Chapter 214 (1/2)
Numerous monsters rushed toward a man. However, he advanced and cut down the monsters like he was dancing. The Scorpion Swords held in his hands moved and the monster corpses piled up like mountains. Sand and poison mixed together to create a bloody festival. Once the dance stopped, there were no living creatures around him. Only Michael stood there.
He looked around and murmured in a small voice, “The welcome is a bit rough.”
Based on the barrier he broke, it seemed someone didn’t want anyone to enter here. Now a message was flashing in front of his eyes.
[Due to an unknown power, you have been disconnected from the outside world.]
“What does this mean?”
At first, Michael didn’t know what this meant. Shortly thereafter, Michael started to find that something was wrong. Antares, who always talked after a fight like this, had yet to appear or say anything.
“Antares.”
He didn’t answer. Perhaps...?
-Michael: Damian.
[Due to an unknown power, you have been disconnected from the outside world.]
“Was it like this?”
His gaze shifted toward the barrier. There was only a huge wall of clouds that had already been restored. It seemed the connection to the outside world was lost once the barrier was restored again.
‘I’m trapped.’
It happened the moment he had this thought...
“......!”
The startled Michael created a wall of sand to withstand it. An enormous wind shook the entire forest and within a short period of time, the power was reduced and the sand wall lifted.
‘Is there someone here?’
No, perhaps it was a monster. It was a hidden place so there would naturally be a boss monster. Michael had this thought and moved to the place where the sound came from. The sight he saw there was more terrible than he expected. Remnants of various monsters were scattered around and a man was sitting in the middle, calmly cutting at a tree branch.
Michael asked from behind the man, “Who are you and why is there a barrier here?”
The man turned around and a message popped up.
[The target can’t be identified properly due to an unknown power.]
Michael couldn’t properly recognize the man in front of him. The man’s face was shrouded in fog. The only thing he could tell was that it was a man. There was no way of knowing if this person was a user or an NPC. The faceless man asked, “Who are you?”
Michael listened to the voice and found this person was a bit older. If so, it was highly likely that he was an NPC. There were few users in Arkstar who were this age and there were many powerful monsters here. Moreover, this was an unexplored place where no one except for himself had entered. If so, there was only one answer.
‘He is an NPC. It is also likely that he is a very strong hidden NPC.’
Michael thought about it and wanted to make a good impression on the man in front of him. This man was powerful enough to make the monsters like this. There must be something to learn from him. For example, a skill or magic. In general, through such opportunities, many people would acquire a hidden class or a hidden skill.
Michael couldn’t help being greedy about this. He declared, “I am an immortal human from outside.”
“An immortal human? What is that?”
It was as expected and he became even more convinced that this person was an NPC. Every player knew the words ‘immortal human.’ It seemed this was truly a hidden NPC.
“I am a human from another world that started to emerge a few years ago. We will come back to life no matter how many times we die.”
“Hmm...”
“Can I ask for your name?”
“What is the use of knowing it?” Park Muyeol finally stood up. He didn’t like this young man who suddenly appeared. This young man’s face might be obscured, but he suddenly appeared, discussed immortality, and asked for Park Muyeol’s name. He was a strange person. For a moment, Park Muyeol wondered if this person was part of a pseudo-religion.
‘Is he a monster?’
Looking at the attire, it didn’t seem to be the case. He felt like a high level person based on the nice appearance of his sword. However, the evil spirit floating around him was ominous.
[An unknown power has distorted the target.]
‘Distorted...’
Obviously, this unknown power was showing them strange things in order to confuse them. It wasn’t just Park Muyeol. Now this guy might be seeing Park Muyeol in a strange way.
‘Seeing that he isn’t attacking, he might be an ally.’
At the same time, Park Muyeol heard the sound of monsters.
“Kuweeoh!”
The crows in the forest fluttered up.
“Dammit. They are already coming.”
“It must be the monsters again.”