Mapping II

Seeing that they were able to understand what he was implying, Zen waved his hand.

Just like that, the large fireball disappeared.

"Of course, the power we could gain from the Free World isn't as simple as casting a large fireball. Since I have made an example of how the power could be used in destruction, let me show you another usage of it."

'This is amazing- No, revolutionary, even!'

Ethan still hadn't been able to recover from the large destructive fireball from earlier.

'I could see infinite possibilities…!' 

He couldn't even think coherently as his mind was still overwhelmed with the amount of things he had seen.

Like him, Ren, Rina, Sera, Margareth, and the others still haven't recovered.

Unfortunately for them, Zen wasn't done yet.

"Let's now move onto the main agenda of this meeting. Yes, I will now show you the map of the Free World."

"Don't tell me…"

Hearing a voice, Zen glanced at the bespectacled man and smirked.

'Crap! I talked subconsciously!'

Ethan could feel his face heating up in embarrassment.

Nevertheless, not a change of expression could be sensed on his face as he returned to his usual strict self without missing a beat.

After all, he was a seasoned veteran that had completed countless missions while in immeasurable pressure.

Thus, hiding his embarrassment was a piece of cake for him.

Of course, he wouldn't be able to maintain pretending for long.

Zen raised his left hand to his side, away from the table. He then closed his eyes and concentrated.

His breathing became rhythmic as a vivid image with details appeared in his mind.

'I may have overestimated myself…'

Zen thought as he gritted his teeth, feeling the sweat that trickled on his temple.

He was currently trying to bring the image of the map in his brain to reality, but this proved challenging as the details of the map were just that overwhelming for him.

'Is it three… No, I think five. Yes, about five times. With the map as the basis, I can guess that Free World is about five times larger than the whole of Earth.'

For reference, one could look up the map of Earth and try to visualize how five connected maps of Earth would look like.

Of course, this wouldn't be an accurate representation but one would be able to get an idea nonetheless.

Not to mention that the landscape of Free World was vastly different from that of Earth.

And because Arthur was a very diligent individual, the details on the map could only be described as extreme.

Seconds slowly passed by.

Seeing Zen staying in his position, the others began to recover one after the other.

"What was that…"

Olivia was the first one to break the silence as she remembered the fireball earlier.

The way it appeared and disappeared was so sudden, to the point that it didn't seem real at all.

Like it was just a dream.

However, as saw the translucent blue barrier that encased them, she knew that it wasn't the case.

Veronica also recovered and looked at her back, seeing that her white lab coat was drenched in sweat.

"Ughhh, I have to change right after this…"

She was a little bit of a germaphobe, so she couldn't stand being dirty at all.

On the other hand, Hassan could only gulp as he remembered what he had seen earlier.

He couldn't even speak right at this moment.

Meanwhile, Sera looked at her parents and asked, "Did you know that Brother can do that?"

The two glanced at each other with a wry smile.

Rina looked at Sera and said, "Not at all. I was only aware of his physical strength…"

Just as they began to recover, Zen opened his eyes and smiled at them, "I'm sorry to keep you waiting."

He then looked at his left side with a serious expression as he muttered, "Project."

WUNGGGGG!!!!

The white large wall of the room suddenly became covered in mana.

In the next second, they could only widen their eyes in shock as an extremely detailed map gradually manifested itself.

"Huu…. Finally."

Zen muttered as he heaved a deep sigh, exhaustion welling up in his mind.

However, he was still not finished.

He pointed at the lower center of the map, "This right here, the yellow colored section is the whole of the human territory. And for reference…"

He pointed at a certain part of the yellow section with the words: Kingdom of Light.

"...this is currently where I am in the game."

Zen then proceeded to point on the various parts of the map, "This green section is the territory of the elves, while the brown one is the territory of the dwarves. The other areas aren't specifically under the territory of any kingdom."

"However, this is because it's either infested by monsters, or is inhabited by dragons…"

"As for the black section that surrounds the others, it's known as Demon Wasteland which is currently infested by the Abyssal Demons. They are a species that are alien to the Free World and I think I can use the analogy of a world event in a game to this…"

At this moment, Ren spoke, "But… How were you able to acquire information about the so-called Demon Wasteland? Did you perhaps go there?"

The worry on his face was apparent which melted Zen's heart.

With a smile on his face, he looked his father in the eye and said, "Don't worry, Dad. It's my teacher in the game who gave this to me, remember?"

"Oh, right…" Ren coughed a few times before assuming a serious expression.

He had been so overwhelmed by his worry for his son that he seemed to have been carried away by his emotions.

Chuckling lightly, Zen looked at his uncles and aunts with a smile, "That's all for my presentation. You can go ahead and look at the map closely. I will also answer any question that you might have."

As soon as they heard his words, Margareth, Veronica, Hassan, and the others immediately got up from their seats.

However, Ethan was the fastest of them all as he already reached the projected map on the wall.