Welcome, Player: Grand Quest

Chapter 93: Jack of All Trades, Master of None

-chapter ninety-three-

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FEYRE

"Would we be enjoying the beauty of Arth like Hiraeth, or are we stuck in an endless black void?"

MABILIS KONG iniwasan ang lumilipad na kutsilyo at inunahan ang assassin sa atake. The chains clunks and twirls as they travel towards the slow assassin's chest, piercing her heart and exiting through her back, only to turn around and redirect the aim to her body once again. Her eyes widen as she coughs out blood, now double impaled with my chains. Nahulog ang weapon niya sa lupa at unti-unti siyang nawala.

I slump down once exhaustion hit me. Kanina pa ako walang tigil sa paglaban. The new update made the rogues go fucking wild. Hindi na ito ang usual na pagtago nila sa dilim, almost all the remaining rogues are outside, hungry for blood and victory. Kaya rin ako nasa labas ngayon, I would never miss out on a happy meal. Hehe.

Ngayong my mind and body are not preoccupied; the earlier discussion entered my mind.

"What?! Mamamatay tayo kapag hindi natin nasave si Hiraeth?" I exclaimed loudly, bits of food flying towards Hex who glared at me.

"Pusa, minsan talaga napapaisip ako kung paano ka grumaduate. It's not about saving Hiraeth and nor will we die. It's 'if the game crashes then we go into coma and when we get separated form our headgear, we die'." pagpapaliwanag niya na parang bata ako.

"Oh, e'di mamamatay din tayo."

"Only if they take away the headgear."

"Kaya nga."

"They can't take away the headgear!"

"Malay mo."

The slight movement in the corner of my eyes took my attention. Agad kong hinawakan ang kadena. The person must have noticed my action because I, then, felt a heavy presence. Nakakasakal ito at parang kinukuha ang hangin sa paligid. Is this Leev? Ang tanginang bubwit na 'yon? I gave a mental curse. How is it that those players have such an intimidating presence? Napapaisip tuloy ako kung gano'n din ba ang presensiya ko sa iba or do they only hear purring sounds? 

"Pero... Solace." Vesta called. "What did they mean by you're the reason of the trigger?"

"About that..."

Gumalaw muli siya. Maybe he stepped closer or he uncovered his eyes, because now, I can clearly see crimson red orbs glowing in the dark. At dahil isa akong amazing na rogue na may magandang memorya, lalo na sa gwapo at magagaling na players, I immediately remembered him. He's the throwknives guy.

"Magpakita ka na lang." tawag ko sa kaniya. "Hindi ito thriller, huwag kang ano. Fantasy 'to. Huwag kang magpa-suspense suspense diyan."

Sumunod naman ang baliw. Lumabas nga siya sa kinatatayuan niya. In fairness, ang gwapo talaga ng isang 'to. Especially when he wears a confused face.

"Huh?"

"Sabi ko wala."

He narrows his eyes but decides against it. Good move. "Tch. Whatever. I didn't come here to talk-"

"Interesting, so am I."

"Hiraeth is the trigger. Rase assumes my presence and explanation awakened him. It's possible that the game is already considering him as an NPC since he follows the same routine everyday. But I must have brought him consciousness and realizations, which confused the game on what to perceive him as..."