Volume 1.8 Black Joker (2)

〔•System• You have entered a hidden event]

The phantom of the black joker.

Class: SS 〕

〔•System• Hidden Event: The Phantom of the Black Joker

Mission: Slay the Shadows 0/100

Event Time: 1hr:00:00〕

If you think that I would do the mission, slaying the one hundred shadows.

Plot twist, I don't need to.

If I do that, that would only be a pure suicide move that would led straight to my death.

In the early times, when I discovered this hidden event in the game, I have done the mission multiple times. However, a class SS event was too tricky right now for a beginner player like me. With no skills or even the status screen that would appear after the first main event was here yet.

This event was impossible to finish. That many players around the globe finally complained to the game developers about the real purpose of the hidden event. Since it was placed in the first main event where beginners were still adjusting to the game.

That was when the developers finally released a message from their forum.

The Hidden SS class event was not just all about defeating the shadows. There was another purpose that needed to be discovered aside from simply slaying the shadows. That was all the message they had said in the forum.

After that, many players started trying different methods. And among those hundreds of players, one finally succeeded in clearing the SS class event. That said, the player left a message on the forum.

And after that, the SS class hidden event finally made sense why it was placed in the beginner player. If one was curious, did the regressor prince know about this event? No. So far, he had no knowledge of this event.

Other than collecting cards, his main priority was to protect his younger sister.

I sighed. I wish there was also someone strong to protect me. I don't mind being a pushover to the strong if I could get their backing. Kidding, as if that would happen. I knew after this event, that sooner or later I would meet him, and the possibility that my head would fly was still high. And besides, even if I managed to become their ally, it didn't mean that they would protect my family or the kingdom I grew up with in this world.

There was only one thing for me to do here.

My gaze just went directly to the golden bell that was in the middle of the tower.

"Bang! Bang!" The banging on the door became more intense. And the shadows were creeping inches towards me. Though their movements were still rather slow. They would only begin to attack aggressively if you attack them.

I don't need to slay them. I don't even have the power to do that. I remembered clearly the words of the player in the forum.

Player 039849: You don't need to slay the shadows. If you manage to not be able to not touch them, and ring the golden bell, it would lead you to a bonus stage. And from there, even if you are not able to clear the hidden event, you will be able to get out of the place.

Doing it in-game and in real life. I grinned. Surely it was hard. There were a hundred shadows surrounding the bell. If it was only me… My grin grew bigger as I heard the final sound of the door breaking.

But thankfully, I have the perfect bait with me.

A woman who loved to be aggressive in any way she could.

"There you are my little mouse." Irene's chilling voice resounded behind me as I faced him. Although I could feel that my body was still trembling at her sinister eyes that were still looking at me. "You found some nice place to die huh."

"Hah. You're so slow. You really are useless…" I haven't been able to finish the words I have to say. When one of her daggers came straight flying with me.

I jumped over to the right side, my heart almost came out of my chest. 'Eep. That was a close one.'

"Hah. You missed it. But I say, that was an impressive attack." I taunted her. I really wonder now why words that would surely lead to my instant death kept coming out of my mouth. But no. I don't have any intention of dying.

"I am just warming up…" Irene stopped with her words when I stepped back.

My grin grew widely. As the shadows behind me dashed forward towards Irene. The shadows completely only passed by and didn't even bother to look at me.

Hurdle number one. Don't touch any of the shadows. Successfully done.

"Ahhh. Get away from me!" Irene's loud scream resounded as her battle against the shadows resounded.

Without wasting any more time, I turned away from the battle. I could hear the sounds of blades and many horrible sounds along with Irene's angry screams. And I was even too scared to turn around. I focused my attention on only one thing right now.

The golden bell.

I felt like this was the fastest run I made in my entire life. I could feel the adrenaline rushing through my veins. Sigh. If only I was this fast enough to avoid the truck that killed me in my first life. Then I wonder what kind of life I had right now.

I shook my head. There was no use thinking of things that were already over right now. There was only the future that I needed to survive right now with my new family in this world.

It has been almost 18 years since I reincarnated in this world. And though they were not also perfect like any other family.

My mother, who was always strict with our upbringing and discipline, rarely showed a smile to her children.

My father was the exact opposite of my mother. He spoiled all his children to the core. If not for my mother's strict discipline, we might have grown into annoying spoiled brats.

Our eldest brother, Edmund. He was gentle and kind to his younger siblings. The perfect gentle brother and really someone who was suitable to take over the throne of our father when the time comes.

Our eldest sister, Veronica, also got the attitude of our mother but she was still much lenient and set a good example to her younger siblings.

Then my second eldest brother, Joshua. He was kind of grumpy and aloof since he has a different mother than us. But still, he was still a caring brother when he wanted. Since it was really normal for a king to have a concubine in the first place. And auntie Margarette, Joshua's mother and the only concubine of the king, was a close friend of my mother so there was none of the usual drama among those family struggles against the throne for my family.

And my younger and adorable siblings, Kristina, and the youngest and still two-year-old- boy twins, Aiden and Ethan. All of them were mischievous but that made them lovable.

Just like my past life. I also have quite a big family in this world. However, I loved all of them.

Heh. Thinking like them in this situation. It felt like I was going to die now and reliving the last moments of my life.

Hah. What bullshit.

I already died once. So not this time again. Knowing the many tragic shit ends of this game world.

I would not let any of my family get hurt because of this shitty game.

I would get stronger and survive along with them!

So I will do everything I can to achieve that!

With all of my force, I pushed the golden bell.

*Ding!*

*Ding!"

The chaos and noise that echoed through the entire imperial palace came to a temporal silence.

The only thing that could be heard at the moment was the loud ringing of the bell.