Yelena took a little longer to get online and log into her VR account. During that time, Bolt accepted Zen’s invitation and was waiting in his VR room.
“The information cards for all the candidates are here,” Bolt passed a virtual notebook to Zen, who quickly compared his gathered data.
There was some missing information from Bolt’s list, but Zen was thrilled to know more about the candidates he had no access to.
“Is this allowed?” he asked cautiously. “Isn’t this considered cheating?”
Bolt raised a brow. “Are there rules saying that a candidate cannot ask an invigilator for information?”
Zen shook his head. The school rules didn’t mention anything about working with invigilators. It only said that invigilators shouldn’t be harmed. Was this a loophole? If anyone else knew about this, there would be a riot!
Yelena was angry. It was evident from how she gave Bo
As lunch rolled by, Zen pushed the cart he borrowed from the storage to deliver the boxed lunches he prepared for his guild members. He couldn’t help but yawn as he approached Akiko’s room. His body felt rested, but his mind was exhausted.Yelena and Bolt’s enthusiasm last night kept him up till four in the morning when they discovered that he could learn at an incredible speed. The young commando changed her tune when Zen showed promise as a strategist. They discussed his strategy and contingency plans in more detail to fine-tune them. Thanks to them, Zen was feeling more confident about the strategy he would present today.Knock! Knock!“Come in,” Akiko said, and Zen entered using his back to push the door open so that he could pull in the cart with their boxed meals and drinks.The smell reached the tired guild members faster than Zen could tell them he brought food. Liu Feng was already standing behind him with an o
“Sorry I’m late! Did you wait long?”Although it was virtual reality, Liu Feng could tell that it was Zen. In fact, nobody else would have this much guts to run up to him without stating their business. Zen did sound a little out of breath, and the Seer wondered if the feeble boy was able to clear the first stage of the dungeon without anyone’s help. He was simply too weak.With a frown Liu Feng jumped off the tree he was sitting in and blew the slimes chasing Zen with a powerful whirlwind kick. The poor monsters flew away with high pitched cries, mimicking the sound of kittens whining, and Zen felt his heart clench in pity. They might be monsters, but Zen thought they were rather adorable when they weren’t hellbent on chasing him.Seeing how the immediate danger was over now that his protector was here, Zen collapsed onto the ground breathlessly. Who would have thought that the slimes would start chasing him the moment he left the
“Fifth time’s the charm,” Zen told himself and eyed the slimes gathered near the red fir tree.He didn’t know what slimes these were, but they were orange and made strange clinking noises when they bounced. Honestly, Zen only chose to test the different effects of herbs he gathered around the orange slimes because they bounced the slowest. It didn’t make the experience less terrifying, but Zen reassured himself that this was his highest chance at success.Zen tested the buttercup-looking flower, the white three-petaled flower and the droopy blue flower’s effects earlier. None of those worked, and he moved on to grass types. Thanks to his excellent observation skills, Zen gathered a total of thirteen plant types from that meadow.The long grass did nothing, so Zen decided to try the dewy grass. The grass fibre felt sticky in his hand, and Zen didn’t know what sort of effect this grass had. It should be a medicinal g
Zen blinked. Party Raid? Would that make the boss stronger or weaker?His question was soon answered when Liu Feng and Akiko struck the orange slime boss simultaneously. Sasha mirrored Zen’s shocked expression, full of disbelief as the orange blob exploded.“Isn’t this cheating?” Zen asked himself and watched as orange goo rained down upon him. Standing above everything were the two most powerful members of his party and guild.[Armoured Slime Boss has been defeated by Party “Godly Food”. Calculating contribution rates to distribute Area Boss rewards.]“Are you ok?” Akiko walked up to Zen, and Liu Feng touched the orange goo that fell onto his hair in curiosity.Zen felt embarrassed that he had to be helped up by a lady even though he was a man. Even Sasha ran over to them like she didn’t just almost die, and Zen wondered if the mafia heirs were incapable of feeling fear. None of his party membe
For everything that happened, there was a reason behind it. For the longest time, Zen wondered about the intention of the Godfather. Why did the Godfather summon five hundred candidates for a battle royale tournament? If this was truly a battle royale, why did they have the option to become the Godfather by clearing the game? Shouldn't it be a simple slaughter-fest like what Johan wanted to do?No, it wasn't that straightforward. He didn't know if anyone else understood the Godfather's intentions, but Zen had an inkling the Godfather wasn't just looking for a strong candidate.Several things made Zen think that the arrangement was odd. While there were several candidates with unawakened blood, Zen didn't know why the Godfather would arrange a slaughter-fest on the first day with four hundred candidates eliminated. The only plausible conclusion was how there was a need to build a certain mindset into candidates before the selection.After meeting Bolt and Yelena,
Before even the alarm rang, someone was knocking on his door.Zen woke up with a groan. Sleep deprivation might kill him faster than Johan could at this rate."Who is it?" he stumbled across his room and opened the door."A delivery has arrived for you," the invigilator lady growled, and Zen nodded, thanking her for the package.At once, his mind cleared when he saw that it was the Egg Encyclopaedia with a letter to explain more about today's Egg Hunt Event.Zen quickly logged online to check if anyone else received their deliveries and a letter about the Egg Hunt Event.As expected, the early birds already knew about it. In fact, Zen was surprised at how many early birds there were. Did the people in the mafia not need sleep? Then again, Zen logged out much later than they did.[Akiko "Death Princess" Kanzaki sends you a message. "Please come to my room once you have woken up. The rest of the Guild will be waiting for you. The items
According to Zen's Egg Encyclopaedia, the eggs are prone to spawning in only a few locations based on their descriptions.===[Red Egg]Points: 1Abilities: Runs very fast.Other Information: Can be found in open areas.[Blue Egg]Points: 2Abilities: Poisonous shell.Other Information: Hides in long grass.[Green Egg]Points: 3Abilities: Camouflage.Other Information: Loves food.[Yellow Egg]Points: 4Abilities: Extra Fragile.Other Information: Loves to swim.[White Egg]Points: 10Abilities: Flight.Other Information: Perches on high places.[Black Egg]Points: 50Abilities: Countdown.Other Information: Hates crowding.===While some were obvious, others were questionable."For now, secure the garden, kitchen, swimming pool and rooftops. It is easy to farm points in these areas. Oriol
While everyone else busied away to prepare for the event that could happen at any moment, Zen logged into his virtual world. There was something he had to confirm.Ever since he found out how virtual reality games were a cheating way to bridge the ability gaps between reality and games, Zen had something he wanted to do. He might not be able to match any of these crazy mafia heirs and heiresses in combat. Zen was just an ordinary teenage boy who did not undergo any of their crazy training. He was poison resistant, had the power to set someone in flames or steal people's luck. However, he would like to think that he was more knowledgeable than anyone else about games and their loopholes.There were safe zones in the Egg Hunt arena. Zen memorised everything he could about the school that the first event will be hosted based off. However, what he lacked was the ability to escape his safe zone if it was compromised.Sure, Zen trusted his party members to come to his