New Life Online 118 The Girl In The Black Dress

We went deep inside the cave where we heard a loud roar of something unexplainable, brings a s.h.i.+ver to the spine.

"At this point, we have to crawl and don't make a noise, ok?" Scy suggested. I have a bad feeling about this.

Of course, we crawled because he said it. For some reason, they really trust him and just do whatever he says. As we crawl farther, we can see now see a bigger gem that's really tall. Is that some kind of...

*FLAAAAAAAAAP!* Holy c.r.a.p! The giant gem broke in half and became wings exposing the body of a dragon! It's a dragon made out of gem... I almost shouted because of being surprised!

As I look at them. their faces changed into a worried look. Do they have a terrible experience here?! That giant gem dragon is really magnificent and beautiful though. The dragon eats the gemstones besides him. But what if the gems ran out?

After a while, Scy signaled to go back.

"WOOOH! That scared me!" I let out a sigh with full of exhaustion. Being nervous while checking the monster sapped the energy out of me.

"You should be. It is a World Boss." World Boss? What's a World Boss? Then why did you bring us there, Scy?

"World Boss is the strongest type of Boss. If you want to defeat one, better bring a thousand players to defeat it." Well, that's really something!

"So the invasion that will come requires a thousand players, right?" Leion asked.

"I'm not entirely sure. If it's a World Boss, a thousand would be enough but what if it's not alone? What if it has an army? It will be an invasion and not just a single one so that means it would bring a lot of his lackeys." Akko's right.

"We've been visiting some places lately to check if there are any abnormalities but thankfully there are none so far. Anyway, it's time to log out now. It's already 6 am in the morning so I have to make breakfast. See you later guys." He said his goodbye. So that means every six am, they log out of the game. I need to have some breakfast too.

-Hospital-

And because I don't have much to do, I went back to the game but...

"Hey there! You're early." Only Scy and Leion are missing. Don't they have anything to do?

"h.e.l.lo. I'm surprised that you guys are already here."

"Yeah, we don't have much to do so we just play too much. Anyway, it's Elou's turn now to look for a recruit. How about you go with him?" Are you serious Miss Akko? With this guy, really?

"Of course, but is it ok with Mr. Elou?" I replied trying to find a reason not to go with him.

"What are you talking about? You're part of the family now. And just call me Elou, will you?" Well, do I have a choice?

"Sure, Elou..." Jeez.

"Alright then. Let's go!" He excitedly said. I should probably wait for a little before logging in early...

-Outside of Crystal Cave-

We went outside but we haven't moved out yet.

"Let's see... Akko already went to Green Leaf village and Beginner's Area and Lili to the Vanguards Stronghold. So where should I go next, oh I'll just go to the simple village near here." Simple village? Really? Who thought of these names...

Unlike Miss Akko, Both Lili and Elou don't have that flying move so we just walked towards the village he talked about. It's pretty far and kind of tiring. It's good exercise for my legs.

-Simple Village's Inn-

"Here we are. Not as fancy as the other places but the food here is really good and the innkeeper is as beautiful as an angel. Let's go inside." We stopped at an old-looking inn. He really likes girls huh... As the village name describes, it's really a simple village.

"Welcome Elou, where are the others?" He wasn't kidding at all! Isn't she a bit too beautiful for an innkeeper?

"h.e.l.lo Emily, they are just preparing for something and it's my turn to look for recruits." while he is sitting on one of the chairs near the girl.

"Oh, the tournament just ended like three days ago and you guys are already looking for recruits. Is she one of your new recruits?" She asked while looking at me. Uhmmmm please don't stare at me like that.

"Yes, she is. Her name is Zaza. Anyway, we are here to look for more recruits. Can you recommend someone here?" It's Zia...

"h.e.l.lo, Zaza! Here's a drink for the young lady." She handed me a drink.

I took a sip and... It tastes really good! Not only that, I feel like I'm energized. Must be just my imagination.

"It's Zia, Miss Emily, and thank you for the drink. It was really good."

"You're welcome. About your recruitment, there's someone upstairs who has a lot of different kinds of crafting materials and she's been living here since the end of the tournament. Be careful though, it does kind of voodoo or something. She might be a witch." She warned us. I've got a bad feeling about this.

"I'll just talk to her and leave if she doesn't agree, we will leave her alone." I seriously doubt it, Elou.

So we went upstairs and looked for the room Emily told us to check and there's a weird awful smell! That must be her room.

*KNOCK KNOCK!* Elou knocked at the door hoping we could get a warm welcome.

The door opened slowly... like in a horror film. We checked inside the room but we didn't want to get in. There's no one around?

*BOOOOOOOOH!* A girl showed up behind the door and tried to scare us!

"KYAAAAAH!" I was so surprised that I also let out a loud screech! I almost peed myself!

"Wahahaha! You should have seen your faces just now! So funny! Haha!" This girl is messing with us! She's wearing a black dress. She's also cute but I really hate what she did earlier!

"That surprised me! h.e.l.lo! My name is Elou and here is Zasa, we are here to recruit you as one of our..."

*BAAAAAAAM!* While Elou's talking, the girl slammed the door...

"So what now? Should we leave?" I suggested because the girl just deliberately showed us that she doesn't want anything from us.

"If a simple rejection would make you quit, then you won't be able to succeed in life." Yeah, right...

*KNOCK KNOCK!* He once again knocked at the door but no one's answering...

Finally, the door opened.

"Let me just say..."

*BAAAAAAAM!* And once again, the girl slammed the door to our faces...

"Grrrrrrr! Now I'm p.i.s.sed!" Looks like someone isn't really patient as well.

*BAAAAM!* He kicked the door and stabbed the girl with a knife! What the h.e.l.l is he thinking?!

"What the h.e.l.l are you doing?! That's against the law!" I shouted.

"Don't worry, I didn't kill her. I just used a tranquilizer to make her less annoying. Let's go." That doesn't really change the fact that he just stabbed someone! He grabbed the girl and covered her face with a black cloth. We will leave if she doesn't agree... I remember he said something like that.

We went downstairs and Emily saw Elou carrying the girl! But...

"I heard a noise earlier. Is everything ok?" She asked... Of course, everything is not ok! This is a kidnapping!

"There a slight problem. The door's lock kind of broke so here's the fixing fee and clean up fee for the mess the girl left." Now I know that it would be weird if she still can't notice the girl.

"No worries. You guys take care! It's bad if you get abducted around here!" It's like Miss Emily used us to get rid of the girl... Everyone here in the game is weird...