[Without delay, you reached the Beginner Forest. You checked the Infuse skill proficiency, which had reached 80%, but you didn't feel disappointed. You came to know that using the Valea sword's infuse skill on leader monsters increased proficiency by five times, meaning you didn't have to kill to gain five times the proficiency.]
[Sometime later, you noticed many players with their pets and mounts. You could tell they bought them using gold coins, but you didn't focus on that because, at this stage, the level of pets wouldn't be high enough, so their damage would be negligible. You also wanted to buy a pet, but the ratio of government coins to gold coins was 100:1, which was already out of your budget.]
[After five minutes, there were around 700 players, and soon the announcement rang in your server, "The Slime boss is descending." You took out your book and prepared to scan. The Slime boss descended, and as you started scanning from afar, the panel of the Slime boss appeared, causing your mouth to hang open in surprise.]
Slime Lv10 [Boss]
HP: 50,000
Attack: 200
Skill: Nut Protection, Damage Reduction.
Nut Protection: A nut will appear for 10-second durations, restoring 5% HP every second and reducing damage by 30%.
Damage Reduction: Physical and magical damage are reduced by 80% and 20%, respectively.
[After reading the Slime boss's panel, you were grateful for having the Valea sword; otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to deal damage to the Slime. You didn't rush into hunting the Slime and observed that all the damage dealt by players was physical. Even if, somehow, the boss's HP was reduced by 2,500, it was restored due to the Nut Protection skill.]
[You drew the Valea sword and drank the potions before moving toward the Slime boss. You activated the Infuse skill, dealing 2,000 damage. As your HP dropped to 20%, you swiftly drank a health potion and continued your assault with the tactics.]
[This intense battle persisted for around five minutes, with the Slime boss's skills activating every 30 seconds and attacks occurring every five seconds. Despite the challenge, you persevered, finally defeating the Slime boss.]
[The server announcement rang out three times: "'FallenAngel' killed the Slime boss. The beacon functions have also been activated."]
You gained 5,000 experience points, 100 gold coins, an iron pant plan, and an iron sword plan.
The Infuse skill grade reached mid, with a progress of 20 out of 100.
[You opted to show your name in the server announcement, smiling as you anticipated the fame that would follow.]
[Opening your shop panel, you purchased a document costing 100 gold coins. In this document, you detailed how to obtain the Epic Abyss Valea weapon for your class. Placing it in the trade house with some conditions, you set the price at 5,000,000 gold coins, aiming to attract wealthy corporations investing in the game.]
[After setting the price, you checked and understood that the game itself analyzes the product then proceed to put on shelves of Trade House.]
[Before long, your document gained notoriety, dominating the server chat. It didn't take much time for someone to purchase it.]
[A notification chimed in your ears.]
[You have successfully sold a document.]
[You earned 4,850,000 gold coins after deducting a 3% tax.]
[You grinned and decided to buy a pet and a mount. You opened the shop panel and purchased the 'Kuluna: Shadow of the Abyss' pet for 2 million gold coins and the 'Northren Bone Dragon' mount for 1 million gold coins. Without delay, you opened the panel.]
Kuluna: Shadow of the Abyss [Evo0, can be evolved to Evo6]
Type: War Pet
Level: 1 [0/10,000]
HP Factor: 4.137
Attack Factor: 0000
Defense Factor: 0000
Magic Damage Factor: 1.892
Armor: 750/750
Skills: Devouring Star (primary), Echo of the Old Days (primary), and [Acquired after evolution]
Northren Bone Dragon: Bound [ Evo0, can be evolved to Evo6]
Type: Terrestrial and Aerial Mount
Land Speed: 10,000
Flying Speed: 18,000
[You were satisfied and decided to leave the beginner city. You headed to the beacon, and an interface appeared before you.]
["Beacon." You clicked, and this time, a map appeared with different archipelagos displayed. You selected Bone Mountain, Arc5, and a prompt appeared before your eyes.]
[You have three free chances to use the beacon.]
[Will you proceed?]
[You didn't hesitate and agreed, then transported to an open area. Another prompt appeared: "You are in the Bone Mountain region [Level 10 to 50]." This time, a server announcement rang out, putting a smile on your face: "A lamb is caught."]
[Player: LukeShero violated the conditions. His account will be ceased along with his partners.]
[But then, you heard a different announcement: "LukeShero didn't follow the conditions. His account, along with his partner's, will belong to you. Do you want to use your hidden clause agreement?"]
[You seemed astonished when you wagered whether the game system's influence extended to Earth or not. That's why you added a hidden clause. However, upon seeing the prompt, you understood everything and smirked, "Fool! Don't you know that they bring their own doom?" You spared no effort and readily agreed.]
[On Earth, LukeShero, the victim of the scheme, was very happy as he leaked your documents to the corporation. However, he didn't know about the hidden clause.]
[This time, LukeShero heard a prompt that caused his eyes to widen: "The seller used the hidden clause agreement. You will forget the document details. You have five hours to pay 100 times the amount of the document, or your possessions will be confiscated, and your memories will be erased." This prompt rang out to everyone who was linked with this.]
[As the initiator of all this, you had already started a killing spree in the Bone Mountain region.]
[Two months have passed.]
[You were the richest and highest-level player in the game. About a month ago, it was reported in the news that 98% of the population had started playing, and many rumors about this game had also spread. But you focused on yourself, never forgetting that you live in a simulated world, and your focus should be on clearing this game.]