3 Trapped in Database

There are usually three admins in the Main lobby and they're staff for Isekai Online. I don't know why the game only has three staff with millions of players, but they get the job done, so I'm not complaining.

But it's weird, isn't it? Nobody has ever questioned that, whatsoever.

I never focused on little details like that, because I was busy leveling up, and building my kingdom, Ottenmore.

The typical no-life thing to do, right? Wasting away all your precious time, just to put it all into an unrealistic game.

But seriously, I've been walking around for 30 minutes, and not a single admin is in sight! What the hell is going on here?

"30 minutes of walking, and I got nothing." I mumbled to myself.

My hands were dug inside my pockets, tucking away the rings on my fingers. If people saw I had level infinity items, they would be trying to kill me.

Of course, they can't accomplish that, but still, it's annoying. Dealing with dumbasses who think they can handle a great king is quite common in this world.

Trust me, I had my fair shares.

"Hey, look over there, is that one of the admins?! They finally returned!"

Someone behind me shouted as they pointed to the sky.

"Hm?" I turned around, glancing toward the sky.

Right above us, one of the admins was floating in midair.

What was he doing?

("That's odd to see an admin fly, I didn't know they had any special traits about them, other than banning people because of offensive slurs or hacking. What's going on? Is this to announce the new big update?")

"Oh look, the other two appeared as well!" Some Knight-class player mumbled.

("Now the other two appeared… was that spatial warp they used?")

"Greetings, players of Isekai World Online. As you all may know, there has been an update installed into the games database, known as update 1.2. This is a big update across the entire world because it introduces new graphics, new mechanics, and… exhilaration!"

("Exhilaration? That's not part of the update, what's he going on about?! And what's with that psychotic smile on his face?")

Nobody else could see that crazed smile of his, since he was hundreds of feet in the air, but I could.

With the Eyes of the Emperor, I could see up to fifty miles in distance and see the future for up to a few seconds.

It didn't sound like much, but it gave me plenty of opportunities when it came to battle.

I'm just overpowered.

That's how it is being one of the four great kings.

I'm not bored with my power.

I admire it.

"Exhilaration? Is he explaining how he feels, or does the update have something called exhilaration?" A mage class asked.

"I don't know, but the admins aren't supposed to say their personal feelings when announcing an update, so maybe this 'exhilaration' is an item?"

("I doubt that. I severely doubt that this exhilaration they mentioned is an item.")

"Yes! You heard me correctly, exhilaration! This world… has been going on for two years and 2 weeks in total, and it has been boring for us… for far too long. But now, we are exhilarated! Ahahahaha!!"

The admins were starting to laugh in sync, worrying the players around me.

This isn't right at all… what the hell was going on?

"Players of Isekai World Online, we will give some of you a demonstration of the new graphics! Are most of you ready?"

("Most of us? Why not all? Something's definitely not right…")

"Yeah!! Show us, we've been waiting to see this forever!"

The crowd started to shout, cheering together for the new graphics and mechanics.

But I could also notice that some of them were suspicious as well.

So it's just not me, huh? Other people found this fishy.

"Here it is, the grand opening for update 1.2! Allow us to show you… the new graphics for death!!!"

"…Death?" They all asked.

"W-What does he mean by death? He's gonna show us on a hologram right?"

"I-I don't know… but it's only logical to assume so?"

"Hyeehahahahahahahaha!"

He was laughing like a maniac.

This isn't some update showcase, it's a betrayal.

The admins have gone completely insane.

All three of them held up their hands, casting a magical circle above the Main lobby.

All of a sudden, the entire lobby was engulfed in a magical barrier, entrapping us inside.

"As of now, all of you will die! Your real bodies have already perished, and you will never return again. We are the Holy Trinity, the three gods of this world, our words are absolute!"

"What are they talking about? Th-This is a joke, right? A joke?! Holy Trinity? Hahaha… hahaha! Yeah right, we aren't falling for something like that!"

Everyone summoned their Personal Hubs, scrolling down to leave the game.

"Huh?"

"Wait… what's going on… w-why can't I leave?"

"M-My Personal Hub won't allow me to leave, is this some bug?"

Everyone, and I mean everyone, was panicking.

"Hahahahahaha! When playing the game, your consciousness is implemented into the database, but it's changed for this update. Now, not only does your consciousness leaves with you, but your soul does as well."

"O-Our souls?!" Some elf girl asked.

"Yes, your souls are trapped here in this world. Your real bodies have already died! Their hearts, brains, and organs have stopped, and your bodies are now lifeless meat-bags."

He chuckled at his own words.

"The game avatars are now your real bodies! You belong to our creator of this world, for he has a grand plan for most of you."

"Mom… help me… dad… please I'm scared."

"…Father… I'm sorry I couldn't make it to your birthday."

"Mom, I'm sorry I was a bad child… forgive me for everything I've done."

The players around me started to cry, while some fell to their knees in denial.

They all had lives that were just taken from them, and they could never get it back.

"Then why? Why are you going to kill us? If your creator has a grand plan, then what's the point of us dying?" Some mage class shouted.

"Some of you don't fit the criteria needed for our master, so you must perish. Those are his words, and they're absolute."

One of the holy gods extended their arms to the side, gathering magical power into their hand.

"Summoning, Spear of Ares!" A bright light shone in their palm, as a weapon manifested from magic, "Now, to bring death to those who deserve it, begone from the power of Ares!"

"Th-The spear of Ares, that's… one of the Legendary Grade weapons, we can't go up against that… we're doomed."

"We're gonna die!!! We're gonna all fucking die!"

"Please show us mercy! Spare us, don't do this! I have a family, I want to see my brother!"

They all ran around like cattle in a den.

But, all hope for them wasn't lost. A group of powerful players decided to join together and attack the Holy Trinity with their power.

Ah, I see, they were a party.

And a brand new one at that.

They must've created a party together to join forces and take down the three admins.

"We won't let you have your way!!"

The one leading this party was the strongest, he was level 50, halfway there to max level.

He had some powerful equipment from the looks of it, and he also had items that allowed him to fly.

He was pretty strong for his level, I'll give him that.

"You fool! Does a level 50 dare attack us with his feeble party? Kyeehahahaha, have you gone mad?"

"Now!!" The Leader knight shouted his command, which caused the other five party members to nod their heads.

All of a sudden, they teleported out of sight.

("Those were definitely warp mirrors; Level 5 items that allow you to teleport anywhere you desire without wasting any mana points. How did they get so many? Level 5 items are usually limited to 71-100 leveled players.")

"Warp mirrors?" One of the gods exclaimed, but before they could do anything else, it was too late.

"Enshroud!" (All party members)

Together they performed C-tier Defensive magic.

Ah right, I didn't explain Magic to you. Well, long ago, the divine gods known as the holy trinity created a universal energy through Isekai World Online, known as magic. It exists within all data, NPCS, players, and other life forms. It allows the player to perform something known as spells. Performing spells wastes Mana points, which are needed to cast them, so saving as many mana points as possible is a must. There are different classes of magic, which are known as;

Arcane: Legendary magic that can supersede all classes of magic. This class is so rare, that only the four great kings have it, as it's only obtainable for those who pre-ordered the game and completed all its missions in a month as part of Isekai World Online's beta event.

Celestial: Celestial magic is usually performed for healing, restoration, or removing debuffs from players or themselves, it can also enhance physical attributes. Additionally, it can be used to enhance regenerative properties.

Defensive: This magic is usually done to create defensive spells and protect allies, but it can be used offensively as well.

Elemental: This magic manipulates the elements of the world to perform dangerous spells, such as air, water, fire, earth, light, and darkness.

Necromancy: This is magic done by mostly the Abnormal race, that allows them to raise the dead and summon powerful undead soldiers for battle.

Debuff: This is magic used to specifically debuff someone or cancel out magical spells, it's rarely used, but it can be useful to players who mastered it.

Before you could actually play the game, you must create your character and choose one of these magic classes, excluding arcane, since that's limited.

Since you know about that, there's also something known as Magic Ranks. Each class of magic is divided by 7 ranks. The more you level up in Isekai World Online, the better, as you can gain higher tiers of magic to perform and unlock new spells for the magic class you have chosen. By leveling up and gaining higher magic ranks, you can also unlock the intrinsic spells for your races.

The only known Magic Ranks are;

F Tier magic - For levels 1-10

E Tier Magic - For levels 11-25

D Tier Magic - For levels 26-40

C Tier Magic - For levels 41-68

B Tier Magic - For levels 69-80

A Tier Magic - For levels 81-99

S Tier Magic - For level 100

The C-tier magic they were using was powerful, but they were going up against the literal creators of magic itself.

They were brave but incredibly unprepared.

The first thing they should've done was find a way to break the barrier around the Main Lobby, but they decided to attack three literal gods.

"It worked!" (Party Member 1)

"I can't believe it…" (Party Member 2)

The Holy Trinity was trapped inside a powerful C-tier magical barrier.

This spell was called Enshroud. The more you struggled to break free, the stronger the barrier becomes to prevent escape, unless you possessed higher magic tiers of spells.

But…

"It's… cracking!?" (Party Member 3)

Just like that, the barrier broke like glass.

The three gods were enraged and decided to attack the party members with their spells.

They all fired powerful A-tier Elemental magic, which was strong enough to eradicate the party members' life points to zero.

However…

"That's enough."

Their elemental magic was intercepted, by me!

"What?" One of the gods muttered.

"It's… you… Emperor!?" (Knight Leader)

Just in the nick of time, I created 5 individual clones with my Level infinity item, "Nyarlathotep".

Just like the faceless god himself, I had avatars I could create at any given time, with the same skills, experience, memories, knowledge, strength, and speed. The item itself was a ring located on the pinky finger of my right hand.

My avatars instantly knew what to do upon their creation, thus, we prevented the deaths of 6 brave party members.

"Futile," Me and my avatars muttered under our voice, as we slapped away the A-tier Elemental magic.

"…A great king, here?!" The Leader Knight muttered.

"Let these people go, or you'll face the power of Emperor. Gods or not, I am in another league."