Chapter 15 Part2 (1/2)

TL: I wonder how virtual mmorpg will be in the very distant future. Imagine 1000 years later. Le sigh, I envy the future gamers.

Today’s the day before the Closed Beta Test ends. The final day ends on Monday morning and because I have school tomorrow, this would be the last day that I can play on the Closed Beta Test.

As the final commemoration, I’ve my eyes on the Elder Treant Boss in the north of the Caastal kingdom, and I’m making my way to the inner forest which is packed with active Treants.

It’s more troublesome than I thought.

I made my way through the forest during yesterday’s night and tried to reach my destination, but there were so many enemies that I couldn’t make my way to the boss.

It’s why I am challenging the boss again just as planned. Although, my mother is getting angry over the fact that I have been spending too much time on this game. She usually doesn’t get angry over something like this and is actually a gentle person, but if she quarrels with my father, her anger spills over to me.

This time it’s mostly my father’s fault or something, probably.

Since my mother is standing at the top of the hierarchy in our family, it’s a life-and-death situation if her mood gets spoiled because it concerns our food. It is a dangerous thing, so we can’t go against her.

It’s unfortunate but I had to help out with housework this morning in order to get my mother in a good mood. I have gotten the permission to have two hours worth of playtime in the afternoon and I’m finally playing.

After I log in, I restart from the forest where I previously escaped.

The forest sounds noisy, and I open my Map Window and move towards the boss.

I definitely encountered groups of orcs yesterday, so I wonder if I should make a detour. As I ponder I realize there is something strange on the map.

When I look closely at my surroundings I do not see the groups of orcs from yesterday.

I tilt my head and wonder why they have changed their position from yesterday.

I chalk it up to being lucky and move towards the boss.

When I a.n.a.lyze the map I finally discover the orcs are intercepting other players other than me.

Thanks to that, I encounter far fewer orcs attacking me. I am easily able to handle them on my own, so I change from my previous method of attack from yesterday and advance quickly.

The trees that I see do not look like they are withering, so the boss is still alive.

When I approach the boss, I see various players already who are engaged with it. Perhaps they are thinking the same thing to hunt it, but I have not expected to see nearly a hundred players.

Just when I’m thinking there is no part for me here and about to give up, a player in the group raises his voice.

[Save the commander!]

It seems like one person is caught by the boss and being squeezed when I look closely. Perhaps he is the party leader or something similar.

What should I do, is it fine for me to lend a hand?

Since he says he wants to have help, I think it should be fine to lend a hand.

I recite the Mana Explosion spell.

Even though the spell casting time is really long, a normal spell would be insufficient since it is a boss.

An explosion hits the Elder Treant boss’s wrist and the hostage is released.

In truth, I actually plan to hit the boss’s body, but as expected, it is difficult to aim for it when there is a hostage.

It is an attack that will do nothing but mow down the players in one go. It is a real problem when the magic spell has such a large area of effect. (TL: Friendly Player Kill problem.)

Since the developers made a promise to deal with balance issues, it might be possible that the skill will be corrected in the Open Beta Test.

[I thank you for helping me! Even though you just came, I want to borrow your strength to defeat the surrounding Treants.]

The warrior-like man who was a hostage earlier says.

That’s good. It seems like it’s the correct thing to do by helping out. It’s true that the Treants are surrounding the players and it’s difficult to approach the boss. I should help out.