[center][b][i]Nevereverland[/b][/i][/CENTER]

[b]”COVER YOUR EARS!”[/b]

The girl behind Varren shouted as she activated a blade skill. A yellow light covered the rapier, which she stabbed into a ground. He quickly sheathed his sword and cuffed his ears, taking a step to the girl’s side. She stabbed the blade into the ground, and within an instant, a crater formed before the monsters, which did AoE damaged, along with stunning them. “Good job…” He glanced up at her nametag, [i]Littrix[/i], it read in bold lettering. “...Littrix? Alright, quickly accept this request so you get the experience points as well.” With a quick swipe with his right hand, the main menu popped up in front of him. Yinyues sent a request and readied his sword yet again. He planned to not let Lit’s ability go to waste and took a combat stance. As he was about to charge the wolf pack, another individual joined the fight. The woman was a katar user, she excelled at DPS, as she was extremely nimble and knew when to break off. “Hm, there seems to be activity on the second floor than I expected. Maybe they’re drawn to that dragon of yours’?” He asked, glancing back at the girl. Though she seemed to be a decent fighter, Varren easily noticed her shaking arms. The katar user seemed to be in the same level range as him, since she wore equipment found in the twenties. 

Varren’s display was drawn to two more individual entering the scene, who were making their way through the forest, still residing in the trees. One took the initiative and bursted from the treeline, dual-wielding a dagger and a tomahawk. His shoulders, chest, legs and knees were protected by plates of shining metal, along with leather garments covering where the armor came short. A golden spear was attached to his back, judging by its appearance, it and its user were both high levels. He was unable to see the bow-user from this angle, but the two operated in sync, covering for each other. For the wolves which didn’t receive a blade to the chest, were pierced by arrowheads instead. “He looks a bit familiar. I’ll be right back, this will be dealt with shortly.” Varren spat out, “That dragon can heal, right? Hopefully there won’t be a need for it to use its abilitiy.” He steadied his grip around his sword and charged the group of canines. The spearman easily brought it down to the red zone, but had the decency to back off. 

“Can’t a young man go on walk, with a cup of tea, and not be ambushed by a damn wolf!?” He yelled aloud as he charged the boss. A minion pounced into his path and swatted at him with its lethal paw. Varren activated his skill, [b]«Flat Edge»[/b], and brought the blade up, then swiped at the beast’s side. He remembered the angle of the arrows and sent it flying towards the archer. The lupian was struck by an arrow midair and bursted into shards of blue light. Rather than finishing the wolf, he took time out of the battle to greet the player, who he vaguely remembered. The image of the hairstyle was blurred in his mind, he tried his best to recall the name. “Oh yeah, your name is… Fenr… Fenros?” He proposed, cocking his head, “I remember you, you helped out with the floor clearing. I fought alongside you until we reached the twenty-first floor, then I just called it quits. I take it that’s your friend up there as well?” 

Oddly enough, Varren had his back towards the boss. He didn’t wait for a response, as the monster attempted to lob off his head with a massive paw. Normally, a player of his level would have been killed in an instant; but due to the fact Yinyues had dumped almost half of his skill points into the [b]«Awareness»[/b] tree, it was child’s play to counteract and dodge the attack. “Wait a moment.” He took a step back as the lupian tried to take a bit out of him, its mouth slammed shut on thin air. Varren took this opportunity and leapt onto the matriarch’s head. His sword lit up with a magenta hue as he activated the ability, [b]«Piercing Strike»[/b]. The player jammed the blade’s tip in between its scapula, piercing the axis and axor. In reality, this would paralyze a wolf and force it to pass out. In-game, it was one of the few critical hit points, and along with Varren’s skill, the canine’s [i]life[/i] was brought to a quick end.

[center][b]Congratulations!

You earned:

«530 Col»

«1,000 EXP»[/b][/center]

The earnings were split evenly between Lit and Varren. Since he never had the chance to invite the katar-user to the party, he would have to think of another way to thank her. “Thanks for the assistance.” Varren said to the person of similar level. He then spun around to face Fenros, “So, how’s it been? I see you’ve been leveling like crazy. I haven’t really been on the front lines for a couple of months, but a friend of mine has been keeping me up to date. How about we all get a snack at an in-” His train of speech was cut off when a message notification popped on his screen, the sender was FeliX. He was cautious whether to open it or not, as it was a voice message, and it was in Varren’s best interests to not expose the surrounding players to his contagious stupidity. He let out a sigh as he clicked the red, blinking light on the diamond. 

[b]”Hey what’s up man? Last night was a blast, I don’t think I’ve ever drank so much ale in my life and not have to go to the hospital! Anyways, I found these two level 30 chicks who need some new, stylish garments. Perhaps you can whip up something special, because god damn, they are smo-”[/b] Varren regretted every second he listened to the message, he quickly stabbed a knife into the device, rendering it useless. “Idiot… Anyways, shall we go and get out of this forest? I need a cup of coffee?” He asked as he scanned the expressions of the newcomers. They were most definitely listening to Varren, but he noticed their eyes slowly straying towards Lit. Though, upon further analysis, their line of sight was directed towards her companion. He shrugged and walked over to the girl, “You seem to have piqued the interest of a few individuals. Who would’ve guessed there’d be so many roamers on floor 2?” Varren whispered to Lit, then glanced to the dragon, oblivious of its rarity.