•London, 30/06/2025, 10:00 AM•
After some discussion, the group decided to eat breakfast in Miko's room. Alexander and Maya didn't mind because Alexander was still attempting to calm his wife's rage. However, things were not going too well for him.
Raven had discovered that Limitless Online had eleven continents during their conversation. Each one was distinct in its own way. The Evergreen Continent, of which Raven was currently on, was primarily inhabited by elves. Forests covered the majority of the landmass as well.
There were four major groups that lived on the continent: Woodland Elves, Dark Elves, Winter Elves, and Sun Elves. Adam is a Woodland Elf who claims to have an attunement in both wind and water. His class is also a knight, which isn't too common among elves but it still had a few advantages to it.
Miko refused to reveal her race, preferring to keep it a secret. Traveling across continents was possible by boat, so she'll join them, or at least try. She'll have to spend quite a bit of coins to get a ride but she says she has a lot so the two didn't question it much.
The group had been waiting for Raven to start playing the game before they all met up.
The game luckily allows for friend requests, so Adam made a note of Raven's user name.
"How did you get such a cool username?" Miko expressed her envy. "It took me about half an hour to find a username that wasn't already taken and that sounded cool."
"Did you really put that much thought into a game character's username?" Raven sighed and rolled his eyes.
"Of course I did!" Miko screamed. "I take everything seriously in my life!"
"Lies." Raven and Adam both spoke at the same time. Miko could be a lot of things, but that was not one of them. She was the same girl who had used "12345678" as her phone password for over four years. It only took her phone being stolen for her to change her password.
Thank goodness she didn't have anything incriminating on her phone or things could of ended badly.
"Adam, what's your name in game?" Raven asked and took out his phone.
"Hehe. You'll see." Adam smirked and made Miko jump off the bed and quiver behind Raven. "Raven, do something! He's doing that weird smirk again, we all know nothing good happens when he does that."
"Ah, you are right." Raven nodded rolling the chair away. "Last time that happened, he almost ended up in jail..."
"You promised not to talk about that!" Adam shouted pointing at them "threateningly" or something. Raven folded his brows and so did Miko.
"I made no such assurances." Raven said, shaking his head lightly. "I never make promises that I cannot keep. That's exactly what an idiot would do."
"I concur." Miko stated as he sat between Raven's legs. "Sigh. I remember it like it was a month, two weeks, and four days ago. Oh again, it was." She sat back into the boy's chest, grinning.
Raven laughed as he rolled the chair further away from the bright red Adam.
"Why is everyone so cruel to Adam?" Laying down, Adam consoled himself. "I'm a nice and caring person, so why me?"
"Oww, Adam baby, you are nice." Miko soothed the boy still not getting up. A glint of hope appeared in his eyes as he finally sat back up. "You are a very kind and caring idiot who makes decisions solely on his mood at that very moment with no regards for the future or the consequences."
An arrow when through his chest as he hunched over. Raven and Miko could almost make out a few tears but they were as fake as can be. It was more than obvious that he was trying to force them. Raven blinked a few times and sighed.
"Enough with the crocodile tears!" Miko yelled, pointing at the boy. Adam threw back his head, sighed deeply, and wiped the beads of water away with her sleeve.
"Damn. I thought I was improving as an actor." Adam smiled, waiting for his friends to agree. They didn't do it.
"No." Raven responded quickly with a deadpan expression.
"If anything, I believe you've gotten worse." Miko stated. "Your face was flushed from attempting to force them, and you were blinking excessively in an attempt to get them to fall-"
"Why in the world are you helping him?" Raven said this while pinching her cheek.
"W-What exactly do you m-mean?" Miko tried unsuccessfully to pry the boy's hand away from him. Raven was far stronger than Miko. "I'm not h-helping him."
"Are you sure?" Raven let go and Miko began rubbing her cheek with a bit of water in her eyes. "Take a look at him."
Raven motioned to Adam, who had taken a piece of paper and a pen and was writing down what she had told him. The boy raised his hand and motioned for the girl to continue.
"Please continue. These are some grad pointers."
Miko blinked a few times and sighed. Raven shook his head and leaned further into the chair.
• • •
Hours passed while the three friends making small talk and making fun of Adam. They discussed Limitless Online in greater depth, which greatly aided Raven. Adam would log in as soon as he got home and send Raven a friend request.
The game included a feature that allowed them to chat and send messages to one another. The talk system, unfortunately, was based on proximity. As a result, two players separated by a continent cannot communicate with one another. They could send messages though, which was a plus.
Raven was also told how fortunate he was to have discovered the Shadow Bat Dungeon. Dungeons typically have floors, and each floor has a Floor Guardian that you must defeat before entering the treasure room. The Dungeon Boss will only appear when all of the Floor Guardians are defeated. The players will have a few minutes before it spawns on the final floor, and the dungeon will be destroyed only after you defeat it.
Of course, some dungeons cannot be destroyed due to their location and will simply reset. There is a set number of dungeons on earth continent and once one is destroyed another will appear in a different location.
Raven entered a newly spawned dungeon designed for new players that recently join. They had nothing good, and the monsters didn't give that much EXP for higher level players to care about them. Because the dungeon was new, there were no floor guards. That means Raven was extremely fortunate!
Regardless of the news, Raven was now knew how to see the information for players and beasts. He only needs to look at them and think about it.
Amount a few other things, such as how to get to find a city, which Raven would undoubtedly visit when he returns to the game.
•4:30 PM•
Raven returned to the hotel and went straight to the penthouse. Because of the height of the building, the elevator ride took some time. He was holding a bag of food, which he had obtained from Maya because the maids always made more than was required.
He liked the food and would eat it again, but later. Every time he went over there, he always came home with a full stomach and food for later.
Raven found himself quite happy and eager to go play the game while in the elevator. Raven wouldn't have to wait long because Adam would only need a few minutes to get some. When it came to openly expressing his emotions in front of others, the boy had always had a slight problem.
Theodore had attempted to teach him the importance of balance in his everyday life. He needed to know when and where he could express himself freely. Every week, the man has to deal with deceitful people in his line of work. He had perfected his poker face.
Raven took a few impatient steps around the elevator. This ascent had never seemed so long. Raven, on the other hand, leaned against the back of the wall, knowing he wouldn't be able to play right away.
Despite the fact that school was out, he still had a few responsibilities. One was to his health. Raven had no desire to become a shut-in who spends his entire day playing video games. So it's best to cut him off while he's ahead and not let things get out of hand.
Even Adam and Miko did not spend the entire day playing the game like the rest of the world.
*Ding!*
"Finally." Raven muttered stepping out of the elevator.