Chapter 105: World Boss Raid (2)
by fnovelpia
The System Room that manages Rudera’s overall system.
Beep!
Tap, tap, tap
A small fire spirit was stretching its tiny hands, typing away at a virtual keyboard.
“Let’s see… Are you doing well?”
The spirit sipped its coffee and checked the incoming guide, then suddenly stood up from its seat.
“Yes. About 90% has been completed.”
Once, he was known as the Flame Emperor, the leader of a terrorist organization that terrorized the continent.
However, to the guide, he was nothing more than a useful subordinate.
The Flame Emperor, whose body could not endure his own power, had wandered through temporary vessels.
After the great upheaval, he was captured inside Rudera, turned into a spirit, and now worked as the guide’s loyal subordinate.
“But… are you sure it’s okay to do this?”
The Flame Emperor asked, looking somewhat reluctant.
“About this World Boss raid. It seems too different from the initial draft we reported to the previous GM.”
“It’s fine, it’s fine. The master enjoys things that go beyond expectations.”
Having observed Albus’s tastes for a long time, the guide was certain.
What he desired wasn’t a world that ran predictably, but one where unexpected things happened constantly—a world full of surprises.
Therefore, the guide had made numerous modifications to the original plan for the World Boss raid event that had been reported to Albus.
“I hope the master likes it.”
Thinking about how Albus would react when he encountered the event made her heart begin to race with excitement.
***
Title: Summary One Week Before the World Boss Raid
Content: One month ago, there was a notice from the moderator announcing that the World Boss Raid event would take place next week, and everyone seems to be aware of it, so here’s a summary.
***
The most important rewards mentioned in the notice include hidden classes and hidden items.
It seems these rewards are as amazing as those from past tournaments.
Perhaps the GM in charge of this event also wants us to grow quickly and wake the GM sitting at the top.
Next, the event location—the place where the World Boss will appear—is called [Dimensional Battlefield].
This area will be opened two days before the event.
The intent seems to be to give players time to prepare for battle.
Lastly, regarding the identity of the World Boss, nothing has been revealed yet.
Whether it’s a monster, a human, or a creature from another dimension, no one knows.
However, one thing is clear from the notice that says, “To defeat the boss, players from all over the world must unite.”
This suggests that the World Boss will be stronger than any enemy monster we’ve faced before.
So, it looks like players will have to cooperate to defeat the boss… but judging from how things are going, it seems like it’s going to be tough.
***
Title: The World Boss Will Appear in One Day!
Content: Because starting from now, for every 24 hours of waiting…
I’ll smash my head so hard it’ll scramble my brains into a complete mess!
If I don’t remember that I’ve been waiting, does that mean I haven’t waited at all?
If I erase my memory before the day ends, then doesn’t that mean the World Boss appears in just one day??
I’m so excited thinking about the World Boss appearing after just one night!!
***
But just now, the negotiation broke down.
The reason likely being the distribution of rewards after the battle.
Comments:
- I knew this would happen.
- From their perspective, they’re investing a lot of money to participate in the raid, so of course they’re sensitive about the rewards.
- But even so, only recognizing the contributions of the top users is a bit too much.
└That’s basically ignoring all the users who are climbing the reboot tower.
***
Rudera’s first-ever raid event.
With countless players eagerly anticipating it, the event date was approaching.
48 hours before the appearance of the World Boss…
‘The conflicts are more intense than I thought.’
Albus scanned through the community, checking how the continent was reacting to the upcoming event.
As expected, negotiations regarding contributions and rewards had failed due to greed.
***
Although it was just in-game conflict, Albus couldn’t help but worry whether it would lead to unfortunate consequences in real life.
He was concerned that the in-game conflict might spill over into reality.
‘I should inform the guide for now.’
Another area that caught his attention was the discrimination between servers.
‘The players from the established servers refuse to acknowledge the new server players.’
Negotiations between the guilds from the established servers had been somewhat successful, but most of them refused to recognize the players from the new servers, causing the negotiations to break down.
‘The established servers base their avatars on real-world strength, but the new servers start from the very bottom.’
To the players from the established servers, those from the new servers likely appeared to be lowly commoners, lacking any real power in the real world.
In fact, many commoners who never even dreamed of climbing the tower in Rudera’s normal servers began challenging the tower after the emergence of the new servers.
‘It’s absurd when you think about the fact that the leaders of this new server, Duana and Alias, are actually gods in the real world.’
Bzzz
“It’s open.”
At that moment, a small warp gate opened in front of Albus and his party.
The entrance for guilds and parties that had signed up for the World Boss Raid had begun.
“Let’s go in.”
Following Albus’s command, the party entered through the gate.
What they saw inside was an overwhelming sight, almost too shocking to believe, even with their own eyes.
“It’s… huge.”
The space was so massive that no human eyes could fully capture it.
It was an open area so vast that even combining the continent’s three largest plains wouldn’t compare.
Despite its sheer size, it was an empty, blue space.
Just like Albus’s party, countless other players were entering the area.
Thud, thud
Once the players had transported enough supplies inside, they began pitching tents and setting up camp.
“Ugh… looking at those, our tent looks so pathetic.”
The large tents of the upper guilds resembled military encampments.
Wald muttered in a defeated tone.
“Tent grandeur doesn’t equate to power. In fact, strong people avoid standing out on the battlefield, swordmaster.”
“…Oh, as expected of Lady Alias! I learn so much from you!”
Given that she had led countless wars to victory and risen to godhood, Albus couldn’t help but wonder how ridiculous these players must look to her.
With a smirk, he and his group began setting up their own tent.
‘In the real world, camping isn’t just uncomfortable; it’s dangerous due to ambushes, bugs, and infections.’
It was far better to camp in the game than to face such dangers in reality.
Here, they didn’t need to eat or relieve themselves, making it far more convenient.
***
As time passed and most of the players in the [Dimensional Battlefield] completed their camps, they began preparing meals with what they had brought.
“It’s hard to tell if it’s day or night here, isn’t it? Has the sun even risen?”
“Exactly. I don’t even know if I should be calling this dinner.”
Albus’s group also began preparing their meal.
The special environment, devoid of a sun or moon, only bathed the area in a consistent amount of light, giving the players an eerie feeling of disorientation.
“Well, let’s start eating.”
Just as Albus checked that the stew was done and started distributing it to everyone, a mocking voice called out from the side.
“I can smell the filthy stench of lowly commoners from the new server!”
Turning to the source of the voice, they saw a handsome man with tanned skin and blonde hair, flanked by several subordinates, smirking with pride.
“Is that what you call a camp? You low-born scum can’t do anything right! Behold the camp blessed by Lady Alia herself!”
The man pointed to a distant camp that looked like something straight out of a Holy Kingdom.
‘Alia’s blessing? So, he’s from the Holy Kingdom, huh?’
I naturally turned to Alias. She shook her head vigorously, her face expressing surprise, as if pleading with me, ‘Don’t you dare think I’d ever bless someone like that.’
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