Chapter 56: Implication of Kindness
From the forest, Lucien and Gayanna descended the steep grass and hopped onto a small stone that helped them cross the little river trailing the forest’s base before vanishing westward into the distance, while they headed north.
They reached a bridge arching over a much larger body of water, which made Lucien realize where the little river had originated.
As they walked across the bridge, the sound of Gayanna’s footsteps grew softer and softer until she was completely gone—and Lucien almost didn’t notice.
The subtlety in Evolution Online and how intricately the details were ingrained in his mind was one of the reasons why the game always awed him.
’I can’t believe I almost slept through this goodie.’
Lucien shook his head pitifully at himself. He summoned the White Crown mask—a white wolf mask materialized over his face—and immediately the details above his head as a player were distorted.
After a couple of minutes walking, Lucien reached the front gate. He wasn’t particularly looking forward to encountering other players. In fact, he wished he could just continue playing this whole thing solo, but games weren’t like that—certainly not one with billions of people playing it.
Everywhere was probably swarming with players except the continent’s edge, which remained undiscovered and teeming with dangers.
Lucien still planned to return there, though.
Of course he would. He couldn’t just let those eyes that killed him with a mere glance go unpunished. After all, he despised leaving debts unpaid and uncollected.
Lucien stopped behind a young woman holding a little teen by the hand and cradling a younger child against her chest.