Hearing Chronos' words, a big question mark instantly in his mind. It seemed quite strange for an old fairy to be able to survive alone in the Altarian forest filled with horrible creatures. What was he doing in this place anyway?

"Chronos, I think we should ask the fairy directly. He may be able to help us find the materials we need."

"Yeah, your words sound reasonable."

The two of them walked closer to the fairy until his figure was seen clearly in front of them. The old fairy's appearance was not much different from the fairies in Altaria village they had met: blue eyes, white hair, and clear wings. However, something caught Asher's attention when he first saw him and it was his beard. His long beard, matching the color of his hair, instantly reminded Asher of a famous figure among children at Christmas.

"Wow, this old fairy has a beard quite long and almost touches the ground. "Chronos laughed mockingly. "I'm just wondering how long it took this old fairy to grow a beard like this and clean his beard."

"What? What do you say?

"Uh, jeez." Asher tapped his forehead when he heard Chronos' words. "Never mind, just ignore what my friend says. Oh yes, by the way we're here to ask-"

"Pstt, shut up." The old fairy gave Asher a sharp look. "Read these rules."

The old fairy's fingers moved slowly on a wooden board directly in front of him and then tapped the wooden board repeatedly. Without a word, the two of them then leaned slightly so that they could see the writing on the board.

Forest of Venus (part 1/2):

Welcome, players, to the forest of Venus located east of the village of Altaria. This forest is full of large plants that sleep more, but they can become vicious if you make noise or use fire. So, good luck!

Drop items: Flower nectar, chitin.

"Ash, look at the drop items. It seems that we're in the right place now." Chronos smiled. "Now we have to go in and start exterminating all the creatures inside this place."

"But wait a minute, Chronos. It says on this board that we can't use "Fire" and make noise because it will wake up the creatures that inhabit this place. We have to be careful."

"Gosh Ash, what are you afraid of?" Chronos laughed mockingly. " Both of our classes doesn't use that kind of element at all, so what are you worried about?"

"Uh, yes but-"

"Never mind, don't talk too much because we might make a scene. Now we have to get into the Venus forest before that poor fairy loses her life." Chronos pulled Asher's hand, through the barred door, into the forest of Venus. "Hurry up."

While walking through the forest of Venus, Asher didn't feel anything different from the forest before. The collection of tall shady trees and the silence that enveloped him made him immediately feel the same atmosphere as when he was inside the Altaria forest, except for the snoring sound that sounded like a grown-up's snoring.

"Hey Ash, look!" Chronos tapped Chronos on the shoulder, his face tense at the large silhouette a few meters in front of him. "What the fuck. What is that thing?"

"I don't know either, Chronos. but that thing seems to be asleep just like the description on the board. Come on, Chronos we have to take a closer look at the figure."

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Slowly the two of them walked closer to the creature until its figure was visible. The striking light green color, hinged and furry leaves like a large mouth accompanied by a collection of sharp teeth instantly made Asher remember the Venus flytrap -carnivorous creature he had studied in the past.

"Good, this creature seems to be still fast asleep," Chronos whispered as he slowly took out his sword. "We can finish this thing off quickly, Ash."

"Chronos, but we must remain careful. We can't wake this thing up."

" Yeah, yeah I know, Ash. That's why I'm going to kill this thing quickly."

Chronos then bent his body slightly while slowly pulling out his sword. Instantly a blue light appeared and enveloped his body and in a matter of seconds, he darted out quickly, cutting down the creature effortlessly without making any noise at all.

'150 exp gained'

'You have earned 50 gold coins, 1x flower nectar'

"Gosh, that's... that’s amazing, Chronos."

"Haha Ez. My dash skill should easily be able to defeat these creatures." Chronos puffed out his chest followed by a smile. "Now, we just need to kill these strange creatures and surely we can get the materials we need."

"Yes, you're right, Chronos."

Slash! Slash!

'150 exp gained'

'You have earned 20 gold coins'

'150 exp earned'

'You've earned 10 gold coins'

"Fucking monster! This quest is starting to make me sick." Chronos grumbled. "We've killed enough of those big fucking plants, but why none of them give us the items we need." Chronos thrust his sword into the ground in annoyance.

"Hey, calm down." Asher patted Chronos on the shoulder. "Looks like it's not as easy as we thought Chronos. We just need to be a little patient."

"Yes, your words sound reasonable." Chronos sighed. "Alright, now we need to find the creature's whereabouts and hope that we can get the rest of the materials we need."

"Uh, Chronos but I think I see that thing." Asher pointed his index finger among the shady trees a few meters in front of him. "Look, over there Chronos."

Without delay Chronos immediately darted quickly towards the creature, swinging his sword and preparing to finish the creature off. However, all of a sudden a small dagger shot out from the opposite direction from Chronos, deflecting Chronos' attack and making his attack instantly canceled.

"Fuck, what is that?" Chronos furrowed his brow. "What the fuck is going on?"

"Dammit, looks like we're not the only ones after this thing, Chronos." Asher's face tightened. "We have to be careful. There is something around us."

An unfamiliar silhouette suddenly appeared from behind one of the trees around Asher, walking closer to them until its figure came into view. It turned out to be the same player as the two of them. The weapons in the form of small daggers in both hands must be using the Assassin class- The class that has quite agile movements.

"Hey tomato head, that's mine." The red-haired man stared at the two of them, his gaze filled with hatred. "Back off while I give you a chance."

"What do you say? Tomato head?" Chronos was inflamed. “No, I’m not going anyway. Go to hell you fucking Asssasin!”

"Fine, if you don't want to. You will feel the consequences."

After only a few minutes, the player's body slowly disappeared from view, leaving everyone confused. Asher looked around and trying to find the player's whereabouts, but he found nothing but a collection of shady trees in front of him.

" Fuck! Where is that damn player?"

" Oh God, Chronos behind you!"

Asher's shout instantly made Chronos turn his body quickly so that he immediately swung his sword to successfully block the attack. Good, fortunately, Chronos was quick to move. However, the player did not stop raining attacks on Chronos until he managed to make his body lie weakly on the ground.

" Shit... shit you!"

"Haha, I already told you it's useless. Your strength won't be able to defeat me." The player suddenly appeared in front of Chronos followed by laughter. "Listen to me. You're just a weak player! There's no way you can beat me!"

" Oh my, what are you doing to Chronos?" Asher's jaw tightened followed by his sharp gaze. "Damn it! I'll pay you back for everything you've done to Chronos!"

"Heh? What can you do?" The player's gaze looked sarcastically at Asher. "You can't do anything. You useless class! Just sit back and watch me torture your friend." The player then took out his dagger, preparing to stab Chronos. “DIE!”

Noticing that Chronos was in a cornered position, Asher immediately used his bomb item, throwing it at the player until the bomb exploded just before the player's dagger managed to get stuck in Chronos' body.

"Argh! Fucking white magician! The player immediately dropped the dagger in his hand. "How dare you disturb me. I'll make sure your life will be tortured. Prepare to die!"