Prologue
Himari's Point of View
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[Hello, Dawn! Welco back to playing Code! You are currently an S. support class.] my system greeted as soon as I was inside the vacuum linked towards the ga. {Do you wish to change your appearance?]
I imdiately accepted yes and chose an outfit that would make other players second guess who I was. Since I also played with my friends in school, they would know my attire and skills in the ga. And if they recognised my identity, my classmates could sell to the governnt.
If Warner found out about my brother and my existence, they would have probably detached us from the headgear or imprisoned us for a lifeti.
After sliding the box, another box popped out. It was the system bombarding with questions needed for veteran gars..
Veteran gars differed from smurf players. Veteran players always used their accounts on any occasion. They did not care if they had higher levels compared to other players. The system called the players who quitted the ga for a long ti veterans.
Smurfs were mountains apart from the veteran titles. These players were the trash group of the gaming community, considering their ego. Smurf player's only goal was to ruin beginner gars inside Code.
And a smurf player I knew was my own brother, Okami. I didn't know why, but my brother did not use his Fenrir account when he went inside this ga. If he had that overpowered character, he could have found Ryoshi instantly without breaking a sweat. And if my brother wanted to, Okami could have ended this death ga within two days!
I hated to say this, but my brother was more powerful than . I needed twenty versions of myself before I could wound his face. But besides injuring him on the face, I could never stand beside my brother.
Despite all our trivial quarrels, we still care for each other. Okami beca the strongest player inside this ga for the sake of paying our bills…. It was for the sake of .
"Himari, rember all the things you need to know before entering this place," I told myself, while recalling everything.
The only information I had in hand was; my brother and his best friend and the ergence of soldiers trapped inside the ga. Warner Asimov also claid that the only way to finish this ga was to complete it. However, if I could even et my brother, he probably knew a better way to fix this beta of a ga.
As soon as I placed my headgear, the ga imdiately started. Code, which was the ga's na, transported into the ga world.
The ga usually threw their players around Mainland, inside a tavern or an inn. Mainland was a place where humans, NPCs, and other creatures coincide, considering it was the largest place inside the ga. There were even rchants and adventurers that would welco new players.
However, that did not happen to . When my feet reached the wooden floor, the entire kingdom made no sounds. It was as if everyone got muted as soon as I arrived at this place.
Upon walking through the window, the empty streets of Mainland greeted my eyes. Those buildings that I knew since the day I played this ga beca rubbles kissing the dirt. Every house from the road got trampled, but remnants of magic and arrows, while so had slices coming from swords.
I could only guess that a big fight broke out from this kingdom. And the people hid because of the commotions. But even though that possibility happened, there should be at least one person roaming around the place.
However, there was nobody there to greet , not even a ghost lingering near the site. As I stepped my foot outside, the ashes from the structures touched my body.
If this world was not a ga, thousands of corpses would still occupy these darkened roads. But because of the ga's features, those dead non-player characters did not appear on roads.
Seeing no carcass on the street, I could deduce that countless NPCs and players died in this ga. And if both parties perished, they would form both worlds.
But before I could leave this place, a pair of footsteps entered my ears. I hurriedly hid behind the building and used my stealth mode [Shadow Walk]. It was a skill that allowed to move through shadowy spaces, even when the sun shined above.
After concealing myself in the corner, the group of people finally arrived at the scene. Two adventurers, ard with guns, walked around the vicinity. They did not look like soldiers to , but they had guns inside this ga. The articles only said that the only players who had guns were soldiers. But now, things drifted on the other side.
However, that did not stop from ddling around. If I wanted to save my brother and know about this world, I must dig deep into these occurrences. And thanks to my current features, my character could overhear their conversations.
"Why does Asimov love surveying this place? I an, just look at this shit hole! Will the NPCs even hide around these houses?"
"Well, with all the NPCs roaming around, that man wanted us to kill all of them…. And there are rumours out there, saying that the NPCs ford a group."
"A group of NPCs? Fuck, that's a lot of enemies if they want to fight us. But even if they did, we still have our guns in our hands."
"You bet we would win that fight! But I've heard his son is an NPC, right? I've heard about that kid…. I was watching the news, and the anchor said Clent died."
"Clent? Asimov's son? Oh shit! That's so news you got there, man!"
And the two adventurer's conversation continued as they went ahead along the empty road. Their talk proved my hunches correct, considering that news ca from our public source. Now that I went inside the ga's heart, I would better know the information spreading inside this ga.
However, despite being an overpowered character, I still needed two rules for to apply. My first rule was killing no one but those who already threw their humanity. My second rule was finding a party to work with without asking for those adventurers.
So my only option was getting my party mbers from NPCs…. However, I could only achieve that goal if I proved myself worthy of their ti. Since we were facing a virtual war against players and NPCs, those non-player characters would feel dubious about my side.
I wanted to help all the players in this ga. But I did not want to kill anyone besides those pests in society. If there were an option I could choose from, I would beco a pacifist in this ga.
And I hope my brother could be that kind of person, too.
I vowed to kill no one inside this ga. Killing the players in this ga would imdiately stop their hearts from beating because of the headgear. It was the NPCs' wish. Not even the ga developers could touch. And since it had already co to this, taking soone's life in the ga would make a murder.
"But that doesn't an I can't knock them out, torture them, and squeeze so information," I mumbled, and leapt from the ground.
I gracefully landed on the roof, making no sounds, thanks to the footwear my brother provided. But within a few seconds, the players glanced behind as if they sensed soone watching them.
Only veteran players or higher-ranking players could only notice my presence. Those who did not possess such power could not perceive my existence.
"What the…."
Before I knew it, those two adventurers fired their guns in my direction, paired with the bullet coming from their guns. Two magic beams zood in straight in my direction, followed by the shells. All those attacks had a considerable amount of damage that could kill even a dragon!
But with that low-level skill, the speed coming from their magic spells and weapons did not even reach my figure. I already left when they spotted on that roof. And right now, I already hid behind the fallen house near the road.
"Did we get her?"
"You bet we did."
Those two adventurers exchanged comnts as the smoke from my previous spot vanished. However, the corpse that the two expected did not appear from the roof.
"I thought you're better opponents, since you have a better toy," I exclaid, while gazing at their modernized weapons.
We lived in the days where we used our swords and magic. But these soldiers had to ruin the fun as they brought these guns into the ga.
I was just a support class, for fuck's sake. But now, I had to knock these two hoodlums out of the ga. Fortunately, I still had the power to do that as I sprung into action.
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