"Damn! Did you see that, John? A major event! The second major event is about to start! And it's hunting dragons? I'm about to lose my mind!"
Exiled Immortal kicked the door open. Behind him, Qing, Helena, and others were also eager and clearly had been looking forward to this for a long ti.
Yes, although these peaceful days were rare, as pioneers at the forefront of all players, only battles could truly excite them!
"Helena, it's your ti to shine. Are you ready?"
"In fact, I can't wait any longer!"
Hunting dragons!
Helena had chosen the Dragon Hunter class precisely for a day like this.
She had thought she might never have the chance to use her Dragon Hunter class bonus to beco stronger, but now, it seed the opportunity had arrived.
"But... they're dragons, creatures of legend. Can we really defeat them?"
Lily hesitated for a long ti before voicing her doubts. But clearly, Lily had missed the point.
"Lily, actually, the dragons in this world are not quite the sa as the dragons in our imagination. They're just oversized lizards. Aside from their tough scales, there's nothing particularly hard about them."
"Can we use their scales and teeth to make armor and weapons? Like in Monster Hunter! We might have a chance to hunt so of those beasties!"
"...Exiled Immortal, play fewer gas."
"You know what I'm talking about because you've played it too, haven't you?"
At this, John opened his mouth but didn't know how to refute, so he shrugged.
"Alright, alright, let's get back to the point. This event is different from the last major event, the Goblin Invasion. This ti, the battlefield is not in Talcavano. We will be teleported to an unknown battlefield, facing unknown environnts and powerful monsters. So, no going solo, no heroics, team cooperation, understand?"
John looked around at everyone, his gaze pausing on Qing for a mont.
"Well... alright, except for you, Qing. With your strength, you probably don't need anyone else's help to take on those dragons."
"Haha! I can't wait!"
"But only Qing can go solo. He's a warrior class and is about to advance to berserker. We are different; we don't have that much HP, nor do we have such exaggerated strength. So, I'll repeat one last ti: teamwork is essential, understood?"
"Will Mac and Elaria join us?" Lily asked.
"Elaria will join, but whether Mac participates depends on his decision. Any other questions, Lily?"
"I'll go ask Mac. I'm sure he'll be very interested!"
"Go and co back quickly. By the way, Helena, if I rember correctly, your class gets rewards for participating in hunts, right?"
"Yes, but if I land the final blow, I get more attribute points."
"Then it's settled. You'll deliver the finishing blow!"
Helena excitedly nodded in agreent.
"Alright... we have four hours left on the countdown. Make sure you're fully prepared. The announcent clearly stated that this event will last six days, and you can't log out or disconnect during that ti. So, we absolutely can't have any accidents. This ti, no matter what, we must get first place!"
"We've always been first, but John, why do you seem especially excited this ti?"
"Hehe, of course I'm excited, because you can't imagine what the first-place team reward is after the event ends."
"That's a dragon egg, about to hatch!"
In his past life, John was just three heads short of victory, losing to Helena's Pioneer Squad.
He could only watch helplessly as Helena hatched the dragon egg, becoming the first and only player with a dragon mount.
It made John incredibly jealous.
Helena, being stubborn, refused to sell the dragon egg no matter how much John offered.
This ti, John was determined to seize it.
No matter who tried to stop him from getting that egg, he wouldn't show any rcy!
Four hours flew by in the blink of an eye, leaving just the last ten minutes on the countdown.
As the lord of Talcavano, the Dragon Knight also issued a city-wide announcent in his capacity as the city lord.
The space rift was about to open, and dragons might cross into Talcavano.
All residents must return ho, shut their doors and windows.
The guard squad would handle those damn giant lizards!
But compared to the silent Talcavano, a celebration exclusive to the players was about to begin.
As the countdown neared zero, John took a deep breath, smiling at Elaria and the others beside him, "See you later?"
...
Boom!
The sky changed color!
The once cloudless, azure sky was instantly stained with red and black, with not a single spot to stand on!
The ferocious lightning and deafening thunder broke the tranquility of Talcavano!
As the lord of Talcavano, Farrell sat on a dragon's back, his fiery red armor the most conspicuous color in all of Talcavano.
Then, a massive bolt of lightning struck, tearing space apart, revealing a vortex as if to swallow everything around!
Farrell drew his sword from his waist, pointing it at the sky!
"Protect Talcavano! Build a wall with your flesh and blood!"
"Loading map... Major Event—Dragon Hunt officially begins!"
After a mont of dizziness, John shook his head to clear his mind.
Just like in his past life, he had already left Talcavano and arrived in a vast, scorched world.
Even the sun on the horizon emitted a blood-red light, coloring the world with its hue.
"Check your status. Elaria, how are you? Are you adjusting?"
"I'm fine, just a bit dizzy, but I'll be okay soon."
"Good. Mac, how about you? How much did you drink? You reek of alcohol..."
"Actually, I wanted to sleep at ho, but that kid Exiled Immortal dragged here."
Old Mac burped, unsteadily stood up, and planted his giant axe into the ground to support his swaying body.
"But don't worry, I'll be fine. The alcohol in my system will evaporate soon."
"It better. We don't have the energy or ti to take care of you. Is everyone here?"
"Uh... John, it seems we have an issue. Lily is missing."
John: "What? What did you say?"
"As you can see, Lily is gone. I thought she might have been teleported a bit farther away from us, but if you check the party list, Lily is offline."
"You've got to be kidding ..."
John opened the party list and refreshed it several tis. The gray "offline" next to Lily's na remained glaringly visible.
"Is it possible that Lily chose to log off at the last mont?"
"No, Lily is kind but not cowardly. She would never choose to back down. Sothing must have gone wrong!"
John frowned and ran his hands through his hair in frustration.
To his knowledge, this had never happened in his past life!
"But we can look on the bright side. Lily is only offline, not dead, right?" Qing shrugged, but noticing the looks from John and the others, he wisely kept his mouth shut.
"John, what do we do now? Do we stick to the original plan?"
"We have no choice. We can't exit, and we can't disconnect. No matter what happened to Lily, we can only... wait until this event is over."
...
anwhile, in the infinite starry sky...
Lily slowly opened her eyes, and the breathtaking surroundings made her gasp instinctively.
"Where... where am I?"
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