The Immortal Player

Chapter 73: An Unexpected Reunion?

"Treant!" Pedro glanced to Tan who was standing beside Faunia.

"Yes? Young... master?"

"All treants will remain in the ship and will serve as its protector. The sea here is deep, even for giant creatures like you."

"How... about... the... goddess?"

"She'll be with me! Don't worry about her! Besides... what can 'humans' do to her?"

"..." Tan remained quiet as the treant and Faunia shifted their glance to Pedro.

"What?"

"Coming from you? We won't be worried!" Faunia mocked as she shifted her gaze to the Naga Kingdom.

"So... you guys are saying that it is not safe for her to go alone?"

"Uhm!" The treants nodded in unison that made Pedro shook his head.

"I am with her, ok! What could go wrong?"

"CAPTAIN... WAIT!" A crew member ran out of the CBCR in a panicked mode.

"What?"

"Who would... defend the ship when you are gone? I mean..."

"Them!"

"Trees?"

"Ehm... where's... your... manners... Human?" Tan shifted his glance to the crew.

"Anyway, It is not your problem. You and the other remaining crews can leave tomorrow morning."

"If you say... so..."

"Any other concerns?"

"No, Captain!"

"Very well! Since I'd be leaving the ship tonight, I might not be around to send you, and the other crews, off the ship. Let me express my deepest gratitude to your service to the ship... and... to the late vicealmirante!" Pedro faced the CBCR where the remaining crews were watching. He bowed sixty degrees that surprised everyone.

"THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!"

"Please... Please raise your head, Captain! It is us who need to give thanks to you and the late Vicealmirante!"

"Hmm?"

"Without the Vicealmirante's sacrifice, we wouldn't have been able to escape alive from the demonic monster in the first place!"

"No need to mention that! It was our duty."

"Duty?"

"Yes!" Pedro turned around towards the boat as Faunia followed behind him.

"How can we save other people, If we can't even protect our comrades?"

...

Somewhere in the forest near the Naga Kingdom...

"ROAAAAR"

"Hah... Hah... Hah..."

"Just... Keep... running... Talia! We are almost there!"

"Elder... Brother! You said it is safe to travel around unless it is night time?"

'It is... It's just our luck isn't that good! Who would know that we'd be encountering a pack of wolves in the forest?'

"Hehe..."

"Aaaaah! I knew it! You lied! You're so dead to me later, brother!"

A young girl that was around 16 years old, named Talia, and a guy who looked like in his thirties were being chased by a pack of wolves who were seemingly lost in the forest earlier. The moment the guy noticed that they were being encircled by the wolves, He decided to run for it to the Naga Kingdom and seek help from the NPCs.

"An NPC??? We're safe!" The guy started to feel the effects of fatigue as the wolves closed the gap between them each second. Fortunately, he saw the figure of two humans.

"HEELP!"

"Please HELP!"

Talia and her brother shouted towards the two figure.

...

In the far end of the path, another "Brother and Sister" were walking towards the forest.

"Humans?" The little girl scanned to the back of the Talia and his brother and saw a pack of hungry wolves chasing them.

'Why does this scene feel like a deja vu?' The man shook his head as he shifted his focus to the wolves.

"Wolves? Why are there wolves in the forest? Especially near the kingdom?" The man frowned as he tried to think the reason behind this unusual event.

"What should we do?"

"Do you even need to ask? I'll handle the wolves, you watch those two... If they try to do anything silly... don't hesitate to neutralize them!" The man smirked as a red blood knife launched out of his sleeves.

He took a golden sword out of his bag and walked towards the wolves. He grasped the sword tightly as his eyes turned all black.

Bhag! Bhag! Bhag!

Grrrrr!

Talia and her brother stumbled as they felt a sudden headache. The smaller wolves behind them suddenly lost their consciousness as the momentum from running made their body slide and roll for a few meters. The bigger wolves halted their pursuit as they tried to guard the smaller wolves.

"Stop this futile resistance!"

The man sneered as the blood-red knife went through the closest wolf and continued to pierce through other wolves. Even the bigger wolves weren't able to escape from the attack. As the knife went through their bodies, their blood was sucked dry. And after a few seconds, their corpse looked like a mummy preserved for hundreds of years.

"Such strength!" Talia and his brother could only gasp in amazement as they watched behind the man and witness how the ferocious wolves were killed like a chicken.

"Awo~"

The last wolf tried to cry to call other wolf packs nearby but it was instantly pierced by the knife before it can eve finish. The man smirked and walked to a nearby wolf corpse. He placed his hand on its body. The corpse disappeared after some seconds, and he continued to do the same thing until all the wolf corpse were completely gone.

"Now... how should I deal with these two?" The man stood as he dusts off his hands and shifted his gaze to Talia and her brother.

"YOU ARE~" Talia's brother was astounded when he got a glance to the man. Earlier, they were too concentrated on running away from the wolves and wasn't able to recognize the man.

"Hmm?"

"Expert Brother... Death!" The man was unable to compose himself from shock.

"From that tone... Happy Face Killer?" Pedro scanned through the man and checked into his interface.

....

Name: Killer Smile (Player)

Level: 3

HP: 30/100

MP: 2/90

Stamina: 1/30

....

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Name: Talon (Player)

Level: 2

HP: 60/80

MP: 1/90

Stamina: 1/30

....

"It is you... Expert brother!"

"Death? You know him?" Talia(IGN: Talon) was at a loss as the Pedro and Mathew converse in a conversation like they were colleagues in his past work.

"He... He is the one I am talking about earlier."

"The suspicious brother who offered you to join his 'to be built' gaming organization?" Talia uttered continuously that placed Mathew in an awkward position.

"Suspicious, Khuh?" Pedro chuckled as he walks back towards them. 'No wonder he rejected my offer.'

"It's not what you think Expert Brother! It's just that~"

"No need to explain Mr. Killer Smile! I completely understand." Pedro used his interface and sent a friend request to Mathew and Talia. The two accepted the request as Pedro caught a glance of the curious Faunia.

"Any way... I was curious, why are there wolves here in the forest?" Pedro changed the topic as he glances back to where Talia and Mathew came from.

"That... We don't know!"

"Mr. Death... Maybe we were just... unlucky." Talia interjected.

"Is that so..."

"But... Expert Brother, I have a hunch. Remember Village Soldier Tam?"

"Oh... The S-class chain quest! What happened?"

"Everything went smooth... by luck. Until that godd*mn Village Soldier transformed into a werewolf and annihilated the three of us."

"A shapeshifter? So... he is a monster after all!"

"Uhm..."

"HUMAN! Does that 'werewolf' you speak of was about seven to eight meters tall, has dark black fur and had some spikey fur in his back like a porcupine?" Faunia approached Mathew with a grim look.

"That's right! That's right! That's how he looks in his wolf form!" Mathew nodded in response to affirm that Faunia's description of Village Soldier Tam was correct.

"You know him?" Pedro asked in a serious tone as he shifted his gaze to Faunia.

"Uhm! If I am right... That werewolf is... Miti Obol! A former General of a werewolf army!" Faunia explained that astounded Pedro, Mathew, and Talia.

"Mi... Miti Obol? Did I hear it right?" Pedro was too shocked that he remained unmoved.

'The... First Continental Monster Boss that reigned chaos in the Aquari continent and was rumored to be only defeated by... Madame Soledad!' Pedro could only stare at Faunia in shock as he recalls the first major event, in-game, that happened in the fourth month of the game in his past life.

"Yes!" Faunia nodded as she looked confused to Pedro's reaction. Pedro was able to compose himself as he glanced to the three.

"Then... the whole Aquari Continent might be in danger, Sooner or later!"