78 A brand new world 2 (2/2)
They did not stop to check, whether those monsters truly had been responsible for the cruel attack against them nor did they even take a close look at those monsters before they had been covered in a wave of magic. At that point in time, they were guilty and the object to vent their frustrations on.
After an uneventful ”fight” the monsters had been vanquished by the players. But the players were still not appeased, as their honour had been trampled upon and was now a shell of its former glory and no amount of killed monsters could wash away that shame. They would be associated with this unpleasant event forever more.
The solemn mood had returned and with it came the eerie silence. The players did not know how they should proceed and just stood there staring aimlessly into the surroundings. The corpses lying beside them were of no concern anymore. Who would care whether they had looked like monkeys or like something entirely else?
This silence was broken by a single question, that would cause a lot of anxiety and panic. The question was, whether someone had been streaming this event.Some hands moved up with great reluctance and left an even deeper cut in the souls of every involved player.
Deep down they knew no one was at fault more than themselves, as they had been too weak and had to take cover from these vile monsters. That helplessness was the reason for their downfall and ill-fated situation. Using their families name as leverage to take down every video, that will be uploaded was nothing but a fools dream.
This event would later on only known as ”That Incident”. But what those players did not know, was similar incidents were occurring all over the world of ”Primal Survival”.
Spectators made a very strange discovery In the northern perimeter close to the jungle biome. They had noticed that men and women alike had been robbed of their clothes and tied to the trees with small threads. The main problem was that the makers of ”Primal Survival” have developed a system that is able to copy the body of its user down to the tiniest detail.
This endeavour leads to some very misfortunate youths, that have been lacking in several aspects. Whether it was not well-endowed men or childlike women. Many hidden truths had been laid bare, as each and every one of them could not cover themselves up regardless of what they did. They themselves could not even understand how they ended up in this position. They were not attacked by monsters or NPCs alike. Their mind had suddenly gone blank and when they woke up they could not move any muscle and were tied to a tree in the nude.
With the passing of time more and more spectators came and witnessed this strange event. Although, the naked people were never meant to be the main attraction. No, they were just supposed to be a bait.
Out of the blue came an attack that wiped them out almost instantly. They did not stand a chance. No one had noticed anything suspicious leading up to their death nor was there any witness present in the aftermath. But those were not the only ones to suffer under the wave of strange attacks.
Some other people were unfortunate enough to end up being stuck upside down in the sand of the desert. While their fate was not as humiliating, their fate was by no means any less infuriating as they received attack after attack aiming at their nether regions. Even the battle-hardened veterans of Balls of Steel were squealing in pain, as their manhood was squashed over and over again.
Yet, there was not a single noise, that could be heard besides the cries of pains and stifled groans that escaped out of their mouths. It was as if their tormentor had just been a construct of their mind
They were alone with all their pain and anger
As more and more plays encountered such a fate the higher-ups from Casum-Entertainment realized something was very wrong. After a few minutes of the investigation had passed, they truly understood the horror of what had just happened in their wonderful world.
The first thing they did was to forbid the spreading of every footage available. For the ones that have been uploaded already, those were deleted upon contacting the moderators of ”Holy-Tube” after spending some resources to make them understand their dilemma. Afterwards, they gathered every person that was affected by this misfortune. Their damage control had nearly been too late as the numbers had passed 100 people already and not even 15 minutes had passed since the server had been available again.
They did their best to quarantine the news before harmful rumours start to spread. They did not want to let matters escalate to a level, that would force the Church to shut down their funding, due to the pressure from the big families standing behind those poor players.
While Casum-Entertainment was worried about losing their sponsorship, the player base was currently occupied thinking about what just has happened to them and they came to one conclusion. Regardless of what might arise out of this situation, they will have to get stronger and stronger otherwise, they will never be better than those filthy monsters, that did such cruel deeds.
They took a vow to hunt those monsters until their last breath, in an attempt to make sure, that such a thing will never happen again, to another soul.
That was their way to prove their worth to their gods, by enduring such hardship and growing along with it. This group would later be called the ” Monster Hunter”.
After the questioning had been ended, they returned to the place of their defeat and started to hunt monsters with a great passion and a deep running hatred.
The players who had logged in later did not notice that such a life-changing event had taken place.For them, it looked like the arrival of the youth of the Church had forced them to train even harder. Who could blame them, after seeing what the first newcomer from the Church had accomplished? He singles handily killed a fierce horde of monsters not even batting an eyelid.
Afterwards, he even insisted on just being average in comparison to the true talent from the Chruch, how should anyone be able to compare to such geniuses. Many had understood, that their horizon had been to shallow to understand the ability and strength the Church has to offer. The gap between them was as wide as the deep sea surrounding their lands.
The newcomer from the Church, on the other hand, had not been very surprised by the things he had seen.For him, it was just his duty to show his strength and train, but as of now, he was clearly bored by the weak monsters he had to fight. There is no honour in killing small fries if he wants to get strong he has to fight with his life on the line, otherwise, it is just meaningless.
Without his mission, he would have never taken a step into this game willingly and as of now, he was stuck in this boring place. He did not dare to think too deeply about his future, as the admiration, he had received for taking care of some weak wolves was proof enough, that this world truly was not meant for people like him.
He decided to make good use of his time in this world and to explore what ”Primal Survival has to offer”.The others could take over the role of teachers and guides because he was truly not cut out for that. And he truly did not want to be near those geniuses if they arrived at this place. Just at that moment, he had a premonition, that he should feel sorry for the players.
As he took his first step outside of the town he had stayed in into the wilderness, he took one last glance back and shook his head. Even though he pitied those players there was not much he could do, either way, he truly did not want to be in the crossfire.
Some things in life are way scarier than a monster.
He embarked on his own personal journey wondering what this world has to offer.