A/N hey everyone I'm so sorry this chapter took so fucking long to write. School has been... Interesting. I've got one friend crying on my shoulder for most of the year and a lot of homework and writer's block is a total bitch. Plus it's finally time to look at colleges. YAY!(kill me now). Anyways I promise to have a new chapter with an actual fight scene in it within the next couple weeks that's right I'm cured of writer's block for now at least. But be warned the next chapter will come after a new HATE chapter. Which if you haven't read is the other story I'm writing right now so you should go read it. And yes I did just shamelessly self advertise a fanfiction.

Chapter 10: New group

-February 26, 2023-

"I'm Haos!-" Before he finished I was on top of him, throwing him up against a wall with my elbow to his throat. He didn't seem surprised when he realised what had happened.

"Not what I meant. I don't give a fuck what your name is. What I want to know is why the hell you're clapping and laughing while people are mourning the loss of a friend!" I spat in at him. In response he simply laughed more.

"Why do I laugh at death? Now that's a good one." He kept laughing until I pushed my arm down harder. By now everyone else was nearby watching. I kept applying force until he started gasping for air.

"You know the great thing about safe zones. You can't die no matter what I do, so I can keep choking you without anything happening to you. Now I'm gonna let you down and you're gonna fucking answer me. Alright?" He nodded in response. I dropped him and he landed on his coughing and gasping. After a few minutes he got up and smiled although this smile was a more nervous one.

"Good. Now answer the damn question." I growled after he got up

"Well it's just that in this fucked up world we now live in. our only real escape is in dying. If anything we should be happy that those who die don't have to suffer in this game anymore." He replied a tear in his eye.

"That being said i'm not gonna kill myself just to get out of this game. I'm gonna survive and make it back to the real world." He continued clenching his fist, his eyes burning with determination. I sighed, so there was some sense behind the crazy.

"So was there a reason behind you coming here or did you come just to laugh?" I asked, hoping he was about to leave.

"Yes there was a reason behind my visit, other then the laughing at your friend's death. You see me and the rest of my team would like to merge with yours." He said while he clapped his hands once like a deal had just been struck.

"Why would you want to join our team?" Charlie asked stepping next to me. Thank god she was here she's always been better with people than me.

"Why wouldn't we is a better question. You are all not just members of the clearing team but are the de facto leaders of it. Personally I don't care whose team we join as long as their strong and I don't lead, I just wanna stab a bitch." He explained leaning against a wall.

"So how strong is your team? Do you really think they could keep up with us?" Charlie asked a hint of sarcasm in her voice.

"Oh I know we can. I wouldn't be here if I thought otherwise. But if you don't believe me then come meet them." He said shrugging his shoulders nonchalantly.

"That sounds like a good idea doesn't it Atticus?" Charlie said as more of a command then a question.

"Sure, I could use a distraction. Me and Charlie will go meet them you guys can head back home. " I responded waving my hand to tell Haos to start walking. Of course animal wouldn't leave Charlie's side so she tagged along as well. It took a few minutes to get where his team was waiting. It was a small pub on the outskirts of town. When walked inside the place was empty except for the NPC's and five players huddled around a table in the corner.

"Hey guys I'm back and guess who I brought with me." Haos said as we neared the table in the corner.

"Is that… Holy shit it is them." One of the players exclaimed when he looked up and spotted us behind Haos. With that all of them scrambled to get up and greet us. One by one they all came up to me and introduced themselves.

"Yo. You have no idea how in awe I am right now. Anyways my name is cooker. I mostly just handle cooking food and handling supplies for the team." A boy my age said coming up to me. He had green eyes, blond hair and wore a typical chef's outfit complete with hat, he had a large butcher's knife strapped to his waist.

"Nice to meet you cooker." I said with a nod

"I hope you're as tough as people say you are. I'm Ironwolf." A man looking a few years older than me said. His red eyes kept staring at me without blinking. He had a black iron chestplate over a chainmail shirt and black iron greaves. On his back he had a large battle axe.

"Depends on what you've heard about me." I shrugged in response.

"We'll see." he said walking back to the table. Next up was the only girl on his team.

"Hey. I'm shiro okami and this is my wolf kiba." As soon as she had finished speaking the shadow under the table started moving. Before I knew it a large grey wolf was by her side. She wore light leather armor with a sword on her thigh.

"It's nice to meet a tamer I've never met one before." I responded still staring at the wolf next to her.

"I thought you were a tamer? People have seen you with a crow on your shoulder before." She said a look of confusion on her face.

"Its… it's a long story." I responded. I swear I could hear Azazel laughing. She just shrugged in return.

"Hello everyone it's nice to meet you my name is Piero-Bird, just call me Piero though. I am a shop owner on floor fifteen." the next guy said with a smile on his face. He wore a metal chestplate and had sword and shield on his back. Out of the corner of my eye I could see animal take an interest in someone for the first time since we got here.

"Hey guess I'm last. Anyways my name is TjGrY. If I had known that I'd be stuck with it for what seems like an eternity I would have picked something pronounceable. So you guys can just call me Ty." He smiled nervously when he introduced himself. He wore black leather cloak with a good and had a whip sword wrapped around him like a belt.

"NO,HELL NO, HOW THE FUCK! WHEN WILL YOU LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE COLE!" Animal yelled causing everyone to freeze and look at the screaming girl.