NOVGO.NET Chapter 398: Moon Moon Gone?!!
Chapter 398: Moon Moon Gone?!!
“What the hell’s happening?!”
At this moment, Jack was having a meltdown!
Literally, because he was on fire and his gear was losing durability by the second, and figuratively as he kept glancing at his pet’s status window worriedly.
“There’s something wrong! Don’t tell me Moon Moon’s soul got damaged?! No, there would have been a message, but why isn’t he respawned yet?!”
At that moment, the volcano seemed a thousand times darker. No amount of fiery light would brighten up a world without a certain silly wolf!
Stressed, Jack kept calling out…
“Moon Moon, Status!”
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N̶P̶C̶ : “Moon Moon” Level 45
Class: Best Wolf Ever!
Title: Bringer of Nightmares!
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– Ḩ̶̛͇͙̬̰̹̦̭̑͆o̸̗̽̀̋͑̍w̵̗͎̩̭͈̮̏̐̀̆̊͒̏̿͘l̶̲̺̤̟̤̝͕̞͋̑ ?!?
– Swipe! E
– Fiery Chicken! D
– Eternal Barbecue E
– Pet Currently Unavailable!
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This was just the simplified status, but even there was clearly something wrong with it! Jack couldn’t help but glare at the “Pet Unavailable” line, even smashing it!
[No More Info Available!]
[No More Info Available!]
[No More Info Available!]
[Repair Pet? Y/N?]
“Screw you! Repair?! Repair my ass!”
Thus, Jack was left completely in the dark. And as he did, he kept himself busy. He kept hunting the elementals with the fury of a poor kid ignored by Santa.
[Slain Elemental! Slain Elemental! Slain Elemental!]
[Warning! Been Gaming For 27 Hours!]
[Please Take a Break Alread—]
“Tch— Just give me the XP!”
Not only did Jack not stop, but he even increased his pace. How many Elementals would it take to gain another fire resistance skill?! He didn’t know, but he sure would find out!
But then it got even worse as he found a trick. Whenever he’d run out of elementals to kill, he’d throw a pebble in the volcano below and…
[Ding! The Lava Stirs. Spawning Fire Elementals!]
[P-Please Stop Already! (╥﹏╥)]
“Just do the spawn animation!”
Were infinite elementals scary? No, a madman fighting so relentlessly that the System was getting tired of spawning mobs was!
And yet, Jack didn’t seem ready to slow down either, even as his Water Pearl Hunting Method was deemed an “exploit”, and he received less and less XP.
Then, over the course of the next day…
10 035 Elementals Kills
47 Dragon Sighting
24 Spawn Patterns
3 Portable Forges
…Insanity!
[Warning! Please LOG OUT! PLEASE—]
[NVM! This System Gives Up!]
[Ding! Reached Level 43!]
In the burning volcano, an endless clanging sound echoed as Jack chugged potions like crazy, exhausting villages’ worth of consumables! Fighting, forging, never resting.
At first, it had been about the fire resistance… not anymore.
His eyes bled in the game and were about to bleed in the real world, yet he didn’t give a damn. At some point, a worried sick Lilly tried to bring him out of the volcano.
As she gazed at him, her heart almost stopped.
“B-Brother, you’ll die at this rate!”
“I’ll stop right before…”
“W-Why?!”
All Jack gave was a meaningful smile as he pulled footage from a certain Centaur Wind God temple. Back then, Moon Moon had waited for him. It was his turn now!
Was there anything dumber than that?!
Perhaps, but he didn’t care…
He would wait!
“Don’t worry. I won’t die, ever! Hell will freeze over before I leave you and the Old Man. But I still can’t rest. Not yet. Not before I know he’s fine…”
That’s all he said, diving back! Lilly had recently grown to love INFINITE, but wasn’t that a little too much?! She was so upset that even the old man heard about it!
As for his reaction…
“He’s killing himself in Infinite?! All for a virtual dog?!”
“It’s a wolf! But yes!! Should we do something?!”
“Well done, Jack! That’s my boy!”
Who cared about whether it was real or not?! A man’s conviction should never falter, no matter what! He would have done the same for the pet he used to have long ago.
He understood, he totally did! And as he saw his daughter’s shocked face, he couldn’t help but chuckle, grabbing a VERY old photo from his wallet, handing it over.
“You know, I used to have a cute pet too. Orange was the best boy ever!” What he wouldn’t give to see Orange back, even in a game!
The Old Man would never mention it, but he had tried his best to research Infinite ever since he had learned about Jack becoming a pro gamer.
Did he understand it? No, but everyone agreed that the game felt like real life. At that point, real or fake didn’t matter anymore. But just as he was lost in thoughts, Lilly’s gasp echoed.
Her hands trembled as she grasped the picture…
“D-Dad, that’s a fucking tiger?!”
“Dog, wolf, tiger, whatever!”
“0_0”
Sighing, Lilly didn’t bother arguing, and neither did she forcibly awaken her brother from his VR gaming either. After all, she’d always respect his decision no matter what!
But that didn’t mean that she wouldn’t do anything about it either!
She hurriedly fished her phone, quickly finding the contact she needed for the occasion! “🌸Wife Candidate 1 🌸”. In a matter of seconds, she had sent Bubblegum a vivid SOS!
But seeing as the latter didn’t reply in 0.1 seconds, Lilly wasted no time! She hurriedly delved into a certain New Leaf+ Village! A poisonous-looking green glow later…
— A Wild Lilly Appeared! —
A few players couldn’t help but gasp as they noticed the strange coloring of her log-in animation. Some even pointed as they ushered in curious whispers:
“Did she just glow green?!”
“Don’t look, that’s the Rat Demon Queen!”
“Rat? Wait, the crazy bitch who’s summoning crazed—”
“I don’t know who you’re talking about! Also, get away from me, Guy, that I totally don’t know and who’s definitely not my brother-in-law!”
Luckily for the chatty fools, Lilly had far more pressing things to do! She didn’t even glance at them as she bolted for a certain for the nearest chicken arena, aka the D.L. headquarters!
Ever since the Demon King VS I.R.L post-war meeting, the tiny dark room underneath the arena had been deemed (un)holy ground by cultists! They would be there for sure…
But she hadn’t even entered the Arena when she was confronted by a sea of players, their insignia easily recognizable. Swords exploding Heavens? Those were I.R.L players!
They were powerfully chanting by the door…
“Down with the Demon King!”
“Join the righteous side, you bastards!”
“Give up Darkness, and the Village Chief will forgive your sins!”
Most in I.R.L. weren’t as dumb as to try to convert the D.L. madmen, but there were always a few newbies that would try nonetheless. Why? Well, it was called hazing!
It would progressively go…
“Hehe, you just joined I.R.L? Try converting a few D.L. members!”
“Couldn’t do it? They insulted you till your ears bled?”
“It’s fine. See? Can’t reason with the mad.”
“That’s why we fight them, brother…”
It didn’t help that D.L. had the same hazing process, one that included corrupting a few “good eggs” and showing them how fun the dark side could be!
Either way, manifesting I.R.L. players were now blocking the way. Yet, as they saw Lilly approach, they didn’t panic one bit. They even energetically waved at her.
“Ah, if it isn’t Miss Lilly?”
“What new trick did you teach your rats?”
“Don’t tell me another group attacked you? Bastards!”
So what if she had one crazy rat-summoning skill? At the core she was just a misunderstood sweet girl who just wanted lots of cute friends! Of course, they knew that!
“Hello, everyone. I’m afraid there won’t be any tricks today. I’m pressed for time, so…” She seemed so damn cryptic too. Pressed for time? Whatever it was, it seemed urgent.
That’s when she started mumbling to the air…
Was she talking to the System?
Safe Zone? PVP? Urgent?
The players barely heard tidbits, but it didn’t seem to make sense. Wait, was she worried about getting PKed here, perhaps? But just as they were about to reassure her…
[Ding! Devilish Lilly Has Declared War on I.R.L.!]
[Safe Zones are Temporarily Disabled!]
[Enjoy the Slaughter Responsibly!]
< Devilish Lilly Lv 11 Demonic Piper! ☠ >
“G-Guys, why’s her name red?!” An ’observant’ player remarked, but what answered him wasn’t his friends, but a deadly swarm of rats spawning on top of him!
— BITE! SCRATCH! TEAR! —
The vile green glow of mutated rats…
LOTS of blood splashing amidst cries of agony.
In a matter of seconds, the peaceful manifestation turned into a scene of nightmares! And in the middle of it stood a smiling devil, one who truly lived up to her name!
Devilish Lilly? Even as entrails splattered all over her, she smiled ever so sweetly. And as she did, countless gasped in horror. At this rate, they’d be too fucking late!
A few ran all over the place as they quickly gathered men! And yet, amidst all that chaos…
“Start betting now! How long till this crazy girl gets killed? So far, the payout’s 10:1 in favor of I.R.L. screwing up! Bet now and earn BIG!”
Yep, it was just another day in New Leaf+, or was it?! At this moment, many couldn’t help but shiver as they saw her cold, decisive eyes. What the hell was her goal?!
So far, it seemed to be slaughter…
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[A/N] I’m BACK Mass Release! (3/10) 🎉 🎊