Is this really a Game?!

Reign and the others had returned to their building in the territory, they had done what they had planned for today, the area next to the woodlands truly was a high-level area, one that should be avoided by all costs right now, only once they get stronger will they go there to fight. For now, they were going to rest up before leaving for the depths of the town. More orcs were showing up in patrols lately and their territory already had some casualties, since they were the strongest group it was, of course, their responsibility to figure out what was happening and to kill a couple of orcs to teach them a lesson.

Greenie was still meditating, right before they had left he had come out of his room to eat and told them that he was close to inheriting the memories and powers that came with them. They all wished him good luck before making their way to the depths of the town.

The town was mostly the same. Dilapidated, old buildings were everywhere as monsters used them as lairs while numerous draifs could be seen in the sky. The monsters didn’t bother Reign and the others as a slight release of mana was enough to scare them away while at the same time drawing stronger enemies to them. It was an efficient way of hunting which of course came with a certain amount of risk. If a huge group suddenly attacked them it would become a bit dangerous as the sounds of fighting would draw more monsters to them.

There was also a chance of level 30 and higher monsters attacking, but it was unlikely as those were quite rare in the town, only the orcs and apes had fighters at that level. Soon Reign and the others were attacked by a group of five level 25 orcs. The orcs were strong as even the average orcs had some skill, their skin was tough and it was hard for normal players at the same level to fight evenly against them.

Of course, that wasn’t a problem for Reign and the others as they eclipsed most players not only in terms of level but also in fighting capabilities.

Reign and Shadow were in a good mood lately as they continued sending messages to Shadow’s father. He was elated that they were strong enough to control a territory in a monster-infested town, but of course, showed concern and reminded them not to take any unneeded risks. It turned out that Shadow’s father was in the same situation as them as he had managed to take control of a territory himself, although the territory seemed to be smaller compared to theirs.

The situation in New York was quite different compared to theirs. Monsters roamed everywhere and there were much stronger monsters that could be found there. There was a scarce amount of low-level monsters and it made it hard for people to level up, it seemed that orcs were also present, but there were nowhere near the top of the food chain there.

Shadow and Reign grew concerned but they knew that he was strong and cautious so he wouldn’t go to the deeper parts of the city without being strong enough.

Back to the present Reign was wiping the blood from his katana as five corpses were now present near him. The orcs were strong but compared to the group they were nothing more than a warmup. Laura was in the middle of the corpses as she was taking their life force for her own use. She had grown strong, much stronger than before. Her rate of improvement even made Reign and the others amazed as she quickly managed to improve in close-quarter combat, it was all of course possible thanks to her being a possessed as she was able to remember how the demon fought before, not to mention that the movements were ingrained in her body.

In a way, she was similar to Greenie as she was able to improve quickly just by remembering the battles her body had gone through in the past. She was equipped with a multitude of new items, in her hands she was holding a staff, it was the one the group managed to get a long time ago after finishing the hidden dungeon.

Soon they all continue forward as there was much more to be done, killing five orcs was far from being enough. 𝗼𝐯𝗹．𝐞𝘁

Time passed as they fought group after group, none of the groups were strong enough to pose a threat to them and they were taken care of quite quickly. They moved forward until they were in the town square. The square was a nice and open space that allowed them to draw in more enemies to fight simultaneously, it was a bit dangerous, yes, but they were quite confident of their current strength so they decided to take this small risk.

As they stood in the middle of the square they all started emitting more mana as they waited for curious monsters to come. It didn’t take long for nearby monsters to flock towards them, but they didn’t attack, the pressure Reign and the others gave off was strong and the monsters knew they would simply die after fighting against them. More and more monsters were flocking towards the square as crowds were formed around it, draifs, hobgoblins, orcs, apes, and other monsters were now surrounding the square.

Looking at the hundreds of monsters that were getting ready to charge at them, Reign and the others smiled with anticipation. They all had their weapons drawn and were ready to fight at any moment. Before they could do so however they felt a rumbling from beneath them, their eyes grew wide as they all jumped to the side while the ground where they previously stood upon was destroyed. A big monster jumped out from the ground as the others attacked them.

[ Lvl 25 Field Boss, Earth Eater ]

The monster looked similar to a lizard, its dark-brown scales reflected the sunlight as it moved. The scales were glossy and seemed to be metallic, numerous spikes could be seen on the monster’s body while its 3-meter long tail had a big spiked ball at the end. The monster was a full 7 meters long, its four legs were as thick as an average human while its head seemed big enough to swallow a human whole. It opens its mouth as it roars, a small shockwave was formed from the powerful roar that managed to briefly stop the approaching monsters.

It seemed the boss didn’t like the monsters entering its territory as it looked at them threateningly. Of course, Reign and the others were no better as they were actually previously standing right above it. The monsters however seemed to not care about the boss as they all explode in roars as they charge towards them.

Reign and the others created some distance from the boss as they started fighting the monsters. Explosions, lightning, fire, and more could be seen on the battlefield as tens of monsters were killed each passing second. They still weren’t going all out as they all wanted to fight the boss after this, they had no idea the town even had any field bosses.

“What do you think, compared to the tiger, is this guy stronger?” Shadow asks Reign as he uses his shadow spikes to impale a couple of unfortunate hobgoblins. Reign shakes his head while smiling, how would have thought that after a couple of months they were actually going to hunt a monster of the same power as the white tiger, not to mention that none of them were even nervous about fighting it.

“They should be about the same, that thing seems to have better defense compared to our old friend, but its movement is sluggish so avoiding its attacks shouldn’t be a problem for us,” Wolf replies as he sends a ball of flames towards a group of monsters. The fireball explodes upon contact with them and a huge explosion followed by fierce flames could be seen in the place the monsters were at previously.

Tank was at the front, shielding Beast who was firing a never-ending barrage of arrows at the monsters. Four bright lights could suddenly be seen behind Tank as four figures materialize. The four soldiers immediately charge towards the enemies without a single word.

Julie was fighting as elegantly as always, her movement on the battlefield looking like a dance as blood was being drawn at every move. Donovan on the other side was near Tank as he fought calmly while protecting Beast together with Tank.

Yair on the other side was using his shield much more aggressively as his halberd was crushing the monsters around him. Each swing would heavily wound if not kill the monster while his shield was used to bash incoming enemies away. Ector was jumping left and right as his staff was breaking the bodies of his enemies with each hit. Sliding between enemies, jumping high in the air with the help of his staff, kicking enemies, he would do all sorts of crazy acrobatics while fighting.

Compared to the first day of getting the skill the four now looked different, their armors and weapons were obviously upgraded as their strength was above the average elite tier fighter. With the four of them, nearby Tank was able to fight more freely and efficiently.

Suddenly

An orc was behind the oblivious Beast. The monster managed to slip away unnoticed as it targeted him, it was of course a normal tactic to take care of the long-range attackers as fast as possible. The orc had a huge grin on his face as he lunged at Beast who seemingly had no idea he was in danger.

Bam!

The orc was slammed down on the ground before being bitten fiercely. Before the poor orc was able to understand what happened his right arm was bitten off while the rest of his body was thrown back. Looking in front of him the orc had a frightened expression on his face as a large figure was present.

The large body covered with fur was much bigger than him. The bloody mouth that had razor-sharp teeth was currently busy devouring his arm while the big antlers on the top of its head were pointed straight at him.

[ Lvl 27 Fluffy ]

A big antlered bear was one of the new tamed beasts that Beast managed to tame. It took them a lot of effort to wound the beast and exhaust it without killing it. Luckily it was not for naught as Beast had managed to successfully tame it. They were all elated as they had previously tried to do the same to 10 bears but unfortunately failed.

The bear gulped down the rest of the arm as it looked at the orc with a dangerous glint in its eyes. With a loud roar, it pounced on the powerless orc as his screams of pain were covered up by the sounds of battle around them.