Axir arrived in Bangladesh in one hour as he flew at his full speed. Time was tight.
As far as he remembered, the attack was launched right as the clock hit 12 midnight, when the players who entered right as they got the notification yesterday, like him, would be able to log in again.
It was 11:49.
People all over the world were waiting while watching the countdown in the login window, eager to enter again.
Axir landed on top of a building right in front of the large sports ground where over twenty thousand people were gathered.
None of them had weapons or anything dangerous out.
This meeting was just a peaceful mass gathering on the front.
They did their prayers, and the leader was talking while bidding for time.
But everyone had gotten the message that no technology on Earth could detect. A message using the Friends function of the game. A message sent as a player to another player friend.
It was sent to everyone from the party leader five hours ago.
When the clock hit 11:59, Axir made his move.
It was sudden and shocking.
The leader, who was giving a speech on the podium, was suddenly lit up in a spiraling flame, spinning fast.
It lasted for two seconds and then vanished instantly with a blast.
The large public gasped.
A large floating cube had appeared behind the man amidst the smoke.
Buzzz!!
A heart-trembling, buzzing sound spread around as Axir used his Mana to make his voice like that.
"Listen, my children! My faithful ones!"
The public was shocked.
"I have struck down this heretic who was leading you astray!"
Ainen was grinning internally. The power of Mimic Shifting was awesome!
And with his level of Mana control, he could set up a play like this.
"G-God?!"
"Are you really our god Lhahia?!"
Over twenty thousand people were in a commotion. Axir couldn't really hear anything concrete, so he continued speaking, his voice enhanced with mana spreading far and wide.
"Listen, my faithful ones! I have never once designed you to be guided according to rigid and human-made scriptures! Living is to discover the purpose of your life for good and attain peace for the eventual death!"
"Humans are the only life on this world that is capable of generating empathy for all things and making compromises for peace and progress!"
"Harmony is the rule of nature I created, and you are part of it!"
"YOU ARE PART OF MY CREATION!"
"SO DO NOT FOLLOW THE MISERY OF YOURSELF AND OTHERS! DO NOT CREATE A CHAIN OF PAIN!"
Axir paused.
The ground was dead silent.
"My children…if not for this apocalypse, I wouldn't have managed to show myself, but it is time."
"Prepare, learn, and help others because the upcoming times are turbulent!"
"Jala Zu Jaa! May you attain peace and prosperity!"
BOOM!
Axir used Novasun Halberd instantly to release a glaring light in the sky, and blinded everyone briefly before logging into the game and vanishing!
Mission Complete.
Tens of thousands of lives saved with one death and one performance.
And everything here was recorded on satellites and by multiple people as well, so it was only a matter of time before this spread, which hopefully would expose those extremist leaders and wake up the brainwashed population following them.
…
Right as he arrived in the Suryax Kingdom Capital's central plaza, he got messages from Selena.
Axir grinned. He was going to have fun with her for an hour inside the game. Elevan hours of progress was enough for him to stay ahead of the masses.
Selena and others gathered with him at the plaza as they found him.
He first added everyone to the guild he had created.
He had named it Shivanta Guild, since he liked the multiple meanings of Shivanta that Prince Vedan told him.
[ Shivanta Guild ]
Level: 1
Leader: Ace
Vice Leader: Selena
Executives (2/2):
- Aoi
- Lexi
Members:
- Jason
- Yuta
- Kazuo
—Refreshes per month—
1. Card Constructor: 10,000 Guild Points. (1 time per month).
2. Potion Box: 100 Guild points.
3. Ore Box: 100 Guild Points.
"Only three items in the guild shop?" Lexi blinked.
"Maybe we'll get more once we level up the guild." Jason speculated.
"This Card Constructor thingy is sick!" Yuta's eyes shone. "You can create a card with it."
"Wow, it's awesome. But is it hard to get 10,000 Guild Points?" Aoi wondered.
"How do we even earn Guild Points?" Kazuo blinked.
[ You can earn Guild Points by participating in Guild Events. ]
"Guild Events, huh? Guess we'll have to wait for it to appear since I can't find any tab with it." Jason guessed.
"So, what's the plan, guild master?" Kazuo grinned at Axir.
"My family is playing today. It's the same with Selena's family," Jason said. "Let's find a solid farming place with a lot of monsters, so we can all farm there once they are here."
"I think we should find quests and complete them since they give actual rewards while we can level up in the process by hunting monsters." Axir smiled. "As for farming stuff, you all found that elite level 30 dungeon, right? You will be fine this time."
"Wait, are you not coming with us?" Aoi blinked, a small pout on her face.
"Nope. But I am coming with you all to a place right now, where we will farm monsters. I'll make you all reach level 30, and then you can attempt the dungeon again. This time, play strategically and by observing, and you'll win."
"Sounds good." Lexi nodded. "Where are we going?"
Axir opened the map function and marked a location before sharing it with others.
"Selena and I will be waiting there. You guys can come."
"What, this looks pretty far!" Yuta was dumbfounded. "Wait, that's a level 50 area. Won't we just die there?"
"We'll die on the way." Aoi pouted.
"Relax. I drew the route as well. Follow it, and you'll arrive there safely. Just kill monsters on the way by working together, and you'll be fine."
Axir smiled and added. "Once you reach level 30, you will get a monster hunting quest, and once you complete it, you can pick one deck out of three uncommon deck options you get."
"I got one, and I am not going to use it, so I'll give it to one of you right now. It will make your journey easier."
Everyone's eyes shone.
"Me, me! Milord, I am the most worthy!" Kazuo shouted.
"Me! Me!" Aoi started jumping.
"No, not Aoi! With your advice, she already got a quest that rewarded her with a 2-star card after she completed it. It's a powerful attack card."
"Hey, it's just one card."
"No. I have it worst with my deck. I am completely useless as a priest." Lexi sighed and looked at Axir with puppy eyes. "I upgraded my cards, and they are shit. Waste of resources."
"Told you not to waste it."
"But many players posted such good upgrades in the chat!"
Selena chuckled. "Calm down, you all. He will give it to whoever he wants to give."
"Don't you want a new deck?" Jason blinked and asked Selena.
"Nope. Axir already promised me a better surprise." Selena grinned.
"Tsk." Yuta clicked his tongue.
Kazuo appeared behind Yuta and spoke in a feminine voice. "Wish I were a girl and Axir's girlfriend."
"I'll beat your ass!"
"Suck it!"
"Alright, I've decided to give this to Aoi." Axir transferred the deck to Aoi. "Selena told me the card you got is called Blazing Turrent. I think it will also synergize with this deck."
Axir's eyes shone.
"Yey! Thank you so much!"
Aoi quickly checked the deck.
"It's called Mecha Ranger Weimbus! So cool!"
"What?! Bro, you gave a mecha deck to her?" Kazuo pulled a long face. "I am sad."
"This deck's cards scale with Constitution and Agility, same as Warrior. So her stat distribution is also perfect for it. Anyway, it's done." Axir answered and turned to Selena before carrying her like a princess.
"We'll be going ahead. You can take your time."
3-star card, Rocket Wings.
Whoooosh!
"Yo, I wonder what he meant by take your time?" Yuta side-eyed Jason while standing beside him, making a perverted expression.
Jason took a deep breath.
"Let's go. We shouldn't waste 12 hours of login time."