Although he met Pietro inside the Tutorial City, be remembers that the Great Plains is where Constantine, the youngest child of Charles, the future family head of the Baltinoir Family, will get his Legendary Class here.
And that is by killing Releana.
The White Princess.
When she was born, there was a choir of Spirits that came to her, and there were two Spirit Kings who appeared.
One of the elusive Darkness and the all-encompassing Light.
This was the blessing that made the White Tigers stand up in the Cat Tribe. But, after being tied with the Black Hounds, the princess eloped.
And that was why she was branded as a traitor.
In front of Zypher are three people he knows too much.
These three are the underlings of Constantine who are notorious for their unclean deeds in the game.
Stealing other people's quest, player killing, and ambush.
Players they target can't help but to quit the game, and they targeted Zypher in his past life, making him lose his level to 1, and they stripped him off of his equipments.
This made Zypher join a guild, and he never did get a revenge in his past life, as the three became higher ups as Constantine became the family head.
But, not in this life.
He got an interesting twist in his second life, so what can he do?
It is to make them experience the pain he had.
"Rupin, can I borrow a spear?"
"Take it!" Throwing a steel spear to Zypher, Rupin ran to his mother as he blocked the way of the three by releasing arrows from his bow.
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
"No, Rupin, run!" Releana said as she held her bloody hand on her other hand.
The three people then spread out, and ran towards the person who attacked them.
Fighting Rule #1: kill the person who can fight first, so the ones who can't won't have the hope to survive.
"Hey, Karil, kill the kid fast!"
"No, Declan, we have to catch him and kill his mother in front of him!"
"Good idea, Terence!"
Laughing up, two decided to go towards the armed Rupin while one of them ran towards Releana.
"You're mine, kid!" Declan laughed as he saw Karil behind Rupin as he pincer attack him.
"Still as noisy as ever."
BANG!
A punch arrived at Declan's face, sending him hurtling, while a spear blocked Karil, and three arrows stopped Terence in his way.
Releana arrived where Rupin and Zypher stood, and gave a tight hug to Rupin.
"Hey! Are you trying to play a hero?" Karil said as he aimed his sword towards Zypher.
Karil is a Level 15 Assassin. His stats is higher than Zypher, but his control is lower than him.
Zypher, who knows many things from his past life can fight people ahead of his level, as he traverses ranks and not just levels.
"Rupin, no! They are Awakeners, and we are just guides. Don't fight them."
"But Mom, they hurt y-"
"Allow me to, Ma'am."
Zypher drew his spear and aimed at Karil.
"You have been aiming that dagger to me since earlier. I hope you have the strength to back it up."
"Don't play hero kid, I can kill you with one sweep." Karil unsheathed his another dagger as he prepared to lunge.
"Heroes always arrive late." He said as he taunted Karil.
He used his other hand to do the "come on" gesture while the spear is on his other arm, facing downwards.
"You dumbass!" With a shout, Karil jumped towards Zypher, but he was not alone.
In case Zypher go out of the range of the mother-son duo, Terence and Declan will abduct them.
"Barbarians will remain as barbarians." Zypher said as he waited for Karil.
Karil smiled as though he had a plan, and what happened next surprised the three of them.
If Zypher won't go forward, then the three of them will attack him, and if he does, they will attack the mother-son duo.
But, Zypher is much smarter than them.
Using the momentum of Karil, he redirected the strike using his spear towards the incoming Declan, who is using a sword.
Terence, who was also attacking him, met the other end of the spear, and blocked it using his sabre.
This trio is called the Three Blades along with Constantine, but now, they are just kids in front of Zypher.
Using the other end of the pole as a weapon to negate attacks is one of his main skills when he was playing.
And now, the three can see the future him jn the present time.
With a small attack, he managed to unarm Karil's dagger while the other dagger is almost lodged to Declan.
Seeing this, the fury of the three flared.
"You dumbass kid, we will remember you!" In an instant, the three retreated, but the next thing that happened shocked Zypher.
In Project: Zerø, items are used in fight and other things, such as he used Blood Kunai against Phantom's Shadow and Lesser Vampire.
And today, he is the victim of another item.
The item was called Berserk Flame.
This item, when used against monsters or NPCs makes them fight each other, and is a great way to buy some time for escaping.
But this time, this was used to a mother-son duo.
But that's not all, entering berserk mode means that they will fight each-other with heightened stats.
While his mother is injured, Rupin is weak in stats, so no one knows who will win.
"Enjoy, hero. Watch the people you saved kill themselves."
As they ran laughing, Zypher was already caught in the crossfire.
A mana ball hit his stomach and an arrow is lodged on his back.
"Damn!" He shouted as he pulled his spear.
"Weaponize!"
Using the spear as a rope, he threw it to the ground, and kicked Rupin in the stomach.
Once he reacted, he pulled the string for him to be pulled down to the ground, and he bound Rupin on it.
Although berserk, when he cancelled weaponize, the metal spear became a coil around Lupin, making him unable to be relaeased from the spear.
Zypher then took the bow and quiver from Rupin and faced the berserk Releana.
It happened too fast that Releana wasn't able to attack.
With his shoulder hurting, he nocked a few arrows and fired them towards her.
With Mana versus arrows, the fight was basically for naught, but being able to think while fighting is Zypher's strong suit.
So what if he is in a disadvantage? So what if he can't do it with ease?
This is the first time he will fight head-on in his new life.
"Fast Snipe! Magic Barrage!"
Using the Holy Power as the source of energy, he fired magic arrows with haste, and it became a barrage to Releana.
Dealing with three arrows at a time, two physical and one magic is a bit hard for a person in berserk state and vulnerable due to injury.
With that, he fought Releana for whole 10 minutes, while adjusting his mana consumption in using each arrow.
There are times where he fired 12 arrows in one second: while the ten arrows are weak, this makes him find a suitable next position.
The cost of one Magic Arrow is one magic unit. Zypher can also use his Demonic and Astral sources, but he might accidentally kill Releana.
The fight extended but Releana felt that she is the one who is losing, yet she can't stop.
"Please sleep for now, Mama Tiger." With that, Zypher lunged towards Releana, which was met with equal reaction from her.
But, Zypher's hand did not nock an arrow, instead, he used his hand to grapple Releana and pin her to the ground for another few minutes as the fifteen minute mark of berserk falls.
It was the longest fifteen or so minutes for Zypher.
As Releana is trying to kill Rupin, Rupin is also trying to take off the metal spear, but in the right moments, he will weaponize and cancel it, making a tighter bind on Rupin.
"Damn you two, if you don't stop right now, I'll skewer you and make a barbecue out of you!"
"Skewers?" All of a sudden, Rupin said with a drool on his mouth.
"Barbecue?" With a sudden shout, Releana also has the same facial expression as Rupin.
"What?" With a confused face, Zypher let go of fhe two, and once he had done so, the two woke up from their previous stupor.
"What happened? Are we going to have skewers? I want a fish one! Wait, why am I tied like this?" Rupin said with vigor and haste.
"Young man, did you say barbecue?" Releana looked at the confused Zypher.
"Uh, basically yes--"
"Give me a ton of it please!" Wagging her tail, like dogs do, Releana has stars in her eyes as she held Zypher's hand.
"What? A ton is bit difficu--"
"Don't worry, I can pay you!" With that, not minding her bloodied hand, she pulle two gold coins and handed it to Zypher.
"Money is not the problem here, Ma'am."
"Not money? Do you want some resources? Precious metals? Leathers? Leaves and carcasses? Or--"
Letting her dress fall of on one of her shoulders, the White Princess bared her fangs.
"Me?"
And as a sigma male, with a block as his face, making a blank expression, but can't hide the nosebleed, Zypher flatly said:
"No."
And walked towards Rupin to retrieve the spear, leaving the sulking Releana behind, sulking.
"You dumbass Lylon, because we had a son, I'm not as charming as before."
Cursing his late husband, she went on with her drama, but it did not last long, as she smiled towards the man that helped her and her son.
She then stood up and walked towards the two.
"Thank you, young man, for saving us. My name is Releana, and he is my son Rupin. If you want, we can be your Guides."
As she bowed in front of him, the exposed shoulder earlier became baggy as it also exposed her chest.
Zypher can't help to take a look, but it was too short to see the main point, but long enough to see the lucious mountains.
"It's alright, Ma'am, I just did what I have to do. And stop bowing down, or else I'll develop something inside me." He said in a flat tone, block face and blank expression, but again, two holes of his nose has the nosebleed this time.
"Ahh, yes....?"
Releana, who still looks like a teen, like a sister to Rupin, scratched her cheeks that made her look cute.
'DAMN GAME!'
This was the only thing in the head of Zypher.
Although he was the brain of Caelestia, he has little experience about love, although he ended up being rejected at the end.
He thought it was more than friends but less than lovers but the woman thought that he is just a friend.
Zypher shook his head. He won't have the same this time in his life.
He tapped his fist to his palm to clear his mind and wiped the nosebleed.
"Thank you, Ma'am, but I think you need to tend on your injuries. Rupin and I can do--"
With light shining to her hand, the once mutilated hand became healthy again. Zypher can't help but stop his sentence midway, his tone dropping.
"Oh, thank you, Lux."
One moment after, a black light also enveloped her and smiled softly.
"Is that so, Nox?"
Releana's eyes became slits as it shone green and looked at Zypher.
"Are you the kid who saved us?"
Two voices, one musk, and one melodious, spoke to Zypher.
With fear and reverence, Zypher smiled at Releana.
"I just did what a person will do in such a scenario." He said as he made a bow.
"Good. For that, we will bless you with one of our blessings. Please accept our heartfelt appreciation." The two voices said as Releana's eyes became circles again.