Static wasn't sure just what she was going to do about the giant falling Dissolution, but it seemed that the answer appeared in the form of an arm wrapping itself around her and pulling her away from the imminent threat before it could flatten her. Confused, Static looked behind her to see what had saved her, and was even more confused by what had saved her. Some odd silver man-like thing, which was also apparently naked, had managed to move faster than even Static herself and save her. Apparently, the weird silver man was a player, judging from the fact that it spoke to her. 

"Umm, no, uh, no problem," Static said, getting back on her feet. She still couldn't get over how weird this "Silver Streaker" looked. Remembering the situation they were still in, Static made an effort to move past the silver man thing and concentrate on the Dissolutions that were trying to kill them. Readying her weapon, Static charged at the giant Level 2 Dissolution and struck a side using her Smash Slash skill. Although that did bring a small portion of its HP down, it seemed to merely look more annoyed. That didn't deter Static's efforts, however, as she kept hacking and slashing at it while trying to, somewhat unsuccessfully, avoid getting hit too much by the other Dissolutions. 

Not too long after, though, everything stated to... lag? The Dissolutions started to freeze and stutter in movement every now and again. How was that even possible? It was incredibly rare for DGO to lag for anyone, yet here it was. More importantly, why was it lagging now, when she was going to destroy the giant Dissolution and get some EXP? That answer came in the form of a flashing red warning message on her interface, and getting forcefully logged out shortly afterward. 

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Michelle sighed, as she was now back in the real world, and didn't even get to see the Black King before all that crazy stuff happened. What was she going to do now? She turned her head to face her desk, then thought, [i]Well, I guess I'll get that homework done.[/i] After about an hour of doing homework on-and-off, she received a message from the School President. Lag caused by a huge load of NPC's? That would certainly explain why there were more Dissolutions than Michelle had originally thought during the battle. Small questions began to form in her mind, such as, [i]What could have caused so many to spawn in the first place?[/i] and [i]What about that EXP?[/i] Those questions, however, were knocked aside by the following news regarding the Black King. 

With a sigh, Michelle continued doing what little homework she had left to do. Even without DGO, life would move on. Somehow. And she would have to live with that.