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Rhode is a legendary guild leader of the most influential guild in the VRMMO, Dragon Soul Continent. In order to cope with the death of his beloved sister, he dived into the game for seven long years. During this period, Rhode tries his best to alleviate his emotional pain through gaming, but alas, his life shatters once more when he heard his parents perish in a plane crash.

A month after the incident, he made a decision to quit the game and return to the real world. But just before that, as a final farewell, Rhode decides to fight the most powerful BOSS in the game with his guildmates. In the end, he defeats the BOSS at the expense of his avatar's life. Rhode smiles as his avatar dissipates in a beam of light. However, instead of respawning at the usual platform...

...

"W-wha...!"

Rhode shot up and stared at the unfamiliar ceiling.

And thus, a player who had been creating legends in the game for three eras disappeared just like that...

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Summoning the Holy Sword

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Icy Snow shifted her gaze away from the sky and turned to Rhode. Upon hearing her words, Rhode nodded and the corners of his mouth lifted into a proud smile.

"Good. Looks like things are going rather smoothly. I thought those guys would get overly excited while killing and forget the plan."

Rhode said, flattening the creases on his shirt. At that moment, he wasn't dressed in his usual noble attire. Instead, he wore a straight, black uniform and donned a pitch-black cloak outside. With a hood over his head, he was covered in black from head to toe, hiding his appearance. As a matter of fact, it wasn't only him—his followers were dressed similarly too. Be it warriors, mages, rangers, or other classes, they all wore pitch-black cloaks that wrapped themselves completely. Looking ahead into the distance, apart from a distinct group of black figures, no one could differentiate their genders.

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