Parallel - A Virtual Reality.

V2. Chapter 2. Mader. (Part 1)

When I set my gaze upon the Blood orb, an arrow began to appear and started to point towards the Plains of Gauder, where the supposedly evil being is hiding.

We take a step forward in its direction and, before us, a message appeared.

- You are the first adventurers to enter the Plains of Gauder!

+200 Fame

You are the first adventurers to step foot on these plains and will gain the bonuses until the following month.

+5% Movement speed

+10% Stamina regeneration

"Hoho, the movement speed will be useful in reaching the creature which we are tasked to slay" I said a bit happy from the bonus, these plains were huge!

The arrow was signaling towards a mountainous area which means that the monster's lair must be secluded somewhere among the granite. There are not many monsters in sight; however. Those that are able to be seen are incredible huge... around four times the height of John.

As we moved towards to the far away mountains, we readily encountered monsters which had us as their targets, as if they could sense our intruding presence. Some came in groups while others came individually. While they were not all strong, they were able to reach us in an instant—which made us change our actions and be even more cautious. The ones who came by themselves were monsters whose appearance was similar to Big Foot. They had either a one or two white dots on their foreheads, the latter being extremely formidable. Arksen even died once while trying to parry one of its attacks, which caused us to waste some time because we had to wait on his revival.

I wonder if there is a Bigfoot boss, and if so, how many dots it might possess.

Another type of creature that we encountered was a kind of reptile. It was about 2 meters and possessed the characteristics of a rhino. When we finally reached the mountainous area, we had no difficulty finding the entrance to the supposed lair, of which was merely a rather normal-looking cave. What was guarding it, however, was far from normal. Its appearance was that of a giant knight, one equipped with a sword and armor to match its size. It seemed that we had to kill it to be able to pass.

It looks like the boss has an affinity for subordinates who possess gigantic sizes.

- Armored Giant Knight Level: 250

Health: 280,560

While its level is higher than John's, its health is less. Even so, this one has a weapon and seemed to be far more agile than the Colossus.

We couldn't just blindly charge in, perhaps coming back after killing more monsters would be the best choice at the moment, but something is telling me that we should hurry to charge inside.

Suddenly, an idea pops into my mind, an idea that, while I think would do us more harm than good, is one that is worth the risk.

"Guys, I have an idea, but I will need for you guys to distract the Knight. Peko, you will be crucial for it, do you have a communication spell?" I asked Peko who seems to be listening attentively

"Yes, but it has a 200 meters radius limit"

"That's enough. Now, everyone, listen up..."

Upon finishing my explanation, it seems that I am now met with only blank stares.

"You know if we fail, you will die a horrible death" Said Arksen

"I know, but even so we should try it. I think there is something dangerous inside and we should hurry"