Entering Inkling Village (1)
*>Name: Miniature Lush Dingo*
*>Level: 5*
*Huh?*
After almost 10 minutes of running full at full sprint, Jisha spotted a cute dog. But it wasn't like any of the other mobs she had encountered so far. Normally, any mobs she ran by would acknowledge her presence. Some would even start chasing her before realizing they were far too slow. However, this one was running away from her in some seemingly random direction.
*Bingo!*
Why? There was only one logical answer. The Miniature Lush Dingo was locked on to a player; she'd found her target!
Being faster than all mobs in the area, Jisha easily caught up to this cute Dingo. She loaded a pellet in her Golden Slingshot and fired at its weak spot!
*-172*
"Huh?"
And as soon as the mob died, a questioning noise left a man's mouth.
*Found you!*
"Hello, big boss~" Jisha said in a playful manner.
"Sh*t!"
Jisha absorbed the XP the mob had dropped. On the other side of the mist, a man with dark blonde hair and a sour expression on his face laid on the ground.
*Haha, show me more of that face.*
For several seconds, neither of them moved.
"Aren't you glad to see me?" Jisha said, breaking the silence.
"Tch..."
Lujen quickly attempted to get up from the ground. But as he was about to get up...
*-7*
"Ugh...!"
... Jisha kicked him back down mercilessly.
Lujen glared at her, but looks from a level 3 player couldn't kill!
"... Coward," he said under his breath.
"What was that?" Jisha asked as she cupped a hand to her ear.
Her Tier 9 awareness didn't miss this insult, but she pretended otherwise.
Lujen continued glaring at her and slowly attempted to back away. Jisha crossed her arms and simply watched.
Once he assumed he was at a safe distance, Lujen got up as fast as his body would allow him and booked it towards the Village.
"Haah... What kind of man runs from a girl as pretty as me?" Jisha said in an fake exasperated manner.
She began walking in the same direction as Lujen's sprint. At this speed, she couldn't catch up, but she didn't need to yet. The Village was still some distance away. Jisha had a couple of minutes to toy with!
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*... Did I seriously catch her off guard?*
Though Luden didn't fully believe this, he was still surprised. He didn't forget the massive damage numbers that befell his subordinates and the wolf-like monster.
*Maybe she's only good at close range?*
Strange thoughts began to appear in his head as he tried to rationalize what just happened. But it didn't matter what he thought. He ran as fast as he could. And when he looked back, she was gone.
*Holy sht, did I actually get away?*
A strange sensation of relief began to assuage him.
*But just to be safe...*
He continued running in the same direction as fast as his legs could take him.
*Just a bit farther now!*
Inkling Village was just up ahead. He remembered this landmark from the beta. It was a rolling hill that was slightly bigger than the rest, and on top were several trees that were larger than the rest. It was basically a sign that said "the terrain from here on out only gets more difficult".
But he knew that on the other side of these trees was a massive clearing. And this clearing was the home of Inkling Village!
50 metron...
40 metron...
30 metron...
Luden sped towards the clearing he knew was on the other side.
There was an obnoxious noise that was coming from somewhere in front of him and above him, but now wasn't the time to focus on such things!
20 metron...
10 metron...
When he reached this distance from the top of the hill, he caught a glimpse of the clearing. But a creepy and unnatural noise sounded from above.
It was too unsettling to ignore. Luden had to look up. And when he did...
*???*
A branch that was thicker than his leg was falling from the sky.
Luden felt his stomach drop as he realized he was helpless.
He saw the branch falling and tried to correct his course, but it was too late.
He didn't know what to feel as he caught one last glimpse of Inkling Village before the branch fell on him and the world turned black and white.