The three of us went to the chaos gate. We agreed to go to a beginner area first. Delta Bursting Passed Over Aqua Field. The field is a green meadow with a clear, blue sky. Windmills are standing all over the field, and a slight wind turns them.
"Watch and learn." Chairman Bond said as Ocean Doctor and he approached a magic portal.
Two goblins came out of the portal. Their texture looks quite realistic. I'm impressed.
Chairman Bond jumped up and slashed down. "Calamity!" he shouted. One down, one to go.
The other goblin was running toward Ocean Doctor now. Bobby was standing his guard, then he raised his staff, and muttered, "Rai Don." A bolt of lightning shot down from the sky and electrocuted the goblin. Pretty good.
Hmm? My experience points went up even though I didn't fight. Hehehe...I guess I could just leech exp from them while I'm weak.
"Nice job, guys!" I cheered. By this time, I pulled the two short blades from their sheath, and was waving them around.
"Hahaha! Of course! We're level 10 already," Chairman Bond laughed. Ocean Doctor laughed too, robes flapping in the wind.
Damn. Thanks for reminding me.
"Let's go to the dungeon. We'll get the treasure of the Gott Statue." Ocean Doctor urged.
"Sounds fine to me," I replied. By now, I have some sense of the battle controls so I'm pretty sure I can handle the next enemies. I checked the skills of my blades: Saber Dance and Tiger Claw. Hmm...got to get something better.
We entered the dungeon and our steps echo on the stone floor of the dungeon. Another magic portal. This time, I step towards it. One goblin appears.
"That's for you, Jenocide," Chairman Bond shouted.
"Do your best," Ocean Doctor added. "Don't make me waste my healing spells on you."
I charged the goblin. I slashed down with my right blade, but he blocked it with his dagger, all the while smiling fiendishly. I swung my left blade and he jumped back.
He leaped at me with the dagger pointing down. I got grazed, back flipped and then used a skill.
"Saber Dance!" Three quick slashes and the goblin was turned back. Two more thrusts and he's gone. Sigh.
"Oh? Nice job," Ocean Doctor congratulated me, although I swear he's mocking me.
"All right! Let's go down, but first, Bobby heal Jennard first. He has a bit of damage," Mathew commanded. Even in The World, he's still our leader.
"Repth!" Bobby said, as he cast the healing spell.
A bright light shone below me and I heard a tinkle. I was back to max hit points, and so we headed to the next level.
"Where's the door down?" I asked.
"Hang on." Chairman Bond said, as he used a fairy orb. "Over there."
We trudged toward the direction he was pointing.
More enemies, more exp. How nice.
We finally got to the lowest level, and we entered the last room. We were about to open the treasure by the Gott Statue, when a man called out to us.
"Wait. I was here first. That treasure is mine!"
We turned around, and saw a guy with wavy green hair. He's holding a spear-like weapon that ended in a curved, flat blade: a polearm. I guess he's a Long Arm. He had a red-orange vest with matching orange pants.
"Huh? What the hell are you talking about? We're about to open this chest," Chairman Bond spoke.
"Hehehe...I don't give a damn. The treasure is mine," the mystery man said.
I'm just watching. The man looks strong, and at my level, I don't think I stand a chance against him.
Ocean Doctor was about to open the chest, when the man lunged at him. Chairman Bond blocked the thrust with his sword, sparks flying.
"Quick! Take the treasure and warp out of here. I'll meet you in town." Chairman Bond commanded.
Ocean Doctor grabbed the contents of the treasure chest, and raised the sprite ocarina. He and I were back at the field, then we gated out back to Mac Anu.
Meanwhile, the mystery man was livid.
"What the fuck?! That's cheap!" he said.
"You weren't really here first. You followed us." Chairman Bond said matter-of-factly. "The question is: why are you interested in a treasure chest a low-level dungeon."
"None of your business." He struck again at Chairman Bond. Mathew blocked it once again.
"Hmm...you're good," the man observed.
"Of course," Mathew replied.
The man put down his polearm. "Fine. Who cares now? The treasure's gone."
He then introduced himself. "I am Atoshi."
Mathew said, "I am Chairman Bond."
"Chairman Bond, we'll meet again," Atoshi said, as he warped out.
Chairman Bond sighed. "What the hell was that all about?" He also warped out and headed back to Mac Anu.
He met Ocean Doctor and me by the bridge again. We contemplated today's events as Chairman Bond told us about Atoshi.
We took a look at the treasures we got: Cat's Blades and two grunty dolls.
"These look like ordinary stuff," Ocean Doctor mused, "so why would Atoshi want these items?" He handed me the Cat's Blades and gave one grunty doll to Chairman Bond. He slipped the remaining doll into his robes.
"Thanks. Well, maybe he got the keywords wrong. Maybe the treasure he wants is a completely different area," I offered.
"Maybe," Chairman Bond said, scratching his head.
"Oops. Time to go, Bond. Time for dinner," Ocean Doctor said, walking away.
"Yeah, all right. Jennard, you have our member addresses. Just mail us if you want to go somewhere." Chairman Bond said, falling in step beside Bobby.
"OK, see ya later." I said, as I waved farewell.
I took a last stroll around Mac Anu, familiarizing myself with the locations of the shops, the Elf's Haven, and the Recorder. It's time for dinner as well, so I saved and logged out.