Chapter 7
It has been 3 months since we bet the first floor boss. During that time we have cleared 34 more floors. I am also up to level 85. Right now I am at a diner eating supper alone. I have been traveling alone like I said I would. Sometimes I hate being alone but then I remember how they treated me when they found out I was a beater during the floor 1 battle. Most of the time I enjoy being a solo player. I have no one that is tying me down and I can take breathers and no one cares. All I have to do is fight the floor battles. Ever since the first battle we have less casualties during the boss fights.
All of sudden a hand taps my shoulder causing me to return to the current time. At first I thought that it was the waiter with my food but it was not a waiter. Instead of a waiter it was a group of players in armor. The person that tapped me on the shoulder was a guy with spikey red hair and green eyes. Before I could say anything he beat me to it saying, "I am sorry to disturb you but you seem like a solo player right." I shake my head wondering why they wanted to know. My answer must have been what he was hoping for because he was smiling when he said, "Well the only reason we came over was because you looked lonely and you look like a capable swordswoman." When I gave him a blank stare he continues with, "What I am trying to say is that we would like to know if you would want to join our guild." I look around at all of them with a shocked look on my face. Counting the leader there are 6 members. There are 4 girls and two guys. The leader must have took my shocked look for something else because he adds in, "We mainly wanted you to join because we have a swordsman that is not yet refined in his skill so we need him for defense so we thought that maybe you could take his position as one of the attackers. I look over to the other guy, which causes him to blush and stare at his shoes. He was a tall and thin guy with messy blue hair and hazel eyes. I know his eye color because he looked back up only to notice that I was staring at him. With a slight blush I looked at the others. They look like they are friends not only in this game but also in real life. They must have waited in line with each other. They also look like their levels are half a high as mine is. Though that is not what I was really thinking about. What I was thinking was that after I do not know how long I have been given the chance of being in a group again. I guess I was a bit greedy about being in a group that I accepted.
Their guild is called "Children of the Night" which is a sad depressed name for a group filled with laughter and smiles. I never could understand that. I have been in the guild for 2 months now and during that time we have been on countless missions. I left them a couple of times to fight the boss fights but I would go straight back. We cleared another 10 floors.
I have learned the names of all of the members in the first week. They are all from America. The leader of the group is Jake. The four girl's names are Ashley, Morgan, Jamie, and Meagan. The shy guy that got put on defense is Aiden. Another thing I did during the past two months is that I would sneak out during the middle of the night to help Aiden. We would train for hours mainly because he wanted to get better at using the sword because the truth is that he hates being weak and unable to defend himself. He wants to help the attackers instead of being stuck defending. That is the reason why I have taken him under my wing and helped him with his sword skill because of the training I have grown close to Aiden. I haven't admitted it to him yet because I am nervous he doesn't feel the same way. I plan on telling him after we buy the house the guild is going to share.
Jake is gone to floor 35 to go buy the house. I cannot believe we finally have enough money to buy the house and the best part is that it is only 3 days until Christmas. He said he would be back in a couple of hours with the deed to the new house. Right now the rest of us are in my apartment. When suddenly Meagan comes up with a plan. While Jake is away buying the house we can go to the dungeon on floor 25. I am a bit uneasy about it but I still follow them.
As Jamie slashes through the last monster which looks like a cute little puppy but do not be fooled because when you get close enough it transforms into a savage beast so ugly with two long tusk like teeth in its mouth that has poison on it and if it even barely touches you it can kill you. Snapping back into reality I look around along with the others. Right now we are at a place in the dungeon we have never explored before. I remember the traps and other things from my time I went through the same dungeon while I was a beta tester. They do not know that I am a beta tester. They don't even know that I am at level 90. Suddenly Meagan says excitedly, "Hey I found a neat room." The others walk in with her and I follow a bit slower trying to see if I remember this room. To late I realize what this room is. This is a new addition of the dungeon that was not in the beta part, which means that it is a trap.
