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Chapter 84
”And, who exactly is BLANK?” The way Xander phrased his statement, made James feel like the lead developer knew exactly who BLANK was. That didn't help James at all though. He had never heard of any gamer named BLANK before, across any game he played. And James had played a lot of games.
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”BLANK are the only gamers to rival my ability. In fact, they are the only ones who could probably best me.” Xander's eyes filled with something James doubted he would ever see from the man. Pride, for something other than his own ability?
”They, as in plural?” That didn't make sense. Dungeon Core's were run by a singular player and an AI. Xander had been quite specific about that.
”Oh yes, as in plural.”
”But-”
”Don't worry, it is two players James, and no AI. They both log in together, and they log out together. When they are offline, they only manage the game through the DCO app, unlike every other dungeon core, which has an AI constantly active in the game.”
If that were the case, the fact those two had reached Tier 2 Rank 7 was even more impressive. Just how good were these two?
”Who are they?”
Xander's grin widened. ”They're my children.”
James's mind stopped when Xander said that. His what? Xander had kids? Someone actually got past his egotistical, self-serving…
”Well, my adopted children.” Ah, there it was.
”You adopted children?” James still couldn't believe that fact. Xander did not seem the kid type.
”As I peaked in the gaming world, I was growing bored. There were no more challenges for me. So, I decided I would create my own perfect nemesis. A gamer that could present me with the ultimate challenge. Of course, developing an AI to do just that seemed, less genuine. So, I went on a mission, and eventually found not one, but two children, who had the potential I was looking for.”
Xander spread his arms wide. ”They were both far ahead of their peers, outcasts as a result of their unique intellectual skills and traits. I took them in and began to teach them all I could. As they grew, their bond with each other became stronger than any you could imagine. They trust each other 100% and can work together to overcome any and every challenge. Suffice to say, they have bested me at nearly every game we've played.”
”And…now they're in DCO as a dungeon core?” James really didn't like where this was going. He had been relieved to hear Xander wasn't able to mess with his experiment in a way that would instantly eliminate James and Rue. However, it seemed Xander still had a trump card.
”Obviously if I was forced to make a special case for you and Rue on behalf of your parents, I was going to take the liberty to add one more factor to my experiment.” He grinned. ”Besides, I wanted to see what would happen if I were a dungeon core, but obviously, for my experiments sake, could not take on both roles.”