1: Message
Date Written: August 17,2019
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It seems as if the place Kian was about to fall into was located in a bottomless abyss. It was already a few minutes yet he was still falling. He was also having a hard time adjusting his flight due to the air pressure and the gravity which strangely doubled in strength.
When he fininally stabilized his flight, he realized that there was a light below. Although he was afraid of what was below, he was also curious.
This abyss wasn't recorded in any of the maps. Since the Sunken Bazaar was a treasure trove, wouldn't this mean that where he was head to was also a place full of treasures?
"I'll just quickly fly away if something bad happens" he murmured as he got near.
When he landed on the ground, he couldn't help but cover his eyes since he couldn't adjust quickly tot he lighting. After a minute, he slowly opened his eyes and surveyed the place.
It was a large hall. The walls and the floors were made of a white type of stone that was strangely shiny. A large crystal was hanging at the center of the ceiling as if it was a chandelier. It emitted a bright fluorescent light that lit up the whole place like it was the bright sun.
At the end of the hall, an altar stood. There was a large magic circle that glowed with blue light. At the center of the magic circle, a small chest was placed.
A message suddenly popped up next to him. When he opened it, a familiar key felt into his hands. It was the Treasure King's key.
"Could that be?" his eyes widened as he realized what the appearance of the key and the chest meant.
With quick strides, he approached the altar. However, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him out of nowhere. Out of shock, Kian almost fell.
Kian quickly backed away and looked at the man with caution. The man had a shiny black hair and an oriental face. His equipment showed that he was definitely not a rookie.
"Who are you?" the moment Kian spoke, the whole place suddenly darkened.
The only source of light left was the man himself and Kian.
"This is... a projection?" his eyes widened.
Projection items especially those that can record had prices as high as castles. Who was this man and why did he leave a message here? Since the item was still intact, that means it had only been less than a month. After all, a month was the longest time an external item can exist inside a dungeon.
While he was deep into his thoughts, the man suddenly spoke.
"You may be wondering why I left a message in this place where no one's likely to pass by. I'm Jiro, the guild leader of the Dawn Knights. You see, I'm about to die just a few minutes after this." he started.
Kian placed his attention toward the man. Be was very curious about his intentions for leaving message.
"Only players can see this message. At the same time, this message is also directed to them. A very important message." he paused, his face serious.
"I don't know how much I can say in such a short time. However, you should carefully listen..." the man kept speaking.
Kian's eyes couldn't help but widen and he took a few steps back, his face was full of disbelief.
"A group of strange people invaded the game. You have to seek strength as fast as possible. Don't depend on he people on Earth to help rescue you. My comrades, more than fifty of them. They were wiped out after we learned of this. They caused this whole thing. It seems that they they are scheming" Such unbelievable words came out of the man's mouth.
"You definitely can't trust it! Do not trust the sys-" he was about to speak a few more words when his eyes widened like saucers.
Kian witnessed with his own eyes how the man named Jiro of the Dawn Knights was slowly split into two. There was no blood of course. After that, he disappeared into fragments of light.
The projection was also about to disappear. However, Kian caught sight of a man. He had a long shiny hair and pair of eyes that had the same color as the moon. On his head, ten red crystals in the shape of inverted eyes revolved.
His eyes met Kian It's as if he as able to see through space and time and see through the young man who was watching the projection.
Kian couldn't help but feel a chill cover his body when he met the eyes of the man. It was as if he was poured with a bucket of ice.
Soon, the projection disappeared and the place turned bright once again.
He was covered with cold sweat as he took in the information he had jsut heard. Was it really true? Who was that man who killed Jiro?
Suddenly, the whole place started to shake as if it was about to collapse. Kian paled and quickly tried to escape.
He stopped and then turned his eyes towards the Treasure King's chest. He quickly came back and grabbed it before he stored it into his inventory.
With all of his strength, he flew away from the place and fled as fast as he could. He wasn't only running away from the collapsing hall but from what he had witnessed just now.
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First chapter of the second volume is here! Thanks for reading up till now.
I may not be able to frequently update next week because of the exams and our paper defense.
Now, what did Kian just witness? Was it true? Find out in the next chapters of the the story!