I ended up staying with Tia in her room because they both didn't want me to stay with Yvette. Though, I had persuaded Tia that I should sleep on the floor, I woke up with her hugging me again. She's on the floor with me. I wonder when did she even came down from her bed. Well, at least now I get to keep my clothes on. She did have clothes too, most of them.
I got myself up at 7:00 in the morning. Way too late for a jog or early practice but a practice should happen. I need to train more for the coming events and I want to get strong too. I might have to lower my comments about Yvette since she's the one who'll mentor me for today. A free tutorial in a game like this is like a cheat. Not everyone in this game is this kind.
Having myself prepared for the training, I came out of Tia's room, almost tip toeing. I shouldn't wake Tia up. It would be quite a fuss if she finds out that I'm goig out with Yvette. At least in this way, I'll keep the awkward moments to a minimum.
I reached Yvette's room and before my hand hit the door, it opened fast, Yvette standing behind it.
"You're late!" She greeted. "Should've came two hours ago!"
Being not able to defend myself, I just scratched my head and shrugged. "I'm sorry."
"Ain't anything we can do about it now anyway." She shook her head left and right, trying to look behind me. "Where's your gal?"
"She's not my 'gal'." I replied. "Tia's just a good friend."
"Ain't just a friend with what she thinks about you."
"Please, drop this topic." I snapped. Then again, I need to be a little patient with her. She's going to help me after all.
She just shrugged and walked past me heading downstairs. I immediately followed and caught up to her heels. Reaching the first floor, I nodded at Marie and some of the people whom I already knew for being always present at this inn. Some of them are drinking coffee while some are already drinking beers and ale.
"We have to reach the Dim Light forest before it turns 8." Yvette said without turning to face me. "Can you do it?"
"Yes, ma'am!" I replied while pretending to be a soldier saluting at her back.
"Good! Then, keep up and stop dawdling!"
Though, players don't really feel fatigue without having a low percentage in their energies, I felt like I had to catch my breathe because of all the running and slaying that I did. Yvette made me kill all the monsters that came into her sight and told me that it was part of her training for me. I just hope she knows what she's doing because I'm already getting tired.
We reached the Dim Light forest five minutes before 8. The forest was located North East of the Newbie Land. The highest level of monster that I have seen so far is level 25. A bit high for me. At the moment, I'm only level 8.
I already killed almost fifty plus momsters and almost depleted my mana. Good thing I bought two bottles of mana potions last night or I'm going to have to train without my skills.
"Not your best, Tobi." She said.
I was a bit shocked that she knows and called my name just like that. I mean, she finally doesn't think of me as a pervert.
"Get your sword ready. I'm going to lure a Giant Bat for you to kill." She turned to face the forest. "You'll show me how you will kill an opponent who's going to be far from your reach."
I felt nervous with whats he said. A Giant Bat is a flying creature and wouldn't land just to attack. I need to outsmart the creature inorder to defeat it but how? The creature would be far off from my level and its speed would be more advanced than boars, wolves and slimes.
After a few minutes, Yvette came out from the bushes and as she did, the leaves on the trees rustled after her. Something is coming, something big.
A large bat emerged from the trees. I never would've expected a bat to come out at the edge of the forest in broad daylight. It was the Giant Bat and it has an odd looking features. It's whole body is round shaped. It has two gigantic eyes, a snout and a large mocking smile showing its razor sharp teeth.
"He's all yours, tiger!" She shouted.
The Giant Bat's aggro is still with Yvette. I have to lure it away from her. Just from watching Yvette with her fight yesterday, I tried throwing my Slimy Wooden Dagger to lure the bat. With all my luck, the dagger scratched the Giant Bat's left eye. Unfortunately it didn't buried itself into it.
I successfully lured away the bat from Yvette. Now, I have to think of a way on how to kill this thing. At first, the bat flew in circles above me and when it reached my blindside, it attacked immediately like a beast to its prey. With my mastery of my skills, I used Dash Step to avoid being hit by its tackle. Once again, it was circling above me. I stopped chasing it with my eyes, circling in my own position. I have to make it think that I'm vulnerable. To my luck, it attacked again, but now, it attacked head on. I need perfect timing if I want to pin this guy down. I started to think and concentrated on the attack before me.
Concentrate! Wait for the right timing!
When the Giant Bat was three paces ahead of me, charging at full sleed, I immediately spun in widdershins. The timing was perfect. The sword that Jack gave me hit its target! I made a horizontal wound on the right side of the bat's head or face or body. It's whole body is round, I don't know how to call it.
With all my efforts, I managed to put some damage on the monster. It wasn't enough to kill it but at least I succeeded with that. I slowly looked at my right to see what's the reaction of Yvette with my performance. She was keeping a straight face. I guess, it wasn't really enough. I noticed that she looked kinda cute with her face looking like that. What am I thinking? There's monster before me!
Because of my day dreaming, the bat's tackle threw me away from my position. I did not hit the ground but it managed to knock me off two paces away from where I was.
"Concentrate, Tobi!" Yvette shouted. "Don't let that bat be the reason for your first death!"
She's right. I need to concentrate if I want to get stronger. This is nothing compared to what I will face months after this!
The bat attacked from my blindajde again. I sensed that it was coming from my five o'clock. I counted up to two seconds before using my skill, Dual Thrust.
My attack was almost perfect. It didn't killed the monster but I managed to decapitate his right wing, leaving him helpless on the ground.
"Finish it!" Yvette commanded.
I immediately passed my judgement and allowed my sword to kill the bat, cutting it into two. The bat shattered and a system message was displayed to my screen
Giant Bat
300 exp
15 gold
"Splendid!" She said. She was now running towards me. "What were you thinking when you were hit? Your first attacked looked really impressive!"
"Well, uhh." I was stuttering.
"Never mind that!" She looked really happy for me. "Now, I'll get more!"
I was surprised. One was a big challenge. She said she'll get more! Before I can even protest, she was already gone. I need to regenerate quickly! My hp was down to 130 from 180.
I sat on the ground waiting for Yvvete's arrival and noticed that the sky was really in a very good mood today. Birds were singing, the sun is high and the wind is cold. Perfect day for training. I remembered my days in the real world. I rarely get this kind of sight since being already at the peak of teenage years, responsibilities are multiplying.
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It has already been fifteen minutes and she still hasn't come back yet. I wknder what happened to her. To my surprise, I heard a loud scream from the forest. It sounded like a wail of pain and anger and that voice was familiar. It was from Yvette!
I hurried myself and charged into the forest to aid her. I can still hear her screams as if she was being tortured. I got worried sick for her. I was already slashing the vines, bushes and brambles before me to reach her fast enough.
It became quite gruesome after the last bush that I cut down. She was already lying on the mud and was being stitched by a player named FaustVII. He stitched her mouth to stop her screams. I noticed that her left arm was already torn off and was being stitched by him. My whole body was shaking with fear and anger with what I'm seeing. Though, Yvette and I didn't had a good start, she was already being kind to me and this is unforgivable!
At first, I was frozen on the spot because of fear but because of my blazing anger, I managed to thaw the invicible ice that froze my body.
I rushed towards them with my sword on my right hand. I'm going to sever his head to end this quick. I do not have the luxury to take chances against a guy like this. If he managed to defeat Yvette in a fight, what chance will I get if he's not busy enough.
With a mighty swing, I thought I got him. But to my surprise, a Cuddle Bear took my hit. A cuddle bear is a level 20 monster commonly seen inside this forest. The bear looked ordinary except for the stitches it had on his body. I concentrated my gaze upon the monster before me, it's name isn't cuddle bear! What is this?! The name it had was FaustVII's Necromonger. What the hell is this?!
Before I got the chance to pull my sword from the bear's left thigh, it had already made its move and hit me with it large, long clawed paws. I was thrown against a tree. My sword was left on its left thigh.
"Pity, I have to stitch you too." FaustVII said. "Don't worry, I'm already near finished with this lass."
I tried getting up but my character status screen suddenly popped up, showing a red part on my body. Whenever something happens with the player's body like decapitation, the charavter status screen pops up showing what's the damaged part is. Orange for minor damaged. Red for severe damaged, pure black shade for decapitated. My whole right leg already had a red shade on it. I can't move it!
With all these things happening, my predicaments were still growing. FaustVII ordered his necromonger to fully decapitate my leg so that he can stitch it better for later. What the hell is this? Is this really a skill?! Necromancy in this game really is gruesome. Who would even want to learn skills like that?!
Yvette was already convulsing with all the pain and fear she's feeling. "Please hold on a bit more longer. I'll find a way to get us out of here!" I assured her even though I knew deep in myself that we were both going to die here.
The games doesn't really applied much pain for the players to feel every scars and bruises they received but having to experiment using the human mind, the game can't control the whole emotion especially when someone is seeing what happens to them like this. The brain itself makes the player feel the pain.
The bear was almost at me when I managed to summon all my courage and strength to summon my sword back to me and bury it against the bear's very skull. FaustVII's eyes widened. He suddenly shoved Yvette to his side and approached me.
"Strong man." He said. "Even at that level."
He was wearing a black double breasted suit and a top hat. His eyes was all black and scary if they stare at you for long which what is happening to me right now.
"Don't worry, this won't hurt.. much." Before I can even speak, a rapier appeared on his right hand and decapitated my right leg.
I was screaming because of the pain. Now I know what it feels like being a soldier in a war. The pain was unbearable that I almost fainted. What happened next was one of the worst experience I had in my whole existence. He pinned me against the tree by piercing the rapier he had through my stomach and the rapier buried into the tree's body. I was standing but my right leg was still on the ground.
"This is easier, believe me." He said. "I need to stitch you up because if I revive your corpse without doing this, you'll be limping. A limping necromonger is a useless necromonger."
He picked up my leg and positioned it against the spot to where it was supposed to be. He was holding my leg with his left and as he summoned a large needle and thread to stitch me up. The hellish pain made me say a lot of curses.
I still got a chance to escape this. He's already near me. I took my chance and tried to stab him with my wooden dagger but he deflected it with just a light tap. I didn't have enough energy to scream or even move my fingers. I lost. My first death would be against this guy.
When all hopes seemed lost, the bushes behind the trre that I am pinned on started to rustle. I heard a familiar voice calling out to me but I'm already on the verge of fainting. Before I closed my eyes, I saw FaustVII's eyes widended again and he looked scared and surprised.
As I awoke, I realized felt hot, literally hot. It's as if everything around me was burning. I opened my eyes and saw that everything really is burning. I saw Yvette beside me still has her stitches. I summoned my sword and used the blade to free her lips from the thread binding her mouth.
I looked around and saw that the fire qas around us but it's not growing. A shadow came from one of the directions ahead of us and it toom my a few moments to realize thag it was Tia.
"Already killed FaustVII." She said. "Please, hang on a little bit longer. Marie's coming."
"How did you find us?" I asked.
"Noticed that you were already gone and some customer told me you were heading here." She sat beside me. "He also said that a high leveled PK-er is also dwelling in this forest. He wants players' body as a necromonger for the coming event."
So even high level players are interested in such lame events that would only be good for low until mid leveled players, huh?
"Is that really a skill?" I grabbed Tia by the arm. "Necromancy here is like this?"
Tia just slightly nodded and raised her hands that resulted to the extinguishing of the fire around us. I just realizes that she wasn't wearing what she usually wears. She looked more like a gothic witch right now compared to the affectionate maid she always appear to be.
Everything she said suddenly sinked into me. She killed FaustVII?! How?! He was so powerful even if I haven't seen him fight. I can feel that I would really lose to him. With my curiosity, I asked Tia to clear my mind.
"How did you kill that man? He's too strong even for Yvette! How did you manage to kill him?"
She just stared at me and I thought she wouldn't answer but she did.
"That's a question for another time, Tobi." She snapped with her middle and thumb finger while her arms are raised up and pointed down at us. Marie suddenly appeared from the bushes and carried Yvette and I on her shoulders. "Strong isn't she?"
I was startled. Yvette and I looked like we weigh more than we looked but she's just carrying us like feathers.
"After your recovery, we'll talk, okay?" Tia said.
I just nodded and once again fell asleep.