Journey Alone (5)

" Instead of forming a temporary team with them, why did Master leave?Although their motives aren't good, master can still use them" Lance asked as he float beside Josh.

" Forming a temporary team is good, but I don't want to rely on someone for my own benefits, I don't want to be carried all the way to the top, I don't want to use anyone, also, I don't think I would like to form a team with two people with wings, I'll be left behind since I don't even know how to spread mine" Said Josh as he took a glance back to the two guys who's waving goodbye at him.

Lance briefly smiled and said "Agreed. The wings on their backs are due to their system fusion". It was quite amusing for Lance to be beside someone who's hard working after a long time of being with Daniel who only relies on the creatures he collected.

" Oh. . . .So, where are the other Kings?" Josh asked, unexpectedly, he's not even a slightest curious about the system.

Lance shrugged, " I don't know anymore. The more player entering this place, the more it expands. The other Kings I told Master before has been straying away from us as you fight the deer" Lance explained.

The ground shook and a really high mountain appeared in the middle of the 'play ground', it's so high that everyone inside that place can see it clearly wherever they may be.

[Dear players who have been waiting for this precious moment!, The time has come for you to climb to the top, the 'Card' has been placed at the top of this mountain, be the first to reach the mountaintop and a reward money and the card is yours. JUST DON'T EXPECT US TO WAIT FOR THE WINNER OR LOSER TO CLIMB DOWN BEFORE WE DELETE THE WHOLE MOUNTAIN. Dear players, have a fun time hiking!]

That giant red transparent screen appeared above them. Some players are excitedly running towards the mountain in full speed, hoping to be the owner of the card. It is said that the card placed on top of that high rise mountain is a card that skips a few floors, and it is said that it can be used for a lot of times!, but the cooldown really takes its time.

The clueless Josh just stared at the screen for a few seconds before bathing his eyes to the really tall mountain.

" Players who's been waiting for this moment. . .?" He murmured, still watching other players run towards the mountain, passing from his sides.

" Only players who's level 500 above are the players the screen was talking about, and because Master is only level 104, it is normal why Master didn't get the notification" Lance explained.

Josh frowned, " I gotta level up, fast! " He said determinedly. Then he suddenly sulked, " But. . . how am I going to do that? ".

" Master, don't be dejected, you can only level up by labor right?(Josh nodded) there's a gym in this game, and since you are free for the following three days, you can level up there, but the problem is that, the transportation is a little pricey because of Master's current level" Lance cheered(?).

" H-how much is the transportation?" The poor Josh who only have less than ten thousand xen in his XEN card asked.

" . . .I'm afraid it's 30,000" Lance answered almost hesitantly.

". . ."

Josh was extremely dumbfounded, how come the transportation to the gym is more expensive than the reward from clearing a dungeon?.

" If money is the problem, I have a card with lots of it" Zen said from behind, though he said it smugly, the card he's talking about is Daniel's. Josh jumped from the shock, he already sent him away so why is he here? . Josh turn towards him and asked:

" You. . . What are you doing here? Didn't I tell you to go back?!"

Zen crossed his arms and smirked before saying smugly: " You did tell me, but do you really think that I, a great God of distruction, will be bossed around by a mere human? Hah! How gutsy!"

Josh tilted his head and answered " Ace bossed you around tho-"

" That's an exception! He's not a real human!" Zen defensed himself, cutting Josh's statement.

" Pfft" Lance laughed at the embarrassed Zen.

" Hehe okay!, So what about the money you were talking about?" Josh smiled, a smile that gave Zen a feeling that the XEN card of Daniel will go bankrupt. Though that's not his intention, he'll use his money first before the money Zen was talking about.

" Nope, not a chance, forget what I said, that was a lie" Zen took back his words. ' don't look at me like an abandoned puppy!!'

" What a liar!, it's better if you just go back" Josh ordered Zen to go back, but Zen was still there.

". . ."

Zen grinned sinisterly at Josh, mocking him.

' Why is he still here?!' Josh asked Lance in his mind.

" A certain servant of a certain river-water was given an order that risk that certain servant's life" Lance answered Josh's question while he ridicule Zen in a round about manner.

" You!" Zen glared at Lance angrily, but what Lance said was true so he lost.

[The pair of Nerium oleander(Daniel's parents, Alias Adonis and Alias Azalea) has acquired the Card. The mountain is currently being deleted. All players, please kill the Kings to resume to the next following dungeon]

The red screen once again appeared with a notification embedded in it.

Josh and Zen walked through the roots of the trees with the flying Lance to search for atleast one King, sadly, they were not successful in finding one. About five hours later, there is already a screen that appeared to notify the players that all the Kings has died and that the game has already ended.

[All players had been rewarded with 15,000xen)

Josh was sent back to the dorm, he took a bath before slumping into his bed and sleep, he was fast asleep because a lot of things happened and because he's only been running and walking roots to roots for a few hours, he's too exhausted that he doesn't even have the time to eat and just go straight to bed.