No Tara Under The Horizon
Chapter 1
(Offers)
Seeing the dream door
Listen to distant whispers
Oh the blood-stained sword
Please guide me on the next road
The fountain of light cleansed my dusty body
Tired, I am still starting a new journey
Blood and tears spread in my eyes, the killing never stopped
Oh, my dear, please don't shed a tear for me
The devil will never get a blessing
I'll protect you, even if I have to pay for a lifetime
……
It was a moonlit night. The warm spring breeze mixed with the scent of flowers and plants swept through the forest, tree branches swaying in response.
In just the blink of an eye, two figures quickly appeared, moving deeper into the forest.
Swished…
Shattering the thin grass beneath my feet, I stared at the stars and felt an indescribable gloom approaching me.
Wipe the other party.
I'm not alone. Beside me was a beautiful and attractive elf archer. Bathed in the poignant and beautiful moonlight, it seemed as if her own face was shining.
“Fiuh..”.
He leaned against the ancient pine tree. Fatigue and dissatisfaction peered through his face, and his chest rose and fell as he took a deep breath. He gripped the sword with light flowing around him tightly. His chest protector cracked after a fierce battle, causing a nearly perfect speck of his curves to peer through it. His bracelet and leg armor also cracked, exposing his pale, round legs to the mountain breeze. His white robe was wet with blood and badly torn.
“Come stop running, Lu Chen.” He looked at me with red cheeks.
“Why?” I asked in wonder.
He waved his hand. “We will continue that plan in two days. In that case, we better burn this place down and delete our account now!”
“Alright, whatever you say, boss.”
I nodded and raised my bloodied palm slowly.
Holy hooch!
A burning arrow flew into the sky before it exploded into a rain of fire. It only took an instant for the entire forest to become covered in flames.
“Aaaaah..”
A terrifying scream echoed throughout the forest. The thousands of players chasing behind us burned to a crisp as they succumbed to the sea of flames.
I took a long sigh of relief. “Completed.”
“M N.” The girl nodded. “Now, let's go. Let's start our new journey!”
I raised my hand, and several streams of light consisting of data swirled in my palm. My body began to slowly disappear. The beautiful archer sitting opposite me nodded at me with a smile before doing the same. Just like that, we disappeared from the virtual forest.
……
“Wah..”
I took a deep breath and took off my gaming helmet.
It's finally over.
I have been fighting in the north and south for two years that I spent in “Spirit of Duka”. I have seen honor, felt pain, experienced sadness, met friends, enemies .. In the end, I had to leave that virtual world.
There's a shiny helmet on the table not far from me. Two cursive characters are boldly etched on its surface: Blessed!
Exactly right. After success with “Spirit of Grief”, the world's largest gaming company, Eternal Moon Corporation, carefully launched a new game called “Heavenblessed”. It claims to be the king of the game, boasting top rankings, whether it be design or consumer base. Over 800 million gaming helmets have been sold in the first month alone, and it dominates the market with 95% whooping.
The official release date of “Heavenblessed” is two days later, at midnight, with no closed or open beta. “Blessed” is one of the reasons I chose to go. Many teams are ready to leave “Spirit of Grief” and develop themselves in new games, and we are no exception.
Heavenblessed gaming helmets are divided into four different types: low level, medium level, high level, and VIP level. Of course, each level is priced differently. My helmet is from VIP level. There was even a small line of text imprinted beside him: Proud Member of the CGL Rank, Falling Dust.
Exactly right. My name is Lu Chen, and my legends are everywhere in this world.
……
“Heh..”.
I laughed mockingly at myself before turning on my computer. Avatar nicknamed “Boss” vibrates on my MSN Messenger. That is of course my beautiful leader.
I clicked on the avatar and read the message he left for me. “Let's meet tomorrow morning, okay? Where should we meet?”
Quick response. “Good. Including your salary, we got more than 200k after selling all our equipment. I've made a new card, and I'll send it to you tomorrow.”
“M N.”
I lay down on my bed after sorting out my feelings. I remember all the things that have happened in the last two years and lament the ups and downs of life.
I have worked for the boss for over a year, but I have never seen him in person before. He told me that his appearance in the game had been embellished, and that he was a dinosaur in real life.
I don't really care about that anyway.
……
The next day, early in the morning, I woke up and put on a set of casual clothes. I walked downstairs and walked down the street. The gym was only ten minutes from my place.
Feeling a bit daunted, I called the boss again. “Bos, how do you look? What should I pay attention to?”
A sweet laugh came from across the phone. “Dumb boy, just go to the front of the gym and find the girl who stands out the most.”
“M N.”
I hung up the phone and arrived at a public transport stop in front of the gym. Then, I waited while looking everywhere.
There were seven or eight people at the public transport stop besides me. A new black sports car with beautiful curves was also parked nearby. I don't recognize the license plate, but it might be very expensive.
It was time, but the boss still had not shown up.
At this point I became impatient, so I pulled out my phone and acted to call her again.
By the way, everyone at the stop including me had noticed that the owner of the sports car was a very beautiful woman. She has bright eyes, clean teeth and long hair. Her performance was good enough to compete in a national beauty contest. The thin smile on his face and the way his hair slightly danced following the wind only increased his charm even further and left almost all the young men waiting at the stop flabbergasted. No one would have expected to find such a beautiful woman in such an amazing sports car.
……
It was the first time I saw He Yi. Beautiful, amazing, and natural, she split the muddy pond that was my life and bathed everything in light. Everything except his peerless appearance faded into the background, pulling my eyeballs like rays of holy light descending from heaven.
The beautiful woman did not mind the shower of attention she received. However, the corner of his lips curved slightly in dissatisfaction as he called out a number.
“Doo-doo..”
My phone is ringing. When I brought it to my ears, I heard the boss say, “What is holding you back, Lu Chen?”
I was dumbfounded and could not believe. Is this beauty really the boss that I have been working with for almost two years? If that was true, then he had lied to me before. She was pretty enough to shake anyone to the point.
“Bos, I arrived some time ago ..”
Feeling a little embarrassed, I walked towards him while still holding my phone.
The beautiful woman turned to look at me. Then, he smiled and opened the door, saying, “That's you? Come in, there's a place I want to bring you.”
I climbed into his car while my back was showered by countless gazes of envy and envy. They felt like literal swords piercing my back.
“Bos, I don't think you would be so ..”
“Terus?” He looked at me while smiling. His eyes clearly look funny.
I swallowed once and did not continue. The female uniform she was wearing had a very low collar, so I could clearly see the pale flesh hidden under the cloth. That alone was enough to make my heart beat fast, let alone the abyss that almost sucked my soul. It was more than enough of a temptation to make my head dizzy.
Next to my boss's collar is a beautiful-looking work badge. Obviously, he should be working at the moment. His company name, “GGS” is written in a large font on the job badge, and underneath it is his name, He Yi! What really amazes me, however, is the title of the work written after its name. Said “Vice President of Asia” Region!
“Bos, your name is He Yi?” I asked.
“M N's. That's a good name, isn't it?” He smiled as he started the car. “What do you want to do in the future, Lu Chen? Or should I say, what is your dream for the future?”
“My dream?”
I thought for a moment before laughing. “My dream is to hide in the mountain from tomorrow and live in happiness. I wanted to feed my horse, cut firewood for warmth and travel the world. Starting tomorrow, I will focus on farming, building a big house overlooking the sea and letting spring come to me.
“Enough, you!”
He Yi laughed out loud. “You are really desperate. I guess it's up to me to be your guiding light again! Come on, I'll take you somewhere.”
“Where?”
I was a little worried about the front passenger seat.
He Yi gave me a mysterious smile and raised his eyebrows. “This is the place where dreams are realized. The Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls Guild plans to build a high-level workshop, and will probably consist of all of our main members. You are the first candidate that comes to my mind. ”
“A workshop?”
I feel a little lost. I was alone for a long time, and now I will join the gaming workshop?
“Bos, I think I prefer to be ..” I was silent for a very long time before continuing, “I really don't think the Dreaming Soul of the Ancient Sword needs someone like me.”
He Yi immediately glared at me and scolded, “Stop that whimper and just follow me!”
I could only be quiet as I was told. Everyone who followed He Yi knew about his encouragement, and the only thing we could do was obey his decision.
I didn't say anything else after that. He Yi also focused on driving it. But once in a while, he would glance at me and smile.
After a while, he gave me a card. It contained a portion of the income I had accumulated in the past half year or so. The car quickly exited the city area, and traffic was running low in seconds.
At the time, I had no idea that that peaceful morning would change my life forever. It was a way of life I never imagined I would go through.
