Stage01.NetGameSaga.ww\NOAH\Beta_Test
Level 02:\NOAH Russia\Antony\Startup -Freeform Combat Training-
« Logged into NOAH Online; Global Test Server as Zoloto Archer »
Zoloto Archer peeked at his brass-cased forearm communicator, then another message popped out on his screen, « I'm sure you guys know how to move around, right? Now, let's kill some slimes! ».
“Is it just me, or they are mocking us?” Zoloto Archer asked Fleym, while he materialized his personal holographic backpack window in front of him. His finger ran through bite-sized pictures of training-grade weapons, some vials, and his worn clothes.
“I think not, unless some of the players have not played games like these.” Fleym pulled out a pair of dirty handwraps at the back of her hips.
Zoloto Archer browsed his inventory for the second time, then he chose a «Hunting Bow». In a snap, a short and small burst of energy shot from his left thigh. He saw one of the bow's limbs came out from the ball of energy on his thigh. He quickly dragged it out, then aimed his hunting bow at the roof, “All right, better be ready, Fleym!”
How do they draw out stuff from their backs? Sides? Or even at their belts? Those pockets of energy sprouted from their clothes are their «Personal Dimensional Inventory Terminal» or shortened as «PerDin Terminal». Simply put: their inventory.
Bright bluish grids below the trainee colonists flashed faster than the latest gossips posted on Facebook worldwide. Three seconds after, white tiles above them, spewed out glassy blocky gels on the floor. He looked at his communicator screen, « Prepare for battle. Transformable training monsters set! »
“I thought we're going to fight aliens?” a dark brown-skinned Celestian, named Akeem-Spectre, flew away from the creatures, “But they gave us transparent slimes!”
“Akeem, they are actually aliens.” Zoloto Archer pointed one of the glassy slimes, “They only gave us easy monsters, to be honest.”
“Cover me, Zoloto!” Fleym wore her dirty «Training Handwraps», then she punched the closest slime creature.
“Got your back!” Zoloto Archer rolled rightward, then shot a thin white energy arrow at the side of the monster she attacked. The transparent creature remained at its place, then bumped Fleym's belly hard. His Bahamun brawler buddy fell on the glowing floor.
The slime headed to his direction, that it hopped at a rabbit's pace. As it reached him, he ran away from the aggravated monster, then fired another arrow at the transparent slime.
The monster took another arrow, then in a flash, it transformed into a glassy humanoid creature, armed with a short crystal spike. He leaped away from the enemy, then fired a pair of arrows at the monster's head. Bluish blood gushed into his face, then the monster stabbed his shoulder. “What the! Got blinded by this 'suka's blood!”
As his character suffered a blinding blow, Antony took a deep breath. One month before NOAH Online's beta test, and their last day of playing Call of the Battlefield Online. As he aimed his sniper rifle at the enemy team's VIP character, a white flash blinded him. He screamed a series of Russian cuss words, and emptied his sniper rifle without hitting anyone. At the final shot, something killed him in-game. He's outflanked by some guy with a small submachine gun.
“You okay?” Esfirasya said to him with a louder voice.
“Nyet. That blood-splat reminded me of our last match!” Antony moved his in-game character backwards, “Get that thing off me, please?”
“I'm coming!” Fleym ran towards the armed humanoid, then she delivered a «Heavy Punch» to its head. Upon impact, its head flew away, as it was a spineless monster. First enemy downed.
“You all right?” Fleym wiped his face with her hands. “Better get patched up, elf boy.”
“Da, just a small stab wound.” He drank a small vial containing red liquid. “I think I should change my weapon, as it reminded me much of my bad sniper days.”
“That's normal, because we're in a different game.” she patted his shoulders, “We'll get used to this, and reach the end-game together!”
He nodded at her, then he aimed his bow at the farthest gel-based humanoid's head. I hope I don't miss it! He materialized another white energy arrow.
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Here I go! He shot at the monster, but his arrow landed on its back. His target locked its sights onto him, then dashed at a speed of a wolf. He fired another arrow at its left knee, but landed at its shin instead.
“NYET! NYET! NYET!” he leaped backward, “Taste my arrows, 'suka! «Dual Shot»!”
While in mid-air, he shot a pair of energy arrows at the monster's head. Those arrows tore through the monster's forehead, that it scattered most of its clear jelly flesh on the floor. Yeah, like the slimes from Dungeons & Dragons, or even the cute-faced, pink Porings from Ragnarok Online. Too bad, the monster continued rushing at them. Without fear of death, or probably purposed to be slain by the colonists for training.
“I'll finish that off this time!” Akeem-Spectre flew over the injured monster, then slashed the monster vertically. In a split second, it exploded into puddles of slime.
“Der'mo! I could have finished that one!” Zoloto Archer took a deep breath, and packed his bow into his inventory. As his new in-game friend flew back to them, he pouted at him.
“No need to be angry, we're a team after all.” Fleym hugged him, then she patted his back, “It's all right. We'll train together, then kill 'em next time.”
He peeked at his communicator again, then he found a new window at the top-right of his screen. The brown-skinned Celestian who slained his target is actually the third member of their party all along!
He, and everyone else, let out a new holographic window from their communicators: «Prepare for a terrain change. We have acquired enough data for this adjustment. Don't move or attempt to slay our training monsters while zone transformation sequence is in effect»
“Why only now? I liked those clear slime guys...” Fleym placed her hands on her hips. “Then now, they'll change everything in this room?”
Zoloto Archer looked at her, “I guess this is why, we're on a beta test.”
The glowing floors' bluish lights switched to green, then it let out a bright green flash at everyone in the room.
Five seconds later, what used to be a bright gridded room, turned into a thick forest filled with towering pine trees. The slimy creatures they fought moments ago, transformed into hairy red humanoids with bandaged eyes. In-game name: «Lesudar Dushitel».
The congress of «Lesudar Dushitels» stood slouched as they wandered around the virtual pine forest.
“What the? We warped to another place?” Akeem-Spectre gripped his «Wooden Sword». “Well, I hope they retain this place as a starting point at launch...”
“I think not, probably we're still in a virtual reality zone.” Zoloto Archer brought his «Hunting Bow» out.
A pair of «Lesudar Dushitels» dashed at other colonists. A pale-skinned Diablon (horned human) tried to launch a fireball on them, yet the creature stabbed her right shoulder. The green-haired Gnome (a disembodied spirit that needed a physical shell to live in the surface world), parried the other monster's attack with his «Wooden Hatchet».
Zoloto's jaws dropped, as he watched those creatures attacked a pair of newbies. This could be my chance to make my aim right!
“Kusok der'ma!!!” Zoloto Archer fired three arrows in succession, then it struck the monster's chest. The stabbed Diablon magician dashed towards him for cover. “Get over here!”
The green-haired Gnome hacked the stabber's shin, then approached him in a hurry. He smiled at them, as he distracted the monsters with his attacks.
He performed another «Dual Shot» at the injured monster's head. Target down, without resistance. YES! I did it!
The Diablon girl, and the Gnome boy thanked him for saving them from death. They introduced themselves as Maldranza & Helmirr respectively, then they asked Fleym to join their party.
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