Chapter 33 (2/2)

The theme of the first level was a mix between fantasy and sci-fi, with the floor and walls made from some unknown alloy with some magical runes glowing dimly on them.

The main monsters of the dungeon were Mantis Automatons, and they were about as tall as the average person. After they discovered their enemies, their fierce attacks could almost make squishy players reconsider life itself.

Thankfully, FreeMilk didn’t ask for money for nothing, and she always gave effective buffs and heals at exactly the correct time, and along with InkFlashback the Lancer that was acting as the tank being the professional that he was, the entire battle was abnormally relaxed…

Which meant that the players could start chatting freely.

The person that started the small-talk was InkFlashback. During the twenty-minute mark, InkFlashback asked a question as the ground started piling with Mantis Automaton bodies.

“So why did you guys start playing this game?” InkFlashback shouted at everyone as he raised his shield and blocked the sharp scythes of a Mantis Automaton.

“Why are you asking this for?”

Lin Xi created a Focused Flamethrower and aimed it at the Mantis Automaton that was being distracted by InkFlashback, and as the flames covered the monster’s body, the numbers -70, -78, -52, bounced out from the top of its head.

“I’m surveying the market,” InkFlashback continued.

“Survey? Are you part of the official team of Sacred Souls?”

ModaoSwordsman slashed down at the Mantis Automaton, immediately crushing the Mantis Automaton’s shell that had already been charred.

This Mantis Automaton’s core had pierced by ModaoSwordsman’s longsword, and so it lost mobility, falling onto the ground.

There was already a large pile of Mantis Automaton bodies on the ground, and ModaoSwordsman jumped down from the motionless body of the Mantis Automaton before rushing over to InkFlashback.

“Bro! Do you sell any activation codes? I’m willing to buy them for thirty thousand dollars!” ModaoSwordsman was quite excited, even more than when a piece of Purple equipment that he could use burst from the Mantis Automaton earlier.

“I’m not part of the official team, I’m just doing the survey myself.” InkFlashback used his shield to push away ModaoSwordsman who was clinging onto his shoulders.

“What are you doing a survey for, then?” ModaoSwordsman asked in confusion.

“If this game becomes popular, not only will the official team benefit but also us, the players, too. I asked a few of my friends who had played this game, and this game didn’t have any promotion or cutscenes, and no one knows who the game company who made this game was…But without even knowing the backstory of this game, we have all spent almost a hundred hours in this game since its release…” InkFlashback continued, “So what do you think is fun about this game?”

As InkFlashback was asking this, Jiang Qiao was only listening attentively to their replies.

Everyone was in agreement that if Sacred Souls became popular, the players themselves would benefit too.

The most direct proof of this was that ModaoSwordsman’s livestream popularity had more than doubled after he started livestreaming this game, and FreeMilk had already raked in quite a lot of cash since the start of the game.

The price of gold coins from Sacred Souls were one of the most expensive on the market within all VR games.

“Well… It feels more realistic than War, for one? The battle system is also the best in all the games that I’ve played before, and uhm, what’s that called again? The feeling when your attacks connect is the best! The skills of the class that I’m playing as right now are very cool too, have you guys ever played as swordsmen before? Dual Blade Wielding and Iai Slashing are just two of the coolest skills out there, aren’t they?”

ModaoSwordsman continued to ramble, and as he became more and more excited he ran over to two Mantis Automatons who were making their rounds and used the skill Iai Slash, a Level 25 Swordsman skill, in demonstration.

The others could barely see the longsword flash, and sparks appeared on the two Mantis Automatons as the blow connected, leaving behind two visible marks.

“You went and started a fight with two bosses at once!” Lin Xi saw the two boss HP gauges that appeared in his field of view, and he knew that ModaoSwordsman had messed up trying to act cool!

“It’s alright! Stay in formation!” InkFlashback returned to his position as the commander, but then he asked Zhao Mingwei quietly, “What about you?”

“Equipment, levels, EXP, PK ranks…Does one really need so many complex reasons to like a game?”

Zhao Mingwei rushed towards the boss, and with the sounds of dragons and tigers roaring, a Nen Shot was released from his hands.