He was about to join the beta test on the newest VR games, Second World. But an anomaly threw him into a world with familiar rules, a rule he usually only experienced in a game. Now he must use his past gaming experience in this new world. It was no longer a game, it was survival! A strive to reach the highest level possible. Equipped with dual-class of melee and magic user, Jack was set on the path to become the strongest character in this brave new world.
"Trapped merfolk? Are you sure?" John asked after hearing Life Runner's report.
"Yeah. I got the Ancient Eagle Spirit bloodline as well. I used the Eagle Eye skill to zoom in on them," Life Runner answered. "Well, I kind of regretted it after, because I saw something disturbing."
"What thing?"
"The dragon turtle plucked a merfolk from one of those gel orbs and then feed it to its kid."
"Feed…?"
"Not the chomping kind of feeding, mind you. I was thankful for that. It seemed more like the small dragon turtle was absorbing the merfolk. The merfolk was enveloped by a shroud of light before he turned into a particle of light and went into the dragon turtle's mouth. Probably the game mechanic to make it less gory. But still disturbing, nevertheless, because the merfolk was just a kid."
"A kid?"
"Yeah. Actually, all those merfolk trapped inside those orbs are kids except for one who is a male adult and dressed like a warrior."
"Hm…"