Chapter 114: Aurelius Fan Club & Goal

Bang!

The entire screen shook.

The movie became blurry, with only the faint outlines of the three creatures being barely visible.

Thankfully, this state only lasted for a split second.

But by the time everything was over, the scene in the plain had changed.

A massive azure figure had materialized behind the young man.

It resembled his own appearance, except it looked more... divine?

Mirroring his movements, the azure silhouette also pointed forward.

Then, before anyone could see what happened, the Goblin Warlock suddenly exploded.

In a single blow, the Rank 3 Goblin Warlock had died!

It had no chance to resist at all, faced with the man’s attack!

The movie did not stop there.

It was only after the man approached the injured woman and leaned down that it began to slow down, the camera focusing on her silver eyes.

Joy. Admiration. Gratitude.

Several emotions flashed through her silver-glowing eyes as her gaze fixed on the young man.

She stared at him as though she were looking at her savior... or something else.

The pixels soon flickered, settling into another image.

Unlike the Protagonists before him, the image did not show Aurelius or the gains he had made in the Goblin Mountains.

Instead, it settled on a piece of paper.

A sun insignia was engraved at its very bottom, composed of tiny intricate lines.

As its content?

"I, Earl Sol of the Dawn Kingdom, hereby command that my son, Aurelius Sol, come to the Imperial City and the Sol family within thirty days."

The trailer gave the audience just enough time to read it.

Then, everything faded to black.

Forever.

Aurelius understood that the trailer was truly over this time.

The reason?

The screen in front of him rapidly disappeared, soon replaced by the familiar forum interface.

The third trailer had been posted under the announcement, pinned alongside the other trailers.

At first, the forum remained silent.

But only a few seconds later, everything changed.

All the Players began pouring into the trailer post with excitement!

In a matter of a few seconds, the post had received hundreds of thousands of upvotes and thousands of comments.

Although he had witnessed something similar during the previous trailers and announcements, Aurelius still found himself somewhat shocked.

The Nova Roma Game was extremely popular in the "real" world!.

It far surpassed any of the games back on Earth, whether it was in terms of playerbase or people following its news.

When the real game was released, the number of Players pouring into Nova Roma would reach a terrifying level!

’But this makes sense. According to what I’ve learned, the other world is far more populous than Earth.’

’Moreover, although technology and gaming are more advanced, the Nova Roma Game is the first fully immersive VR game.’

Before the Beta Version, few people would have believed such outrageous claims.

But following its Beta release, everyone had been forced to accept it.

Whether it was through testimonies, videos, or even livestreams, everything suggested that this claim was true!

The game was truly as realistic as reality!

Although Aurelius was briefly surprised by the chaos, he had no time to dwell on these thoughts.

He clicked on the trailer post with his mind and began going through the comments.

To his astonishment, the first post was neither of the Players asking the female Protagonists to step on them, nor requesting that the male Protagonists help them make babies.

Unexpectedly, it was actually a normal post!

From TheoryMaster69, nonetheless!

"I believe this trailer has further showcased just how smart my decision to get close to NPC Aurelius and ask for better rewards was."

"You should have seen it. All the other so-called Protagonists merely had a few scenes. At most, there were some sound effects like bullets firing."

"But for Aurelius, there was an entire storyline accompanying the scene!"

"Everyone should have recognized that the woman who appeared at the end was the one who had been seen during the Sunless Sect’s Storyline!"

"Some have suggested it is his girlfriend. But in my opinion, it is highly likely that she is Aurelius’ admirer!"

"Think about it! Back then, she was saved by Aurelius from the Priest’s attack! Now, she was saved by him once again!"

"If I’m not wrong, that woman must be trying to seduce him. Perhaps because she wanted to show off her strength, she chose to fight against the Goblin Warlock!"

"Of course, she failed!"

"Had it not been for Aurelius’ timely appearance, she would have surely died in the goblin’s hands!"

This post completely went against anything TheoryMaster69 had posted before.

In the past, every post and comment of hers had been an analysis of the game’s mechanics.

Now, however, she was directly commenting on the storyline, as though planning to steal World_Builder’s job.

Her actual discoveries nearly made Aurelius laugh, though.

Especially when he saw her call Selene his admirer, claiming that she was chasing him all over the place to attract his attention, he found it hard to maintain his composure.

’Fortunately for her, I’m the only NPC who can access the forum and see what these guys are posting.’

’Otherwise, TheoryMaster69 would have been chased to the ends of the world.’

Of course, Aurelius knew that this was only after Selene had murdered him first!

He had already seen that the movie itself had been altered, completely removing his mask and disguise and showing his real appearance!

Aurelius shook his head.

He had to admit that romance novels and movies had truly corrupted the youth.

Even a smart and shrewd woman like TheoryMaster69 had such a wild imagination.

Yet just as Aurelius was starting to feel good about himself, thinking that he was far better than her in this aspect, his expression suddenly changed.

His gaze moved toward the bottom of the post.

Immediately, he gritted his teeth.

"I, as the number one female Player, am unwilling to accept this!"

"Aurelius is the most handsome and capable NPC in this game! How could we possibly let him be seduced by a lowly NPC?" TheoryMaster69 declared.

"Therefore, I now propose that we establish an Aurelius Fan Club! Only capable female Players shall be accepted into our ranks!"

"Our goal is simple: "

"To keep Aurelius single forever!"