Aldric's Death

Vexar hesitated for a moment, collecting his thoughts. "Yes, Aldric is currently engaged in a battle not far from here. He's leading an army of demon soldiers against a group of players. If you follow me, I can take you to the location."

Gaseo nodded, a determined glint in his eyes. "Lead the way."

With this, Vexar led the way as Gaseo followed from behind.

Soon, they reached a beautiful, lush green valley where Gaseo witnessed numerous players and demons engaged in fierce combat. It seemed like a small war was unfolding in this picturesque setting.

'What a beautiful valley… It's like stepping right into a fantasy game, utterly breathtaking.' Gaseo marveled.

"There's Aldric." Vexar pointed. "So, as promised, you'll spare me and let me go now, right?"

"Yes, you may leave. Thank you."

"Really?! Wow, thank you so much!"

"Alright, just go now and stop bothering me."

"Yes, sir! Right away!"

Before leaving, Vexar had a quick look on Aldric and thought, 'I don't know what you did, but it look like you're fucked, Aldric.' and then he left.

WHOOSH!

After witnessing Gaseo's formidable power, Vexar was convinced that Aldric was dead meat for sure.

After Vexar left, Gaseo casted 'Time Freeze' and sprint into battle.

TIME FREEZE!

[You have casted Time Freeze, time will stop for 10 seconds starting from now.]

It didn't take long for Gaseo to reach in front of Aldric, and now he was simply biding his time, waiting for the duration of Time Freeze to end before launching his attack on Aldric.

[2 seconds remaining before time will resume.]

Two seconds later…

[Time Freeze has ended. Time will now resume.]

The moment time resumed, Aldric instantly noticed Gaseo was right in front of him.

"Surprise motherfucker!!!" Gaseo said.

"What the?! Where did you come f—?!!"

PUNCH!!!

Gaseo delivered a powerful punch to Aldric's stomach.

The punch was so powerful that it sent Aldric flying away.

While flying in mid-air, Aldric coughed out blood, "KEUK…!!!"

'To think his punch packs so much power! Fuck! I have to run away quickly!' Aldric thought.

Gaseo didn't stop there, while in mid-air, Gaseo appeared right above Aldric and did a hammer punch on Aldric's head.

HAMMER PUNCH!!!

"Aaaaaaaaaaghhh!!!" Aldric screamed.

THUUUUMMPP!!!

Aldric crashed onto the ground and coughed out blood once more.

"KEUK…!!!!!!"

Many demons and players were stunned to witness a powerful player like Gaseo emerge seemingly out of nowhere. They stood still, speechless and in disbelief, unable to fathom the Demon Leader Aldric being tossed around like a ragdoll. However, this momentary pause was brief, and before long, they resumed their intense battle.

Meanwhile, Aldric thought it was over, but as he gazed ahead, he could see Gaseo slowly making his way toward him.

"Heh, you think you can run away from me?" Gaseo said.

"Y-You monster!!" Aldric said in a shivering voice.

"Monster? Well, you're not wrong about that. Anyway, you look like you're suffering, do you want me to help you ease the pain?"

Soon, Gaseo arrived in front of Aldric and grabbed Aldric's head.

"W-What do you mean??!!" Aldric said.

"You know what I'm talking about. It means, do you want me to help put you out of your misery?"

Suddenly, another Demon Leader, a Warrior, appeared out of nowhere and launched a surprise attack on Gaseo from behind.

VERTICAL SLASH!!!

"Fuck you! Die, you filthy human!!!" The Demon Leader said.

The giant sword struck Gaseo's head with formidable force.

CLANG!!!

Upon impact, the giant sword vibrated intensely, to the Demon Leader, it felt like he was hitting a hard rock.

The surprise attack failed as it did nothing to Gaseo.

[Name: Kain]

[Title: Demon Leader]

[Class: Warrior]

[Level: B-Class]

'Whattttttt?! How the hell is that possible?! How did that attack do nothing to him?!' Kain thought, perplexed.

Gaseo turned around and said, "Oh, what's this? Another Demon Leader..?"

When Gaseo turned around and wasn't looking, Aldric quickly took out a few bottles of health potions and drank it fast.

In a moment of panic, Kain stumbled backward, and abruptly, he slipped, crashing onto the ground.

"Nooo! Please, don't kill me! Spare me!" Kain begged.

"Bro, just leave… I'm not interested in you…" Gaseo said.

"Oh, what?! Really?! You mean it?!"

"Yeah, just leave… Bye…"

"Okay. Bye!!!"

Having dealt with Kain, Gaseo redirected his attention to Aldric. However, to his surprise, Aldric had vanished and was already making a run for it.

"Tch! That makes no sense, how did he recover so fast??" Gaseo was surprised.

During this time, Gaseo spotted a few empty health potion bottles on the ground, and finally, he understood why.

"Health potions? Ah, I see, so that's the reason why."

TIME FREEZE!

[You have activated Time Freeze!]

WHOOSH!!!

SPRINT!!!

In a mere seven seconds, Gaseo swiftly closed the gap and caught up with Aldric.

'Alright, let's not waste any more time and end it here.'

FULL BLAST PUNCH!!!

[1 second remaining before time will resume.]

One second later…

[Time Freeze has ended. Time will now resume.]

The moment time resumed, Aldric instantly died on the spot.

Aldric didn't even realize he had died.

After killing Aldric, Gaseo disappeared from the battlefield and found a quiet place where he could spend his time relaxing and chill for the rest of the day.

While some may argue that Gaseo was cruel for killing Aldric, it doesn't matter; once the tutorial ends, all demons will automatically cease to exist. So, even if Aldric didn't die now, he would still meet his end later.

***

Kangho sprinted through the forest, the shouts of his infuriated friends echoing behind him. However, there was no remorse in his heart, only a relentless determination to secure his survival in this unfamiliar world.

Leaving his friends behind didn't weigh on Kangho's conscience. In his mind, it was a necessary choice to ensure his own well-being.

'Fuck those guys! I didn't do anything wrong! I only did what I had to do to survive! If they still hate me despite that, then they can go to hell for all I care!!' Kangho seethed in his thoughts.

To Kangho, friends were merely tools for his survival in this challenging world. In short, he only sees his friends as pawns and nothing else, which explains why he didn't feel guilty. After all, he never truly considered them as genuine friends in the first place.