Chapter 317 - 270 : Omitted (1/2)
Not long after Arthur paved a way through the illusion, the duo appeared on the Westia Continent. For Josef to recognize this place, Arthur used Space Magic to take them to a more popular place yet devoid of living beings as to not attract attention.
With merely two teleports, they arrived at their destination. From what Arthur heard and saw, there are five big main cities on Hell Gate and one of them have a distinguishable black mountain near it.
The moment they appeared mid-air, merely some distance separating them from this unimaginably tall mountain, Josef stared with surprise at the sight before him.
Although he expected Arthur's words to be true when he heard them a short while ago, he was still feeling surprised over the fact that he was inside his company's game without resorting to the headset.
”You understand the severity of this matter, right? It's not some game but reality!”
Arthur's words caused the middle-aged man to snap out of it and gulp some saliva unconsciously before he took a moment to compose himself and then reply:
”It really exists... but even if it is exactly like the continent on Hell Gate, it doesn't change anything.”
Arthur's next words caused Josef to feel as if a bucket of cold water was thrown at him
”That's not the problem. The issue is the players, they aren't just playing a game but are somehow being teleported here, not physically, of course.”
With the use of his sense, Arthur was able to discover countless humans and other Races wandering in this bustling city. It was filled with 'NPCs' and 'players'. Most of them were low-leveled and even the strongest one is still considered weak from his point of view.
”Teleported? Are you even sure about this?”
Josef didn't seem to totally believe Arthur about this matter. It seemed to incomprehensible, or over-the-top matter.
With the addition of the System, many theories and speculations were created about the existence of other worlds.
'Where were the monsters born from?'
'Who spawned those dungeons?'
'Where did the Goddess come from?'
Such questions were frequently asked thus many people believed of the existence of life beyond the milky galaxy, or perhaps even in it, these people included Josef, too.
This is why, despite being really shocked, Le Orn was still able to cope with his sudden appearance on Astria. However, for a game his company created to be able to transfer its players to this place in an instant, it seemed too far-fetched, at least that's what Josef thought.
”I'm 50% sure. We can prove if I'm right quite easily, though.”
Josef pondered for a moment and then said
”Yeah, if we can find one of the popular players then I can recognize him but the continent is to-”
His stopped mid-sentence as he seemed to remember that Arthur had unfathomable power. He didn't know what happened when they warped but he caught a glimpse after the first teleport and realized they were at the center of the continent and one second later, they appeared near Black Mountain City.