Evil Unbound (Litrpg)

Chapter 4

Del sat back on his chair. He forgot all his troubles at work and on his marriage. He wanted to do jump for joy and do a fun dance which consisted of him strutting like a peacock and saying to himself - who's the man? On his laptop, the General stood before him. He had never seen this NPC character before.

The four star General said, "Great job soldier. You're promoted to Colonel Zonig5 and you get the gold star. You are now the top elite status of the game you will have extra perks for you. You will be contacted later on by somebody and will talk to you about an extra gaming perks."

John said, "Did you see that?"

"Yes, I see that on my screen," he said.

He had never heard of top elite status before. This must be an upgrade to the game he was not aware of. Del's wariness suddenly came over him. He usually after a big battle recheck his stats and upgraded his character and weapons, but his mind was too foggy and incoherent.

"Do you want to play another round?" John said.

"I don't know," Del said. "I'm tired and I feel a little thirsty. How about a few drinks to celebrate?"

John said, "I thought you had a still have a hangover."

"I'm fine. Let's get some libations the Battle god. What do you say? If you're willing. I'm buying."

"I'll be there," John said.

Del said, "I'll text you where to go."

He took a shower and clean himself up and felt a little better. It has been a rough couple of days. But now he wanted to go out and have fun. Maybe, he could meet a new woman. Somebody better than his stuffy wife. He's single now and he should celebrate. He sat on his unmade bed and texted John back. He texted John to meet him at a bar* in Huntington Beach on Main Street. He was going to meet him there since he was far away than John was because his friend lived closer to the beach.

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Del walked out of the HB parking lot and walked along the pavement toward Main Street. People milled around him. Del was a little tipsy and smiled as he moved. He finished his pint of rum before he left and he didn't care about his pending divorce or his suspension from work. It was summer time and all the women and men were walking up and down mostly teenagers and college students. Dell felt a little old and was not sure if this was a good way of celebrating tonight maybe he should had went to a different bar. Yet, John knew a few girls at this bar and texted him that he would meet the girls there.

*Before he arrived at Huntington Beach, his stomach convulsed a little bit and he knew he was hungry. He went through a drive-through at a of a Jack-in-the-Box and got himself hamburger and Diet Coke. He ate it before he parked his car.*

He felt alive and strong while he walked down the street. He debated if he should call his daughter but he knew his ex-wife would stop him if he called and nagged him to sign the divorce paperwork. He was not ready for that yet. Unfortunately, when he scanned the paperwork she got the house and cars. She also got custody of his daughter and he had to pay alimony. It was not fair he thought. His ex-wife was a lawyer, a smart lawyer, who probably got one of her crony lawyer friends to help her with the divorce. She probably got a discount. He should get a divorce lawyer so they could look over the paperwork and make sure he didn't get screwed but he was not going to pay divorce lawyer to do that. John told him he should've got a lawyer because he wanted to protect his own assets. Also, his ex-wife excluded him from getting any visitation rights to see his daughter which made him mad, but he didn't want to think about this tonight. He almost threw the divorce paperwork across the hotel room.

He walked up to the bar called* with the best burgers in town. Del showed us ID at the door and was ushered through the corridor. He saw pictures of locals who came here and a few celebrities. It was crowded with wall-to-wall people. There was several pool tables with lights over them. A long bar with several chairs and tables was at the far corner. Most of the crowd of people were at the bar trying to get their drinks.