Is this really a Game?!

“This place should be fine.” Reign said as he scouted the surroundings before looking at Wolf, M’azgara, and Greenie who were nodding their heads.

He used the system to buy another portal, costing him 120k Soul Coins, double of what he spent for the previous one. The more portals one creates, the more they will cost, only if one was to destroy the previous one, will the cost subside.

That was not possible for Reign right now as the previous portal was very important for them. The Tier I and Tier II combatants fought near the first mountain, making it impossible for him to remove such an important structure.

“Alright, once we get back we can get the other portal done, then we will have an easier time getting through the mountain range.” Reign said as he and the others jumped up and got out from the hole they had entered from.

The location they chose this time was a cave that was accessible through a 3-meter wide hole in the ground. A powerful Tier III monster had set up its nest there, but it was unable to defend itself against Reign and the others, losing its life immediately.

M’azgara did not devour the monster, as both she and the others wanted her to only devour Tier IV monsters in order to be able to create the best possible monsters right away. They covered the hole up before leaving, intending to create a second exit for the new base later.

“This location might even be better than the one on the first mountain, we really are lucky to have found it,” Greenie said as the others nodded in agreement. It was by pure luck they had managed to find the cave as they had simply stumbled upon it while traveling.

“Yeah, isn’t that a bit weird?” Reign suddenly asked as they ran toward the depths.

“What is?”

“Honestly?” Reign suddenly turned serious as he stopped and looked at Wolf and Greenie.

“Everything, everything that had happened so far, it’s just, so weird.”

“What do you mean boss?” Greenie asked him with a confused expression as Reign suddenly sighed.

“I had been thinking about it lately, everything we had done so far, all the things we went through, all the enemies and allies we have come across, it all just seems too good to be a coincidence.”

“I mean, we did have some difficulties, parts of our journey were hard, and some of us nearly lost our lives multiple times, but doesn’t it seem that every time we come across any danger, it either passes without us suffering too much, or it is just at the right level for us to deal with it?”

Wolf sat down on a nearby rock before nodding his head to Reign.

“I agree, even you Greenie, your evolution was something that I found weird ever since it occurred, I mean, no offense, but shouldn’t it be harder for one to become a Vajra?”

“I never thought about it, lord Vajra told me I had been blessed with a drop of his blood, allowing me to easily evolve, but he said nothing else, only that he had spread many drops of his blood so that beings could evolve to be Vajra’s in order to combat the slow decline the race had been going through,” Greenie said before staring at the ground and thinking hard.

“Even you, M’azgara, how is it possible for an ant queen to suddenly evolve twice and become such a being like yourself, how was I lucky enough to get a branch of the world tree and get bound to it, not to mention the incredible luck we were in to find Doncaster, to go to the different worlds that all had things we needed, and to never suffer any major losses along the way?” Reign asked as M’azgara simply shrugged her shoulders.

“I truly do not know the answer to your questions boss, but if that is truly how things have progressed for you, then I do agree that it is a bit weird.”

“I always attributed it to Beast being with us, the guy is like luck incarnated, always managing to get the absolute best from any draws, getting lucky encounters, and more.”

“But even without him, it seems every time we come across something, it’s just what we need, or it’s something that will benefit us in the long run.” Reign said while sighing.

“Reign, what do you mean by all of this?” Wolf suddenly asked him as Reign glanced at him before shaking his head.

“I don’t know, it’s just that I feel that everything is going too good for us, while others are struggling fiercely, we are just cruising by and becoming stronger, it’s like we’re not even doing random things, but walking through a path that has already been created for us.”

“You mean like fate, or do you mean to say somebody is allowing us to get all the opportunities we have gotten so far?”

“I don’t know, and that’s what I’m so annoyed by, the fact that I do not know why everything is going the way it’s going.” Reign said before exhaling deeply.

“I just have a feeling that everything is not the way we think it is, this entire thing, this ‘game’ we are forced to play, I don’t know why, but I have a feeling that it’s not only about the Alliance wanting us to join them and testing us but that it is merely a cloak that is used to trick everyone.”

“So, what do you want to do about it?” Wolf suddenly asked, prompting Reign to look at him with confusion in his eyes.

“From what you are saying, the ‘game’ is just a ruse, one that is capable of even tricking gods.” Wolf said before staring at Reign, “So what do you think you or any of us can do if that’s the case, I heavily doubt we can do a single thing, not like this, not before we are more powerful.”

“You’re right, thinking about it is draining, and there is no way to get any answers before becoming stronger.” Reign said before standing up.

“Sorry, I wasted our time by talking about nonsense, we should go, we shouldn’t stay in the depths when night comes, it might get too dangerous at that time.” Reign said before nodding at Wolf and making his way toward the depths, his head still filled with what he was thinking before.

Aethion as well was staring through Reign’s eyes, slightly concerned about Reign and what he was talking about.

About an hour later, however, Reign and the others arrived near the border that the demons had created. The border acted as a wall that didn’t allow the monsters to get out of the depths, but it was also slightly difficult for them to pass it as well.

Reign and the others went to the side and started climbing a tall mountain before sneaking past a nearby outpost. Even though the demons were on full alert, none of them were focused on behind them, but on what was in front of them.

As Reign and the others passed through the border and made their way deeper inside the mountains, all of them could sense a difference in the air. The pressure was stronger and someone that was weak would find it difficult to walk normally there, only those that were Tier III and were of high levels in that realm could act normally.

The mana was denser, making it easier for one to cast spells or even use skills. But the biggest difference was the sense that something foul was around them.

They could all sense it, but none of them were able to pinpoint what was weird. The surroundings were almost exactly the same as behind the border, but everything seemed to be shrouded in an invisible aura that made things seem much more sinister.

“That mountain over there, let’s climb it, it should give us a clear view of what is ahead,” Wolf said as the others nodded. They made their way toward the mountain ahead, which was the tallest around them.

It took them a bit of time to climb to the top, but thanks to their powerful physique, it wasn’t that difficult. ｂ𝚍ｎｏ𝚟ｌ.

Upon reaching the top, however, all of them gulped as they looked far ahead.

Sinister gray fog could be found below them as it shrouded the depths of the mountain range. Tall mountains could be seen coming out of the fog and rising high, while glimpses of some monsters allowed them to see that every being that was inside the depths was very powerful.

As they were looking from high above the gray fog, they were able to see that the fog was not simply scattered around, but that it was clearly coming from further inside the depths, only that they were unable to see from where the other mountains blocked their view.

“It seems like something weird really is happening here, this fog is definitely not natural,” Aethion spoke from inside of Reign with an intrigued voice.