The same person

Sorry for the delay once again, yesterday my internet just fell and I couldn't;t continue my work.

There are 3 more chapters left to post.

See you all later!

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/4 hours later, close to midnight…/

The hours passed, and the moon slowly rose to take the highest spot in the sky…

But Resko was far from being silent as it usually did.

All around were players, walking around with torches, making noise...

Some were exploring, trying to find out more about this place and to see if they had any luck…

But most were waiting around the Guild, waiting for their turn to get inside.

And worse of all, more and more players seemed to be entering the Village, it was as if their numbers were never-ending…

However, there was a continuous stream of players leaving the Guild through its backdoor, and almost immediately as they left, they ran towards the Northern corner of the Village…

Before starting to dig the sand there…

It was a very odd sight.

Still, it seemed that the number of players entering the Guild was slowly decreasing, and currently, there were less than 20 players waiting outside of it.

Even if a new player arrived, 3 more left through the backdoor…

Soon enough this would end, and Misgurd and Edimund would be able to rest.

As for the villagers of Resko, most of them avoided these newcomers, not trusting these Outsiders.

They were different from Dale, they came doing misdeeds with an ambiguous purpose.

Dale, on the other hand, did many things for them, his position was already solidified in their hearts, even if small 3 days have passed.

This was how much he did to them in just that amount of time.

However… They were starting to find these newcomers annoying.

It was already late in the night, and yet, so much noise was being made…

Not to say, when they came back from the fields, tired and worried about the strange lights they saw over the Village, they were almost assaulted by this crowd of people.

It wasn't a pleasant first encounter.

As for Dale himself, he was still sorting through the books in his private room, fascinated with his gains…

It didn't seem that he would be going to sleep anytime soon, he was too focused on his task at hand to even think about that.

Tomorrow would mark the start of Resko's rise, he was sure of it…

Going away from Dale for a moment, somewhere much further in the North, a trio of players, 2 red-haired girls, one taller than the other plus a black-haired man were currently leaving from a stone house with divergent expressions…

"They're ripping us off! How can they just pay us 3 Zulls of Iron for all of our pelts?! The cost of fixing our materials plus our tools used in this hunt equals about half of that!" Said the smaller red-haired girl

"It was always like this, we just need to accumulate enough for all of us to Rank Up and we won't be looked down upon any longer." Said the taller red-haired girl

"Ahh… But how long is that going to take? We've spent our entire time since we entered this game farming gold!" The younger girl complained loudly as they walked

"..."

The boy, however, remained silent, thinking deeply as his 2 sisters complained to each other.

'It's been almost 3 full days since the game started.'

'The first entire day we stayed in the tutorial, the second day we spent part of it finishing up a few things in the tutorial, and another part of it to understand our Spawning point.'

'It was also on the second day that we realized this place was much harder than its Level difficulty, the NPCs here are extremely hostile to all outsiders as if they're actively trying to have us leave.'

'Almost to the point where they would prefer to die than to be helped by us… However, that doesn't change the fact that this is our base. We need to make use of it.'

'The plan was simple, to hunt as much as possible and rake in as much gold and XP as possible so we could increase our Ranks and get access to more benefits.'

'This place is a military base on the very Southern Edge of the Kingdom's territory… Although not quite, the part of the desert further South isn't considered a part of the mainland.'

'As long as we can increase our ranks, then even if they don't wish to, they'll have to respect us.'

'The third day we continued with our plan, very successfully thanks to Dale's items…'

'Speaking of him…'

The young man's expression twisted as he remembered his mistakes.

He looked at his sisters and shook his head.

'It doesn't matter anymore, they'll forget his face soon enough.'

[DING!]

As he said that, he received a notification from his system, there was only one notification worthy of his attention…

His favorite streamer was posting a new video!

A bit excited, he opened the video entitled:

[The most pitiful heist of all Time, all 💀]

Intrigued he opened the video since his sisters decided to 'rest' a bit in a nearby shop…

So while they went on a shopping spree for items, he sat down on a bench near a weird tree and started playing the video…

And he immediately remembered something…

"Hm? Didn't he start at Resko like Dale?..."

"Damn, what a problematic situation, and it had to happen there of all places… I hope he wasn't affected."

The video started to play by showing none other than Rodi's desperate face.

He started by apologizing for being silent and posting something he shouldn't, but in any case, since it slipped out, he decided to be open with it already.

"Oh yeah, I missed the chance to see that clip, because it was taken down almost instantaneously…"

'They said it showed the first Legendary Item... I wanted to see it...'

'But I didn't have the time to search around the internet for leaked images.'

The video continued to roll, eventually showing the Sword talked about by all...

"Wow?! Is this the Legendary item!?" Rodi said in awe as he looked at the description of the Sword

Even if most of its attributes were hidden, it was still an indicator of how strong the item truly is…

'So this is what a Legendary Item is...'

'Its attributes are as exaggerated as I had expected, a minimum of 300 strength to use it? And that's only one of the few requirements...'

'The rest is all blacked out...'

"So it's going to start…"

After Rodi apologized and showed the sword, the video cut to several groups entering the Church hastily.

At first, they tried to negotiate and divide the loot equally, but the more they talked, the more groups seemed to arrive... And eventually, the negotiations broke down.

After the negotiations broke down, the video showed how they fought each other for the possession of the items in the Church.

All the while, Rodi's Clan remained on the sidelines, vowing to not interfere under any circumstances…

However, midway through the fight, they were all forced to stop and look at the Church's door…

"Hm?... ??!?!?!"

The young man, Dale's friend, Ermin, almost fell from his bench due to the shock he was feeling right now.

'What are you doing Dale?!' He thought to himself as he saw his friend charge inside the Church alone

He knew Dale was strong; he was the first player to complete the tutorial, creating the small myth of the negative completion time.

However, even so, it was too intense for him to charge alone in a Clan fight like this!

He also knew that Dale was acting as an NPC for his own reasons… He appeared in one of the live streams made by Rodi after all...

This was also one of the reasons why he didn't want his sisters to see his face…

It was already too much for them to know that Dale was the player that held the unbeatable record, however, if they were to also know that he is acting as an NPC…

His plan may fall through due to his actions!

But this was only the start of Ermin's worries…

The players also thought that Dale was an NPC, so they immediately retaliated!

It was clear Dale was pissed, who wouldn't? Being attacked from all sides like this…

As if answering to his anger, the sword on the ground, the same incredibly heavy sword the players were unable to lift, suddenly vanished like a comet in his direction!

And to this, Dale simply raised his hand, grabbing the heavy flying sword without moving!

"This is my sword. And you're not worthy of hearing its name." He said with a frown

/FLASH!/

With a flash of light, the screen blacked out…

After this, the POV changed, showing the outside of the Church from the perspective of another player…

A massive ball of light had overtaken the Church, and from it, multiple white comets started to fall into the village below, killing dozens of players in the blink of an eye.

The video then ended with the POV changing again showing Dale's back as he held the sword, in front of him now laid a pile of items... And a survivor.

He looked at the man kneeling on the ground and said:

"You survived that?"

"Deeming by your face I imagine there won't be a second time."

And as if to mock him and all of the previous players, he grabbed a small rock on the ground and threw it lightly towards the player's forehead.

After the video ended, Ermin went to the comment section.

It was filled with all sorts of jokes and praises, some discussed the sword, others mocked the Guilds and Clans that participated in this, and a few others were more interested in discussing lore...

"..."

Ermin couldn't believe what he had just seen…

But he had a wide smile on his face…

"Dammit Dale… So that's what you call doing well?..."

'You're a fucking menace and it hasn't even been 3 days since the game started!'

'To think you would be the first player to get a Legendary Item… That explains a lot…'

'His reason as to wanting to act as an NPC… He's probably trying to protect himself and control the growth of the players.'

He was quick to think, and from the few of Rodi's videos and streams, he saw he managed to deduce what Dale was trying to accomplish.

And he couldn't help but smile…

"Was that Dale?" Asked a girl behind him

"?!"

Ermin suddenly realized, he had forgotten a very important detail!

His sisters! They knew his appearance…

'I fucked everything…' He thought as dread took over his mind

As he disappeared, the older sisters approached the younger one to watch the video, and towards the very end, she couldn't help but nod in respect.

"He's much more capable than I had expected…"

She looked at the sparkling eyes of her younger sister and at her younger brother's expression, thinking:

'One is amazed and the other is in despair, although its pretty simple to deduce their reasons…'

'Well, I never had any intention of sharing his personal information, nor using it against him, that's not how I repay my favors.'

But she smiled slightly…

'So they were the same person all along... The player that caused a small commotion last time, is also the same person that is causing a commotion this time...'

'Resko… That's in the far south beyond the Desert… It seems it'll become the center of attention for a while.'

She patted her sister's head and started walking.

'I'll visit it soon.'

The trio continued on their way…

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