The Ultimate Internet Power

Dark Plain and Elves

Daru's brows furrowed as if in disbelief with Sergio's words, Daru said, "You called me? What's your purpose?"

"My goal is there" Sergio's expression turned ugly before finishing his words.

"What's wrong?" ask Daru.

"This body is about to die, stay straight and meet me in the village." Sergio took out a smartphone-like device and he disappeared after pressing a few buttons.

"Teleportation?" daru muttered when he saw Sergio disappear.

How did he teleport in a place without any mana? thought Daru.

"I had no choice but to meet him" he muttered before stepping in the direction Sergio pointed out.

The night began to dissolve and several times Daru almost fell because of drowsiness that attacked him. He did not use the tent he bought first when he first set foot on the Isla Continent because all he knew was that the Dark Plain was a monster house, making him feel anxious when sleeping.

Daru forced his feet to keep going even though his head was filled with hallucinations that forced him to close his eyes and sleep. Daru's struggle ended when he was no longer able to walk.

Brucks

Daru fell down and unconscious, he fell asleep.

....

Hot Eve stung Daru's face who was still asleep. Feeling very uncomfortable, Daru opened his eyes and realized that the day had changed.

When Daru had regained his consciousness, he remembered that he was currently in the Dark Plain. Daru's adrenaline rises and immediately picks up a laser gun from his dimension ring. He frantically aimed the muzzle of the gun in all directions, trying to figure out if there were any monsters around.

After making sure there were no creatures around, Daru let out a long sigh and re-inserted his laser gun into the dimensional ring. Without waiting any longer, Daru stood up and continued on his way. Without him noticing, two pairs of eyes had noticed him from earlier.

"Is he the one?" ask one of the figures who was watching Daru.

"I'm sure. Can you feel which circle that person is in? It's terrible" replied another figure standing not far from him.

"What do you feel?"

"I felt the heat while trying to feel the mana circle. It wasn't the heat of a haphazard flame, it was like the God of fire," the figure replied with a slight shudder of fear.

The other person who heard him could only put on a surprised expression, he said, "Tuffa, can we entrust the fate of our people to him?"

"The words of Mr. Sergio are never wrong. Do you doubt Mr Sergio, Dior?" ask the figure called Tuffa in a sharp tone.

"No, I just thought too much about it. Let's follow him, we make sure he sets foot in the village safely" Dior said before moving very carefully following Daru.

Tuffa nodded and followed what Dior had done.

Return to Daru who is walking with difficulty.

Damnit damnit! I have no energy due to lack of sleep! the curse of Daru in his heart.

Daru walked by dragging his feet, his hands holding the trees around him to keep his body balanced.

After a long walk like that, Daru felt no longer strong to walk, he decided to rest.

In the middle of his break, Daru checked his smartphone, checking if any signal was caught by the small object. However, the condition of the object was still the same as the day before, without a signal.

When Daru turned off his smartphone screen, two figures behind Daru were caught by his eyes from the reflection of the smartphone screen. Immediately, Daru pulled out his dimension gun and pointed the muzzle of the gun towards the back.

"Get out with your hands on your head!" shouted Daru while trying to find out the position of the two figures.

Not long after, two people wearing green-leaf robes appeared to Daru by raising both hands.

"Who are you?" asked Daru without loosening his vigilance.

The two men removed the veil of his robe, revealing their whole face. Daru's attention was fixed on both of their long and pointed earlobes. The word "Elf" also appeared in Daru's mind.

"Please forgive our impoliteness. My name is Tuffa, while the man next to me is Dior. We are both village guards assigned by Mr. Sergio to ensure your safety" said one of the figures Daru believes is a woman, from her tone of voice and body characteristics.

"Sergio sent you? Prove it," said Daru who still does not fully believe.

"What kind of proof do you want, sir?" ask a man named Dior.

Daru was silent for a moment to think of what evidence was strong enough to show that they were both really Sergio's messengers.

A light bulb flashed brightly on Daru's head, and he said, "Tell me where it came from."

The two Elves, Tuffa and Dior, looked at each other before Tuffa replied, "A place called Niberu. I'm sorry, sir, I don't know much about that place."

Tuffa's reply made Daru begin to take off his guard and insert his laser gun into the dimensional ring.

"Where is he now?" ask Daru.

"Mr Sergio is doing something important outside the wall, we don't know what he means" Dior replied.

Why did he leave after inviting me to come? thought Daru.

"Is the village Sergio refers to still far away?" ask Daru.

"No, sir, our village is about a 3-hour walk from this place."

Daru wants to continue the journey immediately and arrive at the village mentioned Sergio early, but his fatigue does not go away. He decided to take a nap after asking Dior and Tuffa to watch over him.

....

Meanwhile, an old man appeared on Sarren Hill. Unlike others who had entered the Sarren Hill area with teleportation portals, the old man suddenly appeared there. There was no eye catching the incident, only the old man knew.

The old man walked into Daru's shop and immediately opened his mouth as his foot stepped on the shop floor.

"Is there anyone named Frey?" said the old man.

Frey, who was behind the counter with a faint expression, was surprised by the man's sudden words.

"I'm Frey, how can I help you?" Although Frey spoke it in polite language, the look in his eyes revealed caution towards the man.

"Well, can I have four eyes with you? There's something I want to talk about 'deceased' Daru." The man emphasizes the word "deceased" as bait to attract Frey.

"Follow me to the second floor" Frey said before walking with an expression that showed great shock.

The man followed Frey and arrived at the room on the second floor. After arriving, Frey closed the door and suddenly, Frey unsheathed his sword and pressed his sword into the man's neck.

"Who are you? And how do you know Daru's alive?" asked Frey with a threatening look.

"My name is Sergio, I'm here to bring you news about Daru" the man replied with a smile.

Frey immediately drew his sword and said, "News about him being alone with his girlfriend? I already know!"

"No" answered Sergio.

"Then what?" asked Frey in annoyance.

"He is currently in a condition that makes him unable to return to Sarren Hill, quite dangerous. Daru can return to Sarren Hill in a few days. He asked me to tell you about this, but it seems that what you care about is not the safety of your lover who did not return home from yesterday. Well, it's none of my business. See you," Sergio said before taking out his small teleportation device and disappearing.

Frey's expression turned bad, as bad as it was.

I won't let the same thing happen to Daru. I assure you, my plan will not fail this time, thought Sergio who had been very far from where it was before, Sarren Hill.

(Next chapter: The Dark Plain Incident and Sergio's History.)