Chapter 21: The Reaper Appears. (1/2)

After spending a few more minutes with Fluffernutter, Merlin stood up and h the side streets he had originally come from, Merlin eventually made his way back onto the main street

As he walked into view, he noticed a few figures inner player clothing, the sa, they were all players

One of the players caught Merlin's attention A tall robustwooden scythe strapped to his back The man seemed to notice that Merlin was a fellow player, as his deep red eyes locked on to Merlin the second he appeared from around the corner

Merlin kneho this man was, in fact, they were rather close in the previous timeline This man was Typhoeus, the number one ranker in New Genesis, the uild leader of hell's Benefit The guild Merlin helped hi to note about Typhoeus was his player given title in the previous timeline, The Reaper He received this title due to his insistence on using a scythe, even when it wasn't efficient to do so, his only reasoning for doing so was because it made him look cool

Merlin didn't knoanted to interact with Typhoeus this time around In the previous timeline, Typhoeus had been one of the few players who adapted to the neorld quickly, and used this to get an edge over the others Merlin just so happened to be in the right place at the right time to receive sorew from there

Unlike last time however, Merlin was currently the front runner with a e, so he couldn't befriend him in the same way Not to mention, his custoive a good impression to a lot of people Everyone in the first as either filthy rich or the child of soos typically reached the saave Typhoeus a wave before turning the corner and walking away He didn't have tie while everyone was still trying to figure out what to do or how to get quests

Merlin e had the general feel of a Victorian-era village, although the architecture was a little more Greek inspired

Eventually Merlin had reached a large structure on the edge of town The focal point of this building was that it was built around a large courtyard, and within this courtyard was several practice du This was the village's barracks, and it served as a training area for players, granting theinner class souls, the fighter

Merlin walked through the open doors of the barracks, and another set into the courtyard, there he waswith various types of weaponry Merlin's attention gravitated towards anotherorders at the younger knights fighting against the practice dummies

Merlin approached this man, as Merlin moved within a couple metres of the man, a name appeared over his head, this man's name was General Perakeles He eventually noticed Merlin approach and turned to face himilitary man tone Perakeles always felt like an uninspired character, created solely to check off an arbitrary character trope, especially when co their lives in New Genesis

"I would like to receive basic co, sir!" Merlin knew he had to respond like a soldier to get a positive response fro lecture on basic military courtesy and etiquette And if he failed to co a sword at the practice duain

Perakeles scanned Merlin's body fro enough for real cos"

A questappeared before Merlin

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You've been given a task to strengthen yourself before you can start co at a practice du: 100

• Reward: +1 Strength

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