Chapter 7 - First Blood

"You can't stop me! I am going to get out of this hellish floor no matter what!" he shouted and brushed his hair. His eyes were wide with fear and apprehension. "What if after two hours we all die here ?! I can't do that!"

That's true. There were no cathedrals or possible spot for resurrections. The life and death factor in this game was still questionable. What happens when he finally dies? But then .. they wouldn't say we had to stay alive if we're not gonna die, right?

"We've been looking for three hours but still nothing happened! Shit! I need to finish this game before time runs out."

"There's still about half an hour left." a man stepped into the middle of the plaza. "We can use that time to look for more clues and confirm the credibility of the door. If there really isn't, we'll open the door once we reach ten minutes."

The man shook his head one after another and walked back to the gate. "No … No … I can't just waste half an hour sitting and looking if the door is in front of me.!"

Pure terror was etched on his face. His every step was trembling and he was staring at people nearby who might be trying to stop him. There was description in the way he acts and moves.

The other player didn't do anything. His mind is already clouded due to his raging emotions. He doesn't think anymore and the only thing that matters to him is to live.

I was swallowed. But … that door. That won't be his salvation.

My heart pounded when I saw him near the Steeled Door. He can't go there — he'll die if he opens that door!

I immediately noticed Nina's hand shaking. "Nina, Calm down."

I put my hands in Nina's shoulder. Nina suddenly turned around and hugged me,

I ignored it and just stared at the man approaching. My eyes widened as I saw that his hand was about to land on the Steeled Door.

"STOP!"

The man stopped, sure everyone in the plaza. Everyone's eyes fell on a woman. From the back crowd, she walked towards the center with grace.

I was swallowed. I was about to cry earlier.

"You can't use the door, it will kill you." she said it seriously. "The starting city only means one thing. This is the beginning of the game. It also means we have to wait for the game to finish loading or to officially start. The time above is the waiting time we have. It must be exhausted before we can get out. . "

He was right. If it's a real game, it's the loading resources panel or just intentional loading. This is also where the story description or start takes place.

This is only the opening of the game.

The man scoffed. "Ha! And you think I'm stupid to believe that ?! I won't let your theory kill me! I'll show you all that nothing will happen when I open this-"

The man pulls the door open. It did not open or move at all. But a large Golem fell from the height onto the man's stand.

The people in the plaza shouted and panicked. Nina didn't even see it but she is shaking even more, I just stared at the foot of the Golem and the blood that gradually flowed from it.

N-did he die-

A hazy-red smoke appeared on the sky and along it was a hooded skull with a sword. Dancing two little people on its side have written under it "Too Bad!"

"Player Den has died due to breaking quest rules! The player's family will only received twenty thousand pesos because he didn't get to finish a floor." A deep yet annoying voice of the Golem who is now talking. "Too bad! Well, that means all of you have to be careful."

am I the only one? Suddenly the Golem's face changed from an innocent yet calm face, it became murder and creepy.

Suddenly the Golem disappeared and the small number next to the countdown moved.

499/500

this is really reality now. Death is not even an option for escape. There's only one thing we need to do.

Complete the game.