Emergency

The news of Arang’s wanted status spread like wildfire.

Users with considerably high positions in the second-largest power who received the wanted notice quickly pinpointed Arang’s location.

There was information from a user that Arang was on the Ferde continent.

In the past, there would have been hardly any users on the Ferde continent, making it impossible to find her, but now, the Ferde continent is frequently visited by many users due to the two dungeons: the Black Mage Altar and the Black Mage Hideout.

“Don’t you dare miss her!”

Arang’s presence is quite significant in Leore.

Just appearing on a broadcast with her can bring various benefits, so many users try to get involved with Arang.

And now, they were in a situation where they could seize that great opportunity.

No matter how much they want to get involved with Arang, going to her without any justification is impossible.

But now, they had a strong justification.

Users who chased after Arang to kill her, along with their friends, eventually found the slow-footed Arang and the middle school girl party.

However.

“Uh… hello?”

Arang was nowhere to be seen.

However.

Arang’s location was clear.

The middle school girl party is also somewhat famous in the world of Leore.

They can’t not be famous. They are Arang’s real-life friends, and like Arang, they are all 16 years old with considerable looks, making them popular.

In such a middle school girl party, a slightly small-looking carrier was lying on the floor out of nowhere.

In Leore, there are many items needed not for combat but for decorating houses or characters.

Carriers are for that purpose.

But still, a carrier in a combat zone swarming with monsters?

The eyes of both the middle school girl party and the party that came to kill Arang turned to the carrier.

‘Is she hiding in that…?’

Not even an invisibility spell, just a carrier lying on the floor in a combat zone.

It’s surprising that Arang is inside that small carrier, but Arang’s thought process was even more astonishing.

The leader of the users who came to kill Arang was caught in an inescapable situation.

No matter how you look at it, she didn’t enter that carrier in a normal state. No matter how small Arang is, it’s impossible to fit into that carrier.

In other words. Arang, who is inside that carrier, entered it in that famous dismembered state.

They have to kill Arang, but the moment they attack that carrier, they become crazy users attacking a 16-year-old girl in a dismembered state.

Strictly speaking, it’s a virtual world game, so it doesn’t matter much if they attack, but the user who came to kill Arang thought this situation was too underhanded.

Deolkeong.

Moreover, as if she had no intention of hiding, the carrier shook while everyone was silent.

Everyone heard that sound clearly.

Deolkeong.

The carrier moved once again.

Everyone felt that something was strange about this situation as the carrier moved again, making a loud noise.

Only then did Na-gyeong realize what she had missed.

Na-gyeong immediately opened the carrier.

Of course, what was inside the carrier was Arang. The problem was that Arang’s condition didn’t look good.

She was having trouble breathing. Her eyes, which were always bright, had already lost their vitality.

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Wow…

The situation that unfolded was so different from what I had expected.

I felt a slight strangeness as soon as I closed the carrier.

When I went into the box last time, it was a bit spacious and the top was open, so there was nothing particularly wrong.

But the carrier was different.

It was almost the same size as my body, so it was full when I went in, and the moment I closed the carrier, I got goosebumps all over my body.

At first, I didn’t know what it was, but as time went by, I realized it wasn’t goosebumps but fear.

‘Is this claustrophobia?’

The moment I thought that, I felt like someone was gripping my heart tightly, and it became difficult to breathe.

It’s not like I never had seizures.

I’ve had seizures in situations like fire on my body or being submerged in water.

I didn’t have many seizures, just a few times. Because of that, I made various efforts to make my mind healthy, such as psychological treatment and counseling.

And it got a lot better.

I thought, but this happened again.

Moreover, this seizure was different from the seizures so far.

The seizures so far weren’t really seizures even when I had them.

If the previous seizures felt like Arang’s spirit was getting stronger the moment I had a seizure, and my spirit was retreating to the back and just watching the seizure.

Is it because my spirit is completely fused with Arang now? I actually couldn’t breathe, it felt like someone was strongly pressing on my chest, and my whole body was falling into a swamp of fear.

The moment I felt like I couldn’t let any more time pass, I moved my body greatly and made the carrier move.

Fortunately, I was able to get out of the carrier thanks to Na-gyeong’s quick action.

And of course, I logged out.

Maybe it’s because it was a seizure after a long time, but as soon as I logged out, many people were in my room.

The seizure stopped quickly after I logged out.

‘Wow… so that’s how scary a seizure is.’

Anna-unni is constantly stroking me, but I still feel stuffy in my heart.

I can’t say which is more painful, mental pain or physical pain, but until now, I naturally thought that physical pain would be more painful.

But after experiencing mental pain, I hate myself for saying that.

My body is still trembling from the practical pain and fear I experienced for the first time since I opened my eyes as Arang.

Physical pain, that is, the incurable disease, has now completely recovered and I am healthy, but Arang’s mental traumas, which were ruined by the disease for a long time, seem to remain deeper in my body than I thought.

‘I feel so sorry for the kids…’

After the final exams were over, we went to a delicious restaurant together, had a delicious lunch, and gathered in Leore after a long time to have fun playing games.

I thought the incident where I was wanted was not a hindrance but another fun thing.

But the unexpected claustrophobia made everyone awkward.

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Claustrophobia.

It refers to ‘a symptom of feeling extreme fear in a small room with small or no windows.’ In addition to enclosed spaces, situations where the body cannot move freely or the eyes are covered can also cause claustrophobia.

Fortunately, it’s not a very serious level.

If it was a serious level, I would have fainted as soon as I entered the carrier, they said.

This claustrophobia seems to have been suppressed by my spirit and then released as it merged with me.

A problem arose with the onset of claustrophobia, which is the use of the access device.

An ordinary access device is a small, lightweight choker-type device that hangs around the neck.

But my access device is not an ordinary access device, but an [MDB] access device.

It’s not a choker type that hangs around the neck, but a huge refrigerator-sized access device, and you have to cover your entire face to use it.

This is where the problem arises.

As explained above, situations where the eyes are covered also cause claustrophobia.

A huge machine covers my entire face, and I can’t breathe for a moment.

I was lucky that Anna-unni, who was next to me, stopped me, or I almost had another seizure.

‘I’m screwed. I won’t be able to play games for a while.’

Emergency.

Super emergency.

If this continues, there will be a big problem in my virtual world game life.

Why not use a choker-type access device?

There are several problems with this.

[MDB] is not just an access device, but a medical apocalypse device.

It not only connects to the virtual world, but also checks the user’s biometric information in real time.

It is a state-of-the-art machine that immediately notifies you if there is a problem with the patient using this access device.

And this is the most, most important thing.

It’s the performance of the access device.

The choker-type access device that many users use is made so that many people can use it.

Access devices can be largely divided into three types.

The most basic choker access device that many people use.

It is a model that is made as cheap as possible and has as little performance as possible so that as many people as possible can use it.

Next is the egg-shaped access device used by professionals and the wealthy.

It is an access device that maximizes performance without limiting the price.

Both chokers and eggs have various price ranges.

The advantages and disadvantages of the two are clear, and the performance increases in proportion to the price, so people buy access devices that suit their situation.

The last access device is the [MDB] that I am using.

As far as I remember, there are only about three on Earth? I know. And among those three, the [MDB] that I am using has the best performance of all existing access devices.

To give an example from the perspective of a former gamer.

It’s like playing a game on a supercomputer and then suddenly being told to play a game on a Windows XP computer.

No. XP is too old, about 7?

I wouldn’t know if I used a choker access device from the beginning.

Who would use it if they were told to use the lowest level choker after using the pinnacle of access devices?

‘Absolutely not.’