Chapter 17: First Dungeon (1/2)

”We are going to look out for two kinds of people,” Venomous spoke after spotting the grove from afar. She and Michu had already been on their way to the dungeon, so it was time to speak about their crucial tasks.

Michu glanced at her, ”Lone players and…” He scratched his cheek with a pensive expression.

Seeing this, Venomous added, ”Overly friendly players. Such players want the best for their teammates, but only those with similar passion can progress together with them. It's not like we have to add new players to our party immediately after this dungeon. For now, we just have to add some potential players to our friend list.”

One's passion and drive to grind up levels and become the best were not often reciprocated by close friends.

It was the reason guilds were so popular.

If one had friends at the top and in one guild, then one was one of the luckiest people to have such trustworthy players around. In this game, the trust was valuable as a lot of money was behind each top guild.

The Continental Tournament.

The Main Quest.

The Royal Families and Tribes; and simply the game.

Everything revolved around players and money, so gaining friendship from the early levels would help Venomous' plans greatly.

It would be great if her first friend and future guild member also kept those things in mind.

But Michu didn't even know about the main quest. Though some people could argue that it was no problem since there was already Act 3 of the main quest in far lands, Venomous wanted to knock on Michu's head with her hand so that he would magically get all those stuff imprinted within him.

Nonetheless, her friend had something else in mind, ”Hey, Venomous. Don't make your profile so lonely. Let's add a picture. Why haven't you added it after our talk?” Michu believed that a happy picture would help Venomous and her snake eyes that she often brought out as if trying to scare him.

It also would make her trustworthy, wouldn't it? Wouldn't more players feel like adding her and speak through chat? Michu had seen various popular leaders on social media and their photos were really awesome.

Our monkey has also followed some female guild leaders who shared not only their fantasy quests but also their free time. The beautiful nature was seen along with their mesmerizing figures and Michu loved the boundless sea the most.

His sister questioned him back then, ”Bananas or melons?” This question was left unanswered.

”In the future, I will post the first photo…” Yumi looked to the side, ”You will be with me, so don't ask me about it anymore. I can't show myself yet…”

”Yes, I won't.” Michu felt like there was a deeper reason for her to not be active on social media. For him, it was a funny experience and since taking photos with Nana had been so nice, wouldn't it be the same with Yumi?

He apologized, ”I won't mention it until you say so.” As Michu at least could read feelings better than the average person, he apologized and the topic shifted to the previous one.

”Thanks.”

The duo also entered the grove by then.

[You have stepped into Cursed Grove Dungeon Lv. 15!]

[Players 20/22]

After Michu entered the waiting room, his eyes swept through the interior. There were many trees and his eyes tilted when he looked at their roots intertwined like a maze. Those trees weren't of normal height and they were protected by the bluish transparent wall.

This wall would disappear after the dungeon started.

Its golden leaves sometimes fell on the ground and players checked those meticulously. After their eyes didn't spot anything, they let those leaves return to the ground.

Michu was curious about their actions, but he also did what Venomous had requested beforehand.

'There are some loners… Four loners spotted! Should I add them to my friend list now? No, no… What if they want to be alone? Yumi said that I shouldn't add immediately… Then what about other kinds? Other… kind?' Michu's mind got a little hotter as his eyes looked around.

But the other kind was on his way.

Approaching Michu with a wide smile, a lady wearing a big hat reached out for him, ”Hi, are you two together?” She held medium-sized staff and looked like a mage taken out of the book! Her blonde hair and blue eyes brought a gentle contrast and Michu felt like she was a really friendly person!

He laughed, ”Yep!”