25: Isaac's Trickery.

Isaac's Trickery.

''Whew...'' Hellsky took a deep breath after hiding in a tree. SnowMaiden and WinterLove were gathered around her.

WinterLove bit her nails, ''This is bad...''

SnowMaiden was crouching and hiding her blushing face.

''Girls...'' Hellsky squatted and looked at them in the eye.

WinterLove and SnowMaiden listened closely.

''I think we were chosen as Beta Testers to protect Wraith's innocence,'' Hellsky said with a serious look on her beautiful face.

WinterLove and SnowMaiden nodded.

They were chosen as Beta Testers by the creator of White Online, Arthur Welhenheim!

These three girls were Legacy Contenders from Coldshow, and they were chosen as Beta Testers to get a lead on everyone else.

But the reason why they haven't left Swornword yet was because of the Solo Dungeon.

They already heard that the Update would come early, and Solo Dungeons would appear.

The stronger Beta Testers left the starting village as fast as possible. They planned to test their luck on the Starting City's Dungeon, which was miles harder!

That was also why they had Friend List and Party before everyone else. Their accounts were similar to what they had in the Beta Testing phase, which included them.

Only their levels and stats were reduced to 0.

''This is our destiny... Let's not betray God's expectations!'' Hellsky clenched her two tiny fists and cheered her on.

''Yea!'' WinterLove and SnowMaiden cheered at the same time.

They left their hiding spot and strolled toward Isaac.

Hellsky was about to sit next to Isaac, but then SnowMaiden put her arm in the way.

''What is the meaning of this?'' Hellsky narrowed her eyes.

''It's my spot,'' SnowMaiden said with her cute tone, but her facial expression was far from it.

''Your spot? What are you, a child?'' Hellsky said with an innocent giggle.

SnowMaiden covered her mouth and giggled, ''At least I am not an old hag like you.''

Hellsky's eyebrow twitched, ''Is that so...''

''Hey.'' WinterLove sat next to Isaac and said with a beautiful smile.

''Oh, hey,'' Isaac replied. He was pretty confused after Hellsky and SnowMaiden began arguing out of nowhere.

They seemed good friends, and that made the scene unexpected.

Hellsky and SnowMaiden pouted and glanced at WinterLove with glares.

WinterLove innocently smiled and moved her body closer to Isaac.

SnowMaiden sat next to WinterLove and kept a close eye on her.

Hellsky sat next to SnowMaiden and started sulking.

*DING*

Suddenly a loud dinging noise came from the Dungeon.

Everyone turned their heads toward the cave. Then, messages began emerging out of thin air.

[Player Kornelius Has Failed!]

[Solo Dungeon Swornword]

[Max Players: 1]

[Completeled: 0/100]

[Difficulty: Easy]

''H-He failed?!'' Hellsky exclaimed.

The players in front of the cave became noisy.

Kornelius' friends couldn't believe it!

Isaac rested his chin on his hand and thought, 'Kornelius was level 9, maybe. I don't think level 10 is that much stronger, and he still failed.'

The players grew anxious. If even the strongest player couldn't clear it, what chances do they have?

Kornelius was strong enough to fight against level 11 and level 12 players. Yet, he failed.

His friends remembered that he had reached level 10. Meaning that he received his first skill.

Isaac wasn't aware of it.

Kornelius' friends sneakily left the area. They didn't need to get Kornelius' stuff from the Dungeon because he had enough White Coins to buy more armor sets. But, the level penalty would still hurt him dearly.

This wasn't on Kornelius' plans.

He planned to make Guild with his friends, and he would be the Guildmaster because he thought his combat strength wasn't far from pro players.

But now that Kornelius died, he might never be able to catch up to the top players!

There were still some players left in the area.

Most of them thought Kornelius was weak because they hadn't seen him fight.

They eyed each other, there wasn't anyone who could take the lead, so this confrontation would be catastrophic.

Hellsky, WinterLove, and SnowMaiden stood in front of Isaac.

They planned to protect him from these filthy animals!

'Dirty insects... Your presence might taint his innocence... My blade thirsts for blood!' Hellsky had a scary look on her face.

She unsheathed her dagger— Her class was Assassin.

WinterLove narrowed her eyes and unsheathed her sword.

She was a Swordswoman, a female version of a Swordsman.

SnowMaiden took a blue-colored cane from her Inventory. She was a Priest, and in the future, she could even get healing spells, which could help her two friends.

The players unsheathed their weapons and prepared for battle.2

It seems like the battle was inevitable.

''Wait!'' Then, out of nowhere, a shout echoed in the vast forest.

Everyone turned their heads toward Isaac, and most of them were shocked to hear his voice.

They all widened their eyes in shock— that beautiful individual was actually a boy!

Isaac stood up and said calmly, ''We can talk this through— no need to fight.''

''Like how, another vote?'' A player said with a frown.

Isaac shook his head, ''That wouldn't be fair. We can do a small game and decide who goes first and who after.''

The players looked at each other and nodded.

But they didn't lower their guards.

Isaac took a rock from his pouch and put it on the ground.

He gave everyone one pair of rocks, and then he said, ''The one who manages to throw it closest to the rock will go first.''

Everyone nodded their heads.

Hellsky, WinterLove, and SnowMaiden stood next to Isaac like they were his bodyguards.

Everyone formed a small line and began tossing their own rocks.

Isaac actually did the same trick as Kornelius.

The players didn't know what class most of them had, and no one saw any Shooter classes around, so they thought it was a fair game.

But it wasn't.

Isaac never revealed his class, but he is Marksman with special stat Precision.

This game was incredibly advantageous for Isaac.

The reason for suggesting such a game was simple. He wasn't confident in surviving the upcoming battle and was worried that Hellsky and the rest would perish.

That was the easiest solution, and Isaac also had an itching feeling to check the Dungeon out. He knew about the danger. He could die. But, cowering behind others was never Isaac's intention.

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