CHAPTER 118: CHAPTER 82: STARTING TO CHANGE THE PLOT_3

He sighed and said, "She is the shaman of our tribe, but she got hurt a few years ago, and the injury has caused some problems."

The Chieftain pointed in a direction, "Over there, in that direction, there’s a relic. We’ve lived here for so long, and there was originally no issue with the relic.

But a few years ago, the relic inexplicably opened, and some strange monsters appeared inside. The dark aura inside has also been infusing the surrounding lands.

Many animals have become vicious and aggressive, and many of the tribe’s warriors have been lost."

"If we don’t stop it, the whole prairie will be affected, and by then the tribe won’t be able to survive.

But at that time, the old shaman had died, and Abis had only just become a shaman.

In the end, there was no choice but to protect her and enter the relic to seal it off.

But it was dangerous inside, and many warriors were killed or injured. In the end, only two warriors managed to drag Abis back, but fortunately, the relic was sealed.

However, the darkness inside infected them, and those two warriors soon died afterward.

Abis was also infected and is now very weak, but at least her life is not in danger."

The Chieftain briefly explained to everyone the source of the dark aura and noted that its origin was not dark creatures.

"Abis shouldn’t have been sent at all; she had just become a shaman, and those idiots didn’t protect her well." Raelia harshly scolded.

Obviously, she certainly opposed her sister participating in that suicidal mission.

It wasn’t just her opinion; most people at the time knew it was likely a suicide mission.

The warriors selected were those considered expendable.

But who knew they would succeed in the end, and Abis was brought back.

Back then, Raelia also wanted to participate, but she was injured in a previous battle and could no longer move.

The whole operation was completely concealed from her, and she only found out afterward.

As for the Chieftain who initiated the mission, although he felt indebted to the two sisters, he didn’t believe he did anything wrong.

Because he was the Chieftain.

This was the fundamental reason for Raelia’s disdain.

Kana acted like it was his first time hearing the story, nodding along.

But he already knew the entire event well, perhaps even better than everyone present.

Because in the game, it’s a dungeon, and there is a chain quest.

For about a month after the story events begin, the relic erupts again.

The seal was worn down.

At that time, the weak Abis had to be sent again to seal the relic.

And the protectors? Naturally, that’s the players.

But in the end, Abis still gave her life to seal it, sacrificing herself inside.

Once again, Raelia was deceived; part of the players’ task was to fool her. This mission was optional; they could choose not to deceive.

But the player team that carried out this mission did deceive her.

Very simply, because it was another suicide mission, and even more dangerous than before.

In game mechanics outside of instances, if an NPC dies in the big world, they are truly dead.

And at that time, the Chieftain, after standing on the front lines during another eruption, was seriously injured and almost died.

Raelia was his chosen successor as Chieftain and could no longer be sent to her death.

This time Raelia went mad, but powerless to continue. She completely ignored the tribe, having grown utterly repugnant towards it, and left directly.

When players encountered her again, she had become the [Blood Skull Slaughterer].

Yes, she became a boss.

And she was a boss openly hostile to players, killing them until they cried for help.

She specifically targeted players to kill.

And those who completed that mission chain could only blame themselves.

The Stone of Creation promoted a strong sense of immersion.

That’s how dungeons came about.

There are two types of dungeons: one is composed of a past history, battle, or crisis.

In such cases, players cannot alter anything since it’s a past dungeon, and at that time, there were no players.

The other is a current dungeon, which arises from the results brought about by players.

What this means is that the task chain is naturally part of it; once players complete this chain, the major battle is captured to become a dungeon.

But the results of the task chain will not change due to the dungeon’s existence.

In other words, players at that time could have ensured Abis didn’t die, but they failed to protect her adequately.

After all, players were not strong at that time—only a month into the game—how strong could they be?

Thus, subsequent instances were mere replicas of the scenes at the time, saving Abis within doesn’t alter the fact that she really doesn’t exist as an NPC in reality.

The players’ team completing the task was heavily berated.

It made the then-current players truly realize, their actions could have real consequences.

Consequences that manifest into reality and cannot be altered again.

The immersion was maximized directly.

And one player in that team was a former friend of Kana’s.

Kana had also completed Raelia and Abis’s personal storyline.

The betrayal by players severely hurt Raelia.

Upon finishing the personal storyline, Kana’s friend had said:

"I truly am a beast."

Because it was their choice to select the deceit option.

"So the dark aura inside, is that because of the brave Abis’s sacrifice?"

Kana turned again to Raelia, bowed his head solemnly, and apologized, "I apologize for my earlier words. I insulted a warrior who was brave and self-sacrificing."

Raelia snorted, crossing her arms over her chest, but said nothing more.

Alyris stood behind Kana, staring at him: Surely you did that on purpose earlier, didn’t you?

Kana had indeed done it on purpose; he understood Raelia, and his intent was to quickly close the distance with her. And afterward, figure out how to bring Raelia and her sister into his [Night Watchers].

They’re surely of great talent, and I want them both.

"Can I go in and take a look? Such a brave warrior shouldn’t suffer like this. Perhaps I can find a way to remove the darkness entangled with her."