After turning in a huge batch of eggs, Zen sighed. These red eggs won’t amount to many points, but they were definitely heavy. Zen walked back when he heard the oven’s timer go off and was opening it to retrieve the new batch of Basilisk eggs when something crashed through the window from the cafeteria.
Zen froze in fear when he heard the screech. The boss monster that everyone else was chasing was in the same building, and Zen panicked. He wasn’t trained in combat. How would he tame this basilisk?
There was no time to think. For Zen, every second he wasted hiding in this kitchen was a second that he was endangering these egg supplies. He had to get the bird out of here.
With a burst of bravery, Zen armed himself with the hot eggs and spied on the monster from the serving window connecting to the cafeteria. The dumb monster boss did not seem to notice him yet, so Zen called out to it.
“Over here! I have your children!”
Zen’s voice attracted the basilisk’s attention, and he closed his eyes while holding the Rainbow Eggs with outstretched hands.
“Zen!” someone screamed, and the chef could only mentally apologise to his party members. If he survived this act of foolishness, they should find some eggs to feed him.
Liu Feng did not know what was going on but hearing Sasha’s scream, he reacted quickly, lunging towards what sounded like the monster bird.
Gunshots were fired, and everything played in slow motion, just as if time dragged on. Zen felt some movement in front of him. The monster was breathing so close to him that it was difficult for Zen to hold himself up properly from fear.
Then, the basilisk bumped both its heads on the eggs that Zen held out before Liu Feng could reach it or Sasha’s bullets could graze it.
A flash of light burst in the cafeteria, and a deafening notification sounded in everyone’s head.
[Congratulations to Zen for clearing the Egg Hunt Event! Please note that there are five minutes of immunity for all participants to turn in the remaining eggs. Participants under the curse of petrification will be considered dead if the curse is not broken within the next five minutes.]
When Zen heard the announcement and saw the timer at the side of his vision, he wasted no time.
“Turn in your rainbow eggs and find me those who are petrified. I have the cure!”
Liu Feng and Sasha dumped whatever Rainbow eggs they had into the submission station, and Zen hoped that he could still make it on time. He had no idea how many people were cursed, but there should not be many from their guild.
As the seconds flew by, Zen’s skills were tested. The guild members reported that there were a total of seven cursed victims. Of which, four were badly shattered, so there were only three left. Zen put in the last batch of Rainbow Egg mixture into the oven and waited for the cursed victims to be brought over. He could not help but feel down. Despite his best efforts, four were dead.
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[You have received a reward for clearing the Egg Hunt Event. Kindly claim your reward from the inbox after the event has concluded.]
[You have received a unique title, “Basilisk Tamer”. You can check it out in the Character Profile tab.]
Seeing as there was nothing much to do apart from waiting, Zen checked his Character Profile tab. There were not many changes, but Zen did not know what to think about that new title.
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Name: Zen
Title:
1. Enemy of The Round Table
Description: You have offended the Round Table families by siding with the Godfather!
Effects: Fame +100. Special attention by the Godfather.
2. Slime Researcher
Description: Your dedication to learning about slimes gives you a better understanding of their weaknesses.
Effects: Ability to inspect slime-related monsters. Raises item drop chances to 100% when a slime is killed by one who equips this title.
3. Basilisk Tamer
Description: Your compassion for reuniting the mother basilisk and her egg has moved many hearts.
Effects: You can summon a basilisk pet in dungeons floors11 to 20 for 60 seconds every 5 minutes.
Age: 15
Abilities: Gaming & Cooking
In-Game Abilities:
1. Foraging Encyclopaedia
Effects: Allows player to understand all plant life and uses in-game.
Credits: 1,600
Items:
1. Armoured Slime Boss Goo
Description: Can be used to make intermediate healing salve.
Rank: 100
Guild: Survivors [Role: Advisor]
Primary Party: Godly Food [Party leader]
Party Abilities:
1. Heavy Bounce
Effect: Debuffs enemy speed by 20% and increases party defence by 20%.
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Zen was thrilled. A basilisk pet sounded cool to have around. It could be handy even if there was a use limitation. Heck, as a gamer, Zen wouldn’t even be mad if it was merely an accessory to look good. However, the idea that people were dying in the event dampened his mood.
“What’s wrong?” Liu Feng asked after noting the boy’s silence. Zen shook his head and checked the oven. The new batch of Rainbow Eggs was ready, just in time as the other guild recruits poured in with statues.
“Nothing,” Zen forced a smile and quickly changed the topic, pushing the new batch of Rainbow eggs to Liu Feng while he promptly submitted his eggs.
The Seer listened as Zen hurried away. He could tell that something was wrong from that forced tone in his voice, but there was no time to console his sworn brother. If anything, they had lives to save. Thankfully, he dropped his Rainbow Egg off at the submission station earlier.
The timer was ticking, and many people panicked when they were down to their last sixty seconds. Zen smashed eggs into all three statues and urged guild members to prioritise turning in the cooked eggs as they gave more points than regular eggs.
From here, Akiko noted who she should put on probation and who she should promote. Party Freedom was definitely in line for a promotion, but Party Prayer needed a little more time to prove themselves.
Three.
Two.
One.
The event came to an end just as suddenly as it started, and Zen found himself back in his virtual lobby with a huge system prompt, telling him to claim his reward.
Zen did not hesitate. He could already tell what the reward could be from the title he received and smiled when a new window prompted him to name his new pet.
What would be a befitting name for a basilisk?
Bassy? Basil?
Basil sounded perfect, and Zen had no problems naming it after a herb.
[Do you want to name your pet Basilisk “Basil”?]
[Yes.]
Zen confirmed and grinned. He couldn’t wait to meet his first virtual pet!