chapter-5

Max took his coat and immediately exited the floor. As he walked through the dark hallway, he was scared of what he had seen just a few minutes back.

Ting

Suddenly, a notification popped up in front of Max, halting his steps.

[Warning: You have 10 minutes left to start the quest. If not started, punishment time will get doubled.]

A red crimson screen popped up right in front of him.

"F-Fuck... Is this shit for real?" Max asked with a very tense expression.

'N-No... I don't want to go back to that place, and if I don't start this damn quest, then it will send me back to that place, and this time, it will send me there for 40 minutes.

Fuck, fuck, fuck... What should I do? Should I ask for someone else to help me?' Max thought as he looked outside the window and noticed the dangerous typhoon.

Thud-Thud-Thud

The glasses vibrated as the strong wind hit them.

"How the fuck am I even supposed to step out of this office in the first place...? There is a motherfucking typhoon outside that will kill me as soon as I step out of this office.

What should I do?" Max thought as he sat on a steel chair and started thinking about the solutions he can do to save himself.

"Yes, I should inform the cops about this." Max spoke as he immediately took his phone out of his pocket and noticed that there was no signal on it.

"Obviously, why would you work?" Max spoke as he put his phone back into his pocket and opened the quest tab.

[Quest (Rank-F)]

[Quest Info: Jump to Earth 667-H and Learn to Fight.]

[Failing Consequences: 40 minutes on Planet X-SF of Universe 190.]

[Winning Reward: One Bronze Mystery Box]

[Time left for Jump: 4 minutes 09 seconds (penalty time).]

Max placed both of his hands under his chin and started looking at the screen with a very serious expression.

Max is now in his 'Gamer's crucial state'. In this state, Max's mind works two hundred percent faster, smarter, and sharper, and his mind also becomes three hundred percent more cautious.

Meaning, Max will think three hundred times before executing an action. He will calculate every possible outcome from that action and compare them with each other.

If the probability is in his favor, then and only then will Max execute the action.

"Okay, let's focus on the Quest info here... It says, 'Jump to Earth 667-H.' So, the biggest question here is, how am I supposed to jump to another earth?" Max asked himself.

"I have two things remaining in my inventory... One is these stones, known as 'Travel Stones,' and the second is 'Aetherian Compass.'

Travel stone's description says that they can help me travel to another reality, universe, or different dimension.

If I am correct, then these stones should be the ones that can help me in jumping to Earth 667-H." Max spoke as he clicked on the travel stones.

[Info] [Use]

Gulp

"Okay, okay... Before doing this, I have to consider the possibilities. If this thing really worked and I reached Earth 667-H, then it's a good thing. But what if it teleported me somewhere else?

I need to be prepared for that." Max spoke as he immediately stood up from the bench and started searching for something that can protect him in deadly situations.

After searching for some time, Max couldn't find anything. As he was about to give up on the weapon, suddenly an idea came to his mind.

[Time left: 1:36]

Max immediately rushed up to the second floor, and at the starting corridor, he found an emergency axe hanging over the wall.

Max immediately took the small hammer that was chained to the box and broke the glass to get the axe out.

[Time: 59 seconds.]

Crack

After breaking the glass, Max took the axe out of the emergency box and opened his inventory once again.

[Travel Stones]

[Info] [Use]

Gulp

Max gulped his saliva and gathered the courage to hit the 'Use' button.

"Use..."

As soon as Max pressed the 'Use' button, a big screen popped up right in front of him.

The screen had a blank column in the upper half and a big keyboard in the lower half.

[Fill your destination's name.]