p style="text-align: center;"strongSince this got the most votes on for an update here you go! The second chapter. Hope you guys enjoy!/strong/p
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p style="text-align: justify;" It's been about a month since that whack-o creator of the game trapped me and everyone else inside it. And the only way out is to beat the game, which wouldn't have been so bad, if it weren't for the 100 of LEVELS! And then we have the final bosses in EVERY level. But that's not even the worst part. No, of course that won't be the worst part, how could it? The worst part is that if you die in the game, you die in real life. If that alone wasn't bad enough to scare you into giving up, the dark guilds that all the rogue players are making, will. Some players are so scared of the fact that they'll die from either the bosses or the rogue players that they don't even want to beat the game, but instead just live their lives here in the game, peacefully. But no, not me. I won't be scared into quitting so easily. Not when I have my family to get back to. I'll beat this game, no matter what, and no one can stop me. Not the rogue players. Not the bosses. And not even the creator himself./p
p style="text-align: justify;"I made through the Dark Forest, my guard up for any type of surprise attack from non-friendly NPCs. The place was absolutely crawling with all sorts of them, ranging from high to low levels. But it didn't just stop with the NPCs, some rogue players liked to hang around here, because it was the perfect place to wait for any poor unsuspecting victim to fall into their clutches, and with all its tall dark trees and shadowy places, it was easy to hide and ambush anyone. But unfortunately for them, I'm not just anyone, and if they dared to mess with me, then they would be the ones to suffer the consequences, not myself./p
p style="text-align: justify;" I stopped for a moment to open the map and check if I'm going the right way./p
p style="text-align: justify;" 'emHmm. Just gotta take a right, and keep straight on ahead, and I'll be done with this quest by tomorrow.'/em I frowned at the thought, em'But that won't do. I'll just put in some overtime and get there a lot sooner.'/em Pleased with my plan, I closed the map with a wave of my hand, and was about to go on my way when I suddenly heard a scream./p
p style="text-align: justify;" It was hard for me to decide whether I should to investigate or not. I'm not cold-hearted, but the chances of it being a trap was high. On one hand, someone could really be in trouble, but on the other, am I really willing to risk myself for players that might be a part of a dark guild, or even just straight up a-holes? Despite me favoring the 'not helping' option, my conscience got the better of me. Letting out a sigh of exasperation to myself, I quickly made my way to where the scream came from./p
p style="text-align: justify;" Arriving at the scene, I saw 4 players and a group of goblins. Three of the players were boys, while one was a girl. She and one of the male players were guarding an NPC, while the other two tried to fight off the malignity of goblins, but by the looks of it, they were getting pretty swarmed. They were doing pretty well on their own; until I spotted one of the goblins sneak up on one of the male players. The player was too busy fighting off the goblin in front of him to notice it, and so were the rest of the players. Just as the goblin was going to land a hit, which would surely kill the player if not stopped, I jumped in, in the nick of time to block the attack as the player finished off the one he was fighting. He turned around to see me pushing the goblin's attack back. It stumbled a bit, but just enough for the player to spot an opening. He went for it, finishing it with one blow. As it vanished in a burst of blue glowing pixels, we then moved on to fight more of the enemies. I locked into battle with a goblin. It would slash at me with its claws, and in return, I would block and counter it with a few swings of my sword. After a few exchanges of blows with the goblin, I was able to find an opening. I swung my sword downward, my sword hitting the goblin straight in the middle. The goblin vanishing into a cloud of blue pixels as it died. This process continued until finally there were no more enemies to fight./p
p style="text-align: justify;" A bit exhausted from the fight, I sat haphazardly on a nearby log. I pulled out a rag from my inventory and wiped away the sweat I worked up. The creator really wanted this game to be like the real world. Well, in some retrospect. I even starting to smell a little./p
p style="text-align: justify;" "Hey, thanks for the help." The male player I helped thanked, walking up to me as I put the rag back into my inventory. I nodded at him, "Yeah, no problem." I then turned to look at the whole crew, scanning and taking in their appearances. The one I helped had light skin, bright blue eyes, and golden-blonde spiky hair that was windswept upwards to the right. Another had spiky blonde hair, but with a pointed end on the left and on the right. The last guy was a little on the chubby side, with black hair that he had held up, using a black headband with gray lining. And lastly was the girl. She had bright green eyes, peach-colored skin, and brown short hair that stuck out on the sides. Two strands of her hair fell from either side of her head, just long enough to drape over her shoulders. There was nothing much to say about the NPC, for it looked like any other ordinary NPC./p
p style="text-align: justify;" "Well, now that all the goblins are gone I think I'll be taking my leave. So... Bye." I awkwardly nodded. Just as I turned to leave, one of them called out to me. "Yes?" I looked at the one who called me blankly, already feeling tired from staying here for too long. He sweatdropped at my response, before continuing, "Where's your team?" The guy with the blue eyes asked. I huffed at the question, "Don't have one, nor do I need one. So, again, bye." I turned to go, but was stopped, again, but this time by the girl. "You're here by yourself? That's dangerous. The Dark Forest has lots of strong enemies and rogue players." She looked at me worriedly as she said this, her short hair swaying in the wind as she waited for a reply. I awkwardly looked to the side as I fiddled the handle of my sword. "Well, it's not that dangerous if you're skilled enough to survive on your own, now if you'll excuse me," I replied, once again trying to make my escape. br / br / "Hey. Are you saying we're not skilled enough?" The blonde with the pointed ends asked with narrowed / br / I sighed as looked ahead longily, closing my eyes as I thought of a reply that won't offend them any further. "Well, alone, you guys wouldn't really fair well, but together, I'd say you'll do well enough." Before he could say more, I interrupted him. "You know what? It's been fun and all, but I've wasted enough time, and I really don't want to waste anymore. I'd say it's time for me to go. Goodbye, and stay safe."br /br / Before they could get the chance to stop me again, I rushed off into a shadowed area I knew they wouldn't be stupid enough to follow. br / br / "Boy, was that troublesome! Hopefully now I can get a move on without any interruptions, and be finished with the damn quest." I hoped aloud. I then moved in the direction I was originally headed, and this time, there were no distractions./p
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p style="text-align: center;"strongHope you enjoyed it. Sorry for the wait, and hopefully I can get the next one up soon./strong/p
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p style="text-align: justify;" It's been about a month since that whack-o creator of the game trapped me and everyone else inside it. And the only way out is to beat the game, which wouldn't have been so bad, if it weren't for the 100 of LEVELS! And then we have the final bosses in EVERY level. But that's not even the worst part. No, of course that won't be the worst part, how could it? The worst part is that if you die in the game, you die in real life. If that alone wasn't bad enough to scare you into giving up, the dark guilds that all the rogue players are making, will. Some players are so scared of the fact that they'll die from either the bosses or the rogue players that they don't even want to beat the game, but instead just live their lives here in the game, peacefully. But no, not me. I won't be scared into quitting so easily. Not when I have my family to get back to. I'll beat this game, no matter what, and no one can stop me. Not the rogue players. Not the bosses. And not even the creator himself./p
p style="text-align: justify;"I made through the Dark Forest, my guard up for any type of surprise attack from non-friendly NPCs. The place was absolutely crawling with all sorts of them, ranging from high to low levels. But it didn't just stop with the NPCs, some rogue players liked to hang around here, because it was the perfect place to wait for any poor unsuspecting victim to fall into their clutches, and with all its tall dark trees and shadowy places, it was easy to hide and ambush anyone. But unfortunately for them, I'm not just anyone, and if they dared to mess with me, then they would be the ones to suffer the consequences, not myself./p
p style="text-align: justify;" I stopped for a moment to open the map and check if I'm going the right way./p
p style="text-align: justify;" 'emHmm. Just gotta take a right, and keep straight on ahead, and I'll be done with this quest by tomorrow.'/em I frowned at the thought, em'But that won't do. I'll just put in some overtime and get there a lot sooner.'/em Pleased with my plan, I closed the map with a wave of my hand, and was about to go on my way when I suddenly heard a scream./p
p style="text-align: justify;" It was hard for me to decide whether I should to investigate or not. I'm not cold-hearted, but the chances of it being a trap was high. On one hand, someone could really be in trouble, but on the other, am I really willing to risk myself for players that might be a part of a dark guild, or even just straight up a-holes? Despite me favoring the 'not helping' option, my conscience got the better of me. Letting out a sigh of exasperation to myself, I quickly made my way to where the scream came from./p
p style="text-align: justify;" Arriving at the scene, I saw 4 players and a group of goblins. Three of the players were boys, while one was a girl. She and one of the male players were guarding an NPC, while the other two tried to fight off the malignity of goblins, but by the looks of it, they were getting pretty swarmed. They were doing pretty well on their own; until I spotted one of the goblins sneak up on one of the male players. The player was too busy fighting off the goblin in front of him to notice it, and so were the rest of the players. Just as the goblin was going to land a hit, which would surely kill the player if not stopped, I jumped in, in the nick of time to block the attack as the player finished off the one he was fighting. He turned around to see me pushing the goblin's attack back. It stumbled a bit, but just enough for the player to spot an opening. He went for it, finishing it with one blow. As it vanished in a burst of blue glowing pixels, we then moved on to fight more of the enemies. I locked into battle with a goblin. It would slash at me with its claws, and in return, I would block and counter it with a few swings of my sword. After a few exchanges of blows with the goblin, I was able to find an opening. I swung my sword downward, my sword hitting the goblin straight in the middle. The goblin vanishing into a cloud of blue pixels as it died. This process continued until finally there were no more enemies to fight./p
p style="text-align: justify;" A bit exhausted from the fight, I sat haphazardly on a nearby log. I pulled out a rag from my inventory and wiped away the sweat I worked up. The creator really wanted this game to be like the real world. Well, in some retrospect. I even starting to smell a little./p
p style="text-align: justify;" "Hey, thanks for the help." The male player I helped thanked, walking up to me as I put the rag back into my inventory. I nodded at him, "Yeah, no problem." I then turned to look at the whole crew, scanning and taking in their appearances. The one I helped had light skin, bright blue eyes, and golden-blonde spiky hair that was windswept upwards to the right. Another had spiky blonde hair, but with a pointed end on the left and on the right. The last guy was a little on the chubby side, with black hair that he had held up, using a black headband with gray lining. And lastly was the girl. She had bright green eyes, peach-colored skin, and brown short hair that stuck out on the sides. Two strands of her hair fell from either side of her head, just long enough to drape over her shoulders. There was nothing much to say about the NPC, for it looked like any other ordinary NPC./p
p style="text-align: justify;" "Well, now that all the goblins are gone I think I'll be taking my leave. So... Bye." I awkwardly nodded. Just as I turned to leave, one of them called out to me. "Yes?" I looked at the one who called me blankly, already feeling tired from staying here for too long. He sweatdropped at my response, before continuing, "Where's your team?" The guy with the blue eyes asked. I huffed at the question, "Don't have one, nor do I need one. So, again, bye." I turned to go, but was stopped, again, but this time by the girl. "You're here by yourself? That's dangerous. The Dark Forest has lots of strong enemies and rogue players." She looked at me worriedly as she said this, her short hair swaying in the wind as she waited for a reply. I awkwardly looked to the side as I fiddled the handle of my sword. "Well, it's not that dangerous if you're skilled enough to survive on your own, now if you'll excuse me," I replied, once again trying to make my escape. br / br / "Hey. Are you saying we're not skilled enough?" The blonde with the pointed ends asked with narrowed / br / I sighed as looked ahead longily, closing my eyes as I thought of a reply that won't offend them any further. "Well, alone, you guys wouldn't really fair well, but together, I'd say you'll do well enough." Before he could say more, I interrupted him. "You know what? It's been fun and all, but I've wasted enough time, and I really don't want to waste anymore. I'd say it's time for me to go. Goodbye, and stay safe."br /br / Before they could get the chance to stop me again, I rushed off into a shadowed area I knew they wouldn't be stupid enough to follow. br / br / "Boy, was that troublesome! Hopefully now I can get a move on without any interruptions, and be finished with the damn quest." I hoped aloud. I then moved in the direction I was originally headed, and this time, there were no distractions./p
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p style="text-align: center;"strongHope you enjoyed it. Sorry for the wait, and hopefully I can get the next one up soon./strong/p
