It was one thing to defend a village from monsters of that level It was quite another to wander out into a landscape you knew nothing about and attempt to survive hounded by those monsters So they decided to wait
The second group of news was more happy First Sam proposed to Regina and she said yes
Then choosing to eschew social norms Annie announced to the world that she was pregnant
Both of these bits of news also created excitement for different reasons First because there was going to be a huge celebration and party for the former And the latter because basically no babies or toddlers had survived the arrival of the system This baby would be Donnyton’s first perhaps even the first of the whole Zone
Glendel heard Daniel ask Dozer wonderingly if he thought the baby would get any bonuses for being the firstborn into the world and was promptly punched in the gut
There was also a push by Regina and Mrs Hamilton to change their governing structure but talks had stalled in recent days as they attempted to figure out how exactly it would work In the meantime Donnyton itself just buckled down and prepared for the night’s concert
Daniel looked around the table So we are in agreement The Communications Array can be purchased
Everyone nodded and Daniel did so glad to finally have this He opened up his menu immediately afterwards and was gratified to finally see the Friends option was open Even more exciting was that it seemed there would be chat and parties available through this There was even a social tab that displayed all individuals that you had encountered in the past
Once the Communications Array had been purchased it was possible to purchase Communication Towers which effectively gave people within the area a minimap that displayed different locations of import allies and enemies
Daniel was practically drooling
There was a secret here Randidly knew He carefully watched the rotation of the energies inside himself seeking an answer to it The grass grew the rot came ballooning outward The fire came burning it all away leaving only ash
But then Randidly frowned He focused more pressing his will upon the image going closer to the ash Ash was
Ash was
He could see it glittering darkly on the ground Although all of the biological matter was burnt away leaving only carbon and trace elements
It seemed as though those trace elements were slowly building up With glittering eyes Randidly focused closer watching as the grass grew it rotted away into a bulging mass of filth and then was burned away
Rot couldn’t consume the ash and the grass didn’t grow off of the ash it grew out of the ground and water Instead the ash remained the refined little carbon bits from the burnt rot So as he watched
His Soul Skill was slowly spreading a layer of ash over this area where Aether dwelled Of hardened and refined carbon and other trace minerals But what was the point of that What could ash
Randidly opened his eyes their green iridescent and foreign Unless something could be planted in that ash Unless that bed of ash could nurture something
But then movement in the corner of his eyes distracted him He twisted sideways noticing strange sigils forming on the ground around him He stepped forward using Footwork of the Spear Phantom and the weeks of training paid off He practically teleported 3 meters forward out of the range of the sigils
Except when he looked back they were still there all around him as if they had followed him And just like that soundlessly the spell activated and Randidly disappeared
Dozer looked up frowning
Warning The Tier III Raid Boss has spawned Swiftly discover whether it spawned in the zone of you or your sister village and hunt it down The Village that earns the kill will be greatly rewarded All villages who survive the Tier III Raid Boss will receive a reward But be careful for just like you this Raid Boss has found its own path and wants to walk it to completion
Was it really that time already ’ He wondered But then he shook his head
No rest for the wicked The system was always throwing another monster in front of him that he needed to kill Why would it be any different now
In the distance Dozer heard the celebrations that had happened in the wake of Raina’s concert silence themselves quite quickly It seemed everyone understood their brief respite was over It was once more time to focus on survival
Tsk tsk a single notification and you are already so serious You already look like a father with that grumpy face Annie said yawning as she stretched arching her back provocatively in bed Dozer just grunted turning away before he could get distracted
You shouldn’t fight like that He said simply hoping she would listen to him just this once Annie was many wonderful things but obedient was not one of them
Well obviously I’ll get dressed first
No You know what I mean Dozer said turning back to her and frowning What if the baby
She stood and looked at him her eyes round and sad What about you Will you fight like that Knowing your death means
She trailed off and then just bit her lip Not provocatively just emotionally And for the first time since they had met Dozer saw fear in her eyes
And immediately after that he was hit with a wave of panic He was 20 And going to be a father And he had to fight monsters Teach other people to fight
It was strange how quickly his life had changed In the past Dozer would have gone out and hooked up with some random chick fucking her until his cum drowned out his worries But now he could only close his eyes
They really couldn’t back out now So he opened his eyes and tried to smile saying alright but be careful And stay near me
Annie nodded meekly and walked into his embrace her fingers going to the spot the spell from the Ghosthound had ripped a hole in his bicep as Dozer protected her They stood like that silent and still for several minutes until the summons from Glendel’s ghosts arrived
Then Annie flounced herself doing her best to lose contrite in his field of vision but his enhanced perception told Dozer she moved much more animatedly away from him He knew that she played it up around him but he also knew that she truly felt fear
Annie was not a simple woman Dozer thought as he hefted his huge club over his shoulder but she was his That’s all he needed
Chapter 121
Randidly fell to his knees coughing That was profoundly uncomfortable Before the system came to the world Randidly had considered himself a person with an iron stomach and rock solid inner ear he never had experienced motion sickness With the benefits afforded to him by his Vitality and Endurance he figured it was physically impossible
With the strange shaking feeling over Randidly finally gave into the nausea and vomited
That’s going to cost you extra A voice dryly said but Randidly’s stomach heaved again He cared very little who was talking next to him right now he needed very desperately to deal with the very real possibility that all of his organs had switched places
Ha it is worth The fact he is still conscious is a good sign An amused voice sounded and even stricken by the sickness Randidly was able to wipe his mouth and look up
Shal
An hour later Randidly was wearing a set of robes given to him by Shal and following his master down a cobblestone path Shal was the same as Randidly remembered him a tall athletic man with a spear in his hand He had a third eye closed that was in the middle of his forehead and he had a blueish tint to his skin but otherwise he looked rather like a human
I waited hour after my missive was sent You did not respond but I did not worry The honor of the Phantom Spear Style of the Spearman School was at issue I knew you would understand Shal said with a calm voice striding ahead They had been walking for most of the previous hour moving as soon as Randidly had closed his mouth and seemed well enough to move