" Misha got back to her sense. She looked at Crystal''s close-up face, which they were so close that they could kiss. "Eeeek!" Misha was shocked and jumped backward in embarrassment. "Jeez, you''re a reckless girl! I haven''t even told you about the properties of the red gel, and you go ahead and eat one. Well, it''s good that you ate only one. Had you eaten one more, I would have had to expel you out of the base!" "Err, I''m sorry." Rereading the log messages, Misha understood why Crystal threatened to expel her from the base. It might have something to do with this existence called [Amro]. Crystal patted Misha''s head and sat beside her, explaining the details about the red gels. "This red gel is different from yellow or green gels. The red gels in the box are the condensed blood or cells from the alpha egg within the queen''s body that we took it from. When we eat this, we will get the characteristics and the unique abilities from the owner of the blood. Our status will also increase by the current strength of the alpha egg as well. But as the old saying, nothing is free in this world. There is a side effect. If we eat only one gel, it''s alright. But if anyone wants to eat another, they have to make sure that the owner of this blood has already dead. Or else, a calamity will befall on them. For example, if you eat two or more of these gels, the alpha egg that produced these will be able to sense your general location, and it will come to hunt you. If you are strong, that alpha will try to seduce and convert you into one of its head! Afterward, you will become a monster for real." Listening to Crystal, Misha had a chill running down her spine. That was a close experience of having a grim reaper noticing her. Crystal continued, "Here''s the deal. Usually, we will have to confirm if the owner of these gels are dead or alive before we eat it. If the alpha egg is dead, all of us can eat all of it without worries. In this case, the alpha egg is still alive, so we will use these as a currency. Pilots or military soldiers like us will use these to buy components, weapons, food, or other stuff from the merchants or from other bases." Misha was confused, "If we sent these red gels to other bases through trade, won''t they eat it?" Crystal laughed, "They will. But veteran like us will only eat one piece. Then, we will be able to tell if the rest of the gels are eatable or not. Why don''t you take a good look at the red gels again?" Misha lowered her head and looked at the gels within the Tupperware on her laps. As Crystal had said, she felt a vague connection with these red gels as if they were her own blood. It was a similar sensation when she was using her MBR to control her blood cells, but one of those blood cells got out of her body. Moreover, at a distance away outside the base on the ground floor, Misha could sense the terrifying presence of a living creature. "Can you sense it?" "Y-Yes." "Good. Don''t eat another one of the gels. If Tama wants to eat it, give it only one piece. If this baby eats two or more, it might die." "Eh!?" "I''m serious. A parasite egg can''t eat two or more red gels when the alpha egg is still alive. The alpha can kill all of its siblings through blood connection from a long distance away, so don''t feed it more than one." "Okay." It was fortunate that Tama was sleeping. If it were awake, it would have stolen all red gels and eaten all of it. Now that Misha had more than 10 gels, it was the right time for her to think about her future robot. "By the way, where can I buy components and spare parts to make my mech?" "The black market. Oh wait, you haven''t been there before, right?" "No." "Hmm. It''s a lawless place that you shouldn''t go there at all. How about this, give me the list of the parts that you''re looking for, and I''ll buy them the next time all the staffs of this base visit there. It''s safer than letting you go." "Hmm? I can''t go there myself?" "That''s ¡­ a no. It''s too dangerous for you. With your look and your age, you might be kidnapped and sold as a sex slave." Misha''s face cramped when Crystal mentioned about slavery. She had thought that the lawless society in this era had no longer existed, but she was wrong. In the end, Misha agreed not to go to the black market. "Good. Well, keep up the good work! When all Tautog mechs are repaired, I''ll tell you about your next sortie schedule." Crystal patted Misha''s head again and walked away, returning to her job. <<Ding>> <<You have completed a difficult task, and many soldiers have witnessed your actions.>> <<Currently, the recorded satellite feeds are being passed down to other soldiers.>> <<40% of the military personnel are aware of your glorious deeds.>> <<Your relationship with Hydra Faction has become "Friendly.">> "Huh?" Misha scratched her head in bafflement. She did not remember doing anything worthwhile for the soldiers to recognize her. ... <<Ding>> <<Your level is over 50, and your relationship with Hydra is Friendly.>> <<Congratulation! You have completed the Hydra Faction Tutorial Quest!>> ***************************** <<Hydra Faction Tutorial Quest>> <<Quest Objective>> - Obtain level 50 or higher. - Raise your relationship with the Hydra Faction to friendly. <<Reward>> - Racial change and a racial skill of your choice. - Class change and a specialist skill of your choice (Depending on the chosen class). ***************************** ¡­ Misha clenched his fists in reflex upon seeing the completion of her tutorial quest. ''I don''t know how I did it, but I''ll take it!'' She was looking forward to getting her rewards. She wondered what kind of skills or specialist skill she could learn. Although her grandmother did not give her a guide of what skill she should pick, Misha was glad that she could play this character with her free will for once. ... < > 1. [Demi-Human], the advanced species, and the evolution of humankind! Upon hosting a hydra parasite within your body, Demi-Human can cohabitate with it. By embracing everything the parasite blesses the host with abilities and strength while the host feeds the parasite in return for a favor. The relationship between the host and the parasite is still the same as ever as before they convert into this race. Demi-Human race doesn''t abandon their outward look and their true civilized nature. However, the bloodthirsty parasite enjoys drinking the blood of any living beings. As a result, people of this race will sometimes kill for the sake of their partner, so they can survive in this world together. <<Racial Perks>> - Blend well in all societies. - Excel in careers that require high INT and WIS. - Increase the level caps of all classes from 100 to 150. - Increase all psychic skill and intelligence-related skill caps by 100. - Gain one bonus attribute point to INT and WIS for each increased level. - Gain one bonus attribute point to STR, VIT, AGI, DEX, and STM for every five increased levels. - Increase INT and WIS status caps by 500. - Increase STR, VIT, AGI, DEX, and STM status caps by 100. - Increase one random status caps for every 100 eaten gels. - Increase one random skill caps for each eaten red gel. - Increase 100 INT and WIS status caps for each alpha egg killed. - Increase max hunger gauge by 200%. - Evolution to a more advanced race is possible. <<Racial Cons>> - Require to maintain a good relationship with the parasite partner. - The parasite gets smarter and more cunning overtime. - The host may experience blackmails and extortion from your partner. - Status caps cannot exceed 2,000 in all attributes, except INT and WIS. - Skill caps cannot exceed 300. . 2. [Demi-Hydra], the natural hunter and the predator of the wasteland. Demi-Hydra abandons their human conscience and follows their instinct, becoming a real predator. With the combination of the parasite partner and the skills of the host, Demi-Hydra is the best fighter when it comes to a close-combat. Although Demi-Hydra abandons human nature, they can still adapt to the mutant society. Their action and their speech can be wild at times because of their nature, but Demi-Hydra is even intelligent enough to form a pack of their own to survive in this wasteland. <<Racial Perks>> - Excel in all close-range combat situation. - Relationship with your partner is permanently set as Trusted. - Fastest growth among all races in the same tier. - Increase all close-combat-related skill caps by 100. - Gain two bonus attribute point to one random physical attribute for each increased level. - Gain one bonus attribute point to one random attribute for every 10 killed creatures. - Increase STR, AGI, and DEX status caps by 400. - Increase VIT and STM status caps by 150. - Increase one status caps in random for every 100 killed creatures. - Increase 100 AGI and DEX status caps for each alpha egg killed. - Increase hunger gauge caps by 100%. - Evolution to a more advanced race is possible. <<Racial Cons>> - Have a limited career path. - No bonus level caps as other advanced races. - Shunned by both mutant and human societies. - Possess the smallest hunger gauge among all advanced races. - Status caps cannot exceed 2,000 in all attributes, except AGI and DEX. - Skill caps cannot exceed 300. . 3. [Dragonewt], the perfectionist and the aspirer who pursues the pinnacle. This Dragonewt still retains their human looks. However, deep down inside, their nature is completely different from humans and hydras. They seek freedom and absolute strength to stand on the top of all food chain in the universe. In order to pursue immortality, they strengthen their vitality to the limits. At first glance, this race growth rate is abysmal, and Dragonewt doesn''t excel in anything particular. However, their adaptability is second to none as they can even breath underwater, breath outside the space, live inside a lava pool, or take a nap within a minus 250 degrees Celsius ice mountain. In addition, their durability, stamina, and vitality are their greatest asset. <<Racial Perks>> - Possess the best durability and toughness. - All special food yield double effects. - Can adapt to all extreme environment. - Parasite partner becomes tougher along with the host''s growth. - Increase the level caps of all classes from 100 to 200. - Increase VIT and STM status caps by 750. - Increase hunger gauge caps by 300%. - Increase all regenerative, healing, and defensive-related skill caps by 100. - Increase ten VIT and STM status caps for each eaten red gel. - Increase one random status caps for each eaten yellow gels. - Increase one random skill caps for every 10 eaten green gels. - Increase 100 VIT and STM status caps for each alpha egg killed. - Increase one random status caps for every 100 killed creatures. - Gain zero to one attribute point in LUC for every 10 increased levels. - Evolution to a more advanced race is possible. <<Racial Cons>> - Slowest growth among all races. - Possess no bonus in status attributes growth comparing to other races. - Require a large amount of gels to raise status caps or skill caps. - Status caps cannot exceed 2,000 in all attributes, except VIT and STM. - Skill caps cannot exceed 300. Chapter 66 I Call Hax Chapter 66 ¨C I Call Hax Misha jumped in excitement. Comparing all races, it was a no-brainer to pick the Dragonewt as the perks were the best among the three races. As Misha was about to pick the choice number three, a d¨¦j¨¤ vu feeling crept upon her. *PA* By reflex, her right hand grabbed the mysterious tentacle which thrust forward at lightning speed from behind her back. The tentacle almost touched the system menu and the choice [Demi-Human]. "Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice, shame on you! This trick won''t work against me the second time, Tama." It was Tama''s tentacle, which almost touched the game system window and the choice number one. *Mew* (I don''t know what you are talking about.) *Mrrr Mew?* (I was just stretching after waking up. Can you release me?) "I''m sorry, Tama. I the sudden urge to feel your tentacle. I''m curious, you know? I want to know how soft all of your limbs are ¡­" While Misha was talking, her free left hand stabbed her finger, aiming at the choice number three. *PA* Three tentacles suddenly extended from her back and coiled around her left arm, stopping her from touching the game menu. Misha''s left arm trembled as she wrestled Tama to touch the choice. "I''m stretching, Tama. Can you let go of my arm?" *Mew Mew!* (I''m sorry, Misha. Your arm is so smooth that I have the urge to feel your skin.) "¡­" *¡­* Though their words had nothing to do with the race selection, both Misha and Tama understood another''s intention well. For the sake of their well-being and their future, everything was on the line in this selection. *PA* *PA* *PA* *PA* *PA* *PA* *PA* *PA* *PA* Both Tama and Misha stopped talking, yet sounds of slapping and swatting resounded within Thorn''s hangar. Tama''s six tentacles extended from Misha''s back, trying to select the Demi-Human Race. Meanwhile, Misha swatted all limbs away while she attempted to choose the Dragonewt Race. Misha''s face hardened as if she was the main character from the Fist of the North Star. Tama''s tentacle whipped and lashed as if it was throwing punches at a mysterious transparent being in front of them. On the other hand, Misha''s arms, palms, back-fists, fingers, thumbs, chops, and knuckles parried all oncoming tentacles away from the mysterious existence. While both of them were at it, their upper torso and their lower body of Misha remained unmoved. From the onlooker''s perspective, they thought that Misha and Tama were sparring at lightning speed. The movements of Misha were similar to that of a Kang-Fu master parrying attacks in a firm posture. Meanwhile, Tama''s lightning tentacle attacks left after images which astonished all audiences. For a whole five minutes, Misha and Tama sparred in the same position. During these minutes, engineers, mecha technicians, and soldiers from other hangars gathered and watched how Misha and Tama fought from a distance. "Isn''t it that girl that stole the missile truck?" "Yes, that''s the one. She''s a beauty, right?" "Those movements are refined! She''s a master!" "Her partner isn''t half bad either. I don''t think my partner can move at that speed." "Behind her glorious deeds is the hard work, but she never bragged. I''m moved." "Indeed, all top guys are hard workers. You won''t find a lazy bum as a top elite." "But that Thorn is ..." "Shh!" Gossips and rumors spread behind Misha and Tama''s back. Unfortunately, both of them did not care about that at this moment. Their future was on the line! Tama lost patience first. The tentacle eye on Misha''s chest closed and extended forward. As her hands were occupied with the six tentacles, Misha shot out her tongue and coiled it around Tama''s tentacle eye, withholding it from hitting the first choice. *Mew!* (Let go!) "Uh-ah!" (Nope!) *Mew Mew!* (If you picked number three, I''d leave your body!) "Ef ou uic umber un, I oun''t if ou el!" (If you pick number one, I won''t give you gels!) *Myaaa!* (You''re unreasonable! Child abuser!) "Ou are er one ayuing ee!" (You''re the one abusing me!) Misha lost her patience as well. She glanced at option number three, aiming at the target. Then, she spat at it! *Meoooow!!* (Nooooo!!) Tama could not react in time! In a panic, one of Tama''s tentacle missed the first choice, but it touched the system screen and slid upward. Then, a shocking development occurred. There was one more choice below the list! *PA* Misha''s saliva touched the choice number four! . 4. [Random] Are you feeling frisky for a gamble? Well, you''d better pray for RNGesus and the goddess of this game because if your luck is shit, you''ll get a shitty race like [Goblin] or [Zombie]. Goooood Luck! . Misha and Tama almost vomited a mouthful of blood. From the description alone, they knew they had done goof. "Tama, I''m sorry." *Mew* (I''m sowwy, Misha.) Both of them cried while they watched a giant roulette wheel spinning clockwise. Misha thought that if the new race were terrible, she would take Tama to the real world and live together in her real body in peace as she would quit the game for good. *Mew* (I''m sorry. I won''t ask for big fishes and jellies again.) *Mew* (I''m sorry. I won''t be selfish again.) Listening to Tama''s prayer, Misha hugged the tentacle eye of Tama. *Mew* (I''m sorry. I will be a good girl in the future.) "Oh, cool. Are you a girl? You were cheeky back then, and I thought you were a boy." *Mew* (I''m sorry. I''ll feed Misha on time in the future.) "Oi. I''m not your pet!" Soon, the wheelie stopped, and the needle pointed at a small area. There was also a chance percentage behind the description, 5%. <<Ding>> <<You are now an Inferno Dragonewt!>> "Huh?" *Mew!* (I CALL HAX!) "MUAHAHAHAHA! I call it fate, Tama!" *Mew* *Sniff* (Cheater!) "HAHAHAHA!!" Both of them did not notice that there was a prefix "Inferno" before the name of the race. Misha was too absorbed about her being lucky while Tama was so mad that she did not bother to read the race description. . [Inferno Dragonewt] Above the sky, there were stars. Above the Dragonewt, there is the inferno one! If you are able to read this description, I CALL HAX! This hidden race can only be acquired by eating a fire hydra''s core or the roulette wheel. Inferno Dragonewt is the sub-species of the main branch Dragonewt. Instead of being a general cockroach that can handle all environment, Inferno Dragonewt gains benefit from being in the hot climate. Although Inferno Dragonewt specializes in the scorching areas, that doesn''t mean they are weak when they are in the arctic environment. Inferno Dragonewt is still able to handle the cold climate without experiencing any backlash or difficulty as they inherit the toughness and adaptability characteristic of the main branch Dragonewt. <<Racial Perks>> - Possess the best durability and toughness. - All special food yield double effects. - All fire-element food yield triple effects. - Can adapt to all extreme environment. - Regenerate stamina and health when the host remains in a hot climate area. - Parasite partner becomes tougher along with the host''s growth. - Parasite partner regenerates stamina and health when staying in a hot climate area. - Can communicate with fire-related monsters or creatures. - Using fire-related skills doesn''t consume hunger gauge. - Increase the level caps of all classes from 100 to 200. - Increase VIT and STM status caps by 750. - Increase hunger gauge caps by 300%. - Increase all regenerative, healing, and defensive-related skill caps by 100. - Increase all fire-related skill caps by 100. - Increase ten VIT and STM status caps for each eaten red gel. - Increase one random status caps for each eaten yellow gels. - Increase one random skill caps for every ten eaten green gels. - Gain one bonus attribute point to one random attribute for every eaten fire-element food. - Increase 100 VIT and STM status caps for each alpha egg killed. - Increase one random status caps for every 100 killed creatures. - Gain zero to one attribute point in LUC for every ten increased levels. - Evolution to a more advanced race is possible. <<Racial Cons>> - Slow growth, but not the slowest. - Require a large number of gels to raise status caps or skill caps. - Status caps cannot exceed 2,000 in all attributes, except VIT and STM. - Skill caps cannot exceed 300. Chapter 67 Horns, Tail, Scales, and Mewing Wings Chapter 67 ¨C Horns, Tail, and Mewing Wings Changes to Misha''s body occurred. She felt a prick above her temples area and her tailbone as if something grew from them. Soon, two mini-horn appeared on her head, and a small lizard tail penetrated through the back of her cloth. A portion of her front blond hair reddened, which the contrast between her golden hair and the highlighted red bang made her stood out. The back of her hands, her wrists, and the areas from her shoulders to her neck were covered in reddish dragon scales. Even though Tama was with Misha, she looked similar to the lizardmen mutants! Misha''s nails could extend and shrink back as she wanted. Also, she could smell burning scent and petroleum gas from within her lung. Misha felt like she could breathe fire! Tama''s color also changed from the paled yellowish to deep orange. She wriggled her limbs and moved them around as she could feel the change. When Tama whipped one of her tentacles, a trail of fire sparkle followed. Seeing the trail of fire, Tama thought it was fun. She flapped her tentacles around for a few times before another change occurred. Two of Tama''s tentacles transform into Dragonewt wings, flapping behind her back. Each wing was as small as an A4 paper, and both wings were not strong enough for Tama and Misha to fly. However, it was a good start for both of them. "Wow." *Mew!* (Hey, I like this!) <<Racial conversion completed.>> < > "There''s more!" Upon completing the tutorial quest, there were three more rewards that required Misha to pick. A unique racial skill, A new class, A unique skill of that new class. Now, she had to pick her skill first. ¡­ <<Inferno Dragonewt Unique Skills>> 1. [Screaming Sun], Type: AOE Skill - Ignite a wide area into the sea of flame with a snap of fingers. - Range of fire depends on the skill level. - Fire temperature and explosive force depend on the skill level. 2. [Summon: Fire Spirit], Type: Summon Skill - Summon fire spirit(s) in the shape of a fireball. - The fire spirits can use fire type magic to assist you. - The number of summoned fire spirits depends on your skill level. - All fire spirit possesses 10% of the summoner''s strength. 3. [Calorie Ignition], Type: Support Skill - Consume 100 points of your hunger meter to temporary boost all your status for one minute. - Boosted percentage of the attributes depends on the skill level. 4. [Inferno Mastery], Type: Passive Skill - Increase the efficiency, EXP acquired, food effect, and bonus skill levels of all fire-related skills. - All bonus gained from this skill doesn''t calculate with the fixed skill caps. ¡­ "Why do these skills relate to fire? Does all Dragonewt excel in fire element?" Looking at four options, Misha crossed her arms to think. The first option was automatically eliminated. Misha''s true form already had many attack skills, so this AOE was not that necessary. The third option did not suit her taste. This purpose of this skill geared toward emergency usage, or it could also be used as a surprise element against a tough opponent. Misha could abuse it by using it to reduce her hunger gauge to eat more jellies, but she would be able to do that once she had many gels under her possession. This skill might sit in her skill list for a long time before she could use it. Therefore, Misha did not like this. This left with two options. In Mia''s real world, no psychic could summon an element spirit, so Misha was tempted to choose it. However, the passive skill, [Inferno Mastery], sounded more useful in the long run. The bonus skill levels that would not be calculated with the hard skill caps seemed to be most helpful. The hard skill caps set at 300. However, with Inferno Mastery, Misha could have one or more skills beyond the level of 300, which could optimize the unique abilities of her race. This was a tough choice. "Sometimes, I hope I can just choose all the skills." Done with her train of thought, Misha picked [Inferno Mastery]. Oddly enough, Tama did not interfere with her choice this time. <<You have learned [Inferno Mastery]>> < > Seeing the next reward, Misha did not bother reading through the long description of all available second tier classes. She scrolled down to see if there was any way that she could postpone it. Scrolling down to the bottom screen, Misha found what she was looking for. There was one paragraph of description at the very bottom of the long list. <<You can close this window if you wish to postpone your class-change. This window will be prompted again when you reach the highest level of your current class.>> Misha clenched her fist and closed the quest window without hesitation. By delaying the class-change, Misha could optimize her status attributes by maxing her current class level first. Once she reached level 200, she could change job class later. With everything out of the way, Misha sighed and turned around, planning to go back to her capsule apartment to log out of this game. It was the time for her to go back and inform the recent events to her grandmother. Upon looking at her surroundings, she found a crowd of 30 to 40 people looking at her. As soon as her eyes met with the audience, they clapped and cheered. "Congratulations, miss!" "Congrats on your evolution!" "Good job!" "Misha, congratulations!" Misha blinked in confusion, "What in the world?" From within the crowd of people, Crystal pushed through the crowd and walked back to Misha. Upon seeing her horns, red scales, red hair, and Dragonewt wings made by Tama, Crystal had a wry smile on her face. "How in the world have you suddenly evolved into a Dragonewt? I don''t remember feeding you a core of alpha." "Core of alpha?" "The heart of an alpha egg. Well, never mind that. It looks like you''ll be damn famous very soon." "Eh? What''s the problem?" Crystal patted Misha''s head and sighed, "90% of all population in this base haven''t evolved yet. The other 8% evolved into Demi-Human, and the rest are Demi-Hydra. In our entire base, there is only one dragonewt other than you." Crystal turned around and looked behind her. Walking out of the crowd, an elderly man in his 50s approached Misha and Crystal. Similar to Misha, he had two dragon horns above his temples. Brown scales covered both sides of his face. Behind his back, a brown dragon tail extended through his black suit. Behind him, a pair of enormous wings as large as two adult man combined were folding behind his back. Without the horns, wings, and the tail, he looked like the other lizardmen in this base. He had combed silver hair and silver full-beard. With the full set of black suit, black pants, and a butler tie, Misha thought that this elder was a butler from a demon lord''s castle or some sort. "Misha, this is the grand commander of base 88." The elder man smiled at Misha, "I''m Sebastian. Nice to meet you, young miss." One of Misha''s eyebrow corners shook. This NPC had a butler character background setting as she had thought! "N-Nice to meet you, sir." "Take it easy, little miss. Come with us for a while, we would like to ask you a few questions." Misha gulped. ''Will they interrogate me because of my evolution? Can I tell them about the game system and the tutorial quest? Wait, they''re NPCs! They will never understand the game terms even if I tell them that. This must be a part of a chain quest, or I''ve met some sort of quest conditions.'' With an optimistic mind, Misha followed after Crystal and Sebastian. While they were walking toward Sebastian''s office, Misha took this chance to examine her current status. ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ **************************************** <<Status>> Name ¨C Misha Race ¨C Inferno Dragonewt Class ¨C Unassigned Combat Class Level ¨C 61/200 EXP ¨C 305/6,000 . <<Attributes>> Free Attribute ¨C 280 STR ¨C 151/1,017 (68.58%) VIT ¨C 203/1,782 (10.07%) AGI ¨C 199/1,015 (20.59%) DEX ¨C 167/1,015 (5.18%) INT ¨C 501/1,045 (17.58%) WIS ¨C 376/1,015 (42.25%) Luck ¨C 19/115 STM - 160/1,765 (9.12%) . <<Skills>> Inferno Mastery ¨C 1/200 Self-Regeneration ¨C 23/200 Pheromone ¨C 20/100 Acidic Fluid - 8/100 Polymorph ¨C 4/100 Pyrokinesis: Burning Resistance ¨C 60+1/200 Pyrokinesis: Blast ¨C 1+1/200 **************************************** ¡­ Reading her status, Misha noticed that something was not right. First, she just noticed that her race was actually Inferno Dragonewt instead of just Dragonewt. Secondly, her newly learned skill from the red gel, Pyrokinesis: Burning Resistance, should have started at 1/200. However, it was already 60/200. The "plus one" should be the effect of [Inferno Mastery], and the change of skill caps should be the perk of the race. Then, Misha recalled that her real-world body had the skill of the same name. The last time she checked, it was only 59/100. ''Wait a minute, since this skill shares the same name, do both of my bodies share the skill level!?'' . Meanwhile, Tama was having fun with her new abilities. She flapped the new transformed wings as if she found a new toy. *Mew!* (I like fire!) *Mew!* (I love it big!) *Nom-Nom Mrrr* (But I''m hungry ...) *MEEEEEW!* (Misha, give me food!) Chapter 68 Each Fortuitous Encounter is Stalked by a Disaster Chapter 68 ¨C One Fortuitous Encounter, Stalked by a Disaster Annoyed by the mewing Tama, Misha shoved a red gel at her. Tama quieted down in an instant. Instead of swallowing the red gel right away, she nibbled it as if she wanted to savor the taste. . Crystal, Sebastian, and Misha entered the military command center inside the bunker army compound. The command center located deep inside the underground bunker at the corner, farthest from all the entrances. Inside the tunnel, a built-in office which decorated inside a dug cave was there. In this room, Thorn, Dolphin, Llamador, and other 17 squad captains presented within the room. They were watching the recorded satellite feeds, reviewing the previous battle. When Sebastian came in, everyone stood up, and the video was paused. "At ease, gentlemen." Everyone sat down, but they still paid attention to this elderly man. However, Thorn and Dolphin widened their eyes in astonishment when they saw the new look of Misha. ''Oh, hell, rat. Misha has evolved.'' ''That young miss sure grows up fast.'' Crystal guided Misha to an empty couch, "Misha, take a seat." Misha sat down, but she raised her butt up instantly. As she was not used to having a tail, the hard lizard tail bumped the seat, and Misha thought that someone touched her buttock. Sebastian chuckled by the sight of Misha struggling with her new body. He clapped and began the meeting. "Sorry for the delay, gentlemen. As you can see, we have a unique evolved friend over here that requires my attention, so I have to babysit her. For now, let''s move on with our monthly meeting." Sebastian glanced at Dolphin, who nodded at the elderly commander. Dolphin stood up and replayed the footage of the previous fight. On the screen, it displayed the record of the battle from the bunker''s satellite. Tautog mechs were exchanging bullets on the battlefield. Dolphin used his laser pointer and explained, "For the first agenda, please pay attention to this mech. This is where my pilot was kidnapped." The video clip continued. One of the government missiles hit the highlighted mech and exploded. Fortunately, the pilot ejected from the mech in time. Bad luck came when the pilot''s parachute did not work. He landed on the ground and broke his legs. Dolphin''s face grimace when the footage reached this part. Two APCs of the government rushed at the pilot. The soldiers exited the vehicles and shot both of his hands. Afterward, they carried the injured pilot and fled. "One of my men has been kidnapped by those sons of bitches. I wish to commission a quest and ask everyone here to rescue him." Dolphin placed ten boxes full of red gels on the table at the center of the room. "I have a total of 500 red gels over here, and it will be the quest reward for this mission. This is everything I have." Llamador smirked. As he did not like all lizardmen, he planned not to help Dolphin in this personal quest. The other captains did not say anything. Even though 500 red gels were tempting, rescuing this kidnapped pilot would require them to wage war against an entire city. It was well-known that each human city stationed at least 50 mechs and over a hundred tanks to defend against monsters, queen eggs, and alpha eggs. That did not include all stationary artilleries and defensive missiles. The risk was not worth it! Dolphin could see the reluctant and the unwillingness in their eyes. He lowered his head, saddened that he could not help his subordinate. Sebastian and Crystal were helpless as well. Thinking for the safety of the people in the bunker, sending out all troops to wage war against a city to save one soldier was illogical. Misha, who did not know what was going on, looked around in confusion. *Mrrr?* (Someone is taken by those delicious humans?) ''Seems like it.'' The awkward silence continued for another minute. Dolphin took a deep breath, resolving himself. He asked, "How much do you want if I want to commission the whole base to save my man." Crystal screamed in shock, "Dolphin!" Sebastian pulled Crystal''s cloth to draw her back. He stood up from his seat and looked at Dolphin into his eyes. "War consumes resources, and it''s never cheap. Are you prepared to be bankrupted and sold as a slave?" It was a cold harsh truth of this world. Anyone who got into debts could be sold as a slave in the black market. Misha and Crystal glanced at Thorn, who shrunk back from the embarrassment. This guy had a high debt that he could have been sold at a black market already had he not skilled with his piloting. Dolphin gulped. He wanted to say he was ready, but no word came out of his mouth. Both of his hands were trembling from the self-loath as he also could not bear to abandon his family and his daughter to save his subordinate. In the end, Dolphin took back the gel boxes and retreated back to his seat, grimaced. Once the Tautog captain withdrew, Sebastian took the stage. "Next agenda, which is related to the young miss over here. I would like all of you to pay attention to this footage." The screen changed. It displayed the footage from the satellite, but it focused elsewhere. It showed the event when Misha was stealing the missile truck from the government army. All captains had seen this footage a few times already as everyone was talking about how good she was in that battle. "Commander, we have already seen this. What are you-" "Please be quiet and watch." "Y-Yes, sir." They continued watching the scenes that they were tired of seeing. In the footage, Misha was fleeing with the missile vehicle, but an APC caught up to her. It drove to the side of the truck. Sebastian pressed his remote to slow down the clip. Furthermore, he zoomed in the footage and centered on the front windshield glass, which the reflection of Misha could be seen behind it. Then, the girl behind the windshield transformed into a pretty looking boy. Sebastian immediately stopped the clip. "Now, then. Miss Misha, can you explain what happened in this video?" Misha gulped. "First question that I want to ask you, how did you transform into another person, Misha? I don''t remember that Demi-Human, Demi-Hydra, or even the non-evolved have this ability." At first, all captains were confused about Sebastian''s footage and his question. After a few seconds of processing all the information, they turned their eyes to Misha with their glowing yellow eyes. They did not hide their killing intent! ''Oh shit!'' Her identity might have been exposed! Misha secretly opened the game menu as she planned to log out and escape from this situation. Upon glancing at the log out button, an old saying of her grandmother resounded in her head. "For each fortuitous you encountered, be prepared for the following disaster." The log out button was disabled! There was also a description below the button. [You are undertaking a chain-quest. Finish the quest first, then you can leave.] ''Oh, god, not again. What kind of quest is this!?'' The second line under the description was also Misha''s nightmare. [Any death during this chain-quest will terminate your character and your progress permanently.] A streak of disasters really came after the streak of luck. Seeing that Misha got nervous, Sebastian became more direct. "Are you an otherworlder, Miss Misha?" *Click* Two guns were pointing at Misha''s head. One of them was from Crystal while the other one was from Thorn. Misha could even feel the coldness from the gun. "Err..." "We''re patient and civilized military men. You can take it slow to explain. Please be warned that if your explanation doesn''t make sense, we will use the extreme measure!" <<Ding>> <<Your identity has been exposed!>> <<Your relationship with the Hydra Faction has become [Hostile]!>> <<A new quest has been forced upon you.>> <<Tread wisely as it will affect your future quests and classes.>> . <<For whom am I fighting for?>> The existence of all players is known in this world as [Otherworlders]. You are despised by all the locals here as your predecessors did many immoral things when they first arrived. These mutants were abused and hunted by many otherworlders in the past, and they hate your kind with a passion. Now that your secret identity is exposed, you''ll have to choose if you want to correct this misunderstanding, or you shall return to your origins. <<Quest Objective>> This quest can be solved by confirming your political stance to one of the sides, the local humans, the Hydra Faction, or your otherworlder-kindred. To join the local human faction again, you must surrender to the local military with the information about this shelter 88 and the location of the mutants you know. To regain the trust of the mutants, you will have to prove yourself to them. To follow the footsteps of the previous immoral otherworlders, choose none and become the enemy of this world. There is no fourth option as before! Pick your decision wisely! <<Reward>> - Unknown. Chapter 69 Make It 20! Chapter 69 ¨C Make It 20! Misha''s brain, for once in a while, processed in lightning speed. Joining the local human faction was impossible for Misha as she did not like them. Working with the MWG was also bad for her as her grandmother seemed to be at odds with them. Furthermore, there was no option to complete the quest by being herself without siding with anyone! If she did that, the game would treat it as she picked the third option by default! Therefore, Misha could only try to solve this misunderstanding about her and the other otherworlders. She had to prove that she was not like the predecessors, who seemed to be the alpha testers of this game. Still, the actions of these NPCs were too odd to be called NPC anymore. Their reaction was too realistic! ''I must treat this as if I''m dealing with real people!'' Calming her mind, Misha opened her mouth. "I am not an otherworlder." "Then, how do you explain that transformation and the fireball that you used to destroy the APC?" Misha already had an answer to this question. But before she could say that, she had to make another preparation. She took a deep breath and activated her [Polymorph], planning to transform to Mia. Once she could switch to Mia, she would be not afraid of a sudden fight if she were to screw this up. A hologram image appeared in Misha''s mind. The girly boy in front of her had a bundle of red hair, dragon horns, small lizard tail, red scales, and two wings like her. Mia character''s appearance right now was not the human Mia. Instead, it was the Inferno Dragonewt Mia! The racial change affected her other body as well! A game description appeared below the character, [Your polymorph level is not high enough to transform into a character of another race. Auto-correction has been applied to your character.] Reading the description and looking at the new altered character, Misha heaved a sigh of relief. ''I don''t know if I''m lucky or not. It saves me a lot if I transform into this instead of a human form!'' Without further ado, Misha transformed into the evolved Mia. The crowd was shocked by the transformation process as they had never seen anything like this up close. Finished with the transformation, he checked his skill list in his status menu, praying that the imported skills would not be affected by the evolution. . **************** <<Skills>> Inferno Mastery ¨C 1/200 Polymorph ¨C 4/100 Manual Body Regeneration ¨C 93/200 Telekinesis: Lesser Object Control ¨C 100/100 Telekinesis: Medium Object Control ¨C 25/100 Telekinesis: Flight ¨C 79/100 Electrokinesis: High Voltage Resistance ¨C 100/100 Electrokinesis: Barrier ¨C 100/100 Electrokinesis: Force Field ¨C 69/100 Electrokinesis: Zap ¨C 52/100 Pyrokinesis: Burning Resistance - 60+1/200 Pyrokinesis: Fireball ¨C 100+1/200 Pyrokinesis: Flame Field - 25+1/200 Pyrokinesis: Blast - 1+1/200 **************** . Everything was still there. To Mia''s surprise, many skills had been influenced by the Inferno Mastery and racial perks, increasing their level caps by 100. But he had no time to rejoice by the boosted skills, Mia looked at Tama''s eye, praying that she would not be in pain. Betraying Mia''s worry, Tama screamed in a delighted tone. *MEW!* (I LIKE THIS BODY NOW!) *MEW!* (I LOVE IT HOT!) Everyone in the room could hear and understand Tama''s mewing. They stared at this new Misha with a complicated expression. Mia did not have the time to get shocked by the change. He had to solve this enmity ASAP. "If I tell you that I had been kidnapped into the underground facility, then I accidentally ate a hydra core inside the base while I was escaping, will you believe me? This is the form that I acquired from that hydra core." "What!?" Mia put the fragmented information from the game description and the words of Crystal into use. If his theory was correct, the consumer of a hydra core could obtain unique skills and the qualification to evolve from it. "I obtained this ability from the core I have eaten in that underground base. This body and the fireball you saw from that night are the byproducts of the hydra core." <<Ding>> <<Thorn believes in you!>> <<Your friendship with Thorn has become [Friendly].>> At this point, Thorn lowered his gun, "It''s true. She was taken into the human''s secret underground base. I''m the one who drove her to the entrance of that facility. I''ve already filed the intelligence report to you many days ago, so you can check it. Though I don''t know how she got the core, I can vouch that she was really kidnapped." Sebastian grimaced. He turned around to replay the footage again. He kept watching how Misha transformed into Mia and launched the fireball. Sebastian kept rewinding and replaying the scenes over and over again. Sebastian took a deep breath and shut down the monitor. His glowing yellow eyes and his white eyes darkened, changing the color into pitch black. He turned around and stared at Mia without blinking. "Then, why didn''t you have the evolved form back then!? Once you ate the core, you should have evolved right away!" "My constitution was still too weak back then. It took me a while to adjust to the virus and my partner. Well, I ate a red gel, and when my body completely digested it, I become like this." <<Captain Wayne believes in you.>> <<Captain Jirath believes in you.>> <<Captain Chujai believes in you.>> <<Captain Paradon believes in you.>> A few captains withdrew their killing intent. As for the reason, Mia could guess that by reading the notification messages. "Crystal, what was her VIT when she first arrived!?" Crystal put away her gun and ran back to her table. She pulled the bundle of papers from one of the drawers to read. "Around 200. We haven''t confirmed it with Mr. PISS yet." "Take her to that moron! I want to see her stats!" Using this chance, Mia opened his status menu and allocated 140 of his free attributes into his VIT, increasing it from 203 to 343. For the other 140, he put all of them into his STM to balance the value of his vitality and stamina. If one of them was too high while the other one was too low, they could get suspicious. . Thirty minutes later, all captains escorted Mia to the job center where Misha applied for a job and met Mr. PISS here. The commotion caught the eyes of all civilians who were waiting for a domestic job here. They gazed at the two dragonewts, Mia and Sebastian, with interest. However, their face revealed fear when they saw that the escorting soldiers were aiming their guns and rifles at Mia. "Mr. PISS, scan this person right now!" The Daoist in the camouflage military uniform brought out a cup of coffee and gave it to Mia. "Drink this." Mia looked at the coffee in confusion. He drank it anyway. ''If I remember correctly, I drank this when I rested in that VIP lounge.'' Seeing that Mia drank all of his coffee, Mr. PISS brought out a blank paper and placed his palm on it. Black ink came out from the palm of this Daoist, covering the whole paper. Soon, all ink took forms into alphabets, and all of the alphabets arranged into words and numbers. Mia''s status appeared on the paper! . STR ¨C 151 VIT ¨C 343 STM - 300 AGI ¨C 199 DEX ¨C 167 INT ¨C 501 WIS ¨C 376 . Mia stared at the paper in shock and amazement. Thinking back when he came here as Misha, this weird looking person had already read his status when they first met! As Mia''s eyes met with the glance of Mr. Piss, he winked as if he knew Mia''s secrets. *Nyo-ho-ho* Even his parasite partner let out a weird laugh! Sebastian compared Mia''s current status attributes with the old one Crystal had on her papers. Obviously, Mia''s present attributes had improved. However, Sebastian still did not believe in Mia''s excuses. "What''s your partner''s name?" "Tama." The wings behind Sebastian transformed into two giant tentacles at the size of a human''s arm. At the tip of each limb, they opened their eyes. The color of Sebastian''s tentacles was not yellow or green. They were black, the same color as Sebastian''s eyes. *Grrr* (Child, answer my question.) Hearing the threatening growl of the tentacles, Mia and all captains had goosebumps as its voice contained sinister vibration that shook their heart. *Mew?* (What? I''m eating. Too busy to talk!) *Grr* (If you don''t cooperate, I''ll kill your host!) *Mya!?* (Ah?) Two wings behind Mia''s back transformed into two orange tentacles with an eye each. They extended forward and faced the tentacle eyes of Sebastian head-on. *Shaa!* (What did you say, you rotten banana!?) *Grrr!* (Answer my question, or I''ll kill you and your host!) *Myaa!* (I dare you! Try me, and I''ll turn you into a cooked banana!) Mia sweated bullets as Tama''s attitude suddenly became similar to his grandmother. ''Why are you getting wild now, Tama!?'' Mia glared at the black tentacles and the old man Sebastian as he gritted his teeth. ''When push comes to shove, I''ll fight my way out!'' His hands gathered electricity and fire energy within his body, getting ready to release everything at any moment. Meanwhile, Sebastian also gathered dark cloud around his arm, planning to activate his abilities as well. "Ahem!" The cough of Crystal disrupted the tension between the two dragonewt and their partner. "Commander, let me ask these two instead." Sebastian withdrew his surging power and took a step back. His black eyes restored to his normal states, but the two black tentacles still glared at Tama''s eyes. Mia also got room to breathe. He exhaled out white smoke and flammable gas that had been gathered within his lung. A small spark of fire escaped from Mia''s nostrils, scaring all escorting soldiers. Crystal was also intimidated by Mia''s current form. She took several deep breaths before she turned to Mia. "Misha, I''m going to ask Tama a few questions, alright? Tama, can you talk to me?" *Mew!* (Sure, give me food after this!) Crystal''s corner of her mouth curved upward into a smile. This was the exact same attitude of Tama when Misha and Tama first arrived. "Tama, is Misha an otherworlder?" *Mew?* (What''s otherworlder?) "Someone who came from another place other than this world. Is Misha one of them?" *Mrrr?* (Let me think a bit.) Mia closed his eyes and prayed, hoping that Tama would be smart enough to help him. Inwardly, he cursed Crystal and Sebastian for using this tactic to interrogate. ''Please, Tama. Work with me!'' *Mrrr* (I think I remember something.) Mia''s heart sank. At this rate, Tama would answer like an innocent child that Mia was an otherworlder since Tama had been in the real world. Using his inner blood cell control of MBR foundation, Mia condensed his blood cells into letters and forced them into Tama''s tentacle vessels. The message was simple. [10 Tunas] *Mew!* (Oh! I get it!) Crystal was alarmed that Tama screamed because of something. *Mew Mew* (Misha is a good girl.) Crystal was puzzled, "What do you mean? Is she an otherworlder or not?" *Mew?* (She was always with me, and she has never done anything weird. What''s wrong?) "Let me change the question, has she worked together with the bad guys?" *Mrrr?* (Who''s the bad guys?) "The guys that don''t have similar types of blood as ours, the humans." *Nom-Nom?* *Mew* (The yummy human? No, she killed all of them whenever we met them!) "What about humans with strong psychic powers? Have Misha met or talked with any of them?" *Nom-Nom!* (All of them is already in my tummy!) Crystal held back her laughter. She turned around to see Sebastian and others, "All of you should lower your guns. She''s one of ours." <<Vice Commander Crystal believes in you.>> <<Captain Hewett believes in you.>> <<Captain Booker believes in you.>> <<Captain ...>> Long messages notified Mia that the attitude of all captains had changed. All of them believed in him now. Even the escorting soldiers put away their weapons. Since they could understand Tama''s mewing language, they did not think that a newborn parasite could fool their own kindred. <<Ding>> <<Your relationship with the Hydra Faction has become [Casual]>> Unbeknownst to them, Tama used her tentacle to write letters at the surface of Mia''s lung. [Make it 20!] Chapter 70 Falling Out with Sebastian Chapter 70 ¨C Falling Out with Sebastian ''Well done, Tama.'' Mia laughed in his heart while Tama revealed her smiling eyes. As both of them were celebrating their successful scam, Sebastian had not fully believed in them yet. As a fellow dragonewt, he knew the limit of dragonewt skills, but he did not have enough evidence to prove Mia and Tama wrong. ''I ate a terra hydra core, but I don''t have that body transformation ability. If a fire hydra gives a transformation ability to the consumer, I''ll have to find one to prove it. I would get backlash from the citizens if I accuse Misha and Tama now without a piece of solid evidence. Well, there are other ways to get rid of her.'' Sebastian canceled his killing intent while his partner''s tentacles transformed into wings. "Misha, you can undo your transformation. Your current form is somewhat ¡­ uncomfortable for the civilians." Mia stared at Sebastian in doubt. Canceling his appearance right now could be fatal since he was not in the clear. As his relationship with the Hydra Faction reduced to [Casual] from [Friendly], It meant someone among these captains had not yet believed in Mia. Mia opened the game menu and inspected the relationship tap, which revealed the evaluated connection with all NPCs. As Mia had suspected, his relationship with Sebastian showed as [Hate] while the others dropped from [Friendly] to [Casual]. This might be the reason that brought down the entire relationship rating. Unfortunately, when Mia looked around in the job-seeking center, all of the powerless mutants were shrinking in fear. These people could feel the increasing temperature which came from Mia, so they thought he was trying to cause a scene. ''Right, my blood circulation is in a combat mode. I have to cancel this form eventually.'' Unwillingly, Mia converted back to Misha, suppressing the leaking fire aura and his warmed-up psychic powers. As soon as Mia turned into Misha and the raging fire aura was gone, everyone sighed a relief. But Sebastian interrupted the peace, "Although I don''t have any evidence that what you said is true, that doesn''t mean the suspicion about your existence has been cleared. You can''t avoid the fact that you came from the Mafdet Training Center, and I heard from our spies that many of them are otherworlders!" Misha frowned and glared at Sebastian with hatred. ''Bastard. This geezer hasn''t given up yet!?'' In an annoyance, Misha retorted, "Then, what do you want me to do? Go kill an otherworlder and bring back their ears or something?" Sebastian clicked his tongue, "Don''t make me laugh. This is not some games nor are we an adventurer guild that we can send you to hunt some goblins. Well, since you bring this up, I have another idea to prove your innocence!" Sebastian turned to see Dolphin, who was not paying attention to this commotion. Dolphin had not given up on his subordinate yet. In his mind, he never stopped thinking and looking for a way to save the kidnapped pilot. "Captain Dolphin." The Tautog Captain snapped out of his trance, "Yes, sir!" "Do you want to save your soldier?" "Yes, sir!" "Good! Well then, Miss Misha. I think you should be able to guess what I want to do. As a fellow dragonewt, I know that our power alone is enough to destroy a city with ease. Go and destroy a Mafdet city and get Captain Dolphin''s subordinate back in one piece, then your identity will be proven! You are going to attack that city alone, of course, and we will not welcome you until you come back with the kidnapped pilot!" . <<Ding>> <<Your quest, [For whom am I fighting for?], has been updated>> . *********************************** << For whom am I fighting for? - The Proof of Comradeship>> You have chosen to side with the Hydra Faction, but their trust has to be earned! The geezer, Sebastian, hasn''t fully believed in you yet, so you will have to complete his task to shut him up. The task itself is shady, and it''s too risky for a newbie player like yourself to attack a city alone. However, any dragonewt can complete this job easily, as long as that dragonewt has a brain. <<Quest Objective>> - Rescue Brim, a pilot from Tautog Squadron. - Cause as many damages to a city (optional) - Kill a player and bring back the dead body (optional) <<Reward>> - Improve your relationship with the Hydra Faction. - Sebastian won''t bother you for a month. - You can log out. <<Note>> - This is a party quest. You should gather fellow players to complete this quest together, or it might be too challenging to complete it alone. - Act fast! If you can''t rescue him before tomorrow''s midnight, Brim will be killed! *********************************** . The face of Misha distorted when she read the bottom note. She wanted to scream at the developers of this game because of its unreasonable situation she had. ''Who can I recruit into my party when I''m the only player in the mutant clan!?'' Gritting her teeth, Misha glared at Sebastian and wanted to speak something. However, her eyes met with Dolphin''s, who had a bitter expression on his face. It was the face of a sad man who had lost a family member. ''Banana butler! I''ll get you for this!'' She groaned and bellowed, "Fine! I''ll get that pilot out of the human''s base." The elder dragonewt grinned, "Very good! Then, you can go whenever you want to." "But I have a few conditions!" "Hmm? Sure. If it''s something we can do, then we''ll help." "I want a hundred tunas, 300 red gels, weaponry, and transportation!" "Oh? That won''t be a problem. Captain Dolphin will supply you with-" "Stop there! My second condition, you will have to provide all of those from your pockets instead of that Captain or this base''s treasury!" "What!?" Crystal, Sebastian, Thorn, Dolphin, and all captains were astonished by Misha''s demand. Dolphin also gazed at Misha with a complicated expression on his face. He might be willing to part with his 500 red gels, but he also needed this for his team and the families of his subordinates. Unlike the other teams which they separated their reward gels with each other, Dolphin''s team was the type that gathered all of their profits into a large pool and used it for the sake of everyone. This was not his gels alone. It was from everybody of his teammates. Opposite of Dolphin, Sebastian had a private stash. As a commander and the ruler of the base 88, he had many ways of making money. As a result, he was well-known as the wealthiest person in this base. Not only Sebastian was the richest man here, but he was also the strongest person, judging from the abilities, skills, and overall status attributes. Extorting directly from the most powerful commander was unheard of, and Misha specifically targeted Sebastian because of a grudge, too! "Don''t cross the line, young Miss." "You''re the one who crossed my line! Do you even know what I had been through!? First, I got infected, I was kidnapped to a shitty place, I fought my way out of the human base, then I was invited here by your men. I even fought the humans and got one of their missile trucks for you. Anyone can easily tell that I did everything for the sake of our people and this base. After what I had been through, you slandered me without proofs! Your abominable partner also threatened to kill us without a thorough investigation! Then, for the sake of me being here, you order me to attack the human base against my will! Everything you''ve done up until now is a bias attack against me! Your actions confessed that you''re jealous of my skills! Since this started because of your personal agenda, you will hold responsible for my preparation!" The astonishment turned into awe and shock. Sebastian also could not believe what he was hearing. In reality, Misha giggled within her mind, ''It was a half-truth-half-lie bullshiting story though.'' At this moment, Mr. PISS smirked and muttered to himself, but he did it in a loud voice that everyone could hear him talking. "Come to think of it, I also wonder why there is only one dragonewt remaining in our base while other bases have like a dozen of them? Oh yes, there were other dragonewts in this base in the past, but they all died in battles after Sebastian had been chosen as the new commander. I wonder who sent them to their death? Now that there is another newly evolved dragonewt, he''s sending her to a battle. This is odd, very odd!" Thorn and other captains also gazed at their commander with a frown. Meanwhile, Misha squinted her eyes as she noticed their unusual reaction. There was something between them that she did not know about it. ''A politic infighting?'' On the other hand, Crystal got scared by Misha''s outburst, "M-Misha, y-you should apologize, okay?" "I won''t apologize. This has become personal since he is forcing me to go out there alone! He must pay for the preparation cost, not this Captain!" <<Warning>> <<Your relationship with Sebastian has become [Hostile]!>> Misha snorted at the notification, ''Something is fishy within this base. I''ll ride along with it and drag this asshole into a pile of shit!'' Meanwhile, Sebastian also glared back at Misha with hatred. He wanted to unleash his power and kill her on the spot, but he could not as he had to protect the order and the reputation as a fair commander. Revealing his true color was not a good choice for him at the moment. Glancing back and forth between Misha and Dolphin, Sebastian talked as he gritted his teeth, "I''ll fund your expedition! But you''ll have to depart before nightfall!" "That''s what I want." . Mr. PISS grinned as he walked back into his office. There, he picked up a satellite phone and dialed. A few seconds later, someone picked up from the other side. The daoist reported, "Another dragonewt has appeared in base 88. As usual, Sebastian is planning to kill that dragonewt." "Where is he sending that dragonewt this time?" "He''s sending her to a human city, sir. He used the kidnapped pilot as an excuse to deploy her." "..." "What is your order, sir?" For five minutes, the daoist listened to the series of orders from the other side of the phone. Chapter 71 Back to the Fish Marke Chapter 71 ¨C Back to the Fish Market One hour after the uproar, Thorn and Crystal gathered at Thorn''s hanger, getting the right weapons and gears to help Misha. As for the girl, she was practicing using a new exoskeleton by running and jumping around. A soldier with a platform trolley, carrying a sealed package, interrupted Misha. "Ma''am, this is the red gels that Miss Misha has requested." "Is this from the commander?" "Yes, ma''am! He also said that you have to prepare the weapons and the fish yourself. He won''t babysit you, but he has already briefed the armory manager about your sortie." "Give him my middle finger''s regard. Tell him to go kill himself." "Y-Y-Yes ma''am!" The soldier''s face covered in sweat as he ran away in a panic, leaving the frowning Misha behind. "Am I that scary?" Misha turned to Crystal. "It''s your race that scares him." "Eh? I thought dragonewt is just a rare race. Are they that powerful?" "They''re as powerful as the demi-hydras. Chacha, show her." Thorn''s face distorted, "I don''t want to. I''ll get hungry when I do that." "Misha will buy you a few fishes, right?" Thorn''s eyes and Kai''s eyes glittered when they heard that they could eat fishes. Looking at them in confusion, Misha tilted her head, "How does it have anything to do with Thorn?" Crystal grinned, "Didn''t you know? He''s a demi-hydra, a matured one at that." "EHHHH!?" Thorn shrugged. In the next second, he disappeared from Misha''s sight, and a hand patted on Misha''s head. Thorn had already stood behind her back! "Peek-a-boo!" Misha jumped away in shock. His speed was too fast! "H-How!?" Crystal laughed, "That''s Thorn''s specialty. He''s the fastest guy in our base." "I thought all demi-hydras are violent and unsociable! He looks just like the unevolved people!" Thorn grinned, "Those nutritious herbs are the reason, Misha. One puff and your mind will forget about all the bloodlust. It also calms your partner. You should try-ACK!" Crystal''s fist landed on Thorn''s head before he could finish his sentence. "This idiot is an exception among all demi-hydras. Well, this asshole fed Kai with catnips and weeds instead of human''s blood or gels during their early days. After that, these two bonkers pretty much forget about their true nature." "¡­" "Hey! Eggcats love catnips! Heck, I''m penniless at that time. Kai and I ate whatever I find!" "Including weeds?" "Those were nutritious marijuana herbs! It calms the mind and-ACK!" Another fist landed on top of Thorn''s head. Misha wiped away her tears. She felt terrible for Kai. *Mew* (My condolence.) *Ong* (Condolence to myself.) "Back to the topic. As you can see, demi-hydras excel in speed while dragonewts are walking tanks. You''re a fire dragonewt which is a more powerful subspecies than the common one, so it''s natural for ordinary demi-humans and the common mutants to fear you." Misha nodded as she understood the difference between the three races. *Ong Nom-Nom?* (Demonstration ended. Where''s my fish?) Thorn also drooled, "Can I get some salmon?" "¡­" "..." . . Misha, Thorn, and Crystal visited the market to buy fishes. As Misha wanted to boost her status as highest as possible before the raid, she took Crystal along as a guide. Soon, they arrived at the stall where the middle-aged lady gave Misha and Tama fishes for free. "Ho-Ho, welcome back, young lady. I see that you''ve changed. Are you growing up? How about buying fishes from my stall? I''m sure you''ll grow stronger than the last time." Misha turned to Crystal, "Can you recommend fishes that can boost my status attributes?" "Tunas give the highest value, especially the bluefin tuna. Machinegun lobsters, man-eating salmons, lightsaber king-crabs, and blood-sucking eels can increase your status as well. As for the rest of the fishes, they won''t give you much effect." The corner of Misha''s mouth twitched. ''Who the banana named those sea creatures? Lightsaber king-crab? Are those crabs Jedis or something!?'' Misha turned to the lady''s stall. Aside from the small ones, she did not see any of the recommended types of fishes on her stall. They were just normal looking fishes she could find in any regular wet market. "I don''t think this stall has one of those tunas." The merchant lady''s face fell as she didn''t expect Misha to be looking for premium goods. However, as a veteran saleswoman, she hid her trump card for this moment. "I have something special that no other store in this market has. Would you like to try it?" Crystal turned to the merchant lady, "We need something that can increase status attributes instantly. Do you have it?" "I have one. Please give me a moment," the lady turned around and bellowed, "Abdul, bring me the Kraken!" The face Misha twitched again as she did not expect a meme here. ''I think my face will contract with the Parkinson disease if I play this game for too long.'' Five minutes later, Misha''s face distorted in horror as she watched several strong men carried the 100-meter long giant octopus to their location. "How the heck do they have this in our base!?" Even Crystal was gazing at the Kraken in awe. "Crystal, are you guys rearing sea fishes or something? How can they get so many fishes in this market?" "We have a tunnel road to the sea, but I''ve never seen an octopus this big." The shop lady was beaming with pride, "My husband killed this monster three months ago. He already ate the core though, but we''re selling this for 50 red gels!" Crystal frowned as she shook her head, "Too expensive for a non-fresh octopus. Ten red gels!" "This lady has good eyes, but your offering isn''t fair. We have to take the danger of this monster into the account of the pricing, 45 red gels." "We have no idea how many attributes we can get after we ate that thing, and you don''t know either. Twelve red gels." "My husband ate the core, and he can confirm that this Kraken will give you 200 free attributes, 40 red gels!" "A bluefin tuna can increase 250 points of free attributes, and it is commonly selling at only one red gel. I don''t see why we should pay more for something we can alternately get for a much lower price. 13 red gels." "Those 250 points are the maximum free attributes you can get no matter how many tunas you eat! My Kraken doesn''t include in that limit! 40 Red gels!" "Unfortunately, we lack the fund for something too luxurious. Besides, not many people are willing to use many red gels at once to buy status attributes when they can increase them naturally. Fifteen red gels, no higher price." "T-This is not certain. Many soldiers are buying tunas to increase their stats ¡­" "Soldiers commonly buy yellowfin tunas, and yellowfin tuna cost them only 50 yellow gels for 200 free attributes. The price difference is clear that not many of them are willing to spend red gels. I''ll repeat it, 15 red gels. Take it or leave it. You can also take your chances and wait for this octopus to rot." "ARGH!! You''re good, lady. Fifteen red gels, deal!" Misha watched the haggling between Crystal and the merchant lady in awe. She could turn the expensive 50 red gels into 15 with her bargaining skills alone! Crystal turned to Misha and grinned, "Watch and learn, Misha. Girls like us need this to survive this world. Good housewives must be able to dump all overpriced goods to our standard pricing so that we can have extra cash for our other uses." "¡­" Misha wanted to say something, but she could not clear this misunderstanding about her true gender. She could only cry to herself. ''I want to play as a male character.'' *Mew* (Me too. The other form of yours is hotter!) *Mew!* (I LOVE IT HOT!) *Mew Mew!* (HIS ASSET IS BIG AND HOT!) Everyone stared at Misha and Tama with a weird expression. ''Tama ...'' Misha cried a river within her mind. . After Misha paid for the giant octopus, she tested it by cutting a small piece of its arms into a piece of sashimi. Upon putting the raw octopus in her mouth, Misha received the notification from the game system. <<You have eaten a piece of Adam the Kraken.>> <<You have obtained one point of free status attributes.>> <<You can gain 199 more free attributes from eating Adam the Kraken.>> ''A named monster? Adam the Kraken?'' *Mew!* (Delish! Misha, give me more!) "Okay, okay. First, I have to buy more fishes for Thorn and Kai. And I also need to buy bluefin tuna and yellowfin ¡­" Misha was sorting her priorities and thought. However, as she gazed at the direction where Crystal went, she became speechless. "This bluefin is already a month old! 30 Yellow gels!" "This yellowfin didn''t have the innards. 10 Yellow gels!" "This seabass has a swollen eye. 10 Green gels!" Crystal went on her bargaining spree while her face was beaming with a smile. ''She''s having fun, isn''t she?'' . Meanwhile, *Guuu* Someone''s stomach was roaring. "Can I get my fish, please?" *Nom-Nom Ong* (I''m hungry. Please hurry.) Chapter 72 Tuna & Jelly Power Leveling Chapter 72 ¨C Tuna & Jelly Power Leveling While everyone was waiting for Crystal to finish her shopping, Misha cooked the Kraken and shared it with Kai, Thorn, and Tama. Taking advantage of the red gel''s effect, [99% hunger gauge for seven days], Misha could eat as many pieces of grilled octopus without getting full. Two hundred extra free stats were the bonus for this seafood. Thorn also got the bonus from it as well, and he secretly collected a portion for Crystal, hiding the food from Kai and Tama. Meanwhile, Kai and Tama fought for the remaining octopus. *Mew!* (Mine!) *Ong!* (Mine!) Six tentacles from Kai and six tentacles from Tama swiped through the cooked octopus, devouring the Kraken as if they were the embodiment of black holes. It took Crystal an hour before she completed her shopping. When she came back, the gigantic Kraken was also left with half of its previous size. "You guys ate it too fast!" "Don''t worry chief! I''ve saved a portion for you!" Misha had already stopped eating when she obtained all 200 points. Since she could not gain any more free attributes from the Kraken, she planned to resell the remaining octopus to other soldiers in the base. "Stop eating the octopus, Tama. Your promised big fishes are here." *NOM-NOM MEW!* (Big fish!) *NON-NOM ONG!* (Tuna!) ¡­ Crystal bought four kinds of tunas, the yellowfin, the bluefin, the skipjack, and the bigeye. Each of them could bestow 150 to 250 points of free tributes, so Crystal stocked three of each type for Misha. A couple of small fishes and vegetables were also in Crystal''s bags, but those were her dinner for today. The cost of these tunas was cheaper than Misha had imagined as Crystal dumped the price to the point that all fish merchants cried, only two red gel. Misha could not help but praised Crystal, "What a perfect housewife." Thorn patted his bloated stomach with a proud smile, "That''s right! That''s my chief!" "Have you ever asked her out yet?" "Well, I did. She turned me down ... Wait a minute. How did you know!?" "Maybe if you work harder and lower your weed consumption, she might give you a chance?" Thorn sulked, but he shook his head, "Marijuana is my first wife, and Crystal is my mistress! I won''t give up my priority!" At this moment, a foot planted in the middle of Thorn''s face, "WHO''S YOUR MISTRESS, YOU JUNKIE!?" From the power of Crystal''s thrusting kick, Thorn flew away and landed in the middle of the remaining of the giant octopus. Thorn could not see it, but Misha noticed it. Crystal was blushing as she revealed a faint smile. ''What a complicated couple. If you like Thorn, you should have just confessed to him.'' Misha did not say anything to this weird couple. She left them to their fate. ¡­ 10 PM. Tama got her tunas, and all preparation had been completed. Guns and bullets, Grenades, A bulletproof vest and a new exoskeleton, Misha was now ready to depart, standing near the exit of the base. After that shopping, Misha still stockpiled 682 red gels! Out of all 682 jellies, 652 of them belonged to the Hydra Amro, so she could not eat it. Therefore, Misha entrusted 650 of them with Crystal. Crystal took 50 out of the pile of 650 for the weapon and exoskeleton cost. However, if Misha could return the equipment, Crystal would repurchase them depending on the weaponry''s condition. For the other two inedible jellies, she traded them into green gels and yellow gels, so she could eat them to boost her current level. Unfortunately, green gels could only raise her level to 70. For the higher level, Misha had to eat yellow gels to increase her character EXP. Again, yellow gels could only raise her level to 100. For the higher level, Misha would have to grind by killing humans or destroying vehicles instead of eating. Tama and Kai took Misha''s leftover yellow and green gels to eat as they had not consumed these condensed milk for a while. As for the other 30 edible red gels, they could not increase her EXP. Misha kept them with herself, just in case of emergency when she could not find food. Her skill was also in a similar limitation. The yellow gels and green gels could get most of her mutant skills to 50. For the further level, Misha had to grind them herself. On the other hand, tunas gave her a huge boon. 100 free attributes points from yellowfin tunas, 250 points from bluefin tunas, 200 points from skipjack tunas, 230 points from bigeye tunas, Combined with her unspent 195 free attributes from the level-up bonus from level 61 to 100, Misha had 975 unused points! . **************************************** <<Status>> Name ¨C Misha Race ¨C Inferno Dragonewt Class ¨C Unassigned Combat Class Level ¨C 100/200 EXP ¨C 0/20,000 . <<Attributes>> Free Attribute ¨C 975 STR ¨C 151/1,080 (68.58%) VIT ¨C 343 /1,843 (10.07%) STM - 300/1,826 (9.12%) AGI ¨C 199/1,076 (20.59%) DEX ¨C 167/1,076 (5.18%) INT ¨C 501/1,118 (17.58%) WIS ¨C 376/1,076 (42.25%) Luck ¨C 19/115 . <<Skills>> Inferno Mastery ¨C 1/200 Self-Regeneration ¨C 50/201 Pheromone ¨C 50/101 Acidic Fluid - 50/101 Polymorph ¨C 4/101 Pyrokinesis: Burning Resistance ¨C 60+1/201 Pyrokinesis: Blast ¨C 1+1/201 **************************************** . As Crystal''s reminder, the boon from tunas was one-time, which Misha would not gain anymore benefit from these tunas again. Therefore, she had to be careful where she would put these free points. The skill caps and status caps Misha got from the fish steaks and gels increased a moderate amount of her max potential statuses, but they were useless to her at the moment. Misha stared at her status with a frown. She could not decide which attribute to increase with all these free attributes. Although Misha''s status caps increased from eating gels and fishes, the status allocation was still her dilemma. ''Should I put everything into my VIT and be done with it?'' She had an idea about being the walking tank as Crystal had said. By having over 1300 points in VIT, Misha thought she might be invincible like a real tank. ''I have my psychic skills in my real body, so I should focus on raising my survivability for now.'' With such thought, Misha put everything into her VIT, increasing it to 1,318! After Misha finished allocating her status, she could feel that her blood flow was smoother than before. Each breath she inhaled absorbed more oxygen into her blood cells, and those blood cells became a firm ball of tiny monsters, running around and supplying energies to other body systems. "So broken. It was only 343 before." While Misha was elated because of her new stats, Tama shouted in shock! *MYAAAA!* (WTF!?) "What''s wrong, Tama?" *MEW!* (It''s me that have to ask you, what''s wrong!) *Mew-Mew-Mew!* (Your skin and muscle suddenly contracted and squeezed my arms!) *MYA!* (It was like, you''re crushing me!) *MEW!* (What''s the matter with you!?) Misha closed her mouth, "Err, whoops!" Suddenly increasing many VIT points harmed Tama. As her muscular system received the boost from her status, they damaged Tama''s tentacles and her blood vessels within the muscles. "I''m sorry, Tama. Can I do anything to help you? If I transform into Mia, will you be okay?" *MEW!* (YES PLEASE!) *MEW!* (I LOVE IT HOT!) ''Come to think of it, Tama can regenerate by being in a hot climate area. Then, I''ll transform.'' Misha transformed into Mia. *Meh-Heh Mew* (Oh yes, baby! Let me touch your big burning heart!) *Myaaaa* (Ah, your heart is so hot and so big. I love it!) Tama''s mini tentacles and her new blood vessels clung onto Mia''s heart, feeling the warm blood. "¡­" Mia ignored Tama''s banana behavior and turned to Crystal and Thorn, who came with her to send her off. "I''m off, Crystal, Thorn." "Come back safe, Misha." "Come back safe, little Mish. I''ll teach you how to puff a joint when you-ACK!" "Don''t teach her about your junk!" Mia smiled at them and walked toward the base entrance. . Upon reaching the entrance, there was a group of people waiting for her. They were the Tautog pilots and crews, including Dolphin. Dolphin walked to Mia, "You don''t have to do this. We know this is a suicide mission, and Sebastian has been doing something fishy during these past years. Even if he wants to kick you out, he doesn''t have the authority to do it." "That''s right, Miss. You don''t have to follow that bastard''s condition!" "We understand you, Miss. You can stay with us if that Sebastian forbids you to be in the base!" Mia did not look at anyone''s eyes. He walked toward the exit with a bike that Crystal gave him. Mia could have bought a mech from another team to use it in this mission. Since he did not know how he could pilot the machine, he chose not to head to the city with a mech. Walking pass Dolphin, Mia''s eyes gleamed in yellow light. Sparkles of fire and crackles of electricity surrounded him. "I''ll bring Brim back in one piece shortly." Mia hopped on the bike, started the engine, and drove away, leaving all Tautog crews behind. All Tautog crews looked at the departing Mia''s back with respect. Some of them saluted toward Mia''s leaving direction. Dolphin also gazed at Mia in admiration, but he recalled something important. "I forgot to ask her to pay me back for my tuna." "¡­" All Tautog crews stared at Dolphin with a strange expression. Chapter 73 Mias Battle Mode Chapter 73 ¨C Mia''s Battle Mode As Mia and his off-road bike were crossing the wasteland, his black watch blinked. It was a new communication watch that Crystal gave it to Mia, so they could communicate from a distance. Mia put his wireless earpod in his left ear and receive the call. [Testing. Can you hear me, Misha?] "Loud and clear, Crystal." [Good, I''ve connected to our satellite. Chacha and I will help you in this mission.] "Did that geezer allow you to help me?" [He didn''t say anything about not allowing us to help you, so I do what I want.] "Sweet. Thanks, Crystal." [Save your thanks once you come back. Well, I''ll be your eyes, and Chacha will be your backup. For now, I want you to head west. Turn left and keep going straight.] "Isn''t the human base on the northwest? Why do you want me to take a detour?" Crystal had pinpointed the location of the kidnapped pilot and briefed Mia about it. However, the order of Crystal confused Mia. [Are you planning to raid the city from the front? Are you nuts!? I''m telling you to go west, so we can sneak into the town undetected.] Mia had an awkward smile on his face as he knocked his head with his fingers, ''Well, I''m not nuts, but I can''t say I''m not a banana. Come on, brain. Work like you used to work, damn it.'' *Mew* (Misha is stupid.) "¡­" *Mew* (Correction, you''re a banana.) "That''s better." Despite being called stupid repeatedly, Mia was not angry. Instead, the frontal lobe of his brain warmed up as he heightened his concentration and awareness. His brain''s temporal lobe, which located below the front lobe, recalled the memories of the military training and the preparation he had. And the inner part of his brain, which was sandwiched by the temporal lobe and frontal lobe, had been put into use once more. This part was called [The Esper Lobe], which only existed within espers from the real world. As over 2,000 had passed since this hydra virus apocalypse, humanity went through changes from mutated genes to developed DNA, which several millions of populations in the Milky Way Galaxy inherited this evolved genes and become the dominant sub-species of humankind, the psychics. The esper lobe was one of the byproducts of this evolution process. It enabled ordinary human to use supernatural abilities, manipulating materials, sharpening five senses, or enhancing their physical attributes. His grandmother and Mia also inherited this alpha gene and grew up as one of the psychics. As Mia''s esper lobe got warmer from the mild electric current within his brain, his heart rate increased by a notch, and the blood pressure increased from 125/75 to 135/90, which pumped the heated blood inside his veins faster. Tama also sensed the change within Mia''s body. Seeing that Mia was in a serious mode, she shut her mouth. = A minute later = As he was driving, Mia pointed his finger to his side, and electricity gathered into the shape of a hand-sized ball. *SCREECH!* A three-head snake dug itself out of the ground, jumping at Mia with their mouth wide open. *BOOM* As if a lightning bolt struck, the electric ball turned into a streak of thunder and hit the snake, roasting it instantly. *MYA!* (What the hell!?) <<You have killed a mutated snake.>> <<You have gained 100 EXP.>> <<Your INT has gained 100 EXP.>> <<Your DEX has gained 100 EXP.>> Mia did not stop there. Two more electric balls manifested behind Mia''s back and scattered into different directions. *BOOM* *BOOM* *SCREECH!* *SHAAA!* <<You have killed burrow scorpion.>> <<You have killed burrow scorpion.>> <<You have gained 200 EXP.>> <<Your INT has gained 200 EXP.>> <<Your DEX has gained 200 EXP.>> Two red scorpions at the size of a truck screamed as they got out of their burrows. These two monsters had been lying in wait, trying to ambush Mia. "Hu." Mia exhaled out the flammable gas from his lung as he lowered his tension for a second. He got back into his combat mode within the next moment and continued riding the bike toward the destination. [Impressive, Misha. How did you know that they were hiding underground? We can''t even detect them from our visual.] Crystal was impressed by Mia''s quick work. Had they not known each other, Crystal would have thought that Mia could have been an otherworlder. "Six sense." [I''m serious. Our men usually got ambushed by those snakes and scorpions. If you can give us some tips, we can save their lives in the future.] Mia frowned. He actually relied on his sharpened instinct, and he did not lie. "I can smell them. My nose gets more sensitive after I''ve become a dragonewt." [Ah, a pity. Well, continue going west. I''ll tell you when and where you will have to take a turn.] <<Your WIS has gained 100 EXP.>> "¡­" Mia did not have the mood to retort the game system. Who would have thought that a good lie could increase his status EXP? ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ = Dark Knight Space Station = Dark Knight SS orbited around the Earth, which served as the local military boot camp for new trainees. However, instead of training adult soldiers, this place was used for the [Child Military Training Project]. This was built after they had succeeded training the [Golden Generation] which Mia was a part of it. They copied the layout, living quarters, training centers, and facilities that Putinof Colony had to replicate how they had trained Mia and his friends. They partitioned this station into different sectors, the military sector, resident sector, academy sector, logistic sector, and management sector. Each year, over a thousand young boys and girls at the age of 12 to 15 joined this program. Yet, only less than a hundred could stay after a year of training. None of them quit the training, but the instructors failed them as they did not have enough talent. Coronel Dullahan Wildcat, who once gave tips to dead players in the game after they failed the test, visited this space station today because of an errand. He was a commander in his 50s. Yet, he kept no beard, and he trimmed his hair short like a proper soldier. Dullahan stood by a transparent glass wall. Within the empty white room, a teenage girl in her 14 was sitting alone. If anyone who knew Mia were here, they would have been shocked. Aside from her black hair, the girl in the room had the same face and the same outward appearance as Mia! A change occurred within the chamber. Behind the sitting girl, the surface of the wall opened small holes, which revealed gun barrels within them. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* The sounds of the gunshot echoed from within the room. The girl still sat there in the same place, unharmed, but there were dented bullet heads around her. Those flattened cartridges were not ordinary 9mm or 14.5mm rifle shells, they were the anti-tank 20mm cannon bullets! These shells were at the same size when Mia sniped the mechs in the game. All bullets hit an invisible wall behind the girl, yet they failed to even touch her! Dullahan nodded in amazement. "Is she the top student?" At Dullahan''s side, another old man in his 90s was sitting on a floating capsule chair. He also gazed at the student in the white room. "Yes. The best of this year, unfortunately." "Unfortunately?" "She is not up to par of the originals." "But she can defend herself against anti-tank shells! She can''t reach their standard yet!?" "That''s all she can do, defending herself. She may have the same six-sense as [them], but she doesn''t have [their] overwhelming psychic powers. In short, she has a good shield, but she lacks a weapon." "Well, if she can''t be compared to everyone in the [Golden Generation], how about the failure one?" "What do you mean?" "The only failure of the golden generation, that grandson of the silver empress." The old man took his time to think. In the end, he shook his head. "I wouldn''t call that boy a failure. In my opinion, he''s the only passable trainee among his generation. He''s the only one with human conscience, remember? The rest is just mutated beasts." "But he''s weaker than the rest, and that woman also tampered with his DNA! We need fierce tamable soldiers, not a self-conscienced sissy!" The old man sighed. He stopped arguing and gazed at the girl in the room, who had just turned to look at the glass wall and waved at them. He smiled at the girl like a gentle grandfather and waved back at her. "Well, back to the topic, this girl won''t be those monsters'' match, and she won''t be that boy''s match either if they fight." "Shouldn''t she be stronger than Uriel Mia? I remember his profiles, he can''t even deflect bullets properly. He also took too much time to activate his battle mode!" "She still has the mentality of a child, coronel. That''s why I said she''s will never be their opponent." "..." "Well, since you''ve been comparing this girl with the golden generation, are you trying to revive that silly project or what? You''ve spent a year in that game and only brought out something stupid like dead viruses." "Hmm, yes. We''ve found a way to seduce the hydra parasite within that game. Uriel Mia managed to bring a living one out, and MWG wants to test his taming method with other subjects who have similar genes as his." The old man turned to Dullahan. His face revealed his full interest, "Tell me the details." Chapter 74 Blasphemous Micro-Transaction System Chapter 74 ¨C Blasphemous Micro-Transaction System The bike got to the destination Crystal pinpointed. It was a pile of the metallic junks that the city had thrown away. Rusty car frame, bent pipes, wrecked outdated mechs, and tank parts scattered around in this area. A new instruction came to Mia, "Park the bike there. From here on, move north toward the city on foot." "Will someone steal our bike? I think someone is living in this place and use this junkyard as their hideout." "No sane person will live there, Misha. Scorpions, snakes, zombies, and eggs will jump in there the moment they see a bonfire. You can use that as your temporary hiding spot after you rescued Brim." "Okay!" Mia rechecked the exoskeleton on his body one last time before he started running north. "Misha, try to avoid the monsters if you can. Don''t attract too much attention." Mia''s feet stopped, and he leaped backward the moment he heard more instruction. "Crystal, if you said that later by a second, I would have jumped into another scorpion''s nest." "¡­ Don''t be reckless." ¡­ = One Hour Later = After walking in a strange pattern, Mia avoided all burrowed scorpions and underground snakes that were hiding in this area. He looked back at the trail he made and recalled an old memory, thinking of a map he used to have from the outpost base. This area was also marked as a dangerous zone in that map, yet Mia trekked through it unharmed. As Mia left the danger zone, he could see the defensive wall of a city. ''It''s been a while. I''m back, guys.'' This was the city where the bus took him when he had first started the game. The underground facility where Mia had been captured the other day located in a different military base, so he did not worry about encountering those facility''s soldiers here. However, Mia worried if he might come across other lifestyle players in the city in his real look. Moreover, he could not disguise himself as a human anymore. Also, turning himself into Misha was a bad idea. As Mia required powers to fight the guards inside, he had to be in this form. Moreover, there might be other alpha testers, the MWG men from the real world, in this city. ''Once I go back, I should grind my polymorph skill. Heck, do I even want to continue playing this game? I want to quit this game already.'' As Mia''s sixth sense sharpened during his peak concentration, he had a tingling feeling that he had to quit this game as soon as possible, or something crazy might happen in this game soon. Shaking away his useless thought, Mia got close to the backdoor entrance of the city. This door was reserved for the dumpster trucks to carry out unrecyclable wastes outside of the town. A bit further to the west, they dug a pit and dumped all the waste there. From Crystal''s introduction about this area, the hole was a nest of giant fire ants, which Mia should not get close. *Mew* (I sense fire food.) *Nom-Nom Mew* (Let''s go west and hunt some fire food.) "Not now, Tama." *Nom-Nom Mrrr* (It''s fire food.) Mia ignored Tama''s glutton tantrum and heightened his sense again. Upon trying to scout the perimeter and trying to bust inside the city, vague presences of five soldiers who were guarding the door alarmed Mia. ''Tama, how about human''s blood as an appetizer.'' *Mew!* (Yay! Let''s go. Let''s go!) "Haiz." Sometimes, Mia questioned about Tama''s stomach size. She ate more than he did, yet she was never full. Mia wondered where all the food went. Mia used the night environment as his cover. As it was already 11 PM, he did not have a problem sneaking in the shadow. Soon, Mia got close to the five sentry guards. "On the count to three, Tama. I''ll rush into the middle of the five, and we''re killing them without a sound." *Mrrr* (Sounds complicated. I don''t get it.) "Think of this as fast food. It''s a challenge that you have to hunt and eat fast, or you''ll get no food." *Mew!* (Challenge accepted! Go! Go! Jump in the middle, I''ll kill all of them!) Mia snickered and counted. "One, two, three!" With the assistance of the exoskeleton, Mia leaped into the middle of the five guards. The lazy and unprepared guards looked at Mia in shocked. Tama''s tentacles did the job as always. Four orange arms extended from Mia''s back and penetrated the hearts of four soldiers at once. The distance that each tentacle could extend astonished Mia as each of them was at least five to seven meters long. "Zap!" The index finger of Mia tapped the forehead of the remaining guard, and the electric current from the finger entered the soldier''s brain, cooking the soft brain tissues into fried tofu. Four tentacles pulled four dead bodies closer to Mia. Tama shrunk her arms and sucked the four dried within ten seconds. Without a guard, Mia got inside the city undetected. As he entered from the backdoor entrance, he found himself inside an industry area. Piles of miscellaneous trash, plastic bags, and rotten waste were packed into a cube, waiting to be transferred to the ant pit. Fortunately, no sane person wanted to stroll in a garbage disposal center. Only a couple of workers skipped their duties and smoked in this area. Mia jumped at the back of a worker, snapped his neck, and stole his uniform. "I''m inside, Crystal." "We see you. Actually, you don''t need that uniform. Beyond that garbage zone, you can walk around with that exoskeleton through the area." "Won''t they call the cops or the military for this? They will see my tail and my horns." "Most humans have never seen a dragonewt, so they will think that you''re a cosplayer. Well, cosplaying is still popular in the entertainment industry, so you''ll be fine." "Cosplaying!? Do you think I''m still cosplaying with guns and exoskeleton on me?" "Plastic guns are very realistic these days. As long as you don''t run around, nobody will think that you''re a real dragonewt with real weapons. Also, hide Tama''s tentacles, and don''t go into a secluded area. You don''t want to provoke gangsters in there, or you''ll be in big trouble." "¡­" "Next, Brim should be locked up within the military compound at the center of this city. Get over there before the daybreak, so we can bust him out before dawn." Listened to Crystal''s absurd infiltration plan, Mia glanced at his quest menu. He had about less than 25 hours remaining to get Brim out of prison. ''Fine, I''ll stroll into the city like this. I hope nobody in the real world will recognize me. Wait, my name is still red! Won''t they notice this!?'' Mia glanced at the character name above his head. The name [Mia] was highlighted in red as he had thought. He did not have the confidence that Crystal''s plan would pass with this red name flashing. As Mia doubted about his name color, he went through the system menu and setting if he could hide this indicator. <<Option>> <<Hide your player name from others: [Off]>> ''Can I turn it on?'' Mia tapped on the options menu, trying to change it to [On]. <<Beep>> <<You do not have enough privilege.>> <<You can enable this option if your account privilege level is at VIP2.>> Mia almost vomited blood. This game still had that nasty pay-to-win VIP system!? In ancient times, many game companies created mobile games with a money-grubbing system called [VIP System]. Players had to participate in a micro-transaction or had to buy currency in-game to obtain this VIP privilege. The privilege in each game varied. Some gave advantageous benefits to the paying players, some gave the players a couple of perks to keep the game balanced, and even some greedy games turned VIP players into overpowered gamers in an instant. This horrid system milked many players dried for centuries, yet this game still inherited this blasphemous system. ''To think that there is still micro-transaction around in this day of age.'' Mia explored his game menu, and he found the [Shop] option. He was surprised that it was there as he did not see it when he first arrived in this game world. ''Did MWG ninja-patched the game? Since when has this game updated?'' As Mia opened the [Shop] option, the in-game currency pricing list displayed on the screen. <<Welcome to Lilim Heritage Online Shopping Center.>> <<You may use your MWD to buy diamonds, so you can use those diamonds to buy our items and privileges.>> <<Alternatively for free-to-play players, you can convert your LUCK status into diamonds, or you can complete our shop''s quests to obtain diamonds.>> <<Be warned, your LUCK status affects your general luck, fortuitous chances, and karma tribulations. If you have zero LUCK, your character will be permanently deleted.>> <<Be warned, your LUCK can fluctuate depending on how you behave in-game. If you''re a law-abiding person, your luck may increase over time. On the contrary, immoral players may suffer penalties when they commit a sinful act.>> <<You currently have 19 LUCK and zero diamond. Will you exchange your LUCK into diamonds?>> Mia gazed at the price of diamonds, and he was speechless. A million MWD could only buy one diamond! And the lowest-priced item in the shop cost 100 diamond. Furthermore, the 100 diamonds items were simple things like a healing potion or a food lunchbox! ''This is a rip-off! Do you think all the players here are that rich!? Oh wait, we have billionaire parents. Heck, that''s still expensive!'' Then, his eyes got to the LUCK-Diamond exchange rate. It was one LUC for 100 diamond! "Ugh! What the hell!?" Chapter 75 Warmed-Hearted People? Chapter 75 ¨C Warmed-Hearted People? The VIP level increased when players bought diamonds with real money. However, it would not increase when players used the LUCK of their characters to exchange for diamonds. To get VIP level one, the total accumulative purchased diamonds had to be 100 or higher. For level two, the total accumulative purchased diamonds had to be 300 or higher. For a higher level, the number of required diamonds increased. All the VIP requirement was as the following; VIP1 ¨C 100 Diamonds VIP2 ¨C 300 Diamonds VIP3 ¨C 600 Diamonds VIP4 - 1,000 Diamonds VIP5 - 1,500 Diamonds VIP6 - 2,000 Diamonds VIP7 - 3,000 Diamonds VIP8 - 5,000 Diamonds VIP9 - 10,000 Diamonds VIP10 - 20,000 Diamonds The highest level of VIP was ten, and the requirement was to accumulate a sum of 20,000 diamonds or higher with MWD, which was too absurd even for someone in a billionaire family. "I have to spend twenty billion dollars for a game? Devs, you are greedy bananas! If I have that much money, I''ll create a thousand of AAA+ online games for myself with all HAX cheats!" Under the VIP description details, there were mini-messages. <<Unless you plan to migrate your soul in here forever, you should not squander your money. Consult with your personal financial manager before you invest in this game.>> "Well, thanks for the reminder! Nope!" Mia gritted his teeth as he did not want to spend a dime for this game''s microtransaction items. However, he needed that VIP2 privilege to complete his current rescue quest, so he could log out of the game. The game did not state any detail about what might happen if Mia failed the quest. He did not want to risk getting into a scenario which he might be trapped in-game forever. Thus, with heavy breathing, Mia pressed the purchase diamond button and bought 300 diamonds with his real money. 300 Million MWD flew away from his bank. <<You have bought 300 diamonds!>> <<Congratulations, you are now VIP2!>> <<Buy 300 more diamonds, and you will be VIP3!>> Mia checked his privilege details right away. As he was now a VIP customer of this stupid game, he had to know what else he could do with these VIP2 perks. . <<VIP1 Tier>> - EXP acquired from killing monsters increase by 5% - Items in privilege shops are 5% cheaper. - You can transfer your soul into your current character permanently. - You can buy a daily VIP1 gift box from the shop. . <<VIP2 Tier>> - EXP acquired from killing monsters increase by 10% - Items in privilege shops are 10% cheaper. - You can hide your display name from other players. - You can buy a daily VIP2 gift box from the shop. - Possess all perks from the lower VIP tiers. . It was a template format of a money-grubbing game. The more the player bought diamonds, the more pay-to-win perks the player could obtain. It was a simple yet effective bait that milked many rich gamers in the past. Grandma, dad, mom, I have sinned. As Mia was praying to his parents and grandmother, he reopened the menu and disabled his name indicator. <<You have hidden your criminal records and your name.>> < > The red name disappeared. ''Alright, time to move on.'' Mia followed Crystal''s instruction as he tried to leave the garbage center and the industry area. While Mia was walking in his exoskeleton gears and guns in his arms, many workers frowned at Mia. Though they gazed at him with suspicion, they did not report him to the local police or the military. All workers simply shook their head and ignored Mia''s existence as if he was only a passing-by nerd. Soon, a team of security guards walked to Mia, "Hey, little girl. This is not a place to come in and play. Are you lost?" Mia wanted to retort that he was a 100% male without a wu-wu. As his brain''s function temporary went haywire from anger, all of his reflexive actions came from his muscle memory and instinct. Mia shyly smiled while his face brushed, pretending to be flustered. His vocal cord squeezed as he changed his voice. "My friends kicked me out of their car and dumped me here after a party. Do you know where the exit is?" It was the same voice that he always used in the public when he was nervous, a girly melodious voice. The securities flinched and were shocked. If this were a prank, this would be a harsh one. Dumping a girl in the garbage center area had many hidden meanings behind this act. To the securities, she was a victim of bullying. One of them shed a tear as he felt terrible for Mia. "Girl, you can turn right at the next intersection. Then, you''ll find the main road. Once you get on the main road, you can find the business section on your left." "T-Thank you, sir." One of them passed a banknote to her. It was a 100 baht bill, which was the currency of this country. "Take this. At least you can catch a taxi or a bus home. If you see your friends again, muster your courage and retaliate, alright? Slap them on the face and give them a middle finger." "Err." "That''s right. They are not your friends! The moment they dumped you here, you sever all ties with them!" "¡­" One of them wrote something on a paper and passed to Mia, "Here''s my phone number. If they bully you again, call me, and I''ll get everybody here to help you! Those assholes need a beating!" "¡­" Mia blinked in confusion, ''What the heck are they talking about? Bully?'' Though Mia was puzzled by their reaction, he took the money anyway. "T-Thank you! I''ll refer my friends if they are looking for a good boyfriend." "HAHAHA! You bet!" "AHAHAHA! Don''t refer anyone to this guy. He already has a wife and two kids!" "Hey, shut it! You also have a girlfriend!" "Dafuq? She is my neighbor. That''s not the same!" "I sense a dating-sim MC fag. Say, girl, don''t introduce any friend to these idiots. They don''t deserve to date a schoolgirl." The guards were getting rowdy as Mia promised them to introduce a girl to them. Looking at how lively there were, Mia did not want to harm these warm-hearted people. It was as if they had a good life in this place, and he was nothing but the embodiment of chaos. Poor local humans. I''ll try not to harm you, but I killed one of the workers already. I''m so sorry. Mia bowed to them and excused himself. The securities waved their hands at him, cheering for Mia. *Nom-Nom?* (We''re not going to eat them?) "No, Tama. Don''t attack anyone until I tell you so." *Mrrr* (They smell so delicious.) "¡­" . = Ten minutes later = A white limousine, five black sedans, and a van, all equipped with dark tinted windows and windshield, parked at the location where Mia and the securities conversed. The rear window of the limousine lowered, revealing a scarred face middle-age man in a white suit. All securities who had talked to Mia stood there in one line like real soldiers. When the car parked, the bowed in 90 degrees. The scarface, who was still puffing his cigar, turned to look at one of the securities who spoke with Mia. "How is the girl?" "She''s a rare find, sir. I believe we can sell her at a high price. She also seems to be a virgin from what we inspect." "Good. When did she leave?" "Sir, the girl has just left here about five to ten minutes. She shouldn''t have gone too far." "Did all of you used the same trick?" "Yes, sir. We gave her a banknote embedded with our tracking device. You can trace her with your GPS." "Very good. Once I get my hands on her, I''ll pay the usual with the bonus if she is a virgin like you said." "Thank you, sir!" The yakuza boss closed the window, and the cars drove off toward the direction where Mia was walking. . Inside the back of the limousine, the laptop screen displayed a GPS map, which revealed the current location of Mia. They were only a few hundred meters away. The scarface yakuza grinned, "She hasn''t gone too far as they said." *BEEP* The red dot in the map suddenly changed its location. From the sidewalk, it dashed into a building. Then, it traveled in a direction that car could not follow as the red dot cut across several blocks of buildings at once. "WTF!? Is this shit broken!?" Chapter 76 Getting Through the Entertainment Zone Chapter 76 ¨C Getting Through the Entertainment Zone Currently, Mia jumped over the top of several buildings at once while he hid his face behind his hands in embarrassment. ''Why did I talk like a girl!? Oh, God, why!? Why did it relapse again!?'' He was so ashamed that he wanted to dive off from a tall building and kill himself. Because of the conflicted emotion, he subconsciously ran and jumped without a destination. Soon, a voice from Crystal pulled him back to his usual self. [Misha! Why the heck are you running randomly!? Stop what you''re doing!] ''Eep'' Mia stopped his feet and found himself on a rooftop of a condominium. It seemed he had jumped and had parkoured his way to a residential area without noticing. "I''m sorry." *Mew* (Banana Misha.) "¡­" [It''s fine. Get down from there and proceed to the prison as planned. It''s good that you didn''t stray too far.] "Okay." Mia looked around to see a way to jump down from the 10th floor of the building. A wry smile appeared on his face as he did not remember how he had gotten there. *Mew* (Misha is a banana.) "¡­" . = Five Minutes Later = Like a civilized man, Mia got down from the building with the building''s elevator. As he walked out of the condominium, the condo''s security guard glanced at him and looked away. They simply rolled their eyes, thinking that Mia was just a weirdo resident of this building. Mia also observed the reaction of all onlookers and people around him. Seeing that no one cared about his outward look, he proceeded toward the prison on foot. As Mia walked further out of the residential zone to the entertainment and business area, he got to the buzzing city of the night street. On both sides of the street, all shops displayed their colorful neon lights to hint that they were still opening for business even though it was almost midnight. A crowd of thousand people strolled on the busy district, and street food stalls were everywhere on the sidewalk, forcing the shoppers to walk in the middle of the road. Fortunately, cars and bikes were not permitted into this area, or it would have been terrible for shoppers and vendors here. Each block of this entertainment zone separated all businesses. All adult entertainment, nightclubs, casinos, and red-light districts located at the eastern edge of the blocks, attracting wild men, gangsters, and rich old men into the location. Meanwhile, attractions for NEETs and nerds were on the opposite side of the adult zone. As these people were not compatible with gangsters and nightclubs, everything here filled with anime and game businesses. Casinos were also there, but they were toned down to suit the specific population. However, deep inner into the secret part of this area, they hid the adult zone for these gamers and anime lovers as well. At the center, it was the most peaceful zone as this was for the general entertainment geared for all ages. Most businesses in the central area were food stalls, cosmetics, fashion, shoes, and all activity which targeted women were there, so the majority of the customers here were women and their dating partners. Mia observed the city map billboard at the entrance of this district with a frown. As he was carrying guns and wearing the entire exoskeleton suit, he would stand out if he strolled into the central or the eastern zone. However, if he disguised himself as a cosplayer and got into the western zone, all craving virgins over there might swarm Mia for a photo shooting. Moreover, not many shops over there were opening for business at night, which made that area secluded. Judging the pros and cons, Mia decided to brace into the central area for his self-protection. Being in the crowded area was much safer than going into the gangster''s zone or the anime zone. When Mia approached the entrance of the central entertainment district, a police officer stopped him. "Miss, you can''t bring fake guns and all kinds of military-related items into this area. If you wish to participate in a cosplay photo-shooting, you have to enter the western zone." "I-I just only want to cross the street and buy some food." "Miss, it''s against the law. The central district is a weapon-free zone." The police pointed at a street sign next to him. It was a symbol of a pistol with an X mark. "Then, can I walk through the adult area?" The officer glared at Mia with a suspicion, "You don''t look like you''re 18 yet. You can''t enter that zone. Heck, go play with your friend in the west area, you''re wasting my time." The police shooed Mia with a gesture. To him, Mia was just a na?ve young girl who was attracted to nightlife, so he did not think much about his gears and guns. Mia sulked and walked to the otaku district, he predicted that people over there would gather around him and snapped photos like hyenas, and he would have a hard time passing through the area. Nostradamus and Captain Obvious would be proud of Mia''s prediction. As soon as he stepped his feet into the area for less than ten steps, flashes of cameras greeted Mia. "Look at this way please!" "Can you make a pose?" *Snap* *Snap* *Snap* Flashes from cameras, phones, and wristwatches blinded Mia as if he were a superstar while they were reporters from news stations. It was close to midnight, yet these freaks were still loitering around the anime shops, cafe, and game centers. One minute later, a fat man with a fulled backpack sneaked behind Mia and started taking pictures of his buttock with the tail. As if he triggered something, more men rushed closer to Mia and took the snapshots of his lower body parts. *MYA!?* (Hentais detected! Can I kill all of them!?) ''Patient Tama, be patient!'' Mia also wanted to unleash his anger and slaughter everybody here to cut a path for himself. As his anger rose, he mustered his courage to yell at them. Unfortunately, Mia was not in the combat mode at the moment. When he yelled at Sebastian at the base, he had mentally and physically prepared for a possible combat scenario, so his odd muscle memory did not act up. Since Mia did not try to harm to locals this time, the reflexive movements of his muscle memory flared again. This time, he forgot to adjust his vocal cord. Mia shouted, but his voice was still the girly version, "Can you make way? I need to get through this area to meet my friends. I''m late for the appointment." The melodious voice of Mia struck the heart of these game and anime otakus. As if they were trained soldiers, hundreds of them created a path and saluted at Mia. "Make way for the dragon princess Celestine!" "Her Highness is getting through! Make way, you faggots!" Mia blinked in confusion. ''Who is this dragon princess Celestine they are talking about?'' A minute later, four strong men carried a palanquin and place it before Mia. "Princess Celestine, we have brought your carriage. Please sit on it, and we shall bring you to your destination." "..." Mia''s eyes turned into small dots (?_?) once more, thinking to himself, "What the banana is happening here?" Seeing their sincerity and their sparkling eyes, Mia sat down on the palanquin carriage without much thought, letting these unknown strangers carrying him. "ALRIGHT! LET''S BRING OUR PRINCESS FORWARD!" "USH!" "HURRAH!" Without knowing Mia''s destination, the four strong men carried the palanquin on the road as they yelled and sang an anime song. Soon, the fat men on the front changed their clothes and turned into beefy medieval knights. Several cameramen also changed into plate armor suit and walked behind the palanquin. Within a couple of minutes, this unexpected carriage taxi turned into a parade of knights and a princess. By the time Mia rechecked his surroundings again, a marching band already formed in front of his palanquin and had begun drumming another anime song as they marched forward. ''What the banana have I gotten myself into?'' Mia glanced around while his poker face stayed the same. As he looked at a giant monitor on a clock tower, it was broadcasting an anime. The heroine of that anime had dragonewt horns and a small dragon tail. She was wearing an exoskeleton and a rifle as her weapon. Around her, several medieval knights wielding RPGs and matchlock muskets were shooting at enemies in a war. The most shocking part was, the heroine had the same blond short and curly hair like Mia. ''Are they thinking that I''m cosplaying that character!?'' Then, the character on the screen spoke in a stuttering voice, "P-Please don''t fight." Ironically, she was using a flame thrower, cooking her enemies alive. "I-I don''t like violence. P-Please be my friends, ''kay?" As the character said that with teary eyes, she repeatedly thrust a knife into an enemy soldier''s stomach while the other hand of her was covering his mouth. She twisted the blade, which made the pain more excruciating before she pulled the knife out along with his innards. "Will you be my friend?" The soldier had already died from the pain and agony while his face was in tears. On the other hand, the heroine smiled and hugged the dead body. "Now, you''re my friend." Mia''s poker face intensified. ''What kind of sick fuck is this story!? And what the banana am I watching!?'' . On the other side of the street, a player with the name [Shurka] was working as an engineer. She came to the entertainment district as she was following her trainer on the duty. Her real-world name was also Shurka, the sole daughter of Professor Luckyaf, who had deleted the [Santa Murderer] character and started anew. Because of the commotion and the parade, Shurka turned her attention from her mentor to the palanquin. Then, she saw Mia in his dragonewt form. "Is that Uriel Mia?" Chapter 77 Local Yakuza Chapter 77 ¨C Local Yakuza "Boss, can I take a look at that parade?" Shurka asked her mentor, who was busy examining a malfunctioned CCTV camera. Her mentor, a middle-aged female NPC, looked behind her back at the parade and clicked her tongue, "You still lack concentration. Well, fine! Go and play. You can''t do anything over here anyway." "I''m sorry, ma''am. I''ll hurry back." Shurka ran to the palanquin where Mia was sitting. Although many escorts protected the carriage, they allowed Shurka to get closer when she said she was Mia''s friend. "Mia! Is that you, Mia?" Hearing someone calling his name, Mia turned to the direction. Seeing the flashing green name of Shurka and the familiar face, Mia was shocked. "Shurka? Why are you here?" "That''s my question! What are you doing up there in the palanquin? Are you cosplaying?" Mia was about to say [No], but he reminded himself that many people were watching them. Connecting his excuses earlier when he wanted to open a path, Mia came up with another reason to flee from this farce. "I''m sorry, guys. This is one of my friends. I''m going to get down and go with her." The otakus looked disappointed, but their smiles did not disappear. "We understand, your highness!" "Have fun, your highness!" "Thank you for being with us!" "We will always be your friends!" "Please stab me, too!" "Kill me, too! Can we fcuk and still be friends!?" They waved and cheered as they let Mia off the palanquin. None of them bothered trying to find fault in Mia''s words. All of them left Mia a good impression, except the sick ones that wanted to get stabbed. One of them also deserved to die. Mia ignored these mental people and walked to Shurka. "Are you here to play, Shurka?" "Play? I''m not free enough to play with those freaks. I''m here with my mentor," Shurka pointed at her senior who was fixing the CCTV camera. "Are you a technician?" "Mechanic engineer. Well, I have to train under a technician first before I get to that point. By the way, are you cosplaying? Why are you looking like that?" As Mia was about to answer, he remembered that Crystal could hear everything they said. If they blurted out any information about Game or Player, the other side would find out that all of them were otherworlders. "I''m sorry, Shurka. I have something urgent that I have to do. I''ll message you once I''m free, ''kay?" Not waiting for Shurka''s reply, Mia dashed through the dark street using his exoskeleton, leaving the baffled Shurka behind. "Eh? What?" She did not understand why Mia was in such a hurry to leave. She wanted to ask if he inherited all psychic skills from the real world into this game world as well. Shurka''s father seemed to know something about the game and recommended her to create a new character with her real name and her actual appearance. As a result, she imported her psychic abilities into this game as her skills. Unfortunately, most of her skills were mediocre as none of them reached level ten. "I just want to ask about your skills," Shurka grumbled, "But he does look cute in that cosplay. That leather tight bodysuit was spot on. Was that exoskeleton real, though? How did he run so fast?" Shurka opened her game menu and opened her VIP Space Inventory which was the privilege of VIP5. As Luckyaf had rigged a VIP10 account for Shurka, she could enjoy the game with all the pay-to-win cheats. In her inventory, several items, potions, food, and VIP gift boxes were there. She got all of them for free, of course. Shurka scanned through her item to check if there was something that could give her an exoskeleton or something that could boost her running speed. To her disappointment, there was none. "How did he get that suit? Is it from a quest? Oh yeah, he said that he was busy. He must be doing a time-limited quest or something." Shurka hummed and opened her friend list menu. She added "Mia" into the list. <<Beep>> <<We cannot find the player "Mia" from our player database.>> "Eh?" Shurka tried again by putting Mia''s full name into the box. <<We cannot find the player "Uriel Mia" from our player database.>> "EH!?" Shurka looked at the direction where Mia left in shock. "He didn''t use his real name for his character?" She frowned and recalled her memories. Soon, she realized that she did not see his display name in-game. "Did he turn off his name? Why did he have to do that?" . . . Mia escaped from the calamity by a hair''s breadth. Had he been slower in his decision, Shurka might have unknowingly ratted him to Crystal. He wiped away his sweat as he asked Crystal. "Am I close to the prison yet?" [Not yet. Keep going straight until you start seeing barricades and fences. Say, was that your friend?] "She''s my friend when I was still a human." Obviously, it was a lie. [I see. That must have been hard on you avoiding her like that.] "I can''t drag her into our mess. At least she deserves a good life." [True. Well, you should get going.] "Okay. By the way, did you know about this princess Celestine? Is that why you gave me this leather suit and this exoskeleton!?" [Hahahaha! Busted. Yes, I knew. I was surprised when I saw your face for the first time. I thought it might look nice on you, and boy, I was right!] The corner of Mia''s mouth twitched. ''That''s why she was so confident that I won''t be found out!'' After Mia took a deep breath to calm himself, he continued onward. As most of the shops in the west entertainment area were closed at night, Mia could barely see anyone on the street now. The street was empty, so Mia ran in the middle of the road in full speed, trying to get to the prison as soon as possible. Since he had killed several guards and a worker in the garbage area, someone might find the corpses soon. . Meanwhile, the yakuza gang tracked Mia to the entertainment district. As they could not drive on the streets here, the scarface boss ordered them to take a detour. The night streets were quiet, and traffic was not an issue in this enclosed city. Because of that, they used the road to the prison and reached the back of anime zone. "Boss, that girl is getting to the northern end of Anime Street. We can grab her." The scarface stared at the GPS on his laptop with a grumpy look on his face. At first, he almost gave up chasing after Mia when he leaped over several buildings at once. However, once the inside guys reported him with a picture of Mia in the parade, he changed his mind. In this age, not many young girls were pretty and delicate. As the world was still recovering from the grand apocalypse, the majority of them took up arms and dirtied their face with oil and gas, protecting themselves from being kidnapped or ravished by an outlaw. The other type were downright prostitutes from the red-light district. To the scarface yakuza, those women reeked diseases and STD. Hardly any girl wanted to look pretty among the crowd, only the rich women of a wealthy family could enjoy the cosmetic and fashions. This innocent looking Mia was a rare find. Even if she was the daughter of a powerful family, scarface could always do something to get away with it. As he was about to confirm the kidnap operation, satellite phone in his car rang. Scarface frowned and picked up the phone with a grumble. The only ones who knew about this phone were his superiors. "Sanada here." [This is Yoshida. We''ve received urgent news, and I want you to take out one girl ASAP.] "Who''s the target, chief?" [We''ve sent her picture to you. Her name is Misha, a dragonewt, but her real identity is an otherworlder. Our spy from Base 88 reported that she has infiltrated your city to rescue a captured pilot. Capture her, dead or alive, then bring her body to us.] "Understood chief." [Also, take notes. She''s able to transform into a young girl, and she''s deadly. The details are in the file I sent you. Don''t underestimate this girl, or all of you won''t stand a chance. I repeat, she''s an otherworlder, and she''s deadly. Use everything you have to take her down!] "Yes, chief." Yoshida hung up, and Sanada''s laptop beeped, telling him that he received an encrypted email. Upon opening the files, pictures of Mia and Misha appeared along with details of their status attributes. They were the attributes when Mr. PISS examined Mia the last time. "This girl ... isn''t this the same girl we''re chasing!?" Then, Sanada eyes glued at Misha''s pictures. As Mia created his ideal girl as his avatar, Misha''s perfect curvy body and her face also attracted this yakuza. Sanada licked his lips. "I want her." Chapter 78 Overconfident Yakuza Chapter 78 ¨C Overconfident Yakuza This was not the first time that Sanada encountered an otherworlder. He had met with many students from Mia''s school, who entered the game as lifestyle players. Sanada managed to kidnap some of them, but all of them simply logged out and escaped from his grasp. Frustrated from the failed attempts, he shot a few of them out of anger. Then, he found out that once any otherworlder was injured, they could not leave or disappear from his sight. Injured players could not log out! Because all of them were not from the military, their constitution and combat abilities were as weak as a commoner here. As a result, Sanada looked down on young otherworlders. He exploited this discovery and managed to torture a couple of male lifestyle players in the game under his underground building, keeping them as toys. Now, he believed that he could finally have a gorgeous sex slave. Sanada licked his lips. . The deeper Mia ran further into the Anime District, the more isolate this place became. Most of the ordinary shops had been closed for the night, but casinos, internet centers, and a few food stores were still in business. Still, no one walked on the street at midnight. "It''s getting creepier than the empty wasteland." Mia did not like this atmosphere. In his point of view, being in the wasteland felt safer than being in a ghost town environment, even though he knew that many people still minded their businesses in the shops. As Mia saw the exit of this district and long fences beyond the main road, he smiled. ''I''m finally out!'' *VROOM* *VROOM* *VROOM* All of a sudden, black sedans and a van blocked the exit, and several men in black suits got out of the cars. Each of them took out a rifle or a pistol, aiming at Mia. Laser pointers from rifles and guns pointed their red dots on Mia''s forehead and heart. "Hmm?" Mia tilted his head to the side. He did not remember provoking someone or violated the law. Soon, a scarface yakuza stepped out of his limousine, and his aide shouted at Mia. "Throw away your weapons and surrender! You have been surrounded!" Mia widened his eyes, doubting if this were a play from one of those anime freaks. *Mew* (I sense junk food.) *Mrrr* (Their blood smells weird, but it''s food.) *Nom-Nom?* (Can I eat them?) ''Hold on a moment, Tama. I think there is a misunderstanding.'' Mia raised his chin and yelled back, "I have no times to play with you. Go back and roleplay with your friends!" Sanada, the yakuza, had blood veins on his face. He thought that Mia was taunting him to go home and play like a child. In anger, Sanada bellowed, "I give you three seconds to surrender. Don''t say I didn''t warn you! Your status is as low as a common laborer on the street. You don''t stand a chance against the adults!" "Huh?" [Can you hear me, Misha? I think those guys are the gangsters I warned you. Get rid of them and get out of there before they call more back up!] "Eh? Gangsters?" The more Mia listened, the more confused he became. *Nom-Nom Mew?* (They''re bananas. Can I eat them?) *MYA!* (Combat mode, let''s go!) *PU* While Mia was digesting new information, a gunshot sound came, and he felt that something hit his left chest. He could feel the small impact, but it did not hurt that much. It was as if someone threw a rock at him. As Mia looked down on his chest, something embedded and flattened on to his leather bodysuit. He pulled it from his chest and found out that it was a piece of flattened metal. "Isn''t this a bullet?" It was a 14mm rifle bullet head that smashed onto Mia''s chest, but it could not penetrate his body. Mia touched the area that he was shot in an alarm, but the place he was hit only became a red mark on his skin. Processing his banana brain cells for a second, Mia realized what had happened. "Whoops, they''re real mafia gangsters?" *MYA!* (You''re slow!) [Your brain needs more rams and processing power, Misha. Has anyone told you that you don''t look like you have over 500 INT? I''m starting to think that your INT value is an error.] "¡­" Mia did not retort or sullen from the remarks. Instead, the corner of his mouth curved upward into a grin. ''1,318 VIT is at work. My decision is correct.'' Looking back at the surroundings, Mia exhaled the flammable gas from his lung. Battle Mode, On! . While Mia was sulking by Crystal''s harsh comment, Sanada and his subordinates stared at Mia in shock. They had just used a standard 14mm armor-piercing bullet, but Mia was still standing. "Was that an armor-piercing AR shell?" "Yes, boss." "How the hell can she withstand that bullet, then!? Her VIT stat is lower than 500!" "W-We don''t know, boss!" "Get the 20mm! I want her to surrender willingly! Fire a bullet at her leg and cripple her!" "Y-Yes, boss!" "As for the rest of you, fire everything! Pin her down!" Over 50 yakuza members pulled the triggers. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* Bullet rain came at Mia, but all of them froze in mid-air as if the time had stopped. One the other hand, Mia''s eyes glowed in red light as he activated his favorite defensive ability. Electrokinesis: Force Field The defensive barrier at level 69 revealed its actual ability. Electric current rotated around Mia, creating a magnetic force, repelling all matters and materials around himself. His feet floated from the ground by five centimeters as his psychic skill also propel himself from the earth. The crowd of yakuza stared at the phenomenon in shock. "Err, boss? Are we fighting Neo?" "Are we in the Matrix?" The cold eyes of Mia glared straight into the eyes of the gangsters. He raised his hand and waved it down, sending all floating bullets back to the shooters. Returned bullets scattered. They pierced through half of the black suit men at once while the rest hit their vehicles. Sanada stared at the disastrous scene with petrified legs. All thoughts about having Misha or Mia being his sex toy vanished from his mind. Replaced with his dirty plan, all of his instinct told him that he had made a big mistake. He recalled that Yoshida stressed the word "Otherworlder" when he spoke on the phone. ''I fucked up! I thought she was just a pushover like other young otherworlders!'' Sanada''s legs trembled as he could not control his body. Meanwhile, Mia dashed forward with a wide smile. "Nom-Nom time, Tama." *NOM-NOM!* (FOOOOD!) Six tentacles stretched from Mia''s back as he ran. Each of them hunted for preys, reaping any life they found. <<You have killed an outlaw yakuza.>> <<You have killed an outlaw yakuza.>> <<You have killed an outlaw yakuza.>> A dozen messages spammed Mia''s notification panel. Each of them yielded a minuscule ten EXP per kill, which did not satisfy Mia. "Where''s the boss guy?" As Mia darted his murderous glances around, looking for the leader. Then, his eyes met with Sanada''s. "Found you! Give me your EXP!" Sanada wetted his pants. He sat on the ground and raised his palm forward, trying to stop Mia from getting closer. "WAIT, DON''T KILL ME! I''LL LET YOUR FRIENDS GO!" Mia''s legs paused, but Tama''s tentacle did not. *Nom-NOM-Nom-NOM* Tama hummed her weird song as she stabbed Sanada''s stomach with her tentacle. *Mya?* (Ah? I miss.) Realizing that her arm pierced Sanada''s stomach instead of his heart, she altered her tentacle inside his stomach, shooting it upward. *PU* The tip of her tentacle missed the heart again, but it went along with his spinal cord, going upward to his throat and finally piercing his brain. *Mew?* (I miss again?) Mia snickered, "Who''s the banana now, Tama?" *MYA!* (I''m not a banana! You''re a banana!) Tama kept screaming as she waved her tentacles around, killing the remaining panicked gangsters. The one yakuza''s underling whom Sanada ordered to fetch a 20mm anti-tank rifle aimed his cannon at Mia. He fired without a proper aiming. *BOOM* The bullet cut through one of Tama''s tentacle and bit off a chunk of Mia''s left arm. *MEEEEEWWW!* (THAT HURTS, WET BANANA!) Five remaining tentacles pierced the cannon shooter, getting through his brain, chest, and stomach. Tama twisted all of them and scattered his body into pieces in anger. Mia did not say anything. He gazed at his dangling arm with a bitter expression. "1,300 VIT still can''t stop a cannon shell, I see. Heck, my force field can''t stop that kind of bullet again." Mia sighed as he activated his MBR, slowly healing his wound. Chapter 79 Dark Pas Chapter 79 ¨C Dark Past = Holy Saber Main Fleet, Min''s Resting Quarter =Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please clickfor visiting. Uriel Min, Mia''s grandmother, sat on her sofa, examining the newly made containers. They were grotesque red tubes made of synthesized intestines with Mia''s DNA. Grandmother Min knew that the blood of all hydra infected was acidic, and it could melt any metal or flesh of ordinary humans. To store her grandson''s blood sample, she had to create a special container that could not be dissolved by Mia''s blood. As a result, she created these tubes with Mia''s cloned blood cells, hoping for the best. ''If this doesn''t work, I will have to extract his real intestine to make the tubes.'' Min sighed as she leaned on her sofa. Closing her eyes for ten minutes, Min got up and exited her living quarter. As she stepped feet outside of her room, two guards saluted at Min. If Mia were here, he would have recognized these two. They were his classmate when he attended the child soldier program, and they had the same appearance as Mia. However, both of them were girls! Min stopped and gazed at them with a complicated expression on her face. "Sasha, Natalie, show me your status." None of them talked or replied, but they revealed their last inspected status attributes to Min. . **************** <<Status>> Name ¨C Sasha STR ¨C 3,000 VIT ¨C 3,000 AGI ¨C 3,000 DEX ¨C 3,000 INT ¨C 1,000 WIS ¨C 150 **************** . **************** <<Status>> Name ¨C Natalie STR ¨C 3,000 VIT ¨C 3,000 AGI ¨C 3,000 DEX ¨C 3,000 INT ¨C 1,000 WIS ¨C 150 **************** . Looking at their status attributes in the real world, Min heaved a sigh of regret. Min regretted sending Mia into this child soldier project. Every time she saw her emotionless bodyguards, she felt like murdering the superintendent of that project. She remembered that day two years ago when MWG announced the child soldier project to the public. Everyone went crazy for this new event. There were protests and resistance from the human rights organizations. However, they shut their mouth the moment they saw a new batch of money transferred into their bank accounts. Once the resistance was gone, MWG released their propaganda in a full-swing. Because this project accepted everyone without charging an education fee, a hundred thousand of children competed to get there. All of them hoped to improve their abilities as psychics or earn an opportunity to change their family status. In the end, the Milky Way Government accepted only a thousand of them. Mia was also included in that selection as he was a talented child. Mia''s parents, including Min, had a high hope in this project, and they were looking forward to seeing Mia''s transformation after graduation. Unfortunately, the promise from MWG was a hoax. When all children first arrived at Putinof Colony, MWG cloned them all, and they kept those cloned children as a backup. The children went through an ordinary military training during the first year as the public doubted the MWG''s motive. The second year, when the public''s interest died down, MWG revealed their true color. They injected a newly discovered DNA of what they assumed as "Dragon''s Blood" into the children, engineering their genes and merging their DNA together. The result was a disaster. Out of a thousand children, 108 survived. The MWG immediately sent all the backup cloned of the dead children back to their parents with implanted memories. They told them that these children graduated from the basic training, but they failed the test to enter the real military. As for the surviving 108 children, a change occurred to their body. All of their skin, body, and their face transformed into the same appearance, the feminine girly looking with short wavy hair and the slender body of a young girl. Out of 108 surviving children, 36 were young boys while the rest was real girls. In the early days, everybody concluded that this experiment was a success despite the transformation of their body. All boys and girls showed improvement in their psychic abilities, reflex, speed, and physical power. Because of such development, scientists thought that this "Dragon''s Blood" could increase human''s capability and longevity. They called the experimented children [The Golden Generation]. All girls showed exceptional talent as their physical power was stronger than the elites in the military. However, their temperament changed. They stopped talking or expressing their emotion. The boys'' improvement was slower, but they retained their nature and their temperament. After another year of experiment and training, a new development occurred. All boys behave more aggressively as they attacked other boys, killing others like they were nemesis from their previous life. At first, scientists thought that the "Dragon''s Blood" influenced their behavior. As all boys were in puberty, all scientists believed that the new DNA increased their alpha male instinct, causing them to attack each other because of their nature. Many also saw it as they were fighting to establish dominance over their territories or for the females like a pack of wild beasts. Instead of preventing the children, the superintendent of the project pitted them together, allowing them to kill each other. He wanted to see what would happen if they slaughtered each other to the last man. That day when the berserk symptom occurred, an agent inside the Putinof Colony reported the incident to Uriel Min that her grandson had gone insane. Min took her special forces and raided the MWG training center on the Putinof Colony. When she arrived, the white hair grandmother was devastated. Out of all 36 boys, only one of them remained in one piece. It was Mia. He stared at the corpses in a daze with a smiling face as if this was the best day of his life. When the securities moved in to subdue Mia, he attacked all staffs, killing everyone on his sight. The more Mia killed, the more his temperament became warped. He started laughing as he slaughtered all the humans he found. However, humans were smarter than berserking child. With Min''s assistance, Mia was subdued in a few hours. When Min called out to Mia, he simply looked back and blinked as if he was a newborn baby. He said to his grandmother, "Who are you?" The grandmother was infuriated. She was not angry because of Mia, but her target of hatred was the MWG and the entire human experimental project. Min ordered her entire fleet to attack Putinof Colony and rescued all children in the project from the hands of the government. As a result, a fleet war broke out, and she almost caused a galactic war against MWG. Three weeks after the series of battles, MWG''s fleets backed down and surrendered as Min threatened them to reveal this inhuman project to the public. She also demanded the MWG to surrender all 72 little girls, who survived this human-experiment project, to her as well. The higher-ups in the government could not sit still. They pulled the parents of all experimented girls to their side and offered them massive compensation in exchange for their consents. As a result, parents of 70 children refused to hand over the broken children to the grandmother Min. Instead, they signed a contract and gave their children to MWG. Grandmother Min could only get two of the 72 [Golden Generation] under her cares as the two children''s parents were members of her fleets. However, the MWG offered an agreement that they would not pursue Mia, his family, or try to take him in by force ever again. They also compensated Min and the parents of the other two girls by adding 13 digits number into their bank accounts. Min was not satisfied with only that offer. She extorted another agreement that her entire fleet would be an independent force as if they were a new country in this universe. No government agency could command her troops, and the MWG had to pay the maintenance of their fleet along with the salaries of her subordinates for the next 500 years. As the loser of the war, MWG agreed in the disadvantageous terms. The truce agreement between MWG and Min was established, but the hostility between their forces continued. After the conflict, the human-experiment project was canceled and replaced with a regular child training program, stopping the press and the space detectives from tracing the inhuman project''s origins. However, damages had been done. All girls in the [Golden Generation] had become empty shells and could only follow orders, becoming perfect tools for the MWG Army. Meanwhile, Mia''s aggressive behavior and bloodlust remained, which gave his parents and grandmother Min a headache. Grandmother Min invested her times and her money to cure her grandson. All doctors said that Mia''s brain was permanently damaged, and his instinctive behavior reverted to that of a psychopath or a wild animal. Sooner or later, he would start killing someone if he was left alone. They offered many choices of treatment, including memory transplant and DNA engineering. Mia''s parents refused to engineer Mia''s DNA again, so they searched for another way to heal Mia. Unfortunately, Min took action before Mia''s parents could find the right treatment. Hearing the analysis of many neurologists, grandmother Min took risks by implanting her ancient memories into Mia''s brain, altering his instinctive behavior into that of a virgin maiden. Ever since the memory implanting operation, Mia became confused with his gender. His memories about the berserk events disappeared, replaced with the event about him enjoying girls'' activities. His action and personality conflicted, and the cerebral cortex of his brain often malfunctioned. As a result, the disabilities in his brain caused his thought, awareness, and perception to be slower than the usual when he was not in a combat mode. It also happened frequently when he did not pay attention to his surroundings. Sometimes, he acted like his grandmother when he did not focus his conscience on his action, letting his muscle memories doing the work. Yet, he was a happy boy in that condition. He came to terms with his complex and tried his best to live his life like an ordinary human being. It was as if Mia had not participated in the second years of training in Putinof Colony at all. After the last relapse, Mia never displayed any violent behavior again. It made grandmother Min and Mia''s parents relieved that he slowly returned to his human self. It made them even happier when Mia successfully enrolled in an elite school despite having a mental disorder. And now, Mia got involved with another MWG''s dark secret, and the MWG wanted him again. Min grumbled, "They haven''t learned, have they?" She looked at her two bodyguards, who were once a part of the 72 dolls. "Do you want to see Mia again?" Sasha and Natalie remained expressionless. However, the tips of their fingers shook. Min grinned, "I guess that''s a yes. He''s your pack leader after all." Min patted the head of Sasha and Natalie, "Come with me. The inside guy told me that Mia has mutated again. I need to see his condition." The two girls flinched and walked after the grandmother. Their eyes did not hide the anticipation to meet their old friend again. Chapter 80 Casino Raid Chapter 80 ¨C Casino Raid Meanwhile, inside the prison, Joan and her crews were watching the feed from their CCTV cameras. When Joan saw how Mia destroyed the yakuza gangs, she began to sweat. "I thought he should have only less than 500 VIT. How did he withstand all those bullets!?" She turned around and glare at her crews. "Only those with over 1,000 VIT is immune to 14mm! I want his status report from the admins!" . . The commotion and the gunshot sounds attracted the local residents in the anime district. Many curious souls rushed to the scene, hoping to catch a glimpse of the chaos. Meanwhile, a silhouette of a young girl with an exoskeleton dashed through the night. She avoided all lights as if she was a ghost or a vampire. The silhouette was Mia. He had already left the area, and he was heading toward the prison in the middle of this city. Crystal also pointed out the direction for him. [Turn left at the next intersection. Ignore the grand building beyond the fences. That''s their house of parliament.] [See the concrete wall over there? That''s a dummy prison to fool the local press. Don''t jump in there!] [The real prison is under the casino building with the billboard sign "I will survive." It''s similar to the underground facility you had been, so the layout should be identical to that.] [I don''t have the visual. You will have to figure it out when you get inside. The entrance should locate in that casino.] Mia looked around while he was dashing forward. At this moment, getting out of the crime scene took priority. As he ran on the sidewalk, police vehicles flew over Mia, rushing at the area that Mia fought with the yakuza gang. Fortunately, no one paid attention to him. Mia followed Crystal''s instruction and got to the "I will survive" casino. This "I will survive" was a hybrid of a casino and a hotel. It looked like a flat condominium with two wings, but there was an indoor stadium in the middle of them. The central dome was the main casino building while both sides served as hotel rooms. Mia exhaled and increased his mental concentration, activating his battle mode once more. When Mia''s battle mode activated, all of his five sense sharpened, and his sixth sense flooded his brain with information about his surroundings. Although Mia could still see everything like normal humans, he had another layer of vision on top of his sight as if he had a hallucination or a conscious dream. Life signatures, materials, and environment appeared in his mind as an infrared 3D-map. Mia shut his eyes and concentrated on his 3D image in his brain. Life signature of the people inside became clearer. The body heat of humans within the building''s ground floor to the third floor and a story below moved around on the 3D map. Mia began separating the civilians and prison guards, counting their number. ''355 ... 360 ... 367 noncombatants.'' ''55 ... 70 ... 85 ... 87 armed guards.'' ''Seven armed guards on the ground floor. 40 on B1, and another 40 on B2.'' ''How many are there on the upper floors? ... Damn it, too many!''Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please clickfor visiting. "Hu." Mia exhaled out a trail of fire and the flammable gas. His eyes transformed into snake eyes. When Mia was in a psychic battle mode, his eyes usually glowed in a burning red color. When Mia was in a casual state, his eyes became yellow as they were the eye color of the mutated. Now, those two colors mixed together, turning them into orange, just like the current Tama''s color. Mia rotated his left arm, warming it up after he had healed the injury from the 20mm cannon. "Tama, I''m going to go in fast. Don''t bother drinking anyone''s blood. Just focus on killing if you can." *Mrrr* (No food? Lame.) "You can eat them later once we secure the prisoner." *Nom-Nom?* (Can I eat the prisoner, too?) "¡­ No. If you do it, there will be no jelly for you." *Meh!* (Eh!? I''ll call the PETA! Pet abuser!) Ignored Tama''s tantrum, Mia switched to a shooting stance and aimed at two guards in front of the door. *BANG* *BANG* As he pulled the trigger, Mia dashed toward the entrance and kicked the door open. The muzzle pointed at another guard in the lobby. *BANG* Another bullet hole appeared on the lone security''s head. As soon as the gunshot sound echoed through the lobby, every bystander screamed and ran away from Mia. He ignored all witnesses. Without allowing the remaining guards to fight back, Mia stormed inside the casino''s first floor and hunted for the four men with weapons. The securities in the casino were trained soldiers. Without an order from their superior, they took out their pistol and fired at Mia. *PU* *PU* *PU* All shells became flattened pieces of metals when they hit Mia''s skin. Little did they know, their bullets were nothing but popcorn to him. Mia simply stood still to bait for the shooters. Once they showed their head, Mia''s muzzle was already aimed at the target. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* All four guards went down. Their dying face also revealed a shocked expression, believing that Mia should have been dead before them. Tama spread his five tentacles and reaped any human she found. Although Mia told her not to eat anyone, Tama snatched a few hearts from dead bodies and collected them without Mia''s noticing. After Mia had cleared the first floor, he rescanned the layout of this building with his sixth sense, using the 3D map image in his mind. Similar to the previous facility, to get to the secret prison, Mia had to use a hidden elevator. Unfortunately, it did not connect with the first floor. The elevator''s door was on the top floor of the casino. As Mia did not have the luxurious time for the dungeon climbing or adventuring in a demon lord''s castle, he took a shortcut. Looking around, the majority of ordinary people had already left the casino because of the gunshot sounds. Now, only wardens and guards remained inside the stadium. He pointed his hand forward to the elevator shaft direction, fire gathered before his palm, creating a meteorite fireball. Pyrokinesis: Fireball Level 100 + 1 activated. As if Mia realized something, he pointed another palm upward and created another fireball over his head. *BOOM* *BOOM* Two fireballs were released and exploded. One of them destroyed the ceiling above Mia while the other created a hole in the walls, revealing the inside of the elevator shaft. However, the explosive force was beyond Mia''s control as a sea of fire devour everything on the first floor, second floor, and the third floor. Series of confirmed kills flooded Mia''s notification panel. <<You have killed a wild gambler>> <<You have gained 10 EXP>> <<You have killed a pickpocket>> <<You have gained 10 EXP>> <<You have killed a prison guard>> <<You have gained 10 EXP>> <<You have ¡­>> Even though all kills increased Mia''s EXP by a small amount, it added up when he slaughtered a hundred people at once. There were innocent bystanders and ordinary guests of the hotel, but Mia no longer cared at this moment. "Hmm." Mia groaned in his throat as he bathed the sea of fire from the explosion. The fire did not burn or harm Mia. Instead, he could feel that he recovered a bit of his breathing and his stamina. *MEW!* (I LOVE IT HOT!) Tama was busy eating cooked human bodies, but Mia did not notice it. His concentration was on something else. In his brain, a simulation of physics formulas and a collapsed building sequences were being calculated. Mia pointed his palm at the sides, aiming at main pillars of the dome structure. 15 more fireballs launched in a different direction at once. *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* Flowers of fire engulfed everything within the explosive range. *CREAK* After the series of the explosion, a cry of bending metal resonated along with the symphony of burning tables, chairs, humans, and all materials around Mia. In a few seconds after the scream of building mainframe, the entire dome collapsed. Mia stepped backward three steps and stood still, watching the entire stadium to collapse on himself. *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* Within five seconds, the cloud of dust mixed with the sea of flame, dousing the majority of spreading the fire. At the same time, the destruction killed everyone within the collapse zone, except one. Mia''s orange eyes glowed within the fog of grey dust. Surrounding him in the shape of an oval circle, Mia was covered in an electric force field. [Mia, what the heck did you do!? Why did the building explode!?] "Too many guards on the 2nd and 3rd floor. I''m cleaning houses." [¡­] Chapter 81 Actors Entering the Stage Chapter 81 ¨C Actors Entering the Stage Inside the secret prison, Brim was tied on a surgeon table. His wrist and ankle tendons had been severed, and his face was covered by a steel mask. This was not the same type of mask that Misha had experienced as sharp nails embedded behind the mask, located on the eyes. Once a wearer put this mask on, the nails would stab into the eyes of the victim. Brim attempted to use his self-regeneration to repair his damaged nervous system, but he could not use his skill. The nails from the mask contained the same substance within AR shells, the anti-regenerative bullets. They interfered Brim''s psychic''s ability to manipulate his blood cells. The back of Brim''s neck had been partially cut, and his cerebellum nerve was damage. As a result, he had a hard time trying to control his body from the neck down. Brim''s yellow blood dripped down from his both eyes. He attempted to melt the mask, but he could not gather his saliva. Around Brim, ten soldiers monitored his condition while two surgeons tried to dissect his scales from his skins. Their scalpels melted each time they inserted into Brim''s flesh. "This is no use. We''ve lost 20 scalpels already. We can keep his blood, and we can''t even properly cut his without destroying our tools." The surgeons turned to their superiors, trying to get their approval. "Please postpone the test. We''ve run out of tools." The captain of the soldiers passed the messages, using the radio on his shoulder. "Ma''am, we''ve run out of knives." <<Bzz>> [Tell the quacks, severe the test subject''s limbs and freeze them.] The captain shrugged at the surgeons, "You heard her." "He will die from blood loss." "We''re not treating a patient. He is nothing but a discarded piece of meat." "If you say so." Hearing his death sentences, Brim flinched. He licked the mask, hastening the melting process. Brim cried as he desperately tried to break the mask. Had his partner been around, this kind of toy would have been dissolved in a flash. ''I''m so sorry, Sam. I should have died with you that day. I''m sorry!'' Brim hopelessly prayed to his deceased partner, begging for forgiveness. Then, he heard a faint whisper. It was a clear voice of an adult woman. <<Don''t give up. Someone is coming for you.>> The moment he heard the mysterious voice, a loud boom noise and an earthquake alarmed everyone in the facility. The siren rang, and automatic alarm from the defensive system alerted everybody inside. [Intruder detected!] [Intruder detected!] While everybody in the surgery room crouched down because of the earthquake, the radio on the captain''s shoulder spoke, "All units, gather at elevator seven! I repeat, gather at E-7. A mutant is raiding our prison!" All soldiers glanced at each other before they dashed out of the room, leaving two surgeons with the crippled Brim. . . . An elevator with a sign E-3 brought Joan and her five crews from the prison to the ground floor. As soon as they stepped foot outside of the elevator, everybody found themselves inside the House of Parliament. After seeing Mia''s appearance and his abilities in the CCTV feeds, Joan did not waste her time waiting for him inside the prison. Realizing the difference in abilities between Mia and herself, she chose not to fight Mia in a direct confrontation. Joan and five of her subordinates from the real world walked out from the House of Parliament. Once they got out of the white building, they could see the dust fog from the location of the collapsed casino. "Uriel Mia, you sissy bastard! Your entire family doesn''t belong in this galaxy!" Joan turned toward her escort soldiers, "Go fetch my mech and tanks! Arm them with AR and HE shells as if you''re up against an alpha egg!" "Yes, ma''am!" . . . In the dark sky, an elder butler stood in the air, watching the chaotic scenes inside Mafdet City. His dragon wings spread wide as they flapped to keep this dragonewt afloat. Sebastian came to watch the action personally. "Hmm." His eyes glared at the collapsed building site, but he switched his attention toward a group of soldiers who were driving toward the city airport. "Hmm." No one knew what he was thinking. . . . Meanwhile, Thorn and his Zeris One had been deployed. Behind him, four Tautog mechs were also following him from behind. These five robots formed a provisional squad as they rushed toward the junkyard where Mia had stopped here once. This place would be their extraction point. Thorn saw a trail of black smoke coming out of the city. He pressed the intercom button, "Chief, has Misha gone nuts? What the heck is happening over there?" "Misha bombed their prison cover. Well, she pretty much destroyed everything for a shortcut." "A shortcut?" "Yup, a freaking shortcut."Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please clickfor visiting. "¡­" "Oh, by the way, Misha roasted a few scorpions and snakes on her way there. Have you guys seen them?" "Yeah, the corpses are still fresh." "Collect those and bring them back to base. I haven''t eaten a grilled snake for months. We can also sell that to the black market." "¡­ Are we here for the rescue mission or are we here for the loots?" "Both! War costs money! We take anything and everything we can get!" "¡­" . . . Dove and other combat players were alarmed when an explosion broke out from a distance away. Not only the combat class players paid attention to this event, but all lifestyle players were also keeping an eye on this incident as well. "An event again?" "A terrorist attack?" Dove opened his quest menu, but no quest appeared on his screen. ''If this is an event quest, a notification should come after a coupleof minutes. If it doesn''t come, it is not a quest.'' As Dove had predicted, a notification screen appeared before all players in the Mafdet City. <<Warning, Mafdet City is under attacked!>> . . . In the anime district, Shurka immediately opened her game menu to log out of the game, but the log out button was disabled. "No!" She gritted her teeth as she glared at the cloud of dust. "Damn terrorist!" <<Ding>> <<Warning, Mafdet City is under attacked!>> "I knew it! Uncle Fluke, your game sucks!" . . . On the opposite side of the wasteland, a twelve-meter tall queen egg stood still. Her skin no longer pulsed, and no tentacle came out of her mouth. No zombie gathered around the queen like the usual as she did not release her pheromone. She was already dead. However, something was moving in the inside. A red creature was eating the queen within her body. This monster was the owner of many red gels that base 88 crews had stolen, Amro. The creature was once an alpha egg. Now, it slowly grew into a different kind of monster. From the size of two meters oval ball, this mutated red monster grew into over a three-meter long lizard with two heads, six feet, and eight tentacles. The former eggshells transformed into scales. Two long necks and two heads extended from the lizard body. A short tail and six legs grew from its sides, forming a structure similar to that of a tardigrade. On its back, eight red tentacles wriggled around freely. One of its heads was the head of a snake. It had extensive and round red pupils that cover its entire eye sockets. This was Amro''s original head and the master of the hydra body. The other one had the face of a human. This was the face of Crimson Krastel. Currently, Krastel stared at Amro, who was eating the intestines of his mother. His eyes and expression were indifferent like a mindless doll. As Krastel''s brain was destroyed and his soul was forcefully merged with Amro, most of his memories were in fragments after he was revived. He could not remember his previous life or even his human speech. However, Krastel still retained his psychic abilities and remembered about their usage. The second head looked around in confusion as if he was a newborn baby in a new world. Krastel gazed at Amro''s head in curiosity, wondering what he was doing. Soon, Krastel mimicked Amro''s action, eating the intestines of the queen egg. The moment his tongue tasted the delicacy before him, he could not stop eating. An hour later, Amro stopped eating and fell into a daze. He stared into the direction of Mafdet City. "Who?" The legs of baby hydra kicked the ground, pushing itself through the body of the dead queen egg. Amro emerged outside of the queen with its body soaked in green blood. "Grr." Krastel groaned at Amro, annoyed that his food time was interrupted. Amro peered at Krastel as it mumbled, "Better food, more comrades, over there." "Grr?" "Let''s go." "Ah." The deadliest monster in the wasteland began its journey. Chapter 82 Pyrokinesis: Blas Chapter 82 ¨C Pyrokinesis: Blast Mia was climbing down the elevator shaft. His concentration did not break even after the slaughter. The 3D image of the underground prison map still flashed inside Mia''s mind as he planned his next actions. A few minutes after the climbing, Mia could sense a team of soldiers gathered on the lowest floor. As for the rest of the prisoners and wardens inside, they began evacuating to the other exits. "Crystal, I think there are other entrances other than this casino. Your intel data needs an update." [I''m sorry. We''ll tell this to our agents in that city later.] "Don''t bother. There won''t be any underground prison after I''m done." Instead of going to the planned route, Mia stared at the elevator wall before him. Beyond this concrete wall, there was another floor above his destination. As Brim''s life signature was different from the rest of the humans inside the underground prison, Mia had already pinpointed his location. While the average temperature of the human body was 36 to 37 degrees Celsius, Brim''s lizard-like constitution was colder. His body temperature when he was healthy was 24 degrees, but it had dropped below 20 degrees at the moment. Although Brim''s temperature blended in with the surroundings, the hollowed area in his right chest gave Mia the hints that he was the one Mia was searching. Brim was on the level B12. On the other hand, Mia was already at B11. It was time to be creative. ''I wonder if my new skill is on par with my fireball.'' Mia activated the new skill that he acquired from Amro''s condensed blood. Pyrokinesis: Blast Level 1 + 1 Mia''s eyes released a trail of flame, and the wall that he was looking dented as if someone had smashed it with a hammer. The crater in the wall became pink as the surface of the dented wall exposed to the temperature of 400 degrees Celsius. ''Oh?'' The activation and the process were more convenient than other psychic skills he had. Mia had two attack skills, the fireball, and the electric zap. However, these two skills required Mia to aim at his enemies, which took time for preparation. On the contrary, Mia could activate this [Blast] skill by just looking at his enemies. From this test, it appeared that he could attack many targets in his sight at once with one activation. Moreover, this skill contained fire property as the crater''s color changed because of the high temperature. His racial traits also gave bonuses to this skill, increasing the potential of this skill in the future. Unfortunately, the power could not be compared to the fireball. It also did not have a charging property like zap, which Mia could gather the electric current into a lightning ball to increase its destructive forces. ''This skill is best used against living targets. I can''t spam this to dig a hole, or I''ll tire myself before I get Brim out.'' After using the [Pyrokinesis: Blast], Mia''s heart accelerated as if he already had run ten kilometers. He had to pace his breath, or he would get exhausted in the next five minutes. *Mew* (Burn something, Misha. Restore your stamina.) "I know." Mia climbed upward to the B8 floor for the preparation.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please clickfor visiting. His brain might be flawed, but he was not stupid enough to self-destruct during his combat mode by exploding the wall at the point-blank range. Had he done that, his clothes and tools would have been destroyed by the explosion. Mia pointed his palm downward, aiming at the lower floor. "Fireball." *BOOM* *BOOM* Two fireballs exploded on two different floors. One of them destroyed B11 elevator shaft wall, revealing the rooms on this level. The other detonated on the B12, which caused chaos to the prison guards. <<You have killed a prison warden.>> <<You have gained 10 EXP.>> <<You have killed a prison guard.>> <<You have gained 10 EXP.>> As usual, the EXP he obtained was neglectable. However, it added up as Mia had already killed more than two thousand humans tonight. <<You are now level 101!>> Debris from the consecutive explosion scattered and hit Mia, but they did not harm him the slightest. Flame and black smoke also engulfed him, but instead of burning him, it recovered his stamina. As Mia inhaled the fire and black smoke, which it ignited the gas in his lung, he exhaled out a trail of flame and returned carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide to the air. The small particles from the smoke did not harm his respiratory or circulatory system. Instead, Mia''s blood cells feasted on them as if they were a delicacy. Had anyone watched him from afar, he would have thought that Mia just breathed fire like a fire dragon. *Mrrr?* (Did you smoke, Misha?) "In a sense, maybe." Mia snorted. Although it was his first time breathing smoke, he did not cough as his constitution was compatible with smoke and fire. *Mew!* (Bad girl, I meant bad boy!) "Call me a bad boy one more time, you won''t be able to nom-nom the guys below." *Nom-Nom!? Mew!* (Food!? You''re a good person, Misha! You''re never a bad boy!) "¡­" Mia rolled his eyes as he leaped down from B8 to B11. When Mia got through the debris and black smoke, he could see rows of iron bars and several long corridors. This floor was the residential area of all ordinary prisoners of Mafdet City. Everyone behind bars shouted and make noises, trying to get the guards to open their cells. As the fire broke out, they wanted to escape or ordered the guards to extinguish the fire. However, some mental criminals did not prioritize their actions and thought. When they saw Mia in the tight leather suit, these men whistled and called out to him. "Hey, babe! Look here!" The calling prisoner stripped, showing his erected asset, "What do you think? Wanna play with me?" Many men also followed suit, copying the other guy''s action. *MYA!* (SICK PERVERTS!) "Tama, kill everyone that shows their junk to us. Eat them if you want, but make it quick. I won''t wait for you to finish all of them." *Nom-Nom Meh-Heh Mew* (Chow time, Ehehe!) Mia walked through the corridor and ignored all the shouting. Because of that, many prisoners extended their arms, trying to grab Mia like a zombie. *Pu* *Pu* *Pu* Tama''s tentacles acted like automatic fishermen''s spears, hunting for fishes in a shallow river. They stabbed into the prisoners'' chests and dug out their hearts. A dozen human hearts piled into a small mountain behind Mia''s back as Tama was stockpiling her food and drink. Screams of fear and panic came the cells which Mia had walked past. The more they cried, the more curious the other prisoners were. All cellmates tried to peek outside, wondering what was happening. "Hey! Release me!" "Let me go! I can help you!" Several smart criminals offered their service in exchange for their freedom. However, Mia did not have the times for a random good deed, so he ignored everybody. Mia followed his mental 3D map to the location above the location where Brim was held captive. Calculating the density of the floor and the explosion, Mia took several steps back before he turned around. Another fireball was thrown toward Mia''s target. *BOOM* The ceiling next to Brim''s room exploded, and Mia dashed forward and braced all scattering debris and flame. He jumped down from B11 to B12 using the new hole he made. Upon landing on the B12 floor, an elite prison guard aimed his rifle at Mia''s forehead. When Mia saw the soldier, he activated his [Blast] skill. At the same time, the guard pulled the trigger. *BANG* *SPLASH* The rifle, the bullet shell, and the guard''s upper torso above his stomach were smashed by an invisible cannonball, leaving a trail of scorching flame and a bit mark on his remaining body. Two more soldiers behind him also had a missing head and shoulders. On the wall behind their back, a circle crater cracked as white smoke covered the entire dented area. ''I think I get the hang of it.'' <<Your Pyrokinesis: Blast is now level 2 + 1>> Observing his surroundings, Mia confirmed that all guards did not carry any stronger gun than the 50cal rifle. He strolled out of the room into the corridor, heading toward Brim''s room in leisure. Another batch of three guards shot Mia as he walked out of the room, but none of the shells could get through his skin. More than 20 prison guards with rifles also sneaked from the other end of the corridor, trying to flank Mia from behind. ''This might take a while.'' . . = Ten minutes later = All annoying sentries and soldiers on B12 turned into holed corpses. Meanwhile, Mia''s leather suit became a pothole suit as many bullets hit him and destroyed his cloth. Tama hummed in a good mood. She lost count of how many humans she killed and eaten. *BURP* In Mia''s chest, Tama patted her round body with her mini tentacle as if she was full. While Mia was about to enter the room and secure Brim, Crystal sent them an urgent call. [There''s a situation, Misha. Get out of there ASAP!] "What happened?" [There''s a two-headed hydra heading toward Mafdet City. Take Brim and get out of there before it sees you!] Chapter 83 Ah, That Wet Banana Again Chapter 83 ¨C Ah, That Wet Banana Again Hearing the instruction, Mia stopped his questioning and proceeded with the plan. Mia secured the perimeter and entered Brim''s room. Inside, two surgeons were sitting in the corner of the room, trembling. Ignored the harmless scientists, Mia approached Brim to check his condition. Upon seeing his blood, injured wrists, and the wounded ankles, Mia pointed his rifle muzzle at the two people at the corner. *BANG* *BANG* After venting his anger, Mia turned to Brim, "Can you hear me, Brim? I''m from the base 88. Crystal and Dolphin asked me to take you back home." It took Brim a few seconds to digest Mia words. While Brim was thinking, Tama and Mia untied him. However, he could not pull the cover off for some reason. "This mask seems different from what I wore." *Mew* (The metal is not the same. My skin burns when I touch it!) Listening to their conversation, Brim finally came back to his sense. "You there. Was it you that sent me a telepathy?" Mia frowned, "What are you talking about?" "You told me not to give up earlier! I thought you sent a message that helps will arrive." "I can''t use telepathy." "Was it a person in your team?" "I''m here alone. Did you mistake someone else''s voice?" "Huh?" Brim was confused. Had it not for the faint telepathy he would have given up his life. Yet, it was not from Mia. ''Then, who?'' While Brim was puzzled, Mia and Tama already unlocked the mask. Brim immediately stopped them, "Wait! This mask embedded crooked nails on it, and they are in my eyes. If you pull it out, they will dig my eyeballs out!" Mia stopped his hands. Then he gazed at Brim''s injuries. "Can you use regen in that condition?" "Err, no." "Is there an AR bullet in your body?" "No, I only have these nails in my eyes." "Then, we''ll have to take this mask and those nails out of your system. You''ll lose your eyes, but you can regrow them back. Isn''t that right?" "Wait, isn''t there a better way?" Brim had no time to ready his heart as Mia yanked the sealed mask off from his face. The nails with the anti-regeneration property were pulled out along with Brim''s eyes from his eye sockets. "ARGH!!" Brim''s two yellowish eyeballs were in terrible shape as the nails, and the substances from the metal already corroded their inside. Mia severed the nerves and small blood vessels from the destroyed eyes. He grabbed a clean cloth from a counter within this surgery room and wrapped it around his head, covering his eyes. "We''ll get you out of here. For now, regenerate yourself. Tama, carry him for me." *Mya Mya* (Aye Aye!) Tama used all of her tentacles to coil around Brim''s body, lifting him from the bed. "Ouch! Be gentle, please!" "Well, we want to, but we can''t. A two-headed hydra is about to raid this city, and we''ll have to get out of here ASAP." "Wait, WHAT!? There''s a two-headed hydra!?" Mia ignored noisy Brim and ran toward the direction of the nearest working elevator. Using his 3D map in his mind, Mia located one, but he was not sure where this would lead them. Upon getting to the elevator, he was greeted by two automatic defensive gun turrets. These turrets were the last line of defense in the case any prisoner broke out to this point. "Force Field!" *TATATATATA* Hundreds of bullets barraged at Mia, but all of them slowed down and floated before him.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please clickfor visiting. The electric shield slowed down the bullet, pausing them in mid-air. Although the bulletheads were still rotating and moving slightly forward, they had lost their momentum. Mia had to stand and endure the endless machine gun for two minutes before they ran out of ammo. Five thousand bullet heads dropped from the electric shield. *TINK* *TINK* While thousands of small metals rolled on the ground and clinking, Mia disregarded the useless turrets and reached the elevator. The five-meter door of this lone elevator had a marking "E-1" on it. Without hesitation, Mia pressed the [UP] button. *Pong* The elevator opened in an instant. Inside this elevator room, it was wide enough to bring an entire truck inside. Another five-meter tall door of this elevator also located on the opposite side from the door Mia had entered. ''This should be their cargo lift. I hope this can take us to the surface.'' Mia scanned the elevator shaft with his sense. Unfortunately, this cargo elevator could only bring him and Brim to B2, which should connect to the underground parking lot area. The lift brought them up at a gradual pace. As the elevator was moving up, Mia did not stop scanning the floors above. When the elevator got to B4, Mia''s face grimaced. He used all of his strength to stomp the elevator''s floor and used his [Blast] skill on it. The floor dent and cracked. If Mia used his eye skill on the ground again, the floor would break into pieces. *Mew Mya!* (Are your banana brain acting up!? What are you doing!?) Mia did not listen to Tama. He blasted the elevator floor back. This time, he dug a hole under the elevator floor, revealing the hollow shaft below. *Pong* The elevator reached B2, but Mia immediately activated his fireball, preparing a meteorite ball before him. The large five-meter door slowly opened, revealing the underground floor. It was not the parking lot that Mia had predicted. Instead, it was a military hangar. A hundred soldiers and three tanks aimed their weapons at the elevator door, waiting for Mia. The fireball launched at the soldiers before the elevator door completely opened. *BOOM* Without waiting for a retaliation, Mia jumped down into the elevator shaft along with Brim. *BANG* *BOOM* *TATATATA* Tanks and surviving soldiers unleashed their bullets to the opened room, trying to turn Mia into mincemeat. One of the soldiers aimed their rocket launcher and pulled the trigger, sending an anti-tank rocket into the elevator. *BOOM* While everyone was focusing on shooting, Mia had already fallen to B3. He grabbed one of the traveling cables under the lift, trying to stop the fall. Elevator traveling cables were designed for wires, using for transmitting information about the power and signals. Their flexibility was not intended to be used as a rope for climbing. As a result, the cables were not stable enough for hanging on for a long time. Fortunately, Mia held on to the wire, and it brought his body and Brim toward the wall of the elevator shaft. Mia kicked the wall and sent himself along with Brim toward a ladder on the other side of the wall. His right arm hung onto the ladder rung, and his right leg coiled on the ladder rail. However, the weight from his exoskeleton and Brim pulled him downward. Tama managed to keep Brim safe from the fall, but she was also at her limit. *Mew* (It''s heavy.) "Tama, let Brim hold on to the ladder!" *Mew* (Aye!) "Brim, have you recovered? Can you at least hold yourself on the ladder?" Brim, who had already healed his neck and his nervous system, shouted back, "I still can''t use my hands and feet!" "Use your arms and elbow. Hang on the ladder for now, or both of us will fall!" "I''ll try!" Though Brim could not see and was confused, he noticed the battle sounds and followed Mia''s instruction. Brim flickered his tongue to sense his surroundings and pinpointed the ladder. He extended both arms to hang on to it. As his feet were still numb, he slid his legs into one of the ladder space and sat on a rung. At this moment, the elevator above Mia was so damaged that it fell. The lift floor was falling onto Mia. *SCREECH* The emergency brake was at work, but it would crush Mia and Brim if they did not do something. *MYA!* (INCOMING!) Mia activated his [Blast] at the falling floor and erected a force field shield to protect himself and Brim. *BOOM* The broken floor was pushed back, and the kinetic shield redirected its falling direction. The debris tilted and went down into the shaft without touching Brim and Mia. The sounds of metallic clanking echoed throughout the tunnel as Mia sighed a relief. But another familiar sound from B2 alarmed Mia. "Uriel Mia, I know you are still alive! Surrender, or I''ll trap you in this world forever!" It was the voice of Joan. "Ah, that wet banana again." *Mew* (That wet banana is back.) The blind Brim got more confused, "Huh? What banana?" Chapter 84 VIP5 Chapter 84 ¨C VIP5 "Trap me? Yeah right, you don''t need to trap me here. My existence is a trap itself, you wet banana!" *Mew* (Oh boy, Misha has gone banana again.) Mia laughed as he rescanned his surroundings, checking B3 floor and B4 floor''s layout. ''Eh, this isn''t the only exit. Why do I have to bother getting out of here with this route?'' Searching for a while, Mia spotted a shut elevator door on B7. The door was the same size as the massive frame of the fallen lift, the five-meter height door. "Tama, take Brim. We''ll head down a few more levels." *Meh* (Wow. Such abuse, very labor, much tired.) Mia frowned. This spoiled parasite used a doge meme at the wrong time. They were not out of danger yet, so she should not be playing around. "I have an eatable red gel." *Mew Mew!* (So generous. 10/10, I''ll work hard again!) Mia rolled his eyes and tossed a red gel to one of Tama''s tentacles. She caught it, and the entire limb disappeared into Mia''s body. Five tentacles grabbed the confused Brim and carried him on Mia''s back. *Mew* (Let''s go! I''m ready!) Mia launched another fireball and detonated it at B7, creating a hole in the wall. He climbed the ladder down to B7 and leaped into the hole. Upon entering the floor, more prison cells awaited them. "Why the heck are they keeping so many prisoners down here!?" The one floor on B11 was enough to house over 1,000 prisoners, but there were more rooms on this B7 level. It baffled Mia why the government built so many prison rooms. However, Mia got an answer once he saw what inside the room were. Inside the prison cells, there was no prisoner. Instead, they stored crates and boxes inside. Each room contained at least ten one-meter cubic craters. Curious, Mia broke one of the cells and opened a crate. Gold bars lined in rows and columns within the cubic box. These were probably the hidden stash of a big shot or a collection of dirty money. *Meh* (Lame. No food.) Mia sighed. Even if he could steal these gold bars in the game, he could not bring them out to the real world. Then, he recalled a few words from his grandmother. The government had already discovered this feature a decade ago, and they have been mining it like mad. Those were the quote of his grandmother''s slipped words when she told Mia about the game. ''Mining? Then, the government has a method to bring out these objects to the real world? But what method are they using?'' He remembered that there was a psychic ability that worth 450 billion MWD, the space inventory. The rich government might have used this skill to take something out from this game. Mia explored his status menu and options while he was thinking. As he searched around, his eyes stopped at the VIP privileges. ''There''s no way that the VIP here can have a special space inventory, right?'' . <<VIP3 Tier>> - EXP acquired from monsters increase by 15% - EXP acquired from humanoids increase by 5% - Items in privilege shops are 15% cheaper. - No penalty upon resurrection. - You can buy a daily VIP3 gift box from the shop. - Possess all perks from the lower VIP tiers. . <<VIP4 Tier>> - EXP acquired from monsters increase by 20% - EXP acquired from humanoids increase by 10% - Items in privilege shops are 20% cheaper. - You can access regional HUD map. - You can buy a daily VIP4 gift box from the shop. - Possess all perks from the lower VIP tiers. .Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please clickfor visiting. <<VIP5 Tier>> - EXP acquired from monsters increase by 25% - EXP acquired from humanoids increase by 15% - Items in privilege shops are 25% cheaper. - You can access the VIP Space Inventory. - You can buy a daily VIP5 gift box from the shop. - Possess all perks from the lower VIP tiers. . There was one in the VIP5 perks! Mia spat blood as he noticed that this game slowly unlocked a new feature for each VIP level increased. Also, the bonuses from the shop discount and EXP on the higher level did not stack. Instead, they appeared to override the previous value. ''Greedy devs!'' Although he dissed the developers of this unlikely game, Mia''s brain calculated how much money he could gain if he sold these gold bars in the real world. One gram of gold could be sold for 500 Milky Way Dollars. Each of these gold bars weighed about 10kg. Therefore, one bar translated to 500,000 MWD in the real world. Mia counted the number of these bars. Each crate contained exactly a hundred. ''50 Million per crate.'' Now, Mia''s eyes darted around the prisons, counting all the crates. Finished with the counting, there were a total of 800 containers and 1,000 small boxes. Not including the small boxes, the value of all gold crates here reached 40 billion MWD. Mia''s breathing became rough as he imagined a scenario which he could steal all of these gold using a space inventory. Unfortunately, Mia did not have enough money to buy VIP5, nor he had a related psychic skill. ''I''ll remember all of you. I''ll be back one day!'' As Mia was about to take Brim to the other elevator, a notification message from his grandmother in the real world arrived. [Mia, what the banana did you do in the game? Your body has turned into something from a cartoon!] "Uh ¡­" Mia figured that it might have been his mutation in the game. If he could bring Tama and the virus to the real world, then the evolution process might have been carried over with his real body as well. [We''ll take about your transformation later. I said before that the MWG will rig something and unlock a few features for you. Once you work for the MWG, they will add a special VIP system feature into your account, and they will unlock VIP10 for you once you handed them the hydra virus sample. For now, they are giving you a VIP5 authority in exchange for your cooperation, so you can use their space inventory feature.] [Oh, this is the most important feature. If you store a non-living-being inside, you can bring them out to the real world. I''ll tell you about the process of bringing the items in-and-out later. For now, log out of the game when you can. We have a lot to talk about.] The message ended. Mia''s face distorted as he realized that he did not have to invest in the game from the very beginning. "I want a refund, damn it! AHHHHHHH" Brim and Tama were confused by Mia''s sudden outburst. None of them had an idea of what was in Mia''s mind. *Mew* (Ah, 110% banana mode, I see.) Brim tilted his head, "What''s wrong with bananas? Why are you all obsess with bananas!?" A few seconds after Mia''s mental screaming, another notification arrived. They were the messages from the game staffs. . [Dear MR. Uriel Mia, Our game administrators have noticed that you have a hostile relationship with our Milky Way Government Agency. We would like you to cease your action at once. Although we are aware that our agents are at fault for causing you inconvenience, we hope that you can pardon their immoral acts and work together with us. In exchange, we shall compensate you with the perks that we give to all our government agents. As for the money that you had transferred to us, we shall refund them back to your bank account. Another note, we have contacted the responsible agent who is currently harassing you. She will also cease her actions at once. Again, we sincerely apologize for our rude agents. We are looking forward to co-operating with you in the future. Fleet Admiral Gabriel Lobmak, Head Developer of Lilim Heritage Online] . Mia clicked his tongue in an annoyance the moment he saw the name of the sender. Although he did not know about this Gabriel Lobmak, his guts told Mia that he could not trust this person. <<Ding>> <<The Milky Way Government has transferred 300,000,000 MWD to your bank account.>> <<You are now VIP5>> . . . Meanwhile, Amro had reached the city perimeter. The tall wall of Mafdet Capital City was in his sight. However, he did not look at the wall or the city itself. Amro stared at a figure above the city, Sebastian. "Strong, I want." Chapter 85 Good Morning, Brim Chapter 85 ¨C Good Morning, Brim Inside the hangar, Joan received a similar notification from the Fleet Admiral Gabriel Lobmak. She frowned as she read the messages. . [Stop causing troubles for your father and the gov. We have a situation at hand. A few hours ago, we received an urgent report that Coronel Crimson Krastel has died in his capsule. The cause of his death relates to the game. His soul has been forcefully extracted because of a new hydra, and he is now a permanent resident. Two more bad news, that very responsible hydra is coming to your city, and the connection gate has automatically blockaded the exit point for an unknown reason. That means all players and agents won''t be able to log out for the time being until I can reopen the gate. Work with Uriel Mia and get rid of that hydra. Let him test the new prototype mech that we built for our GG team. Since he''s their counterpart, so he should be able to handle a bit of pressure in the cockpit. I''ll warn you again. We are soldiers, not a vengeful spirit. Uriel Mia is currently working for us even though he is still with his grandmother. Since the higher-ups are waiting for his blood sample delivery, we have to ensure his well-being. Your current actions are against the interest of MWG. Don''t dwell into the past, or I''ll sack you myself. Remember, I don''t need your father''s authority to remove you.] . Joan clenched her fists as she was helpless against this fleet admiral. To Joan, Gabriel Lobmak was more dangerous than Uriel Min. As he possessed an authority that could dismiss her father from the army despite his ranks, Joan was wary of him. "ARGH!! Damn both of you! You bunch with archangel''s names are annoying!" Joan paced back and forth while she gazed at her VIP11 spy CCTV monitor, which was a secret privilege that few military personals had. With this feature, she could see every action that Mia was doing. With a flick of fingers, Joan could move this spy monitor around. More actions, such as zoom-in, zoom-out, stalking mode, find a person, or change the camera angle, were also available in this feature. With the secret eye, Joan could see any player in this world. On her map screen, the screen displayed the current situation on the B7 floor, which Mia was stealing the hidden stashes of this city''s crooked officials at the moment. It appeared that he had somehow unlocked the VIP inventory feature. ''After this incident, that old geezer will probably have a heart attack.'' Joan turned to her subordinate soldiers, who were also agents from the real world as well. "Change of plans. A hydra is about to siege the city, and it''s our golden chance to harvest red gels and a hydra core. Prepare the prototype and my mech!" Everyone stared at Joan in shock as none of them had heard about this hydra invasion news yet. "But ma''am. A mutant is on the loose." "Once a hydra gets into this city, everybody here will die, including us! Get going, soldier! Know your priority!" "YES, MA''AM!" . ***************************** <<Emergency Quest: Two-Headed Hydra>> Amro, the hydra, is sieging Mafdet City. If this creature gets inside the wall, 50,000 people inside this city will be in peril! As a trainee soldier, you are one of this city''s reserve troops. Use your power to help them whatever you can, and protect the people of this city! <<Quest Objective>> - Kill Amro, the hydra <<Quest Reward>> - Unknown. ***************************** . Dove stared at the quest menu with a frown. From his experience, all unknown rewards are either exceptionally OP or something useless. However, the chance for getting the former was higher than the latter. ''I should join them. There''s nothing to lose here anyway.'' His log out button was disabled, so there was nothing else he could do, except going out and fight. Besides, an event like this was hard to come by. He had to seize every opportunity he could get if he wanted to be a top player. Thinking about the position of a top player, he had a complicated thought about this game. Before the event, his level was following after Misha, who had reached level 100, which should have been their max level. Just a moment ago, it displayed her level as 101 for a few minutes before her name disappeared from the rankings. A lot of question popped up in Dove''s mind about the ranking. Did she change her class? How did her level reach above 100? How did she gain level so fast? How did she change her race? Dove wanted to send an inquiry to a game administrator or a game master, asking them how these could be possible. However, he did not have that luxurious time.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please clickfor visiting. Like the previous event, a group of soldiers with a truck came. "Get on the truck! Move! Move! Move!" Pioneer King, Dove, and others were forced to get on the military vehicle again. At this point, every student began to doubt that a combat class was the right choice. None of them enjoyed being in the military. They wanted to play the game for fun, not play to be ordered around. Dove exhaled through his teeth. ''I''m starting to get envious of Misha. I don''t like this Mafdet Faction. I need to find a way to switch side like her, but how will it affect the grades at school, I wonder?'' . Meanwhile, Sebastian, who was flying above Mafdet City, smiled at the oncoming hydra. ''Come, boy. Come to me.'' As Sebastian was waiting for Amro, he chewed the red gel that he tossed into his mouth. That was his fifth Amro''s red gel. By eating two gels, it would be enough for Amro to sense him, yet he continued eating them as if they were snacks. ''Come on. Show me what you''ve got!'' Sebastian slowly flew backward, arranging his flying angle so that Amro had to go through the city before it could reach him. . As for the center of attention, Mia was oblivious to the chaotic scenes above the ground. In tedious, Mia opened each crate and shoved gold bars into his game screen one-by-one. He wished that he could move the items faster, but the inventory spaces were the issues. The VIP inventory was a slot system which appeared as 20 empty squares icons. Each blank square could only house one item at a time, yet the same type of items could stack on top of the others. Available slots had to be available before Mia could move gold bars into the inventory. Secondly, large items, such as a crate, occupy multiple slots. In this case, a one-meter cubic crate would take four slots of inventory if Mia put one in there. Also, the gold crates could not stack! If Mia loaded crates into his inventory, he could only take five boxes at the maximum, which was only 500 gold bars. However, if Mia were patient enough and put the gold bars in his inventory, it would take only one slot of the 20 as gold bars could stack as one item. As a result, he could store everything with this method! *Mew* (Are you done?) "Just a little more, Tama." *Mrrr* (I sense Amro is getting near. Can you hurry?) "I know! Help me then!" *Mrrr* (More labor again.) Mia turned around to glance at Brim. Then, he met his eyes with Tama''s eyes on his chest. ''Once we get to the other side, we can trade these with many good fishes! Remember the tuna? Guess how many fishes we can buy with one gold bar. Obviously, it can''t just buy only one fish.'' *Nom-Nom!?* (More fish!? Why didn''t you say this before!? Let''s go!) Mia chuckled. Tama might be smart and cunning, but she could be easily motivated with food. While both of them were at it, Brim sat down on the floor and concentrated on his recovery. Unfortunately, he lacked nutrition. As Brim did not have a partner that could convert human''s blood to restore his dead cells, he had to use jellies for his recovery. "Umm, do you have a spare green gel or a yellow gel? I''ll pay you back in double once we return to the base." Mia touched his pocket, but he stopped. "I''m not carrying those gels right now, but I have a red gel. Are you alright with it?" "ACK! Please, miss. I will never have enough gel to pay you back! Heck, I''ve only eaten two red gels in my life!" Mia also pondered. He also needed red gels to boost his status caps, especially in the late game in the future. Therefore, giving a red gel to Brim was not ideal. Then, Mia recalled that there were items in the VIP shop. When Gabriel Lobmak transferred Mia''s money back to his account, he did not refund or take away his 300 diamonds. Mia still had 300 free diamonds on him! ''Right, there was a gift box thingy and the medicine drink, right? Will those do?'' Mia checked the shop. . ************ VIP1 Gift Box¨C Price 100 Diamonds. Contain various items as the following; - Ten bottles of clean water - Ten lunch box sets - Ten pieces of jerky - Ten vitamin drinks ************* VIP2 Gift Box¨C Price 300 Diamonds. Contain various items as the following; - Ten first-aid kits - Ten first-aid sprays - Ten healing potions ************* . VIP1 package was an utter rip-off. However, it might be useful for those who were short on supplies. VIP2 package was what Mia needed. He could spend only 100 diamonds for one healing potion, but buying this pack was more worth it. Mia pressed the VIP2 gift box, and all items were placed inside his inventory. Mia took out a healing potion, which came in as a one-liter dark colored bottle. From first glance, Mia thought that it was a famous soft drink. At the label, it merely described, "All purposes healing pot, period!" It was a suspicious-looking medicine, no matter how Mia inspected it. But since he bought ten of these, testing it a bit on Brim might not hurt. ''It''s a game item, so it should not be harmful to the players or the locals.'' Looking around, Mia could not find a container for this potion. "Brim, open your mouth and raise your chin up." Blinded and confused, Brim did it anyway. "Like this?" Mia unsealed the bottle and gently poured the potion into Brim''s mouth. He only put a mouthful as a precaution. Brim was surprised, but he drank the mouthful of potion anyway. Soon, he felt the change within his body. He regenerated back his lost eyes, and the injuries on his wrists and ankles recovered. Within his right chest, something was growing. "Eh!?" Brim checked his body in shock. In the next second, tears rolled from his eyes. *Mow?* (Eh? What?) *Meow* (I thought I was already dead.) *Mow Meow* (Oh, good morning Brim. I had a long sleep.) "SAM!!" Chapter 86 Miracle of Healing Potion Chapter 86 ¨C Miracle of Healing Potion <<Ding>> <<You have received 75 Diamonds as a refunded discount.>> Mia ignored the system message. At the moment, he was shocked by the sudden recovery and the resurrection of Brim''s partner. ''Wow, that''s super effective, way too effective!'' Mia had hoped for a bit of recovery, so Brim could walk and run on his own. However, the potion exceeded his expectation. Furthermore, Brim''s body began to change. His scales shone in luster while small horns grew from above his temples. A short lizard tail also pierced through the back of his pants. Brim had just evolved into a dragonewt! *Mew* (Well, that escalated quickly.) The commotion did not escape Crystal''s eavesdrop. She heard everything from Mia''s earpod. [What happened, Misha!?] "Err, I''ll explain later. To sum it short, Brim has evolved, and his partner has kinda revived." [HAH!?] "I''ll explain everything to you once we get back. Please continue being our eyes for now." [Fine. Don''t waste too much time in there. Hurry and get out of there already. The hydra has already reached the city!] "Welp, shit. Okay!" Mia turned around and checked his surroundings. Although he had not looted everything on this floor, he already wasted too much time. "Brim, catch!" Mia tossed his rifle to Brim, so he could fight. Brim caught it and looked at Mia''s face for the first time. Seeing that his rescuer was a cute girl, he had a wry smile on his face. He had many questions that he wanted to ask Mia, but he decided to keep quiet as it was not the right time. "T-Thanks!" Embarrassed, Brim shrunk back. He kept glancing at Tama''s tentacles and Mia''s tail as he compared them to his newly grown dragonewt tail. *Mow Meow!* (Nice to meet you, friends.) *Mew!* (Sup, mate!) *Mow* (I sense great power coming from both of you. How old are you?) *Mrrr? Mew* (I don''t think I''m older than a-month old?) *Mowow* (Holy Kitty! You are one freaking genius, I see.) *Mew Mew* (Of course! Misha feeds me fishes!) *Mah-Hah Mow!* (AHAHAHA! Well, let''s get going. From what I see, we''re running away from this place? Shouldn''t we hurry?) Sam slowly regrew his tentacle arms. Two of them bit through Brim''s muscles and exited through his back. Afterward, they transformed into dragon wings. Brim cried in pain as he had not felt this for a long time. "OUCH! SAM! BE GENTLE!" *Mow* (You slacking, brat. Your muscle tissues are softer than before. What were you doing during the time I was sleeping? Watching porn all day again!?) "No! Heck, I don''t have times! I''m a pilot now!" *Meow* (Being a pilot doesn''t mean you should skip the workout routine.) *Mow Mow* (Now that I''m awake. I''ll monitor your training schedule!) *Mowow!* (Now, move it, soldier! Get going! Little lady, little child, guide us, please.) Mia had the urge to correct them that he was a man, but the conversation between Brim and Sam made him laugh. Still giggling, Mia drew his pistol, "Let''s go. We''re done here." There were a few unopen crates and boxes, but Mia decided that he had looted enough. Two dragonewts and two tentacle cats proceeded through the B7 floor. Using Mia''s sense of direction, they arrived at another elevator. Unlike the previous elevator, this one had a mark of E-3. The elevator size was also the standard one instead of the other cargo lift. *PONG* It took a while, but the elevator got down from the surface to B7. . In the elevator, Crystal asked Mia.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please clickfor visiting. [Misha, can you pass your earpod to Brim?] "Huh? Okay." Mia thought that these two had something to catch up, so Mia gave his earpod to Brim as Crystal requested. Brim took it and put the pod into his ear. "This is Brim." [Crystal here. I heard another cat''s voice during your conversation, and I can understand a few words. Who are you talking to?] "Oh, that''s my partner''s voice. Sam, can you say something to our operator?" *Mowow* (Mind your tone, Brim. I''m older than you, and I''m not your pet.) [WTF!!] Crystal screamed from the other side, and there were noisy sounds of metallic clanking as if someone fell down from a chair. "Are you alright?" [@#%!%, I-I''m fine! Brim, aren''t all Tautog members scalesmen? How did you get another partner?] "Err, I didn''t get another partner. My partner revived, and I evolved." [WHAT!?] "Miss Rescuer fed me liquid medicine, and my partner revived." [¡­] [Please pass the earpod to Misha. I have many things I want to ask her.] "¡­ Sure." Before Brim could return the earpod, the elevator reached the ground floor. *PONG* Different from the last time, Mia did not cause a scene nor got into a battle stance. Although he readied his pistol, he did not point it forward. Upon getting out of the lift, they found themselves inside a luxurious white building. When Mia looked at the view outside a window, he noticed the collapsed building from afar. ''Isn''t this the House of Parliament?'' Mia noticed that they were in the government house at the center of Mafdet City. [MISHA!!] Crystal''s scream came from the earpod. Fortunately, Mia had not worn it yet, or his eardrum would have been shattered by her high pitch voice. [HOW DID YOU REVIVE BRIM''S PARTNER!!??] Mia refused to put the earpod back as he cared about his hearing and his nervous system. As if he was using a walky-talky, Brim put the earpod close to his mouth and talked. "I found a hidden stash within the underground prison, and one of them is a weird medicine bottle. It''s labeled as a healing potion, so I tested it with myself first. It worked, so I fed it to Brim. Then, Sam came back to life." [¡­] As usual, Mia created another false story to cover the VIP items. He did not want to reveal this secret to anyone, or troubles would come after him. Mia was not afraid that Crystal and Thorn might be hostile against him. He was more wary of others in the base 88 and other mutant bases. This healing potion was too valuable to the lizardmen. Not only it could revive the partner of the medicine consumer, but it could also evolve that person into a dragonewt. Looking at Brim, Mia could tell that he was just a common dragonewt since he did not possess any elemental attribute within his breathing. On the other hand, Sebastian''s breath contained the smell of grass and nature, while Mia''s was downright gasoline. Both Mia and Sebastian held their elemental power in their lung, and their overall potential was higher than a common dragonewt. Still, a dragonewt was a rare race of the mutants, and they seemed to hold significant influences among their community. If this information about the potion leaked, all mutants would be in a frenzy. Mia hesitated, but he whispered into the mic anyway. "There is some medicine left in the bottle I looted. I''ll give it to you. Don''t tell anyone about this yet, or I''ll be in trouble." [@#@##%&^#@$] [¡­] [Okay!] Crystal''s voice sounded erratic like someone who had just won a lottery. She seemed delighted by the news that she could revive her partner. Listening to Crystal, Mia was happy for her too. Unfortunately, their celebration was still too soon. *BOOM* An earthquake followed after the grand explosion from the side of the outer wall. Looking at the city wall from a distance, Mia saw a large hole, which he could see through to the wasteland. The wall has been breached! Chapter 87 Rampaging Hydra Chapter 87 ¨C Rampaging Hydra "HYDRA!!" Screams and panicking cries came from people behind the collapsed wall as a twin-headed hydra appeared. Staring into the city and the chaotic scene, Amro hesitated if he should eat these people. They did not suit his appetite. "So many foods, but they''re too weak." Krastel had another idea, "Food." "Eat them if you want. I''ll go after the strong one." "Food!" Krastel drooled as he watched the crowd of soldiers gathering in front of them. Unable to resist his glutton drive, Krastel activated his psychic skills, and his eyes glowed in red light. Temperature drastically reduced from the 30 degree Celsius to minus 200 Celsius within a second, which turned all moisture and liquid in the radius of 100 meters into condensed glacial and snowflakes. A team of soldiers, who stood within the range of Krastel''s skill, stopped moving as their blood had been frozen. Once the soldiers turned into ice statues, Krastel extended his long tongue, coiling one of the men and dragging him into his mouth. He chewed the solidified human as if he was eating ice cream. Amro clicked his tongue as he disliked cold environment. His eyes ignited on fire as he activated his power, which he used to destroy the wall. It took him ten seconds to gather his strength into his eye to fire another [Blast] shot into the city. *BOOM* Instead of hitting everything before him with an invisible flaming cannonball like Mia''s [Blast] version, it was more like a short-range laser beam. Everything in his line of sight disappeared and replaced with a sea of fire. As the origin of Mia''s "Blast" skill, Amro''s firepower surpassed him by Miles! "Now, I''m hungry." Amro strolled into the city, passing the glacial area which was on fire. Tentacles on his back began doing the work, collecting every living being. Within a minute, he rounded a total of eight soldiers with each of his back-arms. "Food," Krastel looked at the struggling people, wanting to eat them. "They''re mine. Catch your own food." "¡­" The hydra stopped proceeding into the city as they feasted on the captured humans. . The local military forces brought their mechs and their tanks to surround Amro. 20 Robots, armed to the teeth, and ten tanks positioned around Amro in a half-circle. Another 15 mechs, which had exited the city through another gate, stationed behind Amro and kept the distance of 500 meters away. They were getting ready to the assault on this intruder. . Meanwhile, Mia and Brim left the government house and were on their way to the recycling factory. Once they could get to the junkyard, aka the extraction point, Thorn and other Tautog mechs would escort them back to their base. That was the plan. <<Ding>> <<A new quest has been initiated>> . ******************************* <<World Boss Quest: Rampaging Hydra>> In this apocalypse world, everyone understands how deadly mutated monsters are. Among the top of the food chain among beasts, one of them is the hydra race. Now, Amro, the two-headed hydra, has breached the wall of Mafdet City. If no one can stop this monster, this Mafdet City will become another ruined city among the wasteland. Hydras are the common enemy of mankind and mutants. Work together with them and eliminate this threat, or Shelter 88 can be its next target after this city fall. <<Quest Objective>> - Kill Amro, the first-head hydra - Kill Krastel, the second-head hydra <<Quest Rewards>> - 100 Diamonds for participating. - 500 Diamonds for last shot award. - 500 Diamonds for the MVP reward. ******************************* . Because of the quest notification, Mia''s concentration slipped for a few seconds. That few seconds proved fatal. Over twenty flying drones at the size of a car, armed with 20mm cannons, dove down from the dark sky and surrounded them. Both Mia and Brim had to stop their feet as a shell from these cannons could easily kill them. Mia was frustrated. He had detected and tried to avoid these drones, but they seemed to know about his location. *Mowow?* (Eh, little miss, did you have something against these locals?) The corner of Mia''s mouth twitched, "Maybe. Those bananas hate my family and me." The stalemate lasted for less than a minute as an APC came. The vehicle parked, and a familiar face female officer stepped out. Joan took a loudspeaker and shouted, "Uriel Mia! You should have received the message from the higher-ups! Let''s stop fighting and come with us! We wish to work with you!" Mia frowned in disbelief. ''Is she drunk?'' The Joan Mia knew usually yelled at him in a forceful tone. However, her tone at this moment was different. "We don''t need that friend of yours. Your friend and go and leave the city, but we need you here!" Now, Mia was surprised, "Wow, is that a new trick?" Brim looked around in a panic, "M-Miss, do you know her?" "Sort of, she was my trainer before I converted." "Ah, she''s quite kind, isn''t she?" "Will you say the same if I tell you that she''s the one behind your abduction?" "That bitch deserves a thousand butt slaps! That fat ass has to be shaken to the point they sagged like grand mamma''s boobs!" "¡­" Sam used one of his tentacle mouths to bite Brim''s butt. "OUCH!" *Meow!* (No vulgar words!) Mia ignored Brim and Sam''s bickering. Looking around and feeling everything with his sense, Mia believed that he could get away from the drones. However, he would be the only one surviving as Brim might not make it through the barrages of multiple cannons from all sides. Judging from the changed attitude of Joan, Mia decided to take risks. If Brim could get away from the city, he could always fight and run away later. Mia passed the earpod, his wristwatch and the bottle of potion, which had been unsealed, to Brim. "Use the earpod and the wristwatch to ask for help. Also, take this medicine to Crystal." "Are you going to surrender!?" "No. I''ll be having a talk with that woman. You go back first, and I''ll find my way home later." "Miss, you must not! They torture mutants like us like we''re Frankenstein! You can''t go with them!" Mia took a deep breath, "Brim, I''ll be frank. You''re a dead-weight. I can always escape by myself, but you''re dragging me down. Get your banana ass outta here when you have a chance!" Without waiting for a response from the shocked Brim, Mia walked toward Joan with his hands above his head. "Let him go, and I''ll go with you. If you play a trick, I''ll fOOking bitch slap you like a wet banana!" Joan''s face turned dark as Mia''s words were too resemble Uriel Min. She was so furious that she wanted to kill him right now. Unfortunately, Gabriel Lobmak forced her this duty. With a cracked voice and a stiffed smile, Joan proceeded with her negotiation. "Okay. He can leave. You definitely have to stay." "Fine. Then what?" Joan grinned as she fiddled with her transparent game panel, "Come closer. Don''t worry, I won''t bite." "Open a path for him first, then we talk." Thinking for a while, Joan waved her hands. The drones opened a path for Brim as they withdrew from the road. Mia turned around to look at Brim, "Go." "Err ¡­" "Go NOW!" "O-Okay!" *Mow* (We''ll see you later, Miss. Take care.) Brim ran away as he put Crystal''s earpod on. Looking at the running Brim, Mia was still concerned about Joan''s scheme. He kept looking at Brim until he could not sense this clumsy pilot anymore. "It''s just us now. Get in the vehicle, and we''ll talk." "Disarm your drones, and we''ll talk." "Geez, you''re a worrywart. Fine!" All drones moved further away from their location as Joan signaled her soldiers in the APC. Mia steeled his heart and followed Joan into the vehicle. Once they got inside the back seat of the APC, Joan displayed a picture of a mech with her game panel. "Have you ever seen this?" Mia''s frown deepened. It was an ancient Prometheus-Series Armored Mech of the 30th-century, which was considered outdated in his world. However, its performance was still better than the local mechs in the game.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please clickfor visiting. "This is our Prometheus Prototype. It''s a mech from the 30th-century." "And how does it have anything to do with me?" "Here''s the problem. We can''t import everything from the original model because of the tech tree restriction. However, we created a pseudo robot by using a loophole in the game." Joan glared at Mia with jealousy and envy as she continued talking. "Because of that loophole, no human can pilot this machine ¡­ but all members from the Golden Generation can." Chapter 88 Prometheus Cockpit Trap Chapter 88 ¨C Prometheus Cockpit Trap The robot in Joan''s game screen was a tall half-Rhinoceros-beetle, half-humanoid mecha. It had coated red frames all over its body. The extended shoulder guards covered its collars down to its elbows while two gigantic foldable wings hid the psionic radiators and the boosters behind the mech''s back. The trademark of Prometheus mecha series was their long beetle horn which extended from its head. They seemed useless, but they were the telepathic receptor for the secondary cockpit within its head. Unlike the mechs from the 23rd-century, this robot could be controlled by two pilots from two different cockpits. One was inside the robot''s head while the other one located within its torso. Prometheus''s cockpit armor chest was in a pyramid shape as it was designed to deflect all physical attacks from the critical area, protecting the primary pilot''s space. However, the operating room within the mecha''s head did not have protection like the chest. Instead, it was equipped with a detachable device that could transition from a robot head into a flying drone. Aside from the large upper body part, each leg of Prometheus was almost as big as its torso. It was as if that each leg wore a mantle to cover their bulking muscular. Under the skirt-like shin-guard frames, two psionic engines hid there. Its feet were armed with psionic-powered wheel tracks. Not only that Prometheus could walk and jumped, but it could also transform its soles into roller wheels, so it could skate through the battlefields. As these tracks and chassis were designed to support with over 150,000 horsepower from each of the psionic turbine engines, this 50 tons mech could accelerate from zero to the speed of 150mph on the ground with ease. Those were the Prometheus Series specs in their early days that Mia knew. ''That doesn''t make sense! Psionic Engine technologies are only available in the late 29th-century! The game shouldn''t allow anyone to develop these engines yet, and psionic robots shouldn''t be available in the game!'' Psionic technology breakthrough happened after mankind discovered a particular mineral from space by chance.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please clickfor visiting. It happened at the time when private companies were allowed to journey into the asteroid belts of the solar system to explore and mined resources. One of the space miner companies found a new mineral, the Titan Arum Ore. This mineral was named after a corpse flower as not only they smelled like a rotting corpse, but they could grow and multiply on a dead mammal body! It was also harmful to mankind as it emitted poisonous gas. However, it resonated with human''s psychic powers. This alone brought up the ore''s value. As it reacted to esper''s abilities, scientists conducted researches on these Titan Arums in an enclosed spaceship. A decade later, they created a medium device, which could enhance psychic abilities of humans. Many companies and government came up with more tools and gadgets, using these minerals as the foundation. However, the most significant byproduct of these Titan Arum ores were the new sources of energy, the psionic core. Psionic Technologies breakthrough followed after the psionic core creation, and psionic engines were born. One standard two-meter turbine engine could generate electricity at the same rate to what a 200MW nuclear reactor power plant produced, and one of them could last 7200 hours at 100% capacity usage. Thus, this engine became a standard engine for all mechs and heavy factories in the 30th-century, which should not be able to import into the game with the restriction of tech trees. Although it looked inefficient for using multiple nuclear reactors for supplying a mech, Mia knew why they did that. It was Prometheus was the first esper mech of mankind, which would change the warfare and the technologies outlook beyond the 30th-century. Mia stared at Joan with a baffled look, "How did you create a psionic engine here? Did you bring it from the real world?" Joan smirked, "No. As I said before, they were the pseudo robot, so they aren''t using one of those psionic turbines." "Then, how do you feed the energies to the robot? That thing is an esper mech!" "You''ll understand it once you get in there. I don''t need to explain." "¡­" While the APC was on the road, the sounds of a grand battle came from a distance away. Consecutive explosions caused an earthquake and a heat shockwave, which affected all civilians in the town. Joan and Mia got back to the hangar during the ruckus. Inside the hangar, most of the robots and military personals had left for combat, but one red mech was still there. The 50 tons, 25-meter-tall mech stood still behind the bridge. The body size and the beetle wings made it look like a fat giant robot compared to the other mechs in this age. "Hop in that mech." Mia peered at Joan with a wry smile, "I''ve never piloted a mech. Who do you think I am, Amuro Ray!? I can''t master the mech with just a manual!" Joan smirked, "I''ll remind you again. This mech is customized for golden generation freaks like you. You''ll be able to operate it like how you fapped using your avatar in the barrack back then. Also, take off those exoskeletons. You won''t be able to operate the mech with all frames around yourself." Mia''s face reddened. He indeed touched Misha''s whole body when he took a bath in the game for the first time, but he did not go as far as masturbating. Joan''s words were exaggerating. Embarrassed and frustrated, Mia gritted his teeth and got on the bridge, climbing into the chest cockpit of the Prototype Prometheus. He thought to himself, ''Once this raid quest is done, I''ll GTA this!'' Joan assisted him by operating the bridges in the hangar, opening the way for Mia. The cockpit hatch slowly closed by itself once Mia sat, and the light in the room switched on. The controllers in the cockpit were two arm bracers, two hand grips, leg guards, three pedals, and a keyboard. On the cockpit ceiling, over a hundred switches dazzled Mia. ''That wet banana! How dafuq can I move this thing without prior training!? She said I will be able to once I get in, and now what!?'' The OS of the mech booted up, and several odd symbols appeared on the screen. It froze as if the OS was waiting for instruction. Mia frowned as he tried to decipher these odd moon runes. He had seen these somewhere before, but he could not recall it. ''It''s familiar. I think I can understand this, but I don''t. What?'' He had a vague d¨¦j¨¤ vu feeling about this runes. As if in a trance, Mia placed his hands on the keyboard and started typing. [BANANA] ¡­ *BZZ* Error. ''Of course, it will give me an error. What am I thinking?'' Though he thought that, his fingers did not stop. [WET BANANA] ¡­ *BZZ* Error Mia leaned back to his seat as he sniggered. As soon as his neck touched the neck rest, he felt something had pricked the back of his neck. "OUCH!" He tried to lean forward in reflex, but a collar extended from behind the seat and locked him back to the position. The needle penetrated into his cervical spine, and it injected something inside. Tama immediately sent her tentacles and her blood cells into Mia''s spinal cord, protecting him from the unknown substances. *Mew* (Misha, let''s destroy this and get out of here!) "Ah, I know." *Beep* < > <<Welcome, Officer Uriel>> "Huh?" <<Memory Implant Operation, initiating>> "SHIT!" This was what he feared the most in his life, getting forcefully implanted by an unknown memory. Mia closed his eyes and shook his head around as he tried to resist. However, he felt nothing coming from the cockpit, not even a movement or another restraint. <<Synchronization completed>> ''Huh?'' Mia slowly opened his eyes as he peeked the cockpit monitor. Nothing had happened to him. ''What da hack did it do?'' The screen was still flooded with moon runes. The safety lock collar was still binding his neck to his seat, but Mia could not sense any change. "Tama, did you see or feel anything?" Tama had been quiet after the warning about memory implant. Mia looked at his chest to see what Tama was doing. Her only eye on his chest stared straight at the monitor without blinking. Tama was somehow in a trance. *Meh* "Tama?" *Meh-Heh* "Meh-Heh?" *Meh-Heh-Heh MEW!* "???" *MEW MEW!* (I UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING!) *Meh* (Eh, they sure have a bad taste though.) *Mew?* (Why did they want me to serve the MWG when I''m stuck with banana Misha?) Mia''s face cramped from listening to Tama''s mumbling. He had a theory in his mind. *Mew?* (Hey, Mish! What''s Golden Generation?) *Mew?* (What''s Milky Way Government?) *Mew?* (Why do they want me to serve them?) Mia''s face turned into a (?_?) meme once more. ''Did the OS just implant a memory into Tama instead of me?'' Chapter 89 Psionic Link Chapter 89 ¨C Psionic Link "Tama, what did you learn from these stupid runes?" *Mrrr?* (Runes? Oh, the psionic codes?) *Mew!* (They boasted about how great MWG and how righteous MWG is.) *Meh?* (Why should I serve them because of their greatness?) *Nom-Nom* (They didn''t even mention about rewards and food!) *NOM-NOM-HOM-NOM MEW!* (What''s the point working for free without getting good food!? MWG is a bunch of slave-driving phonies! Why should I die for them!? Why should I follow after their commands till death!? Unless they promise a planet worth of red gels, then I''ll reconsider it!) Tama seemed to be offended by the sudden memory injection. Fortunately, her ego conscience and her glutton dominated over the new memories. "Are you going to follow after them?" *MEH!* (MWG!? NOPE!) *Nom-Nom Mew* (At least, I can eat good fishes and jellies if I''m with you.) *Meh* (MWG employee welfare sucks!) Listening to Tama, Mia burst into laughter, "Tama, did it teach you how to control this?" *Mew* (They did. Want me to teach you?) "Yes, please." *Nom-Nom?* (Wage, please.) The corner of Mia''s mouth twitched, "You already ate a red gel from my pocket. Can you sense another presence of an alpha egg or a hydra? Crystal warned me that if you eat more than one red gels from the same origin, you''ll die from the psych attack from the blood owner." *MYA!* (NANI!?) *Mrrr!* (Let me check!) Ten seconds later *Mew!* (No problem! No owner detected!) "Are you sure? Your life is at risk, you know?" *Meh!* (Banana Mish! Eat one of them yourself and tell me if they still have an owner!) "¡­" Mia slapped his forehead and put one into his mouth as Tama had suggested. <<Ding>> <<You have eaten Yedped''s condensed blood>> <<Your max VIT has increased by 10>> <<Your max STM has increased by 10>> Mia ignored the game notification and focused on his sense. As Tama had said, he did not detect any hostile alpha egg or a presence. Furthermore, all remaining red gels seemed to be from the same origin since Mia could compare them to the gel that he ate. "My bad, Tama. You can have it."Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please clickfor visiting. *NOM-NOM MEW* (That''s more like it! I''ll transfer my knowledge to you.) *Mew* (Relax your muscles. I''ll enter you slowly and gently.) Before Mia could retort that it sounded dirty, Tama''s blood-vessel-size tentacles dove into parietal lobe at the back of Misha''s head. It transmitted mild electricity to the neuron cells on Mia''s brain tissues, and a flood of images entered Mia''s vision. He saw himself undertake training and piloting this robot for decades, which it turned into his second nature. However, among those images, something from the back of his brain also emerged. A vivid-like dream also came to Mia. It was a dream about him in the second year in the child training program, which he had forgotten for years. During the training, he and his male friends were practicing a particular psychic skill. It was an ability that could control the actions of their fellow friends! Mia remembered competing against his male friends by using this skill on all of the female students in the same generation. Mia won that competition, but it seemed the instructors were not very happy about their little game. They were told not to use this skill on them ever again for some reason. "What skill was that? Err, I can''t remember the name ¡­" <<Ding>> <<You have learned a skill, Psionic Language>> <<You have learned a skill, Psionic Link>> <<You have learned a skill, Psionic Possession>> "Yup! Psionic Possession was the name ¡­ wait, what!?" Mia widened his eyes in shock. Just by recalling his lost memories, he obtained many skills in-game at once. Moreover, a familiar feeling that he lost after his grandmother implanted her memories into him came back. Mia recalled how he could exercise his consciousness and link his thought with someone else. It was similar to telepathy, but they were not the same. Telepathy was for direct communication via thought. Psionic Link synchronized multiple consciousnesses of two or more persons into one. Also, Psionic Possession was an upgraded version of the psionic link as it could take over the conscience of the user''s target. Those two psionic abilities were the skills that male students could use during those years. "How nostalgia. I missed this skill. How did I forget my favorite toys?" Mia was aware of himself. Currently, his facial expression distorted into a sinister smile. *Mew* (Let''s try playing with this thing. We have 1,100 diamonds to farm!) Mia snapped back to his sense. The exhilarating feeling disappeared and was suppressed into the back of his head. "Right! Banana me, I forgot!" Because of the new memories injected by Tama, Mia grabbed the controller grips and stomped on foot pedals as if he mastered piloting this for a decade. But the robot still did not move. *Mrrr?* "Hmm?" Then, the OS informed them what they lacked with the weird language that Mia could not read before. However, Mia and Tama could read them now. <<Beep>> < > "Pseudo engines?" <<Beep>> < > <<Instruction: One, Activate the pilot''s psionic link with the engines>> <<Two, supply the engine with your electrokinesis>> <<Three, maintain your psionic link with the engine as you operate the machine>> "¡­" Mia frowned and looked behind him. Located on the back of the chest cockpit, the main power supply emitted dim light as if it almost ran out of power. "I''m supposed to charge this with my psychic power?" Upon closer inspection, Mia found out that this was not the psionic glass tube in the engine that he knew. Instead of using a psionic core as the main power supply, it used something else entirely. In reflex, Mia flickered his tongue like a snake to smell the round core inside the naked reactor. It had a similar scent as ¡­ a red gel! *Mrrr?* (What''s wrong?) "I think the thing inside the engine might be a core of a dead alpha egg." *MYA!* (HAH!?) Curious, Mia activated his psionic link with the engine to inspect the core inside. Once his consciousness touched the white ball, there was no reaction. Mia probed further and got inside the core. "Hmm." A few seconds after the inspection, Mia pulled back his psionic link. *Mew?* (How is it?) "It''s a false core. I think there are more in other engines." *Mew?* (Is this a material for mutating someone to a dragonewt? I thought it was a hydra core from its scent.) "I don''t think so. They don''t have a trace of deadly presence like Amro or the same lingering power in red gels. My thought was the same as yours at first glance, but they are completely different. I think Joan or her crews synthesized this using a bionic 3D printer or a cloning module, so she can use this as a substitute of the refined titan arum as the materials." As it was safe to link with these dead cores in many engines within the Prometheus Prototype, Mia established a link with the central power core and activated his [Electrokinesis: Zap], charging the engine. The temperature in the cockpit increased as the electricity discharged from Mia''s body. Tama could feel the sharp pricking sensation, but she did not complain about it. Since electric currents were hot, she enjoyed it as if it was a healthy massage. *VRRRR* The engine light brightened. . Meanwhile, Joan gazed at the awakening robot with a grin. ''By now, that sissy should have been brainwashed. Ha! Whatever happened inside the cockpit is not my fault. If Uriel Min finds out about this, I''ll just blame it on that Luckyaf family and Gabriel Lobmak!'' ''You morons can fight each other to the death! My father and I will watch this on the sideline!'' She laughed while she proceeded to her mech, which was half the size smaller than the Prometheus. However, Prometheus suddenly lifted its left feet and extended it toward her direction. A dark shadow slowly descended upon her as she was lost in thought. When Joan came to her sense, it was too late. *SPLAT* <<You have died>> <<The Mafdet City is under attack, you cannot respawn until the siege is over>> ¡­ <<Ding>> <<You have killed Drill Sergeant Joan>> <<You have gained 10,000 EXP>> *MYA-HEH-HEH MEW!* (Take that! Wet banana!) Currently, five tentacles of Tama were controlling the two handgrips and three leg pedals instead of Mia. As for Mia, his fingers were on the keyboard as he explored the command lists of the mech, using the help prompt. His eyes glanced around as he skimmed through the long manual while his brain processed at full speed, memorizing all the details. *Mew* (Let''s go. For 1,100 diamonds!) "Don''t waste too many energies, Tama. I only charged one reactor, and I think it will only last one fight if we use its psychic power. Heck, it''s actually tiring to shoot one." Mia took out a red gel and put it in his mouth. The charging process drained him mentally, and he needed a replenishment nutritious. Moreover, to use this mech''s specialty, he had to activate it via his psionic link. Under Tama''s control, Prometheus Prototype walked out of the hangar. Chapter 90 Berserking Amro Chapter 90 ¨C Berserking Amro *Mew* (Where are the weapons, by the way? I can''t see anything useful in combat.) "It''s hiding in the leg frames. I have to enable it from the console." *Meh* (So complicated! Why didn''t they prepare a proper gun or a beam cannon for this!?) "I think they didn''t have enough time to mimic the psionic weaponry, and that hydra interfered their development plans." Mia operated the keyboard and unlocked the weapon slots. A revolver pistol for standard units was stored inside the mech''s right thigh. Since the revolver was modified to suit the ten meter-mech, it looked like a cricket gun in the hands of Prometheus. Still, the pistol bullets were the 155mm shells, which was generally used as artillery bullets. *MYA!* (Da hack is this!? Can our robot even pull the trigger? The trigger guard is too small, and the trigger is like a dangling rotting zit on someone''s nose!) "Haiz, let''s just treat it as a cricket pistol for the emergency. We''ll concentrate on using the saber instead." *Mrrr?* (Saber? I''ve seen a sword or a saber anywhere?) Mia had a wry smile on his face as he took over the handgrip control from Tama. Then, Prometheus pulled a hand-size rod from his belt. Within the rod, another pseudo psionic engine had been installed. Though Mia had had not charged it yet, its remaining energy should last about a minute or so. *Meh-Heh* (Aha! I understand now. You don''t have to activate it.) "Ah ¡­ ouch!" *Mrrr?* (What now? Your brain''s temperature is acting kind of funny.) "Nothing. I''m trying to suppress a few idiots in my brain." *Mrrr?* (Huh? You have something in there?) "Will you understand me if I say my brain is haunted?" Mia chuckled as he slowly recovered his past memories. As he controlled Prometheus toward the battle site between Amro and the local troops, several young male voices rang inside his brain. [You don''t deserve this.] [Give me your body!] [Die, trash!] [Murderer!] Mia''s chuckled turned into cackling laughter as he mocked these voices in his mind. ''Ah, I missed you guys. I thought my life was missing something, and now I remember. None of you sick freaks have the right to exist. Wait there patiently so I can digest every single of you.'' [Let us go, Mia!] [We''re sorry! We misunderstood you!] [I''m not a part of them, Mia!] ''Not a part of them? Then, why did you use your psionic possession on me in the first place!? Stay in there and wait for your turn!'' [NO!] [WE''RE SORRY!] Mia laughter continued for another five seconds before he slapped his face, bringing back his banana persona and overriding his old self. ''I don''t need those pasts. I have a better life right now. Disappear!'' The voices died down, and Mia''s bloodlust subsided. All voices faded as if they never existed. "Banana is love. Banana is life. If I ever have a wife, it will be a banana." *Mew* (Mish, you need help.) "¡­ I know." ... *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* The outer city district had transformed into a warzone as Amro''s blasts turned the city into ruins. Five armored mechs dodged another Amro''s instant death laser beam, but the destruction power further plowed the ground, creating another half circle trench. These five robots were the last units they had. The rest of them had already been destroyed! Artillery units on the wall had also been wiped out from the instant death gaze. After the fall of artillery teams, the commander of the army had separated the infantries and armored units into two groups. Each of them was responsible for taking down each head. However, the team who was supposed to cripple''s Amro''s head was annihilated, and the plan fell apart. 80% of combat teams had been decimated by Amro''s eye power and his endless self-recovery! Although the situation was grim, Amro revealed a sign of exhaustion as the psychic barrier around him and Krastel weakened. All combat players remaining on the battlefield were only Dove and Pioneer King. Everyone else had already vaporized and could not respawn because of the raid event. Dove and Pioneer King helplessly aimed their 50cal rifles at Krastel''s head and kept shooting. The bullet penetrated through the monster''s brain several times, but he kept regenerating, recovering himself in the next minute. AR bullets did not work against this hydra''s body no matter how many shells they fired. Amro always melted all kinds of bullet heads within his body and regenerated his lost body parts, including Krastel''s head. Pioneer King could not stand these incompetent NPC soldiers. He decided to take over the battlefield with his own hands, "Dove, you take that snakehead, I''ll take the human head!" Dove nodded and dashed toward a surviving soldier team, who were hiding behind a collapsed building. "Sir! I''m going to mark the snakehead. I need your support!" "Ugh! If you have a plan, then alright, we''ll cover you!" The squad agreed and followed after Dove. . *BOOM* Amro fired another blast, and two mechs were blown away. The snakehead hydra''s breath was rough as he panted. Firing many blasts exhausted him. "Where is the strong food!? Why did these bugs hurt me?" Amro was confused. As a young hydra, he lacked the general knowledge about the environment and nature. Krastel also did not help him much as he was killed several times during the fight, which was dragging Amro down. As Krastel''s intelligent was similar to a newborn baby, he could not use his power with his full potential. Now, both of them were like a young lion facing a pack of intelligent wolves for the first time. They did not know how they could handle many unfamiliar foes at once. Frustrated, Amro stopped healing Krastel''s head and concentrated on fleeing the city, trying to recuperate his stamina. *BANG* *BANG* AR Bullets from Pioneer King entered Krastel''s head once more, and they stopped Amro from regenerating his damaged body. "YOU ARE AN ANNOYING BUG!" Amro turned toward Pioneer King and fired another blast. This time, the laser beam devoured him and his teammates. Amro could sense the life force within their souls, but he left them alone as he did not want a weak third head. Devouring them meant that he had to house their spirit as the third head, which was not ideal for him as Pioneer King and others were too weak. "Weaklings ¡­ Hmm?" As Amro was retreating from the outer city area, a giant red mech caught his eyes. Not only it was taller than the rest of the defending armored units, but Amro could also sense a moderately strong presence within the robot. "Not as strong as the other one, but this one will do!" Before Amro could activate his blast against the oncoming mech, his instinct told him to shift his head away from the current position. Amro tilted his snakehead to the left side. *BANG* A bullet trajectory passed the previous position of Amro''s head. Had he not dodged it, that shell would have killed him. Amro turned toward the direction of the shooter. It was Dove. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* Surviving mechs regained their momentum and counter-attacked with their rifles. Each of these guns fired several 155mm HE shells at the hydra, trying to stun him. "AAAAAHHHHH!! ANNOYING!" Amro gathered all of his power into his eyes. Instead of shooting a straight laser, he activated his blast and maintained the beam particle. With the beam continued firing, Amro rotated his head from side to side in a half-circle, swinging the eye beam. As if a laser sword cleaved everything in the half-circle path, everything the blast beam went through turned into a sea of fire. The remaining soldiers were instantly killed with that move. Most resistance forces had been wiped out! . Dove managed to dodge the beam by a hair''s breadth by laying prone in a trench. However, he still got stuck in the sea of fire. Steeling his heart, Dove ran toward the clear area as he braced through the flame. ''Ugh! Come on, self-regeneration!''Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please clickfor visiting. Dove activated the same skill that Misha had, the self-regeneration. Like Misha and other elite soldiers, Dove had eaten a dead queen egg and obtained a couple of skills from it. His regeneration was slower than Misha, but he managed fighting back against the burning damages on his body. Soon, he got out of the sea of fire. ''I won''t give up! This is not over yet!'' Dove discarded his burning clothes and broken rifle. He turned around and found an abandoned bike. ''If I remember correctly, the hangar is close by. I''ll head back there and resupply ASAP!'' Dove took the bike and temporarily fled from the battlefield. . Amro panted as he melted all bullet heads in his body once more. Once everything was ejected from his body system, Amro laughed. "Is that all you''ve got, bugs?" Then, Amro glared at the red robot from a distance. "Strong one, you''re next!" As he fired too many blast shots already, Amro took his time to gather his power, mustering his strength for another fight. Before Amro was ready, the tall red mech spread its beetle wings behind its back and jumped. Amro''s eyes trailed after the mech unit as if he had locked on it with his visual. *VROOM* Behind the red mech, something ignited and propelled the giant robot forward. The robot escaped Amro''s eyesight in the next second. Amro was alarmed as he turned his head around to find his target. *Ffkrrshzzzvwoom* A weird electric noise came from behind Amro. In reflex, Amro kicked the ground and brought his body forward a hundred meter. *VWOOM* A sound of something swinging behind his back came afterward. Amro flipped his body 180 degrees to see what behind him was, and he saw the same red rhino beetle mech with a lightsaber in its hand. . *MYA!* (Don''t dodge, damn it!) "Aim properly, Tama. Our target is smaller than us!" *Mew!* (It''s different than when we fight directly. I''m not used to fighting like this!) "Alright, I''ll charge the engine. Keep it occupied until my skill is ready!" *Mew* (On it!) Chapter 91 Amro on the Run Chapter 91 ¨C Amro on the Run Mia exerted more of his psychic power and psionic link into the engine, charging it and getting ready to activate this mech''s esper skill for the first time. Prometheus series robots were well-known by its utility as their primary pilots could export his psychic abilities into the mech. If a pilot could create a fireball at a hand-size, Prometheus could also create a fireball at its hand-size. The scales of power depended on the pilot and the engine power. This phenomenon could only happen because of the refined titan arum ores, which were used as the psionic engine core. However, without the psionic engine core, Mia could only charge the pseudo core and use it as an activation medium. While Mia was charging the engine, his legs and feet were not idle. His shins had been equipped with leg controllers while his feet stepped on the three pedals in a rhythm. Prometheus began skating and swaying left and right as it was trying to get closer to the hydra, making it difficult for the hydra to aim his eye beam. Amro''s eyes glowed, and he activated his laser as Mia had predicted. Prometheus got out of Amro''s line of sight with ease, and the beam missed the target. Tama controlled both grips, and Prometheus left hand, which was carrying the cricket revolver, aimed the gun at Amro. *BANG* Tama''s aim was off, and the shell landed 10 meters away from Amro. *Mrrr* (Eh, how do I aim?) "Line the iron sight with the front sight before you shoot. Use the head''s visual to aim, not the chest''s visual." *Mew* (It''s so small! How da hack can I aim with this little thing.) "Just spam the trigger and keep the hydra in check. Use the saber to parry the beam if I can''t dodge it." *Mya?* (Am I going to swing the lightsaber like a Jedi?) "Yup, have fun while you can. Once I''m done the charging, I''ll finish the fight." *Meh-Heh Mew* (Neat!) All six tentacles of Tama shifted to the handgrip controllers, and Prometheus aimed the cricket revolver. *BANG* This time, Tama did not miss. The bullet hit Amro''s chest, and Amro staggered backward. AR shell revealed its effect on the spot, which alarmed Amro, who was trying to regenerate Krastel''s head. "Again? No matter how many times you use that, it won''t work!" The AR bullet within Amro''s chest melted and the wound began recovering again. *BANG* Another bullet went into the same hole that the previous shell created. The hard muscle that had always stopped all projectiles failed to prevent the second bullet, and it got into his inner organs. The shell penetrated Amro''s spinal cord and got stuck into his bone. Amro cried in pain, and its eyes reddened in anger. However, he was calmer than his look. Amro stopped retaliating against Prometheus. Amro used his tentacles behind his back to stab into his flesh, digging the bullet head out of his body. *BANG* The third bullet hit the same spinal cord area that the second shell hit, which cracked and dislocated Amro''s bones. Again, Amro''s panicking tentacles scrambled and pulled out the embedded AR bullet. Before Tama could pull the trigger of the fourth shot, Amro turned tail and ran into the city. Tama held back the trigger as she did not want to waste another bullet. *Mew* (Misha, chase! Chase!) "I know!" Mia sent his command via the psionic link and the mech''s beetle wings spread. Mia''s feet also tapped the pedals in succession, which maneuvered Prometheus to jump. It leaped into the air, and the back booster activated, propelling the 50 tons mech forward in the speed of 100mph. Overtaking the fleeing hydra, Prometheus turned around. "Aim at its head, Tama. Let''s try to take out all heads instead of aiming its body." *Meh* (His head is too small! I don''t like aiming at small targets!) "Didn''t you purposely aimed at the same wound you created!?" *Mew* (That was my aiming practice ¡­) "¡­" The corner of Mia''s mouth twitched. Targeting at the same wound that the previous bullet hit was harder than shooting at Amro''s head, yet Tama claimed that it was too hard to aim. Sensing Mia''s mood, Tama stopped playing around. *Mew* (Okay, I''ll try.) . Shurka watched the battle between the local army and Amro from the top of a 20th-floor resident condominium. She had been observing the fight from the start until the red mech appeared. As a studious type youth, Shurka had researched in the real world''s ancient history, military, and culture. She recognized the model of the new giant mech after a few minutes of thought and recollection. "The Prometheus Series!? I thought tech trees disable all future technologies here. How did the military have this?"Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please clickfor visiting. Shurka began recording the battle scenes between Prometheus and Amro. Although she could not get a closer look, seeing them from afar was enough to capture the red robot model and shape. "I''ll squeeze more info from dad and uncle Fluke about this. This game is too fishy! How did they cheat the tech tree?" She still thought that someone had cheated the game and used the future mech to fight. As she recalled that there were combat players in the game, she checked their rankings to inspect how they fared so far. . *************** <<Combat Class Level Ranking>> 1. Hunter Division Trainee - Level 101 ¨C Misha 2. Psychic Trainee - Level 61 ¨C Dove 3. Psychic Trainee - Level 45 ¨C Pioneer King 4. Psychic Trainee - Level 38 ¨C Homeless Billionaire 5. Psychic Trainee - Level 37 ¨C DaVinci ¡­ *************** . Looking at Misha and Dove''s level, Shurka was astonished. Her character level was only 40, but Dove and Misha surpassed her by many levels. Recalling Misha who she had met during the early game, Shurka had a complicated thought. ''Is that girl a game addicted? I don''t think a psychic elite have an interest in games. Is she one of the weirdos?'' Then, Shurka gazed at the red mech. ''Who is piloting that mech? An NPC? A player? Can it be either Dove or Misha? Wait, Mia was running around with an exoskeleton just a moment ago. Could he be in there!?'' While Shurka was in doubt, changes occurred. Amro fled into the city, running away from Prometheus. His direction was the residential area, where Shurka had sought refuge. ''Crap! It''s coming here!?'' Screams and panicking shouts came from the people below the buildings and from a distance as the three-meter height and six-meter long hydra crashed into multiple buildings at once. Shurka could even hear a cracking voice of the monster. "FOOD! GIVE ME FOOD!" Amro rammed into the lower floor of Shurka''s building, and she could feel the floor shaking. In a panic, Shurka opened her inventory to find an item for an emergency. In there, she pulled out a jetpack, which was an item from VIP5 gift box in the shop. ''Eeeek, nothing to do here!'' Before she could activate her jetpack and fly away, the red mech landed on the street 300 meter in front of the rampaging hydra. It aimed a small pistol at the base of her building. However, Prometheus suddenly got into a defensive sword stance with its lightsaber. *ZAP* *ZZZZHHHKKK* Amro sent an eye beam at Prometheus, which it used the lightsaber to deflect the attack toward the sky. *BOOM* An explosion occurred in the sky. Afterward, strong wind and heatwave engulfed Shurka. Shurka did not want to get involved in a fight. She activated the jetpack and flew. At this moment, Amro got out of the building. Its mouth was covered by human''s blood as it had just eaten a few unfortunate locals. Moreover, Krastel''s head had been fully regenerated. Amro bellowed, "Help me kill this bug, Krastel!" "I hurt. Me, angry!" Krastel''s eyes flashed, and all surrounding buildings and surviving humans turned into ice! Chapter 92 Teleported Shurka Chapter 92 ¨C Teleported Shurka The range of Krastel ice expansion reached Shurka, who was flying on a jetpack. She could feel her legs frozen, and her jet booster malfunctioned. ''Oh shit!'' The jetpack was deactivated as the engine got stuck by the frozen moisture air. Because of that, Shurka was falling to earth from the height of over 100 meters. She did not panic. Shurka put back her frozen jetpack into her inventory and pulled out another item from her VIP gift packages. This time, it was a simple hand-sized red button. It was the most expensive item in her possession as it was from VIP10 gift pack. . ******************* Random Teleport Button - Randomly teleport you to a place within the capital city of your faction. - This item disappears upon usage. ******************* . Fortunately, the VIP10 package gave her 100 of these buttons, so she did not mind using it. Instead of dying and losing levels, she would rather take a gamble and get away from this monster. *Click* *VROOM* As soon as she pressed the red button, her body became transparent, and her vision blurred. When Shurka regained her sight again, she found herself landing on something soft. Shurka looked around and found orange tentacles holding a grip before her. Her neck also touched the soft skin of something long. As she looked behind her, she found the same orange tentacles holding on another grip controller. Then, Shurka glanced at the other direction of the bright light, which she found the 270 degrees monitor with various HUD icons and statuses of a robot. "Eh, err?" Shurka moved her butt a bit to adjust her sitting position and noticed that she was sitting on someone''s laps. Nervous, she peered at the person. Mia was looking at her with his usual poker face meme expression. "What are you doing here in my mech, Shurka?" *Mew* (Cyka! You''re interrupting our fight! Go home and rush B!) Now, Shurka''s face also turned into a similar poker face. "Whoops. Err, hi!"Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please clickfor visiting. *Mew Mew!* (Don''t [Hi] us, cyka! Where da heck did you come from!?) "Mia, do you keep a kitten in your robot?" *Mew Mew!* (Kitten!? No, you''re a kitten. Your sister is a kitten. Your whole family is kittens! You don''t compare the magnificent me to a kitten, cyka!) Mia wanted to say something to appease Tama or ask Shurka questions, but Amro began moving again. He rechecked the status of Prometheus. As Krastel''s ice burst froze its legs and outer frames, he could not move the mech. With a wry smile, Mia warned his classmate, "Shurka, the temperature in the room will get hotter. Please bear with us, okay?" "Hotter?" Shurka was confused. As she looked at Mia''s face up close, she realized that her face was too close to his. In a panic and embarrassment, she attempted to adjust her sitting position again. "Shurka, err ¡­ you can sit still like that for now. Please don''t move too much or I''ll also be embarrassed." Mia''s face reddened as her soft butt rubbed his private part. Because of the stimulation, it was fighting back against the soft muscle. Shurka''s face blushed as she could guess what Mia meant. She could also feel something hard below her butt. Though she was ashamed, Shurka peeked at the bulging lower part that she sat on anyway. *Mew* (Cyka is peeking Mia''s wee-wee!) Mia swallowed his shame and activated his psychic skill through his psionic linkage. Prometheus received his command and also activated Mia''s esper skill. Pyrokinesis: Flame Field! Similar to Krastel''s AOE ice attack, Mia''s could use his flame field as the same attack as Krastel, but it was a fire attack instead of ice. Prometheus defrosted all attached ice from its body, and it could move again. ''Next, Amro is a fire type hydra, so using fire attacks are a no-no. I should use lightning attacks instead. Also, I can be creative.'' Mia activated one of his seemingly useless skill, Telekinesis: Medium Object Control. As if Prometheus turned into a Jedi''s mech, it extended its free hand at Amro. With the amplifier medium of the pseudo psionic core, Prometheus used its telekinesis to lift Amro to the air without touching him. Amro and Krastel were shocked when their feet could not touch the ground. They screamed like babies as they looked below their feet. "Tama, do you have any memory about baseball, tennis, badminton, cricket, golf, or something similar?" *Mrrr?* (I know baseball. What about them?) "We have a lightsaber and a ball substitute. Do you know what I mean?" *Mrrr?* (Eh?) *Meh-Heh Mew!* (DAHAHAHA! You''re a genius!) Mia and Tama were in sync. They controlled Prometheus in a way that they set up for a baseball swing. With a change of his thought, Mia pulled the floating hydra with his telekinesis toward the mech''s side as if a pitcher threw them. *MYA!* (HOMERUN SLASHU!) Prometheus swung the baseball lightsaber, which it slashed through the hydra''s body. Because Amro was off-balanced, his head tilted down while Krastel''s head was up. As a consequence, Prometheus separated both Krastel and Amro from each other! Amro landed on the ground 200 meters behind Prometheus while Krastel crashed 500 meters away. *Meh* (I thought it was supposed to be a home run. How da hack did it went through our bat?) "We slashed with a lightsaber, Tama. It is not a baseball bat." *Mew* (Oh right. Derp, I got infected by a banana disease.) "¡­" Shurka listened to the conversation between Mia and the mysterious kitten with her mouth agape. No matter how she looked at it, this should have been a scene from either a movie or an anime. However, it happened before her. "Mia, can you take to cats?" *Mew!* (You rude cyka! I''m an honorable Misha''s life-saver, mind you!) Mia wanted to facepalm as he did not know what to explain to Shurka about this tentacle cat. "Let''s say. I can talk to a type of honorable creature that can co-living with the human. How''s that sounds?" Shurka tilted her head, "Still confusing, but okay." She adjusted her sitting position again as Mia''s body temperature was getting higher due to his skill. It did not burn her, but it gave her a similar sense of sitting in a mild sauna. Moreover, Shurka was still a curious girl in puberty. She secretly twisted her butt and rubbed Mia''s tent while her fingers touched Mia''s cheek, "Your body is very hot, Mia." "T-That sounds dirty. Say, are you okay? Normal people would have screamed like they were cooked by now if they had touched my body while I''m using my fire skills." "Oh, it''s okay. My pain sensitivity setting is only at one percent! Lifestyle class players like me don''t have to worry about pain like the combat classes. See, my hands have several scars, but I didn''t feel anything when I had these wounds." "¡­" Mia examined Shurka''s skin with worries. As he had suspected, her skins reddened because of the burn and the temperature within the cockpit. "Your skin reddens, Shurka. I''ll have to let you out of this cockpit before your character dies by the heatstroke." Shurka was still smiling. She leaned on Mia''s chest, "No problem! I have healing potions." As she talked, she pulled out a VIP2 healing potion, which was the same type of item that Mia gave to Brim. Shurka opened the cap and zipped it. Then, her burned skins healed. "See? It healed." Mia stared at Shurka with widened eyes in shock. "You bought the VIP?" . In the sky, Sebastian observed the fight with a frown. He did not care about the new mech, otherworlders, or the half-dead hydra. His eyes darted around as if he was searching for something else. ''Odd. A hydra is here, but they haven''t come to take the bait. Isn''t Misha one of their agents?'' Chapter 93 ITs YOUR FAULT, CYKA!! Chapter 93 ¨C IT''S YOUR FAULT, CYKA!! Among mutant societies, they separated themselves into five sub-races; The Demi-Humans, The Demi-Hydras, The Dragonewts, The Scalesmen, And the Overminds. The scalesmen were the people like Crystal and Dolphin who had lost their partner, which caused a second mutation and turned their skins into scales. On the other hand, the Overminds were the elite soldiers from the 21st-century anti-hydra war. They were a part of human''s frontiers who succeeded in taking down multi-headed hydras with difficulties. The secret for their success was their adaptability to the mutation within their bodies. Unlike other races, which connected with an eggcat parasite, a human could evolve into an overmind by consuming of a hydra core without a prior parasite hosting. Not everybody could survive the mutation as each of these cores housed a soul of a hydra. They always retaliated and attempted to control the consumer''s body. Although the risk was high, the rewards were astronomical. Overminds were the only race among five races that could use the psionic abilities. Secondly, their growth was as fast as the Demi-Hydras, and their potential was on par with the Dragonewts. Also, they retained their human''s intelligence and human conscience. Because of their superiority in intelligence and prowess, these people became mankind''s keymen for civilization restoration. Unfortunately, not every overmind could resist the temptation of controlling others. Corruption and power exploitation became issues, hindering mankind from reclaiming the wastelands for 200 years. As the overminds thought of themselves as the lords of this new world, they gathered all Dragonewts to their side and hired tamable Demi-Hydras as their assassins or soldiers, becoming an independent organization. Some found new countries on top of the old ones and reigned as Kings. Mafdet Federation and Mafdet City were also founded by an overmind. . The elder on a wheelchair, who used to contact with Joan, watched the chaos in the city via the broadcasting CCTV from the city''s camera drones. Carlos Gagoa, the founder and the governor of Mafdet City, hid a secret. He was one of the surviving overminds from the 21st-century! Unfortunately, overminds did not have the same extended youth as dragonewts or other races. At best, it extended Carlos Gagoa''s lifespans enough to live for another hundred years. Although he had the potential of living for another hundred years, his physical body did not agree with him. His body aged, and his skins withered as ordinary elders did. Carlos did not worry about this issue. As he could use psionic possession to steal another body, his soul could jump from this aging body to another body at any time. Currently, he rested in a casino hotel in the red-light district. As this place buzzed with many old men and hoodlums, no one would have thought that someone with his status would be there. Watching the live-streaming, he muttered in nostalgia, "A hydra, eh? It''s been a while, indeed." From the beginning of the siege to the point where Prometheus slashed Amro in half, Carlos watched the broadcast without blinking. "This future technology is promising. Too bad, it''s resource consuming." Carlos turned to his retainers behind him, "Get someone to collect the hydra core and the corpse. Make sure you kill both of its heads, or it will keep reviving itself. Also, contact the otherworld agent Joan. Tell her to come here." . "Since when did you unlock the VIP system?" Because of messages from his grandma and the fleet admiral Gabriel Lobmak, Mia thought that VIP mode could only be used by government workers. Shurka was a civilian, so she should not have it. "Oh, this? My uncle is working for the government, and he has this family welfare. All our relatives get many benefits like we are government workers. That may be why? But, Mia. How did you know this? Are you also working for the MWG?" "My grandmother is in the military." "Oh, that explains it. Still, I''m surprised you''re a pilot! Since when do you have this mech? Hey, I don''t see your name in the level ranking. Tell me your avatar name, so I can add you in my friend list." *MYA!* (Silence, cyka! We''re busy here!) "Ahaha, your kitten is getting angry. Where are you hiding your cat, Mia?" Mia did not know how to handle the bombarded questions. He sighed and changed the subject, "Let''s talk about those later. I''m running a quest, and I need to kill this monster ASAP." "Oh, sure." Shurka closed her mouth as she stared into Mia''s eyes. Currently, Mia forgot about his shame and focused on operating the mech. However, his pitched tent still poked her butt. Shurka glanced at the bulging leather suit part. She gulped and restrained her drools. After rubbing her butt against Mia''s tent for a while, Shurka had a dirty thought. ''If we do it in-game, I won''t get pregnant in real life, right?'' In her mind, this world was a game, and their avatars were not their real body. Shurka kept glancing at Mia''s face. Since he had a feminine look of a cute girl, it turned her off a bit. However, she did not hate it either. As a 16-year-old sheltered maiden from an elite family, Shurka had never experienced any sexual relationship with someone from the opposite gender. She was tempted to try it with Mia as she wanted to exploit this VR experience without using their real body. Shurka opened her setting menu, adjusting her options. Although her pain sensitivity bar was set at one percent, there were other bars for other sensitivity. Below the pain option, a flashy pink bar with the description 18+ sensitivity could be adjusted from zero to three hundred percent. With chaotic and bold thought, Shurka slid it to 300! Her body behaved more honest as she adjusted her position again, rubbing the bulging region with her thighs. Then, she lowered her hands to touched it. While Shurka had her dirty plan, Mia ignored everything else in the cockpit and focused on the hydra. "Tama, last shot award! Take it!" *Mew* (Roger that!) *MYA!* (By the way, this cyka is acting weird!) *Mrrr?* (What is she doing? A courting dance? She''s rubbing your wee-wee.) "¡­" Mia did his best not to think about it even though his lower region started to get more stimulated by Shurka''s fingers. "Umm, Shurka. I''m busy." Shurka''s face was as red as tomatoes. Her hands stopped, but she wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him, "A-After this, c-can I?" *Meh* (Can I eat this cyka? She''s getting annoying now.) "N-No, Tama. She''s my friend." *Meh* (More like she wants to mate you. What a cyka!) "¡­" Although Mia''s concentration continued to get disrupted, he moved his legs and his feet to control the mech forward to the half-dead hydra to finish him off. As his legs moved, his thigh also moved. Unintended, Mia''s region rubbed Shurka''s private part. Shurka''s body shook in surprise, and her hug tightened. "S-Shurka, please. Another time ¡­" She did not hear Mia''s voice anymore. Her panting became rough and short while her trembling lips nibbled Mia''s neck.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please clickfor visiting. ''How did she turn into this!? I haven''t done anything!'' As Mia was struggling to pilot the mech, something entered his sight. An APC arrived at the scene, and a young driver jumped down from the vehicle. It was Dove. He took out a 50cal rifle and aimed at Krastel''s head, which was struggling in pain with his severed body. *BANG* The bullet penetrated his skull, and Krastel stopped moving. Dove shifted his aim and targeted Amro, who was also in the same condition. *BANG* This time, Amro could not dodge. The AR shell entered his brain, which stopped him from moving. <<DING>> <<DING>> <<DING>> <<The World Boss, Amro, has been killed by Dove>> < > <<All quest rewards will be distributed accordingly to your performance>> <<You have gained 125,000 EXP>> <<You have reached level 106!>> <<Quest completed. You have gained 600 diamonds>> <<Your STM and VIT status caps have increased by 200>> *MYAAAAA!!* (NOOOOO!!) "O-Our last shot award ¡­" *MYAAAAA!!* (CYKA BLYAT!! It''s your fault!) Chapter 94 Loo Chapter 94 ¨C Loot <<Ding>> <<You have landed the finishing blow on Amro>> <<You have gained 50,000 EXP>> <<You have reached level 70>> <<Quest completed. You have gained 600 diamonds>> Dove clenched his fists, celebrating for his increase in levels. He glanced at the system message and looked at the rewards, which he was puzzled by its existence. ''What are these diamonds? Is this a currency or jewelry tokens? Can I exchange these into in-game currency?'' <<Ding>> <<You are not a VIP member. All diamonds will be stored in the VIP shop until you gain enough privilege>> ''Privilege? VIP?'' Dove''s brain processed the info in an instant. He could not call himself a professional gamer if he did not recognize the VIP and its privilege system. ''Ah, this game is one of those money-grubbing games. I should have known.'' Realizing the nature of this VRMMO, Dove was disappointed. Still, he believed that this game was still in a close-beta state, so the developers had not released the VIP system to the public yet. Also, this game ran by the government, so it had the potential to grow larger. Dove walked to the corpse of the hydra. Close to his location, Krastel''s severed body and his head were there. ''I wonder if there is any special loot for this boss. Do I have to sell this carcass to the local government?'' As Dove pondered, more reserve soldiers of the local city came to the site. They looked at Dove in admiration and acknowledgment. "Good job, youngster! You are the hero of this city!" "Young man, well done!" "We''ll report your achievement to the higher-ups." They gave Dove a thumbs-up in approval. Some of them slapped his back and patted his head. "Err, I think you should give credit to the pilot of that mech," Dove pointed at Prometheus, which had stopped moving for a while. All soldiers turned to the mech. "Right! I heard they developed a prototype AHMU. I think this is the one." "It''s freaking huge!" "Normal mech is only half of its size. What kind of power source it is using!?" . Meanwhile Shurka was snugging on top of Mia''s lap as she leaned on his seat, sleeping. Out of frustration, Tama punished Shurka by using one of her tentacles to knock her unconscious. Tama also wanted to rush Shurka''s [B] with her tentacles and also encouraged Mia to rush the sleeping girl''s [V] with his [P] as well. Unfortunately, Mia withheld his carnal desire and refused Tama''s suggestion. *Mew* (Eh, too bad. It feels good when she touched your wee-wee.) *Mew Mew* (I want to use your wee-wee on her. Can we do it next time?) "¡­" Mia had a scare. It sounded like Tama could feel what he could sense. Then, he recalled Thorn''s warning. [Don''t use them to masturbate though. Once your partner gets addicted to sex, you will never get free time.](Author''s Note: Chapter 54) A shiver ran down his spine as he imagined a scene which Tama was using her tentacles as male genitals to violate random girls and himself. Secondly, Mia had never forgotten that he was recording the entire experiences in-game for his grandmother. Moreover, the game console did not allow game recording editing, and users had to extract the footage with their computers. In other words, grandmother Min would see everything uncensored had he done the deed!Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please clickfor visiting. Also, he had more than one spectators within his mind. [AHAHAHA, our Mia is still a coward as ever!] [You suck, Mia. Your sisters are not impressed.] [Brother Mia, how long are you keeping your V card?] [He didn''t make a move on our real bodies even though he had many chances. Do you think he has the guts?] [HAHAHA! Gutless Mia.] [Mia, girls like carnivore alphas and confident men, not an herbivore. Learn to be more aggressive like Tama!] [That''s right! Once a girl hints it, you take her ASAP!] Mia cried, ''Sisters, please don''t bully me. I''m sorry.'' Giggling sounds of several young girls echoed in his mind. Unlike the other male voices, Mia did not hate nor suppress them. Instead, he allowed them to talk to him without restraint. [How about this, Mia. Next time, let me borrow your body. I''ll show you how it''s done.] [No, let me! I''ve never used a man''s body before!] [You bunches of perverts! Leave little Mia alone!] [AHAHAHA, Sister Natalie is angry!] [Okay, let''s pipe it down, ladies. Let''s continue watching.] [Sure. Where''re my popcorns? Hey, Sister Sasha is peeking into Mia''s memory again!] ¡­ Their voices never stopped as they screamed and laughed inside his head. However, Mia was not annoyed by it. Instead, he was happy that they were more cheerful than the past when he had first refuged them here from the hands of all psionic users and their cruel instructors. ''I wonder how their residual consciences are doing in their real bodies. Are their bodies still doing okay in the real world? Will those people torture them again?'' Mia shook away his useless thought and turned to Shurka, who was still drooling and smiling at him in a trance. "What am I going to do with her!?" *Mew Meh-Heh Mew* (Simple, take her to our base. Then, I''ll rush her B while you take her V. It''s a team play! She''ll be infected with our mutated cells, and we can ask Crystal for one of my glorious kins for this cyka later. Then, we''ll have someone that can make your wee-wee feels good at home!) "¡­" *Mew Nom-Nom!* (BTW, You should start looting the dead hydra now. Humans are coming and examining our precious red gels!) "Crap!" Mia reestablished his psionic link with Prometheus and moved it again. With a leap, the mech reached the remaining carcass of Amro. Below the mech, the soldiers, who were loading the carcass to their truck, screamed in shock. Prometheus brought it in its hands, taking the corpse away from the soldiers. *Mew* (There''s another one over there! Don''t waste it!) Mia stared at Amro carcass as he was thinking, ''Can I store this into my inventory? Eh, since I can use my psychic through the psionic core, can I use my game privilege with it as well?'' Testing his theory, Mia attempted to open his inventory with the mech''s help. < > A transparent menu with blank squares appeared in front of Prometheus. The inventory worked! Without further ado, Mia stored the carcass in it. Once the entire body of Amro got into his inventory, it did not appear as a whole corpse. Instead, many different items occupied the blank squares; 1,108 Red gels, Amro''s core, Amro''s skins, Amro''s bones, And Amro''s heart. Mia''s eyes turned bloodshot as he believed that he had hit the jackpot. *Mew* (Hurry! We need to get another carcass and GTA this mech!) "HAHAHA! I know!" . Sebastian, who was still flying in the dark night, stared at Prometheus in doubt. Its presence was similar to an overmind as Mia had established psionic links with its engines. ''Is this the new toy of Carlos? Is he inside?'' Sebastian''s real objective was Carlos Gagoa, the overmind who was hiding in this city. Carlos Gagoa was Sebastian''s nemesis. They had many histories together in the past decades. Shelter 88 used to have many dragonewts, and Sebastian was one of them. Everything was peaceful as ever until Carlos visited his base. Carlos came to negotiate a peace treaty between the humans and the mutants, which the mutants agreed. However, things changed after that day. All dragonewts swore allegiance to the visiting overmind, and they became oppressive against the other sub-races. At first, Sebastian also followed after his friends and worked with Carlos as he still yearned for human societies. However, once he realized that comrades of that overmind, the otherworlders from Milky Way Government, kidnapped their people to Mafdet City for human experiments. He was enraged. Sebastian pressed Carlos to return his people, but Carlos refused. Half dragonewts in the base 88 also sanctioned Sebastian for his resistance and moved away. Sebastian attempted to rally his remaining dragonewt friends and others to fight against Carlos and the otherworlders, but all dragonewts still refused. He did not understand them at the beginning, but he discovered later that all dragonewts also committed immoral acts against their kins, such as rape, murder, torture, and even selling their fellow friends to the humans. Infuriated, Sebastian secretly plotted and killed all dragonewts in his base to protect his people. After several decades of hard work, he remained as the last dragonewt in shelter 88. No outrage immoral acts occurred in his base again. Then, Misha appeared, and she was suspected of being an otherworlder. Moreover, she became a dragonewt in a mysterious way. Sebastian believed that she had a connection with the overmind of Mafdet City. Still, he did not have enough proof. She might also be an innocent who caught up in their cold-war. Fortunately, Amro emerged at a good time, so Sebastian used it to attack Mafdet City, hoping to lure the overmind out. As for Misha, he tested her if she would work with the overmind in this situation. Now, Amro had been killed, but there was no trace of Carlos or Misha. Sebastian glared at Prometheus as he wanted to shred it to pieces to dig out the pilot inside to investigate. Yet, he stayed put and shifted his eyes toward the remaining of Amro. ''I should at least secure the core before the humans take it!'' Suddenly, Prometheus moved, taking the carcass from the local troops. Afterward, it disappeared! "!!!???" Chapter 95 Maou Mode Mia - Part 1 Chapter 95 ¨C Maou Mode Mia - Part 1 "That''s an otherworlder''s ability!" Sebastian remembered what MWG agents did in the past. They often stored materials, food, and large objects with their magic, the VIP inventory. Many mutants wanted to study about this ability, but they could not learn it in the end. As a result, this inventory became otherworlders'' signatures. ''Good! Since one of those bastards are here, I''ll drag the pilot out and interrogate him!'' Sebastian''s wings flapped as he readjusted his flight stance, planning to swoop down and attack Prometheus. While Sebastian was descending from the 1000 feet altitude, he noticed several camera drones below him. ''Camera drones? Aren''t these Carlos'' eyes? Why is he watching that mech if it''s one of his allies?'' Sebastian paused and flew behind the drones, avoiding their detection. ''If he''s watching the fight, he must have interested in something here. I should wait a bit longer.'' . Sebastian was not the only one who was shocked by the disappearing of Amro''s carcass, Carlos was also staring at the live-streaming broadcast from the camera drones with an agape mouth. ''An otherworlder is piloting that stupid mech! WTF is Joan doing!? That hydra core is our property!'' Carlos grew impatient. He wanted the hydra core, so he could consume it to increase his power and lifespans. Yet, someone had stolen it right in front of his eyes. He rotated his wheelchair and stared at his bodyguards. "Bring me out. I need to talk with that pilot." Carlos gritted his teeth, ''I''ll have to take risks if Joan betrays me. If I can possess an otherworlder''s body, maybe I can transfer myself to their world before that bastard Sebastian shows up.'' . Prometheus skated forward, ignoring the pedestrians, soldiers, and everybody below. It extended its left hand to snatch Krastel''s carcass from the military truck. As many people were working on the safety ropes, they did not see the mech''s hand. Prometheus swatted them off the truck as it grabbed the corpse. Dove also got picked up with the hand as he was helping the local military to move the carcass. Judging from the robot''s actions and how it made the carcass disappeared. Dove suspected that something was amiss. ''This is not right. Something is wrong with this mech. It''s not working with the local military!'' While Dove was on the robot''s palm, he pulled out a pistol and aimed at the wrist joint, which Dove believed they were the weakest part of the robot. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* The bullet ricocheted the joint frame, and it did not damage the joint. However, the robot came to a pause. Another hand of Prometheus came for him, preparing to flick Dove away with its fingers. Dove ducked and laid down on the palm. *WHOOSH* The flicking finger missed, and it hit the carcass instead. Because of the impact, a small chunk of meat and blood scattered. Prometheus changed the approach. Instead of flicking Dove away, it waved the hand with the carcass up and down, shaking Dove off. It succeeded. Dove flew from Krastel''s corpse and crashed onto the ground, breaking several of his bones. As he dropped from the height of a five-story building, he also suffered internal injuries. Dove lied still as he could not move, and the system gave him a message. <<You are half-death and crippled. Will you accept death and respawn?>> <<[Yes]/[No]>> Dove spat blood and gritted his teeth. The pain was unbearable to him, but his spirit and instinct did not want to give up. ''No!'' <<You have chosen to struggle against death>> <<You have fulfilled hidden quest criteria, will you challenge the hidden quest?>> <<Warning, if you fail this quest, your character will be deleted!>> <<Decline this quest if you don''t want to gamble>> <<Accept this quest at your own risk>>Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please clickfor visiting. <<Will you accept the quest?>> <<[Yes]/[No]>> The similar system message that Misha had once received appeared before Dove. ''Yes!'' Dove answered the question by reflex. <<Ding>> <<You have received a hidden quest>> . After shaking off Dove from Prometheus'' palm, Mia stored Krastel''s carcass into his inventory. 1,306 Red gels, skins, and bones entered Mia''s menu and stacked on top of the previously stored items. Now, Mia had 2,414 red gels, not including the gels he had at the base and inside his pockets. Mia gulped. The sensation of hitting the jackpot had not disappeared. "I''M RICH!! If I eat all of that, how many status caps will I get!?" *Nom-Nom!?* (Hold your horses, Mish. What about my share!?) "Whoops. Sorry, Tama. I''ll give you some." *Mew Nom-Nom!* (I want half of it. No bargain.) Mia wanted to haggle Tama for more shares. However, Tama contributed a lot to this expedition, so Mia thought it was okay for Tama to have half of it. Also, 1,207 red gels were still an astronomical number for him as they converted into 12,070 status caps for both STM and VIT. ''Dragonewt race is freaking broken! Still, it will take ages to raise my real status to the caps.'' It was easy to raise his skill caps, but increasing his real status was another story. . ******************************* <<Status>> Name ¨C Mia Race ¨C Inferno Dragonewt Class ¨C Unassigned Combat Class Level ¨C 106/200 EXP ¨C 10,000/26,000 <<Attributes>> Free Attribute ¨C 30 STR ¨C 152/1,082 (90.64%) VIT ¨C 1,319/2,074 (51.78%) STM - 301/2,057 (18.41%) AGI ¨C 200/1,078 (97.33%) DEX ¨C 167/1,077 (34.91%) INT ¨C 505/1,120 (32.47%) WIS ¨C 379/1,077 (53.90%) Luck ¨C 19/115 <<Skills>> Inferno Mastery ¨C 2/200 Polymorph ¨C 5/101 Manual Body Regeneration ¨C 93/200 Telekinesis: Lesser Object Control ¨C 100/100 Telekinesis: Medium Object Control ¨C 26/100 Telekinesis: Flight ¨C 79/100 Electrokinesis: High Voltage Resistance ¨C 100/100 Electrokinesis: Barrier ¨C 100/100 Electrokinesis: Force Field ¨C 70/100 Electrokinesis: Zap ¨C 54/100 Pyrokinesis: Burning Resistance - 61+2/201 Pyrokinesis: Fireball ¨C 100+2/200 Pyrokinesis: Flame Field - 26+2/200 Pyrokinesis: Blast - 4+2/201 Psionic Language - 100/100 Psionic Link - 100/100 Psionic Possession - 100/100 ******************************* . Mia''s status attributes increased by a few points as he had gone through an ordeal. Also, he had 30 more free points to assign into his stats. His skills also improved a bit because of the repeated usage, but it would take him a long time to increase them to the max. With the addition of Psionic abilities, Mia''s skill list was also longer. *Mew* (We''re done here. Let''s get the heck outta here ASAP.) *Mrrr* (I have a feeling that someone is watching us.) Mia snapped out of his trance. Then, he realized that Shurka was still sleeping and sitting on top of his laps. Looking at the sleeping face of Shurka, even the monk-minded Mia had dirty thoughts. He pretended that he didn''t notice her and continued moving his legs and feet, piloting Prometheus. During the process, his erected tent was still there, rubbing Shurka''s butt. Subconsciously, Mia moved his hips, so the pitched region could touch Shurka''s private part. [Ohohoho!] [Huehuehue!] [Kukukuku!] [Ufufufufu!] Sniggers and muffled laughter echoed inside Mia''s mind as every spectator noticed his previous action. After all, they lurked in Mia''s conscience and observed his every move. Realized that his dirty thought had been discovered, his face was so red that he was on the verge of nosebleed. This was the greatest shame that he had ever had in his life. [It''s alright, Mia. We understand.] [Yup, that''s perfectly normal to me.] [That''s right. It''s better this way, Mia.] [Indeed, at least you''re not a eunuch. Your sisters are proud.] [Our Mia is growing up. *Sniff*] [Men have to be perverted, or else, humanity will be extinct! Carnivore alpha male is the way to go, Mia] [As long as you''re only touching her, it''s okay. But if you want an insertion, make sure to wake her up first. At least, you should let the girl feels it, too.] [Yup, yup! A direct exchange is necessary for a long-term relationship. Sleeping sex is selfish.] To Mia, nothing was more shameful than having his sister figures watching him molesting a sleeping girl in secret. Moreover, they were giving him critics! He wanted to bite his tongue to commit suicide right now. *PIK* As if something snapped, Mia''s face darkened. His flustered expression turned into a blank look. [¡­ Whoops.] [¡­ Crap.] [He lost it.] "Can you be quiet for a moment, sisters. I am in a shitty mood right now, and I want to vent." Mia''s voice and tone also changed. It was not a young man''s voice or the feminine melodious one. It sounded deeper and rougher than the usual. Furthermore, his mind and his thought flooded with anger and hatred toward the Milky Way Government and its agents from the child training project. As his hatred grew, the inner conscience of Mia gathered all of his former male friends in a cage. Mia pulled one of them out, and it instantly disintegrated into nothingness. Memories of the conscience flowed into Mia''s mind as he absorbed all knowledge from his former friend. [Shit! Shit! Shit!] [MAOU MODE IS ON! I REPEAT, MAOU MODE IS ON!] [Run for it, ladies!] The giggling voices stopped, and Mia''s inner mind became quiet. Mia exhaled, "Peace at last ..." *Mrrr* (Mish? Earth to Misha, do you read me? What''s wrong? Your thought seems ... awful.) "¡­" Mia piloted Prometheus to leap over the wall. He neither replied to Tama nor talked to anyone inside his mind anymore. However, his wide eyes skimmed through the long command list at the side monitor console, learning about the mech. . Ten camera drones followed Prometheus beyond the outer wall, trying to trail the robot. Sebastian also chased after Prometheus to observe what it was doing. From its actions, Prometheus was acting against the local military, which benefitted Sebastian. ''Is the pilot another enemy of Carlos? If so, I can ally with him and cooperate on getting rid of that geezer and the otherworlders.'' ''But the pilot is an otherworlder. Why is he fighting against Carlos? Aren''t their goal the same?'' As Sebastian could not figure out the pilot''s motive and goal, he chose not to act. After getting out of the city, Prometheus turned around and stopped moving. Sebastian ascended to 1,500 feet altitude, hiding from the robot''s sight. The ten drones surrounded Prometheus and floated around it. Everything looked as if the robot was waiting for something, or he had an appointment with someone in secret. Changes occurred in a few seconds. Ten balls of lightning gathered in front of Prometheus before they scattered, launching at the camera drones. *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* All drones were shot down, yet Prometheus did not stop there. The robot raised its hand toward the direction of the fire ant nest, and a fireball appeared. *WHOOSH* The fireball was released, and it landed on the waste hole. It did not explode right away. Instead, the burning meteorite moved and rotated into the nest as if it had eyes. A few seconds later, it exploded, creating an earthquake and an earth eruption above the explosion site. . The blank face Mia glanced and scrolled down, reading over five thousands notification messages of confirmed kills. <<You have killed a fire ant warrior>> <<You have gained 100 EXP>> <<You have killed a fire ant worker>> <<You have gained 50 EXP>> <<You have killed a fire ant queen>> <<You have gained 20,000 EXP>> ¡­ <<You have reached level 120>> Mia clicked his tongue in disappointment, "Too few EXP. It should have been level 150 or more." *Mrrr?* (What''s wrong, Mish? You sounded ¡­ odd.) "It''s nothing. I''m just clearing my mind. Actually, let''s go digging the fire ant nest. We need to gather fire ants, so we can eat them. Help me, Tama." *Nom-Nom!?* (Fire ant? Food!? Let''s go!) The corner of Mia''s eyes also glanced at the sleeping Shurka. ''I also have to deal with this girl.'' Chapter 96 Maou Mode Mia - Part 2 Chapter 96 ¨C Maou Mode Mia - Part 2 Prometheus landed next to the bombed site, watching the crumbled hole below him. Mia expanded his sense to feel the area. Unlike the Combat Mode, this persona had stronger psych and stronger mental fortitude as he did not have to restrain his abilities. As his performance was at its peak, he could sense everything in the range of one kilometer. Looking around for a minute, Prometheus jumped down into the collapsed underground hive. The caves and holes around Mia came in various sizes. A dozen of them was smaller than one meter in height, but many of them were over ten meters high. Unfortunately, Prometheus was 25m tall, so he could not enter any cave. Mia muttered in frustration, "Annoying." Frowning and thinking for a few breaths, Mia flipped a few switches on the ceiling of the cockpit, and the front hatch opened. *Mew!?* (What are you doing!? It''s dangerous if you go out there personally! Looking at those holes. I think some of those fire food is bigger than that hydra!) "Ah, I know." Mia did not jump off the hatch or left the mech. Instead, he stripped all of his clothes. *Mrrr?* (Huh? Why are you stripping?) No reply came from Mia, but he revealed his answer in the next second. With a thought, he activated his transformation skill, Polymorph, and his appearance turned into Misha. Because Mia''s statue was shorter than Misha, the tight leather suit was in the way of his transformation. ''Pheromone.'' Green gas surrounded Misha, and the fishy smell was carried by the wind, entering the caves. ''More! Pheromone, Pheromone, Pheromone!'' Light green gas became dense dark green smoke. Because Misha kept using her pheromone, the fishy odor entered all underground caves by the wind. *SCREEEECH!* Tama finally realized what Misha attempted to do, baiting the surviving fire ants. *Mew* (Genius! I''ve never expected that you can even think, Mish!) "Hmm." Misha used her Polymorph again, reverting to Mia. He tossed his stripped leather suit aside and shifted the sleeping Shurka''s body, placing her back on his laps. The hatch closed, then the lights and monitors reactivated again. Concentrating on charging the mech while using his skills, Mia closed his eyes and leaned back. Twenty lightning balls appeared around Prometheus as he was preparing for another fight. Soon, thousands of red ants in various size exited the cave, crawling toward Prometheus. *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* Mia''s 20 electric Zap Balls created 20 chain lightning, linking surrounding ants with the one hundred thousand voltage lightning, shocking them alive one after another. ''Burn bitches! Flame Field!'' A ring of fire shockwave followed after the chain lightning, giving the fire ants a finishing blow and turning the hive into a sea of flame. *FWOOooouu* The light in the cockpit dimmed as Mia overused the psionic engine. He had to recharge it again if he wished to pilot this out of the ant nest. "Annoying." Mia sighed as he picked up his leather suit. Instead of wearing it, he pulled a couple of red gels out of a pocket and put them in his mouth. *Nom-Nom?* (Give me some, please? Please?) Two more red gels came out of the pocket, and Tama caught them in glee. *Meh-Heh Mew!* (I don''t know what happened to you, but I like you! At least, you''re smarter than before.) Outside of the cockpit, the sea of fire burned through the underground nest. As the ventilation was wide open, the flame continued to spread. Unfortunately, dirt hole did not contain many flammable substances. The fire slowly died down. Also, the ants possessed fire attributes, so they could resist the burning damages. Still, the lightning zap injured their inner organs, which was the leading cause of their death. Several tenacious warrior ants crawled to the mech''s feet. Its mouth opened and chomped down on the metal frame. The biting did nothing but creating scratches on the surface. Mia could ignore this little nipping if it were only one ant. Unfortunately, several hundreds of them would be a problem. Over 500 ants survived the psychic skills and crawled their way to Prometheus. They stacked on top of each other, trying to climb the mech to find a weak spot to bite. "Tama, can you play around with the lightsaber? I''m busy charging the batteries. The mech should have enough power to move its arms, so take the controllers and do whatever you want." *Mew* (Okie!) . Two minutes later, the lightsaber dimmed. This, too, ran out of energy. *MYA!* (Lame government! You should have fully charged this before sending us to commission!) During the last two minutes, Tama managed to swat a few hundreds of warrior ants, but it was not enough to kill everything. "Nah, you''ve done well. My turn." As Mia had charged enough power into the engine, he created another electric ball and spread the chain lightning onto the remaining insects. The chain electricity did not kill everything, but it was enough to cripple all ants. Mia rechecked the engine. It was not enough for him to use his inventory and other abilities. He had to recharge it one more time. "This can be tedious." *Mrrr* (Dried engine is annoying indeed.) *Mew?* (Say, are you going to pilot this mech naked?) *Meh-Heh-Heh* (Or, are you planning to mate this cyka?) Unlike before, Mia did not rattle or show a sign of shame. He looked at the sleeping girl as he examined her body. Because Mia had been using skills, Shurka''s body revealed burned skins and reddened flesh from the increasing temperature in the cockpit. Mia picked Shurka''s potion and poured a mouthful in his mouth. Then, he kissed her, sticking his long tongue into her mouth as he released the medicine into her throat. The potion revealed its effect right away as Shurka recovered from all injuries in an instant. Also, because of the medicine''s potency, she woke up. As she opened her eyes, she found that Mia was kissing her, and his tongue was inside her mouth. Furthermore, the pheromone gas that Misha had released was still lingering in the air. It gave Shurka a stimulating effect, which increased her reproduction desire and attraction to Mia. Half-asleep, she thought that she was resuming her previous actions, and Mia accepted her. Closing her eyes, Shurka moved her tongue and licked Mia''s. Mia frowned and squinted his eyes, looking at Shurka. The sensation of having his tongue licked was something new, but it did not feel bad either. ''Come to think of it, isn''t this what they called [Kissing]?'' Without shame or embarrassment, Mia retaliated, which he licked Shurka''s tongue in her mouth. His hands and arms wrapped around her, placing her in his convenient position. Shurka''s body shook again. As her sensitivity was set at 300%, the sense of pleasure was too stimulating for her. She lost the control of her bladder, which warm fluid wet Mia''s lap. Mia stopped his tongue right away and pulled it back. He gazed at the flustered girl with a frowned expression. ''Does this usually happen during the kissing?'' *MYA!* (Disgusting! This cyka wets herself!) Shurka noticed what she had done. She hid her face with Mia''s chest in shame and refused to meet his eyes. "I''m sorry. I can''t hold." "It doesn''t matter. I''ll have to go home and take a bath anyway." "I''m sorry." At this moment, Shurka noticed something odd. She was touching Mia''s skin instead of his leather clothes. The curious girl observed what in front of her, inspecting Mia''s chest. Seeing that his upper body was naked, Shurka instinctively looked down, peaking at Mia''s asset. The pole was still there, pointing upward and touched her thigh. ''@#$&*^@%!'' Shurka''s brain short-circuited as her eyes glued at the pointing pole. A second later, she passed out once more. *Meh* (Disappointing. For a moment there, I thought you would have mated this girl for sure this time.) "I was planning as well. Too bad, she''s out."Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please clickfor visiting. Mia smirked. He opened his inventory and pulled out Amro''s core. The core was a ball as soft as a piece of tofu. Mia put it in his mouth and chewed it before he kissed Shurka again, pouring the chewed pieces into her throat. *MYA!* (WHAT THE BANANA ARE YOU DOING!? THAT''S OUR HYDRA CORE!) His wide grin became more sinister, "It''s fine, Tama. I''m turning her into one of our kind, so I can have a legitimate reason to bring her back to our base." *MEW MYA MEW!* (THAT''S NOT THE POINT! IT WAS A FREAKING HYDRA CORE!!) His ear-to-ear grin did not disappear. Mia activated his psionic link with Shurka''s mind right away, observing her condition. Her body spasmed as two consciences were intruding her brain. As Mia peaked into Shurka''s subconscious, he could see a white space cubic room. In the middle of the box, Shurka''s soul was sleeping there. At the edge of the room''s corner, black watery slime crept into the room, trying to reach Shurka''s mental body. ''As I thought. This phenomenon is the same as what I experienced that day, and the ball I ate at that time is similar to this core. Then, it is going to try and take over the consumer''s body.'' Mia switched from observing with the psionic link and used his skill, the Psionic Possession. His conscience entered Shurka''s mind, appearing in between the slime Amro and Shurka''s mental body. If Mia had touched her and used his power, he could have taken over this body right away. However, he had another purpose for entering her body with his soul. [Who are you!?] The slime Amro yelled at Mia in a panic. Mia''s cackling laughter echoed within the mental space, mocking the inexperienced hydra. "You don''t need to know. You''re just food." [How dare you!? I''ll devour your soul and steal this body!] "Oh, please. A toy shouldn''t brag. Let me play with you," Mia''s mental body pointed his finger at Amro. Like how Mia pulled the soul of his former friend, Amro''s conscience scattered into water droplets before it could reach him. The slime water reformed into a shape of a solid ball on Mia''s palm. He tightened his grip. Like how Mia crushed apples with a bare hand in real life, the soul shattered again. This time, Mia guided the shattered soul into Shurka''s sleeping body, and the fragments became nutrition for her. Mia temporary took over her body to inspect her character''s in-game status and game system. <<Ding>> <<You have consumed a hydra core>> <<You have devoured Amro''s soul!>> <<All status attributes have increased>> <<You have learned a skill, Pyrokinesis: Blast>> <<You have learned a skill, Pyrokinesis: Eye Beam>> <<You have learned a skill, Psionic Language>> <<You have learned a skill, Psionic Link>> <<Racial change condition met. Would you change your race?>> <<[Yes]/[No]>> Mia laughed as he picked [Yes] for Shurka. <<You have evolved into an overmind>> Mia licked his lips. ''That''s interesting. I learned Electrokinesis from the government''s core, but Shurka learned pyro. Come to think of it. Everyone learned Electrokinesis. Did the government synthesized or cloned the same core for us at that time?'' ''The game didn''t recognize me as an overmind when I get into the game, and it mutated me into a lower class dragonewt. Should I say it''s an upgrade or a downgrade?'' ''Well, I''ll investigate this later when I get back to the real world. For now, I have a legitimate reason to take her to the mutant''s base. If I can find an eggcat for her, will she convert into a dragonewt like me?'' Finished his business, Mia withdrew his psionic abilities, transferring his conscience back to his real body. Afterward, he picked another red gel into his mouth. As Mia chewed the red gel in satisfaction, his previous anger subsided, and his mind became clear. The indifference and serious personality reverted into his old banana self. The memories about him kissing Shurka came back, and his face reddened in an instant. Looking down, he saw his naked lower body touching the wet panties of Shurka. "@#%@$%*$^!" His screaming voice was that of a girl''s panicking shriek. Chapter 97 They Knew Chapter 97 ¨C They Knew *Mya* (Misha, gather the loots! Don''t just scream like a zombie. Loot those goodies!) *Mew Nom-Nom* (They''re fire food! Grab them so we can eat!) Mia twisted and turned while he hid his face behind his hands in embarrassment. He remembered everything that his old persona had done, especially the kissing. ''I haven''t even asked her out, but I kissed her. I freaking used my tongue with her! AAAAHHHH!'' *¡­* Even Tama did not know what she could do to wake Mia from this state. After a bit of thinking, Tama''s eyeball squinted into a mocking smiling eye. *Mew* (If you don''t get a grip, I''ll rush this girl''s [V] with my tentacle.) Mia''s eyes widened in shock. He screamed, "Wait, don''t!" *Meh-Heh Mew!* (Then pull yourself together! Naturally, you''ll have to reproduce one day. Be an alpha, don''t be a banana!) "Uh ¡­" Mia was in tears as he picked his leather suit and put it back on. His face was not thick enough to continue piloting this mech naked as the other persona did. . A convoy of ten black sedans moved along the road in the factory district, heading toward the rear gate. This was the gate that Mia had entered when he first arrived. Carlos was sitting in one of the sedans, gnashing his fake teeth. The damages in the city was already a headache for Carlos, but this prototype mech and otherworlder''s matter gave him a migraine. *BEEP* A cellphone rang. Carlos picked up the phone and inspected who the caller was. It was from Joan. Hesitated, Carlos answered the call, "What do you want?" [I can explain. Give me a minute or two.] "You have 20 seconds." [One of our men, Uriel Mia or Misha in this world, has killed me and hi-jacked our prototype robot. You should have seen what he had done.] "Is she the one that we had once captured at the outpost base? The girl that we wanted to experiment on, and she escaped." [... Yes, she is currently affiliated with the base 88.] "Ah, that Sebastian''s base. Well, I''ll file a compensation request to your superior later. Help me capture this runaway goon of yours. I want her in my custody." Carlos had never told Joan or anyone. He planned to possess Mia and take over his youthful body. Because Sebastian had always been on his tail, he had to jump into another body, so Sebastian could not find his trace. [Before that happens, we would like to request for your assistance one more time. Please do not pursue that otherworlder. We''ll handle the matter ourselves.] "Impossible. Give me that girl, or we won''t have anything to discuss." [¡­] Joan did not reply, but there were muffled voices from the other side. It appeared that Joan was also communicating with someone else. *Click* Joan hung up! Carlos stared at his phone in disbelief. Infuriated, Carlos slammed his cellphone at the reinforce car window. "Bitch!" Carlos choked and coughed a mouthful of blood. A few of his veins busted, and blood flooded his throat. ''This body is no good anymore.'' His eyes darted around the car, gazing at the driver. ''I can always take my goon''s body, but others won''t recognize me, and they''ll bar me from my properties. I can only use them as my last resources, just in case I can''t find someone with a prominent social status or a youthful body!'' ''Ideally, she is a perfect target for my jump. She''s a dragonewt, and she has that youthful beauty. Heck, even if I can''t infiltrate the otherworld, I can return to the shelter 88 and get rid of that pesky Sebastian.'' ''Then, there are many things I can explore with a young girl''s body. Huehuehue!'' While Carlos was fantasizing himself in a young girl''s body, the convoy exited the recycling factory area, heading beyond the city gate. The endless wasteland was in their sight. Convoy drivers stopped their vehicles, turning their attention to Carlos and waiting for his command. Carlos gazed at the window beside him, looking around, "Where is the mech?" "Sir, we''ve last seen the robot jumping into the fire ant nest. Are we going over there?" "Yes. Get our convoy close and try to talk with the pilot. Do not pull out your gun or threaten her. I want to talk to her, remember this!" "Y-Yes, sir!" . Joan, who respawned her character in-game again after they hydra had been killed, looked at her phone with a wide grin. A few minutes ago, the MWG game administrators sent her urgent messages. [Shurka Luckyaf has consumed a hydra core. She''s now an overmind like the GG squadrons.] [Allow Uriel Mia to take her to shelter 88. We believe that he will attempt to mutate her into a dragonewt, and she can be the second human who will bring the virus to our world.] As the existence of a new virus carrier was more important to MWG, Joan withheld her grudge against the Uriel Family and worked with them. Also, Joan never told anyone about the brainwashing program that she had installed in the Prometheus OS. Afraid of the retaliation from Mia and his grandmother, Joan planned to hide this mess under the carpet. ''If Uriel Min goes ballistic again, I can hide this matter as the government''s mistake. Heck, I can make up a story that the government pissed Uriel Mia because they want to take his girlfriend away from him in the real world.'' As if she had taken a mountain off her chest, Joan stood alone in a hospital room, laughing by herself. . Meanwhile, at the junkyard where Crystal arranged it as the extraction point, Brim reached the place with the assistance of Crystal''s guidance. Zeris One and four Tautog robots were waiting for him there. Brim smiled for a few seconds before his face grimaced. He worried about his little rescuer. Thorn and Brim''s teammates got out of their mechs to inquire about Mia as well. "Brim, where is Misha? Why didn''t she come with you?" Brim could not speak as he blamed it on himself. Had he been stronger, he could have helped Mia out of that mess. Thorn wanted to ask for more details about Mia. However, he noticed the anomaly on Brim''s body. His scales were still there, but the blinking eye on his chest astonished them. Furthermore, his appearance resembling a dragonewt rather than a scalesman. He had horns, a lizard tail, and a pair of dragon wings. All of Brim''s colleagues also stared at the eye in shock and disbelief. Their jaws dropped as they pointed their trembling finger at Brim''s new form, unable to find a word to confirm his existence. *Mow* (Sup, mates! Thanks for your hard work!) Sam''s voice confirmed their theory. Sam had been revived! *ONG! ONG!* (WTF!? SAM, I THOUGHT YOU KICKED THE BUCKET!) *Mow Meow* (Kicked the bucket? How rude, Kai. I was only sleeping.) *Meow Ong!* (That was not sleeping! I saw your body shattered to pieces that day! How did you revive!?) *Meh Mow* (Can we talk about this later? Shouldn''t we discuss how we can rescue my savior back home?) Thorn tapped on his partner, Kai, as he agreed with Sam. "Crystal, can you explain? What happened in there?" *BZZ* The wristwatch on Thorn''s wrist connected with Crystal''s private channel. [No need to worry about her. I think our Misha has hi-jacked a new mech from the government.]Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please clickfor visiting. Everyone widened their eyes in shock. "What do you mean?" [Misha followed the soldiers into their hangar, and a new giant mech appeared later. Well, to sum it short, Misha is piloting that robot. She''s harvesting fire ants as we''re speaking, so there is nothing to worry about.] Everybody looked at each other in confusion. "Are you sure it''s her and not the government''s pilot?" [I just saw her open the front hatch. She was in the ant nest, releasing her gas and baiting the ants.] [Oh, by the way, Brim. Do you still have that medicine with you?] Now, all eyes turned to Brim, puzzled about what Crystal was talking about. "I-I do." [Good. Share it with your scalesmen teammates and save some for me. It will be easier to explain everything this way.] Chapter 98 Carlos Visited Chapter 98 ¨C Carlos Visited Thirty minutes after Mia had wiped out the ant nest, he finished collecting the loots into his inventory. 297 Worker Ant, 192 Nurse Ant, 477 Soldier Ant, 2 Queen Ant, And one Ant King. Those were the available carcasses that Mia could use. Unfortunately, Mia could not find anything else useful in the hive, and he did not want to waste his time here anymore. Prometheus leaped out of the ant hole and landed next to the crater. Upon landing, Mia found several black sedans parking nearby, waiting for him. As Prometheus turned to them, all black-suited bodyguards exited the vehicles, yet none of them showed hostility. Mia watched them as he tilted his head to the side, "What are they doing here?" *Mrrr?* (They are unarmed. It doesn''t look like they''ve come here to fight.) Soon, an elderly man got out of his vehicle, sitting on a wheelchair. One of his servants used a loudspeaker and relayed the old man''s words. "THE GOVERNOR OF MAFDET CITY AND THE FOUNDER OF MAFDET FEDERATION WISH TO TALK WITH THE MECH''S PILOT. WE''VE COME IN PEACE. PLEASE DON''T SHOOT!" Mia was surprised to see a bigshot in-game this early. This was his second day in real life into the game, and he could see the city ruler already. He giggled in his mind,''I''m so good at gaming. Should I work as a professional gamer in the future?'' Several sighing echoed in Mia''s mind. ''Huh? Why are all of you sighing? You''re getting older each time you sigh, you know?'' [Haiz.] [He''s dense, isn''t he?] [After all this, he still hasn''t realized it?] "???" Mia still did not know what his colleagues were talking about. Still, he operated his mech to kneel. Since Mia could not see anything that could harm him at this point, he opened the mech''s front hatch and leaped down from the robot. Even after Mia got down, no one drew a weapon nor a gun. As before, every bodyguard stood attention. "So, what do you want from me?" One of the black suit men pushed Carlos wheelchair forward. The old man looked at Mia with a broad smile on his face. "Child, I''m sorry. I''m already old, and I cannot hear clearly. Can you come closer?" "¡­" Letting down his guard, Mia walked closer to Carlos. He knelt beside the old man''s wheelchair as if he was his child trying to listen to his grandfather. The face of Carlos turned cold as he activated his overmind skill, Psionic Possession. Mia''s body shook as his mind was infiltrated. His eyes became blank as his conscience was pulled back into his inner mind space. The soul of Carlos ventured into Mia''s humongous white room. As soon as he saw the size of Mia''s psyche, the old soul was astonished. "Such psychic potential! I hit the jackpot! Once I get rid of her inner soul, this body and her potential will be mine!" In glee, Carlos slipped into Mia''s white room. When he could see the spacious interior, the delighted expression on his face turned into horror. Instead of a blank white room, Mia''s space had transformed into a bungalow resort. Ten plain white bungalow huts lined in rows at the sides, while the mind core was decorated into a statue with a swimming pool under it. The statue was in the form of Misha, who was carrying the round core in her arms. As if it was designed to scare the intruders, the statue moved. She peered at Carlos with a cold grin. In Mia''s mind, 72 young girls in their teens were staring at him. Half of them had a mocking grin on their face, while the rest gestured a RIP prayer. Noticeably, all of them had the same appearance as Mia! Behind them, a three-meter cage locked a dozen young men behind bars. They also looked at Carlos in a pity. [It was nice knowing you.] [RIP in pepperoni.] [The betting house is open. Will it be instant death, or he will join these prisoners?] [Ten minutes on instant death.] [I bet five minutes on prisoner!] [Is there a third option? Can I bet that Maou Mia is going to torture him for an hour before he kills the geezer?] Carlos was shocked once more as all girls ignored him and even mocked him in the open. Infuriated, Carlos pointed his finger at them, gathering his power to kill the residual souls inside. Before his unleashed his psychic strength, a hand with a firm grip grabbed the back of his neck. Mia''s conscience was standing behind Carlos, and he was looking at the old man with a dark face. Though Mia was usually slow when he was not in his combat mode, his inner self was always the Maou Mia whenever he entered this space. "An interesting development. I''ve never thought that one of the locals is an overmind." "Y-You''re not a dragonewt! What are you!?" A corner of Mia''s mouth lifted, but his smile faded when his eyes noticed Carlos'' finger. "Those girls are under my protection. Your finger will dirty them." Both arms of Carlos shattered into fragments, which they disintegrated into dust. Instead of disappearing to the wind, the core statue absorbed them. "Your eyes frightened them." Half of the old man''s face splitted as Mia yanked his facial skins apart by poking into his eye sockets and peeling off everything he could pull. Instead of a bloody scene, everything that separated from Carlos'' body converted into dust and was eaten by the white statue. "NOOO!!" Although Carlos was injured, he mustered his strength and escaped from Mia''s mental space. He rushed back to his old body in a panic. In the outside world, Carlos pulled back his damaged soul into his body. Within one breath, the old wrinkled skins sweated all over as if he had just run 100km. Lightheaded, the old man could not maintain his balance, and he collapsed from the wheelchair. All bodyguards rushed to his side, while the others pulled out their guns and aimed at Mia''s head. "Kill her! She''s a monster! Kill her!" Terrified by Mia''s inner conscience, Carlos screamed like a helpless old man. Mia also regained his sense at the same time Carlos exited his body. As he had just exited from his inner conscience, Mia entered his Maou Mode right away. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* All bodyguards spammed their triggers, unleashing all AR and AP bullets at Mia''s head. *TINK* *TINK* *TINK* Mia allowed them to hit him, which the bullet heads flattened as if they hit a stronger metallic plate. Since 9mm bullets were ineffective against his high VIT, he could use this endurance and toughness to his advantage. Tama was about to use her tentacles to kill these men, but she felt that something was controlling her body. Mia enabled his psionic link on Tama, controlling all her limbs and her blood vessels!Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. *MYA!* (I CAN''T CONTROL MY BODY!!?) "Be quiet and let me use you." Tama always used her six tentacles as weapons to slash or thrust into enemies. However, Mia was more creative and bolder than this inexperienced symbiosis. Hundreds of Tama''s blood vessels which merged into Mia''s muscular system moved. They burst out of Mia''s skin like pufferfish needles, stabbing into the surrounding 30 bodyguards in one move. Had anyone seen Mia at this moment, they would have thought that Mia transformed into a porcupine as over a hundred needle-like orange tentacles extended from his body in straight lines. The small blood vessel needles began draining all liquid in their body, absorbing all blood for Tama. Within five breath, all bodyguards became dried mummies. "Remember this move, Tama. Be sure to use it when I ask in the future." *MYA MEW!!* (That was freaking lit! I''ve never thought about using my blood vessels like that!) "This move is originated by Alex Mercer. It''s called Tendril Barrage Devastator" *Meh* (Bad naming sense. At least, he should have made it more chuunibyou.) "..." Mia did not follow up with a punchline after Tama''s joke. He withdrew all tentacles into his body and walked to the trembling old man. He sat down beside Carlos, "Hello again. I want to play a game." Chapter 99 How to Kill an Overmind Chapter 99 ¨C How to Kill an Overmind Sebastian saw everything that happened below, and he was shocked by Mia''s resilience to bullets. ''This little girl is too strong! Well, that confirms her identity. She''s 100% an otherworlder.'' ''Still, what has just happened down there? That girl approached Carlos as if she was his subordinate, but why did Carlos suddenly scream?'' Since Mia and Carlos were enemies, Sebastian did not have to step in or interfere. ''That snake Carlos shouldn''t be this weak! That cunning bastard is planning something again.'' Sebastian had seen how strong Carlos were in the past. He did not believe that this withered man would kick the bucket with Mia''s power alone. . "W-What game?" Terrified by Tama''s new skill, Carlos shivered as he looked back at Mia. "The game is simple." Mia pointed at the direction of the extraction site, the junkyard. "I want you to walk to the junkyard beyond that field. It''s only one kilometer long, so you shouldn''t have a problem exercising a bit." Carlos widened his eyes, "T-That area is the burrow scorpion zone! Do you want me to die!?" "For your information, I strolled across that field when I arrived here. I''m still in one piece, no?" "B-But, I''m already a senior! I can''t walk a distance!" "Are you sure? In my place, all overminds excel in all fields, including physical prowess. Even if you''re already old and withered, you shouldn''t have a problem walking." "Impossible! I-I can''t walk! Why do you think I''ve been sitting on a wheelchair!?" "Well, you sound healthy to me. Just a minute ago, you had claimed that you can''t hear very well. Now, I''m speaking in my usual voice, but you understood me." Mia grabbed Carlos by his collar and dragged him like a puppy. "Also, you''ve forgotten something. My words aren''t a suggestion. It''s an order." Dragging the withered body for 200 meters, Mia stopped in front of the burrow scorpion zone. "I also haven''t told you about your rewards. If you make it through the other side, I''ll return your conscience fragments, and I''ll heal you." Mia tossed Carlos forward. "Go." Carlos stumbled forward two steps before he regained his balance, standing still with his shaking legs. He looked back at Mia, who had already summoned a lightning ball above his head. Mia was grinning from ear to ear. He coughed and mimicked the infamous Jigsaw''s voices. "This lightning ball is your timer. It will continue moving forward in a speed of one kilometer per hour for the first five minutes. Its speed will double after that. And for every five minutes interval onward, it will increase its speed by one km an hour. If it reaches you, it will destroy you." Mia paused and snickered, continuing roleplaying Jigsaw. "Live or die, make your choice. Let the games begin." Mia released the thunder ball, and it floated toward Carlos as he had described. Terrified and shocked, Carlos mustered his strength in his legs, moving forward. His speed was as slow as the lightning ball, which was even slower than an average adult''s walking speed. *Mrrr?* (Isn''t this game too harsh for an old man?) "Actually, it''s very easy to solve. All games are designed in a way that players can win. A game that players can''t win isn''t a game but torture." *Mew* (But you''re torturing him.) "Hardly, I gave him a good chance to win." *Mrrr?* (How can he win? It''s impossible for him.) "Look at the ground. Aren''t my footprints all over the place?" On the ground before Carlos, several footprints, made by Mia when he crossed this field, were still there. If Carlos paid attention to those trails, he should not have a problem crossing this field with a few extra exercises. *Mew* (I don''t see the purpose of this game. What''s the point?) "Male overminds are as strong as dragonewts, Tama. I don''t believe that this old man is actually weak." Mia had seen the perks of the overmind race in this game through Shurka''s character. He did not believe that Carlos was a feeble old man. . *************************** [Overmind], A sage that governs consciences and human souls. This is not the typical mutant race that you can find anywhere in the wasteland as you can only find them ¡­ in human societies! Overminds are manipulators of organizations, gangs, and even governments in this world. They are cunning, elusive, wicked, and calculative. Also, they obtain strength by consuming people''s consciences and souls. This race can only be acquired by consuming a hydra core like the dragonewts. However, the candidate must be a human without any prior hydra virus infection or hosting a symbiosis hydra egg. Secondly, they have to overcome the residual soul of the consumed hydra core to obtain the evolution qualification. Overmind is one of the few evolution paths available for the human race. They excel in psionic abilities, enhanced psychic powers, and all physical activities. In other words, they are good in all fields with not as many disadvantageous like the mutants. <<Racial Perks>> - Excel in all fields, an all-rounder. - Fast growth in both status attribute and skills. - Possess higher overall potentials than all mutants. - Able to switch body if necessary. - Increase the level caps of all classes from 100 to 200. - Increase status attributes by reading the soul''s memories. - Increase status caps by absorbing soul fragments. - All psychic and psionic skill caps are set at 300 by default. - Possess unique psionic abilities. - Evolution to a more advanced race is possible. <<Racial Cons>> - Jack of all trades, master of none.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. - Switching body will reset all status attributes to the same value as the new host. - Status caps cannot exceed 3,000 in all attributes. - Skill caps cannot exceed 350 in all skills. - No specialized attributes like the mutants. - No extra hunger bar. *************************** . From Mia''s observation, these overmind traits are similar to the golden generations. If he had the same characteristics as Mia and his friends, Carlos should still be hiding his strength. Mia could have terminated this old man''s conscience on the spot, but the residual conscience in his body was the problem. Since Mia experienced how deadly an automatic subconsciousness could do with an overmind''s body when he killed all of his male friends, he chose not to destroy Carlos'' soul right away. Meanwhile, the trembling legs of Carlos stopped shaking, and his walking speed quickened. From a snail pace of a feeble old man, Carlos began striding across the burrow scorpion field, using the path that Mia had used. The old man''s eyes darted around as he had already found Mia''s footprints, which he used as a guide to get away from here. *MYA!* (That geezer can actually run! Mish, kill him before he escapes!) "Not yet. Psychologically speaking, if someone has a long-range weapon while that person''s enemy excels at close-range melee, what would that person do?" *Mew?* (He would have kept his distance from his enemy?) "Yes. That''s what I want Carlos to do. I need to know the limit of his body and his subconsciousness." *Meh* (Can''t you just kill him now? You''re wasting time here. Are you still a banana?) Mia scoffed, "You know nothing, Tama." Soon, Carlos turned around with a cold smile. He pointed his finger at Mia, then stones and soils gathered before him, transforming small rocks and soils into 50cal bullet heads. "YOU SHOULD HAVE KILLED ME WHEN YOU HAVE THE CHANCE, WENCH!" Carlos fired over a hundred AP bullets at Mia. "You broke the rules of the game. You should have run away when you have the chance." The floating thunder ball, which was following Carlos, transited into a force field shield wall. Reaching to the electric current wall, the barrage of bullets paused. "NOT YET!" Carlos slammed his hands on the ground, and two earth spikes appeared, extending from the earth below Mia''s feet to skewer him. With a light jump, Mia flew five meters above the ground, using his [Telekinesis: Flight] and Telekinesis: [Medium Object Control] to levitate himself in the air. The earth spikes missed the target, but Carlos still pointed his fingers at Mia. He created more earth bullets, preparing to shoot at him again. "Repeated skill? Only two offensive skills then." *Mew!?* (What are you wasting your times for!? Kill him!) Mia harrumphed in an annoyance, "You will understand why I probed his skills soon. Well, I guess I''ll have to show you why I didn''t kill his soul." Mia''s cold eyes glared at Carlos as activated his psionic possession. Without wasting any more time, his conscience invaded Carlos'' mind space, raising his hand and grabbing the old man''s soul on his face. *PLOP* Carlos'' inner conscience disintegrated to pieces. In an instant, Mia escaped from the white room, which reddened and distorted the moment the old man''s soul died. ''It has begun.'' Mia''s conscience returned to his body, and he levitated to 20 meters above the ground. *SCREEEECH!* The old man spasmed and screamed a monster''s voice. His body convulsed and bulged as if his muscle masses increased. Within three breath, Carlos transformed into a 3-meter disfigured humanoid giant monster. *MYA!* (WTF!?) "Berserk Mode. It happens when an overmind''s soul is dead while his body and his residual core are still alive." *MYA MEW!* (THEN WHY THE FUCK DIDN''T YOU KILL HIM EARLIER!!) "An overmind can jump into a different body before death. He can permanently possess anyone and any living being, including small insects, bugs, and ants, including you." *¡­* "To kill an overmind, you can''t kill his body before you kill his soul. Or else, he will always escape. The only way to kill him is to eliminate his soul first, but we also have to prepare for a fight against the overmind''s berserk mode. If I don''t know what kind of psychic element or attack patterns, do you think I can easily kill that monster?" *¡­* Chapter 100 Berserking Carlos Chapter 100 ¨C Berserking Carlos *SCREEECH* "What the heck is that!?" Brim, Thorn, and other crews gazed at the source of the monster''s scream. It was close by. "Is that a zombie''s screech?" "Nah, the zombies have a high pitch. This one is kinda deep." "This should be something bigger than a zombie. Maybe it''s one of those obese zombies? The grotesque one that looks like Pudge?" Thorn ignored the Tautog crews as he focused on Crystal. "Can you give us the visual or can you tell us what happened over there? If it''s Misha, then we can move in and rescue her." [Roger that. Give me a few seconds.] = Ten seconds later = *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* The ground trembled, and over a hundred of ten-meter earth spikes shot toward the sky. All of them were aimless as their sharp tips pointed in a different direction. [I''ve got the visual! It''s Misha! She''s ¡­ flying!? Wait a minute, a newly awakened dragonewt can''t fly! She''s really a freaking otherworlder!] "WHAT!?" Thorn widened his eyes in disbelief. If Misha were one of the heinous otherworlders they knew, she would not have rescued Brim as he was their precious test subject. Furthermore, Misha would not have told them about the miraculous medicine at all. Thorn''s instinct cried that Misha could be trusted, but the fact was against it. Hesitated, Thorn asked for Crystal''s confirmation. "Should we cancel the rescue and leave her!?" Crystal also could not decide as she had the same thought as Thorn. [AARRGGGHHH!!! Fuck it! Chacha, go help her! It doesn''t matter if she''s otherworlder or not, she''s our ally!] "On it!"Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. [Also, I found Sebastian over there as well! I don''t know what he is doing, but he''s observing Misha from above. Be wary of him when you get there!] Thorn turned to Brim and other Tautog pilots, who had already drunk the potion and revived their partners. They, too, had evolved into dragonewts like Brim. "The rest of you should withdraw back to base. Misha already has a machine, so she''ll be fine." The pilots gazed at Thorn in reluctant, "Can we help?" "Our mission is already half-success. Get Brim back home first, so nothing can go wrong. Don''t forget our base''s favorite quote!" All of them nodded, "Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong." "Yup. Now, don''t let this mission go wrong. Get going!" "Yes, sir!" Tautog crews got to their mechs while Brim jumped boarded one of the robots, squeezing himself into his friend''s one-man cockpit. "Brim. Actually, you can sit on my mech''s palm, you know?" Brim looked at his friend with an awkward smile, "I''m scared of height." "Bullshit! A former skydiver scares of height?" "Just kidding. I just want to kiss you. I love you, buddy." "Scram! GTFO of my cockpit!" While Brim and his friends were having a friendly squabble, Thorn rushed back to his mech. Once he got inside Zeris One''s cockpit, he connected the communication channel with the headquarter. A square overlay with Crystal''s cam face appeared at Thorn''s monitor, far-right corner of the screen. Zeris One engine roared as the machine dashed forward. . Carlos screamed as he dashed toward Mia. His feet carried the weight of five tons each, and his grotesque body generated hard stones as armor. As he ran, the ground sunk, sending small tremor shockwave toward the sides. He jumped to the sky, trying to grab Mia. Mia floated backward, and Carlos missed his target. As Carlos could not fly, he dropped to earth by gravity. Currently, Carlos weighed over ten tons. Thus, the impact of his landing caused an earthquake and a large crater. Burrow scorpions and snakes left their nests in a panic. Some moody ones glared at Carlos and jumped at him, thinking that he was a prey. Carlos turned around and threw rock punches at the oncoming monsters, which smashed the scorpions and snakes into mincemeat. His action provoked the nearby monsters in the area as the smell of blood and gore enticed them. Two hundred underground monsters screeched and charged at Carlos. The berserk 3-meter rock hulk disregarded Mia and charged at the monster horde. Meanwhile, Mia observed the madness below him with an indifferent expression. He did not tell this to Tama. Roleplaying Jigsaw was not the only reason why Mia dragged Carlos here. As a berserk overmind could exhibit 300% of their physical prowess, Mia did not want to risk himself as he did in the past. He forced Carlos into this field, so he could aggro all the monsters underground and get his attention off Mia and Tama. From Mia''s perspective, fighting Carlos in this state head-on was a stupid thing to do. Since his conscience was no more and his body did not possess any offensive skill that could harm him, Mia ignored the berserking overmind. ''Once he is exhausted, I can deal with him later, or I should leave it to that old fox.'' Mia glanced at the sky. Sebastian''s eyes were gluing at Carlos in shock, and he did not realize that Mia had already detected him. From the moment that Maou Mia woke up for the first time, he had already spotted Sebastian with his 3D mind map. At first, Mia ignored this butler as he was under his mech''s protection. Now that Mia left Prometheus, Sebastian could be a hidden threat. With haste, Mia floated back to Prometheus. He returned to the cockpit and closed the hatch in silence. Since Shurka was still asleep, he moved her aside and leaned back on his seat. *BOOM* A muffled noise came from outside, but Mia did not care about it anymore. He flipped the air conditioning switch and closed his eyes. Exerting his brainpower exhausted his mental strength. "Tell me when he''s done playing with the scorpion. Imma take a nap." *MYA!* (WTF!? You can''t chill yet! We haven''t returned to base!) "Sebastian is watching. He''ll deal with the rest." *Mya Mew!* (Wha!? Since when? Wait, don''t sleep! Get us back to base first. You''re an absurd banana! Hey, wake up!) Ignoring Tama, Mia relaxed his mind, trying to sleep. <<Ding>> <<Are you going to sleep?>> <<[Yes]/[No]>> ''Yes.'' <<You are not sleeping on a bed or resting inside a proper shelter.>> <<Your sleeping effect will be halved.>> <<How long will you be sleeping in-game?>> ''Ten minutes.'' <<Sleeping time sets to 10 minutes>> As Maou Mia released his tension, Banana Mia Mode took over, and his mentality became wide awake. He stretched as if he had slept for hours. <<Good ¡­>> "I FEEL REFRESHED!" <<¡­Night?>> Tama slapped her tentacle arm above her chest eye as if she facepalmed herself. *Mew* (Dissociative identity, schizophrenia, and possibly bipolar. Mish, you need help.) Mia blinked three times in a row, looking at the confused system logs and Tama, who was having a migraine for the first time. Although Mia remembered everything that Maou Mia did, he did not inherit his chain of thought. "Is the game error? I set the sleeping time for 10 minutes, but not a minute has passed yet. But I feel like I had a good sleep!" <<¡­>> *¡­* . Five minutes later after Carlos had gone berserk, he destroyed all scorpions and snake monsters in the danger zone. Panting and exhausting, the 3-meter grotesque obese body sat down and stared into a distance in a daze. His rock armor dissolved and his skin returned to the disfigured flesh. Sebastian descended from the sky. Once he landed, he strolled toward the dazing Carlos. The butler dragonewt did not make a sound. He sneaked behind Carlos and pointed his palm at the back of his neck. Sebastian''s tentacle exited from his palm and entered Carlos, destroying the overmind''s cervical spine, breaking his neck bones. The tentacle did not stop there. It transited in a reverse scissor, and it beheaded Carlos, slashing his neck from the inside out. Carlos''s head rolled on the ground as it was still looking forward in a daze. The headless obese giant body slowly shrank back to the withered old man, and it collapsed like a stringless doll. Sebastian glared at Carlos in resentment. ''Go to Hell, asshole!'' His vengeance had been satisfied, but Sebastian''s job had not done yet. The issue about the otherworlder was still there. ''I don''t know what Misha did, but she''s a threat to my base and my people!'' ''I''ll drag her out of that mech and reveal her identity before everyone! Only that can explain my past deeds. I can''t let that PISS sabotages my reputation any further!'' Chapter 101 Prometheus VS Sebastian - Round One Chapter 101 ¨C Prometheus VS Sebastian - Round One Mia operated Prometheus forward, setting his course to the junkyard extraction point. While his legs moved as if he was riding a bicycle, Mia pulled out a small piece of red ant from his inventory. The piece was a portion of an ant''s leg, yet it had a strong, sharp, spicy smell that made Mia squeezed his nose and closed his eyes. As if someone cut an onion before him, tears dropped from Mia''s eyes, and he could feel the burn. *Nom-Nom?* (Can I eat it? It smells nom-nom.) Since Mia was looking for a piece of cloth to wipe his eyes, he shoved the ant leg to Tama''s tentacle. "You can have it, but do me a favor. Can I have a bottle of water or something that can clean my eyes? It felt like I ate a pile of wasabi." *Mrrr?* (Didn''t you have nine more healing potions? Oh well, we can use this.) Tama extended her tentacle to Shurka, who was still unconscious, curling and sleeping behind Mia''s pilot seat. *RIIIIP* Without caring about Shurka, Tama ripped her whole upper shirt and wiped Mia''s face. "Ah, thanks." Wiping his eyes for a while, Mia used his MBR and recovered his sight back. As his eyes opened, he finally noticed a ripped shirt in his hands. Mia frowned and peered at Tama''s chest eye, "Where did you get this? I don''t remember storing spare cloth." *Mew* (It''s from your cyka!) "¡­" A sweatdrop appeared on Mia''s face, and he stared at the shirt with a dark face. His hands and arms subconsciously pulled the cloth to his face, sniffing it. *Mrrr?* (Why are you sniffing if you can mate her any time you want to?) In a panic, Mia tossed the shirt into the air, "NO! I DIDN''T SNIFF!" *Mrrr* (Banana Mish, be honest with yourself. I can sense the increase in temperature on your wee-wee and your face. I can tell what you''re thinking.) Mia''s face reddened, and white smoke came out of his ears, ashamed and embarrassed. While Mia was in a panic, Tama shoved a leftover piece of fire ant leg into his mouth. *Mew* (Try this and see if it increases your stats.) Mia chewed the ant meat in reflex, and a deep spicy taste attacked his nose, going up to his glabella as if he had savored a spoonful of wasabi. <<Ding>> <<You have eaten a piece of a nurse fire ant.>>Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. <<Your STR has increased by one.>> <<You can gain 49 more points from nurse fire ants.>> "OH!!" Inferno Dragonewt''s perk displayed its effect. [Gain one bonus attribute point to one random attribute for every eaten fire-element food.] As fire ants were monsters with the fire element, Mia could increase many status points from eating them. Unfortunately, the game did not allow Mia to exploit it as he could increase only 49 more status points from nurse fire ants. Still, he had other ants to try. Worker ants, warrior ants, queen ants, and the ant king was still in his inventory, so he could experiment with them later. . Prometheus reached the scorpion zone where monster corpses scattered. Mia looked around, frowning. "Where is Carlos?" Realized that Carlos was not present, Mia activated his battle mode, searching for his life signal. However, he could not find him. Instead, he found a flying dragonewt in front of his mech, glaring at his direction. Sebastian was waiting for Mia. "Sebastian ¡­" Mia took a deep breath as he charged the psionic engine, preparing for a fight. Unlike when he confronted Sebastian at the base, Mia was more confident that he could beat the hell out of Sebastian this time. Since he had an esper mech but Sebastian did not, the disparity was apparent. Sebastian glared back at Prometheus. Although the 25-meter-tall robot intimidated him, he steeled his heart and stood firm. For the sake of his people''s safety and well-being, he did not mind breaking one of his old bone or two. *Gao* (Old bone, that is not a usual robot. Are you sure you want to fight this?) Sebastian sighed, yet a faint smile appeared on his face. "For the sake of our people, I don''t care if I die." *Gao!* (Don''t jinx it! You can always fly away if you can''t win!) "Ahaha, I''m sorry, Gaogao. Don''t worry. I won''t die." *Grrr* (It''s coming. Let''s do our best.) "Ah." Sebastian exhaled and spread his wings. His entire body shielded in black armor plates, transforming himself into a 7-feet-tall medieval knight. Gaogao also turned his four tentacle tips into steel spears. Once the changes had finished, Sebastian became a dark knight with six arms. Four of which were spear arms while his two human arms did not have a weapon. Without waiting for Mia, Sebastian charged at Prometheus, swooping from the sky and aiming at the chest cockpit. . Mia narrowed his eyes in doubt, wondering what Sebastian was planning. However, one thing for sure, Sebastian did not come in peace. ''Flame Field!'' Received the command from Mia''s psionic link, Prometheus released a flame shockwave and firewall expanded in a circular wave around the robot. As Prometheus Series'' trademarks were their reinforced esper power and their medium specialty, Mia''s flame field from Prometheus was stronger than his true power. Sebastian braced through the firewall. In an instant, his black knight armor melted, which it burned his body. *GAO!* (HEAL!) Gaogao assisted Sebastian, regenerating his burned body parts. "Hmm!" Sebastian also regenerated his armor. All melted parts recovered anew! As Sebastian got through the firewall, he reached the chest of Prometheus. Four spears thrust at the hatch! *CLANK* *CLANK* *CLANK* *CLANK* Like how barbarians swung their wooden hammer at a 21st-century tank, Sebastian''s spears only scratched the surface of metal frames. Still, the spear attack was a feint to make Mia let down his guard. The real attack was his bare hands. Sebastian gathered his strength into his hands and reached toward the front hatch. As if Prometheus knew what Sebastian was planning, front boosters on Prometheus'' legs roared, and it skated backward. From Sebastian''s palms, two small metallic tentacles burst out. Two more spears extended and reached the front hatch. This time, they penetrated the frames by a centimeter. At a glance, it did nothing to the pilot inside, but Sebastian achieved his goal. The spear tips inside the robot''s frame plates changed shapes, turning into mouths. Both ejected acidic liquid, which melted the frames at a rapid rate. Within a second, the front chest metal plate was breached, and Sebastian could see inside the cockpit. Before the butler could reach the inside, he heard Mia''s frustrated young man''s voice. "You pissed me off, asshole. That''s my new mech!" As if the entire mech transformed into a lightning rod or an electric eel, the 100,000 voltage electricity entered his body through his metal spears inside the frames. "UGH!" *GYAAA!!* Both Sebastian and Gaogao shook as the thunder temperature burned them from the inside. In reflex, Sebastian detached his spear tentacle limbs and kicked the frame, sending his body backward. Before he could regain his sense, Prometheus'' left hand opened and swung at him. *BANG* Like a fly swatter, the metal palm slammed onto Sebastian''s dark armor, sending him to earth. *BOOM* Sebastian collided onto the ground, rolling 200 meters further from the momentum forces. *GAO* (HEAL!) Again, Gaogao regenerated Sebastian''s health and healed his injuries. Sebastian stood up as if the impact was nothing and planted his feet into the ground, staring at Prometheus with hatred. ''Otherworlders! I''ll kill you all!'' . Meanwhile, combat mode Mia gazed at Sebastian in astonishment. One full strength zap from the mech and a slap could not disable this old dragonewt! *Mrrr* (This stupid butler is too OP! Nerf please!) Mia glanced at two holes before him. Because of the damages, the monitor display became static as the visual shook and flashed. He had to rely on his six sense to locate Sebastian in the previous attack. ''Should I open the front hatch to get my visual, or should I maintain my 3D mind map?'' Headache crept on Mia, "I''ve been using too much mental energy today. I''m getting exhausted." *Mew* (Potion, Mish! Red gels, too! Chow it!) "Ah, thanks for the reminder." Mia took out all old red gels in his leather suit and shared it with Tama. He ate all of his portion in one go. "Round two. Bring it, butler!" He closed his eyes and focused his sense to the limit. . Inside Mia''s mind space, all girls were watching the fight through Mia''s sense and vision while they were eating popcorns, made by a piece of Carlos'' soul fragments. "Had Maou fought, the fight would have ended in a second." "Give our banana Mia a chance. It''s a good stage for him to train." "True. He didn''t have the Maou''s experiences. Let him train a bit." "But, isn''t that butler too strong? He''s still standing after all that?" "Don''t worry. We''ll simply wake up Maou when our banana becomes a disadvantage." "Maou seems tired, though. Will he wake up?" "¡­" "If he doesn''t wake up, we''re doomed." "Screw it. Let''s wake him up. Can someone swim to the core and molest Misha Statue again?" Chapter 102 Prometheus VS Sebastian - Round Two Chapter 102 ¨C Prometheus VS Sebastian - Round Two The rumbling sound and the shaking inside the cockpit woke Shurka from her slumber. ''Where am I?'' Looking around, Shurka found herself in a small space behind a cockpit seat. Her brain recollected all previous information and processed at high speed. The image of her kissing Mia flashed. Her face flushed when she recalled the latest view she had seen before she blacked out. ''Oh my god! What was I thinking!?'' Sober from her sexual desire, Shurka reopened her option menu and decreased her pleasure sensitivity to 10%. ''I''ll apologize Mia later. Eh, where am I again?'' Shurka moved around, trying to get back on her feet and getting out of this cramped space. Upon turning and crawling, she felt the cold air from the air-conditioner hitting her skins. Looking down, she saw her naked upper body. Her shirt and her bras disappeared! Shurka widened her eyes in shock. Then, she could felt the soaked panty and wet skirt touching her tights. They reminded Shurka that she wet herself, and she did not have spare cloth. She wanted to scream, but she bit her lower lips in shame. Feeling uncomfortable, Shurka looked around, trying to find a replacement for her underwear. Opening her inventory, she scanned through her item list, looking for any possible cloth. Unfortunately, she only carried consumable items and VIP loot boxes. There were fashion items in the VIP shop, but she did not have any diamond. Shurka obtained all items and her VIP status from her father and her connection to a relative, who were high-ranking officers in MWG, so her current diamond was zero. Without a choice, she took off her skirt and her underwear and hung it on the top of the pilot seat. Once it dried, she would put them back on. While Shurka tried to hang her wet cloth, the cockpit shook several times as if there was an earthquake. ''What''s going on anyway?'' Curious, Shurka peaked beyond the pilot seat, looking at the static monitors. ''Huh? Are the screens broken? Then, what is happening?'' *BOOM* The entire cockpit shook again along with the loud boom. . . . After Sebastian stood again, Mia changed his approach. Instead of being passive, Mia transferred his power into the psionic core, creating three fireballs and five electric balls. Eight psychic forces, each with a size of a truck, gathered in front of Prometheus. Sebastian glared at the robot in solemn as he expected nothing less from this otherworlder. His rooted feet remained unmoved as Sebastian had already used his terra dragonewt ability. The barren soil around his feet changed color, transiting from dark brown to green. Green mosses appeared on small rocks while grasses penetrated through the ground surface, revealing their sprouts. Green area around Sebastian spread like a wave, terraforming the surrounding wasteland into grassland. However, this was not this butler''s purpose. Thousands of tree roots shot up from the grassland, binding Prometheus'' legs in an instant! Mia retaliated, sending one fireball at Sebastian. At the same time, he activated his flame field once again, burning the grassland and the binding tree roots. Sebastian smirked as he activated his terraforming power, converting liquid substance inside the tree roots into crude oil. *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* The fire ignited the oil inside the tree roots, lighting Prometheus''s legs in flame. As for Sebastian, he detached from the ground, flying to the sky. As Sebastian flew up, the fire shockwave and the fireball missed the target, landing on the previous spot that the butler had stood. *BOOM* The fireball exploded, causing another shockwave. "Hmm." Mia groaned as he activated his robot''s back engine and manipulated two thunder balls at the same time. Two thunder balls turned into two lightning bolts, chasing after Sebastian. The speed of light surpassed the terra dragonewt''s speed and struck him in mid-air! As the thunder stunned the butler, Prometheus launched the two remaining fire meteors. Both of the fireballs propelled through the air, flying with the speed of 300km/hour. As Sebastian and Gaogao were still stunned from the electric shock, they could not dodge them in time. "HAH!" Without a choice, Sebastian roared and expanded his armor size from 7-feet-tall to 10-feet, bracing for another impact. *BOOM* *BOOM* Two meteorites collided with Sebastian one after another, and they exploded afterward. Because of the impact and shockwave, the terra dragonewt was sent flying backward and crashed onto the ground once more. Mia had not finished yet. He ordered Prometheus to convert the remaining thunder balls into bolts, raining the lightning strike onto Sebastian again. *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* Three more thunderbolts struck on the dark knight. That was not all. Prometheus pulled out its lightsaber handle from his belt. *Ffkrrsshhzz* As Mia had charged the lightsaber for a few seconds usage, he flipped it on. Back boosters behind Prometheus'' beetle wings activated, sending the robot toward the injured Sebastian. Though the target was smaller than the mech, Tama and Mia operated the mech''s arms as one, slashing the lightsaber down. *GAOOOO!!* Gaogao roared, which he healed Sebastian. At the same time, Sebastian increased his power output, digging a deep hole below himself with tree roots. His hands pointed toward the oncoming lightsaber, forming a ten-meter-thick steel plate armor to protect himself. *Ssshhhzzzz* The metal plate was cut in half along with the surface of the ground, slashing into the earth by 5 meters. Afterward, the lightsaber dimmed as it ran out of power. Mia expanded his sense to check his target''s condition. Unfortunately, Sebastian dodged the slash on time, and he was escaping through his underground tunnel, burrowing himself 20 meters below the surface. . *Gao* (Are you okay?) "I''m alright. I''ve been through worse. You don''t have to worry about me." *Grrr* (But this fight is tough. That otherworlder is cheating. He didn''t fight you fair and square!) "Don''t worry. Once I meet her again face to face, I can defeat her with ease!" *Gao Meow!* (Yup! That cocky wrench and that stupid kitten aren''t our opponents in a direct fight!) . ************************* <<Status>> Name ¨C Sebastian Race ¨C Terra Dragonewt Class ¨C Shelter Guardian Title - Undying Cockroach, Super Butler, Efficient Governor Level ¨C 200 <<Attributes>> STR ¨C 1,200/2,000 VIT ¨C 3,355/7,500 STM ¨C 4,124/7,500 AGI ¨C 1,510/2,000 DEX ¨C 1,567/2,000 INT ¨C 777/2,000 WIS ¨C 890/2,000 <<Skills>> Terra Mastery - 59 Self-Regeneration - 300+59 Pheromone - 79 Acidic Fluid - 187 Terraform: Plant - 300+59 Terraform: Liquid ¨C 300+59 Terraform: Metal ¨C 300+59 Terraform: Biotic ¨C 300+59 ************************* . . . Meanwhile Inside Mia''s mind space, Natalie stood behind Misha Statue, groping her round chest. Although the statue surface looked hard and solid like marble, by Natalie''s hands, the round lumps moved. As if Misha statue could sense the touch, she twisted her neck around, turning back 180 degrees to look back while her body was facing the front. It was a terrifying sight for Natalie since ordinary humans could not turn their neck in a complete 180 degrees. As if Misha Statue was haunted, she glared at Natalie with red glowing eyes. Scared by the white statue, Natalie was in tears as she mumbled, "Uh, Maou. Can you wake up and help our banana Mia one more time? His opponent is too strong." Misha Statue did not answer. She turned back to her default pose, and the light in her eyes faded. From Natalie''s point of view, this was a rejection from Maou Mia. Natalie sighed. She turned to her friends who were hiding behind their bungalows, peaking at the statue. "YOU LOTS! I WAS SCARED TO DEATH, AND YOU ARE HIDING!?" None of them replied to Natalie, but they gestured her to get out of there ASAP. Natalie did not understand their gesture. She jumped into the pool, planning to swim back to her friends. Then, the statue moved again. She placed her mind core, the heart of all Mia''s consciences, on the ground, and she turned to Natalie. Her human statue turned into an octopus with hundreds of small white tentacles at the size of the pinky finger. They coiled around Natalie and pulled her back from the pool. The mini tentacles locked her in mid-air. "AAAAAHH!! I''M SORRY! LADIES, HELP ME!!" Natalie screamed and cried for help, yet none of her friends helped her. All 71 girls looked at Natalie while they prayed. "RIP" "We won''t forget your sacrifice." "I doubt she can be a bride anymore ¡­" "Don''t jinx it. It might be your turn next." . Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. Until the battle ended, hundreds of Misha Statue''s tentacle tickled Natalie, forcing her to laugh till exhaustion. Chapter 103 Shurkas Worries Chapter 103 ¨C Shurka''s Worries. Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. Mia held his head as he had a headache. Recharging the many engines at once was tiring enough. Using many skills at once exhausted Mia''s mental strength. Overusing his psychic power and psionic abilities increased his brain temperature, which was harmful to his health. Even though the game did not have an MP system, Mia could tell that for each electric zap consumed at least five to ten percent of his psychic power. Even he was immune to high temperature, the burning fever almost cooked Mia''s brain from the inside. He had not noticed it yet that his head emitted white smoke from the heat. This was not the smoke of embarrassment like before. It was from the increasing heat within Mia''s head. Mia covered his face with his hands, feeling the coldness of his palm to reduce the stress. "I''m so tired." *Mew* (You can''t rest yet, Mish. That bastard is still around somewhere.) *Mrrr* (Drink the potion! Heal yourself!) "I know." Mia picked Shurka''s healing potion and chugged another mouthful. The medicinal bitterness enveloped his throat as he could feel better. However, the mental exhaustion remained. Mia discovered that it could only heal his physical injuries, but it did not heal his psychic exhaustion. <<Beep>> <<Warning, your mental health has fallen into a critical level>> < > <<Beep>> <<Warning, you have not finished your quest>> < > <<Beep>> <<Warning, game connection is unstable>> < > <<Beep>> <<Error, we cannot eject you from the game>> < > Looking at all unreasonable demands from the game, Mia was on the verge of yelling back at the game system. "Ugh, I''m done with this game. Once I logged out, I''ll throw away my game console." "What''s wrong? Is there something wrong with the game?" "I wanted to log out, but this game forced me to complete the quest. Now, there''s a system warning that I have to log out in an hour, but the button is still disabled. What am I going to do, fail the quest on purpose, so I can rest?" "The potion doesn''t work?" "Nope. It relates to my psyche. My brain in the real world might have been fried. I have a severe headache at the moment." "Okay. I''ll report this to my uncle and my father about these bugs later. Please hang in there, okay?" "Thanks, Tama ... Wait, Tama has a father and an uncle?" *Mrrr?* (Sorry for the interruption. You are talking to someone else.) "Huh?" Mia shifted his glance to Tama''s eye, "Wasn''t I talking to you?" *Mew* (You''re talking to that cyka, not me.) "¡­" Mia shifted his hands and his palm, looking behind him. Shurka was peaking at Mia from behind the pilot seat. As she was naked, Shurka covered her chest with her arms, but she still revealed her smooth shoulders and her skin. "Err, Mia. Do you have a spare cloth? My shirt and my bras disappeared, and I don''t have anything to wear." Hearing that the girl behind his back did not wear anything, Mia''s eyes shifted to the side and glanced at Shurka''s naked shoulders. His fantasy ran wild as he turned around with a red face. ''Tama, where is that shirt!?'' *Mrrr?* (How the heck would I know? You threw it away!) ''Is it somewhere around here? Help me look for it.'' *Meh* (Fine. Whatever.) Both Mia and Tama looked around inside the cockpit. It did not take long for Mia to find the thrown shirt. As soon as Mia saw the remaining of the shirt, his face distorted in guilt. Acidic liquid from Sebastian corroded Shurka''s cloth to the point that it turned into small pieces of dirty napkins and rag. Without a choice, Mia turned around, "I''m sorry. Aside from what I''m wearing, I don''t have a spare cloth." "O-Okay. It''s okay! It''s just a game, and we''re not in our real body. Getting naked with our game character won''t hurt." "¡­" "By the way, what happened? What are you fighting?" Mia''s face grimaced as he recalled that the fight had not ended yet. His banana mode switched to the combat mode once more. A minute later after Mia had expanded his sense to the limit, he could not find Sebastian anymore. He sighed in relief and turned around to Shurka again. His eyes also sneaked a glance at Shurka''s naked shoulders and her covered chest. "I''m fighting monsters outside the city. Also, I''m on my way back to my faction." "Your faction?" "I''ve joined the mutants." Shurka was surprised. Although she did not know what it was like being a mutant in-game, she had learned about the history between humans and mutants in this 23rd-century period. In this age, mutants were about to dominate mankind as they had superior technologies, better physical power, and abundant food supplies. They could also cohabitate with all queen eggs, which they became food factories for the mutants. A change occurred in the late years before the 24th-century. A mutant race that all humans thought they were extinct in the late 21st-century, the overminds, made their appearance to the public and established a new organization, anti-hydra alliance. At the same time, spies within all mutant societies caused a civil war among the demi-humans, weakening all their shelters and bases. Many dragonewts switched side, swearing allegiance to the anti-hydra alliance, while the rest fought to the death. Wars broke out between humans and all mutants around the world, which was deemed as World War III or the Mutant War. When the dust settled, the coalition between the overminds and mankind seized the victory, and all demi-humans and demi-hydras became extinct from the planet along with all monsters, zombies, queen eggs, and the hydra viruses. Humanity stole the mutant''s technologies and food sources, and they reformed their civilization again with the help of dragonewts and the overminds. Later on, the overminds committed another genocide, killing all dragonewts, so they could become the lords of the new world. Humans also betrayed the overminds several years later, but that was another story. Right now, Shurka worried about Mia''s future since he had joined the losing side. There was no guarantee that he could change the flow of history here. "Is it alright? The mutants will eventually lose in the years to come. Wait, how did you join them? Are you a mutant?" "¡­ Yes. I''m a mutant now. I''m a dragonewt." "Y-Your getup isn''t a cosplay!? How!?" "My character has been infected with a symbiosis creature. Well, Tama. Say hi to Shurka." *MYA!* (Hi, cyka!) "Stop calling her cyka already. Her name is Shurka, not a female dog." *MEW* (I''m not calling her a dog. I''m calling her a cyka blyat!) "¡­" Shurka tilted her head in confusion. "What did the kitten say? Where are you keeping your cat?" "¡­ It''s good that you don''t know. Let''s treat it as a random meowing." *MEW* (CYKA BLYAT!) . Zeris One reached the battle site where Prometheus was. Thorn pulled back his controller, astonished by the sight of the giant mech. "Wow. That thing is huge!" *Ong?* (Its legs were still on fire, and there are damages on the front hatch. Has Misha just fought something?) "More or less. Heck, this area is in a mess ... There''s a grassland here?" Thorn observed the ground in this burrow scorpion zone. Instead of the usual dirt and sand, it had transformed into a grassland plateau. "Sebastian might have been here. Only he can terraform the earth." *Meow Ong!* (Let''s check her condition first. Can we communicate with her?) "We don''t even know her mech''s OS signature." *Meow* (That''s troublesome. Let''s get out and talk to her.) "Okay!" Zeris moved in closer to Prometheus and waved its hands. Thorn also opened his front hatch, shouting at the red beetle mech. "MISHA! WE''RE HERE TO PICK YOU UP!" . Mia heard Thorn''s voice. He operated his robot to knelt and open the front hatch as well. Instead of greeting back, Mia shouted, asking his senior for something else. "THORN, DO YOU HAVE A SPARE CLOTH?" Thorn frowned, "WHY DO YOU NEED A CLOTH!?" "I NEED IT FOR MY FRIEND!" "FRIEND? WHO? I THOUGHT WE ONLY HAVE BRIM IN THE HUMAN''S BASE?" "I HAVE A FRIEND ON BOARD! SHE''S ALSO INFECTED, AND I WANT TO BRING HER TO OUR BASE!" . Listening to Mia from behind the pilot seat, Shurka widened her eyes in shock. ''I''m infected? With what?'' Shurka opened her message log, and she was astonished. Long messages and details about her race change and overmind race flooded her screen. ''Since when have I changed my race!?'' Her jaw dropped as her eyes glued at her race description, the overmind. Chapter 104 Exposed Secrets Chapter 104 ¨C Exposed Secrets Shurka read her race description in awe and astonished. This was a legendary race of extinct mutants that mankind destroyed two thousand years ago. Now, she was one of them, and she could use their mysterious power in-game. ''Wow! Psionic Link? Link my mind with others and temporary control of their bodies!? That''s crazy!'' Subconsciously, she glanced at Mia and licked her lips, fantasizing about mind-controlling Mia, making him do anything. Shurka shook her head in a panic, trying to forget her silly dream. ''Idiot! He''s trying to help me here, and what was I thinking? Why am I keep thinking about pervert things when I see his face!?'' After slamming her forehead with the back of the pilot seat for a few times, Shurka''s mind became clear. ''Okay! I''m not a pervert. It was because of the environment influence and Mia''s seduction. Yup, it was Mia''s fault for getting an erection. I''m not a pervert, he is.'' The vivid memory image of Mia''s naked chest and his pole flashed in her mind while she was reciting her self-consolation. *BANG* Shurka head-butted against the pilot seat again. ''I swear I''ll never seduce a random guy in-game again! I passed out for a few minutes, then I woke up naked, infected, and evolved! What have I done with my life!? Am I a main character in the next Hangover movie?'' . "An infected friend?" Thorn looked at Kai, not understanding the situation. Mia made up another story, "She was also captured by the military and was experimented along with Brim. I helped her out of there." Hearing that Mia''s friend was also a victim, Thorn laughed. "Oh, I get it, Misha! Keep her in your mech until we return to base. I''ll tell Crystal to prepare a woman''s cloth!" "Thank you, senior!" Thorn raised his thumbs and returned to his mech, reporting the situation to Crystal. "I''m with Misha right now. She''s bringing her friend home with us." [Chacha, did you ask if she''s also an otherworlder?] "¡­ I forgot." [Ask them! Also, tell Misha to be frank as we knew that she''s an otherworlder. Tell her that I promise to keep their secret if they tell us where we can find those revival medicines.] "What if they are with the government?" [Simply run away from Misha. We''ll tell the others about her status. Well, if she cooperates, we''ll keep it a secret.] "The Tautog guys already knew about it. Won''t they spread the news?" [I can shut their mouth as long as I have one or more medicine.] "Okay, chief!" Thorn got out of Zeris One again, "Crystal asked, are you an otherworlder? Be honest this time, Misha! We saw you used your power many times. Those are not dragonewt''s power!" Hearing the direct question, Mia closed his eyes and sighed. ''They have the surveillance technology and their satellites. Obviously, they knew.'' Local mutants and humans in this world did not have strong psychic powers like MGW soldiers. Even if banana Mia''s physical strength was weaker than a full-time MWG marine, his psychic abilities were still many times stronger than most mutants and humans here. Steeling his heart, Mia confessed, "I am an otherworlder!" Thorn did not flinch as he expected this answer. Instead, he was relieved that Mia was honest since this opened more negotiation options for both sides. "Are you friend an otherworlder, too?" Hesitated, but Mia told the truth, "Yes, she is!" "Good! What are your purposes for joining us?" Mia paused to think. As he planned to quit the game, he did not need to join them. Still, Maou Mia forcefully evolved Shurka without her consent, which he had to clean up after the alter personality''s mess.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. "Trading! I wish to buy a cure for her." Thorn smiled. More options appeared as he had expected. ''If Crystal and others expel Misha, we can still be a trade partner. Well, she''s different from the rest of otherworlders, so we should be able to bargain for those medicines, right?'' "Do you still have the medicine that you gave Brim?" "Yes, I do." "I believe you! For now, leave that robot and come with me unarmed." Although Thorn had faith in Mia, he could not afford to let down his guard. Deep down inside, he still suspected in Mia''s words and his identity. However, Mia shook his head, "We can''t! The government will retrieve this machine if we leave it here!" The cautious demi-hydra frowned. Thorn got back to his cockpit, consulting it with Crystal again. [Let them bring the mech here. Go and pilot it. Use the giant robot to carry your Zeris home.] "Right! We can use that thing as our carrier!" With a solution, Thorn went back to Mia. "We can take that thing back home, but I can''t let you pilot it. I''ll operate it while you have to stay put." "Impossible. This mech can only be operated by my friend or me. Ordinary humans or mutants can''t pilot it." "Mind if I test it?" "Be my guess. Come here and test it yourself." Since Mia gave Thorn an unsounded excuse, the suspicion on Mia grew. Thorn took a deep breath and took a combat knife with him, preparing for any melee combat if this were a trap. He jumped onto Prometheus, getting to the cockpit. Upon getting inside, Thorn found Mia, who was standing at the side, and a shoulder-naked girl hiding behind the pilot seat. Looking around, the operating system, consoles, and switches were similar to other mechs that Thorn knew. "Well, this doesn''t look any different than my console. Are you sure you''re not lying?" "This mech is customized for me. What can I say?" "If you say so. Well, can you two move out of the cockpit, so I can try?" Mia did not move nor speak. He stared into the eyes of Thorn with hesitation. As Shurka was still naked, he did not want her to walk out of the cover. Shurka also looked at both of them, not wanting to move from this spot. She took her wet panty and her skirt, putting them back on even though they had not dried yet. During the awkward moment, Mia recalled that there was a secondary cockpit in the head of Prometheus. "Senior Thorn, how about this? This mech has a secondary console within the head part. I''ll activate the engine, and you''ll control the mech from there." Thorn glanced at Shurka and Mia. He recalled something and grinned. "I see ¡­ Well, I need to confirm something. Misha, are you into women?" The corner of Mia''s mouth twitched. Thorn might have the wrong idea about his true gender, but Mia replied anyway. "Yes, I''m into girls." "That explains a lot. Very well, you two can continue what you left off. I''ll inspect the other cockpit." "¡­" After Thorn left the cockpit, Shurka stared at Mia in doubt. "Did he just call you Misha?" Mia looked back with an apological smile, "Yes. My character in-game is Misha. I''m sorry I lied to you." . Meanwhile, Thorn climbed to the top of Prometheus. As Mia had told them, there was a cockpit entrance at the back of the mech''s head. Mia and Shurka did not notice. Thorn had goosebumps when he got close to Mia. *Ong* (Did you feel it?) "Yeah, it''s so freaking scary! I thought I might have been killed!" Demi-hydras had unique skills, just like dragonewts and overminds. Their instinct and sixth sense were the strongest among the mutants, so Thorn managed to detect Mia''s hidden strength a moment ago. The feeling was different when he was with Misha a few days back inside the shelter. It was as if they were different persons. *Ong* (I also feel it from the girl behind the seat.) "Yeah, I also sense that." There was something that Thorn never forgot. It was a familiar threatening feeling of an overmind like Carlos, and it came from both Mia and Shurka. "Something is not right about those two. Are they overminds!?" Chapter 105 Bias Treatmen Chapter 105 ¨C Bias Treatment Thorn got inside the head cockpit and began operating the machine. As Mia activated the psionic core for him, Thorn commanded Prometheus with ease. Prometheus carried Zeris One back to the base as planned. As soon as they reached home, over a hundred mech had already been dispatched, surrounding Prometheus from all sides. Thorn had to get out of the mech to stop them from shooting at Prometheus. He jumped into Zeris One cockpit to message Crystal. "What''s going on, Chief!? Why are they aiming their guns at us!?" [Sebastian came back. He told everyone that Misha is a confirmed otherworlder since he fought with her a moment ago.] "They fought!? But why?" [He said that Misha attacked him first. I reviewed the satellite feed in front of everyone and pointed out that Sebastian attacked Misha first, and she only self-defended. Well, all non-scalesmen are still siding with Sebastian. What can I do?] "Did you tell them that she has medicine that can revive our partners?" [Yes, but Sebastian claimed that it''s a trap of otherworlders. He also captured Brim and all Tautog crews that returned as dragonewts, saying that they are government''s men.] "This is crazy! Has he gone senile or what!?" [That what I said to him, but I can''t do much. Those bastards of Balam Squad are supporting Sebastian''s claim!] While Thorn was talking to Crystal, Sebastian flew to the air, shouting through his loudspeaker. "Misha, surrender! We know that you''re an otherworlder. Do not resist!" Hearing Sebastian''s voice, Thorn got out of Zeris One and yelled back, "STAND DOWN, IDIOT BUTLER!! MISHA IS A FRIEND!" "Fool! She''s an otherworlder through and thorough! Do you trust those invaders more than your kins?" "SHE HELPED BRIM AND REVIVED HIS PARTNER! DO YOU THINK SHE''S ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE!?" "You''re an idiot, officer Thorn! We have proofs that she''s an otherworlder, and we are arresting her. End of story!" "YOU ARE THE RETARD ONE! SHE CAME HERE IN PEACE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. HAD SHE WORKED WITH THEM, SHE WOULD HAVE DESTROYED THE BASE MANY TIMES BY NOW!!" Sebastian was taken aback by Thorn''s yelling. Thinking back, it made sense that Misha was not hostile toward them. Still, it did not change the fact that she was an otherworlder. ''All otherworlders are our enemies!'' Sebastian''s prejudice against players was above his reason. He stood firm with his decision. "All troops, prepare to shoot. Officer Thorn C. Cha has joined forces with the otherworlder!" Hearing the shocking command, Dolphin piloted his mech and got in between Prometheus and the troops. All Tautog members also joined Dolphin. "All of you, stop! This is madness, Sebastian! She revived Sam and others. We also listened to Crystal''s communication channel. Didn''t you hear that she promised to trade the medicines with us? Misha can be trusted!" Llamador, the captain of Balam Squad, sneered at Dolphin and his friends. He tuned his communication watch to send his voice to Sebastian. "I also listened to their communication feed. Misha confessed that her friend is also an otherworlder. Please kill them before they can plant a new misconception about them. We don''t want another similar incident in the past." Sebastian harrumphed, "I think so as well. Since they enjoy experimenting on us, we will experiment on them, too! I want to know why they have strong psychic power." "Haha, a brilliant idea, senior. I''m with you." Sebastian confirmed his signal, "All units, Tautog Squadron has sided with the otherworlders. They are now branded as traitors as well! Kill them all!" . Mia, who was charging the psionic engines, had closed his eyes and listened to their conversation with his six sense the entire time. As Mia was exhausted from the constant use of psychic power, he was in a terrible mood. Hearing the nonsense racist treatment from Sebastian again raised his anger bar to the limit. Inside Mia''s mind space, Misha Statue''s eyes brightened in red light. Afterward, Maou Mia took over the control of Mia''s body. *Mew* (I can sense the change. Is this the serious banana?) "¡­" Mia did not answer since he was gathering his mental strength. One of the male golden generation prisoners inside Mia''s mind cage was pulled outside. His body shattered into pieces, which his soul fragments entered Misha Statue''s body, becoming her nutrition. Maou Mia breathed through his teeth while his eyes glared toward Sebastian''s direction. "I have enough of your shit." At this moment, all mechs of the mutants pulled the triggers, firing everything at Tautog crews, Zeris One, and Prometheus. ''Force Field!'' An electric current spread from Prometheus, enveloping the Tautog crews and Thorn into a thunder dome. On the other hand, all bullets, shells, and rockets from all robots froze in mid-air. The thunder barrier disappeared, and all projectiles dropped on the ground. Shells and rockets piled on top of the others without causing an explosion. Everyone''s jaw dropped, shocked by the phenomenon. Dolphin turned around to look at Prometheus with complicated emotion. "She may be an otherworlder, but she saved us!" "Sebastian and those bastards are just a bunch of racists!" "Dammit, prepare to return fire!" All Tautog mechs pulled out their weapons and aimed at Sebastian and his allies. Seeing their reactions, Sebastian descended toward earth, stomping the ground. Upon the contact, a 50 meter-thick stone wall erected 50-meter high, separating his allies soldiers and Tautog crews. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* Tautog crews unleashed their shells at the wall, but they could not reach the other side. "God Dammit!" "Sebastian, you bastard!" "Retard butler! I''ll fking skin you!" Everyone was frustrated by Sebastian''s power. They stopped shooting since they knew that it would be useless against the never-ending shield. The stone wall receded, and Sebastian''s teams aimed at Tautog''s men again. As they had finished reloading while the Tautog was low on ammo, it was clear that the result of this conflict would decide soon.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. However, they changed their aiming to Prometheus as it leaped at them. To all mechs, the 25-meter-tall giant was a threat to their mini 10-meter robots. As their attention was shifted, they did not notice a lone thunder ball, which floated in a slow-motion before the Tautog men. It transited into ten chain lighting, zapping all Sebastian''s ally robots in an instant. All pilots were stunned by the sudden electric shock and passed out, leaving Sebastian alone. The butler glared at the giant red beetle with hatred. He flew to the air, planning to fight Prometheus for the third round. Before he could put his plan into action, he felt that something entering his brain. Then, he heard a hoarse voice in his mind, "I want to play a game." That was the last time Sebastian heard a voice while he was in his body as his conscience was pulled toward something else. Chapter 106 Sasha in Action Chapter 106 ¨C Sasha in Action Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. Sebastian regained his sight again with a nauseous feeling. Upon looking around, he found himself in a small cage. Beyond the cage, he could see many young girls with the same appearance as Mia, swimming in a pool in the center of a large white hall. Beside his cage, another prison with 11 young men with Mia''s face was there as well. They were looking at him with sympathy. ''What is this place?'' Sebastian attempted to break the cells, but it did not budge. Furthermore, he felt that his movement was sluggish as if he was swimming in a deep sea. ''I can''t exert my strength!'' As Sebastian was puzzled by the environment, he heard Mia''s hoarse voice again. "I want to play a game." In anger, Sebastian screamed, "Otherworlder! Once I get out of this place, I''ll kill every single of you!" Misha Statue manifested in front of Sebastian''s cage. She stared into the butler with dark hollowed eye sockets, drawing Sebastian''s attention into the abyss. Besides the creepy white statue, Maou Mia stood beside her, watching Sebastian with an indifferent expression. "First, be quiet when I''m explaining the rules." Something inside Sebastian''s throat shattered, which they disintegrated parts gathered in front of Mia in the form of sparkling dust. The old man could not gather his air in his throat, nor could he feel his voice. As Sebastian touched his neck, he found that the lower part below the chin had a missing chunk of flesh. His vocal cord and a portion of his neck disappeared! "Your objective in his game is to gather information. You can use any means to obtain the knowledge from here, or you can ask the girls and the boys over there." "¡­" "I''m going to give you seven days to study as many things as you can. After that, I''ll ask you 20 questions." "¡­" "After you give me all 20 answers, I''m going to let you go. Afterward, my friend and I will never bother with your base and your people again." "¡­" "However, you must answer all of my questions without giving a single wrong answer." Maou Mia turned around and pointed at the opposite side of the swimming pool. Five more large cages were there. As soon as Sebastian noticed what was inside the cages, he opened his mouth to yell at Mia. Unfortunately, he could not speak anymore. Within those cages, over 200 pilots from the shelter 88 were inside, looking around in confusion. "For each wrong answer, I''ll kill ten of these people." "!!!" "Also, I will not kill you regardless of how you give me the answers. Even if they are all wrong answers, I will never harm you. The only ones that will die will be these people." Sebastian understood Mia''s purpose now. ''This bastard wants to torture me! I knew it. All otherworlders are the same!'' Mia stared into Sebastian''s eyes as he was lost in thought. He mumbled to himself before he turned to the statue. Misha Statue returned to her place, becoming decoration in the middle of the island pool again. Mia brought the sparkling dust pieces into his mouth, swallowing Sebastian soul''s fragments. After which, Maou gazed at Sasha, the eldest sister among the 72 crews. "Can you control this body for me while I''m away, Sister Sasha?" In solemn, Sasha nodded, "Be careful out there." "Also, do me a favor. I like Shurka, and I wish to make her my girlfriend. Can you help me?" "Asking me to score you a girl? You are getting bold, Mia." "If I leave it to my other self, I''ll remain a virgin for the rest of my life. Do you want to see how banana I''ll be when I try to hit on a girl without my full control?" "Hahaha, true. Well, leave it to your big sister. Do your things and have fun." Maou Mia disappeared from his mind space, and Misha Statue''s eyes dimmed. Mia''s duel personality conscience had left this body. Sasha had a wry smile on her face when she turned to Sebastian in the cage. "You''re a sadist lunatic, Maou. How can he gather information when he is muted?" Natalie laughed as she stared at mutant crews in the other cages. "Even if he can still talk, we won''t give him info. Right, girls?" All 72 residents burst into laughter, mocking Sebastian and all mutant souls. . On the battlefield, Sebastian collapsed onto the palm of Prometheus. In a few seconds, he woke up with unfocused eyes. The butler stood in confusion for another five breaths before his eyes regained lights. However, the person inside was no longer Sebastian''s conscience. It was Maou Mia, who was controlling this body. Sebastian groaned in his throat, trying to adjust his voice. Looking at Tautog crews who were preparing to finish to fight, Sebastian bellowed. "AHEM! My apologies, ladies and gentlemen! There is some misunderstanding between Misha and me. Just now, I''ve had a heart-to-heart talk with this lady, and I have found that I''m in the wrong." Dolphin, Thorn, Crystal, and the others stared at the butler with round widened eyes in disbelief. "Huh?" "Did Misha smash him on the head?" "Possibly." Mia in Sebastian''s body continued, "Everyone, stand down! Let''s talk inside the base. Get the medics here as well. Check the guys in the mechs. I think they''ve passed out from the lighting attack just now." Crystal''s jaw dropped, speechless. . The cleanup proceeded in an awkward manner. As Tautog crews and all scalesmen, who were hoping for the medicines, had been treated with unjust, they were not delicate with their hands when they treated the oppressors. All unconscious pilots returned to the base infirmary with mysterious bruises, which did not cause by Mia. The partner symbioses of the unconscious cried like babies, telling the medics that they were bullied. Still, everyone stared at Sebastian and Mia, wondering what had happened during the fight. Meanwhile, Mia, who was now controlled by Sasha''s conscience, changed his clothes into a girl''s dress and transformed into Misha as she preferred a girl''s body. Furthermore, Mia''s body had the natural aura of an elite psychic and a similar threatening pressure of an overmind. It was not a good idea to walk around in Mia''s form for too long. Shurka also got her new clothes, which relieved her. Unfortunately, the space in the base was limited, so both Misha and Shurka had to share the locker room. Misha walked to Shurka''s side with a wide grin. She massaged her shoulders, "I''m sorry about before. I know that I did many things bad to you in that cockpit. You see, I was too embarrassed to confess that I''m playing as a girl in-game, so I didn''t tell you about my in-game character." Shurka dodged Misha''s hands by reflex. Her inner thought told her that the current Misha was dangerous. Also, because of Misha''s beautiful look, Shurka did not have the same feeling when she sat on Mia''s laps. "I-It''s okay! It was my fault, too. Let''s forget about that little incident in the cockpit, alright?" Misha continued to walk closer to Shurka while the latter stepped backward. Soon, she encountered a wall on her back. Sasha thought about a particular move in anime. She commanded Misha to push his palm on the wall as his arm cornered Shurka. As Misha''s body was taller than Shurka, the victim had to raise her chin up to look at the aggressor''s face. A Kabe-Don had been completed. Shurka''s face flushed as she did not expect that a legendary anime event was happening to her. Misha used another hand to touch Shurka''s red face and whispered, "I''ll be honest. I''m actually attracted to you since in school, but I didn''t have the courage to tell you. I wish I could have told you this before my grandmother had transferred me to another place." Shurka stared at Misha, speechless. ''Is this a confession!? Am I getting a confession!?'' Shurka''s heart raced, forgetting that the confessor was in the girl''s form. Sasha wanted to continue her drama scene. However, she paused to think as she did not have experience in a relationship. ''I''ve set up a positive scenario. Now, what''s the next move?'' All girls in Mia''s mind space yelled and cheered, giving suggestions to Sasha. [Ask her out!] [Kiss her!] [Touch her booty!] [No, keep feeling her face!] [No! Ask her to continue what you left off!] [Brilliant! Continue the sex scene in the cockpit!] [Fool! Think about Shurka! Push her down in the locker room!] Sasha got annoyed by the constant screams and laughter. ''Is this what Mia experienced all these times? Heck, that''s why he looks grumpy all the time.'' Sasha made her decision, using her judgment. "Can you give me a chance? At least let me admire you in-game when I can only see you here." Shurka''s jaw dropped. While she could not react or think of anything to say, Mia''s face got closer. Without allowing Shurka to reject her, Sasha controlled Mia''s face closer, and their lips touched. [YEAH!] [Please, sex scene next!] [Woohoo! Sasha-Oneesama is beast!] [You should be a man, Sasha! I''ll be your girlfriend!] [That''s right Sasha. Once you return to your body, add a wee-wee on you, and I''ll be your girl any day!] Sasha had a headache listening to these mental girls in Mia''s space. Meanwhile, Maou Mia read through Sebastian''s memories in his mind space. He understood why this butler was so obstinate about killing all otherworlders now. Mia controlled Sebastian''s body to appease the people from the misunderstanding. It took him 20 minutes before he could rest. He looked at his clothing, which was in a butler uniform. *Gao?* (What''s wrong with you, butler!? Why did you make peace with them?) "Eh, I gain enlightenment." "Grrr?" (What?) Mia chuckled as he walked to the locker room, planning to switch out this uncomfortable butler clothes into something else. Upon getting inside, he saw Sasha, who was controlling Misha''s body, kissing with Shurka. Sebastian''s face twitched. ''Sister Sasha, you''re a player! I took my eyes off my body a few minutes, and you''re already claiming Shurka.'' Chapter 107 Taming Base 88 - Part 1 Chapter 107 ¨C Taming Base 88 - Part 1 Seeing Sasha''s progress, Mia left them alone. *Gao!* (What are you doing!? You can kill both of them right now!) "Gaogao, we''re going to befriend with them."Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. *Geh!?* (Huh!?) "Those two otherworlders will be our friends. Do not bring this up again." *¡­* Gaogao stared at Sebastian in doubt as the sudden change of his personality puzzled him. Mia controlled Sebastian to the meeting room, where he had arranged a meeting with everybody. Thorn, Crystal, Dolphin, and all scalesmen were already there, waiting for Sebastian''s explanation. Upon entering the room, the old butler coughed and bowed his head. "My sincerest apologies to all of you. This incident happened because of my tunnel vision. Please forgive me." Looking at the humble Sebastian, Crystal could not blame him since nobody died during the fight. However, Thorn and Dolphin glared at the old man without hiding their dissatisfaction. "That was too close, uncle Sebas. Had Misha not intervened, all of us would have died." Dolphin groaned, "We know that you''ve been working very hard to protect us, but please don''t be obstinate with your grudge. Not everybody in the same race is evil. You were very racist back then." Sebastian did not raise his head up. He still bowed in 90 degrees like a Japanese employee apologizing to his boss. "I will take note of that. For now, please forgive me." Seeing the sincere attitude of Sebastian, the crowd''s anger subsided. Crystal walked to Sebastian and patted him. "Please raise your head up. We understand. Everybody makes mistakes sometimes." The butler sighed and stood straight, nodding to Crystal, "Thanks." "Well, what are we going to do with our otherworlders? What kind of deal did you have with Misha?" Sebastian gave all scalesmen a warm smile, "Miss Misha said she will trade her potions with an eggcat that we are raising. She wants one for her friend." "Has she been infected with a hydra virus?" "Yes. Also, they wish to buy fishes that can increase their attributes as well." "Eh, that''s predictable. So, where are they?" "They are in the locker room. I went to fetch them, but they haven''t finished changing yet. Well, let''s draft an agreement while we''re waiting." Mia led the meeting and drafted a cooperation agreement that he had in mind. . In the contract, both sides would not harm each other. Mia and Shurka would give the mutants five bottles of potion while Sebastian would give Mia seafood as the followings; - 20 Bluefin Tunas - 20 Yellowfin Tunas - 20 Skipjack Tunas - 50 Machinegun Lobsters - 50 Man-eating Salmons - 50 Lightsaber King-Crabs - 50 Blood-Sucking Eels Also, the base would give Shurka an eggcat that could transform her into a mutant. Finally, Mia and Shurka would be treated as outsiders, and they could not enter the base without their authorization. However, both sides would agree to form a one-year truce. . The contract details went on about the exchanges and conditions of cooperating issues. Mia drafted it and passed the paper to Crystal, so she could adjust a few loose clauses. Crystal read through the paper with a frown. She had to look at Sebastian''s face as she was not dreaming because the contract gave Mia and Shurka the advantage. "There are problems with this contract. It gives many loopholes that Misha and her friend can use a mean to terminate the contract at any point. I''ll revise it." As expected, Crystal edited the contract. However, Mia no longer cared as he only wanted to obtain the favor from the mutants. Once Crystal finished the drafts and Sasha sighed it, no one could blame Sebastian and Mia for this deal. . While they were drafting the agreements, Sasha, in Misha''s body, brought Shurka to the meeting. To Mia''s surprise, Shurka was hugging the left arm of Sasha with a blushed face. Sebastian glared at Misha, questioning with his eyes about what she had done. A hoarse voice rang inside Sasha''s mind, [How far did you go?] With a wry smile, Sasha sent back her psionic link message, [Just a kiss. She agrees to date you though. Be sure to contact her IRL after this.] [Alright, how''s Sebastian?] [Sitting in the cage, watching the feed.] [Good. Let him see how we convert this base into our allies.] [Are you going to kill the innocent pilots? You threatened Sebastian that you''ll kill them.] [The game is based by Jigsaw''s Rules, but I altered the rules a bit. If he''s selfish and narrow-minded, I''ll kill him instead of the pilot crews.] Jigsaw''s Rules were the laws that Mia interpreted from the horror movie, Saw. Jigsaw, the villain in this story, was a dying man who had a brain tumor. He gained enlightenment in life, and he dedicated his remaining life to teach people about the will to live. Unfortunately, Jigsaw''s method of teaching was a cruel one. He kidnapped his subjects that he tried to teach and placed them in tests or games. Usually, the victims were forced to kill each other, so the victor could survive. However, Mia created his death game in his style. He did not want to kill the 200 crews, but he had to use them to gauge Sebastian''s mindset. [What about the 20 questions? A liar''s torment?] [Yeah.] [Don''t harm the innocents, Mia.] [I know. The only one who will get the punishment is that butler.] The 20 questions that Mia had promised Sebastian was a torturing game for liars. All of the questions would be simple. For example, will you harm the newly evolved dragonewts? Will you hurt Shurka? Will you harm Mia? Will you plan to fight against Mia or Shurka in the future? All 20 questions would direct Sebastian into answering [No]. Unfortunately, Mia did not reveal the "real" game conditions to Sebastian yet because the rules were the reason why this game was called [A liar''s torment]. Before Mia could proceed with the game, he had to show his sincerity to Sebastian and mutants in this base first. Once Sebastian witnessed everything, Mia would proceed with the game. . An hour later, Crystal finished another draft. Instead of contract termination in various clauses, the offenders would be the other party''s prisoner instead. Also, the termination could not be done without both sides'' consent even though someone violated the rules. Everything would remain and the violators would be slaves. In addition, Misha had to pay 100 red gels for the seafood as a few things in the list were rare. Sebastian confirmed it and passed it to Misha. Misha skimmed through the papers without much thought, "Looks fine to me." She opened the VIP inventory and placed five potion bottles on the meeting room table. "These are my sincerity. I''ll say this again, we''ve come in peace. Now, it''s your turn." Dolphin and Crystal stared at the potions with bloodshot eyes while the rest of the scalesmen cheered. None of them could wait to get a spoon or a glass for their share. Thorn frowned and gazed at Misha. "Are you planning on leaving?" Misha glanced at Sebastian, who winked at her. Sighed and shook her head, Misha looked at Thorn, "We have issues with our identities. Staying in this base will be a demerit to the civilians. We''re moving out after this." "A pity. I thought I would have a wingman in my squad." Chapter 108 Maou Mias Memory Fragments Chapter 108 ¨C Maou Mia''s Memory Fragments The dealing went smooth as most of the anti-otherworlders were unconscious. Also, Sebastian was their ringleader, so nobody bothered protesting about the loose contract. Still, Sasha and Mia did not care about them since they were not in a civilized world. It was just there a consolation for the mutants that the other party was willing to negotiate with them in a peaceful manner. Crystal kept her promises. All items were brought to Misha half a day later, which she stored all of them in her inventory. Then, a worker brought a trembling little eggcat to Shurka. *Mii* Like Tama, it also had a kitten''s voice. Crystal guided Shurka to a private room along with the little eggcat. "Miss Shurka, have you eaten a dead green egg like this yet?" Shurka looked at the green living chicken egg with curiosity, "What''s that?" "This is a cure to your virus. But please answer my question first. Have you ever eaten a dead green egg?" Crystal took out a capsule with a pasteurized green egg, which was the similar thing that Misha, Dove, and others from the combat class had eaten. Shurka tilted her head to the side, "No. Why?" A wry smile appeared on Crystal''s face, "Before we can host this symbiosis creature, we have to learn a self-regeneration skill by consuming this dead egg. If we don''t have it, the little egg here will kill you." Shurka''s face paled, "I''ve never heard of this!" "Didn''t Misha tell you about the virus?" "What virus?" "Well, the one that got you infected." Shurka recalled her status as an overmind. She summoned her status menu to the racial description again. ''Is this the cause of my race change? Can it cure me and return me to a human?'' Thinking about the recent events, Mia could have dropped her off in the city. However, The frantic Mia took her here. She believed that he had done so for this reason. ''Eh, he loves me, so he is doing this for me, right?'' An embarrassed smile revealed on Shurka''s blushed face. ''I''ll believe in all of you, though I don''t know what happened.'' Shurka took a deep breath, "I haven''t eaten one." "Then, you should eat this first. Whoops, I shouldn''t let the little guy see this. Eat the green egg in the capsule and tell me when you''re done. It might smell fishy and rotten, so try not to throw up." . Meanwhile, Sebastian and Misha excused themselves from the base that they wanted to have a chat alone. Both of them walked out of the base to the parking Prometheus. Misha turned to Sebastian, "What''s next?" "Tell me about my current quests." Misha read the quest descriptions for him. Before Mia departed from the base to rescue Brim, he had two ongoing quests. One of them was a quest to procure ten red gels or build a mech while the other was Brim''s rescue mission. <<You are no longer a citizen of Shelter 88>> <<The Quest [Build Your First Mech Unit] has failed>> <<The Quest [For whom am I fighting for? - The Proof of Comradeship] has failed>> Misha bit her lower lips, "Both failed. The game system tells us that we are no longer a citizen of shelter 88, so we failed all quests." "Can we log out of the game?" "Let me check ¡­ yes, we can." "Let''s wait for Shurka first, and we''ll log out." "Will she be alright after this? She is likely to be on the MWG watchlist." "It''s fine. Do you remember Shurka''s last name?" "Last name? Luckyaf?" "Does it sound familiar to you?" Sasha had to stop and tried to recall her old memories. It had a d¨¦j¨¤ vu feeling to it, but she could not remember it. "Eh, I don''t remember." "Dr. Fluke Luckyaf, ring a bell?" Misha''s face grimaced as Sasha remembered that name. He was one of the child soldier project manager who turned her, 71 other girls, and Mia into killing machines. "You don''t remember Professor Fortune Luckyaf at all? He''s Shurka''s father, and I think he''s a relative to that geezer." Upon recalling the traumatized memories, Misha screamed, "She''s a relative to that asshole!" Mia commanded Sebastian''s body to sit behind Prometheus legs, hiding his body in the shadow. "The MWG will target her and that Fluke." Misha frowned, "Didn''t you say you like Shurka? Is this your revenge?" "I''m not that low, Sister Sasha. When I said I like her, I''m being honest." "Then, why did not mutate her?" Sebastian grinned, "A bait for Dr. Fluke Luckyaf. Shurka''s infection will force her father to concede her to either my grandmother or the MWG. Since they''re relatives, they should know full well how MWG treats their test subjects." "¡­ What if they give Shurka to MWG?" "Not gonna happen." Sasha sighed, "Maou, you''re a scoundrel. Your overconfidence will be your downfall one day." "HAHAHA!! I''ll wait for that day." While laughing, Mia''s conscience escaped from Sebastian''s body, returning to his original body. Sasha lost control of Misha''s body, which the body stumbled and knelt on the ground. Mia''s conscience appeared in his mind space, and Misha Statue''s eyes regained the red light. As soon as Maou Mia returned, all Golden Generation girls fled to their bungalow in fright. They peaked through the windows and doors as they were wary of Maou Mia. Only Sasha stood in the open. Mia walked to Sebastian''s cage, where the real conscience of the butler resided. Sebastian groaned, but no voice came out of his hollowed throat. His eyes were glaring at Mia with hatred. Mia sighed, "Take it easy, old man. Didn''t you learn anything from the live broadcast at all?" At the center of the mind space, a cubic monitor was showing what Misha''s body was looking. All residents here could watch the monitor and see what Misha saw in real-time. At this moment, Misha Statue leaped from the island, landing next to Mia. She gripped Mia''s neck from behind. [Go back. I don''t want you.] Mia swatted away the statue''s hand with ease. He turned around with a smirking face, "I''m here because you''re incompetent, banana." [Give it back.] "Sheesh, you''re impatient, too. Let me finish this, and I''ll go back to sleep!" [¡­] Misha Statue stood still, watching Maou Mia and Sebastian with glowing red eyes. Mia sighed and looked at Sebastian, "I promised you a 20 question game, and I''m here to ask you. Eh, first, I need to repair your throat." He looked at his fingers. Thinking for a while, he pulled out all of his fingernails from his soul body. The pain was the same as in real life, but the pulled parts transformed into sparkling dust instead of bloody pieces of nails. All dust merged with Sebastian''s body, which repaired his missing throat. Furthermore, Mia''s past memories entered Sebastian''s vision. . A vision of a husband and wife was talking to him. [We''re sending you to the military camp, Mia.] [You''ll become someone like your grandmother in the future.] [Can I teleport like grandma, too?] [Of course!] <<BZZ>> Five soldiers in battle suits and a scientist in a hazmat cloth stood in front of a dining hall. [In today''s dinner, we will include a supplement drink in the menu. All trainees must drink it, or we will fail you from this program.] <<BZZ>> In an enclosed barrack with eight hammocks, three children spasmed as they were lying on the beds while the others showed various symptoms. One of them was puking. The other had foams in his mouth. [AAAAHHHH!!] [HELP!!] [SOMEBODY HELP! ROGER IS HAVING A SEIZURE!] <<BZZ>> In a small white room, a cracking red crystal ball rolled on the ground. Its light was getting dimmed. Mia''s conscience was also full of crack. Several parts of his soul had already disintegrated. [You''ve got guts, child. Now, eat me.] [Can we talk this out? Aren''t there other ways?] [Unless you eat me, you''ll die, too! Even if you survive, the others will try to kill you! Hurry, and do it!] [¡­ I''m sorry, and thank you.] [Don''t be sad, child. You earned it.] [At least, tell me your name. Do you have a name?] [¡­ I''m ¡­] <<BZZ>> 100 People stood in rows, watching two men on the podium. [Congratulations, all trainees. I''m Dr. Fluke Luckyaf, and this is Fleet Admiral Gabriel Lobmak. We''ll be your new supervisors from now on.] <<BZZ>> [Hey Mia, did you try your new psychic skill?] [What''s that?] [You can control people!] [Let''s test it, Mia. It''ll be fun!] <<BZZ>> [The training from now on will be intense. If any of you cannot handle it, tell your instructors immediately!] <<BZZ>> Mia was running on a corridor. He slammed the shuttle switch, but he could not open the door in front of him. Inside the room, ten girls with Mia''s appearance were being electrocuted. [KYAAAAA!!] [NOOOO!! LET ME OUT!!!] [Sasha, Natalie!] [Trainee Mia, get away from that door, or we''ll shoot!] [FUCK YOU!! LET THEM GO!!] *BANG* *BANG* Bullets went into Mia''s chest, but he pointed his fingers at the soldiers. *BOOM* <<BZZ>> Mia was locked up in prison. His entire body was crucified and tied with electric chains. He was being electrocuted like others! A prisoner choker locked around Mia''s neck, disabling him from using his abilities. It also embedded with a bomb. Dr. Fluke watched over him from the other side of the cells. [What did you do to them!?] Mia smirked and gave him a middle finger. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* Three bullets entered his kidney and lung. [Don''t kill him! Let him regenerate. Keep on interrogating and increase the power!] <<BZZ>> [How long are we going to live here, Mia?] [Sisters, please be patient. Once we flee from here, I''ll ask my grandmother to create new clone bodies, and I''ll transfer your soul there.] [What about our real body!?] [If we''re lucky, maybe we can take them back.] [As long as our souls are here, you are technically alive.] <<BZZ>> [What the fuck are you doing in my conscience space!? Get out!] [Is this where you are keeping your harem?] [Too bad, we want their souls back!]Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. [No harsh feeling. We are following their orders.] Thirty young men with Mia''s appearance lunged at him. <<BZZ>> Mia stood in the pool of blood with his naked upper body. His prisoner choker was not there anymore. All lifeless bodies of male trainees were lying on the ground. Half of their bodies were disfigured as if they were monsters. All of the disfigured bodies slowly transformed back to their human form, reverting them into children with Mia''s appearance. [Well done, Uriel Mia. Now, raise your hand over your head and surrender.] [Oh hey, Gabby, I want to play a game!] [I''m not in the mood, trainee!] [Your daughter''s soul is in my hands. You have no choice.] [Son of a bitch! It was you! Let her go!] [You did this upon yourself! Sisters, let''s go!] [Don''t kill my father, Mia.] [I know ...] <<BZZ>> [Warning, Warning, a mutant is on the loose.] [Warning, Warning, a mutant is on the loose.] *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* [Stop shooting! Mia! This is your grandmother! Snap out of it!] Mia looked back at the source of the voice. His vision and consciousness were so blur that he did not remember her. [Who are you?] . . . More trivial memories entered Sebastian''s mind, but the previous fragments gave him a strong sense of shock. He looked at Mia''s face in astonishment. Then, he turned to look at the girls inside this mind space. "Enjoy reading my traumatized memories?" Looking at Mia''s sarcastic smile, Sebastian had a cold sweat. "What are you?" "An otherworlder who hates otherworlders from the government. Well, before we talk about our enemies, I need to teach you a lesson about your prejudice. Are you ready to play a game?" Chapter 109 Game of 20 Questions Chapter 109 ¨C Game of 20 Questions "As long as you don''t kill them, just ask." After he had found out that Mia was not on the same side with the otherworlders he hated, Sebastian''s expression softened. Still, Mia''s presence was oppressing as ever. Mia smiled and gathered all cages closer, allowing the mutants to listen. "The rules are simple. You will answer me with only yes and no. Most correct answers to all questions are [No]. Therefore, if you say [Yes], ten of these prisoners will die." Llamador, who was trapped in Mia''s cage, laughed as he mocked Mia, "This is a stupid game! Senior Sebas, just say [No] whatever this brat ask!" Half of the mutants also believed that this game was a child play. However, the other half gulped as they expected that this would not be that easy. Glancing at Llamador and others with his cold eyes, Mia grinned, "Of course. It will be too easy if you can say [No] to all questions! Here''s a twist, if you lie, a piece of Sebastian''s soul will turn to dust." Mia pointed at each part of his body as he counted, "Both arms and hands count as two pieces. Two legs and two feet are also two pieces. Two eyes are round-up as one unit. Your eardrums and ears count as one." Then, Mia pointed at Sebastian''s chest, "The seventh part is your heart, body, and soul combined. You can lie only six times. Once you lied the seventh time, you''re dead." At this moment, all faces of the mutants paled. The smart ones had already guessed the content of the 20 questions, and they could not utter a word. "Oh, don''t worry. The first few questions will be very easy! Let''s not waste any time, here is the first question!" Everybody gulped. "Are you dating someone right now?" "¡­" Everyone stared at Mia with widened eyes, speechless. All girls, who were watching from their bungalow, slipped and fell on the floor as they did not expect a troll question. "¡­ No." <<Ding Ding>> Mia''s room rang a bell sound. The prisoners'' mind flipped upside down as they were annoyed by the obnoxious sound effect. "Good. You didn''t lie! Next question, have you ever fapped to my Misha''s appearance?" "¡­ No." <<Ding Ding!>> "Good job! Next question ¡­" "Wait!" Llamador yelled at Mia. He had enough of this nonsense. "If you want to let us go, then let us go! Don''t waste our time with this piece of craps!" Mia''s face was still smiling, but his eyes gleamed with killing intent. "I didn''t give you permission to speak. You''re just a hostage, so shut the fuck up and watch!" *Zaa* Llamador''s throat and mouth disintegrated into dust, which Misha Statue immediately absorbed all of them into her body. Ignored the audience, Mia proceeded with the game. "Next, have you ever violated a girl in your base?" "No." <<Ding Ding!>> "Fourth, have you ever killed an innocent human?" "¡­ No." <<Ding Ding!>> "Fifth, how about a fellow innocent mutant?" "!!" Sebastian could not answer this question. As someone who had conspired and killed many dragonewts, he did not have the confidence that he could say [No]. The real horror of this game had begun. "I forgot to mention. You have 30 seconds to answer each question. If the time runs out, that means you''re forfeiting to answer. Then, I''ll have to treat the unanswered question as a lie." A shiver ran down the audience''s spine. This was where their life would be on the line. If Sebastian chose to say [Yes] to save his skins, ten of them would die! Many mutants opened their mouth and were about to advise Sebastian, but they found out that their voice was gone. Touching their neck, all of their vocal cord had disappeared! Sebastian''s body trembled. He wanted to say [Yes], but that would kill ten of his subordinates that he vowed to protect. "NO!" Mia had a sadistic grin on his face. His eyes did not hide his mocking laughter from his mind. <<Ding Ding!>> "Good job! Well, I included the word [Innocent] in there, so I can rule out the colluded dragonewts spies that you had killed." Even though Sebastian was in his soul form, he could feel his heart racing. "Sixth question. Heck, it''s easy this time. Have you ever embezzled red gels or property of the base?" It took Sebastian 20 seconds to think this time. He gulped before he could utter in a soft voice, "¡­ No!" Mia chuckled, intentionally delaying the result. A minute laterFind authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. <<Ding Ding!>> "Woo! You''re quite honest! I like you." "¡­" . The questions went on to the finish of 13th questions. All of Mia''s questions until now was a test of Sebastian''s past. As examples of the questions, "Have you tried to invade the human town?" "Had you ever eaten humans?" "Have your partner demanded you to kill innocents?" "Once I return you to your body after this, will you try to kill me again?" "Are you planning to kill my friend in the future?" "Do you hate Dolphin, Brim, and other scalesmen?" Sebastian cleared all questions without lying, which relieved the audience. Unfortunately, the 14th question was not the same. "This is a different question, Sebastian. Let''s say, hypothetically, one of these 200 people here had made contact with Carlos, your best friend, in secret. Then, you found out about it later. Would you have tried to kill this person?" Sebastian glared at Mia after he heard the question. Without hesitation, he shouted, "No!" Mia closed his eyes and raised his eyebrows, "Well, figured you would answer that." <<Bzz Bzz>> All audience widened their eyes in shock. The obnoxious sounds from within the room up until now were the bell [Ding Ding], but this one indicated something else. "I''m sorry. You have lied, Mr. Butler." *Crack* Sebastian''s left arm shattered to pieces. All dust gathered before Mia, but they did not enter Misha''s body. "You can lie five more times. Now, the fifteenth question ¡­" The butler in the cage bit his lower lips. Although his armless left shoulder did not spill blood, the pain he received was the same as someone who had lost the arms. The excruciating sensation numbed his entire body, and he collapsed on the ground. "Had you not learned about my past memories, would you have attempted to kill Shurka and me?" Sebastian gritted his teeth, "No." <<Bzz Bzz>> In frustration, the butler screamed, "I didn''t lie!" Maou Mia''s smile receded into his indifferent expression, "I devoured a part of your soul for a reason. I also read your residual memories within your brain, so you can''t lie to me." *Crack* The right arm of Sebastian broke and shattered, turning into dust and gathering in front of Mia. "Sixteenth question, had I not interfered with the previous fight, would you have killed Dolphin and everybody else?" Sebastian glared at Mia in anger and regret. However, this time, he did not dare to answer the question. 30 Seconds passed. <<Bzz Bzz>> "A disappointment, Sebastian. Well, the truthful answer in this question is [Yes]. But since you didn''t answer the question, I''ll treat this as you answered as a lie." Sebastian left leg became dust. "Seventeenth question, were you planning to kill Brim and all newly evolved dragonewts when you arrested them?" The butler trembled. By instinct and reflex, he thought of saying [Yes]. He had not realized his subconscious action, which he glanced at the 200 prisoners. The girls and 200 prisoners could guess from Sebastian''s gaze that he planned to say [Yes]. Sasha closed her eyes and bit her lower lips. She prayed in her mind. ''Keep saying [No]. If you say [Yes], Maou will kill you instead of killing the prisoners!'' Sebastian opened his mouth, but he bit the tip of his tongue before he answered. "NO!" <<Bzz Bzz>> Sebastian''s right leg became dust. "Perfect, butler. I like your comradeship." Mia turned to Llamador and the others, "All of you should be proud for a leader like him." All pilots glared at Mia with hatred, frustration, despair, and helplessness. All of them were praying for Sebastian, hoping for his survival. "Eighteenth question," The indifferent face of Maou Mia turned into a cruel smile again, "By chance, had I turned innocents in the base into dragonewts when I first arrived, would you have killed them because they obtained powers from an otherworlder like me?" All prisoners stared at Sebastian in horror, shaking their head and gesturing the butler to say [No] again. At this moment, the pain was unbearable even for an old dragonewt like Sebastian. Yet, he mustered his strength to speak with a cracked voice, "No." <<Bzz Bzz>> Both Sebastian''s eyes shattered, which all soul fragments gathered before Mia again. The butler''s vision became darkness! The prisoners stared at Sebastian in disbelief. Although they were relieved that Sebastian did not sacrifice them to get away from the pain, the truth about his inner thought shocked them. "Before I start the nineteenth question, I''ll remind you again. You can only lie one more time. After that, If you answer my question wrongly, you''ll die." "¡­" "The nineteenth question, had I turned these prisoners into dragonewts instead of Brim, would you have tried to kill them as well?" "!!!" As soon as Mia''s 19th question finished, Sebastian realized his flaws and mistakes. He was too obstinate with the overmind and otherworlders to the point that he neglected logics. He fought so hard to protect his people, yet he tried to kill them because of his blind grudge against otherworlders. ''I''m a hypocrite!'' Sebastian did not answer the question since he understood why Mia was torturing him now. Instead of answering the question, Sebastian bowed his head. "I''m sorry." Mia gazed at Sebastian with an apathy look. Nobody detected Mia''s subtle action, but Sasha noticed that Mia secretly nodded at Sebastian in approval. <<Bzz Bzz>> The 30 seconds time limit exceeded. Two ears of Sebastian disappeared, but Mia retained Sebastian''s hearing sense on purpose. "Last question. If you lie again, you''ll die." Sebastian laughed for the first time, "I know." The butler had made a decision as soon as he discovered his fatal mistakes. He planned to sacrifice his life, so the others could live! Mia looked at Sebastian in solemn and questioned him in a clear voice, "For the sake of everybody in the base, you are willing to die for them. Is it true or not?" Sebastian smiled, answering the question without hesitation. "No." "You do realize that the truthful answer is [Yes], right?" "If I say [Yes], you''ll kill my subordinates. So, I''ll say [No] to the end!" Mia paused for a whole minute as he stared at Sebastian. In the end, Mia sighed, "Haiz. Banana." <<Bzz Bzz>> All prisoners attempted to cry and shout, hoping to stop Mia from killing Sebastian. Betraying their expectation, Mia did not kill Sebastian. Instead, all soul fragments returned to Sebastian''s body, healing him in an instant. Sebastian recovered his eyesight and four limbs. He looked at Mia in confusion. Misha Statue, who was next to Mia this whole time, walked toward the back of Mia. She walked through his body, merging them into one. However, Mia walked out from Misha. The whole sequence was as if Misha switched body with Mia from the walking motion. The white statue leaped back to the island pool, standing still as her eyes dimmed. Mia, whose face became gentler than before, spoke with his usual melodious voice, "You win. Congratulations." "What?" "The other me would have killed you the instant you say [Yes] to any question. Well, I''ll return all of you to your body later. This farce is over." "¡­" "Oh, a bonus question. Do you like bananas?" "¡­" "How about a wet banana?" "¡­" "Boo, you''re no fun! You''re a boring banana!" Sasha and all girls giggled among themselves. Looking at banana Mia trolling Sebastian, they were relieved. ''Once I got out, I''ll ask Mia''s grandmother to implant more of her memories into Mia''s brain. He looks better in banana mode.'' Chapter 110 *Aha Meow* Chapter 110 ¨C *Aha Meow* *Mii* "Haha, you''re so cute! Here is your jelly." *Mii Nom-Nom!* "Hahahaha!" Shurka was feeding her little eggcat baby as she held it in her arm. The baby opened its flower mouth like a baby bird, meowing for more food. *Nom-Nom!* "Okay, another piece." *Mii* <3 Crystal watched over Shurka with a wide smile. On her chest, a tentacle with an eye extended outward, looking at the scene as well. The horns and the tail were in brown color while her little wings flapped as if they were exercising. While Shurka played with the baby, Crystal had already drunk the potion. At the moment, all scalesmen were dividing the medicines among themselves, which all of them evolved into non-element dragonewts. *Aha Meow* (This brings me back. When I was little, you used to feed me like this.) "Ah, they''re cute, right?" *Aha Meow* (Yup, but you''re cuter! Say, baby. Can I feel see your sunshine smile one more time? I''ve been sleeping for so long that my heart has turned cold in the heartbreak hotel. I need your warm smile to melt my frozen heart.) Crystal''s smile cramped. It had been a while since she heard about her partner''s silly pickup lines. Her partner''s name was Elvis, which he had a handsome voice just like the original owner of this name. He enjoyed flirting with Crystal in their early days as a demi-human, and his habit did not change after the resurrection. Though annoyed, Crystal wiped the tears at the corner of her eyes. She smiled at Elvis. "Will this do?" *Aha Meow!* (Ah, baby. I had lost my heartbeat from sleeping for too long. Can you keep smiling like that, so my heart can keep beating from the power of your burning love?) "If you don''t want me to puke at you, stop that." *Aha Meow* (No matter how sickly you are, my tender love will be by your side forever.) Crystal did not know if she should laugh or cry in this situation. It was fortunate that Shurka had not matured as a mutant yet. If she understood the words of Elvis, she would have died from laughter. "Spare me, Elvis. No more." *Aha Meow* (Wise man says, only fools ignore your beauty.) "¡­" While Crystal was crying because of the cringe and embarrassment, a change occurred. The baby eggcat snuggled to Shurka chest and opened its mouth, biting into her chest, burying itself into her body. Although Shurka''s pain sensitivity was set at the lowest, she could still feel the sharp pain from the broken ribcages and missing flesh. "OUCH!! Crystal, help!" Crystal turned to Shurka to calm her, "Take a deep breath. Don''t resist and let the egg enters your body. Focus on the self-regeneration to heal your wound, and you''ll be fine." Shurka sweated all over as she inhaled, filling air into her lung. After slowly breathing out, she activated her [Self-Regeneration] skill in her mind. Her wound mended, and Shurka could sense her blood cells working at a faster rate than the usual. She followed Mia''s guidance at school, trying to control her blood cells to focus on the injured areas first. *Mii* The baby eggcat meowed from within her body. "Err, what did it say?" Crystal smiled, "It said, it was happy to be with you. Please treat it well." "Eh? Really?" While Shurka was confused, the game system told her everything. <<Ding>> <<Racial change condition met.>> <<Will you change your race from Overmind into Inferno Dragonewt?>> <<Inferno Dragonewt is a tier higher than an overmind. You will retain all skills and status attributes from your previous race.>> The racial perks, cons, and the details that Mia had seen displayed before Shurka. "Evolution! I can evolve!" Shurka was astonished, awe, and grateful to Mia. From the description, any evolution was an upgrade to her previous human race. ''Overmind''s description sounds like a villain''s race. Heck, historically, they were the villains! Eh, inferno dragonewt sounds fun. Can I breathe fire with it?'' Shurka thought of Mia''s dragonewt''s appearance. He was cute in that form, which Shurka compared it to herself what she would look like as a dragonkin. Hesitated, Shurka pressed [Yes]. <<Ding>> <<Evolution in progress, please wait>> << You''re a lifestyle class. An adjustment will be made according to your occupation>> <<Ding>> <<Evolution completed>> Similar to Mia, two red horns, a short red tail, and red scales grew from her body. The Russian blonde beauty now had extra accessories to her look. *Mii* <3 Sensing the changes, Shurka rushed to the nearest mirror. Upon seeing her appearance, she turned around to see her tail. Unfortunately, the baby was too young, and it had not generated tentacles inside Shurka''s body yet, so her wings had not grown. "Hehe, nice!" Her mini tail wiggled like a puppy as she showed her new look to Crystal, "How do I look?" Crystal was still astounded by the unexpected evolution. She had thought that Shurka would turn into a pre-evolved demi-human, but she became a dragonewt instead. "Eh? How!?" "Err, how do I look?" "¡­ You look good, Shurka." *Aha Meow* (Wow, another beauty. Too bad, this one is still rough in the edges. Crystal is prettier.) "¡­" Crystal had to rub her eyes to confirm what she was seeing. "I''ve lost count. How many dragonewts are there in the base now?" *Aha Meow* (More than 500, but burning love for you is over 9000.) "¡­ I''m glad you didn''t use the joke, I love you 3,000." *Aha Meow* (Why should I jinx myself when my love to you is eternal.) "¡­ Stop with the cringe, please." . Soon, Misha returned with Sebastian. Upon reaching the base, all unconscious pilots woke up as their souls returned. Brim and all dragonewts glanced at Sebastian with disgust, but they did not voice their thought.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. The butler sighed in regret. He avoided his eye contact with them in guilt. "Miss Misha, can I see the dealing contract that you made again?" "Huh? Do you want to change it?" A sad smile appeared on Sebastian''s face, "Yes, please." After Sebastian entered his officer, Crystal and Shurka also followed after Misha. Looking at Shurka''s new look, Misha''s jaw dropped. "You''re beautiful, Shurka." Shurka''s face reddened in embarrassment, "T-Thanks." *Aha Meow* (The girl is pretty, but my Crystal is the most beautiful.) "¡­" Misha looked at Crystal''s face, gesturing and asking her, ''What in the godforsaken world is he saying?'' Crystal was in tears. The endless cringe-worthy pickup lines came non-stop, and Crystal could not pause Elvis''s mouth. Misha tilted her head as she looked at Crystal, "Are you so moved that you got your partner back?" "No, I want him back to sleep." *Aha Meow* (Even if I''m back to sleep, I''ll dream of you every second.) Misha closed her mouth, holding back her laughter, "Good luck." "Ah, don''t spoil Tama, or you''ll be like me." "I''ll keep that in mind." *Mew* (I''d rather be a banana than being like that.) While everyone was in a merry mood, Sebastian found the contract paper and brought it with him. He reread the contract with a wry smile. "It''s weak, vague, and full of loopholes." Crystal raised her eyebrows, "You wrote it yourself." "¡­ I see," Sebastian looked at Misha, "I understand the purposes of this contract now. By the way, Crystal, have you given Misha all items in the contract?" "Yes, everything is handle." "Very well." Sebastian proceeded to rip the papers into pieces, shocking all onlookers. "You!! What are you doing!?" Screamed in shock, Crystal rushed to Sebastian and grabbed his collar, pressing him with the wall. As she thought that he might try to renege the contract and fight Misha again, Crystal exerted her every bit of strength to pin the butler. "Take it easy, Crystal. I''m not picking a fight with Misha or anyone." "Then, why did you destroy it!?" Sebastian sighed, "In this age, do you think that laws and contracts mean anything? If someone breaks the contract, no one can be a witness or a law enforcer. There is no third party that will keep the rules in check either." "B-But, it''s still better than nothing!" "I know. But I have a better solution than a contract." Sebastian gazed into Misha''s eyes, "Rather than being a temporary ally, Miss Misha, will you take my position as the Castellan of this little base?" Shurka, Crystal, Misha, and all bystanders had widened eyes, staring at Sebastian in disbelief. "WHAT!?" *Aha Meow* (That escalated quickly.) *Mew* (Banana Mish, the Castellan? Oh boy, a bananacalypse is coming.) *Mii* <3 Chapter 111 Cat Out of the Bag Chapter 111 ¨C Cat Out of the Bag <<Ding>> <<Sebastian has offered you his position. Will you accept it?>> <<Noted, a castellan is a sub-occupation>> ********************************** <<Sub-Occupation: Castellan>> One does not simply become a king without a subject. Any player who wishes to become a castellan must obtain the citizens'' absolute trust and faith before they can get this offer, which you happen to be the chosen one. A Castellan is a protector and a governor of a stronghold or a shelter. They are like the king of the gathering group of mutants and humans, which all residents under a castellan rely on his/her protection. The purpose of a castellan is straightforward, guiding their responsible base to a new height and ensuring their prosperity. At the same time, you are the guardian of the locals, which you must ensure their safety in this dystopian world. A Castellan may adjust the community policies, such as economics, researches, productivities, agricultures, reclamation of wastelands, and many other systems of your creativities. As a protector of many lives, more responsibilities and challenging adversaries await you. At the same time, greater rewards and benefits from your hard work will also be multiplied by many folds. This is a sub-class with a high-risk-high-reward. < > - Authorized to collect and adjust taxes in your stronghold. - Authorized to manage the research trees, productivities, and economic system. - Authorized to manage and command troops of your stronghold. - Authorized to build facilities and reclaim the wastelands as your territories. - Authorized to recruit players or NPCs as members of your stronghold. - Automatically obtain 0.01% of all EXP that your civilians, soldiers, and players under your government have gained. All collected EXP will be given to a castellan at 6 AM in-game time, stackable up to 30 days. - Automatically gain a set amount of EXP each month. The amount depends on your performance as a governor. <<Condition>> - Your governance must have at least one stronghold under your jurisdiction. If you lost all strongholds under your protection, you would lose this sub-class. - Maintaining the happiness of your people is mandatory. If the people''s satisfaction with your rule falls under 50%, they may revolt and usurp your throne. <<Cons>> - Maintaining a base consumes a large number of resources. This is an expensive class to play. - NPCs have different opinions and expectation from your governance. Some might pursue a chaotic environment, while some seek for a peaceful utopia. - Spies from hostile organizations and insurgents may appear in your territories in random. - Civilians'' expectation increases over time, depending on the technology level and your territory size. - Very time-consuming. Think twice before you accept this sub-class.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. ********************************** . Misha stared at the system notification and the description of a new sub-class, dumbfounded. "Sebastian, why me? I''m an otherworlder, you know? Why do you have to give away your position?" Sebastian revealed a wry smile, "I don''t have the authority and the people''s trust anymore. If I continue to be their protector, all former scalesmen, I meant, the current new dragonewts will sooner or later revolt against me." "¡­" "For the sake of unity, I have to take my responsibility and step down." "Crystal has been working under you for a longer time than me. Aren''t she a better choice?" Everyone looked at Crystal. A few of them and Thorn, who stood by the side, nodded. However, Dolphin and others had a complicated feeling as they gazed back and forth between Crystal and Misha. Crystal shook her head as she was aware of her shortcoming. "I understand why he did that, Misha. First, I''m a weak dragonewt. I can''t roam the battlefield and smash everything like how you two did. Second, you resurrected our partners. And third, you can pretty much destroy any troublemaker in the base with ease. Just by having you being here as our protector can increase the morale of the troops and the people." Sebastian nodded, "She''s right. Misha, a castellan must have an absolute strength that can scare away all troublemakers. You fit the role more than Crystal and others." Confused and hesitated, Misha glanced at Thorn, who seemed to be the second strongest in this base. Crystal scoffed, "Don''t look at him. A useless drug-addicted junkie can''t be a governor." Thorn turned into a stone. Then, he sulked alone in a corner. "Will you take my position, Misha?" "¡­" Misha scratched her head. She wanted to quit the game as her hunch was telling her that this game was terrible news. Still, the hopeful expression on their face made her choice difficult. Misha did not see them as NPCs but real people. Leaving them like this pained her. On the other hand, if Misha stayed, she could guarantee that her future could be screwed 1,000 times over because of the secrets within this suspicious game. Tama, who had been quieted up till now, read Misha''s thought. Her eyes smiled as she extended her tentacle to touch the game menu. [Yes] Misha froze when Tama touched the game button. *Mew* (We accept!) Sebastian sighed relief and patted Misha''s shoulder, "Don''t worry. I''ll be your adjutant and your personal butler for the time being. Once you get better at handling the internal affair, we can talk about the job distribution later." Misha stuttered, "Err, I-I haven''t said ¡­" Two hands closed Misha''s mouth out of nowhere. They were from Crystal and Shurka. "Accept it, Misha. We need you here! If you leave, this base will fall apart!" "Mia, let''s accept this. We''re both mutants, and we don''t have a home city. I don''t think we can return to a human town like this, and I don''t want to roam the wasteland. If you accept it, we can turn this base into our save point." Misha held her forehead and sighed, "Okay. But I need to log out and rest. I have a severe headache at the moment." Crystal, Dolphin, and others had been suspicious about otherworlders'' origin for a while now. Hearing the keywords, save point and log out, they had a theory in their mind. Mustering her courage, Crystal decided to be frank, "Misha, Shurka, you said something about save point and log out. Can you tell us what this is about?" "Can we save this for another time? I wish to settle about the castellan thingy first." "We have plenty of times to deal with that. For now, can you tell us about otherworld and all otherworlders? What is this game jargon about?" "Are you sure you wanna know? It might break your world perception." "Just tell us honestly. Are you talking about a game?" "..." Misha hesitated. All murmurs stopped as everyone gazed at Misha. Still, she did not speak. One minute later, Five minutes later, She could not muster her courage to speak. After five minutes of awkward silence, Shurka hugged Misha''s arm, "I''m here. It''s okay. Let''s tell them." Misha gulped. She faced Crystal''s piercing stare again, and she nodded, "Yes. We talked about a game." "Is this game related to our world?" Misha and Shurka glanced at each other. Shurka was surprised that NPCs were so realistic to the point that they questioned about speeches of the players. Upon observing Crystal''s past reactions and the current situation, Shurka had a scare. Shurka might be naive on a certain aspect, but she was not stupid. As an elite student of the first class, who toppled most of the enrolled students, she had expanded her knowledge field further than Mia. ''Is it possible that this world is not a game but another alternate world?'' ''Uncle Fluke and father said they can bring items from VRMMO games into reality. I thought it was illogical to bring digitalized items into the real world. But if both sides were real, then item transfer should be possible.'' ''Still, why did the government allow civilians to play these games? They can monopolize those resources, right?'' ''Right! There is this soul transferring and immortality through VRMMO games! Are MWG exploiting this fact!?'' Shurka''s eyes flared in red light as she was curious about the theory behind the item transportation between reality and the game. Right now, she was confident that this game was a real world. However, there were more problems etching in her mind. ''Wait, if this is a real-world, how did players resurrect?'' ''Will my mutation affect my body in my world?'' ''Hold on! Yesterday, Mia transferred school all of a sudden.'' ''Did it connect to this?'' ''Did he evolve before he logged out yesterday?'' ''Hold it! Holy shit! Does the mutation affect our original appearance? Is that why Mia has to move away?'' ''My father works for the MWG, and they are covering up something! Is this the reason!?'' While Shurka''s train of thought ran wild, Misha also mustered her courage and confessed. "Yes. To us, players, or otherworlders to you. All of us learned about this world as a game." "Huh? A game?" "Yes, we are players. The guys that you hate are also players. They told us that this world is a game." It was a shocking revelation to the locals. All dragonewts, Dolphin, Thorn, Crystal, and even Sebastian were flabbergasted. Their widened eyes stared at Misha and Shurka in disbelief. . . . On a grassland, the assumed Goddess NPC, who had once appeared before all players when they created their avatar, watched the live steam from her iPad. On her screen, Misha, Shurka, and others were discussing this world, which Misha revealed about the otherworld''s secret. Lilith was laying on prone and holding her chin with her palm, lazing around. "Oh dear, the cat is out of the bag?" She sat up and cracked her fingers, getting ready to exercise. "About the time I harvest the crops. I wonder how those families are doing in that dimension." She looked at Shurka and Misha with smiling eyes. "I''ve given them enough time to enjoy the free-trial period. It''s time for a subscription system." Chapter 112 The Gateway Chapter 112 ¨C The Gateway Putinof Colony #13 Within the central pyramid, LHO Department staffs, the administrative group who oversaw Lilim Heritage Online game, were in an uproar. After the confirmation of Shurka''s transformation, they coordinated with MWG intelligence agents, reporting this finding to the higher-ups as they were trained. On the ground floor, an elder, who looked like Professor Fortune Luckyaf, teleported into the pyramid building. Dr. Fluke Luckyaf rushed to the game company with a frustrated expression. He was Professor Fortune Luckyaf''s elder brother, and he was also Shurka''s uncle. Dr. Fluke was the one who rigged the VIP10 authority and many items in her VIP inventory. It was also him who suggested that Shurka should use her real appearance in-game as a lifestyle player. Unfortunately, he received an urgent report from an insider, telling him that Shurka met with an impossible incident. She ate a hydra core! As many alpha-testers came back as overminds last year, Dr. Fluke had many test subjects, which he had learned many things from the overminds in MWG. The hydra core had a similar property with the dragon''s blood, which he had tested the blood with the golden generation crews, including Mia. They turned any human into an overmind! In Mia''s case, it even transformed his outward appearance and bestowed them the Electrokinesis abilities, which were thunder type psychic powers. On the contrary, Shurka and other prior testers, who had consumed a hydra core, did not obtain any psychic ability aside from the psionic powers. Dr. Fluke and many other scientists concluded that this hydra core was inferior to the dragon''s blood. Getting another overmind into their world was a piece of good news to MWG, and it boosted Dr. Fluke''s credibility in the government. However, having his relative being another test subject was a different story. He could not afford to let his niece entering those testing grounds he created. Shaking away all security guards and reception staffs, Fluke Luckyaf teleported to the higher floor. He barged into the director officer, grabbing the game director by the collar. Lobnoi, an android subordinate of Fleet Admiral Gabriel Lobmak, looked at the assailant with a wide grin. "Android, I need an explanation. How the fuck has my niece become an overmind!?" Lobnoi shrugged, "Not my fault. It was your creation that forcefully fed your niece with a hydra core. Heck, this is your karma in the first place!" "You have the power to intercept this! Why didn''t you interfere with them!?" "Eh, Fluke. Do you think we can do anything in there at all? Lilith has been restricting our control lately, and we can''t afford to offend her. Do you understand what will happen to the billions of our population in her domain if we piss her off? Right now, we''re nothing but doormen!" "This is what happened when you created too many games in her dimension! You go tell the MWG and your brother that my niece has nothing to do with their immortal project." Lobnoi smirked, "Too late." Dr. Fluke pulled out a beam pistol in the shape of a ball pen and plugged the small muzzle into Lobnoi''s left ear. "You tell them to cancel their abduction plan, or I''ll fry your brain from the inside." "HAHAHAHA! Oh boy, go ahead, Fluke. I''ve backed up my memories this morning. Even if you kill me, I''ll be back here again tomorrow. Then, you''ll be the enemy of the galaxy like the silver empress!" Five securities entered Lobnoi''s office with handguns, which had been loaded with specialized subjugation shells, pointed their muzzle at Dr. Fluke. The security leader hesitated. He lowered his gun and approached both of them, "Dr. Fluke, please drop the gun." "You motherfuckers back off or I''ll kill him." "Sir, we all know that he will be resurrected within minutes even if you killed him. Please think of your past achievements and your family. You don''t want to be like the silver empress. If you stop this now, we won''t tell anyone outside, and the MWG won''t know about this." "¡­" Dr. Fluke glared into Lobnoi with hatred and regret, "I shouldn''t have worked for MWG!" "You contributed to us well, doctor." Unwilling, Dr. Fluke pulled the pen pistol away and gave it to the security leader. All the guards put away their guns and gestured the senior to leave the building with them. Lobnoi adjusted his suit, "Don''t worry. An overmind doesn''t much value compared to Uriel Mia. Heck, we have too many overmind subjects back in the labs already. I doubt they will make it hard for you and your family." Shaking off the hands of the securities, Dr. Fluke grumbled, "You will regret this if I find any asshole show up at my niece''s resident." Dr. Fluke disappeared from the location on the spot. He activated his psychic ability and teleported away. Seeing that Dr. Fluke had left, Lobnoi gestured everyone to leave him alone. His smiling face grimaced, and his frantic hands reached for the nearest keyboard of his internal computer, typing his password with haste. Entering his console menu, he skimmed through the log files of Lilim Heritage Online, searching for Shurka''s gaming logs. Upon finding the file, he attempted to copy the entire log messages into his artificial brain cells, but he received an error. <<Beep>> <<Error, closed gateway>> <<All item transfer, soul transfer, and file transfer are temporary disabled>> Lobnoi frowned, "She closed the gate again? She closed it too often. What''s wrong with her!?" Instead of copying Shurka''s file, he read the log details. As he was busy reading through the activities, a news feed shocked Lobnoi. <<Shurka Luckyaf has evolved into Inferno Dragonewt>> Lobnoi stared at the new alert with round eyes, disbelieved. He picked up a blue cube ball and established his telepathy, calling his master through the direct communication channel. *Beep* [Android? What''s the matter? It has to be urgent. I''m busy right now.] "Master, we have another dragonewt." [Huh? Has one of our agents succeeded?] "No, Fluke Luckyaf''s niece contacted with Uriel Mia, and he forced her evolution." [Ho? That makes thing simple. I''ll take it from here.] "Master, Dr. Luckyaf was here because of her niece''s incident. I''m afraid he might mobilize his private fleet." [Eh, his fleet is not as competent as the silver empress. Leave everything else to me and resume your post.] *Beep* Gabriel disconnected the device. Lobnoi sighed a relief as he completed his duty. Now, he could relax and watch over the game system, the gateway, and Lilith. *Whrrrr* *Whrrrr* Before Lobnoi could sit and relax, a red light flashed from one of the monitoring officer''s table. The officer stood up and shouted in a panic. "SIR, LILITH SHUT DOWN OUR AUTHORITY! WE''VE LOST CONTROL OF THE OTHER SIDE!" Another officer also bellowed, "ALL LOGS ARE OFFLINE!!" "VIP FUNCTION IS OFFLINE!!" "RESURRECTION CONTROL IS OFFLINE!!" "SOUL GATEWAY IS OFFLINE!!" "EMERGENCY GATE HAS SHUT DOWN!!" "COMMUNICATION FUNCTION IS OFFLINE!!" "TRANSFER CHANNEL IS OFFLINE!!" The frantic Lobnoi rushed to the operating room, "Can anyone connect me to Lilith?" "We''ve tried, sir! She only left us a message." "What message?" The officer trembled as he did not dare to repeat the message. He shifted his screen so that Lobnoi could read it. <<I''ve been allowing all of you to play in my dimension long enough. I''ll be charging fees from now on.>> <<Unless you pay me with appropriate Diamonds, all gateway will remain shut.>> . Meanwhile, on a grassland, Lilith coughed and adjusted her throat, getting ready to broadcast her announcement. As soon as she was ready, fifty monitors, featuring fifty worlds were before her. Lilith transformed a stalk of grass into a golden microphone, and she began. "Ladies, and gentlemen. It''s me, your friendly Goddess Lilith!" Her voice echoed throughout the fifty worlds, shocking all trillions of residents. "Are you having fun in your game? I''m sure you have." "So far, I''ve hosted 15 MMO games inside my dimension, and I''ve allowed many mortals to live here as immortals. However, it stops today. From now on, all of you will age and die like ordinary humans, elves, dwarves, and any race you are. Also, all kinds of resurrection and respawning will be disabled! You will die for real if you die again." "Still, there are many casual players that haven''t planned to live here. I understand that. Therefore, I''ll give everyone a chance to log out, but you''ll have to pay a toll fee." Lilith''s face revealed a sinister smile, "The payment will be VIP Diamonds! For each soul you wish to transfer, log-in, log-out, or item transfer between worlds, you''ll have to pay 100 Diamonds as a monthly subscription to use the soul transfer option!" "If you don''t pay it, you can stay in my dimension for all I care." . Not only the players in 15 MMO games heard the voice, Uriel Min, Gabriel Lobmak, and others in the real world could hear it as well. Grandmother Min''s face grimaced as she knew the value of diamonds. They were expensive for a reason. These diamonds were not created in a digitalized world, but they were constructed from real materials, which was more valuable than a psionic core. Each Diamond contained a mysterious energy source.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. Inside a diamond, it housed a soul! . Mia also received a special message from Lilith. [In your case, you''ll have to pay extra diamonds if you wish to bring your harem back to your world.] Chapter 113 Game Changers Chapter 113 ¨C Game Changer Misha, Shurka, Crystal, Sebastian, Thorn, Dolphin, and everybody in the shelter could hear Lilith''s voice. Getting told that they were NPCs were shocking enough, but a mysterious goddess voice terrified them more. While all residents of shelter 88 were petrified by the sudden revelation, Misha opened her game menu in frantic. She got to the system option and pressed the [Log Out] button without hesitation. <<Beep>> <<Log out function is disabled. Please pay the monthly subscription fee to use this feature.>> <<You have 85 entities in your body. Your monthly subscription is 8,500 diamonds.>> Misha collapsed on her knees. Her earlier premonition was correct. Her instinct had been crying that something like this might happen sooner or later if she kept staying in-game for too long. ''I should have trusted my guts. I wasted so much time in this game. Heck, this is not a game anymore. It''s a freaking real world now!'' Not only Misha was in despair, but Shurka also spammed pressing the log out button in frantic. She also received the same message. ''No! I don''t want to be a game character. I want out!'' Shurka cried, watching the dimmed log out button on her game screen. Soon, a message rang within Misha''s mind. [Normally, it cost 100 diamonds to transfer one soul or the soul''s belongings.] [In your case, you''ll have to pay extra diamonds if you wish to bring your harem back to your world.] Misha gritted her teeth and calculated in her mind. 72 Sisters were residing within his mental space. 10 Prisoners were locked inside as well. Combining with her real soul and her secret, there were 85 souls! From Lilith''s hint, Misha had to pay 8,500 diamond just to log out! ''How can I get so many diamonds!? I only have 600!'' While Misha did not know what to do in the future, Lilith coughed. [Ahem. I haven''t finished my announcement yet. Don''t be despaired, young phantom. Eh, I don''t know what to call you. A fairy phantom, a fire dragonewt, a demi-dragoon, a dragoon, a fairy dragon? Heck, you have too many souls and weird constitution. I''m getting confused. Who is the retard that stuff all of you into that body!?] "..." [Forget it. It''s my fault for not detecting your real race when you had first created your character. Anyway, I''m sorry for dragging all of you into this. I know it''s not your fault, but business is business. I won''t correct your real race, though. It''s unfair to have someone with a soul inheritance to start with their actual race.] Misha had a scare. It seemed Lilith was aware of her hidden secret. By her reflex, Misha peaked into her mind space to check the crystal orb in the arms of Misha Statue''s arms. Lilith coughed again. This time, everyone could hear her continued message. [You don''t have to worry, people. I''m not so cruel that I will trap you all here if you don''t have enough diamonds to pay for the subscription fees.] A bright light flashed before all living beings on all 50 planets. A white transparent crystal, shaped like a diamond in a card game, floated in front of Misha and everyone inside the base. [The thing in front of you is an empty diamond. When you touch it, an indicator will tell you how many diamonds you have inside the crystal.] Misha touched it, and a small screen with [0] appeared. [Keep this crystal with you. I''ll give this one for free as a service. If you lose it, you''ll have to buy a new one with diamonds.] Shurka and Misha retorted in their mind, ''If we don''t have diamonds, how can I buy one from you!?'' [Of course. You won''t be able to buy it if you don''t have diamonds, which I''m about to tell you how to acquire one.] "¡­" [First, hold that crystal in your hand and use another hand to touch a dead body of any mammal creature, aquatic creature, or an insect with the size over one-meter.] "We don''t even have a corpse on our hands. How can I test this?" Everyone inside the base looked around in confusion. However, one place inside the shelter was in an uproar. Inside the market, fish merchants touched their dead tunas, and the crystal in their hands revealed a change. The number indicator increased! The fish merchant lady, who sold the Kraken to Misha, touched five tunas on her fish stall, and the [0] changed to [5]. However, when she tried putting her hands on smaller fishes, it did not increase. She attempted to touch big fishes from the other stalls, but the other merchants stopped her. As if they had the same idea, the others grabbed her tunas, too. Unfortunately, the number did not increase anymore. Once touched, no one else could increase the value when the others got their hands on the items. Meanwhile, Misha had an idea. She took out a nurse fire ant from her inventory and touched it. Her [0] crystal changed to [1]. Although Misha could guess the use of this crystal, she was not happy about it. "A bit tedious, don''t you think? I wish you have an auto-collect feature." [¡­] <<Ding>> A new button appeared in the VIP inventory menu. It was a [Auto-Diamond] button. Furthermore, there was a new item in Mia''s inventory. It was another crystal with the number [600] on it. Misha frowned and hesitated. ''Should I test it? Should I wait for Lilith''s explanation?'' Before she could press the button, she heard a meow. *Mew* (Oooh, what does this button do?) Tama pressed it with her tentacle without hesitation. "¡­" <<Ding>> <<Collected 968 Diamonds into an available crystal!>> The crystal inside the inventory became 1,568. Lilith resumed her explanation. [For those who have VIP inventory functions unlocked, you can use the auto-diamond feature to instantly collect all souls into the crystal. You can store corpses of creatures and collect all souls this way.] [Oh, did I tell you about the origin of the number? They are the number of souls that you collected into the crystal. Each soul equals one diamond, so you only need to obtain a hundred to log out. Piece of cake, right?] All mutants in the base were in silence. Instead of hearing the cheering sounds from everyone, a terrible idea came to them. The pessimistic ones began thinking, ''If they could acquire a soul through a dead body, won''t there be someone who kills others to gain diamonds?'' Shurka''s face paled as she was also a pessimistic thinker. She tugged Misha''s dress and clung to her arm. Sensing Shurka''s trembling body, Misha pulled her into a hug in reflex. "It''s okay. I have diamonds. I don''t know if I can trade it with the others, but you can log out for sure." Shurka gazed at Misha''s face with watery eyes. She nodded and buried her face into Misha''s chest. "Thank you." "Y-You''re welcome." *Mew* (Make sure you repay my banana Mish with your body.) "¡­" Shurka frowned. Although she could not understand eggcat''s mewing language yet, her instinct told her that Tama was bad-mouthing her somehow. *Mii* (Lewd cat. Bad cat.) *Mew* (No, you bad baby. Who are you calling a cat!? I''m a godcat! You''d better worship me, you heathen banana!) *Mii* (Bad bananacat!) Again, Shurka''s mood got better by listening to a weird language. She still could not grasp the meaning, though.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. As she pressed her face to Misha''s chest, an unprecedented incident occurred. *BOINK* Misha had forgotten that her breasts were modified into bouncing chassis. The compressed force ejected Shurka out of Misha''s arm and landed on her butt. "¡­" "¡­" Both Misha and Shurka stared at each other with round eyes. Then, they stared at the two jiggling mountains. "Your avatar is interesting, Mia." "¡­" Meanwhile, Lilith continued. [Also, I''ve altered the VIP function a bit. I''ve canceled VIP11 to VIP13, so VIP10 will be the highest privilege that you can get. To increase your privilege, you have to donate me a certain amount of diamonds equal to or higher than the threshold in the VIP details. For players with a subscription, you can buy the diamonds with your world''s currency as the usual.] [Next, for the sake of preventing the confusion between worlds, all players can only have one physical body. If you''re in the game, your original physical appearance will be in the game with you. If you log out, your avatar or your real body will follow you back home. It will be easier to identify yourself this way.] . Changes occurred within Mafdet City. All students, who had been respawned after the hydra raid, glowed in bright light. As soon as the light faded, they found themselves in their real appearance. Although their avatar name remained the same, all students cried in disappointment. Their gorgeous look and pretty face was no more. In the other world, bodies of the players inside their game capsules disappeared, including Mia and Shurka''s real body. However, Sasha and Natalie''s real body, which were standing next to grandmother Min, were still intact. . [And lastly, diamond item store is officially open to all players and locals alike. Everyone can use my shop freely now. All diamonds are tradable, so you can also trade it with your friends.] [In the future, I''ll install the auction house system into all worlds. For now, good luck and have fun in my universe! I hope that you will enjoy these changes because I''m enjoying it! Woo!] Lilith''s series of messages ended. The dumbfounded mutants glanced at each other, did not know what to do next. On the other hand, calm and smart mutants managed to activate a game menu. They found their status attributes, skills, and the shop right away. Then, they found the price of a healing potion, which they had just traded with Misha. "Hey, check the healing potion. Isn''t this the same with the ones Miss Misha gave us!?" Chapter 114 I’m Not Going Home! Chapter 114 ¨C I''m Not Going Home! Everyone began exploring the shop to check the item lists. As nobody hated window-shopping, men and women browsed through the shop with their game menu. Crystal was faster than everyone. She noted all items that she interested in a paper, making her wishlist. Sebastian paid more attention to the pricing ratio and the details. Upon comparing the price, he asked Misha out of curiosity, "Are the potions in the shop the same as your medicines?" Misha nodded in silence. "So, did you spend 600 diamonds for six bottles of medicines?" Misha shook her head. Though hesitated, she decided to be honest, "I bought it from a VIP package." "VIP package?" "When you become a VIP member, you can buy a VIP gift pack once a day. Items will come in a set with a discounted price." Sebastian rechecked the shop again. However, the VIP shop was greyed-out as he was not a VIP member. He sighed in a disappointment. "Can you tell me what''s in the VIP shop?" "Sure." Misha received a paper and a pen from Sebastian. Before she could start writing, she detected the presence of a woman with a burning passion. Crystal was peaking at Misha''s paper with a pair of bloodshot eyes. It seemed that the keyword [Discounted] awakened her housewife spirit. Sensing Misha''s peer, Crystal nudged her, "Go on. Keep writing." *Aha Meow* (Keep writing, baby girl.) "¡­" Ten minutes later, Misha passed the VIP item list to Sebastian. However, Crystal snatched it and scanned through the list without allowing anyone to read it first. "Err, Crystal?" Crystal glanced at Misha, "How many red gels do you have, Misha? Can I borrow you some?" "I left it with you and Thorn. Did you leave them in your warehouse or storage?" "I''ll borrow all of it. I''ll pay you back later." "Huh?" With haste, Crystal dashed away, leaving the confused Misha, Sebastian, and others behind. Misha scratched her head, "I guess I''ll have to write them down again." . For hours, Misha, Shurka, Sebastian, and others sat and discussed VIP features. All mutants were excited and delighted by the changes, including Sebastian. With this diamond feature and the shop, they had more options to acquire medicines and food for emergency usage. As mutants often journeyed outside to explore and harvest gels form queen eggs, they usually encountered zombies and monsters along the way. Thus, they had the potential to gain a fair amount of diamonds to improve their life quality. Furthermore, with extra dragonewts and Misha''s presence, they would not have to be afraid of humans or raiders from other settlements. The moral of shelter 88 citizens reached sky-high. Opposite from everybody, Shurka and Misha had worries. Misha had to stay behind in this world until she could get enough diamonds to log out and bring all of her sisters back. Even if she devoured or destroyed all prisoners, she would still require 7,500 diamonds for the subscription fee. As for Shurka, she only needed 200 for her partner and herself to bail from this world. After the meeting, Sebastian arranged a new cottage for Misha and Shurka. As a new castellan, living in a capsule apartment was not appropriate. The cottage located near the greenhouse area, where Sebastian terraformed this underground floor into an underground lake. He had created artificial sunlight on the ceiling, which could dim and turn off during the night time. In the middle of the lake, automatic water wheels rotated at a steady pace, keeping the oxygen in the water at an acceptable level. Deep in the water, green plants, mosses, and many freshwater fishes maintained their ecology. On the lakeside, crystal white sand surrounded the clear water. Fifty meters away from the shore, it became grassland and a series of residential cottages, surrounded with palm trees. They were the living quarters of elites of the shelter. Thorn, Crystal, Dolphin, and other pilot captains lived in this zone. Today, Shurka and Misha became their neighbors. Holding hands, Misha and Shurka entered their new home for the first time. Misha flipped the light switches and looked around. The lobby was wide enough to hold a ten-man party. The cottage had already been furnished as two sofas, and a coffee table had been arranged in the lobby. Inside the cottage, stairs, leading to the second and the third floor were there. A kitchen located on the back, separated by a long counter bar. Before the bar, a dining table in the middle of a dining room. Shurka sat on the couch as she was mentally exhausted from everything. Misha followed her and sat beside Shurka. "Do you want to log out now?" Shurka turned to Misha. She opened her mouth and was about to agree, but she stopped. "Can I stay here for a night?" "Huh? I thought you were in a hurry." "I''m kinda tired. I''m also afraid of Lilith''s words." "¡­ I''m here. You can tell me. Maybe I can help." Shurka smiled. She was glad that she had someone to talk with during the time like this. "Remember what Lilith said? The part where she told us about one appearance." "¡­ Yes. She said that she will take our physical body into the game." "But my physical body is in a dragonewt form. If I return, will I return as a human or a dragonewt?" "¡­" Misha closed her eyes tight. She felt guilty for what her other persona had done. ''Why did you have to feed her the hydra core, Maou!? She is a bystander for god''s sake!'' Misha could not find any other excuse. She lowered her head, "I''m sorry." Shurka guessed that Misha knew about the answer, which she, too, would return to the real world as a dragonewt. Her eyes dimmed, disheartened from the piece of bad news. She misunderstood him though, believing that Mia confirmed her answer. "I see. Say, Mia. Did the government do something to you when you had gotten back with a mutant form?" "Huh? What?" "Oh, I jumped the gun, didn''t I? Sorry, I''ve been thinking about your sudden school transfer. Did you transfer school because of this game? Did you go back to the real world with your mutated form?" Sensing that Shurka caught on about the incident when grandmother Min pulled Mia to her spaceship, Misha decided to confess. "Yes. The government knew that I logged out, and I brought a mutated virus to the real world. They wanted to arrest me, but my grandmother transferred me to her spaceship." "Virus?" "Uh, yes. A symbiosis virus." Misha pointed at Tama and Mii, "Them."Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. Shurka widened her eyes, "They can return with us!?" "Y-Yes. The government has been planning to import these guys to the real world. I think they knew about Lilith''s existence and the truth about the two worlds." Shurka''s face paled. In her head, many pessimistic scenarios were being simulated. She imagined herself being captured and tortured like guinea pigs or lab rats. As her imagination ran wild yet again, her eyes wet in tears. "W-Will they know about my infection?" Misha had a bitter smile as she decided to be frank, "When I got out of the game capsule with Tama, the government agents came knocking on my door a few minutes later. I think they are monitoring all players that joined the mutants." Two shaking hands of Shurka clung on Misha''s clothes, "I-I don''t want to go back anymore!" "Shurka, this world is more dangerous than our real world. There''re too many monsters, and world war III might happen soon." "No! The real world is more dangerous! I don''t want to go back!" Shurka jumped on Misha, hugging her tight, "I''m not going home. I''m staying here!" "¡­" Misha did not know what to say. She patted Shurka''s back and her head, hugging and consoling her. For thirty minutes, Shurka''s trembling body sat on Misha''s laps, cuddling with her. Finally, Shurka regained a bit of her sense. She thought of something and gazed at Misha. "C-Can you let me stay here with you?" "¡­ I don''t mind. The cottage is too big for me alone, anyway." A bright smile appeared on Shurka''s face. However, her face changed again as she thought of something. Her expression turned bashful as she sneaked a glance at Misha''s face. "I-I have a favor to ask you." "Yes?" "C-Can you turn to your male form when you''re alone with me?" This time, Misha''s face reddened, "I-I thought you would be at ease if we''re both females." Sensing that Misha, rather Mia, was different from a while ago in the locker room. Just now, Shurka left a hint and a bridge, hoping for Mia to catch it. Unfortunately, banana Misha was too stupid to understand. ''He was more aggressive earlier. What''s wrong with him? Does he chicken out?'' Believing that Mia got cold feet, Shurka smirked. As she got over her shame with her bolder thought, she pressed Misha down on the sofa. "Can you transform, please?" "Err, okay?" Misha reverted to Mia, but he glanced around in a panic. Noticed that the pretty face Mia was flustered and reddened, Shurka''s breathing became rough. "M-Mia." "Yeah?" "Since we''re dating and we''re alone ¡­" "¡­" Mia finally caught on what Shurka tried to do. Since they were finally alone and Shurka got into the mood, Mia also gathered his little courage. He reached his hands to touch Shurka''s cheeks. With a simple move, both of them understood the other''s body language. Shurka''s face got closer to Mia as she lowered her head to kiss him. It was the day that both teens became adults. *Mew* (Too bad I can''t find any camera here. Heck, banana Mish should have prepared one. I would have recorded this and make a lot of money in the pornhub.) *Mii* (Lewd bananacat.) Chapter 115 More Gadgets From VIP Shops Chapter 115 ¨C More Gadgets From VIP Shops. The time in-game turned 7 AM. Shurka and Mia were still connected. None of them had any sleep last night. As it was their first, they got hooked into the bed activity to the point that they forgot about time. Shurka''s [Self-Regeneration] and Mia''s [Manual Body Regeneration] skill came in handy in the marathon. Her skill level increased from level one to level 27, while Mia''s original 93 rose to 106 from the all-night grinding. The sultry sound continued for another five minutes. On the wet, smelly, and messy bed on the second floor, two connecting bodies shook for a few seconds before Mia collapsed on Shurka''s chest, exhausted. Shurka panted as she lied down on her back, looking at Mia. "You''re a beast." Mia kissed her chest, "You''re too beautiful. I can''t stop myself." The girl giggled, "You were so flustered before. Now, you sound more confident." "¡­ I''m learning." Both of them kissed again, and they fell asleep till noon. . Within Mia''s mind space, all girls got rowdy as they watched the live porn. "Our Mia has grown up." "Well done, Mia! Your sisters are proud!" "Tama and Mii are well-behave. That''s unexpected." "I bet they''re so bored that they fell asleep." "Hey, do you think Shurka will get pregnant?" "100%. Look at how he pumped everything into her body. If she doesn''t get pregnant by this, she''s infertile!" Sasha and Natalie sat side-by-side, watching the show as well. "Hey, Sasha." "What is it?" "Do you think Shurka will give birth to an egg or a baby?" "¡­" "Aren''t you curious? They''re both dragonewts. We don''t know if their genetic will follow the reptile pattern or the mammal''s one. Don''t you think there is a likely chance that Shurka will vomit out an egg?" "¡­ She''s not Piccolo, you sick fuck." . 1 PM. Mia transformed to Misha and visited the shelter office for her first day of work. As for Shurka, she stayed behind in the cottage to clean up the mess they had made. When she arrived, Sebastian and Crystal were already there, having a private meeting in the meeting room. Upon spotting Misha, they waved their hands, inviting Misha to join them. "You''re freaking late, Misha. I wanted to show you something." Crystal brought out her diamond gem. The indicator revealed [1,949]. Those were 1,949 diamonds! Misha''s jaw dropped as she gazed at the diamond in shock. "H-How did you get these?" Crystal smirked, "Your gels." "My gels?" "I converted red gels to yellow gels. Then, I traded yellow gels with diamonds from fish merchants." Sebastian chuckled, "She spent all night bartering with everyone to trade with her." Misha turned to Crystal in awe. On the other hand, Crystal shrugged as if it was nothing. "I bought each diamond with one to three yellow gels. Since those fish vendors got those diamonds for free, they sold them easily." Her housewife skills astonished Misha. One diamond equaled one million dollars. Using three yellow gels to buy a million dollars was unheard-of. Moreover, Crystal made a killing! She could have been an elite financial expert had the world not been destroyed by the alien hydras. "We''re planning to gather the diamonds into a pool, so we can buy items from the game shop. Right now, we''re hoping to ask for your cooperation, Misha." "My help? What can I do for you?" "We need your VIP right to buy items for a discounted price. I also want to ask Shurka what VIP10 perks are since we don''t have access to VIP stuff." "Oh, sure!" ¡­ VIP1 Gift Box ¨C 100 Diamonds. Contain various items as the following; - Ten bottles of clean water - Ten lunch box sets - Ten pieces of jerky - Ten vitamin drinks VIP2 Gift Box ¨C 300 Diamonds. Contain various items as the following; - Ten first-aid kits - Ten first-aid sprays - Ten healing potions VIP3 Gift Box ¨C 600 Diamonds. Contain various items as the following; - 20 healing potions - 20 vitamin drinks - 20 gallons of mineral water - One repairing kits VIP4 Gift Box ¨C 1,000 Diamonds. Contain various items as the following; - 40 healing potions - 40 vitamin drinks - 40 gallons of mineral water - 40 lunch box sets - Ten repair kits - One resource detector VIP5 Gift Box ¨C 1,500 Diamonds. Contain various items as the following; - Three Jetpacks - 60 healing potions - 60 vitamin drinks - 60 gallons of mineral water - 60 lunch box sets - 30 repair kits - Ten resource detector ¡­Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. Crystal and Sebastian chose to use Misha as a medium to buy the VIP5 Gift Box since it gave them the most value. Misha took the diamond gem from Crystal and used it to buy the pack. Then, she returned it with all the items. Sebastian and Crystal inspected the magical items, which appeared out of nowhere, in delight. The butler picked the repair kits to check up close. As they were laser pens, similar to the one commonly used to trick a cat, Sebastian was confused about how they operated. Misha read the small description in his game menu for them. "Use the laser pointer to lock-on an object. Then, press the red button on the pen to activate the repair." Sebastian was still confused, "What can these pens repair?" "The description doesn''t say anything. Maybe it''s another universal item like the healing potion?" The butler rubbed his chin as he pondered. While he was in deep thought, Crystal was examining the resource detector. Unlike the tools with simple point-and-click usage, the detectors were a bundle of empty leather papers. "Misha, what can I do with these?" "Ah, hang on. I''ll read it for you ¡­ It instructs that we can write down a resource name in an empty box at the corner of the sheet, or place an example resource on the center of the paper. Then, the paper will generate a detailed map for that specified resource." "Oho!" Crystal''s eyes flared as if she had just fired a pair of laser beam out of her eyes. Again, she dashed away with a sheet of resource detector. No one could predict her intension. Sebastian also exited the room and headed to the B1 floor, where all robots and weaponry were stored. Misha also followed Sebastian to the hangar as well, wanting to see what he planned to do. As soon as Sebastian reached a section where many broken mecha frames located, he pointed the repair kit laser pen at a broken cockpit component. The cockpit was an empty frame with no module or component in it as they had already been scrapped and recycled into another mech. Thus, this pile of metal was just trash in everyone''s eyes. *BEEP* Red light entered the broken cockpit, and it shone in the same glow. Within five seconds, the rusty and messed parts had been cleansed anew. The empty frame of the cockpit was equipped with brand new modules, which became usable again had they assembled it into a mech. The use of the repair kits came with a cost. The laser pen in Sebastian''s hand disintegrated into nothingness. Sebastian''s jaw dropped in surprise, yet the corner of his mouth curved upward into a smile. He turned around to Misha, "May I borrow your voice, so I can gather the engineers to assemble me an empty mech frame?" "Eh?" "Please command them to put broken frames and patch them together as a new mech. I''m planning to recycle all the useless modules here." Misha widened her eyes and nodded. She understood what Sebastian had in his mind. "Guys! Listen up! Can you help me assemble all defective modules and frames together into a new mech? You don''t have to make it workable. Just think of it as a statue." Several dozen mechanics looked at Misha with a frown on their face, not understanding the purpose of this assembly job. At the same time, they glared at Sebastian with contempt. All mechanics had learned about the incident when Sebastian almost killed all scalesmen and their friends. Thus, they no longer had a positive impression on this butler. However, not everyone was aware that Sebastian passed his castellan position to Misha, so they thought that it was Sebastian''s command. As a result, all mechanic revealed reluctant and unwillingness to complete this task. Misha could sense the mood of the workers. He glanced back and forth between Sebastian and the mechanics for a while before she could figure out what the problem was. ''Ah, I''m the castellan now. I should introduce myself.'' Misha coughed, "Guys, I forgot to introduce myself. I''m Misha, a new guardian of this base. I''ll replace Sebastian''s castellan duties from now on, but he will still be here as my assistant. This is my first project in this base, so can you guys help me?" Realized that they were not working for Sebastian, the killing intent in the air faded. They were relieved that this senile old man lost his authority. "Sure, Miss Governor! What do you want a useless statue for, by the way?" Misha smiled, "I have a surprise for you. Just put it together in one piece." *Mew?* (Wait, Misha. Mind if I voice my thought?) "What''s up, Tama?" *Mrrr?* (Why don''t you put all broken pieces together in one big pile and use the repair kits on them all at once?) Sebastian nodded, "I also thought of that as well, but I think putting all of the broken pieces as a complete mech will benefit us more. If we use this on a gathered big pile, we can save the repair tools, but we will get random new components and modules. It will probably take months before we can sort all pieces and assemble a new mech. Also, we might end up creating an unknown machine our of the junk pile, and it is too risky to take a gamble. On the other hand, if we put all broken pieces into a complete mech, it might save us times and effort. Besides, I think we can get another workable mech faster this way." *Mrrr?* (Won''t it be wasteful?) "Indeed, it''s a waste. But in exchange, we get more robots to hunt for more diamonds or sell it to other bases. We can also sell this mech to other bases for diamonds. Then, we can buy more repair kits." *Mew!* (Oh! That''s smart, Sebastian!) *Gao Grr* (Of course, child. My partner is smart!) Within two hours, all engineers assembled all broken frames into a mech statue. "Will this do, Miss?" Misha nodded, "That will do." Sebastian passed the laser pen to Misha, "You use it. You''re the castellan." Misha took the pen and activated it on the mech statue. A red light flashed, and the roughly patched unusable mech frames became one completed brand new mech unit! All onlookers dropped their jaws. "Oh, my lord!" "What the heck!?" "Holy Shit! Our new castellan is a Doraemon!?" All engineers climbed the bridges and inspected the repaired robot. Instead of a useless junk with bare frames but no module, all components appeared and connected everything without their help. Sebastian and Misha also examined the parts as well. "We didn''t install any muscle cable and other components, but all of them are here." Sebastian nodded, "It is as my thought. It isn''t just a repair tool. It''s a tool that transforms one whole linked mass into one completed object. We made this useless junk into a robot, and it transformed into a robot." "Huh? How did you come up with that theory?" "The same item is also being on sale in the shop for 500 diamonds per pen. It exactly described as I said." "¡­" Chapter 116 Taming Base 88 – Part 2 Chapter 116 ¨C Taming Base 88 ¨C Part 2 Until 7 PM, Sebastian and Misha spent their time organizing the mechanics to build more mechs from their scraps. In the end, they used five more pens and restored five machines. A total of six new standard AHMUs had been built in a day, and the news spread within the shelter. The credit for this achievement fell to Misha, which increased her reputation. Her overall relationship with all mutants in the base also rose to [Friendly] from the previous [Casual] in her status screen. Everything went well so far for Misha, but she had not solved the problems with the 200 pilots yet. Since Maou kidnapped them into her mind space, they had been avoiding Misha. She needed to have a heart to heart talk with them as soon as possible. Or else, she would not be able to maintain the order as they might migrate to other bases. Looking at the arranged mechs, Misha excused herself. Sebastian was surprised, "Going home soon?" "It''s night time. Let''s continue doing this tomorrow." "Right, I forgot that your friend is waiting for you at home. Thanks for today, Misha. Come to the office tomorrow, we''ll have another meeting." Misha left the hangar. However, she could not find Crystal and Thorn anywhere. Crystal left them with a resource detector map, and Thorn followed after her. None of them returned to the office or their hangar. ''What''s wrong with them?'' As she pondered and was on the way to her residence, she ran into Mr. PISS. The daoist noticed Misha as well. However, instead of greeting her, he walked away in a hurry, which caused Misha to frown. ''Odd.'' *Mew* (Suspicious.) "Ikr? Should we follow?" *Mew* (Let''s go!) As they agreed to follow the daoist, they began stalking him. Mr. PISS walk straight to his capsule apartment, but he did not enter his home. He waited for someone as he sat on a public bench, where homeless residents gathered. Soon, a familiar little girl that Misha recognized appeared. She ran to the daoist. It was Mana, the little girl who Misha met at a slum capsule apartment. Mana screamed, "Papa!" Mr. PISS walked to her, giving her a hug, "Hi, there. Sweetie! Have you been good?" "Mana has been good!" "Haha. Here, I''ve brought you some dinner." "Yay!" It was a heartwarming scene that all onlookers smiled at them from their cuteness. Even Misha thought that they stalked him for nothing. "Eh, it''s just a family meeting. I''m surprised that the weirdo is Mana''s father, though." *Mrrr?* (It''s odd. They don''t smell-alike. Are they really father and daughter?) "She can be his foster child. Who knows?" *Mrrr?* (Is it? Are you sure?) "Let''s leave them alone. Shurka is waiting." Misha left the slum area. Both Misha and Tama did not notice that Mana and the daoist were exchanging small chips under their food bags. . Next day, 8 AM. Mia did not wake up late this time. Still, his [Manual Body Regeneration] reached level 110 from another night of activities. Meanwhile, Shurka''s regen skill reached level 55 from eating green gels, yellow gels, and a bit of grinding. Because Tama and Mii got on the way, they learned about moderation last night. As usual, Mia transformed to Misha again to suppress his natural psychic skills and reduce the oppressing aura. Both walked to the meeting office, where Sebastian and most mech captains were already there, but they could not find Crystal and Thorn. Sebastian passed his drafted agenda to Misha and whispered her. "Yesterday, I had called all captains here, so you can inform them about the changes. All former scalesmen have no problem with you being their castellan, but the others that you had threatened to kill them are not very pleased. I''ve tried to appease them, but more than half of them want to leave the base. Whether you can tame them or not, it''s up to you." Misha had not learned about this agenda before. Shocked and surprised by the sudden arrangement, she did not know what to do. Misha was unprepared. "Uh, Sebastian. This meeting just comes out of left field ¡­" "I know that you''re underprepared, but we have to act fast. I''m sorry that I dragged you to my mech restoration yesterday without telling you about this arrangement, but we need those new mechs as an attraction." "Attraction?" "We can let them know that you''re far more competent than me, and you are backed with a greater force. Once they learn that you''re not a threat to them, they will change their attitude. Please be kind to them and show them what you can do." "¡­" Misha felt like Sebastian was manipulating her into doing his biddings. However, his relationship in his game menu revealed as [Loyal], so he was not her enemy. Confirming that Sebastian did everything for her best interest, Misha bit her lower lips and nodded. With accelerated heartbeats, Misha walked to her seat, but she did not sit. She stood and looked at 19 captains in the room. She started marking the captains that did not like her. Out of all pilots here, six of them had a relationship indicator as [Hate]. Llamador Wayne Hewett Booker Seth Cardenas These were the captains that wanted to leave the base. Two days ago, all of them had been taken into Mia''s mind space and was threatened with death, so they did not like Misha. As for the rest, they had either [Trust] or [Loyal] as their stance toward her. Pinpointing her targets and goal, she gazed at the six troubled men. "I know that we had a rough start. I apologize for what I had done to you. I''m sorry." > > > Misha was glad that even though this place might be another real-world, game notification messages were still around. ''A little improvement, but it''s better than nothing.'' Misha gained a bit of hope. Unfortunately, she could not continue as Llamador stood up and attempt to walk away. Sebastian blocked the door, "Captain Llamador, sit down." "I''m not taking part of this bullcrap. I''m leaving this base with my crews and my mechs." "This is an order, Llamador. Go back and sit down."Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. "You''re not a castellan anymore, geezer. You don''t have the right to command me." Seth, Cardenas, and Hewett also stood up and walked to the door, trying to leave. Seeing that his friends had the same thought, Llamador got more confident. "We don''t want to work for a bunch of lizard traitors. Make way, butler!" Misha coughed, "I haven''t said anything or briefed anything, and you want to leave already?" The four captains glared back at Misha, "We don''t work for an otherworlder!" Llamador turned to Wayne and Booker, "Booker, Wayne, aren''t you coming with us?" Both of them shook their head. Different from the four, Booker was more open-minded, "I''ll be listening to what she has to say, and I''ll decide." Similar to Booker, Wayne had a higher EQ and worldly experiences than the other five since he was already in his 50s. Among all captains, he was their elder. "She apologized, and none of us died. Case closed. Time to look toward the future, lads." Llamador bellowed, "But she''s an otherworlder!" Wayne glared back, "So what?" "She''s one of those kidnappers!" "Has she kidnapped anyone?" "¡­!" Llamador could not find a word to retort. "Has she killed one of us? Has she harmed an innocent inside the base?" "..." Dolphin stood up and walked to Sebastian''s side, blocking Llamador''s path. "Now, listen, you racist punks! We all had been through hardship and a bitter past against otherworlders, but I don''t think all otherworlders are the same." Sebastian nodded, "I agree. Miss Misha has shared me her past memories, and I learned about the otherworld. Not everyone is on their side. She''s just another bystander that got caught into this mess." Seth and Cardenas looked at Misha, hesitated. Noticing their hesitation, Misha affirmed, "You don''t have to worry about my origin. I''m also an enemy of those otherworlders that you had been fighting. I also shared my past memories with Sebastian as he had said. Don''t you think it''s weird that your ring leader who so wanted me dead suddenly became my assistant?" Sebastian had a wry smile on his face while the others glanced back and forth between Misha and the butler. Then, one of the captains raised his hand, "Can you share your memory with us, too?" "Err ¡­" Sharing memories consumed a piece of Maou''s soul, which she was not willing to damage his conscience. Furthermore, taking a part of the soul away reduced their lifespans. Misha shook her head, "Something like this can only be used once a year. It reduces my lifespans every time I split my soul." "Oh, never mind then." "Don''t worry. I''ll tell you about what happened on the other side. You should sit down and listen to my story. It will be short, but you''ll know what you''re facing." Seth, Cardenas, and Hewett returned to their seat, but Llamador was still unwilling. Sebastian had enough with Llamador''s low EQ. His gentle and calm expression turned dark as he glared at the captain. "It seems you have forgotten about our differences. Sit down, brat!" "¡­" Afraid of Sebastian''s true power, Llamador joined the others. In the end, Sebastian, Shurka, and all captains other than Crystal and Thorn listened to Misha''s past story. ¡­ Noon, Misha''s story and Q&A ended. All pilots were astonished by the details. "So, they''re from the future!" "Those bastards want hydra viruses and the symbiosis. That explains why they were so desperate." "Still, using games to mine resources was ingenious." "Ingenious? That is blasphemy! They are stealing our resources." Discussions and complaints flooded in the meeting room. Misha inspected all captains to check their relationship and stances. As she had guessed, their attitude toward her got better. The lowest evaluation had become [Casual], but Llamador''s indicator remained as [Hate]. Upon looking around, searching for Llamador, Misha found that he was not in the room anymore. "Where is Llamador?" Sebastian also darted his eyes, scanning for the troublemaker. He was no longer there! "Bastard! He slipped away!" . Meanwhile, Llamador and his teammates had left the base with their gears. Their destination was the Shelter 87, which was 100km away to the west. Although all of his crews followed him, Llamador only managed to recover his customized robot. As Mia''s electric power had fried many cockpit modules, only his robot could be used. In Llamador''s cockpit, an image of a daoist displayed on his communication panel. It was Mr. PISS! "Igor, I''m out. What''s the next move?" The daoist harrumphed, "I''ve reported the latest incidents to our boss. For now, infiltrate base 87 and sow discord among them." "¡­ Roger that, chief." "Keep an eye on the changing events and the game menu. Lilith said something about an auction house, so you should start gathering diamonds while you''re there." "Okay, chief. By the way, what''s our boss said to you when you reported the incident?" "He said ... leave them alone for the time being. He is negotiating with the otherworlder agents. Well, everyone is interested in future technologies and historical events. Who doesn''t want to know about the result of our planned war?" "He doesn''t have a plan for that wench Misha? She stole our base!" "Leave them alone! Don''t provoke a strong enemy when we''re not ready!" "But, when will we be ready?" "Until we gather enough dragonewts and technologies from the otherworlders! Don''t move until you get my permission!" Chapter 117 Shelter 88 Managemen Chapter 117 With the local military''s cooperation, the takeover process was smooth.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. Misha and Sebastian also revealed their repair kits to the captains and astonished them. With extra tools, they could increase their military size, which could ensure the base safety. Potions and other supplies from the VIP gift box were also another great news for them. With enough medicines, they would not be afraid of any risky task during their expedition. Misha gained more confidence as everyone was more open to her. She began sorting the expedition schedules. Since Llamador and his subordinates deserted from the base, they had to rearrange the garrison teams. Moreover, Balam Squadron was one of their primary defense force, so a new squad had to replace his position. Currently, Misha reassigned five teams as the base''s main forces. 1. Raider Battalion / Captain Wayne 2. Silk Spider Battalion / Captain Hewett 3. Cricket Battalion / Captain Seth 4. Tautog Battalion / Captain Dolphin 5. Prometheus Unit / Castellan Misha + Sebastian Misha wanted the base to be versatile, so she adjusted the forces according to their specialties. Raider team always acted an armored unit in the past. Their crew members were experts in tanks and heavy AHMUs with reinforced frames. These crews and pilots usually took the frontline in many expeditions, yet they were one of the rare teams that rarely suffered any casualty. Properties of Raider were seven heavy mechs, five tanks, 50 demi-human infantries, five newly evolved dragonewts, and 14 pilots. Captain Wayne was also a demi-hydra, just like Thorn. Silk Spider was a long-range unit, but they were also good at logistic maneuvering through the wasteland. Any time that Hewett and his crews joined an expedition, all expedition teams always returned faster than the schedules. Moreover, their arty units usually covered the other battalions when things went south, so they were famous for being a reliable squadron. Silk Spider possessed three modified artillery robots, 100 crews, 20 transport trucks, and one missile truck, which Misha had stolen from the local force. Cricket Battalion was Sebastian''s trusted allies. They never participated in an expedition, but they were expert in rescue missions. Their assault helicopters were not for attacking, but they used them as rescue choppers. This unit was too valuable to be replaced with other teams, so Misha retained their position as one of the main forces. Different from the others, Cricket was the only one with air units. They had 50 crews, 10 trained pilots, three assault helicopters, one old F22 jet, five APCs, and three mechs with modified back boosters like Thorn. After Tautog''s scalesmen drunk Misha''s potions, all of them became dragonewts and transformed into a powerhouse in the base. With over 200 dragonewts members, the team transited into an elite infantry battalion. Combining with the properties they had, 12 mechs, 200 dragonewt infantries, and 15 humvees, no one could protest about their promotion. Everyone in Dolphin''s team was so grateful to Misha that their relationship level reached the maximum [Loyal]. As for the last unit, it was Misha and her stolen prototype mech, the Prometheus. Just this unit alone, Misha could steamroll any force in this era, as long as otherworlders or elite dragonewts like Sebastian would not interfere. This unit only had three members, Misha, Sebastian, and Shurka. Shurka was a mechanic trainee, so she retained her job. She also agreed to learn the rope under the local mechanic crews in the base. "It was better than sitting and doing nothing. It''s boring to stay at home in-game," That was what she said. In reality, Shurka began to enjoy the game because of her superior level among the lifestyle players. As Mia fed her green gels and yellow gels, her level had reached 100, which toppled all her rival players. Her overall status attributes also increased because of all fishes that Mia cooked for her. Good food, a comfortable house, a caring boyfriend, a gaming reality, and blissful bed life, Shurka was living in her paradise. . At the end of the day, Misha remained in her office alone, contemplating her future. Since she could not return to the real world because she was short of diamonds, she had to adapt to this world as soon as possible. The first thing that came to her mind was the stability of this base. As long as Shelter 88 was secure, Misha could have more times to gather diamonds, so they could go home with Shurka. Unfortunately, World War III was coming soon. In the next few years, overminds would reveal themselves and join forces with humans to clean the world out of viruses and mutants. Misha had to get ready. First, she had to increase her base''s military power. And secondly, which was the most important, Misha had to possess a stronger technology from the future, so they could survive the overmind''s onslaught. Moreover, As many players from the government agents would influence the game, shelter 88 would have had no chance if Misha had not interfered. Now, she read her status menu in the castellan tab. Instead of showing her attributes and skills, they displayed the status of her shelter. . ********** > Adult Population: 12,160 Children Population: 1,518 Satisfaction: 72% Order: 98% > Military: 1,909 Domestic Employment: 8,592 Unemployment: 3,177 > Diamonds: 1,213 Red Gels: 3,091 Yellow Gels: 3,132 Green Gels: 10,054 Provision: 15,000 tons Chromium Ore: 2,480 tons Coal Ore: 3,047 tons Lumber: 5,819 tons Fuel: 1,920 Barrels ********** . There was other information, such as farms, industrial output, taxes, and military supplies. However, Misha did not care about those right now. The one that Misha was looking was the technology trees. Currently, the tech trees of this game world focused on mechanical units, anti-hydra virus, and weaponry as they were in the late years of the apocalypse era. The available technology and evolution breakthroughs that Misha could research would be Hydra Vaccines, CZV Immunity, Stealth Ballistic Missiles, NP Shields, Mutated Fish Pasteurization, and Esper Power. Hydra Vaccines were as the name stated, a complete cure of hydra viruses. This was found after World War III had concluded. Initially, the overminds invested in this research to create a bio-weapon, aiming to eliminate all demi-humans and demi-hydras. However, they got the cure as a byproduct, and they used this to draw humans to their side. CZV Immunity, or Corroding Zombie Virus Immunity, was similar to Hydra Vaccines. Different from the latter, the mutant faction was the one that found this cure. When they discovered this, human researchers, who sided with the mutants, mixed their assumed CZV vaccines with their cultivated green egg cells to produce a reinforced hydra virus. They planned to use them as a bioweapon to transform all humans into mutants. Instead of getting a bioweapon, they got a cure. The research was canceled as it conflicted with their interests, and the samples were kept hidden during World War III. However, humans found this record when they raided the mutant research lab, which they acquired it as a result. Stealth Ballistic Missiles were developed during World War III as well. As the mutants were using anti-missile satellites, humans and overminds created these missiles to counter the mutants. This technology breakthrough was a deciding factor of mankind''s victory as they could bombard mutant bases from afar without deploying robots and tanks to fight them on the field. NP Shields, or Null Projectile Shields, were developed by demi-humans. It was a shield with kinetic energy, similar to Mia''s force field. They equipped these shields with their robots, which made them invulnerable to rockets, tank shells, and AH shells from the human side. Again, this was discovered during World War III. Mutated Fish Pasteurization and Esper Power came post-war. As humanity needed more food resources, they looked into a way to consume mutated fishes, which were abundant in the sea. Esper Power was something that the overmind faction tried to prevent, but dragonewts supported this research because it related to their power. The overmind faction eventually betrayed the dragonewts and massacred the entire race to stop them. However, mankind secured dragonewts corpses and research records to continue their legacy. In the late overmind dominant years, humanity gave birth to a generation of human psychics, which they were the keys to eliminate all overmind factions. Misha recalled historical event and origins of each tech as she was deciding which one she should research. She had the power to set the base policies, production, and researches. It would be a shame if she ignored the possible future technologies before World War III arrived. Hydra Vaccines, CZV Immunity, and Mutated Fish Pasteurization were useless to her and the mutants in the Shelter 88, so Misha crossed them out. NP Shield tech was desirable. However, since the mutants would discover this anyway, there was no point wasting her base''s resources to get it done faster. This left two choices, Esper Power or Stealth Ballistic Missile. Esper Power could make the civilians and mutants stronger, but SBM could decide the outcome of the war. "No need to even think, right? It''s like arming myself a nuclear warhead before a WW II." Misha operated her game menu and pressed a research tab, wanting to research this tech. Upon choosing this tech, the game sent her a prompt message. > > Misha had a wry smile on her face, "This won''t be easy." The chromium ores and the fuel were not an issue since Sebastian could terraform the wasteland into a mine or an oil field with his power. On the other hand, provision was a significant problem. The harvest rate of this base was 500 tons surplus per day, which would take forever to get to 100,000 tons. "Can Sebastian accelerate the growth of crops?" Misha scratched her head and leaned back on her chair. She planned to consult this with Sebastian tomorrow. Meanwhile, Shurka entered Misha''s office with Crystal and Thorn. "We''re back!" "Sup, we''re home!" Shurka massaged Misha''s shoulder, "Still working? It''s 8 PM already. Let''s go home, Mia." *Mii* (Go home. Dinner time. I''m hungry!) *Nom-Nom Mew!* (Agreed. Let''s have dinner, rest, and have another dinner, Mish.) Misha shook her head, "I''m making an important decision. I have to decide it before the end of the day, or we might not make it." "What''s on your mind? You can tell us." Misha turned to all of them, "I''m thinking of researching something. Say, Crystal, do we or our allies have any ballistic missile?" Crystal nodded, "We do, but they are unusable." "Why?" "The satellites will shoot all of them down if we launch it." "I thought we have the full control of those satellites." "We do, but we can''t disable it for our usage." Crystal''s face grimaced, "There are warmongers among the mutants. In Shelter 87, our neighbor, their leader always wants to nuke human cities. We have to keep it online, so he won''t go crazy and kill all the innocent humans." Thorn interjected, "Their castellan is a demi-hydra like me, but he is true to his nature. Heck, he had even tried to kill us when we encountered them during an expedition. Most of their soldiers are demi-hydras. You can guess what their base is like." "¡­" "Anyway, Misha. Why did you ask?" Misha panned her game screen to the trio, "Can you see my game screen?" The three nodded, "Yeah, what is that?" "A technology tree. I''m planning to research into SBM, so we can have a weapon to counter the overmind factions in World War III." Shurka nodded as she understood about the future. However, Thorn and Crystal were not in the meeting, so they had question marks on their faces. "Ah, I''ll have to explain all of those again ¡­" "¡­ Sorry for skipping the meeting." Chapter 118 WW III Preparation Plan As Misha finished retelling his stories, it was her turn to ask them. "Are you still protecting the human? Sooner or later, they will wage war against us." Thorn grumbled, "From your words, the overminds and the players will want us dead in the future, right? We only need to get rid of them, and WW III will be thwarted." Crystal nodded, "The overminds are our targets. We don''t want to harm humans. We were once one of them, remember? If we kill them because of our differences, we will be the same as those scoundrels in base 87." "It''s going to be tough to protect humans and our people at the same time. Are you sure?" "Because we retain our human conscience, it makes us what we are today. We won''t abandon our origin." Hearing Crystal''s resolution and her stance despite their grim future, Misha did not pursue the matter about missiles anymore. "Alright, we''ll get through this oncoming war the hard way, but be prepared for some sacrifices. MWG agents will be coming for us." "I know, and we won''t lose." "Then, can you tell me what you had been doing these couple days? You took a resource detector and went MIA on me." Shurka held back her laughter because of Misha''s pun. "Ah, I went to test a theory. Here." Crystal placed the resource detector paper on Misha''s table. The blank paper had already become a map, which geographic layouts, settlements, and red marks were highlighted. The map was center around Shelter 88. Misha could see Mafdet City, Base 87, and many other marks around them. One thing that Misha and Shurka noticed. There were too many red marks. Upon glancing at the top left corner, which indicated the resource''s name, Misha understood everything. They were the red gels. "Why are you putting red gels as your resource target, Crystal?" Crystal grinned, "Look at this map carefully. See anything odd?" At first, Misha did not get what Crystal had hinted. He stared at the map with many questions in his mind. Then, she realized. "Red gels ¡­ on several locations on empty wasteland!?" "Yup. What do you think? Do you think any sane person will take so many red gels outside of their home base? They are not towns or underground shelters either since every settlement has their name on the map!" The red marks, 12 red dots, and one large red circle were on the map, which frightened Misha. "Are these alpha eggs, baby hydras, or grown hydras!?" "Bingo!" "Why are there so many!? I thought they were rare!?" "That''s what I had thought as well. At first, I wanted to check if I can find another alpha egg or a baby hydra on the wasteland with this, but yeah ¡­" "You found too many." "Yup. I have to drag Chacha with me so that I won''t be the only one hallucinating. We had checked the satellite feeds, and we found those alphas. The largest red circle on the map is indeed the grown hydra with three heads. You can''t compare it to the two-headed baby that you killed." Thorn sighed, "We were planning to give you this info later, so you can arrange the right expedition teams to take down these hydras. But man, your World War III is coming out of nowhere. This is giving me a headache." Misha gave Thorn a sarcastic smile, "If you call that a headache, I would already have had brain cancer. Look at me here. I''m trying to find a way for our people to live through this WW III, and you suddenly throw me with the hydra news. Jeez." Everyone immediately notified every captain that there would be another meeting the next morning. . Next morning, Misha, Thorn, Crystal, and all captains gathered for another meeting again. This time, it was the issues that Crystal found. The new intel was shocking. None of them could have predicted that 12 alpha eggs and a possible grown hydra were loitering in the wasteland within their territories. The nearest alpha egg was 45km away to the northeast of Shelter 88. The only pieces of good news that they had from this resource map were that the suspected grown hydra was over 300km away toward the southeast. Misha also told them about the game tech tree, future technologies, and her research project, which would require more resources in the base. She also affirmed them that they had to get this tech done as soon as possible. Since MWG agents might accelerate the historical events, WW III might be around a corner. During the meeting, Misha concluded her prediction to Sebastian and others. "Initially, WW III should have happened in the next two decades. But with the interferences, I think it will happen in a year at the latest. Everything will start when human factions in the US and Greenland launch their first worldwide propaganda about the demi-hydra hazard as in my world''s history. Then, all human towns will move against the nearest mutant shelters." . In Mia''s world, the historical events that related to Shelter 88 were in this order; for visiting. While Misha, Sebastian, and others were busy procuring resources to unlock a technology, Mafdet City was in an uproar. Many students were trapped in the game along with many government agents. At the first day, everyone was calm as the agents were with them, so they thought they could rely on adults. Unfortunately, MWG agents were VIP members, which some of them already purchased diamonds or received some from their contribution. More than half of the agents subscribed the monthly fee, and they returned to their world, leaving the students behind. Chaos ensued as the rich young masters threw a fit. They began throwing tantrums and formed outlaw gangs in the city to retaliate against the government. During the process, a few of them were killed by the locals because of their naivety. The local citizens also raised hell as they gained status menus and abilities to view their attributes. Because they were real people, they were not stupid enough to lay low and wait for their doom. All of them was eager to head out and grind their levels. The remaining forces that survived Amro incident had their hands full dealing with the local insurgents, players, and hunter-wannabes. The order of Mafdet City was no more. . Within the chaos, one of the players thrived. Dove, who survived from Amro incident, gained a life-changing boon from the fight and Lilith. During the Amro Outbreak, Dove suffered a fatal injury. Because of the mysterious object from Krastel''s head, he survived. During the time of crisis, Dove ate the object he had acquired. It was a hydra core, Krastel''s core. His in-game character evolved into an overmind, and he gained psionic power. With Lilith merging his real physical body with his in-game avatar, he became something similar to Shurka before she evolved further into an inferno dragonewt. However, Dove had another thing different from Shurka. He gained more skills, which were Psionic Possession and ice manipulation psychic skills, Cryokinesis. Currently, Dove rested in the military barrack, sitting cross legs. His consciousness sunk into his mind space white room. Within his mind, a white cube floated and rotated clockwise. At the center of the mind room, a statue of Krastel with a round crystal stood in the center. Dove stood before Krastel Statue. "My Ice Spike is now level 20. Please teach me the next skill." Chapter 119 Maous Warning Chapter 119 ¨C Maou''s Warning Krastel Statue opened his red eyes. A portion of his statue turned into dust and entered Dove''s conscience. Memory fragments of Krastel entered Dove''s mind. The light of Krastel''s eyes dimmed and disappeared, which the statue no longer had a sign of life remaining in it. A few minutes later, Dove regained his sense. He gazed at Krastel and saluted to him. "Thank you, Colonel! I''ll be off now!" As Dove conscience returned to his body, several system messages appeared before him. > > Dove clenched his fists. Although the situation was terrible as he could not afford to die anymore, he stayed optimistic. He had already paid the subscription fee, and he still had 400 diamonds remaining. Dove planned to continue gathering experiences and increase his status during this precious month of gaming. Once the subscription period got closer to the expiry date, he would go back to his world. His heart danced as he could not wait to see everyone''s reaction back home. ''Oh wait, some of the students are also trapped here. Should I help them?'' Dove pondered for another minute. In the end, he chose not to help them. ''We all have difficulties. If they can''t help themselves, no one can help them. I''ll have to get stronger to survive alone this world first before I can help the others.'' Dove lay down, abandoning his thought as he wanted to go to sleep. Suddenly, he widened his eyes as he sensed something odd. He turned to look back and pointed his palm at the shadow behind him. Someone had sneaked close to his side without being detected! "Easy, Dove. It''s me." Upon closer inspection, Dove knew the shadow silhouette. It was Pioneer King in his original appearance. "I might have killed you." "Sorry about that." "What do you want?" "So cold dude! I thought we were friends!" "We''re only in-game comrades. Now things have changed. This is a reality now." "Okay, okay! I get it. Chill man. Chill!" "Tell me what you want." "Dude, I''ve met an overmind, and he''s recruiting all players to join his side. I''m just here to ask you if you want to join him with us." "Overmind, huh?" Dove became silent, thinking about the pros and cons. "What''s there to think? WW III is happening soon, and we should join the winner''s side, yeah?" Dove shook his head, "I''m not planning to live here forever. I''ll collect diamonds and go home soon." "Well, suit yourself. I and the others are enjoying life here. Do you know that you can buy a girl in a slum with only bread? I''ve just hit the jackpot, you see? I picked up a girl in a slum and cleaned her. She turned up as a gorgeous beauty, and she is now my loyal sex slave. You should-" An ice lance tip touched Pioneer''s cheek. The speartip cut a small wound, and red color covered the cut part. "Shut your fucking mouth and leave before I kill you." "¡­ Fine. Just go home like a cry baby then!" "¡­" Pioneer left. Dove unsummoned his ice spear and went back to bed in a bad mood. "Fucking spoiled nobles. Apocalypse world or the real world, they''re the same." Dove closed his eyes even though he could not sleep. As he tried to concentrate and let his imagination ran wild, the face of a girl appeared. It was Misha. "I wonder how she is doing." ¡­ August 5th, 2270 Everyone in the base was busy today as Misha declared a large scale mobilization. Yesterday, they used a resource map to search for an undiscovered crude oil field or any oil silo, which they found one. Coincidentally, the hidden oil was inside an outpost, where Misha had once been taken into their underground lab. Crystal used her spy satellite to inspect the outpost, and they found a storage tank hiding behind barracks and warehouses.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. The tank was camouflaged with the paint job, which blended with the surroundings. Had Crystal not paid attention to everything, she would not have noticed the hidden fuel tank from the satellite feed. As such, they decided to raid the outpost and steal their resources. Aside from Dolphin and Wayne''s units, Misha dispatched all available forces. Misha did not want to spill blood, so she resorted intimidation by overwhelming forces. As long as the humans inside the base realized that they were not the mutant''s opponent, they might surrender. Also, Misha would go with her Prometheus, and Sebastian would be in the secondary cockpit as a co-pilot. The deployment date was set to August 7th, so Misha would have times to recharge the psionic engines before the D-Day. During the preparation today, Maou Mia woke up from his slumber for a few seconds. In the short few seconds, his first words to Banana Mia was, "You messed up again. Find that PISS, and capture him ASAP." That was his order before he went back to deep sleep. Misha was confused. She turned to Crystal and Sebastian and consulted with them. "What do you guys think of Mr. Piss? Is he suspicious, or did he do something weird?" Crystal raised his eyebrows and chuckled, "Oh, that spy dude?" Sebastian scoffed, "Obviously, he''s suspicious to everyone. He''s a human''s spy." Misha was dumbfounded as she had not realized it yet, "What?" Crystal laughed, "What? You didn''t know?" "Eh? How do you know he''s a spy? Wait, you all knew, but you let him roam around in the base?" "We let him loose on purpose. We''re monitoring that guy while we''re feeding him false info, so he can keep running around like a mouse in a maze." "But why?" Sebastian coughed, "Strategy and deception, Misha. You see, if you can pinpoint one spy, the others will be easier to detect. We found six other spies so far, and we have them on our watch list." "How did you know about his identity?" Sebastian sighed, "He and I had been on toe-to-toe since my early days as a dragonewt. We were best friends, family, and rivals, but he took another side during Carlos'' intervention years ago. At first, I thought he was working for Carlos, but he didn''t stop leaking our intelligence to someone even after Carlos'' death. That''s how I deduced that he''s still working as a spy." Crystal winked at Misha, "Igor has too much pride, so he made a lot of mistakes in the years. He didn''t even realize that one of his hired assistants is one of ours," Crystal flashed Misha a picture, "Remember this girl?" Upon seeing a photo image of a young girl, Misha recognized her, "Mana?" "Yup. She''s our double agent. She''s smart, right? She even fooled you and got your fishes for free." Crystal leaned forward and whispered to Misha, "She''s also at the same age as me." "WHAT!!??" Misha''s jaw dropped as she screamed. Meanwhile, Crystal burst into laughter as she enjoyed Misha''s reaction. "Ah, this never gets old." While Crystal was laughing, Misha recalled the warning from Maou. "Shouldn''t we capture him now? We''re going to make a drastic change, and it''s time to clear out the insiders. In my timeline, they are the one that sabotaged mutant bases during the war." Crystal''s laughter stopped. She turned to Sebastian, which he returned the look with a sad smile. "It''s fine. You can kill him. I don''t mind." "He''s your-" "Igor and I are on a different side, and we have people to protect. Now, it might be the right time to weed out some parasites." "¡­" Misha stared at Crystal and Sebastian in confusion. She was out of the loop. ''What are they talking about, Tama?'' *Mrrr?* (How should I know? I''m with you all the time.) ''Right. You''re useless.'' *Mew!* (Who are you calling useless, you horny beast! The next time you rush your wee-wee into that cyka''s wuu-wuu, I''ll rush your poo-poo with my tentacles!) ''Err, I''m sorry, Tama. Forgive me.'' *MYA!* (Also, because of you two, Mii started mimicking your actions! She has been trying to insert her tentacle into my mouth when both of you are busy on the bed!) ''¡­ Sowwy.'' ¡­ The next day, six unevolved mutants were taken to Misha and Sebastian. They were the identified spies that Crystal had found. All of them confessed that they used to work for Carlos in exchange for green gels. In the previous expedition which Misha stole a missile truck, they had leaked the info about their deployment to the Mafdet Government Sebastian sentenced the six to serve as harvesters, and they would have to participate in the next queen egg diving. The issues about spies were easily eliminated, except one. Mr. Piss, or Igor, had escaped from the base the same day Misha warned them about his identity. He killed all agents whom Sebastian sent to monitor Igor, and left through the fisher''s tunnel, heading to the southeast toward the sea. The double agent, Mana, also left with Igor. She was carrying a tracking device inside her body, which Crystal used it to track Mana and Igor. In the afternoon, Crystal came back with a report. "We found Igor''s hideout. He''s at Chonburi." Chonburi was a province in Thailand. It was once famous because of two tourist spots, Pattaya Beach and Bangsaen Beach. In the 23rd-century, these areas became a large mutant city as it connected to the sea. Many demi-hydras and human outlaws lived there as an independent force, threatening the surrounding provinces. To people of Shelter 88, this mutant base was a bit distance away from their location. However, to the military men like Sebastian, Thorn, or Crystal, they were too close to them. The flight distance from Shelter 88 and Chonburi Base was 100km. For a land route, it extended to over 140km. This distance would take less than an hour for a flying mech, in which case, a surprise attack could come at any moment. A similar situation was also true to Shelter 87, which located in Kanchanaburi, west of Mafdet City or former Bangkok. They were only a 100km away from Shelter 88. With two potential hostile bases sandwiching their home, Crystal and Sebastian had a bad mood every time they looked at the country map. Crystal turned to Misha, "Should we pursue?" Misha shook her head, "No need. Procuring oil other resources takes priority. We need stealth missiles to intimidate all humans and overminds. Once we have them, that base won''t be a threat to us anymore." ¡­ While Crystal and Misha dealt with the traitors in the afternoon, Sebastian went to the market. He bought out all unsold fishes, vegetables, and eatable monsters to replenish the base''s supplies. Though he wasted many green and yellow gels, he could increase the provision in their warehouse by another 10 tons. This also boosted the merchants'' enthusiasm. Aside from vendors that relied on the farms inside the shelter, they would be tempted to hunt for food from the wasteland on their own, and it would increase the base''s food production power. ¡­ August 7th, 2270 D-Day arrived, all forces had already deployed on the field since last night, getting ready to mobilize. Chapter 120 Outpost Raid Chapter 120 ¨C Outpost Raid Eighteen teams, over a thousand men, over a hundred vehicles, and 50 robots created an earthquake, marching through the wasteland toward the designated Mafdet outpost. None of them bothered hiding their presence as they had planned to intimidate the outpost into surrender. During their mobilization, many zombies were attracted to the sound and rushed in. All of them became mincemeat in a few seconds and became the base''s diamonds and livestock''s food for their eggcat farms. Aside from mindless zombies, mutated creatures ran away from the troops as they were not that stupid. . Mia was inside Prometheus cockpit, operating it on the forefront of his soldiers. He did not have to worry about energy shortage today since all eight pseudo psionic engines had been fully charged. In less than an hour, they could see the outpost defensive lines, trenches, barbwires, and bunkers. *BOOM* A loud boom came from the outpost side, which also released a white smoke. Prometheus pointed its palm forward, and Mia''s electric force field activated. In the next second, a standard 155mm artillery shell got stuck in the middle of the electric current. It paused and floated in mid-air before Mia tossed it away. It landed on the side without causing any harm to the mutant soldiers. Sebastian, inside Prometheus secondary cockpit, sent his command through the communication, which had been installed in this mech by Crystal. "All AHMU, fire a shell in front of the outpost. Send them a warning." All 50 robots aimed their rifles forward. The symphony of gunfire echoed through the wasteland and followed by the successive loud explosion noises. After the explosion, they stopped firing. Mia worked the hardest as he expanded his 3D sense to the limit, trying to detect if the humans were trying to fight back or surrender. After twenty minutes of staring contest, several white flags fluttered from inside the bunkers, trenches, and on top of the wall. All robots behind the wall also raised their metal arms over their heads. Inside the outpost, there were only ten robots and twenty tanks, so they were not ready for an all-out war. Since Mia''s troops gestured them with a warning shot, they took the hint and chose to surrender. All mutant soldiers cheered as they passed the news to the reserve troops in the backline. Everyone was relieved that everything worked as planned, even though their base''s motto was not that optimistic. Sebastian and Thorn leaped off from the mech and went to negotiate with the humans. Soon, over 200 human soldiers walked outside with their hands behind their head. Mutant infantries gathered them in one place. Upon inspecting the humans, Mia recognized some of them as well. They were the people that helped him during their field examination when they first journeyed onto the wasteland. Pitying these people that they were robbed of their resources, Mia thought of a solution. He connected his com-link in his cockpit to Crystal''s radar truck. "Crystal, is it possible to mutate humans with our raised eggs?" [We can. What? Do you want to mutate all these humans?] "Yeah, can we?" [¡­ Let me consult with the butler first. This will be resource consuming.] "But we might get 200 soldiers in return?" [Indeed. Give me a few minutes.] ¡­ Ten minutes later, Crystal came back online again. [Sebastian agreed, but they had to earn their keeps and they must be willing. Or else, we''ll drop them at Mafdet City.] "That''s good. Thank you." It was a big haul for Shelter 88 and its people. The logistic soldiers transferred all military goods to their trucks, which they took all robots and tanks as well. As for the prisoners, the logistic took them to their base as POW for now. Unfortunately, not all humans had surrendered or co-operated with the mutants. Inside the outpost, mutant infantries searched through the buildings, trying to bring all humans outside the settlements. However, they met with a resistance force. Sounds of gunshot alarmed the forces outside, and more infantries rushed into several buildings. Mia opened his hatch, planning to join the fight. However, Crystal scolded him and forced Mia to stay. As the primary pilot and a castellan, Mia could not join the siege battles inside the base. He had to leave it to the demi-humans and dragonewts. Thorn had also disappeared into a hospital with a group of five demi-hydras. He led the squad to raid the underground facility that Mia had once captured inside. More gunshots and explosion sound came once in a while. It annoyed Mia that the battles were in front of him, but he had to stay behind and look out for the bigger enemies. Each hour, several mutants carried their injured men out to the prepared medic tents. Mia could see that the medic tried to tend the wounds first. Then, they allowed the injured men to regenerate. For the near-death ones, they did not hesitate to feed them with a potion. Hewett''s Silk Spider''s helicopters were busy flying around the outpost. One of them rushed toward a location and unleashed its two 30mm-rounders chain guns'' bullets into a building. Observing the battles from afar, Mia was jealous of the frontline soldiers. ''I want to fight, too.'' *Mew* (You should have been relieved that you don''t have to risk yourself.) "But I want EXP and diamonds ¡­" *Mew* (Those things will come naturally. You are a castellan, so you will get their share of EXPs. Just sit there and keep your eyes on the horizon. Watch their back.) "¡­ Kay." It was as Tama said. His EXP in his status screen continued increasing non-stop. It ticked one EXP each time, but they kept ongoing. . From 7 AM to 3 PM, the infantry units never stopped working. They either helped everyone transporting their loots or joined the frontline siege units. All mech pilots got stuck in their robot, guarding the outside perimeter. Mia, Sebastian, and Crystal were surprised by the hidden forces inside the base. Aside from the surrendered 200, over a thousand human corpses were carried and piled together into a mountain. All dead bodies wore camouflaged uniform and a painted face. From the testimony of human survivors, they were actually civilians, but they joined the military to hunt for diamonds. Unfortunately, they were too greedy and inexperienced as they jumped at the mutant elites. Only the real military soldiers were the 200 surrendered people. 4 PM, Thorn finally sent a call to Crystal. However, it was an S.O.S. call. [I need help! We ran into a fucking stored alpha egg inside their secret base! Those crazy motherfuckers are keeping one as a pet!] Crystal was decisive. She called for Sebastian and Mia right away.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. [Mia, Sebastian, I need both of you into the underground hospital. Chacha runs into an alpha egg, and he needs help!] Mia cracked his knuckles as he leaped out of his mech. ''Freaking finally!'' Unfortunately, Maou woke up and replaced Banana Mia''s conscience, sending him back into Misha Statue as he took control of the real body. Maou Mode On! "Don''t get cocky because you can use my skills. The current you are not a match for a baby hydra in a non-robot fight. Sit back and learn from your senior." [¡­] Maou switched his communication device to his wristwatch. As he ran, Sebastian joined him. The butler passed a rifle and three spare clips to Mia, who was unarmed. As for himself, he had a rocket launcher, loaded with a HE rocket. However, Mia shook his head. "I''m stronger without a weapon. You can keep it." Sensing a familiar threatening aura from Mia, Sebastian got more confident. Moreover, his attitude toward Mia changed. His gesture was more polite and reserved than when they were at their home base. "I''ll take the lead, castellan." "¡­ Ah." Sebastian nodded and spoke to his wristwatch, "Which floor and where are you, Thorn?" [The lowest floor, B20! Please hurry. My men can''t hold on much longer.] "Can you retreat?" [Impossible. That bastard is blockading our escape route.] "I get it." Both Mia and Sebastian got to the hospital. They jumped down into the elevator tunnel, which was the same elevator that the paramedics had taken Misha. As soon as they climbed to the lowest floor, Mia patted Sebastian''s shoulder. "I''ll take the lead. I can see through walls." Mia activated his 3D sense, and he found that they were on the B15 floor. They had to use another elevator, which was the only one that could lead to the lowest B20, the level where Thorn and the others were fighting to survive. Maou Mia led Sebastian as he charged to the special lift. The B15 floor was in a mess. Many corpses of soldiers, researchers, and green eggs were everywhere. From the looks of it, Thorn and his squad had faced heavy resistance from the humans, and the humans resorted to extreme measures by releasing monsters to kill the intruders. Walls were riddled with bullet holes. Glasses were shattered, and claw marks with a trail of blood became a decoration along the corridor that Mia was running. A section of the corridor did not have light. The embedded neon light on the ceiling flickered and sparked, hinting that the lights were damaged. The dimmed and blinking light atmosphere combining with the corpses and blood gave a gloomy and creepy feeling as if they were a background setting in a horror movie. On the contrary to the surroundings, Sebastian and Mia did not have a tinge of fear. As all creatures on this floor were dead, they reached the special lift unhindered. Sebastian forced open the elevator door, and he leaped down. Before he reached the parking elevator on the lowest floor, he flapped his wings twice and landed unharmed. Mia also jumped down, but he had to use the wall jump to negate the gravity. He landed on the elevator ceiling after Sebastian. Mia used his 3D sense again, and he found seven living beings on this B20. Six of them were Thorn and his five demi-hydra colleagues, while the other one was a one-headed baby hydra. The hydra seemed to have evolved during the battle. It emerged from its egg-like body into a 4-legged lizard with tentacles on its back. The neck was long like a baby giraffe, but its head was that of an alligator. In other words, it was a red 2-meter-tall giant alligator with a long neck, tentacles, psychic powers, and swift movement! The hydra was standing before the B20 elevator. If Sebastian or Mia dropped into the lift, they would be able to see the hydra''s back. Sebastian gazed at Mia, asking him [What is the plan?] with his eye gesture. Mia pondered. He had a quick way to kill this hydra by using his mind attack to destroy the hydra''s mind. However, his conscience would not come out unscratched if he used this method. In the past, he used to invade a mental conscience of a body whose soul had already died. The result was disastrous as the spiritual body''s white room became red, and it attempted to devour his soul. He managed to escape from the red room of death, but a portion of his conscience was damaged. Because of the incident, his psionic power became temporary weaker than the usual, and his grandmother and the others subdued him. To avoid the risk, Mia decided to use psychic attacks on the hydra instead. "The core is in its chest just below his neck. I''ll stun the hydra. You use an earth spike to attack the spot." Sebastian nodded, and he waited for Mia''s signal. Mia concentrated and formed an electric ball above the unsuspected alligator hydra. Thorn and others detected the new thunder ball. They ran backward, leaping into a cover. *BANG* Like a thunderbolt, the ball created a trail of lighting and struck the hydra. Chapter 121 Thorn, Sebastian, Mia VS One-Head Alligator Hydra Chapter 121 ¨C Thorn, Sebastian, Mia VS One-Head Alligator Hydra The hydra''s body shook as the electric stunned its brain, pausing it for a few seconds. Sebastian did not let this chance slip away. The concrete floor transformed into black steel and shaped into a spike, which protruded from the floor and hit the alligator''s chest. The spike did not penetrate the alligator''s skin and muscle. It only sent its massive body to the air. Sebastian descended into the elevator and transformed into his black knight form. He rushed out of the door while Gaogao''s tentacles took over his rifle and rocket launcher, firing at the hydra. Small bullets could not penetrate the natural skin of the hydra, but they could harass the monster. A rocket shell contacted with the hydra''s skin and exploded in flame. However, the alligator was still unharmed. Sebastian braced the fire as he transformed Gaogao''s six tentacles into metal lances. They stabbed the alligator, which had yet to land on the floor. This time, Sebastian and Gaogao managed to pierce into the alligator''s flesh. All six tentacle lances dug into its stomach exited from its back. However, he missed the target, which was the hydra''s core. The entire process of the electric strike and Sebastian coordination completed in only five seconds. Everything stopped for one breath before Gaogao screamed in pain. *Gao!* (It hurts!) Red smoke exuded out from the alligator''s wounds as its blood was dissolving Gaogao''s tentacle lances. Sebastian had to pull back Gaogao''s arms, or the hydra''s red blood would destroy his partner''s tentacles. The alligator''s eyes flared. It swung its long neck and head at Sebastian, sending him flying against a wall. Ten meters next to the crashed Sebastian, Thorn was hiding behind the wreckage. Currently, Thorn''s appearance was no longer a mutant nor a human. He had transformed into a complete lizardman with scales all over his body and a reptile head. Instead of having only two arms, Thorn had two more arms from his sides, ten centimeters below his armpits. Behind him, four tentacles with four sharp sickles grew from his back. All extra arms were Kai''s transformed body. He was an eight-armed lizardman! Two original hands of Thorn enlarged, turned into scaled hands with sharp claws, which replaced his human fingers. Had someone with no knowledge about a demi-hydra seen him, they would have thought that Thorn was one of the mutated monsters. Seeing his rescuer got pushed back by a single attack, Thorn kicked the ground and disappeared. The lizardman''s afterimages appeared on the ceiling and the floor as Thorn jumped from one place to another instead of running. The next second after Sebastian was slammed onto the wall, Thorn reappeared at the alligator''s side and slashed his claws at its neck. *CLANK* Eight tentacles behind the alligator coiled around its neck and transformed into a green gorget. The shielded neck hardened to the point that Thorn could feel his claws dented from the impact. The alligator swung its neck at Thorn, but he had already taken five steps backward. The head swing missed, and it headbutted the wall next to the elevator, burying its head into the concrete. The hydra pulled its head out of the debris. When it rotated its eyes to locate its enemy, a lightning ball appeared in front of it. *BANG* Mia''s summoned a thunder ball and stunned the alligator again. This time, it stopped moving, and white smoke came out of its mouth. The ceiling above the alligator and the floor under it darkened as it transformed into chromite. Chromium spikes extended from the ceiling and the floor at the same time, sandwiching the alligator. Sebastian used his terraform skill to strike back! Unfortunately, they could not penetrate the monster''s skin again. The hydra regained its sense in the next second. Once the monster found that its body was trapped within the chromium spikes, it squirmed, trying to free itself from the imprisonment. Realizing that the spikes were inescapable, it activated its power. The monster''s hard scales glowed in blue light. Upon seeing the blue light, Thorn shouted, "Butler, take cover! It''s using an acid bomb!" As Sebastian did in the fight against Mia, he terraformed the ground under his feet into a hole, and he dove into his underground tunnel. Thorn was faster. He leaped backward into his hiding spot. As for Mia, he had not moved from the elevator roof. *BOOM* *ZIIII* A water bubble, created by the creature, burst. The explosion scattered acidic fluid to the surroundings, melting anything it touched like any mutant''s blood. However, the hydra''s liquid was more potent as a single droplet caused a one-feet-depth hole in less than a second. The number of droplets was beyond ten thousand, which melted everything in the range of 10 meters in an instant. The wall and the elevator behind the hydra were also affected by the corrosive fluid. Mia, who was using range-attacks from the roof of the lift, had to jump and climb the ladder. Had he not done so, he would have been hit by the instant death liquid. Sizzling sounds, green smoke, and a bitter smell came from the melted areas. The hydra shook its body from the corroded chromium and flickered its tongue, sensing everything around him. *BANG* A third thunder ball stunned the hydra again. In anger, its eyes darted, searching for the attacker in frustration. Upon turning around, it could see a melted elevator. Its flickering tongue detected another presence within the tunnel. Its interest was piqued. The hydra changed the target to Mia. Noticing that hydra switched its aggro to him, Mia stopped shooting lightning balls at the monster. Instead, he gathered and condensed his lightning power in his right palm. Mia did not attempt to use Sasuke''s Chidori. However, he forged all of his energies into the shape of a pipe. He clenched the bottom end of the thunder pipe with his right hand while his left hand released more electric current into the sparkling weapon. The thunder pipe slowly took shape into a one-meter long thunder blade! > > > > > Mia raised his eyebrows in surprise. As he had not checked his skill level for a long time, he was not aware that his [Zap] skill was this high. The last time Banana Mia checked, it was only 54. It seemed he had been using this skill to recharge Prometheus to the point that it was closed to the max level. With the addition of Lightning Manipulation skill, Maou Mia could feel that his control over the electric power in his body got smoother. As if he had obtained a muscle memory, he did not have to focus as much as before. *VHOOM* The cracking thunder blade calmed, and its plasma aura coiled around the weapon. From Sebastian and Thorn''s point of view, Mia was holding a lightsaber without a handle with a bare hand. "I was planning to stuff a lightning sword into your body. Oh well, anything that can go wrong, will go wrong." *Mew* (That didn''t go just wrong. It shot right up to Mars then it went to Egypt! How did you come up with that skill!? What the hell are you, Sith Lord!?) Mia snorted, "If I were Sith Lord, this lightsaber would have been red. It''s still colorless, mind you." *ROAR* The hydra sensed that it was ignored. Frustrated, it dashed at Mia, jumping and climbing up the elevator shaft.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. The neck of alligator bulged as something was moving through his throat, coming to his mouth. To Mia, it was apparent that the hydra was about to puke something at him. He glanced at the handleless lightsaber in his right hand and released his grip. Instead of falling, the lightsaber floated in its place. With a bit of thunder manipulation and ''Mia''s [Telekinesis: Medium Object Control] skill, the flying saber flew to the alligator. The lightning sword, which transited into a weak plasma lightsaber, entered the Hydra''s mouth, moving into its throat. As plasma and lightning were not a physical object, it entered a material being, like the hydra, without a resistance. The lightning saber made a beeline toward the hydra core and stabbed it. At the same time, the alligator spat the content inside its throat. The spit was green acidic liquid, a similar skill of Misha''s [Acidic Fluid] which she had used to melt substances with her saliva and stomach acid. Mia erected both electric force field and flame field below his feet to negate some of the liquid. He also kicked the ladder and wall-jumped away from the green acid. Mia also used the telekinesis on himself, forcing his body to fly higher. The green water splashed, which dissolved everything in its path like ice-cream on a burning pan. The force field and flame field managed to prevent some of them from getting to Mia, but a droplet of acid still got him. Just one drop on his right thigh, the contacted spot melted and severed the leg within less than a second! *MYA!* (IT HURTS!) Both Tama and Mia experienced a wrenching pain from the melted and severed right leg. However, Mia did not utter a word. He glanced at it while he used his Medium Object Control to propel his body upward. Mia picked a red gel from his inventory and tossed it into his mouth. He also picked another one and shoved it to Tama. A severed leg was not life-threatening, so Mia decided to save his potions. *Nom-Nom Mya* (Nom-Nom, it still hurts.) Meanwhile, the hydra stopped moving. As the lightsaber got stuck in its core, it did not dare to move. Looking at the struggling hydra below him, Mia revealed a cold grin. Mia descended onto the climbing alligator at a rapid speed. With the gravity and the momentum, he stomped the hardened nose of the monster with his remaining foot, which sent it to the B20 once more. He paid another price for the attack as the bone of his left shin and foot cracked. His physical body was not strong enough to use it in a direct attack yet. However, the attack was worth it since the monster cried in pain. The lightsaber caused some damages to the hydra''s core. Looking at the crying alligator, Mia took his time and forged another lightsaber. . Meanwhile, Thorn and Sebastian observed Mia''s battle from a distance. Because of the latest acidic attack, their instinct stopped their legs from moving forward. However, once it turned its attention to Mia, Sebastian and Thorn planned to jump at the hydra for another round. They were too slow by three seconds. When their legs moved, Mia had already kicked the alligator onto the ground. It seemed that their help was not necessary anymore. Mia descended from the elevator tunnel with another lightsaber in his hand, but he had a missing leg. He swung his lightsaber and beheaded the squirming alligator. The hard neck of the monster was cut like butter. He did not stop there. The lightsaber in his hand pierced into the headless body, and Mia chopped a portion of its chest. A green ball rolled on the ground, which Mia picked it up. He pulled the embedded lightsaber in it and dissolved all lightning weapons. "Is it over?" Mia shrugged and turned to Sebastian, "Yup. It''s done. I''ll store the corpse in my inventory for now, so I can gather its blood into red gels." "Ah, yes. Please do. Is that the hydra core?" "Indeed. Want it?" "¡­ No. You''re the castellan. You manage the loots." While Mia and Sebastian sorted the dead hydra body, Thorn and the other demi-hydra survivors got out of their hiding spots. They were still in their transformed body of lizardmen, though. Their body was not in complete shape. All five of demi-hydras lost at least a limb. "Thanks for the rescue. Man, that was close." Mia turned to Thorn and the rest of his [Special Force] team members. He smirked, "You all have an interesting transformation skill. Is that a demi-hydra characteristic?" Chapter 122 Mutants and Complicated Relationship Chapter 122 ¨C Mutants and Complicated Relationship > The message notification flashed before Mia. Had it been the usual him, he would not have cared about it. However, he had to check his current status now, or he would miss something that the alter ego had done to his body. . **************************************** > Name ¨C Mia Race ¨C Inferno Dragonewt Class ¨C Unassigned Combat Class Level ¨C 121/200 EXP ¨C 458/27,000 . for visiting. "Nope. We''re in heaven." *Ong* (I see. That explains a lot.) Thorn looked at Kai, who was staring at the horizon. "What are you looking at?" *Ong?* (Have you seen it?) "Seen what?" *Ong Ong!* (There''s a fucking dragon humping a mountain top. Actually, a waterfall comes from its mouth, too! It''s so beautiful!) "¡­" Mia swiped a few droplets of sweat on his face and walked away. *Mew* (Poor Kai.) . The calm and peaceful night turned into a long night of surviving struggle. None of the mutants and prisoners would get to sleep tonight as there were too many tasks that required their manpower. Even pilots like Mia and others had to stay awake and guard the perimeters. At night, all mutated monsters on the wasteland became more actives and ferocious. Queen eggs moved around with their zombie hordes. Corroding zombies gathered in groups, walking toward the nearest source of smell or sound they had detected. Monster trees pulled out their roots and walked around, tracing any trail of a living being they found. Giant snakes and scorpions sneaked around within the subterranean. These were the only creatures around the Mafdet Province. Had they ventured into Kanchanaburi, they would have found more mutated monsters, such as giant bees, giant ants, and many others. 11 PM marked as the start as a queen egg was spotted at 500 meters to the north of the outpost. Crystal sent her discovery to Mia and Sebastian right away. "A queen egg half-a-klick to the north! Green zombie horde, number over 2K!" Mia established his communication with all mechs and Sebastian, "Sebastian, arrange four battalions to guard the north. As for the rest, I want you to a group of four teams on East, West, and South. I want to zone our sentry positions, so none of the monsters can get into our base! The Cricket team and I will be the backup." All units moved into their defensive position. The north battalions engaged with the queen egg and green zombies right away, creating loud noises. Sebastian and Crystal''s face grimaced. They knew that with this kind of noises, all troublemaker monsters would be here soon. Chapter 123 Dog Fight at Nigh Chapter 123 ¨C Dog Fight at Night Mechs and tanks on the north did not hold back their arsenal. They hit the queen egg and the zombies with everything they had. Since they have not brought a harvester team with them, they had no reason to spare this queen egg. Furthermore, they could split it open and collect the green gels from its body later. The north battalions managed to eliminate the threat within an hour without a casualty, but the situation was not in the clear yet. As the noise on the wasteland plain did not have a filter, every creature in the range of a kilometer could hear the gunshot. Corroding zombies, giant scorpions, mutated snakes, tree monsters, and green eggs of various size were attracted by the sound. Curious and hungry, they traveled to the outpost. Crystal could see everything from her radar truck. She was confident that their force would not succumb to these primitive monsters, but she concerned about certain monsters. The alpha eggs! Initially, she detected 12 alphas and a massive hydra. However, the resource map could not identify the unevolved or green eggs that were about to evolve. As a result, she did not detect the sudden emergence of a new hydra in the outpost. This brought her worries. She was afraid that one of the green eggs might transform during the fight. One alpha would not be a problem for five battalions, but multiple newborn hydras would be their nightmare. Crystal opened her red gel resource map to recheck their position. Upon rereading the paper, she was shocked. The map flashed in white light, and the positions of the red marks were updated. The new location of the red marks terrified Crystal. Three of the red dots were in the range of one kilometer! In a panic, Crystal shouted to the intercom, "Three alpha eggs spotted within a klick! Two on the east and one to the west!" The news terrified all mutant soldiers and human prisoners. Even the battalion captains began sweating. Sebastian rushed to the west by himself, planning to protect the western front. Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. Mia controlled Prometheus to the east defensive line. The giant robot stood on the forefront as Mia sent his words to the public intercom channel. "I''ll take one of the alphas. The rest of the east team, distract the other one! Once I finish off my target, I''ll assist you. West team, buy times if you can''t defeat the alpha. If any of the monsters transform into a hydra, shout out to me ASAP." The men''s morale soared. As Prometheus was much bigger than the standard 10-meter-tall mechs, everyone treated it as their secret weapon. With Mia in the mix, their initial fear disappeared like smoke. But Crystal had not finished her report yet, "South team, get ready! An army of scorpions is coming to your location!" Cricket unit''s assault helicopters moved to the south to support the other teams, while their medic squads cleaned the spaces as they were getting ready for more injured soldiers. Among the south team, Zeris One was standing on the forefront as well. Thorn, who had gotten back to his Zeris One, transformed back to his human form. As for the demi-hydra gang, they joined the infantry units in the west team. Thorn clicked his tongue in an annoyance, "Why do we have to clean up the wasteland for the humans?" *Ong* (Sooner or later, we will have to wipe every monster off our region anyway. Let''s treat it as a drill.) "Fighting against three alphas and a scorpion army is not a drill, dumb cat." Thorn connected his intercom with Crystal, "Why haven''t we retreated from the outpost? Can''t we just abandon the base?" Crystal shouted back, "Impossible! We have so many resources to bring back to our base! There''s a freaking 100,000 barrel worth of fuel in that tank and so many gels in the underground facilities. We''re not going home without taking everything!" Thorn wanted to faint. Crystal''s greedy nature kicked in again. *Ong* (Are you sure you still want to woo this girl? She''s a greedy one.) "It has to be Crystal, Kai. By the way, we call it as being frugal." . Midnight *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BOOM* The south battalions contacted with the scorpions. Zeris One fulfilled its role, flying and providing covering fire for the ground troops. The giant scorpion army number was over 500. Each of them was at least 1.5-meter tall and 3-meters in length. One the other hand, the southern team consisted of 18 mechs, 20 tanks, and 300 infantry soldiers. Each scorpion could take on two or three155mm shells before they could get damaged. As a result, the barrage of explosion and cannon bullets did not kill them with one shot. Still, two-third of the scorpions died within a minute. Unfortunately, the remaining few slipped through their defensive barrage and got close to the tanks and the ground mechs. Though the robots and tanks were made of chromium and coating frames, they were still not safe from the scorpions'' pincer claws. One of the tanks failed to backtrack as its tracks got stuck into a collapsed hole. The tank got mauled by three scorpions, which ripped it to shred along with the crews inside. The casualty enraged the nearby soldiers and their friends. Instead of slowly retreating as they fought, some of the reckless crews attempted to push back by using their rocket launchers. The result was a disaster as the enraged mutants became food for the monsters. However, the majority of mutant soldiers was cool-headed, and they managed to eliminate the threat in the next ten minutes. Thorn and the other four teams managed to keep the casualties to the minimum as they lost only one tank and 20 soldiers. As for the other front, they had different results. The north teams did not suffer a loss from any small fry, such as snakes, tree monsters, or random zombies. The west team held on and managed to chase away the lone alpha egg by using their superior firepower. However, the east was another story. . 1 AM. Prometheus chased after a five-meter tall red egg. As its size was abnormal than the usual alphas, Mia saw it as a threat. In Mia''s plan, he would eliminate this alpha first. Then, he would return to subdue another egg monster if the east team failed to kill it. However, changes occurred. Both alpha eggs seemed to work together. As Prometheus ran after the humongous red egg, the other 2-meter-tall alpha pursued the giant robot, leaving the defensive troops alone. Mia attempted to retreat when he realized this anomaly. However, the giant egg turned around and chased after Prometheus while the smaller one turned around to the soldiers. *Mew* (Shoot the smaller one!) Prometheus turned around and aimed its hand at the smaller alpha egg. Mia activated his telekinesis, grabbing the monster with his psyche. The chasing giant egg opened its mouth and spat red fluid at Prometheus arm. In reflex, Mia pulled back the arm and canceled his ability. He switched his target to the chasing monster as he did the same to the smaller one. Once the telekinesis captured the five-meter egg, it opened an eye, glaring at Prometheus. Again, Mia had to cancel his power and maneuver the robot to leap to the side. An eye laser skill of the giant alpha activated. The red beam landed on the location where Prometheus had jump away, exploded. *BOOM* The small alpha turned around as well. It opened an eye and stared at Prometheus'' feet. The next second, the ground below the 25-meter robot transformed into a swamp, which made Mia''s mech stumble. Sensing the teamwork of the alphas, Mia decided to put more afford. With more psionic link input and more concentration, the rear beetle wings of Prometheus shifted, revealing the back boosters. *BOOM* The psionic engines behind Prometheus roared, and the robot jumped to the air. That moment, a shocking phenomenon happened. Something emerged from the big alpha and teleported. It reappeared behind Prometheus! The newly evolved hydra spread its tentacles, which had transformed into wing bones. In an instant, the hydra''s blood covered the skeleton structure, reforming into membrane and muscle. The creature''s face changed shape, which a long beak extended from its mouth. The body covered in scales, but it was slimmer than its former egg body. One second after the teleportation, the 5-meter-tall egg finished evolving into a flying hydra! The newly evolved hydra with the body of a pteranodon with dragon scales swooped downward and pecked Prometheus head with its beak. *CLANK* Fortunately, its beak was not strong enough to put a dent into the metal frame, which covered the robot''s head. Mia sensed the impact behind the mech. He formed a lightning blade in Prometheus'' right hand. The robot turned around in 180 degrees with a horizontal sword slash! *VHOOM* The strike missed! The pteranodon hydra teleported again and reappeared 100 meters away. It opened its mouth and revealed an eye in its throat. Another eye laser beam was fired! Mia exerted all his psionic strength into the engine boosters and pushed the flying mech to the left side. The light beam missed the robot! Prometheus opened left palm and pointed it at the flying hydra. Mia used his telekinesis to grab it again. *PWOOF* As if the pteranodon detected Mia''s intend, it teleported away for the third time. This time, it reappeared beside the smaller alpha. Pteranodon pecked into the alpha egg and swallowed its core into its body. It ignored the remaining carcass, blood, and the corpse of the alpha as it flew away from Prometheus. Its destination was the outpost! Realizing the hydra''s next goal, Mia was enraged. "Damn birdbrain! Fine, you want to play a game? I''m all for a game!" With the full-power boosters, Prometheus raced back to the outpost while the pteranodon flew ahead in the lead by 50 meters. Thunder balls appeared as Prometheus was chasing after the pteranodon. Mia''s lightning zap activated. *BANG* The thunderbolt missed! Again, it teleported and dodged Mia''s attack. *MYA!* (ANNOYING BASTARD!) Mia expanded his 3D sense. Within less than a second, he found the pteranodon. It retreated southwest, heading to the south battalions. This time, it had grown another head, which was a white snake''s head with a long neck. The dire situation escalated as Mia attempted to defeat this hydra baby. It was too cunning and agile to the point that he could not even land a blow on it. Now, it became a two-headed hydra. The threat of this monster soared to another level. Mia changed the intercom frequency to the public channel. He pressed the communication button. "Attention, we have a two-headed hydra heading to the south battalions. Evacuate immediately! I repeat, evacuate immediately! All south battalions should leave that place at once!" In the next second, Crystal screamed to the public channel, ordering the men to move to the inner outpost, so they could use the defensive walls and barricades as a cover. As for Mia and Prometheus, they continued their chase. Pteranodon''s second head turned around and opened its snake mouth. A giant eye inside the snake''s mouth glared at Prometheus. "Jesusfuckingchrist! Barrier, Flame Field, Force Field!" A giant lance materialized behind the pteranodon out of nowhere. It shot at the pursuing mech, which left behind a circular shockwave as it launched. The dark lance broke through Mia''s triple psychic barriers. *FSHZZZHANK* Prometheus swung the lightning blade and deflected the oncoming lance. The attack failed. As the snakehead did not follow through with its attack, Mia ordered his mech to throw the blade at the escaping pteranodon hydra. Furthermore, he controlled the flying sword with his telekinesis, making it beelining toward the hydra''s body. *FWOOF* The hydra teleported away again. This time, it reappeared behind Prometheus. The pteranodon''s head and the snakehead opened their mouth at the same time, planning to ambush Mia from behind. However, the mech had already turned 180 degrees beforehand, and it stared at the hydra. "Gotcha, Blast!" *BOOM* An invisible cannonball slammed onto the pteranodon''s body and exploded, sending it flying backward like a kite without a string. Unfortunately, it only inflicted a superficial wound on its skin. The hydra landed on the ground, but it teleported one more time. Mia expanded his sense to detect the monster, but he could not find it again. "Son of a bitch." *Mew* (That monster is annoying.) "True." . . . Five kilometers away from the outpost, a middle-aged man stood in the middle of the wasteland. Despite the dangers, he was unharmed. He also had a clean military uniform, which indicated that he was a high ranking officer. Behind him, a hundred dragonewts and five humans with similar clothing stood in a formation, waiting for the man''s command. Ten minutes after Prometheus and the pteranodon hydra had concluded the dog fight battle, the two-headed monster arrived before the group of people. Instead of attacking these men, the hydra collapsed on the ground as if it surrendered itself to the person. "You have grown, Pompom." *Grrr* The man ignored the groan of the hydra. He turned to his aide, who was watching a handheld monitor. "What''s their status?" "They fended off all monsters and the other stillborn hydra. Their casualties are minimal." "What about the giant robot?" "Unharmed, sir." "Ho? He dueled with my pet and came out unharmed? Impressive." He turned to another officer, who was leading the dragonewts. "Change of plans, we will occupy Mafdet City, and we''ll find one of those otherworlders. I''m curious about the rumored World War III. Contact Austin and tell him to start recruiting men." This leading man was a figure that was responsible for the destruction of Shelter 87 and 88 in Mia''s timeline. His name was Prayut T. Cha. He was also Thorn''s grandfather! Chapter 124 Misha Statue and Mia – Part 1 Chapter 124 ¨C Misha Statue and Mia ¨C Part 1 5.30 AM Morning arrived. After the all-night monster invasion, everyone could finally breathe a sigh of relief. As scorpions and snakes did not like the sunlight, they burrowed themselves into the ground. Zombies became slower, and the egg monsters got drowsy and sleepy. None of them was a threat to the base anymore. No red egg appeared in the vicinity or attacked the base anymore after Prometheus had chased the two-headed pteranodon away. Still, Mia was frustrated. Fighting against any being with a teleportation skill was a headache. ''I should consult my grandmother about how she deals with someone with teleport skill. Ugh, I forgot that I can''t go home. This stupid game ¡­'' The night battle concluded with 20 casualties and one tank lost. . At late afternoon, all soldiers returned to their shelter with all of their loots. Upon arrival, Mia ordered everyone that they could rest for the day as the garrison forces would take over the labor job, handling the transported loots. Their harvest result was worth the sacrifices and their troubles. 120,000 barrels of diesel fuel, 30,000 barrels of jet fuel, 10,000 green gels, 5,000 yellow gels, 2,669 red gels from both alligator hydra and the remaining of the dead alpha egg, 3,000 tons of provision, 20 mechs, 10 tanks, And the most valuable assets of the current situation, diamonds! Their total of harvested diamonds were 5,000! Combined with Shelter 88''s properties, this brought the mutants closer to their research goal.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. . ****************************** > Adult Population: 12,140 (-20) Children Population: 1,518 Satisfaction: 77% (+5%) Order: 97% (-1%) > Military: 1,889 (-20) Domestic Employment: 8,592 Unemployment: 3,177 > Diamonds: 6,628 (+5,415) Red Gels: 6,401 (+2,669) Yellow Gels: 8,173 (+5,014) Green Gels: 20,686 (+10,632) Provision: 18,828 tons (+3,828) Chromium Ore: 2,480 tons Coal Ore: 3,047 tons Lumber: 5,819 tons Fuel: 1,920 Barrels ****************************** . Many resources increased. Aside from the new loots, the people inside Shelter 88 had procured more gels and diamonds without Mia''s managing. Still, most of the loots were inside Mia''s inventory as their warehouses did not have enough capacity to store a hundred thousand oil barrels. Aside from the gels and provision, everything else was with Mia. As the oil was still under Mia''s possession, the property value in his status menu did not increase. Mia looked at his status with worries. They might have solved the short of fuel issue, but they lacked storage space. The underground shelter would not be enough for their increase in the population and the warehouse space. As Mia was pondering about the base''s future troubles, Shurka came to welcome him home. "Thanks for your hard work. Was it dangerous?" "No, it was rather frustrating than being dangerous. We ran into a two-headed hydra, an alligator hydra, and one escaped alpha egg." Hearing Maou Mia''s voice, Shurka paused. As his current voice was deeper than the usual feminine high pitch one, she was surprised. "Did you catch a cold? Your voice has changed." "Oh?" Maou Mia recalled that he was controlling the body at the moment. Because he got used to staying inside the statue and sharing his five senses with Banana Mia, he forgot that he was the master of his own body. Maou looked at Shurka''s face with a complicated feeling. Banana Mia loved Shurka, but Maou also cared for her. This complicated their lifestyle and relationship. To avoid future problems, Maou chose to concede for his derpy persona. "Say, Shurka. Do you like my current voice or the previous one?" Maou probed Shurka as he had a lingering feeling for her. Although he did not mind letting Banana Mia controlling his body during their bedtime, as a man, he also wanted to interact with her with his true self. "Umm, I think I like both voices. They are charming, you know? I feel like I''m with my sister when with your previous voice, but the current voice is also sexy." Maou Mia and every girl in his mind space laughed. Banana had just gotten sister-zoned even though they had sex. Mia bitterly smiled at the confused Shurka. He leaned forward and kissed her lips before he returned the control to Banana Mia. Getting the body back, Mia looked around in nervousness. Shurka noticed the change, "What''s wrong?" "N-Nothing." "Oh, your normal voice is back." "¡­" . Nighttime, At Mia''s cottage. Shurka had already fallen asleep, but Mia was still awake. As he was lying down on his back and gazing the ceiling, his mind wondered. He thought about the complication about their relationship. Mia was aware of Maou''s feeling toward Shurka. However, there was a protected memory within this brain that he did not understand. It was about the existence of Maou''s master, which connected to Misha Statue''s origin. Unfortunately, he could not recall this part of the memories as if it was not his. Using his instinct and his deduction, Banana Mia knew that it was related to him. Unable to figure out the mystery about this sealed memories, Mia decided to confront Maou in his mind space. In the white room, Misha Statue was still at the center on the pool island, looking peaceful as ever. If Mia did not mind the seven remaining prisoners, this space would be a sanctuary of his heart. *BOOM* Another prisoner had exploded, and the dead soul fragments enter the statue. From Mia''s observation, Maou seemed to be getting ready for something as his appetite got more severe as of late. At this rate, all prisoners would be devoured within a couple of weeks. Mia was worried for his 72 sisters in this place once Maou had destroyed every prisoner. He was hoping that Maou would leave them alone. [What are you doing here, Banana? You''re supposed to get to sleep. Your body and your soul might not require it, but your brain needs rest. Go to sleep.] Hearing the command of Maou, Mia frowned. Mustering his courage, he decided to be direct. "What is our statue, Maou? Why has it taken the form of our game avatar?" Hearing the taboo question, the statue frowned. Maou wanted to keep this a secret until the statue was reinforced enough before he revealed the secret, but it seemed that he might have to do it earlier than the planned schedule. [¡­ Do you want to know?] "Yes." [Even if I tell you that your perspective of your world and your past will become nothing but a silly dream, do you still want to know?] "What?" [It''s better for you not to learn about this yet. You''re not ready.] "¡­" Banana Mia might be stupid at times, but he was not foolish enough not to get the hints. All these times, both Maou and Banana were using Misha Statue as their temporary resting place of their soul when the other was occupying their real body. As both consciences of theirs were bound together, Banana Mia would follow Maou everywhere when they used their psionic possession skill. During the time Maou Mia entered Shurka''s mind space, Sebastian''s space, or the white room of Carlos, the feminine Mia sensed and saw everything through Maou''s conscience. He noticed the anomaly within each person''s mind space. Shurka, Carlos, and Sebastian had a white orb inside their mental room, but only Mia had a statue. When Banana Mia dug into the residual brain''s memory, he found that the past Maou went through other spaces, and each had a unique statue of their own. He had never asked any of the 72 sisters about this, and Maou never told anything about them. It came to Banana Mia''s attention that this statue hid a secret about their double-soul situation. [Do as I said, go to sleep.] The more Maou refused to tell him, the more desire to unfurl the truth increased. "What will happen if I know about it?" [¡­ You will not be able to call yourself Uriel Mia anymore.] "What?" Banana Mia''s soul trembled. He had suspected about it before since it was unusual to have multiple souls inside his body, not including the 72 sisters. [Was it too harsh for you?] "Yes, you''re cruel. Hiding everything from me is cruel." [I''m already merciful. Had I been cruel, I would have taken over my body the moment I had regained my conscience. I would have sealed you inside the statue and leave you in there until you disappear from my life.] "¡­" [Go to sleep. You''re not ready.] "When will I be ready?" [After I digested all of these six fools, I''ll tell you.] "¡­ Okay." . After talking with Maou Mia, Banana Mia went to sleep. Before his conscience faded to the Lalaland, he heard a whisper from someone. > > > By instinct, Mia mumbled, "Yes." > That night Mia had a dream. . . . In a resting quarter of a barrack, 50 boys returned to their bunk bed, getting ready to rest after their dinner. They were the children who were undergoing military training in [The Child Soldier Project]. Their barrack contained 50 bunk beds, which was assigned to each of them for a bit over a year now. Mia returned to his resting place after he finished his weird dinner. For some reason, his instructors forced him to drink a fishy-smelling supplement. He felt nauseous, and he wished he could just puke and get rid of this feeling. He forced himself to the bed and sat in meditation. Within the next hour, someone screamed. "Help! Tom is puking blood!" More panicking shout followed, "Call the officers!" "HELP!!" "SOMEBODY HELP! ROGER IS HAVING A SEIZURE!" Mia snapped open his eyes. He leaped from the bed as he planned to help the others. However, something entered his brain, and he lost control of his body. Mia collapsed on the floor while his nose leaked a trail of blood. In the next moment, Mia found himself inside a white room. In front of him, a glowing white silhouette of a dragon was before him. Its red eyes stared straight into Mia, frightening the under-aged boy''s soul. Though Mia was scared, he asked, "Who are you? What are you?" The dragon smirked, [You are a weird kid. Had it been anyone else, the first thing they would have done would be screaming and running away. So far, only you have talked to me. I don''t know if you''re a fool or a gutsy boy.] "Eh? Then, let''s be civil if you understand my words, okay? Could you tell me your name and what is your purpose here?" [For someone who is about to die, you don''t deserve to know my name.] "What?" As the dragon warned Mia, dark liquid dripped into the white room. The fluid gathered into a body of a black slime, which was crawling toward Mia. Sensing the danger, Mia jumped backward, but his back hit the wall of the room. He turned around to look for an exit, but he found that it was an enclosed space. [There is no exit. It''s either you or this slime can be a sole survivor.] Mia looked at the slime again. It began to form a humanoid body as it crawled toward Mia. He dashed away from the slime and looked around for a weapon to fight. Unfortunately, it was an empty room with nothing but a glowing dragon and a black ooze. The dragon clicked its tongue. It did not hide its disgust expression. [Coward.] "You ¡­" [Don''t "You" me. Your opponent is the slime, not me. I''m here as a judge.] Chapter 125 Misha Statue and Mia – Part 2 Chapter 125 ¨C Misha Statue and Mia ¨C Part 2 Without a choice, Mia attempted to use his best psychic skill, which he had been taught by his parents and grandmother since he was young. "Fireball!" The skill did not activate. "What!? How!?" The dragon smirked, but it did not give Mia any hint. The slime continued to grow, and it got faster each second. Now, it could walk on two feet. Mia was scared by just looking at it. Still, he regained his calm when he realized that he had a bit more time to think of a way to kill this monster. The dragon said it was a judge. That meant Mia had a chance to defeat this slime. Mia had not given up. He pointed his finger at the slime, trying to use the basic telekinesis. As soon as he concentrated, he could feel the change. The slime stopped moving. Still, Mia could not feel the flow of his power, but it worked. ''Something is not right about this place. There is something that I haven''t discovered!'' Mia used his telekinesis to control the slime''s body one more time, but he still could not sense his force. Instead, he caught a glimpse of another power that was not the telekinesis. It had a similar usage and foundation, yet it was not. ''Telekinesis requires the user to convert the user''s brainwave into pressure and control it. I can''t feel my brainwave at all, but I can somehow sense the control. If I skip the brainwave transition process and concentrate on my imagination and control ¡­'' Mia put his theory into practice. He imagined that he had an invisible hand, and it grabbed the slime. The slime''s body shook and compressed as if a giant hand had squeezed it. The dragon''s eyes gleamed as it stared at Mia with awe. [Not bad.] Mia obtained a hint, so he started using his creativity. Instead of using an invisible hand to squeeze the slime, he imagined a bubble that could envelop the black monster. Then, he increased the bubble toughness to the maximum as he compressed it into a small ball. The humanoid slime was compressed into a dark ball, floating in the air. Unfortunately, Mia could not kill it with just a compression as he could sense the limit of his power. "Shatter!" Without a way to destroy this slime, Mia imagined that the ball was in a solid form as if it was frozen by nitrogen, and he shattered it like glasses. *CRACK* It worked. The liquid slime turned into a hardened object and shattered into tiny fragments. The dragon laughed, [You''re the record holder for the fastest clear. I''ve lost count how many humans that slime has killed today, but you stop its killing-streak. Good job!] "So, I pass?" [Indeed, you pass. At least, you can inherit her power.] The slime fragments fused with Mia''s body without his control. Then, memories of an ancient past entered his brain. He saw a mysterious world full of unusual plants, giant trees, a volcanic mountain with living magma tentacles, and a lake with a thousand of beautiful fairies dancing on top of it. It was not a world that Mia knew. Then, the vision moved around on the lake, and Mia could hear a bit of conversation. It was a language that Mia had not learned, but he somehow understood some of it. The vision ended, and Mia regained his sense. He found himself back in the white room. [Like it?] "What is that?" [A memory fragment from one of my friends.] "Then ¡­ are you one of the fairies?" [Ha! Fairies? Those old hags will laugh their ass out if they heard your complement, boy. Their bitchiness was so high that they don''t deserve to be called a fairy!] "Okay. Then what are you?"Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. [Can''t you tell? I''m a freaking dragon.] "A fairy dragon, I get it." [AHAHAHAHA! Oh shit, I wish I could brag this to the others. You hear that, bitches!? I''m a fairy dragon now. AHAHAHA!] The dragon''s tone was sarcastic. However, Mia detected sadness in the dragon''s eyes. "¡­" [Excuse me. I''m sorry, child. Your test is far from over. Several of human children have already died, and I have to migrate all my friends here before they control the corpses and turn them into ghouls.] Two more slimes entered Mia''s mind space after the dragon finished its sentence. Again, it gazed at the slimes with a bitter smile. [These girls are stronger than the previous ones since they ate a soul. Put them to rest for me. You can have their memories.] . Ten minutes later, Mia managed to crush these slimes as he did with the previous one. However, he took extra times as he ran out of power. More fragments entered his soul, and they flood him with visions and strange memories. As Mia experienced through someone else''s lives, he acquired a wide range of knowledge in the process. This weird world he saw was the dragon''s homeworld, and their true race was Fairy Overlord. Fairy Overlords are a sub-species of Fairy Dragons. They forsook their physical strength to increase their psyche forces. These fairies could also use strange powers, and they called it psionic abilities. There were more powers that they could use, such as lightning manipulation, barrier, force field, magnetic forces, gravity, and plasma. They had two appearances, a fairy form, and a dragon form. Unfortunately, Mia did not have the time to digest this new knowledge. Five more slimes entered his mind space again. [I''m sorry. This is not over yet. I still have over a hundred souls to put them to rest. Oh, by the way. Protect the orb in the middle of the room. That''s your core. If it shatters, you''re dead!] "What? Since when have I had a core?" [The moment you killed the first slime. Hey, they''re coming. Keep your guards up!] "If you want me to kill your friends that much, why didn''t you help me!? [Just shut up and do it!] . An hour later, Mia managed to destroy the five slimes. However, his body revealed several broken parts as he overused his mental power. Mia collapsed on his knee, begging the dragon. "I''m at my limit. Please, let me go." [Didn''t you want to hear my name?] "I do, but I can''t go on." [Ai, you''re pathetic. Still, you''re the calmest among all human children. I''ll help you.] A portion of the dragon''s body entered Mia''s orb, and his injuries were healed. Although he did not inherit the dragon''s memories, his stamina was at its peak once more. "T-Thank you." [If you want to repay me, kill all the slimes I''m sending to you. I''ll give you a bit of hint this time. Psionic manipulation requires a clear image, but you can skip some of it if you understand the process of your goal. If you want to shatter a monster as you had done, you can just think of pieces of broken glasses and replace the glasses with the slime later. It will save you some energies.] . With the dragon''s guidance, Mia managed to kill all slimes with only one-fifth of his strength used. The fairy overlord nodded in approval and sent ten slimes into Mia''s mind space again. "How long will this going to last?" [Until you can help me kill all of them.] "You have the power to kill them, didn''t you? Why didn''t you do it yourself?" [¡­ I can''t. That''s why I need your help.] "Is it the moral integrity that stops you?" [More like a dragon''s oath. We don''t kill each other, or we will experience a curse.] "I''m sorry." [It''s alright. Just keep going. I''ll heal and replenish your stamina while you''re at it. Keep practicing using those powers.] . For hours, Mia kept killing the dark slimes while the dragon provided Mia with hints and techniques. At the same time, more soul fragments entered Mia''s soul, and he absorbed all memories into his. He mastered all the skills he had learned with all the memory fragments combined. During the process, the dragon revealed that it was, in fact, a she! "I saw you in their memories!" [Haha! Well, what did you see in their memories?] "Random stuff. Something about hunting for a magma dragon hunk to make him their husband, but he ran away." [Oh that. That was one of the hilarious times. Ah, I missed it.] "Something happened? You sound sad." [Fuck, yes. I''m sad! Humans invaded my planet and killed everyone, including me! Fortunately, I escaped my body before they shredded it into mincemeat!] The dragon narrated her stories from the past. Everyone had been living peacefully on their planet, minding their own business, and they never participated in a war. Then, a fleet of human spaceships arrived. Within a month, all fairy overlords and dragon natives were slaughtered by mankind! Mia could not help but curse at those invaders that destroyed such a beautiful species. He and the dragon talked about the incident and forgot about times. "¡­ I''m sorry." Mia felt guilty as he was also a human. He wanted to do something to repent for his race. [I know it''s not your fault. From what I peeked into your memory, you didn''t know anything about this. I think you''re also a victim like me ¡­] "I''m a victim?" [You have eaten our blood, yes?] "Huh? I don''t think I ha- ¡­ wait, I did. Was it the vitamin drink?" [Is that what you call? Ha! Those guys are simply evil.] The dragon paused and reminisced her past. She shed a tear, and her body began to melt. [Ah, I think I also reach my limit, too.] "What happen!?" [This is what happens when I can''t find a suitable body to be a new host.] "You have to power to invade my brain. Can''t you take any random human body?" [Impossible. We abide by the iron oaths. We shall not kill or steal a body from other beings!] "What''s the point of following the oaths if you''re dying! Just take over any soldier from MWG, and you''ll get your revenge!" [Child, don''t be vengeful. I never seek vengeance against humans from the very beginning.] "... You dragons are too prideful and stupid! Can''t you just value your life over your stupid oath!?" [True. We''re stupid. But I''m willing to be stupid.] From the majestic glowing white body of a dragon, she slowly melted into a similar puddle of a black slime. Before Mia could understand what had happened, more slimes entered his mind space again. [Kill everything, including me, hurry! My soul is dying because of the corrosion! Kill me before I lose myself!] Over 50 slimes invaded Mia''s room, and they transformed into humanoid slimes in an instant. These creatures also had the appearance of Mia''s friends! [Those guys have devoured the souls of your friends. They are the cursed souls the broke the oaths. Kill them and set them free!] "Argh! You all are driving me nuts!" . For five hours, Mia clashed against these slimes with every knowledge he obtained from the fragments. While he was fighting, one of the slimes attacked the dragon as well, but Mia used his power to protect her. Mia also did not come out unscratched. He lost two limbs and was left with one right arm and left leg. His orb cracked, and his entire soul had fractured, revealing lines of damaged parts all over his body. The dragon, however, survived with only a floating head. The rest of her body had already turned into a mass of black slime. [You''ve got guts, child. Now, eat me.] "Can we talk this out? Aren''t there other ways?" [Unless you eat me, you''ll die, too! Even if you survive, the others will try to kill you! Hurry, and do it!] "¡­ I''m sorry, and thank you." [Don''t be sad, child. You''ve earned it.] "At least, tell me your name. Do you have a name?" [¡­ I''m Misha. Misha Bloominglilly.] "That''s a nice name. I can see that you''re as pretty as lilies." [Thanks. Too bad, you''re not my type.] "... You are ... really. Thank you. I''m sorry, Misha." Mia shed tears as he pointed his palm at Misha and used his psionic command. Misha''s soul shattered as she was smiling, and her fragments entered Mia''s soul. All injuries that Mia had was healed, but his heart pain worsened. All tragic memories about the doom of these fairies collected in Mia''s brain. He wailed and screamed as he could not take it anymore. The Milky Way Government sent a fleet to kill these peace-loving fairies to take their blood, and Mia drank it! Within those blood, they contained souls of these beautiful overlords. Mia recalled their memories before their death to find the face of their murderers. Mia managed to find it, and he swore out loud. "I remember your face. Death is not enough for someone like you!" While Mia was dwelling into hatred and sadness, a change occurred to his orb, his core. The core''s damaged had recovered, but it leaked a smoke. The smoke compressed into a white statue, which became a fairy appearance of Misha Bloominglilly. The Misha Statue had been born this day! More slimes entered Mia''s space, but there were less than the previous wave. "Misha, master. I''ll make a vow to you. I''ll find that asshole that destroyed you and I''ll make him pay!" Chapter 126 Misha Statue and Mia – Part 3 Chapter 126 ¨C Misha Statue and Mia ¨C Part 3 Mia finally woke up after the long sleep. He found himself in an infirmary ward within the colony along with his friends. "Good morning, sleeping beauty! Fortunately, I''m not gay, or I would have kissed you!" "Hahaha! Be honest, Frank. You almost kissed everyone after you woke up." "Hah! Had I not stopped by the staffs, your butthole would have been loosed by me!" "Frank, you just confessed that you''re gay." "I ain''t gay! I''m a man of culture who interest in traps!" "That is still gay." Bickering and rowdy noises of a few boys reminded Mia that he was still in the Putinof Colony, and he was still a military student. Still, the experience in his mind space and the fight against over a hundred black slimes ruined Mia''s mood. To soothe his heart, he turned to his friends, planning to catch up with the latest news. Then, he found something strange. Everyone had the same look. All of them were short-hair girls with the same face! However, their voice just now was not the girls'' voices. As if Mia''s friends could guess what he was thinking, they laughed at him. "Ah, how nostalgia." "Nostalgia my foot. You were the same when you woke up." "Everyone was shocked. You can''t blame Mia." Mia frowned. It seemed he woke up last, so he asked them, "How long have I been sleeping?" "Five days, maybe?" "Eh, I was in comatose for two days, and I woke up the third day. Yeah, you''re a day five." Mia''s frown deepened. He only felt that only a day had passed inside his space room, but the reality was different. "Why do you guys have the same face?" The face and appearance of all boys in the room resembled the fairies that Mia had seen in the fragment''s memory. They were the youthful body of the fairy overlords. "Who knows?" "Maybe it was because we killed and devoured the soul fragments?" "Possible. They fed us that stupid poison, so maybe the higher-ups are interested in traps?" "Stop that. That''s not funny anymore." Mia questioned them again, "Have you fought with black slimes in your mind space?"Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. "Yeah, we did." "All of us did." Mia widened his eyes, "How many have you killed?" Everybody paused. Among ten boys in this ward, some of them had a sad expression, but a few of them grinned. "I killed 19!" "15." "27!" "You are all noobs. I slaughtered 50!" Mia was surprised, "Everybody is not the same?" "Eh, we asked each other before. All of us had been guided by a dragon, but she left after we killed a certain amount. After that, we woke up." "Was that dragon''s name Misha Bloominglilly!?" They looked at each other in confusion, "We don''t know. She never told us." Everyone buzzed as it was their interested topic. "She''s sadistic, though. She wanted us dead!" "Right, the moment I asked her if I can use her power in real life, she left." "She left me when she asked me if the fairies were a threat to humans. I haven''t answered her yet." Mia was surprised. It seemed that Misha had her standard. "Those slimes'' memory fragments were incomplete, too. I can''t learn their gravity manipulation." The latter demonstrated his thunder manipulation skill. Branches of electricity extended from his fingertips. "Yeah, I can use it, too." Everyone displayed their thunder controlling technique, which left Mia astonished. Mia was confident that he could also use it, but he chose not to show it. Instead, he lied down on his back and closed his eyes, pretending to continue sleeping. In reality, Mia used his psionic manipulation to sink into his mind space. Inside his mind space, Misha Statue and the orb of his core remained in the center of his empty room. The statue was lifeless, yet Mia had a heartache every time he gazed at her. As he kept staring at the statue, a piece of her fingers crumbled into small fragments and entered his soul body. Then, a fragmented memory of the fairy overlord Misha flashed before him. They were memories of her personal training and skill usage. However, it was different than the usual. This vision was tailored for Mia as Misha explained everything in details as if Misha was teaching her apprentice. "Psionic Possession is a double-edged sword. You can use it to instantly cripple your enemies, but you can also be destroyed instantly as well. Each time you use it, a portion of your memories will be erased as a price of this skill, so do not use it recklessly or you''ll become an idiot!" "Destruction of the soul of a higher species will activate an automatic defense mechanism. Look out for the color of your opponent''s mental space. Once it flashes red, get out of there ASAP!" "The red room can devour all intruder souls within the space to repair their lost core. Even if a soul has been destroyed but a body remains intact, the destroyed soul can still be resurrected if you feed the core enough nutritious soul fragments." "However, a soul without a core and a real body will corrode and become tainted. They will transform into black slimes, and it will devour anything it touches. If you see this, kill it on sight! Do it for the lost soul and yourself." "Also, about the soul space. A host always has an advantage over any invader. Your mind space is under your absolute control. As long as you do not lose your heart and courage, no one should be able to match you inside your room. That''s why it''s ideal to snatch an enemy''s soul into your soul space, so you can control the pace of the battle if you have to resort soul attack method." "It sounds risky since your core is also there. But trust me, never fight someone with a similar soul strength in their mental space. Keep this in mind, and you''ll thank me later." The coaching went on for an hour, and Mia watched it with his face full of tears. He felt that these messages were crafted for him. "Lastly, be appreciated and grateful to your benefactors. This is one of my dragon oaths, so even if you are a human, you should follow it! Most importantly, be kind to women!" Mia laughed, "I understand, master!" Misha, in her fairy form, smiled, and the vision faded. Mia woke up again in his real world. "Oi, pussy! Stop going back to sleep and weep for your mama! That was pathetic, Hahaha!" Mia touched his face and found traces of tears. It seemed that he cried in the real world, too. Instead of getting ashamed and embarrassed, Mia glared at the mocker, "None of your business." "What did you say!?" "What I do is none of your business." "Oh yeah!?" The mockers sent an electric current and zapped Mia with it, but he was unaffected. As he had devoured more souls than the others and possessed Misha Statue, he had firmer foundation than the rest. "Fuck off!" Mia countered with his fireball instead of using Electrokinesis. Since he was aware that everyone inherited thunder base power, his zap might not be effective against the mocking boy. *BOOM* The fireball was larger than the usual ball Mia could create in the past. It was at the size of a volleyball, which detonated upon contacting the boy. The result was disastrous. The boy was killed by the explosion while the others received the collateral damages. Instructors and staffs from the colony rushed into the infirmary and put Mia into their custody right away. In the end, Mia was arrested and separated from his friends. . Mia was released after a month of isolation imprisonment. During this month, Mia spent times in his mind space, learning many things from Misha Statue. However, he stopped entering his soul space when he found that the statue had missing parts. Each time he learned something from Misha, a crack would spread on it, or she would lose another piece of her body. Mia did not want to part from Misha, so he stopped learning from her. Still, he had mastered many skills already. When he returned, everyone kept a distance from Mia. "Fucking murderer." "How did they release this psychopath here!?" "They should have killed him." "Tsk!" All of them did not bother hiding their thought as they glanced at Mia with disgust. Instead of getting intimidated, Mia scoffed at these people. For a week, Mia spent times with his former friends, but they often got into a fight. At first, there were 40 surviving boys including Mia. However, Mia killed another boy during a brawl again. Mia became moody and aggressive over time. Soon, he realized that he had become a troublemaker for others. Instructors separated Mia from the rest of the boys and placed him with a pair of girls as his training buddies. They told him that he could do whatever he wanted with the girls, which angered Mia. When Mia met his new roommates, his mood got better. The two girls were Sasha and Natalie! The two innocent girls greeted Mia with hesitation on their face. Natalie was hiding behind Sasha while the latter tried to hide her fear, but her legs gave it away. "H-Hi." Mia''s expression softened from seeing the two comedic duos. "Hello." From that day, Mia got closer to the two girls. Although both knew about Mia''s deeds, they slowly got rid of their fear and became friendly with him within half a week. The threes exchanged their information about the dragon and their experiences in their mind space. Sasha, Natalie, and all girls had a different version of dragons that Mia encountered. All of them only killed ten slimes, and the dragon merged with their soul. Each of them had a statue of a fairy overlord in their space! "Have they tried to teach you anything with the cost of their statue fragments?" "Yes. Every time we met our master, they will teach us many things about our power." "Sasha ate half of her statue before she stops, though. I stop when I found that I have to eat my mentor to get power. I can''t stand it." The three was the same. None of them could bear the pain that they had to completely kill their mentor to get ahead. Mia, Natalie, and Sasha were arranged in the same living quarter. During night time, Mia asked them about Psionic Possession skill. "What''s that?" "Our mentor hasn''t taught that to me yet." The answers were surprising as none of them were bestowed with this skill or learned from the memory fragments. Mia decided to demonstrate and test his skill on them. "I''ll show you." He entered Natalie''s mind space first. As soon as he got inside, he found the naked Natalie''s soul, her core, and her mentor''s statue. Natalie''s mentor was in her fairy overlord form. She was similar to Misha, but she had lines of cracks and damages all over her body. The fairy wings on her back and her tail were also missing. Mia gazed at the statue in awe that he forgot that the naked soul Natalie was hiding behind her dragon figure. "Hey! Get out of my soul space and wear some clothes! I can see your pee-pee from here!" Mia looked down and realized that he was also naked, and he lightly knocked his head. Mia recalled that he was not even aware of it when he was with Misha. ''My grandmother will call me a banana again if she knew about this. Hahaha!'' Mia left Natalie''s space and entered Sasha''s mind later. Opposite from Natalie, Sasha was not even flinched when Mia saw her naked body. Instead, her eyes glued at Mia''s belonging. "Yours is cute. It''s so small." Mia suffered 9999 damages from that comment. In retaliation, Mia glared at Sasha and approached her, planning to prank Sasha. "Do you know what happens when a man and a woman get stuck in a small room?" Sasha grinned, "The woman rapes the man, and he dies by snu snu, of course." "Wait, what?" Sasha used her psionic command to freeze Mia''s soul as she started tickling him. Mia laughed to tears from the tickling torture to the point that he did not notice Sasha''s nimble hands. She secretly felt his asset in curiosity before she moved her hands away when the pole erected. She kicked Mia out after that. . The next day, the government staffs gathered all students on a square. Usually, they separated all boys from the girls. Today, they united everyone in the same place for the first time. 72 Girls and 38 boys stood in lines and rows. Both genders stood on a different side. Again, Mia was grouped with Sasha and Natalie, which attracted the attention of the hormone-driven boys. Mia could even hear their voices from afar. "Hey, do you want to take a peek?" "Peaking at girls with the same faces as ours? What''s the fun of that?" "Didn''t you learn the psionic possession from the fragments? Let''s invade the girls'' mind and play with them." "Oho? Right, no sperm, no evidence!" Several girls could also hear what the boys gossiped. They glared at them with disgust and wary. Before the boys could put their thoughts to action, two men came on a stage before them and introduced themselves. "Congratulations, all trainees. I''m Dr. Fluke Luckyaf, and this is Fleet Admiral Gabriel Lobmak. We''ll be your new supervisors from now on. As you should have been aware, everybody here is the chosen one. You have obtained great powers while the others failed. As of today, we shall do our utmost best to boost your power. Once you graduate from our academy, we will guarantee a rank of major for each of you, and you can choose which branch you will serve the Milky Way Government." The boys cheered, but Mia and the girls glared at Fleet Admiral Gabriel with hatred. All of them remembered the face of this fleet admiral. He was the one who led the fleet and slaughtered their mentors, the fairy overlords! Mia clenched his fists as he revealed his cold smile. ''I found you!'' Chapter 127 Fleet Admiral Gabriel Lobmak Chapter 127 ¨C Fleet Admiral Gabriel Lobmak All girls marked Gabriel as their nemesis as they inherited grudge from their mentors. Mia also did not hide his killing intent. He wanted to invade Gabriel''s soul right away and drag him into his mind space. Unfortunately, he had not mastered his psionic possession to the point that he could use it as a ranged attack yet.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. Mia listened to Gabriel and Dr. Fluke''s talking until the end. After the meeting was over, everyone''s training schedule changed. Instead of regular physical training in the morning and a practice in the afternoon, everyone got a private tutor. During the first week, they were like investigators or interrogators instead of their instructors. None of them taught Mia or any trainee anything other than asking questions about their new memories, power, and their constitution status. On the second week, they forced trainees to demonstrate their power one-by-one. They compared each individual under the guise of competition. One day, the instructors gathered all boys and girls in the same group again during this test. Although many of the boys kept their distance from Mia because of his past deeds, many survivors respected Mia. These boys were the delinquent type. They saw Mia as one of them since they also wanted to kill somebody with their power, too. "Brother Mia, have you used psionic possession anyone yet?" "¡­ Yes." "How is it? Is it good?" "¡­ So-so, I guess." "Hey Mia, did you try your new psychic skill?" Mia got annoyed by these pesky gangster-wannabes. He did not know why they attracted to him. "What''s that?" One of them laughed, "You can control people, bro! Psionic possession skill can take over a body from anyone. I tried it with an instructor, you see. I dragged him into my soul space and trapped him there. Then I control his body wherever I want, and I dug into his memory. These people are using us as guinea pigs, man. I also devoured his soul. It helps." The other also nodded, "Let''s test it, Mia. It''ll be fun! We haven''t used it on the girls yet. Have you tried checking the girls'' soul space?" "I did." "Bro, how is it!? Are they naked as well!?" "¡­ Yeah." "Woo! We should peek into those girls'' space!" Mia clicked his tongue, "You should not do it. You will lose a portion of your memory every time you use that skill. Save it for an emergency!" The gangster boys booed. These perverts were so eager to peek the other girl''s body even though they had the same face as theirs. ''Hormone.'' Mia gave up trying to stop them. He hoped that the girls had learned about self-defense from their mentors. Soon, the testing of their electrokinesis was over. Each girl and Mia could generate 5,000 MWh a day, which was almost half of an ancient nuclear power plant could produce. Meanwhile, the standard of all boys was 1,000 MWh a day, which was not on the same level as the former. Then, the test moved to the next stage. The instructors gathered everyone on a central square again. "Today, we will test your psionic possession skill. We will take it easy this time. All of you will play a game of soul tag. The boys will invade the soul space of the girls, and the boys will try to take as many souls into their space. The one with the highest souls wins this competition. Also, the boys must consume every girl''s statue inside their space. That will be all!" Mia and the girls could not sit still. They shouted and yelled at the instructors. "WE WON''T PLAY THIS GAME!" "THIS IS NOT A GAME! YOU ARE VIOLATING OUR PRIVACY!" "PSIONIC POSSESSION IS DANGEROUS! WHAT IF THE BOYS DESTROY OUR SOUL!?" Mia and the girls protested as it involved their secrets about their mentor. They did not mind showing their naked souls to the others, but the existence of the statues was not something that they were willing to share with the government. The Milky Way Government was their enemy! In frustration, Mia grumbled, "How do they know about statues!? Who the hell leak the info!? I thought MWG is the common enemy of all inheritors!" Sasha shook her head, "I also have the same thought. I don''t think that any of us would leak this information. I''ve talked to most of the girls, and they had the same idea as us. They shouldn''t have leaked it!" While they were talking on the training ground of the ground level, Mia spotted a shadow figure behind an observer deck on the third floor. One of the researchers seemed to be at the same height as theirs. As a daredevil among all trainees, Mia gathered his power into his legs and jumped. He activated his telekinesis, flight, to keep his body afloat, so he could get a good visual on the observer. As soon as Mia got close to the observer deck, he could see a figure through the transparent glass. It was another trainee girl, who stood by the side of the fleet admiral, Gabriel! Mia activated his psionic passion and invaded the girl''s space right away. Once he got inside, he choked the girl and yelled, "WHY DID YOU TELL THEM!?" The girl panicked and cried in fear, "I-I didn''t mean to tell them." "THEN WHY ARE YOU WITH THEM!? WHY DO THEY KNOW ABOUT OUR MIND SPACE!?" The girl kept crying and did not answer. Mia tossed her on the floor as he planned to dig into her memory to get the truth. Then, he noticed something. This girl''s dragon statue was still intact. From Natalie and Sasha''s testimony, most of the girls consumed a portion of the statue. However, this one was undamaged. ''Something is wrong!'' Mia planned to attack the girl again, but she knelt and begged Mia. "I''m sorry! I didn''t know it would have become like this!" "WHY DID YOU TELL THEM THEN!?" The girl cried, "T-The fleet admiral Gabriel Lobmak ¡­ is my father. I can''t refuse my father!" Mia''s thought flooded with anger and hatred to the point that he abandoned some of his logics. Using Misha''s psionic technique, Mia pulled the girl into his soul space and trapped her in a cage. As soon as the girl''s soul left her mind space, her real body collapsed on the ground like a puppet without a string. The researchers were shocked by the sudden change and caused an uproar in a panic. Admiral Gabriel also broke the glass and chased after Mia, who was still floating in mid-air. Mia regained his sense and activated his electric force field. Admiral Gabriel braced the electric current and activated his psychic skill, magnetic field! The gravity around Mia changed as he was thrown onto the ceiling of the colony. The reinforced colony wall cracked, which Mia got stuck in it as the center of gravity located on the spot that Mia had landed. The power of G20 trapped Mia to the ceiling, and Mia could feel a suction force from space. He had to manipulate his telekinesis and barrier to plug the leaked air to survive, or his body might be ripped to shred by the suction force. Gabriel Lobmak flew to Mia and glared into his eyes. "What did you do to Lana?" Mia grinned, "Oh? Is that her name?" "Answer my question, brat!" "I''m playing the game our instructors had told us. Unfortunately, I didn''t know that she''s your daughter. Hahaha!" Gabriel punched Mia to the face, which broke his jaw. However, Mia recovered it with his MBR in a few seconds. The admiral grabbed Mia''s collar and disabled his gravity power. He also repaired the damaged wall. "Release her, or else!" Mia spat a mouthful of blood and his saliva at Gabriel''s face, "Kill me, and your daughter will die as well. Oh, also ¡­" He would not let this golden chance slip by since Gabriel was so close to him. Mia activated his psionic possession on Gabriel and entered his soul space! In Mia''s prediction, he could kill Gabriel Lobmak and avenge for Misha and other dragons today. As soon as Mia stepped foot into the admiral''s mind space, he was shocked. In the white room, a gigantic 20-meter-high fortress wall and a statue of a grotesque monster were inside. The statue was a combination of many human beings merging into one body. Arms, legs, heads, torsos, eyes, mouths, and ears were in a wrong place, yet all of them forged a 50-meter-tall humanoid statue with human organs as its pieces of flesh. Furthermore, Gabriel''s soul was not in a human form. It was a giant floating eyeball. "What are you?" Gabriel did not answer. However, his soul space flashed in red color, and the monster statue began to move. Mia escaped from Gabriel''s mind right away as he believed that he might not be Gabriel''s opponent in the soul combat. When Mia returned to his soul space, Gabriel also chased after him into the soul room as well. ''He can also use psionic possession!? He''s not human, isn''t he?'' Using the advantage of the host, Mia constructed a cage to trap Gabriel like he did the girl. *CLANK* Gabriel destroyed the cage with a flash from his eye, but the eyeball stopped moving. Right palm of Mia pointed at Gabriel. As Mia formed another compressed bubble cage to stop Gabriel''s movement, the eyeball soul could not move. Still, Mia could feel that Gabriel might be able to break free in a few seconds. He pointed his left index finger at the hostage girl in another cage. "Don''t resist, or I''ll kill her." The monster eyeball squinted its eye, "Kill her, and you''ll die, too." Mia grinned, "I want to play a game. Let''s see if you can afford to lose her!" With a snap of fingers, the girl''s legs and arms shattered into soul fragments, and she screamed in pain. Mia devoured the fragments right away to absorb Lana''s memory. The eyeball broke free in an instant. Instead of rushing at Mia, it moved to the cage and secured the girl before it retreated from Mia''s soul space. However, it came back the next second. "You will pay for this." Gabriel''s only eye glowed in red light. Mia sensed a bad omen. By instinct, he rushed to his orb, which was in the arms of Misha Statue. Unintentionally, his soul entered the statue! When he was inside, he could feel another presence. It was Misha Bloominglilly! Although Mia could feel her, she could not help him. Without a choice, Mia decided to devour another portion of Misha Statue from the inside, so he could have more chance to defeat Gabriel. At this moment, Gabriel''s attack came. It was invisible hammers from both sides. "RAAAHH!!" Mia bellowed, and his orb glowed in red light. The soul space became a red room and bloody tentacles extended from the floor, ceiling, and the walls. The hammer attack was also dissolved in an instant as Gabriel''s soul attack was devoured by the room. Gabriel glared at Mia one more time before he escaped from this red soul room with haste. As soon as Gabriel left Mia''s space, the room transformed back into a white room. They regained their sense with their real body afterward. Using the gab of a split second, Mia activated a fireball and have it explode at the point-blank range, planning to suicide-bomb to kill Gabriel on the spot. *BOOM* The fireball exploded. However, Mia found himself on the ground with all boy trainees. On the ceiling, Gabriel was unharmed by the explosion. He glared at Mia in anger, but he seemed to be wary of someone behind Mia. Before he could react, he heard a whisper from an elderly man. "Anger never helps anyone, young man." Mia turned around and found a senior African-American man in a military uniform. ''Who on earth!?'' Then, Mia heard his voice again. "Hello little Mia, I''m Fleet Admiral Raphael Ivy. I''m here because of your grandmother''s request. Don''t worry child. I''ll have a talk with Gabriel. Stay here and protect your girlfriends." Chapter 128 Birth of Maou Mia - Part 1 Chapter 128 ¨C Birth of Maou Mia - Part 1 The senior fleet admiral seemed to be stronger than Gabriel or was on par with him. Gabriel withdrew from the gallery along with his daughter, but he glanced at Mia with hatred. Still, the game made by the instructors continued with a slight change because of Raphael. All boys would invade the girls'' mind, but they could not touch the statues. Still, the boys were required to bring the girls'' soul of their body. Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. All of them were arranged in pairs, and Mia was paired with a random girl, named Lilia. The girl hesitated when Mia entered her mind. Like Natalie, she hid behind her dragon statue. Mia extended a hand, "Don''t worry. I also have a statue like this. I knew about Gabriel''s invasion and the past of fairy overlords. You can trust me." "Y-You won''t hurt me?" "Our enemy is Gabriel and everyone that made us drink their blood. I have no reason to harm my sisters." "Sisters?" "Yeah. We all have inherited their wills, so we''re family, right?" "¡­" Lilia was confused about how Mia treated her as his sister, but she believed in him, "O-Okay. But, please turn around. I''m naked here." Mia sighed. The form of their naked soul was a problem for these adolescent girls. With a thought, Mia tested his power in Lilia''s white room. He sacrificed a pinky finger of his soul to create a cloth for himself, which it worked. He created casual clothing of a t-shirt and shorts. Lilia looked at Mia in awe, "How did you do that!? Teach me!" "You can convert a portion of your soul into clothes. Maybe you can make a weapon out of it, too." Lilia was taken aback when she heard that she had to use a piece of her soul to exchange for some clothes. However, she had another idea. Lilia cut a fragment of her dragon statue and converted it to a dress instead, which astonished Mia. "Hey! It worked!" Lilia cheered and jumped in delight. She would not have to be afraid of getting peek by the boys anymore. Mia was also enlightened by Lilia''s method. With this inspiration, he should be able to use other souls to make objects for his soul space like Gabriel. In the end, Lilia entered Mia''s space as she was instructed. Upon arrival, she was impressed by the statue of Misha. "She''s so pretty! Is she your mentor?" "Yes. She''s a good teacher. Do you believe me now?" "I know! Once this is over, I''ll talk to other girls for you that you''re one of us, ''kay?" "Thank you." After Lilia entered Mia''s soul space, her real body collapsed on the floor, which caught the attention on the overseeing staffs. Medics rushed to inspect Lilia and found that she was in a vegetable state. Mia did not like what he saw. He returned Lilia''s soul into her body, and she woke up. This phenomenon caught the interest of the scientists and researchers in the colony. They isolated Mia and Lilia for a whole day to interrogate them about their power. However, Mia and Lilia avoided the questions and led them astray. . Meanwhile, the other boys were kicked out of their partner''s soul space. As the girls had a more solid foundation, none of them could be a match for them in soul combat. The boys could see their partner''s naked soul, but that was all they could do. All the girls were relieved that they only had one intruder, and they were weak. Although they were embarrassed, no one got violated. Sasha''s partner was not so lucky. She shattered her intruder''s arms and legs, which she fed to her statue before she kicked the unfortunate boy out. She also discovered a way to repair their statue. By feeding soul fragments to their mentor''s avatar, they could recover their lost parts. Mia learned about this later when the experiment had been finished. They chatted using their psionic link instead of verbal exchange to avoid the eyes and ears of the government. Soon, it became a trend among all girls as they could gossip without a restrain this way. The result of their competition was announced the next day. As Mia was the only one who could bring out a soul from his partner, he was the sole winner of this game. The instructors asked Mia to take everybody''s soul to test their compatibility even further, which Mia succeeded in bringing all girls into his mind space without a problem. Since Lilia, Sasha, and Natalie vouched for Mia, every girl trusted him and followed him to his mind space without resistance. The researchers questioned their experience later, but every girl told them a different story. Some of them said to the scientists that they forgot, while the other told them about their random dreams at night. Mia also refused to cooperate. He told the researchers that he saw and did nothing. All of them gave up trying to get anything from Mia and the girls from that day. Mia could hear that the researchers marked him as "a failure product" and "a troublemaker." After that day, Mia and the girls were free from all training schedules. Only the 36 boys and one crippled boy were trained. Mia also heard an announcement, "The training from now on will be intense. If any of you cannot handle it, tell your instructors immediately!" He scoffed at their attempt to acquire more information about the dragon''s blood and their power. "If you''re dying to know about our power that much, just drink the goddamn blood yourself, fool!" Mia obtained valuable times to get in touch with all 71 girls, except Lana. Everyone exchanged the information that they learned from their mentor to others via a psionic link. They also planned to get in touch with their parents to inform them about this inhuman experiment. . One month had passed since the day that Mia fought with Fleet Admiral Gabriel, the government agents separated Mia from the rest of the girls and kicked him out of the barracks. An officer told him, "You have graduated from this program, and we''re sending you home. We''ve packed your belongings, so you can leave right away." "What!?" "You can leave by yourself, or you can use our transportation service. It''s free, so I suggest you use our service." "¡­" Mia doubted government staff''s action. Since it was too sudden, Mia did not know what to do. Then, he recalled that he could use his psionic possession to obtain someone else''s body and memory. Mia activated his psionic possession on the officer right away. In an instant, he kidnapped the officer''s soul and shattered it. Half of the fragments went to Misha Statue, which healed a portion of her damaged parts. For the other half, Mia devoured it. The coordinating staff''s memory became Mia''s. As an ordinary human, the victim fell into comatose after his soul died. His body became a soulless vegetable. After Mia scanned through his new memory, sure enough, the officer did not know much. A higher-rank officer told him to graduate Mia to get rid of him from this colony. ''Get rid of me? Is it because I fought with Gabriel?'' An idea came to Mia''s mind. Mia sneaked into the barracks to get more information about this dismissal order. Mia traced the source to the officer that issued this dismiss. While he was at it, he invaded any instructor''s soul and devoured everyone he met. He learned the truth the same day that Gabriel planned to kill Mia. Then, they would create an android clone of Mia and send it to his grandmother. At the same time, the government attempted to test everybody''s resistance to electricity as all of them had acquired electrokinesis from the fairy overlords. The program did not include Mia and other boys. The child training project had already crossed Mia''s name as one of the deceased, while the other boys were the government''s lapdogs. Mia''s hatred toward the government grew. To survive, Mia sought help from his grandmother, but he knew no one in this colony. He sneaked to Fleet Admiral Raphael, who did not seem to be a part of this child program. Once he got to the admiral, Mia reported everything to this elder. He did not disappoint Mia. Raphael revealed a hint of anger toward the government. "I''ll tell your grandmother about this ASAP. You should also come with my fleet. It''s not safe here anymore." Mia shook his head, "I''ll have to rescue the girls first. Can you take everybody with us?" "Okay. This project is too inhuman, to begin with. I''ll help you." "Thank you!!" Raphael Ivy was kind to Mia. He transferred two bodyguards to him, and he went to confront Gabriel about this issue. Everything went well. Mia could finally see hope for himself and the others. . The next day, Raphael Ivy was found dead, and Gabriel Lobmak was in a near-death state. His torso had been severed in half, and he barely lived when the rescue team found them. Traces of combat were everywhere, and every witness could tell that the two fought. However, Gabriel''s assistants released a public testimony later that both admirals were attacked by a group of terrorists. Furthermore, the terrorists that they referred had a connection with Fleet Admiral Uriel Min. Mia was confused as the news did not make sense. Raphael''s bodyguards were also baffled by the public statement as they knew the truth. Vice Admiral Raphael Phil, the eldest son of Raphael Ivy, took over as the fleet admiral. He recalled the two bodyguards from Mia and left the Putinof Colony with haste, abandoning Mia and the girls. Mia was left alone in the colony, and the barrack did not welcome him back anymore. Moreover, Mia found that more than a dozen soldiers were following him everywhere. At this point, Mia had lost his temper. "You want a war, Gabby? Sure. I also want to play a game!" Mia unleashed his fireballs and electrokinesis, killing the stalkers right away. Afterward, he invaded the academy. Upon getting into the school again as a terrorist, Mia did not show mercy. He slaughtered everyone he met without caring if they were innocent bystanders, or they were into this conspiracy. Along the way he kept shattering souls of all non-combatants and stuffed them to Misha Statue, recovering her lost parts. After feeding the statue 30 souls, Misha Statue became as good as new. However, Misha''s presence was still the same. Mia did not give up. He kept killing and feeding her with soul fragments while he also consumed a few pieces to obtain clues about the government. The rampage was one-sided. As the academy was unprepared, Mia slaughtered over 200 personals in 30 minutes. Soon, several elite soldiers arrived to stop Mia. Mia laughed as he unleashed everything in his arsenal. Fireballs, thunder balls, telekinesis, force field, and flame field appeared one-after-another. However, the soldiers also countered Mia with their psychic powers, protecting their comrades and bystanders. Their systematic barriers consisted of over ten layers, which all soldiers took turns to cast and stopped Mia''s attacks. Seeing their teamwork, Mia used his psionic possession on one of them. For the first time, Mia controlled a soldier and commanded him to kill the others. Chaos ensued the moment friendly fire occurred. Mia also jumped to another body and disrupted their teamwork, causing more death. An hour after the fight, two vice admirals under Gabriel showed up. They came with a threat. "URIEL MIA, STOP!! IF YOU DON''T STOP WE''LL KILL YOUR GIRLFRIENDS!" Mia paused and looked at them. The two men flashed an image of Natalie and Sasha on an electric chair. "WE''LL KILL THOSE TWO IF YOU DON''T STOP AND SURRENDER!!" Chapter 129 Birth of Maou Mia - Part 2 Chapter 129 ¨C Birth of Maou Mia - Part 2 Mia ignored their threat and possessed one of the vice admirals. However, he met with resistance. The room of this vice admiral flashed in red before Mia could even enter his mind space, which prevented Mia from controlling or absorbing the vice admiral''s memories. Mia retreated and rushed to the other girls to inform them about their sinister plan. He also needed reinforcement in this combat. As Mia ran away from the vice admirals, reinforcements from the MWG arrived with over a thousand soldiers. This time, they equipped with an odd space suit that Mia had not seen before. Their suit was similar to a civilian flight suit, but this one covered the entire body. It also had a full plate armor, a jetpack, and a sealed helmet. From a glance, Mia thought he was seeing a battalion of master chiefs or Boba Fett in real life. He tried to possess one of them and found that his psionic possession did not work against these soldiers. Still, his electrokinesis and pyrokinesis combination could overpower these soldiers. Mia broke through their lines of defenses and got to the barrack of all girls. When Mia reached there, most girls were resting in their room. They looked at Mia with a frightened expression as his face distorted from the frustration. "Where are Sasha and Natalie!?" "T-They went out with an instructor. They said that there will be private training for them. W-What had happened to you, Mia? You look distressed." "Gabriel tried to kill me. He sent two vice admirals to capture me just now, and they threatened me that they will kill Sasha and Natalie if I don''t surrender!" "WHAT!?" "Help me find them! Does anyone has a tracking ability?" Lilia shouted from the back, "I know the 3D sense! Combine our mentor''s instinct with your sixth sense and generate a visual image in your mind! Everyone can use it!" With Lilia''s instruction, all girls and Mia learned the 3D sense ability and used it right away. They could see everything as a 3D map around them, which astonished every one. Soon, the soldiers and the admirals chased after Mia and reached the barrack. 20 of the sisters rushed at the soldiers and cast their electrokinesis at them. The soldiers stopped rushing as they used a barrier field. Two of them erected a lightning rod to divert their thunder-base power. One of the girls, who had devoured 90% of her mentor''s statue, stepped forward. She was the platoon leader of all girls, Maple. Once Maple pointed her finger at the soldiers, they floated as it something pulled them upward. A gravity control ability threw the soldiers to the air, which they soon fell to their death. She did not stop there. Maple drew a picture with her finger, and a static plasma snake appeared. It rushed through the men''s barriers, which shattered it to pieces. The snake flew through their torso like a spear, piercing their chest. Anyone who had been penetrated by the snake had a hole in their body and died. "I''ll take it from here. Everyone else, go find Sasha and Natalie!" A prison break incident started. 68 Girls followed Mia as they scanned through all facilities of Putinof Colony. They caused deaths and damages to the whole colony as they ran amok. The riot squad began using lethal forces against them. *BANG* One of the girls was shot through her stomach, and she fainted from the pain. Mia used his psionic possession on her and controlled her body, using her MBR to recover from the wound. Everyone spread out and fought against the riot policemen, but each of them began to suffer injuries. A group of children was no match for the trained riot squads with anti-psionic possession suits. Soon, Mia decided to use a drastic measure. He took every soul of the girls into his mind space. Unfortunately, he could not bring their statues and their cores. All psychic sisters passed out from the disappearance of their soul, while Mia escaped alone. [Hey, Mia! Our body!] [I haven''t brought my master here yet!] [Go back, Mia!] Mia sacrificed a portion of Misha Statue to create a temporary resident for all souls in his mind space. He told them with his psionic link as he ran. "It''s fine! I know a secret." [What secret?] "Our mentors are still alive! They are sleeping inside the statues, so they will probably take care of your body for you!" [How did you know that?] "I don''t know. It''s just a feeling." [In other words, you guess?] "Well yeah, I guess." [That''s insane! What if they do something to our body!? Let us out!] [If our body dies, we will turn into a black slime! Let us out!] All girls protested as they wanted to return to their injured body. However, Mia insisted that they had to stay here. Lilia walked to Mia''s Misha Statue and touched it while the others were screaming. As soon as her hand connected with the statue''s skin, Misha''s eyes twitched. Lilia jumped backward in fear. She shouted, [Girls, stop yelling! Just now, the statue moved!] [What!?] Once everyone was silent and looked at the statue, both arms of Misha shattered, and small pieces entered their soul body. All of them received a short message from Misha. "Your body is safe. Your senior will control them for you." Everyone was astonished, including Mia. "Misha! Are you alive!?" No word came from the statue. It became lifeless again. However, Mia regained his hope. He believed if he fed the statue more souls, she would come back again. The girls quieted and accepted their fate. They agreed to stay in Mia''s mind space for now. . After two hours of rampaging, Mia found Sasha and Natalie inside a prison. They were indeed captured and were put on electric chairs inside a sealed room. Mia used a fireball on the gallery glass, but the glass withstood the impact of the explosion. He used his fist and kicks, but he could not put a dent on it. "What kind of glass is this!?" Mia gave up trying to break into the room with his psychic power. He ran through a corridor, which led to the entrance of the sealed prison room that the two were inside. He flipped the shuttle switches, but the door would not open. Mia slammed his fist on it in anger, which destroyed the control panel. The prison guards inside the room were panic. They managed to lock themselves inside the room, but it was a matter of time that Mia would break in and kill them all. Since they knew that Mia came to rescue these girls and they would not make it out of here alive, they decided to kill Natalie and Sasha. One of the guards pressed the electric chairs switches, and electric currents entered Natalie and Sasha''s body. "KYAAAAA!!" "NOOOO!! LET ME OUT!!!" The two girls resisted the electricity, but it was still torture to them. Mia screamed as he finally destroyed the metallic shuttle door, "Sasha, Natalie!" Mia diverted the electric current with his electrokinesis, making them heading to the guards in this room instead. "AAAAHHH!" After killing the men, Mia switched off the electric chairs and got the two girls out. However, they could not walk because of the numbness. At this moment, over a thousand soldiers had encircled Mia from all exit points. He was trapped in this prison now. As Mia walked out of the sealed prison room, hundreds of red aiming laser pointed at Mia''s head and chest. "Trainee Mia, get away from that door, or we''ll shoot!" Mia raised his hands over his head, trying to gesture them that he had surrendered. In reality, he gathered electricity on the tip of his fingers, getting ready to attack. However, a voice from Maple rang in Mia''s head. It was a psionic link message from her. [I''ve secured Lana as a hostage and sent the SOS to your grandmother''s fleet. She should be here before long. Pretend to surrender for now.] Mia gulped. This platoon leader was efficient! He sighed a relief before he bellowed to the surrounding soldiers. "FUCK YOU!! LET THEM GO!!" Two vice admirals arrived. They pulled out their plasma gun and fired at Mia. *BANG* *BANG* Bullets went into Mia''s chest and got his lungs. Meanwhile, he pointed his fingers at the soldiers to retaliate. *BOOM* *BOOM* A hundred psychic soldiers were struck by the chain lightning. Still, the rest of the men rushed to Mia, Natalie, and Sasha. Everyone was captured again! Sasha shouted, "Mia! Drag me over to your space!" Natalie was confused, but she understood Sasha''s intention a second later, "Take me, too!" Before Mia passed out, he pulled Sasha and Natalie''s soul into his mind space. 70 of 72 girls were inside his space now. . Mia regained his consciousness later, but he found himself tied in a prison room. His arms and legs were locked and attached to a wall, which he was hung vertically. He could feel something on his neck. There was a strange circular choker around it, which stabbed ten needles into his flesh. With his 3D sense, he scanned through all objects around him. The choker on his neck was a timed bomb and a psychic seal. It disabled all elements of supernatural power inside his body, but it could not stop his psionic power. ''Oh well, they''re kind enough to heal me?'' [No, Sasha took control of your body when you''re out. She healed you!] Natalie, in his mind space, explained what had happened after Mia blacked out. The soldiers placed an anti-psychic choker on him to restrain his power. They also rigged a bomb in it, so they could kill Mia any time they wanted. Mia mocked the government in his mind. ''What a weak restraint. Oh, by the way. Where are Maple and Lana? How are they?'' [They sent a message that they are safe. Maple stole Lana''s soul, and they were together. Lana''s body had already been taken back by the gov'' men, though.] "Good morning, Uriel Mia." A voice greeted him as Mia opened his eyes. It was Dr. Fluke Luckyaf. He was standing before Mia with five prison wardens. Each of them equipped with the anti-psionic possession armor suit. Mia did not know how they made it, but he was sure that the other boys should have cooperated with the government. He could not help but want to give them a good punch in the face. Before Mia could speak, he felt a surge of electric current rushing through his body. He was being electrocuted from the wrist and ankle restraint locks. Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. Mia gritted his teeth and waited for the numbness to end. Dr. Fluke flipped off the switch, "What did you do to the girls?" Mia laughed, "What did you say? I''m a little numb. My ears are getting worse." "WHAT DID YOU DO TO THEM!?" "Come closer if you want to know." Dr. Fluke frowned. He did not follow after Mia''s suggestion as he was not stupid enough to fall for his trap. "Talk!" Seeing that Dr. Fluke did not fall for his trap, Mia flipped a middle finger at him. "GFYS!" A prison warden pulled out a pistol and shot at Mia. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* Three bullets entered his kidney and lung. "Don''t kill him! Let him regenerate. Keep on interrogating and increase the power output! I want to know what he did to other test subjects!" "Can we do anything?" "Do whatever you want. Be warned that you can''t take off your suit no matter what, or you''re dead." "Haha, yes, boss!" Chapter 130 Birth of Maou Mia - Part 3 Chapter 130 ¨C Birth of Maou Mia - Part 3 For days, Mia was electrocuted by the torture devices. He never uttered a word or cried in pain. Instead, he laughed it off as if the zapping current was nothing. During the process, the prison wardens broke Mia''s choker without realizing it because of the electric currents. They fried the device, which freed Mia from the restraint. Then, Mia disabled the bomb with his telekinesis. He could have killed the prison guards at any time, but he chose not to do it yet. Mia persisted on staying, waiting for his grandmother and her fleet to come. Once his grandmother arrived, everything should be easier. Inside Mia''s mind space, everyone worried about his condition and their future. [How long are we going to live here, Mia?] ''Sisters, please be patient. Once we escaped from here, I''ll ask my grandmother to create new clone bodies, and I''ll transfer your soul there.'' [What about our real body!?] ''If we''re lucky, maybe we can take them back. Your mentor is protecting your real body, so they should be fine. None of you has turned into a black slime yet, right?'' Everyone stayed positive as they knew that Mia''s grandmother would arrive. Still, getting stuck in a white room without anything to do bored them. Mia also sensed their mood. He created a pool within his space, hoping that it could relieve their depression for the time being. Mia altered the temporary shacks into bungalows, so it would look like a resort. Unfortunately, he could not create trees or add color into his room, so it looked bland. The girls appreciated it nonetheless. It relieved their stress, and they enjoyed it. Mia reminded them, giving them hope. ''As long as our soul is still here, you are technically alive. None of you will turn into black slime.'' . A week later, the prison wardens grew impatience. They wanted results. "Talk! Where is Lady Lana''s soul!?" "¡­" As usual, Mia kept his silence. The interrogation shifted from his abilities and the conditions of all girls to Lana''s whereabouts. Mia guessed that they had discarded the girls, or something had happened to them. Since everyone did not turn into a black slime, it meant that their real body and their core was still okay. All guards glared at Mia with frustration. Seeing that all their attempts failed, a guard behind the interrogator had another idea. "Let''s slowly chop off his limbs." "Won''t he die from that?" "He won''t. This bastard can use MBR, so he''s similar to a lizard now." While the two workaholic guards consulted about how he could squeeze the info from Mia, another one had a risky thought. "Hey, can I have the boy?" "What do you want to do?"Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. "Isn''t that obvious? He has a girl''s look, so can''t I use the other method? A way to ruin a boy''s pride is THAT, right?" "Are you an idiot? Once you reveal your skin, won''t he be able to possess you?" "No, you''re a fool. Possessors can only jump when the helmet is off. As long as it''s on, we will still be fine even if you''re butt naked." Everyone glanced at each other. The guards came to an agreement that the pervert guard would be their guinea pig. If he succeeded in violating Mia without being harmed, they would do it, too. "Go. Take the first dip." "Hehe, thanks." Mia could hear everything that the guards had said. He had planned to stay idle, but the situation changed. For the sake of his pride as a man, no one could enter his backdoor! *ZAP* Chain lightning jumped from Mia''s body to all guards the moment that the pervert guard pulled his pants down, frying everyone on the spot. Mia stopped hiding his strength and melted the restraints with his flame field. Unfortunately, his psychic skill burnt his prison clothes. He glanced at every guard''s uniform. Then, he revealed a faint smile. . Mia stole the uniform from one of the guards and put it on. His clothes were loose, but it was better than nothing. He also put on the anti-psionic helmet to cover his face, so he could disguise himself as a guard. [Bad idea, Mia. They will know.] "Why? My disguise should be perfect!" [You''re short, and the helmet is too big. It''s awkward no matter how I look at it.] "¡­" The warning from Sasha reminded Mia that his height was only 140cm, which was too short for a guard. Still, Mia persisted on his idea and put the suit on. Mia walked out of prison with the helmet and the loose uniform. As the girls warned him, the oddness of Mia''s height and the baggy suit attracted the attention of all guards. Soon, one of the prison guards approached Mia, "You over there! Why is your uniform like that?" Mia did not answer. He walked away from the man, which aroused suspicion. "Stop that shorty. Something is funny about this guy." Several guards approached Mia with their weapons aiming at him, yet Mia did not stop. He unleashed his chain lightning again, which fried the prison guards. Ten minutes later, Mia broke out of the prison facility. Siren and alarms rang, which was annoying to Mia. He had to plug his ears as he flew outside. His freedom did not last even a second as combat drones and combat androids surrounded Mia in the air. Several more drones approached Mia, but they did not try to harm him. Instead, they had a monitor on it. The drones flashed the image of someone with Mia''s appearance in a restraint. She was tied on a chair, Mia could see the background of his previous training academy. Maple had been captured! Looking closer, Maple mumbled without a sound, but Mia could read her lips. [Your grandma will be here today!] It was a piece of good news that Mia had been waiting. However, he frowned when he tried to recall his parents and grandmother''s face. Moreover, there was a question in his mind. ''Do I even have a parent? Why can''t I recall my prior memory before I came to this colony!?'' Mia could not even remember his grandmother''s name and surname. He just knew that he had a grandmother and his parents were alive, but his memory became hazy lately. Natalie could read what Mia thought. She reminded him, [Each time you used psionic possession, you lost a portion of your memories. You overused it during your rampage.] Mia wanted to give himself a punch in the face. He had made an irreversible mistake! He reminded himself not to use the psionic power again for the time being. Soon, Gabriel showed up on the camera. His constitution looked different as if he switched body, but his face was still the same. Mia had to stop to see what they wanted to do with him. "Brat. Come back to the academy, or I''ll kill her." Mia smirked. It seemed that Gabriel did not know that his daughter''s soul was with Maple. Since his grandmother would be here today, he only needed to buy times. Therefore, he followed Gabriel''s instruction, so he could save Maple. . An hour later, Mia arrived at the half-ruined academy. He felt the nostalgia of this place since he had stayed here for over a year, but Mia could hardly remember all important events and many memories he had with this place now. On the middle of the academy square, Gabriel and his vice admirals were there with Maple. Oddly enough, no soldier escorted them but 30 boys of Mia''s former friends and a hundred of scientists, watching from the upper floor balcony. Mia walked toward Maple, but both vice admirals blocked Mia''s path. They created ten ice lances and a hundred of black spikes, which floated around Mia. Had he moved an inch, he would have been killed by these psychic powers of these vice admirals. Gabriel glared at Mia, "Where is my daughter''s soul?" Mia grinned, "Why don''t you come to my soul space again?" "Psionic possession causes Alzheimer. I''m not stupid enough to abuse it like you. I doubt you can even remember your childhood memories now." Gabriel''s remark was accurate. Mia had lost the majority of his childhood memories. Still, Mia was unperturbed. "Your soul is also not human. What are you?" "A higher being than you humans." Mia was surprised by Gabriel''s frankness. Looking at his admirals and the others, none of them flinched by his answer. It seemed they knew something they Mia did not know. The two admirals also seemed to excel in this psionic power as well since they could make their soul space red. As for the other 30 boys, Mia believed that these guys were either brainwashed or mind-controlled. Some of them had injuries on their body, but they did not bother using MBR to heal it. Mia inspected the boys a bit further, and he found that they were restraints by chains and bomb chokers. A few of them had foam and drool from the corner of their mouth as if they could not control their body. One of them attempted to break free from the chains or tried to bite the others, but the choker of his neck flashed. He paused and returned to his position as nothing had happened. Natalie and Lilia felt pity for these boys. [Poor these guys. MWG must have experimented on them. Look at that robotic reaction and those restraints.] [Can you rescue them, too, Mia?] ''¡­ I''ll try if they behave.'' Mia stopped thinking about the boys and turned to Gabriel. "I''m surprised that you care for your daughter. Heck, I don''t know how you even have one since you aren''t even a human." "That''s none of your business. Where is Lana''s soul!? Don''t test my patience!" Mia touched his temple with his fingertip twice, "Come and get her." "¡­" Gabriel paused. He hesitated. His two vice admirals also did not move. They did not use their psionic possession to attack Mia either. Sasha whispered Mia in his mind, [It looks like something is wrong with Gabriel. It''s not that he doesn''t want to invade your soul space, but it''s more like he can''t. We heard that Gabriel had suffered a near-death injury, but this SOB shows up here with a fully recovered condition. I think he has just switched bodies to his back-up clone or something, and he can''t use his power. He is bluffing about not wanting to use his psionic possession against you, or else, he would have found Lana in Maple''s soul space already.] Sasha''s deduction made sense. That day when Raphael was found dead, everyone knew that he fought with Gabriel. The senior admiral might have crippled Gabriel to the point that he was not in a condition to fight. ''Should I jump him?'' [No. Buy times and wait for your grandmother. You already made too many mistakes for breaking out of that prison. Had you stayed there and masked the death of those men, we wouldn''t have come to this.] ''Haiz, I''m sorry.'' [Don''t be reckless. Try to negotiate with Gabriel. You have a better card in your sleeves.] ''Okay.'' After a minute of thinking, Gabriel clicked his tongue. His grimaced expression reverted into a cold smile later. Gabriel turned around to the boys, but he did not say anything. In the next second, something entered Mia''s brain as his conscience was pulled into his mind space against his will. Upon getting back into his soul space, he found all 30 boys inside his room. "What the fuck are you doing in my conscience space!? Get out!" All boys had a different expression than before. They did not gaze into a distance in a daze like a mental patient anymore. [Is this where you are keeping your harem?] [Too bad, we want their souls back!] [No harsh feeling. We are following their orders.] All of them spread out and jumped, point their palm at Mia. *CLANK* *CLANK* *CLANK* Ten of the boys had their body shattered by the girls inside Mia''s space, which caused panic to the invaders. [WHAT!?] [WHY ARE YOU FIGHTING FOR MIA!?] Mia sacrificed another portion of Misha Statue, and a giant cage appeared. The ceiling of his mind-space became red in the next second. Afterward, red tentacle extended from the ceiling and captured all boys. As for the shattered fragments, Mia poured them into Misha Statue to repair it. Misha Statue recovered her lost parts once more. However, her eyes and her white body flashed in red. The statue came to life, and it jumped at Mia. Both bodies merged into one! Chapter 131 Birth of Maou Mia - Part 4 Chapter 131 ¨C Birth of Maou Mia - Part 4 Mia''s soul was absorbed into Misha Statue, and he could not break free from her. He tried to shout and resist, but it did not help. As he was resisting, Misha Bloominglily''s soul in a fairy form appeared before Mia inside the statue. While her eyes still closed, she kissed him. The kiss was not a sexual one. Instead of getting into a reproduction mood, Mia could feel that their soul began merging. Their body became like two different ponds of water. Once it touched, it merged into one body. ''No, Misha! I tried to resurrect you, not to consume you!'' Misha did not stop. She slowly opened her eyes. [Take care, Mia. Thank you.] ''NO!!'' As soon as the statue and Mia''s soul merged, he lost control of his body and his soul. His soul space reddened, and all tentacles from the ceiling started capturing the girls as well. [Mia! Stop!] [Friendly fire! Stop what you''re doing, Mia!] The girls screamed in a panic. As they had learned that red rooms were bad news to all outsiders, they were afraid that Mia might consume their soul. However, the red tentacles did not harm anyone. They put everyone into cages that Mia built. . Meanwhile, changes occurred in the real world. Several boys whose soul had been destroyed spasmed. Their body expanded and enlarged, turning into disfigured monsters. Gabriel and the others leaped backward to avoid them. On the other hand, Mia''s eyes glowed in red light. Red smoke exuded from Mia''s pores, and they moved as if they were alive. The red smoke enveloped one of the boys, entering his body. Soon afterward, his body shook. Blood came out from all of his orifices as he collapsed on the ground. Red smoke came out from his body along with a glowing orb at the size of a fingernail. Gabriel and vice admirals recognized the orb right away. It was the esper core, the essential part inside the brain of all psychic users. The smoke brought the core into Mia''s mouth, which he swallowed it without hesitation. As soon as the core got into his body, another thing happened in Mia''s soul space. A new orb appeared inside his room. One of the boys stared at the orb from inside a cage. He could sense a familiarity from the core. As soon as he realized what it was, he shouted, [Hey! That''s my core!] The soul core was a vital part of their survival. Had it died, the owner''s soul would erode and become a black slime. Misha Statue, who had imprisoned Mia inside, looked at the floating orb. She walked to it, and the core entered her statue body, merging into one. [WHAT!? THAT''S MY CORE! GIVE IT BACK!] The boy screamed in a panic. Inside the same cell, everyone kept their distance from the boy, worrying that he would transform into a black slime soon. However, it did not happen. The boy kept his appearance as a soul after a minute had passed. [Huh?] Meanwhile, Mia kept releasing red gas, which entered every boy''s body and brought out their esper core. He turned to Maple, who was tied into a chair. Before Mia devoured her, Maple chose to enter Mia''s soul space along with Lana with her free will. Both girls entered Mia''s soul space despite the threat of a red room. They, too, were instantly captured by the ceiling tentacles and were thrown into a cell. Once Maple got inside Mia''s mind space, Mia''s real body paused. Instead of harming Maple''s real body, he ignored Maple. Mia looked at the disfigured monsters, whose soul had already been destroyed. The monsters became mindless zombies as they bit and ate nearby friends, whom Mia had taken out their orb. After Mia ate all orbs, he shifted his attention to the disfigured zombies. All red smoke returned to Mia by entering his pores and orifices. Seeing the zombies ignoring him, Mia created condensed plasma ball, which was different from his usual thunder balls. The rotating and crackling ball was pitch black, but it gave a sound of thunder. "Not good! All of you, escape from this place, now!" Gabriel was afraid of this plasma ball. Had it been anyone else, they would have thought it was a child''s play. However, Gabriel seemed to know what it could do to the colony. Had Mia commanded it to explode, everybody here would have died! Plasma chain lighting was released from the condensed plasma ball, and branches of black electricity linked all zombies together. All zombies were left with several burning holes inside their body. More than half of them died as their brain was fried, but three of them was still alive. The plasma thunder ball shrunk, which relieved Gabriel and his subordinates. It seemed that Mia did not want to suicide-bomb them. Two living zombies rushed to Mia, planning to devour him whole. Each of them widened their mouth and dislocated their jaw, revealing over two-feet-width mouth.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. Mia glared at the zombies as he transformed the remaining plasma thunder ball into a long pole. It rotated and flew to the oncoming zombies like a spinning helicopter blade. The rotating plasma thunder pole severed the head of the zombies, splashing their blood onto Mia. The spinning blade dissolved and disappeared, but Mia continued to walk on top of all corpses. Most of the zombies had reverted back to their human''s form. The last zombie glared at Mia. Instead of rushing at him, it also created ten white lightning balls. Ten branches of chain lightning struck Mia, concentrating the zapping location at his brain. The auto-mode Mia diverted the electricity into his palms as he created two more condensed plasma thunder balls. This time, flame surrounded the lightning balls because of the extreme temperature. Mia returned the thunder fireball toward the zombie. The disfigured monster ignored the fireballs and activated all his psychic powers. A lightning spear manifested under Mia''s feet, and it spiked from the ground, attacking Mia from below. Mia side-stepped to the left and dodged the attack. He raised his right hand and touched the spike plasma thunder, which melted his fingertips. Instead of crying in pain, the glowing eyes slowly faded. At the same time, Mia converted the thunder energy into his own, forming a thunder lance. He threw it back to the psychic zombie. *BOOM* The thunder lance went through the head of the monster and exploded. The shockwave force brought the bloody goo and flesh everywhere, and rain of blood poured upon Mia. *BOOM* *BOOM* The two fireballs exploded as well, creating a crater in the middle of the square. . Inside his mind space, Mia also managed to regain a bit of control over his body, but his soul still got stuck inside Misha Statue. He had to move around with a statue as his suit, or he would not be able to move. Looking at the red room and the mess the statue had created, Mia did not know what to say to other girls. Before Mia could control the statue, it moved by itself. Misha managed his body and his mind space at the same time, which solved all problems for him while she created more issues for the girls. He could not express his facial expression or thought anymore as the statue sealed his ability to communicate. Mia could only use his body movement as a gesture language now. After freeing the girls, the room returned to be a white space once more. However, all girls were wary of him. [You''re a devil, Mia.] [Have you become a monster?] [Maou Mia ...] [Yeah, he has changed a bit.] [What about the statue? Has he merged with his mentor?] Every girl had different opinions, but they began calling Mia as "Maou Mia." Sasha braved herself and walked toward Misha Statue, [Mia? Are you still Mia?] The statue nodded. [Can you talk?] The statue shook her head. [I see.] Sasha walked closer to hug him, planning to console Mia from this accident. At this moment, Maple shouted, [Sasha, get away from there! It''s not safe yet!] It was too late. Sasha hugged the statue. Instead of feeling the hard and rough skin, Sasha could feel the warm and softness of the statue''s flesh. She felt like she hugged a human rather than a marble statue. Soon, Sasha felt several slimy tentacles were touching her legs and her abdomen. Misha Statue had transformed her legs into white octopus arms. They coiled around her and began tickling her body. [Mia! Stop! AHAHAHAHA!] Mia wanted to scream that he could not control the statue, but his voice could not come out. From the onlooker''s perspective, Mia was molesting Sasha with the tentacles. Although it did not include any sexual activity, it looked erotic to the boys in the cages nonetheless. Maple rescued Sasha afterward, but everyone kept their distance from the statue since that day. . On the real world, Mia sighed and touched his throat, trying to feel his voice. "Ahhh. Testing. Testing." His voice came back, but he could not use his psionic link to communicate with the girls inside his soul space for some reasons. As he walked on the pool of blood, Mia took off his upper bodysuit. The baggy and blood-soaked armor suit dropped on the blood pond. Mia continued to examine the dead bodies around him with a frown. All boys whose soul was shattered turned into monsters, while the rest still had a living soul. ''A body without a soul turns into a monster? Then, why didn''t all humans I devoured turn into a monster, too? Is it because of the fairy overlord''s blood?'' While Mia was pondering, Gabriel clapped his hands and mocked him. "Well done, Uriel Mia. Now, raise your hand over your head and surrender." Mia almost laughed when he heard it. He could now believe how pretentious Gabriel was in this situation. His pawns were no more, yet Gabriel still thought that he had the upper hands. Maple whispered him in his soul space, [I know where they kept everyone''s body. Buy me some times. I''ll return everybody into their body.] Since Mia could not use his psionic link, he muttered, "Okay." Mia thought of a plan. He looked at Gabriel with a wide smile. "Oh hey, Gabby, I want to play a game. Since I beat you in your turf, it''s my turn to set the new rules, yeah?" Gabriel''s mouth corner twitched, "I''m not in the mood, trainee!" "Like it or not, your daughter''s soul is in my hands. You have no choice." "Son of a bitch! It was you! Let her go!" "You did this upon yourself. Sisters, let''s go!" Maple returned to her body along with 70 sisters, leaving Lana inside Mia''s soul space. Lana sat alone in the room, looking at the cages of the boys. She pleaded, [Don''t kill my father, Mia. I''ll tell you everything, okay? I''m very sorry.] "I know ¡­ Actually, death is too easy for him. I want him to suffer more." . That day, Mia fought against Gabriel and two vice admirals again. After exchanging chain lightning against cryokinesis, magnetic fields, and abilities of the three elites, Mia was worn out from the overworked psyche. He lost his body control to the statue again. Mia''s memories were in fragments during the fight. He could not remember anything, but the girls told him later that Maple suffered a severe injury, and she had to return all girls into Mia''s space to escape from the hands of the government. Among the fragments, he could see a silver-haired woman cried as she held Mia''s bloody body. Two vice admirals that were with Gabriel were also dead, lying beside Mia. However, he did not remember how Gabriel got out of that mess. Mia lost control of his body several times after that fight. After he went through a memory implant surgery, Mia fell into a deep sleep. . In Shelter 88, Banana Mia woke up, finding himself covered in sweat. Shurka was sleeping beside him on his bed. Her faint smile hinted that she had a sweet dream. Mia looked around, it was still night time. The clock showed that it was 3.35 AM. ''What was that dream!?'' Mia held his head as if he had a headache. Then, he heard a voice from Maou, [Having fun peeking into the black hole of my life? That stupid game system or the goddess must have shown you that dream, right?] Chapter 132 Revelation Chapter 132 ¨C Revelation Banana Mia was astonished from experience in the dream as he did not possess these memories. "D-Did you dreamt what I dreamt?" [This is my body. Obviously, I experienced what you experienced.] "¡­" Mia was depressed every time that Maou reminded him that this body was not his. "Then, what am I?" [As I said before, it''s too early for you to know.] "Please tell me! I want to know the truth!" Mia could hear Maou''s sigh from his soul space. Not only Maou, Sasha and all girls sighed as if they knew something that they did not want him to know. He heard a warning from Maple, [Maou was right. Do not seek the truth if you still want to exist as Mia.] "¡­" Although Mia was sometimes stupid, he was not clueless enough to put pieces of jigsaws together. He began recalling important events together. - Misha Bloominglilly and Maou Mia merged as one. - His existence and Maou connect, but they are different entities. - His grandmother injected her memories into him to seal Maou from going berserk. - The comment from the goddess, telling him that they were a phantom or other being putting in together as one. Banana Mia gritted his teeth. He had a theory in his mind. "Am I just a phantom created by my grandmother?" Maou did not answer, which caused a heart pain to Mia. However, Maple answered it instead. [No. You''re not a phantom.] "Then, what am I?" Maou sighed again, [Promise me that you won''t hate me, blame me, or curse at me.] "That depends on your answer." [You''re a stubborn one. Okay, here goes ¡­] Mia held his breath, waiting for the revelation. One second passed. Three seconds passed. Ten seconds passed. . . . One minute later, a drop of sweat dripped from Mia''s chin. Mia heard Maou''s sigh one more time. [Fine. I''m your father.] "¡­" Mia fell off his bed because of the unexpected answer. "WHAT!?" [I''M YOUR GODDAMN FATHER! SATISFY!?] "THAT DOESN''T MAKE ANY SENSE!!" [I splitted my soul into two when my grandmother injected her memories into me! You inherited most of my grandmother''s memories. Then, you have a portion of my memories, creating your personality and your soul! My grandmother and I conceived you! There, happy now!?] Mia could sense that Maou was so embarrassed that his voice cracked. Still, Maou''s explanation sounded so wrong for many reasons, and the girls laughed as they cried. "Ugh, is that true, ladies?" The girls laughed so hard that they could not answer, but Maple confirmed it with her poker face, [Yes. It was true.] Mia did not notice as he was not inside the soul space. Natalie and Sasha were gesturing Maple with their body language in a panic. At the same time, Maou in Misha Statue turned to them and continuously shook head. "So, I''m not a phantom, but I''m a part of you?" [Imagine a plankton''s thought when it looks at its splitted copy, dumbass.] Hearing the flustered voice of Maou, Mia laughed, "AHAHAHA! Oh god! That''s too silly!" [No, you''re silly! Why do you want to know something stupid!? Go back to sleep. Don''t let me get out there and imprison you here in this statue.] "Okay, okay. I won''t ask anymore. I''m sorry." . Maou observed Mia from within his soul space. Seeing that Mia had gone back to sleep, Maou rolled his eyes. He turned to the other girls, gesturing with the statue. [That was close!] Maple gestured back, [I''m sorry. It was on reflex.] [Don''t give her a clue about her existence, please!] [Okay. I''ll keep that in mind.] Maou and the others half-lied to Banana Mia. His existence was not created from the splitting soul. Instead, Banana Mia was a remnant of Misha''s soul that Mia separated from himself. After the incident that Mia fought with Gabriel one last time, he lost control of his body to Misha Statue, which often went nuts. She caused a lot of troubles for Mia and his grandmother, which everyone believed that Mia in the real world became too aggressive as a result. Mia tried his best to regain control, but Misha Statue kept imprisoned him inside and overpowered his psyche force. Each time Misha Statue went ballistic, Mia had to use a split second of his control to kill one of the boys and fed her with a soul to appease the statue''s wrath. All girls were afraid of Misha Statue as she always molested them had someone touched her. Also, Sasha, Natalie, and Maple worried that the statue might absorb Mia''s soul and take over his real body. During the memory implant surgery, grandmother Min''s soul fragments entered Mia''s soul space. Maou used this chance to break free from the merging by sacrificing a portion of his soul to house the remnant memories of Misha Bloominglilly that he had not absorbed. Misha''s remnant soul ejected from the statue and merged with his grandmother''s fragments by accident. Surprisingly, his grandmother''s soul fragments contained unimaginable power that Mia had not known. His grandmother''s soul healed Misha. Misha''s soul regenerated back to her former glory, but she could not recall her past. Instead, she inherited Mia and his grandmother''s memories. Mia and everyone else was shocked by the phenomenon. By splitting Misha''s soul out of the statue, Mia finally regained his control. Unfortunately, he could not exit the statue by himself. To get out of the statue, Mia had to use a replacement, which was Misha''s soul. Unfortunately, he was too exhausted because of the splitting. He went into a deep sleep afterward. Misha''s soul regained her sentience later. Because of the lack of explanation, her past memories, and the true understanding of circumstances, she believed that she was Mia. Furthermore, her regenerated soul appearance was a clone of Mia, which caused further misunderstanding. Everybody wanted to tell her the truth, but Sasha and Maple stopped them. As an act of respect to someone else''s mentor, they thought that Mia should be the one to tell her about this. Thus, it became their unspoken secret. Only the girls and Mia knew about Banana Mia''s true self and origins. And now, Maou Mia regained his power, but he still could not get out of the statue. They could only wait until Maou find a solution other than putting Misha back to her statue to switch places. . In the morning, Banana Mia, under the control of Misha Bloominglilly, woke up because he heard odd noises from the eggcats. Opening his eyes and looking around, Mii''s tentacles and Tama''s arms were having a boxing spar match. It seemed that Mii tried to violate Tama again. *PA* *PA* *PA* *PA* *PA* *PA* *MYA* (NONONONONONONONO!!) *Mii* (YESYESYESYESYESYESYESYES!!) Observing the exchanges, Mia was confused. ''Huh? Why are they fighting again?'' The half-sleeping Mia paused as he felt something below his belly. Under his blanket, Shurka lay on top of Mia''s legs while her hands held his morning wood. "Good morning, darling. Can I have some morning sugar?" "¡­" "What''s wrong? Don''t like it?" After a long night of past memory dream, Banana Mia grew a conscience about their relationship. He worried about Maou, who seemed to love Shurka as well. He did not like this love-triangle situation, so Mia consulted Maou with his psionic link. ''Are you alright with this?'' [With what?] ''With me having sex with someone you love.'' [Oh, that? I feel what you feel anyway. It''s also my body, so I don''t mind. Go ahead.] ''But, don''t you want to connect with her yourself?'' [A good father doesn''t NTR his son.] ''But I''m NTRing you.'' [Nah, it''s more like I''m using a sex android while I''m watching two lesbia-nevermind that! If you worry too much, switch back to me.] ''¡­'' In the end, the clueless Misha had sexy times with Shurka using Mia''s body. At the same time, Maou Mia could feel everything while he was inside the statue. Sasha and others gossiped as they glanced at the statue. [This is a 3P, right?] [Yeah, it''s a 3P. The girl doesn''t realize it, though.] [It''s still 2P to me. Physically, Shurka doesn''t get another D, right?] [Then, is it 2.5P?] [Say, if Mia links the physical sense with all of us, won''t it be 75P?] [¡­] [That''s a gangbang.] [¡­ That''s disturbing.] [But I want to try being a man too! Let''s go ask Maou!] Several girls in their puberty rushed to Mia, asking him to share his body sense to them. Unfortunately, Misha Statue''s auto-mode activated and molested them as usual. None of them brought up this matter to Mia again in the future. . Meanwhile, Goddess Lilith had fun observing Mia and his soul harem. She glanced at the status of each soul inside Mia''s soul space with a smile. ¡­ Name: Mia Uriel Race in LHO: Inferno Dragonewt Race in CGO: Dragonewt Overlord (Sealed) ¡­ Name: Misha Bloominglilly Race in LHO: Phantom Race in CGO: Fairy Dragon (Sealed) ¡­ Name: Sasha Hummingbird Race in LHO: N/A Race in CGO: Demi-Fairy (Sealed) ¡­ Name: Natalie Arc Race in LHO: N/A Race in CGO: Demi-Fairy (Sealed) ¡­ Name: Maple Rockingheart Race in LHO: N/A Race in CGO: Fairy Overlord (Sealed) ¡­ Name: Lana Gabriel Race in LHO: N/A Race in CGO: Demi-Overlord (Sealed) ¡­ There were others, but most of the girls had the same [Demi-Fairy (Sealed)] as their [Race in CGO]. Looking at brief statuses of everybody, Lilith rubbed her hands in excitement. It was as if she was watching a reality show. She wondered what Mia and Misha would do in the future. > Her system phone rang, which foiled her mood. Looking at the caller, it was Gabriel Lobmak. Lilith picked up the call anyway, "Yeah?" [Can you help me bring back a soul?] "No deal, goodbye." [I''ll give you 100,000 diamonds! Just find me one soul!] "You reap what you sow. Bye Bye!" Lilith cut the call. Still, she could guess who Gabriel wanted anyway. Since she also peeked into Mia''s past, she understood the enmity between Mia and Gabriel. > Another call came from CGO world. However, the caller this time revealed the name of Uriel Min. Lilith smiled. As the grandmother of her favorite character, she wanted to see what Min had to offer. "Yes, Lilith here." Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. [This is Uriel, can I open a deal with you?] "Normally, yes. However, if you want to twist the laws of any universe, I can''t help you." [Good. Can I pay diamonds to bring someone to my universe?] "Of course! Still, the person has to consent about the transfer." [I don''t mind. How much does it cost to bring Uriel Mia to my side?] "He possesses ¡­ let me count, eh, he has over 70 souls, ma''am. This is a unique case, so I have to charge more than 100 diamonds per soul." [How much?] "I''ll give you a discount since you''re not like the other assholes. How about 100,000 diamonds sounds?" [Isn''t that more expensive than the usual? AFAIK, Mia hid 72 girls and about a dozen boys in his soul space. The cost shouldn''t get to that.] "He has a family in LHO universe, ma''am. She''s also a dragonewt like him. Their soul quality is different." [Huh? That green banana got a hooker!?] "Hooker is a rude vocab, ma''am. From what I see, she''s just a curious teen." [Bring me both of them, and I''ll pay 10,000. This is my final offer.] "You are bankrupting me. I can''t give you an exception even if you''re a fucking dragon, ma''am." [Then, transfer my 10,000 diamonds to Mia, and deliver me a message!] "Oh, I can do that, but I''ll take 10% as a service charge." [... Fine.] Chapter 133 Angry Grandma Chapter 133 ¨C Angry Grandma Mia lay on his bed after the sexy time with Shurka. He did not go to work today as it was a day-off for all combat staffs after a long raid. It had been half a month of Mia game-time in-game, yet he could not change his class because his level had not reached the optimum 200. <+1 exp="">> <+1 exp="">> <+1 exp="">> Game messages kept coming as the residents of Shelter 88 gained EXP through their daily life, which Mia got a share. The flow of EXP dropped after the fight was over as Mia only gained 10 EXP a minute on average. It would take him two days to increase a level. "I came here for a mecha game, but I get the mutated world and a city-building game. Talk about advertising fraud." Mia sighed. He turned to Shurka, who had already taken a morning bath and got ready to go to work. "You''re working today?" "Yeah, I need to complete my class change quest again." "What is your questing job?" "Mech mechanic. I''m working on robots now." Mia''s eyes glittered, "Cool! Then, can you construct a mech in the future?" "Don''t get your hopes up. I''m merely a rookie. Besides, it takes ages to level up lately." "What''s your level now?" "The same as yours, 121." "So fast! How did you level so fast!?" Shurka grinned. Shurka walked toward Mia and kissed his lips, "Milking your sugar." "What!?" Shurka flashed her skill description panel to Mia. . ************************ > Level 22 / 100 Seeds 533 / 1,000 Automatically activates when the player mates with a spouse of the same race. Increase the player character''s EXP bases on (skill level x 10) + (partner''s level x (skill level/2)) for each ejaculation. Increase the player''s stamina and pleasure sensitivity by 1.5 times during bed activities. Collective seeds increase each time the player is inseminated by the spouse. The player can lay an egg once the collective seeds reach 1,000. The player will gain a bonus of one level and bonus free status attributes in random for each egg laid. This skill only works at a certian time of a year. ************************ . Mia was shocked, "What kind of hack skill is this!? Wait a second, 533!? It counts my deeds!?" Shurka burst into laughter as she flickered his forehead. Before she left, Shurka reminded Mia. "Wash the bed sheet and our clothes while you''re home. Don''t forget to clean the house." "¡­" *Mew* (That''s a sick skill. Too bad you don''t have it.) Mia guessed that only mutant female players had it. Still, it was weird. Curious, Mia transformed into Misha and rechecked her skills. . ************************ > Inferno Mastery ¨C 3/200 Self-Regeneration ¨C 50/225 Pheromone ¨C 50/113 Acidic Fluid - 50/114 Polymorph ¨C 12/115 Pyrokinesis: Burning Resistance ¨C 62+3/221 Pyrokinesis: Blast ¨C 4+3/215 ************************ . Misha did not have it. *Meh-heh Mew* (Ehehehehe) Tama seemed to understand something. She laughed suspiciously. However, Misha still did not understand how Shurka acquired that skill. As the ability was too cheating, Misha wanted it, also. . After hours of house-chores, Misha strolled to the underground lake. She found many dragonewts and demi-humans swimming in it, relaxing under the artificial light. Then, someone called Misha. "Misha! Are you here for a picnic?" It was Crystal and Thorn. Were they here on a date? Crystal had her two-piece swimsuit on while Thorn was in his worn-out t-shirt and cargo pants. Some of Crystal''s scales were still there on her cheeks and her arms, but her smooth human skin replaced her scales from neck down. The dragonewt Crystal became a beauty in her swimwear, which made Misha annoyed a bit when she noticed how smug Thorn was. "Crystal, can I talk with you for a second?" Misha shooed Thorn away and dragged Crystal with her. "What''s wrong?" "Crystal, by chance, do you have a skill called [Mating Season]?" Crystal widened her eyes. Her face reddened as she glanced at Thorn in the distance. "Y-Yes. Wait a minute, how do you know about this skill!? Have you slept with someone!?" "Huh?" "What?" Seeing how clueless Misha was, Crystal thought of something. "Do you have the skill, Misha?" "Err, no. Shurka has it, but I don''t have it." "Oh?" Crystal grinned, "Did Shurka find a man?" "Eh?" "You see, Misha. Only female mutants can get this skill. It appears after we had sex with a man we like." "WHAT!?" "It''s a privilege for girls like us. We usually use this skill to increase our level and status attributes. Hey, are you looking for a good man? I can catch a good hunk for you." Misha flinched when Crystal mentioned, "catch." It sounded primitive and wrong on so many levels. "N-No need. Also, I need to clarify things a bit." Misha confessed to Crystal that her real identity was a man. Crystal was taken aback as she did not believe it. Without a choice, Misha transformed into Mia. He took Crystal''s hands and made her touch his chest. "See?" Crystal frowned, "Isn''t it because you''re flat?" At this moment, Maou took over the control. He shifted Crystal''s hands to his junk instead. After touching his softball, Crystal''s face flushed. In disbelief, she pulled Mia''s pants to peek his thing. Confirmed that it existed, Crystal stared into Mia''s eyes. "You can switch gender!?" With a deep voice, Mia groaned, "From the very beginning, I''m a dude. But when I come to this world, the goddamn goddess forced me to use Misha''s form." "OH!" Crystal laughed, "Then, did you claim Shurka? Is that why you ask about this skill?" "Well, yes." Maou thought, ''I kinda figured it out before that banana dragged you here, though.'' "Ooookay! I get it. I''m sorry, Mish. Unless your female body gets a man, you can''t get this skill. Are you into a man or a woman?" "Obviously, I''m straight. Don''t push a man to me anymore, please."Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. "Roger that. Hahaha." Crystal and Mia chatted about his complicated life as a dual-gender otherworlder for a while before she went back with Thorn, continuing their date. Mia got his answer, and he returned to his cottage. While he was walking toward his residence, he received a system message. > > [I''ve sent you enough diamonds to get you back home. Since the subscription fee is monthly, that means you can return to the game later if you have something unfinished. Just pay the toll and come back. Sasha and Natalie are also waiting for your return.] Mia clenched his fists. Without hesitation, he entered his soul space and shattered all remaining boys in the cage. He made the statue absorb all of it in one go, which caused the statue to flinch. Afterward, he got back to his cottage and rechecked the price of his subscription fee. The price was 7,500 diamonds since there were 75 souls inside him. 72 Girls Maou Mia Banana Mia/Misha And Tama. Although Mia had enough diamonds, he did not buy the subscription yet. As a precaution, Mia spoke, trying to talk to the goddess. "I bought the subscription. I have a few questions about it. Can you answer some for me?" As Mia had expected, Lilith answered. > "Can I designate a location when I go back to my world?" > "Is it possible to request for an extra service? I need someone to relocate her transfer point." > "That''s freaking expensive!" > "¡­" Mia wanted to transfer Shurka to his grandmother''s fleet, so she would not get entangled with the MWG. Unfortunately, the transfer would have to wait. "Then, can you send me a message to my grandmother?" > "I''ll pay. Deliver me a message, please." . . . Uriel Min sat in Mia''s room in her spaceship, waiting for her grandson to return. Two hours ago, she transferred her diamonds to Mia by using her connection with the goddess. Then, she kept waiting here, hoping to see her precious grandson again. > A game screen flashed before her. In fluster, Min skimmed through the screen. [Grandma, this is Mia. Thank you for your diamonds. I have enough to return home now. However, I ran into a few problems. I suspect that people in this game are not NPCs, but they are real people! Right now, I got involved in their struggle, and I''m planning to help them get through the WW III. Secondly, I scored you a granddaughter-in-law, and I made her into an inferno dragonewt like me. I tried to ask the goddess if she can transfer her to your spaceship to avoid the complication with MWG, but she demanded another 10,000 diamonds for her service. I''ll go back once I get enough diamonds for her. I can''t go back right now because of the time flow difference. I''m afraid that I might miss something or WW III could have happened when I''m away. I can''t abandon these mutants I''m protecting. PS. My girlfriend is a relative of that asshole Fluke Luckyaf, though. But she''s pretty, and she''s smart. You''ll like her if you see her.] After she had finished reading her grandson''s message thrice, Uriel Min''s face darkened with anger. She muttered in a trembling voice, "Wet banana! You think of your hoe before your grandma!?" Min turned to the soulless Sasha and Natalie. "I''m sorry, fairies. I will take a bit longer to bring your soul back to your body. Your pack leader is playing hooky." Grandmother Min used her psionic link, sending a message to Tiffany. [Fetch me LHO game consoles and ten elites to join the game. I''m going to drag my grandson back home!] A few seconds later, Tiffany sent her telepathy message back. [It will take a while, my dear. I''m still on earth with a pretty boy. Did you forget that I''m on vacation leave for a week?] Uriel Min almost snapped. Her veins could be seen on her face, and they pulsed to the point that they almost burst. [Fine. I''ll get one on my own.]</+1></+1></+1> Chapter 134 Clearing Wasteland Chapter 134 ¨C Cleaning Wasteland Next day, Banana Mia and others had a meeting to discuss their future plans. Sebastian had dealt with the captives yesterday, and all surrendered soldiers agreed to join Shelter 88. They got their eggcat partner and became pre-evolved demi-humans. On the other hand, captive civilians were skeptical about mutants, so they declined the offer. Half of them were sent back to Mafdet City while the rest followed the surrendered soldiers'' footsteps, joining the shelter as well. This boosted Shelter 88''s military personal from 1800 to 2500. Today, a new issue required Mia''s attention. "Are we running out of warehouse space?" Sebastian nodded, "Yes. After the raid, we don''t have enough rooms to store everything. We still don''t have a suitable tank to store the fuel from the outpost." Sebastian reminded Mia that all 100,000 barrels of oil were still in Mia''s space inventory. "How about we give someone a VIP status, so he can administrate our alternate warehouse?" Sebastian shook his head, "I don''t agree with it. We have to spend 1,500 diamonds to get VIP5 status for one person. If the person turns rogue, we''ll lose everything. The risk is too high." "Ugh, don''t you trust your comrade at all? Crystal fits the job, right?" "Putting all eggs in one basket is bad. If something happens to Crystal, we''ll be in trouble. Also, she will be stuck in here 24/7, which is not an ideal work environment in the long run." "So, we can''t rely on inventory?" "To be honest, I also don''t like the fact that we''re storing all the fuel with you. In an emergency scenario that we have to use it, but you''re not around, you can guess what kind of chaos we''ll be facing." "¡­" Mia sighed, "We have to expand our base. Is that what you want to propose?" "Yes. We wish to live on the surface, so we can acquire more lands for our warehouses." "But there''s going to be problems. Monsters, zombies, hydras, and humans will be targeting us." "Indeed. That comes to the agenda of today''s meeting," Sebastian paused and looked at all captains, "To settle above the ground once more, first, we need a new base." Sebastian listed his objectives. 1. Secure lands for a new base. 2. Construct the base. 3. Purge the monsters, hydras, and all hostile forces. The first objective was easy. They had to secure the perimeters around the exits of Shelter 88, so the logistic and the migration would be easier to complete. Construction was not a problem. There were many architects, engineers, and laborers idling inside the base. However, the third objective required the military''s help. As the base construction would not end within a day, the construction site would be at risk of getting attacked by zombie hordes or random monsters on the wasteland. To prevent this, they had to purge all monsters in this vicinity. The meeting came to a conclusion in the afternoon. All platoons would be deployed. However, because of some difficulties and incompatibility of a few platoons, Mia offered a choice to them. They could act independently or group together in this clean-up operation. The reward would be the harvest and performance of their hunt. This motivated all captains as it suited their lifestyle. . The next day, most of the mechs left the base in enthusiasm, planning to kill as many zombies, monsters, and green eggs. There was a reason for their motivation, diamonds. Currently, the exchange rate between gels and diamonds in Shelter 88 was two red gels for one diamond. The diamond price inflated as many merchants and soldiers paid attention to the VIP system and the items in the game shop now. Many of the goods were so magical that it attracted them. For example, the repair kits could revert a broken machine into a brand new one. Each cost 100 diamond if they buy it individually. However, it cost less if they had obtained VIP4 privilege or higher. The locals here were not stupid. They could do mathematics and see the potentials of all these items. Just by having a VIP status, they could resell those game items as a retailer merchant. Then they would profit from the margins by selling it cheaper than the shop. As a result, everyone sought for diamonds, which heightened its demand. Meanwhile, not many people were willing to sell their diamonds to others. Naturally, the diamond price increased. As for Mia, he did not join the bandwagon of the diamond trade. As he could journey to the wasteland and farm diamonds from monsters, he had no reason to waste his precious red gels. He instead saved it to increase his max STA and VIT, or when he would need a snack. Today, Mia boarded his Prometheus and deployed on the wasteland as well. However, he journeyed alone for max efficiency. As soon as Mia used his 3D sense, his face darkened. There was no monster remaining in the range of 500 meters. All living beings he found were allies. "Sick." Mia wanted to call Crystal and request for her help. Unfortunately, she went out with Thorn and Tautog Platoon on their hunt. "I wish I have a radar truck like Crystal." *Mrrr?* (Ask that cyka to build you one. Isn''t she a mechanic?) "She''s not omnipotent, Tama. We just started playing for like half a month in-game time, so we can''t access the end-game content yet." *Mew* (Isn''t she from Russia? I heard Russian engineers are geniuses. This should be easy for her, right?) "¡­" Mia closed his eyes and bit his lower lips. Because of Tama''s reminder about engineer and Russian, he could hear the meme song, Trust Me, I''m an Engineer, from the depth of his memory, and he could not get that catchy tune out of his head. . . . "Trust me, I''m an engineer. I think we put this thing right here." "Trust me, I''m an engineer. What the fuck did just happen here?" "Trust me, I''m an engineer, with epic skill and epic gear." Since Mia could not get the song out of his head, he sang it to plague Tama. As an old saying, "You should not be haunted alone," Mia wanted Tama to suffer as well. For thirty minutes during the search for monsters, Mia did not stop singing the song. *MYA!!* (STAHP!!) Tama''s eye on Mia''s chest wet as she cried from the torture. Mia''s female voice was pleasant to hear at first, but the lyrics were killing Tama. It was too catchy that it became annoying. Fortunately, Banana Mia stopped singing later. He finally found something to kill, and it was also a big game. He found a hiding alpha egg with his sense. It camouflaged itself as a rock in the middle of the wasteland.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. Had Mia not had the 3D sense, he would not notice it as it blended its color well. However, the life signature and its threatening presence gave enough clue for Mia to detect it. "Oh yeah! I don''t get many diamonds, but give me those precious jellies!" Without further ado, Prometheus released a branch of chain lightning zap at it. *SHREAK!* The alpha screamed. The egg splitted open and revealed its eye inside the egg. As Mia gained more experiences dealing with alpha eggs and baby hydras, he realized that the alpha was activating his skill. Prometheus leaped aside. On the ground that Prometheus had jumped away, it erupted, forming a crater as if it was hit by a meteorite. On the center of the crater, another red alpha egg appeared! Combined with the skill-caster, there were now two eggs! Mia widened his eyes in shock, "WTF is that skill!? Did it just create a red egg out of thin air!?" > A transmission from Crystal came from her radar truck. A facecam overlay of Crystal appeared in Mia''s cockpit monitor. [Mish! My resource map has updated just now. I detected two alphas near your location!] "Oh, you''re late. I found an alpha, and it just summoned another friend out of the blue." [WHAT!?] "Can you check that the number of alpha eggs around our area is the same or it increases?" [O-Okay ¡­ Err, we have a giant hydra, three baby hydras, and eight alphas.] "Huh?" The last time they checked, there were 12 alpha eggs and a giant hydra. However, there were now three baby hydras, one giant, and eight eggs. One of the eggs died a couple of days ago in the night invasion, so the total creatures were 12. An egg appeared out of nowhere, but the total number of eggs were still 12, not 13. *BOOM* While Mia was confused, he commanded Prometheus to dodge another skill attack from the alpha. Now, another alpha egg appeared. "Crystal, check the number of alpha eggs and hydras again!" [¡­ One giant, three babies, and eight eggs. Wait a minute, there are three alphas at your location!?] "¡­" Mia had a theory in his mind. He believed he figured out what the alpha egg Mia had encountered used. "That bastard summons his friends!?" *Mew* (Hey Mish. Let''s kill its friends first and let it keep summoning.) "Yeah, I have the same idea!" Tama and Mia grinned with their eyes. Both synchronized their movements, concentrating on piloting the mech. Meanwhile, the summoned alpha eggs looked around in confusion, not knowing what had happened to itself. Upon noticing other eggs and a giant mech, they screeched and opened their eye, trying to attack Prometheus. Both eggs released their ''Blast'' skill, which was the same skill that Mia had. "Barrier" Two invisible cannons hit a dome of barrier shield from Prometheus. Using Mia''s lightning manipulation and lightning blade skill, the robot created five weak plasma lightning swords. Two swords flew at the summoned eggs right away. *BOOM* *BOOM* One of the swords missed, but one hit the target. One of the three eggs eliminated. > > > [Not bad for a banana.] Maou praised Banana Mia''s execution. He adapted to his new skills and Maou''s experiences very well. However, Banana Mia paid no heed to Maou. Using his instinct, he converted the two fired lightning swords into chain lightning, attacking the dodged egg. *BANG* The chain lightning scorched the egg while the third lightning sword flew at its direction, piercing through its body. The second alpha went down. > > > > *SCREECH* The summoner egg roared as it ran toward the dead eggs, planning to devour their core. Seeing its action and thought, Mia laughed, "Oh neat. Trying to stealing my loots? Dream on!" *MYA!* (Don''t kill it! Let it summon more eggs!) "Haha, I know." Prometheus used its speed, skating toward the dead eggs first. The robot grabbed the dead eggs and stored them in Mia''s VIP inventory. > > > > > > All dead corpses were converted into red gels and diamonds, while their real body disappeared. Seeing the loots were stolen, the summoner alpha was enraged. *SHAAAA!* The egg widened its bloodshot eye. It seemed to exert all of its power this time. Prometheus dodged its summoning attack again by leaping backward. *BOOM* The size of the summoned creature was different this time. Instead of a typical three to five-meter tall egg, it brought something bigger than the usual. *MYA!!* (THAT STUPID VULTURE!!) "Oho? You dare approach me yourself?" The summoned thing was not an alpha. Instead, it was the pteranodon that fought against Mia a few nights ago. *Mew* (You think you can handle it this time?) "Trust me, I''m an engineer <> *...* Chapter 135 Big Haul Chapter 135 ¨C Big Haul Wasteland, one Kilometer north of Mafdet City "Huh?" Prayut turned around and examined an empty floor. Just now, the two-headed hydra, his pet, was lazing here, yet it disappeared right in front of his eyes. ''Is there someone who can use a summon skill or a teleport skill? Or maybe, it teleported away?'' Prayut was familiar with teleportation and puppeteer skills. Using his guts, he thought that someone or something might have probed his abilities by stealing his pet. ''The only ones that can sense other hydras are matured hydras. Is it that big guy?'' Prayut gazed to the east, staring at the direction of the colossus hydra in the area. ''Is he trying to gain allies, or is he trying to grow more heads?'' The overmind turned to his 100 subordinates, "I need someone to scout the big guy for me. Check if he grows another head or is he collecting allies." A squad of ten dragonewts saluted to the general. They spread their wings and flew toward the east. . Meanwhile, a young girl with Mia''s face logged in the game for the first time after she paid 100 diamonds to the goddess. Lilith greeted her at her character creation screen. > The girl snickered, "I don''t need to alter my appearance anyway. Say, will I inherit all my skills if I get into your universe like this?" > "Will I lose anything?" > "Lame!" > "¡­" > "Both worlds are the same anyway. Send me in there." > "Where did Uriel Mia choose? Can I choose the same place as him?" for visiting. After the two-headed pteranodon arrived, the battle between Prometheus and the two monsters became chaotic. Both alpha egg and the hydra were not allies. Instead, they tried to eat the other while they wanted to destroy the giant robot. It became a three-way battle. One of the hydra heads kept materializing dark spears, shooting at the alpha egg. On the other hand, the pteranodon head blasted its laser at Prometheus. Prometheus kept its distance from the giant bird as Mia did not want it to teleport again. He planned to arrange a trap. While Prometheus was dodging the beams, it pierced thunder swords into the ground. 50 Thunder balls floated around them, creating an array of a dome. Mia used these swords and electric balls as an array dome to seal everyone inside. *Mew* (Won''t it just teleport away?) "It can, but I need to take chances. Just pray that it won''t notice it." Banana Mia put all of his concentration on manipulating all thunder skills. Tama had to exert her strength to pilot the robot, dodging all the incoming beams. Soon, a dark spear pierced through the alpha egg and killed it. The pteranodon hydra rushed to the corpse right away with opened mouth. Had it succeeded in eating the alpha egg, it would have grown the third head! "NOW!" All thunder balls and thunder sword transformed into a field on chain lightning. Thousands of electric branches covered everywhere inside the dome and the orchestra of lightning sound echoed through the wasteland. *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* Prometheus did not get out of this unscratched. It suffered all kinds of lightning bolts, and the heat fried the cockpit modules. The temperature inside the cockpit increased to over 100 degrees Celsius, but Mia and Tama were unharmed. However, chain lightning still electrocuted them. > > > > > > > ¡­ > > > > The torture was worth it as many of Mia''s passive skills increased by many levels. After half an hour, the chain lightning ended, and the robot was on fire. However, Mia disregarded the burning cockpit and bathed in the flame. Inferno dragonewt''s traits displayed its perk. As long as an inferno dragonewt was in a burning area or an arid region, he would be almost invincible as all wounds regenerated faster than the usual. All numbness inside Mia''s body disappeared, replaced with the refreshed feeling. Tama also danced in joy from the increased of Mia''s body temperature. *MEW* (I LOVE IT HOT!) Once Mia recovered from his numbness, he used his 3D sense to check the status of the hydra. Outside of the cockpit, the pteranodon was caught off guard. It was struck and cooked by the lightning. However, the two-headed hydra had not died yet. The vitality of this monster was high, and it was recovering from the injuries. As Prometheus could not move, Mia could not use the robot to finish off the hydra. [Let me.] Maou Mia wanted to switch in. "No, I want to try." Banana Mia opened the hatch and got out of the mech. He tried to manipulate the psionic cores inside Prometheus'' psionic engines, ordering them to amplify his power. It did not work. As the engines required the thorough instruction and process from the programmed modules, it could not be used to increase Mia''s strength directly. *Mew!* (Use the lightsaber! Use your telekinesis to slash that bird brain!) "I''ll try!" Mia controlled the giant lightsaber handle with his telekinesis. Unfortunately, its size was three-meter tall and over a meter in bulkiness. His psych force could not lift it as it was too heavy for Mia. [Haiz. A bunch of bananas.] Mia forcefully took over the control of his body and sent Banana Mia back into the statue. He took out a laser pen, the repair kits, from his inventory. All repair kits were supposed to be for the shelter, but Maou took one with himself, just in case of emergency. He flashed the laser pen at Prometheus and repaired the mech in an instant. *Mew* (Woo! You''re a genius!) [¡­] Banana Mia wanted to slap his forehead. He did not think of this tool. Maou closed the hatch and piloted the mech. Prometheus regained its functions again. However, the hesitation and delay gave enough time for the hydra to recover. The pteranodon could move its head, but it could not use its power or fly away from here yet. Five lightning sword flew at the hydra. Four of the swords targeted its sides, blocking the monster''s escape route, while the other aimed at its second head''s core. The monster did not dodge it. As the first head believed that he would not die as long as his core remained, it sacrificed its second head to survive. "Big mistake, birdbrain." Mia transited his sword attack into chain lightning. All lightning swords emitted branches of lightning bolts, frying the hydra again. Another lightning sword manifested, and it pierced the pteranodon''s core while the chain lightning had not subsided yet. Prometheus strolled to the hydra. It pulled the embedded sword and sliced off all heads, ending its struggling. > > > > > > > > > > It was another big harvest from one dead alpha egg and the two-headed pteranodon at the cost of one repair kits. *Meh-Heh Mew!* (Take that, stupid vulture. Mehaha!) "Three alphas and one hydra. Not bad at all." Maou had enough from the hunt for now as he had already earned 8,322 from killing four monsters. Combined with all red gels in his inventory, Mia had 10,835! With this amount of red gels, eating all of them would be overkill since he could not even increase his actual status points to the caps now. Maou believed he should exchange it to green gels to increase his skill caps or use it as a currency to buy some diamonds from the others. . Late afternoon, Prometheus returned to the base. Upon arrival, he could see several vehicles from the logistic division parking around the cargo entrance, waiting for their queue to enter the base. Many trucks were carrying carcass and dead bodies of various monsters, green eggs, giant snakes, scorpions, and even a 10-meter tall queen egg. A new truck also arrived. When Mia turned to the direction of a newcomer, he found Crystal''s vehicle. They were from Zeris and Tautog platoons. Four ten-meter tall mech units from Tautog were carrying a 5-meter red egg with them. It seemed that they, too, had fought an alpha egg. Maou Mia jumped off his mech to greet Crystal, Thorn, and her friends. "A big haul, I assume." Thorn laughed, "One alpha, 5,000 diamonds from zombies, and 15 random beasts. Yeah, we''re rich now." Crystal coughed, "I doubt that we can match with you, Mish. Did you kill those alphas and a hydra?" Mia nodded, "Three alphas, one two-headed hydra. No small fry, though." The bystander who heard Mia''s words stopped their feet on their track. They turned to Crystal and Mia with round eyes. Hearing that Mia killed many alphas, she rechecked her resource map. From their kill counts, there should be five alphas, two hydras, and colossus hydra remaining. However, the map revealed four alphas, two hydras, and one colossus. One of the monsters seemed to have been killed by other platoons. Mia chuckled, "You''re not the only one with an alpha corpse, it seems." . Near Mafdet City, three kilometers to the northwest Dove spat blood and knelt on the ground. His body had seven ice needles embedded into his body as traces of a battle. His right arm was missing, and his jaw and chin were dangling under his half-frozen face. Before him, ice spikes penetrated a two-meter alpha egg corpse. Its core rolled on the ground, while the red blood of the egg condensed into gels. ''Come on. Regen!'' Dove placed his jaw back to its original position to heal it first. As soon as he recovered his mouth, Dove grabbed the alpha core and ate it. *CRACK* He crew it like it was candy. > > > > > Dove''s right arm regenerated and all holes in his body closed. He breathed a sigh of relief. ''I''ve survived another battle!'' Dove laughed and lay down on his back, looking at the cloudy sky at dusk. ''15 More levels. It''s a long way to go until I can catch up with Misha.'' Chapter 136 Grandmother’s Wrath Chapter 136 ¨C Grandmother''s Wrath The first day of the purge went well. As Shelter 88''s platoons carried VIP repair kits with them, all of their mechanical units came home in one piece. Aside from light injuries of their mutant soldiers, they suffered no significant loss. As promised, everyone kept what they killed, and everybody''s morale soared. All mutants were eager to go out again for another hunt. However, Mia and Crystal could not find the mysterious squad that killed another alpha egg as no squad came home with another dead red egg. Crystal had to double-check with her resource map. Still, the result was the same. In the end, they believed that someone else might have killed it. Meanwhile, Mia and Sebastian faced new trouble after this grand harvest. This free dispatch order harmed the base''s potential gel income. In the future, Shelter 88 would not get as many jellies from other wild eggs as the past anymore. Although they reared several tamed queen eggs inside their base to produce green gels, their lifespan would not last long. Moreover, an alpha might be born from them, which could threaten the safety of the entire base. Mia observed the general trends and predicted that gel''s value might increase after the purge, so he exchanged his red gels to yellow and green gels, hoarding his precious snacks. Sebastian also planned to contact other bases, hoping to import diamonds or gels from other places. . The next day After the harvest yesterday, all captains purchased VIP privilege from the goddess to get their wares for cheap. Although Sebastian suggested that they should pool all diamonds together and buy the VIP10, more than half of all captains refused. First, Shurka already had VIP10 privilege, so the base could use her as a medium to buy wares from her. Secondly, everyone sought privacy. No one wanted to entrust all of their hard-earned assets to a stranger or let the stranger used it for them. And lastly, everybody wanted freedom. They did not want to live in the underground shelter forever, and many mutants had planned to establish their new colony on the surface. Among all mutants, only Dolphin, Thorn, Hewett, and Wayne did not mind sharing. As for the rest, they did not like Sebastian''s management system. Mia called them for a brief meeting and allowed them to journey outside again. They could also keep all their assets to themselves. Since these people wanted to spread their wings soon, there was no point keeping them around to waste the upkeep and budget costs. In the end, 14 out of 19 teams had concluded that they would leave this base in the future. After they helped them establish their city on the surface, they would buy-out their current mechs from the shelter, so they could take an adventure, farming more diamonds and gels. It was a stupid dream of these locals even though they knew that WW III was around the corner. Sebastian grimaced after the meeting. He looked at Mia as he bit his lower lips. "Is it alright letting them go? Our force will become weaker than before." Today, Maou took control of his body since morning. He laughed, confident that this was nothing.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. "If I tell you that I have 72 super soldiers in my world that are as strong as me, will you believe me?" "Huh? Do you have allies in your world?" "I have, but I can take only two with me right now." Maou had a change of heart after he had faced with the rising of freedom-seeking captains. After a night of reflection, it was na?ve not to rely on his powerful grandmother when he could. He could have returned and explained everything in detail to his grandmother. Then, he could have come back here with more allies, Natalie and Sasha. Maou could return them to their body as he promised. Also, he could shoo other girls away from his mind-space by transferring them to Sasha or Natalie''s mind space. He wanted to have a private life with Shurka and Misha/Banana Mia in their small world, and not turn into an exhibitionist who displayed his sex life to his sisters. After he made up his mind, Mia returned to his cottage to prepare his log out. Mia wrote a message to Shurka that he would go back to the real world to request for reinforcements from his grandmother. Before he could log out, someone knocked on the door in frantic. The visitor also shouted, "Castellan! Please come quickly! A group of otherworlders has come and request to see you!" "Huh?" This sudden visit caught Mia off-guard. He was about to go into his usual combat mode and get ready to fight a difficult battle. However, Maou''s instinct cried that he should not see or fight this group of otherworlders. Having faith in his guts, he kicked Banana Mia out from Misha Statue and switched back, allowing Banana Mia to control the body. Banana Mia was delighted that he could control the body again. However, he also had a bad feeling about these visitors and Maou''s reaction. ''What is he doing? This isn''t like him.'' Mia was confused. He was absorbed into Maou''s action to the point that he forgot to transform into Misha. Mia followed the messenger to the entrance of the shelter. Upon arrival, five hundred mutants were surrounding a group of 11 humans. However, all of the soldiers panicked for some reasons. Behind the soldiers, tanks and mechs aimed their weapons at the otherworlders. Unfortunately, their muzzles had been melted, and they were unusable. Mia got closer to see the otherworlders, wondering who attacked them. Then, the white hair woman, the leader of the otherworlders yelled. Her voice was so familiar to Mia that he had goosebumps. "GREEN BANANA!! GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE WITH YOUR GF, OR ELSE, I''LL TURN ALL OF THESE WET BANANAS INTO FRIED BANANAS!!" *Mew!* (Oh! It''s someone from the other side. I remember that she''s your relative, right?) "¡­" Now, Mia knew why Maou behave like that. He ran away from his grandmother. ''Does that mean he is using me as a scapegoat!?'' In Mia''s mind space, Natalie burst into laughter. [AHAHAHAHA!! Maou, you chicken!] Sasha held back her laughter. From her experience, bully Maou would lead to a catastrophe. Once he regained his sense, Maou would definitely payback for the humiliation by ten folds by molesting them with the statue''s tentacles. Banana Mia walked to his grandmother with a blank face. Sweat drops came out from all of his pores to the point that it looked like he was drenched. A fist hammer landed on top of Mia''s head out of nowhere. Grandmother Min teleported and hit him with her fist. She grabbed Mia''s left ear and twisted it. She yelled into Mia''s ear, "THERE YOU ARE, YOU HORNY BANANA!! I TRANSFERRED YOU ENOUGH DIAMONDS, BUT YOU INSIST ON HELPING YOUR GIRLFRIEND!? YOU ARE WORRYING ABOUT YOUR GIRLFRIEND MORE THAN YOUR OWN GRANDMOTHER!? YOU HAVEN''T SENT ME A SINGLE MESSAGE AFTER LILITH''S GONE BANANA!! AT LEAST, CONTACT ME WHEN BANANA HAPPENS, YOU LUSTY GREEN BANANA!!" Her voice was so loud that Mia thought his eardrums burst. The dizziness stunned him for a whole minute. From the onlooker''s perspective, it looked like a group of parents coming to fetch their runaway child from an entertainment district. However, their presence was so threatening that it surpassed Sebastian''s combat mode by miles. Sebastian was also there, protecting his people. Upon seeing their action toward Mia, he breathed a sigh of relief. As long as these men and women were Mia''s allies, they should not be their enemies. Grandmother forced Mia to seiza and listen to her sermon. Her voice was loud enough that all surrounding mutants could also hear it. Using this rare chance, they paid attention to her words to learn about the otherworld. . An hour later, Shurka came here to see Mia''s grandmother after she had heard the news that Mia''s relative visited the base. Boldly enough, Shurka walked toward them and interrupted Grandmother Min. "H-Hello, ma''am?" Grandmother Min stopped yelling at Mia. She turned to Shurka and was about to slap her for interrupting their touching and happy reunion moment. As soon as Min detected Shurka''s golden hair, red dragon scales, long pointy nose, and her Eastern European appearance, she could tell that Shurka was not a native in this world. As this place located in Southeast-Asia, most people here were either pure-blood Asians or Caucasian-Asian, so many of them inherited black hair or Asian features. Seeing Shurka''s out of place and her youthful appearance, Min used her conjecture and thought that Shurka was a beta-testing player from elite schools. She stopped her action. "Are you a player?" "Y-Yes, ma''am." "Are you by chance this green banana''s girlfriend?" "Err, yes, ma''am." "Ho?" Grandmother Min inspected Shurka again when she heard Shurka''s confession. She glanced at Mia and praised him in secret that he was good enough to score an adorable girlfriend despite his girly appearance. Min observed Shurka from her head to toes. Staring at her for a while, Min asked, "How far did you go with him?" "Err, excuse me?" "Did you sleep with him?" Shurka blushed. She averted her eyes from Mia''s grandmother. "I take it as a yes. Then, are you pregnant?" Shurka did not say anything. However, she glanced at her [Mating Season] skill status. Her seed collection had not reached 1,000 yet, so she was not pregnant. Mustering her courage, she shook her head. Min nodded, "I see. That makes things easier. What''s your name?" "Shurka, ma''am." "Your last name?" "Shurka Luckyaf, ma''am." Grandmother Min squinted her eyes and frowned. She turned to Mia and grabbed his head with one hand as if it was a basketball. Although her hand was slim and tender, her grip power was strong enough to squeeze a steel bar with bar hand. Mia screamed, "OUCH!! I''M SOWWY!!" Min shouted at Mia, "DO YOU REALIZE THAT YOUR GF IS THAT FLUKE LUCKYAF''S RELATIVE!?" Chapter 137 Nosy, Shady Grandma Chapter 137 ¨C Nosy, Shady Grandma Mia screamed in pain while he retorted to his grandmother, "I told you in my message that she''s a relative to Fluke! It''s in the message!" Grandmother Min stared at Mia and blinked twice. She released her grip and rechecked Mia''s last messages. Indeed, Mia stated it in the postscript. [PS. My girlfriend is a relative of that asshole Fluke Luckyaf, though. But she''s pretty, and she''s smart. You''ll like her if you see her.] *(Chapter 133)* She frowned as she could not remember this. ''Banana me. He''s right. Had I gone mad that I didn''t pay attention to this?'' Realizing that she overlooked this paragraph in the messages, grandmother Min feigned ignorant. She yelled at Mia again. "EVEN IF YOU WORRIED ABOUT YOUR GIRLFRIEND, YOU COULD HAVE COME BACK AND REPORT TO ME! HAD YOU RETURNED AND REPORTED EVERYTHING TO ME FIRST, I WOULD NOT HAVE WASTED MY TIMES COMING TO THIS WORLD!!" Mia was in tears. He shrunk back, "I''m sorry!!" While Mia was apologizing, he cursed at Maou with his psionic link, ''You knew about this, didn''t you!?'' [I''m sleeping. No disturb.] ''Don''t pretend to sleep, you bastard! You only return the body to me, so you can dodge the sermon! Now, get out here and face your grandmother yourself!'' [Didn''t you want to control my body 24/7? There you have it. Why complaining?] ''You''re making me a scapegoat!'' [¡­ Okay, I can get back to my body, but you''ll stay here during the night activity. I''ll get to sleep with Shurka, deal?] ''¡­ No.'' [Then deal with my grandmother for me.] ''¡­'' While Banana and Maou were bickering using their psionic link, Grandma Min turned to Shurka, "Do you know anything about the experiment?" Shurka tilted her head in confusion, "What experiment?" "The dragon''s blood experiment!" "What''s that?" Min stared into the eyes of Shurka. Looking at her sparkling blue eyes, the grandmother did not detect any deception and deceit from the girl. "Oh, forget it. You''re clear." "I''m clear?" Shurka did not understand what the silver hair woman was talking about. "I don''t think you''re a part of those fools. Well, I''ll leave my green banana in your care. I''m looking forward to seeing my great-grandchildren soon, though." "Green banana? Wait a minute, great-grandchildren!?" The grandmother laughed and patted Shurka. She whispered her, "Mia likes big boob girls. Just keep flashing your chests, and he''ll get into the mood." "EH!?" Shurka''s face reddened like a tomato. Although they went through many things together, she was not used to sexual talk with others. Grandma ignored Mia and talked with Shurka for a while. . Half an hour later After the hectic reunion, Grandmother Min left the matter about her grandson and granddaughter-in-law for the time being. She gathered with the captains and Sebastian in the shelter, negotiating the terms. Banana Mia and Shurka were dragged here as their witnesses as well. Min got to the point first, "As you know, I''m an otherworlder, but I''m also not MWG''s ally, so you don''t have to worry that I''ll kidnap or experiment on you. My grandson and my granddaughter-in-law have already mutated. There is no point in taking other samples." Sebastian nodded, "Then, will you take your grandson and your granddaughter back?" "I will." Sebastian sighed, disappointed that they would lose their strongest pilot of the shelter. It appeared that they had to fight WW III on their own. Min could tell what Sebastian and others thought. She clapped to interrupt them from getting misunderstood. "Although I said that, I won''t take him with me now. Since the situation in this world is interesting, I can''t help but have an urge to join in. Say, Sebastian, I want to become your base''s sponsor." "Sponsor?" "Yes. I''ll supply your base with diamonds, food supplies, technologies, and manpower." Sebastian''s eyes gleamed in delight. However, he was aware that nothing was free in this universe. They had to compensate for this silver hair woman with something in exchange. "What''s the conditions, ma''am?" Grandmother Min grinned, "I''ll keep supporting you until you can establish your country. I wish to establish a colony for my people. Your future cities or country will grant us free passes, green cards, and authority to settle down in this world within your territories. I also wish to get 10% of your total surplus tax-income for 500 years. Oh, I won''t take it right now, but I''ll be collecting those after we sponsored you for 10 years." Shurka and Mia were shocked. "G-Grandma? What are you trying to do?"Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. Min shrugged, "This is how adults play a VRMMO game, kids. We don''t go around and grind levels like lunatics. We capitalize on the properties and assets." "¡­" "How about it, Sebastian? Do you want me to invest in your shelter? Or do you want to survive WW III on your own?" Sebastian and others were silent. This matter was too sudden, and they could not decide at the moment. Crystal stepped forward and proposed, "We need some times to consider about this sponsorship. It affects everyone here, so we can''t decide within today." Min was satisfied with their cautious attitude, "I don''t mind. But first and foremost, I''ll be taking this green banana home for a day or two." "Will you allow him to come back?" "I''ll have to come back to get your answer. Well, he''ll be back with me." Grandmother Min inspected Crystal''s appearance. Noticing that she also had a sexy body and a pretty face, she had an inspiration. "You are Crystal, correct?" "Yes. I''m Crystal Bloom." "Do you have a boyfriend?" "Eh? Why?" *Aha Meow* (She has one, beautiful lady.) Min ignored the weird eggcat''s sound, "Just asking. Do you have one?" *Aha Meow* (Ma''am, she has one right here.) "Err, yes. I do. Why do you ask?" *Aha Meow* (See? She has one.) "Ah, too bad. I was thinking if I should scout you as a potential second bride for my green banana." Crystal was taken aback by this woman''s assertiveness of her grandson''s affair. Meanwhile, Thorn felt threatened by the grandmother''s ambush. Fortunately, his persistence and dedication won Crystal''s sympathy and heart, and they were dating at the moment. Had Thorn been slow, Crystal might have been seduced by Min. By reflex, Thorn stood closer to Crystal and held her hand. Upon feeling Thorn''s skinship, Crystal blushed. Min shook her head in pity. She liked this matured woman even though she was a local. ''What a waste. It''s difficult to find a beautiful working woman with good physics, round chests, and firm butt. Green banana, you''re a pack leader, so you should have acted like an alpha male! Hunt for women, impregnate them all, and bring home my great-grandchildren, damn you!'' Had Banana Mia and Maou read their grandmother''s thought, they would have spat blood from the shock. Nobody knew that Min was looking forward to seeing her grandson bringing his women home. Min turned around to glare at Mia. ''Fortunately, Natalie and Sasha are still around. I''ll make them his second and third wife. Still, I need to take that green banana home, so I can make him return their soul to their body.'' Unlike Gabriel and other higher-ups in MWG, Min Uriel knew something that no one in their universe had discovered. Grandmother Min knew about Mia''s splitted personalities, his statue, and all the girls inside his mind space. She, too, could use psionic possession, and she had seen everything inside Mia''s secret room! . At night, all Min''s ten bodyguards had logged out from the game to resume their work in real-life, leaving the grandmother with her grandson and Shurka. The entire family returned to their cottage, so they could have a heart-to-heart talk. Shurka was nervous because of the grandmother''s presence. She did not scare of her power, but her identity as Mia''s relative made her uneasy. "Take it easy, child. I''m not mad anymore." "O-Okay." "Now, Mia. Care to explain what''s going on here? Why are you delaying the return? I read your messages, but I don''t think that''s all the problems you''re facing." Mia nodded, "I don''t have enough diamonds to transfer Shurka to our spaceship." "Oh?" "You know that she''s infected with the hydra virus, right? She has her original appearance in-game, and she mutated. Now, MWG will gun for her blood and will experiment on her as they did to me." "Ah, that''s obvious." "Right. Here''s the problem. If Shurka logs out of the game, she will reappear inside her game capsule. Also, MWG soldiers are probably waiting for her at her home by now. They''ll surely take her with them to experiment on her." "Then, can''t you make Lilith transfer her to our spaceship?" "I asked the goddess, but she demanded another 10,000 diamonds as a fee. She said something like teleportation abuse or something, and didn''t help me." Min nodded. As the grandma had traded with Lilith many times in the past, she knew a bit of her personality. From Min''s perspective, Lilith was a moody goddess. She was kind sometimes, but she could also be a bitch if someone angered her. Also, Lilith was strict with her governance and universal laws. Everything she did had a reason behind it. Grandmother Min could also guess the reason why Lilith changed the rules about their universe. It related to MWG''s deals about all VRMMO games and their contracts. However, she did not want to reveal any secret to Mia and others. The fewer people who knew about it, the better. "That sounds like her. How many diamonds are you lacking?" "I need 17,700 diamonds for Shurka and me to get out of here, but I only have 10,573." "About 7,200 diamonds? No problem. But first, Shurka, I''ll take Mia with me to our world to settle something, then I''ll return with him, okay?" "H-How long will you leave?" "About a few hours in our world. That should be about a couple of days in this world." Shurka looked sad, "Okay." Grandmother Min laughed, "Don''t worry. I''ll be back to pick you up. I''ll take you to my spaceship, so no asshole can kidnap you. Anyway, we will need you to draw Fluke Luckyaf to me, too. I have a lot of things to talk to him." While the grandmother was talking about Dr. Fluke, she did not hide her killing intent. As she had not forgiven Gabriel and Fluke for what they had done to Mia, she planned to use Shurka to bait Fluke to her spaceship. Chapter 138 Revelation II Chapter 138 ¨C Revelation II Mia paid 7,500 diamonds as the monthly subscription fee for everyone and logged out from the game. Upon opening his eyes again, he found himself inside his game capsule. He returned to his grandmother''s spaceship after a long gaming session. "I''m so tired." Even though Mia had not worked much in-game, he was still mentally exhausted. He exited the capsule and lay down on his bed nearby. Ten minutes later, his grandmother entered his room with Sasha and Natalie''s soulless body following her. "Alright, green banana. I think you''ve already regained some of your psionic skills by now. You can return their soul to their body." Mia stared at his grandmother with widen eyes. He could not believe what he was hearing. His grandmother knew about his psionic abilities? "Huh?" "Don''t feint ignorant. I''m old enough and have seen more than you could have imagined. I''ve obtained the data from the past experiment, so I know about those fairy overlords and their inheritance ritual." "Eh?" "Don''t make me use my psionic possession on you and drag their soul to their real body myself, Mia. I meant, the other Mia. You can stop sleeping inside your master''s statue and send them where they belong. Sasha and Natalie are safe now." "EHHH!?" "Stop screaming, green banana! Fetch my other son from your mind space." Banana Mia was at a loss. He was confused and surprised that his grandmother knew everything about himself. "Since when ¡­ how did you know all of this? I thought nobody knew about my complication and the other personality." Grandmother Min grinned, "My soul fragments are sentient. Ever since I injected my memories into your brain, I injected a portion of my soul fragments in your mind space to observe your condition. Well, simply put, I can see everything inside your white room as long as you and I are next to each other like this. Heck, I can tell that you''re a mini-me. It feels weird to conceive a new soul by combining both my grandchild''s soul and my soul, though. Well, in a way, I''m your mother, and Mia is your father. Nice to meet you, daughter." "WHATTT!?" "Stop screaming, or I''ll degrade you from a green banana to a stupid mandrake. Now, fetch me my grandson." "¡­" In Mia''s mind space, Maou had been listening to their conversation from the beginning. To avoid further complication, he pulled Misha into her statue and reclaimed his body. "I''m back, grandma. Sorry for the trouble." Hearing the deep voice from Mia, Uriel Min nodded in acknowledgment that her real grandson was here. "Welcome back, Mia. Since when had you regained your consciousness?" "About a week ago in-game, perhaps. An idiot tried to brainwash the other me with a pre-coded psionic language, but it got Tama instead. Then, Tama woke me up by flashing the psionic language into my brain." *Mew* (They didn''t get me. I''m immune to all mental attack!) Mia chuckled, "As she said."Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. Min frowned, "I don''t understand cat''s language, Mia. Translate it for me." "She said she is immune to all psyche attack." "Oh, impressive kitty." *Meh-Heh Mew!* (Of course. I''m a cool kitty! Wait, I''m a kitty?) Min returned to the subject, "What happened after that?" Mia recounted all events he had been through after he had awakened without hiding anything. Since he trusted his grandmother, there was no point keeping a secret. Mia also told her about the events during the experiment, which included Misha Statue, the memories of fairy overlords, and their struggle. For three hours, Min listened to Mia''s narration without blinking. "So, you lost control of your body because the statue overtook it?" Min''s face grimaced and paled. Noticing his grandmother''s complexion, Mia sensed that something was wrong. It was not her health issue, but Min might have known something that Mia and others did not know. "Grandma, please tell us about fairy overlords and their race. Why did Gabriel attack them? What are they trying to achieve by using that stupid experiment?" Min bit her lower lips and looked into Mia''s eyes, hesitated to confess her secrets. In the end, grandmother Min leaked a portion of what she knew. "Do you know how fairy overlords reproduce or multiply?" "Didn''t they lay eggs? Some of their memories showed me that they laid eggs." "That''s not the only way of their multiplying process. You have inherited their statue. Did you notice something odd about their reaction, soul, or appearance?" "They hid a dormant soul in a statue, and the statue inherit their appearance? Ah, I think the other me subconsciously created the in-game avatar based on her previous human form. Is it relate to this?" "Your game avatar has nothing to do with this, Mia. The statue is not just a decoration. It is ¡­ a trail." "A trial?" Mia recalled that when he met with Misha for the first time, she represented herself as a judge. After he killed a few black slimes, her attitude toward him changed into a comrade, then a mentor. Uriel Min continued, "Fairy overlords are not a peace-loving creature, Mia. First, these fairies are cunning foxes. They never share their memory and experience with anyone or anything. What you experienced was their fabricated memory that they created to fool you." "What!?" All girls and Banana Mia inside his mind-space were shocked as well. However, Lana looked indifferent as she learned about this from her father, Gabriel. Meanwhile, Maple''s face distorted. "Whenever a fairy overlord faces danger, they can break their soul into small fragments, and each retains their consciousness. They scattered into their blood cells, waiting for other creatures to drink or eat their remaining corpse. Once something has eaten it, it will possess the consumer''s body and slowly transform them into a fairy overlord, back to their previous appearance." Min gazed at Mia with a frown, "You and the others drank their blood, Mia." Mia and everyone were in disbelief. This version of revelation was different from what they learned from their mentor''s teaching and memory. As Mia had faith in his grandmother, he believed that Min told him the truth. Meanwhile, all girls were conflicted because they could not accept this version of reality. On the other hand, Maple revealed a sign of anger. She hid her trembling hands behind her back, glaring at Min on the image inside Mia''s mind space. Then, she turned to Misha Statue, pondering something by herself. "Then, why did they teach other girls and me about psychic powers and psionic abilities? They even encouraged us to keep devouring the statue and their soul!" "As I said, Mia. It''s a trial." "A trial?" "It''s the natural selection process whether you have the potential to be stronger than them, or they are stronger than you. I told you that fairy overlords are cunning, right? They have conned you with a double-layered scheme. First, they will tempt you with skills, power, and knowledge. Should you consume all pieces of their statue and soul, you will inherit everything that they have learned. However, they did not die. They will merge with your soul, and they will slowly eat away your consciousness and conscience. After a year, your existence will be no more, and you''ll be replaced with their real soul. Everything that your body has learned will be theirs, along with your body." "WHAT!?" "On the second scenario, should you be a softie and refuse to devour their statue, it will influence you to feed them with soul fragments. It will give you hints that they are still alive and give you hope that you can revive them. Once they regain enough power, they will imprison your soul inside the statue and devour you from the inside. Meanwhile, they will govern your body, just like how it overtook yours a few years ago." "!!!" Everyone in Mia''s mind space was speechless, including Misha inside the statue. Right now, everyone kept their distance from her in fear and wary. Banana Mia, or Misha, shook her head in disbelief. Although she did not know about the fairy overlord, she was smart enough to deduce that her real identity connected to the origin of Misha Statue. If what grandmother Min said were true, then she would be Mia''s enemy! Tears dripped from the statue''s eyes, [No, I''m not your enemy, Maou! Grandma! I''m not the wicked fairies!] Maou clenched his fists as he heard Misha''s plea, ''I know! I trust you, Banana!'' [T-Thank you!] Frustrated and confused, Mia stared at his grandmother, "How did you know about all of this? I don''t think that MWG had this data when I had gone berserk." Min looked sad. She shook her head, "You''re not ready for the cruel truth. You''re too weak, Mia. Get your current level and combat class higher than this. Until you can gung-ho an entire fleet of spaceships with you and your super robot, I can''t tell you." Mia felt like he was hit with karma. Maou had done the same to Misha by not telling her that she was a reincarnation of his benefactor. And now, his grandmother refused to tell him her secret. Fortunately, Maou could relate that Min was worried about him. Though he wanted to know the truth, Mia acknowledged his grandmother''s suggestion. "Okay. I won''t dwell into your privacy. Just tell me what I have to do next." Grandmother Min revealed a radiant smile, "Thanks, Mia. For now, send Sasha and Natalie soul into their body. Also, I want you to kill their statue and let the two girls absorb them all. As for the hidden soul of the fairies, I''ll take care of them." Sasha and Natalie collapsed on their knee upon hearing that Mia''s grandmother wanted their mentor dead. As they still could not believe her words, they did not want to destroy their statue. [Mia! Tell her that we don''t want to kill them!] [Don''t kill my mentor, please!] Hearing their pleas, Mia bit his lower lips. "Is there a way to solve this fairy overlord''s scheme without harming them?" Grandmother sighed, "If they were a residual soul of a weak creature or elite human psychic, I would have let them keep the statue. Unfortunately, all fairy creatures are untrustworthy. You experienced it yourself, right? Did you notice that the statue tried to absorb you when your soul got stuck in there?" Mia frowned. Recalling the past, the statue indeed tried to digest his soul when it went berserk. "Yes. The statue tried to eat me back then." All the girls sucked in their cold breath. Misha wept in shock and sadness as she did not remember about her previous self that tried to kill Mia. . Maple''s breathing became rough for a whole minute as she kept listening to Mia''s grandmother. However, she regained her calmness after a bit of temper management. She clicked her tongue in secret, though. ''Nosy dragon! You should have stayed quiet!'' Maple glanced around, observing everyone''s reaction. Upon seeing Lana''s indifferent expression, she grinned. ''Oh? Did she know? As expect of Gabriel''s daughter. He must have already told her about this. Come to think of it, her statue was somewhat in perfect shape when I inspected her room, but I didn''t sense a fairy''s soul. Did Gabriel destroy the soul for his daughter?'' Chapter 139 True Color Chapter 139 ¨C True Color In the end, Sasha and Natalie agreed to let Mia kill their mentor''s statue, so they would not be devoured by the fairy overlord. Mia transported Natalie to her soul space first. When Natalie and Mia arrived, a broken statue of a dragon was there in the middle of her room. Natalie had consumed a couple of parts of her mentor, but she stopped mid-way. She, too, was one of the softies who refused to kill the fairy overlord to get all of their power. Mia reminded Natalie to bid her farewell, "If you have anything to say to your mentor, you can say it now." Natalie was still sad and shocked by the revelation. She did not want to believe in it, Mia''s testimony confirmed his grandmother''s words. Without a choice, the girl decided to trust them. "Okay." She walked to the statue, touching it. "Are you alive? Pana?" The statue did not answer. The room still remained quiet and tranquil. "I''m going to devour the statue, okay?" Nothing happened. "Thank you for everything. Goodbye." Natalie shattered the statue to fragments. However, she did not direct them into her body. With a wave of her hand, all pieces entered Mia''s soul body. Most of the fragments entered his body as Natalie commanded, but one sparkling ball did not follow after the soul dust. As the fragments entered Mia''s body, he saw a vision. Before him, a white dragon stared at him. [URIEL MIA!? HOW DID YOU CONSUME MY FRAGMENTS!? WAIT A MINUTE, MY CORE ISN''T WITH NATALIE!?] Mia stared back at the white dragon. Although he could not retort as the vision was created by the dragon, Mia thought as if he could converse with it. "You must be Pana, I assume. You know, Pana. You sound like someone I know." [RETURN MY FRAGMENTS TO NATALIE AT ONCE! YOU''RE NOT THE OWNER OF THIS BODY! I HAVE NOTHING TO TEACH YOU!!] "Too bad. Fine. End this vision, and I''ll return them to Natalie."Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. [GOOD! DO IT NOW, AND GET OUT OF THIS SOUL SPACE!] Mia scoffed, planning to end this vision as soon as possible since it distracted his soul body. However, upon recalling their brief conversation and his grandmother''s words, Mia paused. An inspiration and a theory came to his mind. "Oh, by the way. How did you know my name?" [NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS. GET OUT!] "You''re moody as ever, Misha. Remember the first day we''ve met? You didn''t yell at me like this." [THAT WAS BECAUSE I HONORED YOUR WITS AND GUTS!] Mia laughed, "Misha. No matter if it''s a fairy overlord version or a banana version, you''re still stupid." [WHO ARE YOU CALLING STUPID!? YOU- ¡­ WAIT, WHAT DID YOU CALL ME?] "Nice to see you again, Misha Bloominglilly. Well, I doubt that this is your real name." The vision ended as Mia pulled out all statue''s fragments out of his body. The conversation just now proved his theory, and it confirmed his grandmother''s word further. When his grandmother mentioned about how a fairy overlord multiplied, she said that they could shattered and spread their soul into fragments and entered their blood cells. Just by this information alone, it could be said that all of the fragments should have the same origin. Every cell should have housed a conscience of the same soul. Then, each cell would try to possess a body, so they would multiply as Mia''s grandmother had mentioned. Combined with the nature of its cunningness, each possessed body should have some sort of linkage that connected all conscience together, so they could fabricate their stories and make it more believable to the victims. Mia and others drank the blood of the same fairy overlord, so their origin should be the same. However, they appeared on everyone''s soul space with a different appearance and name, and it did not make sense why the blood of a single fairy overlord had so many souls of different people. Misha Bloominglilly made an excuse to Mia in the past that her friends migrated with her. However, there was a flawed part of her story. Had every overlord been powerful, could they not use their own blood cells to house their own soul instead? Since the matter was suspicious, Mia tested his theory by baiting Pana into a confession. Fortunately, she was either stupid or distracted enough to blurt out her secret. Pana and Misha Bloominglilly was the same person! Both fairy overlords had the same conscience! This gave Mia many clues about the whole farce and the threat of this fairy overlord. He would not hesitate now. Meanwhile, Natalie was still dazzled by the lone sparkling fragment. It drew her toward the dust. Mia managed to snap out of his trance on time. He pulled Natalie away from the light since that was the core of Pana. Afterward, Mia rushed to Natalie''s orb in the center of the room, planning to secure it before Pana went berserk. While Mia was at it, he shouted, "Grandma! Can you hear us? How can I kill the overlord''s core!?" As if his grandmother could hear his voice, another sparkling fragment entered Natalie''s soul space. It pulled Pana''s core over toward itself. [NOOOOO!! Mia, Natalie, help me!!] Both Mia and Natalie could hear the desperation voice of this fairy. For some reason, she was afraid of this bright fragment. Grandmother Min''s mysterious fragment transformed into a tiny black hole, which devoured the core. The hole disappeared afterward. All of Pana''s statue dust seemed to lose its radiance. Mia directed a pinch of powder into his soul and the rest to Natalie. Unfortunately, he did not receive a vision or any enhancement. On the other hand, Natalie was in a trance again. She seemed to obtain a vision from the statue fragments, which worried Mia. After a few minutes of waiting, Natalie came back to her sense. "Mia! I think I can use magnetic force now! I can pretty much use everything relates to thunder, magnetic, plasma, and neuron engineering!" "WTF!? Neuron engineering?" "Yup! I think I can create false memory and brainwash people now. Can I try it on you?" "Heck, no! WTF!? That sounds weird. How did you learn all of this? Did Pana teach you after all this?" "No. Actually, I didn''t receive a vision this time. It feels the same when we killed an MWG soldier and absorbed their memories." "Really? Did you learn anything about Pana''s hidden past?" When Mia was still inside the colony, he killed many government soldiers and devoured their souls to obtain their memory and experience. Regardless of whether the devoured soul was a commoner or an elite esper, none of them gave Mia their full lifetime memory. Everyone gave Mia a portion of their recent memory and clues about what Mia had intentionally searched. This time, Natalie seemed to obtain Pana''s psychic skills, which was unusual. "No. Only psychic power." "When you ate those, did you search for her past?" "Nah. I concentrated on her psychic skills, of course. I need to get stronger, or I''ll be a deadweight to you again." "Oh, okay." Since Natalie was safe from the fairy overlord and they confirmed Min''s words about the cunning monsters, Mia exited Natalie soul space. When Mia got back to his body, he looked at his grandmother. "Grandma, did you use that black hole thing to take away Pana''s soul?" Min nodded, "Yeah, I did. Now, return Sasha''s soul." Hearing that his powerful grandmother had his back, Mia was relieved. When Maou returned into his soul space, Sasha and other girls gathered around him. "How is it, Mia? What has happened? What''s the black hole? What about Pana''s soul?" Maou had a wry smile on his face, "It''s confirmed. We''ve been tricked by our mentor. Also, all of our mentors are the same person. She changed her name and altered her memory to fool us." Mia explained his discovery and his conjecture to the girls, which Misha could also hear it. As soon as Misha heard Mia''s word, she was heartbroken. She could not believe that her previous-self had tried to kill Mia and others. The eyes of Misha Statue dimmed. As Banana Mia was in despair, she did not want to bother doing anything or controlling Mia''s body anymore. Maou and others did not notice this but Maple and Lana. Banana Mia fell into a deep sleep because of her sadness. . When Maou brought Sasha to her mind space, they found a change in her white room. A broken dragon statue in her soul room did not wait for them to destroy it. Sasha''s mentor moved back as if she knew that they were coming to kill her. Mia and Sasha could even hear her voice. [Mia Uriel! Sasha Hummingbird! You bunch of ingrates! Is this how you repay my kindness!? Is this how you treat your benefactor!? I saved your life. I taught you everything I know. Is this how humans do to their mentor!?] Mia clicked his tongue, "Misha, you tried to kill me a few years back. I know what you''re trying to do. Stop pretending to be a victim." [I did not! You are misunderstanding me! Where is this coming from!? I never tried to absorb your soul!] "Hahaha! Misha, you''re a stupid fairy! I said [You tried to kill me], but I''ve never said that you tried to absorb my soul! How did you know that I wonder?" [I-Idiot! I was listening to your conversation in the real world!] "Then, why didn''t you reveal yourself that you''re still alive? You can move around with that condition, no? Hell, you didn''t react when I called you Misha." The dragon statue that Sasha''s mentor was using had only half of its body remaining. Only its head, neck, and torso were still intact, but all limbs and tail were gone. The face of the dragon statue became sinister. It transformed into Misha Statue and yelled at Mia and Sasha. [Don''t think that you can outsmart me, humans! Don''t forget that I still have other cores in your friends'' body. If you kill me, the other me in those bodies will kill them! If you want them to live, give me Sasha''s soul!] Sasha and Mia''s face paled when Misha threatened to kill their friends. It reminded them that the other 70 soulless bodies of the girls were still under the Milky Way Government''s hands. If Misha could destroy those bodies, all souls in Mia''s mind space would corrode and convert into black slimes. . On the real world, grandmother Min could hear their conversation with her hidden psionic parasite inside Mia''s soul. The psionic parasite was an upgraded ability of psionic link. It allowed the user to spy the target''s soul and monitor their soul movements. This was the reason why Min knew about Mia''s condition! From the moment she secured her grandson from the child training project hoax, she injected her parasite to check his status. Still, Min''s face darkened in anger when Misha threatened to kill the real bodies of all girls inside Mia''s soul space. ''That''s why you shouldn''t trust a fairy! Good thing that I brainwashed the core in Mia''s room that day. Or else, she would have killed everyone out of desperation.'' Min''s eyes radiated in white light, and a game menu appeared before her. She flickered the menu to her friend list tabs. Under her friend list menu, there were many categories. > > > > > There were ten others, but Min did not pay attention to them. She expanded the [Chaos Galaxy Online], which revealed a hundred names of Min''s friends. However, there was a name that Mia hated. Gabriel Lobmak Min clicked on his name and began typing messages. Chapter 140 Roleplays Chapter 140 ¨C Roleplays Mia and Sasha hesitated. They were afraid that the fairy would kill their sisters or turn their soul into black slimes. Mia also cursed his grandmother for not collecting all of his sisters to one place before they had started killing the hidden souls. Had his grandmother been a bit more thorough, this situation should not have happened. ''Banana trees give birth to bananas. I should have known. Grandma, you''re a banana, too!'' However, they received Min''s advice that they had to buy some times, and grandmother Min would help them with the other girls'' real body issues. Both Sasha and Mia frowned since they did not know how they could delay Misha. However, Mia had an idea. He sent his psionic link message to Sasha soul. ''Let''s act like I''m an ass. I''ll sell you out, and you''ll fight with me.'' Sasha glanced at Mia, ''Fight? How will we fight?'' ''Just go with the flow. Just don''t kill me or redden your soul space.'' ''Got it.'' Mia coughed and smiled at Misha. "Hey master, don''t be hasty. Let''s talk, okay?" [My order is final! Give me Sasha''s core and her soul, then everyone lives.] "How will I know that you''ll let the others live? The real bodies are on a different spaceship, and I have no way to know that they will be alright as you promised." [In other words, you want proofs?] "Yes! I need solid proof that you can exactly do as you have promised! How about you bring their real bodies to my grandmother''s spaceship, and we''ll talk this through. We can find you other human bodies if you want a body to live." [¡­] "How about it? Do you know that we can clone our real bodies? We can also edit the clone''s conscience. Like, we can make it a new body, or we can give it a copied conscience. The latter one is illegal, though, but my grandma can rig you one if you want." [¡­] Misha''s eyes glittered as she interested in the proposal. Having a soulless body as a way out was attractive to her current separated soul. As for the psychic power and her abilities, she could slowly mutate them like how she did to all children in the child training program. However, if the body were incompatible to her soul, it would die from the psyche infection. From her past experience and her calculation, Misha had less than 10% chance to merge with a human body. [How many clones can you give me?] Sensing Misha''s interest, Mia grinned, "It takes seven days to create a human infant. If you want an adult body, you will have to wait for a year." [I don''t have that much time! How long does it take to make a body of the same age as yours!?] "Err, I don''t know. Give me a second. I''m bad at Math." Mia pretended to count his fingers. In reality, he lied about the duration of the clone incubation. Regardless of all ages of the clone, they only required three days to grow into a designated maturity fully. Mia added extra times, so it could leave some rooms to rescue the other girls from MWG fleets. A minute later, Misha screamed at Mia, [You suck! If it takes a year to make an 18-year-old body, then it takes 325 days to make a 16-year-old one! Are you sure that you''re a genius? This is pathetic.] Mia was unperturbed by the fairy''s remark. "Cool. You''re smarter than me. That''s impressive." [Don''t bother bootlicking me. Still, 325 days are too long! Unless you can give me Sasha''s soul and her core, no deal!] "But you have not guaranteed how you will proof the others'' safety." [That''s not necessary. You are in no position to bargain with me! Will you give me Sasha or will you let the others die!?] "Okay, okay! I get it. Sasha, can you die for everybody else?" Sasha glared at Mia in frustration. Although it was an act, she did not like how Mia was so natural about this. . Meanwhile, grandmother Min sent a message to Gabriel. [Gabby, I have your daughter''s soul with me. If you want the soul back, I want you to teleport all of the GG girls into my spaceship within ten minutes. I don''t care how you do it. I want the result.] It was a demanding message that Min was confident that even someone like him would not be able to complete it. Therefore, he would 100% reply with a counter-offer or a haggling. She was right on the money. Within a few seconds, Gabriel replied.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. [Impossible. You know that all GG members have boarded different spaceships. MWG has already transferred them to all of their own forces. Although I can''t do it in 10 minutes, how about three months? I''ll bring everyone to you personally.] Min grinned and declined the offer. She also revealed a bit of secret that she knew. [That will be too late. BTW, have you killed the hiding fairy soul in Lana''s real body?] [That''s none of your business. How fast do you want the GG members? Just say it.] [Do you know about fairy souls in everyone''s body? Do you know that they share the same conscience?] [Don''t change the topic. Three months, and I''ll get all the girls for you. Will you accept this deal or not?] [I''m not changing the topic. I''m stating the emergency here. The fairy that you killed planted her soul fragments inside of all GG members, including your daughter. Just now, that idiot fairy has gone berserk on Mia, and she threatened him to kill everybody that he knew. Of course, that includes your daughter''s real body. Do you understand what I''m trying to say now?] Gabriel did not reply for a whole minute, which worried the grandmother. As the present, Mia and Sasha were delaying Misha by pretending to bicker against the other. In Sasha''s mind space, Mia tried to sell out Sasha soul, so he could save the others. Meanwhile, Sasha acted as if she was pissed. She also attacked Mia and shattered both of his soul''s arms. The coordination went smooth as if they were a professional actor and actress. Since they had a psionic link connected, Mia and Sasha were communicating with their mind, but their mouth spoke something else. Min admired how Sasha and Mia improvised in the middle of the crisis. She was also glad that these two youngsters were willing to put their effort to save their colleagues without hesitation. While Min was observing the situation, Gabriel finally replied. [I''ve contacted MWG supervisors that handle the GGs. They will send overminds to subdue the hidden souls within half an hour.] [That''s too slow. You see, gabby. The fight in Mia''s soul room is about to conclude, and that fairy is about to die. Once she died, the other consciences will know what had happened over here. Be prepared for an outbreak if you don''t hurry.] [WHAT DO YOU WANT, THEN!? 30 MINUTES IS ALREADY PUSHING IT! I CAN''T SHORTEN IT ANY FURTHER SINCE I DON''T HAVE THEM!] [You don''t have them, but you can travel to them with your soul, right? I think you should have planted a mark on each girl by now, Mr. Overlord?] Min knew a few things that Mia and others did not know. All clan leaders with an archangel surname were never a human, including herself! Gabriel was a higher existence which evolved from an ordinary overmind, who ate a hydra core! An overlord who had grown from an overmind had strong psychic powers, and they inherited the overmind traits and special abilities. Psionic Possession of Gabriel was not the same one that Mia had, which limited the range of usage. His power was an upgraded version of the same skill, Psionic Shift! Gabriel could use it to jump into other''s soul without a limit of distance, but he had other conditions of usage. It had to be combined with another skill, Psionic Mark, which was used as a tracking skill to locate marked targets. Gabriel had to mark a target first before he could jump into a victim''s soul. However, with both mark and shift skill, Gabriel could teleport his soul directly into his marked targets regardless of distance! Fortunately, the marks could be erased by psionic users with a similar set of skills. Had Min not deleted the mark, Gabriel could have teleported into Mia''s mind space and killed him long ago. Now, Min probed if Gabriel had marked the GG girls. If he did, he should be able to save them. [Using Psionic Shift takes away my memory, Uriel. Saving all the girls means I have to jump 70 times! Do you want to forget everything I learned in my entire life!? Fuck! Why should I even go that far for a CC NPC?] [Well, this will test your quality as a father of a CC then. FYI, Mia has just destroyed the fairy''s statue. You don''t have much time left. If one of the GG souls turns into a black slime, I kill your CC!] [Don''t kill her! I''ll save them. Give me some times!] Min laughed since her blackmailing worked. "Get wrecked, asshole! That''s karma for you!" Min closed her eyes and paid attention to the situation inside Sasha''s body. Upon noticing that Mia and Sasha had utterly obliterated the statue with Misha''s face, she sent a black hole into Sasha''s mind space, absorbing the conscience of the fairy. The black hole guided the remnant of the fairy overlord into Min''s soul space. Inside Min''s room, it was pitch black like a universe with no star. In the middle of the darkroom, an eyeball peered from a crack of space. "You have picked the wrong house, fool." The fairy was terrified by this anomaly. She tried to escape from this trap, but she could not move. Misha Bloominglilly turned around to retort, [You''re not even black, and I''ve never wanted to enter your house! Let me go!] "If you want to live, do not harm the other girls. Or else, I''ll hunt you down no matter how many seeds you scattered throughout the universe!" [Don''t bluff, dragon! You''re the sick one! Why are you pretending to be a parent of a human! You''re sick!] "Bluff? Hah! Are you aware that you''re not just confronting a simple dragon, little NPC? Whoops, Lilith will punish me for this." [What!? Then, you are not just a dragon. You''re a playe-!?] *BOOM* As if Misha was hit by an invisible "Blast" skill, her core shattered to pieces. All fragments flew toward the eye within the dimension space and disappeared into it. Min devoured every bit of her cores and nourished herself. > > Looking at her game menu, Min scoffed, "Don''t mess with my sims, assholes." > > > > > "Figured." Min rolled her eyes and accepted the system warning. Chapter 141 Aftermath Chapter 141 ¨C Aftermath While grandmother Min was busy dealing with Gabriel, Mia and Sasha ended up killing the statue. Sasha returned Mia''s fragments to his body after she had shattered his arms out of frustration. Sasha was mad not because of her acting but because of Mia''s natural improvisation annoyed her. In the end, Mia returned to his mind space after sending off Sasha to her body. Not, he had two fewer souls inside the room. Upon arriving, all girls but Maple and Lana flocked onto him. "How is it?" "How is Sasha?" "Is she the same as Natalie?" Mia nodded, "Yes. The statue tried to consume Sasha. We killed it again." A few girls glanced at Misha Statue, "Will you kill Banana? He, I meant, she is that resurrected fairy, right?" Mia frowned and looked at the statue. Gazing at the sad-looking Misha, he sighed. "Not now. This core has been brainwashed by my grandmother. I''ll leave it alone for the time being. Besides, she is still somewhat a mini-me." "Won''t it be dangerous to let her loose? Won''t she attack you?" "I doubt it. Right now, my psyche is strong enough to change the room into a red room manually. She won''t be able to do anything to me." "Okay. We trust you. But, will we get our body back soon?" "I don''t know." "I see ¡­" The girls stopped speaking. More than half of them returned into their bungalow, praying that they would get their body back soon. After everybody left, Maple walked toward Mia. "Mia, can I have a word?" "Maple? What''s wrong?" "About Misha. Can you not kill her?" "Are you worry about the fairy?" "Not the other fairies. Just your mentor. She seems different than others." "Don''t worry. I won''t touch her anytime soon. She''s still my child, you know?" "Stop with that lame joke. Well, fine, as long as you don''t kill her." "I didn''t know that you like Misha that much." "You don''t know how we adore her when you''re asleep, Mia. She''s cute." "Well, suit yourself. I''m off to see my grandma now." "Hey, wait! There''s something else. Can I protect your core instead of Misha? The other girls looked restless, and I think they want to take your core away from that statue." Mia frowned and pause. He stared into Maple''s eyes with suspicion. Soul core in Misha Statue''s arms was like his most vulnerable object that required absolute protection. Mia left his core with Misha Statue as it automatically protected the orb from everyone regardless of whether the person was his sister or an invader. Although Maple''s words made sense, Mia still did not want to entrust his core to someone other than Sasha or Natalie. Unfortunately, both of them returned to their body, so Mia did not have someone he could trust remaining. Maple might be stronger than everyone else, but she also had a few suspicious parts. First, Mia had once found out that Maple could use magnetic fields, which was a high-level skill of a fairy. From Natalie''s testimony after Mia had helped her, she only learned it after the core was destroyed. Secondly, Maple consumed almost every part of her mentor statue when Mia last visited her soul space. Based on his grandmother''s information, those that consumed the entire sculpture would slowly merge with the core, and conscience would be melted away by the fairy core. And lastly, her reaction to the changes up until now was odd. She was not panic like other girls, which stood out from the rest. Girls in adolescent age were usually sensitive to the changes, but Maple always acted like an adult. Mia had faith in Maple when it came to fighting MWG soldiers, but he could not entrust his entire life to her in private. "No. I''ll leave it with the statue for now. You don''t have to worry about it." Mia left his soul space and began operating his body once more, leaving Maple in the middle of their conversation. In secret, Maple clicked her tongue. In reality, Maple had already succumbed to her mentor''s soul-devouring. Her original conscience had long been killed. Maple''s soul in this soul space was, in fact, another alternate self of Misha Bloominglilly. Like the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, Maple hid in here to monitor the general situation between Mia''s grandmother and the Milky Way Government, planning to capitalize this opportunity, spreading her seeds and turning others into her puppets. Unfortunately, her primary objective had been ruined by grandmother Min. Maple tried to take Mia''s core, so she could threaten the grandma with it. Still, Mia did not cooperate. It was apparent now that Mia did not trust Maple. ''This is why I hate smart kids. Well, it doesn''t matter. I''ll turn everybody here into black slimes, and I''ll use them to infect their rescuers. It won''t be long that my other self will-OUCH!!'' Maple sensed a sharp pain from her deep consciousness. Someone had killed her splitted cores at a rapid rate. 5 Cores. 10 Cores. 20 Cores. 40 Cores. 60 Cores. 68 Cores. All cores that Misha had planted in every girl''s statue had been destroyed by someone! ''Who the hell did this!?'' . Mia returned to his body and found the lively Natalie jumping around in delight. "WOOOOO!!" She was like a monkey as she parkoured on the corridor outside of his living quarter. Meanwhile, Sasha reserved her manner and sat beside Mia''s grandmother. Mia grinned at her, but Sasha sent him a glare, gesturing him with her eyes, "SCRAM!" Meanwhile, his grandmother stared into empty air as she showed her back to Mia. He could not see what Min was doing, but it was weird, nonetheless. Min turned around with a wide smile, "Everything is done. Mia, come with me real quick. I''ll take two liters of your blood, and I''ll take Lana''s soul with me after that." "Hold it! Won''t I die from the blood loss!? Two liters are too many!" "You''ll be fine. Keep regenerating when we drain your blood, ''kay?" "@#$!%." Min forcefully dragged Mia by his collar along the corridor to one of the spaceship''s infirmaries. . . One hour later, Mia dragged his legs back to his room with a pale face. *Mew* (I''m dizzy, Mish. Eh, should I call you Mia instead?) "I''m dizzy, too." *Mrrr?* (Can you give me a red gel? I need some nourishment.) By automatic muscle memory, Mia operated his VIP inventory and gave Tama a red gel. While he was at it, he popped one into his mouth. After he started chewing the jelly, he noticed the game menu before him. "I can use the game menu in reality!?" *Mrrr?* (Isn''t this just another place in the universe? What''s reality?) Mia tried to check his status menu, but it did not appear. Only VIP inventory could be used here. Furthermore, several item icons had a slant red line on top of them. The description read, "Cannot be used in reality. Contact game administrators for more details." All carcasses and corpses of the monsters in-game could not be taken out into this world. Meanwhile, gels and consumable items were listed as "Private usage only. Cannot be dropped, traded, transferred, sold, or auctioned." Also, the 100,000 barrels of fuel and the gold bars that Banana Mia had looted from the prison long ago had another description.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. "Restricted resources. Contact a game administrator for more details." Mia stared at the icon in doubt. ''Restricted resources? Right, grandma said something about the way to pull out items from the game to reality. I forgot to ask her.'' The grandmother got busy after she had taken Mia''s blood samples. Mia did not know what they were trying to do about it, but he trusted her. When Mia returned to his resting quarter, he found Sasha and Natalie, waiting for him in his room. "Are you done?" "How is it? What did your grandma do to you?" Mia shrugged, "She took two liters of my blood. An ordinary human would have died by now. Fortunately, our Banana Mia somewhat helped me in this." He wiggled Tama small wings behind his back and touched his horns on his head. "See these? I''m sure the media will be in an uproar if they discover these." They stared at Mia''s dragonewt body with interest. They might have seen Mia from within his soul space, but looking at him from their perspective was different. Natalie walked up to Mia, "Can I touch your horns and your wings? You won''t turn into tentacles again, right?" Mia turned to the eye on his chest. "You heard her, Tama. Don''t violate my sister, okay?" *MYA!* (I''m not that cyka''s Mii! Besides, I''m not into someone with the same face as you!) "Wait a minute. So you''re gonna violate someone else if the person doesn''t have my face!?" *Meh-Heh Mew!* (I didn''t say that. Mia is a pervert. Mehehehehe!) "¡­" Natalie giggled at Tama and Maou''s conversation. Although they did not have a symbiosis eggcat in their body, they had been with Mia for long enough to understand the cat''s language. As merry as she was, Natalie played with Mia''s wings, tail, and his horns. Mia sat on his bed and allowed her to play around with him as if he were a pet. Sasha looked at them with a faint smile. She was happy for the two. Still, she worried about other girls in Mia''s mind space as she wondered if everyone was okay. Sasha was afraid of the fairy''s revenge that might have happened in everyone''s real bodies. After a while, Mia gazed at a digital clock on a wall. It had been an hour and a half since he had logged out. "Alright, Natalie. I have to go back to my grandma to trade for some diamonds. I also need to get back into the game." Sasha and Natalie frowned, "You''re going back despite the risks?" "Shurka is still inside. Well, there''s the matter about the mutants and World War III. I want to help those guys survive the war first, then I can quit the game for good." As soon as Mia finished his sentence, Min opened the gate into Mia''s living quarter. "You don''t have to quit, actually. By the way, Mia. Did you bring something from the game world inside your VIP inventory?" "Yes. How did you know?" She harrumphed, "You''ve got the VIP5. There is no way that anyone can resist the tempting of the space inventory. You''ll have several items in there for sure. Come with me, I''ll take you to a transfer device of our fleet." "Transfer device?" "You can''t pull out all items in your inventory without the authority from MWG." "I thought you and MWG aren''t buddy-buddy anymore." "Politics, you bloody banana! You sometimes have to put on a fa?ade and be friendly to your enemies. Well, thanks to your blood, MWG and my fleet has somewhat reconciled. Do you know that their department of justice granted us amnesty for all of our past conflicts?" "¡­" The world of politics was one thing that Mia did not want to touch since everyone wore smiling masks as they hid their poison behind their back. He would not want to join MWG or succeed his grandmother if he had to work for them. Chapter 142 Game Items to Reality Chapter 142 ¨C Game Items to Reality Mia, Sasha, Natalie, and Min boarded a transport ship, which brought them to an artificial planet at the size of a moon in the center of Min''s fleet. It was a mobile colony for her fleet crew members and their family. Since their job required everybody to travel around the universe, they had to bring their family along, or they would not see each other for the rest of their life. Mia''s parents also lived there as Min''s subordinates. It had been a while since they last saw the others. "I doubt they will recognize you in this form," Min laughed as she imagined their reaction. "I don''t think it''s a good idea to show my appearance in the resident district. Won''t the press lurking around there? Let''s not attract too much attention." "Hahaha! That''s right. They were already preparing for a riot after Lilith had messed us up with her taxes and subscription systems." "How are they doing, grandma? Are your people causing troubles?" "Hardly. Only the non-crew members tried to cause a scene. I only reminded them that I could have turned off the colony oxygen supply without warning, then they shut their mouth and dispersed." "¡­" Sasha and Natalie''s face cramped as she did not expect Mia''s grandmother to be a tyrant. From her tone just now, they believed that she would do it if the riot escalated. While they were talking, grandmother Min tossed Mia a set of colorful dress and a magic wand toy. "What''s this, grandma?" "Your disguise. Change your clothes into that. You can''t walk around in public with those horns." Mia took the dress to inspect it. It was a bright pink dress with two cuts behind the back and a hole above the buttock, which was customized for his appearance. From the front top, it looked similar to a sailor uniform, but the frilly short skirt made it looked like a ballet dress. This was not a dress for a ball for sure. Min tossed two more dresses at Natalie and Sasha. "You two wear these as well." "What are these dresses? It looks kinda flashy. The design is weird, too," Natalie was on the verge of laughing as she found this cloth too funny and awkward to wear in public. Sasha frowned, "Is this a cosplay dress? Say, Natalie, Isn''t this similar to what Crystal gave Mia in-game?" "Huh? Really?" Natalie and Sasha looked around for a mirror to test the dress, but she could not find any. Unable to find a mirror, Sasha glanced at Mia with a cunning smile. "Maou, stand up for a bit." "What?" Mia stood as he was asked, and Sasha stretched her dress to examine how she would look with it. Seeing Mia''s face and the dress, Natalie burst into laughter. "OH, LAWD! MAHOU SHOUJO MIA IN THE MAKING! FUAHAHAHA!!" Even the stern Sasha held her laughter. . The ship docked at the colony spaceport. Exiting the vehicle, three young girls, who were as tall as middle-school students, followed after a beautiful silver-hair woman. Mia, Sasha, and Natalie put on the cosplay dress and had a magic wand in their hand. The three looked like a family of triplets who followed after their elder sister. Everyone on the colony gazed at Mia''s horn and tail as they stood out, but they did not take heed to it. Though uncomfortable, Mia managed to walk in public with his dragonewt appearance. Everybody in his mind space also laughed and cheered at Maou as if he was the banana persona. Still, Banana Mia was still in her deep sleep, ignoring all the commotion. *Mew?* (Can''t you just use your transformation skill to change your appearance to Misha?) ''I don''t like using a girl''s body for too long. Also, it will complicate things if I have to identify myself to the government.'' *Mrrr?* (You''re being shamed, though? Besides, why don''t you try to hide your horns and tail with that skill?) ''I tried. Nothing happened.'' *Mew* (Bummer. Not enough level, I assume?) ''Probably.'' *Mrrr Mew!* (I think you should start grinding your skill level. You have been slacking and mating that cyka too much that you forgot to increase your level.) Mia facepalmed, ''That wasn''t only me, Tama. Well, since Banana got depressed and shut herself, I''ll work harder in-game from now on.'' A few minutes later, Mia and others arrived at a government representative building, aka the embassy. Upon arrival, all embassy workers formed two columns, lining at the sides of the entrance, welcoming them. Fifty men and women saluted to Min. An elder in a black suit came out of the embassy building. Looking at this person, Mia almost called him "Sebastian" as they had the same face, same white hair, mustache, and the full beard. Grandmother Min walked to the elder, "Dio, I need to use the transfer machine." The elder, Dio, smiled and nodded, "Of course. Will it be the restricted resource items or monster carcasses?" "Resources. Gold bars and the likes." "Of course. Come this way, please." Dio gestured Min and the three magical girls to follow him. As Mia and others followed after the elder, Min used her psionic link to teach Mia. [This is the place where you can transfer game items to reality. All resource items, such as gold bars, ores, oil, or minerals, have to be processed here first, or it will be forever locked in the inventory.] ''I have several questions, grandma. If I have a psychic inventory skill, do I have to go through this procedure, too?'' [No.] ''Wait, won''t the civilians find out about this? Won''t it cause an outbreak or an uproar?'' [No. The first day that someone with the inventory skill gets into the game, his inventory skill will be instantly disabled by Lilith. Unless you''re a big wig in MWG or have an under-the-table deal with Lilith, you can''t import every real-life skill into the game.] ''Ah, I get it. Then, I assume that they can monitor or manage the import abilities and VIP inventory, too?'' [Yeah. All process has to go through here, and MWG takes 10% of the resources as taxes. Everyone with VIP5 or higher is also under the government''s surveillance after they brought out the goods. If anyone ratted the secret, their authority will be confiscated, and they will be branded as a criminal.] Mia understood a bit of MWG''s odd management. He had always questioned the government after the discovery of the item transfer secret. As the government could manipulate the resources with an infinite income, they could have monopolized it without allowing the civilians to touch those alternate reality game worlds. However, with taxes and the absolute control of resources, MWG used the casual players as work ants to increase their income while their agents could focus on other assignments in-game. ''Still, why are they letting people migrate their soul in-game? Won''t it mess their farms?'' [Hardly. Actually, it''s the opposite. MWG gains more resources from selling out those souls to Lilith''s dimensions. Remember the diamond system? For each permanent resident going into one of those game worlds, MWG gets diamonds and other materials from Lilith as a payment. There is a shady kinda deal under the table going on, but I don''t know the exact details, though. But I think Gabriel Lobmak and Fluke Luckyaf know about it.] ''¡­'' Lilith''s name was mentioned several times. This game goddess seemed to hold many secrets as well since she could influence the game world and the real world. ''One more question, how does the VIP inventory screen appear in the real world? Are the game real?'' [That''s two questions. Eh, in summary, all the games and our world are all real. What appears in-game is real, and the VIP inventory system is also real. You may not believe it, but we kinda live with it. And also, Lilith is not just a goddess in-game. She''s a goddess for real.] Mia stopped on his feet while his face revealed a pale face, horrified. ''She can manipulate this world, too!?'' [Yes ¡­] Because of the revelation, Mia''s thought was in disarray, but his feet moved by itself, following his grandma. Mia came to a gallery room before he knew it. The room that Dio guided them was an observation deck with a counter of a console computer. At the center of the console, a 2-meter glass capsule with a green background, which a human could enter, was behind the counter. Below the observer gallery, an open square platform elevated from the floor as if it was an arena for DBZ fighters. Still, other than the gallery Mia and others were inside, no other observer deck could be found. Dio turned to the group, "Please enter the capsule, so I can scan your inventory." Min gestured Mia that it was his queue. Realizing that Min was not the one using the capsule, Dio was surprised. He inspected Mia''s from his head to toes in curiosity and frowned when he noticed the horns and tail. "I believed this is the rumored contracted hydra carrier, right? Fleet Admiral?" Dio questioned Min as he wanted to confirm his theory. As he was living in Min''s Holy Saber Fleet and working for MWG at the same time, Dio knew a thing or two about the MWG movements and the recent events of this fleet. He was also aware that Min snatched the hydra virus carrier under their nose. Grandmother Min puffed her chest and laughed, "That''s right. Got a problem?" "No, ma''am. I was just curious. Anyway, please select the resources that you wish to transfer." "Okay," Min pointed at a control panel inside the capsule, "Go get in there and touch the panel. Pick the things you want to bring out to the real world." Mia''s eyes glittered and forgot the prior confusion. His thought of Shurka and money replaced his previous worries. He followed through with his grandmother''s instruction and selected all of his gold bars in the VIP inventory. Then, Mia turned around and gave them a thumbs-up, gesturing that he was ready. *VHOOM* The arena platform below the observation deck flashed in golden light. *CLANK* *GONG* Thousands of gold bars flooded at the center platform, piling into a small mountain. Grandmother Min whistled, impressed with her grandchild. Sasha and Natalie were looking forward to the gold''s value assessment. Although they might not get a share from Mia since this was a family business, it was fun to see how many dollars they would get from this transaction. Meanwhile, Dio was indifferent by the sight as he had seen a larger sum by other clients, aka Min Uriel and her subordinates. Dio inspected Mia''s items in his inventory in secret. Upon seeing many carcasses of fire ants and other monsters, he sighed in pity. ''Hydra''s remaining, red virus gels, and fire ants. Too bad we can''t transfer the virus, or we would not have had to rely on the silver empress.'' Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. Dio turned to Mia, "Would you like to sell the monster corpses as well? We buy it by weight, one ton per 500,000 dollars for fire ants, and one ton per 2 million dollars for hydra''s remaining." Mia frowned. Since he could eat these monsters to increase his status in-game, it would be a waste to sell these for cash. Right now, he did not need money. "Can it be diamonds in-game instead?" Mia asked Dio, hoping to get diamonds for Shurka. "Yes. The fixed price is one diamond per one million dollars." "How much will I get from the gold bars if I exchange them into MWD?" Dio fetched out a calculator, pressed several numbers, and then revealed the sum to Mia. "The gold price is 530 for one gram at the moment. Each gold bar is a standard 10kg piece, and you''ve brought in 85,000 bars. The sum is 45.05 billion MWD. We take 10% as taxes, so you''ll get 40.454 billion." Mia breathed a sigh of relief. If he converted everything to diamonds, he would get 40,454 diamonds in return, which was more than enough to transfer Shurka to his grandmother''s spaceship. A hand tugged Mia''s cloth as he was getting out of the capsule. Natalie was next to him. "Hey, Mia. Can I get a share of those?" Mia turned to Natalie with a surprised look. He also noticed the flustered Sasha, who hesitated and wanted to ask Mia the same question. Chapter 143 A Gamer and Gold Diggers Chapter 143 ¨C A Gamer and Gold Diggers Grandmother Min stared at the calculator in Dio''s hand and mumbled to herself. She also operated her game menu to explore the universe gold price. Gold was still a valuable ore in this era despite the countless mines and many resources plundered from other dimensions because it was the main ingredient of an artificial element, Feihonium, which had been discovered by a space traveler by the name, Feihong. It was named after the person. However, Feihong mysteriously disappeared after he had published the mineral code and its potential usage to the mass. Many believed that the founder passed away in space, but none of them found his trace, corpse, spaceship, or managed to track his journey logs. Still, Feihonium brought a scientific breakthrough in this century. This mysterious mineral could reinforce computers, spaceship components, psionic devices, and electronic applications. This mineral was also one of the main ingredients of Li Engine, which had higher performance than psionic engines of old. Unlike the psionic ones which required an overmind or someone with a psionic skill to operate, a common esper could use Li Engine with 98% efficiency. As a result, the demand for gold to synthesize Feihonium kept the gold price afloat. The MWG continued using the ancient trading system to acquire more materials from the mass and their insiders, VIP gamers. "I thought it was 500 or 502 yesterday. Since when has it turned to 530?" Grandma still grumbled, regretted that she had not stocked gold before the price spiked. Dio smiled, "The moment Lilith announced the changes. The government bought half of the gold in the market, and the price inflated. Actually, it went up to 579, but many VIP gamers sold all their gold to make some profits. You can guess what happened after that." "Ah, I get the picture." Meanwhile, Mia was dealing with his sisters. "Can I have some of the money? How about a couple million, so you can help me restart my life?" Sasha''s face reddened in shame as she asked Mia. Looking at his sisters acting bashful, Mia jested, "If you and Natalie become my second and third wife, I''ll give you ten each." Sasha froze on the spot. She glared at Mia in anger, "Do you think I''m a gold digger? Am I not your sister? Hell, why should I go out with you when you already have Shurka?" "Chill, sister. I was just kidding. Don''t take it too hard." "If you want me that much, give me a billion. Then my body and my soul is yours." "¡­" Mia thought, ''That sounds wrong on many levels.'' "A genius gold digger," Natalie looked at Sasha in awe and astonishment. Inspired by her sister, Natalie also bargained, "I only need a hundred million, Mia. Want me as your bed warmer?" *Mew!* (Holy cow! Too many cyka! Don''t do it, Mia. One is enough. Trust me!) "I trust you, Tama. You two, I was joking. Stop messing around." Sasha grinned and hugged Mia''s left arm, "I''m not joking, though." Natalie wiped her drool while her eyes still glued at the gold. She gulped and hugged Mia''s right arm. "I change my mind. Take me. I''m giving myself for free!" "You ¡­" At this moment, grandmother Min noticed the development and burst into laughter. On the other hand, Dio coughed. Realizing the presence of the adults, the two girls separated from Mia, embarrassed. "Would you like to convert the cash into diamonds, or would you like me to transfer all the money into your account right away?" Asked Dio. "Put everything my bank, please. By the way, will I get a discount if I buy diamonds in bulk?" Dio shook his head, "My deepest apologies. We''re selling diamonds at a fixed price." Mia bit his lower lips. With 4 billion worth of cash, he could only buy 4,000 diamonds. Combined with 3,373 others that he had in his inventory, he was still short by 2,627 from his goal 10,000. Still, he was confident that Fluke Luckyaf would not allow his relative to get experimented by MWG, and he would do something about her game capsule. For now, he would return into the game and collect diamonds. . An hour later, Mia returned to his grandmother''s spaceship. He bid farewell to everyone and rushed back to his game capsule like a game-addicted junkie. Sasha and Natalie looked at parting Mia with a complicated expression. They had been with Mia for years, but now, they had to live a separate life. Sasha turned to Min, "Will the other girls be alright, Miss Uriel?" "Call me grandma, child." "O-Okay, grandma." "Well, I contacted someone who can deal with the fairy. You don''t have to worry about it anymore." "Who did you ask for help?" "A lunatic that lost his daughter in-real-life and wanted to resurrect her in-game. Yet, he experimented on her to make her his perfect daughter, so she could be his wife later. A twisted bastard." "¡­" Sasha and Natalie did not understand whom Min had mentioned, but they were confident that they could rely on this person. "Come, children. I need to take you back to your parents. They should have been worried sick by now." Mentioned about their parents, they blinked and frowned in confusion. They attempted to recall their old memories, but they could not remember their parents'' face. Natalie shook her head in disappointment. Then, she recalled that Mia had not seen his parents yet. "By the way, grandma. Where are Mia''s parents?" "My son-in-law and my daughter? They''re working at the colony we had been just now." "Why didn''t you take him to them? Won''t they worry about Mia, too?" "¡­ They do, but they can wait." . . . Mia got back into the game once more. Since the subscription was monthly, he could log out at any time within the month. On Mia''s game screen, the subscription timer revealed 29 days, 20 hours, and 14 minutes, which translated into 716 days, or almost 2 years in game-world time. ''At least, Lilith is kind enough to use the real world''s time scale. If it''s an in-game timer, I wouldn''t be able to rescue the local mutants.'' While Mia was checking the change of his game menu, he noticed several unread messages. Three days had passed since Mia''s absent. As Shelter 88 was undergoing an expansion project, many reports piled onto Mia''s logs. Most of them were construction reports, while the rest were the resource management, which Sebastian and Crystal handled them. > > > > > > > Not only the construction logs, but the game also summarized the performance of the expedition teams, and Mia received the boons of being their castellan. ''It feels like I''m playing an idle game. Log out for a few hours, and I got several levels without doing anything.'' A few of them were Shurka''s messages. Since Mia had promised her that he would come back in a couple of days, she freaked out after the third day. In a hurry, Mia messaged her in-game, so she would be relieved that he did not abandon her here. Also, there was a peculiar message that caught Mia''s attention. It came yesterday in-game. > > Curious, Mia switched his game status menu to rankings. . > 1. Esper Private - Level 37 (137) ¨C Pioneer King 2. Psychic Trainee - Level 131 ¨C Dove 3. Hunter Division Trainee - Level 129 ¨C Misha 4. Esper Private - Level 20 (120) ¨C Homeless Billionaire 5. Esper Private - Level 19 (119) ¨C DaVinci . Pioneer King and others had changed his combat class to a soldier with the rank of private. His level report was also different from others as he had the (137) after his level. ''The total level is 137? I guess he must have reached the max level of 100 and changed his class. But why is Dove level 131? Doesn''t human''s level capped at 100?'' Mia was surprised. Since only mutants could raise their level above 100, Dove might have mutated into something. Unfortunately, the game did not reveal which race the players had. Even though his total level had been surpassed, Mia did not mind it. What mattered in this game was to overall status attributes and skills, not the superficial level. Maou Mia cracked his fingers and gazed at his status attributes. It was time for a status boost, aka eating all the fire ants and green gels inside his inventory. "Tama, can you cook?" *Mrrr?* (Cook? What''s that?) "Never mind. Let''s go to the kitchen. It''s time to prepare for a feast." *Nom-Nom!?* (Feast!? Is it food!?) "Yeah, a lot of fire food." *Nom-Nom!?* (Fire food!? Let''s go!!) . . . Three hours later Mia stared at the remaining fire ants in his inventory. These ants could give him more status attributes than he had expected. One worker ant gave him 30 points. A nurse ant granted him another 49. A soldier ant gave 70. A queen ant had 100.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. And the king ant blessed Mia 200 points. Unfortunately, the game did not allow Mia to obtain the points indefinitely by eating more fire ants. He could only get a limited amount for each type of monsters. Furthermore, these bonuses increased his status randomly, so Mia had no control over the attribute adjustment. Also, Mia ate every green gel he had in his inventory, so he could boost his skill caps to the maximum for his current race. As for the free attributes, Mia assigned them all into DEX, so his muscle reflex could become a little faster. . **************************************** > Name ¨C Mia Race ¨C Inferno Dragonewt Class ¨C Unassigned Combat Class Level ¨C 129/200 > Free Attribute ¨C 0 STR ¨C 218/1,082 (56.29%) VIT ¨C 1,385/2,604 (48.11%) STM - 469/2,587 (53.97%) AGI ¨C 266/1,078 (71.01%) DEX ¨C 276/1,077 (64.72%) INT ¨C 580/1,120 (83.57%) WIS ¨C 456/1,077 (14.40%) Luck ¨C 19/115 > Inferno Mastery ¨C 3/300 Polymorph ¨C 13/300 Manual Body Regeneration ¨C 115/300 Telekinesis: Lesser Object Control ¨C 100/300 Telekinesis: Medium Object Control ¨C 30/300 Telekinesis: Flight ¨C 80/300 Electrokinesis: High Voltage Resistance ¨C 102/300 Electrokinesis: Lesser Plasma Resistance ¨C 5/300 Electrokinesis: Barrier ¨C 102/300 Electrokinesis: Force Field ¨C 73/300 Electrokinesis: Zap ¨C 100/300 Electrokinesis: Lightning Blade ¨C 5/300 Electrokinesis: Lightning Manipulation ¨C 5/300 Pyrokinesis: Burning Resistance - 63+3/300 Pyrokinesis: Fireball ¨C 101+3/300 Pyrokinesis: Flame Field - 29+3/300 Pyrokinesis: Blast - 4+3/300 Psionic Language - 100/300 Psionic Link - 100/300 Psionic Possession - 100/300 **************************************** . Unlike Banana Mia, Maou had a better idea of how he could play the game efficiently. With many red gels, Mia exchanged them in the market to get green gels for his skill caps. Now, every skill caps reached the ceiling that an inferno dragonewt could possess. From now on, it would be a long and arduous grinding. Chapter 144 Uncouth Maou Mia Chapter 144 ¨C Uncouth Maou Mia When Mia was still fiddling with his status and game menu, Shurka returned. She hugged him from behind and sobbed. "I thought you had abandoned me." Indifferent, Mia harrumphed, "Idiot. One hour in the real world is one day over here. It took me a couple of hours longer than I expected. That''s all." "Where is your grandmother? Didn''t she come back with you?" "Nah, only me." Mia patted Shurka''s head and continued arranging his items in his inventory. "Hey, stop working and look at me." "Not now, Shurka. I''m busy. I need to sort things and prepare for a long grinding session." "Grinding? Are you going out to farm diamonds again?" "Yeah. I need more diamonds." "Can''t you just buy it using your cash?" "A million MWD for one diamond, Shurka. They''re expensive." "¡­" Shurka felt bad for relying on Mia. She also wanted to help. "Is there anything I can do to help? I meant, how can I obtain some diamonds?" "You can buy them from the markets, but it''s too expensive right now. BTW, do you have enough gels on you?" "I have plenty! Do you need some?" "How many do you have?" "Uh, 15 yellow gels and 200 green gels. Are you hungry? Do you want some?" "¡­" Shurka had fewer gels in her possession than Mia had expected. It seemed that her mechanic job had less salary than the guys in the expedition forces. Mia gave Shurka a thousand of his red gels, "Eat these. If you''re lucky, you''ll learn a skill or two. Share some of it with Mii. Don''t use them to buy diamonds." "R-Red gels!? Aren''t these expensive!?" "Yeah. But just take it. I have more in my inventory. Eat some of it to increase your max VIT and STM. It helps." "O-Okay." . After sorting everything out with Shurka, Mia visited Sebastian''s office, checking if there was something new. However, Sebastian was not there. His secretary told Mia that today, a group of humans and dragonewts from Mafdet City visited them. Furthermore, they were not just ordinary humans. They were players. They came here to deliver a proposition, negotiating for a truce for Mafdet City and Shelter 88. At the moment, everyone was in a meeting. Realizing that players had arrived, Mia wanted to see them. When Mia arrived at the meeting room, Sebastian, Crystal, and the visitors were there. The leader of this negotiator was one of the top combat class rankers, DaVinci. He was also one of Dove''s former teammates who suggested to violate Misha during their early days, but he was killed by Dove. Two of his entourage were players while the other ten was his bodyguards. Oddly enough, all of his bodyguards were dragonewts. When DaVinci saw Mia, he laughed, "Mia Uriel, is that you?" Mia frowned. He did not like it when someone called him by his real name in-game, "Who are you?" "I''m your classmate, Collin. Heck, I sat behind you in class! Where have you been? I heard you transfer school, right?" "Yeah, why are you here, then?" "Why so serious? Hey, are you a big-shot here? These people don''t seem to stop you from entering the meeting. I see that you''re a mutant now. What''s your level?" "I''m the castellan here. These people are my subordinates. Get to the point, what you are doing here? I''m a busy person." "Whoa, whoa, whoa. Chill, mate. I''ve come in peace. My boss told me to form an alliance with you people." "Who is your boss? If I remember correctly, Carlos is already dead. Who is your leader now?" "Dude, are you an interrogator and I''m a prisoner? This is not the right tone to say in a negotiation, man." Mia smiled and created ten lightning balls around himself. "You have ten seconds to confess everything before I turn every single of you into charcoal." The dragonewt bodyguards stood up and prepared to fight, while the two other players still looked at Mia with a shocked expression. Sebastian and Crystal did not say anything. Crystal took out her weapon, and Sebastian transformed into a black knight, getting ready for a fight. Both mutants did not like these visitors from the very beginning, so they did not disapprove of Mia''s rash action. Instead, they liked how Mia had threatened them. However, DaVinci was calmer than everyone had expected. He still sat on his seat and raised both hands above his head. "I''m being honest here, Mr. Uriel. We''re here to negotiate for the truce. My leader''s name is Prayut T. Cha, the new commander of Mafdet City. What would you like to know about us to make you believe in me?" Davinci changed his tone into a formal one. "Prayut, you say?" Sebastian and Crystal''s face grimaced when they heard the name. He was the person who would destroy their shelter in the future, according to Mia''s testimony. Mia glanced at the ten dragonewts who had prepared to launch their attacks at him. "Are they his goons, then?" DaVinci''s eyes sharpened, "Mr. Uriel, I believe you should be serious in this situation. I''m going to stop playing around and get to the business now. We''ve brought 500 red gels as a friendship token for this meeting. We really wish that we could talk things over rather than fighting." "I''m sorry. You''ve joined the wrong side. For the sake of former friendship, I''m giving you a chance to log out or get out of my sight within 60 seconds. If you insist on your crap talk, I''ll kill everyone." "You''re being immature, Mr. Uriel. Waging war against a historical figure is insane. You know that you can''t beat that NPC with your force alone. The historians already found out that Prayut is a powerful overmind. You can''t beat him with your knowledge and your psychic power. Even the military and our trainers are siding with him." DaVinci and two players behind him each took an item from their VIP inventory. They were the random teleporter that Shurka also had. Unlike Mia, DaVinci was the eldest son of a wealthy merchant, a noble, who also owned a fleet of battleships. He did not hesitate to buy diamonds from MWG, becoming VIP10 from his accumulate top-up cash. Thus, he had every item that Shurka received for free from Fluke Luckyaf. Mia''s 3D sense detected strange buttons in DaVinci''s hand. He unleashed the chain lightning at the bodyguard dragonewts on the spot. Branches of lightning fried eight out of ten dragonewts. Two remaining dragonewts had a similar thunder base psychic powers. They resisted the lightning.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. Three players pressed the emergency teleportation button and disappeared. Sebastian jumped at the remaining dragonewts and pierced them with his lances without hesitation. The negotiation ended in a flash as the mutants slaughtered the ambassadors. *Mew* (How barbaric.) *Grrr* (Overminds can''t be trusted.) *Aha Meow* (Return to sender.) Crystal walked to Mia''s side, "This is a bit too rash, I think." Mia and Sebastian shook their heads, "No. It''s better not to deal with any overmind at all, especially Prayut." Usually, killing an ambassador would have been a huge uproar during the modern-day. However, Mia and Sebastian did not care about the peaceful world''s logic and chose to be primitive. Against the nemesis of mutants, there was no need for a fa?ade. "We could have drawn Prayut out and assassinate him, though." Mia sighed, "True. But we don''t have the luxurious time to play a mind game," Mia walked out of the meeting room, "I''m going to attack Mafdet City again." Sebastian flinched, "We don''t have enough troops to occupy the city. Everyone is busy farming for diamonds." "No need. My Prometheus is enough for a quick raid. Also, I''m not occupying that city. I''m raiding it." . . . In Mia''s mind space, all girls watched Mia with worries. Different from Banana Mia, Maou was aggressive and violent. He did not seem to care about the local citizens'' life in the city at all. ''As usual, how uncouth. He''s still barbaric as before. Nothing has changed even after all the ordeal he had been through.'' Lana shook her head. She glanced at Misha Statue with a frown. Then, she met eyes with Maple, who seemed to keep watching her from a distance. ''That fairy in disguise should have noticed me or planned something.'' Maple sneered at Lana. She shook her head and put a finger before her mouth, gesturing Lana to keep quiet. ''Not now, Lana. Don''t reveal my secret yet. You''re also Mia''s enemy, aren''t you?'' ''¡­'' . . . DaVinci reappeared on the surface of the wasteland, not far away from the construction site of shelter 88. His two friends were teleported elsewhere. But since their name was still flashing in white color, it meant that they were still alive. DaVinci massaged his temple and sighed. "Seriously, Mia. You''re so immature that it hurts to talk to you." He walked away from the base, heading back to Mafdet City on foot. As the wasteland purge was ongoing, all surrounding areas were monster-free, so it was safe for him to walk back home. Fantasizing about the future of this world, DaVinci grinned, ''Once I get rid of all mutants, I''ll obtain more resources from here. Father said I can import items, gold, and monster corpses to sell to MWG for a good price. Maybe I can make it big by smuggling gold and other stuff from this game to reality.'' DaVinci laughed. Chapter 145 Reinforcement from Milky Way Governmen Chapter 145 ¨C Reinforcement from Milky Way Government Fifty kilometer north of Mafdet City was another sanctuary for humans, Maat City. Maat City located on top of former Thailand''s Ayutthaya Province, which was an ancient city found in the 13th-century. However, it was rebuilt into a fortress, serving as Mafdet Federation''s stronghold. Here, Carlos had stored all of his tanks, robots, and weaponry inside. He cooperated with MWG agents and constructed a special hangar within the fort. Today, a hundred tanks and ten robots were being transported south. Had Mia been here, he would have recognized these machines right away. They were the Prometheus Series, which was the same mech model that Mia was using. The leader of this transportation team was nobody else, but Joan. As she was sent back to dominate this dimension by MWG, she had to come back to settle everything with the local mutants and humans. First, she planned to use the overmind, Prayut, to kill the surrounding mutants as in their historical timeline. Also, she was authorized to kill Mia Uriel, in the case if he obstructed their objectives. It was the direct order from Joan''s father, which was the opposite of Gabriel, who did not want to harm Mia. Afterward, Joan would send a specialist agent from MWG to get rid of Prayut. The special agent was Lieutenant Colonel Aria King, an overmind who had consumed a hydra core, just like Dove. However, she was more matured and had more experience than the pro-gamer since Aria was also an alpha tester. Nine overminds, Aria, Joan, ten 25-meter tall robots, and 100 tanks mobilized to Mafdet City. . . At Mafdet City, a little girl with the same face as Mia wandered around inside the barrack gym. She was another agent that infiltrated this game to obtain the hydra virus, Felia Blue. Unfortunately, Felia did not loyal to MWG as she had already been converted into a fairy overmind, another vessel of Misha Bloominglilly, whom MWG had used her blood to infect Felia. Felia planned to meet up with Mia first. Since Felia had sensed that someone had destroyed many of her separated consciences, she had to hasten her body acquisition plan. However, her status and her skills in this dimension were limited to a human''s level. Without a stronger ability, Felia remained in the city, grinding her levels, status attributes, and skills. As she was exercising in the middle of a military academy gym, a male player logged into the game and called her. "Mia? Are you Mia Uriel?" Felia turned around to see who misunderstood her as Mia. Upon seeing the man''s name, her face distorted in disgust. Lilith had not only merged every player''s avatar in-game and their real body, but she also united their in-game name into their middle name. As a result, the man''s name became something hilarious. Dawson "Big Crotch" Woompackar ''What kind of idiot name is that? Why does his last name sound like womb-pecker!?'' Felia glanced at BC up and down, looking at him from head to toes. For some reason, he looked refreshed, yet he walked like a crab as if he had hemorrhoids. "You are mistaken. My name is Felia, not Mia." BC gazed at her avatar name in-game and laughed in embarrassment, "Ah, I''m sorry. You looked like one of my friends. Say, are you Mia''s sister?" Felia widened her eyes and stared at the man, "No." "Ah, I''m sorry, sapnu puas. Are you Mia''s relative, then?" "¡­ Sort of." "I knew it! Say, you''re not a trap like him, right?" Felia frowned, "What do you want? Woo me? I''m busy working out here. Go chase someone else!" "I-I''m sorry if I''m offending you. Because of Mia, my reality has been distorted, you see? I can''t differentiate between a dude or a lady with your statue and your face." "FYI, I''m a lady ¡­ Come to think of it, do you know where Mia is?" "Err, no. I haven''t played this game for a day, and I''ve just come back. I don''t know." "Okay. Fine. You can buzz off and be on your way. I need to grind my status." "¡­" Big Crotch sulked and walked away, feeling disappointed that his magic words failed again. However, he regained his enthusiasm when he recalled the sexy time yesterday with Tiffany. Although Tiffany violated his backdoor by using her mysterious giant stick that came out of nowhere, he did the same to her as well. In a sense, he had explored a new world. ''I''m a butt man.'' BC had awoken to anal play, both offense game and defense game.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. Once Big Crotch left, Felia resumed her status grinding. For hours, she kept running around in the gym, ignoring every NPC and player around her. Her level one character could not initiate any tutorial quest from the locals anymore, so there was no point adventuring like other fantasy games. . On the evening of the same day, Joan, Aria, and other agents arrived at the academy, looking for recruiting more newbies as their helpers. Joan grumbled, "Will there be anyone left? MWG hasn''t published this game to the mass yet, right?" Annoyed by the spoiled lady, Aria clicked her tongue, "We haven''t released the game to the public, but we should still have straggling students and other opportunist agents in this city. We don''t want them to join Prayut, or it''ll be troublesome after the WW III." As an overmind, Aria was aware of the threat of psionic possession and the psionic puppeteer, a unique skill that the overmind race had. With psionic puppeteer skills, a local overmind could control any agent or student with ease. Thus, had they not prepared for the worse, one of their close friends could have been converted and hid in their ranks as a deep mole for Prayut. To prevent this scenario, they had to separate all players from Prayut, the historical figure overmind. When all agents got to the barracks, they found Big Crotch and Felia. Most of the students and players had already graduated and enlisted into the local military. Joan summoned BC and Felia to meet them and evaluate their character. Big Crotch was familiar with Joan since she was one of his instructors. He saluted to her. Felia did not know this group of people, but she guessed that they were big-shots, judging from BC''s manner. She also saluted. "At ease, trainees," Joan waved her hand, "Where are the others, small dick?" "I don''t know, ma''am. I was offline for a day in the real world, and everyone left me behind." Joan turned to Felia and flinched. As Felia had the same face as Mia''s, for a couple of seconds, Joan thought that it was him. She glanced at her indicator name above Felia''s head and read it twice, so she did not mistake Felia for the child of Uriel Household. "What about you, newbie? Did you join after Lilith had blockaded the game? Are you a new agent?" Felia had a smug expression on her face, "Colonel Dullahan Wildcat sent me here to obtain the hydra virus, using Mia Uriel''s method." "Ah, Dullahan, I see. So, you are the second generation of the child soldier project?" "Yes, ma''am." "Good. It''s good that you can talk, unlike your predecessors. How long have you been here?" "A few days. No one gave me a tutorial quest, so I figure out the game by myself." "How about both of you work for us from now on? The local government is in anarchy, and every NPC is running amok. You should stick together with the adults, so you won''t die prematurely." Big Crotch was in a frantic as he nodded, "Yes. I''ll go with you." Felia shook her head, "No, thanks. I''m good on my own." Joan frowned, "You entered the game late. Don''t you know that if you die in-game, you''ll die for real?" "I''m not afraid of dying, ma''am." Felia snorted. She lost counts of how many times her other souls in various bodies had died, so death meant nothing to her. Even if a thousand soul fragments of hers died, as long as she hid a living body and one main core, the fairy overlord could continue multiplying and switching her primary conscience. Joan shrugged, "If you say so. Make sure to stay clear from Prayut. We''ll kill him and his followers after he dealt with Shelter 87 and 88." "Yes, ma''am." Joan gestured to BC, ordering him to follow after her. All agents also left, ignoring the little girl Felia. But one agent turned around to glance at the fairy. Aria glared at the girl as she sensed a strong vibe from Felia''s psyche force. As the leader of MWG overminds, she was sensitive to psionic power. ''I''ve heard that Golden Generations had similar abilities with overminds, but they can use strong psychic powers. I guess the rumor is true. That brainwave I sensed is a trace of psionic force.'' Aria grew cautious toward Felia, but she kept her feeling a secret. As both of them were on a different mission, Aria might get into trouble if she had dwelled into Felia''s businesses. ''None of my business.'' Aria turned around and disregarded Felia. On the other hand, Felia inspected all agents from afar. ''So many lowly overminds. Ah, I want their bodies so bad. These greedy humans look so delicious, it hurts.'' While thinking, she glanced at her status menu and grimaced. ''Had most of my abilities not been sealed, none of you can act high and mighty before me. Eh, once other me in other bodies devoured all of those children''s souls, I should have a force to take over the Milky Way. Also ¡­'' Felia turned to the south, where she sensed an approaching comrade''s soul, Maple. ''I need to rescue my other self from Mia. Once I can get his body, everything should be easier. I wonder if I can fool that dragon.'' . While Joan and Felia had the conversation, Mia piloted Prometheus to Mafdet City. The pilot skated to the destroyed wall section where the battle between Amro and the local force used to fight. The breached wall was being repaired, but the traces of the fight was still around. *Mew* (Will you kill them all, Mia?) "Depends." *Mrrr?* (Depends? On what?) "If Prayut is too strong, I''ll kill everybody here. I also need diamonds." Chapter 146 Wanted Chapter 146 ¨C Wanted Deep down inside, Mia did not want to harm the civilians. However, he had many mutant lives to protect, so he had to be a hypocrite this time. For one last time, Mia rechecked his prepared items in his inventory. 10 Repair kits. 10 Emergency Teleport Buttons. Two jetpacks. These were the items that he borrowed from Shurka, who had these goodies for free. Mia could have asked for more, but he did not want to look like a pimp by taking everything that she had. Also, he transferred all barrels of jet fuel to Shurka so that she could coordinate with Sebastian and Crystal. Since he went out to find troubles alone, he had expected that he would not return to the base within a day or two. After Mia double-checked everything, he created fireballs around Prometheus and released them onto the wall. *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* The wall was once again destroyed. With the commotion and the explosion, the siren rang inside the city. Within a minute, soldiers gathered behind the wall, gawking at the giant mech. "Isn''t that one of our robots?" "No! That''s the robot that attacked our city with that hydra!" "Wrong! That robot killed the hydra!" The garrison soldiers did not know what they should do. They looked at each other in a panic. Soon, a captain yelled at them. "That''s the enemy. Call the armor units!" Before the soldiers could go back to inform their superiors or call for reinforcement, hundreds of chain lightning branches went through their bodies. All infantries had been wiped out in one attack. Prometheus leaped over the debris and got into the city. Mia scanned the surrounding with his 3D sense, searching for local military units and major facilities. Most of the towns still had a trace of Amro''s rampage the other day. However, many places had been rebuilt and restored, such as roads, business districts, and military facilities. Mia had to hinder Mafdet City''s growth so that he could buy more times for his tech tree research. The more damage he inflicted on the town, the better. With such thought, Mia embraced the role of a mass-murderer. Five lightning balls floated around Prometheus. The next second, he unleashed them in the direction of power plants, armories, and hangars. *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* > > > .. > > The chain lightning killed over 10,000 civilians and soldiers alike. The dead count and his EXP kept increasing to the point that his level increased by one. Within the cockpit, Mia summoned his VIP inventory and tried to absorb diamonds from the dead bodies. > > The system was not that convenient. Had Mia succeeded in drawing all souls into his container diamond, he would have enough to pay Lilith and bring Shurka to the real world. > The siren kept on going, which became a piece of background music to Mia. Meanwhile, civilians and soldiers took out their guns and fired at Prometheus in desperation. Prometheus ignored all peashooters and proceeded forward, heading to the center of the city. From Mia''s 3D sense, he could detect a strong presence in the government parliament. Along the way, Mia kept trying to reel in diamonds from the corpses at a distance. > > Mia''s patience paid off. As he got closer to dead bodies, his diamond container attracted dead souls like a magnet, pulling nearby souls into the small jewel. However, Mia''s action was still considered excessive even though he was an enemy of mankind. > > for visiting. As soon as Mia could get a clear look at the mechs, his face distorted. Those were ten Prometheus Series robots! Mia was not the only one who possessed the future mech. Not only MWG had built the machine, but they could also mass-produce them. ''I thought Joan said only GG members could pilot this. Did they have someone with psionic link skill?'' Fighting in a 1-VS-10 was a suicide. Tama coordinated with Mia and activated the robot''s back boosters, pedaling backward at full speed. One of the flying mechs phased and disappeared right in front of Mia''s eyes. Having a bad feeling, Mia activated his 3D sense. As Mia had experience dealing with pteranodon hydra''s teleportation ability, he maneuvered his machine to turn around. One of the missing Prometheus teleported behind Mia as he had expected. A lightsaber in the enemy robot came at Mia''s Prometheus. *VHOOM* *FKRRRSHHH* *KKSSSSHHH* Mia activated his lighting sword on time, blocking the lightsaber with his psychic weapon. . The captain of overmind agents, Aria, squinted her eyes. She took a deep breath and synchronized her thoughts with the psionic reactors to the limit. The Pseudo Prometheus did not need a golden generation member to pilot them. As long as the primary pilot could use a simple psionic link, everybody could sit in the secondary pilot seat and help the primary pilot to maneuver this machine. The second pilot within Aria''s robot was controlling all weaponry. Unlike Mia, they had a rifle and a tower shield, attaching to the mech''s shoulders. Two back-up lightsabers also stored inside the mech''s thigh pockets. . Aria rotated the robot''s wrist. Like a kendo swing, she altered her attacks to a different ankle. Mia did the same and parried two strikes with just moving wrists. *Kksssshhhh* *PKSSSSHH* Aria teleported to Mia''s left side. She lowered her sword and slash at Mia''s stomach. Mia''s left hand left the old lightning sword. A new thunder blade extended from Mia''s left hand and blocked the strike. Rotating his robot''s wrist to gain momentum, Mia''s right hand brought his sword and slashed down at Aria. Aria leaped backward, dodging the strike. Her secondary pilot used his telekinesis, summoned another lightsaber into Aria''s free hand. Now, it was a duel-wielder against a duel-wielder. Nine other Prometheus mechs caught up with Aria. They surrounded Mia from all sides, aiming their rifle at him. Mia slowly breathed out from his mouth and gathered ten fireballs around his robots. He shot each of them toward all enemy mechs. *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* All robots cast barriers and erected their tower shields with their telekinesis to block the explosion. The fireballs did not cause any harm to any machine, but it gave enough time for Mia to take off, flying away. Aria harrumphed and teleported her robot again. However, she did not warp next to Mia, like how pteranodon enjoyed doing it. She flew behind Mia''s back as she deactivated her lightsabers, switching to a rifle. The rifle was not like a cricket gun that Mia used to have in the past. It was crafted for a giant robot, like Prometheus. As a result, barrel length and the handle combined was almost 10 meters long. Also, the bullet size was bigger than Yamato Battleship''s cannon shell. Aria pulled the trigger. *BANG* *CLANK* The shell slammed onto Mia''s triple-layer psychic shield, force field, flame field, and barrier. Mia glanced behind him and activated his telekinesis, commanding the rifle to fly away. Aria felt the oncoming force. She tightened her grips and kept the rifle steady. A lightning ball appeared above Mia''s robot. A chain of lightning struck Aria. "TSK!" Aria clicked her tongue and teleported again, jumping to the sky, 100 meters before Mia. The captain charged at Mia with two lightsabers activated. Mia accepted the challenge and summoned two blades, slashing at her. *BOOM* Two robots stopped in mid-air, crossing blade and starring at each other up close for the first time. . Ironically, Banana Mia had been looking forward to a robot fight like this, which was the main reason why he wanted to play this game so bad. Now, Maou was the one who experienced the fight, but he did not enjoy it one bit. "Banana, you should wake up to see this. If you keep sleeping, you''ll miss everything." Banana Mia''s soul inside Misha Statue twitched. She slowly opened her eyes and looked up. Chapter 147 Arias Mind Attack Chapter 147 ¨C Aria''s Mind Attack Banana Mia observed the robot combat through Mia''s vision. The flashing lightsabers and thunder blades crossed, sending sci-fi-like sound across the sky. It was a mech melee combat that she desired to participate in one. Her eyes regained a bit of light, but they dimmed again when she recalled that she was not Mia. Banana Mia fell into a deep sleep again. . Maou could feel Banana''s depression from a glimpse of her consciousness. Annoyed by her sensitivity, Mia''s face darkened. "If that how you want it, fine! I''ll call you Misha from now on! You''re not me but a remnant of that bastard fairy! Satisfy!?" The girls in his mind space screamed in a panic because of Maou''s inconsideration. They were afraid that Banana might not wake up anymore, and something might affect Mia''s real body or his core. Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. However, their worries were unnecessary. Banana woke up in anger, and Misha Statue flashed her red eyes. Mia''s body jolted, and Tama screamed in pain. As Misha had exerted her force onto his core, all nervous systems inside his body released a pain signal to his body. [YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN HONEST ABOUT MY IDENTITY! YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME EVERYTHING!] "AND WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH IT AFTER THAT!? SULKING IN THAT STATUE AGAIN!?" [AT LEAST, WE CAN TALK THIS OUT!] "AND LET YOU RUIN MY LIFE WITH A THIRD PERSONALITY!? YOU DIDN''T THINK ABOUT ANY CONSEQUENCE THAT THE OWNER OF THIS BODY HAS TO FACE IN THE FUTURE, DO YOU!?" [AND WTF CAN I DO!? ACT LIKE A DOUCHE AND PRETEND TO BE A BRAINDEAD JERK!? DO YOU WANT ME TO BE A PUPPET WITH NO LIFE OF MY OWN!?] "YOU CAN JUST SIT BACK IN THE STATUE AND WAIT FOR THE FUCKING CLONE TO BE COMPLETED, YOU MORON! I WAS PLANNING TO SEND YOUR FUCKING SOUL INTO MY CLONE!" [AND HOW DAFUQ COULD I KNOW IF YOU KEPT YOUR MOUTH SHUT!] The quarrel distracted Mia from the battle in front of him. *MYA!* (Stop talking to yourself and help me! I can''t hold that copycat alone!) Mia realized his mistakes. He stopped arguing with the brainwashed Banana and focused on the fight. Unfortunately, it was too late. Aria found an opening, and she could tell that her opponent pilot lost his concentration for a second. "Newbie''s mistake. I''ll take it." Aria''s lightsaber cleaved Mia''s Prometheus in half, separating the lower waist from the upper torso. Mia''s left hand pulled out a repair pen from his inventory and used it on his machine right away. A As if the time had reversed, the severed parts reattached themselves and recovered from all damages. "Tsk, a repair tool? Fine, I''ll burn out all your repair tools! Let''s see how many of those you have." Aria activated her third lightsaber. Instead of using a robot''s hand to maneuver it, she controlled the saber with her telekinesis. Three lightsabers slashed at Mia in every direction, pushing him backward. Aria displayed her swordsmanship, which overpowered Mia in every aspect, strength, speed, and technic. But Mia had something that Aria did not have. As if Tama understood what Mia was thinking, she took out two red gels from his inventory and fed him one while she put one into her mouth as well. Tama regained her stamina while Mia''s psyche force was refreshed. Mia''s eyes glowed in red light. His skin leaked red smoke, and the temperature in his cockpit rose. Each time Mia exhaled, a trail of fire came out of his nostrils. Fifty lightning balls, each at the size of 10-meter in diameter, manifested around Aria and Mia. Like how Mia trapped pteranodon, he used it against Aria. "Let''s see how you can escape the thunder net, bitch!" *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* Countless chain lightning engulfed both robots in mid-air, destroyed the two Prometheus. > > > > Using this suicide chain lightning technic had its perks. His resistance skills increased many levels at once. Mia threw another red gel into his mouth and fed Tama another one. As if they were pumped by steroids, they recovered from the injuries and burning wounds by their natural regeneration skills. The second repair tool appeared, which Mia flashed it to repair his mech one more time. In front of Mia''s Prometheus, Aria''s robot also recovered from the burn. Inside her cockpit, she took out a healing potion and zipped it while she pointed her repair pen to the mech monitor and flipped the switch on. Unfortunately, her co-pilot did not have the same vitality. He died because of the suicide thunder attack. > > Aria clicked her tongue. After the changes by Lilith, dying in-game was the same as permanent death in real life. While both robots were falling because of the temporary mutual destruction, her mech reactivated the reactors and back boosters, propelling forward toward Mia. Mia''s reflex was slower than Aria. His Prometheus reactivated the power late and was caught off-guard. The overmind''s machine extended its left hand and grabbed Prometheus'' right wrist. Teleport activated. Both Mia and Aria''s robots reappeared close to the overmind crews. Nine other Prometheus aimed their rifles at Mia. Mia shook off Aria''s hand and activated his triple layer shield again. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* The shells stopped before they could harm Mia''s Prometheus. The overminds kept on shooting at Mia, trying to wither his mental strength and his power reactors. Meanwhile, blood came out of Aria''s nostrils as she overworked her teleportation skill. Blinking with a giant robot was already her limit, but transporting two at the same time was beyond her capability. As a result, she suffered a backlash as several blood veins in her blood ruptured. With trembling hands, Aria poured her healing potion into her mouth. Most liquids leaked out, but she managed to swallow a gulp. Her condition got better. She transmitted her order to her squadron. "Use mind attack! Don''t try to fight him in the open. He can use AOE attacks!" All ten overminds, including Aria, used their psionic possession, aiming at the enemy pilot. Ten overminds infiltrated Mia''s mind space at once! "Destroy his core! Once the core is destroyed, he will be done for!" . Banana Mia, who was still in Misha Statue, still had a foul mood after the quarrel with Maou. Upon seeing the invaders, the statue flashed her red eyes. "Dear guests, my mood is too shitty to welcome you." Banana released a similar aura like the grumpy Maou. The mind space turned red, while the floor, wall, and ceiling extended their crimson tentacles, spiking at the invaders. Aria''s soul glowed in white light, creating shields for her crews. "I''ll create an escape hole! Hurry and kill him!" Nine overminds pointed their palm at Misha Statue. Banana bellowed, "SCRAM!" One of the floor tentacles broke Aria''s shields and penetrated into an overmind. The soul shattered on the spot. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* The upper body, including the head of Misha Statue, was destroyed. However, Mia''s core was safe. 68 Girls inside Mia''s room counter-attacked. They unleashed their forces at Aria and 8 other invaders. *BOOM* Two of the invaders shattered into fragments. Aria was shocked when she noticed that Mia was housing many other souls inside his mind space. "What is he!? I thought he was just an overmind!" *BOOM* Another one of her crews was killed by the ceiling tentacle. *BOOM* All Misha Statue was destroyed into small pieces. But the core was still protected by a small glowing crystal. Banana Mia''s soul ejected from the statue, but she still had enough power self-defense. [MIA, I NEED HELP!] In desperation, Banana pleaded Maou. *BOOM* Two more of the overminds shattered at once. Behind them, Mia appeared with a blackened face. "I know. Don''t panic, Banana." Aria turned around, looking at Mia in fright. She had thought that they would have fought with only a red room, but she never expected a resistance army here. "RETREAT!" Four surviving overminds, including Aria, attempted to break away from Mia''s red room. The girls pursued and fired their psychic power at the fleeing invaders. *BOOM* One more overmind did not make it out. However, Aria and two others had escaped. After all invaders left Mia''s mind space, Mia tried to reconstruct Misha Statue. However, all statue fragments had turned into dust, floating in mid-air. Mia looked at the dust, grimaced. He did not know what would happen to Banana Mia after the statue was gone. He turned to the glowing crystal in front of his core, "Banana, do you think you can live in that form." The crystal soul blinked, [I don''t think so. I think my conscience is fading. I don''t feel so good.] "Don''t jinx, goddammit!" In a hurry, Mia gathered all shattered soul fragments and fed Banana Mia with everything. Banana Mia''s light glowed brighter, slowly transformed into a complete soul. When the light dimmed, a new form of Banana Mia revealed to everyone. Instead of turning into another Mia, Banana Mia had a soul form of Misha! "Eh? A-re?" Misha checked her new soul form in shock. "Where is my pee-pee! Why do I have boobs?" Mia''s face twitched, "You''re Misha now, Banana. I think I just completed the reconstruction of your soul. That''s your true form, by the way." "EEHHHH!?" "I''ll talk to you later. Girls, any casualty? Is there anyone missing!?" Mia turned to his sisters, counting everybody in his room. There should be 70 people here other than himself and Misha. After Mia tallied everyone, there were 69 ladies! One was missing! "Who was killed!? Check your friends!" The girls were in a panic. They searched for their close friends and accounted for everyone. "Maple is missing! She''s not here!" "Was she killed!?" "I don''t know!" Screams and buzzing noise echoed in his mind space. Mia looked at Misha, "Banana, did you eat Maple''s fragments? Did you get her memories?" Misha tilted her head to the side. She frowned as she did not remember getting any GG child soldier during the merge. "No. I only absorbed MWG overminds. I don''t have the memories of the sisters." Mia''s frown deepened. He exited the room and regained the control of his body, getting his real body and his mech into safety first. However, he could not figure out how Maple went missing. ''What had happened?'' . . Meanwhile, six of the overminds went berserk in their cockpit. Their robots moved around in erratic before they collapsed on the ground. Aria and others regained their sense. She recounted everybody right away. "Report your status! Tell me your name!" "Suay Sud, present!" "Tua Hia, present!" "¡­ Mapl-I meant, Ship Hai, present!" Aria sighed a relief. Three others had survived the ambush by Mia''s sisters. Chapter 148 Random Teleportation and Luck Chapter 148 ¨C Random Teleportation and Luck In the mind room of Ship Hai, Maple laughed in delight. She had devoured this person''s core and stole the body. Consuming a core was different than feasting on soul fragments. She always obtained most of the body owner''s memory this way if she ate the core instead of broken pieces of a soul. With the stolen memory, Maple pretended to be Aria''s subordinate. At the same time, she broke free from Mia''s imprisonment. Once Maple returned to her real world, she planned to find her real body as it was more powerful than this incomplete overmind race. Maple opened her new body''s status window, examining how it could do. . Mia regained his sense, but he felt groggy because of the changes. The disappearance of Misha Statue and the resurrection of Misha''s soul influenced this body balance, making him unable to sit properly. As if Mia was a newborn baby, he could not sit still. "Tama, help me balance my body!" *Mrrr?* (Huh? Okay. What''s wrong?) "Something is probably wrong with my brain and my body balancing. I can''t maintain my body!" *Mew* (Yuck! Did you eat something fishy lately?) "Aside from the gels, none." *Mew?* (What about Shurka? Doesn''t hers smell fishy?) "¡­" Mia''s condition worsened as he could not control his body anymore. [Maou, switch with me!] Misha wanted to try. As Mia was helpless, he allowed Misha to takeover. Once she got full control, the same illness appeared. "What the!?" She, too, could not control Mia''s body at will. As if she was swimming in an ocean without gravity, Mia''s body was on the verge of slipping off the seat. [This never happened before. It should have something to do with the loss of the statue or your awakening.] "¡­" [Use the potion! Tell Tama to help you!] "Right! Tama, help me something. Take out a potion and pour it into my mouth. I can''t move!" *Mrrr?* (Huh? Sure.) Tama took a potion bottle and poured the content into Mia''s mouth. Banana drank a mouthful of the medicine, but her body balance was still the same. "M-Maou, it doesn''t work." [WHAT!?] . While Mia and Misha were confused by their body condition, six overminds had long transformed into monsters. However, their psionic link still connected with their machine''s psionic reactors. Six Prometheus threw away their rifles and lightsabers. They began casting their power and attacked everybody nearby. Aria sent her command to other surviving units, "Three of you, kill the berserking pilots! All co-pilots of the berserking mechs, eject immediately!" Six co-pilots of the soul-dead overminds complied and bailed. The heads of the robots detached and shuttled away. Two Prometheus aimed their rifle at the monster pilots. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* Maple reacted late, but she also pretended to join the fight. As for Aria, she turned to Mia''s robot. Her rifle aimed at his cockpit. *MYA!* (SHIT! CAST THE BARRIER, MIA!) Misha attempted to activate the triple-layered barrier, but she failed. Mia''s body did not follow after her command. *BANG* *BOOM* The shell penetrated the chest of Mia''s Prometheus, destroying the robot''s mainframe module, which shut down all lights in the Prometheus cockpit. "No good! I can''t do anything!" As Misha was too panicked to complete anything, Maou pulled her back into his mind space and regained control of his body. "Tama, take a teleport button from my inventory and use it!" *M-Mew!?* (What about our robot!? If we teleport, we have to leave this thing behind, right?) "We have to, or we''re dead! Until I can find out what has happened to my body, we can''t risk fighting!" *Mrrr!* (This is crazy!) "I know. Please help me just this once. You can eat as many red gels as you want!" *Meh Mew* (Hey, do you think I''m a glutton!? I can only eat one red or two reds at a time. Fine. I don''t care anymore. I''ll do it!) Tama operated Mia''s VIP inventory and pulled out one of Shurka''s random teleport buttons. She pressed it. Mia and Tama blinked away from the robot and the chaotic battle. After the teleportation, Mia''s mech and Aria''s robot were almost a kilometer away from their location, but they were not safe yet. As both of them reappeared again in mid-air, they were falling to earth by the natural gravity. "Tama, take out another one. Use it before we hit the ground." *MYA!* (Won''t we die if we land!?) "I don''t know! We have to risk everything and get the hell out of here!" *MEH MEW!* (EH!? SHIT!) As Mia could not adjust his body balance, his body fell like a ragdoll. In less than 10 seconds, the body almost reached the earth. Tama pressed the second button. *BLINK* Mia and Tama teleported again. This time, they did not reappear in the sky. However, everything around them was pitch black. They also felt pressure on top of their bodies. As they looked around with their night sight, they noticed mud and soil around them. Mia tried to use his 3D sense, but he could not activate it. "I think we''re somewhere underground." *Mrrr* (Are we buried alive?) "Probably. Let''s teleport again and get out of here before we run out of air." Tama used her tentacle to press the third button. Again, they reappeared underground. "Keep going, Tama!" *M-Mew?* (D-Do you think we will get to the center of the earth if we keep going?) "Just keep going until we get to somewhere with enough space to breath!" *Mrrr* (Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong ¡­) "Don''t jinx it! Just do it!" . . A minute later, Tama used the ninth random teleport button. Both Mia and Tama kept reappearing randomly underground. Now, only one random button remained. *Muuu* (Last chance ¡­) Mia bit his lower lips, praying to Lilith. ''You know what, I swear that I''ll cross-dress for you if we survive this! Please, give us a chance!'' If this last button sent them to underground soil again, they would have no choice but relying on Tama to dig to the surface. Deep down inside, Mia was afraid that they might even be several kilometers underground since he could feel intense pressure from the earth. "Please ¡­" *Mew* (Please!) Tama pressed the last button. *BLINK* > > Mia and Tama reappeared inside an underground cave corridor. The room was five-meter tall, and the paths were over five hundred meters long. Realizing that their prayer had been granted, Mia and Tama laughed. "HAHAHAHAHA! WE DID IT!!" *MYA-HEHEHEHEHEH!* (FUCK, YES!!) Mia''s body collapsed and lay on the ground, sighed in relief. "That was too close. I thought we would have been dead." *Mew* (Me too. I thought we''re fucked because of your silly disease. Now, try to get on your feet.) "I''ll try." . . Two hours later, Mia still could not get on his feet. *Mew* (Do I have to puppet your body? Are you a vegetable now?) "I''m trying!" *Mrrr?* (If that doesn''t work, how about transforming into Misha?) "I tried, but I can''t use any psychic power." *Meh* (Well, shit. Do I have to find another host?) "All red gels are in my inventory. You leave me, you won''t any." *MYA!* (FUCK! WHY DAHECK DID I CHOOSE YOU AS MY HOST!?) "FYI, I saved your sorry ass, Tama. You almost got eaten by your siblings, remember?" *Mew* (I also saved your sorry banana pee-pee too many times. I owe you nothing!) "No red gels from me, then." *MYA!* (Screw you! I''ll keep eating your gels until you''re broke!) The two bickered. Their noise echoed through the underground cave that they rested inside. *HWOOOOOM* A cry of a giant creature shut Tama and Mia''s mouth. The foul smell of rotting corpses followed afterward. Tama whispered in a soft meowing. *Mew?* (That''s just wind, right?) "Eolian sound shouldn''t smell, Tama. That''s a howl of a beast or a monster." *BOOM* The underground cave shook. Dust and debris from the ceiling fell onto the ground, which alarmed the two. Tama transformed Mia''s wings into tentacles and extended all of her arms from Mia''s back. As if they were a centipede or a spider, Tama used her tentacles to crawl backward, carrying their body away from the sound. [NOPE!] [HOLY NOPE!] [KYAAA!] The girls in his mind space screamed in a panic. They did not fear the monster. Instead, they were scared by the new transformation by Tama. Misha was also speechless. The current Mia''s back had over a thousand mini-tentacles, acting like centipede legs, creeping through the underground cave. *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* The earthquake and the trembling got closer each second. Soon, something appeared a hundred meter next to Mia''s feet. It was a red python with one eye! Its eye was also not on the sides like an ordinary snake. It located in the center of its head! The neck and the head of this creature were large enough to fill the five-meter-tall cave. Tama and Mia could also sense a familiar aura from the monster. "Hydra!" *MYA!!* (FUCK ME!) The monster located Mia. It squeezed its large body through the cave, trying to reach him. Tama crawled backward at her full speed. The eye on Mia''s chest transformed into a mouth, after which spat red liquid at the hydra. It was Tama''s personal acidic liquid. The acid hit the eye of the hydra, which shrunk back in pain. However, the eye recovered from the corrosive water in the next second. *SHAAAA!!* The python hydra bared its fangs, enraged. Its speed got faster. The cave rumbled as the giant snake did everything to reach Mia, shaking and squeezing its body through the tunnel. In a panic, Tama increased her speed, backpedaling in full force. As her thought was in disarray, she unzipped Mia''s pants, opening the window and taking out Mia''s python. "WTF are you doing!?" *MYA!* (BEING CREATIVE! PISS AT THE SNAKE, MIA!) "AND HOW DAFUQ DOES IT HELP!?" *MYA!* (AT LEAST OUR FLUID CAN ANNOY THAT BASTARD AND SLOW HIM DOWN!) Without a choice, Mia released his water jet while Tama directed it at the eye of the chasing python hydra. The hot liquid got into its eye. As the inferno dragonewt body maintained its temperature body at 50 degrees Celsius, the hot corrosive pee burnt the eye. *SCREEEECH!* The hydra shrunk back in pain again. This time, Tama managed to buy a few more seconds to gain distance. As Tama kept crawling, she also had one eye on top of Mia''s head, scanning for a path to escape. And she found a wide hole nearby! *Meh-Heh Mew!* (Plot armor activated! I found a hole!) "This''d better be legit, or we''re doomed." *Mew!* (Trust me! I''m an engineer''s partner!) "¡­ Well, we''re fucked." Tama exerted all her strength and jumped, taking Mia''s body into the hole she found. The hole was two meters in diameter, which was enough for them to fall into. Unfortunately, Tama did not know the depth or where this hole would lead them. They fell into the abyss. The python hydra reached their previous location five seconds late. It stared into the hole in anger. The hole was pitch black, which it could not see further down. It was also too small for its head to dive in. *SCREECH!* As if the hydra cursed at Mia, it screamed at the hole. . . . Mia and Tama fell onto something hard and rolled onto the ground. His body suffered several superficial wounds. It took them five seconds to reach the bottom of the pit, so the height should be over 100 meters. An ordinary human would have turned into a meat paste. Fortunately, Mia''s VIT was high enough to resist some of the impacts. Without having to think, Tama fed Mia their healing potion, which healed him in an instant. Mia reopened his eyes and groaned. "Eww, that''s rough." *Meh-Heh Mew!* (Tama is the MVP! MEHEHEHE!) "Aye, thanks, Tama." Mia looked around the check his surroundings. They fell into a large room inside the underground cave. In the lightless room, Mia''s night sight found a tall ceiling and the hole that they came from. The hole was over 20 meters away from their reach. "What a large room," Mia praised the cave as he continued looking around. Then, he met a pair of glowing red eyes of another creature.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. Its silhouette was ten meters high, and the body was more massive than its height. Mia recognized the feature of this creature right away as he had a few dead bodies of the same thing in his inventory. A queen ant monster was gazing at Mia. Chapter 149 Tiny-Chan, the Inferno Ant Queen Chapter 149 ¨C Tiny-Chan, the Inferno Ant Queen The queen ant had a similar appearance as an arachne, a monster with the upper body of a human and a lower body of a spider. Instead of having a spider figure, the queen had a long bottom of an ant''s abdomen. Her upper body resembled a young human maiden, which replaced the ant''s head, extended from her thorax. However, her body size did not match her large abdomen and her legs. From an onlooker''s perspective, she looked like a princess getting trapped inside the monster''s body. The monster''s human feature was gorgeous. Her white hair and her pale skins contrasted with the blue body, while her S shape curve could make every maiden envious. On top of her head, two 30-centimeters antennas wiggled, decorating her appearance as if they were accessories. The jewel blue eyes stared at Mia. Both Mia and Tama trembled in fear. Her presence and her leaking aura were even on par with the hydra on the upper floor. *Mew* (Welp, it was nice knowing you, Mia.) "Me, too." Both Tama and Mia stared into the eyes of the queen ant, resigning to their fate. The queen walked toward them. Though her giant legs were long and thick, she did not cause a tremor on earth soil. She leaned her body forward, inspecting Mia. *Mrrr?* (Oh, wow! She''s prettier than Shurka!) "You still have to mood to praise her?" *Mew!* (I''m just impressed!) Helpless, Mia gazed back into the eyes of the monster, "Hi, we''ve come in peace. Can you not kill us?" The monster revealed a faint smile, "I haven''t said anything about killing you. It has been a while since I last saw a dragonewt." "!!!" Mia and Tama were astonished when they heard her voice. "You can talk?" "That''s rude. I''m an inferno ant, and you''re an inferno dragonewt. We have the same attribute, so why can''t we communicate? I can even speak a human language, so why not?" Blue light covered the queen ant''s entire body. When the bright faded, the queen transformed into a naked woman, but she still retained her antennas and her blue eyes. Her eyes were not the same as humans. Instead of having iris, pupils, and sclera, she had blue compound eyes. As for her eyelashes and eyelids, they were the same as humans. Mia''s jaw dropped as he witnessed the entire transformation. It was similar to one of his skills. The queen ant grinned, "Surprised?" Mia revealed a wry smile, "Sure does." His race description said he could communicate with other fire type monsters. Since the queen ant possessed a fire element, it explained how Mia and the queen could understand each other. "Can you tell me how you got here?" The queen sat beside Mia, inspecting his face and body. Then, she stopped her eyes at Mia''s crotch area. His flyer was wide open, and his third arm was taking the wind outside because of Tama earlier. Mia ignored her eyes as he got used to being naked in front of his 72 sisters. "Long story short, we teleported randomly and got attacked by the snake hydra above. After that, we fell here." "Are you from Chonburi base, then?" "Are we close to Chonburi base?" Mia was surprised when the queen mentioned the outlaw base. His expression revealed a sign of shock when the queen stripped his cloth. "Are you trying to eat me or what?" "Eat? Not literally. I''m just checking your constitution and your potential." "Before that, can I ask you a question? Where am I?" "My nest, of course." "Not that. Where is this place located? Is it near any human settlement or a mutant base? Any landmark is fine, too." The queen began touching Mia''s torso with her hands, massaging his ribs and stomach. Her palms and fingers were soft and warmed, which increased Mia''s sensitivity. "Tell me about your status and your skills, then I''ll answer your question." "Ha. This is awkward. Okay, I''ll tell you. My skills were-" > > > <[yes] no]="">> Mia swallowed his words upon seeing the notification. He returned his eyes to Tiny-Chan, the queen ant. ''Queen Ant, Tiny-Chan? Who named her this? What an odd name.'' Mia gazed at Tiny, "Did you use a skill on me or did anything?" The queen touched Mia''s waist, "Yes. Word of mouth from humanoid creatures can''t be trusted. I need solid evidence." "Why do you want to know?" "You''re an unknown visitor. I have the right to know your purpose and your identity," The queen transformed her fingernails to knives, "You''d better cooperate, or I''ll treat you as a snack." She treated Mia as her prisoner. Realizing her seriousness, Mia compromised, trying to survive this ordeal. "Wait, I''ll cooperate!" Mia gestured with the silent Tama. Her tentacle pressed [Yes] on Mia''s game interface menu. Tiny-Chan''s hands paused as she could read every detail about Mia in her status interface. Meanwhile, Mia could also see a game menu in front of the queen ant. "Oh? You can use the game''s interface?" In shelter 88, nobody had this ability since everyone relied on an overmind''s spy, Mr. PISS, to identify their status attributes. "Everybody can use it if they tribute enough diamonds to the goddess." Mia had a hundred topics to ask her, but her knife fingers were still aiming at his stomach. He was afraid that if he asked a wrong question or stepped onto a land mine, they might die by her hands. On the contrary of Mia''s thought, the queen read Mia''s status with interests. "Not bad. All skill caps are maxed, and your VIT is high. Your skills are strong, too. Say, why didn''t you use a skill on me when you saw me?" "It''s unethical to attack someone without identifying the other party''s intention. You don''t have any killing intent." "Strong ants can kill you without a trace of killing intent, you know?" "I know, but I don''t have a choice in this situation." "Ah, I get it. Your soul is probably injured, am I right?" Mia frowned. This queen ant seemed intelligent and sharp. He had not told her anything about his soul condition, but she deducted it with just a few exchanged words. The queen turned off her game interface and withdrew her sharp fingernails. Afterward, she sat on top of the helpless Mia. Mia widened his eyes and stared at the queen ant, "What are you doing?" The queen smiled, "Let''s start with an introduction. My name is Tiny-Chan, and I''m the queen of this antless colony. Help me with something, and maybe I can solve your issues." "Do you even know what my issue is?" "Let me ask you this, are you feeling groggy to the point that you can''t even sit straight?" Mia gulped. It was bullseyes. "Yes. How did you know?" "Your status shows your condition as [Unstable Core]." "Unstable Core?" Tiny reopened her game interface and highlighted Mia''s condition. She read the details from the display menu. "It''s a common illness when someone shares a soul core with another soul. If two or more people possessed the same soul core at the same time, the body would become unstable because it cannot handle to load of two souls in the same body. The host of the said body won''t be able to use any skill or exert his power until one of the souls become the sole core owner." Mia frowned in confusion. He shared his body with Misha and others many times in the past, but he never faced this disease before. It only happened after the overmind destroyed Misha Statue. ''Was the statue or Misha''s soul the reason of this strange illness?'' Tiny-Chan hid her a naughty grin and continued, "Unless you can get rid of the other soul that is connecting with your core. You can cure it by creating a pseudo body to house the other souls, or this condition will persist." Her explanation fitted with his condition. When a statue, aka a pseudo body, housed Misha''s soul, Mia did not suffer from this strange illness. When they switched places, they had to move into the statue before the other one could control the body. At first, Banana Mia and Maou thought that this statue was unnecessary. After the statue was gone, this disease flared. "Is there another way to cure it?" The queen giggled, "I can cure it." "Can you help me, then?" "Of course, with a price." "Name it." "Fertilize my eggs. Help me repopulate my colony." "¡­" Mia choked on his breath and coughed. *Mew* (That escalated quickly.) Mia, Misha, Lana, and all the girls were lost for words. Why did it come to this? With a straight face, Mia muttered, "Is that really necessary?" The queen nodded, "It is. That stupid hydra above us had eaten my mother and other siblings of mine. I need an army to fight back and retake my mother''s colony. Also, I need my children to cure you." Her tone and her voice were firm. Although Mia could not use his experience and psychology knowledge to read Tiny''s eyes, he could sense that she spoke the truth. However, Mia''s heart was still with Shurka. He did not want to sleep with another woman. At this moment, Misha had an idea. [Maou, mate with her.] ''WHAT!?'' [Just do it, Maou.] ''What about Shurka? Are we cheating on her?'' [What are you talking about? Shurka is my girlfriend. You''re not her boyfriend, Maou.] ''But this is my body! You used my body to be with her!'' [You said that you would ask your grandmother to prepare me a clone for my new body, right?] ''Yeah.'' [Then, when we separated, Who will be with Shurka? You or me? You''re not trying to steal my girlfriend, right?] ''¡­'' Mia felt like hundreds of needles stabbed his heart. Even though he had prepared to leave Shurka to Banana, Maou Mia still had a heartache when he thought that he had to part with the girl. [I''m sorry that I have to remind you this.] ''Why do you have to remind me of this now!? What''s the point!?'' [I''m doing this so that you can move on! We need to solve our lifestyle issue ASAP, or we''ll end up sharing a wife! Heck, do you find it entertaining when someone is watching you having sex with your wife!? I want to get rid of your lingering feeling for Shurka first. Then, you won''t suffer much. The longer you and I are sharing Shurka, the more complicated our life will be!] Maou was speechless, not being able to retort. Banana Mia was right in a sense. They had to resolve this unnecessary love-triangle drama, or their life would not be at peace after they returned to their universe. Mia had seen and read too many soap-opera dramas. He knew that tragedies might await both Banana and himself had he not cut his feeling for the Banana''s girlfriend. Maou laughed in his heart, ''So Banana wants to matchmake me with another girl, and then I won''t hurt as much when I see Shurka? How na?ve. But pairing me with a monster girl? Do I even have an option?'' Meanwhile, the queen was confused by Mia''s silence. Seeing that Mia was absentminded, the queen began moving. "I''ll take the silence as a [Yes], okay?" Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. The corner of Mia''s mouth twitched. Mia regained his sense and checked the queen''s body. Looking at her perfect shape and her round chest, Mia sighed. "I don''t have a choice, ain''t I? Okay, I''ll be your partner. Milk me to your heart content." The queen was delighted. She released her blue pheromone gas, which increased the temperature of the surroundings. Mia could feel that his vigor soared, and his lower body part got energetic. The queen used her transformed humanoid body to unite with Maou. As he could not move, she gained complete control of the dual-cultivation. . . . > > > > . ********************************** > Condition: Mated with someone from another race 100 times. Effect: Immunity to all STDs. Your skill, Pheromone, can arouse female monsters. ********************************** . Six hours later, Maou sweated all over his body. His breathing was rough, and a trail of drool could be seen on his flushed face. Beside him, two empty bottles of healing potions rolled on the ground. As for Tiny, she collected Mia''s six-hour-worth of seeds in her stomach, grinning from ear-to-ear. Her stomach bloated as if she was pregnant for 5-6 months. "By the way, why me?" Mia did not understand why the queen demanded his seeds, but not someone from her race. "Pardon?" "Why do you want my seeds? Why didn''t you look for another male fire ant?" Tiny giggled. She leaned down and kissed Maou''s lips. "Fire ants have a weak constitution. Their VIT is merely 700 at the highest, but yours is 1,385, and it can go up indefinitely. Isn''t it a better choice to take the seeds of an alpha male to enhance your children?" Mia wanted to facepalm, but he could not since he could not control his body. "Then why didn''t you seduce the hydra on the upper floor. Isn''t he stronger than me?" "First, she killed my mother and my siblings. Secondly, that hydra is the bitchiest bitch among bitching bitches. I don''t mate with a hydra bitch." "¡­"</[yes]> Chapter 150 Where is Mia? Chapter 150 ¨C Where is Mia? "Oh, about our deal, can you wait until I sorted out your seeds first?" "Go ahead. I''m too tired to move anyway." "Thank you. I''ll be back in a few hours." Tiny transformed back into her queen ant form. She lay down on her ant abdomen and meditated while her humanoid parts on her thorax sat up straight. Her blue abdomen shone in blue light, and her ant stomach moved. In the next minute, an oval blue egg at the size of ten centimeters came out of her bottom part. After the first white egg came out, several dozens of eggs slowly exited Tiny-Chan''s ant bottom. Mia gazed at how the queen giving birth with a stiff smile. "I''m the father of all those!?" *Mew* (Yup. Congratulations.) Banana Mia was also impressed, [Wow, she doesn''t waste any time. She''s an efficient mother, right?] "¡­" . . . Mia fell asleep for another 6 hours. When he woke up, Tiny had already finished giving birth to her first batch of eggs, and she was sleeping next to Mia in her human form. Sensing that Mia had woken up, Tiny opened her eyes. She sat up, "Do you need food? I have plenty." Tama helped Mia into a sitting position. Mia''s face turned solemn as she looked at Tiny. "No. I''m good for a few days. I only eat when I need to regenerate or when I''m exhausted." *Nom-Nom Mew* (I''ll take two pieces of croissants, two sunny side up eggs, a medium-rare ribeye steak, and a bowl of salad with two red gels. Thank you.) "¡­" "¡­" In the end, Mia ate another red gel while Tama took two at once. As for Tiny, she ate a sausage of mysterious meat at the size of a bowling ball. They were from her collected food in the cave. As they were having their breakfast, Tiny explained about her past and this base. This colony was close to Chonburi Base, and fire ants of this colony encountered humans and mutants many times in the past. Conflict and wars between them and the base were frequent. One day, the former queen of this colony evolved from fire ant queen into an inferno ant queen. After the race change, she could imitate human and mutant forms. Her intelligence also drastically increased, which allowed them to communicate and negotiate with the Chonburi Base. The queen''s traits and her abilities also passed down to her next generation children. All newborn ants became inferno ants instead of the lower tier, fire ants. As for Tiny, she was born two years ago as an inferno nurse ant. She spent all her life assisting her mother by being at her side, treating the newborn children. Once they could talk, the queen sent her young queen ant to negotiate a truce with the mutants in Chonburi Base and traded with them. However, a few months ago, an alpha egg invaded their colony. It killed everybody and collected all ants as its food. The former queen tried to rally her soldiers to drive back the alpha egg. Unfortunately, the alpha consumed so many dead ants that it evolved into a hydra. Now, it had three heads, and its real body size was beyond 20 meters in height without measuring any head or their neck. The ant army was no match to a hydra with many heads. Almost the entire population in the colony became its food. As for Tiny, she managed to escape with several eggs of her unborn siblings. As luck was not on her side, the hydra pursued her and destroyed all eggs. Tiny persisted on living and escaped from the ordeal. She fled to this room, which all worker ants had used it as back-up food storage. As nurse ants were smaller than worker ants and soldier ants, she slipped through the hole that Mia used to get in. From that day, she prayed that someone could come and help her. She tried to dig the room to escape, but her mandibles were not suitable for digging like the worker ants. Still, Tiny did not give up. As she kept on living and expanding the room, she evolved into a queen ant. And then, Mia appeared out of nowhere, which gave her hope. Listened to the story, Mia pitied her, "That must have been rough." "It has already passed. I have you and my babies now. "By the way, back to our business, how do you know that you can help me?" "When I evolved, my mother''s memories passed down to me. I learned about souls and mind room from her, too." "Wait, your mother is that strong? She knew about psionic possession?" "Queen Ants can steal memories from their victims. We can also leave our memories to our next generation or a successor, so what we had learned will never be forgotten. We continue to evolve this way without the symbiosis'' help like you." Tiny grinned and pointed at the mountain of her eggs. "Husband, those are our children. Do you like them?" Mia sighed. He never thought that he would have children so soon. Still, he inquired about his primary business, "It''s time for you to complete our deal. Help me with my problem." "Oh, sure. But I have to wait for one of these children to be born first." "Does this have anything to do with the children?" "I''ll use one of them as a sacrifice to create a new body for the other soul in your body." Mia''s face paled while Misha screamed in shock. They thought that Tiny planned to use one of her children to be their second body for Misha''s soul. [NOPE! I DON''T WANT AN ANT BODY!] Mia asked to confirm his theory, "Does one of my souls have to transfer into a new body?" "Yes." This development horrified both Mia and Misha. None of them hoped for a monster body. "Tiny, will they be born as an ant or something else?" "Parents can modify the feature of their children. You can adjust whatever you like for your new body." Mia and Misha heaved a sigh of relief. For a moment, they thought that one of them had to become a monster so that the other can continue their life. As long as they could alter the new body''s appearance, they did not mind switching to a half-man-half-monster. When Mia and Tiny finished their breakfast, Tiny sat on Mia''s laps and hugged him. She nibbled his ear and started licking. "Erm, didn''t we have enough?" "Mating increases my VIT and STM. I can also copy some of the skills that I don''t have." "What about me? I rarely get anything in return. I already wasted two potions to last our sessions." "A thousand children is not enough to maintain a colony. I need more." Mia had a bad feeling about this, "¡­ How many more do you need?" "At least a hundred thousand." "¡­" *Mew* (RIP, Mia. You''re dead.) Misha prayed, [Don''t die on us, Maou.] One of the girls in his mind space also shouted, [If you can''t handle it, let us control your body for a round or two! We want to feel what it''s like to be a man!] "¡­" . . . Meanwhile, the region of Mafdet and Chonburi was in chaos after Mia was branded a wanted person. Lilith flashed his current location every hour as promised, but nobody managed to locate or find him. Several demi-hydras followed the mini-map on the screen in the sky. Trucks and tanks parked on a grassland while many drivers kept checking their map. The update location flashed again, which Mia was still staying in his current position. The boss of demi-hydras, Papabear, looked around in frustration. No matter he expanded his sense, he could not detect any dragonewt other than his subordinates and other random bounty hunters in the area. "WHERE THE FUCK IS HE!? IS THIS GODDESS FULL OF SHIT!?" Behind the demi-hydra, a little demi-human girl sneered at him. She was Mana, the girl that Mia met in the capsule slum. She was also an elite undercover agent, working for Crystal and Sebastian. Next to Mana, Mr. PISS, aka Igor, a mysterious spy from an overmind, advised Papabear. "Boss. I believe the boy is underground." The demi-hydra boss stopped and turned to Igor, "What!? How is that possible!?" "If I remember correctly, there''s a fire ant nest around the area. An ant''s lair is usually five to six kilometers deep, so it''s not surprising if he''s hiding underground." The boss pondered. In the past, they used to wage war with these ants, competing for the territories at first. However, the ants got smarter overtimes. One day, a young queen ant visited Chonburi Base to trade their dead siblings'' carcass in exchange for sea monsters, humans, or slaves. The former boss of Chonburi Base was fond of them and agreed to form a friendly relationship with these monsters. Ever since then, the borders of their territory had been at peace. The base flourished as ant meat increased the status attributes of mutants. In addition, many young queen ants could transform into a humanoid form, and they even opened a brothel in the city. During that time, Papabear was their regular customer. Unfortunately, a few months ago, a hydra emerged in the area, and all ants disappeared without a trace, including the young queens in the brothel. Their former boss and most elites of Chonburi Base sortied and tried to slay the hydra, but they went missing as well. Now, Papabear took over the base and tried to gain a fortune by hunting Mia. "Underground, huh? That makes sense. Do you know an entrance, newbie?" Igor shook his head, "I''m merely a newbie. This question should be directed to the locals," Igor glanced at other demi-hydras and dragonewts, gesturing that they should know the areas better than him. Papabear turned to his men, "All of you scums! Does anybody know the entrance!?" One of them raised his hand, "I know, sir!" "Lead the way! We''ll find that brat underground!" "But sir, I think we might encounter the giant hydra instead." Everybody froze when the guy mentioned the giant hydra. The boss bellowed, "Where is this hydra coming from!?" "We used one of our resource maps to locate red gels, and the largest location is around this area, sir. I think the hydra might also live underground in the ant nest or something." "That''s bullshit! What kind of hydra lives underground!? All of red eggs and hydras we found up until now swagged on earth like they''re some hot shit. They''re arrogant by nature! Do you think they''re smart enough to hide underground!?" "S-Sir, the historical records said a hydra can speak human languages ¡­" "Bullshit! I''ve been around for 150 years, and I haven''t seen a single talking alpha! Aside from our partners, do you think those fools can talk!?"Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. *Gologolo* (That''s right. Hydra can''t talk shit! We''re the smart ones!) "You hear that!? Even my partner said that they are the only ones that can talk!" "¡­" Igor clicked his tongue in disappointment. This Papabear was so ignorant to the point that it disgusted him. ''Fool! All alphas, hydras, and our symbiosis partners have the same roots! They were born from queen eggs, and they are smart creatures. All of you are going to die.'' Igor patted Mana, gesturing her to follow him. The two spies left the group in secret while the frantic Papabear searched for the nest entrance. Chapter 151 Adult Hydra Emerged Chapter 151 ¨C Adult Hydra Emerged At Shelter 88, Crystal, Sebastian, Thorn, and Shurka were in a panic after they had heard the announcement. They tried to communicate with Mia, using Shurka''s friend list messenger. Crystal also attempted to call him via his smartwatch. However, Lilith disabled all communication devices with Mia. Crystal and Shurka kept following the news about Mia''s whereabouts from the sky. At first, they were so worried that they could not stay calm. When the first update arrived, Crystal screamed in fright as Mia''s location overlapped with the giant hydra''s mark on her resource map. After several hours, everyone stopped panicking but became astonished instead. Mia kept staying at the same location as the giant hydra, but nobody managed to kill or harm him. Lilith kept mocking the bounty hunters that they were inept and increased the bounty to 50,000 diamonds. Now, even captains in the shelter were tempted to betray Mia and hunt for him. Fortunately, Sebastian forbade anyone to mobilize. Still, he sent Thorn and Tautog team to the location, hoping to rescue Mia from the predicament. . A couple of kilometers away from Chonburi Base, Dove wandered on grassland by himself. He, too, followed Mia''s trace to this location with many bounty hunters from Mafdet City. Dove gazed at his event quest with a frown. The bounty quest had increased its reward to 50,000 diamonds, which drove all greedy hunters crazy. Many began killing their fellow hunters in secret to get rid of the competition. Some took this chance to plunder or rob other''s belonging. Dove came here for the latter. He also wanted to steal all wealth from the greedy hunters while he protected his former classmate from harm. However, had he gotten an opportunity to capture Mia, he would also do it without hesitation. After all, Dove played this game for wealth, money, and a pro-gaming career. Morality and friendship among men could change if they were influenced by greed. One diamond equaled one million dollars. 50 billion dollars were something that he could never obtain as a professional gamer. As for the statue in his mind room, he devoured all of it a long time ago. At the moment, he was confident that his cryokinesis, learned from Krastel, could dominate everyone here. Dove gazed at the updated map in the sky once more. Looking around, Dove''s hands trembled in excitement and nervousness. Over a hundred hunter teams roamed around nearby, which forced everybody to restrain their desire. Had anyone acted out and killed anybody, they would have been killed instantly. Several mutants from Chonburi Base mixed into the crowd, which ensued chaos. As demi-hydras from the base had a short fuse, they were prone to violence. Gunfights and battles between human hunters from Mafdet and demi-hydras from Chonburi Base occasionally occurred in the distance. Several dare-devils even jumped into the fray to steal some diamonds. As for the smart ones and the conservative people, they maintained their status quo, searching for Mia with the others. However, their patience had reached the limit. It had been hours, but no one had found Mia. "That''s odd. He should be around here, but nobody has the sight of him." "Has that girly-boy burrowed himself underground?" "Make sense. Should we start digging?" "Let''s look for a cave or an underground entrance." "I heard Chonburi Base has an underground passage to other places. Is that wanted guy using this passage to hide?" Many speculations arose, which caught Dove''s attention. It did not take long before someone had found an underground entrance. "THERE IS AN ENTRANCE CAVE OVER HERE!!" Over a thousand bounty hunters from all races scrambled to the direction. Before them, a hole, surrounded by a giant mound of dirt, led to an underground cave. A fire ant nest entrance had been located. Inside the cave, the hunters found several red gels on the ground and a murky trail of a snake. "Look! Red gels! We''re rich!" Although humans could not eat red gels as they contained viruses, MWG offered the locals that they would buy many of these for diamonds or the local currency. Also, Chonburi Base had a high demand for these gels, which they could exchange the gels for pasteurized ration. One kilogram of red gels equaled one ton of clean provision. Because of the discovery, all hunters revealed their true color. All men and mutants began killing the others for the loots and diamonds. Dove observed the situation from afar while he kept his guards up. At the same time, he began searching for prey. Then, he spotted one. One of the demi-humans from Chonburi Base had killed a human hunter by using his partner''s tentacle. While the demi-human''s eggcat was draining his victim''s blood, an ice lance manifested behind him. The lance penetrated into the main body of the eggcat. Afterward, the temperature inside the mutant reduced to minus one fifty degrees Celsius in a second, turning his body into an ice statue from the inside. > > > > Dove grinned when he saw the loots. Although the EXP he could get was minimal, these diamonds would come in handy. ''Everybody should be collecting diamonds with them. If I kill everyone here, I should make more than 50,000 diamonds.'' Dove took a deep breath and began killing everybody nearby. . One hour later, Lilith updated Mia''s current location again. As usual, he did not move from his previous spot. On the other hand, Dove had fun moving through the ant colony, ambushing everybody he met in the dark tunnels. As the fire ant colony had intertwined passages, it became a maze for the hunters. Dove picked a few locations as his hunting grounds and exploited them. When he killed the 100th victim, he received a notification. > > Dove grinned. This new combat class came at the right timing. As he did not want to serve the army or join the overmind, Prayut, he wanted a combat class that would not rely on the military resources. ''Perfect! Should I change my class now, or should I optimize my level? Getting to 200 is quite a pain.'' Aside from hydras, all monsters and local humans gave him little EXP. Some even gave 1 EXP per kill as they were too weak. So far, Dove had hunted many boss-level monsters to grind and farm for items. As for the mobs, they were just walking diamonds waiting for him to collect. Still, he was not satisfied with the EXP ratio. ''I need something big. Give me a boss-level monster! Give me a hydra to kill!'' ''Then, I can be an immortal!'' ''¡­'' ''Why am I pursuing immortality again? I don''t remember having this dream.'' Dove scratched his head in confusion. . *BOOM* . While Dove was absentminded, a tremor and an explosion alarmed all hunters within the ant nest. Dust and small rocks dropped from the cave ceiling. Several tunnels collapsed and buried a few unfortunate hunters alive. Then, a dead throe of a man echoed throughout the nest. Dove frowned. This situation was similar to a horror movie, a death flag to all hunters. His instinct cried that he had to leave this area ASAP, or something like an undefeatable monster might appear. ''Is it a boss-level monster? Is it a fire ant? Or even better, a hydra? Red gels are scattering around, so that''s a hydra, right?'' Although Dove wanted to fight a hydra, he was not stupid enough to fight the monster in the enclosed space like an underground hive. He ran toward the exit and ignored all hunters. When Dove reached the exit, he found a group of demi-hydras blocking the path. It was Papabear and his crews. Papabear and all demi-hydras had already transformed into lizardmen with six arms. As they glared at the oncoming Dove, all crews pointed their guns at Dove. "Halt! Strip and give us everything, and we''ll let you live." Dove stopped his feet. Instead of getting panicked by the robbers, he revealed a bright smile. He raised both his hands to the air, gesturing that he gave up. "Wait, don''t shoot. I''ll give you my loots." All demi-human subordinates of Papabear smiled, believing that they had an easy prey. However, Papabear and other demi-hydras sniffed and frowned. "You reek." "That man smells like blood." "He''s a killer! Get rid of him!" Dove clicked his tongue, ''These mutants are too sharp! Fine, a fight it is!'' As Dove and Papabear''s crews began killing each other, an earthquake in the scale of Richter-6 made everyone lose their balance, stumbling and tumbling. Dove snapped his fingers and summoned a cubic ice shield to surround himself. On the other hand, all demi-hydras leaped away from their previous locations, leaving only their afterimages. Soon, the ground erupted from the location that Dove was standing. A giant sandworm dug itself from underground and opened its mouth wide, swallowing Dove whole. It did not stop with just swallowing Dove. After the worm closed its mouth, another monster emerged from the ground. This time, a head with a face of a western dragon got out of the ground. Its long neck carried the dragonhead to the sky while its eyes darted around, observing the people on the ground. *BOOM* Another head emerged. Had Mia been here, he would have recognized this monster right away as it was the one-eye python that almost ate him and Tama. *RUMBLE* After the three heads emerged, its colossus body freed itself from the underground. Despite the flowing dust and rain of dirt covered its body, the hydra''s red glowing dragon scales reflected the sunlight. Two eyes from the dragon head, one eye from the python head, and one eye from the sandworm head glared at the crowd. All humans and mutants felt like they were puny ants before the monster. The hydra''s body alone was at least 30 meters tall, but all necks of this monster, each was at least 50 meters long. The size of each head was also large enough to swallow ten people at once. This was an adult hydra, a descendant of the disastrous-level creatures that caused the apocalypse in the 21st-century! For something at this scale, they required an army of at least a hundred robots and a thousand tanks to fight. Or even worse, they might even need a nuclear bomb. Papabear''s face paled as he ran back to Chonburi Base at full speed. This was not something that they could fight without a mech. "Retreat! Tell everybody to retreat!" . . . Meanwhile, Tiny frowned as they gazed at the ceiling of their love nest. "The annoying bitch is causing a scene again." As Tiny was complaining while moving her hips, Mia was playing another game. Before him, a series of pink and violet system messages appeared in a rhythm. *PA* *PA* *PA* > > > *PA* *PA* *PA* > > > *PA* *PA* *PA* > > > Each time Mia moved his hip, these messages appeared. *PA* *PA* *PA* > > > >Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. > *Mew* (100 Combos, good job! Now, another 100!) Unfortunately, Mia and Tiny stopped moving. She released a soft moan as her lower body shook. At the same time, Mia panted with his mouth open. *Meh* (Whoops, you have to start over again.) > > Before Mia could rest, Tiny released her blue pheromone. Seeing that she had not fallen yet, Mia''s petapod used its harden skill. It was super effective! Tiny whispered to Mia before she kissed his lips, "More ¡­" Mia inserted his tongue into Tiny''s mouth. Without a word, he answered her with his action. *PA* *PA* *PA* > > *PA* *PA* *PA* > > > *PA* *PA* *PA* > > > > Chapter 152 Greed and Grudge Chapter 152 ¨C Greed and Grudge Within the hydra stomach, an ice cube with a human inside float in the digestive fluid. The surface of the ice melted, but more ice layers reinforced the exterior, restoring the ice barrier. Dove did not stop casting his cryokinesis to keep himself alive. Unfortunately, his hunger bar depleted at a rapid rate. Now, only 5% remained. > > Dove sighed, and flashed his small diamond, recounting his loots. > ''It''s not even close to my estimation.'' As Dove could not escape from the hydra''s stomach, he could only wait for his death. However, he had another way to save his life. Log Out. Once he returned to the real world, he had to quit this game forever. Since his log out spot located inside the hydra''s stomach, the next time he reentered the game, he would be here, in the middle of the monster''s digestive pool. Reentering this game would be impossible unless Dove wished to commit suicide. ''I guess my career is over for this game. Time to cash in and wait for a new game, I guess.'' 3% of the hunger bar gauge remained. He opened his game menu, planning to log out. > > <[yes] no]="">> A popup window that Dove had been keeping it minimized reappeared. Dove sneered at the pop-up interface. At first, he wanted to change his combat class when he reached level 200. Unfortunately, he did not have the chance to reach that level anymore. ''I''ll just change my class for a laugh. I have about two or three minutes left before my ice barrier melted. I should just take a picture of the job description for a memento.'' . ************************ > After killing so many humans and mutants, your mind has twisted and warped as you find enjoyment in ending people''s life. You are a psychopath who enjoys killing everything that moves! This combat class is similar to an assassin or a thief. However, you do not get the privilege of camouflage skills since you are not a specialist like them. Instead of getting assist abilities, your growth rate in status attributes increase. The more innocents you can kill, the more bonus stats you can reap. > - Increase free status attribute by ten if you killed a person with a level higher than you. - Increase free status attribute by one for every 100 kills. - Increase free status attribute obtained for each level up by one for every 1,000 kills. - Gain double EXP for killing creatures, humans, or mutants. - Gain extra EXP for torturing creatures, humans, or mutants. - Unlock a new skill, Planned Escape. - Unlock a new status attribute, Sanity. > This status determines your logical thought and self-restraint. It ranges from 0 to 100, with 100 as a sane person, while zero is the opposite. If your SAN reaches zero, you will enter a frenzied state, in which you will attack nearby people in random until you killed a person. If there isn''t anyone in your sight, you will commit suicide. - Each assigned free attribute to this status increases your max SAN by one. - Killing any living being increases your SAN by ten. - Torturing any living being increases your SAN by one per a one-minute-session. - Every three hours, your SAN reduces by one. > - Active skill. - Once month cooldown. - Teleport you to a safe location of your choice in the range of 100 meters. - Enter the state of invisibility for five seconds after the teleportation. ************************ . Dove burst into laughter when he saw his new skill [Planned Escape]. ''Well, well, it seems I can continue playing after all!'' Dove activated the skill right away, and a 3D map appeared in his mind. > Upon scanning the layout of the map, Dove noticed the lower floor of the underground ant nest. Meanwhile, the hydra was rampaging on the surface, which would be unwise if he reappeared there. Even if he returned, he might get killed by the adult hydra or get caught in the chaos. Dove gazed at his new status, SAN. It was still 100 points. ''I have 300 hours or 12 and a half-day to kill somebody. Well, I can just log out if I can''t find anyone.'' Dove chose a location within the ant nest and teleported away from the hydra''s stomach. He reappeared in the dark hive in the next second, along with his melting ice cube barrier. As Dove did not have night sight racial passive like Mia or Misha, he opened his game interface and switched to the shopping tab. He bought a flashlight in the shop, which cost him 50 diamonds, a rip-off price for an ancient battery-powered flashlight. ''At least, it''s better than nothing.'' Dove also bought an automatic dungeon-mapping item, which priced for 500 diamonds each. His heart pained when he thought that 500 million dollars flew away because of one item. Still, he was optimistic since 550 diamonds could be reobtained by killing less than a hundred NPCs. When the map activated, the maze covered the distance of at least ten cubic kilometers revealed in his game interface. As for the map item, it disintegrated into ashes. In the map, several locations had markers and descriptions, such as a food storage room, resident room, or trash collection room. Dove was amazed by the details of the map. At least, it was worth the money. Scanning through the map, he found another exit, which led to a shore near Chonburi Base. Also, he found a suspicious room, marked as [Tiny-Chan''s Chamber]. It located five kilometers below where Dove was standing. To get there, he might have to spend days to find his way down. Usually, he would have abandoned the thought of exploring the unknown dungeon. However, inside the odd chamber, a player name listed there as well. Uriel Mia! "MIA!" Dove laughed in amusement that the wanted man was hiding inside this ant nest. Furthermore, he was within the secret room that had only one entrance. He gulped. Greed overwhelmed his thought. ''50 Billion or friendship? Do I even have to think? We hardly know each other anyway. Hell, we''ve seen each other for like a day or two? He''s a stranger, not a friend.'' Without further ado, Dove trekked through the maze, trying to reach Mia''s location. ''I can use psionic possession on him and kill him this way. I can also check his status attributes if I can take over his core.'' Dove feet hastened. . . . On the surface, Zeris One and Tautog Squadron stopped a distance away from the adult hydra, watching the carnage in fright. Thorn had to ask Crystal again if they had to fight that thing. "Is Mia really under that monster?" [Yes, I think so.] "Can we retreat? This is not something we can fight with just a couple of dozen mechs." [Send me a visual, then I''ll decide.] "¡­ Sure." Thorn published what his mech could see to Crystal radar truck at the base. When the latter could see the giant monster, she, too, had a paled face. [Retreat. Don''t let it see you.] "¡­ Okay." It was not that Thorn, Dolphin, or Crystal did not want to help Mia. They were helpless against the colossus monster at this scale. Unless they sported Mia''s Prometheus Series as their standard mechs and everyone could control the machines, they might reconsider it. Shelter 88 was not the only organization that was in despair, Aria, who had chased Mia to the hydra''s location, had to order her surviving crews to retreat. Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. The same applied to Prayut. Although he rode a customized mech with his army to the scene, he chose not to risk fighting the monster for 50,000 diamonds. As for Igor and Mana, they left this place long ago. Meanwhile, Papabear and his teammates were not so lucky. Since they were closed to hydra''s heads when they emerged, they got stuck fighting with the monster to survive. They wanted to run, but they could not. The moment these mutants turned tails, the three heads would kill them instantly. Unfortunately, their effort was in vain. All three heads ignored all bullets and rockets. They opened their mouths at the same time and barraged the humans, mutants, and random creatures in the area with their skills. Earth Bullets Explosion Fire Breath Invisible Cannonball, Blast Eye Laser Acidic Fluid All skills rained upon these helpless mortals, which annihilated over two thousand hunters in 20 minutes after the fight broke out. When everything quieted, the dragon head hummed with a female voice. "Free diamonds! How many do we have now, B2?" "92,346. What do you want to buy?" "B1, B2, I want to buy a dress, the sexy one that costs 50,000 diamonds. Can I have one?" "A dress!? What do you need it for? It''s not like we are going shopping in a human city or something?" "I want to seduce a dragonewt in the nest. He slipped through into that ant hole, so I want to bait him out with my human form and eat him." "Oh? So the last time you went ballistic, it was because of that dragonewt?" "He pissed into my eye! What do you think!?" "PUHAHAHAHAHAH!!" "KYAHAHAHAHAHA!!" "DON''T LAUGH, YOU SLUTS!! ARE YOU A HYENA!?" "Oh, dear. B3, you don''t even need a dress. Just transform and go there naked." "No way! That ant bitch is still living in there. I can''t get in there with my human form, or she will kill me instantly! Unless I go with my real head attached to our body, I''m not her match!" "Should we help you?" "B1, B2, how about this? Can you help me digging the nest? Can we kill the ant?" "Don''t want to." "Troublesome. Nope." "ARE YOU TWO GOING TO LAZE AROUND AGAIN!?" "We''re full." "Yup, we''re full. You share the same body, too. Don''t you feel that we''re full?" "¡­" The python head sighed, "Forget it. Talking to you kills my brain cells." B3''s head shrunk into its main body, sinking into the flesh. Then, a crystal orb emerged from the monster''s belly. The crystal dropped onto the ground. In the next second, it transformed into a silhouette of an adult woman in glowing red light. Once the light faded, a woman, covered in snake scales, stood under the hydra. She had red hair, snake eyes, and 38-28-36 body type. With a height of 165cm, she looked quite busty in her human form. The dragon head was amused, "You''re going after the dragonewt?" "Yeah, nobody pissed on my face!" "It''s just one dragonewt. Why so serious? If you want a dragonewt breakfast, we can always raid a nest of mutants." The worm head laughed, "No, B1. I think she''s in season. Leave her be." "We''re not in season, B2. Can''t you feel our ovary? We don''t even have a single egg ready." "Oh, you''re right! Hey, B3. Come to think of it, that dragonewt underground has a strong aura. Can you take his core back, so we can grow a new head?" B3 cringed, "He''s a child, though. Wait, I thought we have the policy to adopt only females." B1 and B2 laughed, "A teenage child is an exception! He can be our toy in his humanoid form, right?" "¡­ You two are a bunch of pedophiles." B3 ignored her siblings. She reinforced her scales and sunk into the ground like a drill. </[yes]> Chapter 153 Visitor? Chapter 153 ¨C Visitor?Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. Mia collapsed after the 180th session. Fortunately, Tiny was merciful enough to give him time to rest and recuperate. "Can you give me a day to rest? I''ll die at this rate." "Are you tired? You should assign more points into STM, husband." Though he could not keep his body balance, Mia managed to sit on his own without Tama''s help. Thanked the extreme workout routine, his brain and his soul got used to the imbalanced body. Unfortunately, he was still not strong enough to stand. "I already put everything into STM, but you''re overworking me." Tiny revealed a sad expression, "I''m sorry. I didn''t mean to wear you out. I was so happy that I found a strong husband that I forgot to hold back." Looking at the sad Tiny, Mia felt guilty. "It''s alright. As soon as I get better, I''ll grind my STM for you. Don''t feel sad because of my weakness." She recovered from her depression and smiled at Mia. Tiny kissed him and returned to her mountain of eggs, laying more ant cocoons. During their copulation, many eggs already showed a sign of movements. Many healthy children already poked the eggshells and peaked to the outside world. Now that Mia was finally free, he could inspect the baby ants and his game messages. > . ********************* Name: A0007 (Temporary Name) Race: Demi-Inferno Formicidae Class: Nurse Ant Level: 1 > STR ¨C 500/2,000 VIT ¨C 1,000/3,000 STM ¨C 500/2,500 AGI ¨C 500/2,000 DEX ¨C 500/2,000 INT ¨C 50/2,000 WIS ¨C 0/2,000 Luck ¨C 10/100 > Formicidae Pheromone ¨C 1/1 Formicidae Healing ¨C 1/20 Gentle Bite ¨C 1/10 Inferno Mastery ¨C 1/200 Manual Body Regeneration ¨C 1/200 Telekinesis: Lesser Object Control ¨C 1/200 Electrokinesis: Zap ¨C 1/200 Pyrokinesis: Burning Resistance ¨C 1/200 Geokinesis: Terraform ¨C 1/100 Psionic Language - 1/200 Psionic Link - 1/200 ********************* . Mia''s face twitched. This baby ant monster was strong from birth as some of its attributes were even stronger than him. He glanced at Tiny, ''These stats should be from her. From the looks of it, this baby should have inherited both of our status and skills.'' While Mia was at it, he checked other newborn ants. These babies had different constitution than what he had seen in documentaries or the fire ant carcasses in his inventory. They did not look like an ordinary ant, but a giant wasp. All ants had six long insect legs, but warrior ant had wings on their back. Had these babies gotten a stinger, Mia would have thought that his children were bee-type monsters instead of ants. As Mia was inspecting their status interfaces, he spotted an odd window. > It was the same menu when Misha had duplicated her previous appearance into the game by her instinct when they had entered this game for the first time. He could create a new avatar with this interface. But one description stopped Mia from using the menu. > ''10%? Inheritance Progress?'' Mia turned to Tiny, "Do you know anything about inheritance progress? Why is it showing on my interface?" Currently, the queen had already reverted to her monster form, laying more eggs. She was confused for a few seconds before she recalled something. "Ah, that''s our successor. When it reaches 100%, we will pass down all of our skills and levels to all new children. We can also use one of them as our vessels in case our current body has aged. This is the thing that I promised to help you." "In other words, once it reaches 100%, I can have a new body to house my soul?" "Exactly. It will be a stronger body than your current one." "¡­" Mia regained his hope. As a decisive person as he was, Mia returned to his mind space to consult with Misha. Inside his mind space, most of the girls were still drooling, gazing at Mia crotch. Because Maou did nothing but copulate, the girls'' maiden mind got affected by the non-stop live stream porn. Misha also sat alone at the center of the island pool, watching over his core. "Banana, let''s make a deal." Misha had a scare. Without listening to Mia, she stopped his words with her yell, "I WON''T TRANSFER MY SOUL INTO A MONSTER!!" Mia rolled his eyes, "Idiot. Listen to me first, will ya?" "???" "I have a proposal. I''ll give this body to you." "Really!?" "Yeah, with a couple of conditions." "¡­ I know. Nothing is free in this world. What do you want in return? But I''ll say this first. I won''t give you Shurka." "Bah, you can have her if you love her so much." "Then, what''re your conditions?" "Once we have enough diamonds for Shurka, you and Shurka must return to our world along with all our sisters. After that, you will quit the game for good and live as [Mia Uriel] in my stead. Secondly, tell our grandma that I''ll return when I''m ready." "What about you, Maou?" "I''ll stay here and help Tiny, Crystal, and Sebastian in this world." "As a monster?" "Probably." "¡­" All sisters and Misha were silent. They failed to react as this could be Mia''s parting words. "Y-You''re not coming home with us?" "I will, eventually. Maybe when I can settle everything, I''ll try to bring Tiny back to our world?" Misha''s face twitched, "And create chaos. Fire ants are known to be territorial and aggressive, Maou. Do you want to bring the apocalypse to our world?" Maou laughed, "Not our world, but the Milky Way Government. How about we take over the galaxy with an army of flying ants?" "¡­ You''re insane." "I''m always insane. Gabriel made me this way," Maou grinned and leered at Lana. Lana shrunk in fear. She bit her lower lips and swallowed her tears back. Misha detected Mia''s eyes. She stood between Lana and Mia to stop him. "Stop bullying her, Maou." Mia harrumphed and returned to his body. He planned to meditate, so his regeneration skill could recover his stamina and vitality for more sessions with Tiny. He glanced at Tama, "Can you help me during the next session?" *Meh* (No, thank you.) "Why? I thought eggcats like sex." *Meh* (If I never met Mii, then I would have liked it.) "Why is that?" *Meh* (You have never experienced something entering into your sensitive hole. Try getting your ass fucked by that queen and tell me again if you still enjoy sex.) Maou recalled the memory when Mii''s tentacles violated Tama''s mouth, "¡­ I''m sorry." *Nom-Nom?* (Therefore, feed me more red gels, and I''ll weaken Tiny for ten sessions. Be warned that I''m a lady and I can''t produce sperms. You still have to inseminate Tiny until she is satisfied.) "¡­" . . Half a day later, B3 reached the entrance of Tiny''s room. Instead of entering, she stopped and observed everything with her sense. B3 flickered her snake tongue, smelling the light scent. Not only the odor that she had sensed, but she could also feel a threatening aura of a strong male overmind at the upper floor. ''An overmind? I thought there is only one dragonewt in here with that ant bitch.'' The hydra woman backtracked to the upper floor, searching for the other being. A few minutes later, B3 arrived at the location where she had detected the being. When she reached her destination, she flickered her tongue again to pinpoint the overmind. To her surprise, her feet got stuck in a layer of ice, which crept upon her legs, trapping her. Behind B3, Dove hid in the darkness. He pulled out a knife and attempted to slit her throat from behind. B3 snickered as she hardened her scales. *SHANK* The knife failed to cut into B3''s flesh. "Hey, boy. It''s rude to attack a woman from behind." Dove did not answer. He leaped backward as he expanded the ice on B3''s legs with his psyche force. At the same time, he snapped his fingers to seal B3, using his Cryokinesis: Ice Coffin. > > "What!?" In a panic, Dove ran away without bothering fighting her. B3 still stood at the same spot, amused by Dove. "Hey, he''s strong, but he''s not at the level of that dragonewt." She activated her psionic link to communicate with her sisters, B1 and B2. [Ladies, I found an interesting overmind in the hive. He can use ice abilities.] B2 replied immediately, [An overmind? Just kill him and devour his soul. He''s just a human bastard that killed one of us.] [Aren''t you all looking for a toy? We can use him to kill times.] B2 snorted, [Not interest. Tell us if you find a dragonewt overlord or a dragonborn. The rest is just too lame and weak. Only weak snakes interest in a weak prey. Hehehehe.] [Don''t start it, you worm bitch. As if you were not weak when B1 found you!] [Mind you, I was a dune lord when I lost to B1! Talking about weaklings, I was level 925 when B1 killed me, but you were only 332 when I killed you.] [It was a 2-on-1, bitch! Had you fought me one-on-one, I would have owned you any day! You think you''re some hot shit because you have 900+ levels!? You had only one skill on you, bitch! I had four, FOUR! Without me, both B1 and you would still be a one-trick pony!] B1 roared in anger as she got hit by a stray bullet, [Who are you calling one-trick pony, B3? Well, excuse me. I had only one trick in the past, but I killed you both! Do you want another round? I''ll take both of you with my humanoid form. I''ll give you handicaps and allow you to use your original form! How''s that!?] B3 got distracted and bickered with her sisters, using her psionic link. She entirely forgot about Dove. As for Dove, he fled into the ant hive''s lower floor in a panic. Although it was not his first time dealing with a counter-skill ability, he was too nervous to bet his life in a fight against the unknown. Had it been an ordinary game, Dove would have gone through with his ambush to the end. However, this game became a reality, so it would be unwise to throw his life away in reckless combat against the unknown. ''That was close. What was that woman?'' He did not get a good look at the woman since the ant nest was dark. He also did not use his flashlight earlier as it would have alerted the target before he could have killed her. Dove''s heart rate shot through the roof. Unable to control his panic, he opened his game menu and logged out. . . Another half-day passed. B3 returned to Tiny''s room entrance in frustration after she had a war of words with her sisters. She lost the fight since it was 2-on-1, with B1 and B2 ganging on her and blaming her for starting it. In anger, he vowed that she would not return to the main body for a while. If she could find another grown hydra, she might volunteer herself to be its new head. As she was absentminded, she jumped into Tiny''s room without thinking. *Poof* Her feet landed on the ground as if they were feathers. "Ah." When she realized that she entered the room alone, her face paled. "Whoops. I fucked up!" B3''s eyes darted around the room and fixated at the queen ant, who was laying eggs in her ant queen form. Not far by her side, the naked Mia sat cross-legs and stared into her direction. . Mia tilted his head to the side while he revealed his wry smile on his face. ''Who is that? What''s she doing here?'' At his side, Tiny hissed at the newcomer. "Be careful! That''s one of the hydra bitches!" "Oh?" As Mia had too much sex these days, his thought became dirty. An erotic scenario that only appeared in porn appeared in his mind. Mia licked his lips as he transformed to Misha. Chapter 154 B3 Chapter 154 ¨C B3 B3 had a scare when Mia transformed into Misha. As she had been through many battles with the other hydra heads, she could tell that those with transformation abilities were tricky. The weakness of transforming mutants or monsters were their physical prowess. Since monsters with a strong physique usually did not rely on shapeshifting skills, only those with psychic or psionic abilities would use a polymorph ability when they met an enemy. Without waiting for Misha to stand up, B3 rushed at her. At the same time, her snake eyes flashed in yellow light as she activated her skill. Pyrokinesis: Blast! An invisible cannonball shot at Misha. *GONG* One of Tiny''s insect legs swatted the skill away, but that leg got broken as a price. Tiny abandoned her eggs and dashed toward B3 with her five long legs. B3 side-stepped and dodged Tiny''s charge. She turned toward the bigger target and fired another blast skill. Tiny waved her both human arms. Her two slender arms polymorphed into giant stone claws, which deflected the cannonball again. This time, she did not suffer any damage. The broken leg of Tiny also regenerated in the next second. Her two rear legs stomped on the cave floor, and a rock spike appeared under the ground that B3 was standing. B3 got hit onto her stomach, but her eyes were still looking at Tiny. Eye laser! Tiny ducked her humanoid body, but the beam grazed half of her face. The burned scar appeared, but Tiny regenerated her missing flesh back. Another rock spike slammed onto B3''s stomach again. This time, it sent her flying backward. B3 clicked her tongue. She transformed her legs into a snake tail and slithered onto the ceiling. Now, B3 became a lamia! Her two human hands also transformed into snake mouths, which fired acidic liquid at Tiny. Tiny blocked the spray of green liquid with her golem arms, but they melted away one of her hands. B3 gained the initiative. She used her speed advantage to get behind Tiny and resprayed her acid. Instead of dodging or parrying, Tiny moved forward and pointed her bottom upward, aiming at B3. Her ant butt released a cocoon, her newborn ant, at the hydra. The exchange hurt Tiny as the green fluid sprayed on her back. However, the egg clashed onto B3''s face. The impact was significant enough to make B3 lose her grip on the ceiling floor. She lost her balance and fell on the ground again. The location that she fell was next to Misha! Misha turned around and smiled at B3. She released one of her skills that she had not used it for a long time. Pheromone! The green gas enveloped both B3 and Misha. B3''s nose twitched as she felt nostalgia with this smell. ''A smell of queen egg. Why is she using it? There is no zombie to summon here.'' The green gas was frequently used by queen eggs, which they used it to attract nearby monsters to be their food. Misha''s choice of skill confused B3. ''Whatever. I''ll just kill her and grab her soul. Too bad that her real body is a woman. I thought I could have scored a young boy toy.'' B3 transformed one of mouth hand into a claw hand. She raised her arm and was about to swing it down. *BA-DUMP* Sudden pain at her crotch froze her mid-motion. As B3 thought that she was attacked by a sudden hidden strike, she leapt backward to recuperate. Upon checking her pain area below her belly button, she found nothing. B3 did not suffer any attack from Tiny nor Misha. ''What was that?'' The pain did not disappear. It slowly expanded toward her womb, then it squeezed itself. B3''s body shook as her body''s temperature increased. *BOOM* An earth spike from Tiny hit B3 again and sent her rolling on the ground. This time, B3 could not stand up. Tiny charged forward, planning to finish off the hydra. "Wait, Tiny! Don''t kill her yet!" Misha stopped Tiny from delivering the finishing blow. She also reverted to Mia again. Tama manipulated Mia''s body to stand and walked toward B3 as if she understood what Mia was trying to do. She also pulled out a potion bottle from VIP inventory, and let Mia zip it. Mia drank a mouthful of potion and passed it to Tiny, who was wounded by the acid. Her ant bottom had a cloud of white smoke coming from the corroding part, which could prove fatal if they left it alone. Tiny took the potion and drank it. Since she had witnessed Mia drinking it many times during their mating sessions, she knew how effective this medicine was. "What did you do?" Still confused, B3 stared at Mia. Mia grinned, but he did not speak anything. As for his third hand, it erected and pointed at B3''s face. B3 also noticed it and gulped by instinct. Unable to control herself, she drooled. Mia kept inspecting B3''s condition. Seeing that B3 still had her conscience, he polymorphed into Misha and used her skill again. Green gas, pheromone. B3 inhaled the smoke in again, and the pain increased. It was painful at first, but it slowly turned into a tingling sensation, which she found it pleasurable. Misha did not stop releasing her green cloud. The smoke became so dense that even Tiny and other babies inhaled some of it. Tiny''s body shook. She transformed into her humanoid form on the spot. "Husband ¡­ I need you. Please!" The ant children also reacted to the green smoke, but they sneezed and shook their heads in an annoyance instead of getting frenzied. Misha reverted to Mia. Before Mia could return to his wife, B3 revealed a sign of change. Her eyes became moist, and her lips trembled. She crawled on the ground toward Mia in desperation. B3 did not say anything, but her expression said it all. However, Mia found it amusing. He ignored B3 and gestured Tama to return to Tiny''s side. When Mia reached Tiny, she pushed him down and got into another session. B3 kept crawling toward them, but Tiny turned to her with a glare. *RUMBLE* The soil around B3 softened and sucked her into the ground, leaving only her head. Then, the ground hardened, which trapped the hydra in the earth prison. B3 could not hold it anymore, "I''m sorry, ant queen. Could I have that male, please!?" Tiny sneered, "Stay in there, you depraved slut! You''ll be my children''s food!" "¡­" B3 was in tears. She needed Mia to quench her thirst. . . . Another day passed, and B3 still got stuck in the earth trap. Her hydra sisters never bothered sending a psionic message or asked her how she fared. The effect of the pheromone had already faded, but B3 was affected by the live porn before her. She still wanted to use Mia. Meanwhile, Mia had finally satisfied Tiny. The latter reverted to her queen form and danced back to her egg mountain, laying more eggs. Maou swallowed the last drop of his sixth potion and rechecked his status. . ********************** > Name ¨C Mia Uriel Race ¨C Inferno Dragonewt Class ¨C Unassigned Combat Class Sub Class - Shelter 88 Castellan Level ¨C 146/200 for visiting. Misha grinned, "Tell me everything about you first. Then, I''ll let you have it." Depraved and despaired, B3 confessed everything about her being, her status, and her hydra sisters, hoping to get the promised seeds from a male. Tiny also listened to the interrogation. She did not hide her hatred for B3 and other hydra sisters. "Husband, she doesn''t deserve your seeds. Let me end this slut." B3 cried, "I''m sorry! I''m so sorry! I won''t harm you and your ants again, I promise! Please, can I have a male?" "Husband, can I kill her?" Maou in Misha''s body pondered, "Tiny, Do you have any skill that can enslave a humanoid monster or a mutant?" "No. I can only command my children." "Oh well, sorry, B3. My wife''s words are final. You have some repenting to do." B3 wept, "PLEASE, I''LL BE YOUR SLAVE! LET ME LIVE AND LET ME HAVE HIM!" Tiny glared into the snake eyes of B3, but she still asked Mia, "Can you keep feeding her the pheromone, husband?" "Well, I can as long as I can use my female body. My pheromone skill gets stuck with this form, and my male form can''t learn it." Tiny also pondered. She inspected B3''s body from head to toes, as well as her status interface. "She is a high-level hydra. Husband, I''ve changed my mind. Let''s keep her as our pet." "Are you sure? Didn''t she kill your siblings and your mother?" "Death is too easy for her. She will suffer more if we use her." Misha became Mia again, "Whatever you say, wifey." When B3 saw that Mia returned, she jumped on top of him and began mimicking Tiny''s previous action. "¡­ Tama." *Meh-Heh Mew!* (On it!) (The details will be omitted due to the obscenity.) . . . Dove logged into the game again after a couple of hours of rest in the other world. Upon getting back into the game, he checked his dungeon map interface. In his map, it revealed Mia, Tiny, and B3''s location in the same spot, which terrified Dove more. ''What the hell did you do, Mia!? How the hell is he still alive!?'' Since Dove had experienced the toughness of B3''s body, he did not want to pursue Mia anymore. Thus, he escaped from this underground hive toward Chonburi Base, giving up on the bounty. . . . = Many days later = > > > > > > > Chapter 155 New Body? Chapter 155 ¨C New Body? It had been a month after Mia had been forced with the event quest. In the end, he relied on the ant nest and Tiny to survive. Not only he completed the quest, but he also spent his days grinding with Tiny and B3. As a result, his status attributes and level increased because of the mini-rhythm game. The inheritance progress also reached 100% at the same time with the quest. Furthermore ¡­ *PA* *PA* *PA* > > > > > > > > > > . ********************** > Name ¨C Mia Uriel Race ¨C Inferno Dragonewt Class ¨C Unassigned Combat Class Sub Class - Shelter 88 Castellan Level ¨C 200/200 . for visiting. B1 looked at B3, "Little sister, can you fetch me a male creature? A human or a mutated one is fine. I think my season just came." B2 also moaned, "Me too. Bring me ten living male demi-hydras or dragonewts with over 1,000 STM." While hysterically laughing, B3 waved her hands, "I know someone with over 3,000 STM and VIT. Follow me. I''ll take you to him." Chapter 156 Inseminator! Chapter 156 ¨C Inseminator! Several hundred worker ants at the size of one meter moved together as if they were working in a factory, digging tunnels. Through trials, errors, their dead siblings, and the inherited experiences from their parents, the young ants learned the physical calculation and formed the sophisticated tunnel maze. The result of their hard work was a miracle to Misha. From the queen ant''s room, five more tunnels had been excavated during this past month. There were seven more passages, but they collapsed because of the calculation errors from the ants in their early days. One of the tunnels was directed toward Shelter 88, which Mia had suggested that they should build a secret passage there. Once the two bases connected, the two organizations would unite as one. Misha would return to Shelter 88 as Mia Uriel, while Maou would abandon his old identity and live as a monster in this world. That was the plan that Mia and Misha had agreed. However, they had a problem after Misha became the owner of Mia''s body. Her name indicator changed from Mia Uriel to Misha Bloominglilly. As for Maou, he retained his in-game name as Mia Uriel. "What am I going to do with this!?" Banana Misha did not know what to do. *Mew* (Just hide your name, Banana. Nobody would suspect anything as long as you don''t show them your name.) "Right. I forgot!" *Mew* (Recheck your diamonds and your belongings. Maou can''t pamper you anymore, so prepare everything before you return!) "I know. Diamonds, checked. Potions, checked. Jetpacks, checked. Weapons, checked." *Mew Mew?* (Food? Gels? Handkerchiefs? Spare clothes?) Misha gazed at her body. It was still the old inferno dragonewt Mia''s appearance with his old clothes. In her VIP inventory, 5,000 red gels and various carcasses remained. As for the rest, she gave them to Maou, so he could have some back-up provisions for the future. In turn, Maou gave Misha enough diamonds to pay for Shurka''s return and extra budgets. 15,000 Diamonds sparkled inside her inventory. Maou kept the small portion for his personal shopping. Fortunately, Lilith was kind enough to give Maou the VIP5 privilege after he picked the new body. Misha got everything prepared, "All set!" She turned to Maou, who was fidgeting with his game screens. "Mia, I''ll be going." "Ah, take care of Shurka and my grandmother. Don''t forget my words, log out, and leave this world for good." "Yeah. You, too. Finish everything here and come home, okay?" "Meh, I know. Just go before all hell break loose." *MYA!* (BYE, OTHER MIA! YOU WON''T BE MISSED!) Mia chuckled, "Don''t rape Shurka, Tama." *Meh-Heh Mew!* (I won''t. But I don''t promise that I''ll do Mii.) "Haha. Take care, both of you." Misha bowed to Mia. She owed many things to him, his body, his identity, his trust, and all his sacrifices that Mia gave her. She vowed that one day, she would return this favor to him. Mia gazed at Misha, who left using a tunnel that Tiny''s work ant had created. It was a path toward Shelter 88. Although the passage had not completed, Misha would be okay with all of his psychic skills of that body. As for himself, Mia obtained a lot more than just a new mutated body of a dragonewt and an inferno ant. . **************************************** > Name ¨C Mia Uriel Race ¨C Inferno Formicidae Dragonewt Class ¨C Inseminator Sub Class - Shelter 88 Castellan Level ¨C 1/200 EXP ¨C 0/1000 . for visiting. - All newborn children get a 50% increase in starting attributes. - All inseminator''s children get a 25% increase in status when they fight alongside the parents. - All consorts get a 50% increase in attributes when the inseminator is in a 1km radius. > - No status boost - No skill boost - Can tame a limited number of monsters, depending on the Alpha Pheromone skill level. - Cannot tame male monsters. . > Release pink gas from your natural pores or desired location. Any female creature contaminated by the gas will have a chance to fall in love with you permanently. However, the targets can resist your skill if they have a higher level than you. If the creatures already have a relationship with you or you had inseminated them at least once, there is a 10% to 100% chance that they will become your loyal consort. The chance depends on the target''s willingness and willpower. Consume 5% hunger bar per usage. > Level 1-20 = 1 Consort Level 21-40 = 2 Consorts Level 41-60 = 3 Consorts ¡­ Level 261-280 = 14 Consorts Level 281-299 = 15 Consorts Level 300 = 20 Consorts ************************** . "They should have changed this class name to a PIMP instead. Oh, well." After Mia had finished rereading his skills and his status menu, he turned to B3, who was clinging to his legs. "More ¡­ please." Mia snickered. For the whole month, he kept B3 drunk by feeding her his pheromone gas to the point that his skill went up to 169. He sat down and tested the new skill on her. Alpha Pheromone Like usual, Mia condensed the pink gas in his mouth and poured it into B3''s throat through kissing. B3''s breath got rougher as she hugged Mia, enjoying the kiss. Her respond got gentler than the usual. She usually mated Mia without foreplays, but this time, she seemed to love it. > > > > ''Oh? Instantly? I''ve broken her, haven''t I?'' Before this, her relationship with Mia was [Sex-Slave], which was enforced on him because of his crippled body. Now that everything changed, and Mia gained the dominant status. Mia parted from B3''s lips, "B3." "Yes, darling?" "Can you protect Tiny and me from your sisters?" "Of course! I''ll do anything for you!" Mia collected empty bottles and pour his green gas to all of them before he sealed them with bottle caps. Afterward, he whispered his instructions to her. "Drug them and bring them here. I''ll make them your maids." B3 left the queen''s room to bait her sisters in delight. Since the two siblings of hers had been bullying B3 for all their life, it was the time for revenge. Meanwhile, Tiny watched the leaving B3 with a frown. "Husband, why did you let her go?" Mia laughed, "She will come back with the others. You can get your revenge afterward." "Ah, I see," Tiny transformed to her humanoid form again, "Can I taste you in your new body?" A wry smile appeared on his face, "Won''t this be considered incest? Right now, ain''t I technically your son?" "Mating with vessels isn''t considered inbreeding." "A-Are you sure?" Hesitated, Mia texted to Lilith with the game menu, asking if inbreeding defects are possible in this scenario. Lilith answered right away with her hysterical laughter. [Hump her to oblivion, cowboy! I made these rules, so I can guarantee your children''s healthiness. Go ahead, populate your colony! Don''t mind if I record your sessions and put it on P*rnH*b.] "¡­" . . . A few hours later, B1 and B2 arrived at the queen''s room by B3''s lead. Tiny and all working ants glared at them with hatred, but they retreated into their tunnels, leaving everything to Mia. As for the inseminator, as usual, he walked around naked and flashed his assets, placing his hands on his hips. Mia gestured B3 with his eyes that she should also leave them alone. B3 followed Mia''s instruction and hid in one of the caves. "Why are they leaving? We''ve come in peace. Hahahaha!" "So many foods. Too bad, I''m hungry for something else." Both B1 and B2 stared at Mia, checking his body from head to toes. Seeing the naked half-ant-half-dragonewt, they drooled. "Little guy. Come to me. I promise that I won''t hurt you." "No, no. Come to me. I know a lot of techniques that can pleasure you." B1 and B2 glanced at each other, competing to get the first dip. Mia smirked and released his green gas, the aphrodisiac pheromone that the two had drunk. Upon smelling the gas, the thirsty hydra women jumped at Mia like hungry wolves. Instead of eating him alive, they fought each other to be the first one to ride Mia. "Get lost. I''ll go first." "Little sister gets the priority. Elder should give it to the younger one first!" "Nope. Survival of the fittest. The strongest one gets the first dip!" B1 and B2 began pulling each other''s hair and crawled on the other''s face. While the catfight was ongoing, Mia lay on his back because of the previous attack. He utilized this chance to check their bodies and faces. Similar to B3, they possessed the same curves and size, but their look and color were different. B1 had soft red scales on her shoulders, arms, and legs. Her hair was also red, but her face gave an Italian vibe. Meanwhile, B2 had a brown body, black hair, and an Asian appearance. ''Tiny wants to kill all of them, but I want to enslave this 3-headed hydra. If I get it as a pet monster, WW III should be a cakewalk.'' Mia released his green gas in full stream, enveloping the entire queen''s room with his aphrodisiac pheromone. B1 inhaled it and lost control of her sanity. She kicked B2 away and began doing her business. Had it been last month, Mia would have taken a passive stance. This time, he pushed B1 down and ravished her, controlling the pace. The *PA* *PA* *PA* sound continued to echo inside the room, along with B1''s moaning. A day later, B2''s voice replaced B1. Both hydras took turns to release their sultry sound. None of them even realized that Mia used them to grind his new skill. ¡­ > > > ¡­ > > > ¡­ > > > > > > . . . A week later > > > > > Chapter 157 Back to Base Chapter 157 ¨C Back to BaseFind authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. After the quest had ended, the communication devices worked again, and Misha could connect to the base. Banana wanted to report to Crystal, Sebastian, and others that she was okay. Also, she worried about her girlfriend, grandmother, and base development progress. > > Misha did not know if she should laugh or cry. Half of the unread messages were from Shurka. [Where are you? Why aren''t you texting me back?] [Are you safe? Are you hurt?] [What did you do to get that bounty? Everyone is looking for you!] The first few hundred messages were from the worrying girlfriend. However, problems came with recent texts. [I had a dream that you slept with other girls.] [You''re not cheating on me, didn''t you?] [You cheated on me in my dream. I need an explanation!] [I saw you went out on a date with my classmate in my dream again!] [Tell me. You were a virgin when we made out for the first time, right?] [I''m your first, right?] [Meet me in my dream. I want to cuddle with you again.] [Have you ever dated my friends at school?] [I saw you went on a date with my friends in my dream again! WTF!?] [You need to stop seeing them.] [You love me, right?] [Meet me in my dream. I miss you.] [Please text me back that you love me.] [Text me.] [Love me.] [Love me?] [Miss me?] [Are you alive?] [Text me.] Banana''s face was full of sweat. His back and his suit were drenched as if he had just got out of a swimming pool. *Mrrr* (She needs help.) Misha gulped, "I''ll text her back ¡­" . . A day after Misha parted from Maou, the ant army connected their nest with Shelter 88''s military hangar by puncturing through the three-meter-thick fallout wall. Once the wall broke, all mutant soldiers in the hangar were in a panic, thinking that something had invaded their base. Warning siren and a red light flashed as all mutants assembled to the suspicious area, pointing their guns at the new hole. However, Crystal flipped the siren switched and announced to all residents and soldiers. "FALSE ALARM! THAT IS OUR ALLIES!" The soldiers turned to Crystal in confusion. Then, two giant ants came out of the mysterious tunnel. They raised their heads and wiggled their antennas to greet the mutants. Unfortunately, nobody detected their smiling face with their mandibles. "FIRE ANTS!!" One of the panicked mutants pulled the trigger. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* The bullets flew to the unsuspected ants. *CLANK* *CLANK* *CLANK* All bullet heads hit an invisible shield. "STOP SHOOTING, YOU IDIOT! I TOLD YOU THAT THEY ARE OUR ALLIES!" With Crystal''s yelled, everybody snapped back to their senses. Meanwhile, Misha got out of the giant hole. She was the one that cast a barrier to protect the ant children. "Take it easy, folks. They''re our friends. Didn''t you see that they were just saying [What''s up, bitches]?" "¡­" Sebastian and Thorn walked to Misha. "Welcome home. What did you do anyway? Where is your mech?" "Uh, it''s going to be a long story." . . . Misha told everybody about her incidents, Maou''s reckless city raid, the combat with other overminds, their misfortune about the teleportation buttons, Tiny, and the giant hydra. She also told them about the separated Mia and her alter personality. Crystal, Sebastian, Thorn, Dolphin, and other captains listened to Banana''s story while their mouth turned into O shape. Crystal had a migraine, "That''s quite an adventure, Mia. So, the other alter ego of yourself is working with a queen ant?" Misha made up a story that she had splitted her alter personality into another body of a monster. The other one was working with Tiny and B3, so Shelter 88 would get the backing of a monster organization. "Yeah. He will be working with you from now on." "Can we trust him?" "What the heck? He''s another me. You can treat him as my clone. He''s even stronger than me in combat, so you can rely on him." "What about Prometheus?" When Crystal changed the topic to Prometheus, Misha did not know what to explain. The lost was huge. Moreover, MWG sent more overminds, and they were also sporting the mass-produce version of Pseudo Prometheus. Still, Misha was optimistic since Maou had already tamed B3 when she left him. "We don''t have to worry about it. My grandmother and my clone will do something." "What about you? Will you be alright without Prometheus?" "F-For now, I''ll use a common mech. I''ll try my best to adjust to it. You see, I''ve changed my class to Pilot Captain now, so I should be able to fight alongside you all." "¡­" Sebastian and Crystal gave Misha a wry smile. They did not tell her that losing the iconic Prometheus had an impact on army morale. With the latest discovery that Mafdet has many of such robots, their chance of survival in the upcoming WW III was slim. Sebastian sighed, "Is your clone is still in the ant nest?" "Y-Yes." "Can I visit him? I need to know how the other army fares." Sebastian could tell by instinct that this Mia was a weaker persona of the Mia he had fought in the past. The other Mia he knew was reckless, oppressive, yet decisive. However, this one was a bit girly and not too bright. He figured that the other one might be the other Mia he admired as a strong leader. "Oh, okay. You can talk to the ants. They can understand you, but they just can''t speak." "Alright. I''ll be going later after I finish with my current tasks." . Once Misha was free from Crystal and Sebastian, it was Shurka''s turn. The girlfriend hugged Banana Mia and sobbed, "I thought you wouldn''t make it." Misha sighed, "I''m home, Shurka." Shurka''s embrace tightened. She cried. However, the scene only lasted five seconds. *Sniff* Shurka frowned and stopped crying. *Sniff* *Sniff* Shurka''s frown deepened. *Sniff* *Sniff* *Sniff* As if she was a puppy, she sniffed Banana Mia''s neck, hair, and face. "You smell like bitches." Sweat drops emerged from Banana''s pores. "I just came out of an ant nest. Maybe I smell like dogs?" Shurka''s face turned dark, "It doesn''t smell like dogs. It smells like women and sex ¡­" Misha gulped. Maou had too much fun pumping babies with B3 and Tiny in an underground room without proper ventilation. She was afraid that this body might still have the lingering odor of sex. Moreover, she had not taken a bath for a month in-game. "Err, I haven''t had taken a bath for a month. Maybe it''s my natural odor?" Shurka widened her eyes and glared at Banana Mia. "Go take a bath, jerk!" "OUCH!" Shurka punched him in the nuts. Even though this body had 3000 VIT, Shurka''s puny STR still left an aftereffect on Misha. Misha sat on the ground, holding the body''s crotch. ''Being a man is tough. But I need Mia''s skills.'' Misha lamented, "I should have come back with a female body." . . . At Mafdet City, Felia Blue, the second generation of child soldier project, observed the ranking list. . ******************************************** > 1. Esper Sergeant - Level 99 (299) ¨C Collin "DaVinci" Piero 2. Serial Killer - Level 121 (271) ¨C Donovan "Dove" Jester 3. Esper Sergeant - Level 69 (269) ¨C Roman "Homeless Billionaire" Bass 4. Esper Sergeant - Level 39 (239) ¨C Christopher "Pioneer King" Sunkenship 5. Inseminator - Level 15 (215) ¨C Mia Uriel 5. Pilot Captain - Level 1 (201) ¨C Misha Bloominglilly 7. Esper Private - Level 81 (181) ¨C Dawson "Big Crotch" Woompeckar 8. Esper Private - Level 70 (170) ¨C Rodney "Belowjob" Socker 9. Esper Private - Level 64 (164) ¨C Phugk "FTPforever" Yumaen 10. Esper Private - Level 63 (163) ¨C Felia Blue ******************************************** . The ranking fluctuated from the activities of all players. Although Lilith stated that they would die for real had been killed in this game, many psychopaths chose to stay and farmed diamonds. However, that was not the point of Felia''s interest. The list ranked Mia and Misha as separated persons as both of them had a name of their own in the rankings. She could also feel Maple''s presence among the overminds inside the city''s military base. ''Maple and Misha managed to separate from Mia Uriel. This is unexpected. How the heck did he survive the bounty hunting quest anyway? Did he cheat or log out?'' Felia packed all supplies into her VIP inventory. Her VIP10 status, given by Colonel Dullahan Wildcat, came in handy. She equipped a jetpack and flew toward the military base. Today, Joan and Aria had summoned all soldiers and briefed that they would attack the mutant base soon. . . Pioneer King, DaVinci, Big Crotch, and Felia were the only beta testers remaining in this city. As for the others, they were in another country or county. However, none of them cared. Joan gathered them to a meeting with all newly recruited privates to summarize their future plan. At the side, Prayut and his dragonewt subordinates also observed the briefing. Both Joan and Prayut had formed an alliance, and their goal was to crush Shelter 87 and 88. As for Chonburi Base, it was as good as dead meat since their leader and their forces had been annihilated by the three-headed hydra. A giant white projector screen was behind Joan as she stood on a stage. With Joan''s gesture, the screen showed a satellite map of Shelter 88, which had erected many facilities surrounding the base. Mutants were not the only ones who could use spy satellites. With specialists from another dimension, Joan and Prayut managed to hack and steal it from Shelter 87. Now, they had the same edge in the surveillance field. "Last month, Shelter 88 has been greatly weakened because we managed to recapture one of our robots. At the same time, we also have acquired reinforcements from Maat Fort. With 11 Prometheus, we won''t have to be afraid of this cancerous base anymore! But before we attack this base, you should be wary of these two men." Joan pointed at the screen again. This time, it revealed two person''s faces. Dove and Mia Joan pointed at Dove first. "This man is called Donovan "Dove" Jester. Everyone might remember him as a hero from the hydra invasion a couple of months ago. He was once one of the trainees of our Mafdet City, but he has gone insane. Recently, he has changed his combat class to [Serial Killer], which can only be obtained by criminals. Although our latest Intel said he was last spotted in Chonburi Base, we are suspecting that he is supporting this girly-man here." Joan changed her target to Mia. "This sissy is Mia Uriel. Never be fooled by his appearance. He is an otherworlder, and he is the most dangerous among all ex-trainees. He has mutated into a dragonewt and has joined forces with the Shelter 88. The pilot that stole our Prometheus, which later ran amok into our city a month ago, was also him! All of you should have remembered this man since he was wanted by our goddess last month. Yet, he has survived!" All conscripted soldiers gulped, imagining that Mia was a formidable foe. "But fear not! He has lost his robot, and now, he is nothing but a runaway ant. He may have escaped, but he will eventually return to Shelter 88. Before that happens, we will destroy this base and get rid of Mia Uriel''s home base. Without a base to return, he will be nothing but a powerless fugitive for us to hunt down!" The screen changed to their strategic plan. "Now, I''ll brief you about the plan and your roles." Chapter 158 Mafdets Counter-Attack Chapter 158 ¨C Mafdet''s Counter-Attack Two weeks later, Mafdet completed their attack preparation. Before WW III had even begun, Joan and Prayut took the initiative upon their own hands. They had to eliminate a force that had the backing of an otherworlder first! Aria gazed at her new recruits with a pained expression. She was concerned if these people could display their full potential since their soul had not merged with the hydra core yet. Aria managed to replace the dead overminds with a few rookies from MWG. However, they had been forcefully evolved into overminds by consuming a hydra core. As a result, they had not mastered all their newly learnt skills. Overminds had to devour every piece of hydra''s remnant soul to master every skill and inherit all hydra''s potential. The evolvers had to either defeat the black slime hydra, in the case it was the original head, or they had to devour all statue pieces if they ate a core of a second head or later ones. Unlike the fairies, these hydras could not take over the conscience of those who ate their core. However, the hydras'' old personality would influence the consumers, which could potentially confuse their nature. Dove was an example of a victim of such influence. Seven overminds, including Aria and Maple, boarded their Prometheus and got ready to move out. Prayut also got in one of the left-over Prometheus as an observer of this battle. However, his dragonewts remained in Mafdet City to protect its citizens. Big Crotch, Pioneer King, DaVinci, and Felia were also forced to join this battle. All of them got on the back of a transport truck. Because of the recent rampage by Maou Mia, Mafdet Army was crippled and left with a few tanks and mechs. However, they did not care since they had seven giant robots on the front and Prayut on their back. Joan, on the other hand, stood on the top of the Mafdet city wall and ordered everyone through the intercom, installed on the wall. [Move out! Do not return unless you killed everyone in that shelter!] Like a spoiled young mistress of a rich family, she always commanded everybody to do her bidding even though she did not have enough charisma and leadership. Prayut glanced at Joan with a sneer. ''This is fun. It''s always entertaining whenever I see those cocky type. It will be even more enjoyable after I stripped everything she has and enslaved her. What face will you make, I wonder?'' Prayut called someone with his smartwatch. . > Llamador, the ex-Balam Squad Captain, was sleeping in a capsule slum inside the fallout shelter number 87. Although he was still drowsy and lightheaded from the hangover last night, he picked the call. "Yes, boss?" [Where are you now?]Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. "I''m inside Shelter 87. What can I do for you?" [How is your current position? What''s the situation inside?] "They didn''t trust me. All demi-hydras stole my mech and turned all of my men into hamburgers. I''ve managed to scrap my skin and live inside a slum here." [What about my agents? Have you located them?] "Yes, but he refuses to talk to me. I think he''s valuing his position over my safety, or he didn''t want to risk exposing himself." [¡­ Ah, too bad. Anyway, keep on living. Over.] "¡­" Llamador paused for a whole minute, adjusting his thought about what had happened. When he came back to his senses, he yelled in anger. "BASTARD! SON OF A @#$%%! ARE YOU LEAVING ME TO DEATH!? I TRUSTED YOU!" Llamador and Mr. PISS were working for Prayut for a long time. Both of them were assigned to Shelter 88, so they could sabotage Sebastian''s base. Before they could cause a scene or coaxed the locals that Sebastian was untrustworthy, Mia came in and stabilized the base, which ruined their plan. Furthermore, Crystal was aware of Igor''s spy status. Llamador could not handle pressure and the risks that he might also get caught, so he bailed out. Unfortunately, his luck was not so good when he joined Shelter 87. All demi-hydras here were unfriendly and did not trust strangers. Still, he survived because he contributed his mech to the base and sold out his comrades as their food. As for the report just now, he lied. He would never tell his boss that he sold out his comrades to stay alive. However, the Intel about other Prayut''s agent was real. ''I should have gone for Chonburi Base! This is a mistake!'' Llamador packed his wines and got out of the slum. He had to find a way to get out of this place without relying on the selfish agent. . . . The siren rang inside Shelter 88 again. This time, it was not a false alarm. Crystal''s intelligence unit picked up satellite footage that an army from Mafdet City had marched toward their colony. Their radar vans also detected eight giant units and fifty vehicles coming with them. Crystal was familiar with this signal. All giant units were Prometheus. Thorn and all mech captains activated their machines and got to the surface. Misha also had a new custom robot, but it was a standard AHMU that was built from scrap metals and a repair kit. Sebastian, however, transformed into a black knight and chose to fight in his terra dragonewt form. On the surface, 30 artillery cannons aimed at the direction that Mafdet forces were coming. All cannon crew leaders coordinated with the radar unit to get the distance data. In the next two minutes, crew leaders passed their calculations to their subordinates. The men and women took it and adjusted their cannons. *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* A salvo of 30 artillery cannons stunned everyone who did not protect their eardrums. That round of volley was a signal that a battle had started. . One hour after Mafdet Army had mobilized, they could finally see metallic fences of Shelter 88 City, which was built on top of the military underground silo. *BOOM* *BOOM* Artillery shells landed and destroyed fifteen of the infantry trucks as a greeting. Aria ordered her units, "Spread out and protect the infantry! Cast barrier and your element field!" Seven Prometheus activated their power, and seven dome barriers covered the ground forces. *BOOM* *BOOM* More shells hit the shields, but none of them could get through the transparent walls. Felia, Big Crotch, DaVinci, and Pioneer King got out of their vehicle and followed after their squad leader. Inwardly, DaVinci cursed at Joan and MWG officers when he saw the entire situation. All infantries had not done anything yet, but they had already been bombarded by the mutants. ''Did they learn strategies and military warfare from the fifth century!? Why didn''t they use air force or arty to soften the enemy first!? Why are they marching at them head-on? Are they really professional soldiers?'' Big Crotch and Pioneer King had the same idea as DaVinci. They doubted the army if they were inept or did not understand basic warfare. However, they understood the reason soon. "ALL UNITS, BOARD YOUR HAMR CANNONS!" Twenty of the infantry trucks did not carry soldiers. However, they hid several strange-looking cannons. Everybody widened their eyes in shock. In the 24th-century, one of the military technology breakthroughs was a HAMR, which stood for Homing Anti-Mutant Railgun. These railguns were built to fight against creatures with high speed or tricky mutants, such as overminds and dragonewts. During the time when this technology was founded, overminds and dragonewts were hostile against each other, but it was humans who came up with this weaponry. After this weapon had been mass-produced, overminds had been slaughtered one after another, which had driven them to extinction, until the MWG found their ways to resurrect this race from Lilith''s game worlds. The key of these railguns came from the core of a corpse of a fairy dragon. Mankind found them as they tracked down the origins of the hydra creatures from the nearby asteroid belt, which they found a hundred dead bodies floating around. The remnant power inside these cores could project electricity-like energy that proved harmful to mutants and hydra-related creatures. They called them the thunder spirits since they seemed alive. Once combined with human technologies, they built these railguns that could use this anti-hydra thunderbolt, and the HAMR was born. These smart railguns could shoot sentience thunderbolts, which would track down every target in the general direction of this railgun like homing projectiles. As it might sound dangerous, these weapons would not be effective against humans since the projected thunder never struck on humans. However, to mutants, these cannons were their kryptonite. One zap from this cannon and their regenerative abilities would be rendered unusable. Also, sentience thunders hated the symbiosis creatures with a passion. All eggcats would be killed by the power of this lightning if they were hit even once. Even if the targeted overminds or dragonewts polymorphed themselves into humans, the lightning would still fine them. Now, these railguns were presented in front of the beta testers. Felia glared at these weapons with anger. ''Weapons that used my kins as slaves? I don''t know how they got that here, but I''ll be taking those cores with me after this.'' Felia attempted to feel the cores inside the railguns with her psionic link. However, she got an interesting response. These cores were not fairy overmind''s cores or fairy dragon''s cores. Instead, they were counterfeits. Similar to the psionic reactor''s cores, they were fake! ''Right, Lilith would never allow anyone to use a futuristic weapon here without her permission. None of them has unlocked the technology yet, so they must have cheated by using other materials.'' Felia was relieved. She snickered and observed how these humans would fight the mutants with these fake HAMRs. Meanwhile, the other students did not know the background of these weapons. Believing that they were real, they joined the crews, which they were assigned to charge the cannons. "Input all of your psychic forces into the core! We''ll immediately shoot when it''s ready!" All psychic soldiers used their abilities to fill the glowing blue cores. . While seven Prometheus was blocking the cannon shells from the defense forces, Zeris One and Tautog Platoon robots flanked to the right side of the troops. They aimed their rifles at Mafdet forces as they were flying toward the groups. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* Prayut appeared in front of Mafdet''s cannon crews and stopped the shells with his barrier power. At the same time, he snapped his fingers. *SCREEECH* The air in front of Zeris one distorted, and a monster''s screech came out of nowhere. A shockwave appeared from the center of warped space and stunned Thorn, Dolphin, and other pilots. All robots suddenly lost their balance and crashed on the ground. Misha and other mechs followed after them from behind. Since they did not fly like the others, she was unaffected by the shockwave. Seeing the collapsed teammates, Misha aimed her cannon and sniped Prayut''s Prometheus from afar. *BOOM* The bullet hit Prayut''s shield. Misha did not give up. As she obtained experience and memory from Mia, she knew about the psychic barrier''s weakness. The durability of the barrier layer was limited, and it would be weaker if it were hit on the same spot repeatedly. *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* She aimed at the location that the psychic barrier was hit by her first bullet. Two out of three shells hit the same spot! *CLANK* *BANG* The third bullet penetrated through Prayut''s shield and hit the head of Prometheus, where the second pilot located. The face shield plate deflected the 155mm AP shell. Although it did not penetrate the robot''s head, the impact was enough to destroy the modules inside the head cockpit. Prayut recast his barrier again and glared at Misha''s direction. He could sense a glimpse of Mia''s former body''s power. ''¡­ A dragonewt. An inferno at that.'' He licked his lips, ''A good slave.'' Chapter 159 Prayuts Power Chapter 159 ¨C Prayut''s Power After the two weeks of grinding, Mia ran out of his healing potion. Fortunately, the inherited [Auto Regeneration] and his MBR relieved the lack of potion problem. > When Tiny learned about the Inseminator class from Mia, she offered herself to be Mia''s consort for the sake of strengthening the antlings population. Mia was unwilling to corrupt Tiny at first. Since doing so was equal to a brainwash, he did not want to tamper the conscience of his wife to get her love. Unfortunately, Tiny threatened to kill the hydra sisters and foil Mia''s hydra taming plan had he not enhanced her future children. In the end, Mia complied with Tiny''s request. He gave her an oath that he would do whatever necessary to make her nest thrive, and she would always be his number one. . Today, Mia took a break, so he could sort and restock his items in his inventory. 97,315 Diamonds flashed inside the space. They were the loots from the dead bounty hunters and the B sisters'' stash. Thankfully due to the charm effect of the Inseminator class, all the girls handed everything to Mia in exchange for his love. He gazed at the system shop and VIP privileges, contemplating if he should wait for his grandmother to give him VIP10 status, should he donate 20,000 diamonds to get the VIP10. . > - EXP acquired from monsters increase by 30% - EXP acquired from humanoids increase by 20% - Items in privilege shops are 30% cheaper. - Unlock Auto Looter. - You can buy daily VIP6 gift boxes from the shop. - Possess all perks from the lower VIP tiers. . > - EXP acquired from monsters increase by 35% - EXP acquired from humanoids increase by 25% - Items in privilege shops are 35% cheaper. - Access to LHO VIP Auction House. - You can buy daily VIP7 gift boxes from the shop. - Possess all perks from the lower VIP tiers. . > - EXP acquired from monsters increase by 40% - EXP acquired from humanoids increase by 30% - Items in privilege shops are 40% cheaper. - Access to VIP Arms Dealer. - You can buy daily VIP8 gift boxes from the shop. - Possess all perks from the lower VIP tiers. . > - EXP acquired from monsters increase by 45% - EXP acquired from humanoids increase by 40% - Items in privilege shops are 45% cheaper. - Access VIP Heavy Armory Shop. - You can buy daily VIP9 gift boxes from the shop. - Possess all perks from the lower VIP tiers. . > - EXP acquired from monsters increase by 50% - EXP acquired from humanoids increase by 50% - Items in privilege shops are 50% cheaper. - Access to Multiverse Auction House. - You can buy daily VIP10 gift boxes from the shop. - Possess all perks from the lower VIP tiers. . The pay-to-win VIP privileges were still there even after Lilith had revealed the truth to all gamers. ''The Armory Shop and Arms Dealer can come in handy. The Multiverse Auction House looks useful, but I''ll need many diamonds for that.'' The VIP Arms Dealer was another form of VIP shop. However, they specialized in firearms, such as guns, grenades, and rockets. These supplies were also being sold in the VIP shop, but they were more expensive and low on supplies. On the contrary, the Arms Dealer had an option for players to buy in bulk and had many discounts. The Heavy Armor Shop was for heavy-duty units, such as vehicles, tanks, even mechs, which was not sold in the typical shop. Unfortunately, they would only sell players the 23rd-century units. To get a more advanced tank or weaponry, players had to unlock the corresponsive tech tree of that unit before they could access to the gooddies. As for the Multiverse Auction House, Mia could guess what it would sell. ''There are two auction houses. One is for this game, but the other might link to other games.'' Mia had obtained all the information about these shops from Shurka. However, the Multiverse Auction House had appeared and replaced the LHO-Reality Auction House, which connected his real world with this dimension after Lilith had changed her rules. ''Now, the question. Should I unlock it now, or should I wait for my grandmother? I need VIP10 to buy more potions for my grinding.'' After an hour of deep contemplation, he smacked his forehead. ''Didn''t MWG refunded me when I bought VIP3? I can invest 20,000 diamonds first and wait for the refund later, can''t I?'' As soon as Mia got enlightenment, he allocated 18,500 diamonds, planning to donate to Lilith to get the VIP10. > A friend''s message interrupted him. It was from Misha. [Maou, Mafdet forces have attacked us. Can you help?] Mia replied, "Is it that bad?" [They sent eight Prometheus. I don''t think our mechs can stand against them.] Mia''s heart skipped a beat. He knew that ordinary AHMU would not stand a chance against one Prometheus. But now, they were facing eight of them. He regretted that he did not kill all overminds a month ago. Moreover, he believed that he lost Maple to the overminds during the chaos. "It has been two weeks. Why are you sticking around in the game? Have you returned Shurka to our world?" [Shurka refuses to go without me. I also want to get everyone through WW III first before I leave.] "You freaking moron! You''re supposed to get back home and leave everything to me!" [I''m sorry. I can''t leave anyone behind. They''re real people, Maou.] Maou Mia went ballistic when he realized that Banana Misha was too stubborn to follow his instructions. ''I gave you the chance to get out of this mess, but you didn''t appreciate it! Fine, don''t blame me if I accidentally release my pheromone gas on you!'' . . . At the battlefield, Thorn and Tautog pilots had been crippled by the shockwave. Just like Mia had experienced, they lost their body balance. The dizziness blurred their vision, and some of the weak ones vomited. Thorn and Dolphin were stronger than the rest. They glared at their cockpit monitor, which was displaying the image of Prayut''s Prometheus. "Kai, can you move?" *Ong!* (I''m fine. You?) "Not so good. I can at least use my legs to handle our footwork, but I''ll have to leave all aiming and triggers to you." *Hehe Ong!* (Roger that! I''ll spam this motherlicker with our rockets!) Kai aimed Zeris One''s rockets at Prayut''s Prometheus, which was looking at Misha''s robot. Locked on! *SWOOSH* *SWOOSH* Twenty rockets fired from Zeris One''s missile launchers on its shoulders. All of them made their way toward Prayut. *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* 15 of the rockets exploded upon hitting Prayut''s barrier. Because the explosive power spread across a wide area, Prayut''s shield only fluctuated. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* Misha fired her cannons three times in a row, which penetrated Prayut''s shield again. Because of the broken shield, five remaining rockets got through! *BOOM* *BOOM* Prayut''s mech got hit on the chest for the first time, which made the giant robot staggered backward. *BANG* Misha''s fourth came for the head of Prometheus. *BOOM* The 155mm AP shell penetrated the head part, destroying the secondary cockpit. Prayut glanced at the damage reports on his monitors. Despite the critical hit, he was unperturbed. "Oh?" Prayut recast his barrier again. He cracked his knuckles and his neck as if he had done warming up. Because of the damaged head, most of the camera images before him were blackened. However, Prayut had mastered his psionic abilities to the extent that he could use a similar skill as Mia''s 3D sense. Prayut could feel his surroundings without relying on sound or vision. "Time to get serious, I guess. Oh boy, they have really overworked me even though I''m supposed to be an observer." He activated the Psionic Reactor in his Prometheus. The engines roared, and the robot leaped toward Misha. "Castellan!" Dolphin reacted first and turned toward Prayut. He also fired his shoulder rockets. Prayut ignored all rocket bombardment. The right palm of Prometheus pointed at Misha''s mech. Sensing a bad omen, Misha controlled her mech to leap aside. *BOOM* It was a blast skill from Prayut, which was a common ability of most hydras. The invisible cannonball missed Misha, but there was not only one skill that was released from Prometheus. Five more blasts rained upon Misha. *BOOM* Two of the cannons destroyed Misha''s mech right away. Fortunately, the skills took out her robot''s legs and right arm, where she was holding her 155mm barrel cannon. Looking at the crisis, Misha planned to bail out with her teleportation button. Misha took out a random button and was about to press it. Prayut sneered and used his telekinesis, restraining Misha and not allowing her to move. Banana Misha, who was still in Mia form, could feel the crisis. "Tama! Press the button!" *MYA!* (AYE!) Tama''s tentacle reached out to press the button for her. Prayut laughed, "Not a chance." He used his force, sending the button away. Misha screamed. However, her words from the girly boy body sounded corny, "Oh noes! We were captured." "¡­" Prayut frowned. He attempted to pull Misha out of the ruined robot. *Meh-Heh Mew!* (Psyche!) Behind Banana Mia''s, Tama operated another game interface and pulled a teleport button behind her back. She pressed it, and both of them disappeared. Prayut stared at the direction of vanishing Misha, surprised. Then, he recalled that there were many miraculous items from the VIP shop that defied logic and physics. "I see. Capturing them is impossible then." Prayut turned to Thorn and Dolphin, who was struggling to bombard him with their missiles and rifles. Many ground mech units tried to disable Prayut''s Prometheus, but they could not penetrate his shield like Misha. Meanwhile, Mafdet''s soldiers had finished charging the railguns. With a few console button smashing, these railguns'' chain lightning would massacre all mutants inside Shelter 88. One of the HAMR pointed at the robots that came after Misha. *FKSHBOOOOOM* The cannon released the homing lightning, which struck all robots inside the machines. No explosion occurred, but all mechs froze in its place. A second later, they collapsed on the ground. All pilots fell along with their eggcat partners inside the cockpit. This was the power of the counterfeit HAMR! Prayut admired these weapons. Now, the other HAMRs should finish Shelter 88 with ease. He turned to Dolphin, Thorn, and Tautog Platoons that could still not get up on their feet. "Die then." Prayut pointed his palms at the struggling robots. Everyone''s face paled as they could not find a way to crack his barrier. *BOOM* A loud explosion came from Aria Unit''s direction, which caused a shockwave that blasted many Mafdet units on the ground. By instinct, Prayut activated his robot''s back boosters and flew upward, dodging a mysterious power that might come for him. *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* As if someone had dropped several napalm bombs, the ground erupted in flame. Most of MWG cannon crews were swallowed in the sea of fire.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. Felia, Big Crotch, DaVinci, and Pioneer gathered at the far back. Upon seeing the eruption, they equipped their jetpacks and deserted the troops. Thorn and Dolphin''s crews were out of the killing zone since they were 300 meters away from the cannon site. They gazed at the explosion with astonishment, confusion, and awe. 30% of MWG''s railguns were destroyed with the napalm run. The survivors turned to the sky, which was the direction where the bomb came from. A giant shadow slowly descended upon them. It looked like a giant flying dragon with three long heads. Chapter 160 Teamwork of Monsters, Minus the Bananas Chapter 160 ¨C Teamwork of Monsters, Minus the Bananas Aria gazed at the three-headed hydra in shock. "ALL WEAPONS, AIM AT THAT THING!!" Six Prometheus''s turned toward the hydra and activated their psychic attacks. However, one of them suddenly flew away from the scene. The primary pilot also forcefully ejected her co-pilot, dumping him to death. It was Maple who recognized Mia''s life signature. ''Mia with a stupid big-ass hydra? No way that I''m going to fight him head-on with these incompetent noobs. At least bring me someone with Gabriel''s caliber, damn you, MWG!'' Maple was not the only one retreating, Prayut also flew back to Mafdet despite having a high-tech robot. ''Unless I can disable the mutant''s satellites and control a few missile silos, I can''t beat this monster. Well, if they are stupid enough to meet me in their humanoid form, that''s another story.'' As for the surviving Mafdet soldiers, they were petrified by the presence of this monster. *BOOM* One of the HAMRs fired at the hydra. The lighting cannon collided with the hydra''s energy shield and a mysterious electric barrier, but the remnant of thunder branches connected with the hydra''s body. The hydra''s body shook as it landed on the ground in the middle of the Mafdet Army. Seeing that the HAMR worked, Aria rejoiced. "Hah! Take that, you monster! Cannon units, aim at this thing again. Double-Tap it!" Aria''s voice, enhanced by the mech''s psionic reactor, echoed through the battlefield. The other soldiers regained their morale and their senses. Five more cannons aimed at the hydra. *RUMBLE* A sudden earthquake interrupted their firing sequence. Then "AAARRRGHH!" "What the-AAAAHHH!" "Why are you-AHHHH!!" Cannon crews were bitten by mysterious creatures below their feet. All victims were dragged into the ground! Several new holes appeared around them as they were not paying attention. Hundreds of giant ants, each at the size of 1.5-meter, almost as tall as a human, emerged from the holes. They had a blue body, six long legs, two antennas, two compound eyes, just like ordinary ants. However, they had wings. Their front legs had sharp sickles, and they were breathing out hot blue gas. Inferno ants, Tiny''s children made their appearance. *SHAAA* The surviving soldiers who managed to get a good look at these monsters screamed in horror. "FIRE ANTS!!" Several panicked troopers turned their rifles against the oncoming ants and sprayed their bullets. *PU* *PU* *PU* The 7.62mm shells managed to penetrate into the monsters'' bodies, but they were shallow. Each of these ants'' VIT was in the 1,000s at the minimum. As such, their carcass could resist physical attacks like Mia in the past. They ignored all attacks and jumped at the nearest soldiers. "NOOOOO!!" *CHOMP* The battlefield turned into a scene of a horror movie as more ants followed through all tunnels, flooding the battlefield. Although Mafdet Army brought a few hundred soldiers, the number of these ants surpassed the troopers within five seconds as more had crawled out of the holes. From the burning ground where the hydra dropped their firebomb, more blue ants braced the fire and rushed at the soldiers and all Prometheus''s. Their bodies were covered in flames, yet they were not harmed by the temperature. Instead, the monsters in the sea of fire looked more energetic than the ones that had jumped out from the underground. *FKSHBOOOOM* *FKSHBOOOOM* *FKSHBOOOOM* Many of the HAMR managed to shoot, but most homing thunderbolts landed on these ants instead of the hydra. Several lightning branches came for the hydra sisters, but a force field electric shield absorbed them. Although they managed to kill some ants, more monsters continued to crawl out of their holes, replacing the dead ones on the battlefield. The soldiers turned their remaining turned the HAMRs at the ants while the others reloaded the used cannons. However *BOOM* Chain-lightning came from the direction of the hydra, which fried the cannon crews, stopping them from using the railguns. As the follow-up fire did not occur, the ants regained the initiative.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. The horror scenes continued. More holes appeared near the soldiers, and new ants dragged all victims to their nest. Worker ants also emerged, taking the corpses of their siblings to their base, recycling them as livestock. . Mia, in his ant-and-half-lizardman form, was standing on the hydra''s back, glaring at the Mafdet''s Prometheus mechs while expanding his senses on the battlefield. He provided covering fire for his children just now, so they could advance and mow down all small fries. He did not come here just to fight. He was here to give all ants his Inseminator''s passive buff. ******************************* - All inseminator''s children get a 25% increase in status when they fight alongside the parents. - All consorts get a 50% increase in attributes when the inseminator is in the 1km radius. ******************************* With 25% buff to all stats, all blue ants would have at least 1,250 VIT at the lowest, which should guarantee their survival against guns. Also, these inferno ants evolved from fire ants, so they obtained a similar benefit when they were bathing in flame. As a result, more ants chose to emerge from the napalmed area. Unfortunately, the HAMRs were too deadly to be ignored since it almost killed the hydra sisters with the previous shot. Fortunately, Mia''s force field barrier could negate some of the thunder-based power, and it protected everyone. The small fries would be wiped out in a matter of time, but the surrounding Prometheus''s could be a pain. Mia whispered to his consorts, "Let''s play a game. Anyone with the highest kill count can have me for a week. Second prize, five days. Third prize, two days. One day bonus for any of those robots destroyed. However, I''ll give you a one-day penalty if you killed my little children." B1, B2, and B3''s eyes brightened. They roared as they unleashed their powers. B2, the sandworm hydra, detached her neck from the main body as she sunk into the earth. B1 used her best skill, laser breath, at one of the robots. The laser broke through its barrier and chromium tower shield, devouring everything the light penetrated. A giant mech was left with a circular hole in its chest, where the primary cockpit located. It collapsed afterward as the first pilot died. B3 turned toward Aria as she sprayed her acid at this overmind captain. Aria blinked, teleporting to the back of the hydra. She sneered, "Stupid monster. Die!" Aria summoned four lightsabers with her telekinesis, aiming to shoot them at the hydra''s core. However, a weird whispering came from behind her pilot seat. At the back, someone also teleported into Aria''s cockpit. *Mrrr?* (Where are we?) "Err, a cockpit, maybe? Doesn''t this place look familiar?" *Meh-Heh Mew!* (I know! It''s the Prometheus cockpit! I will never forget this layout!) "Huh? We used three buttons, but we got back to the battlefield? I thought we have escaped from the battle?" *Mrrr?* (The first got us buried underground. The second sent us sky-high. Maybe the last one sent us back where we had started.) Aria turned around in a panic as she pulled out a pistol. When she saw Banana Mia''s face, she screamed, "HOW DID YOU GET HERE!?" Without waiting to get Misha''s answer, Aria pulled the trigger. *BANG* Aria''s 9mm shell hit Misha''s forehead, but it did not penetrate into her skin. An ordinary 9mm could not harm Mia''s 1,000 VIT body in the past. It could not harm Misha with her current 3,000 VIT. "TAMA, TENDRIL!!" *MYA!* (AYE, AYE!) Tama had learned a skill from Maou Mia, the Tendril. Her small tentacles extended from Misha''s muscles like a porcupine, penetrating the cockpit seat and reaching for Aria. The pilot gritted her teeth and teleported with her mech. Unfortunately, the mech still carried Misha and Tama inside the operating room. Still, the sudden blink caused Misha to stumble. Tama also missed the target. Aria jumped off her seat and dodged the spike tentacles. She concentrated her psychic power, locking on Misha''s body. She planned to teleport only half of Misha''s body outside of the cockpit to kill her. Sensing the threat, Misha got annoyed. She had planned to save her repair kits by killing the pilot and steal the mech. However, the pilot was competent, and she could not kill her without damaging the surroundings. "Eh, fuck it." Misha activated Mia''s flame field and electric field, engulfing this small room with fire and thunder. Aria was devoured by flame and electricity right away, which disrupted her concentration. All components in the cockpit were also destroyed. "DAMN YOU!" Aria reached out and grabbed Banana Mia''s neck. She teleported outside of the mech together with Misha. Both reappeared 3,000 feet above the ground and free-falling to earth. Aria, who was still suffering from the fire and electric shock, laughed at Misha. "Fall to death, sissy boy!" Aria teleported away again. She entered the second cockpit of her co-pilot. The co-pilot looked at her in shock, "B-Boss?" Aria extinguished the fire on her clothes and her hair. "How is the primary cockpit?" "It was totaled, boss. What has happened?" "Someone jumped into my cockpit and ruined it. You control the mech for me. I''ll stand here and manage the reactors for you." "Y-Yes, sir!" . Meanwhile, Misha and Tama were free-falling. In the next 20 seconds, her body might crash to earth by gravity. Although the situation was grim, Misha and Tama were betting in a merry mood. "Can 3,000 VIT survive the impact?" *Mew?* (The other Mia survived a free fall from 300 meters in the ant nest with 1,000ish VIT. Maybe if you don''t land on your head, you might survive.) "Wanna test it out? I''ll hold the potion in my mouth." *Meh-Heh Mew!* (Let''s try. Give me one gulp, just in case.) Tama flapped her tiny wings, trying to glide and reduce the falling speed. Thus, the two jackass bananas tested something on the wrong occasion. *Mew* (Hi, this is Tama and Mish. Welcome to Jackass!) . On the other side, B2 emerged from the ground with her sandworm''s mouth wide open. She bit one of the Prometheus at its chest, where the cockpit located. The pilot was horrified, but he sneered at B2''s attempt. "Foolish monster. Now die!" He activated his learned fireball from the MWG government. Two meteorites appeared above B2. B3 turned toward the direction of B2 and sprayed her green fluid at the meteors, which doused the fire and transformed them into melting rocks. "What!?" The pilot gazed at his two former fireballs in shock. The distraction proved fatal as B2 yanked the cockpit hatch off from the robot. She now had a clear view of the pilot. B2 transformed into her humanoid appearance and jumped on top of the overmind. However, her head was still in her sandworm form. Her head expanded into a giant sandworm mouth. She chomped onto the pilot''s head. *KRUCK* *KOKI* B2 ignored all robots as she enjoyed her fast food. . "Where are the cannon crews!? Why aren''t they firing at the hydra!?" Four overminds controlled their Prometheus to surround the hydra. While B1 was firing her laser beams at the robots, four machines countered her with their fireballs and ice lances. All skills broke Mia''s triple-layered barrier and hit B1. Wounds appeared on her body, but it healed in less than three seconds. "My lord, don''t waste your energy barriers for us. Please relax and enjoy the slaughter." B1''s tone had changed after she had become Mia''s consort. It became something like a loyal subordinate to a warlord of ancient times. Mia did not speak. However, he was not idle either. While he was observing the battlefield, he was communicating with Tiny, who was lurking underground. Soon, one of the four Prometheus skated to the location where Tiny had prepared an ambush. With his psionic message, the inferno queen ant rose from the ground. Her front legs dragged the mech into her prepared trap hole. The pilots of the robot could not react in time. The machine fell into the trap. "Idiot! Activate your boosters!" Aria yelled at her subordinates while she tried to return to the battlefield after she had shaken off Misha. The trapped overmind came back to his senses. He activated his back boosters, trying to get out of the hole. As for his opponent, Tiny had already crawled onto the chest of the mech. Her two front legs transformed the tips into two black spears. Then, they thrust into the cockpit area. *SHANK* The spears went through the frame plate of Prometheus and killed the primary pilot. The death of the overmind sent an alarm to the back-up pilot. The second pilot inside the head cockpit immediately pressed the eject button to escape. *CLANK* The head ejected from the torso of Prometheus, but something had jumped on top of it. A two-meter ant warrior caught the ejected cockpit. Its mandibles pierced into the metallic parts, tearing it as the cockpit flew. Soon, it peeled off the roof, revealing the pilot inside. "NOOOOO!!" The ant leapt down and bit his neck. The monster scored a juicy piece of food. . As the three hydra sisters, Tiny, and all ants were rampaging on the battlefield, a black knight dragonewt observed the fight inside a helicopter from the Cricket Platoon. Seth, the Cricket Platoon captain, was piloting the assault copter toward the fight. "It seems that the other Mia is here." Sebastian nodded, "I''ll get one of the giant mechs. Provide me cover fire in ten seconds." "Roger." Sebastian jumped off the chopper and flew toward the nearest Prometheus. "Crick One to Cricket Squad, give our knight a covering fire in four, three, two, one, FIRE." From half a kilometer away, three assault helicopters had locked-on one of the remaining three mechs other than Aria. Each chopper fired six homing missiles at once. That was not all as all chain guns under each assault helicopters began to spat fire. 30mm bullets barraged at the back of the targeted Prometheus. *TATATATATATA* The victim robot''s defensive barrier shook as if several water drops had landed into a pond at once. The owner-pilot was alarmed and turned around. He reinforced his barrier shield in a panic. *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* Three of the 18 missiles hit the barrier, but it was still intact. The pilot sneered, ''Fool! Esper robots are invincible against these backwater weaponry!'' *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* Ten more missiles exploded. The pilot sighed in relief. Once the barrages ended, he would cast a skill to get rid of these pesky choppers. At this moment, the black knight Sebastian reached the barrier. He spotted a vulnerable location and thrust his black spear. *CLANK* The barrier shattered! *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* Remaining missiles connected with the chest, which disabled the primary cockpit. Sebastian followed up. As he had experienced fighting Mia with the same robot, the ex-castellan could tell that this overmind pilot was many times weaker than Mia. Also, he knew where the weakness of this giant robot was. The black knight''s palm touched the chest of the mech. "TERRAFORM!" The metal plates of the mech distorted, which revealed the overmind inside. However, this overmind was smarter than the rest. He pressed the log out button to escape from the fight. "Too bad, so sad. See you later, monsters!" The pilot mocked Sebastian, thinking that he would safely return to his universe. > > > > > "WHAT!?" The pilot shouted in shock. Before he could curse Lilith and the game company, Sebastian pierced his chest with a black spear. Another pilot went down. . Within a minute after the hydra had appeared, two Prometheus deserted the fight, two were killed by hydra sisters, one was taken down by Tiny, and one had been claimed by Sebastian. Only Aria and the other mech, which was the only elites in the team, survived. Aria was on the verge of snapping in anger. Fortunately, her discipline and her experience prevented her from committing more errors. "All units, retreat." After telling the survivors to retreat, she used her telekinesis to take one of HAMRs. The railgun aimed at the hydra again. B1 did not allow it. She fired another laser beam. Aria teleported and reappeared at the right side of B1, 200 meters away. She activated the railgun! *BOOM* The railgun was absorbed by Mia''s electric force field once more. The face of Aria twitched in frustration, ''Had this been a genuine HAMR, that puny electric shield wouldn''t have stopped the instant-kill thunder.'' B3 used Blast at Aria to retaliate, but the latter teleported away. She reappeared by her last subordinate. Upon flying beside her last teammate, Aria managed to inspect the ground battle between the infantry and the ant army for the first time. At this moment, several thousands of blue ants overran to the field. All soldiers were either being eaten alive or being dragged into underground tunnels. Only the quick wit beta players were flying away from this fight. ''We overestimated our technological advantage. I''ll have to report this to the higher-ups to revise our colonization plan.'' . . Misha glided in the sky with her mini-wings and crash-landed in the middle of the napalmed field. Flame devoured her, but the Inferno Dragonewt''s traits protected Misha and Tama. Misha raised both arms in celebration as if she had scored a touchdown, "SAFE!" *MYA-HEH MEW!* (OF COURSE! WE''RE ROCKING SOLID!) Both bananas had forgotten that they were in the middle of a war. They did not pay attention to their surroundings after they had landed in the middle of a field full of ants. A fire-drunk ant thought that Misha was an enemy. It crept toward her and took a bite. *CHOMP* *TINK* Its mandibles could not penetrate Banana Mia''s skins. "Eh?" Misha felt a tingling feeling from her neck. Turned around, she saw a two-meter warrior ant gnawing her. As she had seen these blue ants before when she parted with Maou, she was not surprised or panicked. Instead, she patted it, thinking that it was a play bite. In reality, her 3,000 VIT saved her life from the monster, which had a bit over 2,000 STR. "Hi. My name is Misha Bloominglilly. Welcome to jackass!" Misha was still in a playful mood. The ant sweated, "¡­" More ants crawled toward Misha, but they recognized her smell since she was using their father''s body. They poked their antennas with Misha''s forehead and wiggled their mandibles as a greeting. *Mew* (So cute!) "Yep. They''re cute!" Chapter 161 Aftermath Chapter 161 ¨C Aftermath Crystal observed the battle through her satellite feed with her mouth agape. The monster ants overrunning the battlefield astonished her. It was not hard to connect everything to Maou Mia, who was relaxing on the back of the colossus hydra. "Wow ¡­ really." Below Crystal''s left hand, a red button was on her vehicle console. On the screen before her, she had locked on Aria''s Prometheus, which was fleeing toward Mafdet City. By pushing the button, she would activate the ion-cannon beam from the guardian satellite. A destruction beam would have killed Aria and everyone in the range of ten kilometers on the spot, which would massacre all allies as well. Fortunately, Mia''s children turned to tide before Crystal could have used their final trump card. Crystal pulled her hand away from the button and deactivated the ion-cannon, returning it to auto-defense-mode, which the flying cannon on the orbit would automatically protect their colony from all enemy flying jets, ICBMs, or other long-range missiles. She continued to stare at the hydra sisters. "How did Mia tame that hydra anyway!? Is he one of them?" . . The battle concluded with both sides suffered heavy casualties. The HAMR shot that fired at the ground mechs wiped out five teams out of all 19. The other shots also took out over 500 blue ants. As for the Mafdet forces, aside from Prayut, Aria, beta players, and Aria''s teammate, the rest turned into food for the ants. Although both sides lost many men, Shelter 88 emerged as the clear victor. Sebastian secured six half-destroyed mechs to their base. With the repair kits, they could upgrade their forces with these machines. Maou took all diamonds from the dead bodies since he gave all Prometheus to the base. He became 3,500 diamonds richer. While he was cleaning the battlefield with the other worker ants, Maou and Banana had their little reunion after a few weeks of separation. "Get your ass out of the game already. Did you see what they have brought? They''re freaking HAMRs. One clean hit and you''re dead, do you know what I mean?" Misha pouted, "If I weren''t here, they all would have died! Nobody would have told you that Mafdet has invaded, and Shelter 88 would have been annihilated." Mia sighed, Misha was right in this regard. Although Sebastian had contacted Mia and exchanged their information about their situation, he was slower than Misha when it came to communication. Misha had a game messenger while Sebastian did not have the option, so the former could reach Mia in an instant in the case of an emergency. "Grandma will complain again. How long have we been here after we have logged in? Half a month?" Misha''s face twitched, "I ¡­ forgot." "¡­" Mia had a bad feeling about this. They had forgotten how long they had been in the game. The next time they logged out, they might face the angry silver empress in her battle-mode, torturing them with her sermon and her pressure skills. Mia was also curious if he could still log out of the game since his real body was given to Misha. He opened his game menu to check. ¡­ Mia clenched his fists. The log out button was still enabled. ''Should I log out to tell my grandma that I''m giving my body to Misha? Eh, maybe later. I need that moron to get out of this game first.'' . . After the battlefield clean-up had completed, Tiny and B sisters transformed into a human. These consorts followed after Mia to the shelter to celebrate their victory. As they walked into the base with Mia, all mutants, male and female alike, gazed at them as they drooled. There was a reason. All of the transformed monsters walked around naked, including Mia, with his scaleskin body. Misha had already been aware of it since their reunion, but she chose to keep her mouth shut. This Banana Mia wanted to get back on Maou for his bullying in the past. Still, Maou got used to living naked for two weeks. He was not even aware that he was the center of attention among all female mutants. As for his consorts, they ignored all the stares. Unlike real humanoid creatures, they did not have a sense of shame since nakedness was their nature. Soon, Crystal strode toward them with many clothes. "WEAR SOMETHING, YOU EXHIBITIONISTS!! ARE YOU HERE TO SHOOT A PORN VIDEO OR WHAT!?" Mia frowned at first, but he recalled that he came back to a civilized society again. "Ah, my bad. I got used to it." Crystal wanted to curse at Mia some more, but she glanced at Mia''s asset one more time before she shoved all clothes at him and ran away to her office in embarrassment. Thorn glanced at Mia''s consorts and gulped before he chased after Crystal. . While every worker and soldier were partying, it was time to work for administrative staff and captains. In the meeting room, Mia, with clothes, told everyone about his relationship with the hydra sisters and Tiny. All captains stared at him in astonishment and jealousy since the inseminator class was a dream-come-true class for horny men. When Mia revealed the condition of getting this class, everyone but Sebastian and women had a strange glint in their eyes. Crystal ignored all horny men and asked Maou, "Are you sure that they won''t attack us?" B1 laughed, "Don''t worry, Miss. As long as my lord doesn''t want you dead, we won''t do anything to the weakling you." B3 frowned at B1. She clasped her hands and pointed her index fingers upward before she shoved the [Thousand Years of Pain] into B1''s butt as a punishment. B1 jumped and sat on the floor, holding her butt in pain. B3 pulled out her fingers and wiped her hands with B2''s skirts, who was standing next to her. B2, however, did not mind B3''s actions. She was too busy eating raw tunas that she bought from the market with Mia''s red gels. Tiny was the most reserved monster among the four. She stood behind Mia as if she was his aide or secretary. B3 bowed, "I''m sorry for what my sister has said. She''s a bit fanatic and undereducated, so she doesn''t know manners." Everyone sweated as they stared at these sisters with their poker faces. Crystal coughed, "Anyway. We understand your good intention. Thank you very much for helping us here. You are welcome here any time, as long as you don''t give us troubles." Tiny inserted, "We also wish to establish a trade route from my colony to this base. We have red gels from the sisters here, and I hope to buy food products from this base. I don''t mind if it''s fruits or vegetables. My ants can eat anything." B2 also raised her hands, "I''ll buy your fishes too!" Crystal''s eyes sparkled as she entered her housewife mode. She, Tiny, and B sisters negotiated for their trade agreements. Mia sighed and turned to Sebastian, "How is my other self doing here?" The butler knight nodded, "Misha is a hard worker. She kept wandering around in the base with her male form, though." "Are the workers alright? Is her aura giving you trouble?" "Actually, their mentality got stronger because of her oppressive aura. It trained them, so I appreciate that. BTW, will you stay in this base, or will you return with your wives?" "I''ll have to return and repopulate. Lots of my children died because of those railguns." "Can you tell me about the railguns? That thing is too deadly." Mia told Sebastian about the HAMR technology and the potential threat to all mutants. The meeting continued as all girls separated from the conference as they negotiated for the trade terms. Meanwhile, all boys had weaponry discussion. . . . While everyone was busy, Misha returned to Shurka. She mustered her courage to give Shurka the 10,000 diamonds to log out of the game. "Let''s go home. I meant, go to my place. My grandma will protect you from MWG." Shurka''s eyes were wet, thinking of what Banana Mia had been through to get these diamonds. Combined with the recent war and Mia''s wanted status a few weeks ago, she was afraid that her boyfriend would not make it home one day. She hugged Banana as she sobbed. "Thank you." Both of them logged out together. As they had paid the teleportation fee, Lilith also fulfilled her promised by sending Shurka to Min Uriel''s spaceship.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. When Misha opened her eyes again, she found herself in Mia''s game capsule. Dana, the android maid, was watching him. "Welcome home, young master Mia." "It''s been a while, Dana." Shurka also opened her eyes. Since she had been teleported, Shurka did not reappear in this world in her game capsule. Instead, her body manifested from thin air next to Mia''s game capsule. "Welcome, young miss. Our master, your father, and your uncle are expecting you." Shurka blinked in confusion, "What?" "Prof. Fortune Luckyaf and Dr. Fluke Luckyaf have visited us when both of you are still in-game. Please rest here until they wake up. It''s still night time at the moment." Dana pointed at the digital clock above the door. It was at 2 AM. Shurka got nervous as her father and her uncle were here. Misha noticed her nervousness. She hugged Shurka to sooth the scaredy girlfriend. "I''m here. My grandma is here. Nothing to worry about." "¡­" Dana had not finished, "Young master Mia, Fleet Admiral Gabriel is also here to meet you. He wishes to inquire about his daughter''s status, and he has brought all of your sisters. Please meet him and your grandmother at 8 AM." "¡­" Misha''s brain stopped functioning for two minutes. "H-He''s here!?" "Yes. Your grandmother also said to follow their instructions and do not resist." Chapter 162 Amend Chapter 162 ¨C Amend 8.30 AM. Banana Mia sat in a meeting room with Gabriel and his grandmother. The atmosphere was nerve-racking since Gabriel was a strong esper, and Mia''s grandmother was also a monster of her own league. The aura of these two elites was oppressing. Misha could not stop sweating as she glanced at these two admirals. In the middle of the room, a young girl with Mia''s face was sleeping inside a medical capsule, which maintained her health. It was Lana, Fleet Admiral Gabriel''s daughter. When Misha looked at her soulless body, she questioned Gabriel why he allowed her daughter to participate in the inhumane project. "Banana," Min muttered. "YES, MA''AM!" Misha stood and saluted in a panic. "Return Lana''s soul to her body." "Err." "That''s an order. Her father has completed our deal by delivering all your sisters here. Show him our sincerity." Misha was baffled why the grandmother was so tolerant. She complied with Min''s order in the end. Lana, who was inside the mind space, had a mixed feeling about this. She did not know if she should be happy to return to her body and reunite with her father. Looking around the white room and the other members of Golden Generation, the GG, she bit her lower lips in fear. For a long time, she got stuck in here and was bullied by the other sisters since she was the daughter of a wicked admiral. At the same time, Lana could guess what her father''s goal was. It related to her power that she stole from the fairy overlord, but Lana did not know why her father had placed her in the dangerous experiment and rescued her later. In the end, she followed Misha''s guidance, returning back to her real body.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. Misha did not bother staying around in Lana''s white room since she could be ambushed by the host. Upon returning to her body, Lana opened her eyes. The medical chamber capsule opened. Gabriel nodded before he glared at Misha. However, Min glared back at Gabriel, which forced him to withdraw his killing intent. "It''s done. GTFO of my ship with your daughter." "Hmm." Gabriel touched her daughter''s shoulder and teleported away, warping to his ship, which had docked inside Min''s flagship. Min kept locking her sense with Gabriel''s transport ship until it left her fleet. "Grandma ¡­" Misha looked at Min, nervous. "Ah. Thanks for your hard work. It''s over now." "What did you do?" "Simple, I''m stealing all GG members. We''re done here with the MWG, and we''re migrating to another galaxy." "T-That''s quite sudden. Why do we have to move?" "It relates to what I did to the government. Once we finished the handling of your blood sample, we''ll take the cash and leave before they have a chance to backstab us. We can''t trust them after all." Min referred to the incident when she went ballistic and destroyed many MWG ships and a colony after she had secured Maou Mia years ago. Waging war against the government was a crime that all administrators of this galaxy could not overlook. MWG had not forgiven Min for betraying their government yet. Despite their grudge, they still paid the wages and gave all benefits to Holy Saber Fleet''s crews, which was unusual for the higher-ups to be this forgiving. Min associated their illogical action with Gabriel, whom she had believed to have put pressure on the MWG''s supreme commanders, delaying the war between her fleet and all MWG''s forces because of Lana. Once Lana was out of the picture, Gabriel would naturally stop pulling strings behind the scenes and allow MWG to move. It was the time for their fleet to bail before the war could break out. "By the way, how is my other grandson, Misha?" Misha jolted, "Y-You knew?" "I can tell. Mia is kinda violent and overconfident at times. You are the opposite. Back to the question, is he still in the game after you split?" "¡­ Yes." "Did he tell you when he will come back?" "Err, no." "He has scored many girls, hasn''t he?" "A-Ahaha, yes." Min burst into laughter. She already knew everything that Mia and Misha had done inside the game since her parasitical conscience was still hiding inside Misha''s mind space. Moreover, her family member list showed in her game menu, and Mia''s name was blinking with a description, [Inside LHO]. "Oh well. For now, let''s go see the Luckyaf''s and your other sisters. You see, Gabriel destroyed all of the fairy''s remnant souls inside their body, and they become a vegetable. You need to bring their soul back to their body before they become physically crippled." All sisters were panicked when they heard that they could potentially become crippled. Misha was also shocked. She hurried and followed Min to the other girls. . . Meanwhile, Shurka was with her father and her uncle, catching up with the latest news. All of them gathered in another meeting room that Min had prepared for them. Tiffany had already returned to the fleet. In her female form, she stood guard in front of the door, preventing all Luckyaf''s from leaving the room. As Mia had suspected, the game company had reported to MWG that Shurka had mutated, and they were trying to capture their entire family. Fortunately, both Luckyafs brought their family members to grandmother Min''s fleet. As a consequence of their running, the MWG branded their entire family as traitors and placed a bounty on them. Before Shurka, her game capsule was there. In reality, Mia did not have to pay 10,000 diamonds to teleport Shurka here. Had she logged out normally, she would have reappeared her in her capsule anyway. In other words, everyone was tricked by Lilith. Still, Shurka was concerned about her uncle''s fate. Since Fluke Luckyaf was the head scientist behind the child soldier project that she heard from Banana Mia, Shurka was afraid that Min might harm him. Fluke revealed a bitter smile, "This is my karma, Shurka. I''ve made a lot of mistakes in that project. I had never expected that the dragon blood is this wicked." Fluke did not know about the fairy overmind''s soul, but he knew about psionic possession and overmind''s skills as MWG hid many overminds in their army. He was also aware of Gabriel''s precious Lana and what he did to her. "Is this why dad stopped me from joining the project?" Fortune Luckyaf sighed, "Yeah. I was afraid of the risks, so I stopped you." Fluke nodded, "I told your father about the risk. I thought the death rate would have been only less than 10%, but ¡­" "What were you trying to do back then?" Fluke swallowed his words, hesitated if he should tell his niece. In the end, he confessed, "Dragon''s blood." "What?" "The fairy overmind is a subspecies of a dragon." "Is this the rumored, blood of immortal? Is this what MWG is trying to get?" "It''s not what it seems, Shurka. We found something more sinister than MWG''s old coots trying to become immortals. Fleet Admiral Michael and Raphael discovered a dragon among high ranking officers in MWG. We suspected that other than our authorized overminds, many of them are not even human. Michael, Raphael, and I thought that MWG has possibly been infiltrated by an organization of alien species, and their blood is the key to track down all those hidden beings. Have you eaten a hydra''s red gel? We believed that the dragon''s blood should have worked similar to those gels. Although we don''t know what their motive is, we are trying to get evidence and-" The meeting room''s door opened. Min and Misha entered the room with Tiffany. For a second, Min''s red pupil changed into golden snake eyes, which she glared at Fluke Luckyaf. Afterward, they returned to her usual red pupils. Fluke could sense a threatening aura from Min. He also heard a whisper through the psionic link by the grandmother. [You have done well trying to track us. Stop what you are doing, and I''ll guarantee your family''s safety.] Goosebumps appeared on Fluke''s skins. At that moment, he knew that he had chosen the wrong fleet to migrate into. Fluke recognized a familiar aura from the silver empress, which was the same as the disguised dragon Admiral Michael had found. ''Fuck my luck! Lucky as fuck my ass! Did I just move into a fleet of dragons!?'' Still, he mustered his courage and asked back, "Will you forgive me of all my crimes if I shut my mouth?" [Had my grandchild not favored your niece, I would have killed all of your family on the spot! I''ll never forgive you for what you had done to Mia, and I won''t tolerate it if you continue your investigation. Stay out of it, keep your mouth shut, and let nature takes its course!] "O-Okay. Thank you, admiral." [Now, tell me how much you know. Don''t worry. I won''t torture you or harm anyone as long as you are honest.] "Yes, ma''am¡­ Well, first. Ten years ago, we ¡­" . While grandmother Min and Fluke had their secret conversation, Misha in Mia''s body greeted his professor. "H-Hello, professor." "We meet again, student Mia. To think that you''ll be the one that scored my daughter." "Ahaha. I never thought that you have a daughter this beautiful too." "Hahaha. I don''t know if that''s praise or sarcasm, but I''ll take it as a praise. Anyway, why did you turn her into a dragonewt? Are you taking revenge on my family?" Prof. Fortune''s aura changed. He dared to threaten Misha in front of the invincible grandmother. Misha shrunk back in fear, "N-No! I really love her. The other me-I meant she was contracted with the zombie virus in-game, and we have no other cure than making her evolve. Dragonewt is the only way!" Fortune laughed, "I was kidding. Take it easy, boy. I don''t mind if it''s you, though." Shurka blushed. She was also relieved that her father approved of her boyfriend. "Still, both of you will have to attend school. I think I''ll be teaching you two while we journey to another galaxy. Once we can settle down, I''ll request Admiral Uriel to transfer both of you to a good school or university, okay?" Misha and Shurka nodded. "Also, Mia. Please use condoms and don''t get my daughter pregnant. She''s still underage." "¡­" . After the meeting between Min and Fluke, both families decided to work together and made amends to the others. Misha also returned all souls to their bodies. All 68 sisters regained their body, which delighted everyone. During their celebration, Misha continued staring at Maple''s sleeping body in her capsule. She frowned in suspicion. Misha knew about the condition of dead souls. Had Maple''s soul died during the fight with the overminds, Maple''s real body would have mutated into a disfigured monster. However, her body remained intact! "From Maou''s memory, she can also use psionic possession. She also ate most of the statue ¡­" Misha had a theory that she did not want to believe. She suspected that Maple might have been converted into a real conscience of the fairy overmind, the original form of herself. Chapter 163 New Pilots for Prometheus? - Part 1 Chapter 163 ¨C New Pilots for Prometheus? - Part 1 In the game, Mia assigned 500 soldier ants, which had scary status attributes, to protect Shelter 88 and its people. He would assign more once another batch of his babies was strong enough. . ***************** Name - Army Ant C1407 Race ¨C Inferno Formicidae Class ¨C Soldier Ant Subclass - Harvester Level ¨C 15 . for visiting. STR ¨C 2,150 VIT ¨C 2,150 STM ¨C 1,500 AGI ¨C 1,500 DEX ¨C 1,500 INT ¨C 200 WIS ¨C 100 Luck ¨C 5 ***************** . With their strength and vitality, they could serve as meat shields against bullets or become vanguards for close combat. Also, they could dig tunnels and ambush enemies from the underground. Crystal gave Mia a repaired Prometheus since he could operate it. In exchange, she wanted him to teach them how they could pilot the remaining five models without the Psionic Link skill. Inside the new hanger, a new military base that had been newly constructed as an expanded base on the surface, Mia was surrounded by many pilots. They were admiring the mech, exciting that they might be able to pilot these toys soon. "Can you teach us the skill? Can we learn it?" Thorn, Dolphin, and other survivors were enthusiastic about this topic. They wanted to try the esper robots, too. Mia sighed, "Psionic Link requires telepathy knowledge and sixth sense. It''s something that you naturally get during your evolution." Dolphin was disappointed, "So, we can''t learn it?" "I''m sorry." All pilots were dejected. Sebastian also had a headache, "Then, these robots will become junk. We can have it, but we can''t operate it." Mia and everyone were at a loss. They had repaired these robots, but none of them could use it other than Mia and Misha. Tiny, who was following Mia around, turned to the pilots and crews. "Does any of you have diamonds?" Thorn looked back at Tiny, "We have some." "Then, you should try to contact the goddess Lilith if she can sell you the necessary skill." The entire hangar was in an uproar the instant Tiny mentioned that they could buy skills from the goddess. "We can?" "Really?" "Unbelievable!" "That easy!?" Tiny opened her game menu and tried to show it to everyone. However, none of them could see her game interface. "I see that none of you has tributed diamonds to the goddess yet. I suggest everybody here to donate 100 diamonds to Lilith, so she can activate VIP1 status for you. After that, you can use a game menu, status menu, game interfaces, and many options. Among the options, you can send tickets to the goddess if you require help. However, she might charge you diamonds for her advice if the question involves classified information." Crystal also heard Tiny''s suggestion. As a frugal woman, she had saved up several thousands of diamonds from her gel-diamond margin trade in secret. She tested the water by donating 100 diamonds to Lilith, activating her VIP1 status. > > Game interface screens and menu appeared before Crystal. Her game-like status attributes, skills, class, and option menus flashed one after another. She also gained enlightenment. "We''re living in a game world, aren''t we?" The harsh truth pained everyone who activated their status menu for the first time. Had this world not been a game, none of these status menus could have appeared. It also explained the existence of otherworlders, the players. Crystal was a strong woman. She might have a heartache, but she did not despair. Instead, she believed she had an opportunity to make a difference. "Let''s see. Text the goddess Lilith? Messenger menu ¡­ Friend List ¡­ Goddess Inquiry! Found it." Crystal requested help using the button [Goddess Inquiry] right away. However, she received an auto-message from the game system. > She did not give up. Browsing through the VIP shop, which had expensive retail items for sale, Crystal found her desired skill. As she had expected, it was unreasonably expensive. > > Crystal bit her lower lips. She would never buy something this overpriced. Still, her brain did not stop functioning. Crystal was someone with keen intelligence and 2,000 WIS as her highest status. She looked at the skill that Mia used to consult with her in the past. [Mating Season] Crystal''s face blushed. ''Mia has that cross-breeding ability. Will this skill work with him?'' This skill was unique, which only female mutants and monsters could possess. . ************************ > Level 1 / 100 Seeds 0 / 1,000 Automatically activates when the player mates with a spouse of the same race. Increase the player character''s EXP based on (skill level x 10) + (partner''s level x (skill level/2)) for each ejaculation. Increase the player''s stamina and pleasure sensitivity by 1.5 times during the mating activities. Collective seeds increase each time the player is inseminated by the spouse. The player can lay an egg once the collective seed reaches 1,000. The player will gain a bonus of one level and bonus free status attributes in random for each egg. This skill only works at a certain time of year. ************************ . Crystal sent a ticket to Lilith again. This time, she inquired if she could copy a skill from her partner by using this skill. *Aha Meow!?* (What are you thinking, my love!?) *Aha Meow!?* (Are you really going to get that skill no matter what!?) "Shut it! I do whatever I want!" *Aha Meow!* (Unacceptable! You''re mine! Mine alone!) Elvis, Crystal''s eggcat partner, was throwing a tantrum in jealousy. His eight tentacle arms behind her back swung up and down, wiggling like a child waving his arms to protest his mother. While Elvis was panicking, Lilith answered them. [Once Mating Season reaches level 50 or higher, you can copy one skill from your partner. However, you will also have to get your seed collection to 1,000 as a condition. The cooldown of copying passive is ten years.] Crystal''s brain continued to calculate. She thought that if she and Thorn could grind this skill to level 50 first, then she might be able to cheat the game by taking Mia''s seed to fill the 1,000 quotas. Unfortunately, Lilith had detected her cheating plan. [A note for this skill. Mating Season can only be used with one spouse. Should you mate with your second spouse after you have activated this skill, you will not get any EXP or ability from your partner.] Crystal was shocked. If this skill only worked with her first partner, then her relationship with Thorn might get complicated. She could be honest and give her body and her soul to Thorn, but Crystal would not get the expensive Psionic Link skill from Mia. Had she chosen to obtain the skill through Mia, she would have had to get pregnant to get the ability. Then, her relationship with Thorn might fall apart. Crystal sighed, ''I''m not a slut. I can''t do it after all.'' In the hangar, Crystal was not the only one with this idea. Many female pilots and hangar workers had a similar thought. While everyone hesitated, one of the girls approached Mia. Boldly, she asked him with her reddened face, "Castellan, do you have time today?" Mia turned to the mutant girl. She was a demi-human, who was working in this hangar as a reserve mech pilot. "I do. Can I help you?" The girl stuttered in a quiet voice, "C-Can you make me pregnant?" Although the voice was almost silent, all mutants here had enhanced five senses that they could hear every word that she said. All male pilots stared at her with their mouth agape. For a whole minute, the buzzing noise of all workers silenced. As if she boosted all courage of the other female mutants, more female pilots shoved men aside and hugged Mia. "Mate me, please! I''ll use my [Mating Season] on you!" "No! Pick me as your spouse! I won''t disappoint you at night!" "I-I''m a virgin! I''ll give you my first time. Give me your baby, please!" Mia widened his eyes and gawked at all-female mutants with [WTF] expression on his face. Thorn, Dolphin, Sebastian, and every man were the same. "What''s this about? Why do you want my baby!?" Mia was baffled by the development. He turned to Tiny, requesting her aid with his gesture. Tiny coughed as she used her telekinesis to yank all girls from her husband, "You girls sure got guts flirting with my husband. What''s wrong with you!?" The girls shrunk back in shame. All of their courage disappeared like smoke. However, one of them confessed in desperation. "Our [Mating Season] skill can copy a skill from our first spouse. I-I want to copy Sir Castellan''s Psionic Link, so I can pilot the Prometheus." Everyone was enlightened. Most men had their jaw dropped on the floor from the shock. Sebastian''s eyes darted between female pilots and Mia. The corner of his lips revealed a faint smile. "Ladies, can you tell me about this [Mating Season] skill that you have?" The brave girls explained the details and shared their status menu with Sebastian. After he had heard enough, the butler coughed, "Lord Castellan. I have an idea." Mia''s eyebrows twitched, "What? Don''t tell me that you support this?" "Exactly! We can select promising female pilots from our crews and create a new platoon specifically for Prometheus pilots. You should know that 20,000 diamonds are not easy to come by. We should save these diamonds for other consumable items rather than investing them to pilots. Moreover, none of us would have that amount anyway." The female pilots gazed at Mia with hope while the men despaired. Many of these men were pursuing these girls, while some of them were already in a relationship. At this moment, Crystal broke through the crowd, "Alright, let''s stop talking about this matter for now. How about this, we''ll postpone this decision for a week and give Mia some time to think? Is that fair, Mia?" Mia nodded. Tiny and others did not have a problem with it. Crystal continued, "As for men, you have a week to gather 20,000 diamonds. You can pool your diamonds together if you want to support someone to be a pilot of Prometheus." At this moment, Brim, Dolphin''s crew, raised his hand. "Excuse me, if I can buy the Psionic Link skill from the shop, can I transfer myself to this new platoon with the new mechs?" "Yes, you can." "Alright!" Unlike the others, Brim was a role model pilot. He had saved up gels and diamonds that he could buy a skill from Lilith. Other pilots asked Brim in curiosity, "How many diamonds do you have? That''s 20,000 diamonds, you know!? It''s enough to buy VIP10!" Brim laughed, "Ah, I was lucky during the free hunt period. I got many zombie hordes." He flashed the number of his diamonds to his friends in secret. 22,500 Diamonds! "Y-You have enough!" "Shhh!" "Whoops!" Brim and his gang retreated from the crowd. Although many people heard them, Dolphin glared at anyone that expressed a funny idea about his crews. As a result, they walked away from troubles. Mia and Sebastian sighed in relief. "At least, we have one pilot guaranteed." "Yeah. By the way, Mia. Please consider my suggestion." "¡­ I will." Chapter 164 New Pilots for Prometheus? - Part 2 Chapter 164 ¨C New Pilots for Prometheus? - Part 2 Mia visited his former cottage inside the base so that he could take all jet fuel from Misha. Unfortunately, Misha and Shurka had already logged out. He froze on the spot when he realized that they forgot to take their oil from them. "Ah, I''ll have to drag them in-game after this. How did I forget?" Without the jet fuel that he looted from Mafdet Outpost, Shelter 88 could not begin their research. Mia checked his virtual clock in his game interface. It was showing 2.40 AM in real-world time. Also, it was already 10 PM in-game. Going back right now was not ideal since everyone should still be sleeping. He looked to Tiny and all hydra sisters, "Let''s call it a day. I''m tired." B1 was delighted, "Do you need my night service, my lord? We haven''t gotten our rewards from our game, haven''t we?" During the war, Mia had allowed them to compete for his prizes. In the end, B3 had the most kills as she could use more skills than the other sisters, and she focused her targets on ordinary soldiers rather than the mechs. However, both B1 and B2 took out one mech each, so they were tied in second place. From their agreement, B3 got five days to hog Mia for herself. B1 and B2 got four days, but Tiny had the right to be with Mia any day by default as she was the main wife. "No. Today is still my rest day. Let me sleep in peace once in a while." "Ah, too bad. Sleep well, my lord!" . . 11 PM. > Mia groaned in annoyance because of the game warning. Since he had just managed to fall asleep thirty minutes ago, Mia found it difficult to open his eyes to check his game message. When Mia could see the game interface, he was surprised. It was from Crystal. [Can we meet?] Mia texted back as he was still sleepy, "Now?" [Yes. My cottage is next to you, so you can jump into my opened window.] "¡­" Mia looked through the window from his second floor, and he could see a cottage with an opened window. He sighed and jumped into his neighbor''s residence. Upon getting into the cottage, he found Crystal sitting on a couch in her night lingerie. However, there was something different. Crystal''s dragonewt form was incomplete. She did not have wings and tail, but her horns and her scales remained. Moreover, she did not have an eye on her chest as usual. Elvis, her eggcat, was nowhere in sight. "What happened to Elvis?" Crystal wiped her tears, "He left me." "What?" "He ¡­ is a possessive symbiosis. He doesn''t want me to date anyone but himself. We got into a fight because I want to date someone, but he was against it." "¡­" "In the end, I chose my life and my dream. He ejected from my body and ran away." "Do you want me to find him? I still have my 3D sense and game HUD map. I should be able to get that runaway child back in a day or two." Crystal gritted her teeth and clenched her fists. She looked hesitate while she stared into Mia''s compound eyes. Then, she noticed that Maou did not have Tama with him. "Is your Tama still with Misha?" "Yeah. She tags along with her." "Are you lonely without Tama?" "A little, but Misha is still there with her, so I don''t feel bad." "¡­ Do you think Elvis can survive on his own?" "Let''s not speculate. He''s too weak right now, so he might get killed by those diamond hunters. I''m going to find him." Mia expanded his sense while his eyes scanned through his VIP HUD Map. . > - EXP acquired from monsters increase by 20% - EXP acquired from humanoids increase by 10% - Items in privilege shops are 20% cheaper. - Access to the HUD map. - You can buy a daily VIP4 gift box from the shop. - Possess all perks from the lower VIP tiers. . One of the VIP4''s benefits was the regional HUD map, which displayed the map of Bangkok Region. However, it would only show friendly people whom Mia had met, and their relationship level was at [Friendly] or higher. As for the rest, the map hid everything. Mia checked his relationship menu and the map, hoping to find Elvis among the names. Unfortunately, Elvis''s name was not on the list. The HUD map was useless on this occasion. Mia had to rely on his sense. Scanning through the underground shelter, he found the runaway eggcat. It seemed he went to the military hangar on the surface where Thorn usually hung out with his meowjuana-addicted demi-hydras. "I found him. He''s still alive, and he is with Thorn and his gang." Crystal sighed in relief. She wiped her tears with tissues and smiled at Mia. "Thank you." "You''re welcome. I''ll go back to sleep now." Before Mia could return to the opened window to leave, Crystal stood up and hugged Mia from behind. He paused and frowned. At first, Mia wanted to reprimand Crystal for the untimely prank. Sensing the trembling body of Crystal, Mia swallowed his words. Mia could also feel the temperature in Crystal''s body rising, especially her face. Her heart raced as if she was excited or had been through a workout routine. Crystal stuttered, "C-C-Can you stay with me for tonight?" Mia''s frown deepened. He turned around to look at Crystal, whose face was as red as tomatoes. Her eyes were still teary, but they did not look as sad as before. Her teeth were also clattering, revealing her fear and uncertainty. The left hand of Mia touched the back of Crystal while his right hand patted her head. Her body shook as she was surprised. She looked into Mia''s eyes and begged. "I-I-I need Psionic Link skill, but I can''t spend diamonds on it. C-Can you help me?" Mia sighed, "If you''re asking for my baby, then my answer is a no." "¡­" Crystal looked down, feeling guilty. Her temperature dropped, and her shaking stopped. Although Mia verbally refused, he was still embracing Crystal, consoling her. "Aren''t you dating Thorn?" "¡­ Yeah." "From what I heard, that Mating Season skill only works with your first partner. Once your virginity is taken, that skill won''t work on others." "¡­ That''s right." "If I give you a baby, you won''t be able to have children with Thorn. You''ll get stuck with this curse for eternity." "¡­" "Do you think that saving 20,000 diamonds worth breaking your future and Thorn''s heart?" Crystal began to sob. She regretted her decision. Mia smiled and tightened his embrace, allowing Crystal to borrow his chest to cry. . One hour later, Crystal recovered from her regret. However, she still refused to let Mia go.Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. "You got your release. You can let me go now, okay?" Crystal looked up, so she could see his expression. "You''re quite a gentleman. A virgin maiden had offered her first time, yet you refused." "If I were single, I might have ravished you senseless." The tailless dragonewt laughed, "You know, you''re not bad even if you already have four wives. Your new body is dreamy. Your personality is gold, and I heard that you''re rich back in your world, right?" Mia chuckled, "What are you, a gold digger?" "That''s rude. I''m a businesswoman. I have a high standard when I''m looking for a man." "Yeah, high standard." Mia wanted to retort or sarcasm about the drug-addicted Thorn. However, he controlled his words. Crystal released him. "I''ll go back now." "Thanks, Mia." "Yeah." Mia jumped back to his room. ********************* Edit: Revising the entire plotline because of the complaints. Normally, I don''t give a fuck about plot critics, but I''ll agree with them on this one. I will edit this once I''m done rewriting. PS. Because of the rewriting, there will be no chapter tomorrow. Chapter 165 New Pilots for Prometheus? - Part 3 Chapter 165 ¨C New Pilots for Prometheus? - Part 3 Mia got to the office as usual, and he met with Brim and Sebastian. Sebastian and Brim spent diamonds on buying the Psionic Link skill from the VIP shop. However, Sebastian was smarter since he had bought VIP10 first, then he purchased the skill book at half the price. Although he spent a total of 30,000 diamonds, borrowed and loaned from others, he had opportunities to regain them by offering himself to be a middle man for others. After all, there were still many mutants who wished to buy daily packages, but they could not. When Brim realized that he could have used someone with VIP10 status to buy the item with only 10,000 diamonds, he cried. "I should have talked with you first ¡­ Boohoo." Sebastian snickered and patted Brim, consoling him. "Look at it on the bright side. Now, many girls will be gunning for you to be their husband." "That''s not it. I lost 10,000 diamonds for ignoring this face. Waa!" Sam, Brim''s eggcat partner, transformed one of his tentacles into a pan shape and smacked him on his head. *Meowmow!* (Have some dignity! You got what you want, so you should be proud of it!) "Ow, but that''s the truth!" *Meow Mow!* (Never regret if you invest into a permanent skill or knowledge! Education never fails!) Looking at Brim and Sebastian, Mia was relieved. At least, there would be two Prometheus robots guarding this shelter. As for the other three, it would become a competition of who could gather enough diamonds first. ''Should I just give diamonds to Sebastian, and let him buy three more skill books?'' Mia did not have to wait long. Seth, the captain of this base''s only air-force, came to Sebastian with 15,000 diamonds. "Senior, can you buy me the skill book? I''ll give you 5,000 diamonds as a commission fee." Sebastian laughed and bought it for Seth, "Are you buying it, so you can enhance your squad?" "Indeed. My squad''s firepower is lacking. If we can amplify our psychic powers using one of those mechs, my units will be safer in WW III." "Good, we''re counting on you." Now, they got the third pilot, which was an elite demi-human captain. Every free mech was taken, which disappointed all ambitious pilots. Still, many female pilots eyed at Brim and Seth with a desire, planning to seduce them later. Also, on the same day, Mia received his long-awaited news. > > > [Dear Mr. Mia Uriel, Thank you for the contribution of your blood samples. We have adjusted your character''s privilege to VIP10 and transferred our payment to Fleet Admiral Min Uriel to fulfill our contract. We hope that Uriel Family can continue to cooperate with our Milky Way''s agents and protect our galaxy. Sincerely, Fleet Admiral Biden Raphael] Mia flinched when he read the name of the sender. It was the son of Fleet Admiral Raphael, who had attempted to help Mia when he was still being a test subject for Fluke and Gabriel. There was also a postscript. [PS: Don''t worry about what happened in the Putinof Colony years ago. I know the truth.] "¡­" . . At Mafdet City, there were changes. All of the student players in Mafdet City, except Felia, gave up playing the game since betting their life in a war was not a good idea. Felia, though, wanted to raise her power by consuming hydras and monsters. She remained in the game, playing along with MWG and Prayut. Maple, Aria, and the other pilot regrouped in the city. Then logged out to report their failure to their bosses in a different dimension. Before Maple had logged out, she noticed Felia''s presence, which gave her a clue that the other conscience of hers was here as well. However, she did not contact the other fairy overlord as it might blow her cover. Joan threw her tantrum as usual, threatening Prayut that they would excommunicate them and stop supplying their new robots. As Prayut planned to drain MWG''s supplies, he pretended to be her subordinate, bowing to her whimsical will without showing his temper. However, his torturing days would soon be over soon. As Prayut pretended to serve Joan, he sent his psionic link message to one of his sons. . Shelter 87, the underground hideout of demi-hydras. The mole that Prayut had planted here was his second son, Anutin N. Cha. Unlike the local demi-hydras, the major population of this base, he was a special dragonewt, just like Misha, Sebastian, and Shurka. He was a gale dragonewt, which specialized in quick movements, wind manipulation, and air compression. Not only he had the toughness of a dragonewt, but Anutin''s agility was on par with regular demi-hydras. His prowess alone won the trust of the castellan of Shelter 87. Anutin had the authority to use the base''s missile silo or mobilize the base''s air force at will. Shelter 87 was different than Sebastian''s colony since it stored two ICBMs, which could potentially wipe a couple of cities from the world map. Because of their nuclear warhead existence, Crystal became obstinate to not turning their anti-nuke iron cannon satellite offline. In the missile silo of Shelter 87, Anutin burnt the paper, which held secret messages from Llamador. ''Dumb spy. He''s getting too active that it''s too easy to notice. Sooner or later, these hungry hydras will turn you into livestock.'' As Anutin was complaining in his mind, he received a telepathic call from his father. Since Anutin utilized this method to report his job, his facial expression remained indifferent. [Son, I need you to provoke your base against Shelter88 into an all-out-war.] ''Why, all of a sudden?'' [A change of plans. I think shelter 88 had a deal with a three-headed hydra and a queen ant monster. Sebastian worked with them and stole the otherworlder''s robots from us. I need you to get rid of these threats before they can use the robots.] ''That''s a tall order. We''ll have to launch our nukes if we engage a three-headed hydra. We will also suffer major losses if we go toe to toe with an ant monster colony.'' [I''ll disable their satellite from here. Can you do it?] ''They have 3 satellites, pops. One surveillance sat, and two iron cannons. Can you hack all of them at once?'' [At best, we''ll disable one iron cannon. The other one might disable one of your missiles, but the other will connect if you shoot two at the same time.] ''Alright. Then, the hydra issue is settled. What about the robots? From what I heard, aren''t those things esper robots? They can amplify pilots'' power, right? It''s possible that one of the robots can negate our ICBMs.'' [Don''t worry about those mechs. I doubt Sebastian can use the psionic link. I''m only concerned about the otherworlder brat that he will obstruct us again. Last time, he killed my pet and devastated the city. I need him out of the picture.] ''Tell me everything about Shelter 88''s manpower and their forces.'' ¡­ Chonburi Base. This base used to be lively and populated with outlaws, criminals, and mutants. However, this place became a ghost town after one man stepped his feet into the city. A serial killer wandered through a desolate street, looking for prey. He stopped walking when he reached a nightclub. Red neon light blinked, illuminating a path to Dove, who could not see in the dark. Dove kicked the door open, revealing the inside of the nightclub. It was abandoned. Dove treaded the deserted building as he scanned through the interior. The tables and chairs were clean and arranged in order as if the bar had operated recently. The bar counter was also filled with various home-made liquors and remnants of the peaceful-day products. While Dove was admiring the old civilization, a demi-hydra jumped at Dove from behind. An ice spike extended from the ground, impaling the attacker''s chest as he was still in mid-air. The demi-hydra glared at Dove in resentment. ''Fucking ¡­ psycho!'' Dove turned around. His right hand manifested an ice blade. He beheaded the victim, "No harsh feeling. I''m trying to survive here." > > > > > Dove sighed, ''It''s getting hard to find someone to kill. It took me a whole day to find one mutant.'' He turned off all game notification and looked at his VIP4 HUD map, checking the layout of this building. Upon seeing the underground warehouse, Dove made his way to the hidden room. As he got inside, a mountain of dried food and canned food were stored there, along with a trembling pair of two people. One was a daoist in a black t-shirt and jeans while the other one was a young mutant girl with short hair. They were Mr. PISS and Mana. "P-Please spare us, sir. You can have everything here, including the girl. Please spare me!" Mana did not say anything. She gulped and prepared for the worse. At worst, she might be violated and killed. At best, she would die quickly. Dove glanced between the two. He tapped his feet on the floor, and an ice spear extended from the ground, piercing through Igor''s butt and exited through his head. The eggcat inside Igor jumped off his body, but Dove impaled it with another ice spear. > > > > He turned toward the little girl. "It''s been a while since I last saw a girl at your age." "¡­" Mana stared back at Dove, waiting for her turn. *Nya* (I''m scared, Mana.) "¡­ I''m sorry, Manee. It''s the end of the road." *Nyaa!* (I don''t want to die! This spy job sucks!) "I know." Mana shed her tears for the first time in a decade. Meanwhile, Dove glanced at Mana and Manee''s tentacle eye. Then, he turned toward food storage. Dove muttered, "I need an assistant." Mana widened her eyes. "Work for me or die. Pick one." Mana wiped her tears, "I''ll work for you!" Dove nodded. He tossed a healing potion and a loaf of bread to Mana. "This is your pay. I''ll give you ten of these plus daily food each month. Help me locate food storages or warehouses like this one." "O-Okay!" *Nya!* (Yes, sir!) Mana stood up, trying to find a bag or a container to gather all the food in this storage room. However, Dove already opened his VIP5 inventory and collected everything. She stared at the space inventory in astonishment. "Wow." *Nyow!* (Wow!) Dove raised his eyebrows after he had noticed Mana''s stare. "This is space inventory. All food and necessary items are with me. Help me collect more, okay?" Chapter 166 Migration Chapter 166 ¨C Migration Meanwhile, in Min Uriel''s spaceship. The fleet traveled through a hyperspace jump gate, which would bring them to the next destination, Aquila Star System, where Fleet Admiral Min and her exploration crews had surveyed and constructed a temporary base there. Unfortunately, Min renamed it as BSS, aka Banana Star System, to suit her taste, and it would be better than having ASS as an abbreviation for their star system. Misha, Shurka, Sasha, Natalie, and other sisters were resting in their living quarters. After Misha closed her eyes for a while, she recalled that she still had all jet fuel in her game inventory. "Crap. Mia is gonna get mad again." In a panic, Misha returned to her game capsule. As soon as she tried to enter the game, she got a warning from the capsule. > > "Ugh." Misha visited Min afterward, asking when they would get out of hyperspace. "We''ll be out in half a day or so. Is there something wrong?" "I have unfinished business in the game. I need to return something to Mia." "Inventory items?" "Y-Yes." "Well, you have to wait a few hours. Is it urgent?" "Sort of. Mia has been planning to invest in a tech tree, and the required fuel is with me." "Ah, I see. What are you researching again?" "Stealth Ballistic Missiles." "Huh? Don''t your base have any standard SBM from the 21st-century? Why are you researching it again?" "The 21st-century ones can be instantly countered with satellite iron cannons from other bases. We need a new one that''s immune to the automate iron cannon. Besides, most available stealth missiles are short-ranged ones that are fired from jets, subs, and ships. We''re looking for an ICBM type that can be launched from a missile silo." "Ah, make sense." . Ten hours later Min''s flagships got out of the hyperspace along with other battleships, transport ships, and colonies of her fleet. They entered Banana Star System as planned. Although they had made the jump, everyone was still within the Milky Way Galaxy. And the fleet had to enter the hyperspace for a few more times to escape from this galaxy. Misha immediately got back into the game. Upon reentering the game, Misha found herself in her cottage bedroom. However, the smell of sex lingered in the air. "Goddammit, Maou! What did you do to my bedroom!?" *Mew* (It smells like sex. I think that bloody Mia had a heck of a party here.) She forgot why she had come here and cleaned the room in frustration. While she was cleaning, a message came from Mia. [You''re finally back. Give me the oil, so I can start this research.] Misha texted back, "Is there any event when I was away?" [Lots. For now, meet me at the surface office.] . Misha got to the mutant''s new headquarters on the surface later. The new base had been 90% constructed, only a few facilities had not been completed yet. Similar to a human city, roads and two-story buildings were everywhere. However, when Misha got to the outer city district, many military structures, such as robot hangars, unfinished airfield, warehouses, and barracks, replaced the peaceful looking town. As she had asked the locals for directions, Misha found the new office. Sebastian, Seth, Brim, and Mia wore their new uniform, which was designed for the Prometheus Squad. They wore a blue airtight suit, similar to a drysuit for diving. With additional gloves, boots, and a flight helmet, each of them looked more professional than the older clothes. However, Sebastian, Seth, and Brim looked odd to Misha since they had symbiosis eggcat partner''s eye blinking on their chest, which had a transparent section for them to peek outside. Both Sebastian and Brim also shrunk their wings into their bodies, so they would not be in the way of their new pilot suit. However, there were sealable holes that the eggcats could extend their tentacle arms outside of the suit. "Wow, you guys look awesome. Who made your uniform?" Sebastian and everyone glanced at Mia, who pointed his thump behind him. Standing by Mia''s side with an indifferent expression, Tiny nodded at Misha. "Tiny-chan? I thought we hardly have enough materials." Tiny explained, "These are made by inferno ant''s fibers. We extracted these from my dead babies and weaved them into our new uniform. The fibers and texture can protect wearers from heat and fire." "Wow. You''ve tailored all of these?" "Indeed. There are spares if you need one." "No, thanks. I''ll leave after I transfer the oil to Mia." Misha gave Mia the promised jet fuel. Received everything, Mia nodded, "Okay. We''re cool. Is everything alright in our world?" Misha told everything that happened, about Gabriel''s deal, Min''s fleet status, their sisters, and Maple''s sleeping body. "Maple hasn''t gone berserk? Are you sure?" "Yes. She''s sleeping in her medic capsule ATM. Do you know anything?" "Have you examined her soul space? Is her core is still there? Is her room white or red? What about her statue?" Misha scratched her head, "I''m sorry. I forgot." Mia flickered her forehead, "Ah, you freaking banana." "Sowwy." "Go home and check her. If her mind space is not red, destroy her body immediately!" Misha was taken aback, "What!?" "You said that Gabriel killed all hidden fairy overlords, right?" "Yes." "Then, all the girls didn''t have a statue but a core and a white room when you returned them, right?" "Yes." "Go check Maple. Her soul went missing during the enemy''s raid, and she should have died in that incident. Normally, her real body should have mutated into a monster after her soul had died. Since her body remains a human, she must have run away for a reason, and I think she had been converted into a fairy overmind!" "¡­ I thought so as well." Misha did not want to accept it, but Maple was likely to be their enemy now. Although she inherited half of Mia''s memory, she did not want to harm the former friend. Mia chased Misha away, "Go back and protect everyone in my stead. Get rid of Maple ASAP." "What if she was kidnapped when we weren''t looking?" "Impossible. I marked all of them when we fought them that day. Unless she sneaked out by herself, I would have noticed it." "¡­" . Misha logged out of the game after she talked to everyone for an hour. When she got back, she visited Maple''s soulless body, as Mia had asked. Misha used psionic possession on her, investigating about her condition. As Mia had guessed, Maple''s room was still white. There was no residual soul of a fairy overlord or her core, just an empty room. ''I can''t believe she''s converted. I should tell everybody about this.'' For the sake of their safety, Misha consulted this with other Sasha, Natalie, grandma Min, and other sisters. They were surprised by the discovery. However, not everyone agreed to dispose of Maple''s real body. She had been one of their friends for a long time, and they could not accept the fact that she was converted. Everyone split into two sides. One wanted to kill off Maple while the other hoped for the opposite. The quarrel went on for hours. It irked grandmother Min to the point that she had to stop all girls from talking. She also came up with a solution. "For now, I''ll plant something into her mind space. Then, I''ll seal her body in an isolated prison ship. Is that alright with you all?" All girls and Misha agreed. As they could not bear to kill their friends, they would leave her body alone for now. . The fleet resupplied at the Banana Star System. At the same time, they evacuated all workers and their personals from the star system as they had planned to migrate from the Milky Way Galaxy. It took them two days to finish everything. While the adults were busy, Prof Luckyaf became all GG members and Misha''s teacher. They learned a bit more about common sense what they should conduct in the future. After all, the galaxy that they planned to move into had a different culture. . Meanwhile, at Solar Star System, MWG fleets under the supreme commander of the MWG primary fleet, John Samael, the grandfather of Joan, arrived. They came here with Fleet Admiral Michael and Gabriel''s fleet. Three fleets of 3,000 battleships cruised through space as if they had prepared for war. Gabriel and Lana had already returned to their home fleet. The daughter-con admiral was relaxed, paying no effort or trying to hunt for the Uriel Family. On the other hand, Supreme Commander Samael wanted a piece of Min Uriel since Mia and the banana grandmother had done a number on their colonies and spaceships. As for Michael, he did not care about the incidents as he only followed the orders from the bigwigs. Joan, who had logged out of the game, was with her grandfather, pestering him to rush to search. "Grandpa, I think they have escaped from this star system. Can you search the surrounding systems? Please?" John Samael, whose appearance was a withered elder with skinny limbs, gazed at his granddaughter with a smile. "Sure. We''ll hunt them down. No matter where they are hiding, we''ll find them for you." His eyelids were too heavy for him to open, so his eyes looked as if they were closed. His eyebrows and long silver goatee made his outward character as a kind and defenseless old man. However, he was known to be the strongest fleet commander among all MWG''s ranks, aside from Gabriel and Min. "Thank you, grandpa! I love you!" "Haha!" The MWG hunting fleet spent three days setting up the hyperspace jump gate and collecting information about Holy Saber Fleet''s routes. When they found that the fleet went to Banana Star System, all 3,000 battleships chased her fleet there. Unfortunately, Min took her fleet away and escaped to another star system two days ago, and MWG missed her. Again, they had to spend five days to trace Min and set up for another hyperspace jump. On the other hand, Min only needed two to three days of preparation to relocate to another location. The game of cat and mouse continued, which lasted for a month. In the end, the Holy Saber Fleet collected all of their people and escaped from the Milky Way Galaxy without fighting back against MWG''s three fleets. While the Holy Saber Fleet got into deep space, Misha received a piece of bad news from Lilith''s automatic message system. > > "Oh, no." Misha, Sasha, Natalie, and everyone panicked. They reported to Min about the changes. Min looked at the nervous children with a wry smile, "That green banana should be okay on his own. Didn''t you say that he has many wives there? With women around, he won''t have issues." "But, what if he wants to log out? Will he be able to appear on our spaceship?" Min''s expression changed. She sent an inquiry to Lilith right away, asking what Misha had told her. And their nightmare became a reality. [Ah, I''m afraid that he will reappear on earth if he logs out of the game. You see, currently, my service only applies to people of the Milky Way. If you''re migrating to other galaxies, I can''t teleport a player there.] Grandmother Min begged for a favor, "Can you help? How many diamonds do you need?" [It''s not about diamonds. You are out of my jurisdiction area. You see, you will have to ask the administrator of the perspective galaxy. I suggest you should try visiting Xian Tong''s Galaxy. He''s a kind administrator, I can guarantee you. Oh, he''s a bit perverted like Mia, though.] Min gazed at her space map. The said galaxy was too far away, and they were on the opposite side of their direction. "What about Old Heaven Galaxy? Do you know the admin there?" [OHG? Eh, that''s Medusa''s jurisdiction, but I''m not familiar with her, so you should try to get on her good side first if you want to ask for a favor. From my experience, she''s sensible and fair with her customers.] "You can''t help at all?" [As I said, try to get on admin Medusa''s good side. It''s not my jurisdiction. Besides, she doesn''t like me. You see, I had a bit of an issue with her in the past. We''re not on good terms.] "¡­ Fine." . . . It took another month for the Holy Saber Fleet to reach the Old Heaven Galaxy. This galaxy was similar to the Milky Way in terms of star structures as they had rotating branches, but OHG only had three wings. As a result, they looked like an old turbine of a plane engine with three blades, bending in anti-clockwise. The fleet made their way to a star system, the Two-Eyes Star System. They named it this way because there were two white suns in this solar system. One was the center of this star system, while the other orbited around the central sun. When they looked at the suns from a planet, they would think that they were watching the glowing white eyes of a creature. Fortunately, Min Uriel''s exploration team had visited this place and confirmed that humans could survive in one of the planets in this system, the Cathulu Planet. The planet already had an intelligent species, the Felionians. These Felionians were a humanoid race that had cat ears, a tail, and the cat''s behavior. In other words, they were the race of catmen and catwomen. The population was only half a million people, not counting all humans and labor androids. Still, it was a sanctuary for Min''s subordinates to start over a new life here. Misha observed the planet and listened to Min''s explanation. "I''ll leave all of you to attend a school here. At this place, you won''t have to worry about your race anymore since there will be other aliens in your class." Chapter 167 Felia’s Solo Raid Chapter 167 ¨C Felia''s Solo Raid In LHO dimension After Mia had chased Misha away, he returned to his comrades in the office with a bitter smile. The innocent Misha and Shurka were no longer in this desolate world, and they did not learn about the new crisis that Shelter 88 was facing. A few days after Brim, Seth, and Sebastian had been able to pilot Prometheus, Shelter 87 sent a threatening demand. They demanded that all Prometheus models had to be delivered to their base as a tribute, or they would fire all of their missiles at Shelter 88. Obviously, Sebastian, Mia, Crystal, and everyone else refused this sudden ransom. Everybody was tense that Shelter 87 would retaliate, but their attack never came. Still, Crystal, without Elvis, kept her eyes on the radar 20 hours a day. Thorn and Elvis wanted her to rest, but she chased them away. Because of stress, she refused to talk about their relationship and the eggcat''s matter. Besides, she got to enjoy her privacy without the annoying *Aha-Meow* of Elvis. And yesterday, their base had been raided again by a small girl with Mia''s former face. Two construction sites were bombed by this girl, who always disappeared after she had infiltrated and planted the explosives. Mia did not know this person, but he was confident that she was from MWG Army. The thing she used to escape should be the random teleportation buttons. It was the first time that they fell like they were sitting ducks. Mia looked at all elites in the meeting and suggested, "Let''s launch our ion cannons at Shelter 87. Then, we kill everyone in that base, no exception." Sebastian shook his head, "We''re not the only one with ion cannon satellites. Shelter 87 was once a military bunker, so they have more weaponry than us. They should also have one of those A-ICBM satellites that we have. They will definitely fire all of their missiles at us in retaliation." Seth nodded, "Indeed. Firing at them first will trigger a satellite and missile warfare. In the end, those otherworlders among humans will reap the profits later after we have done fighting among ourselves." Mia shook his head, "Crystal informed me that had stolen all of their satellites. They should not have any more ion cannon in their arsenal, but their nukes are a threat." Others did not comment, but they frowned, unable to come up with a strategy. Mia suggested again, "Then, we attack them with our new robots?" Sebastian disagreed, "If all four Prometheus models leave the base, the humans will attack us again. Then, we''ll be left unprotected." "How about we get rid of Mafdet City and all humans? Their terrorist tactic has been getting on our nerves." "We can''t either. Once all Prometheus goes for Mafdet, Shelter 87 will attack us." "So, we got gangbanged by both humans and demi-hydras ¡­" "Unfortunately, that''s correct." "¡­" Mia sighed, "I''ll talk to Tiny. I''ll use my ant army to attack Mafdet from the subterrain, but I''ll leave the hydra here as your guardian. All Prometheus models and pilots beside me should stay here and defend the base. No one disagreed with Mia this time. Since inferno ants were monsters, they believed that Mia''s children were disposable. However, Mia did not enjoy sacrificing his children in a war, even though they were monsters. After all, they were born with his DNA. Mia was their father. Tiny and her ants dug several tunnels to the direction of Mafdet City. It would take them a day to get a passage to the other side, which could potentially become their permanent underground road. As for B sisters, they used their humanoid form to blend in the surroundings, waiting to ambush the unknown girl with Mia''s face if she strikes again. All troopers of Shelter 88 continued pretending to be helpless, waiting for a chance to counter-attack against their enemies. . . . Felia was the one who had been busy raiding Shelter 88''s surface base. As she could obtain EXP, loots, diamonds, and precious memory fragments from her victims, Felia could not resist hunting down the mutants. After the war between Mafdet City and Shelter 88, Prayut disbanded Joan''s army and reorganized a new one under his chain of command. Felia was recruited into one of Prayut''s expedition units. However, she declined the offer and worked as a mercenary, so she could move around without restraint. Prayut hired her as a part-time worker. He would only pay her if she could capture or provide proof that she killed mutants of Shelter 88. Felia did just that, which led to the present day. . ******************************************** > 1. Esper Sergeant - Level 100 (300) ¨C Collin "DaVinci" Piero 2. Serial Killer - Level 137 (286) ¨C Donovan "Dove" Jester 3. Esper Sergeant - Level 71 (271) ¨C Roman "Homeless Billionaire" Bass 4. Inseminator - Level 52 (252) ¨C Mia Uriel 5. Esper Sergeant - Level 42 (242) ¨C Christopher "Pioneer King" Sunkenship 6. Pilot Captain - Level 1 (201) ¨C Misha Bloominglilly 7. Esper Private - Level 82 (182) ¨C Dawson "Big Crotch" Woompeckar 8. Esper Private - Level 80 (180) ¨C Felia Blue 9. Esper Private - Level 71 (171) ¨C Rodney "Belowjob" Socker 10. Esper Private - Level 64 (164) ¨C Phugk "FTPforever" Yumaen ******************************************** Currently, only three beta players remained in this game, Dove, Mia, and Felia. As for the rest, they lost their courage when the war broke out. Because of that, everyone but the three logged out, quitting the game for good. While everyone did not want to risk their lives in this alternate world anymore, Felia still lingered in the game, grinding her EXP by killing mobs, the mutants. Mutant civilians yielded only 1 EXP for her. However, mutant soldiers were different. The EXP yield varied, ranging from 10 EXP to over 2,000 EXP per kill, depending on their overall status point difference. As a result of her hard work, her level ranking rose to 8th place. Felia looked at her level ranking, focused on Mia''s rank. ''This bastard gets stronger too fast! I barely get 10,000 to 20,000 EXP per raid, but this asshole''s level increases like 5 to 10 levels every day. I don''t see any monsters around here anymore. How did he grind his levels!?'' Felia had not given up her goal, destroying or stealing his body. Although she did not know how Mia and Misha separated, Felia still wanted Mia''s soul and his life experience. She also needed to teach Mia''s grandmother a lesson that fairy overlords were not pushover species. ''Well, I''ve restocked my inventory. Time to raid the base again. How many stupid mutants should I kill? Ehehe.'' The girl used her jetpack to fly in a low altitude, avoiding Shelter 88''s radar detection. When Felia got closer to the base, she landed on the ground and sneaked to the base on foot. *Screech?* Inferno soldier ants, who were patrolling around the base, sensed an unusual smell of an overmind. They turned toward Felia''s direction. Instead of getting alarmed by the detection, Felia grinned. ''A bunch of simpletons. Drone ants like you can''t beat me.'' Like how she infiltrated the base a few times in the past, Felia took a large pack of meat, which she had soaked it with animal''s blood and sugar. She tossed it a hundred meters away. The ants got distracted and chased after the juicy meat. Using this chance, Felia got through the ant''s line of defense and reached the steel wall. She climbed to the top and observed the base. ''Now, which building should I destroy? I want to bomb their armory, but I can''t even reach their hangar the last time.'' While Felia was planning for her strike, a demi-human spotted Felia on the wall. "THAT GIRL HAS COME BACK AGAIN! CALL THE CASTELLAN AND THE SOLDIERS!!" Felia did not panic. She pointed her finger at the demi-human. *ZAP* It was her electric manipulation skill, a simple chain lightning zap. The demi-human''s body shook as he was fried from the inside. > > > ''Tsk! A fodder.'' Felia leaped down from the wall. When she landed, five angry inferno ants at the size of three meters rushed toward her. *ZAP* More chain lightning branches linked Felia''s hands and all ants together. Yet, the ants had not faltered. *SCREECH!* One of them jumped at her. Felia sidestepped as she extended her hand, touching the ant''s body. *BOOM* She made her condensed magnetic force to exploded its inside, killing it with one touch. *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* The four ants were killed in succession, which rewarded Felia with 1,000 EXP each. ''These ants have high status. I don''t know how you breed them or make them obedient to you, but thanks for the EXP anyway.'' Felia snickered and ran toward a cover, so she could hide from the pursuers. A minute later, a ten-man squad found the dead ants. "She was here! Secure the perimeter. Don''t go anywhere on your own!" Ten seconds later, more reinforcement from other infantry units arrived. They formed a net formation, trying to limit Felia''s escape route. At this moment, Felia had climbed and hidden on the top of a watchtower, observing their reaction and the troop''s movement. ''They were like this the last time, too. Then, their next move is going to be [That].'' Felia gazed toward the sky in an annoyance. Now, Crystal surveillance satellites were searching for life signals of all people around the base. Felia knew that she would be detected soon. ''This raid is a failure again. I should bomb the nearest building and get out of here.'' Before Felia could make her move, she felt someone''s presence approaching her with high speed. Felia jumped off the watchtower. *BOOM* The watchtower tilted to the side after being hit with a strong impact force. A female figure had sent a dropkick, which collapsed the steel watchtower in one strike. Before the mysterious female fell to the ground by the earth''s gravity, she transformed into a giant python with one eye. It was B3, who had detached from B1. B3 opened her mouth, aiming at Felia. Green liquid shot out of her mouth. "SHIT!" Felia activated her barrier, and the acid splashed onto her transparent dome. B3''s eye flashed in red light. She activated a follow-up skill. Blast! An invisible cannon slammed onto Felia''s psychic barrier and shattered it. The force sent her flying backward. Felia''s innards churned as she suffered from the impact. She took out the random teleport button, planning to bail out. However, a shadowy figure with six arms jumped at her from behind. Thorn grabbed Felia''s wrists and snatched away the teleport button. His free hands pinned her, slamming her onto the ground. Elvis, who tagged along with Thorn, extended his tentacles, piercing into Felia''s chest. Afterward, Elvis entered her body and coiled around her heart. One of his tentacles penetrated up her neck, getting close to entering her brain. Demanding Felia to stop moving, Elvis sent a threatening roar in anger with the intention of terrifying Felia. *Aha Meow!* (Hello, lady. Mind if I enter your body? My burning tentacles are ready for love.) "..." Thorn translated it for Felia, "He said, don''t move. If you resist, he will crush your heart, and he will fuck your brain." *Aha Meow!* (That''s rude. I said I''ll make her heartbroken and her brain will be filled with my love juices.) "That''s the same, you perv!" *Ong Meow!* (Elvis, you sick bastard!) *Aha Meow* (I don''t want to hear that from a catnip junkie!) Chapter 168 Seed of Chaos Chapter 168 ¨C Seed of Chaos When Felia realized that the mutants had cornered her, she was astonished. ''Wow. I didn''t see this lizardman last time.'' Then, she expanded her sense to Elvis, who had entered her chest, clinging to her heart. ''This must also be the symbiosis creature that the government is looking for.'' The girl grinned. Thorn noticed Felia''s facial expression. As he had a bad premonition, he threw a punch at Felia, aiming to hit her guts. *DONG* Thorn''s fist hit Felia''s transparent barrier, which was a partial round shield, 1cm away from her stomach. Because Thorn was grabbing her wrists, she could not cast a dome barrier that could cover her entire body. She had to create small shields to parry Thorn''s fists. "ELVIS, KILL HER NOW!" Hearing the urgent command, Elvis exerted his strength. One of his tentacles transformed into a needle, planning to stab Felia''s heart. The needle below her brain also moved up, aiming to skewer her brain. Felia activated her telekinesis and psionic link on Elvis. It was the same puppeteer technique that Maou Mia had manipulated Tama to perform a tendril technique for the first time. The eggcat could not move. His needles were touching Felia''s heart and her soft brain. Had Elvis moved further a tenth of a centimeter, he could have killed Felia. "Too bad. You were so close," Felia mocked Thorn and Elvis. At the same time, she opened her game interface with her telekinesis. The screen flipped to a logout menu. "I''ll take this child with me. Thanks for your cooperation." Without having to touch the menu panel, Felia ordered the game to log out. > > ''Now, I wait.'' It was not the first time that Felia got these messages. She experienced it when she had escaped from the battle between Aria and Mia''s monsters. Felia also got this warning when she raided this base for the first time. Meanwhile, Thorn kept hitting Felia''s invisible barriers. Although his punches were quick, they lacked power. The barrier did not break like how B3 destroyed it. > > Felia kept casting a new layer of barrier in secret while she suppressed Elvis in her body. ''Just a little more.'' > A tall figure of a dragonewt with compound eyes appeared behind Thorn. Mia arrived, "Getting ready to jump back on my signal. I''m using a bomb skill." Thorn panicked, "Wait, what about Elvis?" "What''s wrong with him?" "Elvis got inside her body, but she captured him!" "Ah, stupid eggcat. I''ll deal with him." He touched Felia''s barrier and activated his power. Lightning Blade! The thunder blade broke Felia''s barrier and penetrated her stomach. Felia''s body shook as she sensed something hot entering her. Then, the thunder blade''s electricity fried her innards. "KYAAAAAA!!" *A-A-A-A-A-A-HA-HA-HA-HA* Elvis was also electrocuted. After the thunder subsided, Felia was already half-dead. > > > > > Felia''s body disappeared, along with electrocuted Elvis. Mia and Thorn were shocked. After a few seconds of contemplation, Mia realized that Felia had logged out. Also, the girl took Elvis along with her to the other dimension. "Crap." Everyone was shocked. "Where did she go!?" "Did she just disappear!?" Mia gritted his teeth and told everyone, "She has logged out." Thorn turned to Mia, "Then where is Elvis?" "Elvis? He hasn''t returned to Crystal yet?" "No, where is he!?" "¡­ Don''t scream at me." Mia had an idea. By now, the girl should have brought Elvis to his dimension. . . . Felia returned to her game capsule with her near-death state. Elvis was also in a similar shape. As she was a treasured test subject from the government, many physicians rushed in to rescue her. In their hands, they had healing potions from the game readied. With a few drops of the potion, Felia and Elvis recovered. However, he was still inside Felia''s body. Realized that he was still in the enemy''s body, Elvis attempted to kill Felia again. Yet, he was stopped by her puppeteer power. *Aha Meow!* (Let me go, darling. I promise. I''ll kill you gently.) "You have an interesting meowing voice. You sounded like an ancient singer." *Aha Meow!* (Obviously, I''m the most handsome noble egg in history. My voice is also handsome naturally.) "I don''t understand your meowing. Well, I need you to get out of my body." *Aha Meow!* (No. You are a bad girl. I need to teach you a lesson.) Felia had enough of this annoying creature. She used her telekinesis to pull Elvis out of her body. It was a painful experience since Elvis had latched onto her rib cages. Still, Elvis could not control his tentacles at will, so Felia managed to minimize the damages to her body. Several physicians from MWG rushed in. They retrieved Elvis and tended to her wounds. Colonel Dullahan Wildcat also visited her, "Well done, child." Felia grumbled, "I failed my mission, though. I couldn''t bring the viruses here." "No, getting an eggcat here is a grand achievement. We will try to multiply it in our dimension, and those lost viruses can be produced later. Afterward, we can always try to revive the dragonewt race, demi-hydra race, or demi-humans later. We''ll be able to mass-produce the dragon''s blood soon." Felia grinned as she mocked MWG and the colonel in her mind. ''Your dragon''s blood is nothing but our blood. Go ahead and spread them to your galaxy, so our race can take over your dimension.'' . . . Crystal cried when she heard that Elvis got kidnapped to the otherworld. She blamed herself for getting angry at him because she wanted to vent her frustration. Thorn hugged her and took her home. Everyone in the base left them alone since it would take some time for Crystal to recover. As for Mia, he was infuriated that he could not finish off the mysterious clone of himself. He wanted to log out and chase after Felia, but he could not. Even if he logged out, he would not be able to find them since all players'' logout location was different. Sebastian also had enough of this mess. His attitude toward the otherworlders worsened that he swore to kill every player he found beside Mia and Misha. "We''ll get rid of Mafdet City and all humans in the city for good. We''ve been playing a nice guy long enough. It''s time to demonstrate that we''re not some pushovers that they can bully us at will." Although Sebastian and Mia did not want to kill innocent humans in the city, they planned to uproot the bases of all otherworlders, so none of them could bully them again. Also, today, Sebastian completed his assignment by creating chromium ores to research the new tech tree. Prometheus enhanced Sebastian''s terraform power, which enabled him to create minerals faster. With the addition of food stockpile of the ants, even though some of them were human''s meatballs, the amount of provision met the requirement. They had enough resources to start the research! Mia activated the research in his game menu right away. The condition to survive the upcoming WW III had been met. Now, they had to wait for the research countdown timer to reach zero. Mia''s primary goal had been completed. "Next objectives, eliminating Prayut and Shelter 87." Chapter 169 Prayut Hunting - Part 1 Chapter 169 ¨C Prayut Hunting - Part 1 The next day Prayut gazed at the reinforcement from Maat City with a distorted expression. An agent from MWG informed them that they would pull out all forces from this region as they had completed their objectives. Should he want to continue trading with them, he had to defeat Mia and Shelter 88 on his own. Aria, Maple, Joan, and all remaining agents logged out, leaving Prayut and his men behind. Had it been the past, Prayut would have ignored these people as his power and his spies could destroy all mutant bases with ease. However, after he had witnessed the destructive power of esper robots, Prayut was not sure if he could defeat Mia and his hydra pet alone. Prayut had four esper robots sitting in the hangar, but he could only pilot one of them. All standard robots could fight against a one-head hydra if they fight together, but the three-headed one was impossible. Furthermore, they had to handle the other four esper robots. Since the situation was hopeless, Prayut turned to Shelter 87, where his second son had infiltrated. He contacted his gale dragonewt son, Anutin N. Cha, via his psionic link telepathy. "Launch the missiles, now! I want Shelter 88 destroyed!" Anutin sent an acknowledgment gesture with his thought, "Give me two hours. I need some preparation. BTW, have you hacked their ion cannons?" "Preparation is completed. I can jam it with just an activation. Do it ASAP. The otherworlders have pulled out from this world. We no longer have any backer." "Roger that, pops." With the confirmation from Anutin, Prayut sighed a relief. ''Come to think of it, how is Thorn doing in that shelter?'' Prayut contacted Thorn with his telepathy, "Thorn, I want Shelter 88 destroyed. Cause chaos for me. Kill those satellite operators that we have planned." Ten seconds later, Thorn answered, "I refuse." "This is not a request. It''s an order." "I refuse." "Fool! Don''t you remember who saved your sorry life? Without my power, you would have turned into one of the zombies!" "I stand with my decision. I won''t join you. Leave us alone." "This world belongs to us, Thorn. Don''t act like an emo teenager and follow my orders. If you don''t, I''ll kill you." "Is this how a father speaks to his son? Ha! Try me, motherfucker!" "¡­" Prayut smirked. Had it been a peaceful time, he would have retorted [Well, you ain''t wrong. I fucked your mother] as a joke. Unfortunately, the time had changed. ''I don''t expect that you''ll survive the nuke anyway. Well, he''s a useless demi-hydra, so he can die along with those people.'' This overmind did not care if his son would die from the missile strike. From the very beginning, he did not mind killing both of his sons to achieve his goals. Prayut went to the military hangar to board his Prometheus. His personal robot had installed a new OS, which had the kill switch that could steal or jam one of the ion cannon satellites for a minute. Unfortunately, one minute could not complete the firing sequence. The satellite had to charge for two to five minutes while locking on the target before they could fire a beam that could destroy ground forces. The radius varied between 10km to 100km, depending on the energy output. As for flying targets, such as jets or ICBMs, the pre-charged beam could destroy the components on the targets automatically had the objects flew over 2,000 feet altitude. Prayut could use the one-minute gap to fire the pre-charged beam, but they would not be destructive enough to destroy Sebastian''s base. Still, he could at least destroy one or two of the esper robots. If he was lucky, he could kill the hydra with one hit. ''I can still monitor the ion cannon movement. I''ll steal the sat when it''s charged, then I''ll use it against them.'' Prayut used his psionic link to order all of his dragonewts to mount tanks and AHMUs, preparing to attack Shelter 88 again. While Prayut relaxed in his mech, watching the satellite status, a siren rang inside the city. A dragonewt reported to the overmind via the communication device. His face appeared on the cockpit screen, "We''re under attack by fire ants, sir!" Prayut clicked his tongue, "Just take AHMUs and get rid of them. Be sure to collect their carcasses. We can trade them to diamonds later." "But sir, they can use psychic powers, and they are immune to bullets." "¡­" Prayut had a bad feeling about this. "Take all units and suppress the ants. Ignore the damages to the city. Kill everything!" "Yes, sir!" The dragonewt soldier informed his colleagues. A few seconds later, the sound of gunshots and explosions could be heard from inside the robot hangar. The noise was so close that Prayut got annoyed. ''Those bunches of incompetent idiots. Can''t you just stop a group of random monsters? Wait, fire ants? Can they be ¡­?'' . . . Tiny''s underground tunnels reached the destination. Her army of 2,000 soldier ants gathered below Mafdet City. Mia also followed after them and regrouped with Tiny. He pinpointed Mafdet''s military facilities and planned their assault. Mia warned them about a few exceptions that they should not attack the anime district, hospital, and residential district. He remembered that Misha used to enjoy hanging around with those cosplayers, which were harmless people. Moreover, they had a strong imagination, which might be useful if they were turned into mutants. After one more hour of preparation, the ant army emerged from the underground. 1,500 of them flood the city from the inside while the rest attacked all underground facilities. Mia transmitted his psionic link to all of his children, "Activate your force field whenever you see something similar to thunder! Protect your siblings and come home alive!" *Hiss!* The innocent soldier ants wiggled their antennas as they understood Mia''s words. The raid began. Streets and ground inside the city sunk as the ants dug a hole under them. The sudden appearance of holes caused an uproar among civilians. Curious people took out their phones and smartwatch to take pictures of the holes. Brave ones peaked below, looking into the abyss. For two minutes, the surface around all holes was crowded by onlookers and curious humans. Then, a giant ant crept out of the hole. Its mandibles bit one of the onlookers and dragged him below the ground. Scream and chaos ensued. People shouted and ran away in a panic. More ants emerged from the holes and chased after the nearest civilians. Many people in the city became ant food as these monsters hunted for every creature on the surface, including dogs and cats. Tiny also got out of one of the holes. Her mission was to locate all hospitals in the city and surround them. She also had to control her children not to kill every innocent human since Mia wanted to convert people of anime district. As for Mia, he followed the army into the city, heading to a hangar. He planned to steal or destroy every robot he could find to cripple this city''s military forces. As Mia got closer to the military zone, he could hear gunshots and explosions. The local militias were fighting against his ants. Still, their resistance was futile. Mia and Tiny''s soldier ants inherited high VIT from the parents, so all rifle bullets could not penetrate any ant''s shell. Like a tidal wave, the crowd of ants devoured the human soldiers. *BOOM* A sound of railgun came from afar. Someone had used that pseudo fairy cannon. Mia grinned, ''The same trick won''t work against us this time.'' . As Mia had warned his children, the ants cast force field electric shields to cover themselves from the railgun shot. Instead of getting wiped by one shot, only 20 weak ants were killed. As the railgun took a long time to charge, an army of angry ants reached the cannon crews first and mowed them into mincemeat. One of the ants finished eating a human soldier. Its body trembled as four wings grew from its back, and a stinger protruded from its bottom. The stinger was not a weapon like bees or wasps had. Instead, they produced flammable and corrosive liquid around the needle, which could create a ranged weapon. The flying soldier ant gained its understanding of the new body by instinct. It had mutated into inferno stinger, which was a subspecies of inferno soldier ant. It flew and pointed the stinger at a Humvee, which was rushing toward the army of ants. The stinger was set aflame by itself. Then, the ant shot its flaming needle at the Humvee. The ejected fire needle hit the windshield, penetrated it, and entered the vehicle. The flying ant wiggled its antennas, activating its inherited psychic power from Mia and Tiny. Fireball The fire stinger got converted into an explosive ball, which detonated. *BOOM* The explosive was not the usual fire explosion. Instead, it exploded hot green acid. The stinger exploded the inside, melted all the passengers. The metal car turned into a liquid as if they were melting ice-cream. The stinger ant landed on the ground and staggered back into one of the holes, looking weak. This was the consequence and the price for shooting a stinger. Although it could not continue fighting, it would recover after a few days of good rest. Tiny sensed the evolution of her children. She gazed at them with a proud look. ''Picking Mia as their father is the right choice. Now, my children can dominate the world.'' . Meanwhile, Mia reached the hangar after his ants took down tanks and several AHMUs. *BOOM* One esper robot, Prometheus, rushed out from one of the hangars. A hundred ants got run over by the mech. The artificial eyes of Prometheus flashed, and several invisible cannons slammed onto the crowd of ants. Those were [Blast] skills that Mia, alpha eggs, and many hydras had. Mia looked around and expanded his 3D sense, checking if more esper robots would come out. Sensing that the other three Prometheus was still inside the hangars, Mia grinned. ''Only one robot. Then, I''ll get the other three.'' Mia pressed a communication button on his ear device, passing his information to Crystal and Thorn. "Only one Prometheus active. The other three robots are pilotless." Crystal answered with a cracked voice, "Roger that. Sebastian is on the way. Will you be alright with only one robot?" "We need the other two to defend the base. Do not use your satellites unless those demi-hydras fired their missiles. Tell my hydra wives to guard the people inside the base." "I know." Mia cut the communication and looked at the battle between Prayut''s Prometheus and 200 giant ants. Again, Mia expanded his sense to check the pilot''s status and condition. Once his sixth sense detected the presence of an overmind, Mia clenched his fist. ''Found you, Prayut.'' Chapter 170 Prayut Hunting - Part 2 Chapter 170 ¨C Prayut Hunting - Part 2 "Are you sure Mia will be alright without a mech?" Crystal was concerned about Mia not taking Prometheus with him. Thorn snickered, "He''ll be fine. Sebastian''s mech will be there shortly. Don''t forget that they can pilot that mech together." "It''s still a risky move, though. Why did he go there without waiting for others?" "¡­ They''re his children, Crystal. Those are Mia''s Son''s and Daughter''s. I think it''s parents'' love. He can''t allow his children to fight and die alone." "¡­" . Thorn was not wrong about his guess, but he was not right, either. Mia decided to come without his mech because of his inseminator''s passive buff to Tiny and his children''s status. With him around the blue ants, their survivability would improve. The more ant soldiers surviving the fight, the more chances that they would evolve. Also, Mia wanted to get all the diamonds and carcasses of his dead ant children. Their diamonds represented their soul that Mia was unwilling to let them get stolen by other people. Furthermore, Mia could loot dead bodies with his inventory. All corpses, including human bodies, were collected into game items. Human corpses were useful to Mia. Although demi-humans and dragonewts refused to eat humans, his children, Tiny, and B sisters could consume them to increase their status attributes and levels. Also, dragonewts and mutants could gain status attributes by eating his children. Mia''s morals slowly degraded as he continued living as a monster and being together with his monster wives. ''As I thought, collecting diamonds by myself is faster than collecting them when I''m inside a cockpit.'' By standing in the range of 100 meters of the dead bodies, Mia could collect everything into his VIP inventory. Items turned into small icons and numbers as they stacked into item slots. Body parts were dismembered, separated, and packed together as if they had been through a butcher shop. *BOOM* A blast shot landed behind Mia and killed two ants. Now, only 100 ants remained, but Prayut''s Prometheus already missed a leg. The overmind controlled his robot to fly, so ants could not catch them. Still, all ants had inherited Mia''s skills, so they could shoot fireballs and chain lightning. Getting barraged by hundreds of skills for a long time was tiring for Prayut. Even if he had a barrier skill, his mental fatigue and the mech''s reactors would not be able to keep up forever. *SCREECH* Another ant evolved into a stinger ant. It flew and latched onto the invisible barrier, biting it. The robot took out a lightsaber and slashed the flying ant. *SCREECH* *SCREECH* *SCREECH* More ants evolved from eating humans. Inside the city, over five hundred stinger ants flew and attacked skyscraper buildings. Mia turned to the direction of the new stingers. ''Well, they grow fast, much faster than I thought.'' Tiny had told Mia that their children can evolve as long as they had enough food. Now, he witnessed his children''s potential. He grinned and cracked his knuckles, getting serious. ''All otherworlders are not here. Then, I''ll just kill this guy and wipe this city from the map. The next time they return, they will be killed by my children.'' Mia activated his flight skill, propelling himself flying toward a free esper mech. He got into its cockpit, stealing the mech. After Mia started the engine and linked his conscience with the reactors, the sleeping Prometheus in the hangar sent an engine roar. As he grabbed the handle sticks at the side of his armrests, he saw several game joysticks lying on the floor. They were the custom pilot sticks that Tama had once used. After Aria destroyed Mia''s mech on their first encounter, MWG agents restored this robot with their repair kits. They stored it in the hangar, so the mech could be reused by other pilots. As fate pranked on Mia, he found his old robot. However, Tama was no longer with him. Mia missed the obnoxious eggcat, but he was relieved that Tama was still with Misha. ''Take care, you two. I have a feeling that we won''t see each other ever again.'' . Prayut looked distressed as he observed the monster raid from above. His dragonewts fought against the ant monsters well, but they were outnumbered, and they had limited ammunition. The moment they ran out of bullets, their mechs would be covered by blue ants. Less than half of his dragonewt and robots remained, protecting the base from the monster raid. Now, more monsters emerged, rather, they had evolved. The inferno ants grew wings and stingers, becoming something similar to wasp monsters in other regions. ''Fucking ants! They must be Sebastian''s allies. Have you sold your soul to the monsters, Sebastian!?'' Prayut was angry. From his point of view, overminds should have been the dominant species of this new world. Monsters and other mutants were the failures of nature, and they should have been eliminated. As for humans, they were the obsolete race. Losing to these inferior creatures over and over again was vexing to Prayut. The overmind glanced at the intercom channel, waiting for the confirmation from his second son. Then, he had an idea. ''The queen ant should be around here, and these ants should follow after her command. I''ll control her mind. Then, I''ll be controlling these ants!'' Prayut increased his psych output and launched his mech toward the center of the city, where most ants gathered. As Prayut had predicted, Tiny was commanding the raid in this area. She had gathered all surrendered humans into one place and guided them into their nest as captives. ''Aha! Found you, you little bitch!'' Prayut rejoiced. As long as he could control this monster, everything would become easier. He had an inspiration. If he could use her for breeding more underlings, maybe he might be able to dominate the world. While Prayut was daydreaming, Mia, with his old Prometheus Prototype, appeared behind him. A lightning sword was swung down and shattered Prayut''s barrier. Prayut was surprised, but he was calm. ''A surprise attack from behind? Well, you messed up! You should have killed me in one hit!'' The overmind used his psionic possession on his opponent''s pilot. Prayut entered Mia''s soul space and found a desolate wasteland instead of an empty white room. Swamps, filled with blood, scattered throughout the mysterious field. A lone white tree with the size worthy of being called the Yggdrasil was in the middle of the wasteland. Inside the center of the great white tree, Mia''s soul core was protected by many layers of tree trunks. Mia had been developing his soul space when he had free time. As he got the inspiration from Gabriel''s soul room, he tried to modify his room to create a self-defense mechanism against overminds or fairy overlords. Now, Prayut became its first test subject. "Who is this pilot!? Why is his soul like this!?" Prayut got panicked. He might have experienced many soul spaces from entering a monster''s mind, but this was the first time he saw something strange like Mia''s room. Mia''s soul was also summoned to the room. He appeared on a branch of the white Yggdrasil. As soon as Mia''s feet touched the tree, the entire room and the tree became red. Blood swamps on the ground became alive, and bloody humanoid creatures emerged from the red pools. The room became something from a horror movie as these bloody creatures roared and screamed like zombies. Yet, Prayut was not perturbed. He snorted, "What a petty trick. As long as my soul is stronger than yours, all of this is nothing but an illusion!" Prayut extended his hands, and two blood monsters exploded, disintegrated into nothingness. The dirt on the ground and the sky reddened. The illusion sky rained blood, but the liquid transformed into sharp needles before they landed. A hundred red needles pierced Prayut''s soul at once. "Hahaha! Too weak!" Prayut exerted his mental force, and the needles shattered while his injuries disappeared. The needle rain also could not penetrate his new barrier. While standing on the tree branch, Mia pointed his palm at Prayut. The overmind leaped to the side. *BOOM* The place where Prayut had stood distorted and compressed into a small ball. Just now, Mia attacked Prayut with force similar to a mini black hole. Prayut kicked the ground and charged at Mia. "Die!" He revealed his palm, aiming at Mia''s head. Red branches of Yggdrasil transformed into human''s limbs. They covered Mia''s body. *BOOM* A similar compression force distorted the air before Mia. The human limb branches got sucked and converted into a small mass before it disappeared. The red tree regrew its limbs. Bloody hands and human arms grabbed Prayut''s neck and four limbs. Prayut''s eyes flared. He fired an invisible force at Mia again. Mia''s eyes lit up with electric static. He activated his own soul attack. *BOOM* *BOOM* Two forces canceled the attacks of their opponent. Their power seemed even, however, Mia had the advantage of the home ground. One of the red tree''s human limbs wiggled. Spike tentacles extended from the arm, penetrated into Prayut''s soul. "Useless attack! Don''t waste my time, trash!" Prayut thought it was similar to the needle rain attack, so he used his power to repel the spike. However The spike began draining his life force. The soul power Prayut tried to use was drained! "!!!" It was the first time that Prayut panicked within someone''s soul space. "NOOOO!!" Prayut teleported his soul outside of the tree''s grasp. Because of the forceful activation, his two legs shattered in the process. Prayut propelled his torso and flew out of Mia''s soul space, returning to his body. When his soul returned, he felt nothing from his legs, where he had lost them in Mia''s soul room. With only two usable arms and hands, Prayut activated his psionic link while he prepared to hack one of the satellites. "Anutin, fire the missiles, now!" Chapter 171 Missiles! Chapter 171 ¨C Missiles! Anutin got annoyed by the repeated call by his father. "I know, pops. What''s the rush? I said two hours." [Change of plans. Mafdet City is under attack, and we''re about to be overrun by monsters. Nuke both this city and Shelter 88 at once, or you''ll be attacked by fire ants and the three-headed hydra!] "What monster?" [Fire ants! One of the otherworlders is siding with Shelter 88, and he is controlling these monsters!] "¡­" Anutin was astonished. Although he knew that his father could control a hydra or two, but controlling a three-headed hydra and fire ants was something unbelievable. He also got scared by the discovery. If Shelter 88 expanded their influence, his shelter would be affected. Since this was urgent, Anutin contacted his boss to rush his progress. At the moment, they had already threatened Sebastian and his followers, but they did not think that Shelter 88 would surrender that easily. "Boss, please attack Shelter 88, now!" Newin, the castellan of Shelter 87, was monitoring his missiles. When he heard the transmission from his right-hand man, Newin''s mood got better. "Give me a minute. I''m rushing the firing sequence. What''s the hurry?" "Sebastian is manipulating a monster army to attack Mafdet City! Their defense forces should be thinned." "Oh? Interesting. Should I shoot both my missiles at Shelter 88 at once?" "Yes, please. I''ll handle their ion cannons somehow. Just fire both of them at the same time." "Good. I want to nuke that base for a long time!" Anutin immediately reported this to Prayut, so he could disable the satellites. Within the next ten seconds, two ion cannons of Crystal would shoot these warheads down, so Prayut had to be fast. However, Prayut did not reply. His voice disappeared as if he was busy with something. 30 seconds after his contact attempt, Anutin sensed that something was wrong with Prayut''s psionic link. . . . After Prayut had ordered Anutin, he turned his attention to Mia, whose mech swung a lightning sword at him. He parried the sword with his lightsaber. With a free hand, Prayut cast Blast on Mia. Mia''s triple-layered barrier got thinned as two layers got broken. The cannon''s force sent him flying backward. Mia summoned five more flying thunder swords and launched them at Prayut. At the same time, Mia rushed at the crippled Prometheus again. Prayut recast his barrier dome, but it could not shield a thunder sword. All five swords pierced Prayut''s robot. One of them got through his cockpit and destroyed the operating modules. "NOOO!!" Prayut had not activated the hacking program yet, but the console was already destroyed. He would not be able to hack the satellites! While Prayut was panicked, Mia''s Prometheus touched his opponent''s robot. For the first time, Mia used his new skill. Geokinesis: Terraform It was a similar skill that Sebastian had. This skill could alter material objects, change their attributes, bending, or distorting their structure. However, it could only apply to natural minerals, such as ores and earth soil. Mia tried it on Prometheus if he could destroy its frames and modules. With one touch, bending metal sound rang as all metal components of Prayut''s robot were twisted and cracked. Its tall figure distorted and revealed Prayut inside the cockpit. Mia grinned as he sent a bolt of chain lightning, aiming directly at the overmind pilot. "AHHHHHH!!!" The 1,000 degrees Celsius thunder burnt Prayut to charcoal, ending this historical figure''s life. However, Prayut''s overmind soul was still intact. His psionic possession skill activated as Prayut''s soul tried to steal a body of an inferno ant. Mia sensed the fluctuation of the psionic wave. He activated his psionic link onto the fleeing soul, dragging him and his soul core into his mind space again. "Get over here!" The Prayut''s crippled soul reappeared in Mia''s red wasteland. The grotesque Yggdrasil with human limbs as branches awaited. Bloody humanoids emerged from the red swamp. They grabbed Prayut''s legless soul and bit him as if they were hungry zombies. Prayut gathered his strength to disperse these monsters. *BOOM* The blood monsters exploded from the burst impact. Prayut''s soul landed on the wet floor, but his body had cracks and missing parts from the bites. *PU* A red tree root punctured through Prayut''s head. *PU* *PU* *PU* Sharp tree roots entered the overmind''s torso. Like how a monster tree on the wasteland ate its prey, the red Yggdrasil drained Prayut''s life essence from his soul. Prayut''s soul turned into a skinny mummy, but he was still alive. Mia waved his hand, delivering the finishing blow. *CLANK* Prayut''s soul shattered into fragments, and Mia devoured all of it. After digesting the memory fragments, he found interesting information. Thorn was his son, which he had sent to sabotage Shelter 88! Also, there was another threat within Shelter 87, Anutin, which was a unique dragonewt like Sebastian. ''A nuclear strike in less than a minute. Fortunately, he hasn''t activated the hacking program yet.'' Mia''s soul returned, and his conscience got back to his body. He sighed a relief when the system sent confirmation messages. > > > "¡­ Finally, it''s over. Wait, I have to warn Crystal about their plan and Thorn''s relationship with this asshole." . . . The death of Prayut disconnected the psionic link within Anutin''s soul, which alarmed him that his father fought against a formidable foe and lost. ''Shit. Has he hacked the satellite before he kicked the bucket?'' The operation was in motion, but the mastermind of the plan was killed. ''Wait, if each ion cannon can only shoot once per a few seconds, can we bait the shots?'' Anutin had an idea. He reported his new strategies to his boss. "Boss, how many flying mechs and choppers do we have?" "¡­ About 20 if we include all F35-B and AH-64 we have." "Can we use them as satellite baits? So, one of our nukes can safely land on that Sebastian''s base." "Ah, I thought of that a long time ago, and I even tested it. All of my mechs were shot down with one hit." "Was that a charged beam or a pre-charged beam?" "Is there a difference?" "Yes. A charged beam has more destructive power that can destroy everything within a wide radius, depending on the power output. But a pre-charged beam can only kill one or two jets and missiles." The pre-charged beam was as its name, a pre-loaded ion cannon with a default setting to counter all ICBMs. It was set to automatic system, so they could watch over the region 24/7. The charged beam had to be prepared by an operator on earth, which required a long time to enable the firing sequence. The destructive force of this beam could obliterate their country had they used the maximum output. It was ideal to possess one of the cannons. However, they did not have a sophisticated radar truck like Crystal. These demi-hydras were also too stupid and too incompetent to hack or steal a satellite from Shelter 88. Anutin asked, "Did it take a long time before they fired the ion cannon?" "Come to think of it, they didn''t fire the cannons the moment we reached the altitude. We thought they didn''t detect us at first, but a beam came five minutes later." "Then, it''s a charged beam that destroyed your men. If it''s a pre-charged, it would have killed only one or two robots." "¡­ I still don''t understand. Well, let''s go with your plan. Send all flying units to bait for the auto-beams. Guard the missiles!" "Yes, sir!" A minute later, five F35-B jets, two AH-64 combat choppers, and 13 robots with flying modules were deployed. All of them flew to over 2,000 height altitude to test the auto-fire ion cannons. Two missiles were launched afterward, locking on Shelter 88 as their target. They only required 30 seconds to reach the destination as they were only 100km apart. All of the demi-hydras did not care if the radiation or blast radius would affect them since most of them were bloodthirsty freaks. They wanted to see the world burn. . . . *VRRRRRRRRRRRRR* Loud siren noise from Crystal''s radar truck shocked everyone on the surface base. Crystal got on her vehicle to inspect the warning, while the battle crews rushed to their station. Seth and Brim got to their esper robot. Thorn also entered his cockpit and activated his custom AHMU. As soon as Crystal saw a missile warning on her radar and the remaining timer, she was shocked. 25 Seconds remaining to impact! But there were 22 objects in the sky! The pre-charged ion cannons were already trying to lock on the targets, it would take five more seconds to fire. However, Crystal satellites could only fire two shots from two cannons. Pre-charge cannons took 10 seconds to reload and fire another beam. Combined with another firing sequence, they could shoot down four targets from the 22! Moreover, Crystal did not know if all 22 were the missiles or decoys. "BRIM, SETH, INTERCEPT THE MISSILES! THEY''RE COMING FROM THE NORTHWEST, 290, 2500 Alt!" Brim and Seth activated their Prometheus and flew toward the general direction that Crystal said. With their radar, they also spot the incoming hostile units. 20 Seconds remaining until impact! The two pre-charged ion cannons fired. Two combat jets, which were leading the groups, got shot down. Three more F35-B planes already got to the ten-kilometer range of Brim and Seth''s mech. However, the three jets already fired their homing missiles at Seth and Brim, creating more targets to confuse Crystal''s radar. Chapter 172 Shelter 88 VS Nuclear Missiles Chapter 172 ¨C Shelter 88 VS Nuclear Missiles *BOOM* *BOOM* Six homing missiles from the jets hit the two esper robot''s barrier. Seth, as an elite helicopter pilot, reacted to the attack. He aimed his custom rifle, which resembled an ancient AR-10, pointing at the oncoming jets. As the cockpit OS had been tampered by Seth''s crews, his mech assisted with the aiming calculation. His eggcat partner also coordinated as his spotter. Unlike Tama, Kai, or others, Seth''s eggcat had eight tentacle eyes, staring at different monitors to pinpoint targets for his partner. *BANG* Seth pulled the trigger. The jet pilot did not expect a retaliation shot, and he failed to react. The long-range shell penetrated the plane. *BOOM* Two jets remained, but Seth and Brim had not found the real missiles. Shelter 87''s jet pilots were shocked by the accuracy. They took a sharp turn and separated, trying to distract the two esper robots. Brim left the fighter jets to Seth, while he flew forward, looking for the missiles within the crowd of hostile units in his radar. > . 15 Seconds were left before the missiles could hit the base. . The two satellites switched targets. One of them found one of the missiles, but the other locked on to the surviving F-35. Seth reloaded and aimed at the next plane, which got panicked by the reflex of this demi-human. *BANG* *BOOM* Another plane got shot down. Coincidentally, this was the plane that one of the satellites automatically locked on. Since the target was destroyed, the ion cannon switched to the next hostile unit among the crowd. . 13 Seconds remaining . Brim finally spotted the missiles on his radar. At the moment, these missiles flew over the decoy AHMUs around Shelter 87. However, the missiles were not in his attack range. In his cockpit radar, they were over 60km away in high altitude. "How many teleport buttons do we have, Sam?" *Mowow* (Five.) "Hold on to all of them. Once the missile detonates, press every button." *Meow!* (What are you trying to do?) "¡­ Have you heard about kamikaze?" *Mowow* (Five buttons mean five kilometers. We won''t escape the blast range.) "Do you forget that I''ve learned a new skill from a red gel?" Red gels rarely bestowed the consumers with their blood owner''s skills, such as Mia''s [Blast]. Mia and Misha had eaten over 500 gels to boost their max VIT, but they could only learn the ordinary [Blast] skill because of its rarity. Brim had won the lottery. He learned the rarest of the rare skills, [Teleportation]. It was the same skill that Joan, Aria, Gabriel, and grandmother Min had! . 11 Seconds remaining . *BANG* *BOOM* Seth took down the last decoy F-35. He turned toward the sky where the oncoming missiles were on a distant away. Brim also commanded his mech to fly upward, heading toward the missiles. *Mowow!* (Be sure to teleport one or two seconds ahead of the impact! We won''t survive if the blast reaches us) "I know!" . 10 Seconds . One of the ion cannons fired its laser. The beam hit a missile and fried the components. No explosion happened, but it was enough to disable it. However, the other missile was still armed. 50 Kilometers remained till it hit Shelter 88''s base. . 9 Seconds . Seth activated his communication device, connecting to Crystal. "One missile remaining! What''s the status of our satellites!?" [I-It has logged on one of the decoys! I''m trying to switch its target!] "Hurry!" . 8 Seconds . Crystal''s hands left after images as she typed her keyboard to command the remaining pre-charged ion cannon manually. . 7 Seconds . Crystal pressed Enter. > . 6 Seconds . > Seeing the prompt message on her radar truck screen, Crystal pinpointed the remaining missile. . 5 Seconds 25 Kilometers till the missile hit its target. > > "No!!" Crystal screamed in despair. She was too late by one second. Even if she succeeded, the blast radius would still consume their base. . Meanwhile, Brim was 5 kilometers away from the missile. *MOWOW!* (NOW, BRIM. NOW!!) Brim aligned his robot''s course with the missile. At that moment, he changed his mind. Instead of teleporting outside of his robot and let the missile hit his mech, Brim wanted to catch it. . 4 Seconds . The missile arrived before Brim. He glared at the warhead as he activated his power to the fullest. Telekinesis: Lessor Object Control! It was a weaker version of Misha''s skill, but Brim took the chance. The missile''s speed got slower. From the speed of 5,000m/s, it reduced to 1,000m/s. It was enough for Brim to react. Brim''s Prometheus touched the missile as he activated his teleportation power. He teleported his robot along with the missile. Instead of moving away from Shelter 88, he teleported to alter the missile direction. "I''m a fucking genius, Sam. I got an enlightenment just now." The missile regained its speed as it launched itself forward. . > The warning siren stopped as the defense system calculated that they were out of danger. The last missile did not move toward their base. On the contrary, it was heading west to the direction of Shelter 87. Crystal stared at the updated radar screen in shock. She did not understand what had happened. Seth had a better understanding of the situation as he saw Brim flying toward the missiles. He laughed as he liked this youth. "Goddammit, Brim. You''re a fucking hero." Seth''s voice was broadcasted through the public channel intercom. Everyone in the base heard it and connected the situation together. "What happened!?" "Did Brim do something?" "That Brim? That idiot from the Tautog Team that had been once captured?" News spread along with assumptions and rumor. Still, Brim benefited from it as his popularity rose. . . . Anutin and Newin stared at their radar in shock. The countdown had reached zero, yet none of the missiles detonated. However, one of them was flying toward their direction. Its speed was much slower than before, but the warhead became a threat to their base. Newin screamed, "Tell all teams to shoot down the missile!" Anutin shook his head, "Tell them to get away from its range. We''re living in a fallout shelter and a missile silo. We can withstand a nuclear missile." "Fool! How long do you think the radiation will last!? Even if we can live 200 years, the poison air will still there!" "That''s not the point. Radiation or not, it doesn''t matter. What matters is the blast radius. We won''t be harmed if we stay inside the shelter." As the two executives were bickering, the missile lost its power and landed on the ground. The location it landed was in between Shelter 88 and their missile silo. However, the decoy mechs were in the area. *BOOOM* All flying mechs and helicopters were devoured by the explosion. A mushroom cloud appeared to show the world that someone used a taboo weapon. The tremor hit Shelter 87, which was the closest base from the explosion site. All demi-hydras in the base was in an uproar as they knew what hit them. When the tremor subsided, Newin was infuriated. He grabbed Anutin''s neck and blamed him, "This was your idea! We''re doing well up until you came up with that missile attack. Now, we don''t have a missile in our silo! Sebastian will definitely attack us next!" Venting his anger, Newin punched Anutin several times until his face transformed from red to blue. The gale dragonewt was imprisoned afterward. Newin gathered his demi-hydras, planning their next move and a countermeasure against future attack from Shelter 88. . . . Mia, Tiny, and their ant army could see the mushroom cloud and the loud explosion from miles away. Sebastian''s mech had already reached Mafdet City, but he came for nothing. Mia and his children had already finished the work. All surviving humans were guided to the underground passageways. They would be converted into demi-humans later to reinforce Shelter 88. Although the humans were in despair, some of them showed enthusiasm when they had heard that they could mutate and live longer. The anime fanatic groups that Misha had encountered before were also among the people, and they approved this transformation project. After all, their minds had already escaped from reality, and they sought something to fulfill their life. Mia and Sebastian stayed behind in the ruin of Mafdet City, looting diamonds and other supplies for their people. They found other treasure troves, such as canned food, green gels, yellow gels, fairy railguns, broken mechs, tanks, fuel, vegetable gardens, and the food factory, which stored several tons of provision for the civilians. While Mia was enjoying the loot, Sebastian asked him. "Prayut is dead, and the otherworlders seem to withdraw from this region. What do we do next?" Mia shrugged, "Maat Fortress. That''s the last human settlement in this region." "What about Shelter 87 and Chonburi Base? Should we hit them, too?" "Let''s get rid of human cities first. Without humans, the otherworlders won''t have the balls to come back. After all, most of them are human." "¡­ Okay. By the way, I want to ask you this for some time now." "Yeah?" "Will you go back to your world one day? Or will you stay here forever." "¡­" Mia had not thought about it yet. Now that Sebastian had mentioned it, he had a dilemma. If he wanted to return to his dimension, he had to leave Tiny and B sisters here. After being with them for a while, the bonds between them became something like a treasure to Mia. However, Mia was not done with Gabriel and the Milky Way Government. Someone had to get rid of this government and that fleet commander, or they would spread the fairy viruses. Too many things were in his mind. "I haven''t decided that yet. Once I finish dealing with our enemies, I''ll think about it." "¡­ Alright." Chapter 173 Maou and Dove Chapter 173 ¨C Maou and Dove A day later, after the raid. A thousand humans ate green gels to get infected with green zombie viruses. Then, everyone got a newly born eggcat from the mutants. All of them took the egg monster babies into their bodies. Within a few days, all of them would become pre-evolved demi-humans. Sebastian ran back and forth between Mafdet City and Shelter 88 as he carried esper robots to the base with his mech, one at a time. Brim, who had become the hero from the last nuclear strike, became the mutant''s idol. Many pilots wanted to follow his footsteps, so they worked harder to get enough diamonds to buy the psionic link skill. Crystal remained as Shelter 88''s best operator. She continued monitoring the surrounding areas and trained more trainee operators. While Crystal was working, she kept asking for Mia''s whereabouts. She wanted to ask Mia for a favor if he could bring Elvis back from his dimension. Thorn was shocked when he heard that Mia had killed Prayut yesterday. He went missing along with his demi-hydra gang during the night. No one had seen him ever since. 500 Soldier ants evolved into stinger ants. They became Shelter 88''s new air force unit, which controlled and managed by Seth, who was once the base air force captain. Tiny did not manage her newly evolved children. Instead, she returned to her nest with Mia to reproduce more children. B sisters also returned with them as their collected seed had almost reached 1,000. They were looking forward to giving birth to their babies. Hewett, the artillery squad captain, brought his men to the dud missile warhead, which was shot down by Crystal''s satellite. He secured it and carried the warhead back to base. With the VIP item, the repair kits, they could restore it and reuse it against Shelter 87 or future enemies. Also, as the artillery team, they lacked firepower. Even during yesterday''s missile attack, they were useless in the battle while Brim and Seth did all the work with their esper mechs. Also, the new esper robots that Sebastian brought back would be useful to them in the future. Hewett planned to get the psionic link skill, so their team could modify their Prometheus to a long-range artillery mech. . . . Dove and Mana arrived at the ruined Mafdet City. At first, he wanted to find a human to kill, so he could reset the SAN attribute. Unfortunately, Mia beat him to a punch by taking every survivor with him, leaving Dove with nothing. Still, Dove could see Sebastian''s Prometheus running back and forth as he carried mechs with him. Dove guessed that Mia and his comrades might have destroyed the city when he was away. The proof was there in the ranking list. . ******************************************** > 1. Esper Sergeant - Level 100 (300) ¨C Collin "DaVinci" Piero 2. Serial Killer - Level 150 (299) ¨C Donovan "Dove" Jester 3. Inseminator - Level 78 (278) ¨C Mia Uriel 4. Esper Sergeant - Level 71 (271) ¨C Roman "Homeless Billionaire" Bass 5. Esper Sergeant - Level 42 (242) ¨C Christopher "Pioneer King" Sunkenship 6. Pilot Captain - Level 1 (201) ¨C Misha Bloominglilly 7. Esper Private - Level 82 (182) ¨C Dawson "Big Crotch" Woompeckar 8. Esper Private - Level 80 (180) ¨C Felia Blue 9. Esper Private - Level 71 (171) ¨C Rodney "Belowjob" Socker 10. Esper Private - Level 64 (164) ¨C Phugk "FTPforever" Yumaen ******************************************** . Only Dove and Mia were still playing this game. As for the others, they already quit as this world was too dangerous for them. His gaze also stopped at Misha''s name. Her level had not changed for days. ''Obviously, she has quit, too ¡­'' He had a heartache. Dove wanted to see Misha again. The serial killer scavenged the deserted town for usable items along with Mana. Unbeknownst to him, Mana secretly contacted Crystal. . > A communication channel that Crystal forgot flashed its red color. A trainee operator picked up the line, "S88, speaking. Who goes there?" [Agent Mana reporting. I''ve returned, and I need a pick-up.] "Agent Mana?" Crystal heard the voice. She took over the trainee, "Where are you?" [Mafdet City. I thought you secured this place, yes?] "We do, but we''re abandoning it. Stay where you are. I''ll send a pick-up unit." [I''m under the custody of an overmind psychopath. From what I learned about him, he''s also an otherworlder. Please act with caution.] "You ¡­ you''re with an otherworlder, but you want us to pick you up!?" [Igor is dead, so my mission is over. I want a good bath and a good sleep for once. I''m tired.] Crystal sighed, "Okay. I''ll tell Mia to get you." [Isn''t he the otherworlder sissy that Thorn picked up? Won''t he betray us?] "Eh, long story short, he''s our castellan, and he''s the one behind the destruction of that city. He''s also the father of inferno ants. Well, once you returned to base, you''ll understand." [¡­ Roger. I''ll wait. Please track me with your satellite. That psycho and I are wandering inside the resident district.] "Copy." . Two minutes later, Mia received a call from Crystal, which interrupted his sexy time with his wives. "I thought I got a day off, Crystal." [Something comes up. An overmind shows up at Mafdet City with our intelligence agent as his hostage. Can you help her? The agent is Mana, the girl that you had met before.] "Eh, another overmind? Well, give me two hours." [Too long. Can you make it quick?] "Can''t do. My wives are in heat, and they won''t let me go without quenching them first." [¡­ Half an hour. Don''t be late. I don''t want to lose her.] . . . Half an hour later, Mia came back to the office. Crystal was waiting for him. "Who is this overmind?" Crystal showed Mia satellite footage. A black-and-white picture of Dove and Mana in the middle of Mafdet resident district was on the table before Mia. "My agent reports that this person is a psychopath serial killer. He had been killing all civilians at Chonburi Base for weeks, and he migrated to Mafdet to find more victims. Well, we had destroyed the city before that psycho arrived, so I figure he might be in a bad mood." "That''s why you want me to hurry." "Exactly. I don''t think that Mana can last for long if he gets pissed off. Since you''re experienced with overminds, can you rescue Mana? She''s the only family I have left." Mia sighed and nodded, "Fine. Where is Thorn, by the way? I haven''t seen him around." "I haven''t seen him, too. Maybe he went off to smoke with his gang?" "Never mind, then. I''ll be going." "Take Prometheus with you. Don''t get overconfident with your monster body. It was too risky yesterday." . Mia got on his Prometheus and went to Mafdet City. Along the way, he ran into Sebastian with his robot. Sebastian used his psionic link as a communication device, "What are you doing here? I thought you wanted to rest today." "Crystal gave me a job. Her intel agent came to the city with an otherworlder overmind." "What!?" "That guy is my acquaintance, so I planned to deal with him alone. You should continue with your work." "No. Let me go with you." "You don''t have the Psionic Possession skill. You''re too vulnerable to an overmind''s soul attack, and you will drag me down. Stay out of it." Sebastian frowned in frustration. The butler wanted to fight together with Mia, but it seemed that he was too weak. Also, being told that he was vulnerable to an overmind''s attack was a wakeup call to Sebastian. He had suffered from a soul attack from Mia once, which made him realize how weak he was against the Psionic Possession skill. "I''ll stay here and be your back up." "¡­ Suit yourself." Mia parted with Sebastian and got to the city. The ruin was still warm as white smoke covered the sky. He expanded his 3D sense around the town and found two life signatures without much trouble. After Mia had located Dove and Mana, he used his telekinesis to separate the two and held them in his robot''s hands. Dove was shocked that he lost control of his body as it flew by itself. The robot''s right hand imprisoned him into its palm. Had Prometheus exerted more strength, he would have died. ''This is cheating! Using an esper robot against an unarmed people. Totally BS!'' Dove thought that this ambush was not fair, so he pressed the logout button to escape. As usual, the 30 seconds timer appeared. Dove clicked his tongue as he activated his escape skill, [Planned Escape]. The map of the surrounding terrain appeared on his game interface. When Dove noticed that he could teleport to a certain location, he grinned. . Meanwhile, Mia used his psionic link on Mana, sending his telepathy. "Crystal told me to pick you up." Mana nodded, "Okay. Thanks for your hard work. By the way, are you Mia?" "Yeah, I''m the guy that fed you and Manee with Tuna." "Okay? So, you and Misha are the same person, I assume." "Let''s talk about that later. What about this guy? Did he harm you?" "Not quite. He''s a good lad, but he''s a bit crazy. Since he''s an overmind otherworlder, kill him, please." "Actually, I wanted to talk to him first. Well, since he''s a threat, I''ll just kill him now." Mia controlled the robot, so it could squeeze Dove and crush him in his palm. . Dove could also sense the pressure force. > > > > > > Dove smirked, mocking the pilot that he was too late. Planned Escape activated. . **************************** > - Active skill. - Once month cooldown. - Teleport you to a safe location of your choice in the range of 100 meters. - Enter the state of invisibility for five seconds after the teleportation. **************************** . This was Dove''s life-saving skill, which could be used to teleport to a safe location that Dove had chosen. However, Dove did not choose a safe location. He picked a place inside the robot''s cockpit. Dove appeared before Mia inside the robot! "Surprise, motherfucker!" A knife appeared in Dove''s hand as he stabbed Mia, who failed to react in time. *CLANK* The knife could not penetrate Mia''s scales. As ordinary bullets could not penetrate his skin, a combat knife was not even a threat to Maou. Mia smirked, "Jokes on you, motherfucker." Mia''s left hand grabbed Dove''s collar while his right arm threw a hook punch onto Dove''s face. *POEK* Dove''s vision shook as his ear rang. His body lost its balance. > > > > Dove did not know why the game did not cancel his logout sequence, but he was thankful for this bug. Unbeknownst to Dove''s plan and his bug exploitation, the Mia activated his force field, planning to cook Dove alive while he held onto the overmind. Dove also activated his skill, Cryokinesis: Ice Coffin! The same ability that Krastel had once used to freeze the entire warehouse. > Both bodies were sealed within an ice cube, but the electricity shocked them at the same time. Since Dove''s character was AGI and DEX built, his reflex was faster than Mia. The overmind altered his skill, trying to freeze all liquid in Mia''s body. The ice power froze Mia''s blood within his left arm that held Dove''s neck. Though Mia''s reaction was a split second slower, he activated skill to counter the ice. Flame Field! The minus one hundred degrees Celsius changed into 500 degrees, which melted the ice in an instant. The flame also burnt Dove''s neck. > > > > > Dove''s character''s system had finished the 30 seconds cooldown. He logged out of the game before the fire could kill him. As Dove''s conscience was fading from the game, he could see Mia''s in-game name above his head. "Oh, it''s you. Hi, Mia." Mia watched Dove''s character faded before him with widened eyes. After Dove had disappeared, Mia grumbled, "Yeah, it''s me. You bastard." Chapter 174 Thorn Chapter 174 ¨C Thorn Dove returned to his game capsule with a burnt wound on his neck. The shape of the scar was in finger shapes. Instead of screaming in pain, Dove burst into laughter. "Ah, that was fun. Oh, boy. It''s been a while since I had so much fun playing a game." The life-and-death situations were thrilling and adrenaline-pumping for Dove. He got addicted to it. Still, the atmosphere of his dimension suppressed his psychopathic mood as he reverted back to the same old Dove, the professional gamer. He smiled as he picked up a phone to call for assistance. The call destination was Joan, who left him her number in case he wanted to sell in-game items for real cash. Joan picked up the call, [What do you want?] "Easy, ma''am. I''m Dove. I want to sell game items and diamonds for cash." [Dove? Oh, it''s you, student. I''ll send you a transporter. By the way, did you get anything good in-game?] "Aside from diamonds, gels, and monster corpses, nothing else. Oh, can you rig me a few death-roll prisoners to kill?" [Dafuck!? You ¡­ right. You''re that serial killer. Does your class extend to this world as well?] "I don''t know. But I have the urge to kill someone. Can you help?" [¡­ I''ll inform someone to help you. Don''t kill anyone ¡­ yet.] . . . Meanwhile, Thorn and his five demi-hydra friends had reached Shelter 87. They transformed into their six-armed lizardmen form to get the guard''s approval. The guards welcomed them without hesitation as they were the same race. Newin also came to see the new faces. "Welcome, brothers! It must be harsh to survive on your own. Come! In this base, we rule the place!" Thorn observed Newin''s lizardman-like appearance. This demi-hydra had evolved twice, which his scale color was different from the rest. Instead of having dark scales, he had glowing green scales. Instead of chatting with this castellan, Thorn got to the point. "We''re looking for a weird dragonewt. His name is Anutin. Have you seen this man?" Thorn gave a picture of Anutin when he was still a human to Newin. The castellan glanced at it and smiled, "Never seen this man before. Why are you looking for this human?" "This bastard attempted to kill my girlfriend and me. I thought he was in this vicinity, so I came here to look." "Oh!! Then, you should have told me earlier! Come. I''ve caught several slaves that I''m not confident that we have the one on your picture or not. But we''re willing to sell them to you if you offer a good price." Thorn frowned. Before he had become a member of Shelter 88, he was instructed by Prayut that he would station there while Anutin would infiltrate Shelter 87. Therefore, Anutin should have been in this base. Also, from their last contact, Thorn knew that Anutin might have been the one behind the missile attack. Yet, Newin pretended that he did not know this guy, which was suspicious. "Alright. I''ll go see your slaves. How much will it cost to buy one anyway?" Newin smiled from ear to ear, "We take gels and diamonds as currency. One diamond equals one hundred red gels." "I didn''t know that a diamond can be that expensive." "Well, it''s our standard here. Shelter 88 has been killing all monsters in our territories, so it''s hard to get diamonds these days." "¡­ Make sense." Thorn and his followers were guided to Newin''s slave house. Inside, rusty cages were lined in rows. Within each cage, a human, a demi-human, or a monster was locked up as their prisoners. Over 200 cages were before Thorn. "Do you prefer men''s meat or monster''s meat? Or would you like beautiful women? The latter can be pricey, though." Thorn bit his lower lip, "Let me see demi-humans or dragonewts. Do you have dragonewts?" "Ah, dragonewts are rare. I doubt we have one." Newin dodged Thorn''s eye contact, but he was still smiling. "Do you have it or not?" Thorn took out a diamond with a number indicator [1,000] on it. Newin''s eyes flashed in greed. He licked his lips and nodded. "Yes. We have several. This way." The castellan guided them through a long corridor. At the side of the long passage, cage doors lined in rows. They were the prison cells. Inside each prison room, a dragonewt was tied onto the wall. A total of ten dragonewts glared at Newin with hatred. "There they are. Is there someone you know in there?" Thorn looked around and inspected everyone. Soon, he found his brother. Anutin frowned when he saw the visitors. "What are you doing here, traitor!?" "Is that the first words you say to your benefactor?" "Benefactor? Don''t make me laugh. You''ve failed us!" "No, I did everything I could to save us from that over-hungry geezer," Thorn turned to Newin, "How much for this dragonewt?" "5,000 diamonds." "Isn''t that a bit expensive?" Newin laughed, "He''s a special one. You see, this one is not just a dragonewt. He''s a rare type that can use wind power." "Too expensive. I''ll give you a thousand diamond for this guy." Thorn had learned a bargain skill from his girlfriend, Crystal, so he knew how he could dump the price. "No. 5,000 diamonds, or no deal." Thorn shrugged, "That guy is injured. The good is flawed. 1,000!" Newin scoffed, "He''s someone you know, right? 5,000 is already cheap. If it were someone else, I would have charged them 20,000 diamonds." The negotiation did not work. It seemed that Thorn and Anutin messed up by revealing their relationship in front of Newin. Thorn sighed. He picked his nose and flickered his booger to the ground. The size of his booger was so large that even Newin''s face twitched from the disgust. At the moment that Newin''s attention was at the green ball on the ground, Thorn''s available hand tossed an object into Anutin''s cell. "That''s a pity. Show us the women then. I''m looking for someone with good looking. Virgin is preferred." "Hahaha. Okay. How about the girl in the next cell? She''s also a special dragonewt. She''s a feisty one, though. 50 of our guys died because of her." Thorn distracted Newin as he pretended to inspect the dragonewt girl next door. Meanwhile, Anutin noticed something flashing on his feet. It was a random teleportation button. Anutin did not know what the button was for, but he understood Thorn''s gesture. He extended his long tongue. Like a frog catching its prey, he pulled the button into his mouth. The voice inside the next room continued, "How much for this girl?" "Eh, I can sell you for 15,000 diamonds." "How come it''s more expensive than my comrade?" "I told you. She''s a special one. She is an inferno dragonewt that can use all kinds of fire skills. We have to drug her, or she will start rampaging again." "That''s a lot of flaws, isn''t it? You still have the balls to overprice her?" "She''s a virgin, and she''s a beauty! You can''t find this kind of beauty anywhere!" "Forget it. Do you have meowjuana? I want to buy a ton of it, literality." "¡­ Oh, sure. Come this way." The entourage got out of the special prison. After Thorn and Newin left, Anutin decided to press the button with his mouth. *CLICK* Anutin was teleported outside of Shelter 87. He looked around in astonishment. "Shit, Thorn. You''re smooth as hell." The gale dragonewt spread his wings and flew away from the vicinity. He headed east toward Shelter 88, planning to regroup with Thorn later. . Thorn ended up buying five tons of meowjuana for 500 diamonds, emptying Newin''s warehouse. He and his dragonewts exited the base without a clich¨¦ backstab ploy from the castellan. "Thank you for the business. I hope to meet a fellow man of culture like you again," Thorn smirked at Newin. The castellan smiled, "Thank you, too. Please come again." Thorn and everyone left. When the six demi-hydras were out of sight, Newin''s face changed. The castellan returned to his office and pressed an intercom, "I''ve placed a tracking device on one of those fools. Send a few mechs to kill them and bring back all the goods. Be warned that those guys have a VIP inventory. Their items will only explode when they die." > [Roger, boss.] . Outside of Shelter 87, Thorn turned to his men, who were still in their lizardmen form. "Time to run. They will probably chase after us soon." "Where to, boss? Back to the base?" "Yeah, back to base. Foot it, now!" Six demi-hydras ran at their full speed, which reached 200km/hour in two seconds. As a race that specializes in speed, their nimbleness was their pride. A minute later, five AHMUs reached the place where Thorn and others were. The pursuers followed the tracking device signal as they followed after the six. "That way!" The five mechs chased Thorn for another 10 kilometers before the pursuers saw the gang. "Over there! Fire at will!" *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* The mechs took out their guns and fired at the direction of Thorn. The bullet hit the dirt, erupting the ground around the running lizardmen. Thorn turned around and shouted, "SCATTER! USE YOUR TELEPORT BUTTON AND KEEP RUNNING!!" All of them pressed their teleport button and disappeared. Witnessing the disappearance of the group, the mech pilots were shocked, "Where did they go!?" "Look at the tracking radar! He''s one kilometer down south!" The mechs turned around and chased after the tracker. Within a minute, they found Thorn again. "You can''t escape! Kill him!" *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* Thorn pressed the teleport button again. This time, he pressed five in succession. The third button sent him underground, but the fourth and fifth one got him on the surface. The randomness contained a risk factor. Had anyone had rotten luck, they could have been thrown 1km into the sky or down into the underground abyss. The pilots were speechless by the speed that Thorn blinked. Yet, they continued chasing after him anyway. Thorn noticed the abnormal situation. At first, he thought that they left footprints on the ground that these mechs tracked him and his friends with it. However, their movement patterns were odd. ''These guys reacted too fast. It''s as if they knew my position.'' Thorn believed that Newin might have used a similar surveillance satellite as Crystal, but he remembered that Crystal stole all satellites from Shelter 87 years ago. Therefore, Newin should have used a different method to track him. Thorn took off his clothes, leaving himself with nothing. Aside from his pistol, he threw all the clothes on the ground and ran away from the spot. Two minutes later, the mechs reached the place where Thorn had left his clothes. "Huh? Where did he go?" "The tracker is here, but where is he?" The mechs lost track of Thorn and his friends. . . . 30 Minutes later, Thorn panted after running at full speed for too long. Even though he was a demi-hydra with nimble legs, his stamina was inferior to a dragonewt. Thorn took out a sports drink, a VIP item, and chugged it. Although it did not replenish his stamina, he felt refreshed after drinking it. "God, that was tiring." Thorn reverted back to his naked human form, placing his hands on his hips. "Now, where am I?" He was lost. Chapter 175 Vol 1 Epilogue Chapter 175 ¨C Vol 1 Epilogue Mana, Sebastian, and Mia returned to the base. Crystal was delighted when she saw Mana again. She hugged the little girl and sobbed. Sebastian and Mia rested for the day as they changed shift with the others. Mia was in a bad mood as one more otherworlder slipped through his grasp again. ''That annoying logout¡­ is there something that I can prevent that?'' In frustration, Mia sent a ticket to Lilith to complain. And he got a reply instantly. [That''s a bug that I forgot to fix. Usually, any attack should have canceled the logout sequence, and alpha testers have that feature. For some reason, the beta testers have that bug that allows them to log out after they are attacked. I''ll look into it.] "I thought the game is completed since you have been charging money and diamonds. Hell, is this a game or a real-world? I thought it was a real-world in another dimension in the form of a game, then you used game jargon." [Both are correct. This is a game. At the same time, it''s a real world. I have the dimension system that has to be taken care of. That''s where the bugs are coming from.] "You''re doing a bad job then." [This dimension is still in the close-beta. There are a lot of system bugs and performance inconsistencies since I''m testing various stuff. I''ll compensate you once the beta test is over.] "How long will this last?" [Not too long. I have enough data. We will move on to open-beta soon.] "Will there be changes? Can you let me know in advance?" [I''ll tell you when it''s ready. By the way, I have a job offer for you. Would you like to work for me as an NPC?] "¡­" Lilith changed the subject. Also, her job offer came out of nowhere. "I don''t see a point working for you." [You don''t care about your wives at all?] "What does that have anything to do with my wives?" [NPCs can''t move to your dimension unless I grant them the permission, you know? Do you not want to bring your wives to your Milky Way?] Mia had been worrying about this for a long time. He wanted to send Tiny and B sisters to his world, so they could attack the Milky Way Government together. However, he did not know if Lilith would let them or not. Now that Lilith mentioned it. Mia confirmed his theories that he indeed had to get Lilith''s permission. "So, the catch is, I have to work for you?" [Correct. How about it? Want to work for me? I''ll let you pick any NPC in this world to your world when the contract is completed.] "Tell me about this contract. What''s the job? I need to know the details before I jump into your bullshit." Lilith sent him the details in the form of a quest. > > . ******************************************************* > Currently, the system setting, dimension stability, and difficulty are unfavorable to players. To get the mass'' attention, we should make the game appealing by making it easier and user-friendly. To fix this, I''ve separated the game into two versions. One is a hardcore side, and the other is a casual side, just like how MWG used to do. I have finished adjusting the difficulties in the casual server, and I can open the game to the public any time after I get all the bugs fixed. However, the server you are in is designed to be the hardcore server, the PVP server, or a prison, which the life of all players will be at stake, PK''ers and criminals from every dimension will be transferred here. I''m lacking someone who understands the hypocrisy of the Milky Way Government and its people. I want someone that can kill them without batting an eye. I''m also looking for someone who can fill the role of the King of all monsters. That''s where you come in. Your job is to create an environment that monsters are the dominant species, while the humans are forced to work as one. Your first mission is world domination. > - Conquer Earth. - Populate the world with 5 billion monsters. - Kill at least 1 billion of hardcore players. > - All your wives can travel to your dimension. - Racial upgrade to you, your wives, and your children. > - Until you complete your objectives, you cannot log out. - You will retain all status attributes and skills when the game shifts to open-beta and commercial phrases. - All players in the hardcore server cannot log out permanently. - Your diamonds can still be used to buy items from VIP shops. - The monster population can be either local monsters or your children. - You cannot communicate with others in your real dimension until the quest is completed. ******************************************************* . > > Reading through the quest description, Mia frowned. "You have another server?" [Yeah. We have to separate psychopaths from innocent players, after all. You don''t have to worry about the casual server since it''s irrelevant to you.] "Then, you''re treating PKers as criminals!? Making us killing each other!?" [All of those silver-spoon doofuses are useless in societies anyway. Well, with a few exceptions. Killing you lots and replacing you with tamable androids is the right move.] Mia wanted to yell at Lilith and punch her in the face, but he had a second thought. He recalled something. Milky Way Government was a combination government system between multi-planet police state and communism, which everyone with a private army was the law. Battleship captains held many privileges in the government, but their action was still limited by the five Fleet Admiral with archangel surnames, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Michael, and Samael. These families maintained the power balance of the Milky Way Galaxy, but each of them abused their authorities for their self-interest, including grandmother Min and Gabriel. Because of their exploited authority, many wealthy merchants found a loophole and bought their way to the government, forming a hierarchy inside the government. Then, small forces spread throughout the Milky Way Galaxy, causing chaos in various star systems. Although Mia had not experienced what these small forces did, the experiment that Gabriel did and the dragon''s blood project was enough to prove that the MWG was full of crap. Some of them had to die, so the galaxy could change for the better. This government system also had to change. "Does this hardcore server population include the alpha-testers and beta-testers?" [Well, I''ll tell you the details if you accept my job.] "Another question. Are all the beta-testers nobles or children of MWG high ranking officer?" [Correct. Rich sons and daughters of selfish merchants, spoiled brats from military families, and a bunch of rotten children from crooked politicians. None of them deserves to live. Don''t you think so?] "¡­" [Your government has been doing whatever they want for millennia. I''m doing you a favor by cleaning the messes they made. Also, I''ve placed several traps in your dimension, as well. Wanna know the details?] "¡­ Tell me everything." . . . A week later, in-game. Hewett repaired the missile and the nuclear warhead, turning it into their thump card. However, it was not that necessary anymore. Thorn never returned to the base, but his five comrades came back. They explained everything to Sebastian and Mia that Thorn went out in secret to rescue his brother, Anutin, but they got separated. Crystal''s personality became more aggressive after she had lost Elvis and Thorn went missing. In frustration, she charged her ion cannons and blasted Maat Fortress without caring for the consequences or permission from Mia. As a result of her satellite attack, the blast radius dug a 5km wide and 10km deep hole, causing a magnetic field anomaly in the area. No mech could get close to the hole as they would be jammed by mysterious magnetic signals. All electronic devices were destroyed when they wandered in the range of ten kilometers of the cliff. The responsible satellite also got overheated by the firing sequence. It was no longer usable, leaving only one surveillance satellite and one last ion cannon for Crystal''s future usage. Newin got scared by the ion cannon''s power. He sent an envoy, telling them that they were willing to surrender. However, when Mia and Sebastian took their Prometheus to clean Shelter 87, the majority of demi-hydras and Newin had fled, leaving only ruins and leftover prisoners. All prisoners had been rescued and converted into Shelter 88''s population. All humans were forcefully mutated into demi-humans by Mia. They also found the remains of Llamador, who was once one of their pilot captains. His dismembered body indicated that he was eaten by the locals. With all surrounding bases destroyed or surrendered, Mia''s civilians enjoyed their peaceful period. The tranquility did not last long. As soon as their stealth missile research had been completed, Mia told them about his future plan. Changes were coming. . . . A month had passed since Min had dropped Misha and Shurka off on a new habitable planet to attend a new school. Grandmother Min''s fleet was still patrolling on the Dual-Eye Star System and the Cathulu Planet, mining heat energy and gas from the two suns to trade with local civilizations with inferior technologies. As for the two teenagers, they blended well with the local civilization. The planet was filled with humans with cat ears and a cat tail, the Felionian Race. As its name implied, they were catwomen and catmen. Surprisingly, they could also understand Tama and Mii''s language. However, they sometimes meowed instead of talking, but Misha and Shurka understood them since they got used to Tama and Mii''s mewing. However, their daily activities were as short as 10 hours a day, which lasted 24 hours as the Earth. As for the rest of the time, they slept, like a cat. Today, a pair of dragonewts attended school as usual. It was a P.E. class, in which all students had to run around a track field with weight restraint tools on their wrists and angles. *Beep* The P.E. teacher blew her whistle, ordering her students to run a 2km mini-marathon race. Misha, using Mia''s old body, took the lead, followed by Shurka. An athletic catman chased after Shurka. He passed her by running on two legs and two hands. "Meh! You''re cheating, Moo!" "Running on four isn''t cheating! It''s a running technique, NYA!" Ten seconds later, the catman, Moo, caught up to Misha. "Mia, you''re slow! Catto kicku!" Moo leaped at Mia from behind to give Misha a dropkick. In Felionian''s culture, runners were allowed to interrupt their competitors in a standard race. They could use punches, kicks, and psychic skills, but they could not directly wound the opponent with weapons, sharp claws, or bites. Anyone that caused a serious injury on a competitor would get a foul and get ejected from the race. Misha cast a barrier dome. *DONG* Moo''s dropkick hit the barrier, and his body lost his balance in mid-air. *Mew!* (Tama''s whippu!) *PA* Misha''s wings transformed into tentacles and whipped Moo''s body, sending him flying to the side field. "DAAAAHH!! Don''t use your tentacles, you stupid tentacle cat!" Moo screamed in frustration as his position dropped to the last place because of his fall. He got up and ran back into the running track. . After the running session, Moo, Misha, and Shurka rested on the side while the other students ran on the track. Moo did not mind the previous race''s action as it was just a sports competition. Besides, they were friends. Misha and Shurka enjoyed the peaceful environment on this planet. They forgot about the experience in Lilim Heritage Online''s death game. "Nya, Mia, Shurka. Have you heard about the new game?" Moo asked in enthusiasm. "What game?" Misha had not touched a game for months or interest in the gaming community anymore. She did not know what Moo was talking about. "A game company has imported a VRMMO game from the aliens to our planet recently. I think they said the game was still in the closed-beta state, but it will launch to the public soon. Are you interested?" "Nah, I''m tired of gaming. I''m a realist, so I''ll pass." "Are you sure? The game setting is a semi-fantasy and sci-fi! There are robots and monsters." Hearing the sci-fi setting and robots, Misha recalled her bitter experience in LHO. She also missed Maou Mia. "What game, Moo?" Shurka was interested. "Eh, it''s an odd name. Let me check ¡­ Lilim ¡­ Heritage Online." "!!!" Chapter 176 Vol 2 Prologue Chapter 176 ¨C Vol 2 Prologue In Lilim Heritage Online, one day in-game was one hour in real life. It had been four months IRL after Misha parted with Mia, and the game progressed for almost eight years in-game. Maou Mia gazed at his new colony while he was floating in the sky. Below him, ten thousand giant ant monsters were busy constructing a concrete fortress, surrounding a tower, which was similar to the Babylon tower in legends. Twelve female figures were flying behind him, looking at the construction site as well. While they were watching the work ants quietly, Lilith pinged Mia with her private messages. [I will release the game to the public tomorrow. Prepare for an influx of players.] Mia nodded, "No casual player will appear in my world, right?" [Correct. You will only see PKers, criminals, hypocrites, MWG agents, and a bunch of greedy bastards here. No mercy to these fools.] "What about the casual server? Is the setting the same, or is it different?" [The casual one is a copy of your world. However, it won''t be influenced by you or me. It will be just a fantasy world to be enjoyed by all. Also, it will be a fake game with AI NPCs. No real-life or real people involved.] "How about permanent residents? Will they join this game?" [They won''t come. I''m driving them away to other "Real" dimensions, so they won''t get involved in our affairs.] "Good. When can I transfer my guys to my dimension?" [Soon. For now, take it easy and kill all these players for me. Keep grinding and training. Get stronger if you want your revenge. Right now, you won''t stand a chance against Samael and Gabriel.] "¡­ How far until I reach them?" [Very far. After all, none of them are humans, including your grandmother. Well, she''s not even your relative from the very beginning.] . . . Min Uriel sat in front of her son and her daughter-in-law, the parents of Mia, inside an office of Mia''s father. Mia''s father was a handsome man with white jade skin. He had no mole or a spot on his body as if he was a fictional character or an android. However, he was a real living being with blood and flesh. He had a crew cut silver hair and red eyes, which resembled Min, but there was something different. Two white dragon wings were resting behind his back. He folded them so that they would not get in the way. On the other hand, his wife was a blond hair Asian woman. Her face was similar to a female Korean idol with a plastic surgery, which was identical to 3D Asian game characters. A small mouth, a sharp nose, oval face, smooth skin, and busty body made an ideal body to be desired by all gamers and anime enthusiasts. Similar to her husband, she also had two dragon wings, folding behind her back. The three were watching the LHO game intro movie with a grimacing expression. They did not expect that this game would have spread to their galaxy. Moreover, the main villain character in the movie was Maou Mia in his half-monster form! The movie retold Mia''s story during WW III. Instead of a war between overminds and mutants, it became a war between all the coalition of humans and mutants against Mia''s armies. He commanded his monster ant army to invade the world while his supporters stole all human''s ion cannon satellites to use them against the alliance. All hi-tech satellites were destroyed by mankind in retaliation, but they were not enough to stop Mia. After all anti-ICBM satellites were destroyed, Mia launched over a hundred stealth missiles from Shelter 87 to every part of the world, destroyed all human settlements and civilization, clouding the earth with radiation the nuclear winter. Without a supporting base, giant ants, blood golems, sandworms, small hydras, man-eating trees, mutated snakes, and monster wasps slaughtered every living being they found. Mutants joined forces with the remaining humans to fight back against Mia Army. The movie showed that they could repel the endless ant troops and resisted against the nuclear winter, but they ran into boss class monsters. A twelve-headed hydra appeared and killed everybody. One brave demi-hydra pilot took a Prometheus mech and bypassed the hydra. He reached Mia, who was also piloting another Prometheus. Mia''s robot simply swung his lightning blade, and the brave demi-hydra''s mech was cleaved in half. As for the pilot, he pressed a random teleportation button and escaped from the fight. Without someone to stop the grand hydra and Mia, the situation became hopeless as monsters dominated the world. Still, a goddess descended upon the world and created a sanctuary for mankind. She teleported all survivors onto the island, which is located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The goddess hinted that she had left a weapon to fight back against Mia and his monsters on earth. Unfortunately, she violated the higher-order and the laws of the celestial beings, many other weapons landed within the monster''s territories. The name of the goddess was ¡­ Lilim. Then, a logo of Lilim Heritage Online appeared, ending the intro movie. Mia''s father bit his lower lip as he looked at Min. "Mistress, will this affect our vessel? Mia is also a character we created to be our representative for the next Heaven Festival. If he has become a villain in that game, won''t it affect your reputation in our real world?" The father asked Min, but he addressed her as "Mistress" instead of "Mother" or "Mom." "I have no idea. I don''t know what Mia and Lilith had intrigued, but we can only trust him on his judgment." "Can you bribe the admins to transfer Mia to our galaxy? Like how Misha get Shurka to our side?" "I''ve tried, but Medusa said that Mia and Lilith had formed some kind of agreements, and she couldn''t interfere with it." "Even someone in your rank, mistress?" "Sorry. I have no power to veto their decision. We''re playing their games, and we are merely admins, not the developers. We are powerless here." "¡­" Mia''s mother frowned and muttered, "Mistress, do you think Mia knows what we are?" "I doubt it. If Mia had, he would have asked us to take him to our real world, or he would have gone ballistic because of our existence." "I don''t think he would have been mad. We were with him since we have created his character." "His real body has been stolen by Misha, though. Mia has become an independent existence or a new NPC in this world now." "Still, what should we do to get him back?" "¡­ Leave him be. Maybe he has his reasons. Let''s treat him as a teenager in puberty and wait for his return. By the way, has anyone manage to contact Mia in-game?" "... I''m sorry." . . . The masked LHO game company and all alpha-testers got messages from Lilith. [I''ll release the LHO game to the public soon. Alpha testers will be transferred to the hardcore server, while civilians will be sent to the casual server. All mining companies, PKers, dimension criminals, military officers, and MWG staff will also be in the PVP server as well. But there will be a few exceptional individuals that will have the right to join the casual server.] [Secondly, all mining companies in my game worlds will have their characters-in-game deleted. To mine the resources in my dimension again, you can only mine it in the LHO hardcore server. As for other games, you can''t take any item from those games into your world.] [Third, all progress of alpha testers in the LHO game will be reset. Even if you go back to the hardcore server with your old account, you will have to start over.] [Fourth, you can''t inherit your real skills, and status attributes into a casual server game. To use your real world''s abilities in-game, you have to join the hardcore server.] [Fifth, only items in the hardcore server can be brought over to your dimension. So, if you farm in the casual server, you won''t be able to take anything outside of that world.] [Sixth, death in casual server won''t result in real death. You can be respawned as usual. However, mortality in the hardcore server is permanent!] [And lastly, your VIP status is the only thing that gets carried over along with all items in VIP inventory. Hooray!!] Many government agents and mining company shareholders were infuriated. Several insiders, nobles, and high ranking officers invested in VRMMO games to mine resources from other worlds. Now, their profit streak was over. Many na?ve investors filed documents to sue the game companies, which refused to compensate these greedy businessmen and nobles. The Milky Way Government suffered the most damage from the lack of otherworld''s resources and income. Within the next few months, they would not be able to upkeep their military expenditure. As a result, they began selling their diamonds to fill their accounts. Complaints and dissatisfactions sparked rumors. Then, an angry noble leaked the secret to the public media, telling them about the VRMMO''s alternate world secret. Civilians already learned about this rumor since the day Lilith had interfered with the game worlds and broadcasted her voice throughout the Milky Way Galaxy. At first, MWG managed to cover the news outbreak, sweeping this piece of news under the carpet, telling everyone that it was a feature of many VRMMO games. Four months ago, many people interested in joining VRMMO games. Still, when they learned that they might die for real had they died in-game, all of them gave up pursuing a gaming career. The trend died down for four months as ordinary people forgot about this information. Now, the rumors resurfaced, and the gaming trend came back. An hour later, news stations investigated into the matter and found the trace of this scandal. An uproar followed along with the new game''s fame, which was about to be released to the public, Lilim Heritage Online. Gamers from various VRMMO games around the Milky Way Galaxy, who knew about item transfer features, revealed their secrets of success, which attracted more na?ve civilians. With the increase of interest, another noble, who wished to gain fame and face, revealed more secrets about Lilith''s recent messages. These changes brought a new sensation of critics and reevaluation of VRMMO games, run by the mysterious entity. Aside from the high ranking officers in the government, no one knew what the true identity of Lilith was. Chapter 177 Official Release Chapter 177 ¨C Official Release At school, an attractive female dragonewt with long blond hair, folded red wings, a dragon tail, and two horns sat by the side of a pretty short-haired boy of the same race. The girly boy had short hair, sharp eyes, red pupils, and a small figure, which could be misunderstood as a middle-school student. The former was Shurka, while the trap boy was Misha. Although Misha was a boy, she had a secret. Her soul was actually a female alien, a fairy overlord whose memories got overwritten by the boy''s grandmother. Moreover, the body she was using was not hers. It was Mia''s real body. Shurka had already learned about Misha''s secret, and she was okay with it. Since it was Misha whom Shurka knew from the very beginning, she did not care what past Misha had. Yes, the two were dating. A female dragonewt was dating a trap dragonewt, who had a girl''s soul. . Misha and Shurka read the news and the investigation articles of the alternate dimension games. The more they read, the more they worried about Maou. They had seen the intro movie of LHO, and they saw Mia. Furthermore, the pilot that fought Mia was actually Thorn! Something had happened in that world that made the two fight each other, but all the reports and researches did not mention anything about Mia and Thorn''s existence. "Isn''t that Maou?" "It''s him." "What happened during these months? How long have we stopped playing the game?" "Many years must have passed inside the game. The last time I know, we were planning to research on the stealth ICBM tech tree or something. After that, Maou chased us out of the game and stayed behind." Both of them could only speculate about the events after they had left. No matter what they had researched in social media or the news, no one mentioned anything about the game background other than the intro movie. "Do you ¡­ want to return to the game?" Shurka was nervous that Misha would reenter the game to find Maou. "Well, the news said that the casual server will be harmless to the players since we can respawn upon death. If I''m playing the game again, I might as well play the casual server while I look for Maou''s news." "R-Right! The casual server is safer! The hardcore server is for the PKers!" "Will you play with me if I''m joining the casual server?" "Err ¡­" Shurka hesitated. She did not like the background setting of the game since it was too realistic. "How about this? I will survey the game when it''s launched. And if it''s safe, I''ll come back to tell you what''s inside the game." "Do you really have to play this game?" "Maou is my other-self. I have to find him and get him back to his grandmother." . . . The next day, at 7.55 AM. Misha walked to the side of her LHO game capsule in her room for the first time in months. Although she only spent a few days playing in the close-beta, the memory was still fresh for her. "It''s been a while." She entered the capsule and waited for the opening time, which should be around 8 AM. The social media was crazy about the game. All alpha-test gameplays were uploaded to the internet by the government insiders, who were making money from the ad revenues. Misha watched the gameplay to kill time, but she did not enjoy watching it. The gameplay was flashy as the player displayed his psychic skills and marksmanship to kill zombies, which was bland to Misha. She had experienced a real hell of a battlefield through herself and Maou. She knew that these zombies were nothing but a tutorial. Once players ran into a battle between mutants and mechs, they would understand the difference. *Mew?* (I wonder if I can return to that place again.) "I think you will, Tama." The meowing came from Misha''s chest, where the creature resided. A symbiosis parasite eggcat, named Tama, was living inside Misha''s body. Tama was a harmless eggcat that Misha had picked up in the game during the close-beta. As fate pranked on them, Misha took Tama to the real world by chance, and their life changed because of it. After a brief adventure together in-game and in real life, they were co-living together in peace. *Meh-Heh Mew!* (If we have to start over, let''s pick a demi-human race. I can get smarter with this race.) "Meh, we are an inferno dragonewt. If we become a demi-human, what will happen to us when we return? I don''t want to lose my VIT and STM in real life." *Mew* (You only used your STM on the bed with Shurka! Let''s become demi-human and increase your INT and WIS! Your INT status is too low to the point that you can barely pass the previous exams.) "Are you saying I''m stupid?" *Meh-Heh Mew* (No, you''re not stupid. You''re a banana!) "¡­" > The clock ticked at 8 AM, and the game screen inside the capsule changed. The server connection of this game turned green, and both servers had been opened. "It''s time. Let''s find Maou and get him home." *Mew!* (Let''s get that wet banana home!) . . . When Misha''s conscience entered the game, she was greeted by a nostalgic grassland that she used to create her character. Also, someone she knew was floating before her, the famous goddess Lilith. "Hi, Lilith. Nice to see you again," Misha smiled at Lilith. Lilith smirked at Misha, "Welcome back. It''s been a while, isn''t it." "Yeah, it''s been months." "It was almost 8 years to me. Well, by now you should know that your previous character progress in-game is going to be reset, right?" "Will it affect my real status in the real world?" "If you pick the hardcore server and go in with all of your previous attributes and skills, then yes. Otherwise, no." "Then, can I play the casual server? I don''t want to jump into a death game this time." "Sure, but your character will become a level-1 without a skill like others. Are you sure?" "I''m sure. By the way, is Maou playing in the hardcore server or the casual server?" Lilith paused. Her smiling face disappeared. "Hardcore server." "Can I meet him if I play the casual server?" "Unfortunately, both servers'' data are not linked. The casual is a game, while the other is an alternate dimension. You have to pick one." "¡­" "A pro''s tip, you can transfer your character from the casual server to the hardcore server if you feel like you''re ready. Once you do, all of your real skills and status attributes will combine with your game avatar''s abilities, and you will be able to play in the hardcore server." "Really?" "Bear in mind that once you have moved to the hardcore server, you can''t go back to the casual server. Also, I''ve fixed a lot of bugs regarding the logout sequence. You can''t press the logout button while you''re in the middle of a fight anymore, even in the casual server." "¡­" "Then, what''s your final answer? Are you joining the casual server?" Misha wanted to rejoin the hardcore server to find Maou. However, she valued Shurka''s safety more than anything else at the moment. "Casual, please. By the way, can I bring Tama into the game as well?" "I see no problem with that." "Thank you!" Misha rejoiced. With Tama around, her gaming experience would not be boring. "Next, since you''re an inferno dragonewt, and you were once a human and a demi-human, you can pick one among the three." Misha picked her current race without hesitation, the inferno dragonewt. For the sake of playing the game with Tama''s assistance like the past, she could not pick the human race. Demi-human was also out of the question since it was weaker than a dragonewt. Moreover, inferno dragonewts are immune to fire attacks, and its body was the toughest among all choices. She could make use of it. There were no physical tests this time. Lilith allowed Misha to customize her character again. "I''ve loaded the pre-set of your character settings. Unfortunately, you can only pick one appearance since you don''t have that [Polymorph] skill anymore." Two avatars of Misha''s current girly boy body of Mia and the other "Female Misha" was floating in the air before her. Misha smiled and picked the "Female Misha" without hesitation. "Are you sure?" Asked Lilith. "Yeah. This is supposed to be my real body, after all." "I''ll adjust the features, so it will become suitable for an inferno dragonewt. Well, you can enter the game now. Good luck." "Thank you, Lilith." "Don''t thank me. Thank Maou if you happen to meet him in the future." . . . Misha reappeared inside an ancient Parthenon. Within the temple, a five-meter tall statue of a dragonewt situated before her. There was writing on a pallet below the figure. [For the lost dragonewts, touch me gently and scratch my itching left toe. As the god of all dragonewts, I shall bestow you a starting skill of your choice as a reward.] "¡­" *Mew!* (The first minute into the open-beta version of the game, a sick freak has appeared.) Misha did not celebrate that Tama also joined her into the game as well. Her mind was blank as she read the unique message. She felt like she was sexually harassed by the writer. Yet, she extended her hand and scratched the statue''s left foot''s toe. *Oh yeah!* A deep voice manly moan caused Misha and Tama to shiver in fear. However, the perverted statue blessed them with a system prompt screen. > . ************************************** > 1. Fireball 2. Fire Breath 3. Flame Field 4. Fire Resistance 5. Auto-Regeneration ************************************** . Misha checked her current character''s skill. As she had expected, Misha restarted the game with a new character without a skill. "Which one should I pick?" *Mew* (The best defense is the best offense. The best attack is still the best attack. Pick a defense skill or the auto-regeneration skill!) "Wait, what?" *Meh-Heh Mew!* (Trust me, I''m an engineer! I meant, I''m a genius eggcat! You can use me to attack zombies in the early game.) Misha recalled her past experience. Tama could transform her tentacle into sharp spear tips or swords at will. Moreover, she had learned a tendril skill from Maou, which could release a porcupine strike around herself. Since Tama could be the attacking assistant, Misha picked the auto-regeneration skill for self-heal. *Whoosh!* A light shone on Misha''s body. > > > . ************************************* > Name ¨C Misha Bloominglilly Race ¨C Inferno Dragonewt Class ¨C None Sub Class - None Level: 1/200 EXP: 0/100 HP: 50/50 ST: 50/50 PF: 50/50 Hunger: 300/300 > Free Attribute ¨C 0 STR: 50 VIT: 50 STM: 50 AGI: 50 DEX: 50 INT: 50 WIS: 50 Luck: 20 > Inferno Mastery: Lv1 Auto Regeneration: Lv1 Mating Season: Lv0 (No Partner) ************************************* . Chapter 178 New Server, New Gameplay Chapter 178 ¨C New Server, New Gameplay A lot of things changed in this game version. For a starter, Misha had an HP bar, which she never had in the close-beta. Several things also showed in this version, such as the ST, which should have been an abbreviation of Stamina. PF should be a Psych Force, and the Hunger was a straightforward hunger gauge. Since Lilith added these into the game, they might play a role in the future. However, Misha clicked her tongue when she noticed her status attributes. Her former combined attributes were almost 10,000 in points, but she was left with 50 points to all stats. It was heartbreaking and disappointing to start over. Misha almost fainted when she recalled her former glory. Still, her skill panels were more detailed. . ************************************** > Fire Related Skill Activation Count: 0 Next Level: 10 > Inferno Mastery is a unique passive skill that only inferno dragonewts have. You can gain its level by using fire-related skills. > Increase all fire-related skill level by the level of this skill. ************************************** . ************************************** > Total HP healed: 0 Next Level: 100 > Regenerate HP and ST once every five seconds. The amount of regenerated HP and ST depends on the level. > For each level increment, regenerate 0.5% of your total HP and ST per tick. Activated automatically. ************************************** . The skill descriptions were easier to understand than the last version, where Misha and Mia had to figure everything by trails and errors. Furthermore, there was an EXP indicator, which was better than the former percentage bar. ''Lilith is treating the last version as a close-beta. I guess a commercial version is always different than the testing ones.'' Misha was impressed by this user-friendly interface. With a detailed explanation, no one should have complained about the game like the other beta-testers anymore. *Meh-Heh Mew!* (Mish, check your last skill!) "What skill?" *Mew* (The horny one!) Misha read the last skill details, which she had learned about it from Crystal. It was an obscene skill, which only female characters had it. She did not activate this skill during the beta test, but it appeared in her game menu this time. Moreover, it was a lot different than what Misha had known. . ************************************** > Mating Partner: None Mating Count: 0 Libido Level: 0 Collected Seed: 0 Next Level: 1 Season Range: January to February, 60 Days. > A unique skill that only female mutants had. Automatically activates when you have a sexual activity with a spouse. By collecting seeds from your partner, you can give birth to strong children and use them to fight alongside you. For each session that you mated with your partner, you will obtain EXP = ((Your skill level/2)% x Partner''s total strength). For every ten sessions, you have a chance of (Your skill level)% of learning your partner''s skill or increase your skill mastery at random. Mating Partner: Your designated sexual partner. You can only have one male partner to obtain the skill effect. To get a new partner, you are required to divorce the previous mate, or the former mate has to be deceased. Mating Count: Sexual activity counter, for a reference of how active you are. Libido Level: The level of your sexual desire. This level goes up and down, depending on the time of the year and your season period. However, you get various bonuses to your attributes and skills if your level is high. - Libido Effect ¨C Level 0: No bonus Level 1: 1 free Status Attribute bonus for each level up. Level 2: 2 free Status Attribute bonus for each level up. Level 3: 3 free Status Attribute bonus for each level up. Level 4: 5 free Status Attribute bonus for each level up. Level 5: 10 free Status Attribute bonus for each level up. *Each increased in level gives the player 2% chance to get a debuff status effect [Estrus] once an hour.* **[Estrus] status effect will cripple the player''s judgment and moral conduct. You might subconsciously assault someone of the opposite sex if you have this debuff.** Collected Seed: The total seeds that you have received in your womb. By collecting enough seed (Male''s semen), you can trade it to increase your status attributes or give birth to your babies. ************************************** . Misha''s face paled, "WTF!? I fucked up by picking a female character, haven''t I?" *Meh-Heh Mew!* (Want me to be your "Partner"? I can''t produce semen, though. On the bright side, you won''t get pregnant.) "No, thanks. I''ll do something about it. The season comes in Jan and Feb, but today is still in the mid-November. We have time to adjust to the changes." *Mew* (Just call Shurka into the game at that time. Have her play a male character or something, so she can do you.) "¡­" Misha thought she was an H-Game character, who always had this kind of obscene status details about her sex life. ''Forget it. Time to adjust to a new environment and find Maou. Wait, Maou is in the hardcore server. My character has to get stronger before I jump into that hell again. Come to think of it, Maou''s ant children are as strong as a tank. I need at least 3000 points to all of my attributes at a minimum, and I need all of my former skills back. Also, I need an esper mech.'' Misha took a mental note about her goals. She looked around to see if there was anything she could do inside the Parthenon. As she observed the temple, she found no player around her, which was unusual. Then, she recalled that she had spent hours to create her avatar. ''New players are probably busy tampering with their in-game characters. Well, I don''t have to squeeze through traffic.'' Misha laughed as she explored the temple for clues of her next objective or quest. The Parthenon only had statues of various subspecies of dragonewts. The one that Misha had scratched was the eye-catching one as it was the tallest statue among them. She walked toward the dragonewt god again and prayed, "I''m lost, and I don''t know what to do next. Great god, could you guide this poor soul the way?" *Oh, yeah!* A manly moan came from the god''s idol again. This time, a light led Misha outside of the Parthenon, guiding her to another statue in the town square. After Misha had exited the Parthenon, she found other temples nearby. A few quick players had already walked outside of their perspective race, mostly humans, exploring the surrounding areas with curiosity. When one of the human players spotted Misha, he approached her. "Excuse me, how do you change your race?" Misha frowned, "What race?" "You look like a dragonewt, right? Are you a dragonewt?" "Yes, I am. What about it?" "Could you tell me how I can change my race to a dragonewt? Please?" Their conversation attracted onlookers and other players. More of them got closer to Misha to eavesdrop. Misha could guess what they were trying to do. These fast gamers wanted to acquire a unique race to get a head start, so they could advance faster in the late game. "I''m sorry. I don''t know what you mean. I meant, you''re human, right?" "Yes." "Then, are you a human in real life?" "Duh! Obviously, I''m human. Wait ¡­" "Then, I have bad news to tell you. I''m a dragonewt in real life, so ¡­" Misha shrugged. "¡­ Hold it. That''s impossible! Dragonewts have been extinct in the Milky Way! How could you-" "Who said anything that I''m from the Milky Way Galaxy?" "¡­" The human crowd was astonished. At first, they thought that only Milky Way people, rather humans, were the only ones who could play this game. They looked around. As Misha had hinted, many other races joined the game and were strolling around the area. The reality hit them hard as some of them started cussing at the game admins and developers. Still, half of the gamers expressed their understanding. While they were gathering around Misha to admire her avatar, someone spotted another female player, who walked out of an empty Parthenon. It was a player with cat ears, a cat tail, and a cute face. A player from the felionian race arrived. "Nya, so many human players. I thought I entered the game first." The human players were in an uproar. "NEKO MIMI!!" "CAT GIRL!!" "WHAT!?" "THEY EXIST IN THE UNIVERSE!!" Everyone scrambled to surround the cat girl, taking game screen pictures as if she were a cosplayer. "WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE!? HELPU NYA!!" Despite the tearful plea from the innocent felionian, Misha escaped from the place and ran toward her guided direction. Misha arrived at the town square. Another tall statue of a goddess awaited. No quest prompt or a message appeared after she had arrived. However, she found another pallet with written notes. [Welcome to the Earth Sanctuary, my poor mortal.] [Because of the Demon King Mia, our world has been overrun by monsters and mutants. But fear not, I shall show you the way to defeat those monsters and the Demon King.] [Unfortunately, you are still too weak to contend against the Demon King, let alone his subordinates. I shall guide you and awaken your potential. Please close your eye.] Reading to this point, Misha closed her eyes. *WHOOSH* A familiar light sensation tickled Misha''s skin as she was teleported to an isolated white room. "A white room. Wait a minute!" Misha looked around and found a pool at the center of the room. On the sides, bungalows of the golden generation sisters were still there. This place was Misha''s soul space! Chapter 179 Tutorial in the Mind Space Chapter 179 ¨C Tutorial in the Mind Space "Are they using my soul space to hold a tutorial stage?" Misha became cautious about the new game. The background setting and game theme were too suspicious again. [Welcome to the tutorial. I''m Goddess Lilim. I shall guide you on how you can survive in this world.] "Okay?" [First, pick a weapon of your choice. Then, attack a dummy on ¡­ the middle of the pool island.] Even the AI of the game stuttered when it recognized the unusualness of Misha''s soul space. Meanwhile, Misha was relieved that she hid her soul core inside one of the bungalows as a precaution against overminds and fairy overlords. Since the game did not summon a black slime or create a statue in her mind space, Misha had nothing to worry about. Misha picked a handgun, which had appeared out of nowhere, and aimed at the dummy from the other side. She pulled the trigger. *BANG* A bullseye. [Very good. Now, let''s try a live target.] A green zombie appeared in Misha''s mind space. ''Goddammit. Stop summoning anything into my soul space! It''s dangerous!'' Had a monster destroyed her soul core, Misha did not know what would have happened to her, even though Lilith had advertised that they would not be harmed in real life. Without waiting for instruction, Misha put a bullet into the zombie''s skull. *BANG* > > > > > > > Misha frowned. She had a feeling that the level up system was also different. Had it been an old version, she did not get a bonus attribute after her level had increased. However, this version increased her status automatically. The goddess''s voice continued. [Let me explain your level and EXP system.] . ********************************************** > By killing a monster, NPC, or player, you can acquire a set amount of EXP. The amount of EXP you can get depends on the difference between your overall status attributes. For example, the green zombie that you have killed has a total sum of 350 points in attributes, while your combined points of STR, VIT, STM, DEX, AGI, INT, WIS, and unused free attributes were 350 points. With no point difference, the player shall get a fixed amount of 100 EXP per kill, not including the bonus from VIP privilege. If your target has 1,000 total status points while you have 350, for additional point difference, you will obtain 10 bonus EXP for each point difference, plus 100 default EXP. Thus, you will gain a staggering total of 6,600 EXP! EXP Formula: Target has higher stats than the player EXP = 10 x (Target Stats ¨C Player Stats) + 100 However, if your total sum of attributes were 400 while your killed target was 350, you would have only gotten 50 EXP from the point difference. However, should the point difference is 100 or higher, you will get only 1 EXP. EXP Formula: Player has higher stats than the target EXP = 100 ¨C (Player Stats ¨C Target Stats) If the result is equal to or lower than 0, EXP = 1. ********************************************** . Misha was absorbed into the details. Now that the game paid more attention to their status attributes, she knew where she should concentrate on improving or grinding. [Monsters have power indicator above their head. Now, I have spawned another green zombie. Try to observe the number carefully] A green zombie appeared again. This time, it had an indicator of > above its head. [Now, kill it.] Misha aimed and pulled the trigger. *BANG* The zombie staggered backward after the bullet went through its skull. However, it did not die. Above its head, an HP bar appeared. Its red bar decreased by 80%. "Huh? I destroyed his brain." *BANG* Misha fired at the zombie again. This time, it fell. > > > > > > > With just a few status differences, the result was apparent. By killing a stronger foe, she could earn more EXP than killing the weaker ones. However, the zombie was abnormally stronger than usual, as well. [Foes with a higher status than the player always get a buff to their status attributes before the damage calculation. The last zombie did not die immediately after the first shot because of this system. For every point difference, the monsters get a fixed bonus percentage to their status.] [For example, a monster with 100 total attributes higher than you will always get a 100% boost to their stats! 200 points would be 200% and so on! Be careful when you fight a stronger foe!] Listened to the game tutorial, Misha had a chill running down her spine. She imagined herself fighting against Maou''s monster ants, which had over 10,000 points in status points. Those 2,000 to 3,000 VIT gave them a strong defense and vitality that could withstand rifle shells and explosion. Combined with the game buff, Misha was not confident than she could kill one of them without a nuclear warhead. ''Are they buffing the monsters while they are nerfing the players? How am I going to find Mia in the hardcore server if the casual server''s players are this weak!?'' The tutorial continued, [Now, move on to the racial traits. You might have noticed that you have gained status points after you have leveled up. This is a feature of the game. Please check your "New" racial perks. Of course, it won''t be as realistic as your "Real" power in real life.] . *************************************** > In the past, inferno dragonewts were once considered the top of the food chain. Time changes, as well as the glory days of this race. Dragonewts have become weaker due to the curse of the Demon King and his wives. Still, all power that inferno dragonewts had once possessed can be awakened as you progress in-game. Search for your potential as you fight to save the world from monsters and the Demon King Mia. > - Max Hunger Bar is set at 300. - Max Level is set to 200. - Advancing the main occupation to a higher tier will reset the level to 1, but you will retain all attributes and skills. - Automatically acquire one VIT and one STM for each level up. - Eggcat partner grows stronger for each level up. - Born with a unique skill [Inferno Mastery]. - Staying in a hot climate area recovers HP, ST, and PF. (Psych Force) - Using fire-related skills consume less Hunger, ST, and PF. - Consuming a green gel recovers 100 HP, 100 ST, and 50 Hunger. - Consuming a yellow gel recovers 1,000 HP, 1,000 ST, and 150 Hunger. - Consuming a red gel recovers 10,000 HP, 10,000 ST, and 300 Hunger. - Gain one attribute point in LUC for every 20 levels increased. - Can consume one LUC to self-revive with full health. - Evolution to a more advanced race is possible. *************************************** . Many details changed. It changed so much that Misha gritted her teeth in anger since her character was nerfed. It went from the godly tier race down to a weakling goblin. Eating gels would not influence status caps anymore. Moreover, status caps seemed to disappear entirely from her status menu. The exploitation of red gels, which used to bless her with 7-day satiety, was gone and replaced with a nerfed version. The fire skill spamming without a usage cost was also gone. ''It''s becoming more like a casual game now. All those absurd OP perks are gone.'' Misha stayed positive. Since the entire thing leaned toward a proper game, she could relax a bit. Still, she did not understand why the game used her mind space as a tutorial ground. The suspicion came back, and Misha put more caution on her actions. The tutorial continued. [Moving on. Now, let''s talk about your imagination power.] "¡­" Misha got serious. When it came to the imagination and the mind space, it related to their soul attack. [This tutorial room is not just an ordinary system room, but your inner soul. Inside this room, your soul core is usually in the center of this room. In your case, you seem to understand the basics of what I''m trying to teach you.] The game goddess summoned another creature inside Misha''s soul room. When the creature entered the room, Misha''s face distorted in anger. It was a black slime! Also, it had a red > as a status indicator, telling Misha that it was a strong monster. [This is a special monster that only appears in a soul space. Ordinary weapons cannot kill it. However, it posts the greatest threat upon your soul core as this type of creature treats a soul core and your soul as food.] *SCREECH!* As the goddess was explaining, the slime detected Misha. [To kill this creature, you must focus your imagination and-] Before the game goddess finished her explanation, Misha pointed her finger at the slime and imagined her former skill. All of her past experiences came together in the form of her best soul attack. Blast! *BOOM* The invisible cannon hit black slime, shattered it, and disintegrated the monster into small soul fragments. [¡­] > > > > > > > "Oh? I gained levels killing that?" [¡­] The AI.exe had stopped working for a minute. [¡­ Next, I''ll teach you about the soul-devouring technique. Every time you kill a black slime, soul fragments always appears, you can-] Again, before the game had finished telling Misha to do anything, she gathered all soul fragments into one pile and scanned through them, searching for any suspicious object or a hidden soul among the sparkling dust. Fortunately, there was not any. Since Misha did not find any hidden conscience inside the soul fragments, she ate all of it to reinforce her soul''s strength. > > > "Huh? No memory fragment or strength boost?" [Could you please listen to my explanation before you jump to action?] "¡­" Chapter 180 Gap Chapter 180 ¨C Gap "Meh, do it faster, then." [¡­ Since you have experienced in soul space and soul combat, I''ll skip a few details.] . ****************************** > Sometimes, you will encounter creatures that can invade your soul. These creatures are similar to the black slime that you have killed as they always drop soul fragments, which give you soul points and free status attribute points upon consumed. These soul points are another form of a currency that can be used to buy skills for players. By collecting these soul points, you can upgrade your character and evolve into a stronger race. ****************************** . Misha had a wry smile on her face. Instead of giving her a portion of the dead black slime''s memories, the game gave her a form of currency to exchange for goodies. ''This game is going to be grindy. Do I have to poke my nose to bait for these black slimes? I don''t like using my soul attack.'' After Misha had finished reading the soul point description, another menu appeared before her. It was the Soul Shop, which she could trade the 1,000 soul points for a skill book. . ****************************** > You can exchange your soul points for items or skill books, here. You can also use dust to trade for soul points. Exchange Rate: 1,000 Dust to 1 Soul Point. > 1. 1,000 Points: Fireball Skill Book 2. 1,000 Points: Fire Breath Skill Book 3. 1,000 Points: Flame Field Skill Book 4. 1,000 Points: Fire Resistance Skill Book 5. 1,000 Points: Auto-Regeneration Skill Book ****************************** . They were the starter skills that Misha had once been prompted to choose for free. Now, they had become merchandise. Since there were only five items in the shop, Misha picked the most useful skill among the list, the Flame Field. > This skill had various uses. From Mia and her experience, the flame field could be used as a layer of a barrier dome, which could repel fire attacks. Also, the skill acted as a burst wave, which burned surrounding areas around Misha. In summary, this skill could be Misha''s both offensive and defensive spell. . ****************************** > Number of usages: 0 Next level: 10 Activation Cost: 50 Hunger. Barrier Upkeep: 1 Hunger per 1.5 seconds. Generated Shield HP: 2HP per 1 PF > Flame Field is a skill that can be used as a weapon or a defensive shield. By activating it, a fire dome will burst out of the caster, burning everything within five meters radius. Afterward, the fire dome will act as a shield against physical attacks and fire attacks. > After it is cast, a fire barrier will remain until the caster dispels it. The caster can pay the upkeep to maintain the barrier. However, if the flame field suffered damages from any attack, the caster''s PF will decrease to upkeep the barrier. Higher flame field mastery increases firepower, adds damage reduction, reduces the activation cost, and lowers the upkeep. ****************************** . Misha sighed, ''At least, I got this skill back, but it will be a long grinding to get it to my previous level. Also, no more red gel abuse and skill spam. What a pity.'' No more inferno red gel hacks for Misha [You have completed the basic combat and skill usage tutorial. From now on, you can start taking jobs from guilds or seek an apprenticeship from masters on this sanctuary. Once you have reached level 100 or the sum of all careers reached 100 or higher, you can leave this island.] [I hope that you can find my lost artifacts, so you can defeat the Demon King Mia in the future.] Misha''s consciousness was pulled back to her game avatar in the center square. When she returned to her game avatar, she found many people around her, taking pictures from various angles, including the view below her buttock. "Oi!" Misha was pissed. A fire crackled around her body as she prepared to launch her flame field in this game for the first time. *Mew!* (I want to kill them when you were sleeping, but I was afraid of a PK status. Can I kill them?) As if the perverts realized their wrongdoings, they dispersed in an instant. Still, many honest players were sitting around the goddess statue in the middle of the town square with their eyes closed. Misha figured that these people might be doing the same quest as she did. But there was something wrong with them. These players sweated bullets as if they were having a nightmare. ''Killing two zombies with a weapon is a cakewalk. But killing that 1000-point black slime with a soul attack is going to be tough for newbies. That thing can''t be killed easily with the monster''s buff and player''s nerf. They require experience and mental strength to kill that. Or, maybe the game was trying to give an example of an impossible foe?'' Misha abandoned her worries for other players. She left the town square as she explored the Newbie Island. It was not hard to tell which buildings were giving what service as signboards and game indicators were around. With many hints, Misha looked around to gather information for Shurka. She was not in a hurry to complete quests or change her class. After all, she did not play the game to compete with anyone or become a professional gamer. Misha had not realized yet. Currently, her level and her total status points were ranked first in the leaderboard since everyone got stuck with the black slime in the tutorial quest. Above her head, two gold icons, which honored the first ranker in status points and level, were floating on top of Misha''s head along with her avatar name. Everywhere she went, players would look at her in awe and respect. Moreover, Misha was a rare dragonewt, which had gone extinct in the Milky Way Galaxy. Many human players from the Milky Way took many pictures and posted them on their social media. There were also other races walking around the Newbie Island. Aside from the felionians, two more xeno-races joined the game, as well. One of them was similar to a demi-hydra in their monster transformation, but they had two arms and two legs. The Tatus Race was the legit lizardmen from birth, which inherited reptilian species'' bloodlines and DNAs. The other one was a half-human half-rabbit, the Leporian race. These people had long bunny ears instead of short human ears. Also, their hands and legs were the fluffy animal''s hands, which attracted attention from human players. Still, those hands were not like harmless rabbits. They hid long claws in their paws, like cats, which were strong enough to tear human flesh apart with a single scratch. Moreover, they were meat-eaters / carnivores! Anyone who fancied these rabbit folks, thinking that they were easy prey, would soon learn a harsh lesson. On Misha''s Cathulu Planet, many Tatus and Leporians were common there as the three races used the planet as their trade hub, which was the reason that Min chose this planet to settle down. Many of these aliens also attended Mia''s school. Therefore, Tatus, Leporians, Felionians, and a dragonewt like Misha stood out from the player population. "MIAAAAAAA!!" Soon, someone called for Misha''s other name. It was Moo, a cat boy from the same class at Misha''s school. Moo leaped forward to hug Misha, but she greeted him with her right foot to his face. The foot planted into his face, and a damage indicator, >, appeared. His HP bar also reduced a bit. Tama also used her tentacles to tie his angles and slammed him onto the ground. Another > damage appeared. "Ouch! My HP!" Moo cried. "Meh, don''t jump me, you banana cat! Wait, how did you know that it''s me?" "Well, Tama has been calling you Misha, and from what I see, only dragonewts on Cathulu are you and Shurka. I figure that the dragonewt with Misha as a name should only be you, Mia." Misha was astonished by Moo''s deduction power. Even though Misha had not told anyone at school that she had another nickname, Moo managed to figure it out on his own. "By the way, Mia. I didn''t know that you can play as another gender. You look hot in a female avatar!" Moo''s eyes sparkled as he ogled Misha, who was still wearing newbie clothes. "Oi, stop staring. Do you want me to poke your eyes!?" "C''mon. Let me touch your boobs. Share the fun with your friend, too!" Moo made a groping gesture, wanting to touch Misha''s boobs. Misha kicked Moo to his nuts, making him crouching down in pain. 10 Damage applied to Moo. "Behave, banana cat. Anyway, have you completed the tutorial quest yet? How was your fight with the black slime?" Moo sulked, "Obviously, I lost! It''s a rigged fight by the game. We all should have 350 points as a total sum of starting status, right? How the hell can we kill the 1,000 point monster with only our imagination!?" "You lost? Then, how did you complete the quest?" "It''s a rigged event. When my HP was one hit away from the final blow, the game took the black slime away and gave me EXP to reward me. The game said that I reduced half of its HP, so I get a bit over a thousand EXP as a quest reward. Say, how many EXP did you get? How the hell do you level so fast?" "¡­ Huh?" Misha raised her eyebrows as she was surprised by the other player''s result. "Don''t "Huh" me. I''m only level 5 after the tutorial. How come you''re level 15? Did you complete another quest?" Misha paused and glanced around. Since many people were eavesdropping on their conversation because of Misha''s top-ranking status, she pulled Moo to a quiet place. When they were alone, Moo laughed, "Oh, you wanna do that in-game? Well, if you don''t mind trying your new body on me, I''m ready at any time." Misha hammered a fist on top of Moo''s head, "Idiot banana. I''m trying to tell you a secret here!" Moo was disappointed, "Oh, okay. Bummer. I thought I would have lost my V card in-game with my buddy, boohoo." Misha facepalmed, "Meh. Okay, look. Here is the secret. I defeated the black slime." "HOWDAFUC-" Misha pressed a palm to shut Moo''s mouth. "Don''t yell. Don''t cry. Don''t make a sound. Or I''ll make Miss Tiffany visit you." "¡­" Chapter 181 Pay-To-Win Power Chapter 181 ¨C Pay-To-Win Power Misha told everything during the tutorial to Moo, who stood in silence. Also, Misha told him about her VIP10 status, which carried over from the closed-beta period. Moo was speechless when he found out that Misha was once a beta-tester. He cried in envy. "I wish I could play in the beta test, too." Misha sighed, "It was not a pleasant testing period. Well, let''s move on and find a quest to do or a monster to kill." "Wait, how do you get the VIP status? I want that EXP bonus, too." "You have to spend diamonds or buy it from the game company. Do you have diamonds?" "Obviously, I''m a hunter family. My signature, Catto Kicku, has slain many of our nemesis, Catto Fishu, and we got so many diamonds that it flooded my piggy bank, Nya." "¡­ Oh, cool. How many do you have? Do you have enough to buy VIP10?" "I have 10 diamonds, Nya." "¡­" "Mia, lend me some diamonds. I''ll let you borrow my Catto Dicku, so you can enjoy your no-nut-novemBOOOF!" Misha kicked him to the nuts again. Now, Moo had less than half of his HP bar left. Out of pity, Misha opened her inventory to look for a potion for him in reflex. When she saw her inventory menu, her mouth was agape. All stored items from the beta period were still there! ''JACKPOT!!'' Several carcasses of monsters, ant corpses, potions, gels, and her diamonds were still in there. Without hesitation, she tossed a healing potion at Moo. Then, she sorted all the items in her VIP inventory. . *********************************** > - 5,000 Red Gels - 20,000 Yellow Gels - 50,000 Green Gels - 5000 Diamonds - 50 Mutated Bluefin Tunas - 3500kg of the monster alligator skins - 1500kg of the monster alligator bones - One Alligator heart - 200 Fire Ant Worker Corpses - 150 Fire Ant Nurse Corpses - 400 Fire Ant Soldier Corpses - 20 tons of mixed monster corpses. - 55 Healing Potions - 10 Random Teleportation Buttons - 5 Resource Maps - 2 Jetpacks *********************************** . Misha had forgotten about these items. Since she had just thrown a bottle of potion from the inventory at Moo, Misha confirmed that all items could be used in this casual server. Now that it came back, she wondered if it worth investing these items into the casual server game by selling them for the in-game cash. ''I should find a place to sell these useless junks.'' While Misha was sorting her items, Moo was surprised by the potion that came out of nowhere. "Where did you get this, Nya?" "VIP Shop. Diamond items." "HOLY SHITTO!! You''re freaking rich, Nya! Isn''t this bottle sold for 100 diamonds?" "You can get it dirt cheap if you buy a daily VIP10 pack." "Let me worship you, Mia! Be my god ¡­ well, my goddess." "Stop that. Let''s go find a quest to do or a monster to kill. We waste enough time already." "Okay! Please carry me from now on, hehehe!" "¡­" Misha sighed. Moo could be handy at times, but he was a good fella. Also, his real life''s martial arts were on par with GG sisters. When he was serious, he could fight in a one-on-one match against Sasha or Natalie to a standstill, as long as none of them use their psychic power or a soul attack. . After exploring the newbie town for another half an hour, combined with the default game''s mini-map, they understood the layout of the city. Also, they heard a conversation between professional gamers, who had already explored the city and gathered valuable information for their colleagues. Masters of various crafts were hiding in the resident district. To get them to teach a player anything, they would hand out chain quests to players. Moo grinned, "Should we go and take a look?" Misha nodded, "Looking won''t hurt. Let''s go." As Misha and Moo left the central square to the residential area, a thousand players had already crowded the Goddess Lilim''s Statue, fighting a black slime in the tutorial quest. None of them managed to beat the black slime with their "Imagination Attack" since it was their first time experiencing a battle between souls. After the tutorial, players ended up with the level range of 3 to 5. Once the quest was completed, they were left hanging without any further guide or assistance from the game. Thus, many players did not know what they should do next. There was no adventurer guild nor a crafting guild to receive quests. There was no mayor or a town elder to give events either. Players were at a loss! They did not know how they can raise their level! As a result, Misha''s level and her overall status points became the center of attention. Many professional gamers sent private messages, hoping to learn about the next step of the game or getting info from Misha. Unfortunately, Misha turned off her private message system, so she could enjoy her privacy. Furthermore, she set her game option to reject all friend requests automatically. Pro-gamers were restless as someone had taken a major lead. Still, they got enough information to proceed in-game. Misha, Moo, and a dozen pro-gamers wandered in the residential district. The stone houses and architecture style resembled the ancient Rome. Marble stone statues of naked humans were also everywhere. Different from the Ancient Roman''s sexual tastes, men had long and large assets, while women had S curve body lines. The genitals were also in detail, which made Moo drool. "If they paint them with realistic painting, they would have made a fine sex toy out of this." Misha facepalmed, "Is that all that you can think?" "What? I appreciate art and beauty! If I had one of these, I wouldn''t have placed them in front of my house. I would have customized their lower part and add an onah-OOOF!" Misha kicked his nuts again to cut his vulgar speech. "HAHAHAHAHA!" While Moo was holding his crotch in pain, the laughter of an elder came from behind them. When they looked back, they found a withered old man sitting on a long bench. He did not have a hair or a beard on his face. Yet, he smiled at the two players. "You, that cat boy. You have a good sense of taste!" Moo grinned, "Obviously, I''m a Catto of culture. I appreciate beautiful pussies if I see one." "That''s the spirit, boy! People these days are too timid! They must express their inner desire and be outgoing! You have a good character, cat boy. Say, do you interest in these arts? Do you want to be a sculptor?" "OHHH!! Are you by chance a moonlight sculptor from the legend?" "What''s that? Well, I''m a master sculptor, though. I can teach you sculpting arts, golem arts, and stone mining. Do you want to be my apprentice?" Without thinking, Moo laughed, "Yes, please!" "Hahaha, good boy!" "¡­" Misha stared at Moo, dumbfounded. It seemed that Moo had activated a quest condition and got an acknowledgment from a master. Unfortunately, Misha did not get any system prompt. The elder did not even pay attention to her. Moo realized that Misha was left out of their conversation, and the elder did not talk to her. He tried to convince the master. "Master, I mean ¡­ I have a good friend here. Can you teach her, too?" The elder snorted, "I have enough energy to teach one apprentice! I also don''t teach a thot! Women don''t understand my arts!" Misha had an urge to beat this elder to a pulp for some reason. Still, she smiled and turned to Moo. "I''ll be fine on my own. You work on your quests here and train under him. He said something about golem arts, right? Maybe you can craft statues and create golem with them." "¡­ Okay. Sorry, Mia." "Don''t be. I''ll be going now." "Okay. I''ll make sure to create a naked statue of your avatar. Then I''ll make it into my-" Misha''s killing intent exploded out, which scared Moo. "I''ll be off," Misha left them alone. . Misha wandered the street by herself. She tried to initiate a conversation with random town folks, but they were afraid of her. Some even avoided Misha by shutting their house doors and windows. ''Is it because I''m a dragonewt?'' With a theory, Misha explored her game menu to search for relationship status. Sure enough, she found a piece of bad news. The relationship with the humans of the newbie town, Lilim''s Sanctuary, was listed as [Hate]. ''I haven''t done anything to them, but they hate me?'' Misha frowned. It was strange since there were many dragonewt NPCs in this town walking around, so racial discrimination should not be the explanation. To get an answer, Misha searched for a local dragonewt to investigate. It was not hard to find one. Two male African-American dragonewts were idling on the street, smoking meowjuana. "Excuse me. Can I ask you something?" Seeing a beautiful dragonewt approaching, the two men smiled at her. "What''s up, babe?" "I''m new here, and I don''t know why humans hate me. Do you know why?" "Oh, that?" One of them snickered, "Those fools thought that we were some kind of bloodthirsty man-eating mutants. They''re just a bunch of immature dumb motherfucker. Hell, it was us that fought for them whenever shit goes south." The other one also laughed, "Stereotype humans. Don''t mind them. They''re just being stupid and narrow-minded." Misha got a general idea, "Oh, okay. Well, can you tell me where I can find work? I''m looking for a job at the moment." The two mutants looked at each other. They shrugged and smiled bitterly at Misha, "Dragonewts are all conscripted to join the army by default. Aside from the military, no one is willing to hire us." "What!?" "Yo, I''m sorry, babe. You can''t find a job in the hood. Unless you want to join the army, no one is going to take you in." "¡­" Misha was on the verge of crying. The prejudice against mutants was real. "But, do you two work?" The two dragonewts laughed, "We don''t. We''re retired," One of them pointed at their missing left arm while the other pointed at their missing right leg. Misha''s frown deepened. She did not notice it when she had approached them. Moreover, those missing limbs should not exist in any dragonewt''s dictionary since they had self-regeneration abilities like a lizard. "Can''t your eggcat partner heal you? Normally, they should be able to regenerate your lost limbs, right?" "What eggcat?" "A symbiosis creature inside you. Hey, Tama. Can you say hello?" *Mew* (What''s up, nigg!) The two of them looked around in confusion. "Are you carrying a cat somewhere?" "¡­" Misha was shocked that these people did not know about eggcats. Without these cute little egg monsters, they should not be able to mutate into a dragonewt. "How did you two become a dragonewt?" "Huh? Obviously, Goddess Lilim blessed us with the power to fight back against the Demon King Army. We just turned into this after we hit our teens. To be honest, we didn''t give a shit about that." "¡­" Misha thought to herself, ''Something was definitely wrong with these people. Are they really the same dragonewts with the other dragonewt in the beta!?'' The two black dragonewts shrugged it off and looked at their burnt joints. The meowjuana smoke in their hands had been used. An idea came to their mind. "Well, we can give you a few tips. If you can buy us a pack of weeds from the demi-hydra slum, we can teach you a thing or two." A quest prompt appeared, but Misha disregarded it as she had another idea. "What if I can restore your arm and your leg, what can you teach me?" The two black dragonewts laughed again. "If you can do that, I''ll make you the most badass bitch in the hood." "Don''t call the lady bitch, nig***!! Well, I can make you a Super Saiyan John Wick if you turn my missing right leg into a lump of meat larger than my third leg." Misha snickered. He opened her inventory and took out two healing potions. "Don''t forget your promise." Chapter 182 ?_? – Part 2 Chapter 182 ¨C (?_?) ¨C Part 2 The two black dragonewts took the potions in confusion. Since it''s free, they took a sip, thinking it was an energy drink. Then, a miracle happened. Their lost limbs regrew from sewed wounds as they got back their missing body parts. "Hahahaha! DAMN!!" "WTF!!" They looked at their new arm and leg in shock. Then, they gazed at Misha in disbelief. "Are you a goddess, lady!?" Misha giggled, "Remember the promise, boys. Teach me every skill you have." The two veterans were astonished. A few seconds later, they smiled at Misha. "I''m a man of my word. I''ll teach you everything." "Me, too. I''ll make you a fucking Super Saiyan." > > > "¡­" For some reason, Misha believed that she was conned by the two dragonewts. At the same time, she had a feeling that their mastery and their name hinted something. A d¨¦j¨¤ vu feeling overwhelmed her, but Misha could not connect what these names and their specialties implied. "I thought you guys were soldiers. Why are you a comedian and a cook?" Walter shook his head, "You know nothing. Cooking makes the most money." Arthur laughed, "Hahaha. Don''t worry, girl. By the end of the day, you''ll be a legend. Well, follow us. Let''s get to our hood, so we can teach you our crafts." Although Misha doubted them, she followed them anyway. The two black dudes led a beautiful lady to a desolated area beyond the residential district. It was the slum of mutants. Had this been reality, Misha would not have followed them obediently as it was too suspicious. Even players who noticed Misha shook their head, thinking that she was duped by two black mutants. As Misha looked around, she found many thin demi-humans, demi-hydras, and dragonewts. All of them seemed malnourished. Moreover, she could not detect a sign of an eggcat at all. None of them had a symbiotic being inside their body. ''They are not the mutants I know! Something is wrong with them.'' They journeyed further beyond the slum and got outside of the city, walking into a dark forest to the west. Before the forest, there was a signboard, "Beware of monsters." Misha frowned as she glanced at her two new masters. Walter took out a pistol and gave it to Misha. "Well, the journey back to my crib is going to be eventful. First, show me what you''re made of." The pistol was loaded with live 9mm bullets, but there were only 12 rounds. Instead of getting scared, Misha raised her eyebrows, "Will there be enough bullets?" Walter laughed, "If there are more than 10 zombies, I''ll take care of that for you. Well, a simple test for you. Kill 10 zombies as we walk through the forest. You can miss twice since you have 12 bullets." "¡­ Can I kill zombies with other means?" "If you can, go ahead." > > . *********************************************** > Objective: Kill 10 Zombies with 12 bullets or less. Reward: A weapon from Walter. *********************************************** . Misha cracked her fingers and took the gun from Walter. She walked ahead of her two masters. After stepping into the forest for 10 paces, a zombie groaned and staggered toward her. The number above its head was 400. *BANG* One bullet went through its forehead and exited the back of its head. > > > Misha''s current status points were 449, which was higher than the zombie. Since the zombie did not get the game''s buff, she could kill it in one shot. Another zombie was attracted by the gunshot. It ran toward Misha. *BANG* > > > > > > > . *************************************** > Name ¨C Misha Bloominglilly Race ¨C Inferno Dragonewt Class ¨C None Sub Class - None Level: 16/200 EXP: 69/1500 HP: 65/65 ST: 65/65 PF: 50/50 Hunger: 299/300 > Free Attribute ¨C 76 STR: 50 VIT: 65 STM: 65 AGI: 50 DEX: 50 INT: 50 WIS: 50 Luck: 20 Overall Strength: 456 > Inferno Mastery: Lv1 Auto Regeneration: Lv1 Mating Season: Lv0 (No Partner) *************************************** . After two gunshots, twenty frantic zombies appeared, dashing at the group of three at full speed. Misha pulled her gun away as she whispered to Tama, "Nom-Nom time. Don''t eat my masters." *Meh* (Zombie''s blood are dirty. I''ll just kill them.) "Meh, fine. Make it clean." Arthur and Walter pulled out their guns to kill the zombies, but they were too late. Twenty tentacles, exited from Misha''s chest, turned into sharp spears as they drilled into the heads of all zombies. Tama pulled back her tentacles into Misha''s body, but her chest revealed a bloody wound that caused by Tama''s outburst. Misha''s HP dropped from 65 to 20 in an instant. "Ouch. That hurts." Misha clicked her tongue as she forgot that she did not have that MBR skill on her. The auto-regeneration ability kicked in, but the healing effect was slow. She wanted to take out a potion to take a sip, but it was a good time to grind her regen skill. So she left the wound undressed. Arthur was worried about Misha when he saw the deep wounds on her body. "Girl, what was that? What did you do to get those injuries!?" "Err, don''t worry. It will heal in a few minutes." "That is not okay at all! Here, take your potion back and drink it. I only took a sip, and there''s still plenty of potion." Misha had a bitter smile on her face. Although she wanted to grind her skill, it was not the appropriate time. She took the potion from Arthur and drank it. > A green number, 99,999, appeared above Misha''s head, and all the bloody wounds disappeared. > > Walter had a wry smile on his face, "Well, you pass. You can keep that gun." "¡­ Thank you." "Let''s proceed. From now on, we''ll take care of all monsters on the way." . Proceeded for ten kilometers, they ran into many monsters with over 2000 overall points, but Walter and Arthur killed all of them. Misha could not get any EXP from the kills, and there was no diamond drop on the corpses. In secret, Misha sent a ticket to Lilith, inquiring about diamonds. A straight forward answer came a minute later. [Only hardcore server can get diamonds as loot. You are on a casual server, so you can only get them by buying from me or your local market.] Misha clicked her tongue. This move by Lilith hindered every player from farming diamonds through killing monsters in-game. However, they could risk their life by joining the hardcore server. As per the old saying, high risk, high return. . Soon, the trio reached an open field in the middle of the dark forest. A camping trailer parked there. A broken Humvee without tires also stationed at the side of the trailer. Several dents, caused by bullets, could be seen from afar. Walter turned to Misha, "That''s my house, and that''s where I work." "Here?" "Well, the smell is terrible for the townspeople. Besides, I''ll get into trouble if I get caught cooking. Arthur laughed and patted Misha''s back, "Well, you''ll be learning everything from us here." Misha had a bad feeling about this setting. Still, she was enthusiastic about the progress. It had been a while since she had fun playing a casual game. Walter gestured Misha, calling her inside his trailer. When she got inside, she found a set of cooking utensils, a pan, and several laboratory glassware, which was out of place. "What are these tubes for, master?" Walter grinned, "Cooking." "Cooking? With these tubes?" "Cooking with science." "¡­" . Misha was clueless when Walter began cooking and teaching her about his [Special Dish]. At first, she took notes about the ingredients and the process. However, it did not take too long for Misha to realize that something was amiss. The ingredients were chemical substances, which was forbidden by law. One hour later, she could guess what the special dish was, but she kept on learning, keeping her positive thinking. Three hours later, Misha was in tears. Six hours later, her face was expressionless, becoming a poker face. Twelve hours later, the dish was completed. 20kg of mysterious glowing crystals were before Walter and Misha. She turned to Walter, who took off his shirt and trousers, leaving him with the Walter Whitey Briefs. "¡­" > > > Walter grinned, "Cooking is fun, yes?" Misha spoke in a monotone, "Yes. It''s the best thing in life." "Good. That''s the lesson for today. Come back tomorrow over here to learn something else from Arthur and me. Both of us are going to talk about future business in private." "¡­ Okay. But how do I get back to the town with all those 3,000-point monsters roaming in the forest?" Walter slapped his forehead, "I forgot about this. Well, here. Take this." Walter passed Misha a package of [Meth]. The bag weighed five kg, which could be sold for 300,000 MWD in real life. Still, Misha did not know how much it worth in-game. "Take a small crystal in the bag and toss it at a monster if one of them tries to attack you. Once they smell it, they will scramble for the crystal. Be sure not to let any monster seeing the entire package, or you''re a goner." Misha was at a loss. Her face turned into a meme poker face as she questioned her master. "¡­ Sure. So monsters in the forest are junkies?" Arthur laughed again, "He cooked so many meths that all surrounding monsters got addicted to its smell. Do you know that some of the intelligent monsters come here to buy his stuff?" "¡­ Wut?" "Oh, if you have a few leftovers in the package, you can give some of it to a wandering police officer in the town to solve your problems. Well, if you have problems with your neighbors that you can''t fix it with negotiation, that is." > "¡­" . . . ************************************************ > A skill that has been taught by Walter Black. With the right tools and ingredients, you can cook various chemical substances, including narcotics. However, the result varies if you don''t know the recipe. Cooked Items: 0 Next level: 10 > - Each increment of each level increases 1% chances to create a higher tier item and obtain a new recipe. - Unlock a new unique recipe at level 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100. > - Meth (Small Batch) ************************************************ . ************************************************ > The long name is Methamphetamine, a dangerous narcotic substance that has to be monitored by physicians and doctors if a patient requires this drug for a recreation treatment. However, it is commonly used as a stimulant in the underworld. High doses of this substance can induce psychosis, seizures, brain bleeding, and skeleton muscle breakdown. Yet, it is still a popular drug as it elevates mood. Black Market Price: 100 dust per 1 gram. ************************************************ . ************************************************ > You can''t live in the underworld without this skill. Giving a few gifts to the authority is one way to pave a path for your success. If you think you can become the king of mafia without this skill, you are in for some pain. Bribe Attempt: 0 Next Level: 10 > - Increasing the success chance of asking an authority to do your bidding or requesting aid. - You have [50 + (Skill Level x 0.5)] percent chance of success for each bribing attempt. ************************************************ Chapter 183 Power Difference Chapter 183 ¨C Power Difference After Misha was aware that she could not farm diamonds from the casual server, she looked into another means to acquire diamonds, buying from the market. ''I still have 40 billion MWD in the bank. Since diamonds are cheap ATM, I should stock them before the price goes up when the game gets more popular.'' Misha temporary logged out of the game to see her grandmother, asking her for assistance to buy diamonds with her MWD. Grandmother Min had a wry smile when she heard of Misha''s plan. The diamond price dropped after the Milky Way Government sold all of their diamonds to prevent the sudden economic crisis. From a million dollar for one diamond, the price was 250,000 dollars for a diamond, and the trending revealed that it would drop further. "They will drop to less than 100,000 MWD per diamond soon since Lilith has disabled all VRMMO mining channels. Are you sure you want to buy all the diamonds in the market now?" "Will it expose our current location to MWG?" "Obviously, they''ll find us the moment you move your bank money. But you don''t have to worry. I don''t think they have enough resources and manpower to wage war with us. I doubt they can support a fleet anymore without VRMMO mining." "Okay. Then, help me buy diamonds. Use all of my money." "That''s 40 fucking billion dollars. Are you really sure? That''s all your saving money." "Do it, please." "¡­ Okay, but I won''t buy everything at once. Do you need diamonds right away?" "No. I just want to invest in diamonds before LHO gets popular." Min''s expression turned solemn when Misha mentioned LHO. Since Mia got stuck in the game and was taking the role of the main villain, she also wanted to rescue him and bring him home. "Is it still a death game?" "I''m playing on the casual server. No death or injury can apply to our real body. But I have to get my in-game character stronger than my current power, so I can use it to bring Mia back." "I reckon that he''s on the hardcore server, though." "A character from the casual server can migrate there. It''s safer to build a fake avatar for a rescue mission." "I doubt that your character and your life won''t link together after you migrated to the hardcore server." "I know. But it''s better than joining the hardcore server and risk my life in there without any info." Grandmother Min sighed, "Did you try to contact Mia by bribing Lilith?" Misha was shocked, "We can!?" "We can, you bonker banana! Try to contact him if you care for him! He might have his own reasons to roleplay as the game villain. If Lilith asks for a high price, tell me. Then, I''ll give you some money and diamonds." Misha was enlightened. She consulted Min about how she could contact Lilith in detail. Without further ado, she contacted Lilith from her real dimension for the first time with grandmother Min''s assistance. [Hah? Misha? What do you want?] "Hello, Miss Lilith. Can I ask you for a favor?" [Favor costs money. Depends on the favor, I''ll charge you some diamonds.] "Oh, I know. Can you be a medium, so I can communicate with Maou Mia? I meant ¡­ Mia, the Demon King in the hardcore server." [Can''t do. All details about Mia is classified.] "Can''t you help? We are your good customers, you know? We are VIP10." [Can''t do. Won''t do. And too lazy to do any time soon. Also, tell your grandmother that this trick won''t work. She had also pestered me about this matter too many times already, and I can''t disclose any information about what he is doing.] Lilith cut off their communication. Misha turned to her grandmother, who had heard the conversation. Min sighed and shook her head. She confessed. "I''m sorry, Misha. I had already tried my luck. Since it doesn''t hurt to have you try for once, I didn''t tell you." Misha saddened. She wanted to know if he was alright in that world. Min patted her head, "Don''t worry about him. Since he''s that strong in the hardcore server, I doubt anyone can harm him." "¡­ Okay." . Finished with the diamond investment, Misha went to see Shurka next to explain about the game details and the oddness of this game. Shurka was relieved that it would not be that dangerous anymore. She agreed to join Misha in the game, so they could play together. Also, she was curious about the soul room that Misha had warned her. Misha wanted to train Shurka first. But since the girl was enthusiastic and said that she was confident in her imagination power, Misha let her do what she wanted. Thus, Misha returned into the game again. . When Misha got back, she returned to the dark forest where she had logged out. Walter and Arthur had already disappeared from their trailer, but Misha knew that they should have been around here somewhere. *Mew!* (Mish, let''s grind our level. We didn''t grind our regeneration skill because of those bananas. Let''s get hurt and get stronger!) It sounded wrong and weird, but Misha agreed with Tama. "Let''s bait a monster with 1000 power range, so we won''t get in trouble." *Mew* (Use your free attributes, too. Do you want to save it and cook them into meth?) "¡­" Misha was embarrassed. She forgot about her free status points. Since the free attribute points were included in her total strength when the game calculated their gained EXP, there was no reason to leave it unassigned. As usual, Misha put everything into her VIT to increase her survivability. Her VIT changed from 65 to 141, and her max HP became 141, the same as her VIT. *Mew* (We''re ready. Let''s go.) "I''ll have to rely on your tentacles, Tama." *Meh-Heh Mew!* (Count on me! I''m an engineer!) "And I''m a cook. Hahaha!" *Meh* (Yeah, right. A meth cook.) The duo slowly entered the forest in caution, looking around for a monster. Misha tried to use her 3D sense, just like Mia usually did. It worked. She could sense life signatures of many strong monsters in the area. After Misha had checked everything in the range of 500 meters in the forest, she found a prey. It was a corroding zombie, a black zombie that Misha had to run away in the early days during the closed beta test. She checked its strength. Its total power was 1500, which could spell trouble for someone with 456 strength. Still, it was the weakest monster in the surrounding area as the average power was in the 2000s. The strongest one was a mutated tree, with a unique tag [Boss] on its head. It had a staggering 5000 in overall stats. Misha picked a rock and threw it at the 1500-power zombie''s head. The corroding zombie screeched in anger. Its head split open, revealing its flower mouth as it ran toward Misha like a cheetah. From 300 meters away, it got closer to Misha by 250 meters within nine seconds. With 50 meters more, it would reach her. In the next second, the zombie leaped at Misha with its mouth wide open. *MYA!* Tama''s tentacles burst from Misha''s chest and skewered the zombie. The monster''s HP bar reduced by half while Misha lost 40 HP as a price of Tama''s attack. *SCREECH* The monster spasmed and screamed, attracting more monsters into the area. Misha''s blood also left a strong iron scent, which got the attention of many predators. As suggested by Arthur, Misha took out a small meth crystal in her hand. "Tama, hurry!" *Mew* (Damn, it''s tough. Give me a second. I can''t pull out my arms.) "Tendril it. Make your arms barbed and spin it like a drill!" *MYA!* (Good idea!) Tama treated her tentacles as if they were the main blood veins. She created more branches around her arms like capillaries as she made those small thin branches into sharp blades as grinders. Then, Tama spun her tentacles, turning them into drills with grinders. Meat juices shredded from the zombie''s body as Tama damaged its inner organs. The improvising worked as the corroding zombie''s HP bar was empty. > > > > > > > Thanked the VIP10 Privilege, the EXP bonus helped a lot. Still, it was not the time to celebrate because all hell was coming to Misha. Followed Arthur and Walter''s advice, she flashed a meth crystal and waved it around to show it to the monsters. As expected, the monsters paused and stared at the small crystal, drooling. At that moment, Misha threw it away as far as she could, "GO FETCH!!" The action was absurd, stupid, silly, and questionable on many levels. Yet, monsters chased after the small crystal as if it was a treasure. Using this chance, Misha ran as if her life depended on it. *ROAR* Not every monster was stupid. Some of them were not into meth, but blood. Five bear zombies with 2500 power tags chased after Misha. *Mew!* (Mish, incoming from six o''clock!) "Can you use acid fluid? Spray it and buy me some time!" Misha took a green gel and passed it to Tama, hoping that she could energize herself with it. Tama did not betray Misha''s expectations. She transformed the wings behind Misha into two tubes, spitting acid bullets at the bear zombies as if they were pea shooters from a certain Pl*nt VS Zombie game. The acid got to their eyes, and they cried in pain. However, Tama let one of them got closer on purpose. *Mew Mew* (Keep running at that speed, Mish. I have a plan! And do me a favor, put all your new points into STR. I need strength boost!) "OKAY!" Misha put 40 points into her STR right away, increasing it from 50 to 90. Tama could feel her strength soared. Using this opportunity, she spat two more acid bullets at one of the bear''s eyes. Then, she transformed her two tentacles from Misha''s back into two blades. She chopped them down onto the bear. *SWUA* *SWUA* 1! 1! The two blades slashed down and got stuck into the bear''s skull. Yet, its HP only reduced by one per hit, which shocked Tama. *MYA!* (Holy cat! It''s tough!) "We''re almost 2000 power apart! Why are you fighting it!?" *Mew* (That thing is a huge walking EXP! If we kill it, we can get about 29k EXP, you know? That''s several levels at once!) "Don''t be greedy. Prioritize our survival first and grinding second!" Tama pulled back her tentacles and spat acid at the bear again. The bear was blinded and stopped chasing Misha. At that moment, she could have turned around and fought the bear, but more zombies and other weird creatures were coming at them because of the commotion and the smell of Misha''s blood. Panicked, both Misha and Tama''s brain.exe temporarily stopped working as they only focused on fleeing into the city. Chapter 184 Entering Mafia’s Shopping Mall Chapter 184 ¨C Entering Mafia''s Shopping Mall As they got back on the outskirts of the forest, they also dragged a train of monsters along with them. As if the monsters had a brain, they stopped chasing Misha and returned into the inner forest. Misha panted and sighed in relief. Her ST bar, the stamina, reduced from 73 to 20 after the escape. It was slowly recovering as Misha caught her breath. "That was close." *Mew!* (We went to a high-level zone after all. It''s a miracle that we came back in one piece.) "Now that I think back, I should have used the jetpack." *Mrrr?* (And risk that?) Tama pointed one of her tentacles into the sky. At the direction that Tama was looking, a pack of 20 giant vultures was flying above the forest. Their power indicator showed 2500, which was the same as the bears. "¡­ Maybe the ground route is a better idea." *Mew* (IKR) . . As Misha walked out of the dark forest, many players with various weapons in hands were exploring the outer area, killing weak zombies. When they saw the bloody Misha, they thought it was another zombie. Since Tama''s tentacle was dangling out of her chest and stomach, looking like a parasite zombie, one of the players pointed his gun at Misha''s head. Sensing the killing intent and seeing the gun muzzle, Misha ducked. *BANG* *MYA!!* (MOTHERFUCKER! WHO ARE YOU SHOOTING AT!? ARE YOU BLIND!?) Tama''s screamed confirmed the player''s theory that Misha was not a human. He checked her power indicator above Misha''s head to measure if he could fight this monster. Upon seeing the level leader icon and power level icon on her head, he exclaimed, "A ranker!? Wait, you''re not a monster!?" Misha frowned as she yelled, "Damn right, I''m not a monster!? Are you blind!?" "But, you have those worms in your chest ¡­" "That is my friend, you idiot! I''m a fucking dragonewt!" "¡­" Misha cussed at the newbie player before she walked away in a bad mood. Meanwhile, the newbie looked at the departing Misha with a gobsmacked expression. "That''s ¡­ the extinct race?" The newbie was not the only one who treated Misha as a zombie. Fortunately, the majority of players did not have a gun as their first weapon, so Misha gave them a good slap and called it off. When she reached the town''s gate, two NPC guards blocked the entrance. "No entry!" Misha frowned, "I''m a citizen of this city." The guards clicked their tongue and pointed at the direction of the slum, "This entrance is for humans and felionians only! For your kind, get back to that area. We don''t welcome you!" "What!?" "Don''t make me repeat my word, or I''ll arrest you!" "¡­" Misha glanced at their power scale. They were 10,000, stronger than the boss in the forest. Since it was too risky to fight their way through, Misha conceded and took a detour toward the slum entrance. . By the time that Misha reached the slum, her HP had fully recovered, and all wounds, caused by Tama, had disappeared. However, the bloodstain was still on her clothes. She looked at her messy state with a sigh. ''I need to get new clothes. This thing starts to smell.'' As she got inside the slum area, many eyes were staring at her, observing her from head to toes. Yet, nobody made a silly move on her since she had the bloodstain on her front clothes. The slum population had a common understanding. Someone with a bloodstain on the front was usually a killer, a murderer, a torturer, or someone who excelled in close combat. Since these professions often got stained in blood, their clothes always got dirty. Misha was suspicious of being one of a kind, so nobody dared to move against her. On the contrary, gangsters showed respect as they made way for her. Soon, a daredevil NPC inside the slum approached Misha. It was a middle-aged human in a black suit, which did not match with the moldy slum of homeless mutants. He wore a tall hat, white gloves, and a bow tie, which represented a noble. Yet, no one in the slum dared to look at his face. The face of this man had a scar, a knife cut from his right forehead down onto his right cheek, which was intimidating. "My lady, I haven''t seen you around here before. Are you working for someone in the town?" Misha looked at the man and his power indicator. Upon seeing the number of 12,000, she gulped. ''A big shot!'' Misha kept her manner. As the old saying, when in Rome, do as Romans do. Misha used her two masters as a cover. "I worked for Walter and Arthur. Excuse me, but who am I talking to?" The scarface gentleman laughed, "Those two? Well, that''s unexpected. Oh, excuse my manners. My name is Silkroad. I work as a middle-man in this sanctuary. Well, I have an auction house, and I''m responsible for the ¡­ the hidden market here," he smiled and winked at Misha. "So, I can unload my wares through you?" Misha''s brain worked at a tremendous speed as she recognized that he might be someone she could potentially work with. Since this man had enough power and wealth to swagger in the slum unhindered, Misha wanted to probe him if she could use him. Silkroad clapped and laughed, "You catch on quickly! I like talking to smart people. Hahaha!" He patted Misha''s shoulder, "What do you have, and how much do you have? Since you''re with Walter, you should at least have some goodies, no?" "Five kilos. How much will I get?" Silkroad smiled, "Come with me. I''ll show you how to do business. You''re still too green in this, and I''m afraid that you''ll get into trouble with your experience." "???" "I see that you''re confused. Well, normally, you don''t carry around that much in public since the police''s doggies can catch you. And also, you don''t reveal what you have to strangers, even if he is much stronger than you." Silkroad snickered as he led Misha to the center of the slum district. There, a five-story theatre building, which was out of place in the slum, was before Misha. Surprisingly, many humans from the town gathered inside the theatre, attending a daily auction. Several guys carried guns and weapons around, while several rich old men took along their beautiful wife and their entourage of bodyguards. This was the gathering center of the underworld society on this island. "Wow." "Do you like my building?" "It''s amazing." "Well, I''m glad that you like it. Come inside. I''ll show you something." Like a puppy, Misha followed Silkroad around. When everyone saw Silkroad, they either saluted or greeted him with respect as if he was the king. Afterward, they glanced at Misha with curiosity, wondering who this bloody lady was. Silkroad led Misha to a counter, which had a demi-hydra lady sitting behind it. "Greetings, godfather. Can I help you?" The demi-hydra greeted her boss. Silkroad snickered, "I took a stroll, and I found a lost puppy. Well, that puppy is actually a daughter of two dire wolves, though. Ahaha!" "Err ¡­" "To sum it short, she works for Walter Black and Arthur Flex. Treat her well." "Y-Yes, godfather!" The clerk broke a sweat and glanced at Misha while she was trying to hide her shiver. Silkroad turned to Misha, patted her head before he walked away, "Well, in the future, come here to see this lady behind this counter. Don''t go around and sell your wares on your own if you don''t want to get arrested. I can''t protect you if you go off on your own." Misha was impressed with this mafia boss'' attitude. He seemed like a kind man. "Thank you, godfather." "Ahaha! Well, good luck," Silkroad left. The clerk lady had a stiff smile on her face as she looked at Misha, "C-Can you fill in this form, please. Also, if you have any completed drugs, such as methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, or anything similar, you can bring it here to sell it to us. We''ll buy it off you for 80% market price." The clerk explained how they did business here. Silkroad had established a middle-man business by buying products from manufacturers and selling them to retailers. He also hired many crafters to produce their house brand goods. His expertise covered many fields, including weaponry, drugs, tax-evading products, and handyman services. Because of his wide range of services, he had many business partners, which widened his influence. Misha could see a few policemen swaggering in the lounge area, smoking cigars. It seemed that the law enforcers on the island had already been bought. ''What the hell is this game? What dafuq am I playing!?'' Misha wanted to cry, but she had no tears. The clerk continued to teach Misha about the currency while she was filling the form. The main currency in this world was called "Dust," which was a different currency than the soul points, which Misha had obtained from the black slime. The dust was an energy marble, which could be used to buy skills and goodies from the Goddess Lilim at the town square. To earn the dust, they had to bring the monster corpses to the Parthenon of their race to convert them into money marbles. However, here, they could easily acquire dust with alternative ways. "You have brought 5kg of meth. The current market price is 100 dust per one gram, so the total price is 500,000. We''ll pay you 400,000 dust for your good." Misha gulped and nodded, "Okay." The clerk took a bag with 400 gold marbles in it. Each represented 1,000 dust. Misha inspected it and found that there were indeed some energies in the marble. "Do you want to count?" Asked the clerk. "N-No. I trust you," Misha took the bag into her VIP inventory. However, a new inventory appeared. > > Misha guessed that it was a mechanism that prevented the players from taking items to the real world. However, they could always bring real-world objects here with VIP inventory. In her alternate inventory, there was a number "400,000" and a pile of golden dust icon behind it. They were the indicator of her currency. ''So much convenience.'' The clerk passed Misha a black card, an emblem, and a handbook. "This is our business partner card. Please put the emblem on your clothes when you come back again, so the guards won''t bar you from entering here. The handbook is the guide of our other businesses and our goods if you wish to buy anything from us." Misha took everything and glanced at her clothes. "Do you sell clothes?" The clerk giggled and pointed to the second floor, "There are shopping malls on the second, third, and fourth floor. Please put the emblem on before you visit them." Chapter 185 Gearing Chapter 185 ¨C Gearing While Misha was strolling through the mall, looking for clothes, Shurka called him on his capsule phone. Because of the noise, Misha had to log out and got out of the capsule. When she opened her eyes, she found Shurka, Sasha, and Natalie looking at her. "What are you all doing? I''m in the middle of gaming." They complained, "We sent you a friend request and private messages, but you didn''t reply! We''re trying to gather everyone, so we can take an adventure together. Where have you been!?" "Err, I''m working for some mafia gang, and I''m shopping in the mall." "What?" "Well, it''s a long story. How are you all doing in-game anyway?" Sasha massaged her temples, "I ran into a black slime in the tutorial. Do you know about this?" "Yeah, I killed it, but it didn''t give me memories." "We killed it as well. Shurka even managed to kill one on her first try." "Really!?" Misha was surprised, "You are a genius, Shurka!" Shurka blushed, "I just followed your guidance." Sasha coughed, "Anyway. We ran into a problem. The game separated players to 20,000 players per one sub-server, and all of us are locked in a different sub. However, we can switch them if we can locate everyone and establish a guild. A guild master can summon guildmates to their server and change it for them. That''s why we''re looking for you." Misha was surprised when she learned that everyone got separated, "How many channels are there now?" "About 10,000 and rising." "¡­" Misha had a pale face. At this rate, the diamond price would increase soon. As many players joined the game, they would soon find out about the VIP system and VIP shops. The gamers would treat this as a bunch of luxurious items at first, but the moment they connected the story about diamond mining in the hardcore server, the market would explode. Many players would become aspired to a diamond farming career, so they would invest in their game character by buying diamonds to get ahead. Once it started, diamond prices would sharply increase. Misha wanted to acquire diamonds for cheap, so she prayed that players would not notice the diamond mining soon. It was a bleak hope since all the info was already on social media. Many people might have investigated and noticed it, but they kept it quiet. "What''s wrong, Mia?" Shurka was worried as Misha''s face paled. "Nothing. Well, what should we do next?" Natalie snorted, "We want you to be our guild leader. Go and create a guild for us." "Hah? Why me?" "Your freaking level and strength are on the top of the leaderboard. With you becoming our leader, we can use your charisma to draw new members! It''s a basic strategy." "¡­ I thought we only want to play together?" "It''s prestige and reputation! Once we have a guild, people from other guilds will find trouble with us since we''ll be their rivals. We have to establish our dominance early, so we can have more time grinding and finding Maou!" They did not forget the purpose of playing this game, contacting Maou Mia, and bringing him back where he belonged. . Misha returned into the game and added Shurka, Sasha, and Natalie in her friend list. She also did not forget to add the obnoxious perverted felionian, Moo, as well. On the list, she found out about their sub-channel number. Misha and Moo were on S1, the very first sub server of the game. Sasha got on S6, Natalie was on S10. As for Shurka, she entered the game later, so her server was S7777. Since Misha was curious about the leaderboard, she checked the ranking list. . ********************************************** > 1. LV.23 (S1) Misha Bloominglilly. 2. LV.21 (S3) Felia Blue 3. LV.20 (S6) Sasha Hummingbird 4. LV.19 (S10) Natalie Arc 5. LV.18 (S2) Maple Rockingheart 6. LV.18 (S555) Lana Gabriel 7. LV.17 (S2) INWTRUE Roman Bass 8. LV.16 (S3451) Dove Donovan Jester 9. LV.16 (S7777) Shurka Luckyaf 10. LV.16 (S2) INWTRUE Dawson Woompeckar ********************************************** . Looking at the ranking list, Misha found many familiar names. Aside from Sasha, Natalie, and Shurka, Misha knew most of these people. Lana Gabriel, the daughter of Fleet Admiral Lobmak Gabriel, Mia''s nemesis. Maple Rockingheart, her former sister from the golden generation, who had escaped from Mia''s soul space. Misha and Mia had many things to ask her. Dove Donovan Jester was once Misha''s benefactor. He was also her friend at the elite high-school on earth. The last time Misha checked the rankings during the closed beta, he was one of the top dogs with a cool occupation, Serial Killer. Roman Bass had the old name in the beta as Homeless Billionaire. He did not cross paths with Misha, but she recognized him in the ranking since he was in the previous top10 players as well. Dawson Woompeckar was the perverted guy, Big Crotch. Misha did not know how this guy raised his level so fast, but she respected him nonetheless. Funny enough, both Roman and Dawson added INWTRUE as a prefix of their real name. Misha figured that it might be their clan name in the future. As for Felia Blue, Misha did not know her, but she knew that this person was also in the close-beta. Half of these top10 players were beta testers, while the rest had experience in dealing with black slimes in their soul space. ''I see. So everyone should have killed the black slime. Or else, none of them should have gotten their level so high on the first day.'' After killing the black slime, the players with VIP10 should have gotten to level 15 or 16. Then, the hard part of the game began. Judging from their level, some of them should have managed to find a new quest line or a place to grind their level. Misha''s competition spirit ignited. Although she never planned to compete with other pro-gamers or others, it felt good to win the level race. ''First. Get new clothes. Then, buy skills and more grinding!'' Misha walked straight to a cloth shop, which specialized in combat gear and clothing. When the sales clerk saw the bloody Misha and the emblem on her chest, she sweated. The clerk recognized all emblems around here. Each of them signified which family or organization they came from. Misha''s emblem was a small trailer with a pink smoke, which represented Walter Black. "Hello, dear customer. What would you like me to help you?" The clerk rushed in to service Misha. "I''m looking for combat gears and combat clothing. Can you recommend something? Oh, and I don''t like frilly dresses since it gets in the way of my fighting." The clerk gulped. He bowed at Misha, "Please give me a moment." Then, he ran to the staff office. A manager ran out and bowed at Misha. "Please to meet you, Miss. I will help you with selecting your wares. Please wait here for a moment." The manager ran back to the staff room and brought back a long gun briefcase, a bullet vest, a black tactical uniform, a pair of combat boots, and gunner gloves. Misha was impressed by their efficiency. She had not told them her spec yet, but they seemed to understand her purpose very well. The manager opened the gun case. It was a classic AK-47 rifle with three magazines. "How much for all of these?" "This would be 5,000 dust, miss." "Oh? That cheap? I thought it would have cost more." "Please don''t jest, miss. I don''t want to be killed by your boss and the godfather." "???" Misha did not understand what the manager meant. Still, since it was so cheap, Misha bought five more sets of gears and guns as spares. Also, she could lend them to other girls in the future. She put on the gears and took the rifle out. With a strap on the AK-47, she hung it before her as she held the handle in her hands. Her appearance became more intimidating since she was in a standby position, which could get ready to shoot somebody on the spot. When she got down to the first floor, a demi-hydra clerk who had bought Misha''s meth ran to her. "Miss Bloominglilly, could I have your time, please?" Misha stopped her feet, "Huh? What''s wrong?" "Because of your item submission, many families are looking for Master Walter to order his wares. They are placing an order of 500kg right now, and I think there will be more. Could you tell your master to cook more ASAP? Our cargo has run out of stock." Listened to the request, Misha had an absurd idea. Since 5kg of meth could be sold for 400,000 dust, she could earn 40 million if she cooked it and sold it to the mafias. However, she could not be greedy. Since she had only learned a basic skill, she could not possibly cook a large batch in a short time. "Oh, I was planning to go see my master anyway. I''ll tell him when I meet him." "Thank you!" . Misha walked out of the mafia center and got out of the slum. When she got to the outskirts area where players were hunting for zombies, they gazed at Misha''s gears with astonishment and awe. One of them approached her and question about the gears, "Miss, how did you get those?" Misha shrugged, "Shopping." "Shopping? It must have been expensive. How many dusts did you spend?" Misha almost blurted out the real price. However, for the sake of the shop''s profit, she lied. "50,000 dust." "HOLY CRAP! That''s expensive!" "Ha! Good luck finding a good gun in the early game, then." "¡­" The player could not retort. He shrunk back and contemplated his gaming strategy. Another group of players walked toward Misha. They seemed to overhear the conversation. The leader of the group had the name "INWTRUE" before his real name, "Nemo Whale." "Excuse me, Miss. Can you sell your gun to me? I''ll pay you with real money." Misha clicked her tongue. Since she did not need real cash, she shook her head. "No." "How much do you want? We are a part of the INWTRUE guild, and we''re backed by a noble family. We can pay you with a million MWD." "I''m not interested in MWD. If you want the gun this much, I''ll sell you for 5,000 diamonds." Misha declared an overpriced tag, planning to chase him away as he was wasting her time. The group leader frowned. He opened his game menu and explored the exchange rate. At the moment, the diamond price plummeted again as the MWG sold another batch of diamonds to maintain their financial power while they were stabilizing their government system. The price had dropped to 200,000 MWD per diamond, which was still expensive. The group leader glared at Misha, "Do you really want 500 million MWD for an ancient rifle?" "I never said anything about wanting MWD. I want only diamonds. If you don''t have it, scram! I''m busy!" "You ¡­ Forget it." The group walked away. Misha sighed. Since everyone left her alone, she entered the woods, heading back to Walter''s trailer location. . A minute later, Nemo Whale gathered his friends and followed after Misha. He whispered to them, "Find her and get her gun." "Are we really PKing her?" "No one has done any player-killing in this sub-server yet. But from the news of other servers, dead players dropped everything in their inventory, including their clothes upon death. We can steal her clothes and her weapon." Chapter 186 Stalkers Chapter 186 ¨C Stalkers *Mew* (Mish, that group of idiots are following us.) "I know. I can sense them." The previous group of four people who wanted to buy Misha''s AK-47 was bad at stalking. She could sense them without using her 3D sensor skills. Checking their weaponry, they had melee weapons, such as a baseball bat, a hammer, a crowbar, and even a shovel. They were a bunch of mobs in the eyes of Misha and Tama. *Mew* (Let''s kill them, so we can concentrate on the monsters.) "We don''t know anything about the consequence of PKing in the open-beta yet. I don''t want to dirty our hand recklessly." *Meh* (You''re a worrywart. Just let me kill them and eat them. It''s been a while since I ate a human.) "Meh, I don''t want another human''s blood in my system. How about this, we pull some monster to kill them in our stead." *Meh* (Boring tactic. Not even innovative. Lame and shameful. Best idea, ever. Let''s do it.) "¡­" Misha pinpointed a monster with 1500 power, a wandering corroding zombie. She picked up a rock and threw it at the monster. The rock hit the ground next to its feet, and the zombie turned around. Since Misha was prepared, she had already hidden behind a large tree. *SCREECH* The zombie screamed as it got annoyed. It looked around to see if there was something nearby. Nemo Whale and his group, who were stalking Misha a hundred meters away, had a jump scare when the monster screamed. One of them also shouted in reflex while the others did not mind their feet, creating noises as they walked in the woods. The zombie located the group of four. It dashed at Nemo and his friends in delight. *SCREECH* "That thing is 1500! Run!!" "AHHHH!!" The more noise they created, the more monsters running toward them. Misha and Tama snickered in a hushed voice. "Hi-five." *Meh-Heh Mew!* (Oh, yeah!) . Without the stalkers, Misha''s journey back to Walter became a lot easier. Since she could spot monsters from afar, she did not get into trouble running into a strong monster. The trailer was before her once again, and she found both Walter and Arthur. "Master, I went to the mall, and they want to commission you a job." Walter raised his eyebrows, "What job?" "Several families want 500kg of your crystals. They didn''t tell me about the deadline, though." "Ah, they run out of stockpile already? I thought Sunsilk have several chefs in the mall." Walter mumbled to himself as he walked into his trailer. Then, he walked out with several packs of meth and paper notes. "I cooked these during my free time, but there are only 100kg. Go buy some ingredients for me, then come back and help me make some of them. For now, sell this 100kg to the center and buy me ingredients in the notes." > > . ************************************* > Walter has run out of food ingredients. Go back to the mafia''s theatre and give the list to a clerk there. Then, come back and deliver the dust and his errand items. Time Limit: 24 Hours. Reward: Pocket money from Walter ************************************* . After handling the note to Misha, Arthur scanned Misha''s new gears from head to toes. He recalled something. "Say, Misha. My subordinates back in the slum are complaining that they lack firearms. Can you go to the arms dealer at the theatre on the fourth floor and give my note to him? I''ve ordered some hardware from him long ago, but I forgot to pick it up. Can you take them and bring them to me?" > > . ************************************* > Arthur''s subordinates lack firearms. Go to the arms dealer and give the list to the clerk there. Then, retrieve the items and come back to Arthur and deliver the items. Time Limit: 24 Hours. Reward: Arthur will introduce you to his favorite arms dealer shop. ************************************* . Misha was elated from seeing these two new quests. She felt like she was finally playing a proper game, not partaking in a death game. Accepted the quests, Misha turned around, planning to go back to the mafia center. However, her eyes were attracted to the broken Humvee. "Master, whose car is this?" Arthur coughed, "That''s mine. Some bastards stole the parts when I was still crippled. I''m planning to repair it soon." Misha grinned as she found another hint of a quest, but she let it go for now. Since Misha had two limited-time quests, she planned to complete them first, one at a time. . Misha and Tama returned to the outskirts forest area again, heading toward the slum theatre. She did not bother killing a monster despite having a rifle since the quests seemed more important. Only when Misha had free time, she would grind. Along the way, she found the 1500-power corroding zombies. It was eating a corpse of a human. The human was one of Nemo Whale''s friends, who seemed to be defeated by the monster. The corroding zombie had 70% of its health bar remaining, so the group should have put a decent fight. Yet, it was not enough. *Mrrr?* (Should we kill it?) "Hang on, Tama," Misha took off her gloves, "Exit my body via my hands. If you keep coming out of my chest, I''ll have to change my clothes again." *Meh* (So picky. Oh, well. Why don''t you use your rifle?) "I don''t have a silencer. Gunshot will draw too much attention." Without a choice, Tama was put to work again. *Mew* (Extend your arm forward in a straight line. Point your palms at the zombie.) Misha followed what Tama wanted her to do, "Like this?" Before Misha could get the confirmation, she sensed a sharp pain coming from her shoulders through her arms as if her entire muscles failed. Several tentacles of Tama pierced through Misha''s arm muscles and bones to construct extendable tentacles from her palms. Misha''s HP reduced by 30 by doing so. Instead of complaining about the pain, Misha had an inspiration. "You should do that often when we''re inside the city. I can grind my auto-regeneration skill by regenning my HP." *Mew* (You''ll become a masochist if you keep this up.) Two tentacles burst out from Misha''s palm and punctured through the zombie''s chest. Its HP dropped to 10% in one strike. Learned from the previous experience, Tama''s extended tentacle spears released spike branches from the two main arms, a technique that was inspired by Maou Mia''s tendril strike. The zombie''s HP reached zero, and they enjoyed the oncoming EXP and level. > > > > > > > The EXP gain was fewer than the last time, but they were still significant nonetheless. This time, Misha did not forget to take the zombie''s corpse into her inventory, so she could tribute it to the dragonewt shrine in the Parthenon. She wanted to test if this method could earn more dust than selling drugs, even though she could already guess that the illegal method was superior. Besides, Misha had to get back to the Parthenon or the Goddess Statue, so she could buy skill books and other things from their shop. While Misha was at it, she also looted the dead player''s corpse, storing it to her game inventory. Looted everything, she proceeded forward. Upon reaching the forest exit, a group of ten players surrounded Misha from the front and the sides. Three of them had a pistol while the rest were still using melee weapons. Misha sensed the killing intent from them. She released the AK-47''s safety as she leaped for a cover. One of the gunners pulled the trigger. *BANG* The bullet hit the tree trunk that Misha hid behind. Although she did not get hit, the game system detected the player''s aggression. > > > All of the assailants had their names flagged in red, which Misha was free to kill. On the contrary to Misha''s received messages, Nemo and his friends received another set of a warning. > > > Although Nemo and his friends were shocked that the game treated them as a criminal, they were not panicked since they knew a way to escape from the penalty. Upon killing an innocent player or an NPC, the game would detect if there was an eye witness. Had there been any, the eye witness would run to the authority to report the crime. Once notified, the player(s) would be flagged as criminals until the player(s) had redeemed themselves or had served their time in prison. In the case that the criminal player(s) managed to silence the eye witness, they could scotch free without the penalty from the NPC officials! However, the karma penalty would still be applied to them. With that in mind, they attempted to rob her in the desolated area without a player or an NPC. "MISS MISHA, HAND OVER THE RIFLE, AND WE''LL SPARE YOUR LIFE!!" Nemo bellowed while the rest of his friends rushed at her. The six melee fighters charged at her location while the three gunners spread out, trying to find an angle for a clear shot. Misha clicked her tongue as she put all her upper clothes and vest into her inventory temporarily. There was a reason to do so as she ordered Tama to perform their next move. At that moment, the six melee fighter found Misha, who was half-naked. For a split second, they were astonished by her smooth skin and the dragonewt scales that covered her private parts. That split second of hesitation proved fatal. Misha and Tama unleashed their trump card attack. Tendril! Twelve tentacle spikes protruded from Misha''s torso and arms, extending 5-meters and piercing all melee players. > > > These players were so weak that their strength was less than 400. As a result, all six of them gave Misha 1 EXP each. Still, all of their items in their game inventory exploded along with their dust. With a wave of her hands, all items around Misha entered her inventory, including the corpses. She got 100 dust richer, which was meaningless. However, she could sell their belongings, such as melee weapons and non-newbie clothes. That was not all. > It was something new that Misha had not learned. She was curious about what Karma could do, but it was not the time to research it. Because three gunners were aiming their pistols at her. "Monster!!" Nemo and the three gunners were shocked. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* In panicked, they spammed the triggers. Misha ducked while Tama created a shield out of her tentacles. *PU* *PU* The meat shield was not strong enough as bullets went through it and grazed Misha''s waist. The tendril attack had already reduced her HP by 60. Combined with the loss of the earlier palm attack and the graze, minus the regenerated HP, Misha was left with 45/165 HP With a clean shot, she might have died. However, Misha was still in a good mood. She popped a green gel from her VIP inventory and ate it. > Three numbers appeared above Misha''s head. Green 100. Blue 100. Red 50. 100 HP, 100 PF, and 50 Hunger were recovered! > "That good enough." Chapter 187 Karma Punishmen Chapter 187 ¨C Karma Punishment When Misha''s HP bar recovered, Nemo screamed in frustration. "SHE HAS A RECOVERY ITEM!! KEEP SHOOTING!! KILL HER!!" Misha did not wait for the three to be the only one attacking. She aimed her AK-47 and pulled the trigger. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* One of the gunners was new to a shooter game, so he was in the open. Three burst-fire bullets hit his body, sending him staggering backward and killing him. The other two hid behind a cover, peeking behind the nearest trees. *BANG* A bullet went through the skull of a peeking gunner. Another one got shot down. The last one did not dare to look. He extended his arm and gun to the side, pointing randomly in Misha''s direction and shooting blind. That kind of shooting was not accurate. Soon, the gunner ran out of ammo. *BANG* "Ah!" A 7.62¡Á39mm bullet went through the arm with the pistol. Because of the pain, the gunner stumbled forward and revealed his body. *BANG* A bullet to the head, the last gunner went down. With the last gunner killed, Misha switched her target to Nemo, who was panic-stricken. "Y-Y-You are offending someone you shouldn''t have offended! Our clan leader is from a noble family! No matter where you are in the Milky Way, they can-" *BANG* Misha had enough with this clich¨¦ character. She exploded his brain with another shot, cleaning the mess. The dragonewt did not forget to loot everything, even the corpses. *Mew* (I wonder if we can sell their bodies to the mafia.) "Dafuq? We''re not testing it by giving them to the Parthenon?" *Meh-Heh Mew* (Well, we''re working for a bunch of mafias. Let''s think like a mafia!) "¡­" *Meh-Heh Mew* (Did you know that a working heart can be sold for a million MWD? Liver is 500k and kidney is 250k each.) "You ¡­ How the hell did you know about that!?" *Mew* (Oh, I had been thinking if I should extract your heart and sell it to a mob on the dark web. Then, I''ll regenerate it back. It''s a lucrative job that I''m interested in, just in the case that everything has gone to shit, ya know?) "¡­" Misha did not want to know how did she learn about it. She put back her clothes and returned to the mafia center. . "Oh, hey. You''re back so soon," The demi-hydra clerk was surprised to see Misha again. Misha unloaded the 100kg package by throwing it directly from her inventory to the demi-hydra''s counter. The bundle of crystal meth attracted the attention of the mobs in the lobby. They stared at Misha with round eyes in astonishment. "Woah. That''s a huge load." "Haha. That missy got guts. She was carrying this load by herself." "She got balls, man. If it were me, I would have had at least a squad of bodyguards around. I wouldn''t dare walking around with those." The mafias laughed and made fun of Misha''s naivety. However, the person of the gossip did not hear it. "My master told me to buy the ingredients in this note. Can you prepare it for me?" "O-Okay. Do you want me to deduce the commission for the ingredient costs?" "Commission? Oh, right. Yes, please." "Please give me an hour. It will take some time to gather everything." "Sure. But one more thing, do you buy organs or dead bodies?" The clerk gave Misha a weird look, "We do. Miss, are you in this business, too?" "Eh, I ran into a bunch of troublemakers. It''s a waste to dump these bodies to be eaten by zombies. I thought I could make money from it." "You aren''t wrong. Well, come with me, please. I''ll introduce a specialist." The clerk introduced herself as Eva. While they were heading to the B1 floor, she taught Misha about their businesses on the lower levels. This place purchased and sold so many unexpected things that shocked Misha. Human body parts, cultivated viruses, living monsters, slaves, and brainwashed assassins whose ages were between six to ten! Everything was in the department of human trafficking. The business underground was more sinister than Misha had thought. Eva got to a room on the B1 floor. The palette above the entrance doors was printed as [Hospital]. "Hospital?" "That''s his shop''s name. Let''s get inside." Misha and Eva entered the [Hospital] shop. When they got in, they were greeted by a human nurse. Inside the shop, it was similar to a modern hospital ward. "Hey, Eva. What are you doing down here?" The nurse receptionist asked Eva while she glanced at Misha, "A client?" Eva smirked, "A merchant. She has cargos that need your approval." "Oh, okay. Come with me, Miss." Eva smiled at Misha, "I''ll be working on your required items. You ask her every question about human-trafficking or organ merchandise." "¡­" . The nurse guided Misha to a room with many metallic beds, morgue trolleys, and mortuary beds. Misha took out 10 freshly new dead bodies of 10 players and lay them on each bed. The nurse inspected the corpses and walked to a phone, which was hanging on the wall. "Dr. Butcher. Come to the morgue, please." Soon, a human with a lab coat entered the morgue. It was a middle-aged Caucasian man with pale skin and a trimmed beard. He extended his right hand to Misha, gesturing a handshake in enthusiastic, "Hello, I''m Dr. Harbor Butcher. You can call me Dexter. Pleased to meet you." "Err, hello," Misha was taken aback by the friendliness. She shook his hand anyway. "Okay, we have ten bodies," Dexter looked at the new bodies as he rubbed his hands, "This will take a while. Can I have your number? When I''m done with them, I''ll give you a summary of the payment later." > > ''Oh?'' Misha was surprised that an NPC could add a player as a friend, too. Without hesitation, she accepted. "Good. Well, for a starter, if you have human bodies with workable organs, don''t hesitate to bring it here. We''re always short on spare parts since many mobsters here enjoy ruining their kidneys, livers, and lungs. Well, sometimes hearts, blood, eyes, and ¡­ genitals." "¡­" Misha did not want to listen to the details. Her face distorted from the awkwardness. "When I finish my job, I''ll text you. Also, do you have a bank account?" "Do we have a bank on this island?" "Yes, we do. You should make an account first, so it will be easier for me and others to transfer your money. Besides, you get good interest rates if you put them in the Mafioso''s bank." "Er ¡­" There was too much information that astonished Misha. "Do you accept monster corpse?" "Ah, I''m sorry. For monster bodies, especially zombies, you should tribute them to your race''s Parthenon. But by chance, if you run into other mutated creatures, try to catch them alive. Many sick freaks here want them as pets. Well, they sometimes accept young female dragonewts, felionians, and demi-hydras." "¡­" . . Misha exited the morgue and left everything to Dexter. She went to find the arms dealer for Arthur next. It was not hard to find the guy. His shop in the mafia center displayed guns and grenades in the open, and it was the busiest store. Misha had to queue for 30 minutes before she could reach the store clerk. The store clerk had a name tag, Yuri Ohlolz. He was a half-bald man in a casual t-shirt and jeans. "What are you looking for, miss? Er, you''re from Walter?" Misha passed Arthur''s note and his emblem to Yuri, "Arthur Flex asked me to pass this to you. He wants some hardware he had ordered." Yuri took the note and glanced at Misha, "You''re not only working for Walter but Arthur as well?" Misha shrugged, "Dunno. They just use me for their errands." "Okay. Is he still hanging around the trailer with Arthur?" "Yeah." "¡­ I''ll send my delivery guys," Yuri took Misha''s note and patted it, "As for these, I''ll put it on his tabs." "Thanks." "Don''t forget to take that emblem back. I''ll get in trouble if I take it." Misha took the emblem back, put it on her cloth along with Walter''s badge, and left the arms store. As she was leaving, many mobsters glanced at her, but they averted their eyes the moment they saw Arthur and Walter''s insignia. . An hour later, Misha had opened a bank account using the Mafioso Bank. Although it was shady, it was convenient for dealing with underworld businesses. Misha checked her account book after Dexter transferred the money for the dead bodies. 5,350,100 Dust. She rubbed her eyes if she did not mistake the number. Five freaking millions for 10 dead player bodies! The mafia''s business in-game was sinister and lucrative. She wanted to scream that the game was imbalance as hell. However, she received a notification from the game system. > > > > > "Crap!!" It was a wakeup call that Misha could not exploit the game by keeping selling player''s dead bodies to the mafia indefinitely. Misha calculated. Minus 20 Karma was the punishment for selling one player''s dead body. Had she sold five or six more, she would have been sent to the PKer server, and she would not be able to log out ever again. That would have spelled the true nightmare! > > > > Fortunately, the game was kind enough to guide players on the right track. Still, the punishment was harsh. *Mew* (Be careful, damn banana!) "Meh! It was your idea!!" *Meh* (No. The honorable me never tells you to do any shady business.) "I have the fucking log of our conversation! It was you!" The two bickered as they proceeded to the dragonewt Parthenon as their next destination. Chapter 188 Everything Can Go Wrong Chapter 188 ¨C Everything Can Go Wrong Misha received chemical boxes from Eva. As for Walter''s money, she already transferred everything to his bank account. All that was left was that Misha had to bring these meth ingredients back to Walter, so he could cook more. Before she returned to her master, Misha visited another place. The Dragonewt Parthenon, the place where her character was first spawned. Also, it was a place that Misha had to scratch the god''s toe. Upon entering the temple, she found nobody inside. Since Misha and Shurka were the only dragonewt players in this game, it would have been odd if other dragonewt players appeared here. She got to the toe-itching god. Trolling the god, she scratched his toe again. *Oh yeah* A manly moan echoed throughout the temple. Tama thought it was fun. She also used her tentacles to rub the toe. *OH! OHO!* *AH! YES!* *OHHHH* The moaning was getting out of hand. Several players heard the joyful cry, and they visited the temple to see if there were events. Misha got embarrassed by the god''s moaning. She stopped scratching. "That''s enough, pervert god! Now, can you tell me how I can donate or tribute you to increase my karma?" The dragonewt statue sighed as if it wanted more. > Misha took out the dead corroding zombie and a half-eaten player''s body on the floor. > > > > > > "Oh!?" Misha could see a pattern with the offering system. First, her earning karma would always be 1% of the offering''s total strength, rounded down. Secondly, for monsters, the amount of dust reward was 1:1 ratio to the monster''s strength. However, for players, Misha could obtain ten times more. This game might encourage PKing, but at the same time, it did not. Killing other players would decrease the killer''s karma, and the killer might risk exposing his criminal deeds to the city guards if he got caught. Meanwhile, taking dead bodies of other players had many perks to choose, either selling them to the mafias or trading them for karma and dust. Misha could see many ways to enjoy this game now. She could play a good guy in public while she worked for mafias when nobody was looking. ''This is fun.'' *Meh-Heh Mew!* (Let''s provoke all noobs in the zombie zone. Wait, let''s attract more monsters to the crowded area, so we can loot dead bodies!) "You''re being a troll, Tama." *Meh-Heh Mew* (That''s how mafia works!) "¡­" Meanwhile, the onlookers could see the notification of tributes and rewards when they were the same temple. As a result, they saw Misha''s logs. "1500 Power monster!? She took it down!?" "That explains how she levels so fast!" "Who is she?" "That player is Misha! She''s the first ranker!" "Really!" "Look at that AK-47! No wonder she grinds fast!" "The game has hardly opened for a day, but she''s level 29 already." "I''m only level 6 ..." *Cries* Misha ignored the rumors and the crowd of newbies. She asked the god, "I would like to buy skills for dragonewts. Do you sell it here?" > "¡­" Misha realized the gravity of her negative karma now. Even though she had a lot of dust, she could not buy dragonewt skills to upgrade her character. This might apply to other shops in the city, and it would hinder her growth. *Mew* (Let''s go shopping in the mafia mall. Maybe they sell skill books there.) "Ah. For now, let''s return the quest items first. I don''t like keeping the time-limited quests." *Mew* (Yeah, like shelter 88''s motto.) "Everything can go wrong." *Mew* (Yup!) . Misha left the temple and walked toward the slum, heading toward the dark forest entrance. Unfortunately, a dozen newbies with nothing to do followed her, wanting to discover her secrets or a place to grind their levels. Misha wanted to lose them and proceed to Walter alone, but Tama asked her to let them tag along. She wanted to lead them to their death in the forest, so Misha could loot their corpses! > As Misha was walking to the forest entrance, Sasha sent her a friend message. [I''ve found a place to register a guild, but it''s too expensive. For a starter, a one-star guild requires 100,000 dust. Say, Misha. How much money do you have?] Misha''s feet stop. She opened her friend messenger interface and typed. "About 5 million. How much do we need to create a guild? What''s one-star? Are there other star levels?" [WTF!? How did you get that so fast!?] "I''m a 1337 haxxor!" [¡­] "Just kidding. I sold human organs to the mafias." [Be serious.] "I''m serious." [¡­] Sasha did not reply for a minute. [We need 10 million dust to create a five-star guild. Also, we have to buy land and construct a building for our guild headquarters. The fund we need is about 50 million.] "Hold it. You said one-star in the beginning. How the heck has it become 5-star!?" [Shut it, banana girl! You are rich, so you should help other sisters! Find us 50 million dust, or else!] "You''re extorting me!" [I''m being lenient here. Everyone is trying hard to gather the fund. Natalie and I only have like 30,000 dust after farming for almost a day. Since you know a way to make money but you didn''t want to share with us, do us a favor, okay?] "Eh, you want to know the way? I knew a few ways to make quick money, but you''ll lose your karma, though. It''s a risky method." [Yes. Tell me, so everyone can help.] "Okay. Be patient and listen to the end ¡­" Misha looked back and saw several players stalking her. Since they might saw what she was texting, Misha thought that she should get rid of these followers first. Then, she spotted a patrolling guard in the slum area. He was smoking as he was harassing a thug. Misha had an idea. She looked into her inventory and took out a marble, which worth 1000 dust. Then, she walked toward the patrol guard. "Excuse me, sir." The guard turned to Misha in annoyance, "What? Oh, great. A fucking sinner. What the fuck do you want from me?" Misha was taken aback by the guard''s reaction, but she figured that it might be because of her negative karma. Undaunted, Misha flashed her emblem, so the guard could see it. Then, she gave the 1000 dust marble to the guard. "I''m being stalked by a bunch of troublemakers. Can you chase them away for me, please? This is a gift from me, so it will be worth the trouble." > > > > > The guard coughed and took the dust marble into his pocket, "Ahem, since you''re a troubled citizen, then I have no choice." He walked toward the stalkers and yelled at them, giving them threatening game notification that he was going to attack the players had they not left his sight. All stalkers ran away in confusion and panic. *Meh-Heh Mew* (Now, that''s how mafia works!) "Indeed." It felt satisfying acting like a gangster for once. Since nobody was looking anymore, she told Sasha about the mafia organizations and the location of the mafia center. . When Sasha learned about the mafia''s existence, she was excited. Without hesitation, she passed on this news to Natalie and Shurka, including other sisters who had just joined the game after Sasha. Misha did not know what they were planning, but she did everything she could for now. It also took a while to explain everything to her sister. When Misha was done, an hour had already passed, and Misha had 16 hours remaining to complete the quest. Getting the items was not hard. The time-consuming part was the sneaking and avoiding the high-level monsters in the forest. ''I should hurry.'' When Misha reached the forest entrance, she found a large group of players gathering. 50 Players were standing idly without hunting monsters while newbie players were chased away from the hunting area. One of them was someone she knew. INWTRUE Nemo Whale, who had respawned from death. Since Misha had read many clich¨¦ VRMMO novels, she knew where her life was heading. "Well, shit. Here we go again." Nemo also spotted Misha. "That''s her! She killed me and looted our weapons! Kill her and take her guns!" Misha had expected this, but she was cool-headed enough not to attack them first. By letting them attacking Misha first, they would get the penalty of lawless aggression. But Misha forgot one fact. "Hey, her name is already greyed. We can attack her without penalties!" That was when Misha realized her mistake. "Crap! Dammit, karma!" One of the nearest Nemo''s friends got close to Misha from behind while he was holding a steel pipe. He swung it at Misha, aiming to smash the back of her head. Sensing the danger, Misha ducked, dodging the swing. > > *MYA* (WTF!?) Misha and Tama were frustrated. With these messages and the treatment, Misha might not be able to fight back. Two more melee fighter dashed at her with melee weapons. They swung their baseball bats at Misha, but she dodged them again. Yet, the same game messages appeared, telling her that they were doing the right thing. Getting impatient from being on the defense, Misha unleashed her dragonewt''s skill for the first time. Flame Field! The three players'' body was lit on fire by the fire burst. However, the flame disappeared by itself, and their HP had not been depleted. > > > "This is not fair!" Misha wanted to curse at Lilith to the face now. By having negative karma, she could not even retaliate against these players. *MEW* (Run!) As Misha did not want to risk lowering her karma further, she decided not to fight back and run away into the dark forest. The group of 50 people chased after her. Some of them had AGI built character, and their speed was superior to Misha. They caught up and attacked her again. Tama pulled out a VIP item, a jetpack, out of Misha''s VIP inventory and helped her equip it while she dodged all the attacks from the pursuers. The moment she had equipped the jetpack, Tama activated it for her. *FWHOOOSH* Misha flew to the sky! "DAMMIT! ANYONE WITH A BOW, A GUN, OR MAGIC!? SHOOT HER DOWN!!" "HOW DID SHE GET THAT JETPACK!?" . By flying with the jetpack, Misha and Tama managed to lose the pursuers. However, the danger was not over yet. Before them, a pack of vultures was looking at them. "Tama, do vultures hunt live prey?" *Mew* (If they''re uninfected animals, I doubt it.) "But what if they''re mutated vultures?" *Mew* (Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong.) "¡­" Soon, ten mutated vultures with 2500 power flew toward Misha. "Welp. Everything can go wrong!" Chapter 189 Vultures Chapter 189 ¨C Vultures Misha kept her flame field on as a defensive barrier while she armed herself with an AK-47. *TATATATATA* Without waiting for the vultures to reach her, she sprayed bullets at them. However, > > > The bullets did not cause significant damage to them. Their buffed defense was too strong. . ************************************** > Name ¨C Misha Bloominglilly Race ¨C Inferno Dragonewt Class ¨C None Sub Class - None Level: 29/200 EXP: 859/2900 HP: 165/165 ST: 75/79 PF: 50/50 Hunger: 248/300 . > Free Attribute ¨C 30 STR: 90 VIT: 165 STM: 79 AGI: 50 DEX: 50 INT: 50 WIS: 50 Luck: 21 Overall Strength: 564 Karma: -190 . > Inferno Mastery: Lv1 Auto Regeneration: Lv1 Pyrokinesis: Flame Field: Lv1 Science Cooking: Lv1 Bribery Mastery: Lv1 Mating Season: Lv0 (No Partner) ************************************** . Misha had a total strength of 564, while each vulture had 2500. The 1936% status buff from the power-difference penalty made these vultures almost invincible to AK-47''s shells. Fortunately, these vultures did not have high HP, and the game did not buff their original HP in the damage calculation. Each of them had 500 HP by default. *GRAAA* The attacked vulture was enraged by the peanut shots. It rushed at Misha, diving forward to stab her with its long peak. Tama and Misha were not used to maneuvering the jetpack. They could not dodge! *DONG* Its beak hit the flame field! > > > The damage was so overwhelming that the flame field shield could not defend against it. Misha''s psych force (PF) reduced to zero in an instant, and the barrier was destroyed. Still, it was enough to defend against a sudden fatal blow, and it gave enough time for Misha and Tama to react. Tama spat acid juice at the vulture during the split second that the shield was destroyed. Green liquid got into its eyes. *GRAAA* A red number "10" floated from its head. Tama had dealt 10 damages on it. Misha also emptied her clip at the close range. *TATATATA* 20 Shells in her clip were gone, along with 20 of the Vulture''s HP. The moment the clip was emptied, Tama pushed the jetpack controllers, forcing Misha''s body to fly backward and descending at full speed. The direction they were heading was the group of Nemo and the others! The sounds of gunshots and the vulture''s scream attracted other vultures in the sky. All 19 other vultures in the surrounding area rushed at Misha! Misha shoved a green gel into her mouth to recover her PF. She reactivated her flame field once more. At the same time, another hand ejected the emptied clip from her AK-47. The hand that had been just free from the green gel pulled another magazine from her game inventory and reloaded the gun. The injured vulture regained its momentum and rushed at Misha again with the same attack pattern. However, Misha had already landed on the ground in the middle of the confused Nemo''s friends. "That bitch has returned! Kill her!" The gang turned around and took out their weapons, getting ready to attack. Before they could charge at her, Misha leapt backward with full power. Tama also pressed the jetpack''s boost button, propelling her body to the sky. The injured vulture''s beak pierced the ground where Misha had stood, along with the shockwave of its impact. Nemo and his friends were shocked by the sudden appearance of a monster with 2500 power. Their legs moved backward, preparing to run away. However, one of them noticed an opportunity as the vulture''s beak got stuck into the ground because of the impact. "Hey, it''s stuck!" He rushed at it and hit the vulture with a crowbar. *POEK* > The guy jammed Misha''s monster. The vulture glared at the player as it tried to pull its beak from the ground, but it could not. Sensing the golden opportunity, the player disregarded Misha and kept attacking the monster. "Hahaha! How many EXP do you think we can get if we kill a 2500-power monster!?" Nemo turned to the player in astonishment. Even though he wanted to kill Misha, killing the vulture was more tempting. "That should be no less than 20,000 EXP without VIP privilege!" "Forget Misha, kill this monster first! We are a party of 50 men. Everyone can get EXP!" The group ganged on the vulture while Misha flew back into the slum area, escaping from the battle zone. As the group was beating the injured vulture, the other 19 vultures descended to check their friend. Upon seeing players beating up their comrade, they screamed. *GRAAAAA* All monsters rushed to the players! *PU* *PU* *PU* With one beak attack, each player''s head was stabbed by the vulture''s sharp beak. Four digits of damages floated on their heads, along with their death. All 19 vultures moved on and attacked every player in the vicinity. Nemo screamed in shock. He tried to run away. "NOOOO!!" One of the vultures reached him and pecked at the back of his head, drilling into his skull. 9,999 Damage!! The killing spree lasted less than two minutes. All 19 vultures dragged a dead player''s body each back to their nest to be their dinner. However, the injured vulture''s beak was still stuck in the ground. Unfortunately for the vulture, its friends came from bird''s family species, so they were prone to having a short memory. They seemed to have forgotten about him after they got prey. *GRA!* (SONS OF A BITCH!) It was angered and helpless. A minute later, Misha returned to see the aftermath. "Wow. There are so many bodies!" Misha skipped as she looted all dead players and their bodies into her inventory. A total of 31 corpses and 20,000 dust entered her pockets. As for the clothes and random items, she piled them at the bottom of her inventory slots for now. Once she had time, she would sort them later. Once the bodies were cleaned, she turned to the struggling vulture. At the moment, it had 20 HP left. *Meh-Heh Mew* (Free kill!) "Yup. Free EXP." For the sake of efficiency, Tama spat acid at the vulture twice. Two 10 damage floated, and the vulture was defeated. > > > > > > > Misha''s level jumped once again by another big harvest. Now, she had collected 75 unassigned attributes. *Mew* (Let''s raise your INT a bit. Your PF is a bit too low. We need to increase that.) "Will it affect our PF? What about WIS?" *Mrrr?* (I don''t know. Let''s test it. How about you put 10 into WIS first?) Misha did so to test the game system. > Their WIS changed from 50 to 60, and their max PF increased from 50 to 60. As they had thought, WIS affected their maximum psych force they could have. "Let''s balance our status. Our INT and WIS affected our flame field skill." During the combat, they noticed a particular log message. > > The flame field reflected some damages back to the vulture, which could be useful in the future against strong monsters. Still, there was a risk factor. Had that monster possessed a shield piercing attribute, Misha would have been dead in one strike. *Mew* (I think we were just lucky there. I saw that its beak went through our shield when it had pecked us. But it seemed to have aimed at the shield, not us.) "Did it have a shield-piercing attribute?" *Mew* (I''m sure it had. Wanna test on another stupid bird?) "Err, let''s complete the quest first." ¡­ Walter''s Trailer Site Arthur and Walter smiled at Misha, who had come back to report her duties. > > > Arthur laughed, "Good job. Did you have fun fighting the monsters in the forest?" Misha sighed, "No, I mostly avoided them." "Well, you should start picking a fight with them now. Also, we have homework for you." "Yes?" "Right now, your constitution is too weak, and I don''t think I can pass down my combat skills to you at the moment. Get your level to 200, then we''ll talk." "Ugh." All of a sudden, Arthur wanted Misha to max her level before she could get another chain quest. Misha turned to Walter, who shook his head. "I''ll give you a bit of pocket money. Arm yourself using the arms dealer shop that Arthur has introduced you. Get stronger, and we''ll pass you some skills." Walter handed Misha a bag of dust marbles and a box of chemical ingredients. "I''ve written a detailed note about the cooking recipe and what tools you will need. You can ask the mafia mall to provide a suitable place for your cooking yard to start a business. When you reach level 50 in science cooking mastery, come see me again." Both of them chased Misha away and ended the questline. Now, Misha had to grind by herself. Despite that, Misha rejoiced. ''Great. I''m free!'' She took Walter''s gifts and was about to bid her farewell. > > . ******************************************** > > Colored dust is marked money that can''t be used in town. Usually, these dust are stored in a bank''s dummy safes. In the case that robbers took them, they would not be able to use it. Furthermore, there are trackers on the money, which will lead the police after your butthole! Fortunately, mafias are good at cleaning the tracers, so the tracking devices on these money has been cleaned. Still, using this money in the town will alert the police and will result in the arrest of the player. However, you can clean this money at the mafia center or exchange them for clean money. Although they have been cleaned from the tracker devices, police can still track you if you take this money into the town. Try not to get caught. Exchange Price: 100 Colored Dust to 1 Dust ******************************************** Misha''s face twitched. She turned to Walter, who smirked at her. "I completed my promise." "¡­" Misha wanted to curse this black dragonewt, but she could not. Instead of getting 1,000,000 Dust, she got only 10,000 Dust for her trouble instead. Chapter 190 Power Leveling Chapter 190 ¨C Power Leveling ''Ah, her level jumps again.'' In the middle of grassland before the newbie town, Dove kept staring at the level ranking interface with a bright smile on his face. Two long saw knives hung on a belt in their sheath. Yet, cold air aura came from his weapons. Dove wiped black blood on his hands as he stored a corroding zombie before him into his inventory. He glanced at his VIP inventory with a wry smile. ''I shouldn''t have saved a few diamonds and items from the beta period. Too bad, I have sold everything besides the japtems.'' Only miscellaneous items from beta-testing time remained in Dove''s inventory, such as canned food, firearms, bullets, and medicines. However, they were enough to help Dove progress faster. Still, it took many hours to kill a corroding zombie. By the time he managed to kill it, Misha had already progressed to level 38. . ********************************************** > 1. LV.38 (S1) Misha Bloominglilly 2. LV.35 (S3451) Dove Donovan Jester 3. LV.32 (S2) Maple Rockingheart 4. LV.30 (S3) Felia Blue 5. LV.27 (S6) Sasha Hummingbird 6. LV.25 (S10) Natalie Arc 7. LV.24 (S5) Lana Gabriel 8. LV.24 (S7777) Shurka Luckyaf 9. LV.21 (S2) INWTRUE Dawson Woompeckar 10. LV.20 (S2) INWTRUE Roman Bass ********************************************** . The top rankers kept changing their position as they were hunting strong monsters. Although killing one strong monster gave them enough EXP to increase many levels at once, it took forever to take one down because of their defense and the monsters'' deadly attacks. Still, Dove got the gist of their attack patterns. Dove had to focus his character''s AGI and DEX again to use his agility to out-maneuver the monsters. Once his speed got higher, the power-leveling would be a lot easier. Also, he started the game with a unique race. . ********************************************** > The extinct race, which was once a powerhouse during pre-World War III. They used to be considered as the evolution of humanity, but the Demon King hunted them down to the last man. You are one of the survivors. Although your race has been cursed by the Demon King Mia and his wives, you can awaken your true potential to fight against the demon''s army by exploring the world and clean the world from monsters with your psychic power. > - Max level is set at 200. - Advancing the main occupation to a higher tier will reset the level to 1, but you will retain all attributes and skills. - Can learn every type of psychic ability. - Can detect soul cores from dead bodies. - Consuming soul cores increase HP and PF, depending on the soul core''s quality. - Automatically acquire one INT and one WIS for each level up. - Born with a unique skill [Psionic Language]. - Obtain double soul points from devouring souls and soul cores. - Reduce the PF cost of all psychic abilities by half. - Gain one attribute point in LUC for every 20 levels increased. - Evolution to a more advanced race is possible. ********************************************** . ''Time to find another monster. I can''t fall behind this time.'' . . While the top 8 had no trouble grinding against monsters or working on quests, ordinary players began complaining about the game. "The game has no tutorial!" "I can''t find quests!" "Where to get weapons to kill monsters?" "Monsters are too hard!" "No adventurer guild!" Then, players who were envious of the rankers started accusing the top 10 players. "Is Misha and others using cheating tools? How are they leveling so fast?" "I''ve been grinding all day, but I''m still level 10! They''re hackers!" "I''ve been monitoring their level. All of their levels jump 3 to 5 levels at once!" "That Misha has just leveled up from 29 to 38 in one go! I reckon that should have been about 30000 EXP to get that far. Is that even possible!?" "She has to kill something with a power of 2500 or higher to get that even if she has that VIP10 privilege!" "ALL TOP 10 ARE CHEATERS!!" The flood of troll and hater comments lasted for an hour after the first in-game day had passed. Then, several professional players began to voice their opinion. "I remember that Donovan Jester was once a professional player from other games. Since a certified pro-gamer can get that far, there must be something that you don''t know. Also, I''ve reached level 18 so far. The monsters are tough, but if you pick the right spot to grind, your EXP flow should be smoother." "All of you whiners are noobs. Explore the goddamn game and find a master of a craft!" "^As he said. There are hidden masters in the game." "I have a clip of Misha wandering in the city with a grey name. She has that AK-47 with her. That should explain everything." "^Share us, please." "^^ How did she get that!?" "^^^ I explored the slum area and found a suspicious building. I was killed by the bouncers when I approached them, though." "^^^^ I also saw Sasha entering that building! There must be some secret in there!" The social media went wild as the speculation began to get exaggerated by rumors. Unbeknownst to the uproar, all former beta-testers continued their second day of gaming. . . After getting shooed by Walter and Arthur, Misha wandered around the 1500-power corroding zombie area. She aimed her rifle at the nearest zombie, who had not detected her yet. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* A burst-fire of three bullets hit the zombie''s chest. 12! 15! 13! Red numbers floated as they represented the damages that Misha had dealt to the zombie. However, the 1500-power corroding zombie had 300 HP. She could not kill it easily with a few bullets. *SCREECH* As usual, it screamed to attract all of its friends and other monsters nearby. "It aggros other monsters again." *Mew* (Keep shooting. Don''t forget to activate the flame field. I have your back.) "Roger." Misha and Tama decided to use a tag-team strategy by having Misha dealing as many damages she could against the monsters before her. Meanwhile, Tama would use her tentacles to kill anything that sneaked behind Misha. However, had the situation been out of their control, the jetpack on Misha''s back would send them flying toward the city again. Currently, the vultures had disappeared from the sky, which was the golden chance for using the air route as an emergency escape route. Still, they could not fly while shooting the zombies since the jetpacks had limited fuel. Misha kept running backward as she was concentrating on one zombie. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* After the 25th shot, the first zombie went down purely by the power of an AK-47. > > > *SCREECH* A corroding zombie jumped at Misha from behind. Tama''s tentacles transformed into blades and slashed the zombie! 75! 89! 69! 250! Critical! > > > Five more zombies flanked Misha from the sides. Meanwhile, 30 more zombies in the area already noticed the commotion. Misha''s hands were busy reloading the rifle, and Tama''s tentacles were still occupied with the previous dead zombie. Misha activated her fire barrier. Flame Field! The five zombies were knocked back by the sudden fire blast. > > > > > Five messages of DOT damages appeared. That was not all. When a burning zombie attacked the fire shield, another set of messages came. > > > Tama activated the jetpack and flew upward. Misha finished reloading her gun. She took a green gel and tossed it into her mouth, recovering her PF. The zombies screamed as they jumped, trying to catch Misha''s leg. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* Bullets hit the jumping zombies, stopping them in mid-air. One of the zombies climbed on top of its friends and flew, leaping toward Misha again. *PU* A tentacle from Misha''s chest pierced the zombie''s mouth. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* Misha burst all remaining bullets onto the zombie on Tama''s stick, dropping its HP to zero. The third one went down! At this moment, 34 zombies gathered below Misha. All of them attempted to mimic the earlier zombie to reach her. Tama maneuvered the jetpack to fly toward an empty area with maximum power. Then, she landed Misha on the ground. The 34 zombies chased after her. Misha reloaded a new magazine and began spraying more bullets. The moment her new magazine was emptied. The zombie horde could almost reach her. Flame Field activated! All 34 zombies were hit with AOE damages! As soon as the flame field was triggered, the jetpack brought Misha to the sky again. As if Misha knew what would be next, she tossed another green gel to her mouth, filling her stomach and recovering her PF. Both Tama and Misha hung back in mid-air for another 10 seconds before they flew to the previous spot where the aggroed all the monsters. They landed on the ground, and Misha pointed the rifle muzzle at the zombies. *TATATATA* . . . Tama and Misha repeated the DOT Flame Field, shooting, and tentacle attack patterns until all 34 zombies went down. Both of them panted as the grind was mentally taxing. Though tiring, Misha was smiling. The power-leveling rewards worth the effort. . ***************************************** > Name ¨C Misha Bloominglilly Race ¨C Inferno Dragonewt Class ¨C None Sub Class - None Level: 91/200 EXP: 8055/9100 HP: 240/240 ST: 140/140 PF: 200/200 Hunger: 299/300 > Free Attribute ¨C 0 STR: 100 VIT: 240 STM: 140 AGI: 100 DEX: 100 INT: 100 WIS: 200 Luck: 24 Overall Strength: 980 > Inferno Mastery: Lv2 Auto Regeneration: Lv2 Pyrokinesis: Flame Field: Lv15 Science Cooking: Lv1 Bribery Mastery: Lv1 Mating Season: Lv0 (No Partner) ***************************************** Chapter 191 A Whales Power Chapter 191 ¨C A Whale''s Power Misha averaged her attribute points to STR, DEX, and AGI, so she could move faster and boost Tama''s attack strength against monsters. As for INT and WIS, they played the most crucial role during the power leveling. Both statuses influenced [Flame Field]''s performance, which was the key to the success of the previous fight. . ************************************* > Number of usages: 10 Next level: 661 Activation Cost: 47 Hunger Barrier Upkeep: 1 Hunger per 9 Seconds Generated Shield Power: 11.52 HP per 1 PF > Flame Field is a skill that can be used as a weapon or a defensive shield. By activating it, a fire dome will burst out of the caster, burning everything within five meters radius. Afterward, the fire dome will act as a shield against physical attacks and fire attacks. > After it is cast, a fire barrier will remain until the caster dispels it. The caster can pay the upkeep to maintain the barrier. However, if the flame field suffered damages from any attack, the caster''s PF will decrease to upkeep the barrier. Higher flame field mastery increases firepower, adds damage reduction, reduces the activation cost, and lowers the upkeep. ************************************* . During the fight, Misha''s INT was only 50. However, her flame field caused 50 fixed damages from the DOT attack per one burst, which was also an AOE attack. By increasing it to 100, Misha expected that the firepower should have increased to 100 fixed damages after 10 seconds DOT, which could be used to be the primary attack skill against stronger monsters. 200 WIS increased Misha''s PF to 200, which could generate the flame field shield of 2304 HP! This would be Misha''s secondary HP to increase her survivability in the future. As VIT and STA, Misha allowed them to increase naturally by her dragonewt''s trait. *Mew* (Wanna test your new status with a new group?) "Aggro one for me. I want to test the damage from my fire skills. Don''t help me this time." *Meh-Heh Mew!* (Roger!) Tama threw a rock and hit a 1500-power corroding zombie. It turned around and charged at Misha. When it got closer, Misha released her flame field. > The damage increased as they had expected, but that was not all. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* 52! 57! 49! Damages from Misha''s rifle increased as her total strength got closer to the zombie. Since the monster''s buff got weaker, its defense got lowered. It was easier to solo-leveling against these type of zombies now, as long as Misha had enough bullets. The zombie became another corpse for Misha to collect after a few more shots. *Mew* (Should we farm those 2,500-power bears or the vultures next? I think we got too few EXP for killing one of them now.) Misha earned a total of 7,950 EXP, including the VIP EXP bonus from the zombie just now. When her level was lower, she used to get about 15,000 per kill, which Tama felt it was too little. "Let''s be efficient. These zombies always gather in groups, so we can exploit our AOE attacks. Besides, I got used to their attack patterns now. I think I can solo them in my sleep." *Meh* (Keep flexing till you get a direct hit.) "I''m serious, though. I just have that feeling." Since Misha almost ran out of bullets, she decided to visit the mafia mall and the Parthenon to resupply and unload her assets, aka dead bodies. . The restock of bullets cost Misha 10,000 dust for 5,000 rounds of 7.62x39mm ammo, even though Misha bought it from Yuri, the acquaintance of Arthur. While she was at it, Misha got rid of the marked money she had, exchanging them for 10,000 dust, which returned her bullet''s investment cost. Also, other japtems, such as melee weapons and clothes from dead players, netted Misha another 5,000 dust. It was pitiful money, but she took it nonetheless. Also, she sold the two jetpacks she had since they were already broken from the fight against zombies. The main reason for their deterioration was Misha''s flame field, which also damaged the items. Eva put this item to auction for Misha since she could not calculate its worth. However, the two broken jetpacks were bought out by Silkroad, who offered Misha 100,000 dust for each. Finished with the business at the mafia mall, Misha dumped all dead bodies to the Parthenon, gaining 700 karma in one go. Now, Misha had 510 positive karma. She was relieved that she had more room to commit crimes and selling organs to Dexter again. ''I can sell 25 bodies with this kind of karma. If I''m desperate, I can sell 45 more since I''m now level 92. The game should allow my karma to reach minus 920 before it kicks me to the hardcore server. Also ¡­'' Misha glanced at her chemical ingredients in the inventory. ''I''ve yet to grind my science cooking skill.'' Finished increasing her karma, Misha bought three more basic skills from her dragonewt god. Fireball Fire Breath Fire Resistance They were expensive since Misha used her dust to buy them instead of using 1,000 soul points for each of them. Since the exchange rate ratio was 1,000 Dust to 1 Soul Point, Misha spent 3 million dust on all skills. Looking at her bank balance, Misha had a wry smile on her face. 2,555,100 Dust ''I need to gather 50 million for the guild. But what''s the difference between the cheap 1-star guild and 5 star-guild anyway?'' She messaged to Sasha, asking about the details about guild founding. However, Sasha replied that she was busy, and she did not have the time to chat. Sulking, Misha visited the town, walking toward her next destination. A real estate company Misha was looking for a place that she could cook her meth, so she could sell them for big money. . . Meanwhile, Sasha was observing the auction house in the mafia theater. Since she was in a different server, Sasha did not meet Misha or any player that was in Misha''s server. However, Sasha managed to become an apprentice of an NPC, a consigliere of a mafia organization. She got this position because of one peculiar item. The VIP healing potion. "150,000!" "170,000!" "250,000!" The auction was going on, and the item on display was Sasha''s VIP potion. "250,000 going once!" "300,000!" "350,000!" The price kept rising as two elders, who were in their wheelchair, kept telling their followers to bid. "500,000 going once!" "500,000 going twice!" "Sold at 500,000 to Mr. Capone!" Sasha clicked her tongue when she realized that they stopped bidding at 500,000 Dust again. This was not the first time that Sasha had place a healing potion on the auction house. She had done so for the fifth time, including this attempt. Unfortunately, all NPCs seemed to be influenced by an algorithm of the game as they would stop bidding whenever the price reached 500,000 Dust. ''Is this the cap of a VIP item? Are they trying to limit the diamond-to-dust exchange rate?'' Sasha attempted to gather her guild funding by using her real money. By buying diamonds and converting them to VIP items, she could obtain dust faster than hunting monsters. Yet, it still took time to get a few million as Sasha could only place five items per one auction, which was held once a day. Sasha''s master, Ross Willard, patted Sasha''s shoulder. "You''ve made 2,500,000 in this auction. The auction management will take 10% as a handling fee, so you get a total of 2,250,000 Dust. As per our agreement, I''ll take a 20% cut from that amount as my tuition fee." Sasha bit her lower lip and nodded, "Thank you, sir." "You''re welcome. Take this emblem and put it with you. From now on, you can come to this center to do business. The staff here will automatically cut 20% of your income to donate to our family. Also, be sure to pay 1 million dust a month to keep that emblem. If you fail to pay us, we''ll retrieve it back from you." "¡­ Yes, sir." This was the deal that Sasha had with Ross. It was an unfair deal, but Sasha got a pass to this mafia center to do business. Furthermore, there were many hidden masters among various mafia organizations that Sasha could learn their skills. "Don''t worry, child. I''m a fair man. Here, take this book. I wrote it myself, so it will help you in the future." Sasha obtained a worn-out book from Ross, and a system notification rang. > For the first time, Sasha bowed to Ross, "Thank you, sir." "I''ll be off now. If you have any questions about how this mall operates, ask the clerks behind the counters on the first floor." . ***************************************** > Number of Usages: 0 Next Level: 10 Usage Cost: 5 Hunger > This is a basic skill that can evaluate or appraise finished narcotic substances'' quality and weaponry''s status. Underworld Appraisal was a vital skill in the underworld trade as there are many con artists among the members. You can''t believe in anyone''s words but yourself when you trade with the mafias. > Appraise your targeted object(s). You can see the quality, value, and hidden effect of the appraised items. Only workable on firearms and drugs. A higher level increases the appraisal success chance and increases the chance to detect hidden attributes. ***************************************** . Sasha sighed, ''I doubt it is worth my MWD. Well, at least it''s better than nothing.'' Since Sasha wanted to take a break, she checked the level ranking to see how Misha and others progressed through the game after the second day was almost over. ''WHAT!?'' Something was not right about the ranking. Misha had lost her first place to Roman, who was only level 20 yesterday. ''How is this possible!? I don''t mind it if he were a mutant like Misha, but from my memory, he''s an ordinary human, right? Even Misha is grinding fast, she still lost to that small fry!?'' Sasha was not the only one with that question. At the moment, ordinary players'' average level was 25. Because of the outskirt areas where weak green zombies spawned had been crowded by players, they had a hard time leveling. Many of them began forming a party to grind a stronger monster, but they could barely fight anything with over 500 or 600 power with melee weapons. Guns and ammunition were expensive in the public store as one bullet cost 20 Dust, and the cheapest gun had a price tag of 10,000 Dust, which was more costly than buying them from Yuri. As such, melee weapons were more popular among players, as they were easy to acquire and cheap. At this stage of the game, more than 30% of players had experienced death more than once. Because all of their items in the inventory and the equipped items would be lost if they die, most players decided to be frugal and kept everything valuable in the bank. As their equipment was inadequate, their leveling pace got slower than the rankers and rich players that wielded guns. Soon, the social media noticed Roman''s level, which revealed the wicked trait of a PTW game. "Misha lost her first rank!" . ***************************************** > 1. LV.100 (S2) INWTRUE Roman Bass 2. LV.92 (S1) Misha Bloominglilly 3. LV.87 (S3451) Dove Donovan Jester 4. LV.85 (S3) Felia Blue 5. LV.79 (S2) Maple Rockingheart 6. LV.75 (S7777) Shurka Luckyaf 7. LV.58 (S10) Natalie Arc 8. LV.45 (S5) Lana Gabriel 9. LV.42 (S6) Sasha Hummingbird 10. LV.40 (S2) INWTRUE Dawson Woompeckar ***************************************** Chapter 192 Dark Sides Chapter 192 ¨C Dark Sides Roman, who had once called himself "Homeless Billionaire" was actually a son of a noble family, whose wealth was worth over 5 trillion MWD. After the diamond price plummeted, Roman did like what Misha had asked her grandmother to do, stocking diamonds. Roman thought that once LHO was appreciated by players from the Milky Way Galaxy, the price of diamonds would increase naturally. Therefore, he went all-in, investing in the game currency. When Roman bought all his diamonds, the price dropped to 200,000 MWD each, and its value continued decreasing. Yet, Roman had bought 1,000,000 diamonds with all of his pocket money as an investment. Unfortunately, the price did not show a sign of increasing after Roman bought his diamonds. As the Milky Way Government had hoard a hundred million diamonds, the puny amount of 1,000,000 diamonds did not influence the market. His heart ached when he saw the value of diamonds decreasing each hour. Still, he knew that his decision was not wrong since any VRMMO game could turn into a new haven for immortal seekers, the virtual world residency. Everybody would need diamonds to buy their immortality and perks to migrate their souls into the game. Also, Roman discovered one of the diamond''s usage when he completed a quest from his Parthenon. The Human God statue in his Parthenon sold EXP books that could be bought once a month, which had a price tag of 10 diamonds at the lowest. Each book could increase a player''s EXP by a thousand, ten thousand, a hundred thousand, and a million! This was a shop that pay-to-win players could shine! Roman dumped 100,000 diamonds on a million EXP book right away. Although his human race had a level cap of 100 and the total EXP requirement from level 1 to 100 was 495,000, he used the EXP book anyway. Now his level jumped from 20 to 100, which reached the cap of the newbie class. Furthermore, he retained the excessed EXP for future usages. Roman looked at his ranking in the leaderboard with a wide smile. "Once I spread this information, I can make the diamond price jump. Too bad, I have to waste 100,000 diamonds to reach the level cap, but I get all the footage I need." He turned to social media, which was in an uproar because of his sudden level increase. With his certified account, he uploaded his footage about the existence of the EXP book shop. Now, he waited for the diamond price to increase. As he was monitoring the diamond price, he ignored the news broadcasting, which became background noise in his room. > > . Milky Way Government agents and insiders were busy trying to boost the diamond price in the market, so they could sell theirs for more money to salvage their financial crisis. The best way to increase the diamond price was to increase the game''s reputation and encourage citizens to migrate their souls there. In the process of promoting, agents from the government had to gather information in Lilith''s new game, so they could get a clear picture of what world they could migrate into. However, all MWG agents did not dare to risk logging into the game because of Lilith''s new regulation. Many agents attempted to get into the game to gather information about the casual server that they had no knowledge about it. However, 99% of the agents were sent to the hardcore server and lost communication with them. No one could contact them or receive a report from the players. Furthermore, all VRMMO mining companies also filed about their missing people whom they had sent to explore and mine in the hardcore server. No one who had logged into the hardcore server managed to return! The game companies could not peek into the casual server either as they had lost control of all games. There had been reports of missing agents who were once LHO alpha-testers during the exploration phase. Some of them were reported that they were teleported in front of their colleagues and disappeared. That happened in their real dimension, not in any game! Lilith kept mocking the game companies when MWG tried to use the administrator''s commands or asked her what had happened. > > Now, they had a new problem at hand, which Lilith also refused to tell them anything. . Without interference from the government, Roman''s gameplay clip became a hot topic through social networks. People began paying more attention to the diamond price as they calculated if it was worth investing. Still, the current market price was too expensive for the majority of gamers. Only noble''s sons and daughters could afford it. "Let''s wait for the diamond price to drop a bit more." "I want to invest in that, but my savings is not even enough to buy a diamond!" "Man, another PTW game. Lame MWG!" "Let them invest in that while we grind our level normally. If they want to pay billions of dollars for a level 100 character, let them be." "Did Misha and others buy the EXP books as well? Is that how their level shoots so fast?" "^I doubt it. From the footage, you can only buy one skill book once a month in-game. Her level only increases by 2-3 per tick. That''s the result of her power-leveling." "Wow, so Misha is a good player while Roman is a PTW?" "ALL HAIL MISHA!! SCREW ROMAN!! SCREW RICH MEN!!" The diamond price rose to 205,000 each for a moment before they dropped to 180,000 because the government continued releasing their diamonds. The trends continued. . Dove also followed the news and trends of the diamond''s market price. Upon the value dropping to 180,000 MWD to one diamond, he heaved a sigh of relief. ''I''m glad I''ve sold everything when the price was 1M each. Boy, I''ve survived getting stuck on a mountain.'' He laughed as he logged out of the game to receive a mysterious phone call, which disclosed their number as [Classified]. "Donovan''s speaking." [This is Joan. Are you free to talk?] "Yeah, if you''re going to give me a good job or you''re going to ask me for a date." [I''ll pick the first option. I have a job for you.] "A pity. I hope it''s worth my time, ''cause I''m busy enjoying my retirement gaming." [It relates to the game you''re playing. I heard that you''re the top ranker again. Is that true?] "Top 3. Misha and that PTW player got me. What''s the job?" [We''re hoping that you can promote the diamond price. Can you spread the words that you''ve become a top ranker by spending diamonds? We''ll compensate for your lost reputation.] "You''re asking me to humiliate myself of being a PTW player?" [You''re already a PTW player. You have VIP10 from us, so do Misha and Roman.] "You can just tell the universe that we have VIP10 by spending 20,000 diamonds. That should promote your diamond a bit, right?" [We''ve already done that, but it''ll be more effective if your certified social media account is the one that spread this info.] "I''ll see what I can do. By the way, I want my form of payment with spaceships. I have enough MWD." [¡­ Okay. I''ll send you a contract later.] They hung up. Dove sighed. He had a good idea of what he could do to promote the current diamond prices, but he would not do it without reaping some profits. ''Time to restock diamonds before I start promoting.'' Without waiting for the price to lower, Dove exchanged one billion MWD into diamonds. . . Grandmother Min also monitored the diamond market ever since Misha wanted to dip her hand into this exchange business. The grandmother, too, interested in the sinking price of the current diamond market. Unlike Misha, Grandmother Min''s had 5 trillion MWD remaining in cash, storing in one of her spaceships, preventing the government from freezing her money in the system. As a [Special] player in this dimension, she had more than one way to play this investing game. Min opened her game menu and contacted Lilith. [Yes, dear customer?] "Can I use you as a medium to buy diamonds from the game market?" [Aw, you''re not buying from me?] "Your pricing sucks ass. I''m not paying 1M for one diamond." [Boo. Well, I can do that, but I''ll take a business 0.5% fee as my service.] "I need you to put an auto-purchase for me. Once it drops to 150k, buy me 10M diamonds. Take the cash from my spaceship." [Roger that, dear customer. Anything else?] "Can I contact Mia?" [No can do. Sorry.] "Then, are you trying to create some kind of event? Why are you trying to crash the MWG''s economy?" [That''s a secret. Please stay tuned for future updates and events <> "But you''re using my clan''s representative vessel. I''ll file this complaint to your boss once I log out from this session." [¡­ Please don''t file the complaints. I have already compensated your vessel with a lot of perks. You don''t have to worry about his safety.] "If something happens to him before the Heaven Festival, I''ll sue you." [¡­ Rest assured, dear customer. You''ll be thankful to me for what we did.] . . Hardcore Server On the top of the new Babylon tower, where the Demon King''s Castle located. Mia sat on the throne, watching the clouded sky by himself. Before him, a hundred screens, showing news and reports about the outside world, were being broadcasted. He read through the recent news about the casual server and gossips about Misha with interest. Although he could access social media and universe-net, he could not communicate with them since Lilith put a [Read-Only] restriction on his browsers. Upon having nothing else about Misha to read, Mia closed all monitors and leaned on his throne. ''At least, she is doing well.'' Mia shut his eyes to take a nap. As he was napping, he ignored the beeping notification about the hardcore server''s players. . ******************************** Surviving players: 2,195,502 Summonable MWG agents: 8,188,797,991 Kill Count: 299,997 ******************************** . Chapter 193 Red Name Panalties Chapter 193 ¨C Red Name Penalties Misha walked out of a real estate company building with a bright smile. In her hands, it was a deed of land, which was located on another island near Newbie Island. Her bought territory was the whole island, which had a size of 10 square kilometers, and it cost her only 1 million dust. Although it was dirt cheap, there were downsides. The entire island was populated by monsters, which require a subjugation force to clear it. From the real estate''s Intel, it was protected by several 5000-power boss monsters and 3000-power mutated animals. ''For my meth factory, I shall conquer that island and be the kingpin of a mafia family! Mehhaha!'' Although Misha knew that her thoughts were getting influenced by the flow of the game and her skill, she was enjoying it. *Mew* (What about robots and finding Mia.) "I know. We just have to establish our guild and our cash-printers. Then, we''ll think about that later." *Mew* (You''re getting sidetrack, though.) "No. Establishing our gang and generate our income is our first priority, contacting Mia and his perverted wives is a side quest!" *¡­* With her new goal and new dreams, Misha walked out of the town, looking for a corrupted zombie horde to hunt. While they were looking for a horde of monsters, Tama also told Misha to practice flying using their wings. Since they had been together for a long time and Tama had grown a bit, she was confident that they could fly if they practice flapping their wings together. Misha found a clear grassland without monsters to practice. For the first time, Misha and Tama controlled the dragonewt wings together as one. They jumped up and flapped the wings. *POEK* They fell onto the ground after propelling themselves upward for another 20 centimeters after they had reached the maximum of their jump. "It''s hard." *Mew* (But there''s a wind reaction from the wings.) "Let''s try again." The second attempt, Misha flew 30 centimeters upward before she fell on her butt. *Mew* (Use your legs properly! Learn to land, dammit.) "Don''t birds tuck their legs when they fly? I was using the same principle!" *Mew* (We don''t have their constitution, you banana. Let''s try again.) In the third attempt, they managed to jump higher, which caused more falling damage when they landed. Misha managed to land on her dominant leg, but she stumbled and fell on her butt again. "That hurts." *Mew* (Again!) For the rest of the second day in-game, Misha jumped and crashed on the ground as she was learning how to fly. She landed in a wrong position many times, which decreased her HP by accidents and fall damages. Still, she had the auto-regeneration skill, which recovered her HP as Misha was trying to use her wings. Because she kept jumping and landing, players began to notice what Misha was doing. All of them could recognize her as a ranker since Misha now had a silver [2nd Ranker] badge above her name, telling everyone that she was currently second in the level ranking. People took screenshots of her failed landings and flying attempts to post on social media, thinking it was funny and silly. When sub-server-1 players noticed the posts, all of them flocked to the flying practice site to watch Misha trying to fly. Even ranker haters joined the commotion to mock Misha. Every time Misha fell, jeers, boos, and laughter came from the crowd. Misha and Tama got angry when they found out that the crowd was treating her as a joke. Then, a private message from Moo encouraged her. [I saw what you are trying to do in my Furbook. Imma flame those trolls and haters and burn to oblivion for you! Don''t give an F about them. Just try your best!] It made Misha smiled and proud that she had a good friend. [Also, let me put my Catto Dicku in between your Boobu after this. Let''s treat this as my compensation.] Misha took back her words. Moo was too perverted to be called a good friend. . 3rd day in-game. *Flap* Two dragonewt wings behind Misha''s flapped in synchronization, bringing her body up in the air. *Flap* *Flap* *Flap* Misha and Tama kept on flapping, maintaining her current altitude. "You can do it, Misha." "You can fly!" "Fly, Misha. Fly!" On the ground, many players who were Misha''s fans came to cheer for her. Since yesterday, her flight practice had been discovered by other players, and they took several clips of her failed attempts. At first, people mocked her for being stupid and ridiculed her failures. However, her hard-working attitude won the hearts of many viewers and female players. They admired the hard worker, Misha, who did not give up after facing many obstacles. Her level was the proof that she might have worked harder than the majority of the players here. Also, the existence of EXP books disgusted FTP players and light-cashers. In turn, the fact that Misha did not rely on the EXP books to get that far impressed these players. As a result, Misha''s fame rose among the free-to-play and light casher players. Many people rooted for her to beat Roman and take her first place back soon. "Synchronize your movements! One, Two! One, Two!" "Don''t give up!" The cheers went on, but Misha did not hear about that. At the moment, she was fighting against the soreness from her wing''s muscles. Tama also tried her best to relieve the muscle pain by monitoring Misha''s ST value and kept feeding her green gels to replenish her stamina. After one minute of battling against gravity, the game sent them a message, a piece of good news. > > *MYA!* (FUCK YES!!) "OSSHA!!" . ******************************************** > > All dragonewts are born with the ability to fly. However, it takes practice and determination to learn how to fly by themselves. Only those who worked hard and did not give up their instinct and dream can enjoy the view from the sky. > Flying by using wings is easier. Flight speed and flight mastery depend on AGI and DEX. ******************************************** . After they earned the skill, the wings behind Misha''s back felt lighter and more powerful. Each flap brought her body 10 meters higher, which brought joy to herself and her fans. "SHE DID IT!!" "YEAHHH!" "OMG, I''m crying." The onlookers clapped and cheers while Misha laughed as she found the cold wind in the sky pleasant. Unfortunately, their happy moment ended abruptly when someone with the prefix name [INWTRUE] appeared with a group of 50 players. Nemo glared at Misha, who was still flying in a circle with her wings. He grinned as he took out an A4 rifle that he and his clanmates had gathered enough dust and bought from the city''s gun store. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* Two bullets hit Misha''s body while another one punctured through her left wing. 15! 17! 11! Despite the low damages, the impact disrupted Misha''s concentration. She fell onto the ground from 15 meters in height. *POEK* 150! Just like that, Misha''s HP dropped from 241 to 48, which was in a critical condition. Nemo screamed, "SCRAM, MOTHERFUCKERS!! IF YOU DON''T WANT ME TO POP A CAP IN YOUR ASS, GTFO!" *BANG* Nemo shot his gun to the sky, chasing all onlooking players. Seeing the gun and the entourage behind Nemo, several players cussed at them. "Why the fuck did you shoot her!? What has she done to you!?" "You want a piece of her? Better get over my dead body!" "I''m reporting the guards. You''re a criminal now!" Because Nemo had open-fired at Misha, who had positive karma, he and his friends received a grey flag, which Misha could retaliate without a penalty. Also, players nearby had been flagged as eyewitnesses, and they could inform about Nemo''s deed, turning him into a red name criminal and reducing his karma. "No eyewitness alive. KILL!" All 50 of Nemo''s friends had the prefix [INWTRUE] before their name as they were a part of the same clan. Also, most of them were already level 40, and they all were armed with a pistol. Meanwhile, one hundred onlookers still used melee weapons as their primary tools, and their average level was 25. The result was disastrous as all onlookers were killed in an instant. But the slaughter was not without a penalty. On Nemo and his friends'' game screen, many messages appeared upon killing the players. > > Though the punishment was severe, they came here prepared. As they increased their levels by killing monsters, they also offered the monsters'' dead bodies to their Parthenon, which increased their karma. Most of their karma was higher than Misha as they had killed many weak monsters and had donated more corpses. Their lowest karma members had over 700 karma, which gave them a large margin to kill players. When all one hundred players fell, one of Nemo friends had their karma below the allowed target. His body disintegrated as they received a piece of bad news which he would never forget for the entire life. > > > His name also disappeared from Nemo''s friend list as all players in the hardcore server were banned from contacting the real-world and people in other games. Only death awaited them there! Instead of panicking, Nemo lashed his tongue at the disappeared friend. "Idiot! I told you to watch your karma! All level 35 should have stopped killing when your karma had dropped to minus 200 or so!" Misha, who was lying prone on the ground after her rough landing, watched the carnage in shock. "These people!" *MYA* (I have enough of these bananas! Let''s send them to oblivion!) "Ah." They glared at Nemo and his friends, whose name was glowing red as they committed murder, and their karma was below 0. . . Meanwhile, at sub-server 3451, a red name player was lying on the ground as he struggled to crawl backward, trying to get away from a player. The red name player had killed his party members to loot their belongings during their hunt together. Unfortunately, one of his teammates was a top ranker, who had more experience in real-combat and a stronger game character. Dove slowly walked toward the player as he wielded bloody knives in both hands. "Do you know what will happen to the red name players after they die?" A sinister question came from Dove. Upon speaking, two legs of the injured red name players were frozen by icicles, which appeared out of nowhere. "P-Please let me go. You can have my items. It was a misunderstanding!" Dove grinned. "Sorry. I have an experiment to test on you. I want to know how many people I have to kill to get my old combat class again." "What?" "Also, for the previous question. I''ll tell you the answer." Both of Dove''s knives dug into the chest of the player. The dying player choked blood as he stared into Dove''s eyes. Dove touched his cheek and wiped the tears from his face, "I also don''t know. But from what I''ve learned, they seem to disappear from the server after a few hours. I also tried to search for their in-game name, but they no longer exist ¡­" The player died as the game sent him horrifying information. Chapter 194 50 VS 1+1 Chapter 194 ¨C 50 VS 1+1 While the 50 players let their guard down after they slaughtered all the players in the field, Misha drank one of her healing potions and restored her health to 241. "Hey, she''s healed again!" "Shoot her!" All of them were on an open grassland without a cover. The only place that Misha could hide was the field of corpses. Without a choice, she lay prone behind the nearest dead body and activated her life-saving skills. Flame Field! The flame shockwave did not harm any of the red-named players. However, a fire dome appeared around Misha as a protective barrier. Another health bar appeared below Misha''s HP above her head, which was the shield''s HP. Since this was an emergency situation, Misha converted all 200 points of her psych force (PF) into barrier''s HP, adding herself another 2,304 HP on top of the original 241. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* 5! 7! 4! The difference in Misha''s status points and the red players'' power was between 400-500 points. Thus, the game gave Misha''s defense buff in the calculation, reducing the damages from the guns. Still, it added up as 50 players were concentrating their firing at one target. Three shots from each player already reduced 1,800 HP from Misha''s shield. Between the second, when the red-named players fired their fourth shot, Misha sprayed back some bullets. *TATATATATA* 250! Head Shot! 2,950! 276! Head Shot! 2,050! The bullets of a higher level player did not get a nerf from the game, and they displayed their full power potential. The red-named players were at level 35 to 40 range, and their individual HP was less than 200. Even a non-critical hit could kill them in one shot. Although ten bullets were fired, four of the players went down, granting Misha 1 EXP each. As her hands were busy controlling the recoil of the rifle, Tama dragged a yellow gel from her VIP inventory and shoved it in her mouth, replenishing her PF, just in case. "TELEKINESIS!" One of the red-named players used his skill. The power created an invisible force, which pushed Misha''s body and her muzzle backward, disrupting her counter-attack. *MYA!* Tama also unleashed her acid bullets. Five balls of her green digestive fluid flew and hit five players'' faces. 1,111! 1,259! 1,031! 1,337! 1,174! The damages kill all of them in an instant! Still, the other 42 players put up a fight. Also, Nemo had a better weapon than everyone else. *TATATA* 17! 19! 18! *CRANK* The fire barrier shattered after the INWTRUE gang continued shooting at Misha. *PU* *PU* 14! 7! Red numbers began to appear on Misha''s head. She began suffering real damages to her body now. "HAHAHA! Your shield is no more! DIE!!" *CLICK* *CLICK* Half of the players ran out of bullets as they spent most of them killing other players. They had to reload. "FUCK!" "RELOAD, IDIOTS!" Misha reactivated her flame field after the shield was destroyed. Another barrier dome appeared with another 2,304 HP! Tama also knew her queue, she took another yellow gel and shoved it in Misha''s mouth. Her PF was restored from 0 to 200 again! "Dafuq!?" "What the fuck is this!?" As the crowd stared at Misha''s HP and her barrier HP bars in shock, the AK-47 continued the massacred. Head Shot! 2,410! 231! Head Shot! 2,955! 314! Three-digit numbers, sometimes four, appeared on the head of sixteen red-named players, sending them to respawn in the game jail. *CLICK* Soon, Misha, too, ran out of bullets. "TELEKINESIS!" "TELEKINESIS!" "TELEKINESIS!" Three of the players used this chance to disarm Misha by concentrating their psychic power to shove Misha''s AK-47 away from her hand. And it worked! The rifle slipped out of Misha''s grip when she was trying to change the magazine! "SHE HAS NO WEAPON!! STEAL THAT RIFLE AND KILL HER!!" Nemo kept roaring at his men, commanding the other 24 players to finish Misha. Ten of the players, who had learned the telekinesis skill, kept using it on her as they were trying to limit her movements. From her initial prone position, Misha was pushed upward from the ground and shoved backward from the invisible force. Although it was harmless, it disarmed her and restricted her arms and legs. *MYA!* (ANNOYING FAGGOTS!!) From her inventory, Tama pulled two of Misha''s spare AK-47s, which Misha had bought them for Sasha, Shurka, and others. Since they were pre-loaded, Tama''s tentacles pulled the triggers. The sudden appearance of Misha''s spare guns shocked Nemo and everyone else. *PU* A bullet went through Nemo''s crotch, shattered his nuts, dealing 2,222 critical damage. Then, the scary messages from the game astonished Nemo. > > > > . Nemo''s conscience was blackened only a second before he found himself in a damp dungeon room with a plain rag cloth, a respawn clothing. He was locked inside an isolated underground prison. ''Shit, 270 minutes in real-life? That is almost 5 days in-game. I''d better log out and reported this to Roman.'' Nemo opened his game menu option, searching for a logout button. He pushed the logout button right away. > "HUH!?" Nemo Whale wanted to get out of the game and sue the game company for confining him right away. He opened his game recording option to acquire all footages a few minutes ago that he and his friends tried to kill Misha. Although it was humiliating to publish their failed attempt, he planned to expose the game''s illegal confinement action, so his relatives and his lawyer could use the footage to sue the game company. Upon opening the universe net browser, he received another obnoxious notification. > > > "FFFFFFUUUUUUUUU!!" Nemo was infuriated. He turned around and kicked the stone wall to vent his anger, but it hurt his foot instead. "SONOFAFFFFUUUUU!!" He bit his lower lip as he crouched, holding his hurting foot. . After Misha and Tama killed Nemo, all red-named players lost their direction and acted independently. As Tama added more firepower to Misha, the psychics could not keep up with their PF and Hunger spending, running out of their power first. Without the telekinesis restraint, Tama and Misha did a quick work out of the players. In the end, all 50 players, including Nemo, were forced to respawn in prison. A few minutes after the battle ended, the 100 dead players, who were killed by Nemo''s gang, returned with their white respawn clothes to recover their body and their items. The field was in a mess as some of Nemo''s friends looted their bodies into their inventories. Moreover, Misha killed them and caused all of their items to explode outside, mixing all items together. Misha watched the mixture of human blood, items, and dead bodies with a wry smile. When she saw a loaf of blood-soaked bread, Misha got nauseous, imagining herself eating it. *Nom-Nom?* (Can I eat that bread? That sauce looks delicious.) "Please, don''t. I''ll feed you a red gel instead." *Meh* (I''m bored of red gels. Can I eat humans, please?) Misha sobbed in tears. ''Do it in secret, please. Pick one of the PKers and mark it as your food or something.'' *Meh-Heh Mew!* (YAY! THANKS!) While Misha and Tama were having their internal cannibalism dilemma, the respawned players fought for their perspective items from the mixed piles. Some of them took advantage of the others by looting everything they found, which caused a scene. "Hey, give my dead body back!" "Who are you!? Scram. Don''t bother me!" "Hey, you looted my items!" "Those are mine. Get lost." "That''s it. Die!" Several PVP battles happened here and there as their interests conflicted. Misha stayed out of the chaos as she picked a corpse of a red-named player into her inventory. As long as she did not loot any green-named player''s body, she should be out of trouble. "HAHA! I FOUND AN M-16!" "I FOUND A PISTOL!" A few opportunists stole Misha''s loots and Nemo''s dead body. Even a few random players, who had no part of this mess, jammed in and looted everything they could. ''What a bunch of hyenas.'' She cussed them inwardly as she picked another dead body of a felionian girl. However, it was a green-named one. "Oh, wrong one." At that moment, the owner of that body noticed Misha. "Ah, that''s my body. Can I have it back, Nya?" Misha was surprised, "Oh, sure." Upon receiving her corpse, she beamed Misha with a bright smile. Misha also helped her getting her nearby items back and added a pistol from a red-name corpse for her trouble. After they finished looting, the aftermath of Misha''s battle was already cleaned. "Wow, those hyenas worked fast. That is my loot." Frustrated, Misha complained. "That''s right, Nya! You were the one who killed them all, yet, those shameless people looted everything." Although many looters profited from this chaos, there were a few sad players. Many weak-willed female humans cried as they lost all of their items and their dead bodies. The other male players cursed the thieves as they returned to the town, trying to regain their dust and equipment from the beginning. "Poor them." "Yeah, they are pitiful, Nya." Misha gazed at the female felionian. Upon closer inspection, she remembered this cat girl. It was the cat girl that pleaded for help when they first exited their Parthenon. ''Ah, the world is small. Haha,'' Misha felt it was funny. The catgirl looked at Misha, "Say, Nya. Do you have any unused items for them?" "I do. Do you need it?" "No, Nya. Can you donate some to those poor souls? They look so pitiful, Nya." Chapter 195 Catto Power, Nya! Chapter 195 ¨C Catto Power, Nya! "Oh?" Although Misha felt pity for them, she was not a charity organization. Still, seeing many young female players crying was bad for her heart. "Let''s gather them and talk to them in private. I don''t want any more hyena mixing in." "Sure!" . A minute later, ten players followed Misha to a slum area, where no player dared to enter. As Misha had Walter''s emblem, no local thug dared to mess with any of her followers as they thought that the girls were Misha''s merchandise or subordinates. "Okay. This place will do," Misha turned to the poor players. "Where are we, Nya?" "My usual stroll yard. Anyway, I have a few spare clothes and some second-hand weapons. I''ll give you a set each, so you can restart life in-game again." The players rejoiced, "Thank you, Miss!" "Thank you, Miss Bloominglily!" To Misha, all melee weapons were worthless. However, to ordinary players, they were their bread-and-butter. The new clothes also helped as the respawn clothes revealed too much of their skin. Looking at these players, Misha had a few questions. She turned to the felionian, "Say, why are you so desperate to get your dead body back?" "Nya? You don''t know?" "I''ve never died. I don''t know." "Holy Catto, Nya! You''re a strong lizard, Nya!" "I''m a dragonewt. Not a lizard," Misha facepalmed. The catgirl and the ten players explained a couple features of this game to Misha. When a player died, their level would reduce by one. However, if they manage to retrieve their dead body back and offer it to their race''s Parthenon, they would get the refunded 80 to 100% of their lost EXP back, depending on the freshness of their corpse. Also, when any player offered their dead body to their Parthenon, a game system would warn them, and they would suffer from a 1-hour in-game curse, which would temporarily decrease their status attributes. And lastly, there was a sick feature that frightened all players here. In the case that their dead bodies were taken outside, they would know the location and could see everything from the corpse''s perspective. If the dead bodies were dumped to be monsters'' food, they would share the feeling of being eaten alive, even though the other living body was unharmed. Had the corpse been violated by a sick freak, they would also feel it! "This game is sick, Nya." Misha''s face paled, horrified by the new discovery. She looked at the sorrowful expression of the girls, who was afraid of the latter incident, which would ruin their purity and pride. Resolved to help these poor girls, Misha made her decision. "You know what? Add me to your friend list. Whenever an asshole brings out a dead body from their inventory, tell me. If they decide to soil you, I''ll make sure to chop their D and feed them to zombies!" The girls were delighted. They added Misha as friends. Moreover, Misha told them that she had planned to establish a guild, so they would be the first batch of their members if they had no place to go. Obviously, all of them accepted Misha''s invitation without hesitation. Joining someone with the same sex was better than joining a random nerd''s guild. The catgirl, as well, wanted to join the guild. Misha also added her as a friend. Everyone excused themselves afterward to enjoy their game. Once Misha finished creating her guild, she would contact them later. However, the catgirl was still hanging around Misha as she forgot how they arrived here. She wanted to tag along with Misha to exit this slum. "Non Nongnon?" It was a weird name of a felionian''s naming culture, which was similar to Misha''s friend, Moo Moomoon. Furthermore, she was also in the same school as them. "Are you from the class 5/1 at Cathulu''s Cardboard High?" "How did you know, Nya?" "I''m Mia of the same class. I didn''t recognize you." "Mia? Mia with that weird cat in your body?" *Mew!* (Who are you saying weird, you banana cat!?) "NYA! THAT WEIRD KITTY''S VOICE! IT''S REALLY YOU!? WAIT A MINUTE, AREN''T YOU A LIZARD WITH A DICKU!?" Misha facepalmed again, "I''m a dragonewt, not a lizard. And stop using that [Dicku] word, please." She could not get used to the felionian''s vocabulary. "Nyahaha! You''re weird, Mia. Why are you playing a big boob character? Are you swinging that way, Nya?" "Long story short, the game fucked me up because I have a feminine body. Is it easier to understand?" "Sureeeee." Non giggled as she peered at Misha. . Since Non and Misha had a lot to catch up on, they formed a party to adventure together. However, Non''s level was still at 27, which was much weaker than Misha. However, the felionian characters started with body enhancement skills, and their specialties were all physical attributes. . ********************************************** > A feline race from the Old Heaven Galaxy. They did not participate in the war against the Demon King, but they are willing to lend a hand to defeat these monsters from the universe for good. These humanoid cats have a similar trait to demi-hydras in terms of physical prowess, but they are more tamed as they could control their desire better than the wild demi-hydras. Unfortunately, their brain is not compatible with many psychic abilities, so most of their skills are physical related. Still, they are one of the strongest races in terms of physical skills as they have a high ceiling level of growth and fast adaptabilities. > - Max Hunger Bar is set at 200. - Max Level is set to 200. - Advancing the main occupation to a higher tier will reset the level to 1, but you will retain all attributes and skills. - Automatically acquire two or three random physical attributes for each level up. - Born with a unique evolvable passive skill [Killer Instinct]. - Using physical-related skills consume less Hunger. - Gain one attribute point in LUC for every 10 levels increased. - Can consume one LUC to boost all your physical attributes by [Combined Level/10] times for 5 minutes. - Evolution to a more advanced race is possible. ********************************************** . This race had an odd way of leveling up. They got 5 free attribute points, which was the same as Misha. However, instead of getting a fixed amount of points like the overminds or dragonewts, their physical attributes automatically increased by 2 or 3 at random per one level up. Sometimes, Non got 2 STR bonus attributes per level up. Other times, she got 2 DEX and 1 STA instead. It could be said that felionians had balanced attributes, which did not excel on any particular trait. Yet, they had more overall strength than other players at the same level. With 200 level ceiling as Misha, Non had the potential to be stronger than her. Still, the lack of psychic skills hurt them in the long run. Once the game processed to the stage where esper robots dominated the battlefields, their raw physical abilities might be useless. But in the early game, felionians were deadly when they had the right tanker. "Pull more zombies, Mia!" Non was a master spear user. Every time she thrust her spear, a corroding zombie suffered at least 200 damage, which was even higher than Misha''s AK-47. The catgirl did not only have her unique [Killer Instinct], which automatically boosted her attack power in combat, she also had an OP passive skill [Catto Penetration]. [Catto Penetration] gave Non a chance to disregard her opponent''s defense. Once the skill triggered, she could deal with a devastating attack that ignored the level difference buff. And when she could launch an attack on a monster''s weak point, critical damage occurred. Head Shot! 1729! Another 1500-power zombie went down. A few meters in front of Non, Misha was flying, baiting 20 corroding zombies while her flame field was still active. All aggro was on Misha. "Next, Nya!" Before, Non had a hard time fighting one of these zombies since she was too afraid of their charge and their scary-looking mouths. Once Misha took their attention away, her fight became easier. Using Misha as a tank, Non power-leveled and increased her power rapidly. 217! Head Shot! 1677! 242! Head Shot! 1859! Within an hour, all 20 zombies went down. "Thank you, Mia! I''m level 77, and I''m one of the ranker nyaow!" The party grinding did not only benefit Non, but Misha also gained a few levels from the killing as well since all EXP was shared with all party members. Also, they received a bonus EXP from being in a party. > > > > The game combined their status points and divided them by the number of party members before the calculation of the based shared EXP. Then, they added a fixed percentage of the total players in the party. There was no level-gap penalty, so a level-200 character could farm together with a level-1 newbie. Had Misha fought alone, she would have gotten 4600 + 2300 EXP because of her high stats. With Non, who had lower status, she pulled the average strength of their party down, so the EXP rewards increased. EXP might be shared with two people, but their killing speed far surpassed Misha''s solo killing speed in the past. Also, Misha did not have to spend a bullet here. ''Carrying noobs is beneficial to high-level players, I see.'' Misha and Tama hummed as they collected half of the dead bodies to their inventory. Non also received her share since she was the damage dealer. *Mew* (I wish there were dungeons. The game is getting fun.) "Non, I think we''re ready to fight a stronger mob. Wanna move from this location?" "Already? I''m still getting tons of EXP here?" "What''s your overall stats now? I''m level 101 with 1050 overall." "Nya? Overall 920 and level 77." Misha broke a sweat. As expected, a felionian''s growth rate was insane. By the time the cat girl reached level 100, she would have more status points than Misha. As the two celebrated for their progress, the game broadcasted server news. > Misha frowned in disbelief and doubt, "Humans can evolve?" "What''s a high-human, Nya? A human on meowjuana?" . . The player ranking changed again after Misha regained her first place for a few minutes. Also, a few players decided to be a pay-to-win player by buying EXP books. ************************************************ > 1. LV.141 (S2) INWTRUE Roman Bass 2. LV.101 (S1) Misha Bloominglilly 3. LV.100 (S45) INWTRUE Collin Piero 4. LV.100 (S13) INWTRUE Christopher Sunkenship 5. LV.100 (S404) INWTRUE Rodney Socker 6. LV.98 (S3451) Dove Donovan Jester 7. LV.97 (S3) Felia Blue 8. LV.92 (S2) Maple Rockingheart 9. LV.91 (S7777) Shurka Luckyaf 10. LV.90 (S6) Sasha Hummingbird 11. LV.80 (S1) Moo Moomoon 12. LV.77 (S1) Non Nongnon 13. LV.74 (S10) Natalie Arc 14. LV.74 (S5) Lana Gabriel 15. LV.50 (S2) INWTRUE Dawson Woompeckar ************************************************ Chapter 196 Catto Penetration Chapter 196 ¨C Catto Penetration "What''s that notification?" "Evolution? Hi-Human?" "Roman Bass? That PTW player?" "LEVEL 141!! WTF!? I AM ONLY LEVEL 40!! TEACH ME, SENPAI!!" All players were in an uproar when they realized the possibilities of getting an evolution. Everyone from all sub-servers could see the server-wide notification of an evolution, which tempted rich teenagers into investing in diamonds. When they looked at the updated ranking list and saw more level 100 people showed up in the ranking out of nowhere, everyone understood that more whales had emerged. The current diamond market, which the price had swung to 50,000 per diamond, became popular all of a sudden. Within ten minutes, the rate jumped to 190,000, then 230,000, and eventually stagnated at 250,000 as MWG agents sold more of their diamonds, retiring from the diamond business. Grandmother Min was indifferent toward the market as she had already invested enough. Earlier, Min used Lilith to buy every diamond that was lower than 150,000 until her set money was spent. When Lilith spent everything, Min rested and waited. She started restocking again when the price was lower than 100,000. But since the price kept getting lower every minute because of MWG employees kept selling it, Min slowly stockpiled her diamonds in secret, bit by bit. When it reached the very bottom at 10,000, she stocked everything she could, which brought the price back to 50,000. After that, she stopped as she decreased her diamond''s average cost enough. Now, she was simply waiting for the price to inflate again. . . Misha read the player ranking and glanced at Non with a wry smile, "Sorry, Non. You''re not in the top 10 yet." "Nyani!!" Non checked her rank and found that she was 12th, the catgirl sulked. "I''m even lower than that perverted Moo, Nya." "Huh? Moo is one of the rankers?" "He''s 11th now, Nya! Where did he come from?" "Oh!" Misha texted Moo, hoping to invite Moo to join their party and level together. "Moo, how have you been doing? I saw your name in the ranking. Wanna join my party and level together?" Not having to wait long, Moo replied. [I''m mining stones ATM.] "Then, how dafuq did you grind? I worked my ass off, yet you''re catching up with me." [Mining quests give me tons of EXP. Too busy to grind.] Hearing that Moo was doing quests, Misha got jealous. "What kind of quest is that?" [Chain quests. I''m supposed to collect stones to learn sculpting techniques from my master, but these miner NPCs are afraid of some leaked gas inside the mine. So, I''m here digging for stones while I smash the hell out of these black slimes!] Misha''s face changed from envious to joy when she heard Moo was doing well. Then, her face paled when she heard about black slimes. "Did black slimes attack you? Are you okay!? Did they invade your soul!?" [They did once or twice, but I get the gist of it after I killed the first one. It''s actually easy to fight them in the white room battlefield. I managed to buy two more basic skills, thanks to them!] "Don''t let your guard down, alright! Finish those stupid quests and get out of there ASAP! Black slimes are bad news!" [Aww, you''re worrying about me? So sweet. Don''t worry, my dear. I''ll let you use my Catto Dicku to your heart content.] "¡­" Misha turned into a stone as she was taken aback by Moo''s last comment. She closed her text messenger as veins under her face pulsed and bulged in anger. ''Go die, you perverted cat!'' . . Misha and Non moved from the corroding zombie zone and got to the area where she had been avoiding, the 2500-power mutated bear area. The 1500 difference in power made both of them nervous. The 1500% buff to all stats made these monsters terrifying. The weakest bear in this area had 1,000 HP, which was much higher than the zombies they had fought. "A-Are you sure it''s a good idea, Nya?" Misha and Tama took a deep breath, "We should be alright, maybe." "M-Maybe?" Misha revealed a bitter smile as she glanced at one of the new skills that she had not used. . **************************************** > Power: 2 Ignite Chance: 0.5% Explosion Chance: 0.5% Size: Ping-Pong Cast Cost: 10 PF Cooldown: 2 Seconds Next Level: 10 > Shoot a fireball that deals a fixed amount of damage and a chance to ignite the target on fire, dealing DOT damage equal to the power every 2 seconds for 10 seconds. Power = (Skill Level/100) x (Player''s INT + Player''s Level) Ignite Chance Percent = Skill Level/2 Fireball Size evolves every 10 levels. Explosion Damage = Power x Skill Level **************************************** . This was a dilemma that Misha was having. This skill required PF to cast, which was different from [Flame Field]. Activating flame field consumed 47 Hunger, which was not a problem for Misha. However, she required all PF to generate her flame barrier''s HP. If Misha changed her tactic and used this skill, she would have less barrier HP when she needed it. Also, the current skill right now was too weak. Without a bit of grinding, this skill was as good as a skill to draw mobs. But Misha''s instinct yearned for this skill. She knew that it would become a strong skill, in the long run, had she leveled it to 100 or higher. All she needed to do was find a monster and increased the skill EXP by keep using it. *Mrrr* (You should grind this skill on a weak mob, Mish) "All weak mobs are occupied by newbies. What can I do?" *Mrrr?* (Then, why didn''t you grind it with the corroding zombies!?) "¡­ I''m a banana. I''m sorry." Misha changed her mind as she concentrated on her flame field skill. "I''ll focus on [Flame Field] for now. I''ll grind this skill when we''re free." *Mew* (Better do it whenever you find a weak mob.) "Roger that." In the end, Misha used the fireball skill to draw a bear toward her. The flaming ping-pong ball hit the back of a bear''s head and ignited its head on fire. 2! 2! The fixed damages appeared. *ROAR* The enraged bear dashed toward Misha at full speed. Still, it was a bit slower than the agile corroding zombies. With only one mutated bear, Misha dodged its first charge attack by leaping to the side while she aimed her rifle at the bear''s back, spraying bullets as if they were water. 1! 1! 1! 1! All 7.62mm shells could not even penetrate the bear''s skin. *Mew* (Don''t use the guns. It''s a waste of bullets.) "Ah, I know." Misha put the gun back into her inventory as she waited for the bear to charge at her again. It did just that by running on all four, planning to either ram her or bite her. Misha sidestepped again and activated her flame field at the same time. The shockwave of fire dome connected with the bear''s skin and dealt fixed fire damages to it. > 100 Fixed damage, which was equal to Misha''s INT, was in progress. The moment it was caught on fire, it stopped running around and stood on two legs. *ROAR* The monster raised its sharp claws to swing down at Misha. At that moment, Non sneaked behind the bear and thrust her spear. Catto Penetration! *PU* Critical Strike! 555! With just one hit, the bear''s HP dropped by half! *Mew* (Such OP, much hax, wow!) The mutated bear was stunned and stopped moving for a second. Without hesitation, Non pulled back her spear and stabbed it a few more times. 171! 189! Critical Strike! 555! Just like that, the bear went down. > > > > > > > > Both Misha and Moo obtained the same amount of EXP, minus the VIP10 bonus. Non also got to level 79 with one kill. "Haha! Too easy! Is this really 2500-power?" Misha shook her head. This cat girl''s skill was too OP. "Your race is so broken." Non pouted, "My skills are only applicable to melee weapons, though." "Let''s pull more bears. I think I can handle a few at the same time with their speed." "Cool! I''ll go hiding. Same plan, Nya!" . . Misha and Non''s hunt continued. Unfortunately, their hunting method was not a secret to felionian players. All of them were aware of their advantage from their ignore defense perk, but they were not good enough to handle against monster hordes. Soon, they began grouping and hunting strong monsters. A mixed group of level 40s felionians and leporians wandered around monster fields to explore, searching for a place to level up. They found Misha and Non, who were hunting together. "Wow, they are hunting mutated bears already?" A leporian was impressed. A burly felionian snorted, "That dragonewt is exploiting our race''s specialties. Nothing special!" "But she is tanking for the cat girl, though. She did her part as a tank." "What tank? She keeps running, flying, and dragging all monsters like an idiot. That''s not a proper tanking. At this rate, she will lose aggro, and that cat girl will be in trouble!" Watching for a while, they finally noticed their display name above their head. "Misha? That top ranker?" "Oh? Non Nongnon? That girl is also a top 20. They''re working together, I see." As they criticized Misha and Non''s teamwork, one of their party members recorded a clip of their combat style. At first, the player wanted to learn about their secrets and their hidden skills. After he had recorded it for a few minutes, he got bored, so he posted on his social media account. The clip of Misha and Non hunting many mutated bears at once was released to the public. However, it revealed the felionian race''s potential when they were combating in a party. A new trend had begun as more human players paid attention to these cat people''s prowess. Chapter 197 Lets Suffer Together Chapter 197 ¨C Let''s Suffer Together Donovan, aka Dove, edited his essay in front of his computer. He posted his self-written articles with a picture album, a collection of VIP items in the shop, their prices, VIP perks, and the possibility to trade diamonds into dust in-game. The article was about his close-beta experience in detail, including the usage of diamonds and the importance of VIP items. He did not hide anything. He disclosed the life-and-death situation during the beta period, which came with the high rewards, the diamond farming, in-game items to reality, and resources from the other worlds. Dove revealed his bank balance, which was once less than 40,000 MWD, but it turned into 10 digits number. The short clip during the transaction with the government agents was also there to prove his action. He commented that he planned to rejoin the hardcore server after his current character in the casual server got stronger. Dove told them that he would establish an alternate dimension mining company to acquire resources from the hardcore server to their real-life dimension. However, he did not reveal a secret that few people knew. Dove smirked, "No one can escape from that hardcore server. It''s a death trap." He did not publish what he spoke. After all, he wanted the diamond price to inflate. . As Dove was one of the top rankers, he had many followers in his social network, even though he did not know any single of them in real life. After he had posted everything, likes and comments flooded his news feed. "That explains a lot! I was wondering why those rich players invested so much into the game. Is this the reason?" "I heard several mining companies joined the hardcore server right away, but we heard nothing from them. What happened inside the hardcore server? Do you know anything, Dove?" "I''m guessing that the MWG doesn''t want the public to know. None of them says anything about this, but they keep selling their diamonds." "Those guys are making money! They already have enough diamonds, so they are trying to increase its value!" "Diamonds are useless in real-life. What''s the point of investing in it aside from gaming?" "^Idiot detected." "^^Explains, Mr. Know-It-All." "^^^Soul transfer, moron! Even if you don''t plan to make money from the game, you can become a god in the other dimension by investing in your game character! Every geezer in my neighbors abandoned their fleshy body to become immortals in-game!" "You can still farm diamonds in real-life, though. You get diamonds from dead bodies." "^Are you telling us to murder somebody to get a fucking diamond!?" "^^No, I''m telling you that you get diamonds from killing animals, too." "^^^As a fisherman, I rarely get diamonds from fishing. Only large fishes, such as dolphins, gave me diamonds." "^^^My father works in a butcher factory. He said they usually got one diamond for each dead cow, but the government always collected all of them." Flaming, speculation, guesses, and rumors went on. Several people got the urge of farming diamonds in real-life by killing large animals. Some even revealed interest in murdering real people for the diamonds. Meanwhile, a few closed communities began strategizing their gameplay and their future in the casual servers. Currently, the hottest topic of the game was the hidden potentials of various races. The humans started as the weakest race among them all, but they could evolve into Hi-Humans, increasing its max level by another 100 and obtaining more perks. Collin Piero, who was once known as DaVinci during the closed-beta, disclosed a new discovery of human evolution in the INWTRUE community. "I have just completed a quest from a demi-hydra in the slum. I found out that mafia organizations exist here, and they have viruses that can evolve humans into mutants. It is also for sale." Christopher Sunkenship, aka Pioneer King, also published his founding. "Alien races are also accessible, but we have to get permission from the gods in their Parthenon first." "^Where do you get that info?" "^^A catgirl-lover from my class. She went to the felionian''s Parthenon to play with their god to the point that the felionian god gave her that info. She''s working on getting to level 100 now to evolve into a catgirl." As everyone exchanged information, Roman Bass shared a clip of Misha and Non, who were battling against a group of 2500-power bears, into their INWTRUE guild community. "We should turn some of our DPS members into felionians or recruit those aliens into our clan. From what I have discovered, felionian''s attacks can ignore defense and the monster''s status buff." "Let''s get someone with mafia''s connection to buy weapons and items from that black market, too." "Don''t forget about real estate and land. We need a base for our guild. Make sure we start with a 5-star guild, so everyone can get more perks from the guild bonuses." "Let''s pool our diamonds and exchange them to dust. We need funds for our future guild." . . After the 50th bear went down, Non was exhausted. Yet, she was laughing. The power-leveling brought her to level 120! Meanwhile, Misha, who had VIP10, acquired more EXP from the grinding. She had reached level 157. Misha''s total strength rose to 1,442 while Non had already surpassed her with 1,599 points. As for their ranking, Misha got back her first place again since Roman''s level got stuck at 141. "I''m hungry, Nya! I can''t fight anymore," Non complained, though she was still laughing. "Let''s clean our loots and take a brief rest. I think we have been fighting for hours already." "By the way, what time is it, Nya?" "In the real world or in-game?" "Real-world. We still have to go to school tomorrow, Nya." Misha''s face paled. She looked at the time in a panic. Fortunately, it was still 1.50 AM in reality. They had five hours or five in-game days until they had to log out. Both girls departed from the hunting field. As they were leaving, they could see several parties of felionians leveling together. Most of their strength had reached the 1,000 marks, which was catching up with the rankers. This game seemed hard at first glance. But once they got used to the game system and the EXP calculation, their level progress would increase at a rapid speed. At this stage, had Misha and Non been lazy, they could keep hunting mutated bears until level 200. When they returned to the town, Non noticed a change above Misha''s head. This dragonewt had regained her title as the first ranker. "Mia, you got the first rank again." "Eh, it''s not like I care. If I get it, then it''s just a silly title. If I don''t get it, those rankers are either using hack tools or investing too much into the game." "¡­ You do care, Nya." . ****************************************** > Name ¨C Misha Bloominglilly Race ¨C Inferno Dragonewt Class ¨C None Sub Class - None Level: 157/200 EXP: 2015/15700 HP: 306/306 ST: 206/206 PF: 300/300 Hunger: 300/300 > Free Attribute ¨C 0 STR: 100 VIT: 306 STM: 206 AGI: 115 DEX: 115 INT: 300 WIS: 300 Luck: 27 Overall Strength: 1442 Karma: 1135 > Inferno Mastery: Lv7 Auto Regeneration: Lv5 Pyrokinesis: Flame Field: Lv25 Pyrokinesis: Fireball: Lv4 Fire Resistance: Lv1 Science Cooking: Lv1 Bribery Mastery: Lv1 Mating Season: Lv0 (No Partner) ****************************************** . After working with Non, Misha built her character as a magic tank, which could contribute damage to the fight while she kept her flame field barrier as her main tanking HP, aka meat shield. With level 25 Flame Field, level 7 Inferno Mastery, 300 INT, and 300 WIS, she could generate 6,606 shield HP with all of her PF, which increased her survivability further. Misha could withstand two or three direct hits by the mutate bears now, although she could easily dodge most of their attacks. "I''ve stocked my food items. Let''s go hunting again, Nya!" Non finished resupplying her food items and recovered all her HP, ST, and filled her stomach. She was ready for more action. "Sure. Mind if I train my fireball skill during the hunt? You''re going to two-shot every monster anyway." "Go ahead, Nya." The two left the town and headed toward their previous hunting ground. Upon arrival, they found out that hundreds of felionian and leporian players already occupied their hunting spot and other places nearby. Similar to the way Misha and Non hunted the mutated bears, leporians used their natural agility to keep the bears at bay while felionians dealt damages to the monsters. Bears became extinct as players had to wait for the monsters to respawn. All of them killed the bears too fast. "Nya ¡­ our hunting ground," Non sulked. "Let''s find another location. I know another place with stronger monsters." "Really? Let''s go then!" "Okay. But first, let me see if Moo is still busy." "Let''s not bring that pervert along. His level is lower than us ¡­" Non paused as she looked at Moo''s level in the ranking list. It had been a half a day in-game since they last checked Moo''s status. However, his level surpassed Non. Moo''s level was now 135! "HOW THE DOG DID THAT HENTAI LEVEL SO FAST, NYA!? DID HE BUY VIP!?" "He said he was in the middle of a chain quest. Let me ask him again." Misha sent a message to Moo, asking him to join their party again. "Moo, are you free?" [Too busy. I''m swimming.] Misha widened her eyes in shock, "Catto can swim?" [That''s rude! This Magnificent Catto can do everything! Swimming is a cakewalk!] "Okay ¡­ where are you going? I''m planning to visit an island near Newbie Island." [I got an errand quest that I have to mine a couple of rare ores from this island.] "What''s the name of that island?" [Eh, Roper Island.] "¡­" Misha did not like the name of that island. For some reason, it reminded her of a fetish from a porn website. Also, she had a sense of d¨¦j¨¤ vu. Subconsciously, Misha took out her island deed, which she had bought from the real estate, to inspect its name once again. Roper Island Misha''s face turned into a pokerface meme. [Wanna come? I''m sure it''ll be fun!] "¡­" Misha wanted to cry, but she had no tears. Yet, for the sake of her beautiful private island and her guild headquarter, Misha agreed. "I''ll be there shortly." [¡­ I was kidding. Are you serious?] "I have a business there. Actually, I have bought that stupid island, and I have to clear the monsters there before I move in." When Misha told Non that she knew a place to hunt, she meant this island. However, she did not pay attention to the island''s name when she bought it. Now, she had to bear for the consequence of her banananess. "Non." "Yes, Nya?" "We''re moving to our new hunting ground." "Alright, Nya. Where to?" "¡­ The Roper Island." "¡­" "¡­" "¡­ Can I say Nyo?" Misha revealed a bitter smile, "No." Afterward, Misha spread her wings as she wrapped her arms around Non''s slim waist, flying to the sky with the catgirl in tow. "Let''s suffer together ¡­" "NYOOOOOO!!" Chapter 198 High Risk, High Return Chapter 198 ¨C High Risk, High Return Ropers, one of the fantasy monsters that appeared a lot in pornography, were the major population of the abandoned island near Newbie Island. Because of these trees, they were called Roper Island. Roper was a tree monster. Its appearance resembled a cactus, but it was without needles, leaves, or flowers. Branches, which was made of soft pink tentacles, extended from its main body. Usually, an adult roper was five to six meters tall, 2 meters in diameter, and had 20 to 30 limbs. Each was at least 10 meters long. These tentacles were their greatest weapons against other monsters and humans as the tips of these tentacles could transform into various shapes, which could become their primary weapons. Also, they could spit white liquid, which could melt any material. Fortunately, they were harmless against living being''s tissues and skin. Still, those white liquid emit pink gas, which contained a strong aphrodisiacal effect on female creatures. Every victim that inhaled the gas would hallucinate, seeing the monster trees as someone from the opposite gender. Any direct consumption of the white fluid would increase the victim''s vitality, but it will also drug the victim, influencing them into breeding with the monsters. Researchers found that the roper hid their primary genital inside their main body. Any female creature that was captured by these trees would be imprisoned inside their trunk and become their seedbed for their children. Female explorers are advised to stay away from these creatures. . Everything was explained on a large signboard on a beach of Roper Island. Beyond this point was a forest, filled with thousands of roper monsters. *RUMBLE* Non and Misha read the warning sign with a smiley face. Although they were smiling, they were crying internally. "Can we go back, Nya?" "I also want to go back." "Then, let''s head home, Nya!" Non turned around, but Tama''s tentacles wrapped around her waist, and Misha''s hand grabbed the catgirl''s shoulder. Crying bloody tears, Misha turned to Non. Her neck ticked clockwise, bit by bit with a sound of bone-cracking, and it turned 180 degrees. With a dark, teary face and bloodshot eyes, Misha begged in a cracked voice, "For the sake of my guild and my meth factory, help me." "NNNYYYYYYYYOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" Non did not know if she should be afraid of the ghostly appearance of Misha or the ropers. Her screaming voice reached the stratosphere. . . A few minutes later "Fireball!" *BOOM* 22! *SLICK* A pink roper crawled toward two girls on the clean white sand beach. Behind them, seawater, which was contaminated with white sticky liquid, blocked their escape route. The girls, however, were covered in white juice. 50% of their clothes had been melted by the roper''s spit attack, but their HP was still full. Yet, the two girls ran away from the monster in a panic as Misha threw range-attacks at it. "Don''t come any closer, Nya!" "Fireball, Fireball, Fireball!" 22! 22! 22! > "Fireball!" 27! "Oh! You hit harder again, Nya!" Despite her crying face, Non laughed. *Mya!* (Contribute something, you useless banana cat! Misha has been the only one attacking!) "My weapon is already ruined, Nya! What do you want me to do!?" *Mew* (Go punch those tentacles or something!) Non glanced at the chasing roper. *SLICK* For some reason, she thought that the monster was smiling at her. "Nyope, Nya! I''m not gonna get raped by that thing!" Non and Misha regretted coming here. They had managed to bait one roper to test their skills against it, but they suffered a cloth-melting attack in an instant. The catgirl''s spear was melted by the white liquid, and a portion of the fluid got into Misha''s mouth, which gave a debuff effect of [Estrus]. Afterward, they ran away from the roper by running around the beach. A change occurred in one of Misha''s status effects after she got the [Estrus] debuff. A new icon appeared. It was an icon of a pink heart with a [LV.1] tag. . ********************************************* > This status displays your sexual desire level. The level goes up and down, depending on the time of the year and your season period. However, you get bonuses to your attributes and skills if the level is high. > Level 0: No bonus Level 1: 1 free Status Attribute bonus for each level up. Level 2: 2 free Status Attribute bonus for each level up. Level 3: 3 free Status Attribute bonus for each level up. Level 4: 5 free Status Attribute bonus for each level up. Level 5: 10 free Status Attribute bonus for each level up. ********************************************* . It was a status effect, unique to only female mutant players. Because of the roper''s characteristics, Misha''s libido status increased temporarily. *Spit* The chasing roper sprayed more liquid again. As Misha was concentrating on killing the roper with her fireballs, she got too close to the monster. Rain of white sticky liquid covered her body, and all her clothes evaporated. > A warning that Misha did not pay attention flashed. *MYA!* (Get away from us, banana Dicku!) Tama counter-attacked with her green acid. 0! > *Meh!?* (What the hell!?) For the first time, Tama was also helpless. Misha turned around to run away from the roper. Running on a beach was simple at first glance, but it consumed a lot of stamina in reality. After Misha had run for a few minutes, her stamina was depleted, and her character became sluggish. Meanwhile, the roper''s pace was always at 30km/hour, which was a bit slower than an adult''s max running speed. However, keeping the pace for a long time was impossible for Misha at her current state. A long pink tentacle caught Misha''s leg and pulled her into the air. Misha''s face paled. "Dammit! How many HP does it still have left!?" A 3000-power roper had 2,000 HP. Currently, Misha had reduced 80% of its HP bar after fighting for a long time. "Burn, you pervert! Fireball!" Misha spammed her skills again. 27! 27! Explosion! 164! An explosion critical appeared. Less than 10% of the roper''s HP remaining. Unfortunately, a dozen tentacles wrapped Misha''s body. One of them spit the white liquid at her face. Because Misha was in a panic, she chanted her skill name to activate her skill. As a result, her mouth was not close. The concentrated white juice entered her mouth again. > > Misha panted as her mind spun. *MYA!!* (MISH!! SNAP OUT OF IT!!) Tama used her tentacles to parry all pervert sticks, which tried to ruin her avatar''s purity. Even though Misha had plenty of sex with Shurka with her male form, her female body was still a virgin. > In Misha''s eyes, she saw the roper tree as someone else. Before her, the tentacle monster turned into Mia in his monster form. Upon seeing an illusion of Mia, unexplainable anger swelled in Misha''s heart. Somehow, she wanted to tear him to pieces. While Misha was seeing the monster as Mia, the roper tree opened its trunk, which revealed a room where it kept its seedbed. "Because of you, I end up playing this perverted game. Go to Hell, Maou!!" Misha activated flame field! 60! A DOT damage appeared, and a flame shield covered Misha''s body. The tree panicked as its body was burning. 60! 60! With two more ticks, the roper''s HP reached zero. > > > > > > > > > "Hmm!?" By killing the tree, Misha regained her sense, and her [Estrus] status effect disappeared. However, her libido was still at level five, which could reactivate that previous debuff at any time. However, killing monsters when she had a high libido level gave her an additional 10 permanent status points! While Misha was shocked by the rewards she got by killing the roper, Non, whose legs were trembling, staggered to Misha. "Let''s go back, Nya. I don''t want to hunt here." Misha turned around to look at Non. "Yeah, I think so," Misha escaped from the pink tentacle binding before she stored the corpse into her inventory. Upon transforming the corpse into an item, she found an additional icon beside the dead body. It was a white pond icon with a description. . ***************************************** > This white liquid can be used as crafting material to create an aphrodisiac drug, roper viagra, material dissolver, or monster baits. Can be consumed directly. Can be sold for 10 dust per gram. > Increase the consumer''s sexual desire. ***************************************** . The amount of white acid that she got in her inventory was 2kg, which translated to 20,000 dust. Misha turned around and looked at the aftermath of their battle. She gathered a handful of white juice on her body and put it in her inventory. 2,011 gram. "¡­" *Meh-Heh Mew* (Oho? I smell money!) Tama understood what Misha was doing. She extended her tentacles and wrapped around Non''s body. "NYA!!!" The innocent Non did not know what Tama was trying to do. She struggled as if her life was on the line. However, Tama gathered white juice on Non''s body and put them in Misha''s inventory. 2,549 gram. Misha scooped a handful of white sand, which was mixed with the white juice into her inventory, testing something. A pile of ordinary white sand icon appeared in her inventory menu. However, the white liquid was filtered and included in her pool of roper''s juice icon. 2,590 gram. They increased! A faint smile appeared on Misha''s face. She walked toward the sea, which had a white foam, a mixture of seawater and roper''s liquid. She attempted to draw the contaminated seawater in her inventory. > The game did not allow her to absorb the roper acid from the sea directly. ''What a pity.'' Had the game a lenient, Misha could have obtained millions of dust by filtering the seawater from the roper juice. "Yeah, we''re done here. Let''s get back and find a spot to hunt some bears. After th-", Misha''s body shook mid-speech. > > The wicked status effect appeared again. "Are you okay, Nya?" Non looked at Misha with a terrified expression, afraid that Misha might violate her. "It''s okay. Let''s return to Newbie Island." Misha spread her wings and carried Non back home. However, she glanced back at the Roper Island in secret. ''A treasure island! I''ll be back after my fireball level increased a bit more! Also ¡­'' She glanced at her libido level and the recent report about her 10 bonus attributes. ''High risk, high return!''Insert Jojo''s COCOCO here. Chapter 199 Level 200! Chapter 199 ¨C Level 200! After Misha had carried Non back to town, Moo arrived at the Roper Island. He read the warning signboard with a wry smile on his face. Then, he gazed at the forest of ropers beyond the beach. "Holy Sweetto Cathulu. What kind of catto quest has I accepted, Nya? Am I supposed to get through these ropers?" Pink tentacles wiggled everywhere. Moo was not confident that he could get through these monsters alone. Then, he glanced at the time limit of his quest. One month in-game, aka 30 hours in real life. "This is going to be tough, Nya. I''ll have to form a party, or I won''t make it." One of the ropers detected Moo. Seeing that the creature was a male felionian, It transformed the tentacles into blades and thrust them at Moo. Its attitude was completely different when Misha and Non fought one of them. Moo frowned as he leapt backward. All tentacle blades missed the target and struck the sand where Moo had previously stood. *SLICK* The roper tree uprooted itself and crawled, rushing at Moo with a speed of 30km/hour. Moo did not run away. He cracked his knuckles and wrists, waiting for the roper''s attack. "I am the Martial Claw Champion of Cardboard High, Nya. Do you think you can scare me with those stupid blades!?" The atmosphere changed. Moo released a strong killing intent and oppressing aura, which intimidated the roper. His right arm raised straight 90 degrees, pointing to the sky. Meanwhile, his left arm lowered while his left palm aimed at the ground. Moo waved his arms clockwise as his aura gathered in his hands. "Catto ¡­" Moo''s arms left afterimages even though his movements were slow. His legs took a combat posture. The roper was astonished. It became cautious as it raised all tentacles to form a guard stance. "Sculpting Art ¡­" The aura sharpened, concentrating into Moo''s hands. His face and expression now resembled the protagonist from Fist of the North Star. The roper sweated, getting nervous. "36th Technique ¡­" The air trembled. Moo''s feet created a shockwave, which pushed sands around him away. Blue aura became visible to naked eyes. His hands became faster and afterimages appeared as if he had 10 arms. The roper shivered in fear. "Fleeing ¡­" ... Hmm? Flee? ... "DAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHH!!!" *VVHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEW* Moo ran backward at full speed, disappearing from the roper''s sight. The felionian left the sound of an F1 race car passing by. It was so fast that Moo even ran on the seawater. The roper stared blankly at the ground where the escaped cat had stood. A processing circle icon rotated above the monster as its brain.exe had stopped working. A few minutes later, it was infuriated. *SCREEEEEEEECCCCHHH!!* . . Misha and Non replaced their ruin armors with second-hand clothes from the previous loot. They returned to the mutated bear area, looking for a new place to hunt. Unfortunately, the Newbie Island was now crowded with parties of various races. At this point in the game, everyone chose to fight against stronger monsters instead of leveling by killing weak zombies. Non gave up trying to find a place to farm. She decided to go back to her NPC mentors, so she could get new quests or learn more skills for them. "I''m sorry, Nya. Let''s party again when we''re strong enough to fight those perverted trees." Misha nodded, "I''ll search for monsters with 2500 power or above. When I find one, I''ll DM you." "Okay, Nya! Catto you later!" Misha waved at the catgirl. When Non left her sight, she headed to a grocery shop and bought all container wares, spending 500,000 dust in one shopping spree. Over 10,000 empty bottles, buckets, gallons, and miscellaneous containers were stored in Misha''s game inventory. She also bought portable cooking stoves, cooking utensils, flasks, and spared clothes. Afterward, Misha spread her wings and flew back to the perverted island. Last time, Non could not contribute or do anything to the roper. However, Misha knew that the island was a treasure trove. Before someone could find it, she wanted to reap all the profits from the roper acid, their corpses, and other hidden treasures if they existed. *Mew?* (What are you planning, Mish?) Misha glanced at her current status. She still had libido level 2, which had reduced from 5 because of her inactiveness during their return trip. She poured the stored roper acid into a newly bought teacup. Then, she drank it! > > > > Misha began to hallucinate during her mid-flight. However, Tama knew how she could cure it. One of Tama''s sharp tentacles inside Misha''s body poked her heart. "Ow!" Misha immediately regained her sense, and the abnormal status disappeared. "Thanks again, Tama." *Meh-Heh Mew* (With pleasure. Say, are you going back to fight those monsters?) "Obviously. I need those juices and permanent status attributes. I can''t miss this chance!" *Mew* (Good choice! But how are we going to fight them?) "We''re not fighting them." *Mrrr?* (Huh?) "We''re bombing them with our favorite skill." *Meh-Heh Mew* (I get it. Let''s go!) . . "Fireball, Fireball, Fireball!" 27! Burning! 27! 27! Explosion! 164! Burning! 27! Misha did not fight on the ground this time. She kept flying and maintaining a low altitude enough to shoot at the ropers in the forest from mid-air. All ropers went ballistic as they tried to capture Misha. Some of them spat and spray their white liquid to disable her, but none of them reached the dragonewt. Tama''s tentacles held green gels, ready to shove them into Misha''s mouth whenever she ran out of either ST or PF. At the same time, the eggcat''s inside the body was chewing a red gel. *Nom-Nom Mew!* (Eating while fighting is the best. <> "Fireball!" Explosion! 164! > "Fireball!" Explosion! 224! > > > > > > > > Leveling with an abnormal status [Libido LV5] was the way to go. The more her avatar became thirsty, the more growth the character. Moreover, the fireball skill dealt fixed damages like the flame field. Thus, it worked best against strong monsters. . **************************************** > Power: 32.13 Ignite Chance: 3.5% Explosion Chance: 3.5% Size: Ping-Pong Cast Cost: 10 PF Cooldown: 2 Seconds Next Level: 69 > Shoot a fireball that deals a fixed amount of damage and a chance to ignite the target on fire, dealing DOT damage equal to the power every 2 seconds for 10 seconds. Power = (Skill Level/100) x (Player''s INT + Player''s Level) Ignite Chance Percent = Skill Level/2 Fireball Size evolves every 10 levels. Explosion Damage = Power x Skill Level **************************************** . Unfortunately, this skill EXP only increased whenever Misha used it. Each time it was used, the fireball skill would increase its EXP by 1, and no damage calculation or monster kill could influence the EXP. Moreover, the EXP would only increase had Misha attacked a monster. Casting it without a target would not increase this skill''s EXP. Still, the grinding was worth it. Once this skill reached a higher level, she would have an easier time dealing with stronger monsters. "Fireball!" 32! Burning! 32! "Fireball!" 32! Explosion! 224! Burning! 32! The grind continued ... . . . At the end of the fifth day, Misha had reached her primary goal. Becoming the first to reach level 200! "Fireball!" 105! Explosion! 1,575! Her fireball could almost instant-kill a 3000-power roper now. The long full day of grinding was not in vain. Also, > *BOOM* Critical Explosion! 4,375! Sometimes, Misha''s passive skill Inferno Mastery could randomly activate and boost the damages. Now, Misha was confident that she could fight a field boss or clean the Roper Island soon. . *********************************************** > Name ¨C Misha Bloominglilly Race ¨C Inferno Dragonewt Class ¨C None Sub Class - None Level: 200/200 EXP: 30,119/- HP: 349/349 ST: 249/249 PF: 500/500 Hunger: 220/300 . > Free Attribute ¨C 0 STR: 175 VIT: 349 STM: 249 AGI: 200 DEX: 200 INT: 500 WIS: 500 Luck: 30 Overall Strength: 2,173 Karma: 4,970 . > Inferno Mastery: Lv10 Auto Regeneration: Lv5 Pyrokinesis: Flame Field: Lv25 Pyrokinesis: Fireball: Lv15 Fire Resistance: Lv1 Science Cooking: Lv1 Bribery Mastery: Lv1 Mating Season: Lv0 (No Partner) *********************************************** . "I only killed a hundred of ropers here. There are still over a thousand of them ¡­" She wanted to continue grinding, but her level had reached the cap. It would be pointless to keep going. Now, it was time to return and report her current level to Walter and Arthur. Misha wondered what skill she would learn or what class she could get in the future. . Upon returned, Arthur celebrated from seeing Misha''s growth. "Well done, little girl. Now, I think you''re ready for my teaching." Walter coughed, "Well, since you''ve only improved your basic fighting skills and enhanced your abilities, I can''t teach you advanced stuff yet. However, I can allow you to climb up the ladder in our society on your own after this." After the one-sided dialogues, the two NPCs blessed Misha with a system prompt message. > > ''Obviously, I''m here to learn more skills. If I can get rid of this starting class, I''ll be happy to change it.'' Misha pressed [Yes]. > > > > > > Misha stared at her choices as she blinked. She watched her screen for a whole minute, waiting for the interface to reveal the details about each class. Unfortunately, there was no explanation. "Maybe if I stare hard enough, these classes will explain themselves to me?" *Mew* (Are you serious?) "Meh, that was obvious. How the banana will I know which class suits me best!?" Chapter 200 Class Change Chapter 0200 ¨C Class Change "Master, can you tell me what''s different between these five classes I can choose?" Without a way to inspect these new classes, Misha asked the NPCs. Walter gave Misha a summary. "A cook is as its name. A cook''s proficiency in producing food and drugs is higher than in other classes, and they require fewer ingredients to cook items from the same recipe. Of course, this includes our [Science Cooking]. We produce more meth and better quality than knockoff products that are made from other classes." "A clown is Arthur''s specialty. He can go around and kill somebody in daylight and walk away with a minimal penalty. This class has high INT and WIS growth, and they get bonuses in conning arts, bribery mastery, puppeteer mastery, and snake tongue. You will get to learn these skills if you take a clown class." "The mafioso path is a jack-of-all-trades class. You can learn everything from us without a penalty, but you don''t have any specialized skills or a unique skill like the others. However, your affinity with Silkroad and other mafia''s family will increase, so you can strike many deals with them in the future." "As for the seductress, I don''t want to say it, but I''ll be frank. It''s a combination of an escort and an assassin. You get a similar trait as mafioso class, minus the affinity bonus. However, all men can be easily manipulated by you, and you can exploit them as you wish. All of your skills will be stronger if you use it against bewitched men. At the same time, your attack and defense against all men and male creatures increases. You will also unlock a new status attribute, Charm." "For the villain path, it''s a tough class. Taking this class, and you will never be able to buy anything from any Parthenon again since they will immediately excommunicate you. They also won''t accept your tribute, and you won''t be able to increase your karma permanently. However, all mafia organization will respect you and won''t cause any trouble to you ever again. Moreover, they will do everything to please you, so they can stay away from you. Similar to mafioso, you can learn every underworld crafts with this class, including their unique skills and their specialties. This is one strong class with a heavy negative trait. Unless you''re ready for some hardcore underworld life, don''t pick this class." Listened to Walter, Misha obtained a hint of all these classes. Each of them had different pros and cons, which was to be expected. Still, the villainess class was tempting, but the karma issue was troublesome. "Say, if we stockpile karma points before we change class to a villain, can we keep our current karma?" Arthur sneered, "Yes, you do. But how are you going to trade with Silkroad and others in the future? You know, as you continue this business line, your karma will keep going down. Sooner or later, you will reach a bottleneck that you can''t do business anymore." Misha was horrified. Recalling the past when her karma had almost reached the bottom limit, she suffered from many downsides of the negative karmic points. *Mew* (Let''s not pick the villainess class. Let''s be smart and choose a specialist class. A cook is an excellent choice.) "I think we should make use of my avatar''s gender. A new attribute should be better than the others, right?" *Mrrr?* (Seductress route? Do you want to be a whore?) "Hey! That''s rude! Seductress is a female assassin class!" *Meh* (That''s technically the same. I like the cooking class more. At least we can cook special food or something.) Misha frowned. Although she wanted to pick the seductress class for the new charm status attribute, a cook with bonus crafting effect is too tempting to overlook. Then, Misha recalled that there was a subclass for a reason. "Master, after I picked a primary class, and I pick one or two of these as my subclasses?" Walter nodded, "You can. You can have one subclass without a penalty. However, for every additional subclass you added, the required EXP for each level up will multiply. For example, a level 1 cook requires 10,000 EXP to become a level 2 cook. However, if that cook has two subclasses, the needed EXP becomes 20,000 instead. If that cook has three, it becomes 30,000, and so on." Arthur added, "Also, you can only pick your subclass when you''re changing your primary class. You can''t add them later on until you meet the class upgrade requirement. And ¡­ several penalties are less severe in some classes. Hahaha!" The clown master revealed his class status. His primary class was Master Clown, while his subclass was Master Villain. Misha was astonished, "Wait, Master Arthur, your subclass is a villain!?" "Hahaha! That''s right!" "Don''t you get into trouble with your karma?" Arthur snickered, "Here is the deal, the bonuses and penalties of the subclasses are halved. For example, instead of getting 2 extra bonus attributes per one level up, you only get one. Vice-Versa, instead of getting excommunicated by all Parthenon gods, you can still trade with them, but they will charge you double-price. Also, tributes yield 50% karma." "Oh!!" "And lastly, only your primary class will be revealed to the public. Unless you show it to others, no one can learn about your subclasses. Misha was surprised. She did not expect that there was this kind of strategy. Now, she had an idea of what she should do. "I''ve decided." Misha picked her class. The moment she touched her game interface, Tama celebrated. *Meh-Heh Mew! Nom-Nom!* (That''s right, Mish! Now, cook me food!) > That was not all. > > > > > > Misha added all four classes as her subclasses. She braced the EXP penalties, so her character could get more bonuses and perks. Her future leveling might be slower than others from now on. Yet, her character''s growth potential heightened. This was a part of her plan. Since Misha might get into trouble with other players in the future, she disguised her main occupation as a lifestyle class to create a false image of a weak player. . *************************************** > Never treat this class as an ordinary chef, or you''ll be in for some pain. Now ... say my name. As a novice, your skills are limited, but you''re still better than average Joes in the street. Take pride in your occupation, and cook some crystals for the good community! > Increase STR permanently by 2 upon each level up Increase DEX permanently by 4 upon each level up. Increase INT permanently by 2 upon each level up. Increase WIS permanently by 2 upon each level up. Unlock a new crafting skill, [Cooking] Unlock a new crafting skill, [Dissection] Cooking drugs and food yields 50% more items. Cooking and Science Cooking consumes 10% fewer ingredients. *************************************** . *************************************** > An ordinary clown brings people joy, laughter, and happiness. A mental clown brings society chaos, agony, and despair. Well, we''re not some average clowns, aren''t we? A novice clown of the underworld is a seed of chaos in society. This occupation gives you advantages in getting into somebody''s head. Manipulating, conning, deceiving, and sowing chaos while getting away from the authority is the weapon of this class. > (Status Perks has been decreased by half of the original) Increase INT permanently by 3 upon each level up. Increase WIS permanently by 2 upon each level up. Unlock a new passive skill, [Puppeteer Mastery] Unlock a new passive skill, [Disguise Mastery] Don''t get penalized when assaulted or killed someone with less karma. *************************************** . *************************************** > An authentic gangster is not some kind of wannabe on the street with loose clothes that hangs around with their friends in a loud, modified, cheap car. They wear expensive suits, own a couple of Rolls-Royces, have a chauffeur, and walk on the street with everyone bowing at him without having to bother trying to get the attention. Well, before you get to that point, you will have to earn some respect. A novice mafioso is the handyman of the underworld. They look like some small fries, but they are skilled enough to get the acknowledgment of their superiors. After all, mafia henchmen must be able to do everything. Otherwise, someone else will replace them in an instant. > (Status Perks has been decreased by half of the original) Increase free allocable attributes by 5 upon each level up. Unlock a new passive skill, [Firearm Mastery] Unlock a new passive skill, [Blunt Weapon Mastery] Increase affinity with all mafia families. Can take all quests from mafia members. *************************************** . *************************************** > Never mistake a seductress for an escort or a prostitute, or else, you''ll die before you realize what hit you. A seductress is a femme fatale, a beauty assassin who can manipulate men to achieve her goals. A novice seductress may not be able to destroy the world of men like the grandmasters. However, their raw skills are enough to flip a city upside down with their cunning nature, their alluring body, and their enchanting voice. All seductresses can enjoy their new CHA, aka charm status attribute, which will add to their total strength. CHA is a hidden attribute that cannot be increased in other classes. However, you can increase this status now, and it will bring surprises on many occasions in the late future, such as trading, combats, quests, and relationship. Note: Only female characters can change into this class. > (Status Perks has been decreased by half of the original) Increase free allocable attributes by 4 upon each level up. Increase CHA permanently by 1 upon each level up. Unlock a new status attribute, Charm. Unlock a new active skill, [Allure]. Unlock a new passive skill, [Estrous Resistance]. Libido Level is set to 1 at the minimum by default and automatically increases if [Allure] is used. *************************************** . *************************************** > The ones who shine the most in every story aside from the protagonists are the antagonists. Without villains, there won''t be a hero! Unfortunately, a villain aspirer will have to walk a thorny road as all god avatars despise you. You can fool ordinary town citizens and other players, but you can''t escape their eyes and ears. However, being in the spotlight gives enough pressure, even for a novice villainess, to grow exponentially rivaling a hero class. > (Status Perks has been decreased by half of the original) Increase free allocable attributes by 10 upon each level up. Increase all status attributes, excluding LUC, by 1 upon each level up. Unlock a new active skill, [Villain Escape]. Can learn all skills from all crafts, including unique skills. All relationships of underworld personal are permanently set to [Respect]. All relationships of god avatars are permanently set to [Hate]. Obtain 50% less karma when tributes to a god''s avatar in a Parthenon. The item price in all gods'' stores is double. *************************************** Chapter 201 Next Stage of the Game Chapter 201 ¨C Next Stage of the Game **************************************** > Name ¨C Misha Bloominglilly Race ¨C Inferno Dragonewt Class ¨C Apprentice Cook Subclass - Apprentice Clown, and 3 others. Level: 1/200 (201) EXP: 0/40000 HP: 349/349 ST: 249/249 PF: 500/500 Hunger: 300/300 . > Free Attribute ¨C 0 STR: 175 VIT: 349 STM: 249 AGI: 200 DEX: 200 INT: 500 WIS: 500 CHA: 0 Luck: 30 Overall Strength: 2,173 Karma: 6,120 **************************************** . Misha''s level reset to one as she had changed her primary class. However, an additional indicator (201) appeared. Now that she had changed her primary class and added 4 subclasses, every time she increased a level, she would gain 50 total status points. Free Attributes: 24 STR: 3 VIT: 2 STM: 2 AGI: 1 DEX: 5 INT: 6 WIS: 5 CHA: 2 Those were the details of the bonuses Misha would get for every level increased, which was a lot more than just non-class players, who received 5 free attributes and 2 other status at random. Many could say that was an overhaul upgrade of a next tier character where the real game truly began. Before the class change, everything was just a tutorial. Misha glanced at the required EXP for her next level. Her heart ached when she saw the number "40,000." From now on, each increase in levels would increase the EXP requirement by 40,000. Level 2 to 3 EXP requirement: 80,000 Level 10 to 11 EXP requirement: 400,000 Level 100 to 101 EXP requirement: 4,000,000 Level 199 to 200 EXP requirement: 7,960,000 In summary, Misha needed a staggering amount of 796 million EXP to get her level from 1 to 200! The true grind started now! Also, the level ranking display updated. . **************************************** > 1. LV.201 (S1) Misha Bloominglilly (Apprentice Cook) 2. LV.160 (S1) Moo Moomoon 3. LV.143 (S1) Non Nongnon 4. LV.142 (S2) INWTRUE Roman Bass 5. LV.141 (S45) INWTRUE Collin Piero 6. LV.141 (S13) INWTRUE Christopher Sunkenship 7. LV.141 (S404) INWTRUE Rodney Socker 8. LV.135 (S3451) Dove Donovan Jester 9. LV.125 (S3) Felia Blue 10. LV.124 (S2) Maple Rockingheart **************************************** . Surprisingly, INWTRUE guys got stuck at level 141-142 for a day in-game. It seemed that after they had changed their races, they could not proceed further for a reason. Also, Moo and Non had been progressing well on their paces. At least, they managed to outdo the whales, even though they did not have the VIP10 EXP bonuses like Misha and INWTRUE guys. Changes included the top100 rankers. All of them had already crossed the boundary of level 100, and they were either felionians, tatus, or leporians. The human player, INWTRUE Dawson Woompeckar, who had once been on the leaderboard, dropped back to 5,000s as the alien races had the advantage of hunting stronger monsters. His level was still at 65, which was a bit higher than the current players'' average level. > A multi-server announcement reported Misha''s deed. > Misha grinned as she listened to the AI announcer''s sweet voice. It was satisfying to beat all whale players by becoming the first to get the class change. Unfortunately, the title system no longer existed in the game. Or else, Misha could have gotten something like a [First to achieve ¡­] title. As the dragonewt was admiring the multi-server announcement, Sasha, Non, Moo, and others sent Misha congratulation messages and questioned her decision. [Well done, Misha. But, a cook?] [Good job! But why a cook, Nya?] [Are you planning on playing a lifestyle class?] [Are you giving up finding Mia?] [This catto is proud, Nya! Are you preparing to become my bride? I''ll train my catto dicku, so it won''t disappoint you!] "¡­" . . [Roper Island?] "Yeah. I''ve bought the deed, and I''m in the middle of clearing the island. There are over a thousand ropers, though." After the commotion, Misha consulted Sasha about their guild-establishing plan. Misha had told Sasha about her current progress and her leveling trick, including the location of mutated bears and ropers. She hoped that her friends and sisters could hunt easier and maintain their leaderboard position. [Are you sure that they won''t respawn? All monsters on Newbie Island respawn once every five minutes.] "I don''t have this information yet since I only killed a hundred of them. I''ll tell you when I learn something new." [Okay. But be careful with our remaining time in-game. We have 2 days left before we have to wake up and go to school.] Misha had a pained expression when she heard about the school. The game was too addicting that she did not want to quit mid-way. "I''ll try." Sasha and Misha ended the direct message. Both returned to their tasks at hand. Misha sent a party request to Moo and Non, planning to carry these felionians. "Non, Moo, let''s go to Roper Island again." Non immediately declined. [Not going, Nya!] On the contrary, Moo accepted. [This catto is ready! Carry me, Nya!] "Alright. Meet me at the Parthenon. I''ll fly you there." [So cool! Teach me, senpai! I''ll lend you my catto dicku!] "¡­" *Mew* (Let''s drop this banana cat into the ocean while we''re at it.) "Agreed." . . Misha ended up dropping Moo into the ocean for real, but she rescued and brought him to the Roper Island after she had spotted a mutated giant octopus with 15,000-power in the distance. "Mia, you''re cruel!" Moo sobbed and sulked on the beach. Misha tossed an AK-47 and fifty magazines of bullets at Moo. "What''s your power now?" "2,500. Why?" Misha almost vomited blood. She did her best to maximize her bonus attribute points. Yet, Moo and Non''s overall strength always surpassed hers even though they had a lower level. "How dafuq are your stats so high!?" "Nya? It''s my race perks. When I got over level 100, my free attributes per level becomes 10 instead of 5. Also, I had been farming black slimes in several stone mines. They gave me 1 free status point per kill." "Are those black slimes still around?" Misha was interested. "Nyo. I''ve already wiped them about and killed the black slime boss. After the boss died, they stop respawning." *Meh* (What a waste. You should have kept it a secret and farm them for another millennium to get a haxxor character.) Moo dryly laughed, "I also wanted to. But those monsters appeared during my chain quests, and they were time-limited, Nya. I would have farm those slimes to oblivion had there been no time limit and quest penalties. I almost got sent to the hardcore server many times, Nya." "Ah, forget it. What a pity." Misha turned to the roper forest beyond the beach. "Here''s the plan, Moo. Your status is high, so you should be able to inflict damages to the ropers with a rifle now. Use the single fire mode, and try not to waste the bullets." "Aye, Nya!" Moo saluted, "What about you?" "Those ropers like girls over men, so I''ll handle the aggro while I''m flying ¡­ I almost forgot." Misha took out a hundred empty buckets from her inventory in front of Moo. They were a part of all the containers that Misha had bought from the town. "While you''re at it, loot all monster corpses and gather the roper acid. We''ll distribute our loots later." "Oh? That''s simple, Nya!" Moo thought that roper acid was something that dropped after the ropers were killed. He accepted the task with enthusiasm. Misha gave Moo a bright smile. She scooped a handful of roper acid in her inventory and drank it. > > > As usual, Tama poked Misha''s heart and woke her up from the trance. They flapped their wings and flew over the forest. "Fireball." *BOOM* 105! The marathon farming session started. . One hour later, Moo regretted accepting the task. As a healthy male felionian, Moo knew what these roper acid were. "THESE THINGS ARE ROPER SEMEN, NYA!!" The smell, The texture, And the tips of the roper''s tentacles, which looked similar to male genitals, All indicated that the liquid was something lewd. Then, Moo recalled something. He remembered that Misha drank something similar!! "DISGUSTING, NYA!! ¡­ Oh, wait. That''s hot." *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* 254! 297! 276! Moo''s DPS was consistent as his power was similar to the ropers. As all lustful trees only paid attention to Misha, Moo had an easy time shooting at the monsters. He felt like he was in a shooting range, firing at a dense group of moving targets. While he was shooting at the ropers, Moo''s eyes kept glancing at Misha, who emitted strange pink aura as she flew in the sky. Her breathing was rough. Yet, Misha''s glossy lips and her pretty blushed face had a tinge of aroused expression. Sometimes, Misha let out a moan while she released a fireball at a roper below. "Fireba-Ahn!" *BOOM* Critical Explosion! 6,407! "Ahn ¡­ Fireball!" *BOOM* Critical Explosion! 6,407! Moo had reached level 200 from the previous 167 long ago. The total sum of his power reached 2,929, which was still higher than Misha. The felionian wanted to ask Misha to temporary stop the hunting and go back to the city, so he could change his class. Still, Misha''s erotic expression and the occasional moan was too good to miss. He recorded everything, saving the event into his 18+ folder. In secret, Moo recorded video clips of Misha''s expression and her occasionally moaning. "I think I''m in love ¡­ BUT THAT LIZARD GIRL IS A DUDE IRL, NYA!!!" Moo did not realize that blood was running down from his nostrils. . > > > For the thousand times, Misha hallucinated. She had an urge to dive into the den of roper trees and allow them to do everything as they pleased. Tama poked a blunt needle at Misha''s heart inside her body. "Ahn!" Instead of [Ow] or [Ouch], Misha moaned. *Mew* (I feel violated. Stop that, banana Mish.) While drooling, Misha smiled, "Mind if I pee on them? I don''t think I can hold any longer." *MYA!* (Dammit, rotten banana! Your friend is here, and you want to pee in public!? You need Jesus!) Misha laughed. She did not mean it since it was a joke. "Fireball." *BOOM* Explosion! 2,434! > > > > After killing 500 ropers, Misha reached level 7, and her total stats became 2,533. Although Misha sometimes one-shotted monsters, her EXP increased at a snail speed. Now, instead of getting 1 or 2 levels per kill like the past, she had to kill at least 40 ropers to get a single level. Moreover, the numbers kept increasing as her EXP requirement increased by 40,000 each time. This was the difficulty of the new tier. Misha''s monstrous leveling speed was no more. Chapter 202 Others Progress Chapter 0202 ¨C Other''s Progress In the end, Misha noticed that Moo had already reached level 200 long ago. She stopped hunting and distributed their loot. Moo got to keep 90% the roper corpses, so he could make some money. However, Misha asked for all roper acid, since she had a use for it. The catto did not mind it since he obtained many lewd expression clips for his night research activities. He gave Misha a thumbs up with a nosebleed. Also, Moo obtained his quest items when he was looting one of the ropers. One of the mature monsters dropped a roper ore that his master was looking for. "I''ll submit my quest, and I''ll take a break now, Nya. See you at school!" The felionian decided to rest, so he could get a good sleep for the next 2 hours in real life. Meanwhile, Misha got used to the long gaming session. She went back to the island to farm some more roper acid and wipe out all monsters on the island. When she returned, all ropers Misha had killed already respawned. *Mew* (This is not good. It will take forever to kill everything again.) "Say, should we hurry and kill everything, or should we farm the acid?" They glanced at their collected roper''s juices. One roper gave Misha 2 to 3 litres of white fluid, and Misha had slaughtered about 700 of them already. Currently, she had stocked 2,000 litres of the white juices, which could be sold for 20 million dust. Misha had enough funds to start a five-star guild! Still, the land had not been cleansed. She had to eliminate all monsters from the territory first. *Mew?* (Should we find the boss and get rid of it? Maybe we can stop them from spawning if we kill a field boss.) "Yeah, I think so. But first ¡­" Misha turned to the polluted sea, which roper''s liquid mixed with the blue seawater. "Let''s research this seawater. Maybe we can filter the roper juice from the sea ¡­" Last time, Misha could not gather the contaminated seawater as she did not have the right container. Now, she brought many bottles, buckets, and canteens. Without hesitation, she scooped a bucket worth of polluted seawater. > . ******************************************** > This seawater has been polluted by the semen of ropers. Unless processed, it cannot be used. Unsellable. Can be used as a material. ******************************************** . "Now, how do I cleanse this water?" Misha took out her cooking tools and utensils, planning to experiment by boiling them. "Science 101. When in doubt, boil it and watch it explode!" *Mya!?* (In what world are you filtering seawater by boiling? Are you trying to create a roper''s salt or something!?) Misha grinned, "As I said, experiment." . 10 Minutes later, all seawater evaporated and left behind a white cube of sand at the size of a pinky fingertip. > > Tama and Misha were speechless. "It actually worked ..." *Mew* (I don''t understand this world anymore.) . ******************************************** > This mysterious cooking seasoning salt can be used and replaced with regular salt in any recipe. May add an aphrodisiac effect in the food. Market Price: 50 dust per unit. ******************************************** . One litre of polluted seawater could be converted to a unit of roper salt, which was baffling to Misha and Tama. "Okay. We got ourselves a gold mine." *Mew* (And do you want to spend the rest of your life boiling seawater?) "Of course not! I think we should recruit NPCs and make a roper salt factory. We should also start planning about keeping a portion of those ropers as pets or livestock. We can make a farm of ropers, so they can continue producing semen for eternity. Well, maybe we can cooperate with the mafia to explore the potential of this semen." *Mrrr* (That sounds very wrong on many levels. But I like it.) Misha and Tama continued experimenting on the seawater by using filters, mixing with chemical substances in lab tubes, or distilling raw roper acid. As they were busy playing, a stray roper was attracted by the odd smell of their burnt semen. It crawled over to the group and noticed Misha. *SLICK <> It thought that it met a beautiful prey. The roper rushed at Misha with full speed. In reflex, Misha took off all her clothes to avoid the clothing damage. *SPLASH* As expected, the roper''s fluid covered her entire body and raised her libido to level 5 in an instant. Misha glanced at it with heart-shape purple pupils. She activated her only seductress skill. "Allure." Her purple eyes flashed and shot a heart beam at the monster. . ******************************************** > Next Level: 39 Activation Cost: 100 PF Cooldown: 5 Minutes Effect Duration: 30 Seconds. > Allure is a unique skill of a seductress that turns any hostile men or male creatures into an ally. If the target has been allured, an abnormal status, [Charm], will appear on the target. Success chance depends on the user''s CHA, skill level, libido level, and the target''s resistance. ******************************************** . > > > Misha grinned. She placed her inventory screen in front of the roper, "Pour all of your juices to the screen." *SLICK* Twenty pink tentacles aimed their tips at the arranged game interface. White liquid gushed out and entered the space. After 50 litres had entered the inventory, the roper looked exhausted. > A [Weaken] debuff icon appeared above its head. "Go and attack your friends in the forest. Once you killed all of them, you can have me." *SLICKSLICKSLICK* The weakened roper rushed back to the forest with double speed. A minute later, it was killed by its friends. *Mew* (You''re walking the wrong path, Mish. You''re not supposed to become a thot.) "What thot? This is how you use your beauty at your advantage." *Mew?* (Aren''t you a dude IRL? Are you joining the LGBT club?) "¡­ My real soul is originally a girl, though." *Mrrr?* (But you have a girlfriend, and your real body has a dicku?) "¡­" Both of them got confused. Misha did not know if she should call herself a man or a girl anymore. "Screw this. I''ll just be myself!" . Misha got distracted by the experiment and her greed. Every five minutes, she lured a roper out and used her allure skill at it. Sometimes, she failed, and she had to kill the monster on the spot. But when the charm was a success, Misha would get 50 litre of roper acid instead of 2. The circle between the seawater experiment and the juice farming went on until the designated logout time. They had to go to school now. . . . Misha, Sasha, Natalie, and Shurka formed a group of four and went to school together. Moreover, they were in the same class. Other sisters also attended the same school, but they were not that close to Misha, so they had their own clicks and went to school separately. The four talked about their progress and their finding in the game. Hearing about the roper acid and the libido level exploitation, Sasha and Natalie had an odd expression since they never touched a male''s fluid in their life. Shurka had already experienced sex with Misha (in Mia''s body) many times already, so she was indifferent to the under-the-belly topic. Sasha changed the topic, "I think I get the picture of how the game works now. As long as a field boss is still alive, all other related monsters around the area will keep respawning." Natalie nodded, "In my server, I killed a zombie king field boss, and all zombies in the area have stopped reappearing since. I think it''s an ecology system that allows the players to influence them." The other servers had different social, powerhouses, and players. Shurka had the same race as Misha, so she used the latter''s experience and guided her to progress through the game. Her eggcat partner, Mii, did a wonderful job carrying Shurka through difficult monsters in the 7777th server. Fortunately, her server consisted mostly of FTP players, so she did not encounter many rivals or troublemakers. Still, she ran into a few nonetheless, and they bit the dust. Surprisingly, Shurka found a mechanic master, and she got to walk the path of a lifestyle player, which suited her more. Natalie''s 10th server did not have many monsters to kill as she prematurely ended many field bosses, which resulted in a shortage of monsters to hunt. However, she obtained unique loot, such as C-Virus from the corroding zombie king, that could increase a player''s status permanently by 100 points randomly. Other items were skill books, soul points, and privileged access to advance skill shops in the Parthenon. The reason for Natalie''s rampage was her master, who happened to be a master assassin. As her master demanded her to be proficient and efficient at her job, she did not have much time grinding but doing non-stop mini-quests. Though her level had not reached 100, her total stats had already risen above the 2000s, which was higher than Misha, Non, and Moo at the same level. Sasha''s 6th server had many players taking mafia members as their masters. PKers consisted of 10% of the server''s population, but they slowly disappeared by themselves without Sasha''s interference. Her master was a consigliere of a powerhouse mafia family. Similar to Arthur, Sasha''s master taught her underworld supporting skills, such as item appraisal, blackmailing, and head-hunting. They were so valuable in the underworld mall as many mafias commissioned her to do many quests. Thus, her reputation among the mobs was high. Even without a villain class, everyone respected her as if she were a godfather. As for her progress, she did not have trouble advancing her levels since Sasha started off as a demi-fairy race, like Natalie and other sisters. Demi-fairies are similar to the overminds. However, they specialized in electrokinesis or thunder psychic abilities, just like Mia. Their thunder skills did not deal with fixed damages like Misha''s fire element, but they could inflict abnormal statuses, such as [Stun], [Shock], and [Paralysis]. Also, most of the demi-fairy''s skills are AOE attacks, which served as crowd control skills rather than pure attack skills like Misha''s. Natalie, Sasha, and others had a hard time getting through the stronger mobs, but they were smart enough to form parties with other colleagues, who were also attending the same class as theirs. As the four were chatting in the classroom, a group of leporians and felionians called for them. "Sasha!" "Natalie!" They were the party members that carried both of them through tough monsters, consisted of tatus, leporians, and felionians. Before the gangs could introduce themselves, the homeroom teacher arrived. Surprisingly, it was Shurka''s father, Professor Fortune Luckyaf, who had sought shelter under Min. He was now working as a full-time teacher in this high school. "Get to your seat. We''ll begin our class." Chapter 203 Items Chapter 203 ¨C Items "Mia, how did you create a female avatar?" "Mia, can you buy me a cheap weapon in-game? I''m also in server 1." "Mia, when will you start a guild? Can I join you?" "Mia ¡­" "Mia." After class, 20 students surrounded Misha, asking about the new game. Because Misha was ranked first in all servers, she became popular among the gamers. Unfortunately, only a few people knew about her real identity, so they still called her by her official name in school. "Why did you name yourself, Misha?" As Misha was answering every question as she could, a difficult one showed up. "Err," Misha could not give the correct answer or dodge this. She did not know what to do. "Mia. The game''s villain is also named Mia, right? Is this why you named your character Misha? Are you avoiding using the same name?" The question did not come from a random classmate. Instead, they came from Sasha. Sasha winked at Misha, hinting the latter that she should follow her lead. Misha widened her eyes as she nodded, "Yeah. Using Mia as an avatar name will make me look bad. Others are going to think that I''m some kind of pushover or a wannabe." Although Misha managed to dodge a thorny question, players from other classes surrounded Misha. From 20 people, 50 gamers surrounded the dragonewt. "Mia." "Mia." "Mia." . It took an hour to ditch all curious classmates and go home. On the way home, Misha complained, "I''m exhausted. Why are they so interested in me after all this time?" Shurka snickered, "Well, you''re the top ranker, and you''re the first one that changed class. Since this game is hard, everyone is looking up to you." "But isn''t this game too popular? There are too many players, and too many servers. Even if they know me, they can''t play with me in the same server anyway." "That''s true. Well, who knows? Maybe after guilds started to appear, the servers might merge. We can also invite other people from other servers into the same guild and switch the channels, right?" . At home, grandmother Min transferred diamonds that Misha had asked her to buy. The average diamond price that Min had purchased was 100k apiece, so Misha gained 406,080 diamonds to use. Combined with what she had before the open-beta, 411,080 diamonds sit in her VIP inventory. Misha did not plan to buy any EXP book since it was wasteful. Instead, a daily VIP10 gift box should be the only thing that she should buy. . *************************************** VIP10 Gift Box ¨C 20,000 Diamonds. - 1,000 Healing Potions (Heal 9,999 HP) - 1,000 Sports Drinks (Heal 9,999 ST) - 1,000 Vitamin Drinks (Heal 9,999 PF) - 1,000 Lunch Boxes (Heal 9,999 HP, ST, PF) (Only usable outside combat) - 500 Repair Kits - 500 Resource Detectors - 200 Random Teleportation Button - 100 Jetpacks - 100 Guild Treasure Chests (Only usable at guild hall) - 100 Event Gacha Tickets. - One Random 5-star Artifact. *************************************** . Two things were new in this open-beta version. Guild Treasure Chests were self-explanatory since many games had it. They were the chests that could only be open after Misha had joined a guild. As for the artifact, it was a new system in the game. In Misha''s game menu, there was a gacha option, which players could use dust, diamonds, or tickets to roll for a random artifact. Dust Gacha cost 1 million dust, and players could roll for a 1-star to 3-star artifact, weapon, armor, or components. Diamond Gacha cost 100 Diamond. Rolling with diamonds could yield a 3-star to a 5-star artifact, weapon, armor, or component. Rolling 10 at once cost 900 diamonds, and a 4-star item or higher was guaranteed. As for the tickets, it depended on the season and events. Currently, it was an artifact event, so only items from this gacha were 3-star to 5-star artifacts. Misha set her goal of buying one gift box, and she should be good for the rest of the game. By the time Misha reentered the game, it was 4 PM. For the sake of all-night gaming, Misha had stuffed snacks and random food as much as she could before she entered the game. Even Tama approved of this action. *Nom-Nom Mew* (Eating is never wrong.) "Right?" When Misha reappeared in the game, she found herself on the roper island. As usual, the ropers here had fully spawned. However, Misha was not the only player here anymore. On the beach, a party of 10 players with level 115 to 120 gathered. Behind them, a fishing boat dropped the anchor on the shallow water area. As soon as Misha saw one of their names, she frowned. INWTRUE Nemo Whale ''These guys are still around? I thought they were a goner.'' The party of Nemo noticed Misha as well. Unlike the last time, they did not attack her. All of them smiled as they ogled her body. "I bet she''s gonna get raped by those monsters." "Indeed. She won''t have a chance here." "We can hardly grind this area. I doubt she can solo them." Misha ignored all insults and rude remarks. She operated her game menu to display the level of server 1 players. . *************************************** > 1. LV.207 (S1) Misha Bloominglilly (Apprentice Cook) 2. LV.201 (S1) Moo Moomoon (Apprentice Sculptor) 3. LV.165 (S1) Non Nongnon 4. LV.120 (S1) INWTRUE Nemo Whale 5. LV.119 (S1) INWTRUE Giles Corey 6. LV.119 (S1) INWTRUE Giles Carry 7. LV.118 (S1) INWTRUE Giles Chlorine 8. LV.117 (S1) INWTRUE Giles Career 9. LV.116 (S1) INWTRUE Giles Corny 10. LV.116 (S1) INWTRUE Giles Kinky *************************************** . While Misha went to school, these players seemed to either skip school or work to play the game all day. Everyone raised their level to the point that they almost caught the multi-server rankers. On the other hand, all other rankers were level 140 and higher at the moment. These small fries were not a threat to Misha. Still, Misha found their names funny. ''Why do they have the same fucking name?'' Misha knew that they could use an alias in the game, but making their avatars with the guild and the first name the same was weird. Looking at the party members of Nemo, aside from the whale bastard, everyone had "Giles" as their name. ''Mother of Giles.'' While Misha was astonished by their names, another fishing boat arrived at the island. This time, 10 more INWTRUE members got on the island. And they also brought a horse with them. *Mew* (A horse?) ''Why are they using a horse?'' Nemo ignored Misha as he knew that they were not her match. "Alright, men. Tie the horse and throw its piss at the monster. Bait one here!" Misha''s ears perked up. It seemed that it was their way to hunt. ''Interesting.'' She stopped what she planned to do and observed their way of hunting. Soon, Nemo''s friends baited a roper tree with the female horse. The roper, as expected, spat white acid at the tied horse. The animal became flustered, and the roper tied it with the tentacles and dragged the horse to its main body, planning to keep it inside its large trunk as a seedbed. At that moment, Nemo and others aimed their guns at the tree. "Fire!" *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* 15! 17! 14! The damages were minuscule, but they stacked as 20 players ganged on it. Within less than 10 seconds, the 2000 HP of the roper became zero. "Okay. The plans worked. Toss the horse piss at another roper!" Misha understood how they leveled up, and she lost interest. It was boring to see a bunch of gunmen ganging on a single target. For now, Misha had something else to do. Field Boss hunting! From Natalie''s experience, field boss always dropped unique items, which could permanently increase attributes. Moreover, once killed, they stopped respawning the minion monsters. Although Natalie did not know if the field boss would respawn or not, Misha planned to capitalize on them before other players took them down. ''I hope other players haven''t caught them yet.'' Misha spread her wings and flew away from the island. In a few minutes, she returned to Newbie Island. ''For a starter, I have to search for high-level bosses. Is the 5000-power haunted tree still around?'' Misha remembered that there was a boss monster in the forest near Walter''s trailer area. Thus, she searched around the dark forest first. Upon arrival, she found many players hunting mutated bears. Misha ignored the players as she continued flying, scanning for the area where she had spotted the boss. Sure enough, she found it. Furthermore, no one dared to get close to this field boss. It was a grotesque red tree, which had human intestines as its body. As for its branches, they were human''s arms and legs. A gap hid inside the main body as its eye was close, sleeping soundly. *Meh-Heh Mew!* (Lucky!) "Yeah, lucky ¡­ not." Misha understood why everyone did not bother fighting this haunted tree. It had 100,000 HP! "What kind of [5,000-power] is this!? Isn''t this too much!?" Screamed in horror, even with the OP skills, Misha had no confidence soloing this boss alone. As such, she backed away to find another boss. But Tama reminded Misha. *Mew* (Hey, are you forgetting something? Buy the VIP10 pack already.) Misha facepalmed and opened the VIP shop. Since she had the 50% discount privilege from the VIP10, the cost of the gift box became 10,000 instead of 20,000. Her diamond was left with 401,080, but she obtained many items. Then, she stared at one item with her sparkling eyes. The Random 5-star Artifact Ticket. So far, Misha had only used common items, weaponry, and armor that she could find in typical shops. She had not seen anything special in this game yet. "Let''s see what it can give me." *Meh-Heh Mew* (Pay-to-win time!) Misha operated her game screen and used the ticket. Before her, a bright portal appeared. Its light was too intense that Misha and Tama had to close their eyes. When the light faded, a pair of earrings was in her palm. . ******************************** > (5 Stars) Level Requirement: 1 Increase all fire skill damage by 50%. Upgradable. > Summon a battle suit and transform the wearer. 10% Increase in all status attributes in suit-up mode. Transform Duration: 1 Hour. Cooldown: 24 Hours. ******************************** Chapter 204 Accessories Chapter 204 ¨C Accessories "Suit up?" *Meh-Heh Mew* (Magical girl time! Transform! Henshin! In the name of bananas, I''ll punish you!) This was her first artifact in the open-beta. Misha did not know how if the 5-star earrings were better or worse than other 5-star items in the same tier. Still, having one was better than having none. Misha put it on. The earrings came in the form of lava stones, which emitted a red aura of fire. By wearing these earrings, Misha could feel the surge of heat entering her body through her ears. As Misha learned about items and artifacts, she gazed at the gacha menu. Unfortunately, she only had event gacha tickets, which could only draw accessories at the moment. She hesitated if she should spend her precious 100 tickets for more items. "Should I wait for an armor event or a weapon event? I want to use my gacha tickets." *Mew* (Having a million unused tickets is the same as having none! Use them all! May the salt be with you!) "¡­" Although Tama encouraged her to use them all, Misha was not optimistic. She gazed at the gacha info. There was a list of gacha chances. 5-Star Artifact ¨C 1% 4-Star Artifact ¨C 19% 3-Star Artifact ¨C 80% "Great. Another gacha system scam." Also, at the bottom of the screen, there were three choices that Misha could choose. Roll a gacha 1 time. Roll 10 gacha at once. Roll 100 gacha at once. Picking the second choice guarantee at least one 4-Star item or a higher rarity. However, picking the last choice guarantee at least one 5-Star item. Misha shook her head. Since the rate was this abysmal and she expected to get only one 5-Star item, she spent all of her 100 tickets in one go. > She picked the last choice. Rolling 100 at once! > 100 Random accessories, such as rings, bracelets, necklaces, earrings, circlets, hairpins, and many others, floated before Misha for her confirmation. Misha''s eyes widened and glittered. She picked an item to examine. . ************************ > (3-Star) Level Requirement: 1 Reduce all fixed-damage by 150 Upgradable ************************ . "Oh! Nice!" Even though it was a weak 3-Star item, Misha was impressed by the effect. Since Misha had been using fixed-damage fire magic, she was afraid of other player''s similar skills. But now, she had a way of countering them had a hostile player with this type of power appeared to obstruct her. Misha sorted all accessories by rarity to count how many 5-Star items she had obtained. The result was¡­ . . . Two! . . . Two 5-Star items from the 100 rolls! Misha clenched her fists, rejoiced. Before, she did not expect to get more than one rare item. "YES!!" *Mew* (Why are you celebrating? You only get 2.) "Two is already good with this abysmal rate! I actually thought I would have gotten only one!" She examined her new items right away. . ************************ > (5-Star) Level Requirement: 1 Increase Max Libido Level by 1. Increase CHA by 100. Immune to [Estrus]. Upgradable. Can only be worn by female characters. ************************ . Both items were the same, the Sapphire Rings. Misha got a duped item! *Meh-Heh-Heh-Heh!* Tama burst into laughter when they realized that Misha got two 5-Star Artifacts with the same name. Misha cried, "Just why ¡­" *MYA-HEH-HEH!* (TAHAHAHA! That''s gacha for you! You got duped!) In tears, Misha took two rings with both hands. She planned to wear both of them. > > > "Upgrade?" A menu appeared before Misha, which revealed what kind of item she would get had she upgraded the artifact ring. . ************************ > (6-Star) Level Requirement: 1 Increase Max Libido Level by 2. Wearer''s Libido Level is always at the max level. Increase CHA by 200. Immune to [Estrus]. Immune to [Charm]. Immune to [Hypnosis]. Upgradable. Can only be worn by female characters. ************************ . Tama stopped laughing, while Misha''s eyes almost came off the eye sockets. "6 STARS!" *MEW!* (WTF!? HAX!) Without hesitation, Misha upgraded the artifact, and the two 5-Star items became one, transforming into a 6-Star. Then, the game launched a server-wide announcement. > . The status of this artifact could be seen by all players in server 1, which caused an uproar. "A 6-Star item already!? Is Misha becoming a PTW now?" "VIP10 daily gift box gives a 5-Star ticket and 100 gacha tickets. Misha must have bought that." "But that shit cost 40,000 diamonds! One diamond is 300k MWD now, only rich fools would have invested that kind of money in an online game!" "^In before, INWTRUE guys spent 100,000 diamonds on buying one EXP book." "^VIP10 gets 50% discount to all shops, including gift boxes. She only spent 30,000 diamonds, 20k for the VIP and 10k for the box." "^^That''s still expensive." "^^^ It''s called "smart investment." The diamond price fluctuates IRL, remember?" "That item is useless, though. What is CHA anyway?" "^Charm? Charisma?" "Can only be worn by female characters. That sucks." "^You suck. As a tatus maiden, I say that one is OP artifact." "^^True. If we have one, we get to set our libido at the max level while hunting without repercussion. Look at those immunities @_@!" Male players and human girls were indifferent toward the item, but all non-human female players were burnt with envy. They begged their boyfriends, fathers, sugar-daddies, pursuers, or their relatives for diamonds. It was their nature. Even if they might not get the same artifact, jewelry and fashionable trinkets were treasures to them. Everyone wanted to look pretty with the jewels. . While other players speculated and gossiped about Misha''s new item, the owner of the ring frowned. There was one thing that disturbed Misha''s mind. "If I die, will this item also drop from my dead body?" This was a harsh game as everything the player possessed in the inventory and their equipment would always explode upon death. Now that the server announced about her possession of this 6-Star artifact, other players might want to rob it from her by stealing it from her dead body in the future. *Mew* (I think so. For now, let''s get back to town and store all artifacts in the bank.) As Misha was still flying on a low altitude, she looked around below her. Many players stared at her, pointing their fingers and gossiped with their friends. Their eyes revealed greed and hostility, but none of them had taken any action yet. "Right. Better to be safe than sorry." Drawing gacha outside towns was too risky. They returned to the Mafia Bank to store all gacha items. When Misha stepped inside the Mafia Mall, all mafia inside the building glanced at her and kept their distance. Eva and the building manager ran to welcome Misha. They bowed in frantic as they sweated bullets. "Greetings, Miss Bloominglily. What can we do for you today?" "I''m here to store items and update my passbook. Can you guide me to the bank, please?" "Of course! Right away!" No one dared to mess with Misha, who had the villainess and mafioso class. Misha sorted all 3-Star and 4-Star artifacts. As there were 96 items, there were dupes, which Misha could combine and upgrade into another tier. Thirteen pairs of 3-Star artifacts combined into 13 of 4-Star items. Coincidentally, seven of the newly upgraded items became new dupes of the other 4-Star items that Misha had drawn from the gacha. As a result, Misha obtained 7 more 5-Star grade items, and 3 of them were useful to her. . ************************ > (5 Stars) Level Requirement: 1 Increase all fire skill damage by 30% Increase INT by 100 > - Ruby Orb of Inferno - Ruby Ring of Inferno - Ruby Necklace of Inferno - Ruby Bracelet of Inferno - Ruby Crown of Inferno Set Item (3/5) (3) Set - Increase INT by 200 (4) Set - Increase all fire element skill''s range by 10 meter (5) Set - Increase all fire skill damage by 50% ************************ . ************************ > (5 Stars) Level Requirement: 1 Increase Fire Resistance by 30% Increase INT by 100 Set Item (3/5) ************************ . ************************ > (5 Stars) Level Requirement: 1 Increase all fire element skill''s range by 5 meter Increase INT by 100 Set Item (3/5) ************************ . The game allowed Misha to wear only 5 accessories, so she picked something that could boost her fireball and flame field attack power. With the stacked INT and damage bonuses, Misha believed that she might have a chance against the 100,000 HP field boss. Moreover, the three items were a set, which gave Misha additional boosts. Unfortunately, she did not have the other two pieces, and these three items could not be upgraded anymore. Also, the risks of losing all items upon death were there. Misha was afraid of the worst-case scenario. "I wish that there is a way that we can bind these items to the character," Misha lamented. *Mew* (Me too.) As Misha still hesitated, she and Tama searched through their game menu, the VIP shop, and FAQ guides to see if there was a possibility of binding an item to a character. After searching for 5 minutes, they found it and almost vomited blood. "This bloody money-grubbing game!" . ************************ > Consumable Item Bind one item to your character. A bound item will not drop upon death. Price ¨C 100,000 Diamond ************************ . If it were 1,000 each, Misha would have bought it without hesitation. Unfortunately, it was too expensive. She might have enough diamonds to buy the orb, but it was too wasteful. *Mrrr* (Should we buy it? Are we confident that we won''t die in the future?) "Eh ¡­ No! I won''t spend a dime for this fucking rip-off item!" *Mew* (Won''t you buy one or two for your 5-Star and 6-Star? They are rare, you know?) "¡­ Forget it." Misha could not bear losing 100,000 diamonds for insurance of one item. Instead of wasting them, she could have bought five more VIP10 gift boxes in the future to get 5 guaranteed artifacts and open 500 more gachas. Next goal, Misha planned to go back to the 5000-power boss with all of her artifacts. . . . In INWTRUE closed community chat room, members from various servers were conspiring. "Have anyone rolled a gacha yet?" "I did. I only get two 4-Star items, though." "I got a 4-Star weapon. Single roll, bitches!" "^Pic or it didn''t happen." "Be careful when you go out with the items. You''ll lose it if you die." "^Almost lost my 4-Star item. A monster killed me, but my buddy recovered my items. That was too close, though." "Wanna hunt some whales? Is there anyone in server 1?" "^Who are you hunting? Misha?" "My guys saw Misha around mafia''s building. Anyone else in server 1 wants to hunt her?" "^You got jailed because of her. Haven''t you had enough?" "^^Nemo and his crew got jailed. The Giles family hasn''t." "^^^Giles Corey here. Once we''re done leveling, we''ll start hunting her." "What''s the point of hunting her anyway?" "^Her gacha items." "^^You think she will be stupid enough to carry those around?" "^^^Binding orb is expensive. I doubt she will use it on her items if she can''t even afford the EXP book." Roman also joined the chat. "Check her power ranking. Have you seen her current power?" "I haven''t checked yet ¡­ Give me a second." A few seconds later ¡­ "2,533!? How the hell is she this strong!?" "^Might be because of her class change. Have you seen Moo or Non''s power? They surpass Misha." "^^Those guys are felionians, right? I know a few felionians. They told me that they get more status points than us." "Humans get 5+2 points per level. Felionians get 5+3 in the first 100 level and 10+3 at level 101 to 200. They were in a different league." "^Hi-Humans get 10+2, too. Don''t lose heart." "What about dragonewts? Has anyone get the info?" "^5+2 all level. Aside from their high hunger bar, they suck." "^^Misha and Shurka are the only dragonewts, though. How did you get that info?" "^^^Level 100 evolution. The top guy in server 666 has evolved into a terra dragonewt, and I got a screenshot of his status. Also, their racial skills are OP. Don''t look down on them." "^^^^Make sense. They can fly too, right?" Giles Corey changed the topic to their future plans. "When we reach level 200 and change our main class, we''ll talk about hunting Misha later. For now, concentrate on leveling. I''ll invest in the gacha and VIP10." Chapter 205 Apostle of Callisto, the Blood Tree Chapter 205 ¨C Apostle of Callisto, the Blood Tree Misha flew back to the 100,000 HP boss with all the accessories equipped. When she reached the destination, she sent a fireball at the boss monster right away. The boss was a giant red tree with human limbs as branches and human flesh as its trunk. The fireball hit it and exploded, creating a bloody gore scene. 417! It was significant damage even though it was not a critical attack. Misha tested her skill again by unequipped all items and put them back in her inventory. "Fireball!" 152! The damage difference was noticeable. The boosts from 5-Star artifacts were OP, as Misha had expected. At this moment, the boss monster noticed Misha in the sky. It sent two long human arms to catch Misha. She juked right and dodged the hands as she re-equipped all items. "Let''s test a suit-up option!" *Mew* (Henshin!) By activating the suit-up artifact, Misha''s bare body silhouette shone in bright light. A 2-meter tall red battle suit manifested and covered every part of her body, including her tail and her horns. When all parts were completed, Misha transformed into a mech humanoid dragon. Also, her body automatically made a post, mimicking Randy Orton. "¡­" Misha did not understand what had happened. Her body froze when the post finished. *¡­* The monster was also speechless. It looked at Misha as if it was questioning, "WTF is this doofus doing?" *Mew* (Are you going to give the monster an RKO, Mish?) "¡­" In embarrassment, Misha threw a baseball-size fireball at the boss monster. *PU* The ball did not explode. 438! The damage increased a little, but it reminded the monster that Misha was attacking it. *SCREECH* An AOE shockwave came from the tree as the center of its power. "F-Flame Field!" Misha got panicked and activated her fire barrier and converted all 500 PF into shield HP by instinct. The wave hit Misha and everything in the radius of one kilometer, and its scream could be heard from further away from the attack radius. 9,999! Misha''s barrier shattered as she was sent flying backward. Her shield HP reduced from 15,222 to 5,223 in one hit! Combined with her real HP, which was only 361, with another hit, she might have died! "T-Too scary!" *Mew* (Banana Mish! That thing is a field boss for a reason! Why are you attacking it!?) "But, we agreed that we''ll hunt all boss!" *Mew* (But I didn''t say that it has to be this one!) 10 Seconds later after Misha had been knocked away from the shockwave, the aura of the field boss changed again. The air distorted as if it was gathering its strength. *MYA!* (RETREAT NOW!!) Misha flew away at full speed, trying to get away from the boss. *SCREECH* Another shockwave appeared. However, this time, Misha got out of the radius. The boss did not pursue Misha. It retracted its arms and legs, returning its roots into the ground. Misha and Tama were horrified by the sheer power and the attack skill of the boss. "I forgot that monster can sometimes use skills, too." *Mew* (It fucking spammed the shockwave attack! That''s cheating!) "Shouldn''t there be a weakness that we can exploit? Normally, bosses in online games have weaknesses." *Meh Mew Mya!* (I don''t think this guy has one. Did you notice how quick it was!? I think it was something between 10 to 15 seconds per shockwave! How the hell are you going to fight that if it spams a shockwave attack every 10 seconds!?) They were helpless, even though they had high attacks and flying perks. . As Misha and Tama were busy blaming each other, the server chat got active. "Something just killed me with 9999 damages!" "I was farming mutated bears with my party. We got wiped out, too." "Who dafuq has provoked that stupid boss!?" It was not their first time getting killed by the field boss, as Misha was not the first one that had challenged it. "PSA! Someone has provoked the tree boss. Avoid farming the mutated bear deep in the forest." . In the end, Misha returned to the field boss again. This time, she had a plan. After witnessing the shockwave skill, Misha was on the verge of quitting the hunt. However, she noticed something odd about the surrounding. "Tama. The boss hit us with a shockwave, right?" *Mew* (Hmm? So what?) "It hurts, right?" *Mew* (Indeed. So what?) "It sent us flying backward, right?" *Meh* (So?) Misha pointed at the forest around the field boss. "What about those trees?" *Meh* (They''re just trees. What about them?) "The trees also got hit by the shockwaves, but how are they standing?" *¡­* "¡­" Tama and Misha stared at each other''s eyes. Tama''s eyes glittered, "Trees in-game are always invincible!?" "Let''s test it." Instead of flying and fighting the tree, Misha landed on the field and hid behind a pine tree. Misha kept creeping closer until she reached her attack range. 100 meter In silence, Misha pointed her index finger at the boss while her body hid behind another large pine tree. ''Flame Field, Fireball.'' After Misha had activated her skills without chanting, the baseball-size fireball hit the bloody tree again. Explosion! 7,009! A critical appeared, but its HP had not yet decreased by 1%. Misha did not follow up. She held her breath and hid her presence. *SCREECH!* *BOOM* A shockwave appeared, which enveloped the pine tree that was covering Misha. 9,999! Despite her plan, Misha still suffered fixed damage. Her flame field dropped to 5,000 HP again. Seeing the damage number, Tama cried. *Mew* (Let''s bail! We''ve failed!) "Wait. I want to test if we''re detected." Misha stood firm behind the pine tree with a random teleport button in her hand. If the boss gathered strength to attack again, she would push the teleport button and quit hunting this boss. However, if it did not attack or detect Misha, she would prove her theory and learn a way to solo this monster. Clock ticked. 9 Second later, 10 Seconds later, The boss did not move or tried to cast another shockwave. 15 Seconds later, The boss was still quiet. 30 Seconds later, The boss did not move. Misha and Tama sighed in relief. ''It works!'' *Mew* (So, what''s next?) ''It will take time and effort, but we can take it down. First, you''ve got to stop meowing, or we''ll be detected.'' *¡­* ''I''ll explain.'' . A few minutes later ''Flame Field, Fireball!'' A fireball hit the field boss. *BOOM* 438! The boss spread its branches around, searching for the assailant. As it could not find the attacker, the air around the blood tree distorted. In retaliation for a mysterious attack, the boss released the shockwave. *SCREECH!* 9,999! Misha received the full damage, but she had not been found yet. For the next ten seconds, Misha kept hiding behind the same tree. At the same time, Tama shoved a yellow gel in her mouth to replenish her PF and fill her hunger bar. 15th second after the boss had released its attack, Misha''s finger pointed at the boss again in secret. ''Flame Field, Fireball!'' She reactivated her flame field to increase her shield HP. Also, the fireball hit the boss again. *BOOM* 438! The boss repeated the process and looked around. When it could not find Misha, it released a shockwave attack. 9,999! Misha repeated the peek-a-boo attack. For every minute, she got 3 hits in. Still, the blood tree''s HP regenerated by 10 every second. Thus, it would get 600 HP back each minute. Therefore, Misha and Tama could deal 714 damage at the minimum every minute. To get this boss down to zero HP, they required 141 minutes or 421 attacks in. Of course, this did not include Misha''s critical chance or her skill level up. Tama glanced at Misha''s VIP inventory, where they had stored gels from the close-beta. 19,957 Yellow Gels. Each attack consumed one yellow gel, which was costly. Yet, Tama and Misha did not worry. Tama acted as Misha''s mathematician, while the dragonewt focused on the clock. Every second had to be precise! . . For one and a half hours, the server chat was flooded with raging comments and curses from the victims of shockwave AOE attacks. Even though many people warned the players not to get close, many opportunists, who wanted to loot the corpses of the dead, went to seek fortune and ended up adding themselves in the victim''s list. As for the previous dead players, they tried to return to their corpses to get their items back. However, the shockwave killed them again, adding more bodies on the field. The 1km radius in the deep forest became a forbidden zone that attracted many fortune seekers. "Can someone use a drone to peek at what is happening inside!?" "Someone is definitely fighting with that field boss!" "^If so, how the hell can they survive those shockwaves! That''s a fixed damage skill, right!?" Everyone was clueless about what had happened in the forest. All players stood outside of the blast range, waiting for the shockwave to stop. Once it stopped, they would rush into the forest and loot everything in there. . . Tama counted the damages and compared them with the HP bar of the boss. Less than 30,000 HP remained! ''Flame Field, Fireball!'' *BOOM* Explosion! 7,527! After the explosion happened, the blood tree uprooted itself and screamed. Tree roots came out of the surface one-by-one. Instead of revealing the roots of a plant, they were wiggling snakes, flickering their tongues to sense the surroundings. Misha''s stomach churned when the boss changed its attacking pattern. In reflex, she took out a teleport button on stand-by. Her decision was a correct one as the palms of the hands of its limbs revealed several eyes, which glared to the pine tree where Misha was using as a cover. *SCREECH!* Hundreds of long human arm branches reached out to the pine tree! *Mew* (Mission abort! Teleport, banana!) Misha pressed the random teleport button and got away from the boss. She reappeared among the crowd, which was waiting for the boss to stop releasing shockwaves. The players were surprised that Misha suddenly appeared out of nowhere. "WTF!?" "Dafuq!?" "Huh? Misha?" "Why is Misha here?" Before they could react, the blood tree''s loud scream pierced their eardrums. All of them had to cover their ears in panic. *SCREEEEEEEEEECH* > Misha''s vision blurred, and she could not move her body. Everyone else in the area was also stunned by the blood tree. While no one could utter a word or could see anything, the field boss destroyed every tree around itself. It also released a thick mist, which instantly covered everything in the radius of 1500 meters. Misha and all onlookers got stuck in the bloody mist! *SCREEEEEEEEEECH* Another attack came! Below Misha and every player''s feet, tree roots emerged, digging through the ground and pierced into everyone''s body! 6,938! 6,454! 6,132! 6,547! Various numbers appeared above all players'' heads! As for Misha, 5,174! The sharp tree root hit her flame field barrier! > The barrier never deflected any magic or a ranged attack, but it activated on every close-ranged attack. By receiving the fire damage in a close-combat, the tree found Misha. *SCREEEEEEEEEECH* Chapter 206 50% Strength Chapter 206 ¨C 50% Strength The blood tree''s aggro was on Misha. It rushed toward her at full speed while the blood fog was still in effect. *Mew!* (It''s do-or-die now, Mish! Use everything to finish the boss!) 10 Seconds had passed, and the stun effect was over. Also, her transformation timer had already reached zero half an hour ago, and Misha''s appearance reverted back to her avatar. Misha reactivated her flame field to get her barrier to the full health while her wings flapped, flying to the sky. Tama shoved a yellow gel into Misha''s mouth again, replenishing her PF to the max. Because of the fog, Misha could not see the boss. However, her 3D sense could still detect the large presence of the oncoming giant grotesque tree. "FIREBALL!* Misha threw more fireballs at the tree again. *BOOM* Inferno Mastery! 703! 443! 443! No critical happened. The boss was left with 21k HP. All arms from the boss extended, trying to catch Misha. At the same time, it screamed. *SCREECH!* The shockwave attack hit Misha! 9,999! Meanwhile, the root spikes chased after Misha and pierced her legs! 5,341! Misha''s flame field barrier was broken, and her HP dropped from 361 to 243. Just one more attack, she would have been a goner. "FLAME FIELD!" The shockwave of flame field burnt the roots in Misha''s legs, which broke free from the binding. Also, it dealt some damage to the boss. 74! 74! It should have been 740 as the flame field''s damage usually equaled Misha''s total INT, which was 740. Unfortunately, the fire did not hit the main body of the boss. Although Misha regained her freedom, a large hand, which extended from the tip from one of the extended branches, slammed onto Misha. *BOOM* 5,457! As if Misha was a fly that was swatted by a fly swatter, her body was sent flying backward like a ragdoll. While Misha lost control of her flight momentum, Tama took out a teleport button and pressed it. *WHOOSH* Misha teleported and regained her footing. However¡­ She reappeared 50 meters behind the blood tree! Apostle of Callisto, the field boss, sensed Misha behind itself. It turned around, rotating its body and retracting all roots and branches. At the same time, the air distorted as it was preparing for another shockwave attack. While the boss was preparing to scream in the next 7 seconds, Misha managed to throw more attacks. "FIREBALL! FIREBALL!" *BOOM* Explosion! 7,527! 443! About 14,000 HP left, but 3 seconds remained until the boss released another shockwave attack. Unfortunately, the boss altered its attack pattern again! *SCREECH!* The scream came earlier than Misha and Tama''s calculation! 9,999! > > > [Silenced] and [Stunned] abnormal status appeared above Misha''s avatar. Misha''s HP was also down to 8, and she could not move! However, Tama was still the MVP of this fight. She pushed the third teleport button before root attacks and branch attacks could reach them. *WHOOSH* The random button took them 200 meters higher, but they were 500 meters away from the boss. As Misha was still stunned by the blood tree, Tama equipped the jetpack for Misha and flew away. One of the free tentacle arms shoved another yellow gel into the banana''s mouth, healing her and replenishing the PF. Even though they were flying away, the boss could still find them and chased after the duo. But it was enough to buy time for Misha to recover from all the abnormal status effects. She took out her rifle and sprayed bullets at the boss as she was fleeing. 1! 1! 1! The attack was meaningless, but it was better than nothing. Still, it enraged the boss further. The blood fog became denser as the boss reused its attack pattern, trying to blind the players and Misha. This time, Misha could sense that all dead bodies of the players reanimated into zombies. Then, the server chat went nuts. "I just got a message that my dead body has become a zombie!" "Me too! I got minus 100 karma for that!" "My karma has gone down to 500! I had five bodies turned into zombies!" "Fuck! I was just killed again! Who the fuck is fighting the boss!?" Meanwhile, Misha got another notification. > > "DAFUQ!?" *MYA!* (THIS GAME IS BRUTAL!) Misha had not seen any cure or an antidote of this abnormal status. This could spell trouble for them. "Can you heal it, Tama?" *Mew* (I can''t see anything odd in our blood cells! I can''t do anything!) "Is this the same virus that Natalie told us about?" They recalled the talk with Natalie, who had killed many field bosses. It seemed that she had obtained something of a C-Virus, which boosted her attributes permanently by 100. This might be the clue. *Mew* (Let''s finish this boss before we become a zombie. I don''t want to live in a rotten body.) "Agreed. Also, I want to gamble with our teleport button." *Mrrr?* (Now? What kind of gamble is that?) "Do you think that we can dodge a shockwave attack by teleporting into the area that the wave had gone through?" *Mew* (Ah!) Misha descended to get into her fireball''s firing range. "FLAME FIELD!" She got her barrier on as she shoved another yellow gel in her mouth. She had lost count of how many gels she had eaten today. *SCREECH!* The shockwave attack came, but Misha was prepared to gamble. ''Come on, my 30 LUC!'' She pressed the teleport button before the shockwave hit her. *WHOOSH* Misha reappeared 10 meters in front of the blood tree! The plan worked! She had just avoided the shockwave! "Fireball!" 443! She had about 8 to 10 seconds left before another shockwave arrived. Before that came, Misha had to dodge all attacks from the branches and the roots, which was not easy. *WHOOSH* *WHOOSH* *WHOOSH* After the previous fireball had been launched, root spikes from the ground attempted to pierce Misha. The dragonewt used both her wings and the jetpack to fly upward, dodging a dozen spikes. 2 Seconds passed, and the fireball cooldown was over. "Fireball!" Explosion! 7,527! 6,500 HP left! Just one more critical explosion and the boss would be dead. But now, Misha had flown into the den of the blood tree''s grotesques branches of human limbs. Bloody arms and hands caught her and bound her onto the tree. 999! 999! 999! The hands clawed Misha and tried to tear her body apart, which caused her barrier HP to decrease by 999 per attack. "FLAME FIELD!!" Misha burst her flame field at the close range, burning all branches and the blood tree''s main body. 730! 730! 730! Several 730 damage notification appeared as the fire wave hit many branches at once and ignited them on fire. Misha grinned, "Let''s trade damage, banana tree!" *SCREEEEEECH!!* The boss released another shockwave earlier than what Misha had calculated again. 9,999! > > > > The attack left several status effects on Misha, which foiled their teleportation button plan. *MYA!* (SHIT!!) Tama believed that they were screwed. But 730! 730! 730! 730! The DOT damages on several branches reduced the boss HP bar to zero! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > . ****************************************** Libido Level: The level of your sexual desire. This level goes up and down, depending on the time of the year and your season period. However, you get various bonuses to your attributes and skills if the level is high. > Level 0: No bonus Level 1: 1 free Status Attribute bonus for each level up. Level 2: 2 free Status Attribute bonus for each level up. Level 3: 3 free Status Attribute bonus for each level up. Level 4: 5 free Status Attribute bonus for each level up. Level 5: 10 free Status Attribute bonus for each level up. Level 6: 20 free Status Attribute bonus for each level up. Level 7: 30 free Status Attribute bonus for each level up. ****************************************** . Once Misha leveled up, the level 7 libido, which was increased by her artifact earrings, revealed its true potential. Level 5 libido gave her 10 extra attributes per level, but level 7 gave 30! Now, Misha obtain 80 attribute points instead of 60 per level! She was confident that she could catch up with Non and Moo''s absurd status growth with this. But it was not the time for Misha to admire her status as the shiny objects exploded from the boss tree as it disintegrated into dust. *MEW!* (MISHA, LOOT EVERYTHING!!) Misha snapped back to her senses as she looked at all items on the ground, where the boss'' corpse had disappeared. Tama could not hold back anymore. She activated her tendril attack without Misha''s consent to use every tentacle she had, scrambling to grab all items into Misha''s inventory. > > > > Lines of notification messages kept flooding Misha''s screen. She could not tell what was going on anymore as she, too, knelt and picked any shining items into her inventory without looking at the names. . . At the hardcore server, 12 girls gathered within a decorated room, filled with jewelry and treasures. They were Tong''s consorts, and they were the transformed figure of the 12-headed hydra, and were having a tea party. All 12 girls had their own attendants, which stood behind them, tending to their needs. Callisto, a servant of one of the 12 consorts, received a notification from the game system. Upon reading through the messages, she frowned. "What''s wrong, Callisto?" Her colleagues noticed Callisto''s expression. "Someone managed to kill my servant." "You finally got a hit? We''ve all gotten one or two of our servants killed in these past few days. Where was your dead servant?" "Server 1." "The casual one?" "Yes." "Hahaha! Don''t worry. It''s just a clone without a soul. Our real servants live in this server." "I know. But it still annoys me." Callisto was confident that her servants should not be so weak that they could be easily killed by a mob of casual players, even if it was a clone with 50% of its true strength. "Forget it, Callisto. As long as the real one is still living in this world, Lilith will keep cloning them to those casual servers. It''s just a spam message." "¡­ Well, if you say so." Although she said that, she glanced and reread the name of the killer. Misha Bloominglily. Callisto''s frown deepened. She had heard this name somewhere before. She took notes of this name, planning to ask her lady later after the tea party. . . As the field boss fell, server 1 got their first event notification. Chapter 207 Loots Chapter 207 ¨C Loots The server event notification alarmed all players in server 1. "An army?" "Raid boss event?" "Sweet! Finally, an event!" "THIS IS BS! THAT CALLISTO CRAP HAS ALREADY KILLED ME 17 TIMES! THERE IS MORE!?" "^Noob. Who asked you to jump into the shockwave range?" "^^Agreed. But have you looted your corpses?" "^^^What corpse? All my bodies turned into zombies, and my items are still on them!" "PARTY TIME!!" "That stupid broken boss is dead, right?" "^You''re slow, aren''t you?" "^^You''re slow! I''ve secured my old items! Looting profits now!" Thousands of scavengers, looters, and victims of the blood tree rushed into the forest to find their lost equipment and stealing other''s items. While they were looting, some of them encountered corroding zombies, which had been converted from the dead bodies. Several unfortunate players and unprepared players got killed again. That was not all. Because of the profits and interest conflicts, many players attacked other looters nearby, fighting to take the items they desired. The forest of blood tree and mutated bear became a free-for-all PVP zone for all the players. At the center of the chaos, Misha and Tama gathered items into a large pile as her game inventory slots were full. > Misha glanced at her inventory menu. Although there was no limit on the amount or weight, there were slots, which indicated how many kinds of items she could store in the game inventory. Unlike the VIP inventory, which had infinite storage slots, Misha had only 200 slots, and it was not enough to store all the loot. *Mew* (I see a bag. Let''s shove all small things and small equipment in the bag while we store the large one in the inventory.) "That''s what I''m thinking." The two stopped searching for more items and sorted the piles of treasure, ignoring all the commotion and the fighting from a distance. 20 Minutes later, their peaceful looting time was interrupted by a scavenger. "Holy shit! That''s a huge mountain of items!" The person gazed at the 3-meter tall mountain of japtems, which consisted of other players'' equipment, weapons, clothes, and miscellaneous tools in daily life. Misha and Tama glanced at the exclaimed player while their hands were moving between their inventory menu and another small pile of consumable items, which they had sorted from the tall mountain of treasure. "Give me five minutes, and the mountain is yours. We''re almost done." Since she could not take everything, she planned to make the most out of it and bail from this area. However, the scavenger overestimated his ability. As the adrenaline rush clouded his judgment, he did not notice Misha''s name and her first rank icon above her head. He aimed his pistol at Misha. *BANG* 15! The bullet hit Misha''s flame field barrier, which did not deal a significant damage. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* The scavenger thought that if he could kill this strange girl right now, he could have scored all items here. As it was a common sense that the first attacker had the initiative, he pulled the trigger, shooting at Misha until his clip was empty. 17! 16! 14! Still, he failed to reduce Misha''s tanking barrier HP to zero. The shield bar barely decreased by 1%! "Wha-!?" After he had emptied the gun''s chamber, his eyes looked up and found Misha''s name and her first level rank icon. It was too late for him to realize his mistake. *PU* Tama''s tentacle pierced the scavenger''s throat as she absorbed all the juices in his body. 250! 250! With only two gulps, the player died. Also, Misha did not get a penalty since that person attacked her first. "Let''s go. We''re done here." Misha abandoned all common equipment and weapons from players. However, she took all consumable items and the drops from the boss as they were more useful and more valuable. She flapped her wings and flew away from the scene. A few minutes later, other scavengers found the gathered pile of loot. They scrambled and fought for the armors and weapons. . . Misha returned to the mafia mall and asked to visit the bank. When she got there, she began sorting and storing all consumable items since there were too many, and they became a burden. As for the drops from the boss, Misha separated them to another group so that she could inspect them. 5 Upgrade Stones for 3-Star item or lower, 10 Lesser Enhance Stones, 200k dust, 10 EXP books, which could give 10,000 EXP each, 3 C-Virus Antidote, 1 Completed C-Virus, 10 Unidentified staff of 2-Star rarity, 15 Unidentified talismans, 50 Unidentified ores of various colors, And 1 Seed of Blood Tree. There were 4 antidotes, but Misha had already taken one to cure her [Infected] status. Misha was smiling from ear to ear as she knew that these items were priceless. . ************************************* > Can be used to upgrade a 3-Star item to increase its rarity. ************************************* . ************************************* > Can be used to enhance a weapon, armor, or accessory of your choice. Enhanced items with +4 or lower have a 100% chance of success. Upgrading to a higher level holds risks that the equipment can be broken. Maximum enhancement: +10 ************************************* . ************************************* > (Consumable Item) Increase free attribute points by 100. ************************************* . These three items could have fetched a high price, even in MWD or diamonds. However, Misha had no plans of selling them. Without hesitation, she took the vial, which contained the completed C-Virus, and drank it. > Then, she turned to the upgrade stones and her 3-Star accessories, which were sitting in her bank storage. Unfortunately, none of the three-star items looked promising, so she did not upgrade any of them. She stored them all for later use or for her friends. As for the lesser enhance stones, Misha had an idea of how she could use this. She took the 6-Star ring in her left hand while she took an enhance stone in her right hand. > > > "Yes!" > > "Oh!" Misha examined the item status. . ************************ > (6-Star) Level Requirement: 5 Increase Max Libido Level by 2. Wearer''s Libido Level is always at the max level. Increase CHA by 200 (+20). Immune to [Estrus]. Immune to [Charm]. Immune to [Hypnosis]. Upgradable. Can only be worn by female characters. ************************ . There were changes. The level requirement increased from 1 to 5, but the bonus CHA rose by 20. *Mew* (Don''t enhance this thing, Misha. It seems useless, and I feel that you won''t be able to wear it at +2. It might require level 10 or something to wear.) Misha nodded. Currently, her level was 8, and she did not think that the (+2)''s level requirement would stay at 5. With 9 other enhance stones, other useful items could be upgraded. Misha took out her set accessories and enhanced them one-by-one. . ************************ > (5 Stars) Level Requirement: 5 Increase all fire skill damage by 30% (+3%) Increase INT by 100 (+10) ************************ . ************************ > (5 Stars) Level Requirement: 5 Increase Fire Resistance by 30% (+3%) Increase INT by 100 (+10) ************************ . ************************ > (5 Stars) Level Requirement: 5 Increase all fire element skill''s range by 5 meter Increase INT by 100 (+10) ************************ . ******************************** > (5 Stars) Level Requirement: 5 Increase all fire skill damage by 50% (+5%). Upgradable. > Summon a battle suit and transform the wearer. 10% Increase in all status attributes in suit-up mode. Transform Duration: 1 Hour. Cooldown: 24 Hours. ******************************** . All accessories were upgraded, but Misha could not enhance more than +1 since her level was still low. "This should help." *Mew* (That''s so-so. Well, now that we''re done. Are will going after another field boss?) "Chill, Tama. We have another thing." *Mrrr?* (Another thing?) . ************************************* > Can be planted. The mature plant can produce a unit of complete C-Virus once a month. Required a lifestyle skill, [Farming], level 50. Required a lifestyle skill, [Monster Breeding], level 50. ************************************* . This seed was tempting on many levels as it could grow a tree, which could produce the 100-point C-Virus. With this kind of item once a month, anyone''s character would become OP in the long run. However, the requirement was also strict as it required the specific skills at a high level, and Misha did not have it. *Mew* (You want to grow that stupid boss!? Are you nuts!? ¡­ Oh wait, you''re a banana.) If possible, Misha wanted something similar to the field boss tree as a pet since it could attack everything around itself, which was perfect for a guard. Unfortunately, it was a hopeless dream. "I guess I can''t use it. Let''s store it along with the unidentified items anyway." . After Misha had stored all her unused items in the bank, she messaged Natalie, asking her about all the field bosses that she had killed. Because of the rough fight, she was curious about how Natalie had killed so many bosses. [What''s up, Misha?] "Natalie, have you killed the 5000-power boss in the dark forest?" [The blood tree? Yeah, I already killed it.] "Can you tell me how you killed it? Its scream hit me hard, and I almost died several times." [Eh? Do you have a crowd control spell?] Natalie referred to skills that could inflict status effects, such as [Stun], [Silence], or [Paralysis]. "I have only learned attack skills and a barrier skill. No CC skills yet." [Learn one, Misha. Have you fought the boss?] "Yes ¡­" [Have you killed it yet?] "Err ¡­" [Here''s the trick. Did you know that you can stun the boss before it screams? Once you stun it, the shockwave scream will be canceled, and you can continue dealing damage. You will have to stun it every 10 seconds, though. And when its HP drops to below 30%, it will increase its attack patterns, but they are easy to dodge.] "¡­" Misha''s face darkened, feeling like she wanted to slam her head onto the wall. ''There''s a fucking counter, and I never thought of it!'' [When I killed mine, I only zapped and stunned it to oblivion. Well, there were hyenas when I was soloing the boss, so I let it scream a couple of times to get rid of onlookers¡­ Oh, you have to barrier skill, right? Flame Field should be similar to my Force Field. With the barrier, you can take one attack from the boss without dying.] "¡­" [That''s the gist of it.] "¡­ Thanks. Say, are there other bosses that are a bit easier than this one?" [The blood tree is the easiest field boss among all 5000-power ones, though.] "¡­" Misha was on the verge of yelling, "THAT WAS EASIEST BOSS!? ARE YOU A SAGE, AND YOU''VE SEEN YOUR 12 MILLION FUTURES OR WHAT!" [After the blood tree is dead, there will be a new raid event, and a new boss will be spawned on Newbie Island. On my server, it''s a Bear King with 10,000 power, but it''s a fucking lie. The real status of all field bosses is ten times more than what it shows on the surface.] [Also, other bosses on the island are Black Slime Soldier, Vulture of Gluttony, Mr. Double X, and the Baby Green Egg with the "Apostle" name like the blood tree. Well, all of the bosses have this kind of Apostle thingy, so you should be able to notice them.] [Be careful after you killed one of them, though. After you killed it, there is thing foreshadow of their master and the announcement will tell you that you''ve been marked or something. Then, the new batch of stronger monsters will appear to replace the previously spawned monsters after the invasion...] Natalie continued to narrate how she killed all the bosses and the techniques that she had used. As for Misha, she was too astonished in Natalie''s abilities and her insight that she failed to remember the tricks. Also, she did not pay attention in the latter part where Natalie warned Misha about the aftermath. In the end, Tama had to take notes in Misha''s stead. . . Meanwhile, at a dark tunnel south of Newbie Island, a male felionian was sitting still in front of a stone statue of a naked woman, meditating. It was Moo''s whose avatar had a nosebleed. However, it was not because of his perversion. He was fighting against the Black Slime Soldier within his mind space. Thirty minutes after Misha had killed the blood tree, another notification appeared on server 1. > > > > After the announcement had finished, Moo opened his eyes, which leaked a few drops of blood tears. He panted as he clenched his heart. "That was fucking close! I almost died. What were you, son of a beach, NYA?" It was a rare curse coming from Moo''s mouth as he was always cheerful and bright in front of his comrades. However, his grimacing face was the opposite of what Misha and others usually saw. > > . ************************************* > Name: Moo Moomoon Race: Felionian Class: Apprentice Sculptor Subclass: Apprentice Miner, Apprentice Lancer, Apprentice Hero, Apprentice Summoner. Level: 5/200 EXP: 5,902/200,000 HP: 812 ST: 888 PF: 219 . > STR: 566 VIT: 406 STM: 444 AGI: 414 DEX: 534 INT: 427 WIS: 438 LEA: 300 Luck: 30 Overall Strength: 3,529 Karma: 11,500 ************************************* Chapter 208 Oh, No Chapter 208 ¨C Oh, No Dove frowned when he saw the two successive event notifications from the server 1. Two more field bosses fell when he was trying to complete his class change quest. If he counted all notifications, that would be the 8th boss of all sub servers. Unlike the others, Dove turned on all notifications from all sub servers to keep up with the development of his rivals and the news. Everything that happened on the other servers, Dove would keep the logs and records. ''I have to hurry, or they will leave me behind. Well, luckily that they are on a different server. My server''s bosses should still be wandering around.'' Unfortunately, Dove was not a perfect human. He was too absorbed in trying to catch up with Misha and Moo in levels to the point that he missed the crucial hint about the fairy overlord and Misha''s real name. Dove entered the Mafia Mall and proceeded to the underground level. Upon reaching the "Hospital" area, his master was waiting for him. "Ah, you''re quick," Dr. Butcher, the NPC who had bought dead bodies from Misha, widened his eyes in surprise. "I have a good mentor." "Hmm. I''m not proud of that. Had it been the past, I would have tied you up and stabbed you on the spot as soon as you killed an innocent¡­ Well, it seems you only killed criminals, so I''ll let you be." Dove gave Dr. Butcher the promised 10 dead bodies in the morgue. Most of them were mafia NPCs who had commit heinous crimes, such as rapes, murders, and human trafficking. Dr. Butcher examined the bodies with a broad smile, "Well done. Now, I''ll teach you about my crafts. > > > > > > Dove grinned as he had expected the Serial Killer class, which suited his personality. However, he was unable to decide which one was better, as other classes were interesting. Then, he glanced at the all-server ranking list. . **************************************** > 1. LV.208 (S1) Misha Bloominglilly (Apprentice Cook) 2. LV.205 (S1) Moo Moomoon (Apprentice Sculptor) 3. LV.200 (S3451) Dove Donovan Jester 4. LV.199 (S10) Natalie Arc 5. LV.195 (S6) Sasha Hummingbird 6. LV.185 (S1) Non Nongnon 7. LV.177 (S7777) Shurka Luckyaf 8. LV.175 (S3) Felia Blue 9. LV.174 (S2) Maple Rockingheart 10. LV.172 (S2) INWTRUE Roman Bass **************************************** . ''Both Moo and Misha chose a lifestyle class as their main. This doesn''t make sense to me.'' Dove was curious why both of them picked a crafting class instead of a combat class when they could level faster than him. Had it been him, he would have selected a combat class to increase the gaps in their levels. It was not hurt to seek a piece of advice from his mentor. Dove asked Dr. Butcher, "After I pick my primary class, can I choose the rest as my subclass?" His mentor shrugged, "Yes, you can. However, there are penalties, though." Dr. Butcher explained everything about the subclass and all classes in detail, just like what Walter and Arthur had taught Misha. Listened to the explanation, Dove understood why they picked the lifestyle class as their primary occupation. ''Good players won''t reveal their true abilities. I see.'' Followed Misha and Moo''s example, Dove chose the lumberjack class and took the other four as his subclasses. . . Although no one had paid attention to the previous announcement, a few rankers did. Felia Blue, the converted fairy overmind, understood what "Misha Bloominglily, the Fairy Overlord," implied. ''This is funny. Is the origin conscience in this game? Or is it a sick joke from Lilith?'' She opened her friend list and sent a message to her colleague, who was also converted. Maple Rockingheart! "Yo, Maple. Did you see the announcement?" It did not take long for Maple to reply as this was not their first time communicating in-game. At the moment, they were working together in secret to converting all humans in the Milky Way into one of them. [I sure did. Is the "Real" Misha in the game?] "I''m wondering about that, too. But I suspect that Lilith wants to distract us." [¡­ Distract us from what?] "The hardcore server. My converted trainees have already entered the hardcore server, but I lost the link and communication with them. I think she wants us to forget about them because she''s baiting the real conscience on us." [Are you sure that your psionic link had properly connected before you sent them there?] "Positive. I can''t sense them anymore." [Then, we can''t do anything but investigating on "This Misha."] "Aye. Say, what''s your progress? Have you found anything relating to the black slimes and Lilith''s plan?" [I did. You?] "Nothing. Too busy leveling." [Are you here to enjoy the game or do our job?] "Both. Hahaha!" The two continued exchanging information regarding the black slimes and their experiences in real life. . . Misha returned to her dragonewt Parthenon, as advised by Natalie. Her purpose here was to buy advanced skills and crowd control skills, which required Misha to complete a chain quest from her dragonewt god. Upon arrival, she could sense the killing intent from the toe-itching dragonewt god statue in the temple. Surely enough, he was angered by Misha''s villainess class. Misha could feel that her legs became heavier as she got closer to the idol. However, no status effect appeared on her game avatar. The atmosphere in the Parthenon darkened. Cold air enveloped the entire hall. Within the temple, many human players came here to complete dragonewt god''s quests to increase their affinity with the race, so they could evolve into a dragonewt. Many players stopped what they were doing and looked at the statue and Misha. Both dragonewts were glaring at each other. The players were nervous that a fight might break out. They retreated to the sidelines, observing the development. Misha''s face hardened, just like when she drove the missile truck. Her expression resembled a character from the First of the North Star, or someone had put an IG filter on her avatar. *RUMBLE* She took a stride, challenging the dragonewt god''s authority. In anger, the statue roared with the most intimidating and terrifying voice. The voice was so grand and majestic that it rendered Misha and all humans, who aspired to become a dragonewt, speechless. . . . *Oh, No* . . . Everyone: "¡­" . . . *Oh, No* *Mew?* (Oh, yes?) *Oh, No* *Mew* (Oh, yes.) "Oh, No!* *Mew!* (Oh, yes!) "OH, NO!* *MEW!* (OH, YES!) "OH, NOOOOOO!* *MEEEEEEEW!* (OH, YEEEEEESSSS!) For some reason, Tama bickered with the god statue despite the language barrier. Also, Misha did not know if she should be embarrassed about this or be proud of her eggcat. The crowd''s face darkened, unable to express their thought and reaction by this bizarre development. Some had a poker face as they could not comprehend what was going on. WTFness of this situation was not in their common sense dictionary. While Misha was astonished by Tama and the god''s language, the libido level 7 acted up. > > > > Although the system said that, Misha''s pupils turned into a heart image, and her character automatically used [Allure] on all players around her. Misha''s sweet pheromone, aka the stench of a-week-worth-of-not-taking-a-drop-of-a-shower body, reached the other players'' noses. All female players stepped backward and covered their noses. They also took a whiff of their armpits, recalling that their character also had never taken a bath for a long time as well. On the contrary, instead of vomiting or plucking their noses, all male players inhaled the fumes, filling their lungs with the smell. > > > > Twenty male players got an abnormal status [Charm] as Misha''s CHA status, her seductress skill, and her artifact buff seduced them. Misha''s nose also twitched as she could smell her odor. "I need a bath ASAP." *Meh* (You just realize that now?) "Meh, we were too busy fighting the boss. You didn''t even warn me, so this is your fault." *Meh* (I didn''t have the time to sniff your banana ass, excuse me, then!) The two forgot where they were and blamed each other for their body stench. *AHEM* The idol could not take this anymore. He coughed and communicated with Misha via telepathy. [What do you want, infidel?] Misha decided to be direct, "I want to buy skill books that I can learn." [You have already bought all of my spellbooks. There is nothing to teach you.] Misha snorted as she knew that the god statue had lied. Shurka, in the other server, had bought a few advanced skills, such as [Fire Manipulation], [Fire Sword], [Firewall], and [Fire Blast], so there should be more skills that she could learn. "God should not lie. Don''t you know that lying to your vessel can ruin your reputation? What kind of god bullying your people?" [Provocation is useless. I won''t sell my skill books to a villain!] "Even though I just killed the blood tree? Apostle of Callisto, ring a bell?" Misha bluffed, probing the dragonewt god NPC into giving her quests, conditions, or a hint. The statue roared to threaten Misha. *OH, YES!* "¡­" It was silly more than intimidating. [Go kill one more servant of the Demon King, and I''ll sell you my skill books!] Misha grinned. It worked. > . ******************************************** > As you are a villain, the dragonewt god refuses to cooperate with you. However, he is kind enough to give you a second chance. > Participate in a raid and kill one monster in the list; - Apostle Captain of Callisto, Amro, the Alpha Egg - Apostle of Callisto, the Bear King - Apostle of Callisto, Mr. Double X - Apostle of Callisto, Season, the Queen Egg - Apostle of Callisto, Vulture of Gluttony - Apostle of Callisto, the Roper King > - 5,000 Karma - You can buy intermediate spell books from the dragonewt god. ******************************************** . ''Mother of Callisto. Who the banana is this!?'' Every monster had this prefix "Apostle of Callisto" before their names, which was suspicious. Still, Misha did not have a choice. She accepted the quest. "I''ll do it. I hope that you won''t go back on your words." Misha stomped away from the temple as all male players with expanded nostrils followed after her, inhaling her body scent. Their actions disgusted female players and Misha to the point that she had goosebumps. "I''m not into men! Leave me alone!" Misha flew away, leaving the men heartbroken. . . It took Misha an hour to book a room in the city hotel and took a long bath. The smell of the blood mist and roper fluid lingered on her skin and hair, so she had to put extra work cleaning all the mess. "I hate realistic gaming." *Mew* (But I like it if the food is delicious, especially fishes and tunas.) Misha walked out of the bath in a shower robe. At that moment, she received a call from Sasha. "What''s up?" [What''s your relationship with the fairy overlord?] "Pardon?" [I saw a feed in the social media that someone killed a black slime king and offended you] "???" [Forget it. You probably have no connection to that anymore. Say, have you killed all the field bosses yet?] "No. Why?" [Don''t kill all of them at once. It seems that each sub server has different bosses.] "Huh? What happened?" [In my server, I killed apostles of Meimei, and her new apostles came here to replace the dead bosses.] "And what''s the problem?" [All monsters spawned on the island have gotten stronger. Mutated bears have 5000-power instead of 2500, and the new field boss is 10,000 in power now.] "Ah, isn''t that a form of ecology? To give the players other mobs to grind?" [Here is the problem. In my server, monsters are attacking NPCs and the city on a daily basis, and the casualties on the NPCs are permanent. The game warned us that if our Parthenons are captured by the monsters, we won''t be able to respawn. When the Sanctuary is overtaken, all the population in the server will be transferred to the hardcore server.] "What!?" [That''s not all. The game threatens that even if we have logged out of the game before the town is capture to avoid the predicament, we''ll be forced to enter the hardcore server directly by transferring our real body there!] "!!!" Chapter 209 Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe Chapter 209 ¨C Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe [You know that the hardcore server is an alternate reality, right?] "More like an alternate universe, yes." [Don''t kill all bosses too fast. For now, concentrate on getting stronger.] "What about your server? Are you in trouble?" [I''m fine, but I''m worried about Natalie. She has been killing bosses left and right, and she should have been in a similar situation as mine.] Misha finally recalled Natalie''s words. > This was something that Misha had neglected. Now that Sasha reminded her of it, she worried about Natalie. "Is there anything I can do to help her and you?" [If you want to help us, create a guild ASAP and pull me to your server before my town gets overrun by monsters. The players here won''t last very long, and I expect that I can survive for a week in-game at best.] Sasha reminded Misha that only 5-Star Guilds could summon guild members from other sub servers into their own server, which would allow Sasha and Natalie to escape from the predicament. "The monsters are that strong?" [They''re not too strong, but there are too many. I can''t kill every monster alone. The players on my server are mostly FTP players, and their average level is about 100. They can''t fight those 3000+ power properly.] The situation was bad. It seemed that progressing too fast could sabotage their entire server. "Have you killed all the bosses?" [No, I killed two. But once the second apostle went down, the first event occurred immediately without the 10-day waiting time, and Meimei shortened her invasion schedule by 15 days.] Misha recalled that Moo had slain the Black Slime King or something, but she did not pay attention to the details. However, Misha panicked and did not check the logs. She thought that her server might be in a tough spot had she killed another boss. Therefore, she planned to delay her boss hunt schedule and allow the players to raise their strengths first. "I''ll focus on establishing our guild now. Please take care." [Ah, you too. Do you want me to warn your girlfriend, or do you want me to warn her yourself.] "I''ll warn her." . . After warning Shurka not to kill too many field bosses on her server, Misha flew to Roper Island, planning to clean the area for her guild establishment. Upon arrival, she saw the group of INWTRUE parties, who were busy killing the ropers and harvesting their juices. Misha overheard their conversation. "Hey, isn''t this place good for farming drops and japtems? Their carcass and semen are expensive." "True. We should make this place ours and place our guild on the island." "Nemo, should we consult this with the executives?" Nemo Whale, the leader of this group, was chatting with his superiors and asked about the guild matters. He turned to his crew after he had heard the question. "Roman said that someone had bought the deed of this island. Some of the deeds and rights are multi-server, so we can''t erect our guild headquarters here." "Do you even need a land deed in this game?" "Yes, we do. Without a deed, we can''t construct a base. It''s a restriction to limit players not to build something and claim the lands theirs. Well, it''s fair, TBH." "Can we buy the deed from the player that bought it? Does Roman know the buyer?" "Probably not. Well, we can go back and ask the NPC." "Can''t we just crowd the island and occupy it this way? Even if the buyer comes, he won''t be able to do anything to us. Well, it''s not like he is in our server, right?" "Hahaha! That''s right. We own this place!" The group continued to talk about how they could find a place to settle their guild buildings. However, they did not forget to include this island as their gold mine. Misha got annoyed that someone tried to steal her private island. ''Oh, come on! Do you think you can mess around in my turf!?'' She wanted to shoot several fireballs at these people to wipe them out right away. Unfortunately, she did not want to take risks of lowering her karma as it was difficult to raise. She glanced at her current karma. 6,120 Then, she looked at the players below. Out of 40 players in Nemo''s group, 35 of them had green names, which indicated that they had positive karma. On the other hand, the other five had grey names as they had lower karma than Misha. Green indicated that the player had more karma than Misha. Attacking someone with a green name, and Misha would be flagged as a criminal. On the contrary, Misha could attack grey name players without a penalty. It was a feature of her subclass. . *************************************** > An ordinary clown brings people joy, laughter, and happiness. A mental clown brings society chaos, agony, and despair. Well, we''re not some average clowns, aren''t we? A novice clown of the underworld is a seed of chaos in society. This occupation gives you advantages in getting into somebody''s head. Manipulating, conning, deceiving, and sowing chaos while getting away from the authority is the weapon of this class. > (Status Perks has been decreased by half of the original) Increase INT permanently by 3 upon each level up. Increase WIS permanently by 2 upon each level up. Unlock a new passive skill, [Puppeteer Mastery] Unlock a new passive skill, [Disguise Mastery] Don''t get penalized when assaulted or killed someone with less karma. *************************************** . [Don''t get penalized when assaulted or killed someone with less karma.] Those were the keywords of her advantages in PVP situations. With this perk, all player''s names had a color indicator, telling Misha which one she could kill without getting a criminal penalty. Although her [Puppeteer Mastery] and [Disguise Mastery] did not have any use, this PVP perk advantage was enough to make the clown class a high tier class. ''It''s still risky. Since they are in a party, the game will probably treat my attack as an illegal action against the entire group. The karma calculation is going to include the entire party''s karma instead of the individual.'' Misha was cautious. In her mind, she was not ready for an all-out war against this clan with her current karma. She glanced at her VIP inventory, which stored many corpses of monsters from the close-beta. ''It''s time to sell this to the Parthenon. I want to keep this as a back-up fund, but I guess I have to cash in right now.'' . Misha returned to the Parthenon again. This time, she dumped all the high-level corpses of close-beta fire ants and other monsters into the game for the first time. The pile of fire ants shocked the players in the human players and evolved players in the temple as they had never seen these monsters before. 200 Fire Ant Worker Corpses 150 Fire Ant Nurse Corpses 400 Fire Ant Soldier Corpses At first, Misha wanted to keep this to eat them later to boost her status attributes. Unfortunately, the game did not allow her to grind the status as she did in the close-beta, and all food did not increase her stats. Thus, she resolved herself and admitted her loss. "Itching god. I''m converting all of these into my karma and dust. Calculate for me!" *Oh, yes* Though reluctant, the dragonewt statue accepted Misha''s tribute and gave her the rewards. > > It seemed that the game treated each fire ant as a 20,000-power monster as the reward calculation result indicated that way. But Misha had not finished yet. She tossed the corpse of the one-head hydra, which Maou and Thorn killed. A giant alligator appeared in the temple, which astonished the players and the god. *OH, YES!* "Calculate this one, too!" > > > > It seemed that the alligator hydra was a 100,000-power one, which was insane. ''How dafuq did Maou and Thorn killed it anyway!? This thing is OP!'' Misha noticed that selling a boss-type monster''s body yielded soul points as well. Although the karma and dust rewards were not as good as the previous ant corpses, the soul points could be used as a currency to buy skill books from the dragonewt statue. She looked at her VIP inventory again. 4,995 Red Gels 19,500 Yellow Gels 49,950 Green Gels 1,049 Healing Potions (Heal 9,999 HP) 1,000 Sports Drinks (Heal 9,999 ST) 1,000 Vitamin Drinks (Heal 9,999 PF) 1,000 Lunch Boxes (Heal 9,999 HP, ST, PF) (Only usable outside combat) 500 Repair Kits 505 Resource Detectors 215 Random Teleportation Button 100 Jetpacks 100 Guild Treasure Chests (Only usable at guild hall) 20 tons of mixed monster corpses. She tossed the remaining random monster corpses into the temple as it was the last batch. The mountain of snakes, scorpions, mutated trees, green egg monsters, zombies, and many others piled into a mountain. > > > > ''Looks like Maou collected a few bosses among the bunch. Well, I''ll cash all of it.'' With 37 million dust and 100k soul points, Misha was good for now. Also, she was confident that her karma was higher than every player here. Since there was no cap, she had a staggering 357,120 karma in her arsenal, ready for non-stop PVP actions and illegal businesses. Misha glanced at the god statue, sneering at him. "Now, do you think I''m still a blasphemous villain with this karma? Do you think your loyal worshipers still superior to me?" [You are still a villain.] "BS! I committed sins for the greater good! If you''re judging people by classification and races, you''re a hypocrite, god!" [You are still a villain.] Although Misha mocked the dragonewt god, she was the one that got agitated by the latter''s ignorant and prejudice. She clicked her tongue in anger and stomped out of the temple. *Mew* (Why did you bother picking a fight with an NPC? Are you a banana?) "Of course, I''m a banana!¡­ Wait, don''t distract me." *Meh* (Let''s go. I think the NPC is repeating its preset dialogues now. No point arguing with the stupid god.) [You are still a villain.] "¡­" . They returned to the Roper Island, where the clueless INWTRUE men were still hunting to ropers. Again, she came here without letting them detecting her presence. She floated in mid-air and watched the people below. Inspecting their names again, Misha smirked. All of them had grey names instead of green names now. "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, kill the noobs, kill the hoes." *Mew* (You''re being vulgar. Which one is a hoe? I only see men.) "If they whaler, loot ''em, though." *Mew* (Agreed.) "Eeena, meena, mina, mo! Fireball!" Misha decided her target and dropped the bomb. *BOOM* Explosion! 8,900! One shot, one killed. Coincidentally, the one who was killed was Nemo, the leader of the group. Also, there was no penalty. Misha laughed and threw more fireballs at the players, "THIS IS MY TURF, BITCHES!!" All the players looked up in shock. "Misha!" Chapter 210 *SLICK* *SLICK* Chapter 210 ¨C *SLICK* *SLICK* "Shoot her! Shoot her!" Misha attacked the party when they were in the middle of the hunt, and the roper that they were gunning was still alive. *SCREECH!* One of the roper''s tentacles transformed into a blade and swung at a player. Because of the interruption, the tanking player was distracted and failed to dodge the last attack. Critical Hit! 1,540! Instant death! Noticing that the roper killed their tank, other players pointed the muzzles at the roper. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* "IDIOTS! SHOOT MISHA FIRST, NOT THE MONSTER!!" "GET RID OF THE AGGRO FIRST AND KILL MISHA!" "KILL THE MONSTER FIRST, AND WE''LL KILL MISHA!!" Without Nemo, everyone shouted in a panic, ordering their friends to follow their instructions. As many players yelled, nobody could understand what action they should do. As a result, they acted according to their judgment. Half of the players tried to shoot Misha down from the sky while the others tried to kill the loose monster. "Fireball!" *BOOM* Another explosion occurred, and another player went down. *SLICK SLICK* The loose roper had 20% HP left. As the focus fire did not kill it in time, the monster caught a player with a custom avatar, who looked like a young girl. However, his real identity was a grown man in the mid-30s. The monster sprayed white acid all over his body. Then, a tentacle with a large head entered his back door. "#@$!%!#^#!!" A horrifying scene occurred before the party. Even Misha froze mid-flight, terrified by the H-scene below. *Mew* (Press F to pay respect.) "F" Although Misha was traumatized by the event, her trolling brain obtained an inspiration. ''Yeet!'' She escaped from the hail of bullets and flew toward another roper, which had not noticed the commotion. Misha''s pupils turned into heart images again. Allure! > Misha coyly smiled at the "Charmed" roper and pointed at INWTRUE players'' direction. "There are preys over there." *SLICK SLICK!* The monster uprooted itself and rushed toward the players. Then, screams and gunshots followed. Misha returned to the fight to see what it did to the men. Surprisingly, trap-looking avatars were popular these days. Another male player was caught and violated. *Mew* (You''re cruel.) "¡­ What can I say? I''m a villain." They continued throwing fireballs at Nemo''s friends, cleaning the island from all players. . . > > "WTF!?" Giles Corey wanted to protest to the game developers that this system was absurd. 524! 524! Misha''s fireball required only one or two hits to kill one player with low health. However, the party could only deal 10-15 damages in return by shooting at Misha. Moreover, her barrier HP was too high! Giles reevaluated their races and their classes as they were struggling against Misha. ''From the description, dragonewts specialize in both tanking and elemental magic. There is this skill with an elemental barrier that generates another HP bar by consuming all PF, so this might be why many pro-players said that this race is recommended even though their status growth rate is at the lowest.'' *BOOM* A fireball hit Giles Corey and killed him. He embraced death as he was aware that they were no match for this top ranker. > > Giles respawned in the human''s Parthenon along with other INWTRUE human players. As for others who had changed their race to other races, they respawned inside their perspective temple. Nemo was furious that Misha killed him again, and he had lost all dust and equipment. "WHAT DAFUQ IS WRONG WITH THAT BITCH!? WHAT DID I EVER DO TO HER!?" Several colleagues of Nemo rolled their eyes. ''You started it.'' ''You tried to mug her.'' ''It''s your fault.'' No one voiced their thoughts, but their expression gave it away. Giles also had the same idea. Fortunately, he had stored his best equipment and most of his dust in the bank, so his loss was not significant. However, Nemo bought the best armor and guns to battle to flex his status, but it backfired. "How much did you lose, Nemo?" Asked Giles. "¡­ 200,000 Dust." "Including the guns and armor?" "Yeah, you?" Giles shrugged, "30k, no biggie." "Dafuq!? Didn''t you bring your best equipment?" "Most rifles and guns deal similar damage to stronger monsters. A pistol and 50 mags are enough for a party hunt." "@#$%!" Nemo ranted and yelled at Giles at random while Giles ignored the fool. As Nemo was dissing Giles, his body suddenly glowed in white light. > > Nemo disappeared, and Giles received a weird game message. > "???" Giles frowned. He opened his friend list to check if Nemo had quit the game. ''The name isn''t here.'' Nemo''s name in his friend list disappeared, which was odd. He could add other INWTRUE members from different servers into his friend list, but he could not find Nemo''s name anymore. Giles tried to add Nemo as his friend again. > "???" Baffled and confused, Giles searched Nemo''s name in the level ranking on both universal ranking and server ranking. > "¡­" Giles logged out of the game, so he could call Nemo by phone. After getting out of the game capsule and dialed Nemo''s number, no one picked up the phone. "What?" . . > > > > > > > > > > > Nemo found himself inside a ruined Parthenon of the human race. Different from the casual server, all temples and statues had already been destroyed. The town had black and white smoke coming out, and rubble was everywhere. The black cloud in the sky covered all the sunlight. Even though it was daytime, Nemo thought that the sun had already set. A fog of dust and dirt hindered Nemo from getting a good look at the carnage. The Sanctuary Island, aka Newbie Island, looked like the aftermath of a bombarded town from a war movie. The desolate town was the opposite of the casual newbie city! *SCREEEECH!* Even screams of monsters could be heard nearby, which spooked Nemo. ''WHAT DAFUQ IS GOING ON!?'' . . It did not take long for Misha to wipe out the INWTRUE party of 40 players since they were outclassed. Unfortunately, their dead bodies were eaten by the roper trees nearby, which had been attracted by the commotion. Misha did not care about their mutilated corpses since they were worthless in the black market. She turned her attention to all monsters on this island. "Sasha said we shouldn''t rush to kill all bosses, but we have to kill one on this island, or we won''t be able to clear a place for our guild construction project." *Mew* (It''s going to be nasty if we kill it today. Can we level up to 10, so we can upgrade our equipment? We have 5 upgrade stones left.) "Yeah, let''s do that." . Although Misha and Tama aimed for only 2 levels, they ended up killing every roper they found. Each roper netted Misha 4,455 EXP per at first, but it slowly dwindled. At level 9, each monster yielded 3,255 EXP. At level 10, 2,055 EXP. At level 11, 855 EXP. By the time that the 850th roper went down, Misha reached level 12. However, Misha''s overall status went over 3,000, which was higher than the ropers. Therefore, she could only get 100 EXP per kill. . ***************************************** > Name: Misha Bloominglilly Race: Inferno Dragonewt Class: Apprentice Cook Sub Class: Apprentice Clown, Apprentice Mafioso, Apprentice Seductress, Apprentice Villainess Level: 7 > 12 EXP: 2,027/480,000 HP: 371 ST: 271 PF: 555 Hunger: 300 . > STR: 193 > 208 VIT: 361 > 371 STM: 261 > 271 AGI: 206 > 211 DEX: 230 > 255 INT: 740 > 1140 (+560) WIS: 530 > 555 CHA: 12 > 22 (+240) Luck: 30 Overall Strength: 2,533 > 3,033 (+800) Karma: 6,120 > 357,120 ***************************************** . Misha allocated all her free attributes into INT to increase her fireball and flame field damage. And now, with her +2 equipment, which increased the level requirement to 10 as they had predicted, her fireball level 20 could deal significant damage to the monsters. "Fireball!" 750! That was normal damage without a critical, which reduced a roper''s HP by a third in one shot. Once an explosion chance triggered¡­ *BOOM* Explosion! 14,990! A basketball-sized fireball detonation became an AOE attack, which inflicted fire damage to the radius of 5 meters. *Mew* (Let try the boss now. I think we''re at the stage that normal mobs can''t give us enough EXP.) Misha calculated. From level 12 to 13, she had to kill 4,800 ropers, and the monsters on the island were not enough. Since they could not find any stronger monster on Newbie Island, they decided to invite trouble by hunting the field boss. Before them, Apostle of Callisto, the Roper King, stood tall as if it were a world tree. With its 100m in height, all INWTRUE players, including Misha, could see it from a mile away, and they had been avoiding this field boss since they had stepped their feet here. Now, Misha had to kill it. She flew closer to get a clear look and examine this boss. It looked different than other bosses that Natalie and Sasha told her as its power scale was at 7,500, and the HP bar showed a number [150,000]. The Roper King was not as grotesque as the blood tree, but its appearance was more obscene. Long pink tentacles circled around the tree as if a million male genitals had transformed into snakes, living on the tree trunk. In other words, they were a world tree made of juicy tentacles. Misha imagined that had a girl leaped at the tree, all those pink things would have drowned the girl in an instant. "This is going to be another uphill battle." Misha knew that this [7,500] indicator should be a lie. The field boss''s real strength should be something about 75,000 or so since its name was flashing in orange. It was a common sense in the gaming world that unique bosses were much stronger than its counterpart mobs. *Mew* (What are you going to do? We have no info about this boss.) "¡­ Tame it?" *Meh!* (Grow some common sense! In what world that you can tame field bosses!? Are your 1k INT for decorations!?) Misha ignored Tama and cast her seductress skill, Allure, at the boss. . ******************************************** > Activation Cost: 100 PF Cooldown: 5 Minutes Effect Duration: 40 Seconds. > Allure is a unique skill of a seductress that turns any hostile men or male creatures into an ally. If the target has been allured, an abnormal status, [Charm], will appear on the target. Success chance depends on the user''s CHA, skill level, libido level, and the target''s resistance. ******************************************** . > > > Tama was speechless that Misha''s banana idea actually worked. *Mew?* (What now? It only lasts 40 seconds¡­) Misha revealed a seductive smile as her libido level kept trying to inject an abnormal status to her. Misha''s heart pupils and her pink aura enveloped her body. The Roper King wiggled as it noticed Misha. Many tentacles waved at her, waiting for her instruction. "Pour all of your juices into my inventory." Tama widened her eyes. If a regular roper with a height of 5 to 10 meters could give Misha 20 litres of roper acid, what could this boss give Misha? *SLICK SLICK SLICK!* The field boss aimed its tentacle mouths at Misha''s inventory panel and sprayed its white juice. As if those tentacles were fire hoses, white water gushed out and entered the space inventory at high speed. 100 Litres¡­ 200 Litres¡­ 300 Litres¡­ The stream of acid kept coming. Unfortunately, it stopped at 400 litres. It was not like that the Roper King went out of gas, but the [Charm] abnormal status had expired. *SCREEEEECH!!* The Roper King screamed in anger as it realized that it was fooled. The obscene tree uprooted by pulling all its murky slippery Thousands of tentacles rushed at Misha. Chapter 211 Immunities Chapter 211 ¨C Immunities Misha took flight, trying to fly away from the boss. All pink arms of ropers extended and attempted to grab her. "FLAME FIELD!" *WHOOSH* The shockwave from the flame field pushed back all roper''s limbs and inflicted fixed damage. 170! 170! 170! As usual, the fire damage was only 10% of Misha''s INT since she did not hit its weakness or the boss''s main body. Still, it gave enough time for Misha to distance herself from the boss. The gap expanded from 10-meters range to 100m in a few seconds. *Mew!* (Don''t forget to store all your items in your inventory! That acid can destroy our artifacts!) Warned by Tama, Misha stored all 5-Star and 6-Star items into the inventory. *SCREECH!* As if Tama had foreseen the future, the Roper King fired several acid bullets at Misha, and its accuracy was dead-on. *SPLASH* Five roper bullet hit Misha''s barrier! 7,511! 7,952! 7,235! > 0! 0! Three of the bullets melted the barrier in an instant, but the leftover bullets did not harm Misha. However¡­ > > Without the artifacts, Misha was vulnerable to the status effect. Tama poked Misha''s heart, as usual, to bring her back to her senses. At the same time, the eggcat equipped a jetpack on Misha and piloted it. Unfortunately, Misha was not sober! She attempted to jump into the thousands of tentacles. In shock, Tama looked at Misha''s current status. On her status effect panel, it displayed, "Estrus x 4." *MYA!* (HOLY MOTHER CATTO! IT STACKS!) The number after the [X] was the stack value of the debuff. By having "x4" equaled having 4 layers of the status effect. Each layer lasted ten minutes, and it could be worse. A revelation came to Tama that Misha would not be sober with the same old trick with all the stacking debuff. Without a choice, Tama took over Misha''s body and flew backward at full speed. The distance between the roper and Misha was now 150 meters. *SHOO* *SHOO* The boss kept firing acid bullets at Misha. Tama used her tentacle eye to look back. Seeing the oncoming bullet, she flapped her wings, evading all aphrodisiac water. Tama brought Misha further by another 50 meters. *SHOO* *SHOO* After Tama had dodged 7 shots, they were hit by the acid bullet. The boss''s white liquid covered Misha''s body and melted the jetpack. Tama did not give up. She equipped another jetpack on Misha and escaped from the boss. *SHOO* *SHOO* The obscene tree repeated its attack pattern, shooting juice bullets at Misha and Tama. Tama''s flight skills got better. She managed to dodge 15 bullets before Misha got hit again. However, this time, their distance extended to 500 meters. Tama glanced at Misha''s status menu. Estrus x 35! The effect stacked so much that it horrified Tama. *Mew* (Banana Mish! You''re gonna lose your virginity at this rate!) "Let me lose it. Tentacle rape is fine, too. <> The situation seemed hopeless for the eggcat. Yet, Tama had an idea. She fetched a random teleport button and pressed it. Both teleported 1km away from the boss! The Roper King stopped pursuing Misha and groaned in disappointment. It returned to its resting spot. . Even after they had gotten to a safe spot, Misha attempted to go back and get herself violated. Tama had enough with this horny partner. She took the Ring of Aphrodite +2 and put it on Misha. > > The abnormal statuses disappeared, and Misha regained her senses. "THAT WAS SCARY!!" *MYA!* (YOU SUCK!! I DID ALL THE WORKS BACK THERE!!) Tama screamed and gave Misha a 10-minute sermon. . Both Misha and Tama brainstormed and came up with a new plan. Tama took the Ring of Aphrodite and brought it inside Misha''s body. She intentionally cut a heart artery and hung the ring with the severed vein before she reattached the blood vessels, healing Misha in the process. Misha watched her HP dropped from 371 to 1, then her auto-regeneration skill ticked her life bar back. "Won''t I get an infection or inflammation by the metal?" Tama snickered. *Meh-Heh Mew!* (It''s just a temporary measure. I''ll cut your artery and retrieve the ring later.) They watched their status menu after they had completed an experiment operation on themselves. > > > > > The side effect of libido level 7 kicked in as Misha''s ring took effect along with the abnormal status immunity. . **************************************** > (6-Star) Level Requirement: 10 Increase Max Libido Level by 2. Wearer''s Libido Level is always at the max level. Increase CHA by 200 (+40). Immune to [Estrus]. Immune to [Charm]. Immune to [Hypnosis]. Upgradable. Can only be worn by female characters. **************************************** . "It works!" The experiment was a success. By Misha''s banana logic, wearing the ring on their body parts equaled equipping an accessory to the avatar. Therefore, hanging the ring inside her body should be the same as putting the ring on her finger. It was a distorted common sense, but it worked nonetheless. *Mew* (Very creative. Now, should I embed the other 4 inside you?) "¡­ Maybe later." *Mrrr?* (Okay, then. Your damage output will be weak, though?) "It''s fine. I want to try something else since the boss didn''t harm or try to kill us." . . Misha flew back toward the boss after her HP and PF had recovered. The Roper King noticed Misha''s arrival. It extended all tentacles, planning to capture her again. Misha kept her distance as she activated her skill once more. Allure! > The charm trick didn''t work this time. After the skill had failed, the Roper King sprayed white acid all over her body. > > The trick worked. Misha was unharmed by the fluid. *Mew?* (What now?) The dragonewt flew away since the Roper King''s chasing speed was slow. However, she allowed the monster to keep shooting white water, allowing herself to be the boss''s target. It was annoying since the acid was smelly, and Misha had to fly naked. Still, it was not an action without rewards. 0! 0! 0! > > > > > > > Each bullet contained one litre of roper acid, which Misha could either sell it or use it as her cooking ingredient. It would be a waste to not collecting the aphrodisiac material when she had a chance. The Roper King did not change its attack pattern. It continued shooting at Misha, who was keeping a distance of 500 meters. After getting splashed by white stuff for 5 minutes, Allure skill''s cooldown timer reached zero. Misha approached the boss by flying closer. The monster delighted, thinking that Misha had been charmed. Its tentacles reached out for her again. Misha touched once of the tentacles and used her skill. Allure! > > It seemed like the first success was a fluke as Misha could not charm the boss anymore. However, Misha did not give up. She withdrew back and stayed 500 meters away as usual. . 5 Minutes later¡­ Allure! > . Another 5 minutes passed... Allure! > . Regardless of success or not, the process repeated every five minutes. Every time that Misha succeeded, she collected the roper''s endless fluid. Afterward, she repeated the process again. Allure! > . Allure! > For ten hours, Misha kept using her skill on the boss even though the effect was temporary. *Mrrr* (You won''t be able to tame it forever. Why are you trying so hard?) Misha glanced at her skills and smiled. "It''s getting close to the max level. Don''t you want to know what will happen if our skill levels reach the cap?" As they were talking, Misha got hit with another roper acid splash. 0! > > > > Misha floated in mid-air, taking the endless shower of white sticky liquid as she watched her skill level grow. Soon, it was the moment of truth. > > In close-beta, they could grow the skill caps to 300. Changes occurred in open-beta as all skills had a maximum ceiling of 100. Now that skill of Misha had reached the cap for the first time, she waited if there were a change. > > > > Misha''s theory was correct. Something did happen after the skill level had reached 100. Estrus Immunity no longer had a level indicator as its status had a "Max" instead of showing its level. It became official that Misha did not have to be afraid of getting seduced by a perverted creature. As for Charm Resistance, it was similar to Estrus Resistance since it gave a fixed percentage to resist against the indicated abnormal status. And most importantly, Misha got free status attribute points! "Meh-Heh Mew Mew!" *Mew* (Don''t laugh with my voice!) In hysteria, Misha burst in laughter. "Let''s work on our Allure and Charm Resistance next! We''re using the boss to grind our skills!" *Meh* (Do you know that the semen smell will stick on us for weeks after this.) "I don''t care! I want more skill levels and status!" . . . 20 Hours later¡­ 0! > > > > > > Again, Misha learned a new skill and acquired 100 more status points. Instead of celebrating, Misha was horrified by the new skill. "Tama¡­" *Mrrr* (Yeah?) "Can a player be tamed?" *Mrrr* (It seems so¡­) Taming Resistance, this name and the effect of the skill revealed many dark sides of the game to Misha and Tama. It reminded them of a comic that narrated about a game that monsters and NPCs could tame players as pets. Now, that situation became possible as the feature was the same. While their mind was perturbed by the revelation, Misha''s body move as the muscle memory acted on their own. Allure! > > > > It would still take about two or three days to get her Allure to the max level. However, Misha was determined to raise this skill to 100. She predicted that a better skill than Allure would appear! ''Sasha said she could handle the monster invasion for a week. I have about 5 days to go, but I should finish this in 3 days.'' Worried about Sasha and Natalie, Misha took a break while she asked the Roper King to donate its juice as always. She sent friend messages to Natalie first. "Natalie, are you okay in your server? How is the monster invasion?" It took 30 seconds before Natalie could answer. [Bad. I regret killing many bosses now.] "How bad?" [Imagine ten thousand 5,000-power green zombies charging at the town gate hourly.] Curious, Misha glanced at the level ranking. Currently, Natalie took over the 1st rank as her level was 250! Sasha took second with the level of 235! Those two were quick! Unfortunately, Misha could not celebrate or congratulate them since she knew what caused their levels to rise within 30 hours. *Mew* (The monster invasion seems bad. Her high level means one thing, Mish.) "Yeah." They knew. As Natalie''s level increased, the requirement for each level up got harsher. Misha checked Natalie''s overall strength. It was over 6,000! "How many subclasses do you have, by the way?" [Four, why?] "How many statues points do you get per level again?" [60.] Misha was not the only one who sought perfection. Natalie also had a mentor NPC, and she even took every class available as her subclass to increase her status gain per level. This might become a standard after the first class change. "What''s the strongest mobs at your server right now?" [If it''s normal mobs, I can see a bunch of green eggs with 20,000 power, but they don''t attack the town. The troublesome ones are the field boss''s minions¡­ like C-zombies, mutated bears, mutated vultures. Sometimes, a horde of black slimes showed up out of nowhere in town. Most of them have at least 10,000 power.] "¡­" [Don''t worry, Misha. My chain lightning skill is maxed, so I can zap everyone to oblivion <> Hearing that Natalie was as optimistic as ever, Misha was relieved. "It will take about 3-4 days in-game for me to set up a guild. Just hang on, okay?" [No biggie! Good luck!] Misha messaged Sasha and asked about her situation in the 6th server next. . . . Natalie looked at the friend''s message with a sad smile on her face. She turned toward her desolate town, which had been ruined by monsters. Newbie Town in all servers had three layers of city walls. However, the first layer of Natalie''s server had already been breached. Natalie stood before the 2nd layer gate of the town, watching the army of 10,000 mutated bears gathering before the wall. On the battlements, top of the wall, 5,000 players with guns looked at the monster army with a horrified expression. Their average level was merely 170 to 180. Some of them had reached level 200, but their mentor had already killed by black slimes. As a result, they could not change their class! With the average overall power of 2,000 to 2,500, they could only deal 1 or 2 damage with their best weapons. Only those who had evolved into mutants, such as dragonewts and demi-fairy, had fixed damage skills, which could contribute something to the fight. Felionians, Tatus, Leporians, Overminds, and other races had their ways of getting through the buffed defense of high-level monsters. However, Hi-Humans were helpless in this stage as their main source of damage was still technologies and weaponry. Natalie took a VIP lunch box and ate it alone. ''I''ll do my best, Misha. I won''t give up.'' As if Natalie were a heroine in this hopeless fight, she charged at the horde of monsters alone wielding two thunder polearms in both hands. Chapter 212 *SLICK* Chapter 212 ¨C *SLICK* <> On social media, the rumor about the field bosses was being circulated. News of the invasion on sub server 10th, where Natalie was holding against the monster siege, was the main topic. At a glance, the siege event was ordinary, which did not attract much attention from casual gamers. However, the condition that would happen after the fall of Sanctuary Island was the problem. "If our Parthenon is destroyed, we can''t respawn?" "When the town falls, can we still play the game?" "I heard that we''ll get summoned to the hardcore server." "Hardcore server is suspicious, man. We haven''t heard anything about players that entered that server." "^Mining companies entered that game, and they''ve been quiet. I think they are busy mining diamonds." "^^Diamond price increases lately. Do you think it relates?" While the discussion centered on the hardcore server, another group was interested in the siege event. "I have a clip of the new 1st ranker. Click here!" Even the combat scene, where Natalie soloed a horde of 5,000-power green zombies, was uploaded. Some clips recorded the event when the first wall was breached. "Terrible. How do we fight that? My power is only 1,300!" "I think this event is meant for level 200+ players. Lowbies doesn''t have a chance." "^Not true if you''re demi-humans. We''re able to contribute to the fight somewhat." "NPCs died during the siege. Even my mentor NPC is dead. T_T" Among the players, Misha, Natalie, and Sasha were not the only ones who had killed field bosses. A captain of a professional-gaming team, Bajj, self-proclaimed the Smexy, led her party and defeated a blood tree on the server 15th. She revealed a full log of event notification to all players. "Killing a field boss will trigger invasion events. I heard that Natalie has killed many field bosses in succession, so it led to that predicament. We''ve killed the blood tree field boss in the dark forest, and we got a warning of an invasion." Other pro-gamers also posted their experience on other servers. "Server 6 also has an invasion, but it''s not as bad as server 10. Sasha has been helpful leading us against the monster siege, but common players are struggling against monsters." "We managed to form a task force of 1,000 elite players consisted of high-levelers to break the siege, but we can''t defeat the new apostle with 10,000 power yet. I think we can lift the siege if we kill the new boss." "Server 21 here. We killed the vulture boss, and scary-looking angry birds came to replace the vultures. We''re fighting against monster''s air-force now." "A crazy battalion of felionian fishermen in server 999 has fished a fucking octopus with 15,000 power and killed it. A notification about a tsunami just came in, and we''re building walls. FYI, we''re not descendants of Donald Trump!" While many gamers were interested in the siege events and field bosses, most players still paid attention to the relationship between the hardcore server and all the casual sub servers. The fact that they would get summoned to the hardcore server even if they no longer played the game terrified the casual players. They did not want to live permanently in the game or transfer their souls into the game yet. Restless players published articles or posted their opinion about the incident and the threat of the hardcore server. However, the majority of gamers still ignored it and treated it as a joke since everyone knew that they believed that it related to the transmigrating of people''s souls into the game. The mass still thought that it was not urgent as it was not their business. . . . Oblivious to the movement outside world, Misha relentlessly grinded her [Allure] skill level, hoping for a new stronger skill that she had predicted. For 72 hours, Misha did not take a break or sleep. All she did was charming the boss, milking the roper acid, or taking a shower by the white bullets. Although it was nasty and smelly, for some reason, Misha''s skin became glossy and smooth. After her hard work, her inventory slots were filled with the monster''s fluid. *Mew Nya* (I feel dirty, Nya.) "Can you not use Moo''s accent? It sounds odd¡­ Allure!" > > > . ************************************ > Activation Cost: 500 PF Cooldown: 30 days The skill level cannot be increased. > Permanently enslave one monster with the abnormal status [Charm]. Success chance is always 100% if the target is male. The number of slaves depends on the user''s CHA status. For every 500 CHA, increase the number of maximum slaves the player can have by 1. Your current CHA: 322 (+240) Number of slaves you can have: 1 ************************************ . This skill was different than other common skills as it came with a "Max" indicator, meaning that it could not be leveled up. However, the effect of this skill was good enough, and it did not disappoint Misha. ''My guess is correct!'' It was a follow-up skill that could turn a monster into her permanent slave, which was what Misha was hoping for. Without hesitation, she cast it on the field boss, who still had [Charm] abnormal status. Bewitch! > . . . At server 10, Natalie stood behind a destroyed city wall, which was the 3rd layer of Sanctuary Island City. Behind Natalie, exhausted players and guard NPCs stood in formation, preparing to fight to the death. After all, behind them, there was no other defensive wall anymore. This was their last line of defense! Out of 20,000 players of the 10th server, only 5,000 remained to defend the town. As for the rest, they did not believe that the game could transfer their real body into the game. Also, they thought that they could simply logout from the hardcore server and quit the game should the transfer happened. Without the majority of players'' support, the believers fought together as one, going through thick and thin for days. Natalie, as the top ranker, stood as their commander. She donated her potions and consumable items to other players. In turn, everyone who had changed classes contributed by using their skills, such as healing, crafting, or gathering materials for others. Still, the monster army pushed them so hard that they despaired. Gathering before the wall, a battalion of 30,000 monsters with the strength of 10,000 at the lowest roared, glaring at the defenders behind the ruined city wall. Natalie was helpless in this situation. She had killed another field boss with 10,000-power, but it only made things worse. A named monster arrived to replace the dead boss! Moreover, all monsters'' strength had doubled, and the players could not handle it anymore. Natalie looked at her status menu, rechecking her skills and her strength. At level 290 and 9,500 overall power, all mobs were not a problem for her. Still, she could not cover for everyone when the named monster''s aggro was always on her. She looked at the shadow silhouette of a woman, who stood on top of the Apostle Captain, Amro. Katia, Attendant of the Supreme Hydra. 50,000-power boss! Natalie grimaced. Unlike regular field bosses, this person had a humanoid figure, and she fought like players with intelligence. Katia''s attack patterns were never the same, and she could act according to Natalie''s movements. Yesterday, she fought Katia for the first time, but she could not even touch this boss. Natalie opened her friend list, sending SOS messages to Misha, Sasha, Shurka, and other sisters. "I might not last today. I''m sorry." She had been preserving, waiting for Misha for 3 days as promised, but Misha never told her about the progression on server 1. Still, Natalie did not blame Misha. It was her fault in the first place. "I shouldn''t have killed the bosses," she lamented. > A message came from Sasha. [Don''t lose hope yet. I''ve been talking to Misha over the days. It seems she''s grinding a taming skill or some sort, so she should be able to complete the guild construction on time.] Natalie stopped crying. Her heart swelled in anger. ''I''ve been fighting my ass off, but she''s grinding a fucking skill instead of trying to build a fucking guild!?'' Others also messaged Natalie, encouraging her. Unfortunately, she was so mad that she did not care about encouragement. In a fury, Natalie sent a ranting message to Misha. "I''m about to die, and you''re fucking grinding a skill!? I shouldn''t have trusted a CONVERTED BITCH like you! We should have killed you that day along with all YOUR CONSCIENCE!! ONCE I DIE, I''LL BE SURE TO TRANSFORM INTO A BLACK SLIME AND COME AFTER YOU BITCH!!" Vented her anger, Natalie panted. She glared at the army of monsters and strode forward. "Natty, be cool. It''s not over yet." Behind Natalie, a female player pulled her back. Her name was Des Aitsuji, a professional gamer from the Milky Way Galaxy. She had the appearance of a leporian as she had changed her race into a rabbit girl. Des was a level 255 player, which was second after Natalie in the server 10. Her primary class was an apprentice marauder, which specialized in sneak attacks and close combats. Like other rankers, she had 4 subclasses. As for her power, she was in the mid-6000s. After fighting alongside each other for days, the two became best friends and had been covering the other''s back in this hopeless situation. "I don''t know what you have been through, but you shouldn''t get mad at someone who is trying to help you." "HOW CAN I NOT GET MAD!? WE''RE FIGHTING FOR OUR LIFE, BUT OUR FUCKING HELPER IS NONCHALENTLY PLAYING THE GAME! HELL, I WANT TO LOG OUT AND BEAT HER ASS IN REAL LIFE, RIGHT NOW!" "Hold it, Natty. Chill!" Des hugged Natalie, soothing her. Natalie cried as she buried her face in her friend''s round bosoms. . *RUMBLE!* The monster horde roared as the shadow silhouette, Katia, signaled another charge. Natalie and Des turned toward the monsters, gritting their teeth. "We can survive another day, Natty." "¡­ Ah. I have someone to punch in the face. I can''t die here!" The first wave arrived. It was the usual zombie horde of 2,000 corroding zombies with 10,000 power instead of 2,500 at the beginning of the game. All players with long-ranged weapons and skills unleashed their attacks. Gunshots, colorful skills, fireballs, earth bullets, energy balls, and ice needles hailed at the zombies. The first wave was not a problem. Many players who had yet to reach level 200 welcomed them as they were the most excellent source of EXP. Although they could not solo it like Misha, they formed parties and shared the EXP with their teammates. The elites who had changed classes also joined the parties of low-level players, acting as their captains. When they faced strong monsters that the team could not handle, the captains would always come and kill the monsters in their stead, carrying the parties. As for the level 200er, who could not change class, they grouped together as a special force. Their job was to support the others when grinding parties were about to get overrun. Currently, 3,000 players had gotten stuck at level 200. Only a hundred players managed to change their class before their mentors were killed by randomly appeared black slimes. Still, a hundred players with 5000+ overall strength were enough to destroy these zombies with ease. But the real problem was Katia. Natalie rushed forward. Katia also charged, beelining at Natalie. The petite girl, Natalie, swung her thunder halberd at Katia. *FSKSSSSSS* Katia also used a lightning sword, which parried Natalie''s halberd. Natalie activated her force field, which had a similar effect as Misha''s flame field. The shockwave hit Katia. However¡­ Immune! 0! Katia was immune to thunder attacks. The attendant shadow also pointed her finger at Natalie and used chain lightning. *BZZZ* Immune! 0! Likewise, one of Natalie''s skills, Lightning Resistance, had reached level 100 and evolved into Lighting Immunity. Furthermore¡­ > +2,318! A green number with a [+] appeared above Natalie''s head as her HP increased. But there was a difference. > > > Natalie was relieved that she managed to resist the attack. Although both fighters'' thunder attacks could not harm each other, they kept tangling on the one-on-one fight as there were other means to harm the opponent. Katia''s eyes changed from blue to red, and her element turned to fire. The shadow with flaming eyes stomped her right foot, and a firewall appeared before Natalie. It was a form of a higher tier flame field skill, which Misha had not learned yet. Inferno Entrapment! Instead of creating a shockwave around the caster, Katia summoned a dome of fire to surround Natalie. The latter clicked her tongue as she used a racial skill that only demi-fairy had. Blink! It was a teleportation skill, which had 30 seconds cooldown. Natalie could teleport to any place within the range of 10 meters. She appeared behind Katia as she extended her hand to touch the back of Katia''s head. *WHOOSH* Katia also blinked and reappeared 100 meters away, retreated, and prepared for the next attack. Natalie groaned. ''I can''t just touch this bitch. As long as I can use Psionic Possession on you, you''re done!'' She was confident in her racial skills since it was her secret of defeating many strong bosses. As she was preparing for the round 2, a server announcement appeared. However, it was not an event announcement, it was a player''s voice. [Er¡­ Testing, 1, 2, 3. Hello, this is banana¡­ I meant I''m Misha. Can you hear me, server 10?] [There''s a hiccup on my part. For some reason, I can''t summon anyone here even after I had finished building the headquarters of my guild, and I can''t invite any player from this server.] [So, instead of getting you to my server, I decided to temporarily send my servant to that server, in case you''re in the middle of combat.] [All female personal, please stay clear from my servant. He''s a bit thirsty since I haven''t satisfied him enough.] Katia, Natalie, and all players froze, confused by the sudden announcement. Before they could voice their complaints about the interruption, a pink world tree suddenly appeared in the middle of the town. Coincidentally, it landed in the middle of Katia''s army formation. A majestic name of the servant revealed to all the players and the invading forces. Slave of Misha, the Roper Emperor Power: 15,000! *SLICK* (It''s raping time Chapter 213 Wet Banana Guild Chapter 213 ¨C Wet Banana Guild Back in time Earlier when Misha bewitched the Roper King, a new game menu appeared before Misha, presenting a unique feature of the game. It revealed the status of her slave, which was shocking. . **************************** > Name: Apostle of Misha Race: Roper Tree Class: Roper King Level: 1 HP: 150,000 ST: - Loyalty: 10 . > STR: 1000 VIT: 5000 AGI: 750 DEX: 750 Overall Strength: 7,500 . > Supreme Stamina Inter-Species Breeding Acid Bullet Acid Shower Lover Injection Tentacle Manipulation **************************** . **************************** > The monster possesses never-ending stamina and can generate 1,000 litre of acid an hour. **************************** . **************************** > Allow the monster to impregnate all female creatures from all species. **************************** . **************************** > - Shoot acid bullets at enemies. - Acid can melt all fibers and materials. - Acid is harmless to all creature skins. - Acid has 100% chance of inflicting [Charm] and [Estrus] to all female creatures. - [Charm]''s effect lasts 5 minutes. Effects can stack indefinitely. - [Estrus]''s effect lasts 10 minutes. Effects can stack indefinitely. **************************** . **************************** > - Rain acid to the surrounding area in the range of 1,000 meters. - Acid can instantly melt all fibers and materials. - Acid is harmless to all female creatures. - Acid inflicts fixed damage of 9999 to all male creatures per hit. - Acid has 100% chance of inflicting 10 stacks of [Charm], [Estrus], [Weak], [Paralysis], and [Hyper Sensitivity] to all female creatures. - All abnormal status effect lasts 30 minutes. Effects can stack indefinitely. **************************** . **************************** > - Inject a [Permanent Aphrodisiac Poison] to a female creature with [Estrus] and [Charm] debuff. - The injected creature will be inflicted with [Enslaved] abnormal status. - Targets with [Enslaved] abnormal status with the tenth injection or more will get a [Tamed] status. - Targets with [Tamed] abnormal status with the hundredth injection or more will get a [Brainwashed] status. - [Enslaved] can be cleansed by killing the master, Roper King. - [Tamed] can be cleansed by a master cleric, bishop, pope, or hero. - [Brainwashed] can only be cleansed by taking the victims to their perspective Parthenon. - [Permanent Aphrodisiac Poison] cannot be cured. **************************** . **************************** > - Can transform all tentacles into any form of melee weapons. **************************** . The status part was so-so for a boss-type. However, the skills of the Roper King terrified Misha, especially the Lover Injection. Once a girl was caught, there might be no future for that avatar unless the player quit the game and recreate a new character, which Misha believed it might be impossible. Knowing Lilith, she might trap the player in the game for eternity by disabling the logout button again during the injection process. The [Enslaved], [Tamed], and [Brainwashed] status effects were bad news to all female players. It revealed that this game was no longer friendly to them anymore. "I''m glad I didn''t try to kill this thing. Had it suddenly changes its attack pattern and use the Acid Rain, I would have been enslaved." *Mew* (Lucky banana is lucky.) Misha watched the roper tree''s status in a daze. New inspiration flooded her thoughts as she could use this [Bewitch] skill to counter the monster raid. But first, she had to deal with this newly tamed slave. "What am I going to do with you¡­? Well, for a starter, can you order the roper mobs to clear a path in the center island? I need to construct a guild headquarters." *SLICK* (Ugh, I''m thirsty.) > > > Misha''s face twitched. She thought that a slave should have followed his master''s every order, but this guy disobeyed it. Confused by the system, she opened a help menu, hoping for a guide for this loyalty value and how she could raise it. The game menu led Misha to an encyclopedia page, which had just unlocked the Roper King information. . **************************** > This pink monster tree can be found on any isolated island near the Sanctuary Island. It always disguised itself as a world tree, but the pink tentacles always give it away to the hunters. Roper kings are pacifists by nature as it usually stays on its island. However, it doesn''t mean that roper kings won''t harm any adventurer that comes into its turf. They kill every male creature that comes too close, but they will show mercy to all females as they are valuable seedbeds for roper children. It enjoys mating with female humanoid species. Any victim that is captured by a roper king has a slim chance of escaping from them since roper kings can entrap them in its body, feeding them endless aphrodisiac and nutrition to keep the girls alive as seedbeds. However, it has many weaknesses. A roper king has to release at least 500 litres of its semen daily as its natural skills keep producing too many fluids and affect its sexual need. A roper is prone to depression if it has not tasted a woman after a long period. Favorite Food: Breast Milk, Female''s Fluid. Edible Food: Sunlight, Seawater, Clean Water, Moss, Insects. Likes: All females, Sex, Quiet Island. Dislikes: Men, Weaponry. **************************** . Misha did not know what to say. Her eyes froze when she read the last paragraph. *Mew* (So, you can feed this thing with your piss, and loyalty will go up?) "I hope it''s only that." Misha was afraid that she had to have sex with this monster to satisfy its lust or increase its loyalty. Thus, she tried to tame it with her body fluid first. . Misha took a few minutes to collect her pee and sweat into a small bucket. She gave the bucket at the roper. "Here, you can have it." *SLICK!* (Yay <> Tens of tentacles rushed at the bucket, licking the fluid in delight. Meanwhile, Misha watched the scene with a black face. > > "Okay!" *Mew* (Disgusting, but it works!) Tama and Misha celebrated that they could increase the loyalty this way, and they did not have to mate with this monster. They planned to feed Misha more clean water, so she could give this monster enough fluid. Unfortunately, the roper did not seem to have enough. *SLICK?* (Can I touch you, master?) "¡­" *SLICK?* (Please? Let me lick you. Just one lick!) "¡­" *SLICK SLICK?* (Let me pour my seed in your belly, please?) Misha wanted to scream, "FUCK NO," but she felt a link between the roper and herself. It was similar to the Psionic Link, which she could learn the feeling of the other person. The Roper King''s mentality was similar to an innocent young baby who had finally gotten the first toy. However, he could not play with it since Misha did not allow it to. Tama could also feel it, too. She looked at Misha, curious if she would sacrifice her purity for her goal. *Mew* (Wanna do something kinky?) "No. I''m not losing my virginity to a monster." *Mew* (This is a game, though.) "¡­" *Mew* (And, you''re not really a virgin.) "¡­" *Mew* (You''ve fucked Shurka plenty of times, right?) "¡­" *Mew* (Will it hurt trying your avatar with the tentacles?) "STAHP!!" Misha covered her ears, screaming with a reddened face. It would be a lie if she said that she had never thought of it since she had been living as a boy ever since Misha''s false conscience had been conceived. She also had a dark side urge to try something new, but her moral conscience did not allow it. *Meh* (Boring. Then, how are you going to satisfy this guy?) Misha''s eyes were bloodshot. She stared at Roper King, who innocently looked back at Misha, using the tentacle eyes like Tama. "I''ll find you a few females, so you can rape them to your heart content!" *SLICK SLICK* (YES, PLEASE!! <> . Misha put on new clothes and flew back to Newbie Town. However, her body odor had a similar smell of someone who had just had sex. When Misha landed in the middle of the town, many non-virgin players looked at Misha with a complicated expression. "Take a bath, dammit." "Eww, Misha. You''re using this game for that!?" Several female players, again, took a distance from her. However, the horny men tried to approach Misha as they wanted to take part in her "secret activities" too. "Miss, can I join you the next time you''re into THAT?" "Me, too. I''m 6 inches! Wanna see?" Misha''s face cramped when she realized that these men misunderstood something. "Get lost before I chop you to pieces. I''m busy!" She rushed to the mafia building and sought for Eva. Upon finding Eva behind her usual counter, Misha strode to her. "Eva, is there any captured female monster for sale?" Eva widened her eyes in surprise, but she plucked covered her nose in reflex. The roper acid smell on Misha''s body was too strong. "There is, but would you consider taking a bath before I introduce you to the market?" "¡­" . In the end, Misha took a bath and came back to Eva, "Okay, bring me to the monster shop, please." "O-Okay." Eva guided Misha to B2 underground floor, where they sold captured monsters. There were five rooms. Small cages with mutated monsters lined in rows with a hundred security officers watching them. "Are you looking for a sex slave or a labor slave? What kind of monsters do you prefer?" Misha thought about the roper''s taste. Since it liked humanoid creatures, she believed that a few good looking zombies should do. "Anything with a humanoid figure, preferably females with good physique." "O-Okay? Sex slave department, then?" Misha frowned, "Why are you calling them sex slaves? They are monsters, right?" Eva shrugged, "Many sick freaks in underworld enjoy weird stuff. Well, snuff films exist for a reason." "¡­" They came before a room with only naked female humanoid zombies. Betraying Misha''s expectation, these zombies did not have any wound on their bodies, and they looked docile. However, a strange mask covered their mouths, which might be the reason. Eva explained that these zombies had once been initially criminals or gang members who betrayed their bosses. They were injected with the experimented L-Virus, which increased their sexual desire instead of the hunger for human flesh, turning them into an exotic sex slave for rich mafias. The name above their head indicated as "Lewd Zombie," which was self-explanatory. They were categorized into several grades, depending on their looks. However, Misha did not care about that. She glanced at the price tag for the cheapest monster. The lowest price was 1 Million Dust per one c-grade monster. B-Grade was 10 million, A was 100 million, And S was a billion dust. Misha counted all C-Grade zombies and rechecked her bank balance. 37,655,100 Dust sat there, not including Misha''s back-up 7,000 litres of roper acid in her inventory. "Give me all of your C-Grade zombies. Also, I want to sell my roper acid. I have 7,000 litres in me right now." "Of course!" Getting a big deal, Eva delighted. She rushed to her superiors and told them about the deal right away. Many mafia bosses overheard the conversation between Misha and Eva. At first, they wanted to find trouble for the buyer as they were eyeing on the cheapest slaves. But when they saw Misha''s face and recognized her villain subclass, they withdrew. . Misha obtained 50 million dust for selling all roper acid to the mafia and 20 c-grade lewd zombies from Eva. All zombies came with a chemical gas mask, which stored men''s semen inside the mask tubes for the zombies to inhale, calming their desire. She paid an extra 100,000 Dust for the mafias to help her transport these zombies to Roper Island. An hour later, a ferry, carrying zombies and Misha, arrived at the island and ditched them there. Misha did not mind it. She began carried one zombie at a time and flew toward her new pet. When the roper king noticed the gift, it screamed in delight and licked Misha''s with many tentacles. One of them accidentally sprayed juices at Misha''s face, which melted her new clothes. > *Mew* (Well, he''s a happy boy, alright.) They took off the chemical mask off the female zombie. The latter groaned, wanting to attack Misha. However, as soon as she saw several pink genitals of the roper king, the zombie leaped at them. The scene afterward was similar to Japanese tentacle porn, but both sides consented. Misha flew back and forth, taking the rest of the zombies to the roper, which maximized its loyalty in an instant. The roper took all zombies inside its body for being its seedbeds. However, it still begged Misha, wanting to enter her body. *SLICK?* (Can I pour my juice in your belly? Just a tip?) "¡­" . . With the roper king''s loyalty at 100, which was the max value, it followed Misha''s every order. The roper organized its underlings on the island, including the newly spawned monsters, to create a passageway and leave the center area of the island. An empty plot had been secured! Misha took out a guild establishment deed, which she had bought from Eva during the previous trip. It cost her 10 million dust, but it was the 5-Star guild deed as Sasha had recommended. Upon using it, a 3D transparent villa building appeared before Misha, which previewed the construction project of what Misha was about to build. In the new construction menu, Misha could choose one building from the preset designs. The designs came in various forms. Mansions, condominiums, villas, houses, or temples from various religions presented in the previews. Since the island was smelly because of the ropers, Misha chose the enclosed building of a hotel, which had an indoor swimming pool. It came with 20 floors and 2 underground floors for parking lots, which was unnecessary. Still, many rooms could be rented or sold to players later. With a click, a skyscraper building appeared in the middle of the island. On top of the building, a signboard icon of a moist banana decorated the hotel. Also, at the entrance of the building, a stone sign "Wet Banana Guild" situated there with several fake banana trees. The entire area had a barrier dome, which protected the structures from the ropers. > A server announcement appeared. > > With pride, Misha smiled, "It''s done. Now, we can shelter our sisters." *Mrrr* (Why wet banana?) "It''s our motto! We''re the bananas! WET BANANAS BANZAI!!" *¡­* Tama glanced at the roper monsters, who were looking at the building in curiosity, but they could not enter the protective barrier. *Mew* (Am I the only normal one in this banana island?) . Five minutes after Misha settled the guild, a ranting message from Natalie came. [I''M ABOUT TO DIE, AND YOU''RE GRINDING A SKILL!? I SHOULDN''T HAVE TRUSTED A CONVERTED BITCH LIKE YOU! WE SHOULD HAVE KILLED YOU THAT DAY ALONG WITH ALL YOUR CONSCIENCE!! ONCE I DIED, I''LL BE SURE TO TRANSFORM INTO A BLACK SLIME AND COME AFTER YOU BITCH!!] Misha frowned, confused about what had happened. "What''s wrong with her?" *Mew* (Someone is having a period.) "That''s rude. Well, let''s hurry for our procedure. How do I summon them here?" Chapter 214 *SLICK* Roper is MVP Chapter 214 ¨C *SLICK* (Roper is MVP <> > > > Misha frowned as both the problematic sisters were entangled in some sort of event or combat. Since that was the case, Misha messaged Sasha first. "Are you by chance leveling or fighting right now?" Sasha answered in an instant with her voice message, [Yes. I''m protecting my city from the siege. Are you done creating a guild?] "I''m also in trouble. I can''t invite you to the guild. The game kept telling me that you two are in some sort of combat, and I can''t teleport you to my server without you being a guild member." [WHAT!? Then, is there any other function!?] Misha hurried and explored all menus in the guild taps. "There is this [Reinforcement] menu that allows me to send guild members and NPC soldiers to another server¡­" [Can you send yourself to server 10!? Send someone strong and yourself there ASAP! Natalie won''t be able to hold much longer!] "O-Okay!" From Sasha''s tone, Natalie was in trouble, and she needed Misha''s help. Without hesitation, Misha operated her [Reinforcement] menu. > > Misha could choose any casual server to send her reinforcement. However, there was a cooldown of 1 month, which limited her power. "I can only send one batch of reinforcement to a server once a month. If I send help to Natalie, what about you?" Misha did not forget that Sasha, too, had once told her that she might not last a week. [Rescue Natalie and give her the cash to make another guild. Then, send Natalie and her guild members to help me later!] As usual, Sasha was the brain of all sisters. She could come up with an alternate solution on the spot. Misha followed after Sasha''s suggestion and picked server 10. > Now, Misha could select the troopers who would join her in this expedition. . *************************** > 1. Misha Bloominglily 2. Misha''s Slave, Roper Emperor *************************** . There were only two members since Misha had not invited any friends into the guild yet. Also, there was something wrong with her pet''s name. "Isn''t Roper King the correct name? Why is it becoming Roper Emperor now?" *Mew* (Check the status. Mish.) Misha opened her slave''s status menu. . **************************** > Name: Apostle of Misha Race: Roper Tree Class: Roper Emperor Level: 1 HP: 300,000 ST: - Loyalty: 100 . > STR: 2,000 VIT: 10,000 AGI: 1,500 DEX: 1,500 Overall Strength: 15,000 . > Supreme Stamina Inter-Species Breeding Acid Bullet Acid Shower Lover Injection Tentacle Manipulation Lewd Zombie Manipulation Lewd Gas **************************** . The eyes of Misha almost jumped out of the eye sockets. The roper''s status doubled! With haste, Misha flew to the roper, who was busy mating with 20 zombies. The roper''s appearance was the same, but there was pink smoke coming out of its body. Also, the 20 zombies emitted a similar fog. "Did I mutate my pet?" *Mew* (Well, I know for sure that my species are compatible with all mammal lifeforms. Maybe the L-Virus has mutated the roper?) Though Misha had many questions regarding the sudden evolution, she ignored it since the boost benefitted her. For now, she had to rescue Natalie. She selected both of them as the participants to reinforce server 10. > > "Huh? I have to give a speech?" > It was too late for Misha to prepare as the game automatically proceed. "Eh? Er¡­ Testing, 1, 2, 3. Hello, this is banana¡­ I meant I''m Misha. Can you hear me, server 10? There''s a hiccup on my part. For some reason, I can''t summon anyone here even after I had finished building the headquarters of my guild, and I can''t invite any player from this server. So, instead of getting you to my server, I decided to temporarily send my servant to that server, in case you''re in the middle of combat. All female personal, please stay clear from my servant. He''s a bit thirsty since I haven''t satisfied him enough." When Misha stopped speaking, her body faded as she was teleported to the tenth server. . . As soon as Misha could see the light again, she was already standing on top of Roper Emperor. 100 Meter above the ground, the view below looked scary for someone afraid of heights. But to Misha, this was nothing. The carnage on the ground could be seen. *SLICK* (It''s raping time <> The roper activated the acid shower as there were too many targets. In the radius of one kilometer, white sticky juice rained upon the land, melting all materials, clothes, and weapons of the players. Moreover 9999! 9999! 9999! The rain was hazardous to male monsters and players. Regardless of the sides they were on, each raindrop dealt 9999 fixed damage to everyone per hit. Most mutated monsters were male, and their HP did not reach 50,000. As a result, a few raindrops killed these mutants in an instant. When the rain subsided, only female monsters and players remained in the 1km range. The lucky players who reacted fast managed to run away from harm, but the unlucky female players got stuck with 5 status effects at once. The player side rushed to the paralyzed female players, bringing them back to the safety area as they were trained to do so. One of the [Estrus] players looked at her rescuer with heart-shaped eyes. "Hey, since when you have gotten plastic surgery? You look handsome¡­" "¡­ I''ve never had surgery." "Go out with me after this, kay? I''ll break up with my bf in real life." "¡­ I, err¡­" "I''m also wet. Take me to a secluded place, please?" "¡­" Chaos happened among the rescuers and the rescued. However, that was a story for another time. . Natalie watched the carnage from afar as she fled behind the wall, escaped from the acid range on time. Des also stood by her side, gazing at the new field boss that came out of nowhere. "Isn''t that your helper?" Natalie had a wry smile on her face, "Maybe¡­ Yeah, I think so." It was a shocking sight. The threatening army had been wiped out with only one attack from this mysterious field boss, which was unprecedented for a strong monster like this to kill normal mobs. Still, the name of this monster explained the situation. "How the hell did she tame this monster?" Then, Natalie recalled that Misha had been leveling her skills for days. "H-Had she been preparing for this?" Realized her misunderstanding, Natalie''s face flushed in embarrassment. . *SLICK SLICK* (YAY <> Roper Emperor captured many female mutated bears. With [Charm], [Estrus], [Weak], [Paralysis], and [Hyper Sensitivity] debuff, all these monsters were helpless against this field boss. It collected everyone inside its large tentacle trunk. Although he was not interested in mating with these monsters, he could give them to his underlings, so they could experience sex and grow into stronger ropers. As he was busy hoarding all the captives, Katia and Amro, the Apostle Captain, glared at the pink tree. "¡­" Katia had teleported and escaped from the acid rain. However, Amro was slower and got hit many several drops of the sudden attack. Amro was the manifestation of an alpha egg, which had fought against Mia in the close-beta. It had the same skill set, and its strength was the same as Roper Emperor. *SCREECH!* Amro screamed in anger. Because of the roper, its HP dropped from 300,000 to 200,000. A large eye appeared in a slit of the red egg, glaring at the roper tree. The eye shone in red light as it activated the hydra''s signature skill. Blast! An invisible cannonball slammed onto the roper tree. 35,000! Roper Emperor''s body shook as he felt a sharp pain on the abdomen. *SLICK!* (THAT HURTS!!) He glared back at Amro before he retaliated. Acid Shower! 9,999! 9,999! 9,999! Acid raindrops melted Amro''s shell. *SCREEEEEECH!* (THAT HURTS!!) Both monsters attacked each other, turning the war into a battle between titans. Katia also made her move. Utilizing her speed, she left several afterimages as she dodged all acid rain, blinking and teleporting forward. When she got close to the roper tree, a red ball came in her direction. Fireball! *BOOM* The fireball detonated, but Katia blinked and reappeared 10 meters away. She glanced at the source of the fireball. Misha still stood on top of the pink tree. Her drool and awkward smile ruined her image of a cool entrance. Her eyes did not look at Katia. Instead, she was skimming all the log messages in elation. > > > > > > > ¡­ > > > > Shocked, astonished, awed, and delighted, Misha laughed as she released her fireballs at Katia''s general direction without caring about the world. She understood why her level suddenly jumped from 12 to 96. The answer lay in Roper Emperor, who slaughtered the army of 30,000 monsters with the strength between 10,000 and 25,000. As the pink tree killed all the monsters, the EXP rewards went to her character, too! *Mew* (What a broken way to grind your level. Much wow.) "Meh-Heh-Heh-Heh Mew!" *MYA!* (STOP COPYING MY LAUGHING VOICE, DAMMIT!!) . ********************************************* > Name: Misha Bloominglilly Race: Inferno Dragonewt Class: Apprentice Cook Sub Class: Apprentice Clown, Apprentice Mafioso, Apprentice Seductress, Apprentice Villainess Level: 12 > 96 EXP: 625/3,840,000 HP: 539 ST: 439 PF: 975 . > Allocatable Attributes: 0 > 4,536 STR: 208 > 460 VIT: 361 > 539 STM: 271 > 439 AGI: 211 > 295 DEX: 255 > 675 INT: 1140 > 1644 WIS: 555 > 975 CHA: 322 > 490 Luck: 30 > 34 Overall Strength: 3,333 > 10,053 Karma: 357,120 ********************************************* . The status jump was so insane to the point that Misha believed that bewitch skill was too broken in this game. Before she could admire more of her skill and her slave''s performance, Katia teleported and appeared behind Misha. Misha''s combat mode and her fighting instinct kicked in. She activated her flame field in retaliation. *SLICK!* (OUCHIE!) 2,214! The shockwave hit Roper Emperor by an accident as she was still standing on top of it. Meanwhile, Katia, as always, managed to retreat from the shockwave without injury. At that moment, Misha could see Katia''s strength for the first time. "50,000 POWER!! HOLY CATTO!" *MYA!* (IKR!? HOLY CATTO!!) Katia blinked again. This time, she appeared before Misha at point-blank range. *MYA!* (MISHA!!) *SOEK!* 65,536! > *MOEW* (Tarnation 16-bit integer!) Although the damage was otherworldly strong, Katia''s attack did not go through the shield. Or else, Misha would have been dead. The destroyed barrier was not in vain as Misha used the millisecond gap to grab Katia''s arm. For the first time, Katia had been touched. Chapter 215 Super Fireballs Chapter 215 ¨C Super Fireballs After getting touched by Misha, Katia''s expression changed for the first time. She kicked the roper tree''s pink branches to leap backward, attempting to get away from Misha, although the latter was vulnerable. However, she could not jump back. As soon as Misha touched Katia, Tama''s tentacles exited from Misha''s body and entered Katia''s torso, arms, and legs, binding them together. Misha used her free hand to operate her inventory. She took out two items. One was a yellow gel, which Tama took it and shoved it in Misha''s mouth. As for the other, it was the roper acid bucket, which was DIY-made using a roper dead body to contain this liquid. Misha made this when she had been grinding her skills. This was something Misha kept as a secret weapon against female players had she met someone obnoxious in the future. Fortunately, it was the key to victory in this battle. Misha took it out and splashed at Katia! *ZAAA* The white stuff covered Katia''s shadow body. "Meh-Heh-Heh!" *Meh-Heh Mew!* Katia, as an AI, did not understand what had happened. > Two abnormal status effect icons appeared above Katia''s head. Misha was cautious. She took out another bucket of roper acid and splashed another one at the shadow. > There was another [+1] number after the icons, which indicated that the debuff effect stacked. But Misha was not satisfied! "Slicky! I need your juices over here!" Hearing the master''s voice, twenty of roper emperor''s tentacle white-water hose pointed at Misha and Katia. Then, he unleashed the sticky flood! Acid Bullets! Misha held her breath and concentrated on wrestling with Katia as the latter was struggling to escape. 0! 0! 0! The number spammed her notification panel as hundreds of white bullets hit them. Despite getting showered by the stinky water again, Misha could not stop smiling. "Hey, Slicky." *SLICK?* (Yeah?) "Tag with me. I''ll fight that red egg. You rape this girl for me." *SLICK SLICK!!* (WITH PLEASURE!! <> Misha did not forget to pour 10 bottles of potions at her slave tree as its HP dropped below 100,000 after fighting against the alpha egg for less than a minute. Tama let go of Katia, who seemed to be in a trance as she stared at all the pink tentacles. Slicky, named by Misha, reached out for the shadow and embraced her without difficulty. Misha flew away from Slicky and activated her flame field barrier again. She did not bother looking back to see the tentacle porn. Before her, Amro, the clone of alpha egg that Maou had defeated in the past, glared at Misha. *SCREECH!* "I guess I have to fight you without a mech," Misha grinned as she glanced at her status menu. ''Time to allocate my status points.'' . Server 10 players were shocked by the battle result! Katia was captured by Slicky, the roper tree boss, and she was *censored* by various *censored*. Many players were agape as they drooled. Some did not hide their pitched tents, but many covered their crotch area. Innocent female players covered their eyes in embarrassment while some widened their eyes and pressed the gameplay record button. "Wow. Just like that?" "That Katia ¡­ I''m speechless." "Are we playing an MMO or a porno game?" "I think both." "¡­" Still, behind them, several girls, who were infected with Slicky''s debuff effect and rescued, were moaning in pleasure as they had their sexy time with their rescuers. Although they did it in a secluded area, there were too many pairs that it turned into an orgy fest. "Can somebody sober those people!?" "More like, let''s finish this battle ASAP and join them before the status effect was over?" "Screw you! I''m not that low!" "But you''ve been gawking at them¡­" "¡­" Natalie and Des were astonished by the battle result as well. "That Misha ¡­ really." "Your sister is awesome. Though she''s a bit perverted. They looked at Misha, who had leaped down from her pet and confronted against the alpha egg. "I know that the tree''s acid melted your clothes, but wear something, you exhibitionist!" Misha was still naked after she trapped Katia with Slicky. Des took her weapon and walked toward the battlefield, "Let''s help your perverted sister. I don''t think she can fight that alpha egg alone." Natalie nodded. She reactivated her thunder halberds and ran. . . *SCREECH!* Amro opened his eye and glared at Misha. Blast skill incoming! Misha leaped to her right side. The place where she had stood had a trace of the invisible beam as the blast cannon left behind a long half-circle trail. Afterward, an explosion occurred 10 meters behind Misha. *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* Amro kept shooting one cannon every two seconds, which gave a scare to Misha. As Misha judged the attack characteristic, she believed that the beam should be able to puncture through her barrier HP and hit her real body, which could potentially kill her with one shot. "Allure!" Misha countered with her instant-kill skill as well. > Unfortunately, the allure chance was not 100%. "Never mind. Fireball!" 2,539! Misha''s damage had increased once more as she went bananas by allocating all points into INT, changing it from 1,644 to 6,180. This INT value was beyond the limit of her race in close-beta. Since the open-beta nixed the status cap away, Misha could specialize her points into one stat. *SCREECH!* (That hurts!) Red tentacles exited Amro''s mouth. They pointed at Misha and unleashed its red liquid. Different from Slicky, this red juice was not the same pervert water. Instead, it was real acid that could dissolve any living being in an instant. Misha leapt backward to get away from the splash attack, but a few drops of red acid hit her barrier. 5,555! 5,555! 5,555! 5,555! The spammed numbers made Misha felt like someone from Thailand was laughing at her. > "#$@%!" All attacks from field bosses were too destructive in this game. Just one touch, any ordinary character would have been killed in one shot. Furthermore, Amro''s HP regenerated back to the 250,000. Each second, it self-healed for 10,000 HP. Misha calculated. Her damage output was about 1,269.5 per second or less as her fireball required 2 seconds cooldown. If she included the casting time and the attack sequence into the calculation, it would take 3 to 4 seconds to deal 2,539 damage, which would lower the average value. This was bad news. ''Can I really defeat this guy without a mech!?'' Misha doubted her abilities if she could solo this alpha egg at this stage. Still, she took out a vitamin drink, aka PF potion, and drank it in one gulp, restoring all PF to the full. Flame Field! She recast her barrier to keep herself alive. And then, Fireball! *BOOM* Explosion! 50,772! A glimpse of hope appeared! Misha widened her eyes, astonished by her critical damage output. *Mew* (Now, you''re kinda bananaly OP.) Amro''s HP dropped to 200,000 once more, which angered him. *SCREECH!* (THAT FUCKING HURTS!) Five tentacles of Amro transformed its tips into five small eyes. They looked at different directions as they prepared for another attack. A second later, they had finished charging. The five eyes shone in red light as they fired five laser beams. All beams did not aim at Misha, but they blocked her escape path. Amro also charged its attack, preparing to use another blast. A second later, Misha''s fireball cooldown was over, but Amro was also done the charging. Fireball! Blast! As Misha unleashed her attack, Tama pressed the teleport button. *BOOM* *BOOM* The invisible cannon missed, but the fireball hit Amro and exploded. Explosion! 50,772! It took Misha 3 seconds to hit Amro again. As a result, its HP increased to 230,000 before it dropped back to 180,000. Misha teleported and appeared underground, 500 meters below where she had stood. Thankfully, the game screen had a HUD map, which indicated where she was. ''So random. This stupid teleporter!'' *Mew* (Mish, I have an idea.) ''Yeah?'' *Mew* (Recall what Maou used to do. You don''t have to shoot the fireball after you''ve created it, right?) Misha''s face was solemn. Even in her combat mode, her experience and battle sense continued to grow. She recalled how Mia summoned many fireballs at once and gathered them around himself before he unleashed everything at his enemies. ''I get it.'' Misha took out another teleport button and pressed it. This time, she reappeared right in front of Amro. "Whoops. Hi!" *Screech?* (WTF!?) Both were surprised by the teleportation. Misha leaped backward in a panic, while Amro swung his red tentacle blades at her. ''I should have allocated more points into agility.'' Misha found her speed and her reaction slower than her real capability. As she ducked and jumped around to dodge the tentacles, she could not avoid a few of them even though she could see it coming. 1,531! 2,112! The whip and the slash damage was low as Amro''s forte was not melee-attacks. ''I see. This is his weakness.'' Misha changed her mind. Instead of running away or keeping the distance, she approached Amro as she kept dodging all the blades and tentacle whips. "Fireball." As she kept playing rope jumping and dancing around the alpha egg, she created a fireball above her head, but she did not send it to Amro. She allowed it to regenerate its HP back to 300,000! *WHOOSH* *WHOOSH* "Fireball." *WHOOSH* *WHOOSH* "Fireball." *WHOOSH* 1981! "Fireball." As Amro kept attacking, it stopped using [Blast], or [Laser Beam]. On the other hand, Misha hoarded 5 fireballs around herself, and she planned to gather more. Meanwhile, Natalie and Des were already in the range to support Misha, but they stopped their feet. Seeing Misha entangling in super-close combat, they could not launch their ranged attacks as it might hit Misha. "Should we switch to melee?" "Let''s do that." Both of them rushed in and prepared to attack. "STAY AWAY! THIS BUTTCRACK IS MINE!!" Misha roared and chased Natalie and Des away. The two girls were annoyed that their goodwill was declined, but they understood why Misha asked them so. Right now, 20 fireballs floated above her avatar. Natalie, who understood the principle of psychic multi-task management, looked at the fireballs in shock. "I-I can''t even control more than 10 lightning balls at the same time! How is this banana¡­ HOLY SHIT!!" It became 21 fireballs, yet Misha did not look tired or distracted by the multi-task. Her eyes focused on Amro''s tentacles, continued playing tags at close range. "Fireball." 22 "Fireball." 23 There were conditions for controlling more than one esper ability at once, one had to be able to calculate the power output of the psychic ability and maintain it. The caster''s brain was also required to do the same to other skills as if they were solving two rubik cubes at once. Managing 10 lightning balls was Natalie''s limit in real life. Even in-game, she could only do 5 as it was her INT limit. Yet, Misha went further. 30 fireballs¡­ 40 ¡­ 50 ¡­ The numbers of fireballs kept increasing! "Retreat!" Natalie dragged Des back to their inner city, so they would not get caught in the grand explosion. 60 Fireballs floated in the sky. The light and the heat became noticeable to other players. "Wow." They looked at the scene in awe. "Fireball." 61 miniature suns were ready! Misha could feel the limit of her psyche as she could feel the pressure of multi-task psychic for the first time after a while. "I guess 6,180 INT can only come this far." *Mew* (That''s more than enough. We only need 6 critical hits.) "Alright¡­ SLICKY!! GET YOUR PINKY DICKS AWAY FROM HERE!! THIS DADDY WILL COOK THIS BANANA EGG INTO A SUNNY SIDE-UP EGG!!" Misha started counting down. Slicky was smart. He took all his new seedbeds with him and moved away from Misha. By the time Misha counted to zero, it was already 500 meters away. *Spurt* Because of the excitement, he used his [Lover Injection] inside Katia''s belly for the 10th time. The shadow girl was already moaning helplessly inside Slicky''s tentacle trunk. *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* As Slicky was having fun with Katia, the fireworks on Amro began. Explosion! 50,772! 2,539! 2,539! Explosion! 50,772! 2,539! 2,539! ¡­ 2,539! 2,539! Explosion! 50,772! Explosion! 50,772! Misha only needed to trigger 6 critical explosions to kill Amro. However, she got 12 of them. Chapter 216 Server 10 Aftermath Chapter 216 ¨C Server 10 Aftermath > > > > "Meh-Heh-Heh!!" *Meh-Heh Mew!* Both Tama and Misha laughed with their high-pitched voice, celebrating their victory. "Do you know what I''m thinking, Tama?" *Mew* (I know.) It was red gels time! Misha rushed to Amro''s corpse and shoved it in her game inventory. > "¡­" *¡­* Both of them wait a few seconds longer for the confirmation messages that they had obtained red gels. Unfortunately, the same messages they used to get in close-beta never arrived. "No red gel?" *Mew* (No red gel¡­) "¡­" In frustration, Misha took out Amro''s body from her inventory and placed it on the ground. "Let''s dissect this motherfucker! We have [Dissection] skill for a reason, right!?" *Mew!* (Agreed!) Misha''s eyes were bloodshot as she took a knife to cut this giant red egg. . Natalie, Des, and other onlookers stood still, watching Misha dissecting Amro. "She did it." "Amazing." Not only the invading force, but the bosses were also done in by Misha and her pet. They glanced at the direction of the giant tree that was busy pumping white juice into Katia''s stomach. "¡­" As they were gawking at the scene in confusion and astonishment, a server notification came. > > A glowing crystal appeared before all players in server 10, including Misha. "OH!" "T-This is..!" "WE''RE RICH!!" It was the expensive VIP item that could bind an item to a character. . ************************ > Consumable Item Bind one item to your character. A bound item will not drop upon death. Price ¨C 100,000 Diamond ************************ . Every player celebrated as this item was too valuable. They could use it to bind the most important to their avatar, so it would not drop from their inventory. As for the smart FTP players, they planned to sell this, and they could retire for life as a hundred thousand diamonds could convert into billions of MWD. They believed they could leave the game for good and live somewhere far away from trouble. > > > > Des, Misha, and Natalie paused and widened their eyes upon receiving the notification. They inspected the new class right away. . ************************ > In legends, a true valkyrie can guide the fallen souls of warriors to the realms of god and wield the power of immortals. But for you, as an apprentice, you don''t have that kind of power yet. Still, a novice can give boosts to allies and friends in the same battlefield. Having even a valkyrie in your army is the same as having additional 1,000 soldiers. > (Status Perks has been decreased by half of the original) Unlock a new status, leadership (LEA). Increase free allocable attributes by 10 upon each level up. Increase LEA permanently by 1 upon each level up. Unlock a new active skill, [Rally]. This class will not give a penalty to your EXP growth. Gain double karma when donating monster bodies to your pantheon. . > Each point of LEA is the number of NPCs you can employ or hire. Every 100 points increase all stats of your friendly allies nearby by 1%, not including self. The effect lasts until the player(s) is out of range. . > cannot be leveled up. Activation Cost: 100 PF Cooldown: 24 Hours Increase all your nearby allies'' physical attack power and psychic attack power by the value of your leadership. Boosted Percentage = Leadership Status/100 ************************ . The three girls jumped in joy. This class was something they wanted as their primary class, but they were satisfied with all the perks they could get at the moment. A buff skill was useful in a group fight or a party raid. The additional status points were also welcomed. Moreover, their EXP growth was not affected by the penalty! Misha profited the most as her karma gain from her toe-itching god had been nerfed, but they were now canceled out with this double karma perk. *Mew* (A villain or a valkyrie, make up your mind, Mish!) "I''ll take it as a [Villainess Valkyrie]. Meh-Heh-Heh Mew!" Misha closed her game menu and resumed dissecting Amro''s carcass for red gels. But the reward ceremony had not been finished yet. > > "Hmm!?" Misha widened her eyes and turned to Natalie in envy. She wanted one of that, too. Natalie was surprised at first. But when her eyes met with Misha''s eyes, the former could read the latter''s thought. ''Ha! Do you want one? Not a chance. I''m using it.'' She stuck out her tongue at Misha and activated her gacha ticket. Then, a necklace appeared. Misha could not see the attribute of the item, but Natalie''s delighted expression was enough to tell that she liked it. "Boo. I killed the boss, but I got nothing." *Mew* (You didn''t actually kill it. Slicky tamed it.) They turned toward the tentacle-porn-scene. Slicky and Katia were still busy exchanging body fluid. At that moment, Misha finally noticed that she was still naked after all these times. She cleaned her body from Slicky white juice and put on her clothes. *Mew* (About time a banana puts the peel back on.) "¡­" While Misha thought that all rewards had been handled, the server announcement had not finished. > > A ray of light shone upon Natalie''s avatar. The little girl with Mia''s face looked confused at first, but she shrieked after she had learned what she had acquired. She looked around as if she was afraid of something. Then, she took out the Orb of Binding and used it on her secret item. Misha could only stare at her in curiosity, "Natalie, what did you get?" "NOT TELLING!!" Des and Misha could only let it slide as the girl refused to reveal her secret reward. Then¡­ > "Oh! Finally!" Misha jumped in joy. She hoped for the same "secret prize" from the game. > It was a jackpot! A new item appeared in Misha''s inventory menu. It was a weird golden key. > ... "¡­Wut?" The item came with "???" explanation, which could not be comprehended unless they were Martians with all-seeing-eyes. Misha did not understand the worth of this key. However, she activated the item anyway to see what it could do. > > . ************************ > This is a feature for the player to buy or sell your pets, slaves, monsters, or brainwashed NPCs. Using this feature will allow the other players without this option, taming-related occupation, or skill to be able to control one of the merchandises without a penalty. A master villain, a master tamer, or a master merchant can use this feature without the key. Be warned, human trafficking reduces karma by 1,000 for each trade. However, selling pets and tamed monsters will not incur a karma penalty. ************************ . Misha felt like screaming and yelling at Lilith for giving her something so useless. This feature was something that Misha would eventually get as she had the villain subclass. Once Misha had upgraded her villain subclass to the master level, this feature would come to her naturally without the need for this key. In other words, it was a wasted opportunity. "Oh, well. At least, I can do something about those guys," Misha glanced at Slicky. *Slick <> > > > > . . The reward ceremony was over, and the game revealed new zones for players to explore. As for the monsters on Newbie Island, they stopped respawning, and they would soon be extinct. For now, server 10 was safe. Unfortunately, they were not an ideal server to continue protecting. Misha turned to look at the ruined town. Many corpses of NPCs and a few mentors of the players were still there. It was surprising that those strong masters died because of the black slimes as they should be able to kill Katia and others easily with their power. Misha guessed that it was a mechanic to prevent all masters from helping the players. ''Black slimes¡­'' Misha flipped her notification logs to recheck her server announcement. . > > > > . Misha had to reread the messages thrice to ensure that she did not hallucinate. "Me?" The Fairy Overlord, the origin of her conscience before "the current" Misha''s memory was overwritten by Min and Mia''s memories. Misha shook her head and shoved this matter to the back of her head. For now, saving Sasha and securing her server as their home base should be her priority. Chapter 217 To Server 6! Chapter 217 ¨C To Server 6 "So, I have to create a new guild and send reinforcements to Sasha?" Misha explained her plan to solve this crisis in server 6, where Sasha was having trouble dealing with another invasion. Because of the reinforcement option 1-month cooldown, Misha could not visit server 6. However, if Natalie found a guild on this server, they could gather all players here to help Sasha. After Sasha and others in server 6 were rescued, Natalie could disband her guild to join Misha''s, so the latter could summon every player in the guild to server 1. Although currently, Misha''s guild capacity was limited to 1,000 members as it was still a level 1 guild, she could fund the guild and upgrade to a higher level. The maximum guild level was 10, which could house 10,000 members. If there were not enough room for other players, they could find another sub-guild to take in more players, or they could release the summoned players and invite the new ones. Natalie, Des, and everyone''s response were positive. "I''ll join Natalie''s guild!" "Me, too! I want to help server 6!" "Count me in!" "I''ll be a part of the reinforcement!" Now they knew that all players in the event, including reinforcements from other servers, could get the reward, Orb of Binding. They had no reason not to participate in another event as a reinforcement. All present players volunteered, including the victims of Slicky, who were affected by his debuff. Though some of the girls were pissed because they lost their pride, the reward was enough for them to forgive Misha and Slicky. After all, losing a bit of pride in exchange for obtaining billions of dollars or 100,000 diamonds was worth it. Besides, they scored new boyfriends in-game while their purity in real life was unaffected. Some of them even had a boyfriend or a husband in real life! *Mew* (The thotness level is over 9,000. 10/10, will tentacle-rape again.) . Misha concluded her plan and turned to Natalie. "I''ll fund your guild creation budget, and I''ll lend you this perverted tree over here." Misha pointed at Slicky, who was still enjoying Katia''s body. *Slick "¡­" Des and Natalie did not know what to do with this pervert tentacle tree. As girls, they did not want to associate with this kind of monsters. Still, his power and skills were useful in group battles, especially acid rain. It would be a lie if they said they were not jealous of Misha and did not want Slicky to carry them. Getting carried by Slicky and obtaining all the EXP from over 10,000 strong monsters was tempting. Contemplated for a few minutes, Natalie''s weighed Sasha more than her pride in the end. "I''ll borrow your monster, but how do we trade it, and how can I control it?" Misha showed Natalie her new [Slave Trade] feature. She explained that she could use this to sell Slicky to Natalie for now. After they rescued Sasha and players in server 6, Natalie could meet up with Misha and return him. She also taught Natalie about Slicky''s favorite food and how she could raise its loyalty. Also, Misha hinted at her that it should be able to command Katia and other ropers in nearby in the future, so Natalie had many ways to use Slicky. "I''m not sure if this is a good idea. If I didn''t imagine it, I think that thing just asked me if it can violate me¡­" Misha patted Natalie''s shoulder, "Don''t worry. He said that all the time, but he didn''t mean it. He''s a good boy." *Slick* (If you allow it, I''ll do it. I''m serious.) "¡­" . . Misha gave Natalie 50 million dust to establish a proxy guild, which Natalie named it as "Temporary Reinforcement," and upgrade it to level 5, which could accept 5,000 members. All current online players in the server entered Natalie''s guild, including Des. Slick was sold to Natalie for 1 dust, using Misha''s new feature, slave trade. Katia, as Slick''s love slave, was also tagged along with them. As the master, Natalie could now command both Slick and Katia. "Alright, boys and girls, you have 30 minutes to prepare! We''re going to server 6 at the designated time. Don''t be later, or you''ll miss the bus!" "OHHH!" The server 10 players got fired up and dispersed, heading back to prepare their gear for the next battlefield. During this 30 minutes, many players, who did not participate in the defensive battle, heard the news about the event prizes. Envious, they rejoined the game and begged Natalie to join her guild, too. "Miss Arc, I''m sorry that I was too busy and didn''t join the event. Can I join your guild, too? I''ll contribute to the next battle." "Master Arc. I have a healer mentor, but he is already dead. But I have skills that can be of use. Can I join you?" "Natalie, we''re both girls, right? Girls should help each other. Let me join your guild." "Des, can I join the guild? I want to participate in the next war." "I''m a level 200 gunner. My bullets can ignore defense! Take me with you, and you won''t be disappointed!" The greedy players never stopped bugging Natalie and Des, who were in charge of the guild. Both of them were angry that they never showed up when the entire server was in crisis. Yet, when they learned about the rewards of participants, they rushed here and shamelessly requested to join them, too. "SCRAM! ALL OF YOU WERE NEVER HERE WHEN WE NEEDED YOU THE MOST! NOW, YOU SEE THE REWARDS, AND YOU WANT A PIECE OF IT? I DON''T NEED SELFISH BASTARDS LIKE YOU!! GTFO!!" Natalie snapped. 15,000 Players, who came back with hope and dream to become a billionaire by a shortcut, was infuriated. "Who do you think you are!?" "Do you think you''re some hot shit because you''re a guild master!?" "Do you think we need you!?" "Guys, let''s create our own guild and go to other servers with this event!" The mob of greedy players left in anger, heading toward the real estate agency to buy a guild deed. Soon, they found the horror of the guild requirement. "SON OF A $#@!" "We need 10 million dust!?" Only 5-Star guilds could use the reinforcement feature. Lower class guilds were merely a band for players to socialize with fewer options. "Let''s pool our money! I have 100,000 dust!" "I''ll convert my potions into cash!" Some stubborn players decided to invest in the game and bought diamonds from the trade market. Natalie did not care about these players. She waited for 30 minutes and gathered her guild members. Misha bid farewell to Natalie and others as she had to return to her server. "Good luck. Save Sasha for me." Natalie nodded, "Wait for the good news. By the way, are you sure that this monster won''t rape us?" They turned to Slicky for the ninth time. "Don''t worry. It''s only a game. You won''t lose your virginity here." "¡­" . . . Meanwhile, at server 6, Sasha was in a similar situation as Natalie, but it was not as bad. Different from server 10, 15,000 players united and fought against the invaders as one. Because of a powerhouse faction in this server, which was a group of professional gamers from many teams banding together, they could withstand the monster forces. Ellie Elleneth, a human player from Milky Way Galaxy who evolved into leporian, was leading the forces against the monsters. Another 15 professional players worked as her assistants, coordinating with other casual players. Sasha, despite being the top player in this server, only had a small role as she had crowd control skills. Ellie asked her to only stun the monster with her chain lightning, but Sasha was not allowed to kill the monsters. She had to spare them, so low-level players could increase their level. It seemed like oppression, but it was for the bigger picture of this server. Because of such a policy, the average level in this server was 200, which was the cap pre-class-change. Ellie and all players were enjoying their game, facing the incoming horde of 10,000 corroding zombies. "Way too easy!" "Free EXP!" "Hahahaha!" Sasha clicked her tongue. The only reason that they had it easy because of her AOE crowd control skill. Without her, the city would have already fallen ages ago. She turned around and sat on one of the inner battlements, so she could chat with her other sisters and update the situation in this server. "Misha, how is server 10. Can you update?" [It''s done. We''re establishing a temporary guild on this server. Everyone is preparing for the transfer.] "That was quick. How did you defeat the 50,000-power boss?" [My new pet got her. BTW, I lend Slicky to Natalie, so you''ll know when they get there.] "Slicky?" [My pet''s name.] "Okay, so, what happened after you got the boss?" [Lots of rewards. I say, have you contributed or killed many monsters?] "Err¡­ Not really." [Kill as many monsters as you can. There is this MVP and kill count prizes. Also, the top 3 MVPs get a unique subclass. You should get as many as you can since this is probably a hit-or-miss event.] Sasha''s expression turned solemn. She glanced at the battlefield. On the opposite side of the wall, she could see several battalions of other monsters, numbered over 50,000, waiting for the instruction from their shadow boss, Meimei. Then, she looked at Ellie, who was commanding all players. Also, she inspected her server level-ranking. . *************************************** > 1. LV.275 (S6) Sasha Hummingbird (Apprentice Consigliere) 2. LV.262 (S6) Ellie Elleneth (Apprentice Vigilante) 3. LV.260 (S6) Shadow Hobbs (Apprentice Sheriff) 4. LV.254 (S6) Skim Putnam (Apprentice Psychic) 5. LV.250 (S6) Rep Corwin (Apprentice Crusader) 6. LV.244 (S6) Pipe Warren (Apprentice Executioner) *************************************** . ''I''ve allowed them long enough to catch up with me. It''s time for me to get serious.'' Sasha sent a message to Natalie and Misha. "Delay your reinforcement until I give you the signal. I have to clean up the battlefield." Chapter 218 Back to Server 1 … UwU Chapter 218 ¨C Back to Server 1 ¡­ UwU Misha returned to her server to manage her guild. Upon arrival, the ropers on the guild island were, as usual, idling around and spurting white liquid. As Misha inspected further, she found a white river of all roper''s juice flowing downstream toward the sea. As for the population of the ropers, somehow, new ropers had respawned and occupied most spaces on this island. Fortunately, the central area was cleared from all monsters as the guild barrier protected the guild buildings. *Mew* (What''s next, Mish?) Misha took a deep breath to calm down, but she choked because of the roper''s smell. "We prepare for our server event. We have about 6 days left to prepare. Once the date gets closer, we''ll kill a field boss and complete our quest." *Mew* (You''re delaying the quest?) "We don''t want to rush the event. I also need time to grind my skills and increasing our guild fund. We have a lot of things to do." She learned a lot from the event in Natalie''s server. First, killing more than one bosses would activate the event, and the monster hoards would start appearing and attacking the town. Second, MVP prizes of the host server were worth the effort and preparation. Even a participant could get the expensive item, Orb of Binding. Third, they had to be careful about the ambushing black slimes, as these monsters were the cause of many masters'' death. Misha had to protect Walter and Arthur during the event if she wanted to upgrade her classes in the future. And lastly, the drops of the boss monsters were precious. In Misha''s inventory, there were treasures that she had dissected from Amro. . *************************** > The core of an immature hydra. Although its potential is not as strong as a mature hydra, dragonewts, demi-hydras, and overminds can consume this to obtain a new skill and increase their vitality. Increase VIT by 100 upon consumption. Learn a new skill, [Blast], upon consumption. Market Price: 50 Million Dust *************************** . *************************** > Condensed blood of a hydra. Dragonewts, demi-hydras, and overminds can consume this to restore their HP, PF, ST, and fill their hunger bar. Poisonous to other races. Restore HP, PF, ST by 10,000. Restore 300 Hunger. *************************** . Misha obtained 200 red gels, which could not be stacked with her red gels in VIP inventory, even though the effect of the items were the same. As for the core, it was a consumable item. She ate it without caring about the market price and inspect her current status. . *************************** > Name: Misha Bloominglilly Race: Inferno Dragonewt Class: Apprentice Cook Sub Class: Apprentice Clown, Apprentice Mafioso, Apprentice Seductress, Apprentice Villainess, Apprentice Valkyrie Level: 96 > 97 EXP: 3,596,125/3,840,000 HP: 641 ST: 441 PF: 980 Hunger: 300 . > STR: 460 > 463 VIT: 539 > 641 STM: 439 > 441 AGI: 295 > 350 DEX: 675 > 680 INT: 1,644 > 6,186 (+560) WIS: 975 > 980 CHA: 490 > 492 (+240) LEA: 0 Luck: 34 Overall Strength: 10,053 > 10,233 (+800) Karma: 357,120 *************************** . From now on, each increase in level would give Misha 92 status points instead of 80. Her strength got a bit closer to her former glory stat during the close-beta now, minus her INT, which had far surpassed even Mia''s old status. "Should I continue increasing my INT until the game is broken, or should I allocate to other statuses?" *Mew* (Be a specialist, Mish. Be smarter, don''t be a banana.) "Be a smarter banana, then." *¡­* "Alright, time to polish and upgrade our guild!" Upgrading a 5-Star guild cost 10 million dust per one upgrade. Each level expanded the max member capacity by 1,000. Misha still had 37.6 million dust remaining in her inventory, so she got it to level 4, spending 30 million dust in the process. But she was not done with her guild modification yet. The guild building came with the preset of a skyscraper hotel with 20 floors. However, she could add fortification barricades and other structures to increase the guild''s features and bonuses. Each building required a certain guild level and other buildings. For example, a rice farm could yield the guild with 1,000 units of rice every 1 month in-game, but it required a residence for NPC farmers. Before Misha could build a farmer''s residence, she also needed a level 2 guild and assign a player with a farm-related class and LEA status as a farm manager, which was a strict requirement. One guild member with a specific skill and stats was required for one building. To build two farms, Misha needed two players with a farm-related class! Misha pondered, this might be why the game allowed players to possess as many subclasses as they wanted to. Without waiting to explore the late-game content, she understood how important lifestyle class players could make an impact on guild management and future warfare. *Mew* (This is becoming a city-building game.) "For us, yes. For casual players, this thing is something irrelevant to them. Only investors and ambitious pro-players will gun for being executives of a guild to get a long-term profit." *Mew* (Are you going for it as well?) "Obviously. For our nom-nom gels, food, and riches!" *Nom-Nom!* (Food! For our food empire!) Misha kept scanning for a building that they could build at the moment without a harsh requirement. . ********************* > Price 1,000,000 Dust > Can assign other players into the following roles; Agriculture Secretary, Military Secretary, Science Secretary, Finance Secretary. Increase max worker capacity by 10. Increase max warehouse storage by 1,000 units. Generate one dragonewt worker each day. > - Guild Leader''s race is dragonewt. - Guild Leader''s level is 200 or higher. ********************* . That was the only thing Misha could build since everything else had chains of requirements. Before Misha placed the town center, she used the road construction option to pave the main road from the hotel building toward the front beach, where the ropers had not occupied. Afterward, she placed the transparent town center building from her in-game menu to an area between the beach and the hotel. *PONG* An L-shaped 2-storey wooden building appeared. Then, a female dragonewt NPC walked out of the building. She was expressionless. Above her head, a green name "Wet Banana Worker NO.1" icon could be seen. Misha smiled and nodded at the worker, "Welcome!" The worker bowed at Misha, "Greetings, guild leader. What would it be your order?" "For now," Misha took out several buckets and containers from her inventory, "I need you to gather polluted seawater with these containers." "Understood." As if the girl was a robot, she picked two empty buckets and walked along the safe road toward the front beach. Fortunately for her, the path she took was under the protection of a 1-month invulnerable buff, which no monster could enter and attack the people inside. *Mew* (This is fun. Let''s build a new thing!) All thoughts of finding Mia had long disappeared from Misha''s head as she enjoyed the game too much. Misha and Tama could see a glimpse of their idle empire where they could get resources without doing anything, even if there were offline. However, this was not without a cost. The worker also had a hunger bar, indicating that they needed to feed this expressionless NPC. "I need someone with farm skill, but I''ll do that after the invasion." Misha wanted to build farms, so the NPCs in the future could self-sustain. However, she needed a player with a farming skill as their leader. She also required her guild spaces to recruit players from server 6 and 10, so she could transfer them to this server. "Emergency first, everything else should be later." Misha prioritized on rescuing Sasha, Natalie, and other players. Once it was finished, she could focus on developing her guild later. She took a hundred green gels, which she no longer needed, and stored it in the town center''s warehouse. Then, the warehouse indicator in Misha''s game menu changed. . ************************ > Green Gel: 100 Empty Space: 900 . Provision: 0 Consumption per day in-game: 1 ************************ . > > Misha pressed [Yes] button. > The numbers in the warehouse menu changed. Green gels disappeared while the provision status increased from 0 to 10,000. With this, the worker NPC and the future workers should be able to last many days without Misha''s baby-sitting. She left the guild''s protection area and flew toward the roper river next. Upon arrival, many thirsty ropers rushed toward Misha. The latter frowned as she was no longer their master. Furthermore, killing them would not yield any EXP to Misha anymore as their strength was merely 3,000. "Flame Field." Misha erected a fire barrier around herself. Seven aggroed ropers spat white juice at Misha''s barrier. 1! 1! 1! The difference in strength buff seemed to be at work as their attacks could not harm Misha anymore. Yet, they mindlessly attacked her. Misha unleashed fireballs. Each shot dealt over 5,000 damages, which killed all of them instantly. Without the monsters, she was free to do anything with the river until they respawned. Misha took a special bucket, which was crafted by using a roper tree''s trunk as a container. She scooped the flowing roper acid river and put it in her inventory. > The process was slow, but the acid would translate into 20,000 dust if Misha sold it to the mafias. *Mew* (Shouldn''t you be cooking some crystals instead of mining the semen?) "Cooking takes all day. Besides, I''m here to scout for a way for my NPCs to auto-mine this river. I also need quick cash to upgrade my guild." *Meh-Heh Mew* (Genius! Well, let me help.) . . Two days later [Misha, are you free?] A message from Natalie stopped Misha from taking roper juices from the white river. "What''s up?" [We defeated Meimei in server 10. All server 6''s players have returned home, and I''m planning to disband our guild. Can you recruit all of my guild members? They can be useful to our future guild.] "Sure. Give me the names, so I can invite them." Natalie compiled a name list of all her guild players and sent it to Misha. "By the way, how are Sasha and her server?" [My temporary guild and Sasha had a fight with the local server. They seemed to be dissatisfied with Sasha monopolizing the monsters since she got the highest kill count and local MVP awards. I got the reinforcement MVP, though. Hehe!] "Is Sasha alright?" [She''s fine. She''s with me on server 6, actually. I took her with us to avoid the complication. Now, we just need to get to your server and fight another event. Hehehe!] Misha understood why Natalie was in such a good mood that she kept laughing. She was exploiting the guild feature! By fighting in her local event and reinforced another server, she already won 2 Orbs of Binding and many MVP prizes. Once she was invited to Misha''s server, she would participate in the same event for the third time. "Greedy girl!" [Hehehe! It''s called being smart. Please give me the local MVP and kill count award. Then, I''ll work hard for you.] "Tell me what you''ve gotten, and I''ll reconsider it." [Nope.] "Then, let the best girl win." [No! Don''t go all out! Let me be the MVP!] "Nope. I''m taking it. Maybe I''ll invite you here after I finished my local server''s events first." [NUUUU! I''m sorry, let me join your event, please! T_T] Chapter 219 Bringing Everyone to Server 1 Chapter 219 ¨C Bringing Everyone to Server 1 Since the guild required many people to manage and assist and Misha wanted Slicky back, she allowed Natalie to disband her guild. Unfortunately, there was a penalty for leaving the old guild. Natalie and all members had to wait for 24 hours in-game before they could move to Wet Banana Guild. Misha was not in a rush, so she could wait. When Misha returned to her town center, 3 NPC workers were already walking back and forth, bringing buckets of polluted seawater to the building warehouse. She inspected the warehouse. . ************************ > Buckets of Polluted Seawater: 650 Empty Space: 350 . Food Value: 9,994 Consumption per day in-game: 3 ************************ . The seawater gathering was going nicely, but Misha had a problem processing them. She was not free to deal with this seawater, and directly selling them was wasteful. However, she had other ideas for taking care of these items. "Keep gathering seawater. I''ll be right back," Misha flew back to the town. . . Misha came back to the guild an hour later, but she did not come empty-handed as she bought many new toys for her business. Also, Misha sold the roper acid that she had gathered from the river and got another 20 million dust to spend. Without hesitation, she upgraded her guild to level 6. Now, Misha could have 6,000 players in her guild. That was not all. She arranged the new toys, 20 moonshine distillers, in rows to set up an alcohol factory next to the town center. . ************************ > Can be used to produce homebrew alcohol. It''s illegal, so you''d better not let the authorities see it. ************************ . For other players, this action might look odd, but Misha knew what she was doing. As in the past, Misha drank plenty of roper acid to boost her libido level, so she knew what they tasted like. The white juice was bitter, yet it was sweet as if she was drinking milk tea. As long as it was sweet, Misha believed that she could make alcohol out of this. She set up one distiller with polluted seawater while the other one was for roper acid. Unfortunately, an accident happened. The distiller, which contained the roper acid, melted. It seemed that the acid was so potent that it could not contain the liquid. Still, the distiller with polluted seawater was working well. After an hour, the distillery produced a bottle-worth of transparent liquer. > > > Misha laughed. As long as the game confirmed that it was moonshine, she could capitalize on this item and the recipe. All that was left was to ferment the product and stored them at a place with room temperature. She operated all 19 distillers to brew moonshines out of polluted seawater even though she did not know if the end-product would fail or not. > > > > ¡­ > > It took Misha another entire day to get rid of the 650 buckets worth of polluted seawater and converted them into the unidentified moonshine. Bottles of unfermented alcohol were stored in the warehouse, waiting for nature to take its course. As Misha was busy in her underworld business, Natalie sent her a message. [It''s been 24 hours. You can invite us now.] "Oh? Already?" Misha looked at the game clock. Time flew fast when she enjoyed working. "I''ll get all of you here. Give me some time." . . > > It took Misha 3 hours to invite over 5,000 players from server 10 to her server. *WHOOSH* *WHOOSH* *WHOOSH* All players were summoned to the roper island while Slicky appeared in the shallow ocean. *Slick* (Salty! It burns, but I like!) He splashed his juices in the water as if he were a kid peeing in a swimming pool. The transparent seawater whitened by his fluid. Meanwhile, the players who had not been to Roper Island were shocked by the sight of roper forest. Many looked at the guild hotel in awe, while the rowdy ones recognized Misha''s moonshine distillers. "Wow!" "As expected of our heroine." "Misha is love! Misha is life!" "But the island kinda smells like ¡­ semen." They celebrated and admired how Misha established the guild here. Natalie walked to Misha, "Take your Slicky back. I can''t handle him anymore." Misha was surprised, "What happened?" "He wanted to enter my body." "That''s ¡­ his characteristic." "He asked me every hour." "¡­ His nature requires it¡­ Maybe." "And he even showed me how he did it with Katia and Meimei! And said that I''ll like it!" "¡­" "That bastard also licked me whenever he had a chance!" "¡­" Misha did not say anything. She hugged the traumatized teary-faced girl to soothe her. "It''s over. You won''t have to deal with him again." She used the slave trade feature again to buy back Slicky. However, Natalie did not press the accept button. "Pay me 1,000 diamonds for traumatizing this innocent maiden, or I won''t give him back!" Misha froze as she was taken aback. "Do you want him back, or do you want to ransom him? Make up your mind!" "It''s a compensation for keeping that perverted monster." "¡­" Misha canceled the trade menu and shouted, "SLICKY!!" *Slick?* (Yes, my beautiful former master?) "Do you want to violate your master?" *SLICK!* (OF COURSE!) "WHO IS YOUR CURRENT MASTER?" *SLICK!!* (NATALIEEE <> "DO YOU WANT TO #$%@ HER!?" *SLICKKKKK!!* (YESSSSSSS!!) "Hieeee!!" Natalie had goosebumps and shrunk in fear. Misha turned around with a wicked smile. Her eyes curved upward, revealing her evil thoughts of a villainess. "Now, will you obediently give him back to me, or will you give your purity to him?" With the threatening, Natalie yielded and gave Slicky back to Misha. Upon getting Slicky back as her pet, she rechecked his status if he grew up or evolved again. . **************************** > Name: Slicky Race: Roper Tree Class: Roper Emperor Level: 3 HP: 360,000 Loyalty: 80 . > STR: 2,500 VIT: 12,000 AGI: 2,000 DEX: 2,000 Overall Strength: 18,500 . > Supreme Stamina Inter-Species Breeding Acid Bullet Acid Shower Lover Injection Tentacle Manipulation Lewd Zombie Manipulation Lewd Gas **************************** . He did not evolve, but his level increased by 2 after she lasted checked him. As for the factors, Misha could guess by looking at his inner trunk, which he revealed to everyone what inside was. Katia, the former server 10''s boss, and Meimei, the former boss from server 6, were trapped there, being violated by countless of Slicky''s tentacles. Several abnormal status icons could be seen above their characters. With [Brainwashed] abnormal status on them, Misha did not have to guess what kind of fate they had gone through. *Slick?* (Oh, I''m back with my master again?) "Welcome back, you perverted banana." *Slick "Nope. Didn''t I give you enough toys to play with?" *Slick* (They''re too weak. All of them are broken after giving birth to 200 babies.) "¡­" Misha stopped talking to Slicky, afraid that she might discover something that might traumatize her for life. She turned toward the new members of the guild. "Guys, I need help. Can all players with your level higher than 200 reports to me what class and subclasses you have? I need several managers in many fields in our guild." . . After Misha had finished dealing with Slicky and rescuing issues, another problem followed. Players wanted to return to their mentors, but they did not have any means to cross the ocean. Moreover, several sea monsters with 10,000 power could be seen once in a while, which scared the players. *Mew* (Can''t they leave their items here and commit suicide? Then, you can just transport their belongings to the other side.) "No one wants to lose levels, Tama. It''s not that simple." The solutions were there, but the players refused to take it. They wanted to return in one piece, not respawning at their pantheons. Misha had to fly to Sanctuary Island and hired a few ferry boats to transport these restless players. With the ferries running back and forth, a travel route between her island and Newbie Island had been established. Although there were risks of getting into combat with ocean monsters, the ferry captains and their crews repelled them for the players. Misha returned to the guild again after the last ferry took the last batch of players home. When she got to the town center building, she found Natalie, Sasha, Des, and a few players loitering around. "What are you guys doing here?" Sasha shrugged, "I''m interested in the guild management, so I''ve been playing around with the guild menus for a bit." Misha had assigned Sasha as her vice guild leader, so she could do everything that Misha could. Upon rechecking the guild menu, Misha found that Sasha had donated 30 million dust as the guild fund and spent some of them on guild infrastructures. Roads became more refined as concrete roads connected the beach, guild hotel, and the town center. Sasha also constructed an additional warehouse to increase the storage space from 1,000 to 6,000 units, not including the weird bonus of +1 from the manager, which Misha did not understand where this came from. Also, there was another building next to the warehouse, a distillery factory. "I found those distillers around the corner, so I thought you are into some sort of illegal brewery. We don''t have anybody to manage the distillery right now since all players didn''t have LEA status, but you should be able to allocate workers to get your moonshine factory going if we can find someone with the stats in the future." Misha was surprised by Sasha''s efficiency. Also, she seemed to be aware of everyone''s status in detail. Sasha could read Misha''s expression. She grinned. "That''s my consigliere perks. I can see everyone''s status, skills, and hidden traits of your classes. I can also identify items. Check your guild bonuses. I have unlocked it for you." Misha had to recheck the guild organization chart. . ****************************** > LV.6 > Guild Leader: Misha Bloominglily Apprentice Cook: Cooking +3, Science Cooking +2, Unlocked All Cooking-Related Facilities. Apprentice Clown: Illegal Business +1, Military +1 Apprentice Mafioso: Illegal Business +1, Military +1 Apprentice Seductress: Brothel +2 Apprentice Villainess: Illegal Business +3, Military +2 Apprentice Valkyrie: Order +2, Military +3 . Vice Guild Leader: Sasha Hummingbird Apprentice Consigliere: Management +3, Illegal Business +2, Revealed All Hidden Bonuses. Apprentice Mafioso: Illegal Business +1, Military +1 Apprentice Villainess: Illegal Business +3, Military +2 Apprentice Sniper: Military +1, Assassin +1 Apprentice Hitman: Assassin +2 Apprentice Valkyrie: Order +2, Military +3 . Mayor: Natalie Arc Apprentice Mafioso: Illegal Business +3, Military +2, Illegal Businesses are Legal in Town. Apprentice Valkyrie: Order +2, Military +3 . Warehouse Manager: Des Aitsuji (Incompatible Position) Apprentice Marauder: Military +4, Assassin +1, (No Bonus) Apprentice Banker: Warehouse +1, Finance +1 . Distillery Manager: None ****************************** . Misha could see the odd structure and bonuses from each player. With the Guild Hotel, they could assign someone to be their guild leader and vice leader. With the Town Center, the Mayor position was unlocked. Warehouse and Distillery were the same. Each structure unlocked a new position that they could put a player in charge to get more bonuses. The main classes of each player gave more bonuses than the subclasses, including the perks of being in the related title. Also, only the guild leader and the vice guild leader could provide all bonuses from all their subclasses, while the other positions provided their main class bonus and their related subclass'' perks. But, Sasha''s organization had flaws. "Why doesn''t Des have any bonus like the others? If we place another person in, won''t we get a better boost?" Sasha shook her head, "We don''t have anyone else with management class or related job. For now, we need to use everyone with leadership stats, so we can assign our workers to each building. By the way¡­" Sasha pointed at the order bonuses. "After we''ve assigned Natalie as the mayor, we can finally apply the order bonus to the town center, and we will get new 7 NPC workers a day instead of 1. You should start securing this island for more spaces to build worker''s lodgings, or we won''t get more workers the day after tomorrow." Chapter 220 Slicky the Troublemaker Chapter 220 ¨C Slicky the Troublemaker ****************************** > Assassin: 0 (+4) Brothel: 0 (+2) Cooking: 0 (+3) Finance: 0 (+1) Illegal Business: 1 (+14) Management: 0 (+3) Military: 0 (+20) Order: 1 (+6) Science Cooking: 0 (+2) Warehouse: 0 (+1) ****************************** There were many things to improve as an organization that gave Misha a headache. However, Sasha volunteered to manage the entire guild as long as Misha could fund at least 100 million dust a month in-game. "There is no problem with that," Misha turned to Slicky, who was still playing in the ocean. She froze when she noticed that Slicky had caught five mutated female mermaids and took them in his trunk. What he did to them was not necessary to describe. "Slicky! Can you migrate half of your goons to Sanctuary Island or other places? We need more space." *Slick?* (Eh? That''s troublesome.) "Sanctuary Island has many beautiful creatures!" *Slick Slick!* (You should have said that earlier!) Though it might cause problems for female players on Newbie Island, Misha asked Sticky to transport half of the ropers on the island there to free some space. Slicky took 300 ropers on its large body and branches, carrying them as he swam across the ocean. Misha watched her pet''s departure with a complicated expression. "Did this thing exist in the past, too?" Sasha shook her head, "Probably a mutated overgrown eggcat that failed to become an alpha egg, a queen egg, or a hydra. They ended up becoming mutated trees if it''s the same as the textbooks." . After Slicky and 300 ropers were gone, Misha built more worker lodgings to increase her max NPC capacity. One lodging could hold 10 workers, so Misha created ten of them at once. Sasha rearranged them into a proper village around the town center. Then, the first player''s town had been found. "I assume you''ll call this [Wet Banana Town]?" Natalie complained. "What else can I name it?" "Aside from banana, what''s in your mind?" "¡­Bananas." "Are you a monkey!?" . . Hardcore Server On the 10th floor of Mia''s Babylon Tower, a group of hydra''s attendants was having a secret meeting. Meimei, Katia, and Callisto were a part of the group of 10. Before them, Katia and Meimei''s system notification logs had been printed and distributed to other attendants. They were the event logs when Katia and Meimei''s shadows were captured and violated by Slicky. "Are you two feeling it right now?" Callisto, the leader of the attendants in this group, led the conversation. Katia, whose face was blushing, nodded, "Yes. It''s subtle, but we can sense the connection." Meimei''s face was as red as tomatoes. She bit her lower lips and clenched her maid skirt, "Yes. It''s there." "That means our avatar in casual servers has some sort of connection to our real body." Everybody''s face darkened as they discovered a setback from using their shadows in the casual servers. "Can we contact Lilith, Callisto?" The maid shook her head, "We don''t have enough authority. It''s better than we report this to our ladies and his majesty." "At least, we should be able to influence our shadows, right?" "We can, but it''s like ordering a 6-year-old to do grocery. We can''t expect much from our clones without our conscience." "Then, everyone, let''s make our shadows staying away from that tamed monster." Katia shook her head, "No. We should order our apostles to get rid of those pervert trees! We shouldn''t have kept those as our underlings in the first place!" "¡­ Agreed." Though the meeting went unorganized, they concluded that they would get rid of their subordinates in this server, the roper kings, to prevent a similar scenario with Katia and Meimei. Callisto had not ended the meeting yet. She followed up with another agenda. "Next thing I need your assistance. It''s regarding the real conscience of a pesky fairy overlord." She revealed a name to everyone. Misha Bloominglily. . . Slicky traveled slowly in the ocean, allowing its body to float along with the waves and current. Along the way, it caught several mermaids, who accidentally drank his juice. He shared the mermaids with all the 300 ropers. *Slick* (Take these fishes and grow stronger, boys) The 300 ropers did not reach Newbie Island. They copulated with the mutated mermaids and floated along in the ocean. Some of them expanded their roots, becoming something similar to a jellyfish. Unbeknownst to Misha, Slicky accidentally mutated his minions, which would surprise his master later on. As for himself, he reached the island alone. *Slick?* (Eh? What do I do next?) Without any instruction from Misha, he stayed around the shore, drinking seawater and polluting the area with his juice. Also, to kill his boredom, he continued making new babies with Katia and Meimei''s shadow. . > > As Misha was busy planning the island layout and city building plan with others, the notification distracted her. ''A new spawn point?'' . **************************** > When you''re controlling a strong monster, they can request to expand its territory by asking the master''s permission to set up an additional spawn point or more. Masters of the monsters can choose which point they can spawn underlings, minions, subordinates, or children. However, a monster has a limit on how many subordinates they can spawn per day, depending on its strength and characteristics. Killing your pet or slave''s children will not yield EXP, but other players will still get them if they are weaker than your pet or slave''s minions. **************************** . ''Ho?'' A map appeared on Misha''s screen, which displayed the influence of Slicky. At the moment, he occupied the entire Roper Island and the Shore of Sanctuary Island. Misha could see the percentage [50%] in both locations. ''So, I can allocate how many they can spawn here and there. How many ropers he wants to spawn again?" Upon toggling the percentage into the number of ropers that Slicky wanted to create, Misha was horrified. 500 Each. ''That motherfucker took only 300 off this island, but he wants to create 500 new ropers on both locations!? That greedy bastard!'' Misha changed the value, making Slicky spawn all 1,000 ropers on the Sanctuary Island instead of her guild territory. > > > > "Hmm?" Something was terribly wrong with the name of the ropers. "What''s wrong, Misha?" Sasha noticed that Misha had been absent-minded for a minute. "Nothing. That perverted tree sent a permission request that he wants to change his minion''s spawn points, so I changed it for him." "Oh, he can do that?" "Well, let''s continue drafting our city plan. We need to finish this before Callisto shows up." Misha ignored the name change or the ropers. . . One thousand pink humanoid monsters with tentacles on their bodies appeared. Unlike the old roper trees, they were the children of Katia and Meimei, who had been kept as Slicky''s seedbeds. All of them were born with 10,000 strength! *SLICK!* *SLICK!* *SLICK!* Like father, like sons, all of them released the sultry sound of wet tongues licking wet things. *Slick!* (Let''s go, boys! The beach is too dirty! Let''s make it white!) . An hour later "KYAAAA!!" "WTF!?" "NOOOO!!" Players of server 1 screamed in a panic as they encountered the pink humanoid monsters. *SPIT* 1,000! 1,000! These monsters dealt fixed damage spit, similar to Slicky''s acid rain''s effect. However, it was a weaker version. The players with combat class as their main, felionians, and demi-hydras had over 1,000 HP. It usually took the monsters two attacks to down a player. Moreover, they were deadly against female players. > These were the deadly game messages to all girls of all races. Fortunately, a soft slap to the face could sober them from this status effect. However, their libido level might reactivate this abnormal status again, so they were no longer suitable in combat. "She''s infected! Take her and run away!" "Escape! Now!" Everyone ran away to the city with all their comrades. Upon return, the players shared their experience with social media and their friends. Within less than an hour, everyone on server 1 learned about the development. The uproar attracted INWTRUE faction and all transferred players from server 10. They went to see what the commotion was all about. As soon as Wet Banana guild members caught a glimpse of Slicky, they withdrew right away as they could guess what had happened. All of them refused to fight that thing! "NOPE!" "No, thank you! Not a chance! Good luck!" "Guild leader must have done something. Let''s not get involved." "I''m not getting one-shotted by that thing. GLHF." The local players were surprised and baffled by their reaction. "Why? Your level is higher than us. Please help!" "The monsters are taking over our grinding spots! Please help!" The local players did not experience the intense fight like the former server 10 players. Currently, the average level of server 1 was 190 to 200, while all 5,000 players from server 10 had already changed their classes. The factor was the monster''s strength, which server 1 had weaker monsters. Without killing the field bosses, the highest monsters that players could find were 2,500 to 3,000, which was not enough for high-level players to hunt. INWTRUE faction, led by Giles Corey, was monopolizing the newly upgraded corroding zombies, which had the strength of 5,000. However, only 100 zombies spawned daily as the new field boss had not arrived yet, so they were not enough to raise their level. "No, I''m sorry. Those are our leader''s pets," One of Wet Banana guild members confessed. "What!?" All the players were shocked. Giles Corey also led his guildmates to the monsters. Upon seeing the number [10,000] of the underlings, he was also astonished. ''An upgraded version of roper trees. The 3000-power ones are already tough, but this can be troublesome.'' Giles was not confident that his subordinates could handle these monsters by themselves. Furthermore, the rumored events were around the corner, so they had to save their strength for the invasion. ''Even if I have 5-Star items, there is no guarantee that it won''t break when fighting against these guys. I shouldn''t touch them.'' Giles ordered all INWTRUE members to stay clear from the roper pages. Without the pay-to-win guild''s interference, ordinary players were at a loss of what they should do with the roper hoard. Eventually, the complaints reached Misha via Natalie and Sasha, who received the news from the others on Sanctuary Island. "Slicky causes troubles?" "He has taken over a shore and spawned 10,000-powered monsters. Common players are complaining about him and the roper''s deadly spit." Sasha explained about the new roper''s characteristic, which shocked Misha. "I''ll do something about it." Misha flew toward Slicky and the troublemakers. Upon finding the new monsters, even Misha was tempted to kill everything for EXP. Unfortunately, their names were tagged with green names, which were Misha''s allies, so she could not get EXP from killing them. "Slicky!" *Slick?* (Yes, my dear?) "Take your goons into the ocean¡­ Wait, I want all of them to build a bridge or a passage from this island to our island. Can you do it?" It was something that Misha wanted to do, but she was not confident that Slicky''s minions could do it. Yet, she asked him anyway. "Can you condense your juice into something like a concrete and make bridges?" *Slick!* (My semen is not cement! I can''t make bridges with that!) Misha sighed, "Then, can you swim in the ocean and hunt mermaids instead of the natives here?" *Slick!* (I haven''t done talking yet!) "???" *Slick!* (I can make those children into living bridges. They can live underwater anyway, so I can stack them for you.) "¡­" Chapter 221 Party Quest - Part 1 Chapter 221 ¨C Party Quest - Part 1 Misha abandoned the idea of creating a bridge of ropers. Imaging a pink bridge with all the tentacles and white sea gave her goosebumps. "Since they can live underwater, send your goons into the sea, please." *Slick?* (Eh? Fine. I''ll catch some mermaids.) Slicky sulked and took his underlings into the sea. The players cheered as these undefeatable monsters left and opened a space for their farming spots again. Still, the damage had been done. Many female players from server 1 hated Misha for having this kind of monsters as her pets. They had been infected with [Estrus] abnormal status and was shamed by the consequence of their own actions. As a result, many girls flocked toward the potential strong guild like INWTRUE. Even female players in Misha''s guild hesitated if they were in the right guild. Despite the uproar and the hatred, Misha ignored all commotion and resumed her task, gathering materials and roper acid to make more money and upgrade her facilities and guild level. Also, she summoned the forgotten Shurka to server 1 and got scolded for being a birdbrain. . As the commotion and conflict between Misha and other female players went on, Moo and Non were oblivious to the changes. Each of them was too busy running around and completing their chain quests from their mentor and other NPCs. Coincidentally, both felionians encountered each other in town when they were submitting their quests. "What are you doing here, you perverted catto, nya?" "Questing, nya! Say, wanna party? I need to kill another field boss to complete my quest." "Nyo, nya! Haven''t you heard Misha''s warning? Don''t kill the field bosses unless you want to get stuck in-game forever!" "But, my quest is shareable, and the reward is a new subclass, nya." "¡­" "How about it? Wanna party, nya?" "You''re selfish, nya! At least, you should ask Mia, too!" "I was planning to!" Both of them decided to contact Misha and invite her to join Moo''s quest. [What''s this quest about? Why are you hunting a field boss despite my warning?] Misha had warned her friends when she found out about Natalie and Sasha''s crisis in server 6 and 10. She hoped that they would refrain from advancing the events, but they still wanted to kill one of them. Moo meowed back, "It''s a shareable chain quest, Mia. I can share up to 6 people since it''s a party quest. Also, the reward is worth it, nya." [What kind of reward is that?] "A new subclass! It''s called [Soul Hunter]." [¡­ Tell me more.] Moo explained about his quest content. Before he got this quest, he had been fighting against black slimes in the other questline. However, he obtained an item from one of the monsters. It was called [Unidentified Memory Fragment, No.1]. Moo gave it to his god statue in the felionian''s pantheon, but the god returned the item and gave the current boss hunting quest, which ended up killing a slime field boss. However, the cat god said something interesting that Moo had not forgotten. "He said something like ¡­ [The true fairy overlord must not be awakened at all costs]. Then, he wants me to collect all memory fragments from the shadow slimes before the fairy overlord gets all of it, nya. You know what''s funny, Mia? The fairy overlord in-game has the same name as your avatar!" Non laughed, "I don''t know if it''s coincidence or a sick joke from the game developers, nya." "Right, nya. Maybe Mia is too strong that the devs want to make his character the bad guy." "I know, right? He''s been the top ranker from the start, nya." The two kept meowing as they continued their small talks. They did not notice that many players were looking at them with warm eyes. "So cute." "I should have evolved into one of them¡­" "Ah, I want to hug a felionian." "A cat is fine, too." . Meanwhile, Misha froze when they mentioned about memory fragments. She wanted to investigate who this "Misha Bloominglily" the game had referred to. With her past experience with Lilith, Misha was aware that this conniving goddess could not be trusted. Everything she told Misha could have been a lie, including this game. "This game is not connected to the hardcore server? My ass! What is this server invasion is all about!? What is my old fairy''s name doing here!? Why do you want to summon people to the hardcore server forcefully!?" Misha might have planned to visit the hardcore server eventually, but she began to have a second thought. She issued a ticket to Lilith and inquired about her relationship with the referred [Misha Bloominglily, the Fairy Overlord] in-game. Unfortunately, Lilith did not answer her questions, which confirmed that she was plotting something. "Well, fine. Since you don''t want to talk, I''ll collect all of those memory fragments and devour every fucking piece. Don''t awaken the true conscience? Well, I''ll do you a favor and erase all fragments for you in my stomach." Misha forwarded her messages to Non and Moo. "I''ll join you. How many people can you share the quest? By the way, have you joined a guild yet? Wanna join me?" . . Non and Moo joined Wet Banana Guild without hesitation. Also, Misha dragged Sasha, Natalie, Shurka, and Des to join Moo''s quest. Upon seeing all the girls, Moo smiled from ear to ear. "A harem party, nya! Ladies, wanna play with my catto dicku?" *Zap* Sasha and Natalie electrocuted Moo and reduced his HP to 10% before they left him alone. All of them checked the shared quest content. . *********************************** > Currently, the black slimes are rampaging on the main continents, and they are planning to invade Sanctuary Island. The Slime Knight, Lucien, should have already infiltrated the town, and he should be preparing to devour all townsmen at the moment. Find him before it''s too late! Note: This is a party quest. You can share this quest with up to 6 players. > - Find him and eradicate Lucien and his black slimes! > - 47 Hours 51 Minutes. > - 20,000,000 EXP - Unidentified Memory Fragment, No.2 - Unlock a new subclass, apprentice soul hunter. *********************************** . Everybody looked at Misha. "Prevent your awakening?" Sasha was curious. Natalie jested, "Misha, what are you awakening into? A Super Saiyan?" Des was not that close to Misha, so she did not comment on this. However, she doubted if Misha had a relationship with the game developers or some sort. ''Weird.'' Misha disregarded the name reference or the coincidence. She turned to Moo. "Part 2? What happened to part 1?" Moo tilted his head to the side and meowed, "I already completed it by killing field boss, nya." "Can I see this memory fragment?" "It''s in my soul space, nya. I can''t take it out without a psionic possession skill." "Oh?" Misha turned to Natalie and Sasha, "Do you girls have that skill? You''ve inherited fairy overlord''s skills, right?" Natalie nodded and was about to use her psionic possession on Moo to fetch the memory fragments. However, Sasha stopped her sister. "Leave it." Natalie and Misha were confused, "Why?" "I have a bad feeling about this. Don''t touch the memory fragment, Misha." "Is it because I have the same name as the NPC in-game?" "No." Sasha could not say it. She suspected that the referred "Misha Bloominglily" in the quest might actually be the girl before her. After all, Lilith''s games are sinister and can''t be taken lightly. Thus, this Pandora Box should not be touched by Misha at all costs! "We''re coming here to get the additional subclass. Leave the quest content and all memory fragments to Moo. We''re not touching it." "Don''t you have an appraisal skill? Can''t you at least go in Moo''s space and identify it?" "No. Don''t forget that we were once touched by your [former conscience]. I don''t want to risk getting my soul infected by another soul of your ¡­ past self." Misha''s shoulders fell, disappointed, "Fine. We won''t get involved. Bummer." She understood why Sasha was concerned about the memory fragments. They might contain the other souls of her alternate conscience whose memories had never been deleted and overwritten by Uriel Min. Thus, Moo, Non, Des, Misha, Natalie, Shurka, and Sasha formed a party and entered the town to search for Lucien. . *********************************** > 1. LV.297 (S1) Misha Bloominglilly (Apprentice Cook) 2. LV.295 (S1) Sasha Hummingbird (Apprentice Consigliere) 3. LV.294 (S1) Natalie Arc (Apprentice Mafioso) 4. LV.285 (S1) Des Aitsuji (Apprentice Marauder) 5. LV.255 (S1) Moo Moomoon (Apprentice Sculptor) 6. LV.205 (S1) Non Nongnon (Apprentice Physician) 7. LV.201 (S1) Shurka Luckyaf (Apprentice Engineer) *********************************** . Non was envious of the high-level rankers, "Why are your levels so high, Nya? Everyone is 280+." Sasha, Natalie, and Des had fought in the invasion, so their level was much higher than Shurka and Non, who had not joined an event. Surprisingly, Moo''s progress was more advanced than everyone in server 1. Had Misha not participated in the war of server 6, her level would have been surpassed by Moo. Sasha consoled Non, "You''ll catch up to us when the invasion event starts. By the way, Moo, where did you find the previous slime boss?" "All black slimes used to spawn on Volcano Island, south of Newbie Island. We''ll have to take a ferry there." . . > > At server 2, the wealthy noble''s son, Roman, managed to pool enough funds and established his guild at the center of Sanctuary Island. He had to pay over 100 million dust to evict all NPC civilians from the town square and bought their land deeds. With the best location, he was confident that he could attract other common players to join them after he gathered all members from other servers. The guild building was a 5-storey mansion villa with fancy swimming pools, bars, and nightclubs. However, Roman had not summoned all guild members to server 2 yet. Instead, he sent his orders to all members of various servers. "Everyone, I need you to form teams in your server and kill as many field bosses as possible. Rush the invasion event like server 6 and 10. Then, you should reap as many benefits from repelling the monsters. When your server is about to fall, send me the names of our members, and I''ll summon you here." All members were shocked by the sudden order. [What about the other players and the local NPCs, boss?] [We''re aware that if the pantheons fell, all players in the server will be transferred to the hardcore server. Do you want all players to be sent there?] [The hardcore server is mysterious, boss. We have no intel about it, and no player from the hardcore server has never returned. I think we''re playing a death game, boss.] There were protests and questions, but Roman was resolute. "We don''t need commoners in our casual server. We''ll eradicate all sub servers and centralize our economy and kingdom. Then, whatever happens in reality, we will be able to migrate our souls here! Don''t you want to be the rulers of this world!?" Roman planned to conquer this game world, so he could transfer his soul into this game and be the king. Many sons and daughters of noble clans got tired of the universe systems and the dictatorship of Milky Way Government. With a na?ve mindset, they were enticed by Roman''s propaganda. "I''m in!" "Fuck real life and school. I''m in!" Chapter 222 Party Quest – Part 2 Chapter 222 ¨C Party Quest ¨C Part 2 With the clues from Moo, Misha and her party members took a ferry toward Volcano Island, searching for a trail of Lucien, the Slime Knight. The small mountain island had a similar size as Misha''s island. Instead of being populated by ropers, they could see a mountain range and a calm volcanic mountain top, similar to Mount Fuji. No trail of smoke or fire could be seen here. "Why is this island called Volcano Island? Is it because it was once a volcano mountain? It won''t erupt any time soon, right?" Looking at the confused Shurka, Moo puffed his chest, "They called this VOLCANO because of those monsters inside the mountain, nya. All of them have a fire attribute, and they can shoot a fireball that deals fixed damage to players." "Oh? Fire damage?" "Yes! There are many 3,500-power monsters to 5,000 ones here, but I don''t think they are worth farming anymore, considering our current strength, nya." "You seem to know everything on this island." "Of course, nya! I spent all my gaming days on this island ever since my mentor sent me to farm stones here." Listened to Moo, Misha understood how he managed to progress faster than everyone else. It seemed his quest lines were more advanced than every player here. Misha wanted to curse at Walter and Arthur for not giving her many quests like Moo''s master. However, thinking back, she did not follow the tradition [Grinding by Questing] like Moo. Also, she cheated and forcefully made the two mentors accept her by bribing them. Curious about quests, Misha asked for advice, "How did you ask your mentor for quests, Moo?" Natalie, Sasha, Moo, Des, Non, and Shurka turned to Misha with a complicated expression. "Have you ever used a quest menu, Misha?" "What''s the quest menu? Is it the one that displays our current quests?" "¡­" The atmosphere felt odd. It was as if everyone was looking at Misha with sympathy. Shurka patted Misha''s back, "Mish." "Yeah?" "In the quest menu¡­" "Yeah?" "There''s another tab called [Available Quests]." "¡­" "All you have to do is walking toward your mentor, and then you open this menu." "¡­" "Once you do, you will have a list if you want to do what kind of quests. It ranges from easy quests to complicated chain quests, depending on your mentor''s strength." Misha felt like she wanted to commit suicide. For weeks, she had been playing a different game. She opened her menu and navigated to the tabs, referred by Shurka. And she found it. However, all quests were greyed out, but some had red-cross on it. "What''s greyed quests and quests with a red strikethrough?" "Quest names with red lines on it are lost opportunities. They are mostly time-limited quests. As for the grey one, you have to be near the NPC to activate those." Misha counted the lost quest. There were 20+ quests that she could have accepted, but she did not. As for the greyed quests, there were only 5 left. Still, she could examine the content of the quests. Most of them offered massive EXP as rewards, and their missions involved mafia businesses, such as cooking crystals for Walter, going around with Arthur to incite some mobs, or participating in a group fight against the police. She could have reached level 200 within a couple of days by doing these quests! Misha cried, "I''m such a noob." *Mew* (You''re not only a noob. You''re a noob banana.) Moo patted Misha''s back, "It''s fine. Most of them are just EXP quests. Chain quests are unique, so they should still be around. Say, since you never knew about this menu, how did you initiate a quest after all this time?" "I talk to them, just like how that perverted geezer offered to take you as his disciple." "¡­" "Isn''t this how you accept quests in other games?" "¡­ Yes, but you won''t get side quests or chain quests that way." "¡­" . The entire party had to console Misha, who cried for 10 minutes. After Misha calmed down, everyone resumed their journey to find Lucien or his trace. "Well, I have many 1-Star fire resistance items on me. Do you have any equipment yet?" Moo attempted to change subjects. Shurka and Misha had VIP10, and they had bought the package. Moreover, they were inferno dragonewt, which could use flame field skill, so they did not have to worry about fire attacks. As for Natalie and Sasha, their soulless bodies had been working for grandmother Min, so they had earned enough money to invest in diamonds. With Min''s support, they already bought VIP10 and the VIP package. They came here prepared as they wore accessories with fire resistance. Des was a pro-gamer captain, so she had enough cash to buy diamonds when the price was low. She was also a VIP10 with 5-star accessories. Moo and Non were the poorest of the group. They still did not have VIP status, and they had to rely on monster drops to get equipment. Misha took 10 3-Star accessories from her inventory and passed them to Non and Moo. "Wear those instead of 1-Star items." Non and Moo were astonished, "Wow! Are you give me these, nya? So all of you are PTW? I''m so lucky I befriend you!" "Return these when the quest is over." "I take my words back. You''re stinky, nya!" With all the preparation, everyone proceeded with Moo as their guide. Moo and Non used his natural abilities to climb the rocky mountain and placed markers to leave behind some hints, so they could return here if something went wrong. Misha and Shurka did not have a problem following Moo as they could fly. Des was a leporian, and she had a similar physical strength like Non and Moo. Thus, she could catch up with the two cats easily. As for Natalie and Sasha, they inherited half-blood of the fairy overlord. The two girls with the same face utilized the enhanced body and their psychic abilities to follow the others. The party trekked through steep cliffs and rocky mountain range as if they were a squad of ninjas or elite marines. Along the way, they ran into a group of fire pheasants with a strength of 4,000. "Chickens, nya!" Non exclaimed, "They looked delicious!" Moo nodded, "Indeed, they are delicious, but we shouldn''t pick a fight with them right now. If we attack one of them, we''ll aggro the entire island''s chickens." His face was pale when he talked about the fire pheasants. These wild roosters never attacked players first. However, had a player attacked them, they would cry and summon all of their friends toward its current location, and all summoned chickens would attack anyone on sight. Moo had a hard time fighting against these chickens. He had to run away several times in the past, and he never wanted to experience that again. Listened to Moo''s story, everyone was astonished. "You had it rough, catto," Des consoled Moo. "You''re kind, nya. I''ll lend you my catto dicku when we got through this quest-OUCH!" Des elbowed to Moo''s solar plexus, stunning him. "Let''s ignore the chickens and continue." They ignored the monster zone and continued climbing the silent volcano. The group followed Moo to an area with open ground, 1,500 meters above the seawater level. He waved his hands and gestured the group to stop. "What''s wrong?" Moo had a wry smile on his face, "The system warning should come at any time now." After Moo warned them, everyone received a warning message. > > > > "Fire aura? Zhurong?" Everyone was confused. Moo nodded, "My mentor taught me that a fire god is sleeping inside this volcano, but I saw him in person. He''s actually a mutant that produces combustible substance at all times as long as he breathes in oxygen. Well, his body is burning continuously for a hundred years, and he kept himself hidden in there." Misha was astonished, "Then, how is he alive after all the burning?" "I don''t know. I''m not him, nya." "Did you talk to him? How did you know all of this?" Moo puffed his chest, "I have a hero subclass, nya! Heroes can accept rare quests from all NPCs and talk to boss monsters. I talked to the guy, and he''s quite a nice person, nya!" Misha and Sasha''s face twitched. They had villainess class as their subclass, so they were wary about a certain kind of class that could counter their villainess perks. A hero class was such a career path that might turn against them in the future. However, since they were friends, Moo and the two girls should be able to work together. "Can''t you just tell him to stop releasing this aura?" "Nope. Not possible. It gets worse if we get closer to the center of the volcano. The last time, I have my mentor''s artifact, so I can meet him in person, but I already returned that thing. If we get to the center, we''ll suffer 10,000 damage every minute without any fire resistance artifacts." Misha stood still and waited for the fire damage to arrive, testing their fire resistance skill and their accessories. > > > One of her accessories and her Fire Resistance skill was at work, which reduced the damage from 60 to 38. The reduction was not significant, but Misha was happy with the last game message. ''Finally, a way to grind my fire resistance skill.'' Tama was also happy. *MEW!* (I LOVE IT HOT!!) Not only Tama, but Mii in Shurka''s chest also cheered. *MII* (IT''S SO HOT! OH, YES!!) Meanwhile, everybody flinched as their HP dropped from the aura. 45! 40! 42! Even though they had accessories to protect themselves from fire damage, they were not enough. "Misha, Shurka, can you use flame field and cover us from the aura damage?" Misha shook her head, "Can''t do. My FF is level 22. It only covers my body." However, Shurka gathered everyone around her and activated the skill. Flame Field! A large fire dome covered the entire party member. Unlike Misha''s low-level flame field, it did not cause a shockwave that could harm anyone. "What''s your flame field level, Shurka?" Misha was curious. "100." Everyone widened their eyes, "How are you leveling your skills so fast!?" "Teehee! I kept using only one skill when I''m farming low-level mobs. Do you know that you can get skill levels by killing weaker monsters? As long as you can get at least 1 EXP out of it, you can grind your skill levels." "¡­" This explained how Shurka''s progress was slower than the rest of the crews. Still, her skills were more OP than Misha. *Mew* (You suck, Mish.) Misha cried again. . . Everybody proceeded further around the calm mountain. They arrived in front of an abandoned mine, which Moo had come here often. +60! +60! As they hiked here, Shurka''s flame field''s HP was still full as the fire damage increased its HP instead of damaging it. This was the perk of elemental barriers. As long as the element matched, the barrier would be invulnerable against the same elemental attacks. However, one person refused to stay in the barrier, Misha. > > > Misha continued to grind her fire resistance skill. When she first arrived at the island, it was at level 1. But now, after 30 minutes of hiking on this mountain island, the skill had reached level 8. "We''re here! Get ready, nya!" Moo warned everyone and got into a fighting stance. However, no party member could see any monster anywhere. "What''s wrong, Moo?" Moo exhaled slowly, "This is the territory of disgusting dogs! The moment they smell us, they will come at us with their entire packs. Every dog in the cave will rush us any time now." By the time that Moo finished explaining to other players, they could hear the howl of a dog. *AWOOOOO* *RUMBLE* The mountain shook as something was approaching them. Everyone kept the distance away from the cave. Misha and Shurka, as the race of tankers, stood in front of everyone. Misha activated her flame field to get her shield HP up. She acted as the primary tank while Shurka stayed behind her, becoming the secondary tanker. "Do you have an aggro skill, Misha?" Since Misha seemed to volunteer to be their tank, all party members were curious if she knew what she was doing. "Nope!" "¡­" Before anyone could yell at Misha for being dumb despite her 6000 INT, the monster horde rushed out of the cave. They were humanoid monsters, Fire Cobalt. Each of them had a dog head and a muscular human body, wielding an armor plate, a sword, and a shield. Misha and everyone gazed at the number on their heads in astonishment. 15,000 Power! "I thought this island only has 5,000-strength monsters at the maximum!" Moo meowed back with teary eyes, "They were only 10,000 when I last came here to kill the slime boss! I don''t know anything about this!" Chapter 223 Party Quest - Part 3 Chapter 223 ¨C Party Quest - Part 3 As everyone was astonished by the horde of cobalts, Misha''s eyes gleamed. ''EXP!'' She did not care if the monster''s overall strength might be stronger than her. All she cared about was the potential EXP she could get from this party quest. "Fireball!" A level 22 fireball with 6,186 INT was fired. *BOOM* An explosion occurred, devouring 10 cobalts at once. Resisted! 33,406! Resisted! 33,406! Resisted! 33,406! > > > > Each dog-head mutant only had 10,000 HP. Even if the fire cobalts were resilient to fire attacks, the explosion critical still instant-killed them. The explosion snapped everyone back from their shock. Sasha and Natalie also activated her skills. "Chain Lightning!" Branches of electricity connected all cobalts like webs, which also inflicted damage and status effects. Paralyzed! 1,420! Shocked! 1,729! Stunned! 1,891! The DPS from both demi-fairies was weaker than Misha''s. However, their AOE attacks applied crowd control effects, such as paralysis, shocked, and stunned, which stopped their movement for a few seconds. Meanwhile, Shurka revealed her combat skills to others for the first time. With a shout, Mii''s tentacles, which ignited in flame, exited her body like Misha and Tama''s tendril attack. 10 fire tentacles extended from her body and penetrated 10 cobalts, latching with their bodies. *Mii* (Get over here!) Like a certain character from Mortal Kombat, she dragged all stunned cobalts toward her with Mii''s fire tentacles. The moment the 10 monsters were pulled closer to Shurka, she used a skill that Misha had not learned yet. "Firestorm!" A fire tornado manifested as Shurka became the eye of the storm. A hurricane of fire pulled all 10 cobalts to the air as it continued to burn them. 3,333! 3,333! Each second, two numbers of inflicted damage appeared above their heads. Within two seconds, all of the chained monsters were killed. Non and Moo disappeared from where they stood when the explosion occurred. The two humanoid cats, each wielded a long spear, leapt into the packs of cobalts. Armor Break! 14,440! Armor Break! 12,314! Without using a skill, these felionians'' strikes ignored the defense buffs of all these monsters. Furthermore, their attacks applied [Armor Break] debuff to the attacked cobalts, even though they were unnecessary as their damage output was enough to kill a target with one hit. Des did not move from her spot. Instead, she observed her party members'' performance to evaluate their skills and behavior. As a pro-gamer captain, it was a habit she had since she wanted to understand the capabilities of her new teammates. "Wow." Des was impressed, but she had a few critics on their teamwork. ''Natalie and Sasha are already perfect their roles, and they knew what they are doing. Give them time and a bit of guidance, then they can shine like other pros.'' ''Misha has high barrier HP and a long-ranged DPS skill, but she doesn''t have experience as a tanker. She also doesn''t seem to have an aggro skill that can pull monsters toward her.'' ''Shurka has lower barrier HP, but she can cover the entire team. Those fire tentacles should be her pulling skill, so she knows a bit of tanking role. That firestorm is neat, too. ''Non and Moo, well, they''re pure DPS, but they didn''t know anything about party positioning. They need some polishing.'' While Des was in deep thought, more cobalt waves rushed at the party. At first, there were only a hundred of them from the cave. Now, an army of 1,000 cobalts appeared on top of the mountain, charging toward them. "So, this is why the game told me to bring along a party, nya," Moo had goosebumps as his fur stood straight, including his fluffy tail. Des shouted, "Into the cave! We''ll be surrounded by all sides if we continue to stay here!" "But, there are still monsters coming out of the cave, nya!" "Breakthrough them! We''ll rush into the cave!" Shurka took the vanguard position. Two long fire tentacles extended from Shurka''s palms, acting as her whips. Resisted! 2,992! Resisted! 3,588! However, the fire whips were as sharp as blades as they cut through all coming cobalts, killing them in three or four slashes. Noticeably, Shurka''s DPS slowly increased as her level continued to rise. Misha''s power, when her critical failed, was considered weak when she compared herself to other players. "Fireball!" Resisted! 1,518! Resisted! 1,518! *MEW!* (ARGH! Annoying fire resistance!) Misha was also feeling bitter. Her main element was fire, so she dealt less damage to these cobalts. Vice versa, all monster attacks were harmless to Misha''s flame field barrier. Resisted! 0! Resisted! 0! Non, Des, and Moo dashed and leapt over Misha''s head. They cleared the path for Misha, Sasha, and Natalie, who was having trouble with their opponents since their attack power was weaker than the others. The stragglers abandoned their pride and followed their vanguards. *AWOOOO* As soon as everyone got deeper into the dark cave, the reinforcement cobalts reached the cave entrance. They chased after Misha and the gang. Misha wanted to stay behind and kill everything, but she followed Sasha and the others as she did not want to separate from the precious party EXP bonuses. Moreover, Non and Moo fed the party members plenty of EXP from their kills. Fortunately, the cave was large enough for the team to run in 3-wide, and the two cats could jump around, using their mobility to dodge the cobalt''s attacks. Still, they were without a direction. Des, who was temporarily leading the party, did not know where she should stop and fight as she did not have a map. "Moo, do you know about the layout of this cave?" Des yelled as she fended off a sword strike from a cobalt. "Nya? The last time I came here, I just ran away from these doggies and followed the quest direction hints." "Do you remember the path?" "No. I didn''t pay attention." "¡­" Des wanted to scream that she picked the wrong guild and party to join as these players were still too noob, not understanding the gravity of this situation. But she was wrong. Misha, Sasha, and Natalie overheard the conversation. As experimented children, they activated their 3D sense, their sixth sense. A 3D map appeared in their mind, which revealed the layout of this cave. The three girls pointed and spoke at the same time, "Over there!" The path that Misha, Sasha, and Natalie pointed was a passage with a dead end. Yet, they wanted to guide everybody there. First, they would not run into more monsters as they dive further into the cave. Secondly, it secured a foothold, so they could direct all monsters to come at them from only one direction, which was ideal for taking on a large group of monsters. In summary, that location was a strategic chokepoint to deal with these cobalts. The rest of the party had faith in their decision. Everyone followed Natalie to the dead-end passage, while Misha and Sasha acted as their rearguards. Sasha''s chain lightning continued to stun the mobs every 10 seconds. Meanwhile, Misha''s fireballs picked off one target at a time. Sometimes, explosion critical occurred and wiped several groups of cobalts. As everyone ran away from the cobalts while they were fighting, Des stopped running and turned around to display her leporian racial skills for the first time in this party fight. With an extended hand, she yelled, "Suction!" Blood from dead cobalts gathered into several red spheres, floating in mid-air. The rabbit girl''s hands formed several hand seals as if she was casting a ninja spell. "Blood Transformation, Sawblade!" Seven blood spheres transformed into seven wheels of sawblades. They spun at high speed, creating a whistling sound as they flew toward the oncoming packs of cobalts. Armor Break! 1,000! Armor Break! 1,000! Armor Break! 1,000! Similar to Non and Moo''s attacks, this rabbit girl''s skill also lowered her opponents'' defense. However, the damage was not as good as the [Ignore Defense] specialists as her race could use a psychic skill with the AOE effect despite being a physical combatant. Thanks to Des, Sasha, and Misha''s contribution, everyone managed to create a gap between the chasing cobalts, giving enough time for Moo, Non, Shurka, and Natalie to wipe out the mobs in front of them. Without an enemy on the frontline, the latter four turned around to assist Misha, Sasha, and Des. Misha wanted to stay in front of her pack to be the tanker, but Des pulled her back. "You''re more like a semi-tank damage-dealer since you can''t pull any monster toward you. Leave the tanking job to Shurka and be our secondary tank." "Ugh." The more Misha fought in this party, the more she felt inferior to other players. Misha had thought that she was doing well with all the bonus status attributes and levels, but they seemed to perform better than Misha. *Mew Mew* (Don''t cry, Mish. Once we can buy skill books from that stupid statue, we''ll grind all of our active skills to the max. Then, you can be as OP as everyone.) ¡­ 5 Hours later, With only one battlefront and narrow cave passage, the thousand cobalts rushed to their death. After the last cobalt went down, the cave became a quiet place again. Only the sound the rough breathing from the players could be heard. All party members were mentally exhausted. They either sat or lay down on the ground. "So tired, nya!" "Dog''s blood is stinky, nya!" Des used her [Suction] skill again. This time, she collected all blood into several containers that she had prepared. "What are you doing, Des?" Natalie was curious. "Leporians can consume blood to restore HP, ST, and PF. I''m gathering all blood, so I can have the alchemists from my team to make me some potions." Des explained that she also wanted to use Misha''s guild to summon all of her pro-gamers from her team, so they could form a better organization system within the guild. Sasha was interested in this. She and Des began chatting and left the other teammates out of the loop. Misha and Shurka had 5 fireballs, rotating around their bodies. The glowing fire from them was the only light source in the cave. Tama shoved a green gel to Misha''s mouth to replenish her stamina while she embezzled a red gel to be her snacks. Upon recovering her stamina, Misha took a knife from her inventory and walked toward a dead cobalt. *SOEK* The dragonewt began dissecting the corpse next to her feet. Curious, Non and Moo walked over to look. "Dissecting? Can you dissect these monsters?" "I''m a cook. I can cook food and dissect these things." "Wow! Cool!" Non frowned, "Hold it. Are you planning to cook these dogs!?" "Why not? Many people in my world used to eat dogs since they didn''t have other sources of meat. Since they are plenty of dead bodies here, can you let me experiment with my cooking skill?" "¡­" "I also have a few leftover roper''s tentacles in my inventory. I think they can be made into good sausages. Do you want some? I can cook them right now." "¡­" . . Deep inside the cave, five kilometers away from where Misha and others were resting, An altar with a rock statue, which Moo used to come here and hunt the hidden field boss, Slime Solder. A knight, whose silhouette was clouded by black mist, knelt before the statue. If anyone from the golden generation were here, they would recognize this statue had the same appearance as Misha. After all, it was something that Moo sculpted to summon the Slime Soldier by the order of his mentor. The order did not specify that it had to resemble Misha. However, Moo crafted it by using someone with his ideal girl''s appearance. As Moo was a perverted felionian, he sculpted a naked statue of Misha with detailed physiques. However, it was not a dragonewt Misha. It was Misha with felionian''s features. Still, the Slime Knight, Lucien, was paying respect to the statue. "For my empress," Lucien stood as five void gates appeared. From each gate, cobalts with 20,000 strength stepped outside. This time, they equipped with knight gears, wearing shiny plate armor and polearms. After a while, cobalts with robes and wooden staffs followed after the cobalt knights. They were mages with 20,000 strength as well. Their eyes were pitch black. Inside each body, a black slime resided there, controlling their movements. "Assemble, my slimes. We shall devour every mortal in this realm." Lucien roared, "FOR OUR EMPRESS!" All slimes also screeched and roared. Chapter 224 Party Quest – Part 4 Chapter 224 ¨C Party Quest ¨C Part 4 The party cleaned the battlefield and shared the loot. Des asked for kobold blood, but she did not take any corpse or dropped items. Everyone also gave the dropped equipment to Moo and Non, since they relied on selling these items to obtain more dust. For the dead bodies, Shurka, Natalie, and Sasha gave up all of them to Misha, so she could cook or dissect them to her heart''s content. Although the three did not obtain any solid item from this raid, they got their fair share of EXP. . **************************************** > 1. LV.302 (S1) Misha Bloominglilly (Apprentice Cook) 2. LV.300 (S1) Sasha Hummingbird (Apprentice Consigliere) 3. LV.299 (S1) Natalie Arc (Apprentice Mafioso) 4. LV.291 (S1) Des Aitsuji (Apprentice Marauder) 5. LV.287 (S3) MWG Dove Donovan (Apprentice Lumberjack) 6. LV.282 (S3) MWG Maple Rockingheart (Apprentice Hunter) 7. LV.282 (S6) ACE Ellie Elleneth (Apprentice Vigilante) 8. LV.280 (S6) ACE Shadow Hobbs (Apprentice Mafioso) 9. LV.274 (S3) MWG Felia Blue (Apprentice Mayor) 10. LV.274 (S6) ACE Skim Putnam (Apprentice Psychic) **************************************** . Moo, Non, and Shurka were no longer in the global ranking, but their level was 240, 235, and 234. A lot had changed in these past days. Many of the server 6''s players made their appearance on the leaderboard after the raid event. Several people that Misha, Sasha, and others marked as threats, Dove, Maple, and Felia, seemed to have formed a guild under MWG''s banners and moved to server 3 as their name changed. Des, who tagged along with Natalie in server 10, got the boons and shot up to the top 5. Misha held on to her top ranker as usual, but the gap got closer. "Let''s proceed to the altar, nya," Moo was eager to lead the party. Everyone packed their belongings and restored their stamina. With Natalie''s fireballs around, everyone could see through the dark cave and followed after Moo. It was a long walk with nothing but a humid rocky cavern. Although there were many intersections and mysterious holes, distracting them like mazes, Misha, Sasha, and Natalie worked together, picking the right direction to reach Moo''s altar that he had talked about. Upon getting closer, the expression of the three golden generation members changed as their 3D sense detected too many life signatures. As they got closer to the altar that Moo found the slime boss, everyone could smell the scent of several wet dirty dogs. Misha and Natalie disabled their fireballs. They turned around and whispered to the others. "Beside us, anyone else can see through the dark?" Moo, Non, Des, Natalie, and Sasha raised their hand. "Wait a minute. All of you can see through the dark, but you made us use our fireballs as torches after all this time?" Misha was bemused. "No, Misha. Both of you volunteered to use it, so we thought that dragonewts can''t see in the dark." "¡­" *Mew* (Banana Mish.) *Mii* (Banana Shurka.) ¡­ The party of seven sneaked closer, hiding behind tall rocks. Everyone peeked through the gaps of the stones to check what was ahead. Before them, a battalion of kobold knights and mages with the strength of 20,000 lined up in arrays in front of the white altar. On top of the altar, Lucien placed Moo''s statue on top and decorated it with clothes and jewelry. No torch or light presented in the area, but the eyes of slime knights and kobolds glowed in the darkness. A red number was glittering on top of Lucien''s head. [20,000] Natalie and Shurka frowned. "When I fought this guy, he was only 10,000." "Same. Why is this guy getting stronger? Shouldn''t they be the same boss?" Moo''s sight locked on to the statue that he had sculpted. Upon seeing the decoration and jewelry, he turned to Misha and gulped. "Mia, you should wear something pretty like that statue, nya. You would have been gorgeous in those." Misha had the urge to beat this catto, but she kept her cool. Getting angry and hitting Moo right now might expose their location. Shurka noticed the statue. She was curious why a statue of Misha was doing here. "Say, why is your statue here?" Moo puffed his chest, "I sculpted it, nya!" Everyone turned to the perverted cat. Sasha asked, "Why did you make that? Is Misha your crush?" "Nyaha, it was the first part of my chain quest. My mentor asked me to craft a female statue, so I modeled it after Mia''s avatar." Misha frowned, "Naked?" "Yup, naked. It''s an art." "¡­" As everyone was eyeing Moo with disgust, Natalie noticed a different pattern in 3 servers. In server 6 and 10, Lucien appeared with kobold soldiers with 10,000 strength. Upon killing the kobolds, the black slimes manifested and possessed NPCs, killing them in their mind space. In this server, it appeared that Moo''s quest could interfere with the invasion plan, and they might have changed something that did not happen in the other servers. Misha statue was one of the changes! ''Did Moo''s quest trigger the changes? Then, we should be able to prevent the city raid and save all the NPCs. Afterward, our server can be the true sanctuary.'' Natalie already connected the dots while the others had not paid attention to the difference. "So, what''s the plan?" Des asked Misha, the guild leader. Sasha turned to Misha, "The skill that tamed Slicky, you have that taming skill, right? Can you tame the slime boss?" Misha shook her head, "It''s still in cooldown. It has a one-month cooldown, and I''m stuck with¡­ well, almost a month." Sasha sighed, "Then, that can''t be helped. Let''s summon slicky here to help us. We won''t be able to deal with this." "Why? We should be able to deal with these guys, right?" "No," Sasha glanced at kobold mages, "There are too many variables. We don''t know everything about the mages and the knights. Also, if they are the same with the guys we fought in other servers, black slimes will appear after we killed those kobolds, and they will attack our mind." Misha flinched, "We should be able to fend them off, right? We fought a lot of these guys at the colony." "But our real body won''t be able to move at that time. What will happen if all of us are under mind-attack, but the boss makes a move on us?" "¡­" Misha realized now that these guys might be too dangerous for them to handle with only 7 members. They turned to Moo. "What kind of fuck-up quest are you taking?" Moo giggled, "What can I say? I have a hero class, nya." "¡­" While the gang was brainstorming for an attack plan, their voice got louder, and Lucien could hear it. "WHO GOES THERE!?" The slime knight within a black gas drew a sword and slashed. Then, a sword wave appeared and hit the boulder that the gang was hiding. The six girls and one horny catto jumped backward to dodge the sword wave. But that exposed their position. *AWOOOOO* All dog-head kobolds howled and charged at the group. "Crap!" "Shitto, nya!" Misha spat out a disappointed groan as she summoned a fireball, planning to gather her firepower for the boss whenever she could. As Misha was collecting the fireballs, she also roared. "Rally!" It was a new skill to boost her party''s firepower, which she had saved for the emergency. > > ¡­ > All party members but Misha obtained a boost for 10 minutes, which equaled to Misha''s leadership status. Natalie and Sasha glanced at each other. After fighting together for a while, they began to understand their roles and learned a few techniques. "You go first. Five seconds later, your turn, and we repeat." "Gotcha! Chain Lightning!" Both demi-fairy''s chain lightning had 10 seconds cooldown, so they took turns when they cast their skills. The lightning stunned the first wave of 30 kobolds, but others slipped through the net. Moo and Non rushed forward to take care of the chargers, but Des, who was observing the change in the rear of kobold battalion, shouted. "DON''T GO IN!! FALL BACK!!" Behind the kobold knights, the mages conjured their spells. 50 Dark energy balls appeared from all 50 mages. "Not good!" Shurka followed after the damage dealers and activated her barrier skill to cover them. Flame Field! At the same time, all mages launched their energy balls at the melee fighters. *BOOM* *BOOM* 7,500! 7,500! 7,500! Those were not the usual fire damage! All energy ball hit Shurka''s fire shield, but the HP bar dropped to zero in an instant. > 7,500! 7,500! 7,500! > > > Shurka, Moo, and Non were caught off-guard by the magic attacks. Without a fire barrier from Shurka, the magic killed the three players and sent them back to their respawn point. "RETREAT!" Des shouted as she dodged the dark magic balls. Sasha and Natalie turned around to run, but Misha chose to stand still as she glared at the oncoming monster horde. Her eyes flared in red color. She activated a new skill to fend off the oncoming kobold knights. Blast! *BOOM* The invisible cannonball knocked two nearest kobold backward and slammed onto the other monsters. Tama could read Misha''s mind. She extended three long tentacles to drag Non, Moo, and Shurka''s dead bodies into Misha''s inventory. As Tama was reeling in the corpses, more kobolds rushed at Misha. Flame Field! Misha calculated the shockwave range and used it to shove all kobolds backward. Ignited! 6,536! Ignited! 6,536! Ten more kobolds in her shockwave range was hit and ignited in flames. They suffered damage-over-time, which they would only last 4 ticks, aka 8 seconds. With only 20,000 HP, this skill was deadly to kobold knights. Misha began backpedaling, running backward as she continued to collect more fireballs around her. At this moment, 7 fireballs rotated around her body as if they were planets, orbiting around the sun. Lucien glared at Misha. Upon looking at her face, he recognized her. "My queen¡­" Chapter 225 Call Me Queen Chapter 225 ¨C Call Me Queen As Misha was running away from the chasing kobolds, a system notification popped up, annoying her. > > > It was the quest item from Moo''s dead body that Misha had secured for the perverted cat. "Not now!" > > "AH!! ANNOYING!! NO!!" > > "¡­" Misha minimized the obnoxious game message window and concentrated on the enemies before her. At this moment, ten fireballs were orbiting around her body. She glanced at her [Fireball] skill menu to check its critical chance. . ********************************** > Level 25 Power: 1,710 (+1,641) Ignite Chance: 12.50% Explosion Chance: 12.50% ********************************** . Ignition critical could set the monsters on fire, which had a similar property like the flame field shockwave. However, explosion critical chance was the bread and butter of this skill. With 10 fireballs, Misha believed that she might trigger a critical explosion once. "Come on, my 34 Luck! Go! Fireball!" Misha sent all 10 fireballs toward the chasing kobolds. Resisted! 1,813! Resisted! 1,813! Resisted! 1,813! The luck was not on her side as all 10 fireballs did not trigger any critical, including ignite. Impatient and angry, she threw another fireball at the half-dead kobold when the cooldown timer was over. Fireball! *BOOM* Explosion! 45,313! Finally, the explosion devoured the nearest group of all chasing kobold, creating a small gap from the charging groups and Misha. "FUCK, YES!!" Delighted, Misha laughed and celebrated. > > Misha widened her eyes in shock. She exclaimed, "Yes!" but she had forgotten that the minimized window was still around. "NO! DON''T USE IT!! FUCK!!" It was too late. The item assimilated into her game character, and she had a flash vision. . . She could see herself in this vision. It was the time when Misha Bloominglily appeared in Mia''s mind space for the first time. At that time, she had the appearance of a fairy overlord, a variant of a fairy dragon. The dragon summoned a black slime to attack the innocent Mia. Soon, she could hear the other Misha''s thought. ''This one looks delicious. I wonder if he can survive this stupid soul.'' Mia proceeded to kill the black slime. ''Oh? I didn''t expect that he can pass the test. Well, since his mind is strong enough, he has potential. Let''s see if you can outlast these slimes. What''s it gonna be? Die and be my food? Or will you live, and I''ll stick with you for a while longer?'' Mia killed all the black slimes, but he was injured to the point that he would not last another monster. ''Hahaha! It''s fun torturing this human child. Well, I can easily eat this fool and be done with it, but that''s boring. I''ll play the same game with other girls with my alternate conscience. Let''s see how many of them I can convert.'' The fairy dragon pretended to be delicate and trustworthy. She allowed her soul to be devoured by Mia. However, in reality, she did not allow her core to be dissolved or assimilated with the boy. Misha, the observer of this memory fragment, could sense the other conscience of the fairy dragon that had killed many children with the black slimes. All of them became Misha''s food, which increased her soul''s vitality, despite hiding her weakened core within Mia''s soul. ''HAHAHA! So many young boys and girls to eat! Thanks, Gabriel! I owe you one for this! HAHAHAHA!'' . After hiding within Mia''s soul space as Misha Statue, she nurtured Mia to her liking, making him stronger day by day. Meanwhile, the other conscience progressed further as other male children nonchalantly consumed her alternate conscience statues. Slowly, Misha manipulated their souls and converted them to her minions. One of the girls, Lana, was an exception. One day, Gabriel entered Lana''s soul space and warned Misha. "GTFO of my daughter''s soul or I''ll expose your plan." The fairy dragon laughed, "Okay! Okay! I won''t forget our agreement. I just want to stabilize this girl for you." She withdrew the mini core of her alternate conscience from Lana''s soul. After that incident, she placed the additional conscience core she had from Lana into Maple, rushing the progress. Soon, Maple got converted, becoming the first golden generation trainee that became another fairy overlord. Misha''s real conscience talked to Maple, "Pretend to be their comrade. Protect Mia for me. My real conscience is with him, so don''t let anything happen to him, okay?" "What are you planning, myself?" "Toying with humans, of course! Let''s enjoy this, shall we?" "Don''t forget our primary objective, though. I don''t want to die because my origin conscience is a stupid bitch that gets herself killed." "Ow, you''re a cruel catto, nya!" "Don''t talk like a felionian! I hate those cats!" "Hahaha! Well, right. Let''s not bring up the old hateful memory." . As the fairy dragon continued to hide within Mia''s soul space, the breakout incident happened as Mia fought against Milky Way Government forces with his sisters. As Mia killed the converted male trainees, Misha continued to collect her alternate conscience in the other''s bodies, strengthening herself. Then, an unforeseen incident happened. When Mia was unconscious after he had fought against Min, the grandmother''s soul infiltrated into Mia''s soul space and found Misha. The eyes of Min resembled of a greater race of a dragon clan! "You, the bitch that hides in that statue, come out and explain yourself, or I''ll erase you!" "Wait! Wait! Wait! I give up! Don''t kill me!" The fairy dragon left the statue and presented herself to Min, "Great dragon. I didn''t know that he''s your grandson. Please forgive me!" "Good. Now, GTFO, or I''ll kill you." The origin Misha was reluctant, "But I don''t have a body to move into. You know that as lowly fairy overlord, we rely on souls and bodies of other living beings. I''ll die if I leave your grandson''s body." "Is that so?" Min revealed a wicked grin, "Then, I have a proposition for you." . . The vision was cut off as the fragment only contained this portion of origin Misha''s memory. As the flashback came to Misha, only a split second had passed in reality. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > . . ********************************************** > Name: Misha Bloominglilly Race: Inferno Dragonewt > Fairy Overlord Class: Apprentice Cook Sub Class: Apprentice Clown, Apprentice Mafioso, Apprentice Seductress, Apprentice Villainess, Apprentice Valkyrie Level: 97 > 102 EXP: 2,235,625/4,080,000 HP: 641 > 1,702 ST: 441 > 902 PF: 980 > 3,010 . > STR: 463 > 678 VIT: 641 > 851 STM: 441 > 451 AGI: 350 > 555 DEX: 680 > 905 INT: 6,186 > 7,036 WIS: 980 > 1,505 CHA: 492 > 502 LEA: 0 > 210 Luck: 34 > 35 Overall Strength: 10,233 > 12,693 Karma: 357,120 ********************************************** . . There were massive changes in her stats and her basic HP, ST, and PF. Instead of getting 1 point of HP/ST/PF per 1 VIT, she got 2, just like felionian or other melee-oriented race. Secondly, her appearance reverted to that of an ordinary human girl instead of a half-dragon mutant. Misha''s red scales disappeared, leaving only the smooth jade skin of a delicate girl. And lastly, Misha calculated if she allocated all her PF into flame field barrier HP. Had she spent all 3,000''ish PF into HP, with level 25 flame field, she could generate 305,304 HP!! This was insane and broken beyond imagination! This was something of a field boss'' HP, not a player''s HP! *Mew* (Mish, I sense something has changed within your body. Did you eat something rotten?) Misha gritted her teeth as she attempted to pull back her dominant conscience as the Banana Misha over the Fairy Dragon Misha. She groaned through her teeth in frustration, "Yeah, I''ve just eaten a rotten banana. Now, I''m a rotten soggy banana that wants to see some blood." Despite getting all the upgrades and improvements, Misha''s mood became worse as she did not want to accept that she had planned to kill Mia. *AWOOOOO* As Misha''s face darkened from anger, the kobolds rushed at her without knowing what awaited them. "SHAAADDDAAAAP!!" Her eyes also blackened as she exhibited the deadliest power of a fairy overlord. Psionic Puppeteer! It was a skill that allowed Prayut to control a weak hydra. But to the fairy overlord, she could command all black slimes around her with just a glance. All kobolds halt as their movements froze. As if someone had pressed the pause button, everyone maintained their last motion like statues. Lucien, who was following after his troops, widened his eyes. He gazed at Misha and cried out a word of a happy child. "MY QUEEN!" Misha yelled back, "WHO''S YOUR GODDAMN QUEEN, YOU ROTTEN BANANA!! YOU WANT ME TO SPREAD YOUR ASS EIGHT INCHES WIDE, SO I CAN STUFF 20 CATTO DICKU INSIDE!?" "¡­" . . Sasha, Des, and Natalie turned around as they could not sense or see Misha and the chasing kobold army. They opened the party chat menu and texted Misha. "Are you still alive, Mish?" There was no answer from Misha at first. But after 5 minutes, she texted back. [I''m fine. Go and get those dead doofuses over here, so we can finish the quest.] "Wait, Misha. We should summon Slicky here, and we should draw them to fight on open ground. We aren''t their match if we have to fight against those mages and the boss at the same time." [It''s fine. Just do what I said. I can finish this quest right now, but I don''t think Shurka and others can get EXP if I kill the boss.] "Hold it, Mish! Kill the boss? What just happened in there?" [Come and see for yourself.] "¡­" . Curious of what had happened to Misha when they looked away, the three elites backtracked into the cave. Upon reaching the altar location, they were greeted with an unusual sight. All 2,000 kobold with black eyes knelt before the altar, where Misha was sitting with her right leg above the other on top of Lucien''s back, who was crawling on all-four. The three girls were astonished. Their jaws dropped, and they could not find a word to describe what they saw. Misha grinned and waved at them. Tama was also enjoying this. *Mew* (Call me queen!) Chapter 226 End of Party Ques Chapter 226 ¨C End of Party Quest "Misha, can we have an explanation?" Sasha and others were baffled. Misha gave them a wry smile and slapped Lucien''s butt, making him talk. She also stood up and allowed the slime knight to stop crawling. Lucien coughed as he knelt to Misha, "Your majesty, what is your next order?" "Explain to my friends why you are serving me." "Yes, your majesty," the black knight raised his head and looked at the three girls. "We''re the chosen souls that her majesty had saved. I''m Lucien, a former kobold knight from Very Doge Kingdom¡­" Lucien narrated his past life as an ordinary kobold before he became a slime knight. . He was an old knight that had served the kingdom for 30 years. As a veteran with great skills, he was respected by his subordinates. However, his peers and superiors did not like him because he was not born with noble''s blood like them, who inherited the knight titles from their parents. As such, many knights shunned him for his common birth. One day, those noble kobolds ambushed him. As Lucien was about to get killed, the ambushing kobolds mocked Lucien that the king ordered them to kill him since he would be a bad influence on the noble households in the court. For the sake of keeping the knighthood free from commoners, they had to eliminate him. Obviously, it was a lie from the noble felionians since they were jealous of his skills. Fortunately, a grand explosion happened, which consumed the entire kingdom and all of its population. A mushroom cloud signified that the explosion was caused by a man-made bomb. However, Lucien and others did not know that as their attention was on the approaching space battleship. Many mechanical units form the spaceship landed and started killing everyone. Lucien, injured and exhausted, managed to escape from the sudden invasion from the mysterious spaceship, running into the most dangerous forest, where felionians recorded that a dangerous entity had been sealed since ancient times. Ignored the legend tale, Lucien entered the forest. Along the way, he found a strange statue of a female humanoid figure without a fluffy tail or dog ears, surrounded by red ropes and yellowish talismans. Afraid that the robots from the spaceship might find him, Lucien slipped under the red ropes and talismans and hid behind the statue. Unfortunately, the robots found him. They began using strange weapons that could spit fire and destroy everything. Lucien recalled that he heard a loud boom, but he was unharmed. By the time that he realized it, he found himself in his own soul space with a strange lady with the same face as the statue. She introduced herself as Misha Bloominglily! . Lucien cut his story here and gazed at Misha. "Her majesty is the savior that repels those evil robots from killing all of my countrymen. She gave everyone the power to fight back those invaders, and we have been serving her ever since." Everyone looked at Misha, furrowed their brows in confusion. Misha shrugged and shook her head, gesturing that she did not know anything about this. Sasha and Des turned toward each other, "Rock, paper, scissors." "Sure." The two had a match of Rock-Paper-Scissor for some reason. After Sasha won, she looked at Lucien and questioned him. "Is our friend, Misha, is the same as the queen you mentioned? The one that saved your men?" "Yes. She is." Sasha glanced at Des. The latter took turns to ask the knight, "Why are you planning to attack the sanctuary?" "Goddess Lilith said that we can find our lost queen again if we continue to work for her. She told us to kill all townsmen and destroy the pantheons." Hearing that Lilith got involved in this, Sasha, Natalie, and Misha wanted to find her and tear this meddling goddess to pieces. "Do you know why she wants to kill the players?" Asked Misha. "She said that those humans are the ones that are holding you hostage. To free you from their grasp, she ordered us to kill everyone." Sasha noticed something odd in Lucien''s reaction. Misha mentioned "Players," yet Lucien did not flinch by that word as if he was not a programmed AI like other NPCs in this game. However, something did not add up as there were other "Lucien" on different servers. Natalie also sensed that. She walked closer to Lucien and stared at him, "Do you remember me?" Lucien nodded, "Yes. You killed my other consciousness in server 10." "!!!" This confirmed everyone''s speculation. Lucien was not an NPC! Sasha rushed toward Lucien, "What about me!?" "I also remember you. You killed me in server 6." "Then, which one is the real you!?" "I am the origin of all my copies. After all, one of my copies found a trace of my queen, so here I am, leading my main forces." Now that Lucien affirmed that he had a connection with other servers, things were getting complicated. Still, as banana as she was, Misha had a silly idea. "Can you summon all of your black slimes here, so we can level up by killing you?" Everyone: "¡­" All doge-face kobolds were in tears. "Meh, just kidding. Well, I''m serious about the first part. Can you gather everyone in one server?" "¡­Yes." "Cool! Then, let''s centralize our military forces here." . . Moo, Non, and Shurka returned to the island a few hours later. Worried that the other party members might be in trouble, they kept sending party messages, asking about the situation. However, no answer came from the four surviving teammates. "Boohoo. We messed up, nya," Non was crying, fearing that they had screwed up. Shurka smiled, "It''s not over yet. Look at their HP bar in our party member list. Their HP and PF haven''t moved for over an hour now, so they should be okay." Moo snickered, "Oh, silly catto. If you want a response from Mia, you can just leave it to me." His fluffy fingers typed into the party chat. "My daring Mia, please tell me if you still want to borrow my catto dicku at school tomorrow, so I''ll save up for you! BTW, I don''t mind being on the receiving end if you swing that way." "¡­" Shurka and Non''s face turned black. This perverted cat needed a lot of beating to drill some manners into his brain. However, the result came within 5 seconds. [Mention about your dick again, and I''ll castrate you, you banana cat!] Obviously, it was from Misha. "See? They''re alright. Shurka''s boyfriend is still rocking hard as usual," Moo laughed. "¡­" > A server notification arrived. > "EHHH!?" The three stragglers were shocked. > > List of EXP and perks appeared on their game screen, but they could not celebrate as the gang was confused about the development. When their brain.exe was able to respond, Shurka and Non texted in the party chat. "Why don''t you wait for us!?" "You all are cruel, nya! Where is my boss kill EXP!?" They worried about their levels and EXP over the development. Meanwhile, Moo stared at his quest menu with a pale face. . ********************************* > This is an emergency! Misha Bloominglily has already recovered the first memory fragment, and she is holding the second fragment! You have made a mistake by joining forces with this fairy overlord! Correct the error by killing her at once! As soon as she died, her soul will be trapped by the absolute prison of the gods, and the world will be safe from this hidden threat! Note: You cannot share this quest with anyone. . > - Kill Misha Bloominglily. > - All skills and EXP that Misha Bloominglily has earned. - All VIP items in Misha Bloominglily''s inventory. - 1,000,000,000 EXP. - Evolution to a higher race, High Felionian. . > Failure to kill Misha Bloominglily before she obtained all 7 memory fragments, your subclass, apprentice hero, will be deleted. ********************************* . "THIS IS BULLSHIT, NYA!!" Even the cheerful and perverted Moo could not hold himself from swearing at Lilith. His chain quest forced him to kill Misha, which was not something he wanted. In a rage, Moo captured his game interface, saving it into a picture file, and shared it with Misha and others in the same party. "I have a new stupid quest, nya! WTF is this game, nya!" Shurka and Non widened their eyes in shock as well. Soon, Misha''s message came. [Come to the boss room, and we''ll talk.] . . Meanwhile, the new development of Moo''s quest caused a stir in other servers as well. At server 3, public notification was broadcasted. > > > > > Maple and Felia read the messages, smiling from ear to ear. "Say, Felia, which one do you think will come out on top? The old one, or the wannabe." "I''d say the wannabe if she manages to find Misha before the other gets stronger. Well, we know what our origin is capable of." "True. I also root for the wannabe. Should we move our guild to server 1, so we can meddle with the memory fragment quest?" Felia clicked her tongue and shook her head, "Let''s not bother with their fight. We''ll focus on spreading more seeds to all humans and make everyone our subordinates." "Right," Maple chuckled, "It doesn''t matter whoever will win this conscience battle." . . All 20,000 servers got the same notification. Because of the highlighted name of Misha, all social media and players began talking about her. "Is this stupid game tailored for Misha? Why does the game keep mentioning her?" "I don''t think it''s the same person. Actually, the ranker Misha, and the event boss Misha might be two different persons with the same name." "^Unlikely. I smell BS." "^^Agreed. Her name is unique, so the game shouldn''t have an NPC with the same name." ^^^Unless, there''s a stupid mechanism like an NPC copying a player''s name." Various speculation flooded social media. Also, many familiar faces from the Milky Way Government were following news regarding Misha. Joan, Gabriel, and Samael compiled all movements from the server 1 as their references as they taught all of their personal about the game. They did not teach their soldiers so that they could play in the casual server. They were preparing to investigate the hardcore server, where they suspected that Mia and Lilith were conspiring against them. Samael counted the missing-people cases. The number went over 2 million yesterday and increasing. "Joan, contact Colonel Wildcat and have him lead all second and third generation fairies to the hardcore server." MWG, too, did not stay idly and waited for their doom. Everyone was preparing to counterattack against the hardcore server, the suspected source of chaos. Chapter 227 Two Misha? Chapter 227 ¨C Two Misha? In the boss cave, Misha held the quest item, [Unidentified Memory Fragment, No. 2], in her hands. By taking this little orb at the size of her palm from Lucien, who was willing to hand this over to Misha, everyone in the party received the quest notification that they had completed it, netting them 20 million EXP. They also received the new subclass, Soul Hunter, to their status. However, it increased their penalty EXP by another 10,000 EXP per level in exchange for their new perks. . ******************************** > Soul Hunters are the guardians of all races, protecting them from the threatening race of Fairy Dragons, which constantly attempts to convert every race into fairies by corrupting their souls. These hunters gain bonuses when they fight against soul-related monsters, such as black slimes, overminds, overlords, fairy overlords, and fairy dragons. They are also invulnerable against mind-control abilities. Combined with other combat classes and their power of imagination, they can dominate any soul space battle. . > - Unlock abilities to use your skills of other combat classes in soul battles. - Normal attacks deal an additional 50% damage against black slimes. - Increase WIS permanently by 5 upon each level up. ******************************** . Aside from the additional 5 status points in WIS for each level up, this class looked lackluster at a glance since it did not give a special skill to the players. However, Misha, Sasha, and Natalie knew that the ability to use game skills in their mind space was a significant boost to their survival in soul fights as they had experience fighting black slimes in there. Moreover, bonus attack power to black slimes was already good for the starting "Apprentice" class. Misha and others were positive that these bonuses would extend to other races, such as overminds and fairy overlords later on. After getting all the rewards, Misha''s level rose to 308, and her overall stats became 13,245. With the available free points, she put all of it into her LEA, which was at the lowest. She had done this for a reason. Misha looked at her guild menu. Among the domestic affair tabs, a list of mercenaries showed Misha how many soldiers the guild could employ. . ******************************** > Guild Leader''s Leadership: 606 Vice Guild Leader''s Leadership: 929 Members'' Total Leadership: 1,709 Total Mercenary Points: 2,012 . > (2,000/2,012) - 1,500 Black Slime Kobolds (20,000) - 500 Black Slime Mage Kobolds (20,000) . > - Slicky, Misha''s Slave (18,500) [[Cost 18,500]] - Lucien, the Slime Knight (15,000) [[Cost 15,000]] - 600 Roper Trees (3,000) - 400 Jellyfish Ropers (5,000) - 1,000 Roper Soldier (10,000) ******************************** . The mercenary system depended heavily on players'' LEA status points. Both guild leader and vice guild leader''s LEA added the mercenary caps directly by 1:1 ratio. However, all combined points from guild members were converted to the MP with a 10:1 rate. The combined value of MP, mercenary points, would be used to determine if the guild could recruit NPCs, monsters, or various entities that the game allowed to join the guild aside from the players. For the sake of enlisting Lucien''s kobolds to Wet Banana Guild, Misha and Sasha distributed all free points into LEA, so they could hire them, changing their name color into green. After this, they would follow the guild executives and Misha''s every command. But Sasha and others did not look satisfied with having two thousand of 20,000-power kobolds as their guild''s private army. Normally, one point should be able to enlist one mercenary. However, Lucien was a field-boss class monster, which he could not be hired by paying only a single LEA point. If they want to get Lucien to join their Wet Banana Guild, they required MP of Lucien''s total strength, which was 15,000. The game system also hinted that once they hired Lucien, he could generate kobold soldiers, mages, and other kinds of officers in the future, becoming a passive production line for the guild. This perks became everyone''s goal for recruiting Lucien. However, they did not have enough points for hiring Lucien, so they only enlisted his best soldiers. In the future, when they had enough points, Misha and others would come back here for him. It was a tough challenge since they required cooperation from their guild members to increase their leadership status, and they could not use it to hire private mercenaries for themselves. Still, there were also alternate ways to get Lucien to their guild. Once the cooldown timer of Misha''s skills, [Bewitch], was over, she could always come back here to charm him, making him her slave. Moreover, without the enslave skill, Lucien seemed to loyal to Misha, so they did not need to worry about recruiting Lucien as an official mercenary of the guild for now. . Misha put the orb, [Unidentified Memory Fragment, No. 2], in her inventory for now. She had the urge to use it and obtain more power, but her instinct cried that her current conscience might be devoured by her old personality, which she never wanted to return to the old person. As she was sorting her inventory, the several game announcement arrived. > > > "Ah, Lilith is doing it again," Misha complained. As usual, Lilith was manipulating the game events, which made it unpredictable. Meanwhile, Sasha did not like this notification. It signified that all casual servers could be converted into a hardcore server at any moment. "We might not be able to reach our goal, Misha. I think we''ll be sent to Mia''s server pretty soon if we continue to interfere with game events." Misha sighed, "I kind of expect this. At first, I just want to increase my strength and jump into the hardcore server to help Mia. But it seems that it got us into trouble instead." "It doesn''t matter. Lilith has the power to influence even our real dimension, so even if we do nothing, she would have dragged us into this mess sooner or later. At least, we can get stronger with what we''re doing." Natalie was the only one being optimistic about their choice as she could feel that her psychic power had improved from when she had yet to play the game. Seeing their cheerful sister smiling, Misha and Sasha abandoned the dark thoughts. Soon, Moo, Non, and Shurka arrived. "What happened, Mia!? How did you kill the boss-¡­NYA!?" All of them stopped their feet when they saw the army of black slime kobolds and Lucien. They took their fighting stance without hesitation even though they did not have a weapon. "Chill, guys. Look at their name color first," warned Misha. The trio looked above the kobolds and saw the green names. They widened their eyes in confusion. "What? How!?" "Check your guild menu. Look at the mercenary tab." Moo rechecked his guild menu and found the answer. "Nyahaha! Wow! You''ve recruited all of them, nya?" Misha shrugged and patted Lucien, "The credit goes to him. He persuaded his men for us." Lucien bowed to Misha, "It''s my duty, your majesty." "Well, for now," Misha stared at Moo, "What''s with your quest? Can you tell me more about your quest background?" Misha referred to the strangeness of Moo''s quest, which marked Misha as an objective. Moo took time and explained everything, including the log conversation between his mentor and himself. The quest seemed odd from Misha''s point of view. Moo''s mentor, the perverted sculptor, was actually a hero that defeated a fairy overlord in the past. Because of the experience, he dreaded this race. Fearing that more fairy overlords or fairy dragons would come to seek revenge, he pursued the origin of fairy overlord''s conscience and planned to defeat her. After he had investigated and researched into soul space and fairy''s souls, he identified that the origin conscience was using the name, Misha Bloominglily, as her current identity. Unfortunately, the origin conscience was not on this planet, so he did his best to kill all converted fairy overlords in this world for years, hoping that they would not come back again. Then, one day, Lilim appeared and took him to this weird sanctuary. She told her that the fairy overlord''s real body was residing in this world. However, her memory had been shattered into 7 pieces throughout this planet. Lilim tempted Moo''s mentor that if he could gather all 7 pieces, she could seal the origin of fairy overlord race for good. However, Moo''s mentor was too old for the task, so he entrusted this task to his new disciple, Moo. Then, Moo managed to get 1 memory piece from the slime soldier, but it was consumed by Misha in the process, which caused the chain quest to change. "So, pretty much we''re collecting dragon balls. And then, because I ate one of the balls, the game wants you to kill me and get that memory fragment back. Is that right?" "I don''t think so, nya." "Why?" Moo coughed, "Don''t you remember the game notification, nya?" He flashed the game log, which had screen-captured several days ago. . > > > > . Moo looked at Misha, "I don''t think there is only one [Misha Bloominglily], nya! I think this is a test of misconception or a distraction." Sasha nodded, "True. The game said [Her Vessel]. Judging from the hint, this Misha should be another boss of the game made by Lilith." Misha frowned, "But Lucien''s testimony about this Misha is odd. Don''t you think? He said that he was looking for me, but this Misha sent him¡­" Sasha shook her head, "This may be another misdirection by Lilith. The two messages are together, but it doesn''t say that Lucien is sent by Misha." "But if he doesn''t have the connection with my other self, why does he have this memory fragment?" "¡­" Many things did not make sense, so they met with a dead end. Without a conclusion, they glanced at Lucien again. "Is there a chance that NPC can lie?" "Possible. It''s Lilith''s game after all." Since Lucien did not know anything about Misha Bloominglily, the fairy overlord that they suspected to be a character in the game, the party could not find any more clue about this second Misha. "Misha," Sasha grabbed her shoulders. "Yeah?" "Let me appraise that quest item. I have an appraisal skill. Maybe we can learn something from it." "Oh, okay!" Misha handed over the quest item to Sasha. The latter took the orb and appraised it with her skill. > > . ********************************** > One of 7 shattered memory fragments of Misha Bloominglily, the fairy overlord. Not only this fragment contains her memory, but it also contains her power. By allowing the fairy overlord to consume this orb, she will recover her past skills. However, an imposter is claiming to be Misha Bloominglily. Do not hand over this orb to the imposter, or the world will be engulfed in chaos. ********************************** Chapter 228 Imposter Chapter 228 ¨C Imposter "An imposter?" New info appeared before Sasha and everybody else. They turned to Lucien, "Do you know anything about this imposter?" Misha stopped them, "Wait, tell us how you acquired this memory fragment first. Where did you get this?" Lucien nodded, "Lilith gave me this orb and said that as long as I have it, it will be the clues to your majesty." "Lilith again¡­" everyone sighed, "What about the imposter?" "I was busy looking for you. It''s my first time hearing about the second you." "¡­" The party gave up trying to find any more information about this imposter. Since they completed the quest, everyone decided to leave the island and prepare for tomorrow''s invasion event. For now, the slimes were on their side, so no NPC in town would be harmed by Lucien or others. Misha returned all item drops from Moo, Non, and Shurka, including their dead body, so they could salvage their lost EXP back. While Misha was sorting and handling the items. She noticed peculiar things in Moo''s inventory. > > > > Some were clip videos, some were picture books, while the rest were posters. Everything was related to pornography! Misha looked at Moo with the corner of her eyes, "Really?" Moo rubbed his hands, revealing a bashful smile, "I need those back, please, nya. They are my resource materials for my future sculptures." "So, you made my naked avatar sculpture with these references?" "That''s right, nya! Am I a genius?" "¡­" Misha returned Moo''s collection without saying anything as she started to get used to Moo''s perversion. She did not bother asking about how he got those items in the game. As everyone was leaving the cave, the ground shook. A Richter 5 earthquake tipped the party members off balance while the cave ceiling dropped several rubbles and rocks. Fearing that the cave might collapse on them, Misha and everyone rushed out of the cave. The 2,000 kobolds also followed after them and gathered in front of the cavern entrance. Then, a new server announcement appeared before all players in server 1. > > The event had started one day earlier than Misha and others had predicted. Moreover, Lilith screwed them over again with the new updates. Misha widened her eyes in shock, "CRAP! LET''S GO BACK ASAP!" Everyone was also shocked and panicked by the notification. They dashed after Misha as they rushed down the mountain. Shurka grabbed Non and leapt toward the sky, flying to the town first. Seeing Shurka flying, Misha recalled that she could also fly. She turned around and took Natalie and Sasha over her shoulder and jumped to the sky. However, she forgot that she was no longer a dragonewt because of the recent change. Misha, Natalie, and Sasha collapsed on the ground. *Mew* (Banana Mish! That hurts!) Even Tama complained. "It''s okay, Misha. We''ll wait for Shurka to pick us up," Sasha consoled Misha. Still, the banana fairy overlord did not give up. She glanced at her newest skill, Shapeshifting. "This should be similar to Mia''s polymorph." Misha activated her skill and thought of her previous dragonewt form. Then, her body shone in bright light. After the light faded, Misha returned to her inferno dragonewt with her old wings. "Okay. This should work now." She flapped her wings, which propelled her body to the air. Sensing that she had regained her flight skill back, Misha took Sasha and Natalie on her shoulders again before she flew away. The leftover, Des and Moo looked at the departing friends with a wry smile. "Say, rabbit nee-chan. Can you carry me home like those girls, nya? I can tell that you are a brave girl like them. I''ll return the favor with my catto dic-OOF!" Des landed a left hook toward Moo''s left ribcage, dealing a liver-blow punch. The perverted catto was KOed as foam came out of his mouth. The two thousand kobolds looked at Moo with a pity. They carried the silly felionian and dashed after Des, heading toward the beach together. . . 19,990 Void gates appeared all over Volcano Mountain. The total black gate number was equal to the number of surviving Black Slime Soldiers among 20,000 servers. A few of them were killed, but the majority of them survived. On the other side of each gate, 10,000 kobolds with various strength form ranks and queues, waiting to cross the passageway toward server 1 and Volcano Island. One of the void gates opened in the deepest place of the calm volcano. A lady, clouded by a dark aura, walked out of the portal. She had blond wavy hair, red eyes, E-cup bust size, and the S-curve body line. Her face was also the same as Misha''s avatar in-game. The only difference was their ages as this dark aura lady looked like someone in her mid-20s while Misha was still in her teen. This woman also had the familiar name indicator above her head, Misha Bloominglily. She stared directly at the fire dragon before her, Zhurong, who Moo had met during his chain quest. Zhurong was the source of fire aura damage that hit Misha and her party earlier, but he did not have the intention to harm them. Instead, he was just chilling, minding his own business. At this moment, Zhurong was playing an ancient game console with a modified VR set, which was customized for a giant dragon. Before him, 25ft cinema-size monitor was there, displaying the game that Zhurong was playing. *Ah* *Oh, yes!* Had Moo been here, he would have sat alongside Zhurong and watched the gameplay, bringing several boxes of tissues. Zhurong was playing a VR porn game. The Dark Misha''s face twitched, watching Zhurong extending his hands, which were wearing VR gloves, grasping something before him. Meanwhile, the gameplay was showing that the game character was massaging a female dragonewt''s chest. Without waiting for Zhurong to notice her presence, the Dark Misha activated her psionic possession skill, and her soul invaded the dragon''s mind. However, *BOOM* The Dark Misha''s soul was repelled back to her body by a mysterious force. Zhurong slowly took off his VR headgear and glanced at the Shadow, "Attacking this deity''s soul? Such bravery is praiseworthy, but this foolishness is not recommendable." The Dark Misha looked at Zhurong''s power indicator above his head. Unfortunately, it displayed as [???????]. Still, it was enough for her to gauge its power as the overall strength should be something with 7 digits. Since she could not fight the dragon head-on, the Dark Misha reopened her portal and retreated. Zhurong did not pursue the girl. He put the gaming gear back on and continued playing. Although his hands and eyes were focusing on the game, Zhurong''s mind wandered and recalled Moo, the disciple of the sculptor. "Come to think of it, that cat boy has a soul fragment of that incomplete fairy. Isn''t he still on my island?" Zhurong paused, hesitating if he should get out of his house, the volcano, and reach out to Moo. However, he abandoned the idea as he did not want to get out with his dragon''s erection. "Forget it." . After the failure of the dragon subjugation, Shadow Misha closed the portals and picked another location. She picked Goblin Island, located 100km west of Sanctuary Island. Like its name, the monsters on this island were all goblins. Their strength ranged from 5,000 to 10,000, depending on their maturity. Still, Hobgoblins with the power of 20,000 and higher lurked around, feasting on the weaker goblins or wandering creatures. 19,990 Void gates opened, and Dark Misha retook the vanguard job. This time, she appeared right before the goblin king, another field boss with 20,000 overall power. "WOMAN!!" The king roared when he noticed Misha''s presence, but his action came to a stop when Dark Misha used psionic possession on him. A minute later, the king knelt to her. His eyes became pitch black as his soul was consumed by a black slime. After the king surrendered, Dark Misha sent her signal, and kobolds from 100 of the 19,990 gates entered the island along with 100 Slime Soldiers. The kobolds were also controlled by Misha''s black slimes. Inside the mind space of these doge face people, the slime splitted their bodies, and new slimes exited the host''s room to invade the soul rooms of goblins. The native goblins fell and were controlled by the new black slimes in a few minutes. Obtained a foothold for the invasion, Dark Misha turned toward the largest island, the Sanctuary Island, aka Newbie Island of server 1. Before she could adjust her portals to move them toward her targeted island, a game notification appeared before her. > > Dark Misha clicked her tongue. "Fine. I have enough slimes anyway." She sent her orders to all slimes. All kobolds in portals rushed out and began gathering resources on the island. Each of them chopped trees and collected branches, making several rafts at once. Within an hour, all of the resources on Goblin Island were converted into rafts, ships, and weaponry. Unfortunately, they had enough vessels to ferry 10,000 kobolds at a time. Instead of sending cannon fodders to their death, she sent 10,000 Black Slime Soldiers to be her vanguard for now. "Go. Find the imposter and my memory fragment. Bring them to me!" . Meanwhile, Lucien did not follow after Misha''s party. When the earthquake started, his body froze as if something happened inside his mind space. Afterward, he simply walked back toward Misha Statue on the altar in a trance. He had to return here to absorb all of his surviving 19,997 alternate consciences that Lilith separated from him. Lucien sat in front of the statue and meditated. As he closed his eyes, weak kobolds with the strength of 15,000 respawned. Unlike the kobolds that Misha''s guild hired as mercenaries, they were not possessed by a black slime. Still, they showed respect toward Lucien as he was an elite kobold. *Woof* *Woof* They wagged their tails as they looked at their pack leader. Lucien groaned because of a severe headache, caused by jumbled memory. Before he could regain his focus or his sense, a voice came to his mind. [Go to Sanctuary Island and find my lost memory fragment!] The knight roared, "Who are you!? Get out of my head!" [Is this how you talk to your benefactor?] "What!?" [I am Misha Bloominglily, your master!] "Huh?" Lucien was confused, "But, you just took the memory fragment from me." [FOOL! THAT MUST HAVE BEEN AN IMPOSTER!! I''M THE ONE THAT SAVED YOU AND YOUR RACE FROM THE HUMANS, REMEMBER!?] "WHAT!?" [YOU HAVE BEEN TRICKED! GO AND GET THAT MEMORY FRAGMENT BACK!! KILL THE IMPOSTER WHEN YOU''RE AT IT!!] "Y-Yes, master! Right away!" Chapter 229 Lucien VS Misha Party Chapter 229 ¨C Lucien VS Misha Party Misha and Shurka flew back to Volcano Island to pick up Des and Moo after they had confirmed that the town had not been sieged yet. Upon arrival, they found 2,000 kobolds, Moo, and Des on the beach, waiting for their pickup. Des looked at the doge people with a wry smile, "What are you going to do with these kobolds? Are you going to fly them home, one by one?" Misha looked at the pitiful kobolds, who had the innocent appearance of Shiba Inu, minus the dark eyes of black slimes. "Can you guys swim?" The doges cried and shook their heads. If it were a calm river, they could have crossed it without trouble. However, they could not swim across the 10km open ocean, which was filled with sea monsters. It was an impossible task for these kobolds. "I see. Well, I''ll come back with Slicky, and I''ll have him carry you all to our headquarters." Des frowned, "I think some of them are female. Slicky will turn them into his toys." "It doesn''t matter," Misha turned to the kobolds, "They are containers for those black slimes inside, so they don''t mind it if one or two of them became Slicky''s sacrifice, right?" All of the doges cried. "Just kidding. I''ll tell Slicky not to harm any of you." Everyone was relieved. As Shurka and Misha were preparing to carry Des and Moo home, they noticed that Lucien was rushing down the mountain. His face was distorted in anger. "ALL KOBOLDS, KILL THAT IMPOSTER!! SHE IS NOT OUR SAVIOR MISHA!!" The kobolds did not move despite being ordered by Lucien. They turned and looked at him in confusion. > > The game system prevented Lucien from taking back the mercenaries that Wet Banana Guild had hired. Misha, Moo, Des, and Shurka received the notification as they were nearby. Misha frowned. She looked at Lucien, "What''s going on, stupid doge? What do you want?" "RETURN THE ORB AND HAND OVER YOUR HEAD! OR ELSE, I''LL CUT YOUR FLESH AND FEED TO THE HYENAS!" "Ah?" "ALL OF YOU KOBOLDS, TOO! KILL THIS IMPOSTER AT ONCE!!" The kobolds hesitated, but they did not follow after Lucien''s order even though he was once their commander. "FINE!! I''LL KILL THE IMPOSTER AND THOSE BASTARDS MYSELF!!" Something was wrong with Lucien. All of them took out their weapons and equipped their gears, getting ready for battle. Shurka cast flame field to cover Moo, Des, and herself. With her INT, WIS, skill level, and PF, Shurka generated 100,000 HP of her shield for everyone. However, the shield''s HP was shared. If anyone was attacked, the barrier HP would be taken instead of their HP. Meanwhile, Misha could not generate a barrier for others, but her INT and PF were higher than Shurka. . ***************************** > Activation Cost: 100 Hunger Barrier Upkeep: 1 Hunger per Second Damage Upkeep: 107 HP per 1 PF Cooldown: 5 Seconds . Maximum Shield HP: 328,766 HP Shockwave ATK Power: 7,073 Ignition ATK Power: 7,073 ***************************** . After Misha''s race changed to fairy overlord, the skill had been adjusted. The cooldown timer appeared, and the ability weakened as Misha was not a fire specialist anymore. However, her 7,072 INT, 1535 WIS, and 3,070 PF allowed her to generate a boss-like barrier HP, which surpassed the previous field bosses that Misha had encountered, including Lucien, who only had 300,000 HP. Unfortunately, using this skill depleted all her PF. Out of a habit, Misha took out a yellow gel to eat. > > > > > Misha clicked her tongue in annoyance. The healing effect was lesser than usual, and she was inflicted with an abnormal status, which never happened before. Then, she recalled that only hydra-related races could consume virus gels, such as demi-humans, demi-hydras, or dragonewts. *Mew* (I found silly cells in your circulation system. I''ll take care of it.) "Please do, Tama." Since the recovering effect was lackluster, Misha brought out a VIP item, a bottle of vitamin drink, and chugged it in one gulp. +9,999 A blue number appeared above Misha''s head, signifying that she had recovered her PF. As Misha and everyone got ready for potential combat because of Lucien''s hostility, the mercenary kobolds also turned around and took their battle stance, facing Lucien. Seeing that everyone was against him, Lucien roared, "FOOL! I WILL CRUSH YOU ALONGSIDE WITH THAT IMPOSTER!!" With a stomp, a shockwave similar to the blood tree that Misha had faced burst, sending everyone flying and dealt heavy damage. 7,016! 7,749! 7,245! All kobolds were sent flying. Fortunately, all their HP was 20,000, so they were not get one-shotted. Shurka''s shield suffered damages for 3 people, but it only reduced less than 20% of her barrier HP. On the other hand, Misha''s flame field did not flinch against this kind of attack. Misha yelled at Lucien, "Damn dog! Calm the fuck down!" Psionic Puppeteer! Lucien felt as if his body was tied by countless chains as he could not move his body. Still, he was a field boss for a reason. *AWOOOO* Lucien howled. His skin, armor, and his yellow fur turned red as his dark gas around him thickened. Berserk Mode! Usually, field bosses would only activate this mode when they were in a near-death state. Yet, Lucien used it when his HP was still at 100%! He stomped his foot again. However, he did not use his shockwave. *BOOM* An earth spike hit Misha''s belly! 15,000! The damage was neglectable. But¡­ > > Penetration! 1,500! Misha''s real HP dropped from 1,726 to 226 with just one attack! For the first time, she experienced the horror of facing a boss who could attack through her flame field barrier! *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* Not only was Misha hit, but Shurka, Des, and Moo also suffered from the sudden attack. All of their HP decreased lower than 50%. Misha and Shurka flapped their wings to avoid another potential earth spike from Lucien. On the other hand, Des and Moo drank a potion and rushed at the kobold knight. "BEGONE!" Lucien''s eyes flashed as he pulled out his Japanese katana from his sheath, slashing in the direction at Moo and Des. Although his Iai Slash did not reach either Moo or Des, Lucien''s strike created a sword wave, which went past the bodies of the melee attackers. Des and Moo''s bodies were cut in half, severing their torso! Penetration! 9,999! Penetration! 9,999! Without being able to retaliate, Des was sent back to respawn at their pantheons! Moo''s HP also dropped to zero, but one of his skills triggered. "NYAAAAA!!!" Moo roared as one of his hero class skills, [Comeback], activated. His HP was restored from 0 to 1, and all his status points temporary increased by a few seconds. "HA! AN INFERIOR RACE OF A CAT CAN''T BE A KOBOLD''S MATCH!" Lucien sheathed his katana and stomped his foot, sending another earth spike at Moo. The felionian disappeared from where he had stood. He reappeared before Lucien and pressed his palm on the katana handle, stopping Lucien from drawing his sword. Moo opened his mouth and chomped onto Lucien''s neck. 2,355! "YOU!!" Without waiting for Lucien to react, Moo clenched his jaws and pulled a chunk of meat out of Lucien''s neck like a zombie. Critical! 9,999! Blood gushed out of the wound and caused additional damage over time. It was a savage move, but it was effective! "Don''t get cocky! DIE!" Lucien roared and sent another AOE shockwave around himself, pushing Moo away. 25,000! The shockwave damage was ridiculous for average players. Had it not been for Shurka''s barrier, Moo would have been killed the third time. As Moo lost the control of his body and flew backward like a ragdoll, Misha flew over and caught the felionian by his neck. She shoved healing potion into his mouth, healing his HP to the max. "Thanks, sweetheart. This would count as the 7th favor if I didn''t miscount. You can borrow my dicku for 70 times in the future, nya!" Blood veins could be seen on Misha''s face. Instead of dropping Moo on the ground or landing him, Misha winded up like a baseball pitcher and threw Moo back at Lucien. "YOU''RE MEAN, NYAAAA!!" Moo cried as his body was launched like a bullet. Lucien sneered at Moo and Misha as he prepared to chop the cat in half. At that moment, Misha pointed her palm at Lucien. Psionic Puppeteer! Another mind attack again! Lucien''s body froze mid-motion as he could not move. He glared at Misha with hatred. "DAMN YOU, IMPOSTER!!" As Lucien dissed out his curse, the felionian bullet, Moo, arrived before him along with his spear. "CATTO PENETRATION!!" The spear went through Lucien''s knight plate armor and entered his chest. *SOEK!* Armor Break! Penetration! 27,197! Insane damage appeared above Lucien''s head as the felionian displayed his racial perk, the [Ignore Defense]. Moo''s eyes flare as he activated another attack skill. "Live Sculpting!" Sculpting tools, chisels, pickaxes, and hammers materialized in the form of semi-transparent weapons. As if a hundred sculptors were coordinating to make a grand masterpiece, all tools hit Lucien at the same time. 200! 200! 200! The damage was minuscule, Lucien was hit a hundred times at once within one second, and the skill kept ongoing. In other words, Moo would continue to inflict 20,000 damage a second as long as his power was not interrupted. Lucien attempted to free from Misha''s binding by increasing power again. Misha could sense it through her skill connection. As she was activating the psionic puppeteer, her mind connected with Lucien, so she could read his thoughts. "Catto! Dodge!" She warned Moo as her hands entered her game inventory, fishing out a bucket of Slicky''s juice. Misha hurled the bucket and splashed the content toward Lucien. By instinct and the smell, Moo canceled his skill and leapt backward, running away from the white juice range. Then, the white acid liquid hit Lucien. Misha had seen Slicky in action before, so she knew that his acid was deadly against male creatures. Once hit with a single drop, devastating damages would occur. 9,999! 9,999! 9,999! This acid juice always dealt fixed damage of 9,999 per second per droplet as long as the male victims had not gotten rid of the liquid on their bodies. Getting soaked by a bucket-worth of this white acid was instant death. Lucien''s HP bar had been depleted, but the game did not notify them that they killed Lucien. At this moment, Misha was standing next to the melted Lucien. Moo was 10 meters away from the kobold knight while Shurka was still observing the battle in confusion. As for the other kobold mercenaries, they did not dare to attack their former leader. "MISHA, GET AWAY FROM THAT DOG!!" Moo was panicked as he knew hot black slimes fought. From his experience, all creatures that were possessed by black slimes would not give experience points to the players after death. Instead, it would lead to another battlefield. The black slimes inside the dead monsters would invade the nearest player''s mind and attack their soul! They would continue the fight in their mind space, similar to the tutorial quest at the beginning of the game. Misha was also aware of this. She embraced the next stage of the battle. Lucien''s melted body shone as a lump of black gas entered Misha''s body. Her body shook, and Misha''s eyes dulled. Misha temporally could not control her avatar as her soul was summoned back to the soul space. In a white room, the pool and the empty bungalows were still there. At the center of the pool island, Misha''s soul stood firm, replacing the old statue that had been destroyed. In her hand, her soul crystal glittered, warning Misha about the intruder. On the opposite side of the pool, Lucien, in the form of black slime, glared at Misha. "I knew it! You are not our benefactor! Our real savior is a fairy dragon!" Misha scoffed, "I should have done this earlier to squeeze this information out of you. Who is this benefactor? Who is the other me? What''s really your connection with this game''s Misha!? WHY ARE YOU ATTACK US!?" Lucien roared, "NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!!" The second round started. Chapter 230 Murdered an Innocent, Much Troll, Wow Chapter 230 ¨C Murdered an Innocent, Much Troll, Wow In the mind spaces, no system indicator, HP, status menus, or anything could inspect the power of residual souls or invaders. Any magic skills that occurred here depended on each soul''s experience, creativity, and mentality. However, the hosts of soul battles always had an advantage over the visitors as they could manipulate the room as they wished. Misha''s soul room glowed in red light as she locked the cube, barring anyone from interfering and blocking Lucien from leaving. Also, the bungalow huts transformed into sentry guns, pointing their muzzles at the slime kobold. Lucien created swords, katanas, spears, and melee weapons out of his soul body. He picked up a long sword and slashed down, creating a sword wave at Misha. Water in the pool rose up between the sword wave and Misha, forming a water wall. However, the water solidified in an instant, transforming into a wall of thick steel. *BOOM* The sword wave hit the wall, but it failed to destroy it. The vulcan guns rotated as they spat fire. Thousands of bullet hailed onto Lucien. Lucien dodged the bullets. He leapt on top of the wall to get an angle on Misha. Upon reaching on top of the steel wall, he found no one below. By instinct, he noticed a strange glare from the room ceiling. When Lucien looked up, he saw thousands of eyes, watching him from above. The eyes squinted as they launched another attack. Blast! Invisible cannonballs were shot from each eye. With a thousand eyes combined, a thousand meteor rained upon Lucien. One of the cannonballs punctured through Lucien''s liquid torso, creating a hole with the size of a bowling ball. *AWOOOO* Lucien howled as he transformed from a kobold into a 3-meter tall werewolf. His liquid body changed into a muscular humanoid with a grey wolf head. Like the color of his fur, his skin turned grey, which did not look like a slime anymore. "If this is the limit of your creativity, I''ll be disappointed," Misha''s voice echoed in her mind space as the ground reddened. Everything in the room dissolved into thick red water, similar to blood. As for Misha, she transformed her soul into a giant eyeball, floating and carrying her soul core inside the body. Lucien, the werewolf, kicked the ground and plunged at Misha. *ZAAAA* A tsunami of blood appeared out of nowhere and hit Lucien first, dragging him into the pool, which had now turned into a lake of corrosive acid. Lucien could feel that his soul was melting, but he did not give up. He jumped up from the pool and looked around, searching for Misha''s current location. But the blood pool transformed into a hundred bloody hands. They reached for Lucien and grabbed his ankles, pulling him down toward the ground. *SPLASH* Lucien was dragged and sunk into the corrosive blood lake again. This time, hands and arms bound him under the water. Because of the binding and restraining, the werewolf could not get out of the pool. Misha floated in her mind space, observing the invader in solemn. This battle was already in her favor the moment Lucien decided to settle it at her home ground. From the very beginning, Lucien never had a chance. Since she could have killed Lucien at any time, she wanted to extract information out of this knight by absorbing his memory. To do so, Misha had to digest him slowly, so his conscience could not influence her soul. Using the room as a filter, Misha kept the pace steady, eating away Lucien''s soul piece by piece. Lucien also sensed what Misha was trying to do. He wanted to curse her, but the blood had already flooded his mouth, lung, and throat. It took Misha an hour for Lucien''s soul to be dissolved without a trace. All soul fragments of the knight merged with Misha''s soul and her core. She closed her eyes to inspect Lucien''s memory. . Lucien''s story inside the cave was 90% accurate, but he did not disclose the latter part of his life and how he became Black Slime Knight. The memory fragments of Lucien displayed the events after he met with the mysterious invaders. Misha could see the entire event vividly. She could see that Lucien found a statue with Misha''s appearance in the middle of the jungle when he was fleeing from human spaceships and robots. Noticeably, the statue was not the same as her current avatar. She seemed to be a bit more mature as she looked to be in her late-20s. Meanwhile, the current Misha was still a teenager. [Free me, and I shall save your Very Doge Kingdom and your people! Destroy this statue for me!] Lucien could hear the mysterious voice, but he could not tell where it came from. He looked around in a panic. [Hide behind my statue first. I have an idea.] "O-Okay!" Lucien could guess that the voice might come from the statue, which was believed to be the seal of a wicked being. Soon, mechanical units, which had a symbol of Samael Clan, Joan''s grandfather''s clansmen, found Lucien and the statue. Without any attempt to negotiate, they pointed their rifles at Lucien and pulled the trigger. *BOOM* Lucien was killed on the spot, but the shells also destroyed the statue. After confirmed that the target had been eliminated, the pilots maneuvered their mechs away to find other local kobolds. While the pilots were not paying attention to them, black gas leaked from the statue. The fume manifested into a liquid state, similar to a black slime, and they devoured Lucien''s corpse. Lucien''s soul turned into a black slime as the mysterious being consumed his body and trapped his soul in the strange red room, the mind space of this adult Misha. By the time that Lucien came back to his senses, he found out that he had a new body of a kobold, his former fleshly body. Unfortunately, he had been transported to an unknown forest planet. Beside him, he found a note. [My name is Misha Bloominglily, the statue that saved you and your race from extinction. I resurrected you and your clansmen, but none of them have regained their conscience yet, so I''m taking them with me.] [I''ve negotiated with Goddess Lilith that we can avenge for your clan, but we have to go through her complicated procedure. If she shows up and offers you anything, take them.] [If I don''t return or find you within 10 years or so, contact Lilith and ask for my memory fragments. There should be 6 other fragments somewhere in her universe, but I can''t sense them.] [Be careful that a copied conscience of myself might impersonate me or claim my identity, so pay attention if the one you meet might be an imposter or not. Remember that I''m the only one who knows about your resurrection and your death. Use this to verify my identity.] Read the notes, Lucien waited for his savior to return, alone on the unknown planet. Aside from his daily neccessity, such as eating, hunting, and sleeping, he did nothing but waiting for Misha. Through nights and days, he kept watching the stars. Through spring, summer, autumn, and winter, Lucien waited. A year later, he did not give up. 5 Years then, he still waited. 10 Years, he braced the loneliness and waited. 50 Years afterward, he was always the same, waiting for Misha. This "Misha" never came back. Moreover, Lucien did not know how he could contact this Goddess Lilith, so the kobold with Shiba Inu''s face continued to wait like a loyal dog, watching the stars. Although Lucien''s body was resurrected, he grew old and withered through times. Still, he did not give up waiting. Even when his health deteriorated from illnesses, he kept coming back to the location of his resurrection. On the blink of death by illness, Lilith finally contacted him. [I finally found you, little doge! Sorry about the delay, it takes me ages to locate you. I''ll help you now!] Lucien''s consciousness went dark afterward. As if he had slept for a night, he woke up again inside a white dimension with nothingness. However, he found out that he obtained a youthful body of a kobold, and many of his former comrades were by his side. Then, a game system menu appeared before him along with an orb, [Unidentified Memory Fragment, No.2]. There was also a note from Lilith next to the orb. [As promised, I''ve resurrected your clansmen and gave you a youthful body. I''ve splitted your conscience into 20,000 parts in exchange for my service, but you can see and feel what the other you do on various servers. Follow the instructions in the menu and hold on to the orb. Then, one day, you will be able to find your master.] . . Misha''s avatar reopened her teary eyes. She gritted her teeth as he cursed at Lilith. She realized that she had just killed an innocent. "BITCH!! DON''T LET ME SEE YOU FACE TO FACE!! I SWEAR, I''LL BITCH-SLAP YOU UNTIL I BREAK ALL YOUR TEETH AND MAKE YOUR TEETHHOLES LARGER THAN YOUR WHORING PUSSY AND STUFF 26 CATTO DUCKU IN YOUR MOUTH!!" It was too painful for Misha to experience the backstory of the murdered innocent kobold, who was just being loyal to his master. As a result, she snapped. She was angry at Samael Clan for slaughtering the peaceful kobolds. She was angry at the other Misha, who did not return for her loyal subordinate. She was angry at Lilith, who manipulated them into fighting each other. And Misha was angry at herself, who never tried to understand Lucien before she killed him. Now, she regretted killing the honest Lucien, who did not know anything about the undercurrent conflicts or conspiracies. Wailing uncontrollably, Misha sat on the beach and screamed. . . Misha came back to her senses an hour later. She found out that Shurka was hugging her, patting her head. "Shurka?" *Mew* (Took you long enough, banana Mish! What the hell happened to you!?) *Mii!* (Emo banana teenager is bad! You need to Nom-Nom more and grow bigger boobs and tentacle dicku!) Moo nodded, "Agreed. Enlarging boobs and dicku is never wrong." "¡­" Looking at the comedian symbiosis eggcats and Moo, Misha forgot about her grief. She snickered and buried her face onto Shurka''s bosom. "I think I had enough gaming for the day. I want to log out." Shurka sighed, "We''re in the middle of the siege event. We can''t log out." "¡­ Ah, that bitch is screwing us yet again." Misha''s face reddened as she recalled that she cried in front of Moo and Shurka. She turned around to see the felionian, who might mock her for it. However, she found out that the catto was busy with something else. Lucien was carving a stone statue of a kobold with Shiba Inu head. The statue had the same armor plate, a long sword, a katana, and the figure of Lucien. "What are you doing, Moo?" Moo grinned, "Just watch, nya! It''s almost done." "???" Misha turned to Shurka, hoping to find an answer. Shurka giggled and patted Misha''s head. "We got a special drop after you killed Lucien in your mind space." "A special drop?" Moo laughed, "It''s a soul card of Lucien. Just wait until I finish carving this, you''ll know the effect, nya!" . An hour later, Moo finished sculpting the entire statue and finalized the details. Moo placed the new soul card on top of the statue''s forehead like a Chinese zombie. After chanting and meowing some foreign words, he shouted. "Now, watch this glorious catto performing a heroic skill, nya! HERO SUMMONING!" Misha recalled that Moo had that summoner and hero subclass. It might relate to his weird skill. A few seconds later, Misha could not call the skill weird or stupid anymore. The statue flashed and gained colors. Within 10 seconds, the soul card merged with the icon, and it came to life. The statue opened his eyes and looked around in confusion. "Woof?" He looked around and met his eyes with Misha''s. However, he did not seem hostile anymore. "Woof?" The kobold tilted his head to the side as if he had a d¨¦j¨¤ vu, but he could not remember it. Misha was surprised. She turned to Moo, "Did you just resurrect him!?" Moo laughed, "Of course! As long as I have a soul card, I can resurrect anyone!" Misha wiped her tears. She turned to Lucien and planned to apologize for killing him, but the doge''s response was weird. "Do I know you?" Asked Lucien. Misha frowned, "Don''t you remember that we''ve just fought? I killed you." "Wow! Much false! This invincible doge never loses! What are you, a liar?" She glanced at Lucien''s power indicator again. It was still 15,000, but it now had a green name instead of red. "Do you remember anything about the Very Doge Kingdom?" "Of course! This doge is an elite knight from the proud Very Doge Empire!" "Then, do you recall what killed you?" "Weird flying metals indeed killed me, but I was resurrected by a great master!" "Who is your master?" "The greatest catto, Moo Moomoon!" "¡­" Something was terribly wrong with this version of Lucien. His back story was odd. "I have a long nightmare, woof! I dreamt that I fought a dragon bitch, and she cheated! That mutt actually splashed me with some sort of semen and killed me. Then, she drowned me to death again in a bloody pool! Well, very nightmare, much exaggeration, 10/10 for scaring the hell out of me! Hahaha, woof!" "¡­" Misha was speechless. Wasn''t Lucien''s master the other Misha? Lucien looked around and found Moo. When he saw Moo''s face, he knelt and performed a knight''s greetings while his tail was wiggling like a puppy. "Lucien greets Master Moo Moomoon!" Misha and Shurka had a poker face expression. They looked at Moo, who had a smug smile. "NYAHAHAHA! It feels good having dog underlings!" The catto did not hide his evil grin. Looking at Moo, for some reason, Misha wanted to murder this perverted felionian. "WHY THE HELL DID I CRY FOR THIS STUPID DOGE!? GIVE ME BACK MY FEELING!!" Chapter 231 Black Slime Army Arrived Chapter 231 ¨C Black Slime Army Arrived Shurka reported the loots that they obtained from the dead Lucien. 100 Random Status Potions, 10 5-Star Upgrade Stones, A Felionian Skill Book, A Leporian Skill Book, And a Random Weapon Gacha Ticket. As Misha was sorting the aftermath, Sasha, Natalie, and Non flooded the party chat with their protest. "Misha! You could have waited for us to go back there first! We missed the EXP rewards!" The latter three were dissatisfied that Misha killed Lucien when they were away, so they did not receive EXP from the kill. As for Des, she did not say anything. Since she made a mistake and died in the battle, her sportsmanship and habit stopped her from demanding compensation as it was her fault. "Okay, okay. How about this? Moo got his new summon slave, and I got my memory fragment. You all can distribute the loots among each other. I won''t take any of it." Appeasing the rioting friends, Misha gave her share of Lucien''s items to the others. She did not take anything but the memory fragment No.2. After all, a single memory fragment could potentially strengthen her avatar further than those items. Still, this memory was like a Pandora Box in legends. Unsealing it might bring catastrophic effects to Misha''s conscience. ''Since this other "Misha" is trying to get this piece of memory, I should draw her here and question her identity.'' The urge to consume this memory piece was still there, but Misha withheld her desire for the sake of her safety. . An hour later, Slicky swam around Sanctuary Island and arrived at Volcano Island to pick up the kobolds. When the pink tree saw many female kobolds, he wiggled his tentacles in delight. *Slick "Nope. If I catch you raping one of them, I''ll burn you to a crisp," Misha summoned her fireball and glared at her slave, threatened to attack the pink tree. *Slick <> "¡­" Moo, Lucien, and the 2,000 kobolds boarded on the tentacle tree as if he were a ship. As for Shurka and Misha, they flew home by themselves as they did not want to stay around with Slicky. . . The group returned to Newbie Island, where every player had gathered to prepare for the event. At the first line of defense where the outer city walls located, all players garrisoned on top of the wall, getting ready for a siege battle. Strangely, nothing had attacked the city yet. When the green-name kobolds appeared before the players, everyone looked at them in shock. "NPC Army?" "Is that the enemy?" "No, those guys have Wet Banana''s guild tag on their name. They belong to Misha''s guild." After Misha added the kobolds as her guild''s mercenaries, everyone had this > tag above their name and power indicator, which was the same as all her guild members. Thus, players did not attack them. They allowed the gang to enter the city. The kobold army did not gather on top of the city wall like the players. Misha led them inside the city as back-up guards, protecting local NPCs from a potential ambush from hostile black slimes. She could only hope that the NPCs would survive after the invasion was over. Misha looked around. Players on server 1 had settled down as many organizations and professional teams formed various guilds. Most of them were 1-Star guilds, as it was cheaper and more efficient cost-wise. However, all rich teams picked a 5-Star guild setting as a starter to accept more members. A total of three organizations bought lands and guild buildings on different locations on Sanctuary Island and its surroundings. Still, all of them did not fight among themselves. All players participated in this event in earnest, hoping to obtain MVP awards and loots from monsters. Surprisingly, Giles Corey, the current leader of INWTRUE Guild in server 1, was still around. INWTRUE on server 1 attempted to hunt a field boss, but they all failed miserably as the NPC''s attack power was unreasonably high. Every boss could kill their tank in one hit even though they had dragonewt tanks. Even after the class change, these wealthy youngsters in server 1 could not take a boss down. The main reason for it was their lack of synergy and experience in combat. Dragonewts of INWTRUE guild did not allocate enough points into INT and WIS, but they put them into STM and VIT, which was a standard-setting for a tanking character. Unfortunately, this game treated dragonewts as a magic tanker, which required high INT and WIS like Misha to shine. Felionians of INWTRUE also allocated too much stats into AGI and DEX, which neglected the specialties of their burst of power and armor penetration. As a result, their damage output was less than Moo and Non could do. And the most useful race, the demi-fairy, which could utilize crowd-control psychic power, was ignored by Giles and his members. As only females could be demi-fairy, they did not notice the importance and the real potential of these girls. Moreover, Sasha, Natalie, and other sisters rarely socialized with players who were not their friends in real life, so players did not have enough info about the race. Without the proper usage of these three OP races, none of them managed to accomplish their guild leader''s goal of eliminating the first server by the invasion. Misha found Giles and his guild members, but she ignored them as she believed that they were not a threat to the safety of this server. ''The more, the merrier. They are good cannon fodders for the common mobs. As long as players can keep the normal monsters at bay, I can focus on finding the other Misha.'' The players in server 1 were not stupid enough to ignore this event. As they had read the news feeds from other servers, such as server 6 and 10, they were aware of the consequence of this weird game. Yet, none of them knew about the death game in the hardcore server. Most of them still believed that MWG hid the movements in that particular server, so they could protect their affiliate mining companies. . . > > On the shore, west of Newbie Island, a thousand rafts ferried 3,000 Black Slime soldiers onto the island. As for the other 7,000 that came along in this group, they fell into the ocean. Some of them failed to reach the shore and sunk into the sea. The clumsy ones lost their host bodies, but their souls were still tagging along with their friends by residing in the 3,000''s kobolds'' mind space. Moreover, 5,000 of those, who fell into the sea, were still alive, slowly swimming toward the island. *AWOOOO* Black Slime Soldiers, who resided in kobolds'' bodies, rushed toward the city. . . A few minutes later, a commotion came from the west of the island as 3,000 field bosses with 10,000 strength killed all monsters and players on their sight. Each of them was 2 meters tall and weighed at least 500kg. Their bulky bodies made them look like professional wrestlers or bodybuilders, minus the head of canines. Every kobold boss had 200,000 HP, which made it hard for local players to kill one of them without teamwork. Thus, these 3,000 field bosses pushed through the lines and reached the outer walls, where the majority of all players defended. "HERE THEY ARE!!" "HOLY SHIT! Look at their HP!!" "200,000 HP!? This is insane!" "No matter, KILL!" The players believed that they had the number advantage, and these monsters should not be that difficult to kill. Thus, everyone aimed their guns or threw their magic at the kobolds. *AWOOOO* The dog-face field bosses howled and charged at the city wall without a siege weapon. Hail of bullets, magic, arrows, and cannons rained upon the oncoming bosses. 257! 359! 1,500! Damages varied as many players from server 1 had crossed over the level 200 barrier. Most of them had changed classes and evolved from the powerless human race. Unlike a group of INWTRUE players, many of the defenders had the right idea about their status distribution. Some could unleash burst damage to the bosses, some could inflict status effects, and many focused on pure attack power. Varieties of players formed the right party balance without them realizing it. *BOOM* *BOOM* Within a few seconds, one of the bosses went down. The player who last-shotted the boss was the guild leader from one of the 5-star guilds, Government Authorized Yeeting Smurfs. A side note, they did not like it when someone called their guild name using his guild''s abbreviation. "Woohoo! Last shot, baby!" Reeman, the guild leader, a human player from Milky Way Galaxy, whose race was currently a demi-hydra, danced as he saw the targeted boss''s HP went down to zero. However, he did not receive any EXP. "Wait, where is my EXP?" Black Slime Soldiers could not be killed by normal means. Once their host bodies died, these parasites would always possess the nearest living being. In this situation, Reeman was the closest player. The ethereal black slime jumped and entered Reeman''s mind space. The Yeeting Squad guild leader was shocked when his conscience was pulled into a blank white room, which was the same room when he had first fought against a similar black slime in the tutorial. Seeing a black slime, Reeman understood what had happened to him. "I remember. This is a creature from the tutorial back then." Reeman laughed, "I can''t kill you last time because I was caught off guard. Now, I won''t fail! REEEEEEE!!" The guild leader screamed as he imagined his game skills. His soul transformed. His human appearance turned into a lizardman with a dragon armor set and a long glaive. The black slime also shapeshifted its liquid body, mimicking a kobold. The two ran toward each other and swung their weapon. Had Misha been here, she would have been irritated by low-level soul combat that the two had as it was primitive. Both of them did not use any psychic ability to kill others. A minute later, The room suddenly darkened, and the black slime left the soul room. > > Reeman was shocked by the sudden change. "WTF!? REEEEEE!! I was in the middle of combat!" He came back to his senses again and found himself in the demi-hydra pantheon. In confusion, he rechecked his game log. While Reeman was battling with the black slime in the mind space, his real body stopped moving. Unfortunately, the kobolds had a similar skill set as Lucien, a sword wave. One of the skills cut Reeman''s idling body and reduced his HP to zero while he was in the middle of soul combat. The black slime escaped and possessed a nearby player, but Reeman''s soul was pulled into a respawned body instead. Still, he was not aware of the mechanism of this game and how Lilith manipulated this game. "Crap. My 5-Star items!! REEEEE!!" He rushed back to the battlefield, hoping to secure the pay-to-win artifacts that he bought. Chapter 232 Black Slime Outbreak – Part 1 Chapter 232 ¨C Black Slime Outbreak ¨C Part 1 The battle was tricky, even professional players like Des'' teammates found it difficult to deal with. After the first field boss went down by random attacks of 20,000 players, casualties on the defender side occurred. Once one of the black slimes invaded the soul mind of Reeman, the latter was killed a few seconds later by a stray sword wave of a kobold. After Reeman''s avatar was dead, the monster soul, who had possessed Reeman earlier, jumped toward another player nearby and froze the latter''s activities, forcing him to fight the slime in his mind space. The players were not defenseless vegetables. As they witnessed that these bosses were not invincible against their joint attacks, the players formed teams without anyone commanding them. Each side designated its target and focused their strikes on it. *BOOM* Soon, many field bosses'' HP depleted in succession. These dying kobold howled in pain, but they ejected more black slimes to attack the nearest players. This time, a few of the dead kobolds hosted more than one black slime. Each of them scattered and possessed more players. These field bosses were also as smart as the players. When they noticed that their comrades invaded the mind spaces and stopped all movements of the possessed, a dozen kobolds leapt onto the wall where the possessed located and killed these players on the spot. A chain reaction followed as black slimes ejected from the dead players and jumped into the other defenders'' bodies nearby. The same dozen kobolds pinpointed the frozen players and sent them back to the respawn point. Then, the same black slimes continued to jump. The never-ending circle of events expanded to other sections of the wall as more kobolds died. Still, the players counter-attacked well. For every 20 players dead, one of the kobolds was defeated. The battle of attrition became disadvantageous for the players as the siege battle went on. After 5 minutes, 3,000 players were sent to their respawn points, but only 100 kobolds were dead. Moreover, over 200 black slimes were possessing players in secret, sabotaging their battle potential. . . [Boss, we need your help on the frontline. The players are dying left and right.] One of Misha''s guild members, a player from Natalie''s server, requested Misha and Natalie for help. "Okay. I''ll be right there in a moment." Misha entrusted the NPCs to Natalie and the mercenary kobolds. As for herself and all other guild members, they rushed toward the frontline to assist the defense line. . . "CHAIN LIGHTNING!!" Electricity branches connected all kobolds together, stunning 20 of them at once. Sasha turned away from the paralyzed kobolds, looking distressed as she was observing the battlefield. Players kept getting killed left and right because of the combination between kobolds and the jumping black slimes. Whenever a black slime changed its target, the defenders would lose one person. Even if the players managed to solo against the invading souls, they would usually die a few moments later as kobolds always targeted the stunned victims. Sasha, too, was possessed a few times. Fortunately, mind space battles were not a threat to her as she killed all black slimes in one hit. As a result, no kobold could harm her. But still, these field bosses possessed intelligence. They marked Sasha as a difficult opponent and avoided fighting her head-on. Whenever a black slime possessed her, it was mostly an evasive maneuver to distract her while the other kobolds murdered the weaker players. 30 Minutes into the fight, half of the players were gone. Many rushed back to the scene, but kobolds, who managed to gain a foothold on the battlements, dispatched these players instantly. *VHOOM* *FSHAAARRRRKK* Critical! 22,126! A lightning sword in Sasha''s hand beheaded another kobold, reducing its HP to zero. Then, as usual, a black slime jumped into her mind space. Sasha had already steeled herself, waiting for the intruder. Upon seeing the black slime soldier, Sasha locked her space, turning it red. Afterward, red lightning struck the soul. *BOOM* Without mercy, Sasha killed it in one strike. She did not bother absorbing the soul fragments, but the demi-fairy immediately returned her conscience to the real body in-game. As soon as Sasha''s avatar opened her eyes, she leapt backward. > > > Sasha ignored the game notification. *BOOM* A sword wave landed at the place she had stood. The attack exploded upon hitting the stone wall, shattered the walkway into rubble. The shockwave of the attack caused a cloud of whirlwind dust, which covered the surrounding area around Sasha. Yet, the girl''s eyes locked onto the new enemy before her. A kobold soldier plunged at Sasha''s direction, appearing at Sasha''s 9 o''clock. "FORCE FIELD!!" Similar to Misha''s [Flame Field], Sasha''s force field created a shockwave and knocked back the kobold. The shockwave did not cause damage-over-time like Misha. However, it stunned the kobold, as it had the same attribute as her favorite skill, chain lightning. Not missing this chance, Sasha summoned a lightning sword and wielded it like a lightsaber. She slashed at the kobold horizontally, cutting its neck. *FSHAAARRRRKK* Critical! 23,006! Whenever Sasha attacked a kobold with her lightning sword, she never slashed it once or twice. Critical! 21,777! Critical! 22,632! Critical! 22,951! The shockwave only stunned the kobold for 2 seconds, but it was enough for Sasha to get a good attack at its neck 4 times. *AWOOOO* The kobold had less than 60% HP left, but its body glowed in red light, getting into a frenzied state. All of its attributes got boosted, and the speed of the boss got faster. At the same time, Sasha summoned a lightning ball as she backpedaled, keeping a distance from the boss. She planned if the kobold pursued her, she would stun it with a lightning ball. Then, she would repeat the same attack sequence. Still, it was only a backup plan. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* In this battle, Sasha''s 3D sense was always active. She knew that players were coming to support her from behind, but they could not shoot or use their skills because she was too close to the boss. Everyone was afraid of the friendly fire. 555! 467! 999! Bullets of various sizes punctured through the kobold''s body, making it staggering backward. Unfortunately, they were not enough to kill this kobold. It gathered its strength into its sword and weaved it at the supporting players'' direction. *BOOM* A sword wave sliced through 5 players, who were assisting Sasha. *BOOM* *BOOM* Five more explosions occurred and killed 20 more players. The counterattack of the kobold was troublesome. Yet, five more kobolds climbed on top of the battlement where Sasha was protecting. "Ugh!" Even Sasha groaned in frustration as her section suddenly got overrun. Suddenly, "Firestorm!" A fire tornado engulfed the five kobolds, taking it to the sky and burnt it alive. 200! 200! 200! As usual, the damage was minimal, but it kept on nibbling the HP of all kobolds in the storm as well as carrying them away from the city wall. Shurka, who managed to clear the enemies in her sector, was flying as she cast her spells at any kobold she saw. Coincidentally, she rescued Sasha without realizing it. She did not bother tanking for other players as her PF was limited. Spending all of it for generating barrier HP was not efficient. Besides, her eggcat partner, Mii, had other ideas. From time to time, Shurka swooped down and knocked a kobold off the wall. While she was at it, Mii''s tentacles, which extended from Shurka''s back, collected all dropped items from players and dead bosses into her inventory in secret. *Mii Although Mii was doing all the dirty work, Shurka was not idle either. In the past, she usually talked to Crystal during the close-beta when she had free time. Afterward, Shurka learned many things from Crystal, including the latter''s traits. "Another 3-Star item over there!" *Mii!* (Got it!) "A batch of upgrade stones at 3 o''clock!" *Mii!* (Taken!) Like a looting machine, the two coordinated, grabbing as many items they could whenever they landed on top of the wall. Once they emptied the place, Shurka flew and continued fighting against kobolds, maximizing her gain in both EXP and items. Moreover¡­ "Get over here!" Twenty flame tentacles extended from Shurka''s skin as if she were a porcupine. All extra arms latched on all dead bodies and pulled them toward herself so that all items on them could be looted. All of Shurka''s feat was unnoticed by the players as the battle was too chaotic. However, it did not escape Sasha''s eyes and her 3D sense. ''That girl is going to loot me penniless if I die here! Did she pick up Crystal''s cheapskate housewife trait!? No, she''s more like a bandit now.'' Sasha dreaded the consequence if she died by a kobold. Sasha could see that Shurka did not pay attention to her party members or the overall situation but the loot and nearby kobolds. . . "NYAHAHA!!" Moo was jumping around in joy as he killed another kobold. As soon as he confirmed that his target''s HP was zero, he dragged a clueless player from another guild as his shield. "HEY! LET GO!" The player panicked as he was in the middle of shooting a kobold with his rifle. But his struggle lasted for a second before a black slime entered his soul space. As soon as the player''s concentration and movement stopped, another kobold lunged at him as if they knew that he was vulnerable. "Gotcha, nya!" Thrown from Moo''s hands, a spear flew toward the kobold and penetrated its head. Critical! Armor Break! Penetration! 75,352! Moo''s damage output was the most eye-catching among all players as he had obtained the soul hunter subclass from the previous quest. Combined with the felionian''s perks of ignoring the enemy''s defense, any ordinary attack from Moo was always devastating. "Hey! That''s my prey, nya!" Non was around the area as well. The kobold that Moo had attacked was the boss that she was targeting. In anger that her the aggro was stolen by Moo, Non plunged at her target. A spear in her hands thrust forward and entered through the kobold''s buttock, punctured through its stomach. Then, the spear tip exited through its mouth. This was one of Non''s personal skills. Brutality! 99,999! Similar to Moo''s performance, Non''s damage output was off the chart every time she aimed for a nasty finishing blow. The HP of the kobold became zero. Again, Moo dragged the dazed player as his shield, placing him between Moo and the dead kobold. As Moo had predicted, another black slime entered the unfortunate player''s mind space. Seeing the action of her teammate, Non screamed in anger, "Not again! That slime is my kill!" "Slowpoke doesn''t get a kill, nya!" Moo laughed at Non. "What kill? You always dragged a bystander as a shield. How can you kill a black slime when you don''t fight in the mind space battle?" "Nyahaha! This genius me doesn''t need to wait for a black slime to invade my soul space, nya! All I have to do is ¡­ watch this!" Moo pulled the dazed player toward the others, who were in a trance because of soul battles in their mind spaces. The apathy syndrome patients gathered into a large group. Non realized what Moo was trying to do. She turned around and got into a fighting stance. Soon, ten more kobolds rushed at them. "As I thought, nya. These doges can detect soul battles." "So you bait them? Why don''t you kill them if you can do it, nya?" "Do you think it''s that easy!? I almost died the last time I fought that bastard, nya!" *BOOM* As the two cats were bickering among themselves, Des, a leporian who dressed like a ninja, appeared behind the ten kobolds and backstabbed them in a flash. 5,555! 5,555! 5,555! The damage was not comparable to Moo or Non''s output, but they added up. "Pay attention, you two kittens! We''re in the middle of combat!" The two cats turned around and meowed in protest, "I KNOW, NYA!" . . Although Misha''s elite party managed to stop the invasion in their zone of protection, other players did not have as much experience dealing with multi-dimension battles like them. If kobolds killed the players, they would respawn and come back to fight. There was no problem with that. However, what would happen if they died in the soul space battle? Soon, as the battle expanded, players began dying in their soul spaces. Chapter 233 Black Slime Outbreak – Part 2 Chapter 233 ¨C Black Slime Outbreak ¨C Part 2 Benz Deaucock, a retired office worker from Milky Way Galaxy, enjoyed playing LHO since the game went open beta. It was his first-time experience in VRMMO that he never had a chance to play in his life. After retirement, he exchanged some of his savings money into diamonds, hoping to buy a new life in-game like his peers, who had already transferred their souls into other games. Deaucock hoped that he, too, could live a good second life in a good world. With his diamonds, he should be able to become one of the top players in a server and settle a new family here. Unfortunately, he ended up playing on server 1. Because of his enthusiasm, he entered the game too fast when the servers first launched. As a result, he got involved in the most chaotic server, where Misha and others were. "Gah! How can I kill this stupid slime!?" Deaucock did not have a gaming background, nor was he into novels, so his imagination was limited to what he had experienced or seen in movies. After pummeling the slimy kobold for a while, he ran out of idea how he could win this fight. *SOEK* Despite the overwhelming advantage, the black slime beheaded Benz Deaucock. The monster transformed its entire body into a giant mouth and bit Deaucock''s soul. *KRUK* *KRUK* For the first time, a player''s soul was devoured by a black slime inside a soul space. Not only the soul was eaten, but the monster also swallowed the soul core. After the core entered the slime''s body, the monster stopped all of its movement, digesting all memory and the conscience of Benz Deaucock. Deaucock''s avatar in-game was still intact, not being harmed by other kobolds. Soon, a system notification appeared before his game character. > > > Deaucock''s opened his eyes. Originally, Benz Deaucock was a Caucasian man with blond hair and blue eyes. However, his eyes were now black, including his sclera. As if he had black pearls as his eyes, the dark balls rotated around, adjusting to the new sight. He groaned in a low voice before he howled like a wolf. *AWOOOOO* The player''s character name, [Benz Deaucock], changed into [Black Slime Knight, Benz Deaucock]. Furthermore, his name was removed from the ranking lists, as he was no longer a player from this point. . In the real world, where Deaucock was sleeping in his game capsule. The human inside the capsule disappeared, disintegrated into nothingness while the game console was still operating. It would take a long time before humans in the Milky Way Galaxy to find out about Deaucock''s disappearance. He would soon become nothing more but another missing person in this galaxy. . > > Benz Deaucock regained his sense a few seconds later after the conversion. It was the conscience of the black slime, but he mistook his identity as Benz Deaucock as the latter''s memory was clearer than his previous life''s recollection. "Ah, I feel so good. This is how the game should be played," Deaucock was overjoyed from the sensation of rebirth. He looked around and found many players, staring at him in confusion and astonishment. One of Deaucock''s colleagues in real life even questioned him, "Mr. Deaucock! Have you evolved or gained something from the boss? Why are you a black slime knight?" Deaucock laughed as he tossed away a rifle in his hands and pulled out an ordinary long sword from the previous owner''s inventory. Sword Wave! 9,999! The former friend was killed with one hit. "Hahahaha!" Deaucock turned toward the other players as he unleashed his old kobold skills and the body owner''s skills. . . The incident did not only occur with Benz Deaucock. Five more weak players were killed in their mind space, and their souls were consumed by the black slimes. More slime soldiers upgraded themselves into knights. "HAHAHA!" "AH! IT FEELS SO GOOD!" From a weak boss with 10,000 overall strength, they became 15,000. Although the increase in status was not significant, the differences in their new attack patterns and the additional skills of body owners caused more chaos among the players. Soon, players realized what had happened. "They have been converted!" "Mr. Deaucock is not a player anymore! His name has disappeared from the player list!" "Oh, no! My daughter! The monster has converted my daughter!" "Damn it! Once I log out of this game, I''ll sue the game company!" "But we can''t log out!" Meanwhile, a tall leporian, Des, ran around and gathered all surviving players. "Form ranks and attack the monsters together with your teammates! When your friends got possessed by a black slime, drag them to the backline and have someone monitor them!" Still trying her best, Des fought as she managed the battle flow. Behind her, Moo and Non followed this pro-player around, assisting the rabbit girl killing nearby monsters. Because of the bickering earlier, Des made Moo and Non fight in mind space battles as slime killer specialists since they got used to dealing with these creatures. None of them complained as the rewards were worth it. For every kill, they obtain 100 free status points as a reward, not including the loot from kobold''s bodies. But their monopolizing on the kills did not last long. In the sky, Misha flew in a circle, reading and scanning the battlefield. "Tama, control my body from now on. Try to mimic Shurka''s flame tentacles if you can." *Mew* (Going to mind space battle again?) "Yeah, I notice that these guys are converting innocent players into their kind. I can''t allow that to happen. Who knows if the converted players are still alive or not in real life?" *Mew!* (On it! Leave it to me! I want 10 red gels after the battle!) "Deal!" Misha descended and stomped on the face of a converted slime knight. The force and the momentum behind her strike planted the knight''s head on the ground. 2,207! The sudden appearance of Misha alarmed the rampaging kobolds and the knights as her appearance resembled their boss, the Dark Misha. None of them was willing to attack her first. The eyes of Misha met with one of the knights. She glared at it as she activated a skill that Mia dreaded for its side effects. Psionic Possession! Like a black slime, Misha''s soul jumped into the soul space of a converted knight. The empty white room reddened the moment Misha stepped her feet into the place, but she did not care about it. Misha found the murky slime, which was clinging onto its new soul core. As long as it had the core, the knight could continue manipulating the new body. In anger, Misha summoned a fireball by using her soul hunter class system while she used her experience to create a bolt of chain lightning. The lightning struck the slime knight, but it did not deal damage to it. However, it distracted the knight and gave Misha a room for her next moves. Misha tossed the fireball at the knight, but the latter sidestepped and dodged it. However, he did not see another attack, which came together with the fireball. Blast! An invisible cannon punctured through its body center and destroyed the core, which it was protecting. "Go to hell." The room squirmed as if it came to life. Like how Misha locked Lucien inside her soul space, the injured knight was doing the same. But Misha did not allow it. "I don''t know why, but I hate you, dirty souls. Just die!" A strange sensation of anger and hatred swelled in Misha''s heart as she summoned more fireballs and cooked the slime knight. The slime screamed in pain, but it kept using its power and shrink the mind space, trying to squeeze Misha along with it. "Na?ve." Misha activated her flame field, which she combined the game skill with Mia''s experience. Instead of creating a small shockwave, it generated a flame tornado, which was similar to what Shurka was using. However, the temperature from the firestorm was much higher than Shurka''s version, as this skill came from Misha''s imagination and her psych force. The soul room slowly cracked and revealed an escape route. Yet, Misha did not retreat. She converted her arms into two giant balls with mouths. They bit the knight, chewing it alive. *KRUK!* As if karma struck back at them. As the slime had eaten an innocent player''s soul, Misha did the same to them. The moment all memory fragments and the knight''s soul was consumed by Misha, she shoved new experience to the back of her head without trying to recollect it and returned her conscience to her main body. Misha spent too much time trying to kill this monster in their home ground. She was also annoyed by the fact that her abilities were limited in a stranger''s mind space. Had she fought in her soul room, the black slime could have been killed with a single blast skill. As soon as she got back to her body, she found out that Tama was being besieged by kobolds from all sides. Fortunately, these kobolds could not penetrate her flame field shield. Or else, she would have already been dead long ago. As for the slime knight that Misha had possessed, it stopped moving as its HP had already dropped to zero, dead. *Mrrr?* (Oh? You''re back? Took you a while.) "How''s it going, Tama?" *Meh* (Bad. My power is limited because of your pitiful STR. Add more points into strength, for banana sake!) "Did you use Slicky''s sperm?" *Mew Mew!* (Can''t do because there are too many girls nearby. The smell will arouse them, and I don''t want to bear the responsibility. This gorgeous maiden only cares for pretty male eggs, not a bunch of bitches!) "¡­" While Misha and Tama were catching up with the recent development, they kept dodging from all kobold''s attacks. Then, an update arrived. > > > Even though Misha did not want to look at the notification, the absurd phenomenon distracted her from the combat. "AH! DAMN IT! I WANT TO CHECK MY NEW STATUS!!" Knowing that she could not check her status at the moment, Misha activated another skill. "Stop moving for a second!" Shouted Misha. Psionic Puppeteer! An invisible brain wave expanded like a dome. The signal connected with all active black slimes, which hindered their movements and reaction. Not only the kobolds around Misha paused, all 2,000 remaining field bosses stopped moving, but they turned toward Misha. . Deaucock, who had become a new leader of the attacking force of black slime soldiers, stopped attacking a nearby player and turned toward Misha''s direction as well. "Fake Misha spotted. KILL!!" *AWOOOO* Deaucock and two other slime knights broke free from Misha''s control and rushed toward the general direction of this fairy overlord. Chapter 234 - Advantages of Killing Bosses Chapter 234 ¨C Advantages of Killing Bosses Only a few minutes passed since the battle had started. Yet, 80% of the players had been killed at least once. Thanks to Misha, who drew the attention of all field bosses and paused their movement temporarily, all players managed to push back the attacking kobolds. Some of them got back their lost items from their dead body and resumed the fight. Sasha regrouped with Des, Moo, and Non to assess the situation. The tall rabbit leporian girl, Des, turned around and reported their war status. "Some of them have just evolved into knights by converting players. I just saw one, but he''s trying to break free from Misha''s binding." Sasha frowned and stared at Des in confusion, "Then, why haven''t you killed it when you have the chance?" The rabbit girl shook her head, "It''s getting risky fighting in mind space battles. There are too many kobolds around, and I don''t think that I can kill a knight on my own." "Have you fought a black slime soldier in your mind space before?" "I killed 25, but my psyche is getting sluggish. I can barely create things in my mind space right now, and I don''t think I can handle another one." Des revealed her status menu and her HP, PF, and Stamina. For some reason, her PF and ST were in red color, and she could not restore them by consuming potions or other VIP items. The game also gave Des a special abnormal status, [Mentally Exhausted]. . **************************** > This abnormal status only appears when a player overexerts their mental strength by participating in too many soul battles in a short period. A player with this debuff will not be able to restore their PF by consuming any item or recover by other magic. Can be cured by taking a night sleep in-game. **************************** . Sasha turned to Moo and Non. Surprisingly, they also had this abnormal status, but they did not look tired. Instead, they were as cheerful as ever. "Rabbitto, you''re weak, nya!" Moo snickered. "Oi, that''s rude, pervert catto! Don''t listen to him, Des. You''re doing well." Sasha ignored their bickering, "Moo, how many slimes have you killed?" "117!" The demi-fairy''s face twitched. She only killed 95 black slime soldiers so far, but she did not have this status effect. However, Moo exceeded her expectations. Still, she worried that Moo might succ.u.mb to the slime''s takeover ability if he continued fighting. "Moo, you stop fighting in soul battles for now. What about you, Non? How many kills do you have?" "Nya? I lost count when I killed the 50th guy. Maybe somewhere in the 80s?" Non was doing well. Sasha was relieved that her friends had potentials. "Okay, you three stop fighting and retreat to the inner city. I''ll get Natalie to replace all of you." Des wanted to protest that pulling away from the elite members right now was a bad idea. After all, about a thousand bosses remained on the battlefield. "It''s fine, Des. Misha and Natalie will take over." Des nodded, "Understood. What about you?" "I can continue fighting since I haven''t gotten a debuff status yet. I''ll join you when I got one," Sasha winked at the rabbit girl as she sent a friend message to Natalie. . [Natalie, where are you?] While everyone was busy fighting against the kobolds and the black slimes, Natalie was idling around, petting the kobold mercenaries who had doge face. The scene of a 160cm tall girl with blond hair and a pretty face playing with many cute kobolds was soothing to NPCs and non-combat players. Some of the players took screenshots of Natalie as treasures. "I''m in the city. Why?" [I need your help. Bring half of the mercenaries and help us on the frontline.] "What about the backline and the NPCs?" [I''ll send Des, Non, and Moo to replace you. They are no longer in a good shape to continue fighting. Come here and farm some free attributes, or you''ll miss out a lot. Moo''s overall strength is already over 30,000 now, and I''m 25,000ish. You and Misha are the only ones falling behind.] "Okay! I''ll be right there!" Hearing that they got free attribute points from killing bosses, Natalie rushed to battle along with a thousand kobold mercenaries. . . Moo, Non, Des, and Sasha were not the only ones reaping all the profits. Shurka, who had been stealing loots left and right, had already collected 500 status orbs. One should know that a status orb could bestow 100 free allocable attributes. Having 500 was the same as having 50,000 overall strength! *Mi-Hi-Hi-Mii > Name: Misha Bloominglilly Race: Fairy Overlord Main Class: Apprentice Cook . > Journeyman Mafioso Apprentice Clown Apprentice Seductress Apprentice Villainess Apprentice Valkyrie Apprentice Soul Hunter Apprentice Gunner Apprentice Sharpshooter Apprentice Thief Apprentice Hitman . > Level: 102 > 120 EXP: 2,225,151/6,490,000 HP: 1702 > 2074 ST: 902 > 1274 PF: 3010 > 3610 Hunger: 300 . > Allocable Attributes: 828 STR: 678 > 882 VIT: 851 > 1037 STM: 451 > 637 AGI: 555 > 723 DEX: 905 > 1445 INT: 7036 > 7294 WIS: 1505 > 1805 CHA: 502 > 538 LEA: 210 > 630 Luck: 35 Overall Strength: 12,693 > 15,819 Karma: 357,120 **************************** . Tama glanced at Misha''s overall status. Something absurd happened to her subclasses as there were 4 new jobs appeared on the list. Moreover, her overall status increased by a lot, including the sudden boost of her level. Moreover, one of her former subclass, Apprentice Mafioso, changed to Journeyman Mafioso. The sudden upgrade confused Tama. *Mrrr?* (What did this banana do in her mind space? Why is she suddenly getting stronger?) As Tama pondered, she maneuvered Misha''s body to dodge another crescent-shape wind, which was a sword wave attack from a converted slime knight. *Meh* (Kill them faster, banana Mish!) After Tama complained, Misha regained her senses. "I''m back! Fireball!" A fireball landed in the middle of the kobold knight group of three. 4,005! *Mew* (Again! Just critical for once!) "I''m trying!" They dodged three sword waves from the knights, waiting for the cooldown to reach zero. "Fireball!" Misha shouted as soon as the cooldown timer was over. *BOOM* A critical occurred this time. Misha''s 35 Luck was useful for once. Explosion! 100,132! Explosion! 100,132! Explosion! 100,132! All three kobolds received the exploding effect of Misha''s basketball-size fireball. Their HP reduce by a third, but they were still not dead. Misha chose not to attack them by possessing them directly this time. As these slimes had evolved, she played it safe by not fighting in an unfavorable battleground. She planned to kill them normally and drag them into her home field, where she had the total advantage over the invaders. *BOOM* Explosion! 100,132! Explosion! 100,132! Explosion! 100,132! Another explosion critical occurred. Now, Misha needed one more hit, and this group of three knights would be dead. As she was busy dealing with difficult opponents, another slime knight joined the battle. It was Benz Deauc.o.c.k, the first converted knight. "Found you, imposter! For the glory of-!" "Oh, shut it! Allure!" > > Deauc.o.c.k''s action paused as he was in a daze. An abnormal status effect, [Charm], floated above his head. Seeing that her skill successfully inflicted a status effect, Misha commanded Deauc.o.c.k. "Beat your friends half-dead and kill yourself!" Since the effect lasted only 130 seconds, it was better to send this guy to his death. As for the reason why Misha did not want Deauc.o.c.k to kill his friends, she did not want him to steal her precious last shot. After all, kill-shots would give her more EXP when she successfully slew a boss. "Yes, my lady!" Surprisingly, Deauc.o.c.k followed Misha''s order and launched a sword wave attack on the three knights. *SWUA* 50,000! 50,000! 50,000! Upon receiving the damage, the converted knights had less than 50,000 HP, which could be killed with another sword wave. "What are you!?" "Traitor!" "This fool has joined forces with the imposter! Kill!" The three knights turned toward Deauc.o.c.k and unleashed their skill as well. Each of them sent a sword wave at the charmed knight. 50,000! 50,000! 50,000! Deauc.o.c.k''s HP dropped by half. Also, the [Charm] abnormal status wore off after he was attacked by his friends. "Huh? What did I do?" The three knights bellowed at Deauc.o.c.k, "You fool! You were charmed by this thot! Stop attacking us!" "What!?" Everyone turned toward Misha. At that moment, they knew that something was terribly wrong. Three fireballs floated around Misha as she had been gathering them while Deauc.o.c.k and others were fighting. "NO! KILL HER BEFORE SHE USES THOSE!" Four slime knights launched their sword attacks. Four crescent wind slashed through Misha''s body! But no damage indicator appeared above her head. Instead, there was another word above her shattered body. Miss! "What!?" Misha''s real body teleported 100 meters away behind these converted players. She had used a villain skill for the first time. . ********************************* > Cost per usage: 500 ST, 500 PF Cooldown: 24 Hours Teleportation Range: 100 Meters > Create a phantom of yourself and teleport to a location of your choice within 100 meters range. ********************************* . The skill was costly as it consumed a lot of her stamina and psych force. Furthermore, it had a long cooldown. Still, it was useful for escaping or slipping through the net of Misha''s enemies as its effect was similar to a random teleportation button. In addition, Misha could designate her teleportation point, making it easier to use. Misha flew up as she collected another fireball, planning to bombard the battlefield with as many fireballs she could gather. Upon getting the 15th fireball, Deauc.o.c.k finally spotted Misha. "OVER THERE! SHE''S FLYING!" Not only the knights turned toward Misha, but all slime soldiers also managed to break free from Misha''s puppeteer skill and rushed toward her direction. Launched from the kobolds and the converted knights, hundreds of sword waves flew toward the fairy overlord in a dragonewt body. Chapter 235 - Fireball, Motherf.u.c.ker Chapter 235 ¨C Fireball, Motherf.u.c.ker With so many attacks from low angles, it was easy to dodge. By flying upward, Misha escaped from the focus fire of all field bosses. "Since when have I aggroed all the bosses?" *Mew* (Since you used that puppeteer skill...) "I see." Misha dropped 15 fireballs toward the crowd of kobolds. One of them landed next to Deauc.o.c.k. *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* Out of 15 attacks, 5 triggered explosion critical. Also, they killed 3 knights and 10 injured bosses. 13 Black slimes jumped from the dead bodies and possessed Misha right away! Misha''s conscience also dove back into her mind space and got ready to fight 13 new invaders. Tama took over Misha''s body and continued dodging everything while she made her character summoning fireballs by using the game shortcut menus. *Meh-Heh Mew!* (Oh! This is fun!) . . All black slimes appeared inside Misha''s mind space. "Kill the imposter!" "Kill the copycat!" "Copycat! I hate cats!" All of them roared and howled, but they had not noticed the scene before them yet. Before them, a hundred floating eyeballs were glaring at them. Misha had transformed her soul into one of them and created 99 duplicates of herself, waiting for the slime''s arrival. Noticed the clueless black slimes visiting her home, all eyeballs squinted, sneering at the newcomers. Blast x 100! . . 3 Seconds later, after the 13 black slimes entered Misha''s mind space¡­ > > > > > ... > > > > > > ... Long lines of game messages flooded the game interface, which made Tama yelped in surprise. *Mew!?* (What!? That''s too fast!) "Thanos snap. It''s very effective in home games," Misha giggled. It was a perk of fighting in one''s soul space. When Misha fought in someone else''s mind space, her power would be limited to what her soul could exert. In other words, she could only process and convert her imagination to reality manually by turning the soul''s energy into weaponry. On the contrary, fighting in her space was like fighting with an assisting program. By creating a vague concept in her mind, her body, soul, and soul core helped her processed the data and turned them into reality in the room, making her power processing faster and more efficient. In summary, it was like fighting in someone else''s mind space was a manual mode, while the home game combat was auto-mode with an assisting tool. However, this method consumed the game avatar''s psyche force. Her PF dropped from 3,610 to 1,610 just now. It could be said that one blast skill inside Misha''s mind space consumed 20 of her PF. Therefore, a hundred blast shaved 2,000 PF in one go. > Misha ignored the upgrade details for now. She looked at the remaining kobolds and their leader, the slime knight Deauc.o.c.k. "Concentrate all attack on the imposter!" Deauc.o.c.k kept yelling while he hid behind other kobolds. Then, he did something that no one had thought that an NPC could do. Deauc.o.c.k opened his inventory menu and brought out a bottle of healing potion. +9,999 +9,999 Each potion bottle contained one litre of content, and one gulp could heal 9,999 HP. Nevertheless, Deauc.o.c.k poured the entire bottle-worth of potion down his throat, which made his HP bar recovered back to 100%. Seeing how an NPC could recover by using a player''s item, Misha was on the verge of swearing at Lilith and Deauc.o.c.k. *MYAAA!!* (NOT FAIR!!) "HOW DAFUQ CAN AN NPC HEAL ITSELF!? THAT''S NOT FAIR!" Deauc.o.c.k yelled back as he flipped a middle finger at Misha, "SCREW YOU! YOU THINK IT''S FAIR FOR YOU LOTS TO BE ABLE TO USE ITEMS BUT WE CAN''T!? TALK ABOUT FAIRNESS, HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN YOUR GODDAMN BARRIER HP!? DO YOU THINK IT''S NORMAL FOR A PLAYER TO HAVE OVER 300,000 HP!?" The surviving kobolds sent their sword waves at Misha again, forcing her to fly away, dodging all attacks from the field bosses. From Misha''s point of view, her gaming experience changed from a VRMMO game into a bullet-hell shooter game. She kept throwing fireballs to counter-attack while she avoided all kobolds'' crescent wind cutters. 9,999! 9,999! These wind cutter skills slashed Misha''s barrier, which had a bigger hitbox than her real body, steadily decreasing her shield HP. Moreover, they could cut through the dome of fire, which could potentially kill Misha in one hit had it slice the real body inside the flame field. *Clink* After getting hit by countless sword slashes, the flame field HP reached zero. Without an external shield, Misha''s life was at risk. *Mew* (Don''t bother creating another barrier. It''s a waste of PF.) "I agree. Let''s save it for soul battles and fireballs." Tama poured vitamin drink into her mouth, storing them in her belly inside Misha''s body while ejecting some of the liquid into the fairy overlord''s stomach. It was a cheating move that Misha did not have to drink the potion herself. Tama stored the vitamin drink in her egg-like body, but she could share it with Misha at any moment, like a dam saving water for the emergency. > +9,999 PF! Misha''s PF restored to 100%. *ZAP* While Misha and Deauc.o.c.k took their time to recover their HP or PF, electricity branches connected 20 kobolds together and stunned them. The chain lightning skill came from Sasha, who rushed here to help Misha. Deauc.o.c.k realized that he had a tunnel vision as Misha was not the only opponent he had to fight. There were other players, who regained their weapons and items from their dead bodies. The weak players that Deauc.o.c.k ignored returned to the battlefield. *BOOM* A giant thunderbolt landed in the middle of the kobold army and ended the life of 5 kobolds, stealing Misha''s kill-shot in the process. Not only was Sasha here, but Natalie also arrived. As she was falling behind in the term of level and overall strength, she resorted this trick to get more EXP and bonuses from the kills. "Sorry, Misha. I need those! Chain lightning!" 20 More kobolds were electrocuted. *BANG* *BANG* Yellow needles reappeared on the battlefield as players picked their guns and fired at the kobolds, contributing the damages. Even Giles Corey joined the fray and killed a kobold. However, most of the INWTRUE guild members focused on looting corpses for status orbs and fellow players'' dropped items. With more support, Misha''s burden lessened. She began collecting fireballs around her. This time, she planned to end the fight by using the fireball carpet bomb tactic again. Delaying and gathering fireballs had a requirement. The caster needed at least 200 INT to control two fireballs at a time, 300 INT for 3 fireballs, 500 INT for 5 fireballs, and so on. Misha glanced at her current INT in the status menu, checking what the maximum fireballs she could have. ¡­ ¡­ 7,744 INT ¡­ ¡­ ''Something is terribly wrong here.'' Misha was amazed by her sudden growth in strength after she had devoured the previous 13 black slimes. Checking her other status attributes again, she found out that most of them increased by at least 400 points. Moreover, her overall strength increased from 15,819 to 19,125! ''I don''t know how, but I''ll take it!'' Her overall strength was higher than Deauc.o.c.k, who only had 15,000 power now. Therefore, she should obtain the defense buff from the game if Deauc.o.c.k attacked her. Still, Misha did not let her guard down. After all, sword wave attacks dealt fixed damage, so the threat of the kobold''s wind cutter sword waves had not changed. While Misha was happy with the increase of her stats, she drank some water to clean her dry throat. Accidentally, her eyes glanced at Sasha''s power indicator above her head. 27,991 "PFFFFT!" Misha spat all water in her mouth from shock. "HOW THE HECK!?" Above the sky, there were stars. At long last, Misha realized now how noob she was. She should not be happy because of a small gain from the fairy overlord''s abilities to steal power from dead souls as other players also progressed at a rapid speed. This was not a single-player game. Everyone, including Misha''s friends, was competing to get stronger than others. *Mew* (We should start looting status orbs or boss drops now. Your friends are surpassing us.) "True. Forget about the carpet bomb. Let''s switch our attack strategy to blast and fireball. Do me a favor, check the status for me, and find me a useful skill I just learned." Misha did not have time to scan the new skills that she had obtained from the black slime knights. For the sake of gaining more stats, she threw all five fireballs and flew closer to the kobolds on the ground. *BOOM* Explosion! 114,265! One of the five fireballs triggered another explosion, which killed another kobold. The black slime jumped into Misha''s soul right away, which froze her action. But she regained her senses 2 seconds later. > > Still, Deauc.o.c.k capitalized the gap of 2 seconds. He kicked the ground and jumped like a human bullet, flying toward Misha. By the time that Misha could react, Deauc.o.c.k''s sword slashed at Misha. *CLANK* Parried! It was Tama''s tentacle arm that transformed into a long blade, which blocked Deauc.o.c.k''s strike. *Mew Mew* (I found a few useful skills in the list! You have Swordsmanship, Ignore Defense, and Armor Break.) It seemed that the slime knights Misha had killed were a felionian swordsman, who had a similar skill set as Moo. From her inventory, the empty hands of Misha pulled an iron sword, an ordinary grade weapon from a dead body, and swung at Deauc.o.c.k, retaliating. *CLANK* Deauc.o.c.k also parried the sword strike. Upon receiving the impact, his body lost the jumping momentum and fell to earth. Misha did not allow Deauc.o.c.k to escape. She folded her wings and glided down while she pointed her palm at the falling knight. Fireball! "Humph!" Deauc.o.c.k gathered his power in his sword and slashed at the incoming ball of fire. Sword Wave! The skill cut through the basketball-size fireball, destroying the skill attack, and reached Misha. The latter also mimicked Deauc.o.c.k''s strike and slashed at the sword wave. *SWUA* The slash destroyed the crescent wind cutter, but Misha received collateral damage from the fragments of the sword wave skill. 1,000! 1,000! Her HP dropped from 2,974 to 974. Tama immediately drank a potion and stored the remaining liquid in her egg body, as she did with the PF drink. +9,999! Misha''s HP restored. Deauc.o.c.k clicked his tongue. He backflipped and landed on the ground. *AWOOOO!* Knowing that Misha did not have a barrier on, he howled and created a shockwave attack. Misha countered the shockwave with her shockwave. Flame Field! *BOOM* Two shockwaves collided and canceled each other. Seeing that the battle was getting tricky, Misha planned to summon more fireballs to finish off Deauc.o.c.k with multi-explosion. > > "Hmm?" Misha did not remember that she had used a fireball during the last few seconds. Upon checking her surroundings with the 3D sense, she detected 5 fireballs around her. "Huh? Since when?" *Meh-Heh Mew!* (Praise me, you banana heathen.) It was Tama who activated fireball skill in Misha''s stead. Eggcat parasites were smart creatures. As she had lived together with Misha for a long time, she grew up and adapted to the changes. Since she had experienced controlling Misha''s body and her game skills, Tama began using Misha''s powers when the latter forgot to use them or did not pay attention. Then, this happened. Tama had been summoning fireballs and managed them like how Misha used to do. Now, she became a second player, who was controlling Misha''s game avatar, turning this game into a co-op VRMMO game using one character. *Meh-Heh Mew!* (Fireball, motherf.u.c.ker!) Again, Tama summoned more exploding balls to orbit around Misha. 6th fireball appeared. Misha: "¡­" Deauc.o.c.k: "¡­" Chapter 236 - Where is My Body? Chapter 236 ¨C Where is My Body? All kobold stopped pursuing Misha and turned toward the two troublesome demi-fairies, who kept spamming thunder and chain lightning. Moreover, Natalie had a destructive skill, Thunderstorm, which could summon a hundred random thunderbolts on a designated area. Any monster getting caught in the AOE attack would be stunned and crippled in an instant. Still, Natalie could not spam her Thunderstorm as it had a long cooldown of 24 hours. Yet, she could reduce the cooldown by getting attacked by a thunder-based skill from friends or enemies. . **************************************** > Cost of usage: 1,000 PF Cooldown: 24 Hours, can be decreased. > Summon a thunderstorm on a designated area of your choice within the range of 500 meters. Cooldown timer can be decreased by taking lightning or electric attacks. **************************************** . "THANDARRRRSTORRRMMMM!!" *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* Stunned! 33,333! Stunned! 37,855! Stunned! 34,513! Another kobold fell, and the ejected black slime rushed into Natalie''s mind space. Just like Misha, she killed the invader in 2 seconds and resumed combat. *SWUA* Unfortunately, Natalie did not have a co-op pilot like Tama, who could take over the body while she was in a trance. As a result, one of the kobold''s sword waves hit her. Penetration! 9,999! > > Natalie''s HP changed from 0 to 1! Moo was not the only one with a self-revival skill. Natalie also had it. Immediately, she poured a healing potion into her mouth and her wounds. +9,999! +9,999! +9,999! Natalie over-healed her HP in a panic, but she got back into the battle. "Sasha! HELLUPPU (HELP)!" Even though Natalie''s HP was full, she requested for her sister''s aid out of habit. "Don''t use Moo''s language, Natty. Felionian''s accent is annoying," Sasha grumbled as she sent a lightning ball at Natalie''s general direction. *BOOM* Upon the impact, it exploded an electric current, stunning all targets nearby, including Natalie. However, Natalie did not suffer damage. > > > > "Hahaha! Sasha! I need 47 more lightning balls this way!" "I''M BUSY! IF YOU WANT TO RECHARGE YOUR SKILL, THROW A LIGHTNING BALL OR CHAIN LIGHTNING ON YOURSELF!!" Even the calm Sasha got irritated by her sister. Ignored Sasha''s complaint, Natalie slowly recharged her skill by intentionally dove into Sasha''s chain lightning barrage and got herself electrocuted. "Ah, it might get addicted to this," Natalie drooled in happiness. Sasha: "¡­" . . Meanwhile *CLANK* *CLANK* Misha managed to force Deauc.o.c.k into a close-combat sword fight, which disabled his wind cutter skills. As if both of them were swordsmen in a one-on-one duel, their weapons hacked, parried, deflected, thrust, and slashed each other, causing clanking noises through the field. Because of such melee combat, Misha''s barrier HP reduced to zero once more as the hitbox was a dome, which was easy to hit. Deauc.o.c.k was not in good shape either as Tama occasionally harassed him with tentacle slashes or tentacle spears. Every time he got hit by Tama, the latter always attempted to suck his blood or bite off a chunk of his flesh. Because of Tama and Misha''s coordinating attacks, Deauc.o.c.k''s HP gradually decreased from 300,000 to 150,000. Despite the pace of the duel, Misha was getting restless as more players returned to the battlefield. She was concerned that if she got caught in this battle, everyone would loot everything from the dead bosses. "An opening!" Deauc.o.c.k stomped his feet and created an earth spike, which erupted from the ground below Misha''s feet. The spike hit Misha''s belly, which inflicted physical damage. 2,563! Fortunately, Misha''s overall strength was now much higher than Deauc.o.c.k, who still had 15,000 power. As a result, she obtained the power-difference defense buff, which neutralized most of the knight''s damage. Deauc.o.c.k clicked his tongue as he failed to kill Misha in one strike. Still, he regained his momentum. As Deauc.o.c.k regained his posture and the footing, he launched a sword wave attack at Misha at close range. *Mew* (Not good!) By reflex, Tama activated a random teleportation button for Misha. However, the latter had another idea. Misha activated a fairy overlord skill to finish this fight. Psionic Possession! Misha''s soul entered Deauc.o.c.k''s mind space, but Tama teleported Misha''s body elsewhere! . . Misha''s soul got into the red room of Deauc.o.c.k. As soon as she entered the space, she confronted with black slime knight''s soul, who had taken over Benz Deauc.o.c.k''s body. The slime also took over the appearance of Benz Deauc.o.c.k, but the body texture was still made of liquid. It was a black slime monster in a human form with a bright soul core within its body. As long as this core was destroyed, Misha could defeat this monster in its home field. Meanwhile, unlike when she was in her mind space, Misha''s appearance reverted back to a female human figure instead of a giant eyeball. Since Misha could not exert the mental strength of the body, she chose not to waste her psyche force by transforming into a strange form to increase her power output. Had she done so, she would have lost a lot of her PF, and it might tire her during the fight. This was a risky fight since Deauc.o.c.k had the advantage of multi-tasking, assistance from the brain, extra psyche force, and the field manipulation. Misha could only hope that Deauc.o.c.k had not mastered soul battle crafts yet. "BLAST!" Without wasting her time, Misha took the initiative and launched an invisible cannonball at the slime. At the same time, she summoned a lightning sword and rushed at Deauc.o.c.k. *AWOOO* Deauc.o.c.k howled and generated a shockwave, similar to his kobold''s shockwave skill. The power deflected Misha''s cannonball away. Before the shockwave reached Misha, she stomped her right foot and mimicked a kobold''s sword power. Sword Wave! Misha learned this skill after devouring so many black slimes and slime knights. And now, she used it by instinct. The crescent wind slash cut through the shockwave and cleaved Deauc.o.c.k into two! But Misha missed the soul core. Deauc.o.c.k managed to shift it and avoid the skill on time. The two separated bodies of Deauc.o.c.k merged and restored his soul form. Deauc.o.c.k smirked at Misha as it snapped his fingers. Sensing the bad omen, Misha leapt backward. *BOOM* An explosion occurred on the spot where she had stood. Had she been slower, her soul body would have gotten caught by the blast. Misha recalled this skill now. It was something that Mia had once used against Sebastian and other golden generation prisoners during the close-beta. Deauc.o.c.k snapped his fingers five more times. Misha gritted her teeth and exerted her mental strength, increasing her speed as she flew away from the slime. *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* Five more explosions followed after Misha, but they all missed. Getting impatient, Deauc.o.c.k commanded his soul room to shrink, limiting Misha''s fleeing space. Also, the room''s walls and ceiling wiggled and transformed into a liquid state. Misha, sensing that Deauc.o.c.k''s performance in soul combat exceeded her expectation, mustered her psyche power. She aimed at the core with her eyes as she imagined a similar skill that Deauc.o.c.k and Mia used. Then, she snapped her finger. *BOOM* "!!!" Deauc.o.c.k was shocked. The soul core in his slime body was exploded from the inside. Fortunately, the explosion was weak, and it did not destroy most of his soul. Without the soul core, Deauc.o.c.k lost control of the red room. Now, all Misha had to do was to shatter this slime''s soul into fragments. "IT''S OVER, SLIME!" Misha did not snap her fingers again. Instead, she summoned three flying lightning sword and sent it at the injured slime. The swords punctured the slime''s body. *BOOM* Three lightning swords exploded as if they were high-explosive grenades. Deauc.o.c.k''s body shattered to pieces. Since the body of Deauc.o.c.k had become coreless, Misha believed that this body was as good as dead. She absorbed Deauc.o.c.k''s soul fragments like a vacuum before she flew out of the space. The memory was not pleasant as it was similar to what Lucien had experienced in his previous life. A human army invaded the kobold''s homeworld and killed everyone, but this "Misha" existence ate their souls and turned them into black slimes. Misha disregarded the traumatizing memory of the kobold and concentrated on leaving the dead soul space. Upon getting outside, Misha''s soul encountered a serious problem. ''Where is my body?'' . . . After pressing the teleportation button in a panic, Tama and Misha''s avatar reappeared a kilometer away from the battlefield. Tama found herself in a thick forest, which was the territory near Arthur and Walter''s hangout. *Mew* (That was close.) *Meh-Heh Mew!* (Praise me, banana Mish! If it weren''t for my quick thinking, you would have died!) No response came from Misha. Her eyes were looking into a distance in a daze with her mouth slightly opened. *¡­* *Mew?* (Banana Mish?) Still no response¡­ *¡­* *Mrrr?* (Genius Gorgeous Pretty Tama to earth. Anyone there?) Nothing happened. *¡­* *Meh* (Psionic Possession again? Cool, I''ll take over your body and fight by myself for now.) *Nom-Nom Mew!* (Don''t mind if I eat more red gels. Hehe!) While Misha''s body was looking lifeless, Tama took 10 red gels and began nom-nomming, using her tentacle mouths. As she was eating, she controlled the avatar to fly back toward the battlefield. . . . ''Tama! Where are you!?'' Fl.u.s.tered and panicked, Misha''s soul looked around for Tama, but she could not sense her body. Around her, only kobolds and players were still fighting. No sign of a flying dragonewt could be seen in the sky either. If Misha could not return to her body soon, her soul might slowly degrade into one of the black slimes. Even now, she could feel a burning sensation to her soul, which might be a sign that her soul was melting. ''Not good! I need to possess someone or steal a body. But I can''t possess a dead body!'' Misha suppressed her anxiety and focused. She looked around again to find a temporary host, so her soul could survive. Then, she found a kobold, whose HP was still full at 200,000. ''I''ll take this one!'' As Misha was about to possess the kobold, a firestorm appeared, carried the kobold into the fire tornado. Not only Misha''s target was picked up by the firestorm, but twenty more monsters got pulled into the burning wind as well. "Nailed another 21! Let''s grab more loots on the ground! There''s a dead knight over there!" *Mi-He-Mii!* (More loot!) It was Shurka who rejoined the battle late. She stole Misha''s target and looted Deauc.o.c.k''s dead body clean. Annoyed by the bad timing Shurka, Misha was on the verge of possessing her girlfriend. But then, the corner of her eyes caught something interesting. She found Giles Corey, who was standing, looking forward in a daze. ''Oh?'' It seemed that he was fighting against a black slime in his mind space. ''Should I take his body?'' Although Misha did not like INWTRUE guild members, she still respected them as a human being in real life. Taking over Giles Corey''s body might end up killing him for real, which was not Misha''s ideal. > Something changed with Giles'' name, name color, and power indicator. Black Slime Knight, Giles Corey. [15,000] ''Oho?'' Chapter 237 - Unlucky Separation Chapter 237 ¨C Unlucky Separation *Mew Meeeeew~* (Fireball, Fireball, Firebaaaaalll~~~) Tama was taking her time collecting fireballs. Combined with what she had summoned earlier, she had 35 balls of miniature suns orbiting around Misha''s avatar. On the distance, the chaotic war between the players and the kobolds was ongoing. The defender''s side slowly regained ground as players could infinitely respawn upon death, except those who were consumed by black slimes. > > > A system message arrived after Misha had devoured Deauc.o.c.k''s soul fragments. *Meh-Heh Mew!* (Good job, banana Mish!) Again, Misha did not respond afterward. *¡­* *Mew?* (Mish?) At long last, Tama noticed that something was wrong with Misha. Even though she had defeated the slime knight, the usual sweet voice of Misha never returned. *MEOW!!* (MISHA!! NO!!) Tama was alarmed, thinking that Misha had died or something had happened to her psyche. *MEW MEW!* (DON''T DIE, MISH! HANG IN THERE, I''M TAKING YOUR BODY TO YOUR FRIENDS!!) Tama threw all collected 35 fireballs toward the kobold army''s general direction. Afterward, she flew toward the city, where Misha and others had marked as a rendezvous point. . . Unbeknownst to Tama, Misha''s soul was still hanging around at the battlefield. Moreover, she invaded another body, the new slime knight, Giles Corey. Upon arrival inside Corey''s mind space, Misha found the black slime, who had not fully digested the soul core and the host''s soul fragments yet. Without waiting for the slime knight to react, Misha gathered her force into a lightning sword and slashed down, using a new skill that she thought of. Lightning Sword Wave! It was a combination between her lightning manipulation skill and the sword wave of kobolds. Crescent thunder current shot out of Misha''s sword slash and cleaved the slime knight into two. Then... *BOOM* The lightning exploded upon impact, shattered the knight''s soul into fragments. Misha seized the core from the dead slime right away and temporarily took over Giles Corey''s body, saving her soul from eroding into a black slime. Misha''s new body opened her eyes again and glanced at her game name. Black Slime Knight, Giles Corey [Error] The red name had not changed at all. Aside from the [Error] instead of the power indicator, everything was the same. *ZAP!* Misha felt a sharp numbing pain from her waist as if she was electrocuted. Upon looking around, she found that her current temporary avatar was being attacked by Sasha''s chain lightning. ''Whoops! She must have thought that I''m a monster!'' For the sake of her safety, Misha planned to communicate with Sasha via a psionic link. But > > > "WTF!?" Misha could not use fairy overlord''s skills. Moreover, this body felt sluggish, and she could barely move at all. > > "Ugh!" Misha activated her status menu to examine what this body could do. > > "F.u.c.k.i.n.g Lilith!" Misha gritted her teeth and embraced all random attacks from the players, waiting for the [Stunned], and [Paralysis] abnormal status effect to wear off. 597! 9,578! 1,588! Her HP slowly decreased from all the bullets, magic, random projectiles, and damage-over-time effect from the players. Fortunately, this body had 300,000 when Misha stole it from the black slime, so it could handle a bit of punishment. 5 Seconds later, both [Stunned] and [Paralysis] wore off. Misha kicked the ground and ran away from the battlefield. *BOOM* 6,666! Someone tossed a grenade at Misha''s feet and exploded, but the damage was minimal. Although Misha could not see her body''s status, the HP bar above her head revealed that she still had over 50% life remaining. With at least 150,000 HP remaining, Misha was confident that nothing could kill her. Unfortunately, Misha''s string of bad luck was not over. As Misha was running away, Natalie was chasing after her. "Don''t you dare running away, my EXP!" From other players and Natalie''s point of view, Misha''s appearance and name were that of a converted slime knight, a humanoid body of a player with red aura and a red name. Furthermore, Giles Corey''s eyes were now black diamonds instead of human''s eyes. Thus, nobody recognized that Misha''s soul was inside that body. Misha turned toward Natalie and yelled, "SILLY GIRL, STOP!! THIS IS MISHA!! I''M USING THIS BODY ATM!!" Unlucky for Misha, her voice was that of a man, so Natalie thought that it was a blatant lie. "Oh? NPCs these days are so smart that they can lie with a straight face. Don''t worry, you''re just a complied data. I''ll make this quick." "@#$%!" Misha wanted to scold Natalie for being too dull in this situation, but she did not have time to bicker with this girl anymore. Since negotiation did not work, Misha activated her psionic possession skill, so she could talk to Natalie in her mind space. > > "GODDAMMIT!!" Five lightning balls were flying toward her direction. Looking at the other end, the owner of these balls was Sasha! Moreover, Natalie had been recharging her killing move, the Thunderstorm. She gathered her electric currents inside her body, getting ready to summon it to kill Misha. "Tag team against me at this moment!? You all are jerks!" Angered by Sasha and Natalie''s misunderstanding and aggression, Misha picked a sword from a dead body nearby. She stomped the ground as she gathered her strength into the sword. Misha used a skill that she had invented in Giles Corey''s mind space. She did not think it would work for the game character, but the skill activated. Thunder Sword Wave! The crescent electric wave rushed at Natalie, who was closest to Misha. "Ah¡­" Natalie was caught off guard as she thought that Giles was running away, and he would not retaliate. As a consequence, her legs were stiff, unable to react on time. The Thunder Sword Wave hit Natalie, severing her torso in half! Penetration! 20,000! Instant death! "Uweeee." Natalie widened her eyes in disbelief as her soul was sent back to respawn at the demi-fairy pantheon. As for her looted items, they exploded and scattered on the ground. Seeing that Natalie''s character was killed, Sasha screamed in anger. "DON''T YOU DARE RUNNING AWAY, MONSTER!" Not only Natalie had a killing move, but Sasha also had one. Moreover, it was a single target skill, which was more destructive than Natalie''s AOE Thunderstorm. Railgun! As if an anti-mutant railgun had been fired, a blue beam went straight at Misha. Misha leapt to her left side. *BOOOOOM!!* She could not evade everything. Both of her legs got caught by the skill. Paralyzed! 147,562!! > A [Paralysis] status effect appeared above Misha''s head. Also, her HP was now less than 10,000, judging from the HP bar. Had One random attack connected, Misha might have died! ''Dammit, Sasha!'' Recalled that monsters could use VIP items, Misha attempted to open her inventory. Although Misha''s body was numb, she could still slowly move. > > "¡­" Misha swallowed her saliva and bit her lower lip. But then, she found several items on the ground. They were Natalie''s items! "I can still survive!" Misha glanced at Sasha, who was panting after she had fired her killing move. Upon closer inspection, she found that Sasha had a new abnormal status, [Mentally Exhausted], [Weakened], and [Paralysis]. Sasha''s movement became as sluggish as Misha. It seemed that her previous skill had a couple of backlashes, so she chose not to use it unless the situation required it. ''She must have been mad because I killed Natalie.'' Slowly and steadily, Misha grabbed a half-full bottle of potion, which was a leftover item that could not be stored in Natalie''s VIP inventory. Thankfully, all items in the VIP inventory would not drop from the player upon death, but a half-used item, such as an opened bottle of potion, had to be stored in a regular inventory. Thus, this potion bottle, which was stored in Natalie''s regular inventory, ejected from her character after she had died. Misha poured the potion into her mouth, drinking everything in the bottle to the last drop. *Gulp* *Gulp* +9,999! +9,999! +9,999! +9,999! Sasha''s face and reaction at the moment were similar to Misha''s when the latter saw how Deauc.o.c.k restored his HP. She glared at Misha with hatred. > Both Sasha and Misha''s [Paralysis] abnormal status wore off at the same time, but the former still had [Weaken] and [Mentally Exhausted]. Sasha roared, "ALL WET BANANA GUILD MEMBERS, CONCENTRATE FIRE ON THAT SLIME KNIGHT WITH ERROR POWER!! SHE MUST BE THE BOSS OF ALL THESE SOLDIERS!!" Misha also yelled, hoping to use all surviving field bosses as her shield, "ALL UNITS, RETREAT!! BY THE ORDER OF MISHA BLOOMINGLILY, RETREAT!!" 800 Remaining kobolds and 10 converted knights turned toward Misha and followed her order, running away toward Misha''s gesture. Sasha did not go after Misha, but she rushed toward Natalie''s dead body, recovering the latter''s dropped items, including several 5-star accessories. All players reacted after Sasha took off first. They also noticed the movement of the kobolds. As they aimed to loot more dropped items from other players and the dead bosses, everyone pursued. Shurka was also among the pursuers! *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* Fireballs exploded and killed 10 retreating kobolds. Shurka did not go easy on the field bosses at all. *Mii!* (Found the commander! It''s the guy with ERROR power!) "This game is so buggy! I don''t think I can gain more EXP from these 10,000 and 15,000-power bosses. Let''s kill this error guy!" The inferno dragonewt flew like a jet fighter plane, chasing down after Misha. The latter heard a whistling sound of a fast-moving object in the sky coming toward her direction. As someone with flight experience, Misha knew that this kind of noise was from someone who was gliding at high speed. ''Shurka again? Really, I need to find Tama and my body ASAP!'' Not wanting to risk dying with this body, Misha launched a lightning sword wave at Shurka for self-protection. While swooping down closer to Misha, Shurka juked right, dodging the incoming wave attack. But she did not expect an additional effect of Misha''s personal skill. Even though Shurka dodged the sword wave, the electric current within the skill touched her skin, which caused the entire sword wave to explode. *BOOM* Paralyzed! Immune! "EH!!???" Shurka widened her eyes in shock as her Paralysis resistance failed to resist Misha''s attack. Fortunately, she was immune to electric or thunder attacks. Or else, she would have been dead. Still, had the sword wave cut her, she would have also been dead. Misha did not only send one TSW at Shurka, but she also swung her looted sword a few times at the chasing players to keep her distance. Penetration! 20,000! Penetration! 20,000! Penetration! 20,000! Penetration! 20,000! . . By the time Misha got away from the pursuers, she had killed 500 players without realizing it. Behind her back, 500 surviving kobolds followed her along with 10 converted knights. Misha stopped running and looked around. "Are we safe yet?" A knight walked over, "I think so." Other kobolds also started speaking, "We lost too many comrades, woof!" "We need to kill more of them, woof!" "Their self-revival power is cheating woof!" Another knight nodded and commented, "We should try to infiltrate the city and destroy their pantheons first. From previous memory, if we destroy the pantheons, those monkeys won''t be able to revive anymore!" "You''re smart, woof!" "Very smart, woof!" "Much clever, woof!" "Wow, woof!" Misha''s face twitched, observing the meme NPCs talking among themselves. As Misha and all NPCs were catching their breath and recovering their lost HP, someone sent a telepathic message to their mind. [This is your messiah, Misha Bloominglily. What happened to your group? Why are you retreating?] "!!!" For the first time, Misha heard the other Misha''s voice. Chapter 238 - Unintended Infiltration Chapter 238 ¨C Unintended Infiltration One of ten slime knights, Gabe Horn, reported back to the other Misha, "We lost most of our men to those players, but we managed to obtain some information about their revival skills." Other knights also tried to get some credits, "We have obtained these mysterious VIP Inventory menu, VIP Shop menu, and Inventory menu from the players. I believe if we can convert more players into black slimes, we can take over server one easily." "There is this currency called "Diamond" that the VIP Shops use." "I got this 3-star artifact thing." "It appears that status orbs dropped from our fallen brethren. Players seemed to grow stronger by consuming these." Comments went on, but Misha did not participate as she was too confused about what had happened. [Alright. Good job, all of you. I''ll change my approach to this war against the players. Secure the shore that all of you got on previously and wait for your reinforcement.] "Yes, my lady!" "Yes, your majesty!" "Glory to Misha Bloominglily!" "Death to the imposter!" Listening to these maniacs, Misha got scared that Sasha and Natalie might be in trouble soon. She wanted to part from this group and return to the city, but she might get killed in the process. ''What to do¡­ Should I stay here as a mole? But how can I contact Sasha and everyone. Where is Tama taking my body anyway!?'' Misha scratched her head. When the group started moving to the shore, where they had left their rafts, Misha followed after them, waiting patiently for a chance to turn this around. As she was blending in the group of kobolds and knights, someone tabbed her shoulder from the back. Upon turning around, she found a familiar kobold that she knew. . . . At the rendezvous point of Wet Banana Guild, Moo, Non, and Des guarded the NPCs and all non-combat players inside the city while they were resting, waiting for the abnormal statuses to disappear. While they were waiting, a figure appeared in the sky. Tama brought Misha''s body to Wet Banana Guild''s emergency rendezvous point in town. "Misha?" Everyone was surprised that Misha returned without sending them a message. Two felionians and a leporian walked toward Tama. Before they could say anything, Tama''s tentacle eye extended from Misha''s chest and shed tears. *Mew Mew!* (Misha is dead! Misha is dead!) Moo and Non widened their eyes, "WHAT!?" *Mew Muuuu!* (Misha doesn''t respond! Misha is dead! Waaa!) "Hold it, Tama! What happened, nya!?" Non got panicked. Moo frowned and walked closer to Misha''s body. He groped Misha''s b.r.e.a.s.ts and hoped that she could react and punch him in the face. Yet, she did not react to Moo''s perversion. "This will not do, nya!" Natalie, Sasha, and Misha were not the only ones with psionic possession skills. As Moo had a hero class and was trained by his mentor regarding soul space battles, this perverted felionian could also send his soul to enter someone else''s mind space. Moo entered Misha''s mind space right away, but he only found a core without Misha''s conscience soul. ''I see. Misha''s soul isn''t here, but she''s technically alive.'' Moo''s conscience retreated from Misha''s mind space. Then, he turned to Des, "Can you message Sasha and others and tell them to come back? Something might have happened to her soul." "Her soul?" Des was inexperienced in psionic possession and soul transfer. Furthermore, she did not have a hero class like Moo, who had gone through an ordeal fighting against black slimes. She was not aware that black slimes in-game were a threat to her real life. Seeing the confused Des, Moo decided to text Sasha himself. Moo: "Sasha, Natalie, S.O.S." It was a simple text message, but it was efficient for drawing Sasha and Natalie''s attention from the battlefield. Natalie: "What happened?" Moo: "Tama brought Misha''s body back, but her conscience soul isn''t with her." Natalie: "How do you know?" Moo: "Long story short, I use psionic possession on Misha, but I didn''t find her soul. Her core is still intact, though." Natalie: "Then, what happened to her soul-AH!!" Natalie recalled an odd conversation with a monster with an error power indicator, who claimed to be Misha. As she connected the two stories, she found out that she might have done something terrible. Natalie: "Come to think of it. A weird boss monster killed me. He said that he was Misha¡­" As soon as Natalie mentioned the weird monster, Sasha immediately joined the conversation. Sasha: "What did that monster say? Can you screenshot the log message?" Natalie, drenching in sweat, copied and pasted Misha''s words. [SILLY GIRL, STOP!! THIS IS MISHA!! I''M USING THIS BODY ATM!!] Moo read through the conversation and caught the clue. He turned to Tama''s tentacle eye, "Tama, what was the last system message in your notification panel, nya? Can you post a screenshot of it and share it with the guild members?" Tama sobbed and did what Moo asked. A screenshot of the latest notification, when Misha devoured Deauc.o.c.k''s soul, appeared the guild chat as Tama operated Misha''s body to share it. Moo believed that Misha and Tama got separated during the incident, so he asked Tama, hoping to get a solid clue, "Tama, nya. When this monster died, where were you, and where was this monster?" *Mrrr* (I pressed a random teleport button, and we got away from Deauc.o.c.k. I don''t know how or where the monster died.) Moo retold Tama''s words to the clan chat as he got the idea. Sasha and Natalie also understood what had happened. Sasha: "I think Misha was controlling the weird error monster when we fought it." Natalie: "¡­ But the monster killed me." Sasha: "She might not want to risk dying in that body, or she got into trouble at that time." Natalie: "She could have used Psionic Possession to jump into our mind space, though." Sasha: "That''s why I said she might have gotten into trouble. You were charging that thunderstorm, so she had to stop you. There''s also this ERROR on the monster''s power indicator, so that might explain why the monster got that." At that point, the chat died. Natalie did not know what she should do. Sasha was too busy securing all loot on the battlefield. Still, Sasha felt guilty that she had pushed Misha away because of her anger, so she could not think straight. Shurka went silent as she ignored the chat, looting every item she could find. Non and Des were not familiar with this topic, so they could not help. Now that they got separated, they did not know what they should do to find Misha. But then, Moo gazed at his game menu panels, laughing, which was not appropriate to this situation. *MYA!!* (WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING AT, BANANA CAT!?) Even Tama was mad by Moo''s out-of-place manner. Moo could not stop laughing, "Oh, I just got a system notification that my servant infiltrated the black slime''s ranks. I also can see what he can see, too." *Mrrr?* (What do you see? What''s the message?) "Ah, that''s¡­." . . . Giles Corey, aka a possessed body with Misha''s soul inside, stood next to a fellow knight, Lucien, Moo''s new slave. Above Lucien''s head, instead of having a green name of a player''s pet, he had a red name, similar to others. Black Slime Knight, Lucien, [20,000] Misha did not know why his power increased or how come he had that name again, but he seemed to be aware of Misha''s current predicament. Lucien whispered, "Miss Bloominglily, let''s work together and kill the wicked Misha, yes?" Though Misha had a thousand questions to ask Lucien, she nodded and agreed to his request. "I don''t know how you''re here, but I''ll believe in you. Say, what are you doing here?" "Just as I said, I''m here to kill Misha Bloominglily." "I''m also Misha Bloominglily, you know." "I know, but my target is not you." "Oh? How do you differentiate between the other Misha and me?" "Very simple! I secretly marked your soul with a drop of my urine. I can smell your soul from miles away!" "¡­" Misha widened her eyes and glared at Lucien, who still had the innocent doge expression. The doge continued, "I also made your real body step on a puddle of my piss so that I can detect your real body, too!" "¡­" "Those stupid tentacles and wings also have my urine mark on them! I can always find my way home using your odor anytime!" "¡­" Misha swore that once she returned to her body, she would take a thorough bath for half a day. Listening to Lucien''s flex, she had an urge to kill somebody, especially Moo, who was Lucien''s master. "Can you communicate with your master?" "My savior, Moomoon? Of course!" "Tell him to fetch Tama and my real body here so that I can return to my body." "I''ll tell them, but I disagree that we should bring them here." "¡­ Tell me why." "Ain''t nothing but a heartache~." "DON''T SING THAT SONG!! TELL ME WHY!!" "Ain''t nothing but a mistake~." Misha facepalmed. Lucien was too playful that he turned the serious conversation into a joke. Moreover, he sang a song that might not get out of her head any time soon. As if fate was pranking on her, other black slimes and converted knights started to sing. "I never want to hear you say~." "Which backstreetdoge is gay?" "Tell me who!?" "Ain''t saying that it''s *****?" "Tell me who?" "Ain''t saying that it''s ******?" The lyric was somewhat off, but it was still as catchy as the original. Misha rolled her eyes and ignored all the weird development. After 30 minutes of waiting and ignoring all the silliness, 5,000 more slime soldiers arrived. All kobolds howled and roared as their morale reached its height. Looking at these monsters, Misha inwardly groaned, afraid of the town''s future. Previously, all players took on 3,000 black slimes, but they almost lost the first layer of the wall within the first few hours. Fortunately, Wet Banana Guild elites created a momentum for the players to counter-attack and took down slime knights before the troop formation could have collapsed. Now, facing 5,500 kobolds and ten knights might be too much for them. Misha was concerned about server 1''s safety as the development was not in her favor. Moreover, Misha regretted that she could not acquire or use status orbs with this body. Thinking about the orbs and the potential status attributes she could have gotten in this event, Misha''s chain-of-thought was distracted. ''I didn''t get to use an orb. My progress will be slower than others now.'' She regretted her decision that she had used psionic possession on Deauc.o.c.k instead of getting teleported together with Tama by the random button. From worry to regret, from regret to greed, Misha glared at all monsters here. ''I want all of their status orbs¡­'' Giles Corey''s avatar emitted red aura, which symbolized a crazed state of a monster. Without realizing it, Misha''s possessed body entered a fury mode. > > The [Error] power indicator changed. It became [20,000], which was the same as Lucien. After only 3 seconds passed after Misha''s overall status revealed, a million black dots appeared on the horizon like a black cloud, creeping onto them. Lucien and Misha squinted their eyes to get a better look at the mysterious black dots. They could see a bit of detail. They were a million kobolds, a large horde of kobold mobs! Leading the legion of doom, another Misha was flying in front of the group, carrying them with her power. Misha stared at the a.d.u.l.t version of herself, dumbfounded by the sight. As the a.d.u.l.t Misha got closer, the avatar of Giles Corey leaked redder aura as Misha''s soul could not withhold her killing intent. Her instinct cried that she had to kill this woman at all costs! Chapter 239 - Sabotaging Dark Misha Army Chapter 239 ¨C Sabotaging Dark Misha Army In the sky, the unknown entity, who had the appearance of an a.d.u.l.t version of Misha, descended from the sky. Ten million kobolds also landed on the ground as the dark lady dropped them with her telekinesis power. The leading woman looked at all kobold field bosses and surviving slime elites. A.d.u.l.t Misha questioned her subordinates. "How is the average power of the players?" One of the ten knights, Gabe Horn, stepped forward, "Their power ranges between 8,000 and 15,000. There are a couple of champions with 20,000+ power, though." Another knight also reported their finding, "Currently, their strongest champion is called Moo Moomoon. His power is about 30,000, but we estimate that his combat capability should be stronger than his strength indicator." Gabe Horn continued, "Most humans have evolved into mutants or high-humans, but the majority of these evolved humans are still relying on external weaponry, such as guns and grenades." A.d.u.l.t Misha scoffed at Gabe, "But you still lost to those humans." "We lost because of Misha Bloominglily and her guild''s champions. Moo Moomoon is one of their guild members. A few troublesome demi-fairies are also on their side." "Demi-fairies¡­ Interesting. Were they girls or boys?" "Teenage girls with the same face, my lady." A.d.u.l.t Misha laugh, "Were their appearance ¡­ something like this?" Dark aura enveloped a.d.u.l.t Misha''s body. When the black fog dispersed, a young maiden with similar features as Mia appeared! She had blond short curly hair, red eyes, pretty face, slender body, and the height of a middle-schooler, which were the same as Natalie, Sasha, and Mia before his evolutions. Gabe nodded, "Y-Yes, my lady. You look like them." "It''s not me that looks like them. It''s them that copied my appearance. Well, I can''t blame them. All demi-fairies are nothing but defected clones with no value. They can only be my backup vessels in case my real body is dying." Dark Misha''s body reverted back to her a.d.u.l.t form. She looked around to inspect all knights'' status and power. When her eyes caught the sight of Lucien and Giles Corey''s power indicator, she smiled at them. "We got ourselves 2 champions?" A.d.u.l.t Misha walked toward Giles Corey and Lucien, "How many players have you consumed?" Misha, who was controlling Giles, was flabbergasted and confused. However, Lucien nudged her with his elbow and improvised, "I killed a player with a hero class. He has this odd Psionic Possession skill that he used it to invade my soul space. I ate them, and my status has increased." Dark Misha nodded, "Good doge! You''ve made me proud!" "Very proud, Much happy, Woof!" "And you, Giles Corey?" Misha gulped as she glanced at the woman''s power indicator. [??????] Six question marks translated to six digits in summed status attributes. It meant that Dark Misha''s real strength far surpassed Misha to the point that she could not see her power. "Bad news" was what Misha was thinking. Even if she had the urge to attack this woman, she could not. Intimidated and scared, Misha swallowed her fear and answered with a cracked voice. "Officer ¡­ defeat!" Dark Misha frowned, "Defeat? What?" Improvised, Misha roleplayed as a broken soldier, "I, strong. Me, defeat, player!" "Ah, I get it. A broken grunt, I see. At least, you''re a good cannon fodder," Dark Misha turned to Lucien, "You''ll be leading all soldiers and knights. As for the mobs, I''ll lend you a million of them. Attack the humans on the front again. Try to lure out the imposter for me." Lucien wagged his tail and jumped, "So genius, Much impressive, woof!" "Stop using old memes and go to work! I''m going back to goblin island to bring more soldiers. You''d better do your job!" "Woof!" Lucien turned around and gestured Misha to follow him. The latter came back to her senses and marched along with all field bosses. A.d.u.l.t Misha waved her hand, and a million kobold minions descended. A million cannon fodder, each with a strength of 10,000, followed after Lucien. . . . "Ugh," Misha grumbled, pondering how she could overcome this adversary of the other Misha, who was stronger than her by miles. She glanced at the army of kobolds. Although she was confident that she could kill a thousand or two thousand of them with her power alone, Misha was not sure if she could kill all the boss class monsters. ''I wish I have an army with me ¡­ wait, army?'' Misha recalled about Slicky, who had been ignoring Misha''s summon after all this time. She wondered where this perverted creature went. ''Can I use my sixth sense in this body?'' Closing her eyes and focusing her senses, Misha had a vision of a 3D map, displaying her surroundings and environment. After Misha had confirmed that the 3D sense was still working, she expanded her detection range further. Previously during the close-beta, Mia''s maximum range was one kilometer around himself. However, Misha was observing everything within a radius of two kilometers. ''Eh?'' Even Misha was surprised by her current power. ''I remembered that I struggled hard to see 100 meters ahead. But I don''t feel the headache like the past anymore. Should I try to expand further?'' Since Misha felt that she had not reached her limit, she expanded her detection range further. 2,200 meters 2,500 meters 2,800 meters 3 kilometers Misha began getting a throbbing headache once the range expanded beyond 3,000 meters. However, that was enough for her to detect someone she was looking for. ''Hahaha! Mia, you suck now! I''ve surpassed you! Also, Slicky! I found your sorry ass!'' Presently, A.d.u.l.t Misha''s army and Misha''s current position located in the western area of Sanctuary Island. Just 3 kilometers north of the kobold armies, Slicky and his roper children were rampaging against the local mutated monsters, colonizing more territories and capturing more seedbeds for his minions. An idea came to Misha''s mind. "Hey, Lucien." "Yeah?" "Instead of marching east toward the city, let''s head north." "Woof?" "I have a friendly army over there. Let''s drag these goons toward them." "Your army, woof?" "Yeah, a very friendly army. He will show these bitches a lot of love. Hehehe!" "¡­" . . With Lucien''s lead, no one disobeyed his authority. The group kept marching north, as Misha had requested. Soon, they could see a humongous roper tree with the size of the world tree Yggdrasil, wiggling its thousands of pink tentacles. Around its trunk, a thousand of humanoid ropers were ravishing the local female monsters. Slicky and his army were there! Inside Slicky''s body, two female figures sat on their knees. The two brainwashed world bosses, Katia and Meimei, had been released from Slicky''s seedbed domain, but they insisted on staying with him, begging to be ravished again. Noticeably, their strength shot up from 50,000 to 75,000, which was insane for boss-class monsters. As for Slicky, his power was now 25,000. This group had become a scary rapist organization, which even terrified Misha. ''These crazy f.u.c.kers¡­ Well, I''m glad I''m not their enemy.'' Lucien was also astonished by their presence. He turned to Misha, "Are you sure about this, woof?" "I''m sure. First, I want you to order all female kobolds to attack those monsters." "Why female, woof?" "Just do it." "¡­" Although Lucien did not understand why Misha wanted to send female kobolds to the ropers, he ordered kobold soldiers, knights, and minions to rush at them. As for males, Lucien made them stay behind. *AWOOOO* *AWOOOO* 500,000 female kobolds charged toward Slicky. . . *Slick* (I''m bored. Where is my beautiful master?) Slicky complained as he was bored with Katia and Meimei. The two s.e.x slaves of his had gotten broken to the point that it was not fun bullying them anymore. Had he done so, they would have enjoyed it, which ruined Slicky''s mood. His ideal girls were strong-headed girls who could resist his tentacles. It was more fun to break them slowly, turning them from maidens into s.e.x-craving creatures. *Slick* (I want to touch Misha''s body so bad¡­) Despite having Katia and Meimei begging him for more s.e.x, he kept lamenting, wanting to get a piece of Misha. *AWOOOO* *AWOOOO* The kobold''s howl snapped Slicky back to his senses. Upon looking around, he found a massive army of dog-head monsters. After he caught a whiff of a female dog''s smell, Slicky screeched in joy. *SLICK SLIIIIIIICK!!* (BUFFET!!) All humanoid ropers stopped what they were doing to female zombies. They turned toward the charging kobolds and laughed. *Slick!* (BITCH BUFFET!) *Slick!* (All-you-can-eat bitches!) The ropers tossed away all zombies and revealed their erection. They charged with their crotches pointing forward as they spat white juices. Slicky also sent out his acid rain. . . Misha dragged Lucien away from the battlefield as she knew what might happen to these pitiful kobolds. The confused Lucien followed Misha, but he could not resist looking back to check what happened to his former kindred. The scene made his jaw dropped. As Slicky showered them with his roper acid, all 500,000 kobolds stopped their charge and collapsed from the deadly abnormal statuses, Estrus and Charm. The humanoid ropers tackled them down, and a new orgy fest occurred. The other male kobolds and 5,500 soldiers were also shocked by the scene. They drew their weapons and prepared to rescue their comrades, but the inner instinct of kobolds restrained them. The smell of several female dogs in heat aroused them. They dropped their weapons and clothes. Afterward, they jumped to the fray, mating with their kins. 10 Knights were not affected by the smell or the acid rain. They sent their sword waves at the ropers and killed a few of them. Katia and Meimei noticed the death of their children. They screamed with hatred and flew to the direction of knights. The chaos went on, but two people were not a part of it. Misha laughed, "This army is done for. Let''s go back and report this to my other self, so she can be busy with these guys here." Lucien stared at Misha in doubt, "Did you know that this would happen?" "Yup! Easy picking, right?" "¡­" . . . By the time that Misha and Lucien returned to the previous location where she met the other Misha, the latter already left, leaving behind 9 million kobolds, standing around in confusion. The horde took over a lot of space on the beach. Many dog-face monsters got slammed by the sea waves, which pulled them into the sea by accident. Still, they swam back and got back in line. "Where is the lady?" Asked Lucien. The monster did not answer. They glanced at Lucien and ignored him. Misha stared at these kobolds and fell into deep thought. Lucien also attempted to order them or trying to mobilize these people, but he failed. "They''re not going anywhere, Misha." "I can see that." "What''s next?" "Any word from your boss? Can you contact Moo if he found my real body or Tama?" "Give me a second." . . . [Boss, where are you? You said that I should protect Misha, and I''m with her. When will you come to pick us up?] Moo and Lucien''s thoughts were connected through a psionic link, so they could communicate through telepathy. Moreover, Moo could use Lucien''s eyes to see what the latter could see. "I''m busy. Do your best to take out those kobolds for us for now." [Do you need us back?] "No. We''re fine. It''s just that¡­" Moo grumbled as he gazed at Misha''s soulless body. Tama stripped Misha, so she could wear bikini armors, which would make it easier for the tentacles to move around. Moo, who volunteered to be Misha''s bodyguard, sat there, having intense nose bleeding. The view was too good to ignore. Moo was recording his gameplay while he was watching Tama changing Misha''s clothes. "I''m occupied into something important. I''ll head there with Misha''s real body later." . Moo disconnected the communication telepathy as he gave Tama a thumb up. "Tama, can I feel Misha''s boob in those clothes later?" *Mew* (One status orb for 1 minute of touching.) "Can''t it be 5 minutes?" *Mew* (My price is final. You won''t get this chance again!) "Agh! Stinky! Fine, I''ll pay! Give me 10 minutes!" *Meh-Heh Mew!* (Haha, sure. Remember, I only allow touching. No insertion!) "I know! I don''t want to get myself killed, you know. By the way, can I help myself...) *Meh* (Don''t spill it on my body or Misha''s body, or I''ll kill you.) "Deal!" Chapter 240 - Poking a Hornet Nest Chapter 240 ¨C Poking a Hornet Nest "I''m sorry. My master seems busy at the moment," Lucien reported his conversation with Moo. The situation was hopeless. They could not possibly go against these millions of kobolds by themselves. Misha got quiet, thinking about her options. *ZAA* Sounds of sea waves hit the shore became background noise on the beach as Misha was pondering what she could do to get out of this situation. *ZAA* Because of the quietness, Misha gazed at the army, who occupied the entire beach. Then, she noticed that some of them were standing in the shallow water area. Waves of seawater hit them over and over again. Yet, they were standing still. "Say, Lucien¡­" "Yeah?" "Do you when the high tide timer of this beach?" "I don''t know¡­ wait!" Lucien caught on what Misha was thinking when he glanced at the beach. Many kobolds were still standing in the sea area. The water level hit their knees at the moment, and the tide was low. Once high tide arrived, most of them might die in the ocean. Still, Misha was too optimistic. Lucien did not think that the a.d.u.l.t Misha would let these soldiers sink in the ocean by that time. "Their leader will probably arrive before the high tide comes. Since they''re standing like idiots, let''s kill these guys." Lucien did not wait for Misha''s confirmation. He turned around and sent a sword wave at the clueless kobolds. 15,000! His attack power was higher than when he fought with Misha. She did not know if Lucien''s strength had been upgraded by Moo, or he grew stronger by himself. Still, his reckless action aggroed the entire army of 9 million kobolds. *AWOOOO* Betraying Lucien''s expectation, these kobolds were not robots that would wait to be slaughtered. They jumped at him and retaliated. "Yikes!" The aggressor ran away along with the pursuers. Lucien pulled a train of million kobolds toward the east, where the town located. Misha also ran away together with Lucien even though the kobolds did not try to harm her. "Good job, you stupid doge!" "Woof! I thought they wouldn''t retaliate!" "Obviously, they would!!" Both runners were in tears as they dashed with everything they had while the angry mobs barked and chased after them. *RUMBLE* The stomping and running of kobolds caused the ground to tremble. They kicked the dirt, creating a cloud of dust as if a sandstorm hit the island. . The movement of the massive army caught the attention of the townsmen, including the looting master, Shurka. Shurka had been running back and forth between the battlefield, her pantheon, and her bank as she kept collecting items, money, monster corpses, and precious treasures, such as status orbs and artifacts. Had there been a wealth ranking, Shurka would have been ranked 1st. Currently, she was the only one who was able to fly. Although many players changed their race to dragonewt, they could not fly as their wings were too small in the beginning. Since it took time for every dragonewt to grow their wings, they got stuck with the growth period, unable to practice flying for a few months. With the privilege of the sole flying unit among all players, Shurka rushed toward the incoming army to get the first dib. Upon getting closer, she found two frantic runners, who dashed with everything they had to get away from the chasing army. Both Giles Corey and Lucien''s crying faces were so memorable that their drool and snorts came out of their nostrils and mouths, worthy of being recorded as a meme. "If Natalie and Sasha''s theory was true, then Misha''s soul should be inside Giles Corey''s body. Should we save them?" *Mii* (Let''s carpet bomb or firestorm those monsters. They''re free kills.) "But we won''t gain EXP though. Their strength is too weak." *Mii* (Don''t forget the loot!) "Right! The loot! For our money, wealth, and items!" Shurka began summoning fireballs and orbited them around herself. She learned this technique by accident during the chaotic fight when a player stole a kill-shot of her prey and forced her to delay her fireball. Upon the discovery that she could keep more than one fireball and summon another one, Shurka began using this technique as a secondary weapon after her primary skill, firestorm. Flying above the army, she cast a firestorm. A fire tornado with an EF3 scale''s wind speed of 150mph manifested in the center of the kobolds, dragging thousands of them into the whirlpool of flame. Every kobold in the radius of a kilometer stopped moving as they tried to resist against the strong wind. As if Shurka poked a hornet nest, kobolds roared an in anger and began throwing rocks or shooting arrows at her. Unlike Slime Soldiers, who were considered as field bosses, these kobolds did not have a sword wave skill. As ordinary mobs, they could only use regular attacks. Shurka grinned. She welcomed all attacks. 1! 1! 1! All projectiles only inflicted minimal damages to Shurka''s flame field barrier, which had over 200,000 HP. "Kekeke! More loot, Fireball!" Shurka dropped all of her fireballs at the kobolds. . . *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* Explosions occurred behind Misha and Lucien, who were running for their life. They looked back in curiosity. Upon seeing a fire tornado and several explosions, Misha guessed that it might be Shurka since she was the only one with that skill set. Moreover, she could fly, so these monsters were easy games. As Shurka stole the aggro, the army stopped chasing after Misha and Lucien. "We''re safe, woof!" "¡­ I don''t think so." Misha was concerned that after Shurka killed all these kobolds, she would be overwhelmed by slime invasion in her mind space. Like a good boyfriend in real life and a lily-breeding-fairy in-game, she cared about her girlfriend''s safety. Recklessly and foolishly, Misha turned around and started sending her thunder sword slashes at the kobolds. 25,000! 25,000! 25,000! Misha''s burst damage killed a few kobolds in an instant, which aggroed nearby monsters. "Come on, bitches. Bring it!" Misha gave them a middle finger and wiggled it. *AWOOOO* Before Misha could move, the black slimes from the dead kobolds invaded her mind space, or Giles Corey''s mind space. Her body paused for a second, but Misha cleared the slimes without a problem. However¡­ 15! 10! 25! 12! The one second of pausing allowed the kobolds to land many attacks on her. Although the damage was low, they added up. From 300,000 HP, Misha had 290,000 left. "LUCIEN!!" The doge-man turned around, "Yeah?" "Help me kill all monsters around me! I''ll deal with all the slimes!" "Eh? Whatever you say!" Lucien stomped his foot and send earth spikes to every kobold, who was attacking Misha. Soon, more kobolds died by his skills, and more black slimes invaded Misha''s soul as she stood closer to the monsters. Misha became a tank, taking on stray arrows, swords, and rocks. Her HP gradually decreased, but they were not as fast as before. More sword waves cut these kobolds, yet the aggro did not shift to Lucien as they had a habit of attacking a possessed victim. Because of Lucien''s repeated attacks, kobolds dropped to the ground, one after another. However, Misha got stuck in her mind space, taking care of all black slimes. . . . > > > > > > > > > > Tama glanced at the notification panel as a flood of messages spammed his screen. *Mrrr* (Banana Mish sure is working hard.) At the moment, Misha''s avatar was resting inside a shack. Her upper body was bare n.a.k.e.d, but a pair of furry hands were rubbing the round chests. *Mew* (Time is up, banana catto! Are you going to extend it again?) Moo, who was sitting behind Misha''s body, was panting. Yet his hands did not release what he was grabbing. "20 more minutes!" *Mew* (You have spent an hour already. I need to check if you have enough orbs to pay. Heck, haven''t you gotten enough!?) "I have 100 more!" Tama''s tentacle eye glared at Moo. Although she managed to con 60 orbs from Moo with this shady deal, she got annoyed by Moo''s never-ending desire. Fortunately, Tama barred Moo from any form of insertion. Or else, Misha''s avatar might have been soiled. Still, Tama got impatient. She wanted to get Misha''s soul back into this body, so they could be together again. Because of the anxiety, Tama came up with a bold idea. *Mew* (I have a proposal. It will be expensive, but I guarantee that it will satisfy you.) Moo''s eyes sparkled. . . . 10 Minutes later, Misha''s avatar put her clothes on and left the shack, flying toward the battlefield. In Misha''s inventory, she became 160 orbs richer as Tama plundered them from Moo. The eggcat''s mini tentacles took a potion from Misha''s inventory and poured them into one of her tentacle mouths. It gargled, not caring about the sound and manner before she spat them out. *Meh!* (Bleh! Disgusting! I won''t do that again!) In irritation and regret, Tama took out 20 more red gels from Misha''s VIP inventory and ate them, cleaning her tentacle mouths with the taste of virus jelly. *Nom-Nom Meh* (Don''t blame me, Mish! This is my deserved rewards! I conned Moo for you!) While she was at it, she used all orbs, getting Misha''s overall status to a higher level than Moo. She also stared at a quest item, the memory no.2. . . . Sasha, Natalie, Des, and Non gazed at the approaching army in horror. Their abnormal status effect had not yet disappeared, more slimes were coming for them. "H-How many are there, nya!?" The massive army took over the horizon. As if the land was paved by kobolds, they could not see anything but monsters. Fortunately, they stopped marching. Sasha and others could see a fire tornado and a group of commotion from a distance. The tornado was from Shurka, which was easy to guess. However, Sasha worried about the fight on the ground. Misha could have been there. They had learned that Misha''s soul got separated from her real body, so they worried if something might happen to Misha. "Should we go?" Asked Des. Still looking at the battle caused by Lucien and Misha, Sasha made a decision, "Let''s gather all players that haven''t gotten [Mentally Exhausted] debuff. Bring all other guild leaders, too, so they can cooperate." "Should we tell them that this is a death game?" "Just be frank with them. We don''t need half-hearted cowards on the frontline. Tell them that once this event is over, we''ll help them move away from this server." "¡­ Do you even have a method?" "¡­ I have demi-fairy sisters in other servers. They''ll help them if I ask them." Chapter 241 - Massive Status Allocation Chapter 241 ¨C Massive Status Allocation Misha lost count how many slimes she had killed inside Giles Corey''s mind space. At first, it was easy since she could just aim using her eyes and snap her fingers, breaking the slime''s souls to pieces. As time passed, Misha felt that her power got weaker as she had to snap twice to kill a black slime. Moreover, her soul was getting heavy. It got harder to move around or dodge slime attacks. 30 Minutes into the battle, she managed to come out of the white room as no more slime entered the space. Upon getting back to her senses, Misha found that Lucien was carrying her body, running away from the battle. "Misha, woof! Are you alright!?" She looked left and right in confusion, "Where are we?" "We''re running away from the kobolds for now. You are too weak at the moment." Misha glanced above her head. She found two abnormal statuses on her character. [Mentally Exhausted] [Weaken] Her HP bar also flashed in red, even though there were 50% HP remaining. However, the avatar''s PF was already zero, and it did not regenerate back. "Aiya!" Misha recalled what Sasha had warned their guild members about these abnormal statuses. Once they showed up, they should stop fighting and retreat as they would not be able to recover their PF. In other words, the character was out of commission. Continue fighting would be suicide. "Where are we going, then?" "We''re going back to Volcano Island. You need rest, so I''ll keep you inside my old cave," Lucien planned to hide Misha in the cave where he found the altar and the statue of Misha. ... As they were fleeing from the horde of kobolds, a flying dragonewt found them. It was Tama, who was controlling Misha''s real body. *MEW MEOW!!* (BANANA MISH!!) Hearing a cat''s voice, Lucien turned around to bark by instinct. "WOOF! WOOF! COME HERE, AND I SHALL TEAR YOU TO SHRED!! WOOF!!" Misha hammered her fist on top of Lucien''s head to silence him. She turned around, attempted to return to her soul into her real avatar in-game. *BADUMP* It worked this time. Misha found herself within her mind space. Fortunately, it was clean, and no black slime was in sight. Misha heaved a sigh of relief before her avatar regained her conscience. "I''m back, Tama." *MEW!!* (WAA! MISH!!) As if Tama was a pet who had not seen her master for years, she wailed and hugged Misha''s head with 20 of her mini tentacles. As if 20 snakes coiled around the head, the pretty face of Misha became distorted and grotesques. Had regular players seen the current Misha''s head, they would have mistaken her for a mutated monster. Still, Misha did not blame Tama. She patted the eggcat''s tentacles. *Nom-Chub-Chub-Nom* *Chub-Chub-Nom-Nom* However, Misha could still hear nom-nom sound from a dozen of Tama''s mouths, which was chewing red gels. Those coiling tentacles had not finished eating yet. The chewing sound ruined their reunion moment, which made Misha laugh. "Are you going to cry, or are you going to eat?" *Nom-Nom Mew!?* (Eating, of course! Who''s crying? You''re crying!) Tama withdrew back her tentacles into Misha''s body. At this point, Misha did not care what happened to her innards or inner organs anymore. After all, this eggcat''s mass should have been as big as her torso. Misha moved around her body as if she had not exercised for years. Although the body changing experience was brief, for Misha, it lasted for an eternity. She opened her status menu by reflex, admiring her game progress. . ******************************************** > Name: Misha Bloominglilly Race: Fairy Overlord Class: Apprentice Cook . > Journeyman Gunner++ Journeyman Mafioso++ Journeyman Sharpshooter+ Journeyman Arms Dealer Journeyman Hitman Journeyman Thief Journeyman Soldier Journeyman Swordsman Apprentice Bodyguard Apprentice Clown Apprentice Looter Apprentice Miner Apprentice Scavenger Apprentice Seductress Apprentice Soul Hunter Apprentice Tracker Apprentice Trapper Apprentice Villainess Apprentice Valkyrie . > EXP: 3,357,271/6,490,000 HP: 2,074 > 2,974 ST: 1,274 > 2,174 PF: 3,610 > 4,510 Hunger: 300 > Allocable Attributes: 828 > 25,717 STR: 882 > 1,332 VIT: 1,037 > 1,487 STM: 637 > 1,087 AGI: 723 > 1,173 DEX: 1,445 > 1,895 INT: 7,294 > 7,744 WIS: 1,805 > 2,255 CHA: 538 LEA: 630 > 1,614 Luck: 35 Overall Strength: 15,819 > 44,842 Karma: 357,120 > Flame Field: LV29 Fireball: LV29 View 30 Others (V) ******************************************** . Misha''s eyes almost eject out of the sockets as the increment was insane. Even though Misha remembered that she had killed many black slimes and devoured their souls, she did not recall that she had slaughtered that many. "What did you do to my body, Tama?" *Meh-Heh Mew!* (Non-nom the orbs and nom-nom every status increase items! What else?) She could not believe what she had seen. The addition of her subclasses came from all black slime knights, which was understandable. However, 25,000 free attributes came out of nowhere, and Misha could customize her character into an insanely overpowered mage or anything that she wanted to. Her hands and fingers trembled in excitement. Yet, she could not decide which stat she should allocate. *Mew* (Let''s go with INT-and-WIS-built. We need more PF and fireball power!) Misha gulped and allocated her free points to her INT, but they encountered a problem. > > > As soon as Misha saw the notification, she pressed the cancel button to get back her free attributes. *Mrrr?* (What''s wrong?) "There''s a cap." After playing this game for a long time, they finally found the limit of their status attributes. *Mew?* (Then, why don''t you add your stats to INT or WIS?) "I will, but I won''t max it now. We can still gain INT and WIS automatically when we gain levels, so we will waste the potential growth if we max it now." Misha inspected how many attributes she would gain for each level up. 84 Free Attributes, 13 STR, 12 VIT, 32 STM, 31 AGI, 35 DEX, 6 INT, 10 WIS, 2 CHA, And 2 LEA. Tama understood what Misha was planning to do, "Are you planning to make our INT 9,520, so we can get the remaining points later?" Their level was 120, and they had 80 more to increase before they could upgrade their main class. Therefore, Misha could save 480 points for other stats. The same also applied to WIS. With such calculation, Misha added 1,776 points to INT and 6,945 points to WIS. There were still 16,996 free attributes remaining. Misha allocated some of them to VIT, increasing it from 1,487 to 9,040. "VIT, INT, and WIS. What''s next? We have 9,443 more points." *Mew* (Put them to STR! I want to fight too! My tentacles are itching for some action!) Misha recalled that Tama was acting as their back-up recently after she had started relying on ranged attacks, such as fireballs or Slicky''s acid. If Tama''s tentacle strength increased, this eggcat should become a reliable partner in combats in the future. Thus, Misha''s STR changed from 1,332 to 8,960. 1,815 points remaining, Misha tossed them all to LEA, so Wet Banana Guild could hire more mercenaries and NPCs. . ******************************** > HP: 18,080 ST: 2,174 PF: 18,400 > STR: 8,960 VIT: 9,040 STM: 1,087 AGI: 1,173 DEX: 1,895 INT: 9,520 WIS: 9,200 CHA: 538 LEA: 3,429 ******************************** . Finished the allocation, Misha glanced above her character. The abnormal statuses were not there anymore. Instead, the soulless character of Giles Corey still had them. Meanwhile, Lucien looked back and forth between the soulless body of Giles Corey and Misha in confusion. But he was a smart doge-man, so he understood what had happened earlier. "Oh? Have you gotten back into your real body, woof?" "Yeah, and you should kill Giles Corey, now." "Woof? Why?" "It''s going to mutate!" It was too late for Lucien to react as the mutation had already started. This phenomenon was the same as someone whose soul had been killed in their mind space or died when they ventured out of their bodies. Misha had seen the former governor of Mafdet City mutating into a monster before, and Mia''s memory taught her that several male child soldiers mutated after Mia killed their souls in his mind space. Giles Corey was the same. Although his soul was long devoured by a monster, his body remained intact as Misha and the black slime took over the body temporarily. However, no one was managing it now. "AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!" Giles screamed as his muscles bloated and deformed. Lucien had to throw his away and ran toward Misha, seeking her protection. Misha gathered her power into her eyes and used the hydra''s signature skill, Blast. An invisible cannon punctured through Giles Corey''s body! *BOOM* 50,000! A fireball followed after the invisible cannonball. *BOOM* Explosion! 171,429! Before Giles Corey could completely evolve, Misha''s two-skill combo reduced his 50% remaining HP to zero. > > Misha got no experience reward as her overall power surpassed the dead monster by over 100. Still, items dropped from the monster. Tama immediately grabbed a status orb, which rolled on the ground, next to Giles Corey''s dead body. *Mew* (Another orb! Another 100 status points!) It was a status orb, which was a precious item to all players. "So, is this how you get all my stats?" Misha was enlightened. *Meh-Heh Mew!* (That''s right! Praise me, you heathen!) "Hahaha! My Tama is a goddess of all banana eggcats!" *Mew...Mew?* (That''s right! Praise me... I''m a banana eggcat goddess? Wut?) . . . Meanwhile, another Misha was busy with something else. She looked at all portals, which brought her kobold goons, the black slimes, from the other servers. Previously, this Misha had used all of her PF, using her telekinesis and bringing 10 million monsters to the shore. She sat still, catching her breath and gazing at the remaining portals. She had taken too many soldiers with her, and she could not transport all of them to Sanctuary Island with her current power alone. "This is inefficient," She lamented, "There should be another way to get all of them to the island." As she was pondering, a sharp pain hit her psyche. Several black slime knights died in succession within a short period. She turned toward the cause of their death, which located on the north of the western shore. "Did they fail?" Dark Misha grumbled, "Useless bastards." She turned toward the remaining kobolds. Since knights could not take on the players, the horde of 10 million kobolds might fail as well as they were weaker. ''I need stronger monsters, but I can''t rely on Lilith''s underlings. At this rate, Maou Mia will take over the hardcore server and these casual servers soon. I need to get stronger before the Heavenly Dragon Gathering Festival. I can''t lose to those white lizards again!!'' With a thought, she ordered all black slimes within all portals. "Kill each other and devour everyone''s souls. I will reward all champions from every gate! Prove it to me that you deserve my blessing!" A chaotic roar echoed within all portals as the controlled kobolds began hacking each other. ¡­ Hours later, a kobold walked out of one of the gates. A total of 18,000 monsters came out, and the portal behind them closed itself. 10,000 Black slimes merged into one, creating a monstrosity humanoid fighter. Their name was no longer simply [Kobold] anymore. Each of them became [King Kobold], which had a power scale of 100,000 instead of 10,000. Moreover, their name flashed in a rainbow color, signifying that they were not ordinary monsters nor field bosses. But their rank was a world-boss class, which was the same tier as Katia or Meimei. Dark Misha smiled in satisfaction. She opened her VIP inventory and pulled out a vitamin drink to recover her PF. ''Good. First, I''ll get rid of all NPCs in the game. Then, I''ll send all players to the hardcore server. After that, I''ll be able to find that imposter and take my memory fragments back before the other wannabes get the same idea!'' This a.d.u.l.t Misha was not the only one who possessed the mysterious [Misha Bloominglily''s Memory Fragment]. There were 4 other fragments, which she was not sure if someone might consume it and mistook their identity as [Misha Bloominglily]. Before that happened and complicated the situation, she planned to take all of them back to strengthen her power. ''I AM THE REAL MISHA! NONE OF YOU ARE ME!!'' Chapter 242 - Tama, the Hidden Alpha Egg Chapter 242 ¨C Tama, the Hidden Alpha Egg *Mii!!* (Retreat! Retreat!) Mii took over Shurka''s body and flew away from the monster horde as her master''s avatar began having the [Mentally Exhausted] debuff. Although Shurka managed to fend off all black slimes from her mind space, she could not fight anymore. She typed the semi-transparent keyboards before her while Mii was piloting her body forward. A guild message had been sent to inform others. Shurka: "I can''t fend off the monster army alone. They''re too many slimes!" . . > Sasha and others, who were defending the outer walls, got the message. Sasha: "Retreat for now. Get some rest inside the city and get rid of that debuff. We''ll let other players without that status take care of the minions." Shurka: "Okay! We''re going back!" Sasha: "How many kobolds left? How many have you killed?" Shurka: "I lost count. My stats increased by 10,000ish, so about 10k of them?" Sasha: "That''s more than enough. Leave it to others. Your soul is at risk if you continue to fight longer." Shurka: "Okay!" With the confirmation from her friends, Shurka rushed back toward the city. However, the guild chat between the executive members had not ended yet. Des: "We should dispatch all our guild mercenaries as well. By the way, can we summon Slicky to help?" Sasha: "Moo, Tama, are you there? Has Misha recovered her body?" Misha: "I''m back. I''m with Lucien ATM." Sasha: "Good. Can you still fight? We need firepower and Slicky." Misha: "Slicky is taking care of a million kobolds and all field bosses. He''s busy." Sasha: "Can we borrow some of his ropers? His minions are deadly against female creatures, so¡­" Misha: "I just allocated some points into my leadership. I''ll go back to Roper Island and hire some more mercenaries." Sasha: "Please do. We can''t fight those many monsters on our own. 20% of the players got [Mentally Exhausted] debuff, and they can''t fight slimes anymore. Go and kill as many slimes until you get that debuff. Then, head back to our guild island and get more reinforcements." Misha: "Roger that!" . . . While Shurka was fleeing from the battlefield, Misha returned to battle along with Lucien. The 9 million kobolds were still there. Even though Misha and Shurka tried to decrease their monsters previously, their number did not seem to reduce. In reality, they only killed 20,000 slimes, which was less than 1% of their troops. Lucien looked at the endless mobs and complained, "Are you are going to fight in this endless battle?" Misha waved her hand, chasing Lucien away, "Go back to Volcano Island. I have my body back, so I can take on these guys on my own." "Are you sure? What about your safety when you''re fighting in your mind space." *Meh-Heh Mew!* (Tama is the bodyguard! With red gels, Tama is invincible!) "¡­" "You heard her, doge," Misha snickered. "Okay. Be careful, woof! As for the stupid cat," Lucien peered at Tama''s tentacle eyeball, "Don''t overestimate yourself." Lucien ran away. After seeing Lucien running away from the monsters, Misha took flight and began summoning fireballs. *Mew* (Cast flame field first. Convert all PF into shield HP. I want to see how many HP we can get after we upgraded all of our stats.) Misha nodded and cast the flame field skill. *VHOOM* The fire barrier around Misha''s avatar looked more majestic than usual. However, it was not Tama nor Misha''s attention. Their eyes gazed at the HP bar and the number in shock. With her level-29 flame field, 9,500 INT, and 9,200 WIS, 1 PF generated 208.72 HP. Misha''s current max PF was 18,400. The result was shocking. 3,840,448 HP of the red barrier looked too stunning and glorious in the sparkling eyes of Misha and Tama, who admired their hard work result to the point that they drooled. "This is insane." *Mew* (We''re so broken, Mish.) "Are we a world-boss monster now?" *Meh* (If we start dealing a million damage a hit, then we are.) It was a pity that the game limited their stats at 10,000. Or else, Misha would have allocated all her previous free attributes to INT and WIS, making her character more overpower. "Let start hunting. Help me collect as many fireballs as we can while I fight in the soul space." *Mew!* (Got it.) Misha recovered her depleted PF bar by drinking her PF potions, the vitamin drinks. Then, she froze all kobolds, "Stop moving, you stinking curs!" Psionic Puppeteer! All kobolds stopped moving. Unlike slime soldiers or knights, none of them could resist against Misha''s power. Still, Misha''s mental strength was not strong enough to completely control these monsters, so she decided to stop their movements to buy times. Once Sasha and others recovered from their abnormal statuses, they should be able to fight against this massive army. While the kobolds were standing still, Tama began casting fireball skill as if she was a bot program. As for Misha, she explored her new powers, searching for useful skills in battle. Unfortunately, most of them were related to gun usage, such as sniping, no-scoping, hip-shooting, instant-reloading, or bullet-curving, which was useless in this situation since Misha did not use firearms. Still, she found something interesting. Her new subclass, journeyman swordsman, gave Misha a passive skill that Giles Corey had, [Swordsmanship]. With this skill, Misha managed to use [Sword Wave], which was the same skill as Lucien and other slime knights. Misha took a blade, which she had looted from kobolds. It was an iron scimitar with embedded written words, [Very Scimitar, Wow]. She attempted to activate the skill that she had once be able to use with Giles Corey''s body. Lightning Sword Wave! *PFSHEEE* The skill was a failure. It did not activate. ''Odd. When I was using Giles, I can use Mia''s skills like I''m doing it in mind space. But when I''m in this body, I can''t use it.'' Misha recalled that there were several bugs when she was controlling Giles Corey, so that should be the explanation of that anomaly. Still, Misha had not given up. Since she had this passive [Inferno Mastery] skill, Misha believed that she should be able to manipulate fire. Concentrated again, Misha attempted to manifest fire onto her blade. > > > The game said [Less Chance], which did not translate into [Impossible]. Misha grinned. As long as she had at least one in a billion chance, she could use it. ''Again.'' > > ''Again.'' > > ''Again.'' > > ¡­ ''One more!'' *VHOOM* As Misha swung her blade at the army of raging kobolds, a crescent fire ejected from Misha''s scimitar, creating a fire sword wave. A new skill appeared! *SWUA* Penetration! 35,000! It was an instant kill. Furthermore, the skill ignored the monster defense. After the skill connected, it also exploded, inflicting AOE explosion damage to the surrounding area of 10 meters. *BOOM* Explosion! 100,000! Explosion! 100,000! Explosion! 100,000! > > > Misha clenched her fist as she managed to unlock a useful ability. Although the damage was weak as the skill was level 0 or 1, it had a lot of potentials. Unfortunately, before she could enjoy using it or check their description, black slimes left the dead kobolds and invaded her soul. While Misha was occupied on another battlefield, Tama piloted her body as usual. She kept summoning a fireball every 2 seconds, but this eggcat was not satisfied with the current idleness. Operating her mini tentacles behind Misha''s eyes, Tama activated a hydra skill. Blast! *BOOM* 50,000! 50,000! 50,000! The good thing about this cannonball skill was their firepower, which could hit several targets within their firing range. As the angry kobold gathered in groups, one cannonball hit 5 targets at once. But Tama had not enough! *Mew* (If banana Misha can learn a new skill by using something that she can use in real life, can I use one or two, too?) Tama inherited a bloodline of great monsters of calamity, the hydra race, so her instinct was still ferocious. Even though she was a loser type, which had lost to her siblings in the battle of natural selection inside her mother''s w.o.m.b, Tama continued to use Misha''s body to grow stronger. She had not given up trying to get back on her feet and become an alpha egg! Tama observed the kobolds before her. Since these monsters could not move, Tama descended Misha''s body to the ground. 20 Tentacles exited from Misha''s back and palms. All tips of each arm were Tama''s mouths, which were dripping with her saliva. *SOEK* *SOEK* *SOEK* Tama sunk her tentacles into kobolds'' flesh, drinking their blood. *Nom-Nom Mew!* (It''s delicious, yet disgusting! I hate the d.o.g.g.y smell!) 500! 500! 500! Red numbers appeared on the head of victims as Tama slowly absorbed their life. Also¡­ +500! +500! +500! The same value appeared above Misha''s character as her HP recovered. After Tama drank the blood of 10 kobolds, she belched in satisfaction. *Meh-Heh Mew* (It''s been a while.) A change occurred in Tama''s eggcat body inside Misha''s chest. Her eggcat body dissolved itself as her core became Misha''s new heart. . At the moment, Tama''s real body occupied almost all of Misha''s organs. She replaced Misha''s heart, lungs, ribcages, liver, kidneys, muscles, bones, and other innards with her artificial organs, made by Tama''s blood and flesh. Unbeknownst to Misha, Tama had already stolen her body completely, but she was kind enough not to kill Misha''s brain and allowed her benefactor to coexist as one being. Had Tama invaded Misha''s brain, the game would have changed Misha''s race to a hydra! Normally, this would not happen to any dragonewt, demi-human, or demi-hydra as all symbiosis eggcats suffered from the inferior complex from the lost the vital sibling eating competition. However, Misha spoiled Tama by feeding her too many red gels. Combined with their past experience, Tama recovered from the STPD, becoming a confident monster like an alpha egg, who defeated all of their siblings. With such a mentality, she slowly evolved, following her natural evolution bloodline to become a hydra in the future. Fortunately, Tama valued Misha above her future evolution. She wanted them to grow stronger and be together forever. Thus, the thought of harming Misha was never in her mind. . The heart opened its eyeball. Tama revealed her mischievous grin as she looked inside Misha''s body. *Meh-Heh Mew* (I have the strength. I have the intelligence, and I have the banana partner. What else am I lacking?) Tama''s converted her 20 tentacle tips into eyes to look around the outside. Looking at the face of kobolds, Tama had an inspiration. *Mew Mew!* (I know! I need more mass to evolve! I need more nom-nom!) One of Tama''s 20 mouths glowed in red light, activating her natural hydra skill. Flame Breath! 18,480! 18,480! 18,480! As if it was a flame thrower, a trail of fire devoured 10 kobolds in front of Misha. Its effect was the same as Misha''s flame field shockwave at a close range, which could inflict damage over time. For every second passed, all burned monster suffered 18,480 damage until they put out the fire! As it was Tama''s natural skill, there was no cooldown or PF consumption! *Nom-Nom!* (Dog steaks! Grilled doge! More nom-nom!) While Misha was busy dealing with black slimes in her mind space, Tama kept killing the kobolds as well as eating them. Also, fireballs kept increasing as Tama never forgot what Misha asked her to do. No one had realized yet that Misha was rearing a dangerous monster, which would become a powerhouse in the future. > > > > *Meh-Heh Mew!* (Oh! Banana Mish is working hard, too!) > <<You have ... ... ... . Chapter 243 - One After Another Chapter 243 ¨C One After Another While Misha and Tama were farming the kobolds, impatient players left the city and scouted the surroundings for enemies. Five minutes after Misha and Tama began fighting, players found the massive army. Since kobolds could not move because of Misha''s psionic puppeteer skill, everyone rushed in for their golden chance to farm stats. After another 10 minutes of the discovery had passed, 10,000 players in server one heard the news and joined the hunt. Since there were plenty of slimes, everyone rushed there to obtain some fair share of free attributes. As for the rest of the players and Wet Banana Guild elites, who had gotten abnormal statuses, they only observed the battle from afar as they did not want to risk dying in the mysterious space. Although they regretted that they got the abnormal statuses too fast, all players already obtained a few status orbs, which gave more stats than killing a regular black slime. One ordinary black slime gave only one free status point, but an orb gave 100. This difference relieved them from desire and greed, which avoided unnecessary chaos or conflict of interests. In the beginning, due to the abundance of monsters to kill, every player cooperated and hunted as many black slimes they could. After an hour passed, each of them killed 400 to 500 kobolds and black slimes, which decreased the kobold army''s number by half. Unlike the field bosses, these minions were easy to kill. They only had 10,000 overall strength, and they were sitting targets, so everyone could use anything to kill these monsters with ease. Still, a greedy group wanted to monopolize the kobold horde. They did not want to share these precious status points to other players, but they want all these remaining kobolds to themselves. Reeman, the guild master of [Government Authorized Yeeting Smurfs] Guild, aka G.A.Y.S., pronounced as kai-is, brought his friends over. 200 Guild members pointed their guns at nearby players, chasing them away from the kobolds. "Get lost! These monsters are ours! Reeeee!" "We own this farming location! Scram Reeeee!!" Because of the previous invasion of slime soldiers and knights, many players obtained status orbs from dead monsters, which increased their overall stats. Reeman, a demi-hydra player, who had died several times fighting against field bosses, managed to grab a hundred orbs for himself, raising his strength to 25,000. His guildmates also got some of them as they were smart enough to follow after Shurka and Natalie and ultimately scavenged some dropped items. Currently, this Yeeting guild''s strength was second after Wet Banana Guild. Their overall power ranged between 15,000 and 25,000, which was on the high side. Because of their sudden increase in power, they replaced the INWTRUE guild''s influence as the latter''s pay-to-win executive members either had died or had been summoned to the hardcore server. *BANG* *BANG* Head Shot! 2,750! 1,150! Reeman killed a player, who was in a trance as he was fighting against a black slime in his mind space. After the player died, the black slime jumped from the dead player''s body toward Reeman, entering his soul. The guild leader stopped moving for 30 seconds before he regained his sense. > > > > "Hahahaha!" Reeman was elated. He wanted more free attributes from the slimes. "Boys! Kill any player that doesn''t move. All their items are also ours!" None of them cared about their karma points at this stage of the game since they had raked a substantial amount to pay for the PK penalty. Losing a hundred or two hundred points was nothing when they had over 50,000 karma. 200 G.A.Y.S. elites began shooting at players instead of killing kobolds to steal their items and black slimes. Soon, a thousand players in their area were murdered when they could not defend themselves. After they had wiped out the surrounding players around them, Reeman''s men took their time hunting the defenseless kobolds. Yet, Reeman and some of his friends had another idea. They turned toward the commotion far away, where Tama was roasting kobolds for food. Sound of explosion and flame eruption occurred every 10 seconds, which was easy to notice. Reeman''s eyes glittered with greed. "That must be a Wet Banana''s elite," Reeman guessed, "Let''s go and kill their members. I think they should also have some artifacts with them." Reeman lost his 5-Star artifacts when he died previously, but he managed to get a replacement from dead players from the INWTRUE guild. Because of the profit, he got addicted to looting other player''s corpse for rare items. Now, Wet Banana guild members looked tempting since they were the number 1 guild in this server. Therefore, from Reeman''s speculation, Misha''s guild members should have good items or had many useful artifacts in their inventory. Reeman''s friends nodded. 200 players followed after Reeman to the area where Misha and Tama were hunting. . . Dead players from various guilds, who were killed by Reeman''s goons, began complaining in the world chat. "Those trashy cowards!! Come and fight me like a man!" "Those GAYS looted my artifacts!" "GAYS!! Is this how you play the game?" "We''re playing a death game here, and you''re taking advantage of others at this time!?" "Reemoron! I''ll find you, and I''ll kill you and your 9 generations in real life once I get out of this stupid game!" Everyone was enraged as they lost all of their valuable items in their inventory, including unbound artifacts they bought from the VIP shop. Des and Sasha noticed the commotion. They sent a warning to their guild members. [Be careful if you''re fighting kobolds outside of the city. Stay away from G.A.Y.S. guild. If you have high karma, kill them if you have the chance.] With such a warning, all guild members became tense. Fortunately, most members had been inflicted with abnormal statuses, so they stayed inside the city, resting and waiting for their debuffs to disappear. Tama also noticed the warning message, but she ignored it since she did not think that there would be any stupid player coming for Misha. 90 Minutes after Misha and Tama began their killing spree, 10 minutes after Reeman and his gangs began monopolizing kobolds, Misha''s psionic puppeteer skill wore out. All kobolds were able to move. A chaotic commotion ensued as other players did not expect the frozen kobolds to move. Even Tama was taken aback when her preys began retaliating against her flame breath. The 10,000 players could not possibly fight against the remaining 3.5 million kobolds even if their strength was much weaker than current average players. As they were outnumbered, kobolds killed all opportunists one-by-one by ganging on them. Still, a few players manage to outlast the army. Reeman and his friends with high stats had the advantage of power-difference buff, and they had evolved into either demi-hydras or dragonewts. These two races had an advantage in tanking or dodging. Reeman had STR-AGI-DEX built status attributes, so his melee combat was better than when he was using firearms. He switched his weapon to a glaive and began hacking at these doge-men. The followers of Reeman, who had changed their class to a dragonewt, also cast flame field barrier to cover their teammates. All of them formed a formation to protect their friends when they were attacked by any sudden mind-space-invasion from black slimes. As Reeman and his party killed more kobolds, black slimes stopped their movement and attacked their souls. At the first hour of the sudden awakening of all monsters, Reeman''s party held on and reaped many profits from the status gains. Their tankers, the dragonewt players, took turns to cast flame field and replenished their PF and Hunger Bar, while damage dealers kept feeding all party members black slimes. But an incident happened when they began having the notorious [Mentally Exhausted] and [Weaken] debuffs. One of 200 G.A.Y.S. members stopped moving and looked around in confusion after the latest soul battle. His name in-game also changed. A new title, Black Slime Knight, was added in front of his name. "Who am I? Right, I''m playing a game, but I have to find the imposter. That first ranker is the imposter! All players are her allies! KILL ALL THE PLAYERS!!" The converted player turned around and started hacking at his friends. . . . After two hours of combat, Tama got used to her fighting style, but she got tired of spitting fire. The eggcat pilot Misha''s body to fly up, so they could catch a breath. Tama ate another red gel while she shoved a hamburger from a lunch box set in Misha''s mouth to recover her Hunger Bar, so she could cast another flame field. They had to because their prior 3 million-HP-barrier was reduced to a broken 10,000-HP-glass-dome, which could be shattered with a few attacks. Misha regained her senses after she had slain the 8,000th black slime. Although she was not tired yet, she could feel that her soul was getting sluggish. No debuff effect appeared on her character, but Misha knew that she would get one soon. Tama and Misha looked around themselves. Ninety fireballs orbited around her body, waiting to unleash their wrath upon the enemies. "Tama, let''s drop all these fireballs, and we''ll call it a day." *Meh* (Aw, you''re tired already. What a noob.) "Meh, I''d love to see how you fight in mind space, you conceited little banana eggcat! Do you know how dangerous soul combats are!?" *Meh* (Don''t know. Don''t care. Whatever¡­ Fire-f.u.c.k.i.n.g-ball!) *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* A carpet bomb of 90 fireballs scattered throughout of the angry kobold army, killing thousands of monsters. Those dead kobolds released the possessing black slimes, which invaded Misha''s soul at once. *Mew* (Eww. Good luck, Mish!) Tama piloted Misha''s body away as she had expected that her partner would be exhausted after this fight. Upon seeing the burnt victims of her fireballs, Tama grinned while she took a cooked leg of kobold and started chewing it with her 20 tentacle mouths. *Nom-Nom¡­* (More mass. I need more food.) 30 Seconds later, Misha regained her senses along with the additional debuff effects above her head. She was now no longer in shape to continue fighting. *Mew* (Good work. We have more status points! Let''s max everything!) Misha heaved a sigh of relief and took a deep breath, exhausted. "I''ll keep those for future use after we upgrade our class. I want to add more points to INT and WIS again." . . After Misha fled, players who went to reap some rewards either retreated or were killed by the kobolds. Still, their effort was not in vain. The cooperation attack of 10,000 players, minus the backstabber of Reeman''s guildmates, managed to reduce their numbers to 3 million. However, everyone had the nasty debuffs, [Mentally Exhausted], and [Weaken]. Only less than 10% of the players could continue fighting against black slimes in their mind space. And now, 3 million kobolds arrived in front of the city walls, getting ready to siege the city. In front of the army, the new knights, the converted players, led the kobolds as new field bosses. Among the knight crews, Reeman and 100 of his friends were there. As if they were converted zombies, they glared at the players in the city with hatred. "KILL THE WET BANANA GUILD LEADER!! KILL ALL THE PLAYERS!!" Sasha, Des, Non, and Shurka gazed at this giant army with pale faces. None of them had recovered from the fatigue conditions yet, but they had to be ready for another fight. But the worst-case scenario had just started. A new server announcement appeared. Chapter 244 - Before the Festival Chapter 244 ¨C Before the Festival "Reporting to your majesty, my shadow has landed on server 1 Sanctuary Island." Calisto knelt on one knee as she faced her master, one of the 12 hydra heads, who was also one of Mia''s wives. "Is your responsible server the one with Misha Bloominglily?" Asked the hydra woman, who had the appearance of a charming woman in a black kimono. She stood still while she carried a paper umbrella, looking down on her attendant. She had black long, straight hair with a hime-cut hairstyle. Combined with her pretty oval face, paled skin, sharp eyes, and Korean-K-Pop features, this hydra woman looked like a model who went through plastic surgery. Both of them were inside the chamber of the hydra, which located on the 200th floor of Mia''s Babylon Tower. The ceiling of the room was 5 meters high, and the space of this room was enough to fill two tennis courts. Roman pillars situated at the edge of the chamber, leaving an empty space at the center. The chamber only had a king-size bed, a tall closet, which filled with kimonos, A hundred maids stood at the side of the wall, looking toward their mistress, and a pile of half-eaten human corpses. All of them were the players, who the hydra and her servants caught and killed! The woman''s name was Kiyo, a former evolved alpha egg, who managed to grow into a powerful hydra. Currently, she was ranked 13th among all Tong''s 13 wives, which was the lowest ranking. It was because she was the weakest hydra of the group, and she was also weaker than Mia''s main wife, the Queen Ant. "Which Misha, your majesty? His majesty''s former comrade, or the others?" There was more than one "Misha" in server 1, so Calisto hesitated if she should answer the question. "All of them. Have you pinpointed their location?" Calisto nodded, "Two of them are contending on Sanctuary Island, but the others are wandering on the mainland. I have no intel on the remaining four." "Four? Aren''t there seven fragments? Shouldn''t there be seven?" "T-That¡­ I don''t know the detail. I only found vague info from my subordinates." "Ah, never mind, then." Kiyo dismissed Calisto. . . An hour later, Kiyo finished digging through all intelligence reports from server 1. She then visited Mia, who was still sitting on his throne, looking at the view in a daze. Currently, Mia reverted his appearance back to his human form when he was still a girly boy, who had just left the child soldier project training camp. His blond hair, red eyes, and cute face of a 16-year-old pretty girl were still there along with his sweet voice. He transformed himself into this form as he missed his old days when Misha Statue was still in his mind space. Mia also missed the obnoxious glutton Tama even though he rarely interacted with the eggcat. One hour in the real world equaled one day in the hardcore server. It had been years since he last saw Misha and his old friends. Even though he heard that Misha began playing in the casual server recently, he wanted to learn more about them. "Your majesty, Misha and the imposter are about to fight." Mia woke up from his trance and looked at his wife with bright eyes as if he was a child looking at his favorite toy. "Tell me." "Calisto and her forces have landed on Sanctuary Island on server 1. Her shadow minions found that slime army and the players were in the middle of a war." "How is my Misha''s current strength?" "Somewhere in 50k, but her opponent is 750k. I don''t think she will make it with their strength gap." Mia snickered, "Then, it''s simple. Send your shadow there and cripple the imposter. Let Misha devour her soul." Kiyo frowned and sneaked a glance at Mia, observing his expression. It had been years since Kiyo had become Mia''s wife, but this was the first time that Mia really expressed his happiness when he talked about someone. Even when he was with the Ant Queen, he never revealed the bright smile he currently had. "Understood," Kiyo bowed and turned around to leave. But as a wife who cared about her husband''s mental health and his future, she turned around. "Your majesty, how is the preparation for the festival is coming?" "Which festival? Our game''s festival or the OTHER festival." "The Heavenly Dragon Gathering Festival." "¡­Ah, that¡­" The joy look on Mia''s face disappeared, replaced with anxiety, sadness, and regret. Kiyo continued, "From Lilith''s guidance, the champion of the previous festival has 50 million overall strength." Mia closed his eyes and sighed, "We don''t have to aim for the championship. All we have to do is survive. For now, help me train my friends in server 1. We don''t have much time left until the festival." "Your friends still have that apprentice tier classes. I don''t think they can become masters with the remaining time." "Don''t worry," Mia gave Kiyo a fake smile, "I have my grandmother on my side, and Lilith is my sponsor. We''ll be fine. I heard from Lilith that my grandmother is a grandmaster tier, so we have a good chance to make it through the selection process." Currently, the hardcore server and the casual server had many points of differences, such as the heritage status system, skill sets, EXP system, and items. As the name suggested, the hardcore server required players to earn their stats points by improving themselves through combats or self-training. They did not have skill books, consumable status orbs, or any cheat artifact that could help them against monsters. Without throwing away their humanity and embrace the mutation, none of the players could grow or survive in this world. On the contrary, casual servers had it easy as consumable items, VIP items, or drop items from monsters were plenty. As long as they could survive against Lilith''s trolling tasks, quests, and events, anyone could become as strong as Mia within a couple of years in-game. Still, many things were similar, such as the main class and subclass systems. Classes were separated into titles from the weakest to strongest as the following; Apprentice, Journeyman, Adept, Expert, Master, Grandmaster, Legendary, And Mythical. Most NPCs in towns were on the Adept level, but they called themselves masters to encourage players that they had good mentors. Still, they could not help their apprentices anymore when the latter reached the Adept tier. This was the reason why a sponsor was a necessity. As Mia agreed to work for Lilith, the latter became his sponsor, who could raise their tier to a higher class than Adept. Unfortunately for Mia, his sponsor was dubious and sinister. He still did not understand what Lilith was scheming by selecting him as a representative of this [Heavenly Dragon Gathering Festival]. Still, he profited from her guidance and Lilith''s help as he managed to slaughter the wicked MWG officers and supporters, even though it came with a cost of friendship and the destruction of the native civilization. Even to this day, Mia still regretted that he betrayed Shelter 88 people''s trust. Looking at the painful expression of Mia, Kiyo was concerned. She embraced him and buried his face in her bosom. "You have us. We''ll make it through this Lilith''s game and the festival game." . . ************************* > Name : Uriel Mia Race : Ifrit Hydra Class : Master Inseminator Subclass : Master Villain (View 39 Others V) ************************* . ************************* > Name : Uriel Kiyo Race : Shakti Hydra Class : Master Illusionist Subclass : Master Tamer (View 25 Others V) ************************* . . At a distant place beyond the universe that Misha, Mia, and all humans resided, dragons from various galaxies gathered for a meeting in a humongous spherical dome at the size of the Sun from Earth''s star system. Each dragon was also a titan. All of them were at least 100 meters tall, and their presence alone could make any higher-ups in the Milky Way Government tremble in fear. Although they called themselves [Dragon], they were from different races. Some of them had many heads as if they were hydras, many of them stood on two legs and had two arms like humans, some of them were like giant snakes with tiny arms and legs, while more of them had fancy wings or color. This gathering was like a meeting of various dragon species. Aside from representatives'' followers, everyone looked different. Out of this thousand species, one of them was a white dragon with two wings and four legs. However, it was a scaleless dragon with smooth white skin. This representative was from the silver dragon race, who had long silver hair, white skin, long neck, and long jaws. The folded silver wings behind its back always glittered with aurora light. Still, the dragon did nothing but sitting on its prepared seat, waiting for the meeting to begin. Before her seat, a signboard name tag revealed her name before other dragons, so everyone could learn who the representative of this silver dragon was. The Silver Empress, Uriel Min The silver dragon looked around to find her colleagues within the meeting dome. The meeting place was a giant dome, which left the center open. All participants and their followers rested in the capsule at the edge of the conference room. Each capsule had an open front booth and a seat, prepared for the representative of the race. Only the representative revealed their presence within their front cabin to other participants of the other races. At the same time, the followers could observe the meeting in their secret chamber behind the open booth. The size of each capsule was like a reverse planet, which could house living being underground instead of on the surface. Since each dragon was humongous by nature, these little planets served as their resting place. Min glanced around and found the capsule of a black dragon. She could see the dragon''s feature, which was similar to her own, but it had a different color. Both the silver dragon and the black dragon could be considered from the same family tree since their physical characteristic was similar. Yet, the latter''s appearance covered in the thick smog of black poisonous aura. The black gas emitted from her breath and her wings, which contained a similar substance as a black slime, but it was not in a liquid state like them. The eyes of the black dragon were also the same color as Min''s, who had red eyes. The name tag in front of the black dragon was someone that Min, Mia, and Misha despised. The Goddess of Calamity, Lilith. Both Lilith and Min''s capsules had a distinctive difference. Lilith''s booth situated above Min and other dragons'' seats as she was an administrator of various universe. However, Min''s status was at the bottom as she was considered a commoner among all dragons. Their status was like someone from a noble clan and a peasant! Lilith noticed the murderous intent from Min from several kilometers away. She turned her dragon head toward the latter and winked at her. Moreover, she sent her telepathy to Min. [Mia has reached the grandmaster rank, and Misha has 50k strength despite being in the apprentice tier. Both of your chess pieces are doing fine in my playground.] Min flinched. She wanted to cuss at Lilith in public, but she refrained herself. After all, both of them were planning to cheat on this upcoming festival. *HWOOM* While they were waiting for the meeting to start, another being entered the topmost capsule, prepared for the dragon emperor. Yet, the creature that appeared inside was not something that they should consider as a dragon. It was a humanoid creature, who looked much weaker than everybody here. Still, no one dared to pick a fight with this person. The mysterious man wore golden robes as if he were an emperor from ancient China. He had black eyes, black long hair that touched his back, paled skin, and sharp eyes like a phoenix. Sixteen rainbow tentacle wings fluttered behind his back, which revealed a trace that he was also a powerful being that no one could look down upon. Lilith glanced at the emperor as she secretly clicked her tongue. ''Li Feihong!'' The dragon emperor looked at everyone, but his eyes stopped at a booth with a missing participant with a name tag, [Xian Tong]. He sighed and shook his head before he began the meeting. "I won''t waste time with all of you. Our agenda here is the next Heavenly Dragon Festival event! I will reveal the rules and the qualification for the participants now!" Chapter 245 - More Mercenaries Chapter 245 ¨C More Mercenaries "Wow, really?" Sasha was astonished by the sudden notification of another wave of monsters. "It''s hopeless, Sasha," Even Natalie gave up. "No, not yet." Sasha had an idea. She operated her guild menu to see if there was anything she could use as a vice guild leader. . ********************************** > Guild Leader''s Leadership: 3,429 Vice Guild Leader''s Leadership: 1,667 Members'' Total Leadership: 9,712 Total Mercenary Points: 6,067 Upkeep: 200,000 Dust a Day Available Dust: 25,700,000 . > (2,000/6,067) - 1,500 Black Slime Kobolds (20,000) [[Cost 1 EA]] - 500 Black Slime Mage Kobolds (20,000) [[Cost 1 EA]] . > - Slicky, Misha''s Slave (25,000) [[Cost 25,000]] - Lucien, the Slime Knight (20,000) [[Cost 20,000]] - Katia, Slicky''s Slave (75,000) [[Cost 75,000]] - Meimei, Slicky''s Slave (75,000) [[Cost 75,000]] - 1,200 Roper Trees (4,500) [[Cost 1 EA]] - 800 Jellyfish Ropers (7,500) [[Cost 1 EA]] - 2,000 Roper Soldier (15,000) [[Cost 1 EA]] ********************************** . The roper family somehow grew stronger while they were let loose around the island, but that benefited Wet Banana Guild. Sasha used her vice leader''s authority to hire all available 4,000 ropers for the guild, spending all mercenary points cap. . ********************************** > Guild Leader''s Leadership: 3,429 Vice Guild Leader''s Leadership: 1,667 Members'' Total Leadership: 9,712 Total Mercenary Points: 6,067 Upkeep: 600,000 Dust a Day Available Dust: 25,300,000 . > (6,000/6,067) - 1,500 Black Slime Kobolds (20,000) [[Cost 1 EA]] - 500 Black Slime Mage Kobolds (20,000) [[Cost 1 EA]] - 1,200 Roper Trees (4,500) [[Cost 1 EA]] - 800 Jellyfish Ropers (7,500) [[Cost 1 EA]] - 2,000 Roper Soldier (15,000) [[Cost 1 EA]] . > (23 Hours 59 Minutes Cooldown) - Slicky, Misha''s Slave (25,000) [[Cost 25,000]] - Lucien, the Slime Knight (20,000) [[Cost 20,000]] - Katia, Slicky''s Slave (75,000) [[Cost 75,000]] - Meimei, Slicky''s Slave (75,000) [[Cost 75,000]] - 5,000 Mermaids (20,000) [[Cost 5 EA]] - 500,000 Black Slime Kobolds (F) (10,000) [[Cost 2 EA]] - 500,000 Black Slime Kobolds (M) (10,000) [[Cost 2 EA]] ********************************** . Changes occurred in the available mercenary tab as Sasha unlocked a new tier from hiring all available soldiers. Now, they had more choices to employ more goons. However, the price increased. Instead of the size of one per mercenary, the weakest soldier now cost at least 2 MP to employ one, while the stronger mob, mermaids, required 5 MP each. Furthermore, a cooldown timer appeared, which restricted Sasha that she could not hire anymore mercenary until the cooldown timer was over. ''I don''t know how, but I''ll take it!'' Sasha was confused about how and why mermaids and black slime kobolds appeared on the list. Nevertheless, she ignored the detail as they had more chance of survival. Now that Wet Banana Guild had the control over new mercenaries, Sasha commanded them to gather behind the city gate, so they could stand by for the siege battle. . . . *Slick?* *Slick!* Because of a sudden recruitment order from Sasha, the local ropers on Wet Banana Guild Island broke free from Slicky''s control. All monsters looked at Newbie Island in a daze as they ran toward the ocean, following Sasha''s summon order. The mutated jellyfish ropers in the ocean also began swimming toward the city as ordered, abandoning all captured mermaids to a new destination. At the orgy scene, where Slicky and his children were ravishing female kobolds, all available 2,000 humanoid ropers stopped moving. They obtained an additional name tag [Wet Banana Guild] behind their name as Sasha hired all of them. *SLICK?* (Oh? They hired my children?) Slicky also noticed the phenomenon as he was a smart monster. He also stopped what he was doing and observed his children. The pink humanoid ropers discarded all kobolds and ran toward the city. *Slick* (Interesting. I''ll go, too!) Slicky collected female kobolds into his trunk and chased after his sons. The two female shadows, who had finished killing all slime soldiers, also done taking care of the black slimes in their mind space. They followed after the pervert tree as if they were obedient wives. As for the male kobolds, they lay down on the ground, panting in exhaustion after the intense orgy fest. Still, they smiled and grinned in satisfaction as they raised a thumb at Slicky. *Woof* (That was fun.) *Woof* (Let''s do it again.) Slicky turned around and returned with a thumb up, made by his tentacles. *Slick* (You''re welcome, my dogs of culture!) A weird friendship took place behind the scene. . . . At the eastern shore of Sanctuary Island, the shadow of Calisto brought her forces along with many field bosses. A hundred thousand monsters with the strength between 10,000 and 20,000 were ready to kill the players. > The shadow paused to receive a mysterious order from her true self. > The shadow of Calisto looked confused as she could not understand the words, but she got the idea of what her real self wanted to order her. Confirmed the vague command from the real Calisto, the shadow waved her hands. All monsters roared as they ran toward the shadow''s designated direction. . . . *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* The siege battle continued as the angry kobold army began climbing the defensive city wall. All converted field bosses also charged together with their men. Still, players were smarter than they had expected. Even though they, themselves, had been inflicted with abnormal statuses, they hired NPC guards inside the wall to help them fight against the monsters. Many guild leaders invested their dust and diamonds to upgrade their guild headquarters and hired mercenaries to help them against these foes. These mercenaries had weak overall power between 5,000 and 10,000 as the hiring guilds were not acquainted with powerful NPCs. Still, a few guilds managed to convince a few of their mentors to join the fight. Sasha''s plan worked. As Des and Natalie had spread rumor that the hardcore server might disable their logout button permanently, like how they did to them at the moment, everybody''s mind changed. More than 50% of the players treated this game as a death game, where they might die for real. As such, they did not hold back their investment in the game. All wealthy players invested in VIP items and exchanged them to dust. Then, they upgraded their character with everything they had. Some kind players distributed their unused 3-Star artifacts, weapons, or armors, to weaker players. All lifestyle class players began crafting as many things they could to support the frontline. *BOOM* In the sky, Shurka kept the distance from all kobolds and unleashed her fireballs and firestorm. She avoided getting close to dead kobolds for now as she was wary of the soul attack. Unfortunately, she could not heal her PF by using items like she used to. Shurka sometimes had to swoop down and allow Mii to eat some of the living kobolds to heal her HP or PF, but she still ended up fighting a few more battles in her mind space in the process. Sasha, Natalie, Des, and Non also embraced the risks and continued fighting on the frontline. They, too, got dragged into soul combats, and they could hardly keep up in their mind space. But hope was still with them. Moo entered the battlefield! However, he looked sick. He was paled and thinner than usual that everyone could see his bone cheeks. Still, he was smiling from ear to ear, and his skin was oily and glossy as if he had been resting in a spa. Moreover, he came back without an abnormal status! "CATTO PENETRATION!!" *SWUA* Moo''s spear tip stabbed into the head of a field boss 5 times in a row. Armor Break! 150,000! Armor Break! 150,000! Overkill! 150,000! Overkill! 150,000! Overkill! 150,000! The converted player screamed in pain before the slime knight entered Moo''s mind space. One second later, Moo regained control of his body as he did quick work out of the invader without a problem. "MORE!!" As if he was a war god or a hero from a fairytale, Moo leapt down from the wall to the dense pack of kobold soldiers below. Many kobolds were sent flying, followed by a rain of kobold''s blood. The more he bathed with kobold''s blood, Moo became more ferocious and healthier. His paled skin regained color while his thinned arms, cheeks, and legs regained mass. Moreover, he instantly dealt with all black slimes that invaded his mind space in an instant. "NYAHAHAHA!! THIS CATTO IS INVINCIBLE!!" Moo replaced his broken spear with a 3-Star halberd, which was given by a kind player inside the city. *BOOM* With a swing, 10 kobolds got knocked back and flew away like ragdolls. With Moo''s lead, the players regained morale. Everyone released their warcry and fought with their lives on the line. . . [Misha, I''ve ordered all our mercenaries to rush here ASAP. You don''t have to go back and bring the ropers here. Come here and help the frontline.] "Roger. I''ll be right there!" Misha got the order from Sasha and returned to the city, worried about their safety. As soon as she arrived, she could see the chaos on the battlefront. Many kobolds and players were killed left and right, but the defender''s side was doing well, holding the wall formation intact. The reason for their smooth defense was an abnormal player below the wall, who was soloing against all field bosses and kobolds. Before Moo, all kobolds yelped in fear and wary, not wanting to get close to this felionian despite their rivalry nature of cat-and-dog. Misha could see that Moo was not behaving like the usual perverted cat like he used to. Instead, his current performance and charisma looked dazzling, attracting her gaze. "Is that Moo?" *Mew* (Aye, that''s the pervert catto.) "I thought he had the debuffs. How is he still fine after all that?" Misha was baffled by how Moo''s abnormal status disappeared. Furthermore, he was fighting as if he got injected by the steroid. "Did he get his hands on meowjuana or something?" Tama knew why Moo was in a frenzy, but she kept her mouth shut. After all, her relationship with Moo was a taboo secret that she planned to take it to the grave. *Mew* (Maybe he got laid? Who knows?) Misha shrugged, "Sounds like him. Well, as long as he didn''t do anything to you or me, I''m fine with it." *¡­* The two also joined the battlefield. Misha pulled an ordinary scimitar from her inventory and activated her new skill. Fire Sword Wave! The crescent flame landed in the middle of the kobold army and caused an explosion, killing 20 monsters with one attack. Tama did not say anything but summoning her tentacles, getting ready to eat or release her fire breath. She refused to use any more of Misha''s PF for a reason. Because of Misha''s killing, her conscience was pulled back into her mind space for more soul combats. Tama checked Misha''s remaining PF with a sigh. 3,200 / 18,400 The eggcat stopped using system skills to save PF since Misha could not recover them as long as they still had this annoying [Mentally Exhausted] and [Weaken] debuffs. Still, Misha''s psych force kept decreasing as she fought in her soul space, even though Tama had not used a skill afterward. 3,150 3,100 3,050 Every second passed, Misha lost 50 PF because she had to spend some to kill black slimes in her soul space. Tama had a scare that Misha might not be able to defeat black slimes in a battle that she never experienced. Thus, Tama stopped killing monsters, waiting for Misha to come back alive. . . . The battle was in the defending side''s favor in the first hour, as many exhausted players still had PF remaining. Several NPCs also greatly contributed as they came here with fresh stamina. Two hours into the fight, when one of the players ran out of PF, the person was immediately consumed by a black slime. Then, a new field boss emerged using the converted player''s body. After the first player got converted, hell broke loose. Chapter 246 - There’s a Cure!? Chapter 246 ¨C There''s a Cure!? Had it been an ordinary fight between monsters and players, the latter would never complain or panic because of a few death. However, the stake of this game was too high. Players played it seriously as if they were in a real war. "Magnus is converted! Get away from him!" "Watch your ally''s PF! If it''s zero, kill them before they got converted! Don''t worry about the penalty!" "A knight got on the wall! Concentrate fire on that guy!" Chaotic shouting and commanding mixed in as players tried to communicate with their friends or their party members. During the chaos, Tama controlled Misha''s body to kick a converted player to the face and sunk her tentacles into his flesh. The long tentacles were like parasite snakes, digging into his body and began drinking his blood. Although he kept struggling to pull Tama''s tentacles off himself, his strength could not fight against Misha and Tama''s 8,960 STR. 500! 500! Red numbers appeared on his head, while green numbers showed up on above Misha''s avatar. +500! +500! But once Tama''s mouth found the victim''s heart, the color changed to blue. +500! It only appeared once, but the precious psych force recovered. Misha''s PF increased a bit to extend her life as she was too busy fighting against black slimes in her mind space. Tama kept glancing at the converted player''s HP. The moment it was lower than 2,000 HP, she released the knight and tossed it to a player with high PF remaining. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* Players and NPC mercenaries were like hyenas whenever a boss'' HP almost reached zero. All of them fought to get the last shot to obtain EXP and rewards. Tama did not care about those anymore since Misha''s life was more important. *BOOM* The monster died and exploded all items that the converted player had, including a status orb and other goodies, such as upgrade stones, enhance stones, and the likes. The slime knight entered the mind space of the nearest player instantly, which stopped him from looting the items. Tama heaved a sigh of relief that the knight did not invade Misha''s mind. She glanced at Misha''s remaining PF. 1,750 / 18,400 It dropped to a critical state. Within a few more minutes, Misha would have none remaining if this kept up. Tama pulled another kobold and used the same trick, drinking its blood to the last drop to get the blue recovery number. +100! A normal kobold could only give 100 PF to Misha using this tactic, but Tama took 3-4 seconds to get it. On the other hand, Misha''s PF dropped at a rate of 50 per second. They were running out of time! *Mew* (I can''t push the fight anymore. I have to retreat!) Tama piloted Misha''s body away from the fight, retreating from the front line. . . In the sky, Shurka and Mii encountered a similar situation. The girl''s PF kept decreasing as she continued to kill black slimes in her mind space. Meanwhile, Mii tried her best to boost her master''s psych force, but she could not keep up. *Mii* (Shurka, hang in there.) > 570 / 15,000 > 520 / 15,000 *Mii* (Not good! Retreating!) . . Not only Shurka and Misha fled from the battle because of their low PF, Sasha, Natalie, Des, and Non retreated from the outer wall defense line toward the second city wall. They panted as they sat on the ground, dying for air to breathe. Their PF was in the red, almost hit zero. Five thousand players were also in a similar condition as they ran away for their lives without caring about the loot or rewards, lying on the ground on the frontline. It was not worth risking their lives for small gains like status points or upgrade stones. After all, they were aware that once the slime defeated them in their mind space, they might die for real. Over 2,000 players were converted during the fight, and they joined forces with kobolds. 3,000 players were still struggling on the frontline, killing as many slimes as they could. Remaining 10,000 kept running back and forth between the city and the battlefront. Some were killed during the fight against kobolds, so they ran back to rejoin the battle again. Some lifestyle players carried medical supplies to help others. Some players helped the local NPCs in the city, migrating elders and children away toward the inner city area as the outer walls were about to fall. Everyone believed that the first layer of defense would fall soon despite the help of NPCs and mercenaries. After all, they might be able to kill all kobolds, but they might not survive another wave of monsters, led by Calisto. Still, one felionian did not give up. "CATTO SLASHU!!" *BOOM* Moo''s glaive cut through 10 Kobolds. After they were dead, the felionian only paused for a second before he resumed combat. "CATTO CUTTO!!" *BOOM* 20 Kobolds killed this time. "CATTO D.I.C.KU SLAPPU!!" *BOOM* Moo swung his glaive around like a whirlwind, killing 30 more kobolds. Amidst of the hopeless war, Moo was on a roll. As a DPS specialist with an overall strength of 40,000, after he had allocated more points into his attributes, he became the third strongest player among all servers. He was only weaker than Misha and Shurka at the moment, but he was free from all abnormal statuses. His strength continued to grow as he kept killing black slimes. But it did not last long. > > > "BULLSHIT, NYA!! I CAN STILL FIGHT!!" Moo glanced at his remaining PF. 350 / 10,000 "Whoops. F.u.c.k it, nya. Bad doggies, get lost!" Like a cat, Moo leapt over the wall and ran away from the battlefield. . . Without Moo, mercenaries and players got killed one after another. The mentor NPCs retreated from the outer wall the moment they saw too many players dying. Fortunately, they were in the Adept Tier, so their attributes were higher than average players. Still, one of them was converted as they were not familiar with soul combats like players. It was a mentor NPC, who taught the art of thievery. He became a new boss monster with a strength of whooping 100,000. Slime General Akira Kuro, the Adapt Thief. The game separated players into several stages and tiers, depending on their main classes and levels. Every 200 levels, they could upgrade their career to a higher level. At level 1, players started from a non-existent novice, At level 201, they became Apprentice, Then 401, Journeyman, Adept, Expert, Master, Grandmaster, Legendary, And the Mythical Tier. At the beginning of the Apprentice Tier, level 201, average players had the strength between 1,500 and 2,000. The game designed that at the peak of apprentice classes, the weakest players should have 5 subclasses and the overall power of 20,000, while the hardworking players could get up to 30,000 because of boss items, quest rewards, and cash shop. The Journeyman Tier, which was the next stage of their career advancement, was another stage in which the player could raise their power to 50,000 - 75,000, and their status cap would be higher than 10,000. The Adapt Tier, which belonged to all mentor NPCs, would double the stats that players could have. They could become a superman with at least 100,000 status points if they were good enough. Now, a monster, which was designed to be the Adapt Tier players'' opponent, appeared. As everyone was still had apprentice main class and their level was lower than 400, they were no match for this kind of monster. This was the reason for the downfall of servers 6 and 10, where Sasha and Natalie had struggled to survive. Had it not been for other mentor NPCs took them down at the cost of their lives, both Sasha and Natalie would have been sent to the hardcore server. "GAHAHAHA!! What''s the point fighting so hard for these stupid players!? LET''S KILL THEM ALL!!" Akira, the thief, disappeared from where he was standing as he activated three of the thief skills at the same time, Hide, Stealth, and Camouflage. *SWUA* *SWUA* *SWUA* The thief slashed the remaining players and left a trail of blood on his path. However, he never revealed himself as if he was invisible, even when he was attacking. In the end, the outer wall was overrun after Akira got converted. . . > > A server announcement warned all server 1 players that their first layer of city walls was lost for real. Now, they had two remaining defensive lines as their lifelines. Had they lost the last two, everyone would be sent to the hardcore server, where none of them could predict their future. Misha, who was resting, kept looking at the guild''s mercenary menu as it displayed the map, where their soldiers were currently at. She could see that the reinforcement was coming from three directions. At the west, roper soldiers and Slicky was rushing here at full speed. On the north, jellyfish ropers had already landed on the north shore and entered the city from the north gate, making their way toward their location. They were the first group to arrive first. Miles behind the jellyfish ropers, the weak roper trees were swimming across the ocean. It might take a long while before they could reach Sanctuary Island. Or rather, not many of them might survive since there were other monsters. Since the latter group might not make it, Misha gave a new command to these roper trees. She allowed it to start hunting or attacking sea creatures at will, so their strength could grow like the others. A commotion occurred behind Misha as the monster army of jellyfish ropers entered the city. With their green name, no one stopped their marching. Instead, they cheered as more help arrived. Fortunately, they did not attack any local NPC or player. Or else, these cheering players would have cursed Misha and her guild. *Slick > > > Male players, who had been inflicted with a new debuff, looked at each other, who also had the new debuff. Everyone paused for a whole minute, staring at the others with poker faces. "Hey, do you think what I''m thinking?" "Ahuh." Without the exhausted status effect, they drank PF potions, recovering their psych forces. And it worked. Their PF recovered to the fullest. After seeing the effect, a chain reaction happened. More male players walked up to these ropers and began inhaling the gas. Chapter 247 - Second Siege Battle Chapter 247 ¨C Second Siege Battle 800 Jellyfish ropers suddenly became popular with male players as these monsters could remove the troublesome abnormal status, [Mentally Exhausted]. Also, the roper acid could be used as a throwing weapon against female kobolds as they could charm the monsters. Although these players were not into furry, in the dire situation that their lives were on the line, they were willing to do everything to survive, including mating with kobolds if they had to. Moreover, the new [Estrus] status effect clouded the judgment of male players. Some had the urge to ravish a nearby girl. But when he got a slap at the back of the head, the status effect was gone. The trick of getting rid of [Estrus] and [Mentally Exhausted] spread among the players in an instant. Because of this piece of good news, many goodwill players wanted female players to use this method. Female players were skeptical about the cure since they would inflict a new debuff, [Estrus], instead of the old one. Many mutants, who had seen the weird racial skill, [Mating Season], got scared of getting violated by either monsters or fellow players. None of them wanted to take the risk! . Sasha frowned and mumbled to herself, "I thought the game said this status effect can''t only be cured by rest. Is this another Lilith''s sick joke? How much can we trust the info in-game or her words?" Confused and baffled by the discovery, Sasha hesitated if she should take the risk as well. Sasha''s face was emotionless when she walked toward a jellyfish roper and inhaled the gas. But when she got the [Estrus] status effect, the exhausted debuff had not disappeared. "Right, I have the Estrus Resistance. The recovery effect must have been less than what the others got." What she did next shocked the crowd. Sasha grabbed one of the tentacles and squeezed the roper acid into her mouth! All men were speechless and astonished by Sasha''s actions. They knew what this white liquid was, and it was not something a girl should be drinking in public. Yet, Sasha was unfazed. After drinking a mouthful of white juice, she glanced at her status. The [Mentally Exhausted] was gone, but her [Estrus] debuff stacked for 5 layers. Before she could lose her sanity because of this status effect, she activated her lightning manipulation skill and electrocuted herself. The abnormal status disappeared. "Well, we should have done this ages ago. I''m so stupid," Sasha turned toward all female players and shouted, "Roper Acid can cure the PF debuff! You can buy one of those from Wet Banana Guild''s merchants in town for 100 dust per cc, or you can inhale the pink gas! Be quick and make your choice! The monster army will be coming here within minutes!" Sasha''s words were so loud that everyone within 100 meters could hear her voice. Female players still could not believe what they had just heard. Most of them were reluctant to drinking the monster''s s.p.e.r.m to cure their abnormal status. Still, many players from Wet Banana Guild got used to these perverted monsters, and they knew that they were harmless. Some walked to them and began milking the liquid for their friends. Some opened their inventory and drank the juice, which they had collected, in secret. Looking at the action of these girls, many female players mustered their courage and asked Wet Banana guild members to buy some of the acids. A few of them sneaked back to the town to buy the acid from Wet Banana NPCs, whom Sasha had hired and placed them on Sanctuary Island. . Sasha''s adaptability and flexibility amazed Misha. She did not know when Sasha had employed NPCs on this island, but she was impressed nonetheless. *Mew* (Sasha is so suitable to work as a CEO, Mish. You should work harder to become like her.) "¡­ I know." *Mew* (On second thought, it''s impossible for you. You''re not a CEO, you''re a banana.) "Are you picking a fight with me!?" *Meh-Heh Mew* (I''m just stating the fact. Hehehe!) As Mew kept messing with Misha, the latter mimicked Sasha''s action. She scooped a handful of roper acid from her inventory and drank it. > > "¡­" Misha looked at her status menu. The exhaustion debuff was still there. "Why is the debuff still there? Sasha and others recovered, but I don''t!" *Meh* (That''s because you''re immune to horniness. Infertile banana like you won''t get that privilege.) Tama''s words were like adding salt to the wound. Misha collapsed on the ground, performing the "orz" posture. She lamented, "Can''t we just unequip the artifacts and get the status?" *Meh-Heh* (Fool! You have the [Estrus Immunity] skill. Even if I take that thing off, you will still be immune to Estrus.) Misha cried, "Then, what do I do!? Doraemon, help me!" *¡­* Even Tama was helpless in this situation. She patted Misha''s head as the eggcat thought of Misha''s grandmother. *Mew* (You know, I''m wondering why your grandmother smokes.) "¡­" Misha widened her eyes. An inspiration hit her. "Smoke¡­ Nicotine¡­ Gas¡­ Drugs¡­" She sat on the ground and brought out cooking utensils, a gas stove, a distilling set, and various sizes of science flasks around her, along with an ingredient package from Walter out of her inventory. "Tama¡­" As if Tama could read Misha''s mind, she laughed and helped Misha cooking the nasty chemical substance that they bought from Walter and the Mafia Mall. Two hands of Misha and 20 arms of Tama''s tentacles were in sync, mixing liquid, frying powders, multi-tasking, and rushing the chemical reaction within their flasks. At first, Misha and Tama''s action caught the interests of nearby players, who believed that Misha was cooking a meal for herself or her allies. During the process of Misha''s cooking, they realized that they were too na?ve. The smell was terrible to the point that all nearby players complained. Moreover, colorful gas leaked out of Misha''s distilling flasks, burning the noses of mutants with a sensitive sense of smell. "What the hell!?" "Misha, stop! You''re killing our noses!" Misha did not stop. The fairy and the eggcat were so focusing on the cooking that they could not hear the complaints from other players. While they were in a zone, the kobold army arrived. Everyone could see the dust and hear the bark of a million dogs from a distance. A kilometer away, the kobolds were approaching. All male players roared and cheered as they were in peak conditions. Everyone was ready for another bout. Half of the female players returned to the battle after they had gotten rid of the perverted debuff. As for the other half, they still shut themselves in their rooms inside the city to get rid of their Estrus. They were too embarrassed to do it in the open like Sasha or other bold girls. . . . Akira, the slime general, gazed at the second stone walls of Sanctuary Town. The height of these grey walls was 20 meters tall, much higher than the outer wall zone. Archer towers, catapults, and cannons could be seen from afar as players placed them in front of their formation. Moreover, new monsters stood tall within the formation of the defending troops. "No matter how you''ve prepared, you''re a bunch of weaklings!" Akira turned around, looking at 2,000 converted knights, who were once players. Behind the knights, 2 million kobolds followed after them. On the way, they ransacked and burnt the NPC houses, shops, and all buildings, leaving a trail of ruins. They might have lost 1.5 million kobolds in the siege against the players earlier, but they obtained more strength by converting players into knights. None of them was sad for the death of their comrades. "SENT ALL KNIGHTS!! ALL MINIONS, FOLLOW AFTER YOUR LEADERS!! KILL EVERY PLAYER!! ALL OF THEM SHOULD BE WEAK AND EXHAUSTED NOW. DON''T LET THEM REST!!" Like barbarians, they ran without caring about siege warfare or making siege weapons. Catapults, cannons, arrows, magic, and random projectiles flew toward the dogmen. Some were crushed under boulders. Fireballs caused explosions. Cannonballs slammed onto a few kobolds and smashed them to meat paste. But none of the projectiles hit the 2,000 knights, who were leading the kobolds. All knights jumped 10 meters high, and grabbed onto the surface of the stone walls, climbing toward the players. "Surrender and join us! You won''t stand a chance!" One of the knights mocked the players as he climbed the wall. However¡­ *Spit* A pink tentacle spit murky white liquid at his face. 1,000! The damage was light since it came from a weaker monster. Although the s.p.e.r.m burnt the eyes of the knight, the injury could not stop his advance. After all, a field boss had 300,000 HP. Losing as little as 1,000 HP was not a threat to his life. "Insolent creature! I''ll end you!" The knight attempted to use a sword wave with one hand while the other was holding on a ledge of the stone wall. However, his fingers slipped off from the rock he was grabbing. As a consequence, he fell from a height of 15 meters and landed on the ground. *THUD* 1,500! The falling damage decreased his HP a little bit. The knight got up to his feet, but he did not continue climbing. He glanced at his fingers, which had a trace of slimy white juice from the jellyfish tentacle that spit at him. "¡­" He looked upward to check the place that he had slipped from. As he had thought, slimy juices covered that section of the wall, which was the cause of his fall. The knight jumped again and attempted to continue climbing. But¡­ *Spit* *Spit* *Spit* More white liquid poured onto the surface of the wall, making it too slippery to climb. The knight fell onto the ground again. "SON OF A @#!%!!" He got mad at the ropers, and he wanted to cut them to pieces. Yet, he changed his mind after a status effect clouded his judgment. > > . Similar events occurred on other sections of the walls as jellyfish ropers poured their juices at the climbing kobolds, making them slip and fall down to earth. Players looked at the comical scene as they mocked the enemies. "Where is your confidence now!?" "Dogs shouldn''t climb a wall! Do you want to be cats!?" "Oh, look! A few bitches got horny! Shouldn''t you satisfy them?" The kobold army fell into chaos when knights and minions with [Estrus] status effect began s.e.x.u.a.l-harassing their comrades. Many male players either burst into laughter or showed their disgust when converted players tackled down nearby female kobolds and humped them. Still, many players pointed and recorded the gameplay footages when they spotted a female slime knight getting ravished by nearby kobolds. As for the female players, they ignored the stupidity of the situation and activated their psychic skills at the climbing enemies. On an observing platform, Sasha watched the carnage with a palm covering her face. No one could tell what she was thinking. Non and Natalie hugged each other, crying and trembling in fear. "Misha''s pets are scary." "Misha is scary, nya." Des looked around as she could not see the culprit, who had tamed all of these monsters. "Where''s Misha?" Sasha pointed down behind her. Behind the wall where the chaos was ongoing, Misha was cooking suspicious substances with Tama in earnest. "What''s she doing?" Sasha shook her head, "Ignore her. Misha''s exhausted status is still there." Everyone did not know why Misha''s abnormal statuses were still active since they had found out about the cure. The gang turned around and focused on the battle right in front of them. . . . Akira looked at the carnage scene and the jellyfish ropers in anger. He also noticed that players no longer had the [Mentally Exhausted] status, and they were killing his minions left and right. "Those fools¡­" Akira''s body faded as he activated his stealth skill. "Since you''re all useless, I''ll kill those players myself!" The transparent figure dashed through the crowd of kobolds. Akira leapt forward and used the heads of his minions as stepping stones, entering the battlefield. Within half a minute, he reached the wall. From the head of a kobold, Akira jumped 25 meters high and landed on the battlement without anyone noticing his arrival. He took a deep breath and took out a pair of long knives. In the next 10 seconds, afterimages of silver knife slashes cut the necks of players in the range of 10 meters around himself. Ambushed! 999,999! Ambushed! 999,999! Ambushed! 999,999! Absurd damage numbers floated above the nearby players'' heads. All victims looked at the notification in shock before their bodies collapsed on the ground. > > When they respawned in their pantheons, they warned their friends using the world chat and clan chat right away. "BE CAREFUL!! A SLIME GENERAL HAS GOTTEN ON THE WALL!!" Chapter 248 - Meth, Hammered, Confused, Genetic Boosted, WTF Am I Reading? Chapter 248 ¨C Meth, Hammered, Confused, Genetic Boosted, WTF Am I Reading? The rampage of a 100,000-power slime general destroyed the defensive formation of the players. A hundred garrison soldiers, who had died, warned their friends about the new emergence of a new threat. Upon receiving the emergency calls from respawned players, Shurka and Moo rushed toward the scene. When they arrived, they found a transparent silhouette moving within the player''s formation. Blood gushed out from the wounds of ambushed players, whom the figure passed by. Shurka, who specialized in AOE skills, could not attack. Akira''s speed was too fast, and he always hid within the formation of players. Had she attacked, friendly-fire was guaranteed. "Sasha, the slime general is hiding within our ranks!" Reported Shurka to Sasha. [Do you have a debuff skill?] "Aside from DPS skills, no." [Ignore that guy. Go and kill other slime knights.] "Roger!" Shurka flew away from Akira. Meanwhile, Moo had a better sense than Shurka and other girls. He tracked the camouflaging thief and found him. Without hesitation, Moo activated his combat skills. His feet kicked the ground, and his 3-Star glaive glowed in bright light. Vertical Slash! As if the attack was a homing missile, Moo''s glaive pinpointed Akira as he hacked down. *CLANK* Akira parried the glaive with two knives. No damage inflicted on both sides. However, Akira''s stealth effect was worn out, and his appearance revealed. Unlike the usual cheerful, happy-go-lucky felionian, Moo glared into the eyes of Akira, "Your rampage ends here!" "A hero''s disciple? Too bad, you''re no match for me!" Akira scoffed and shoved Moo backward. Realized that this boss monster''s speed surpassed his, Moo allocated all his remaining free attributes into both AGI and DEX, making them 10,000! Afterward, the duel between the two champions could no longer be seen by ordinary players. Both sides exchanged their strikes at speed beyond human logic. For every second passed, 20 sounds of metal hitting each other resounded, followed by sparks and afterimages. Shadows of a catman and a human swirled in circles. One shadow left a trail of silver light while the other contained dark aura. *SWUA* *SWUA* *SWUA* Wounds kept appearing on Moo''s flesh as his speed could not keep up with Akira''s raw attributes. The difference between an apprentice class player and an adept class NPC was too vast. Even though Moo''s overall strength was that of a journeyman elite, the battle result was the same as having a peak of journeyman class fighter fighting against a high ranking adept class player. "Hoo," Moo exhaled. He increased his pace by another notch by activating a racial skill, [Overdrive]. The overdrive skill combined with a trait of apprentice hero subclass. Moo''s eyes contained silver flame as all his attributes temporarily increased by 50% for one minute. Moreover, Moo replaced his weapon with two long knives like Akira since the glaive''s attack speed was much slower than short weapons. From 40,000 strength, Moo''s overall stats became 60,000, and his speed reached 15,000. The sudden burst in speed caught Akira off guard. One of Moo''s knives found its way into his chest. Armor Break! Penetration! Poison! 344,320! Moo''s weapons were not ordinary knives but a pair of 4-Star weapons, which contained a poison effect. He had acquired this from one of the dead players during the siege battle, but he had not returned them to the righteous owner yet. The power of the weapon and Moo''s status caused significant damage to Akira. However, a boss-class monster with 100,000 power also had an absurd amount of HP. 29,655,680 / 30,000,000 HP! The attack just now only decreased Akira''s HP by a bit over 1%, which was not enough to finish him. Akira sneered as he caught Moo''s arm, which held on to the knife that entered the former''s chest. "Impressive for a rookie hero. But you are 10 years too early to be my opponent!" The slime general released his dark aura with his eyes, creating a dome shockwave, concentrating on only the felionian. Moo received the shockwave attack head-on! 250,000! As usual, all attacks from a boss-class monster were ridiculous. Any ordinary player''s HP would not last more than one hit. But Moo was special. "NYAAAAA!!" Moo screamed as he activated his plot-armor skill, [Comeback], recovering his HP from 0 to 1. Moreover, his status attributes increased for another 10 seconds, and they stacked with Moo''s previous [Overdrive]. Now, his overall strength temporarily became 80,000. Using the gap after Akira had activated his skill, Moo twisted his knife inside the former''s body and yanked it out sideways. At the same time, another knife, on the other hand, stabbed Akira''s right side, entering his liver. Again, Moo did not forget to twist it and caused more damage to this general''s inner organs. 242,094! Poison! 100,000! 272,766! Poison! 200,000! 250,568! Poison! 300,000! 3 Attacks got in, leaving Akira with 94% HP. Noticeably, every attack that inflicted on Akira would cause additional poison damage of 100,000 for every hit that Moo caused by these knives, which was the effect of the abnormal status of these 4-Star weapons. "Imbecile!!" Akira was infuriated by the humiliation. He ignored his defense and attempted to slash Moo one more time. But Moo opened his inventory and poured roper acid onto his face. 9,999! 9,999! 9,999! The acid was from a Slicky, which was more potent than jellyfish ropers. A hundred of damage numbers floated above Akira''s head. Because of this liquid, Akira''s footing slipped, and his body lost balance. Moo did not let this chance go away. He thrust his knives 4 more times within a second. 235,209! Poison! 400,000! 288,384! Poison! 500,000! 257,116! Poison! 600,000! 219,949! Poison! 700,000! This felionian''s combination of ignoring defense and poison continued to stack damages onto the boss monster. 14,201,000 HP remained. Akira gritted his teeth and activated his fury mode with less than 50% HP. Ten thousands of small knives manifested and flew around in random like a tornado. Nearby players in the range of 100 meters, including Moo, got shredded to pieces because of this blade cyclone. All dead players and Moo''s items in their inventory exploded, but no player dared to loot anything on the ground. The frenzy mode was still active. The cyclone of knives kept rotating around Akira as if they were alive. . As players were retreating from Akira, many mentor NPCs took arms and prepared to end this slime general, but one girl stopped them. "Can you leave him to me, please?" The elite NPCs turned around and gazed at this broad. It was a charming dragonewt in a bikini armor set. However, she had weird tentacles wiggling behind her back. In her mouth, she was smoking a pipe, but the smell of the thing she was inhaling was not ordinary tobacco. They were a dreadful substance, which was considered illegal. They glanced above her head, and their eyes paused when they noticed four abnormal statuses above her avatar. [Meth], [Hammered], [Confused], [Genetic Boosted] Those status effects were the evidence that this dragonewt was smoking something inappropriate during the battle. Misha''s eyes were moist, and her expression was e.r.o.t.i.c. Her heart pupils and her smile aroused these old men to the point that these infertile men got an erection. Still, not everyone was attracted to Misha. "No. You go back and get rest. You don''t belong here." Despite the warning, Misha giggled. She lightly moved her feet, but her body teleported behind the NPC who spoke. She touched his tights and slowly moved upward before she blew his ear, sending shiver running down his spine. She coyly turned around and adjusted her bikini armors, "It''s alright. I''ll be playing with you later. Let this sister enjoy the taste of this cherry boy first, then I''ll eat you next." Strangely enough, Misha''s voice contained an alluring vibe, which rejuvenated these NPCs'' youthful desires. They gulped and nodded without saying anything. Misha waved her butt and dragonewt tail as she walked. As for Tama''s tentacles, they danced and fluttered. While Misha was strolling forward, the slippery arms touched the crotches of the nearby men. *Meow!* (I''ll suck you dry later, boys.) Everyone bent forward as they hid their crotch area, gawking and drooling at Misha. As for nearby female players, they did not pay attention to Misha''s weird behavior. They looked at her overall power, stunned, astonished, shocked, and speechless. 55,000 + 55,000 + 110,000 They understood that the first number should be Misha''s current strength, and the "plus value" should be a buff that increased her status attributes or so. However, the third value was the anomaly. From everyone''s gaming experience, this number should not exist. Had the buff stacked with the others, it should have been added to the second value. Des also paid attention to Misha''s current behavior and her new power, especially the 4th status effect above Misha''s avatar, [Genetic Boosted]. "That''s not a buff. That''s a freaking OP buff!" As everyone was looking at the seducing banana girl, Misha suddenly increased her speed, moving into Akira''s blade hurricane and appeared before him unharmed. Even the berserking slime general was shocked. "You!" Misha giggled and covered her mouth with the converted NPC''s mouth, sticking her tongue in. But instead of kissing, her tongue transformed into a barbed drill and entered his mouth. It punctured through his throat and exited the back of his head. Stunned! 220,000! Moreover, the tip of her tongue split into a 4-arm hook, latching on the back of Akira''s neck. Akira''s body jolted in pain. Before he could activate a skill or resist, something entered his body from the front. In front of Misha''s body, Tama''s 20 tentacles exited from her stomach and chest, penetrating into Akira''s flesh. Penetration! 89,000! Penetration! 89,000! ... Penetration! 89,000! 20 notification appeared as each Tama''s tentacle dealt significant damages that ignored Akira''s defense, which was the same as Moo''s racial skill. Moreover, Tama''s mouths were as fast as Moo''s speed previously. The 20 mouths ate everything they found and drained Akira''s blood into Misha''s body. . Life Drain! 220,000! +220,000 HP! +10,000 PF! . Life Drain! 220,000! +220,000 HP! +10,000 PF! . Endless numbers of Tama''s life-draining suction depleted Akira''s remaining HP in an instant. That was not all, Misha''s front torso split in half, revealing the grotesque fangs, made of her rib cages and bones. . *CHOMP* Overkill! 220,000! +220,000 HP! +10,000 PF! . *GOKI* Overkill! 220,000! +220,000 HP! +10,000 PF! . *KRUK* Overkill! 220,000! +220,000 HP! +10,000 PF! . The dragonewt entire torso turned into a giant mouth, eating the converted NPC while his eyes were staring into Misha''s heart pupils. As for Akira''s HP, it had long been zero the moment Tama''s tentacles entered his chest and drained his blood. After Akira''s corpse was entirely devoured by Misha''s transformed torso mouth, a new change occurred to her avatar. Akira''s slime soul invaded Misha''s mind space during the process, but it was no match to Misha''s home game. During the soul battle, Misha''s real body jerked, twitched, and bent forward as if she had an orgasm. She even m.o.a.ned without restraining her voice, which attracted more spectators from a distance, including Sasha, Natalie, Moo, Non, and kobolds. Tama also meowed in pleasure while she transformed Misha''s entire lower torso down. Misha''s legs and lower torso increased its mass at a rapid rate. They merged and bloated like a balloon before Tama''s mass and blood filled the blob flesh. From a figure of an alluring woman, Misha''s lower body expanded into a 5-meter tall meat monster. The 5-meter meat slowly took shape into a reptile body. A new head emerged from the front while four legs and a long barbed tail extended from the long red meat. The reptile head did not look like a gecko''s head or any other reptile species, but a sandworm''s long neck and a mouth. Tama, the mouth of the reptile body, released her glorious, majestic voice in this body for the first time. *Mew!* (The god of all eggcats is here! Worship me, you banana heathens!) On top of Tama''s head, Misha''s humanoid torso was still there with her e.r.o.t.i.c expression. Her soul already made quick work on Akira''s soul and devoured every memory fragments in joy. Misha and Tama had transformed into a hydra! "Boys, my mouth is kinda dry, and I need your juices. Drop your pants and surrender yourself to me. Let me milk your juicy meat <3." Chapter 249 - WTF Did I Do? – Part 1 Chapter 249 ¨C WTF Did I Do? ¨C Part 1 Back in time While everyone was fighting against the kobold horde, Misha used one of her crafting skills after a long while. It was Science Cooking, which Misha was using it to make Walter''s favorite product, Methamphetamine, aka crystal meth. Usually, it should have taken Misha half a day to finish cooking one batch of crystals, but she hastened the process to get a rough product. After an hour, she obtained the result. . *************************** > This crystal meth has been made by Misha Bloominglily, the only apprentice of Walter Black. She made this in a rush and did not follow through her mentor''s instruction, so the final product is inferior to the standard meth in the market. Still, it has a mild effect, which suits for light stimulation. Its potent effect lasts only 5 minutes, and the consumer might get a longer period of hangover, depending on the user''s resistance against narcotic drugs. > Can bestow random status effects, depending on the usage method. *************************** . Misha got herself a kilogram of crude meth, which came out as grey crystals. The contamination and the sinister air leaked from the items, which intimidated Misha. *Mew* (Are you sure you are going to use this?) Even Tama hesitated. "Meh, we can''t fight if we''re stuck with this exhaustion debuff." *Mrrr?* (How about we put our faith to our comrades? Maybe they can defeat all slimes without our help?) "And we''ll miss the status points and other harvests. You know, the loot?" *¡­* Tama and Misha stared at each other. Since this matter related to their benefit, the banana girl and the eggcat agreed to try the immoral method. Using Walter''s reference that they had learned, Misha poured a unit of crystal into a pipe and manipulated a lighter fire from her fingertip. As soon as the crystal evaporated from the heat, Misha inhaled the fume into her lung. The world suddenly spun, and her vision became colorful. Dream and reality overlapped, creating realistic hallucinations. Misha''s eyes blurred as she almost passed out from the toxic air. Sitting straight turned into a difficult task, so she lay on the ground, smiling and laughing. "Tamaaa~." *Meeeeeew~?* (Yeah?) "Do you see what I''m seeing~?" *Meewwww~?* (I don''t know. But do you see the f.u.c.k.i.n.g chimpanzee riding on a space shuttle and humping a f.u.c.k.i.n.g panda?) "Eh? I think I''m looking at a group of llamas playing poker inside a bubble. Ah, one of them is bluffing." > > > > > While Misha and Tama were under the effect of meth intoxication, the game system sent many notifications to them, telling them that their theory was correct. However, four abnormal statuses appeared. [Meth] [Hammered] [Confused] [Genetic Boosted] The first three were debuff effects, but the last one was a buff. . ******************************************** > Name: Misha Bloominglilly Race: Fairy Overlord Class: Apprentice Cook Subclass: Journeyman Gunner++, View 17 Others (V) . > Name: Tama Race: Hydra Class: Apprentice Cook Subclass: Journeyman Gunner++, View 17 Others (V) . > HP: 72,320 ST: 8,696 PF: 73,600 . > STR: 8,960 + (8,960) + (17,920) VIT: 9,040 + (9,040) + (18,080) STM: 1,087 + (1,087) + (4,348) AGI: 6,026 + (6,026) + (12,052) DEX: 7,200 + (7,200) + (14,400) INT: 9,520 + (9,520) + (19,040) WIS: 9,200 + (9,200) + (18,400) CHA: 538 + (538) + (1,076) LEA: 3,429 + (3,429) + (6,858) Luck: 35 + (35) + (70) Overall Strength: 55,000 + (55,000) + (110,000) ******************************************** . The drug effect separated both Misha and Tama''s existence into two identities. Still, both Tama and Misha shared one body, so their status menu merged. Tama''s attributes also copied all of Misha''s skills that she had, which became the second set of numbers. As for the third brackets, they were the buff effect from the [Genetic Boosted], which doubled all Misha''s attributes until the buff wore off. Not realizing what they had done, the intoxicated duo became another anomaly in the game. "I feel soooo hot, Tama~." Regained a bit of her body balance, Misha slowly stood up and stripped. *Meeeewww!!* (Pervert banana! At least wear something! Here, put these armor on!) Tama brought a set of red bikini armor for Misha to wear. It was the fancy clothes that this eggcat had secretly dressed Misha when the latter''s soul was away. Drunk and confused, Misha put on the bikini armor set and wandered without a specific direction. Coincidentally, her instinct led her feet toward the battlefield. Furthermore, her intoxicated brain recalled Misha''s old memory when she got trapped under an underground facility in one of the Mafdet military outposts. Misha had a daydream that she could use her tongue as a weapon. Because of the daydreaming fantasy, Misha recalled that she had not used her tongue or spit as a weapon for a long time. "Tama, let''s find something to nom-nom. We haven''t eaten anything worthwhile after the open-beta, right?" *Nom-Nom Mew!* (EAT!! Let hunt some v.i.r.g.i.ns! I want to suck their juice!) "You''re sick, Tama. Who would want the juice of some v.i.r.g.i.ns?" *Mew* (Excuse you, but I do! You have no idea how delicious it was, especially a felionian''s juice!) "Eh, what?" The two messed-up junkies grabbed a smoking pipe with the melted crystal and put it in Misha''s mouth. After puffing another breath-worth of fume, Misha''s pupils turned into a heart shape. "I''m feeling funny. My lower stomach is itching¡­ Oh wait, I''m hungry..." That was the last thing that Misha and Tama remembered before they went bonkers. . . . Back to the present The newly emerge hydra, Misha and Tama, shocked the players and the kobolds. The 100 tons weight of Misha and Tama''s new body crushed the wall. However, no kobold dared to exploit the opportunity to breach the city. The new monster was too intimidating that they forgot to breathe. "Woof! What now?" A knight did not know what to do next after they had lost their general. "Call our queen! Request for reinforcement!" *BOOM* While they were hesitating what they should do, Tama charged into the ranks of the kobolds as if she was a bulldozer. However, this bulldozer transformed into a vacuum cleaner as the sandworm''s head opened her mouth, sucking everything into the long mouth-tunnel. Everyone who had been sucked into that mouth encountered Tama''s fangs inside her neck. Inside the long tunnel of death, over a thousand short teeth grew from the soft tissues inside Tama''s throat, acting as the first layer of a grinder. The surface of the throat also contained digestive liquid, which slowly melted anything that touched it. But these unfortunate victims did not get pulled into Tama''s stomach right away. The eggcat collected her victim in her long neck and throat first. Then, a change occurred inside her long neck. While the outward appearance of Tama''s long neck and her scales were unchanged, the barbed throat began rotating. The grinder did not rotate in only one direction, but it moved erratically. Every part of Tama''s inner throat and neck twisted in both clockwise and anti-clockwise, and it could rotate more than 720 degrees before it reverted to the opposite direction. Moreover, the previous short teeth suddenly extended longer, hitting the other fangs from the opposite ceiling. *KRUK* *SOEK* *CRACK* The bone-cracking and the flesh-tearing sound was so loud that it was audible to the distant players and other kobolds. As Tama continued chewing her food in glee, Misha, the upper torso on top of Tama''s head, could also taste the meat since both bodies shared five senses. Kobold''s raw meat was salty, musty, and sticky, which was not a preferable taste for humans. However, for Misha, she savored them as if she was eating an expensive spicy medium-rare steak. "It''s weird," Misha pondered as her lower body accepted the food. As if Misha''s sense of taste and s.e.x combined. Every time Tama chewed the food in her throat, the pleasure sensation made her body jerked upward in happiness. It was delicious. It felt good. "Aha¡­" Misha stuck out her tongue and panted. Her e.r.o.t.i.c expression could have aroused many men in normal circ.u.mstances, but it terrified everyone at this point. From other people''s point of view, Misha was the mother of all sadistic creatures. "She''s bad news" was what all players and kobolds thinking. "Tama¡­ more~." *Nom-Nom Mew!* (More food!) Before Tama could move, she suddenly fell into a daze. For the first time, black slimes invaded her soul space. In the past, Tama never fought in her mind space as Misha and Mia always fought all soul invaders to protect Tama. Now, Tama and Misha''s role was reversed. Misha became a symbiosis parasite, while Tama was the main body. The black slimes also prioritized the soul space of the main body. Thus, all black slimes invaded Tama''s soul. Misha also noticed the situation. Even though she was intoxicated by the meth, her muscle memory influenced her action, making her activating Psionic Possession on Tama''s soul space to rescue her partner. . Upon arrival in Tama''s mind space, Misha could see a spherical room instead of a white cubic room. Inside, there was nothing but a red egg, over a hundred black slimes, and Tama''s soul core inside Tama''s red egg soul. The situation looked bad for Tama. As a soul space newbie, the eggcat fought as if she were still a baby queen egg. Meanwhile, black slimes were natural at this kind of battlefield. The slimes minions crawled closer to Tama and attempted to devour her whole. As for the knights, they cut Tama''s tentacles, disabling her fighting capability. Looking at the hopeless situation, Misha was glad that she came here. Strangely, her thoughts were clearer than when she was in a drunken state. "Tama! This is your domain! Everything you can imagine is your power!" Warned Misha. Hearing her partner''s voice, the panicking Tama screamed for help. *MEW!* (HELP!) "Don''t panic! I''ll be right there!" Even though Misha''s power was limited in an away game, she mastered the soul combat. She rushed toward the black slimes around Tama''s body and pointed her palms toward them. Then, she clenched them. *BOOM* *BOOM* The slow slimes were destroyed, turning into soul fragments. Before the knights could react, both Misha''s middle fingertips touched her thumbs. Misha snapped her fingers while she gazed at the knights, locating her targets. *BOOM* *BOOM* The chests of the invading knights shattered into pieces along with their soul core. Once the knights went down, Tama was free. "I''ll teach you how to fight in the soul space. Listen carefully." *MEW!* (What the hell is this place!? What are they!?) "Remember what I told you about mind space? Soul battle? Ring a bell?" *Mrrr?* (Oh? Is this the one?) "Yup! This is the reason why I got that exhausted debuff." . Misha used the black slimes as practice targets for Tama. It took the eggcat two minutes before she got the hang of soul combat skills. What happened afterward, none of them could remember. Chapter 250 - WTF Did I Do? – Part 2 Chapter 250 ¨C WTF Did I Do? ¨C Part 2 Misha woke up again and found themselves lying on a clean bed. A severe headache hit Misha. She tried to open her eyes, but her instinct wanted her to keep them shut. She surrendered herself to the pillow and the soft bed. It took a while before she could open her eyelids. Looking around, Misha found a white plaster ceiling and a pair of long LED lights. Buzzing sound of random people talking entered her ears, but she failed to comprehend them. Someone also had changed their clothes to clean blue hospital patient outfits, but Misha recalled that she never had this set of clothes with them in their inventory. "Ugh, the world is spinning¡­" Misha''s right hand rubbed her eyes and swept her hair out of her face. Peaking the outside world by narrowing her eyes, Misha''s sight slowly restored. Then, she felt the presence of a man she knew. "Finally, wake up, you idiot." "Oh, hi, Walter." It was Walter Black, Misha''s mentor. "Don''t "HI" me," Walter yanked Misha''s mouth open and poured vitamin drink from a small cup into her mouth, "I taught you to cook it, but I''ve never taught you to smoke it! Why the f.u.c.k did you smoke your own crystals anyway!?" Misha coughed as she got caught unprepared. Still, her vision got brighter than before. Upon getting her sight back, Misha could see everything around herself. Wet Banana guild members gathered around her bed, including her mentors, Walter and Arthur. Many players outside of Misha''s ward also seemed to cause some commotion because of her awakening. Innocently, Misha blinked many times and looked around, "What''s up, guys?" "¡­" Nobody replied. They stared at Misha as if they were getting ready to draw their weapons or activate their skills at any moment. Then, Walter snorted and stood up from his chair next to Misha''s bed. "She''s fine. She won''t turn into that monster again as long as she doesn''t touch the meth." Misha and Tama looked at Walter, confused, "Monster? Meth? What?" Walter clicked his tongue, "You probably don''t remember anything after you puffed the smoke, right?" Misha nodded. "You got high to the point that you transformed into a giant monster. Well, fortunately, you slaughtered half of the kobolds and repelled the invasion for us before you reverted back to your human form. Or else, these friends of yours would have killed you a thousand times over." "Eh??" "Remember, kid. You can sell as many crystals you want, but don''t you smoke your own crystals!" Said the warning, Walter stormed out of the hospital ward, leaving the group of curious players. Still looking around in confusion, Misha turned to another familiar face among the observing crowd, Sasha. "Err¡­ Explanation?" Sasha sighed and operated her game menu. She sent a video clip to Misha via a friend messenger. The clip revealed the appearance of a hydra monster, rampaging and eating kobolds and players nearby, destroying everything in its path. It could summon the same blade cyclone that Akira had once used. It could also cast firestorm like Shurka. The figure above the sandworm-like head of the hydra also used fireballs, blasts, fire sword waves, and other range attacks randomly. When mentor NPCs went to subjugate the hydra, the latter summoned a barrier dome, a dragonewt''s signature move, Flame Field. Moreover, its barrier HP was on the level of a world boss'' HP. 150,000,000 HP And the hydra''s HP was another 150,000,000. What made it worse, the hydra could recover its HP by eating a dead body. Every second, it recovered 2,000,000 HP and 100,000 PF. Then, whenever it had gathered enough food, it recast Flame Field, renewing its barrier HP. Nobody could harm this monster, including the mentor NPCs! In the end, all players and NPCs withdrew from the second line of defensive walls to the castle wall, the last line of defense. As for the monster hydra, it kept killing the kobolds without sparing anyone. At first, Misha thought that another world boss landed on the field and killed the players, but the name of the hydra shocked Misha more. [Wet Banana Guild], Misha Bloominglily "¡­ That thing was ¡­ me?" There was also another name. Tama For the first time, Tama revealed her identity to the world, using her transformed hydra body. However, her name was overlapping with Misha''s name, so not many people had noticed it. Sasha nodded, "You were the Godzilla. Did you have fun?" "That''s impossible! My strength is only 55,000 the last time I checked it. How come I had 150 million HP!? That doesn''t make any sense!" "Recheck your status. And do me a favor, don''t scream in a hospital." "¡­" . . . *********************************************************** > Name: Misha Bloominglilly Race: Fairy Overlord Class: Journeyman Cook . > Adept Assassin Adept Gunner Adept Knifeman Adept Mafioso Adept Rogue Adept Scavenger Adept Sharpshooter Adept Thief Journeyman Arms Dealer Journeyman Bodyguard Journeyman Clown Journeyman Hitman Journeyman Looter Journeyman Miner Journeyman Seductress Journeyman Soldier Journeyman Soul Hunter Journeyman Spearman Journeyman Swordsman Journeyman Tracker Journeyman Trapper Journeyman Valkyrie Journeyman Villainess . > Level: 1 HP: 30,000 ST: 30,000 PF: 30,000 . > Allocable Attributes: 10,000 STR: 10,000 VIT: 10,000 STM: 10,000 AGI: 10,000 DEX: 10,000 INT: 10,000 WIS: 10,000 CHA: 10,000 LEA: 10,000 Luck: 40 Overall Strength: 100,000 Karma: 430,280 *********************************************************** . . . Misha had a poker face when she read the details of her current progress. Several things were not right about her growth as she did not remember advancing her main class or subclasses. She looked at Sasha and others in with her usual (?_?) expression, but the latter shook their head. Sasha summarized it for Misha, "You''re currently the only person on all servers that has the main class as a journeyman. Everyone is still struggling in level 350-360, but your total level is 401. It seems that your total attributes are maxed out for the apprentice class before the upgrade." "¡­" "Also, the event is not over yet. The kobolds only temporarily retreated back to the first city wall, and Calisto is approaching the city as we speak. We also can''t rely on the second walls because of the breached section you''ve made." "Eh? But what about everybody here?" "We''re assuming that you''ll go berserk again after you wake up. Since that''s not the case, let''s head back to the city wall before the kobolds come back." . . . Upon Misha returning to the inner wall area, she found a huge site of ruined wall, caused by Tama''s transformation. At the site, lifestyle class players and free players were repairing the wall by pouring mixed cement into the cracked sections. As for the parts that were destroyed by kobold''s skills, labor NPCs brought in bricks, stones, and lumbers to fill the holes. The collapsed section took time to rebuild. Because it was a grand project and the defenders were short on time, everyone stacked sandbags, making a make-shift barricade instead of repairing it. Misha felt guilty for making these people cleaning up the mess she had made. A few players who had been killed by Misha in her hydra form looked at her in contempt. Sasha had compensated them with some items and money, but their lost opportunity to acquire status orbs or other loot was too painful for them. Thus, they still held a grudge for Misha''s deed. Still, the majority of the players appreciated what Misha did, even though the friendly-fire incident had occurred. After all, she repelled the invasion. When people noticed her arrival, they raised their thumb at her. "Good job, Misha!" "You''re cool, Wet Banana guild leader!" "Misha, you were so hot in that monster form!" "Teach me, senpai!" The warm reception from the players and friendly NPCs relieved Misha from her worries. Everybody''s morale was still good. Misha scratched her cheek, embarrassed. She turned to Sasha, "How long have I slept?" "Not too long, only an hour of a short nap. I have to admit. A fairy overlord''s recovery strength is enviable. I still can''t believe that you got sober after all you had smoked." Sasha referred to the crude meth that Misha digested. "Don''t do that again. We don''t want an addicted as a guild leader." "¡­" . . Misha continued to ask around for what happened after she had passed out. The kobolds retreated after Misha had transformed and started killing. About less than a million of kobolds managed to survive and was maintaining their posts on the outer wall areas. Scout players spied on the kobold''s activities later, and they found out that the other "Misha" regrouped with these minions along with her new subordinates, the black slime generals. Their power was the same as Akira, whom Moo and Misha killed. Oddly enough, they did not follow through with their invasion and momentum. Instead of continuing pushing against the player army, the other Misha arranged her troops to face against the northwest direction. All clues that other players found ended here. However, Misha, Sasha, and executive members in Wet Banana Guild knew the reason why this army stopped attacking their city. At the northwest, where the kobolds and the other Misha were paying attention, Slicky and his ropers were approaching. The giant pervert tree also appeared in Misha''s mini-map since Slicky was her bewitched slave. ''Should I wait for them to attack us again? But that Misha''s strength is 6 digits. I don''t know how strong she is¡­'' Misha hesitated if she should fight this self-proclaimed Misha Bloominglily. Not knowing what to do, she scanned through the list of her new skills and items that Tama had looted throughout the previous game session. Upgrade stones and precious status orbs were plenty. It surprised and baffled Misha how or when they had obtained these items. Then, her eyes stopped at a particular item. The memory orb number 2 It was hinted to be one of 7 memory orbs that Misha could use to obtain her past memory. She had already digested one and aware that it might be more harmful than good had she used it. Still, Misha''s mental strength grew a bit stronger after her main class changed to the journeyman tier. Though fear and doubt still lingered in her mind, Misha''s self-confidence dominated over her pessimistic thoughts. She had not realized this yet. Her sheer confidence came from all the soul fragments and the memory of the dead players, whom Misha consumed. Had it been an ordinary human who consumed those past memory fragments of black slimes and converted players, they would have lost their sanity from the repeated reincarnation experience-like process. The emotion, sentience shift, and change of perspective would throw them off, and they might mistake their identity as the dead players. Fortunately, Misha had been dealing with this kind of problem since Min and Mia''s mixed memory created her new persona. She might have lost the recollection of her past self, but Min and Mia''s invaluable experience kept her sanity in check for a long time. It confused her identity sometimes, but all those life experiences taught her many things. As if Misha had lived thought a thousand lives, she believed that she would not lose herself to her past identity. "Show me what I did¡­" Misha took out the quest item, the memory orb number two, and activated it. Chapter 251 - The Lost Memory Fragment, Number Two Chapter 251 ¨C The Lost Memory Fragment, Number Two Upon using the memory orb number 2, Misha''s vision blurred as the new memory entered her brain. . The starry sky was as bright as day. Millions of colorful stars shone upon the square stage at the size of one square kilometer. Surrounded the platform, a colossus stadium, 2km tall, housed millions of humanoid spectators. This colosseum was an open-air type, which did not have a roof to cover the sky. All of the spectators came from a different race, but they used their human form to shrink their size, making it easier to observe the show. Despite the mixture of various people from different backgrounds, they did not utter a sound, watching the participants with respect. The tournament floor was paved with unknown crude silver metal, but they were sturdy enough to hold the weight of the two contestants on the stage. Two dragons were facing each other on the stage. One was a 30-ton fairy dragon. She looked like a silver water horse with four legs and a pair of semi-transparent-rainbow wings. Her glossy white scales should have been beautiful under the starry light, but they were soiled by the mercury blood of her own. The fairy dragon skin revealed Flesh wounds, which caused by sharp objects. Her blood gushed out from the cut non-stop, even though she tried her best to regenerate and reattach her severed veins. *Cough* The dragon coughed and spat a mouthful of her mercury blood. Yet, she sneered at her opponent. "It''s my win, Lilith." The fairy dragon''s opponent was an evil dragon, a descendant of the dragon of calamity. Similar to the fairy dragon''s structure, the 50-ton black dragon also came from a reptilian family. However, her body resembled a crocodile without a scale but with a longer neck and legs. The two black wings behind its back leaked dark smog, which covered her entire gigantic body. Black blood from a hole in her chest also poured onto the stage. The wound was so critical that the calamity dragon could not rise from the ground. Still, Lilith smirked. "No, it''s your lost, Misha!" The fairy dragon, Misha, frowned. Unable to understand Lilith''s words, she mustered her forces. A plasma ball manifested above Lilith''s weak body. A blue core siphoned the latter''s strength and condensed into a magnetic field, emitting statics and branches of electricity. The ball kept growing in size as Misha continued absorbing Lilith''s life forces into the ball. "If you don''t give up, you''ll die." Lilith laughed, "Wrong. You are already dead!" "Huh?" Still confused, Misha planned to detonate the plasma ball and kill Lilith. *BOOM* The explosion did not come from the magnetic field above Lilith''s head. Instead, the fairy dragon''s body erupted as if someone had detonated several C4 bombs within her body. Innards, blood, and pieces of flesh meat scattered, severing Misha''s body in half. The fairy dragon collapsed. Her eyes still revealed the shock of the development. Misha expanded her senses toward the cause of the explosion. There was a humanoid figure inside her body, which she did not know when he got there. "HAHAHAHAHA!! WELL DONE, ADAM!! YOU ARE THE BEST!!" Despite the injury, Lilith cackled. She was delighted by the sight of Misha''s torn body. "Of course. For you, I''ll do anything," Laughed the man inside Misha''s stomach. Adam was a n.a.k.e.d bald man with red skins, four red compound eyes, and a hundred small tentacles behind his back. It was unknown to which species he belonged, but he definitely did not belong on the stage. As he was at it, Adam summoned a fire sword and began hacking Misha''s intestines. The pain that was inflicted upon Misha was manageable. But what tortured her was the violation of the sacred duel pacts and the rules of the festival. The rule stated that it had to be a one-on-one battle, and no summons, pets, servants, or any third party allowed to join the fight. Yet, Lilith was using a helper! "LILITH, YOU CHEATING BASTARD!!" "HAHAHAHA!! VICTORS WRITE HISTORY, BITCH!! NOW, GO TO HELL!!" As Misha was weakened by the intruder of their duel, she lost control of the magnetic ball she had created. Lilith stole the plasma ball with her psyche and tossed it back toward Misha. Misha could not hear even the explosion impact. Her consciousness faded as soon as the plasma ball detonated. . . . Misha Bloominglily, the fairy dragon, regained her senses again in the colosseum infirmary. The room was designed to shelter humanoid creatures. The 3-meter ceiling was much smaller than Misha''s home cave. Had Misha had claustrophobic, she would have screamed in horror. She found herself in the form of a female human. The blond woman had an ideal figure that any human could kill to get on a bed with her. However, Misha was not happy. She knew what had happened to her "old" and this "new" body. The old one had been destroyed by Lilith and her cheating partner, while this one was a spare vessel body that Misha had kept as a backup. This body was weak, young, and fragile. Misha could not even exert her forces properly without hurting her brain. ''Ugh, this is hopeless. This will take a hundred thousand years before I can get back to my former state.'' Misha sighed in resignation. After this Heavenly Dragon Gathering Festival, she would hibernate and reconstruct her dragon body again. While Misha was thinking about how she could survive in this harsh universe, a man in emperor robes knocked on the door and entered the infirmary. He had the features of an Asian man, black hair, brown-yellowish skin, and sharp eyes. The emperor was not considered handsome by the standard of female dragons nowadays, but his facial combination used to be attractive during the ancient era. It was Li Feihong, the emperor dragon and the host of all dragon festivals. "Participant Misha, how is your recovery?" Asked the emperor. "Can I use crude language? I don''t know the royalty vocabulary." "I don''t mind." "Thanks. Well, it sucks. That bitch cheated the duel, and my primary body died. Now, I have to cultivate my way back from scratch again." "I''m very sorry to hear that¡­" "Say, what are you doing here? How is the festival? Has someone deal with the cheaters?" Li Feihong smiled, "You don''t have to worry about that. We''ve arrested her and her collaborators. She''s also disqualified from the tournament and all future festivals. Actually, we''re planning to inform you that you move to the next round, but¡­" The emperor looked at Misha''s current state in a pity, "I don''t think you can continue fighting in that body." Misha sulked. She lowered her head to hide her teary eyes, "And I worked hard for this day, too¡­" Seeing the sad expression on Misha''s face, Li Feihong felt guilty. He patted her head and consoled her. "This is my fault for letting an outsider into this tournament. Don''t worry, girl. We''ll compensate you with a place to boost your cultivation. You can grow your dragon body back in no time! As a matter of fact, I think you should be able to participate in the festival again within 10,000 years!" Misha''s eyes brightened. She swallowed her tears and looked at Li Feihong''s face, "Really!?" "Come with us. We''ll show you the place!" . . . While the festival was ongoing, Li Feihong guided Misha to the royale palace. Inside, many female dragons, who disguised themselves as human maids, wandered around and minded their own business, working in earnest. Some were wiping the windows with clean towels. Some were moping the floor, pillars, and the ceiling, though one of them was still in a baby dragon form, licking the golden marble wall to help the others. The palace was sparkling clean that the marble floor showed a clear reflection of the maids'' white underwear. One of them forgot to wear anything, and the other had s.e.xy lingerie with an open crotch. Nobody knew what was in their mind. Upon seeing the arrival of their emperor, the maids stopped what they were doing and knelt. Li Feihong ignored his retainers and led Misha to his private chamber, "Here!" Misha''s face twitched. It was the bedroom of the emperor. Game consoles, a king-size bed, a 146 inch monitor, a desktop PC with various colorful water coolers, a bookshelf, and a 1/1 life-size n.a.k.e.d silicone doll was laying on top of the bed. Posters of anime girls and 2-D characters were everywhere. It was obvious that this emperor interested in a particular culture. ''Is he trying to take advantage of my weakness?'' She doubted if Li Feihong was planning to make her his concubine, judging by his action. Li Feihong observed Misha''s reaction and realized what the suspicious action he had made. His face flushed in embarrassment. "T-This is a misunderstanding! I didn''t take you here to do that, I swear!" "¡­" Misha''s poker face was still the same. She again stared at Li Feihong with doubts. "T-This way, please! There is a secret room over here!" Li Feihong pulled a ledger, which opened the door to a secret passage. It cleared up the misunderstanding. Misha heaved a sigh of relief to see that Li Feihong did not have a bad intention. Although Li Feihong''s awkward action was still suspicious, Misha believed that this v.i.r.g.i.n-looking emperor was sincere. "¡­ Okay." Both dragons got inside the secret passage. At the end of the long dark corridor, they got to the room with a human-size transparent glass capsule. The room was filled with many tubes and components that Misha had never seen before. As a fairy dragon who had never touched technologies or science, she did not know what these devices, computers, capsule, or the wires were for. "What are these?" Li Feihong smiled, "It''s a VRMMORPG I made!" "Vee-Ar¡­ what?" "Let''s say, it''s an online game." "A game? I understand a game, but what''s online?" Li Feihong grumbled and facepalmed. Even though he found it hard to explain game jargon to the dragon, he had his ways with words. "It''s an alternate universe that you can use to enhance your abilities." "Oh!!" Now, Misha understood. "This game¡­ I meant this alternate universe is still in an alpha state since I''m developing it alone, but I think it will be useful for you." "How does this work?" Misha touched the glass capsule with interest. "Err, let me explain first. Well, that place is called "Chaos Galaxy Online" so you will live there as a dragon within one of the planets. Many hostile natives roam free in that universe, and resources, such as Yggdrasil, Oriharukon, Feihonium, and Soul Cores, are plenty. You can use those to improve your game character, and it will enhance your attributes in real life. Also-" Li Feihong''s explanation went on, but Misha did not pay attention. She was curious about the tools in this room to the point that she forgot that the emperor was still there. "Ahem, Misha¡­" The cough of Li Feihong snapped Misha back to her senses. In a panic, she turned around and stood straight. Li Feihong continued, "Haiz. Let''s do it this way. Please get in the capsule." "Oh? Sure." "And before that, please take off your clothes first. I''ll have to flood the capsule with neuro liquid, and you will be sleeping in there for a long time. The clothes will get moldy if you keep wearing them." "¡­" "And please don''t look at me that way. I''m not like Emperor Zhang Tong! I''m not a perverted lolicon that only knows how to make girls pregnant, I swear!" Coming from a nerd, Misha did not believe him. However, she stripped and entered the capsule nonetheless. . . . The dream-like memory cut off as the orb''s effect was complete. > > > > As usual, Misha obtained new skills and status attributes. Normally, Misha should be excited and read the new skill description in glee. But this time, she fell into a daze as she remembered something important. "The festival¡­ I was there." Chapter 252 - Woke Chapter 252 ¨C Woke Heavenly Dragon Gathering Festival The very turning point that destroyed Misha''s actual body was the main reason for her being here in this strange universe. The memory was a bit hazy since Misha only remembered a part of it, and she could not recall the events before the festival had begun. ''I got into that tube, and I was sent to this universe. What did the emperor call it? Chaos-something-online?'' Misha tilted her head as she attempted to recall the events after she had entered the game, but she could not remember anything. Still, she believed that Li Feihong told her something about the quests that she had to complete to get all her power back. . . "I''ve downloaded all of your previous skills into the server. But I can''t inject them into your brain as you are at the moment, or you''ll die again. Enter the game and enhance your constitution first. Then, follow through your auto-quest menu in the game. They should lead you toward your shadows." "The shadows have a fraction of your previous power. Once you''re strong enough, you can defeat them and absorb their souls. Those souls are the files I''ve downloaded from your brain, so you will obtain your previous power through soul digestion." "Be careful about their behavior, though. This thing is still incomplete, so the A.I. of your memory avatars can be deceiving. Some of them will claim your identity as theirs because they have your memory fragments, and a few will compete against you to get the other downloaded files. Well, it''s a spice of the game, so you can treat it as a field trip." "Oh! Remember the password as well! The password is written here! Since this is something that is originally yours and it isn''t present in the game, only you should be able to use it to activate the fail-safe program." "The program is installed within the game system. Don''t forget that!" . . Thanks to the orb number 2, Misha managed to recall this part of her lost memory that Uriel Min sealed. Misha did not know if this happened because her INT and WIS were over 10,000, or the orb unsealed this part of her memory. Misha remembered now. Chaos Galaxy Online, Mia''s birthplace, was actually a game. Every people she knew here beside Min and Lilith were all NPCs. It changed her perspective of her entire life! Still, she could not remember how or why she had gathered black slimes or used them to convert the NPCs of this universe. Moreover, her former self''s action did not make sense. Why was she wandering the universe without her real body? How did she lose her game avatar? Why was she a fairy overlord but not a fairy dragon? "Haiz¡­" Misha sighed, giving thinking. For now, she believed that she should concentrate on the tasks at hand first. ''Let''s see¡­ what was my fail-safe program?'' Misha operated the game menu to search for Li Feihong''s program, but she failed to locate it. No matter how she flipped the menu pages, Misha could only see everything related to the current game, Lilim Heritage Online. ''Right. I won''t be able to check it as long as I''m still getting stuck in this game. I have to log out of this sub-game and return to the main game first. And also¡­'' Lilith She did not know how Lilith became an administrator for Chaos Galaxy Online and ruined Mia and all human lives. But one thing for sure, Lilith was an untrustworthy bitch that deserved a heavy beating. She cheated their match during the festival by using a helper, killing Misha''s real body. Then, she came here to this universe and messed with Mia and his family. Lilith might also be the cause why Misha had to wander throughout the Milky Way Galaxy as a bodyless soul. Misha shook her head to regain her composure. ''One step at a time. Beat this imposter Misha, get out of this game, find the fail-safe program or a trace of my past, then get stronger. Finding Mia is not the priority.'' Finding out that Mia might only be an ordinary NPC in this universe, Misha hesitated if she should continue to care about this emo-teenager. Moreover, she had a thought of abandoning Sasha, Moo, and everyone she knew. *PA* Misha slapped her cheeks with both hands to stop the negative thoughts. Just by thinking that she would abandon her friends and family caused her stomach to churn. ''DON''T YOU F.U.C.K.I.N.G CHANGE, MISHA! I AM ME! I AM THE MISHA BLOOMINGLILY, MIA''S BEST FRIEND, TAMA''S PARTNER, SASHA''S SISTER, AND EVERYBODY''S COMRADE!! I WON''T CHANGE MY WAY BECAUSE I LEARNT A BIT OF MY PAST SELF!! EVEN IF THIS SHIT IS JUST A GAME, THEY HELPED ME GET STRONGER! I WON''T ABANDON THEM!!'' She psyched herself, afraid that she might return to the old persona, whom Mia had believed to be a conniving fairy dragon that killed his comrades. . . . > > > > > . ********************************* > This is an emergency! Misha Bloominglily has already recovered the second memory fragment, and she has gotten stronger. Before she can obtain the third fragment, you have to stop her at all costs. You have made a mistake by joining forces with this fairy overlord! Correct the error by killing her at once! As soon as she died, her soul will be trapped by the absolute prison of the gods, and the world will be safe from this hidden threat! . > - Kill Misha Bloominglily. > - All skills and EXP that Misha Bloominglily has. - All VIP items in Misha Bloominglily''s inventory. - 1,000,000,000 EXP. ********************************* . It was a similar quest that Moo received from the game but refused to complete. However, the game system distributed this quest to all players. After done reading the quest content, the players of server 1 stopped what they were doing and looked at Misha. The rewards were tempting. Even some of the Wet Banana Guild members could hardly resist it. All skills All items And a billion EXP Those were enough to make their character extremely strong, considering that Misha had always been the top ranker of all servers. Moreover, the hydra transformation skill that Misha had used to repel the kobolds was unique, which aroused their inner greed and desire. Remnant members of the dead guilds, such as G.A.Y.S., INWTRUE, and others that their guild leaders were killed, began communicating in their guild chat to hatch an assassination plan. The atmosphere around Misha became eerie and dark as players kept glancing at Misha, hesitating if they should strike first. But none of them could make a move as a male felionian suddenly arrived and stood by her side. Moo''s cheerful expression was no longer with him. Instead of acting lewd or pervert, his face was solemn, "Mia, be careful." Misha tilted her head to the side, thinking that Moo might be sick, "Meh, I''m always careful." "I''m serious. Don''t go anywhere alone. Take Natalie, Non, Des, or me with you all the time." "Eh¡­ Is that even necessary?" "It is. Remember the quest I told you in the kobold cave? The Misha Hunt quest?" "What about it?" "The quest has been updated. You are the common target of all players in server 1 now. Your bounty is the same. All your skills, items, and a billion EXP has been put on the stake." "¡­" As Moo was explaining the new quest details, Non and Natalie also reached out to Misha via guild chat channel. [Misha, don''t go anywhere alone! Stay right there!] [We''re heading toward your location. You need bodyguards ASAP!] The two best friends were still looking out for Misha, even though one of them knew about her past identity. A smile appeared on Misha''s face. She swore that she would treasure these NPCs like her real friends. ''Silly NPCs. But I can''t hate them.'' Surprisingly, Sasha and Des did not say anything in the guild channel. Misha guessed that they were too busy managing the guild and the server population. After all, they were the brain of Wet Banana Guild. "Oh well. I''m planning to head out and help Slicky. Will you come with me?" "Kek! That roper? Eh¡­" Moo did not like Slicky. His displeased expression was apparent for anyone to see, but this felionian''s eyes did not hold any contempt for Misha or Slicky. "I''ll go with you. Heck, I''ll summon Lucien along." "Thanks." Moo smiled. A faint air of his perversion returned along with his grin. "Say, Mia." "Yeah?" "Do you mind if I borrow Miss Tama when we are at school?" "You what?" "Err¡­ You see, Miss Tama helped me a lot, and I want to repay her sometimes in the future. Is it possible that both of you can separate? Or you have to stick together as one existence? If it''s the latter, I-I, I meant, you don''t mind if she and I continue doing¡­" Moo looked bashful and embarrassed. Something was terribly wrong with his nervousness and his wordings. It was like he wanted to ask someone out! Even the banana Misha could understand that Moo and Tama might have done something behind her back that made this pervert catto fl.u.s.ter. ''That reminds me. Has Tama woke up? I haven''t heard her noise after we revert back to our humanoid form.'' Misha touched her dragonewt horns and wiggled her lizard tail a bit to check if her dragonewt transformation was still active. After confirming that they were still there, Misha was relieved. She scratched her neck and tapped her center chest a bit to wake Tama up. But she got no response. ''Huh?'' Something was wrong. Misha scanned her body with her 3D sense. Like a CT scanner, an image of her innards, heart, bone structure, and other organs showed up in her mind. But she did not find the usual eggcat within her body. "Tama?" No response. "¡­" Where is Tama? Chapter 253 - Dow Dow Dow Dow Chapter 253 ¨C Dow Dow Dow Dow Oo Ee Oo Ah Aah Ting Tang Walla Walla Bing Bang A little girl''s singing voice resounded in the outer city perimeter, where the kobold army had ransacked. Amidst the ruined city, a little girl, 100cm tall, was skipping and singing in a good mood. Her colorful pink clean dress and her golden mini-twin tails could easily awake anyone''s urge to take her away from this desolated town and raise her as their child ¨C only if they did not know what hid behind her petit body. The girl''s face was similar to the golden generation sisters. Rather, she looked like Misha Bloominglily in a younger version. The only differences were her ears. Instead of having human ears, she had cat ears, the legendary nekomimi. As if she were a felionian, a cat tail swung left and right. However, the tip of that fluffy cat tail sometimes split open, revealing a gaping mouth and its drool. *Squeak* As the girl danced and skipped through the bloody ground, her shoes released a cute squeaking noise. Those shoes were luxurious footwear that parents usually bought for their spoiled children. Even though this little girl stepped on several pools of blood, all brown soil or dark red fluid did not dirty her frilly clothes, skin, or fluffy shoes. Whenever a drop of blood touched her skin, it sunk into her flesh as if it was a sponge. On the contrary, dirt, rocks, and other substances were repelled by a mysterious force. Dow Dow Dow Dow I told banana Mish I want to merge with you Dow Dow Dow Dow But me, was too genius, I blew that catto Moo Dow Dow Dow Dow And then, I got pregnant, I asked Mish what to do She told me Oo Ee Oo Ah Ahh Ting Tang Walla Walla Bing Bang ¡­ The girl was Tama, the newborn hydra who was in her humanoid shapeshifting. Hydras with two heads or more could detach their head and shapeshift into anything that they could imagine. B sisters, Mia''s hydra wives, could also separate themselves from the others to get their freedom. Tama did the same. Learning this skill by instinct, Tama detached herself from Misha when she fell unconscious. As Tama was still addicted to the previous freedom, when she controlled Misha''s body, she went out to play and find more food. Also, she had a secret that she did not want to tell Misha since it was too embarrassing. Moo''s white fluid that Tama had eaten accidentally inseminated the little eggs inside her body. And now, she had to release them to the wild. ¡­ As Tama sang the remix song, both her arms transformed into ten long tentacles. The tip of each long limbs turned into a snakehead, opening their jaws and chowed onto random corpses along the way. Some sunk its head into a blood pool, drinking all liquid they found. But Tama did not eat everything she gulped down. Once in a while, one of the tentacles spat out small black balls, each at the size of a chicken egg. Those balls were not her feces. Instead, they were her children, which had been inseminated during the previous secret deal Tama had with Moo. Technically, they were Moo and Tama''s children. The eggs that Tama laid immediately rolled away as if they were alive. The small eggs acted as if they were queen eggs, moving toward a safe area or finding a dead body to reside. Some of them hid inside a player''s corpse. Some went into the flesh of a dead kobold. However, a few eggs hatched into a palm-sized mutated felionian kittens. They opened their mouths to meow, but their instinct urged them toward the nearest pool of blood or a corpse as they were the kitten''s source of food. Yet, Tama did not care about them. She just ditched them like an inconsiderate mother since those babies did not need her protection. Those little monsters would naturally grow into alpha eggs and evolve into hydras later if they survived for a month or so. If not, they did not deserve to live since they were not strong enough. The meowing song of Tama soon reached the ears of kobolds, who were resting at the first wall of Sanctuary Island. There, several black slime generals had already arrived, and the other Misha was also protecting the site. As soon as the source of the voice was founded, a hundred kobolds and two generals rushed toward Tama. The black slime generals, each with the strength of 100,000, stopped before the pink-dress girl right away. These generals were different than the converted NPC, Akira. Instead of having a human-like figure, they were still kobolds, but they were bigger. Each of them was 2.5 meters tall and weighed at least 500kg. Their thick muscles, burly legs, and strong arms were the same as professional bodybuilders. The heads of kobold generals, which still resembled a Shiba Inu, retained the same size as regular kobolds. The imbalanced proportion of a small head and a massive body looked creepy, yet intimidating. As their muscular body was too large for ordinary clothes, they bound rags around their private parts as if they were Japanese sumo wrestlers. Because of the lack of outer garments, their half-n.a.k.e.d oily bodies glistered when they reflected the sunlight. "Found the source of the noise. Kill all the players!" The generals sneered at the little girl, but their face cramped when they noticed the power indicator above Tama''s head. 100,000 And its color was glowing in rainbow color! This was a world-boss class monster! Meanwhile, the generals were nothing but field-boss class monsters. Even if their power was the same, the quality was in a different league. The group hesitated if they should engage in this battle or report this intel to the shadow Misha. But when they noticed Tama''s HP, these kobolds grinned. Tama only had 150 million HP, which was on the low side for a world-boss monster. Also, this girl was alone. These black slime generals were smart. They glanced at their followers, the kobolds. Then, the two generals activated their psionic link to hatch a scheme. [We can flood this boss with our black slime minions to tire her psyche force. Then, we can take over her body.] [A few hundred slimes might not be able to defeat this girl in her mind space. Let''s call some backup.] [Nah, sacrifice one kobold at a time and stun this girl. We will continue to reduce her HP while she''s busy fighting the slimes.] [Well, we can do that, but safety first! I''ll contact the queen, so we can have more backups.] [Fine. I''ll begin the operation alone.] One of the generals pulled his great sword from the sheath behind his back, preparing to engage against Tama. One the other hand, the other one stepped back and concentrated on communicating with shadow Misha. "Mew? I meant, are you going to hurt this little girl?" The slime general did not say anything. He swung his sword and used his regular attack skill, the sword wave. Tama grinned as she activated Misha''s favorite skill. Flame Field *BOOM* All of a sudden, a fire-dome shockwave deflected the sword wave and pushed all kobolds backward. 100,000! 100,000! 100,000! As if Tama were a world boss herself, this skill slaughtered all one hundred kobold minions right away. All one hundred souls immediately invaded Tama''s soul space, but they only lasted two seconds. When Tama regained her sense, Tama scoffed, "Mew! Banana Mish should have learned. One shouldn''t use all PF for casting flame field. Good thing that I saved some of PF for soul space battles!" The two slime generals managed to get up a few seconds later after they were shoved by the strong shockwave. Their 30 million HP dropped by 100,000, but the number was neglectable. When they were aware of their surroundings, they looked around in shock. All of their soldiers were dead. Also, Tama already finished her mind space fight. Moreover, Tama''s strength changed. 100,100 All dead slimes boosted her strength! "Not good! Retreat and inform our queen!" The two generals turned around and attempted to run away. *PA* *PA* But their feet could not move. Something coiled around their ankles and stopped their legs. Upon looking down, they found a dozen tentacles binding their legs to the ground. This red snake-like flesh protruded from the earth and squeezed their ankles, pulling them into the soil. Tama did not move either. She wanted to, but she could not. Since she had transformed her legs into tentacles, digging into the ground and binding these generals, moving toward her prey was unnecessary. The hydra girl exerted a bit more power and pulled them into the earth. The two victims sunk into the ground. Only their heads were still on the surface. "DAMN YOU!! MONSTER!!" "I SWEAR!! OUR QUEEN WILL GET YOU!!" The two field bosses cursed Tama as they could not move their bodies. At this moment, Tama''s tentacles already crept onto their upper torso and squeezed them like a python locking its prey. Tama sneered, "I want to play a game." The two generals did not listen. They kept barking and swearing. Tama ignored it and continued, "Use your psionic possession on me. If you can defeat me in my home game, I''ll let you live. If you refuse, your bodies will be a nest for my babies." These generals did not understand Tama''s words. As usual, they barked like angry dogs. They also attempted to use their skills and psychic power to free themselves, but Tama''s binding was too tight for them to utilize even 50% of their potential. Tama''s HP kept decreasing, but she did not care. She picked her ears in annoyance. "Noisy doggies. Die then." Two red eggs came out of Tama''s hand tentacle mouths. As if they understood Tama''s intentions, they rolled toward the two kobold generals. The dogs opened their mouth, revealing their fangs, attempting to bite these little creatures. But the two eggs also opened their mouths and spat acid at their eyes. Eeng! Eeng! The two dogs cried in pain and closed their eyes. As the children saw an opening, each egg jumped and latched themselves at the eye of their targeted dog. They opened their mouths and began chewing the victim''s ball in the eye socket. It took them a couple of minutes to eat the eyeball of their victim. Once the eyeball was no more, the two eggs continued to dig into the eye socket. Their tentacles rushed into the brains of these dogs. 1! 2! 1! 2! Countless numbers appeared above the two generals as they were eaten by hydra eggs alive. But a massive one appeared when one of the eggs crushed the inner brain of a kobold general. Instant Death! 30,000,000! Tama observed the development as she waited for the game to release drop items. She was assaulted by the slime general in her soul space, but that was no longer a threat. > > Tama obtained no EXP since her child got the last shot. Once the general dropped lootable items, Tama pulled it into the ground and buried it, keeping this dead body as a nest for the little egg that just entered its brain. Instant Death! 30,000,000! The other one died as well. Tama repeated the process and buried the general. "Meh-Heh Mew! Big harvest!" She pulled back her tentacles into her body and scoured for dropped items. As Tama was collecting all precious status orbs, upgrade stones, gacha tickets, and other goodies into a backpack that she found on one of the dead bodies, she continued to hum. Oo Ee Oo Ah Aah Ting Tang Walla Walla Bing Bang . . . 10 Minutes after Tama killed both slime generals, shadow Misha arrived at the scene. However, she did not find anyone but the voice of a little girl from afar. The shadow knew that two of her generals were killed over here. She glared at the direction of the singing Tama. "A player? No, that''s something else..." Shadow Misha turned around and told all of her slime generals to go back. However, she flew and chased after Tama. Chapter 254 - Tama, the Forever Hungry Hydra Chapter 254 ¨C Tama, the Forever Hungry Hydra Mama, just kill the man *KRUK* Put a gun against his head *KOKI* Pull my trigger, now he''s dead *CRACK* As usual, Tama kept singing. However, her small tentacle mouths were chewing a corpse''s bones in glee, replenishing the lost calcium after giving birth of a hundred eggcats. Her figure also changed. At first, Tama''s appearance was that of a grade-schooler. However, she now looked like Sasha and Natalie with the addition of cat ears and a cat tail. The more she ate, the faster her growth. Unfortunately, Tama emptied Misha''s red gels in the latter''s inventory. The most nutritious source of viruses and vitamins was no more. *GUUUU* Even though Tama kept eating, her stomach cried. The hunger stopped Misha from singing. "Mew¡­ Growing up is hard. I need food." Tama wiped her tears with her bloody fingertips. They were not her blood, though. . ****************************** > Name : Tama Race : Gluttony Hydra Class : Journeyman World Boss . > Adept Assassin Adept Gunner Adept Knifeman (View 25 others (v)) . > Level: 1 HP: 150,000,000 ST: 50,000,000 PF: 50,000,000 Hunger: 992,210/50,000,000 ****************************** . Tama''s max hunger point was 50 million, but she hardly filled a million. It would take her a long time before she sated. Also, after Tama had detached herself from Misha, she received her own status menu and new information. Noticeably, her race was a hydra, but her main class became something different from Misha. A world boss, a journeyman at that! The major upgrade was her total HP, stamina, and psyche force, which was not something that a player could have. Still, Tama inherited all Misha''s subclasses, including her skills and masteries. Moreover, Tama copied Moo''s main class, subclasses, and his skills from the previous s.e.x.u.a.l relationship. . ****************************** > Level: 1 Partner: Moo Moomoon Children: 100 . > Apprentice Sculptor Apprentice Hero Apprentice Spearman Apprentice Miner Apprentice Summoner ****************************** . Tama had this little secret. It was a skill that Misha did not have as she had not had a partner yet. At level 1, Tama could copy his primary class, all subclasses, and skills Moo had. At level 2, Tama could obtain EXP through obtaining more Moo''s seed. At level 3, Tama could increase status attributes by digesting Moo''s seed. At level 4, Tama could steal all EXP, skills, attributes, that her partner had. However, Moo''s abilities and skills would be reset to 0. At level 5, the max level, Tama could convert Moo into another hydra and reset her mating season skill. Then, she could find another spouse. This skill effect was different than Misha''s original skill because of the unique trait of hydras. This race originated from a symbiosis species. Thus, they relied on leeching, mimicking, and stealing power from their hosts and others. Yet, this hydra girl did not show it in public. She only sang and acted as if she was a cheerful silly girl, just like her partner Misha. "I''M HUNGRYYYY!! WHERE IZ MAH FOOOOOOOD!!!???" Frustrated and angered by her hunger, Tama screamed and cried like an innocent baby. Though, she would have looked adorable without the blood on her mouth and a piece of intestine on the nose. *WHOOSH* A figure flew and landed before Tama. It was another Misha! The 750,000-power Misha stared into Tama''s innocent eyes. "Who are you?" "Mew?" Tama was shocked that she found someone looking like her partner, "I''m the genius, glorious, invincible, and fabulous eggcat in history!" "¡­" "Who are you anyway? Why is your strength indicator question marks?" Tama could not see the stranger''s strength since the game showed it as [??????]. This little girl''s power was still too weak to identify the shadow Misha''s overall attribute. "When were you born, little girl?" "Me, mew?" "Yes, you." "Less than a day, perhaps." Tama was smart. At this point, she already figured that this stranger was Misha''s enemy. Therefore, she only gave limited and vague information instead of revealing everything. Dark Misha nodded, "I see. Were you spawned by Lilith?" Tama tilted her head to the side, "Mew? Who is Lilith?" "Never mind, then. What are you doing here?" "Looking for food. I''m hungry." "Did you kill a few of dogmen earlier?" "They are tasty looking food. I ate them." Dark Misha raised her eyebrows, amused, "I''ll give you food. Work for me." Tama''s eyes brightened, "Food? Nom-Nom Mew?" "Yes. Food." "Give me a thousand of those big doggies, and we''ll talk!" "¡­" Tama referred to the black slime generals. Since she could get items and status points from killing these monsters, Tama demanded more of these field bosses. Dark Misha hesitated if she should just kill Tama here or sacrifice her goons to obtain a capable world boss monster as her follower. "I''ll give you 10,000 dead kobolds. Those big dogs are my men. I can''t give you that." "Not enough, mew! Those little puppies won''t fill my stomach! I want at least 50,000, and I want the living ones! Dead doggies stink!" "20,000 of dead kobolds and 50,000 random dead monsters. I can''t give you more than that." "No deal! I want the living kobolds! No deal, mew!" "¡­" Dark Misha closed her eyes to hide her killing intent. If it were not because of Slicky''s threat, she would not spare a glance at this fledgling world boss. However, the shadow required additional firepower against the threatening Slicky, the roper world tree. The previous fight between a million kobolds that Misha and Lucian led them to Slicky taught the shadow about this world tree''s characteristics and how he fought. Upon learning that this tree could tame female monsters with a single touch of his acid, the shadow Misha was afraid of this monster. Her power alone could easily overwhelm Slicky and his ropers, but she believed that she might even lose to the inferior creature. The power of Estrus and Charm were too deadly! Using the field bosses to attack Slicky would not work either. First, the shadow was aware of the two world bosses, Katia and Meimei, Slicky''s slaves. These two continued to get stronger over time, and they might prove to be a hindrance to Dark Misha''s plan. And second, female kobolds might be tamed during the battle, and they would release their pheromone, which could arouse the other kobolds into heat. Afterward, the entire army of the shadow Misha would collapse like the million soldiers that Slicky decimated. ''I need a quality bait to distract that pervert tree while I kill those two slaves. Those mutts won''t last very long, but this world boss should be able to resist the abnormal statuses for a minute or two. Then, I should be able to take him down during that period.'' She wanted to use Tama as a distraction. Once Slicky was too preoccupied with this girl, the shadow Misha would unleash for power to finish off the world tree from a safe distance. "Fine. 50,000 living kobolds." "Mew! I want the big guys too. Their meat is chewy. I like!" "¡­ I''ll add a hundred of them on top of that." "Not enough! I want 10,000 of them!" "You!!" Dark Misha was on the verge of killing this stupid world boss. She only had less than 20,000 generals under her command, but Tama demanded half of them. ''Those useless dogs will die anyway. What''s the difference?'' She inhaled a few breathes to calm herself, "Fine. 50,000 minion kobolds and 10,000 generals. Now, will you work for me?" "Of course, mew! Let me nom-nom them first. Also, I want all of their dropped items." "Can you even use those? I thought NPCs here can''t use players'' items." "Don''t lump me with those brainless NPCs! I even have inventory slots, a status menu, and my own VIP shop! Hell, I can even see my droppable items after I died!" The first part was real, but the last part was utterly BS that Tama came up with. Dark Misha squinted her eyes in suspicion. This was the first time she heard that NPCs could use the same features that players could do. ''Well, I can''t say that I''m not an NPC after Lilith trapped me inside this lower dimension. I need to absorb the other Misha''s memory fragments first and use her physical body to get back to the higher dimension world.'' ''¡­'' ''What was I trying to do before my memory shattered into 7 pieces?'' She could not remember why, when, or how her memory separated into 7 portions. Still, she was aware of her sentience and the deal she had with the humans. ''I''ll know once I get all the memory fragments! First, I get rid of that pervert tree. Next, I get rid of the imposter, and then, I''ll find the other fragments in the upper dimension!'' . . . The shadow Misha guided Tama to the outer wall of Sanctuary Island. By the time that Misha and Tama arrived at the ruined walls, they found the world tree approaching from the horizon. The pink tree, Slicky, looked majestic as ever. As he was crawling toward Sanctuary City, he left a trail of white liquid behind. The corrosive liquid killed all plants and insects that it touched. When the acid evaporated, they transformed into pink gas, which contained strong aphrodisiac for all humanoid creatures. Humanoid ropers stood erected, watching the army of kobolds as they drooled. Although their number could not match the kobold army, they were confident with abilities. Furthermore, the two slaves of Slicky, Katia and Meimei, were world bosses. These two could handle the mobs of 10,000-power kobolds without breaking a sweat. Dark Misha observed Slicky with a grim expression, "Do you think you can handle that tree monster, little girl?" Tama''s eyes curved upward, sneering at this other Misha. She continued to extort for more food. "I can! But first, I want mew payment upfront! I need food! Without nom-nom, I can''t fight!" Hearing the demand, the dark Misha clicked her tongue. She waved her hand, and the sacrificial kobolds floated toward Tama. The humanoid eggcat showed no reserve. Tama transformed her entire body into a hydra, which had appeared during the previous battle, and began swallowing ten thousand kobolds into her long neck. A sound of crunching bones followed along with the kobolds'' death throes. As Tama was chewing the kobold minions and their generals in glee, she secretly typed into her chat menu to send a private message to her partner. [Misha, are you there?] . . . [Took you ages to contact me!! Where are you!? Why did you separate from me!? What did we do when we were high!? How did we become a hydra!? And hell, why is Moo showing up as my mating season partner in my f.u.c.k.i.n.g skill menu!? WTF is going on, Tama!?] . Tama stared at her message window in a daze. It seemed that the deed that time affected Misha''s detached body as well. ''Whoops. She doesn''t get pregnant like me, does she?'' Chapter 255 - Papa Moo Chapter 255 ¨C Papa Moo Misha was frustrated whenever she read the weird [Mating Season] skill description. . ****************************************** > Level: 1 Spouse: Moo Moomoon Seed Count: 0/1,000 . > Automatically activates when the player mates with a spouse of any race. Seed count increases each time the player is inseminated. The player can lay an egg once the collective seed reaches 1,000. The player will gain a bonus of one level and bonus free status attributes in random for each egg. Increase the player''s EXP every time the player is inseminated. Value depends on the skill level. Every time the seed count reaches the maximum value, the player will obtain all the skills and classes that the partner has. Afterward, you will have a choice to continue having the same spouse or reset it. Warning, once this skill is reset, the skill level will revert back to 0. You can reset this skill with the consent of your spouse. ****************************************** . It was fortunate that this skill was different than what Crystal had during the close-beta period. Had it been the same skill, Misha would have murdered Moo right there. Still, Misha was too embarrassed to ask Moo to divorce her. She was afraid that Moo might make fun of her in school once they got out of this mess. ''Damn you! I know that I was originally a girl, but my physical in CGO is a male! What will Sasha and others see me when they find out that I f.u.c.k.i.n.g have a relationship with another boy!? Hell, I even have a girlfriend!'' Misha scratched her head in frustration. She did not know if she interested in women or men anymore. Because of anger, she pushed this matter to the back of her head. ''F.u.c.k it. If they found out, I''ll just excuse myself as a bi-s.e.x.u.a.l! If not, I''ll just be a homo and continue going out with Shurka! Oh wait, I have a D in that world, so I''m no homo¡­ ARGH!! I''m confused!'' As banana as ever, Misha mentally screamed while she was heading toward the outer wall area with Moo. Meanwhile, the pervert catto had no idea about Misha or Tama''s woman-only skill. He hummed as he thought that they were adventuring together in this harsh world. The happy-go-lucky attitude of Moo annoyed Misha. She glared at him and sent her killing intent. "Nya!!? What did I do!?" Moo jumped away from Misha and cried like a pitiful kitten, telling her that he was innocent. Misha rolled her eyes and continued walking toward the kobold army. ''Screw it all! Why am I getting confused over a stupid game inside a game!? Like I can bring them to our world anyway¡­ wait, it''s a game¡­'' A sinful idea came to Misha''s mind, but she shook her head and got rid of it in an instant. For a moment there, she thought of having a harem of her own without caring what her partner''s gender was. As Misha was having mental trouble, something hit her foot. She could feel a familiar sense of a small tentacle trying to pierce her skin. However, the 10,000 VIT and her current overall strength buff were too strong for the creature. Mew! Kluk Kluk It cried a soft voice of a sad kitten before it rolled away in a hurry. Misha turned toward the source of the cat''s voice and found a red egg, hiding under a rock. Its small tentacle eye peeked at Misha as it trembled in fear. That thing was Tama''s child, the baby eggcat. Unlike the queen egg babies, these children inherited Tama''s cowardice nature during her early days. All Tama''s eggcat children only feasted on dead bodies, not the living. Misha could sense the connection between her and this eggcat. She sat and extended her hand toward the little red egg. "Come here, meow meow meow." The eggcat stopped trembling and looked at Misha with interest. But before it could react, a big catto suddenly sat before the girl and placed his palm on her hand. "You call, Mia?" "I''M NOT CALLING YOU, YOU BANANA CATTO!!" Misha grasped Moo''s hand and stood. Using her 10,000 STR, she hurled the felionian overhead and threw him to the ground behind her. 5,555! A red number appeared above Moo''s head upon landing, inflicting serious damage. "Nya! Why!?" Moo sobbed and sulked. He sipped a potion alone with his teary eyes. Meanwhile, the little eggcat shrunk in fear after it had witnessed Misha''s brutality. Out of desperation, it hissed at Misha. Shaaa! Misha blinked and observed this little child with a smile. "You''re cute," She operated her inventory and pulled out a piece of kobold''s leg, "Come here. Do you want to eat this?" The eggcat hesitated. It did not understand Misha. Still, Misha knew what it was thinking. "This is food. Nom-nom mew." Nom-Nom? The creature mustered its courage and extended one of its tentacles with caution. The little limb touched the kobold leg and licked it. Upon getting the taste of the piece of limb, the eggcat rolled closer to the leg and opened its mini-mouth to bite it. Nom-Nom Mew! The little child ate the leg as if it had not eaten anything for months. Despite its size of a chicken egg, it devoured the entire leg in less than a minute. Burb The chicken egg turned into an ostrich egg after the meal for a moment before it shrunk back to its previous size. Misha could also notice that its strength grew. From the previous [50], it became [250]. The eggcat looked at Misha and cried again. This time, it did not seem like it was afraid of Misha anymore. Mew? Nom-Nom? "Haha, do you want more, little guy?" Nom-Nom Mew? "Okay, okay. I''ll give you a whole corpse. Relax." Mew Mew! Misha felt like she encountered Tama again. She did not hesitate to donate another kobold''s dead body to the guy. Moreover, she added a green gel on top of it as a bonus. The eggcat immediately ate the green gel first before it dug itself into the dead body. This little thing seemed to have a black hole within its stomach. It made a quick work on the entire kobold in a flash. By the time that the eggcat finished eating, Moo had already done sulking and joined Misha observing the little guy. "What''s this thing, Mia?" "The same species as Tama." "Eh!? That catto inside you is one of them!?" "Yeah. Think of it as a reverse chestburster. It digs inside your chest and lives in there like a parasite, but it will do everything to help the host as long as you have its favor." "¡­" Moo had a chill running down his spine. Looking at this glutton eggcat, he imagined himself getting eaten from the inside by this guy. "Err, no thanks. I won''t rear this thing in my body." Misha held the eggcat, which was too full to move, on her hands. She wanted to get a closer look at this eggcat if it was any different than Tama. But then¡­ > > ''Felo-Hydra egg? Tamed?'' Misha did not remember that she had obtained a taming class, so it was impossible for her to tame anything. But the answer revealed to her after the description of this monster showed on her game menu. . ****************************************** > A baby of a mixed-race, half-felionian and half-hydra. This is a child of Moo Moomoon, a felionian, and Tama, the hydra. Felo-Hydra inherits the parents'' traits. At the baby stage, they act as scavengers, feeding on dead bodies of any creature. They are weak and unable to defend themselves, so they can become prey for other predators. These baby eggs are as innocent as human children. Baby Felo-Hydra can also be tamed without taming knowledge by feeding them a bit of food. Be warned that these creatures inherit the characteristics of their parents. They will seek shelter inside the tamer''s body whenever they have a chance. Failure to feed them after they reside inside a host''s body will result in the death of the host, dying by being consumed from the inside. However, if the host manages to gain the favor from one of these creatures, the host can mutate and become a powerful entity. ****************************************** . Misha knew most of the description parts, but the details about its parents shocked Misha. She turned around and glared at Moo, "What did you do to Tama?" Moo sweated, "N-Nothing. Nothing at all!" "Really?" "Really!" "So¡­ when my soul was not with my body, did you and Tama do something behind my back?" Moo''s sweat became a waterfall. His face was soaked and wet from the nervousness. Misha continued to interrogate Moo, "You had been calling Tama as "Miss Tama" before, are you going to deny that something happened between her and you?" Moo gulped. Yet, he refused to talk. Misha grinned and brought the eggcat in front of Moo, "I just tamed this creature, and the game description says that it''s your child. Are you going to confess obediently, or do you want me to shove this thing inside your chest?" The baby egg looked at Moo in curiosity. Upon meeting his eyes, it recognized the smell of Moo and his DNA. Papa! "¡­" "¡­" Misha''s killing intent soared. Moo finally gave up and told Misha everything. . Five minutes later, Moo was holding the baby eggcat in his arms as he was following after Misha. One of his eye sockets became green and black as he was punched at the face. The fairy overlord was angry. Although Misha did not experience the deed herself, the thought of her body being violated by Moo angered her. Even after Moo confessed that Tama only gave him a mouth job and Misha''s v.i.r.g.i.nity was intact, she did not believe him. ''What kind of blowjob can get someone pregnant!? Do you think I''m dumb!?'' . . . Meanwhile, Tama, who had just finished eating kobolds, sneezed. She mumbled as she looked at Slicky''s army at the distance. "Odd. I thought viruses and bacteria can''t live inside my respiratory system. I need to thoroughly scan my blood and plasma blood again." Chapter 256 - Family Complex Chapter 256 ¨C Family Complex Mew! Mew! Mew! The crying of several eggcats came along with the footsteps of a felionian and a fairy overlord in a dragonewt form. Moo had a large backpack on his back, carrying almost 50 red eggs, which was crying for more food as if they were baby chicks. The felionian kept tossing random dead body pieces into the backpack, but it disappeared into those eggcats'' stomachs within seconds. Papa! Nom-Nom! Mew! Nom-Nom! Nom-Nom! Papa! Moo was in tears as he fed his children, "Is this the feeling of an irresponsible father, nya?" Ten paces in front of Moo, Misha sat and tossed another piece of meat toward another eggcat. "Found another one, Moo. Boy, you have so many babies." "I don''t remember getting laid, nya¡­" "Getting it or not, they''re yours." "Ugh." As the two kept walking toward the outer wall, where Tama and the dark Misha were at, Misha found a dozen of eggcats wandering around. Some ran away from Misha because of their differences in strength, but some recognized Moo''s scent and approached them. Every eggcat that got near Misha was captured and placed in Moo''s backpack, so this felionian father could take care of his children himself. Misha did not care if they could survive on their own or not. Since they were Moo''s children, he had to adopt all of them. Also, Misha wanted to have a word with Tama, who abandoned these poor eggcats. This skank also needed to get a good beating for using her body for prostitution without permission. After Misha had yelled at Tama in the private message menu, the latter did not reply to anything, which frustrated Misha more. Now, in Misha''s mind, 50 ways of torturing people simulated a thousand of scenarios how Misha could punish Tama. As for Moo, she did not care anymore since this catto already received his punishment by adopting all of his children. Also, because of anger, Misha operated her skill menu and sent the "Mating Season" skill annulment request to Moo. She had already forgotten about her shame. "Accept and cancel it!" > > > > Moo looked at the menu in confusion. He did not remember marrying Misha, but the game was telling him to divorce her. "Since when since I have married you, nya?" "Since Tama f.u.c.k.i.e.d you, you damn cat!" "But, she only used her tentacles to¡­" "JUST. PUSH. THE. BUTTON." "¡­" Moo felt like he was dealing with a moody girlfriend during her monthly period. He approved it without hesitation. > > > The felionian''s feet froze while his jaw dropped. The game just rubbed salt on his wound. Fortunately, Single Father Subclass gave passive buffs to him and his children. As long as Moo fought along with his eggcats, his attribute would be stronger than usual. Meanwhile, Misha also obtained a trolling subclass. > > > Misha vomited a mouthful of blood from anger and shock. She had never given birth, but the game considered her as a single mother already. "#$!%!#@^%!!" Incomprehensible curses came out of Misha''s mouth and frightened all eggcats in Moo''s backpack. The surrounding eggcats also ran away from Misha. Still, they came back and flocked around Moo since several of their siblings were with him. The number of eggcats grow to 50 after another minute. Finally, a mutated felionian-hydra kitten showed up before Moo. Mew! This one was not an eggcat but it was an authentic kitten at the size of a palm. However, its three tails were tentacle mouths, which was proof that it carried Tama''s bloodline. Baby Hydra-Felionian, [200] The name indicator revealed its species, but it did not tell who its father or mother was. Yet, Moo could tell that this kitty was his. Moo had black hair/fur, but he had a bundle of white hair as his bang. This little kitten also had the same hairstyle. "Is this also my child, nya?" Mew! The kitten opened its red mouth to call out for Moo, showing its healthy red tongue like an ordinary baby cat. The felionian revealed a bitter smile. He took the kitten into his arm and petted it. "There, let''s go together, okay?" Mew! Papa, you suck! "¡­" It seemed that this kitten took after Tama''s foul mouth. And the worst-case scenario happened. All eggcats were fast learners, so they took in the new vocabulary on the spot. Papa sucks! Mew! Suck! You suck! Mew! "Nya!! My children are cruel!!" Moo was heartbroken for real this time. He might be patient enough to tolerate Misha''s aggressive behavior for a long time, but that was due to his playfulness and his pranks. Also, he liked the angry look on Misha''s face, so he continued to prank her whenever he could. However, the insult from these innocent creatures broke his pride. They were so pure that Moo believed that they really meant what they said. "YOU ALL NEED EDUCATION!! I SHALL BRING YOU HOME AND TEACH YOU HOW GREATTO I AM!!" Moo took 50 eggcats and the kitten away, running back toward the second wall. Misha, on the other hand, was so angry that she did not notice that Moo left her for his children. By the time that she reached the ruined outer wall area, Misha''s brain was still full of bananas and her anger. > A private message from Sasha snapped Misha''s back from her trance. [Where are you, Misha?] Misha blinked and looked around in confusion. Upon realizing that she was alone and she could not find Moo anywhere, Misha broke a sweat. "I¡­ I''m at the first wall¡­ I think." [What the f.u.c.k are you doing over there!? Are you going to solo those monsters yourself!?] "Tama got out of my body and wandered somewhere around here! I just want to get her back!" Obviously, that was Misha''s excuse. In reality, this airhead girl had no plan at all. [Oh well. I understand that many players are aiming for your head, but be careful out there. Remember that once you die, you''re going to the hardcore server no matter if your character is ready for it or not.] "I''ll be careful." [Do tell us when you find something unusual over there. Be our eyes for once. Right now, the players are getting restless because of your bounty. A guild member of ours told me that a group of our members is spying on your location through the guild member''s indicator. They know about your coordinate.] The guild menu in this game revealed the coordinates and the general location of each guild member. Also, their position could be seen on the global map. This system was there for the players to coordinate with the others easier. However, outsiders seemed to have bribed Wet Banana guild members to spill information about Misha''s current location. The danger was on her tail, and the pursuers might be the insiders. Misha''s mood was already ruined by her relationship complications. Now, she was reminded of the mysterious grudge she had with Lilith. ''Lilith. I''ll remember this!'' Misha had a theory behind Lilith''s current action. She recalled a bit of her vague memory about their duel during the previous Heavenly Dragon Gathering Festival. It seemed that Lilith and Misha had some kind of enmity against each other that Lilith resorted to an extreme measure against her, sacrificing her fame and her rights for future events. Afterward, she entered the game to recover her lost power. Something must have happened during the blank period that Misha could not remember. However, she guessed that the game might have been completed, and Lilith got her hands on it. Then, she continued to ruin Misha''s recovery progress since all of her actions targeted her. Along the way, Mia got caught up in it, and Misha got entangled with another dragon, Uriel Min. Misha vowed that she had to figure out the loss part of her memory and recover her strength. Once those objectives were completed, she should be able to exact revenge on both Uriel Min and Lilith later. With the hatred and anger as her drive, Misha steeled her heart and sneaked behind the army of kobolds, planning to finish this event and recover another piece of her memory from this imposter Misha. . . . Meanwhile, Tama had already finished her meal, but she was afraid of answering Misha''s questions in the private messenger. Her instinct cried that she should not mess with Misha at the moment, or this fairy overlord would beat her black and blue. ''For now, I''ll trap this monster Misha and get my hands on this mysterious memory orb. Then, I''ll apologize to her by giving that to Misha as a gift. She should forgive me after this.'' As Tama was scheming in her mind, the dark Misha urged her to begin the mission. "Now that you had your advanced payment. It''s time to earn your keep." Tama clicked her tongue, "I know. I know. Let me warm up first." "I''ll repeat it since you might have forgotten it. I want you to attack that giant tree with everything you have. As for its minions, my troops and I will kill them." "Okay." "Until that tree goes down, don''t retreat." "Hah!? Retreat? Who the hell do you think I am!? I am the greatest, glorious, and fabulous eggcat in history! I''ll show you how it''s done!" Pretended to get agitated by the dark Misha''s words, Tama charged toward Slicky and his troops alone. Chapter 257 - Energy Siphon Chapter 257 ¨C Energy Siphon *Slick* (Hmm, I''m tired of screwing doggies.) 500,000 female kobolds got stuck in its trunk, giving birth to his roper children. The newly born mutants were roper puppies, little baby dogs with tentacle tales. However, they could not be used in combat at the moment as their strength was only 1,000. Their opponents had 10,000 power at the minimum. Moreover, Slicky could see several field bosses with ten times of their minion''s strength. Also, he could smell the odor of a supreme being. *Slick* (That girl is too strong for me. I doubt I can beat that.) Slicky referred to Dark Misha, who had [750,000] power! It was an impossible fight. Even if he could charm the girl, the effect might wear off within seconds because of her natural resistance. Even if Slicky was a pervert tree, its A.I. was competent enough to think and act on its own. *SLICK!!* The world tree signaled a retreat order. Meanwhile, he pulled the two shadows, Katia and Meimei, into his trunk. He planned to grind these girls and increase their strength first. Their [75,000] strength might not be enough to take on those field bosses and their leader. But as he was calling his roper minions back, the tree noticed a pretty little girl charging toward him. She looked like Misha, his love-master, and her smell was the same. However, Slicky''s instinct told him that it was not Misha. By reflex, he showered acid rain toward the girl. But that girl also activated a skill that his master had. Flame Field! The HP that the girl generated was shocking. 150 Million! Although Slicky''s acid rain inflicted 9,999 damage per a raindrop, they could not deplete this absurd barrier''s HP. Slicky grew weary. He was preparing to send Katia and Meimei to intercept the girl. But then, he heard a voice, which was sent directly toward his mind. That was one of the skills that his master had, Psionic Link! [Slicky! This is Tama, your master''s partner!] Slicky was shocked. He stopped what he was doing and waved his tentacles to greet her. *Slick?* (Who are you!?) [Long story short, I''m your ally, and that army''s leader is targeting you. Listen to me and work with me!] *Slick?* (Okay ¡­?) . . . Dark Misha was observing Tama from afar. When she saw that Tama was being showered by acid rain, the shadow grinned. ''Good! Get that tree''s attention! Alright, it''s time to launch an assault!'' She could see the captured kobolds on the giant world tree''s trunk. These poor kobolds were forced to give birth to monsters. However, Dark Misha did not care about them. She wanted this blasphemous tree dead as soon as possible. "All units!! Attack!! Use ranged attacks!! Be wary of their acid!!" All field bosses with the strength of 100,000 rushed toward the weak ropers. As for the black slime kobolds, they followed after their bosses. The distance between them got closer. But when they got into the range of 1,000 meters from Slicky ¡­ *ZAAAA* Slicky released acid rain upon the oncoming kobolds right away. All of the white water concentrated on the area, where kobolds were coming. He ignored Tama! Dark Misha widened her eyes. She immediately turned toward Tama, checking if she was also attacked by the skill. The revelation shocked her. All acid rain from Slicky did not hit Tama! "THAT WENCH!!" Dark Misha was on the verge of killing her allies to vent her anger. She stomped her feet and prepared to send a skill on Tama''s way. *SPLASH* Sticky white liquid splashed onto her body from behind. That was not all. A hundred numbers floated above Dark Misha''s head. > > > A flood of reports spammed her notification screen. At first, Dark Misha did not know what hit her. But after she caught the scent of the mysterious substance, her face distorted in anger. This water was roper acid! "REAPER RAIN!!" Dark Misha screamed as she summoned black thunder cloud, which covered the sky in an instant. *BANG* *BANG* Thunderbolts struck kobolds and objects within Dark Misha''s range of a kilometer, including her allies. Penetration! 200M! Penetration! 200M! Her damage output was also crazy. Instead of dealing a hundred thousand damage like an ordinary world boss, her attack power was strong enough to one-shot Tama with her 150 million HP and her flame field barrier. This skill also had a homing characteristic. Once used, no one could dodge it since the speed of lightning was the speed of light. Still, the skill Dark Misha had activated hit random targets in her range. As long as RNGesus was on her prey''s side, the skill would not hit them. While the skill was still ongoing, Dark Misha looked behind her to find the culprit, who ambushed her with the acid just now. But she found nobody! "COME OUT, YOU COWARD!!" . . Ten meters behind Dark Misha, another transparent silhouette was crouching, hiding from the former''s line of sight. The figure was Misha. She was using skills that she had obtained from devouring the converted NPC''s soul. > > > The three abilities came from the three new classes, adept rogue, adept thief, and adept assassin. When used together, the avatar of the caster would become invisible. Still, Misha was restless even though her imposter failed to find her. ''That skill is cheating! That''s practically I-win-button!'' The fairy overlord gritted her teeth in frustration. Previously, she splashed Slicky''s roper acid at Dark Misha, but they could not inflict any abnormal status on her. She guessed that it related to the difference in strength. Slicky''s power was 75,000, but this being was way too strong for the roper tree. ''I need to inject this in her mouth. Or else, my weapon won''t be effective against her!'' Although Misha had a plan, she could not move. The [Reaper Rain]''s skill effect was not over yet. When the black cloud in the sky dispersed, Misha heaved a sigh of relief. As Misha crept closer toward Dark Misha, the latter unleashed another random attack. It was an attack that she would not be able to dodge. "FORCE FIELD!!" Misha knew what this skill could do. Dark Misha released a shockwave, which would electrocute everything in the range of 100 meters! Moreover, Dark Misha''s strength surpassed the real Misha by miles. She would die had the shockwave grazed her. In a panic, Misha''s memory muscle took action. She activated her awakened skill that she had not used for ages. Energy Siphon! . ********************************* > This ability is Misha Bloominglily''s unique ability that had terrorized the universe to the point that humans dreaded her. By using this skill, all kinetic energy, psychic power, magnetic field, and electric related energy would fall under Misha''s control. Furthermore, Misha had exploited this personal skill and used it to absorb life forces from her foes. This is one dangerous ability that should not be in the hands of Misha Bloominglily, the fairy dragon, ever again! ********************************* . Instead of having a game-like detail, the game only described the general abilities and its history. However, Misha knew exactly what this skill could do. The air around Misha distorted as a gravity field manifested with her as the center. The field expanded and engulfed Misha''s entire body before the force field shock wave hit her. *RUMBLE* The suction force of Misha''s "Energy Siphon" absorbed the electric force field as if it was a sinkhole, draining flooding water. *VHOOM* The force field shockwave passed Misha''s location. It did not harm her. Instead, a game-broken feature that should never exist in any online game activated. > > > For every damage that Misha had negated and absorbed, her EXP increased! Dark Misha''s damage output was crazy enough to inflict a hundred million damage to anyone''s HP. Thus, Misha obtained free 100 million EXP and leveled up ¡­ just like that. And the sickening part of this broken skill happened. After the space distortion had absorbed the shockwave, it released them back toward Dark Misha! The angry Dark Misha did not expect a sudden attack from a close range. She suffered a direct hit for the first time. *BOOM* A damage indicator, 100M, appeared above Dark Misha''s head, shipping 1% of her HP. The total HP of Dark Misha revealed to the world. 10 Billion! The number made Misha think of idle games, which expanded numbers to a trillion, quadrillion, octillion, and so on. There were too many digits that could make any raiding party quit this game upon seeing it for the first time. "HOW DARE YOU!!" The reflection damage and Misha''s distortion space gave away her location to Dark Misha. The latter found the assailant! Misha allocated all remaining free attributes to AGI and kicked the ground, running away from the battle right away. "YOU WON''T ESCAPE!!" Even though Dark Misha did not know the identity of Misha, the former chased after the latter. She was too furious to care about the current battle between her goons and Slicky. Seeing that Dark Misha was coming after herself, Misha changed her direction and ran toward the chaotic battlefield. Because Misha was running at her full speed, her stealth skills wore off. Dark Misha could finally see the name of the culprit who ambushed her with disgusting acid. "IT''S YOU!! IMPOSTER!!" Misha clicked her tongue and cast Energy Siphon again. This time, she created a black plasma ball, which attracted everything to itself. A miniature black hole appeared! Chapter 258 - Fairy Overlord VS Imposter Chapter 258 ¨C Fairy Overlord VS Imposter The dark silhouette''s attention was on Misha. She so focused that she failed to notice the finger-sized black hole before her. Misha''s 3D sense found that Dark Misha ignored the skill. The fairy overlord smiled as if she had won a lottery jackpot. "ENERGY SIPHON!!" The moment Misha shouted, the black hole expanded and began to absorb energy, electricity, and any supernatural power into it. Dark Misha dashed pass the black hole without realizing it. The black ball did not harm Dark Misha, but it stopped her movements and began draining her PF. The imposter could feel that her energy was escaping her at a rapid speed. Within three seconds, her PF decreased by 3%. This absorption rate alarmed Dark Misha as her max PF was the same as her HP, 10 Billion. One percent was a hundred million! At this rate, her power would become dry within two minutes! Moreover, the gravity hindered Dark Misha from pursuing the real fairy overlord. Without stopping this black hole, she could not kill Misha! "T-This skill! What kind of ability is this!?" Dark Misha could not remember that she also had this ability. She could only use the power that she had acquired from the memory orb in her possession. Similar to Sasha, Natalie, or other golden generation sisters, Dark Misha could use telekinesis, electrokinesis, and a few fundamental psychic abilities. However, she could not use gravity-related skills. Dark Misha glared at her counterpart, "IMPOSTER!! IT DOESN''T MATTER HOW YOU GET THIS ABILITY!! I''LL GAIN MY MEMORY BACK!!" She extended her palm at Misha, who was running away from her. At the moment, Misha was already 200 meters away. CHAIN LIGHTING! Branches of electricity chased after Misha at a lightning speed. But all of a sudden, the thunder branches stopped reaching toward the fairy overlord. Instead, it turned around and traveled back toward the black hole. In the end, the lightning came back toward the caster! Dark Misha did not suffer any damage because of her lightning resistance. Still, she was shocked by the unguided chain lightning that failed to hit her target. She was confused at first, but she found the answer as she glanced at the black hole. The real identity of this skill was not a black hole. It was a gravity field that was gathering strength by absorbing all kinds of power. 93% 92% As Dark Misha was still astonished by the energy ball, her PF kept decreasing at an alarming rate. "AHHHH!!!" She gathered her strength and jumped up. Her body shuttled to the sky and managed to escape the suction energy ball. Meanwhile, Misha kept running for her life. Upon hearing Dark Misha''s scream, she stopped running and recast the stealth skills. Her body faded and became invisible. She looked at the direction where Dark Misha flew. The latter''s figure already disappeared into the white cloud. Misha clenched her chest, calming her panicking heart. It was beating at the rate of 200 beats per minute. She felt like it was about to burst. Her blood pumped so hard that her face flushed red. This was the first time that she came close to death. When Dark Misha cast chain lightning at her, Misha thought that she would be killed for sure. Fortunately, the thunder branches turned back and hit the gravity ball, Energy Siphon, instead of herself. ''That was freaking close! What was I thinking!? Why did I pick a fight against this monster!?'' The threat of one-shot-death by Dark Misha still lingered in Misha''s mind. As Misha was pacing her breathing to calm down, the siphoned energy ball floated back toward Misha. It dispersed into small particles and entered Misha''s body. > > > > > > > "Hoo." Misha slowly exhaled. Despite receiving an absurd boon, she was not surprised. It could be said that she had expected this result after absorbing her skill, Energy Siphon. ''I''m glad I got this skill back before other skills. This is the most useful one ¡­ I think.'' Misha could not remember what kind of skills she had when she was in her prime. She knew that she had the same skill set as Natalie and Sasha, but Misha was hoping that she had more cheating skills like Energy Siphon. The celebration did not last long. Ten seconds after Misha had absorbed the energy, Dark Misha descended from the cloud. The angry imposter looked around in fury, searching for Misha. "GAAAAHHH!!" The flying woman unleashed a lightning attack at random, summoning a thunderstorm and striking the empty ground. Misha gulped as she held her breath, looking at the berserking copycat in fright. As Misha did not move, the imposter could not find her no matter how hard she scanned through the place. Dark Misha wanted to swear out loud, but her attention changed toward the commotion nearby. "MEH-HEH MEW!!" *SLICK SLICK SLICK!!* Tama had reverted back to her hydra form, a 500-ton monster with a sandworm as her head. As usual, she gathered all her victims in her neck and chewed them with happiness. Slicky coordinated with Tama by spraying his roper acid at the black slime generals and their minions. Many ropers took this opportunity to gather seedbeds to be mothers of their children. As for male kobolds, they were melted by their acid. Still, Slicky''s side also had casualties. Half of the roper minions died as they were no match against slime generals. Meimei and Katia were overrun by multiple slime generals. Their HP was in a critical state. But everyone had an advantage over Dark Misha''s army. With both Tama and Slicky leading the slaughter, slime generals and normal slimes could not steal good physical bodies of their enemies. "Ah, those guys are a nuisance. Fine! Once those morons are dead, you''re next!! IMPOSTER!!" Misha widened her eyes as she wanted to retort that Dark Misha was just a black slime that might have eaten her memory orb, but she restrained herself. The next second, Misha followed Dark Misha''s gaze and got panicked. She found a familiar hydra that Sasha had shown in a clip. ''Tama? Wait a minute! Not good!'' Dark Misha sneered. She flew into the range of one kilometer of Slicky. The pervert tree could see the approaching world boss lady. Without hesitation, he fired all of his acid raid toward Dark Misha, hoping to enslave her. "FORCE FIELD!!" Dark Misha erected a dome barrier of electricity. The shockwave from the skill repelled some of the aphrodisiac acids, but the barrier still suffered some damages. 9,999! 9,999! 9,999! Numbers kept floating above Dark Misha''s head as her shield''s HP dropped. Yet, the sneer on Dark Misha''s face did not change. In fact, her smile grew wider. Just now, she sacrificed half of her PF to summon a shield with 5 Billion HP. The damage that Slicky could inflict could not make Dark Misha itch! "I should have done this earlier! NOW, DIE!!" Reaper Rain! Dark Misha summoned her thunder of random death again. Black cloud manifested and screamed the loud noise of brewing thunder. Though horrified, Misha mustered her courage and activated her flight skill, flying toward Dark Misha. The rapid movement action canceled Misha''s stealth skills. Her appearance was revealed! Dark Misha spotted her right away, "There you are!" While the imposter was keeping her reaper rain skill active with one hand, the other free hand pointed at Misha. "CHAIN LIGHTING!!" Misha also shouted, "ENERGY SIPHON!!" The black magnetic ball and a hundred branches of thunder appeared at the same time. On the other hand, Misha flew backward and kept her distance away from her siphon ball and the incoming lightning. A hundred lightning chased after Misha, but the siphon black hole expanded and attracted all of the electric currents into itself. Dark Misha glared at the magnetic field with hatred, "This skill again!! This skill is supposed to be mine!!" "Keep yelping, imposter!! You''re just a black slime with my memory orb!! Energy Siphon!!" Misha bickered as she summoned another magnetic black hole. This time, she was holding it in her palm. The ball did not harm Misha. Instead, it kept drawing remnant forces into itself and transferred into Misha''s body. +1PF +1HP +1EXP Slowly, Misha''s HP and PF recovered. As long as she got close to one of the black holes, Misha could absorb all energy that these magnetic fields had attracted and converted into her power. *BOOM* The dark cloud above Misha and Dark Misha roared. One of the lightings struck Misha. The imposter sneered as she predicted that this would be Misha''s end. But Misha waved her hand and sent the magnetic ball above her head. *BOOM* The reaper rain''s lightning struck the siphon ball instead of Misha! Then, another sickening effect, which made Dark Misha exclaim in frustration, happened again. +200M HP +200M PF +200M EXP Misha also received many system messages. Next to her name, the original [100,000] overall strength one hour ago had become [150,000]. > > > Misha glanced at her status attribute menu. Both INT and WIS had reached 30,000 points, which was the cap of the journeyman class. The fairy overlord sneered at Dark Misha, "Thanks for the treat. Now, take it back!!" With a point of the finger, the energy ball, which had collected the reaper rain''s thunder just now, released the power back at Dark Misha. The yellow line of thunder hit the woman. *BOOM* +100M HP +100M PF The power did not go through Dark Misha''s force field. Instead of harming her, the electric current converted the remaining power of reaper thunder and strengthened the user. Dark Misha''s face was still distorted in anger. Yet, she mocked Misha. "If this is all you can do, I''ll be disappointed." Misha clicked her tongue. She had forgotten that force field barrier negated thunder-base power, so she could not return the attack skill toward the user. As Misha was contemplating what she could do to kill Dark Misha ¡­ "UNLIMITED FIREWORK!! MEW!!" *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* 100,000! 100,000! 100,000! Dark Misha''s energy shield shook upon receiving the unknown attack from a distance away. Something exploded upon hitting her dome barrier. She turned toward the direction of the assailant. A sandworm mouth of the hydra, which Dark Misha had planned to kill, was curving into a smile. "Meh-Heh Mew!!" *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* The explosion did not stop. Dark Misha immediately took an evasive maneuver to dodge the oncoming attack. Then, she could finally see what had hit her. Hundreds of fireballs were floating around Tama, the hydra. "Don''t leave me out, Mish! Let me have some fun, too!! MEW!!" Chapter 259 - Hopeless Battle Chapter 259 ¨C Hopeless Battle On a distance, a horde of 100,000 monsters from various races watched the battle from afar. Zombies, mutated bears, vultures, wolves, apes, and giant ants formed a formation of 20 battalions as if they were professional soldiers. In front of each unit, a field boss with the strength of 10,000 stood before them, acting as their general. Leading these monster generals, a woman was riding a giant stone golem, observing the battle between the kobold army and the roper army. The woman was Calisto, an NPC and a copy of a maid in the hardcore server. Her strength was only 50,000, but she had a tag as a world boss. By the order of her original body, Calisto had to support Misha and kill the copied Misha. However, the clone could think. She saw this mission as a suicide. Thus, she ordered her troops not to move. "We will not participate in this battle until one of them is dead." As the clone was observing the battle, she found Katia and Meimei. She sighed and clutched her chest. The heart pain was unbearable as she pitied her colleagues. The clone Calisto wanted to free the two world bosses from Slicky''s slavery, but she was powerless against the evolved roper tree. "Wait for me, you two. I''ll free you from this misery¡­" . . . *Kruk* *Kruk* Tama, in her hydra form, was chewing dead kobolds after she dealt with random black slimes in her mind space. While she was at it, she hurled all fireballs she had summoned toward Dark Misha. Hundreds of fireballs rained onto Dark Misha''s barrier. 59,855! Explosion! 6M! 59,284! Explosion! 6M! Damage varied, depending on RNG and critical chances. A normal fireball attack from Tama inflicted basic damage of 59,000 to 60,000 per hit. However, once they triggered the critical explosion, two more zeros added to the original number, decreasing Dark Misha''s barrier HP by 6 million per hit. Dark Misha''s barrier bar of 2 billion HP flickered for the first time. After the barrage ended, Tama unleashed a new skill, which she obtained from devouring black slime generals. Fire Lance! A three-meter long spear manifested before Tama''s sandworm mouth and shot toward Dark Misha again. *BOOM* 100,000! It was the same skill that Tama had hit Dark Misha to assist her partner. "Mew! Mish! Use fire attack, you dumb banana! Thunder-base attacks can''t penetrate her force field!" Hearing the suggestion from her partner, Misha revealed a happy smile. "I know! I''m adapting to her combat style!" "You took too long to adapt! Heck, keep draining her power! I''ll snipe her!" Realized that she was looked down and ignored, Dark Misha''s face reddened in anger. "Oh really? Do you think I''m dead meat? You have no idea who you are messing with, you NPCs!!" Dark Misha raised both of her hands overhead. Both hands faced each other, gathering her forces. A ball of thunder appeared between her hands. It was different from an ordinary lightning ball that Sasha and Natalie could use. The black cloud reacted to Dark Misha''s power. The activating reaper thunder stopped attacking at random, but they struck at the electric ball between her hands, enlarging it. The reaper thunder''s effect faded as the black cloud dissipated. However, a new threat emerged. Misha gazed at the skill. Her mouth opened a bit as if she yearned for the ability. ''I know this skill, but I can''t remember!'' Her muscle memory reacted to Dark Misha''s skill. She tossed a siphon-ball at the energy mass above her clone''s head. *RUMBLE* Misha''s magnetic sphere drained Dark Misha''s unknown skill''s energy, shrinking the latter''s size. Also, Dark Misha''s PF dropped to 30% as she activated a new skill while the leeching ball stole her energy. "Again!? Damn you, imposter!!" Dark Misha gritted her teeth and flew toward Slicky and Tama''s location. She canceled the skill to save her PF. "No, no! You''re not going anywhere!" Misha chased after her copy while she collected all magnetic balls. The moment the energy spheres got close to Misha, her overall strength continued to increase. 160,000 161,000 162,000 The absorption rate was slow, but Misha''s faint smile revealed her confidence. The dogfight battle continued¡­ . . . A giant roper tree, a hydra, and a battle between kobolds and ropers created a loud commotion. Explosion and monster''s scream were audible from afar, which attracted the attention of all players inside the city. Players had a visual range advantage over the local population. As their game system assisted them with observation mode, which could speculate an ally''s battle when they were not in combats, the idle players searched for any player who was live broadcasting or spying on the battlefield. Sure enough, many curious live steamers were sneaking around the outer wall areas, broadcasting the battle between monsters. But the main attraction was the dogfight in the sky. Two Mishas were battling in a spell fight! One was a mysterious shadow with an unknown strength while the other was the player, Misha, whose strength soared as she fought. Sasha, Natalie, Shurka, and Non watched the live broadcast of live steaming players. Their faces did not hide their worries as they could catch a glimpse of Dark Misha''s strength. "Six digits," Muttered Non, "Nya! This is not right. The game shouldn''t have gone to that stage yet. Many players are still apprentices. How can we fight something that can instantly kill everyone with a single skill?" Sasha shook her head, giving everyone a bitter smile, "This is not just a game, Non. This game is meant to be a death game from the very beginning." "Do you know something, Sasha?" Des walked toward Sasha as she overheard their conversation. "Remember the intro ad of this game, Des?" Sasha referred to the trailer movie before this game had been officially opened to the public. It was a footage where Mia fought against Thorn''s coalition army. "Huh? What about it? Isn''t that the big boss of this game, or is it about the mechs that we can''t produce yet?" "You half-guessed it," Sasha hesitated to reveal the truth as she observed how Misha fared against this new threat, but she told Des anyway. "I''ve always questioned why games can influence people in the real world so much. At first, I thought those game companies and the government is exploiting an alternate dimension in a form of games. But now, I''m beginning to think if that''s really the case?" "¡­ I don''t understand what you meant." Sasha turned toward Des with a solemn expression, "Are you aware of Lilith''s existence?" Des paused and pondered. After Lilith had revealed her identity to the Milky Way Galaxy, many scientists and cultists investigated, attempted to contact, and researched into her identity. However, their result was unsatisfactory. Des also questioned how or why Lilith had so much power that she could communicate with everyone in the Milky Way Galaxy. Although she did not believe that Lilith was a god, Des could not explain the connection between Lilith and all online games. "I''m aware." "Do you think she''s a god or a mortal?" "¡­ A mortal." "Oh?" Sasha was bemused, "Not a god?" "Gods are not science. I don''t believe in gods. But what does that have to do with this game?" Sasha looked toward the battle between Misha and the mysterious being with six digits in power. "¡­ I begin to think ¡­ what if we''re NPCs of some kind of games that Lilith is managing ¡­" . . . Dancing through the sky in a dragonewt''s physical body, Misha bellowed as she unleashed her skills. Fire Sword Wave Energy Siphon Meanwhile, Dark Misha evaded all her opponent''s magnetic spheres and braced the sword skills head-on. 100,000! 100,000! The damage was neglectable as Dark Misha''s force field possessed the monstrous HP of several billion. But a portion of the fire slashed through Dark Misha''s barrier. *SWUA* Bloody wounds appeared on Dark Misha''s body as these skills penetrated through her barrier skill, decreasing both her barrier and her physical HP. Reaper thunderbolts from Dark Misha descended, retaliating against Misha''s futile attempts. *VHOOM* Again, the magnetic balls acted as thunder rods, drawing all attacks toward itself while converting the thunder into Misha''s energy. Dark Misha clicked her tongue and flew away from Misha, heading toward Tama and Slicky. From behind, several skills landed on Dark Misha''s barrier. Fireball Firestorm Fire Lance Blast Fire Bullets Acid Spit The hydra, Tama, did not wait for Dark Misha to reach her. She spammed every ranged attack she had toward the alternate Misha. *BOOM* All abilities shook Dark Misha''s force field, decreasing the barrier HP by 30%. The rhythm was spot-on, but Dark Misha sneered at the Hydra. "Thunderbolt!" Dark Misha cast a basic thunder skill, but the target was herself. *BOOM* +100M HP The barrier HP increased after the lightning struck the force field. "NOT FAIR! MEW!!" The difference in their strength was too vast! "You''re dead, stupid hydra! Reaper Thunder!" Dark Misha charged toward Tama from the sky. Seeing that the enemy was coming for her, Tama shapeshifted into a little girl and sprinted toward Slicky, seeking his protection. As Tama was running away, the black thunder clouds above Slicky roared. Blinding light flashed, followed by a condensed power of reaper thunder. The random thunder targeted Slicky, who was the tallest monster! Misha widened her eyes and extended her hand toward Slicky. "Energy Siphon!" A new magnetic ball shot toward Slicky at bullet speed, but it was still slower than the speed of light. *BOOM* 200M! *SCREEEEEECH* Slicky cried a painful death throe. Its mini eyes looked at Misha in sadness before it collapsed. > > "NOOOO!!" Misha''s voice cracked as her heart stopped a beat. Even though she did not like this pervert tree, it was still a comrade that she trusted. *BOOM* As a monster, Slicky''s burnt trunk exploded out items from its body. Nearby, a little girl did not show remorse. As Tama was being Tama, she collected all items in her make-shift backpack. Because Slicky upgraded itself many times, over a hundred items came out from his dead body. Tama could not store everything even if she could use her game inventory. Without a choice, she stored small items in her mouth like a hamster storing its food. "Mm-Mm-Mew!" (My loot! All mine!) An item stood out from the rest. It was a pink seed at the size of a watermelon. > "Mrrr?" (That bastard has a soul?) Tama squinted her eyes. As a young hydra, her instinct taught her a few tricks, including how she could increase the number of her heads. "A roper monster as my second head? Meh-Heh Mew!"