Dinosaurs Dance-Off

"Give me your eggs or this man will die!" said the man while holding Matthias with a gun in his head.

The man was quite imposing, towering at around 190 cm (6'2 ft) with a muscular body covered in tattoos. He didn't seem like an ordinary person.

But there was something about his behavior and the fear in his voice that made me wonder if he didn't truly intend to harm Matthias.

This certainly was a mess. Then I asked the system did The Prince of Chaos had already worn off.

[No, 2 minutes remaining]

Damn! What should I do? Should I just give him the eggs? Moreover, the effect of the title was not over yet. That man could do something really crazy and dangerous.

But after all of the mess I am going through to get all of these eggs!? No fucking way, sorry Matthias you're alone in this one.

"Just kill him, I don't care," I grumbled as I swam towards the riverbank, my feet finding solid ground.

"What the hell, Seth!? I am your party leader! If I am dead, all of you wouldn't survive!" said Matthias protested, he was really pissed right now.

"Are you sure? I am gonna kill your friend, right here right now!" screamed the man with trembling hands and voice.

It seemed like he was really bluffing, he just wanted the eggs in an easy way. This might be my chance to save Matthias or make the situation worse.

I materialized my revolver and said, "Here, I'm gonna help you kill him." I said pointing a gun at Matthias.

"What the fuck, I am gonna kill you after all of this!" Matthias started panicking and screaming. He also started to squirm around, trying to let go.

"Shut up! Stop moving!" said the man to Matthias. "Fine, I am gonna kill him! Don't blame me for this!" he bluffed again.

"Yeah, do it! Kill him! Kill him now!" I moved toward them closer still with my gun. Making the man step back.

"Shut up! I am gonna do it, I am gonna kill him!"

"Kill him for God's Sake, or I am gonna kill him first!"

"Shut up, shut up! Don't make me annoyed, or I am gonna kill you first!" The man then pointed the gun at me instead.

What the hell? Why didn't he just stop!? Did he want to kill Matthias now? Wasn't he just bluffing!? It seemed like my plan was not going as I expected.

"What the hell are the two of you arguing!" said Matthias, "Kill him, man, kill him!" said Matthias pointing a finger at me.

Well, this was not going well. I thought putting some pressure on the man would break him down and make him cry and stop!?

"Arghh, the two of you are so loud! I am gonna kill you first and then the boy..."

Suddenly, the man dropped to the ground, and Matthias could escape from him. That's when we saw the chubby man clearly.

He wore glasses and a headband, his blonde hair disheveled, and his grey eyes brimming with intensity as he swiftly slashed at our captor with a sword, decisively and with purpose. His action ended the tense standoff in an instant, leaving us all in shock.

"Are you guys, alright?" he asked, with a voice full of wisdom.

Wisdom? Where does that come from? I felt weird for saying that but I swear to God he felt so wise.

And that stupid notification appeared again:

[The Prince of Chaos activated]

[Your damage increased by 80% and the chaos will spread throughout the island]

For God's sake! Why does it keep appearing like that!? I felt like this title gave me more harm than good. I mean look at what it did to the dinosaurs, Matthias, and some people I've met!?

It kept getting worse and worse at this point. Then my attention was back to Matthias and our savior.

"Oh my God, thank you for saving me," Matthias exclaimed as he stood up and hugged the man.

The man replied, "It's all good. I'm all about justice." He put his samurai sword back into its scabbard with a lot of flair.

What on Earth was he talking about? Did he have some kind of eighth-grade syndrome? He seemed too old for that.

"You're so cool!" Matthias gushed while still hugging the man.

What kind of situation was this? Why did Matthias act like a high-schooler girl?

Ohh well. I approached the mostly unconscious man and spotted his basket near the tree and I quickly snatched his eggs.

Most of them were purple eggs with the description of the rewards:

[100 EXP, 2 skill points, 10,000 gold coins.]

Huh, all those purple eggs had the same rewards? That's kind of disappointing. They had a decent amount of EXP and gold coins, but no skill or weapon passes? Then I looked at the golden egg, which also didn't have it either.

[Reward: 150 EXP, 5 skill points, and 20,000 gold coins.]

Damn! This means that I won't get any skill and weapon pass in these mini-games! Ugh, what a headache. I shouldn't have played this game at all. What a waste of time.

"Hei, what are you doing?" Matthias suddenly asked, looking annoyed.

"Plundering the eggs?" I stated the obvious.

"Shouldn't you have said something to me?" He furrowed his brows, demanding an apology.

I understood what he meant; he wanted me to apologize. I rolled my eyes. Saying sorry was a real pain, but I decided to do it anyway.

"I'm sorry, Matthias," I mumbled while patting his shoulder and giving him some of the eggs.

"You know it's not enough, right? Give me that golden egg!" he demanded and crossed his arms.

Well, the golden egg was disappointing anyway. Losing one didn't bother me at all.

"Here, it's useless anyway," I said, handing over the golden egg to him before walking away.

"What do you mean?" Matthias inquired, catching up to me.

"There are no skill or weapon passes," I informed him.

Matthias just replied with an unenthusiastic "Oh" and turned his attention to the man.

"Arnold, do you want the eggs?" Matthias inquired.

So that man named Arnold.

"No, plundering is not my style," he said while stroking his slick hair back.

Arnold, you look so cringe but cool at the same time. How could he do that!?

"Do you want to be part of my party? It is a cool one, we have all the classes with us, except the material arts." Matthias asked, his excitement palpable.

I wondered if I was imagining things, or did Matthias ask everyone to join his party like he was collecting P*kémon?

"No, I only play solo. I'm a lone wolf. But you can be part of my team in this mini-game," Arnold suggested, winking and putting his hand under his chin in a flirtatious manner.

"Sure! Let's hunt eggs together! The more, the merrier. And, of course, it's good to have a member with common sense," Matthias shot me a glare, and I just rolled my eyes.

"Ah, I forgot to introduce myself to you. I'm Arnold von Wagner. And you?" he said, extending his hand to me.

"I'm Seth," I replied, shaking his hand.

The three of us decided to venture into the deep forest. Many different types of dinosaurs roamed there, and Matthias couldn't resist spouting dinosaur-related facts throughout the trip.

I tuned him out, tired of the useless information. He just wouldn't stop talking.

Many of the dinosaurs were suddenly attacking each other, which created a chaotic situation, but it also provided us with opportunities to collect their eggs while they were occupied with their own battles.

The Prince of Chaos was proving to be quite useful in this scenario, but the challenge was managing Matthias, who seemed determined to attract the attention of one particular dinosaur. He kept calling it a spinosaurus, claiming it was one of his favorites.

The issue was that this particular spinosaurus was massive, even larger than the T-rex. It was a carnivore and appeared quite aggressive. To prevent Matthias from getting himself into trouble, I had to hit at the back of his neck to make him faint.

After he woke up, we decided to delve deeper into the forest, we heard a sound. It was obviously dinosaurs, but for some inexplicable reason, Matthias gravitated toward the noise.

I didn't care anymore and followed him, I was already tired of making him behave and stop trying to kill himself.

We stopped in the bushes and saw three average-sized dinosaurs guarding purple eggs. I sighed, even more disappointed because it was only purple!

"That's velociraptors! They're closely related to chickens, not direct descendants, of course. Most people believe that," Matthias whispered, sharing another fun fact. "Why are they here? They're supposed to live in the desert, as far as I know."

Their habitat was the least of our concerns right now. "Do you want to take those eggs?" I asked the obvious question.

"Do you?" Matthias replied sarcastically.

"I'll tame them. They might make great subordinates," Arnold said calmly as he walked toward the velociraptors.

Upon seeing Arnold, the three dinosaurs grew cautious, ready to attack at any moment. But before they could strike, Arnold pulled out glow sticks from his waist bag and began moving strangely.

He waved his glow sticks above his head and rammed the two sticks together until they emitted a purple light. He moved his hands to the side, creating geometric patterns with the glow sticks while dancing and hopping around.

The velociraptors didn't attack him; they seemed confused by his bizarre dance. I felt the same way. What on earth was Arnold doing?

The velociraptors took a step back and then started running. Did this dancing actually work?

But then, the ground started shaking, and a massive shadow loomed over us. I turned around to see a T-Rex right behind us, roaring so powerfully that I felt my body recoil.

We were so fucked up!