"Saras Gayen! Are you reading those dusty old books again?" Nina Gayen's shout preceded her entrance as she banged open the door to her son's room. As she expected, she found Saras sitting on his bean bag, holding a paperback copy of World History: The Ancient Civilizations. She snatched the book from his hands and tossed it into the pile of other books covering a range of topics from politics to economics related to Earth. "Look at Ellie's daughter, Stivi. She has already reached Level 3 in the Dreamverse VR within two hours of its launch. Why are you still lounging at home?" "I am not lounging! I am studying History…" Saras protested, looking at the book pile before turning his gaze towards his mother. She stood with her hands on her hips, glaring at him as if he had committed a grave sin by not entering the game as soon as it was launched. "You are turning 25 this year. If you don't play the Dreamverse VR now and join a good guild, how will you find a wife?" Thus started his journey as he once again navigated the VR scene through the mysterious game Dreamverse VR that was said to hold the keys to Human Evolution.
The Ambush (II)
The 25 Harbingers following Zamir faced no difficulties as they traveled through the spacious tunnels. As they approached the coordinates marked by Samar, the density of the Rock Rats began to increase.
Their numbers were too few to threaten the group consisting entirely of Tier 2 Players like them and they safely reached the sinkhole on the other side of the Caravan.
As soon as Zamir sent the signal to Samar, the Rangers on the hillock launched a volley of arrows towards the Caravan. Few of the arrows maimed their targets in the dark of the night but it caught them off guards.
"Ambush! There are unknown enemies on the left!" The scouting Ranger shouted, alerting the group. In the chaos of the battle, nobody doubted his words nor did they crosscheck them.