Once Human, Now A Parasite Chapter 317
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Not long after Arthur paved a way through the illusion, the duo appeared on the Westia Continent. For Josef to recognize this place, Arthur used Space Magic to take them to a more popular place yet devoid of living beings as to not attract attention.
With merely two teleports, they arrived at their destination. From what Arthur heard and saw, there are five big main cities on Hell Gate and one of them have a distinguishable black mountain near it.
The moment they appeared mid-air, merely some distance separating them from this unimaginably tall mountain, Josef stared with surprise at the sight before him.
Although he expected Arthur's words to be true when he heard them a short while ago, he was still feeling surprised over the fact that he was inside his company's game without resorting to the headset.
"You understand the severity of this matter, right? It's not some game but reality!"
Arthur's words caused the middle-aged man to snap out of it and gulp some saliva unconsciously before he took a moment to compose himself and then reply:
"It really exists... but even if it is exactly like the continent on Hell Gate, it doesn't change anything."
Arthur's next words caused Josef to feel as if a bucket of cold water was thrown at him
"That's not the problem. The issue is the players, they aren't just playing a game but are somehow being teleported here, not physically, of course."
With the use of his sense, Arthur was able to discover countless humans and other Races wandering in this bustling city. It was filled with 'NPCs' and 'players'. Most of them were low-leveled and even the strongest one is still considered weak from his point of view.
"Teleported? Are you even sure about this?"
Josef didn't seem to totally believe Arthur about this matter. It seemed to incomprehensible, or over-the-top matter.
With the addition of the System, many theories and speculations were created about the existence of other worlds.
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'Where were the monsters born from?'
'Who spawned those dungeons?'
'Where did the Goddess come from?'
Such questions were frequently asked thus many people believed of the existence of life beyond the milky galaxy, or perhaps even in it, these people included Josef, too.
This is why, despite being really shocked, Le Orn was still able to cope with his sudden appearance on Astria. However, for a game his company created to be able to transfer its players to this place in an instant, it seemed too far-fetched, at least that's what Josef thought.
"I'm 50% sure. We can prove if I'm right quite easily, though."
Josef pondered for a moment and then said
"Yeah, if we can find one of the popular players then I can recognize him but the continent is to-"
His stopped mid-sentence as he seemed to remember that Arthur had unfathomable power. He didn't know what happened when they warped but he caught a glimpse after the first teleport and realized they were at the center of the continent and one second later, they appeared near Black Mountain City.
'To cross such a distance in a split second... just how strong is he?'
Josef was very curious but he kept all these thoughts to himself. Arthur changed from the past, he wasn't that easy-going like before, in fact, despite the way he acts nonchalantly right now, Josef still felt some kind of wall that was blocking him from becoming friendly with Arthur like before.
'Then again, it's to be expected after what had been done to him.....'
"Exactly. Is there any player with a specific level you want me to search for?"
As if he expected such a question, the CEO replied immediately
"Yes, it's my niece, a mage called Ramachelge, Level 155."
Arthur nodded his head and closed his head for more than half a minute before he finally opened them again. Since his target was a low-level and this place was crawling with them, it took a bit more time than usual. Moreover, Westia Continent was larger than the other continents.
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"I found someone matching your description. A female with a fox mask and blonde hair, around 173Cm tall."
"Yes yes, that's her!"
Arthur waved his hand and the two of them, yet again, teleported a long distance and appeared on top of a volcanic mountain, which seemed about to burst at any second.
This place was at the Central East of the continent and apart from the human mage Arthur sensed, there didn't seem to be other players.
"I really don't get it, instead of adventuring in the game, why not do it on Earth, at least you'll become stronger and gain money."
Arthur voiced his thoughts as his gaze penetrated the fog surrounded the peak of the mountain and landed on the robbed female mage who was waving her staff and firing magic skills at her opponents.
It would be logical for people to play this game before the System appeared as they want to immerse themselves in a fantasy-like world with skills and too. But reality became exactly similar to this game where only the environment is different yet here they are doing their best to increase their Lvl here instead of doing it in reality, where it really matters.
Although it's a bit ironic, Arthur, who owned a company that managed games and multimedia, he wasn't much of a player. He was very interested in developing games, but playing them is another matter.
This doesn't mean he never played, in fact, he played a decent amount to be able to understand the point of view of gamers, however, he didn't immerse himself too much.
"It's difficult. Leveling, I mean. The game helps the players a bit and dying in it doesn't really kill you, you can also lower the pain level so you don't get traumatized but the reality is different. A single stab from even a goblin could kill a low-level citizen or cause him to become a cripple, the risk too high. There's also the perspective of wealthy and politically powerful people, they have strong guards to protect them so why would they waste their time to empower themselves when others could do that, then work for them. So, with much free time, they usually tend to play the game to unleash their desires, which can be twisted in most of the cases. A gentle lady from a wealthy family could become a sadistic player killer in the game.... For them, the game is a way out to escape what's happening on Earth."
Josef paused for a second, took a deep breath, then resumed his speech
"Many see the change that occurred to Earth and something that could lead to our evolution. Something incredible that happens once in a million years but facts say otherwise. From destroyed homes, obliterated cities and massacred villages and towns. Not once or twice did a genocide happen due to the spreading of unknown magic caused by the creatures inside a dungeon. Without batting an eye, the government will order for a massacre, leaving no soul alive, even newborn babies weren't spared.
What evolution? The creation of new types of firepower or the discovery of Magic? Then what about the human population, which decreased by 22.4%. More than one billion people perished yet the people in high-powers are laughing with joy now, utterly ridiculous, I'm very eager to see what happens when a real catastrophe appears and they are pushed to a corner!"
When he finished talking, Josef slumped his shoulders and sighed. As if he took out a huge load off his heart, he smiled at Arthur and said added one last thing
"My apologies, I got a bit agitated. What I want to say is that a game like this could save more lives than one could imagine. Sometimes, The believability of virtuality is often superior to the unrealness of reality."
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