Luke took out the list and crossed off the 5th na. With that, he showed the last two nas to the others.
As Danish looked at the list, he asked Elish, "Should we take the easy one or go for the troubleso one?"
Elish looked at Forsyx’s face, then at Cion’s. She sighed and pointed to Cion. "The last two both pointed to this guy. Let’s et him first."
Danish clicked his tongue. "He’s a troubleso target. Still, it doesn’t matter—let’s go!"
Luke nodded and followed after the two. Just like that, the three of them rushed out again, not even bothering to collect any loot.
Sowhere outside the ga, a girl had just pulled off her headset and rushed to check on her family.
"Dad? Mom? Yuka?"
Both her parents, though shaken, responded.
When she entered her brother’s room, she saw him curled up in the corner.
When her brother saw her, he started to scream frantically,
"No! Stay away from ! Save ... help!"
Tears started dripping from her eyes as she rushed to hug her brother, frantically saying,
"I’m sorry... it’s all because of . I’m really sorry."
Her brother struggled for a mont, but then he cald down and just hugged her tighter, crying loudly.
Both her parents also joined the kids, as the entire family tried to pull each other out of the nightmare.
She didn’t just shed tears from the pain, but also because she knew her dream of playing the ga with her family had just been shattered.
All because of one mistake—the mistake of being part of a chain quest.
The mistake of being weak.
She couldn’t forgive herself...
But more than that, she couldn’t forget those three.
Even though her eyes were still moist, a new fire was burning in them.
She vowed to make those three go through the sa nightmare they had inflicted on her family.
After consoling her family for so ti, she walked back to her room.
She paced around for a bit before picking up her phone.
Even though she had never planned to get involved with others, she had still saved Rodium’s contact information from the card.
She rembered that the guy was building a machinery team—
If she joined him, maybe he could help her get more information about those three guys.
She didn’t waste any more ti. She just sent him a ssage on the chat app.
[Hey, I’m Lucami from the beginner village. I need your help with sothing. Can we talk?]
Not even a second later, she got a reply from Rodium:
[Sorry, I can’t help you right now.]
She stared at the ssage, confused, then panicked.
[But please listen to . It’s really important. I’m even willing to pay a hefty fee for the task.]
[Sorry again. There’s just nothing I can do right now.]
Lucami frantically typed:
[But why? No—don’t reject ! I’m even willing to join your team. Just help find information about those three!]
Lucami stared at her phone, waiting for a response, but no reply ca from the other side.
She squeezed her phone in frustration and helplessness—
That’s when another ssage popped up:
[Can I call?]
She was still overwheld by the recent incident, and didn’t care about talking to a stranger. She typed frantically:
[Sure.]
Not long after, her phone started to ring. She took a deep breath and picked it up.
"Hello?"
[Hello. Is this Lucami?]
"Yeah, and you’re Rodium, right?"
[Yes.]
Just to make sure, she asked,
"Can you tell the nas of all the players who passed the special quest?"
[No worry. So, the 5th special quest was completed by four players—that includes you and .
Third is Forsyx, who can shapeshift into a bird.
The last is Cion, who’s part of the Legacy Guild.
The other six failed the chain quest.]
As she heard the details, she nodded.
"Oh, you are Rodium. Sorry for the doubt."
[Doesn’t matter. But can you tell why you need my help?]
Lucami took a deep breath and said,
"You rember the three people that everyone’s been fighting against? I want to know about them."
She heard a big gulp from the other side as Rodium asked:
[Don’t tell ... those three ca after you too?]
"You... how do you know that?" Then it hit her.
"Wait, don’t tell —they ca for you too?"
Rodium gave a hollow laugh.
[Haha... those three monsters didn’t just co for . They brutalized my entire team.
I’m sorry, but there’s no more Machinery Group.]
As Lucami heard Rodium’s pained voice, even she broke down.
"Just now... they did the sa to my family. My brother... mm..."
Just thinking about the incident made her eyes moist.
Still, she controlled herself.
"What are you planning now?"
[Sigh... what can we even do?
Those guys are on another level.]
For the first ti, she snapped at a stranger.
"Don’t tell you’re just going to let them walk away like this.
No, you might give up, but I’m not going to let them go.
Just tell —do you know anything about them?"
Rodium stayed silent on the phone.
Then she heard a background voice—another guy’s voice.
[Dude, let’s co together. Those three may be strong, but they’re not invincible. We can’t just give up like this.]
Lucami asked,
"Who is it?"
Rodium answered her,
[Oh, sorry. It’s just a few of my very close friends. We’re still deciding whether to pursue revenge or move on, but after hearing your story, everyone here also decided to fight back.]
Lucami clenched her phone.
"Oh, great decision! Add to your group. Just tell where you guys are, and I’ll join you!"
Rodium said,
[Calm down! First, can you tell what happened? Then I’ll share my experience with you. Also, can my friends listen to your side of the story?]
Lucami nodded.
"Sure, no problem."
With that, both of them started telling each other their versions of the story—how they were destroyed by those three.
The more they talked, the more it hit them—there was a massive wall between them and those three.
Those guys had beco much stronger than they were in the beginner village.
After listening to everything, Rodium said,
[Just us won’t be enough to deal with those three.]
Lucami nodded and asked,
"Hey, what about the others? Do you think they were also targeted by those three?"
Rodium nodded.
[From the way they were asking about the egg, there’s a high chance the others might have t the sa fate.
I know about the Zanarc Guild, so I can ask him.
As for that Simp and the Drake guy, I have no idea. Do you have any clue?]
Lucami shook her head on the phone.
"No. But what about Cion and Forsyx?"
Rodium thought for a mont and said,
[I think they might still be safe. I an, it’s only been a couple of days, and out of the seven of us, those two have the strongest backing.
So it’s likely the three didn’t target them—at least not yet. If they do, they might be the last ones.]
Lucami nodded.
"Yeah, both of them are related to the Legacy Guild."
At that mont, she suddenly rembered Forsyx’s reaction when both teams t for the first ti.
Even though he had a poker face, his heartbeat was too loud.
Then there was also him avoiding direct combat.
Was he tired from the first fight, or... did he know more?
She said on the phone,
"Rodium, I think Forsyx might have so clue about those three."
[Ahh, I don’t think so. I an, sure, he might have so clue, but Forsyx is only part of a branch guild connected to the Legacy Guild.
Cion, on the other hand, is part of the main guild.]
[I’m sure after the Beginner Village incident, he must’ve told his guild about those three. They might have more leads.]
Lucami didn’t deny that logic, but that wasn’t the important part.
She asked the more crucial question,
"Hey, do you have a way to contact those two?"
[Nah. But I could try to contact Cion through his guild.
As for Forsyx, it’s better if we stay away from his guild in real life.]
Lucami raised her eyebrow.
"Why?"
This ti, one of Rodium’s friends spoke up.
"Both the Kiyon and the Akinu guilds are connected to the real-world Mafia Cobra Family."
The mont she heard that, goosebumps crawled all over her body.
Just for revenge, she didn’t want to drag her family into another bigger ss.
"In that case... let’s leave him."
Rodium said,
[Oh, don’t worry. It’s safe as long as we avoid him in real life.
Also, having the Kiyon Guild with us might be helpful.
They’re just a small branch, so they’ll do everything to protect Forsyx.
For Cion, it might not be the sa.]
Lucami asked with uncertainty in her voice,
"Are you sure about this? It might backfire, you know."
Rodium sighed.
[I an... those three might not even be connected to the mafia, but they still do all that stuff.
The only safe way I can think of is quitting the ga and shutting myself in my room.
Even that might not be safe.]
Lucami sighed as she understood the underlying ssage.
It was like the saying—
To fight the devil, you might have to form a bond with a bigger devil.
After a long pause, she said,
"Okay... let’s go to that Chimika City.
As long as the contact stays limited to the ga, I’m ready."
[Great. We’ll start moving first.
You should join us after your reset ti.
See you in Chimika City.]
"Mmm."
With that, she disconnected the call and just lay on her bed—
just thinking about whether she had made the right call... or not.
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