[Proto Earth 1]
~2 days later~
Situated back on her home Lilia was currently doing some workouts to further exercise her own body , of course at first she wasn't that much addicted on exercising her own body during the beta testing of the game Astral Fantasy, but as time goes on whenever she repeated such exercises, she then become accustomed to such workout that it soon became her own hobby
Even thought such exercises never provided her any stats up any longer, she still just kept doing such hobby further on to keep up her shape as slim as possible, true to that she is then currently doing wild sprint on her home stairs as she practiced her leg muscles
Often time she would also be seen doing numerous Knife combat on her own, but since her Aunt had known that she became a player on her own, her aunt then had no choice but to fully support her will while being worried for her safety at the same time
"Lilia! I cooked your favorite dish! Hurry come over!"
Hearing her Aunt announcing that dinner was made, Lilia then became expectant of her food as she then quickly replied ack, after all based on what she remember her Aunt was currently cooking a dish similar to Tonkutso of earth but with a little bit of mix of otherworld taste
"I'll be right up!"
Through that Lilia then enjoyed her dinner with her whole family on the table
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After an hour has passed since Lilia had taken her dinner with her Aunt and Uncle, she then announced to both of her guardian that she would be streaming live, hearing her words, they just simply allowed her to stream as they supported her even more so of her own decision
With her Aunt and Uncle's approval, Lilia then moved to her room on the third floor of the house as she locked her door and immediately start up her own stream
The moment she opened up her stream however, numerous people online then suddenly got notified on her stream as they immediately went to her page to watch her live, in that instant her live chat then begun to burst out of conversation from numerous people online
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Chat Room
"Lilia! your back! thank god your safe!"
"Oh yes! I did remember you announced to us that your going into the dungeon on your last stream!"
"Is the dungeon dangerous? beautiful? otherworldly?"
"Tell us! Tell us! Quick! I'm dying of anxiety!"
"Lilia your back! I'm so happy that your safe! us your loyal fans are literally going to die if something happened to you!"
"F*ck off!(Person on top of me) If you want to die, then die alone!"
"How cruel can you be?"
"I like being alive! if you want to die, then don't drag us down"
"Talk about generalizing!"
"I think we're going off topic here"
"Holy shit! WTF! Lilia your still alive!"
"The person on top of me seems to want Lilia dead! HOW DARE YOU!!!!"
"Kill him!"
"Burn him down!"
"Guys your misunderstanding something here!!!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
"If he dies I'll take his dog!!!"
"..."
"...."
"..."
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Seeing that her chat room is becoming lively by the minute as her viewer count is increasing, Lilia couldn't help but laugh it off as she reads the chat chaos that her fans was doing, but nevertheless she needs to push her topic forward if she want to keep her stream as lively as possible
"Hey guys! it's me again! Your one and only favorite girl Lilia!"
In that instant numerus cheers then erupted once more on her chat room due to the introduction that she made to arouse their spirit
"Starting on the topic that some of you guys are worried about, the dungeon of Astral Fantasy isn't that dangerous if you enter dungeons appropriate for your level of skills, after all a player only suffer hardship in such dungeons is because their skills are not compatible to the current challenge"
"As for the question whether it's beautiful inside the dungeon or not, all i can say is that it literally has that otherworldly game experience, it is exhilarating!!!"
In accordance to her wording, the chat room then spammed another group of message for her to read
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Chat Room
"Hot damn! That sounds so fun!!!"
"I wish I had a system of my own so that I could experience that kind of thrill"
"Hey Lilia! I'm a player too! Can we maybe meet up and team up for at least one dungeon? I wanna go adventure with you!!!"
"Oi! The person on top of me! Don't get ahead of all of us!"
"Sucks to be you! I'm a player with a system while you don't have one!"
"What did you SAY!!!!!!!!"
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Upon seeing the proposal of one of her viewers, Lilia then thought for a bit as she think that by doing so would give her a good content, but the longer she thinks about it, the more she felt the shyness she inhibited rise up within her
But before she could give her answer, one of her viewer suddenly changed the subject
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Chat Room
"Hey Lilia! Did you see the current news of the government?"
"Ah yes! the news! The news about a rumor of a monster escaping the boundaries of the dungeon and victimizing some of the players in the society!"
"How many did it victimized again?"
"About 10 of them already! All of them are players with a system, all currently hospitalized after encountering and fighting the monster"
"Hot damn! Just how fierce is this monster who can take out 10 players with a system, that thing is totally dangerous!!!"
"I know right! it always attack a lone player on some street and battle against them whether during the day or night!"
"How scary! Lilia you better be careful whenever you walk alone!"
"Yes! Yes! It seems like it's only targeting the players with a system!"
"Wait! i got the link of that news! Wait up!"
https://www.News.com/Monster that escaped the dungeon/275568823/watch/1155657423
"The link is here! Lilia quick!!!"
"Yes! Lilia! You better read this and be informed"
"Do it!"
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Seeing the link pasted on her chat, Lilia's curiosity then got the better of her as she proceeded to clink the link
Upon clicking she was then proceeded to head towards the site of the news as the video played out a monster escaping the dungeon which was caught on one of the surveillance of some building, of course the image of the monster wasn't that clear due to bad video graphics, thus only portraying it a a shade of black dashing out from the dungeon
Of course one could mistake it as a person shadily escaping everyone's view by dashing across the street, but the number one proof that such a creature was a monster is because of its glowing red eyes which defined such creatures, aside from that there were nothing more
As Lilia continues to watch the video, she couldn't help but grew uneasy as she watch further on, for some reason it was like her senses were warning her of how dangerous the monster was
Aside from other strong players that she encountered during the beta test, never had she expected to feel such pressure from a monster that she only saw on the video and in that moment her senses were then telling her to call for help
With that on her thought, Lilia then suddenly thought up of calling Shelly and Alessandro whom she was acquaintance with as a fellow player with a system
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After for what seems like a 1 hour and a half of streaming, Lilia then finally concluded her stream as she said her farewells towards her fans on her streaming platform and finally went offline, of course after finishing her own stream she then slowly stretch out her muscles on her arms as she gave out a huge yawn and went down to the front of her Aunt and Uncle's house before giving a call towards Shelly and Allesandro
Naturally she used the more convenient of communication which was a video call to call upon the two of her acquaintance at the same time
As she waited for her call to be picked up for what seems like a minute or two, Allesandro then finally took up her call as it showed him cooking his dinner with an apron on the front on her own screen, following that Shelly then finally took up her call as it showed her lying down on her own soft bed, seemingly she was taking a rest on her own room
With all three of them on for a video call, Allesandro then spoke up first, seemingly as the oldest person in the group
(Allesandro: "Well this is an unexpected mix up group")
(Shelly: "Indeed! But little Lilia here took the initiative to reach out to us, which is quite an awkward situation since were supposed to be competing against each other to know who is more skilled in using his or her own system")
(Allesandro: "Well something must have come up... So why did you call us at this time of the night Lilia?")
(Shelly: "You better make this important, since I'm quite a busy person myself you know!!!")
Hearing the two of her acquaintance starting a conversation on their own and proceeded to ask her some questions, Lilia then couldn't help but gave out a wry laughter before giving her own reply
"Anyway... Putting the competition between us three aside, have you guys seen the news lately?"
(Allesandro: "News? What news? I've been so pre-occupied by my own work, that I haven't actually seen any news lately")
(Shelly: "Are you serious? Anyway I think Lilia is referring towards the recent incident regarding a monster from the dungeon accidentally escaping the restriction of the dungeons itself and is currently hiding somewhere in the city")
(Allesandro: "There is such an incident?")
(Shelly: "You really don't know? unbelievable!!!")
Upon hearing their words, Lilia simply breath in sigh of relief that they were informed as she proceeded with such topic
"Well according to the recent reports from the news and online article, such creature only victimized people that has seemingly a system registered player, meaning it haven't targeted the normal people of the populace yet, but with such circumstances it isn't impossible for it to target us, thus we need to be prepared for such an occasion"
(Shelly: "You mean contingencies in case such creatures targets us?")
(Allesandro: "Well its not bad to be cautious once in a while, especially since were dealing with a monster that is capable to breakthrough the dungeons restrictions")
(Shelly: "With that as the case, I believe that no one died against the assaults of the creature?")
"Yes no one died! According to findings all of the victims were just beaten to near death but no one actually died from encountering such a creature, it is like as if such a creature never intended to kill them on the first place" replied Lilia
(Allesandro: "Well isn't that occurrence much scarier than being killed? imagine yourself being toyed and beaten to near death's door by some creature, only to find yourself being spared and not knowing when it will return to finish what it started?")
(Shelly: "A psychological mind torture? or misunderstanding threat?")
(Allesandro: "I don't know, but it is quite effective at some point")
"But that doesn't change the fact that we need to take counter measures against it, in case it tried to target anyone one of us" said Lilia
(Shelly: "So it's a contingency plan after all")
"Pretty much... so here's my suggestion..."
With that Lilia then spend the rest of her night talking to Shelly and Allesandro for such case, if ever something happened between the three of them
In the end their talk then finally concluded after for what seems like nearly an hour of discussion between the three of them, and after finalizing their thoughts, they then bid themselves farewell as they go about their own ways
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The very next morning Lilia then woke up from her bed as she freely relaxed herself for some time, since she doesn't have class for the whole day, but despite her schedule being that way she do have an appointment on a certain dungeon later in the afternoon, thu8s she needed to practice her skills first before entering the dungeon
After laying down for quite awhile, she then finally got up from her soft bed and went to the washing room to rinse her whole face and brushing her teeth clean, afterwards she was planning to take a bath for the day as she took out her favorite shampoo and foam soap out of her mirror drawer on the wall
Opening up her shower, she then proceeded to take her bath as she took off all of her clothes and washed herself clean
After that she then finally finished bathing herself for about 15 minutes before she got out from her bathroom in a robe over her chest and started picking out an appropriate attire she will use for the dungeon later in the afternoon
In the end she then chose to wear her tight spandex under her jacket as the system itself would provide for her assassin armor and weaponry when going inside the dungeon, after all that is one of the privilege of a user that has a system on them
After wearing her spandex under her jacket, she then proceeded downstairs to take her morning breakfast and spent her early morning with her Aunt and Uncle before traversing the whole dungeon later on
Upon reaching the first floor of her Aunt's and Uncle's home, she then casually sat down on her seat as she got served with a fresh bread, bacon, sunny side up, a glass of milk, and water if she ever got dried up thirsty
With her Uncle happily munching down his cereal, She then suddenly got to a conversation with her Aunt after she sat down beside her
"If I remember, you don't have any class this day right?" asked by her Aunt
"!!!"
"Thus I'll assume that your going to a dungeon again" she added
Hearing her guess Lilia couldn't help but be conflicted for a bit as she replied
"Well I'm quite a strong person you know, I wouldn't just get done in just like that, I've trained, practiced, and also gain experience overtime as I keep this kind of profession, plus I'm also able to help you guys on the financial side right? so believe in me Auntie"
"I know that your strong, capable, and also a kind girl, but I'm your Aunt, I couldn't help but get worried in place of your mother"
"..."
"The dungeon has many untold dangers within, there are monsters, traps, and even mysterious stuff lying in wait inside, so even if your strong and a capable woman, you are still my niece, a part of my family, of course its only normal to worry for your safety no matter where you go right?" asked her Aunt
"On that note... your kind of right" said Lilia after contemplating what her Aunt had said
After stating those words, both of them then went silent for a bit as her Aunt suddenly continued their conversation
"I'm not forbidding you on going to the dungeon Lilia, I just want you to ensure your safety at all cost, if you ever find yourself in a dangerous situation, i want you to think nothing but running away okay? can you promise me that?" asked by her Aunt
hearing her words, Lilia than gently answered
"Sure Aunt! i'll guarantee my safety at all cost"
After spewing out those words, Lilia then suddenly heard her own system laughing at some corner of her mind
(Sys: "Pfft!!! Hahahahahahaha!!!!!")
Of course she naturally ignored such commotion inside her head as she gently nodded her head towards her Aunt, causing the latter to gently smile towards her
On the other hand as this scene was happening at the other side of the table, Her uncle on the other hand was holding his bowl with his right and was currently munching on his cereal while looking intently at the scene laid out in front of him
O f course when one was to saw him, one could imagine the Uncle intently watching the scene unfold before his very eyes like a spectator inside a theater silently watching the show, and upon realizing such a situation they were in Lilia's Aunt then slightly coughed as she turned her gaze towards her Uncle seemingly asking what he was doing
Naturally her Uncle immediately caught on the notion as he then said
"Don't mind me! Just continue what your doing! It almost feels like I'm watching a show on the television or in theaters"
"Well sorry to break the mood but were not here to entertain you" said her Aunt towards her Uncle as she took a piece of bacon and munched it in one bite
"Was that the case? Anyway since Lilia is going inside a dungeon once more, then all I can say is break a leg!"
Hearing such a motivational cheer coming from her Uncle, Lilia then suddenly smiled towards him as she showed out a fist telling him that she will do her very best, on the other hand her Aunt seemingly doesn't like the saying of such words nowadays due to the current situation, but she would not discourage Lilia at all, thus she just stayed silent as she ate her bacon peacefully
Seeing that her Aunt had chosen to stay silent despite her Uncle fooling around at times as if he never changes, Lilia then slightly laughed as her Uncle did the same upon receiving such a reaction
As for her Aunt who seemed to be offended from the laugh, she then glared towards the both of them as she said
"What are you waiting for? eat!!!"
Hearing that both Lilia and her Uncle simply shrugged her words off as they continued to eat their breakfast
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Name: Shelly Mirconi (Beta Player)
Level: 60 | 230,345/567,432 (Ascension requirement: 100)
Rank: Noble, Vantablack (Color rank exclusive)
Stats:
(ratio: 1 to 100)
Strength: 9,142
Dexterity: 10,874
Agility: 12,845
Precision: 4,879
Accuracy: 4,871
Intelligence: 10,547
Comprehension: 10,000 (Limit reach. Stat conversion activated. Break through Ascension)
Mental strength: 10,874
Natured Understanding: 8,214
Memorization: 13,000 (Limit reach. Stat conversion activated. Break through Ascension)
Picto-memory: 10,000
Analog: 6,450
Mana: 11,500
Stamina: 16,000
Concentration: 15,000
Health: 16,253
Beta Titles:
Mission achiever (+100 to all stats)
Trap maker (+5% successfully increasing trap rank upon creation)
Power worker (+500 stamina)
More Titles...
Official titles:
Allied spy (Picto-memory +500)
Judo Master (Judo mastery increased by 20%)
Colonel (Military arts +15%)
Class: Scout, Hunter
Subclass: Trap master
Jobs: Crafter, Analyzer
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Name: Alessandro Zeal (Beta Player)
Level: 54 | 13,546/275,547 (Ascension requirement: 100)
Rank: Noble, Vantablack (Color rank exclusive)
Stats:
(ratio: 1 to 100)
Strength: 8,111
Dexterity: 11,125
Agility: 9,541
Precision: 9,541
Accuracy: 9,587
Intelligence: 16,547
Comprehension: 11,500 (Limit reach. Stat conversion activated. Break through Ascension)
Mental strength: 11,417
Natured Understanding: 10,547
Memorization: 14,500 (Limit reach. Stat conversion activated. Break through Ascension)
Hyper-memory: 8,540
Mana: 12,000
Stamina: 16,500
Concentration: 16,500
Health: 17,500
Beta Titles:
Professor Holmes (+1000 to Intelligence)
Detective Holmes (Limit break to specified stats by 1,500) (Selected stat: Memorization)
Just Holmes (Charisma Special stat) (Unwritten)
More Titles...
Official titles:
Allied spy (Hyper-memory +500)
Gun mastery (Gun mastery increased by 20%)
Good cop, Bad cop (Investigation on selected person(s) of interest has increased success rate)
Class: Detective
Subclass: chef
Jobs: Crafter,Forger, Mechanic
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