Chapter 2

After hearing that voice that tells us that we are in a game, I can't help to think that it's like it was in an RPG video game or something like that.

Everyone is very astonished with the news and even a bit incredulous with expressions of doubt clearly reflected on their faces, but they only limit themselves to continue listening to who is speaking to us.

"Your doubt is notorious so let me explain; you have been chosen after having died for different reasons in your world, to be part of this game with the sole purpose of checking if they are worthy of reincarnation in a new world." He says with authority stating that there is no other option but to survive whatever comes.

Many are enthusiastic, almost entirely people about my age, others are older, all of them appear to be addicted to video games like me, which is very evident because they are not groomed at all, with quite long hair and beards, Most of them with incipient obesity and a pale white tone to their skin from being indoors for a long time without sunbathing, you can even hear a couple of shouts of joy that say, "Yes, I'm going to an Isekai!"

But some others are very serious like me, because we know from the moment we saw that immutable beast appear in the room that it will be anything but easy to overcome all this.

"You just have to complete the ten tests and voila! They will be sent to the world of Helment, a world of magic and mythical creatures." At the end of the sentence, the shape of a planet very similar to earth appears floating like a hologram in terms of having a lot of water on its surface but with the shape of completely different continents, "In this world many difficulties await you because it is full of dangers and wars as you can see." He continues without hesitation.

Then he shows us live images of monsters with the appearance of what in my opinion are demons or something like that, with dark skins like mud, claws and long, razor-sharp teeth with red eyes like burning coal that kill people indiscriminately, In addition to gory battlefield scenes with the striking detail of what appear to be magical explosions, even some of these images seem so disturbing to some that they make them vomit.

"As you can understand that place is not for the weak that I'm sure they will not get through." A sarcastic laugh is heard coming from that dark face, "But be clear, you are going to play an important role in that world so you have to have the attitude of a true and just hero." He pronounces seriously in his words, "Those who do not meet these qualities will not go there, I will eliminate them myself!." He exclaims loudly.

That last phrase shocks many for imagining that this person can send us to our second death whenever he wants; At this moment I can understand that most likely we have been chosen at random and therefore there are all kinds of people here and not all are worthy of this supposed second chance, because otherwise if they did wrong in their previous life they will continue to do so in this one and I am sure that the divine entity that brought us here does not want it.

"Of course they are going to have to fight in different situations that are obviously becoming more complex and difficult as they progress with each one, which after completing them will be sent in the same way in which they arrived in this room, to perform the first. Now the most important thing ... I'm sure everyone has noticed something strange about the weapon they selected and maybe they thought it was just their imagination. Well, no, there is something special in each one, each weapon grants a different ability to its owner, later they can be hidden inside their body by means of their right hand as if it were a sheath. But you don't have to worry about it now, you will learn that and more in the course of the game."

I wonder looking up and down at my sword as I hold it in front of me, 'What will be the ability that you are going to grant me? How can I use it?'

But I imagine that it must be in situations of life or death like the one that is about to occur, I finish the idea by observing with concern that imposing subject while the voice continues speaking through the air.

"And as for any advance on how the tests will be, it is that you will know it while you arrive at each one ... That's all." He continues after a pause, "Like you can see, you have a servant of mine in the very center of this place and to pass the test you have to defeat him." Not only the voice now sounds more excited than before, but also the big man in front of us looks ready for what is coming.

"But one detail, anyone who does nothing but flee and does not try to confront him while waiting for others to defeat him, will be eliminated; heroes are always determined and brave and work together to defeat the enemy, not cowards fleeing difficult situations."

I think and look around me in detail and I calculate with optimism that we must be around a little more than fifty people, mostly men not older than forty and some women, but they are very few, I think five or six by what my eyes see, all well armed, so we have a chance of winning, no matter how many die, I often look at the giant in front of us and I think that being so big it is surely very slow and that is another factor in our benefit.

But I change my mind when the subject yells euphoric at us, "Let the test begin!"

And what I thought was a slow mass moves rapidly forward like a cannonball, without giving a chance for a reaction, like a knife in butter piercing several of us and I am practically paralyzed.

Such a spectacle makes me swallow dry and say scared, "Oh my God!" While I see how parts of the bodies and blood from them fall around me like raindrops.

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