Shadow Shot manoeuvred himself through the mass of Dissolusions with ease. He was good at riding a motorcycle, probably because of the many racing games he played as a child. He sprinted a bit further, and rode towards the edge of a cliff. He knew that he could steer to the side in time with his skills, hoping the dissolusions following him couldn't and would fall towards their dead. Only the thought about it would get a grin on Shadow Shot's face, which was hidden behind his mask. It almost seemed like a joke.
However, the joke was on him.
He shot a few times backwards with his sidearm and killed a few of the Dissolusions to anger the creepers chasing him. He was almost at the edge, and was about to steer to the side when the lagg happened. The motorcycle seemed to be affected by it a lot, and it stopped driving suddenly, throwing Shadow Shot into the air, straight towards the cliff.
Of all the times the system could lagg... right now... he thought before falling face-down towards the ground and belly flopped the dirt. It hurt a bit, as there was not much pain in DGO, but he survived it somehow. He looked at his HP. He had about 2% left.
Talking about luck at its finest. He started to chuckle a bit, and turned onto his back. That's when he saw the motorcycle coming straight at him. "FUUUUUUUU-" He said, before the motorcycle crashed into him, causing an explosion and Shadow Shot to die.
As it all became black around Shadow Shot, indicating he died, he suddenly saw a pop-up:
Attention! Attention! All Players will be forcefully logged out of Deep Ground Online due to internal errors and damages! Attention! Attention! All Players will be forcefully logged out immediately!
Sam opened his eyes. He was in the 'real world' again, except that he hated to call it that way, as he sometimes found that DGO was more realistic. He looked at the ceiling from his bed.
Great, I get a job from the Black King of all persons, and then I not only die, but also get disconnected. Just great... Let's just hope it isn't expired by the time it is up again. "Attention all students of Purple Crown Academy and of the World Interface." Sam got straight up on his bed, hearing the anouncement through his chip.
"Please, do not be alarmed by the sudden technical difficulties we are enduring right now. Our team is investigating the matter thoroughly and it appears that it was only a massive lag caused by an influx of enemy NPCs. Deep Ground Online will be functional again in the following afternoon. However, it would seem that any Players who died in DGO before the crash are still able to log on to the system.” Sam got a smile on his face.
Still able to log on, huh? That's convenient. “And now, a message from the Black King. She deeply apologizes for the missed opportunity for the majority of you in meeting her. However, she states that for all of those who pledge allegiance to the Ebony Strykers, the next Guild meeting shall be tomorrow within the Black Kingdom, the same as today. And….the Black King has made her first orders to her new Guild. She desires for all of her followers to hunt down any stray Outlaws still remaining in the Black District as soon as possible. That is all. Thank you for your time and patience. Oh…and welcome to the Ebony Strykers.” Hunting down outlaws... I can do that. Sam thought. It was pretty late already, so he would go to sleep for now, but tomorow he would kick some outlaw ass.