Game’s Dogma Chapter 4: Hare King

It really is the golden rat!

Drako Yaus mind freshened up as he was now sure that this ga was a copy of his own.

This golden rat seed like it was nothing special, but in fact it was rather useful. It had sothing to do with a system Drako Yau had createdthe Encounter system.

Special incidents will occur randomly, and solving these sudden quests will grant you mysterious rewards.

There were over a thousand special incidents in the Encounter system, at least that was his original design. Encounter quests had unknown triggers and occurred randomly. Even if a player knew the triggers of an encounter quest and went to the specified location, it was still possible for the quest to not show up.

A limitless world with unlimited possibilities. It was sothing he had told the ga designers back in Jubilant Gas.

The golden rat; it was one of the encounters that could occur in the starter village.

Drako Yau took out and placed the golden rat on the ground, though its item na had already changed to Golden Rat Bait. He then hid sowhere close by and carefully observed the location where the bait was.

He was sowhat far away from the starter village, so he wasnt concerned about other players spotting him. Most newbies would quickly solve their starter quests near the starter village to save ti. By doing so, they could finish their quests as quickly as possible and head to their first actual city.

Hearing a boom, Drako Yau heightened his senses. Its here!

A dark shadow erged from the forest and leapt its way over to the bait he had set up. It looked around its surroundings, twitching its nose as it sniffed the air.

The na tag above the shadow revealed its identity: Hare King. Without triggering the Golden Rat Encounter and using the Golden Rat Bait, trying to find the king would be futile.

The hare king widened its carnivorous jaws and munched on the golden rat, blood squirting from the dead rat as it did, though Drako Yau didnt think too much about it. More importantly, he knew that the hare king would disappear again once it finished devouring the golden rat.

He quickly ran over and slamd his wooden stick onto the hare king. A number popped above the monster, which also notified it of his presence.

Grrrr.

The hare king dropped its al and looked at Drako Yau, its eyes so nacing that they surprised him.

This is killing intent? How could a ga feel so realistic?

As its eyes continue to radiate an intimidating glow, the hare king that was as tall as him lunged in.

Woah!

Drako Yau barely managed to sidestep from its attack, but the hare king was extrely agile as well. The mont it noticed that he had evaded its attack, it swung its right claw at him.

Ti seed to have stopped along with the tearing sounds of cloth. The hare kings razor-sharp claws cut Drako Yaus right arm, resulting in several bloody wounds and a splatter of blood.

Pain. The searing pain felt like it had torn through his heart.

How could it hurt so bad? If the pain is so intense, why do people even play the ga?

Even now, Drako Yau couldnt help but think from a ga designers perspective. At the sa ti, the right arm of the little humanoid figure located at the top right corner in his vision turned red. Drako Yau then knew his starter gauntlet had been destroyed.

Successfully landing its first attack, the hare king didnt press on but instead hissed at him, as if it was mocking his incompetence.

Fuah Fuah

Drako Yau looked at the torn flesh on his right arm. The intense pain was quickly summoning the mories that had gone dormant for years from the depths of his mind.

Its been seven years Ever since the old geezer disappeared, Ive never gotten injured again He murmured while tightening his grip on his sole weapon, the thick wooden stick.

From this mont onwards, he no longer looked at this world from a ga designers perspective. It was now all about survival instinct, the kind that sprouted when even the most ordinary of people was forced into a corner. Such instinct, however, had transford him into a warrior.

Sensing the abrupt change in the puny humans aura, the hare king anxiously dug the soil with its claws. Drako Yau flashed his glare at the beast before dashing towards it like a shadow. The way he moved, it was almost like he had beco a completely different person.

The hare king roared in rage and sent both its claws at him, drawing two argent arcs in the air.

Fuh

Drako Yau switched up his steps and abruptly changed his path with a forward leap, successfully sliding between the two silvery traces, after which he speared his stick at the hare kings lower jaw.

Krrr!!!

Heavily struck on the mandible, the hare king made a peculiar cry and stumbled a few steps backwards. Drako Yaus keen eyesight did not miss the large number that popped up from the monster; the strike dealt almost double the damage compared to his first attack.

Although this was sothing he had yet to implent in his ga, it was still a system he was familiar with, naly the Weakness Exploit system. Simply put, attacking the enemys weak points would deal a lot more damage.

Drako Yau had completely entered his combat mode and no longer thought about things like a ga designer. Right now, he was like a horse that had run wild. The human-sized rabbit swung its sharp claws over and over again, but the dark shadow casually dodged the flurry of devastating attacks. He was dancing with death itself.

If soone saw the fight, their jaws would surely drop to the ground.

Drako Yau delivered the final blow with his wooden stick, signalled by a loud bang. The hare king howled one last ti, as though it was unwilling to admit defeat, then collapsed to the ground, sending a ripple through the grassy field.

In the corner of his eyes, a notification popped up: Encounter quest completedDefeat the Hare King. Announce it publicly?

He clicked cancel without a mont of hesitation. Just like that, the starter village encounter quest was secretly cleared.

The hare kings massive corpse then disappeared into thin air. Apart from the drops lying on the ground, an item also showed up in his item bag.

Hare Kings Skull: Leader of the hares that devastate the plains, defeating it is a symbol of the brave.

Drako Yau entered the village chiefs ho, a place where players would never visit because the old man would only mumble on and on about the history of the starter village. Who would bother listening to such things?

The mont he t the village chief, the old man imdiately said in a surprised tone, Oh brave warrior! Is that the Hare Kings Skull youre carrying!

Drako Yau nodded as he took out the skull from his item bag and handed it over to the village chief.

The chief exclaid, Thank you, young warrior! Your brave acts will greatly alleviate the hare problems were having! Dont hold back, please accept my gift.

Four options floated above his head: longsword, longbow, staff, and dagger.

The options provided were within his expectations.

Swords were ant for warrior classes and so holy classes. Bows and daggers, on the other hand, were used by hunter classes. Lastly, mage and other holy classes would use staves as their main weapon. As such, the weapon of choice for most classes was available among the four weapons.