[Welcome to Abyss.]
[You're the first one to discover this hidden dimension. For the next week, all types of drops and rewards are increased by 275%.]
[Beware, the Abyss isn't very kind to visitors.]
[Fate has brought you here, stay strong.]
[The air inside Abyss is filled with mana. Mana regeneration rate has increased by 200%.]
[The air inside Abyss is filled with Vitality. Health regeneration rate has increased by 200%.]
[You are the first-ever player to discover a hidden dimension. You've gained the title, 'Dimensional Duke'.]
[You're the first player to discover Abyss. A new quest has been created as a reward.]
[Prophecy (1) (Chain quest)
Difficulty - S
By the strings of fate, you have been thrown into the Abyss. The Abyss hasn't had any visitors in a thousand years. You have become the candidate of a 'prophecy'.
A thousand years ago, The lesser key of Solomon, the grimoire Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis had prophesied something in this Abyss.
As a foreigner in Abyss, you would be taken as an unwelcome guest by many. Prove yourself to the people of Abyss that you are capable of becoming a 'Candidate'.
Quest acceptance reward:
Metamorphosis (Limited)
Quest Cancellation:
1) Getting thrown out of Abyss
Quest completion condition:
1) Save the Rewan village chief's daughter from Grivantula.
2) Kill and eat the flesh of Grivantula.
Quest Failure:
1) - 5 levels
Quest completion reward:
1) Unlock quest 'Prophecy' (2)]
I was still falling when I received these notifications. Around me was a dark world with no sky in sight.
*Bump!*
I finally fell on something extremely squishy. A sweet and pleasant smell entered my nostrils as I finally stood up. The ground below me was as soft as a marshmallow, and the sky above me was…. Well, there was no sky? It looked like an eternal black hole without any stars or light on them.
'What is this place? Oh, wait, how dumb of me. It just said welcome to Abyss.'
Before looking around, I checked the notification and finally paid attention to the details.
"..."
What….
A chain quest was even rarer than a hidden quest considering if someone ends up completing them, the rewards would be enormous. Not only were chained quests hard to come across, but they were also quite hard to complete.
And the one that I got was rated…
'An S ranked chain quest.'
"..."
I should probably just cancel the quest, right?
However, before that.
I looked around, and what awaited me was a world of wonder.
"This is Abyss?!"
I couldn't help but exclaim out loud.
In front of my eyes, lay a world that can only be called a 'wonderland.'
"It's dark but still… this is not how I imagined Abyss to be like."
The thing I had fallen on was but a giant mushroom. The sweet smell that had hit me earlier was its powder-like pores that came out every time something hit its skin.
The whole view was nothing short of fantastical. Giant trees and vines were spread around. Scarce flowers that glowed like a light bulb, giant mushrooms that were glowing, and below all that.
Anywhere where my eyes could follow, it was beautifully spreading darkness. I could see a stream flowing just below the mushroom when I walked at its edge, almost falling off of it in the process.
After looking around, I just fell back onto the mushroom, enjoying the fluffiness.
"Ah, this is nice. Who would have imagined that Abyss can be like this? It's dark hise, sure. But this is almost like heaven."
I said. At that moment, I wasn't aware of the monstrosities that awaited me.
***
The top fire magician named Lynch.
Everyone who played [Mayhem] had at least heard of his name once or twice. Fire magician was a very common class, and hence, was available to anyone and everyone. Becoming the top ranker of such a commonly used class and maintaining that position for more than a year, was a feat that only Lynch could achieve.
Not only was he smart and talented in gaming, but he was also very handsome and a former idol of a boy band. He belonged to a rich family and combined with his looks and talents, he was able to become an idol in no time.
Everything was going smooth for him with his fan-following increasing day by day until one day [Mayhem] was launched. Being the smartass he was, he analyzed the game and came to one conclusion.
It wasn't just a game, it was the future of this world.
He immediately left the boy band and joined the game as one of the earliest players in-game. Many people questioned his decisions, and He would often hear words like 'Why did you leave singing', 'You're too hasty in your decisions, or 'You are breaking the hopes of many aspiring idols and many fans'.
He heard them all and couldn't care less about it, because he knew that in the coming days, the popularity that he could receive was nothing compared to what he received as an idol. The only people who supported his decision were his parents and he was more than happy to receive their support.
He was one of those talented players who learned the value of [Mayhem] way before the others and secured positions so high that just being at a ranking for a season gave them enormous rewards later on. Now, Lynch had more fame, and riches. And was doing something he genuinely loved since childhood, gaming.
He lacked nothing and was very content with his life, or so should be the case was what people thought. But right now, he was dying from envy, just like the other 2 billion players of [Mayhem].
Chrysanthemum was the guild that was owned by this world-class fire magician. It was named after his biggest magic skill, Chrysanthemum, which was a large-scale AOE (Area of Effect) fire-based skill. Whenever he used it, the flames of his magic looked like a huge Chrysanthemum flower, hence the name.
Chrysanthemum wasn't a top guild, it was your average everyday guild. It had both rankers and normal, casual players. To begin with, the Chrysanthemum guild was made by Lynch on a whim. After he had left the boy band, there was much retort from the company that was supporting his idol career.
But after a while, seeing the popularity of Mayhem], the company decided to invest in the game more than the world and encouraged the other members of the boy band to start playing the game.
Soon, his other friends from the boy band joined him and started playing the game together with him.
Two of them had become rankers with him, while the others weren't rankers. That didn't mean they weren't popular.
The guild had basically become the same boy band it used to be, just inside the game. The other members of the group would perform in the game, gaining a much larger and more diverse audience than they used to get.
Only Lynch, along with Bowser and Fender focused on their rankings. Bowser was a gunslinger while Fender was the only one who had managed to get a rare class, named Cosmic Dancer. Fender's class was a close combat class, in which he fought people with two bladed ribbons.
Lynch and Bowser were currently at the Chrysanthemum guild's base, which was located in the Brinkest City of the Wenselm Dukedom.
"Drinking won't be of any use in the game, if you wanna drink so bad, let's go out and drink."
Bowser said, looking at Lynch who was acting like a drunkard and kept drinking from the guild's bar.
Lynch was going to turn 24 in a month, was the definition of handsomeness, He had white skin and dark blond hair which had an undercut and were fringed up. He had emerald green eyes, an oval face, and an overall good looking complexion. He had the looks and bearing of a handsome idol.
He was wearing a red leather long coat and chocolate-colored baggy jeans.
His action of continuously drinking jugs of beer one after the othis only seemed childish to the white-haired Bowser. Bowser was the same age as Lynch and was considerably more buffed than him. Not only did his looks rival that of Lynch, but his body was also enough to gain the envy of many men.
His big white hair was tied in a low ponytail that fell on his back. His clear blue eyes added to his overall charm. He wore a white-colored colored shirt with a sleeveless leather coat on top of it and leather pants. There was a huge twin belt near his waist, where his guns and bullets were hung on.
"How long are you going to keep up with this?"
Bowser asked again. He was getting tired of this childish act from Lynch.
"Leave me alone, dude. Let me get drunk and die. This unfair world…. shit."
Lynch said in an exaggeratingly dramatic voice.
"What am I ever gonna do with you? Does it suit a guy to be sulking like this?"
Bowser shook his head and chuckled. Lynch couldn't handle alcohol in real life, so all he could do was pretend to drink it in the game. Most alcohols in the game tasted like the real deal but didn't have the intoxicating effect that they should on the high-level players.
Of course, that just made it more celebratory for many. But right now, Lynch felt even sadder about this alcohol resistance.
"Everyone is getting hidden classes. Even Fender got a rare class. And someone got a friggin Legendary class! Here I am still stuck with a normal class. if I had a legendary class, I would flex to the world. Yet someone is trying to hide it???"
Lynch shouted loud as he banged the table and threw the jug of beer from his hands.
"Okay… now you are exaggerating a lot..."
Bowser said, he could sense the jealousy in Lynch and could even relate with him. After all, even he himself had a normal class.
"I have decided… I'll get that person to join our guild! That damned legendary class."
Lynch suddenly said with determination overflowing in his eyes.
"What?!"
Bowser asked in surprise.
"I'm gonna get that legendary class in our guild!"
Lynch repeated his words with determination.
"But… What if it's a girl? Our guild is a boys-only guild! Did you forget that or something?"
Bowser asked, he knew Lynch clearly hadn't thought this through.
"Uh… if it's a girl, then she'll become the first female member of our guild… or something like that. We'll see when it comes to it. We lack chicks in the group anyways."
Lynch replied with determination.
...
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