201 Tanza Siege Part 2 (1/2)

Aaron was peacefully playing the Adventure Mode: Alien Invasion on his VR Pod. It was his routine to play at least 12 hours a day and today wasn't an exception.

As he played longer than the average, he learned that many people he knows were also playing the game and they even partied for some time.

But after playing with them for a while, he decided to be a solo player and make his own adventure within the vast virtual world.

He was very impressed by the creativeness of the maker and how realistic the game was. Not only due to the almost perfect simulation of the real world but also due to the fact that everything that was happening doesn't look like a game at all. He had a subtle feeling that this might actually happen.

When he was younger, he had some point in time where he was also curious if there are other planets living in the stars above. This is the very reason why he was so interested in this expensive game. The cinematic introduction caught his interest and he couldn't stop thinking about it.

He was at first scolded by his mother since he no longer focuses on improving his Mana Study and makes preparation for his license examination.

That was normal, they are not aware of how impressive the game was.

”Let me show you what I learned inside the game!”

He proudly announced after getting fed up by his mother's scolding.

Soon, without using his signature magic spell, he fought and defeated an automaton using a palm technique he learned inside the game.

Apparently, the Dorssian Empire's soldiers wear thick armors covering their whole body and not leaving any gaps.

It was like a humanoid automaton that has powerful defenses against magic attacks. The super A.I. Freya had taught them that to fight against such enemies, they had to learn an attack capable of bypassing their thick armors.

It was an amazing experience.

Due to the complete set of training within the game, he easily learned the Ten-Fold Palm, a technique utilizing vibration to fight against armored opponents.

He was aware that all gamers had a chance of learning this if they worked hard enough so he wasn't too smug after learning it. But this was enough for him to tell his mother that he had a reason for taking the game seriously.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

[ The emergency call button was triggered from the outside. Please, logout on the game to avoid forceful disconnection. ]

[ The emergency call button was... ]

The message was being repeated until he decided to either ”Ignore” it or ”Logout”.

As soon as he came out of the VR pod, Vulture, one of the powerful members of the Lucent Force, reported the current siege happening at the border of the city and about the attack that hit the municipal hall from the enemy organization's detachment force.

”This... Who are they? Is it from the Black Knight?”

”Yes, young master.”

”They acted earlier than expected... Make sure that nothing happens to the City Mayor. I'll contact the other branches to send some help here. Move.”

”Yes.”

Vulture answered as he no longer said any unnecessary words and vanished from the room.

***

Ever since Wallace had gifted her a unique bracelet of unknown origin, she had been attentive to Wallace's actions inside the academy.

She analyzed the red bracelet before but it didn't bore fruit. This made her a bit curious but she didn't put too much effort into finding out.

Although she wanted to ask him about how it was made, she felt that it wasn't that important so she carries on with her daily life.

”Instructor Elaine... I understand your concern but it is Wallace we are talking about. That guy isn't as simple as we think.”

”H-how can you say that? You are the headmaster! We should be worrying about the safety of our students. Didn't you see that red cloud? Only that Sealed Mana Artifact is capable of doing that!”

”I know, that's why you have to stay here... What if you encounter its wielder, your ability is not a good match against that...”

”But we should still do something about it!”

”Of course... A group of eight instructors being led by Eve Luxford was dispatched a few minutes ago. They should be able to handle the safety of our students outside. All the remaining instructors must stay here to protect the students...”

”Fine...”

A frowning expression can be seen on Elaine's beautiful face as she decided not to bother the headmaster anymore.

As soon as she left, the headmaster immediately contacted some relevant individuals to ensure the safety of the academy.