Chapter 56
“Wow, am I seeing things?”
“Damn. It’s like a tsunami….”
When the Forest of Despair monster corps rolled in, the users within the village walls couldn’t help but exclaim in awe. Monsters densely occupied the entirety of the plains before them. Initially, the players had thought that a 10,000-monster army would ‘Probably be a fair amount,’ but when they saw the reality of such an army, they were amazed at the overwhelming sight.
Almost every user was in Starting. Of course, humans were selfish beings. To many players, it didn’t matter if other users died and lost the Siege Quest. They just wanted to have fun. However, a single clause on the Announcement Board page had made the users gather at the east gate en masse…
/Additional Information 3. If you fail to defend the Guardian Tower at the center of the village, the DIO service will automatically end, regardless of the date and time./
Though Merlin didn’t think much of this clause, all the other users were up in arms.
“Wait, what the hell! End of service! End of service, really?!”
Amongst the users, a popular saying was already circulating, “Humans can quit smoking, quit taking drugs, but they can’t pull themselves away from DIO.” Despite only playing DIO for a limited time, the players were already hooked. Moreover, time in DIO was slower than it was in reality, and the gameplay required knowledge, skills, and senses that were also used in real life, which made the game feel more authentic. In other words, the more someone played DIO, the greater their improvement as human beings! A simple game was able to do all this!
Yet, the clause read that the service would be terminated if they didn’t successfully defend the village’s central tower. No matter what, the users couldn’t allow this to happen.