6 Aeruk 1 (1/2)
Tang Gon was back in the cave / room, where he originally came from. This time, however, three out of the four glowing doors had disappeared making it a lot dimmer and darker than he was used to.
But at least he was finally going to complete the tutorial, as there was only one door left. Walking towards the final one, he soon felt a force propelling him forwards from the back, and another force yanking him forwards from the front. Either way, his feet were moving without him noticing, walking closer and closer.
The forces moving him forwards, penetrated through his mind and blocked out all of the notifications that the system had sent out.
x[Ding! System has detected DANGER!!!! Host Turn Back! Turn Back! Turn Back!]x
x[Ding! System has detected DANGER!!!! Host Turn Back! Turn Back! Turn Back!]x
x[Ding! System has detected DANGER!!!! Host Turn Back! Turn Back! Turn Back!]x
When he finally stood face to face with the door, all of the pressure he had faced earlier had now disappeared.
The door in front of him was unlike any of the other ones that he gone through. For one, it wasn't even a door, instead it was a steel gate with two stone pillars on the side.
And etched on each of the gate's steel bar was the letters Aeruk.
The gate then swung open with a loud ”Screech” as Tang Gon was observing it. The gate was somewhat rickety, and when the gate had swung open, it had also pulled one of the nails off.
Ahead of him was the darkness, shrouded by a hazy mist that was covering everything from Tang Gon's sight.
Going inside, the gate had suddenly closed behind him. Turning back, the gate seemed perfectly fine, so perfect that the hinges that were originally broken were now completely fixed. And the places on the bar where there used to have scratches and claw marks had now disappeared. It was completely shining and new.
A little unsettled, Tang Gon just continued walking further in, believing that this was most likely a test by the system. And that his current performance would later decide the quality of the reward he would get. Feeling a presence behind him, he turned back once more. Then he saw that the gate that was suppose to still be there had disappeared. It was nothing new, but the presence that he felt made it unsettling.
The hazy mist surrounded him from all sides, he could barely see his feet now, much less the couple of feet ahead of him. Tang Gon wanted to call out for the system, but it felt like if he did, whatever was with him would know. And Tang Gon didn't feel like taking such a risk that could potentionally endanger his life.
Tang Gon soon got tired, the paths in this strange place was too tiring, and he really didn't feel like walking anymore, but the quicker he got out of here, the better. At least then, he wouldn't constantly feel that lingering presence.
It felt like an endless walk. At times, Tang Gon felt that he was just going in circles. The paths that he was taking led him all over the place.
It had started off fairly normal with the road being paved. Accelerating further in, the road started to crack, and the once straight path had started to curve and turn at every couple of meters.