Battle for Supremacy

For the time being, Vann decided to charge the helmet as told by the instructions.

Since most VR games in present time have been able to tap into people's brains to connect the player into their virtual bodies, it was imperative to have the helmets or the devices used for the game to have batteries that can be charged.

This is a precaution against sudden power outages. In this case, the device can still run properly with its battery because it will be disastrous if the device suddenly shuts off without warning while it was still connected to the human brain. Proof of this is that some accidents have already occurred in the past especially during the early development stage of VR techbology concerning this exact situation that lead to most of the involved party dying.

Due to this exact reason, certain countermeasures were made in case of such accidents happening. But as the saying goes, prevention is always better than cure so most manufacturers of VR devices always reminds their customers to charge it even though most devices can be used normally just by plugging it in without having to charge it beforehand.

After Vann plugged the helmet to charge it up, he decided to play games in his computer to pass time.

Despite VR games being more popular nowadays, traditional games that are played by mouse and keyboard or controllers are still trending because some people still prefer the traditional games over VR games. Though the big factor about this fact is that not everyone can afford to buy the expensive devices used for VR games

In fact, the rough estimate is that atleast 20% of the whole gaming community still plays traditional games.

Just like that, Vann played in his computer for the whole afternoon until the evening, only taking a break when he needs to go to the toilet or to eat and drink.

***

In another place, specifically a big flat that can be described as luxurious but simple, a young woman with silky white skin, long light golden blonde hair, mesmerising blue eyes, a beautiful face and a curvy body wearing casual clothes sits at a couch with the helmet for the BFS in her hands but in a different color theme of pink and white.

Gazing at the helmet, her lips curves into a beautiful smile of anticipation as she said in a deep melodious voice. "I hope you are as good as they say."

At this moment, her phone started ringing, capturing her attention. One glance at the caller's id was all it took for her to frown as her previous excited mood disappeared in a flash.

"What is it?" She said after picking up her phone, her annoyance as clear as the sun by the tone of her voice.

As she listened to her phone, her brows furrowed in anger. With extreme coldness in her voice, she said. "No."

She ended the call immediately, not even wanting to hear the reply of whoever is in the other line and going as far as to shut down her phone.

Letting out a deep sigh, she murmured to herself. "This is your day off. Forget all of your problems because this is the day to relax."

Gazing at the helmet besides her, she shook off all distracting thoughts as she headed to her fridge. With drinks and foods in hand, she set them down on the table in front of the couch and turned on the TV to watch dramas.

***

All around the globe, no matter what country and what time of the day its currently in, millions of people can't hold back their anticipation as they waited impatiently while the clock ticks closer to the opening of the live servers for BFS.

There were so many people waiting impatiently in their homes that it significantly reduced the number of people outside in popular public places like malls and parks even though it's currently Saturday.

Anyone can clearly see how popular the game is and what even made it more surprising is that it hasn't even been released yet.

Meanwhile, the main cause for this popularity are 4 reasons.

The 1st reason isn't because of the game itself but the company behind it. Maxima, the company that created BFS has already been around for nearly a century, which was long enough for it to build a reputation for itself. Besides having built up achievements for creating some of the best VR games in the past, it also has a hand in discovering a way to connect the human brain into devices, thus making real VR games possible. Which is why anything that has their name behind it will get attention from around the world.

As for the other three, they are features of the game itself. The first is the freedom inside the game. Where in other games, there are many restrictions imposed on players like restrictions placed on levels, equipment, classes, areas, etc. In BFS players are free to do whatever they like. A mage wearing an assassin's equipment? A level 1 player going to areas with level 100 monsters? Anything is possible. The only question is, does the player involved have the means and qualifications to do so.

The 2nd feauture of the game is its combat system, or what Maxima calls it as RCS, short for Real Combat System. Skills and spells inside the game are used by doing certain movements in order to activate them. Meanwhile, the damage done by an attack will not only be affected by the stats of the attacker and the receiver, but many factors such as the place where the attack landed, speed, weight, things that may seem miniscule will also affect the amount of damage done.

The last and the most contributing factor behind BFS' popularity is its 100% brain integration rate. In other words, the game has finally achieved what humanity have been hoping for in decades. A real second world.