NOVGO.NET Chapter 406: End of the Line!
Chapter 406: End of the Line!
’He’d deal with the aftermath tomorrow.’
Jack went to sleep so damn peacefully, only to awaken… to dying sounds?! It seemed like a war was happening so early in the living room, with countless shouts echoing!
Wait… were those the peacekeepers from yesterday?
“You bastard, you won’t get away with this!”
“The City will brand you a traitor!”
“We’re officials, I swear!”
“We’re—”
But then it all went deathly quiet, FAR too quiet!
His heart pounding, Jack hurriedly jumped out of bed— or tried, his body entirely entrapped by koala-style hugging Lilly! As he tried jumping, she hugged him back down!
And just as he started prying her fingers off him as delicately as possible, she suddenly opened her eyes wide open, staring straight at him… or not?! Half-asleep, she went:
“Mmmm, five more minutes…”
“Lilly, people literally be dying!”
“Dad? You? No, right? Sleep some more…”
It was only then that he managed to push her away, rushing to the living room. Hopefully, he wouldn’t be too late! But as he saw the situation inside, he couldn’t help but freeze.
“Old Man, what the hell are you doing this early?!”
“That? Teaching some thieves a lesson!”
“WHAT THE FUCK?!
The issue wasn’t that he was basically Waterboarding the “thieves”. That barely made Jack raise a brow. No. Where the hell had the old man learned the art of bondage?!
Seeing Jack’s VERY questioning gaze, he simply shrugged…
“What? I, too, was young once.”
And even with that crazy treatment, the “peacekeepers” weren’t making a peep! But then, a second later, Jack understood it all. Next to their heads was a cheeky little device.
— This is a Hospital. Please be Quiet! —
A silencer?! Had those actually appeared in this timeline already? In the old world, a silencer would silence weapons, but in the new world, it silenced everything!
Whatever was in its range would be reduced to a mime. Even now, the poor guys were opening and closing their mouths in silent and seemingly endless screams!
This, seeing this, Jack couldn’t help but be speechless..
Was this the same man cowering before loan sharks?! Was it the same middle-aged man ready to commit suicide? No way in hell! Just like that, Jack had woken up to a battlefield!
Old Man VS Not Thieves
Waterboarding VS Enduring
OP Silencer Machine VS Silent Protests
And all this because they had been inside the apartment when the old man had returned from his night shift! The poor guys had totally been misunderstood.
But just as the scene was becoming incredibly intense…
Jack stepped up, freeing both of the would-be-victims, under the old man’s weary eyes before sighing:
“I swear, I go to sleep ONCE, and everyone loses their shit. Also, why did you guys even come back? Don’t tell me you really are robbers? No? Then shoo!”
But as they ran away with their tails between their tails, they gave one last dark glance behind, as if searching for a certain girl?! That’s when Jack understood it all!
1. Peacekeepers coming back to “save him”
2. Lilly beating them black and blue
3. Getting bullied by the Old Man!
Suddenly, the Old Man appeared incredibly solemn. “Jack, if anyone asks, I misunderstood it all alone and—” He wanted to take the blame!
Hearing this, Jack glowed with fury…
Then he started typing on his cell phone at a speed that was barely human. Whatever preparations he needed, he would do them all at this very moment!
— Jack’O: I need your no-longer homeless ass to cause a commotion
— Jack’O: I need the entire Dojo, Lilly’s in danger!
— Jack’O: I need your pancake face on PR!
— Jack’O: I need YOU! Alice, right?
In a matter of seconds, Jack had woven a protective barrier around Lilly and had already doomed those pesky guys! As for his plan? It was incredibly simple.
Peacekeepers were renowned for beating homeless people senselessly. What if the Dojo filmed it all happening in detail? What if Pancake turned it all into a PR nightmare?
All that would remain for them would be either to give up their revenge, or have it given up in their stead, until they were left with nothing, not even their names and— Jack sighed.
With that said, he had to hurry. After all, Infinite was still in danger…
He said a few words to the Old Man, went back to his room, and couldn’t help but give a fleeting glance at Lilly as he put the Infinite Helmet back on.
’I’ll protect the Infinite World you loved so much!’
’Sleep well and dream as big as you want’
’One day you’ll have it all…’
He inwardly swore as he finally logged back into Infinite, crossing his fingers. Please let me still be alive! Please let me still be alive. Please let me— What the hell?!
[Welcome Back to Infinite!]
[Ding! Mastered Devilish Auto-Pilot!]
[Eternal Slumber switched to Eternal Unrest!]
The more Jack read, the bigger his grin became. He had fucking done it! With this technique, he wouldn’t be sleeping in place when disconnected. He’d be like Specter!
Ravenous? YES!
A creature of Instinct? Totally!
Way harder to kill? Absolutely!
Would this allow him to instantly become unbeatable by never logging off? Not at all, but it would change everything in this place! That’s when he started cackling.
“Hehehehe, Moon Moon, guess who’s back?! Now, shall we face this goddamn Volcano together?” But he had barely uttered that he froze once more.
How were they so deep inside the volcano?! This pace was WAY slower than his usual one, but WAY faster than what he had expected.
Grinning, Jack quickly found the explanation to it all, one now wagging its tail happily.
“Woo!”
“Woo! Woo!”
“Woo! Woo! Woo!”
The little wolf was speechful in its excitement!
It really was its master, the real one! The little wolf oozed so much joy that the entire volcano seemingly brightened up, just in time for its master to ask playfully.
“So, what did I miss? We killed a bunch of elementals?” Except, it wasn’t Moon Moon that replied Jack, but the system instead! And as soon as he saw the flurry of notifications…
[New Civil War in Sprigfield! ⚔️]
[Evil Now Lurking in the Shadows! ☠]
[Follower’s Affinity Reached Exalted! ‽‽‽]
[Countless Braves Curse The Demon King! 🤬 ]
“I’m just gonna close this real quick.”
Sigh, he went to sleep ONCE, and everyone lost their shit! But none of that mattered right now, because they had finally reached the end of the Dungeon, they had survived it all.
Yes, Jack had done it AFK, but it still counted, right?! And before them was the END of the line, for real! It was an infinite pool of bubbling lava, one that smelled of fire and death.
This time, there was no elemental.
This time, there was no cave to hide in.
This time, there was no aura concealment either.
They were way too close, and the beast had already detected them. And that’s when the sea of lava started billowing as IT came!
— ROAR! ROAR! ROAR! ROAR! —
A behemoth of fire erupted out of the lava!
┣ [Lv150] Young Fire Dragon, Volcanic King 🔥☠️ ┫
As soon as it appeared, the world seemed to end, for this was an unbeatable enemy! And yet, as it did, Jack smiled while trembling: this felt so nostalgic!
[EVENT: Volcanic King Meeting! Warning! Warning! High-Level Content! Danger! Danger! Danger! Log Out now? Y/N?]
As the system lost its shit and the dragon mightily roared once more, Jack simply gave the brightest smile he could muster.
“Shut up, both of you…”
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