NPCs

The situation is getting more and more absurd.

Lance did not do anything to the monster who came over and licked him. At first, he was just thinking about what to do to defend himself. But now that he realizes this monster has no intention of hurting him, Lance slowly gets up and reaches out to the monster.

A ridiculous idea of befriending this guy just came into his mind. But just as his sharp claw covered hand touched the monster, it immediately shrank back and turned around to run away.

Lance: …..

In this game, I'm a human, right? Why is a monster running away from me?

Lance steadily got up on his feet. The fatigue that he felt after going through that much pain exhausted most of his strength. If he ever gets out of here and the bug in the game has been fixed, he will surely complain to the people behind [The World Invasion Online].

How many updates did they put the game through for it to mess up like this?

Above him, the gloomy gray sky started to form dark, heavy clouds. It looks like it's going to rain. When he was still starting to play [The World Invasion Online], their instructor repeatedly told them not to get exposed in rains like this. Especially if they are near the monster alien base.

The corrosion present in the rain can potentially cause harm to their in game characters. It can induce corruption in the character's body, killing them instantly.

Lance glanced around the area. Not far from him, he was able to see a cave hidden by dead trees and dead bones of animals. Lance had his worn out shoes removed and dared not linger over his toenails, which were blackened and crooked.

The skin on his feet is hardened, especially the soles. Lance did not hesitate to step on the ground barefooted and sprint towards the cave. The sensation coming from stepping on the peculiar looking rocks and cold mud made his feet tingle.

While walking, he tried to sort out his thoughts. Calming his raging heart and trying to get a good grip to stabilize his mind.

[The World Invasion Online] has been around for as long as he can remember. It rose in the gaming league and became one of the most prominent games because of its uniqueness and challenging trials.

But thinking about the apocalypse… and the new update the creators introduced for this game… Lance could not help but feel his hair stand up. Surely he won't be trapped in the game for too long to experience that update, right?

Lance patted his leg and motivated himself to move forward. There must be at least someone out there who is solving this issue. As long as he persisted, he will be saved.

He just had to stay calm and avoid the alien fortress. As well as the other creatures residing in this area.

In the beginning, [The World Invasion Online] is a modern world where humans reside. However, one day, the aliens invaded and killed millions of people. Completely dominating the world, forcing the people to be driven out of their homes, and was hunted down.

The survivors gather in one place and strive to survive. Fortunately, these survivors, after many years of being suppressed, were able to gain skills and abilities and survived through the ordeal.

They began to fight back and hunt down the aliens. Slowly destroying their base and gaining materials from them for research purposes. By doing this, the humans were able to come up with various materials to annihilate the aliens.

That's where the nullifier comes in. If the nullifier was geared with monster alien cores, its purifying power would rise significantly and it could destroy the monster alien base's nucleus with one strike.

Players, like Lance, are like warriors that are treated as heroes by the NPCs in the game. NPCs have these training fields where they train players with their simulation games before they are sent out to the outside world.

Lance missed out on the training fields. Because he was immediately shoved into the outside world when he joined the Golden Raven guild.

As Lance pondered these things, he began to think of his options. To notify the outside world of this bug, he must get in touch with the NPCs.

Should he drop by to the NPCs' stronghold fortress to ask for help?

Lance pursed his lips and carefully climbed up to the cave. A light drizzle of rain has already occurred. He hastily went inside and took shelter. The surface rocks inside the cave were dry and cold, making him feel uncomfortable when it touched his skin. But having a roof over his head to protect himself from the rain is much better than wandering the forest aimlessly.

Lance breathed in the cool night air and sigh in relief after he verified the air is much purer than in the ground below. A few kilometers away from him, he saw a single ray of light rotating on the forest floor before it got swallowed up by darkness. It was as if it wasn't there at all.

There's a high chance that light comes from one of the towers in the human fortress. Tomorrow, he should seek them out. If the bug is not fixed by tomorrow, the best thing to do is to investigate.

If no NPC can help him, Lance will strive to get out of here and fix this bug himself. Lance sighed, and after curling up in a position he was comfortable in, he soon fell asleep.

The next day, Lance woke up shivering slightly from the cold. He's currently suffering from terrible hunger. The sky above is as desolate as it has always been, with heavy thunder clouds occasionally raining down lightning.

Lance waited for an hour inside the cave. But even then, the clouds did not pour down a single drop of rain. Patting his ragged clothes clean from dirt, he immediately made his way down the cave.

He will seek out those NPCs. And he will make sure they answer to his anger.