Kaiju Busters Online

Level 1: First Fight

"Are you ready," Tomiko asked through the mic on her helmet.

I locked in a magazine of five shots into my DSR and pointed the rifle North, the distance scope locked onto the top. I peaked through and spotted Tomiko waiting behind a rock outside of an open field covered in dark mist.

"Yes," I replied. "I can see you and the mist. When is their next spawn?"

"Three, two, one..."

The screams of hundreds of Zamu Aliens filled the air as they began firing beams at the trees around them.

I squeezed the trigger and a loud BOOM of the rifle shook the ground I laid on. Less than a second later, one of the aliens exploded into countless red pixels. I pulled the bolt back and took aim again. Another explosion from the barrel and another alien became a storm of pixels. Tomiko rushed in and began spraying fire around the field. Aliens began to explode into more and more pixels. I kept firing the aliens in the rear to keep them from fleeing into the nearest city. After five shots, I quickly reloaded and continued firing, my heart racing as the shooting went on. After five minutes of screaming Zamus, only one remained. I caught up with Tomiko to find the last remaining Zamu growling at us.

"Do you think this is the end?" It asked angrily. "We will pave way for the survival of our race! We will destroy the human race and we will defeat Ultraman Neos!"

It raised a claw in my direction and it began to glow. I hip fired my DSR and the shot pierced the kaiju's chest. It groaned before exploding into a confetti of pixels.

A window appeared in front of me.

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Mission Complete!

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Credits +600

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Level 2

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I closed the window and turned to Tomiko. "What time is it?"

She opened up her menu. "Its 7:30 p.m. I guess we should head back. Go to Settings and click Log Out."

I did as I was told and I opened my real eyes. I was staring up at the ceiling, my body still laid down on the floor. I was back to my real body.

Short black hair, brown eyes, white t-shirt, and dark denim jeans.

I sat up and looked at Tomiko as she sat up. She was back to normal as well.

Long brown hair, bright brown eyes behind oval glasses, pink shirt, and a pair of shorts.

"So what did you think," Tomiko asked.

"I... I liked it," I replied. "It felt so real. The weapons, the map, the aliens, even the weather felt real. I never imagined how amazing these Nerve Gears were."

"Good. Because I want to level up with you on this game."

"So I should come here everyday?"

"You don't have to. Just plug the Nerve Gear into any computer hooked up to the Internet and open up the Nerve Gear website. Click on your game and you'll be set. Just text me when you're going in so I can join you."

I felt a smile cross my cheek. "I will."

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Level 2

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