[World: Exion]
[Population: Roughly 1.8 Billion Players Remaining]
After the 1st Tutorial, approximately 200 million players have died, leaving only about 1.8 billion players remaining.
In the present time, day six or six days later.
On a sunny day.
In the middle of nowhere, high up in the beautiful blue sky, there existed a lobby room called “Shroom Village” — a floating village consisting of 1000 players.
During this moment, a hologram screen materialized in front of every player, seemingly presenting an announcement from the system:
[The next Tutorial will begin tomorrow at 9 AM.]
The next day…
[The 2nd Tutorial will now begin.]
In the center of Shroom Village, a dungeon portal gate materialized.
Upon witnessing the emergence of the dungeon portal, numerous players grew nervous, their fear evident in audible gulps.
[Please enter the dungeon to start the Tutorial.]
[Time limit before the dungeon gate closes: 60 seconds]
[Warning! Players who fail to enter and start the dungeon in time will be eliminated. In short, game over.]
Just like in any video game, “Game Over” means death for the players.
Every dungeon features a quest that players must complete to clear it. Only after finishing the quest does an exit portal appear, allowing the players to leave the dungeon.
Of course, it's easier said than done, especially considering how many players have lost their lives in the 1st Tutorial, let alone surviving the 2nd Tutorial.
***
Inside the 2nd Tutorial Dungeon.
To not overpopulate a dungeon, like in most MMORPG games, there’s something called “Channels”, and each channel has a max limit of 5 players.
[Dungeon: The Goblin Forest]
“The Goblin Forest”, the name of this dungeon.
In one of the channels, channel number #18,912…
Deep within the Goblin Forest, in the midst of nowhere, five F-Class players could be observed confronting a group of 12 Goblins before them.
RAAARRRR!!!
KRAARRRR!!!
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GRAARRRR!!!
The five players were not prepared. In fact, they were still shocked from the 1st Tutorial and still needed some time to process everything.
[Quest: Kill 100 Goblins]
[Goblins Killed: 0/100]
Without any delay, the 12 Goblins made their move first and attacked the five players.
For the first roughly fifteen minutes, the five players managed to hold their own quite well. However, as time passed, they began to run low on energy and mana. Nonetheless, they still succeeded in eliminating 7 Goblins, so it wasn't too bad.
[Goblins Killed: 7/100]
“Huff! Huff! Huff!”
The five players were breathing heavily, indicating their growing fatigue.
“Fuck! This is much more difficult than I thought.”
“Dammit! I didn’t think Goblins would be this tough despite their midget size.”
“Don’t give up! We got this! Just five more Goblins left and we can take a break after.”
Approximately five minutes later…
Finally, they got rid of all the Goblins in this area.
[Goblins Killed: 12/100]
"Aah! I'm so tired!" exclaimed a young man as he lay down on the grass, gazing up at the sky with a smile. He felt relieved that he could finally rest.
“Good job, everyone! Alright, let’s rest up for a bit first.”
Just when they thought they could finally rest, another group of Goblins arrived. However, this time it wasn't just 12 Goblins; it was a significantly larger number.
“No way…”
“You gotta be kidding me…”
“What should we do…? There’s no way we can win if we fight them right now.”
ROAARRRR!!!
KRAARRRR!!!
GRAARRRR!!!
“Fuck it! Let’s just run!”
With no other option, the five players quickly got to their feet and bolted, fleeing for their lives.
RAAARRRR!!!
KRAARRRR!!!
GRAARRRR!!!
“Aaaaahhh!!”
“Fucking hell!”
“How could a Tutorial be this difficult! It seems like they really want us to fail so badly!”
For a brief period, the five players ran together, but soon things became chaotic, and they found themselves disoriented in the dense forest. Eventually, they had no choice but to split up and each run in their own direction.
As time passed, one by one, the players fell victim to the Goblins, succumbing to their attacks. However, one player remained untouched, protected by a passive skill known as "Infinite Regeneration." This skill was so potent that even in death, he could regenerate back to life. What's more, with each regeneration, he grew stronger.
[Player Info]
Name: Dragonire Obsidian
Race: Human
Class: None
Level: F-Class
[Skills]
Passive skills:
- Infinite Regeneration
Active skills:
- None
Lying motionless on the ground, Dragonire feigned death, keeping his eyes shut tightly, hoping to deceive the Goblins into believing he was no longer alive.
RAAARRRR!!!
KRAARRRR!!!
GRAARRRR!!!
Soon, six Goblins approached to inspect Dragonire's body, ensuring their target's demise. Among the six Goblins, two of them were Archer class and the other four were Warrior class.
A minute earlier, as Dragonire fled from the Goblins, an arrow struck his right leg, causing him to collapse in pain. Upon hitting the ground, several more arrows pelted him, piercing the rest of his body. In total, he now had about seven arrows trapped inside him.
After checking and ensuring Dragonire was dead, the Goblins then left happily, thinking they had done a good job in killing all the players in this channel. However, little did they know, Dragonire was still alive, and he was just waiting for his wounds to be healed.
Throughout the ordeal, Dragonire held his breath and struggled not to scream. Being struck by seven arrows was unbearable, the pain so intense that he longed to scream aloud. However, he knew that doing so would alert the nearby Goblins, leaving him no choice but to endure the agony in silence.
‘Ahh! This hurts so bad! Fuck!’