Mission: Escape From The Monsters
A system like window popped up in front of me and gave me a mission...
Reward: You Survive.
...hah, you're kidding me. I was really hoping for something other than that same old stupid reward when I played the game. But it seems like the system still hasn't changed.
Right now, hundreds of monsters are chasing me and this system is still joking around!? It wasn't really joking but that's the worst part.
I had to run away without looking back. After the monsters just invaded the house, I had to jump out of the second floor and escape towards the forest just in front!
I jumped from the second floor... and Ouch!
I almost broke my leg but I landed well, it wasn't that high of a jump after all. Still, I had to keep running away, I was still in life danger!
So I started running towards the forest... I kinda hoped I'd have some sorts of speed boost for this but the system isn't really that kind.
Even if the monsters weren't as fast as me in running there was hundreds of monsters chasing me!
I ran away as fast as I could and I got to the deeper parts of the forest. It was unsettling, there was almost no sound from the forest..
It seems that the forest is also filled with monsters! Wait, why did I even escape here!? I was supposed to go to the main city and meet other survivors!
Things were seeing more hopeless to me than it did when I just got transmigrated. I have never beaten this game. Actually, no one's ever beaten it.
The game was famous for it's "impossible" difficultly.. there was 10 episodes in total, and I've only ever gotten to the 7th episode. And the closest record ever to reaching the end is the 8th episode.
Can I really survive this game in real life with just one try? To make matters worse I've messed up badly and ran towards the wrong place!
I wasn't thinking straight, I wanted to survive so I ran without thinking. I had game experience but this isn't a game!
Just as I was cursing at myself for messing up everything, the sounds of monsters started catching up.
"Fuck! Why won't you idiots just leave me be already?!"
This time there was also monsters from the forest.. they've even added to the already huge numbers.
I started running away yet again. This time, in the direction of the main city!
I had to get there in order to survive!
...
After an hour of running, I finally lost the monsters.
"Haa... Ha..."
I was breathing heavily, it was really tiring to run a lot but luckily I used to do exercise before I died so it wasn't even that hard.
If not for the monsters chasing me, I wouldn't have even thought this as hard at all.
I had finally escaped from the monsters and I'm now at the entrance of the main city. Luckily, there was a barrier for the main city just like in the game.
It seems that I might've really ended up in a game, huh? But I wonder... where does this barrier exactly come from?
The system? Right, that's the only explanation... But then does that mean I'm some kind of game character getting controlled by a third p arty?
No, that doesn't even make any sense! I'm controlling myself, that's for sure...
I tried touching the barrier but my hand went through.
"Hmm... It doesn't block humans from entering, huh?"
I wonder if the survivors knew something about this barrier? No, wait. They don't have a system like players. They probably don't see this barrier...
The system only guided players what to do... It doesn't have anything like "skills" or "store" kind of thing. It doesn't even have a "stats" window.
Ah, right, the system! Can I try communicating with the system?.. it was worth a try.
"System, system."
The system window popped up. It still responds to my voice just like when I played the game.
"Can you pretty please give me a reward? I had survived a way more serious ordeal than the normal scenario, you know?.."
I tried to say while looking as "pitiful" as possible. But to no avail.
"..."
The system just disappeared after 5 seconds and didn't gave me any response.
"Fuck you, system."
"..."
"Ahhh, fine, fine. If you won't give me a reward then so be it.."
I said with a frustrated expression.
"You stingy, greedy ass, no life, lifeless, stupid, dumb shit system!" I added.
I didn't even understand what I said but.. it doesn't matter, I was trying to get some reaction out of the system.
I wanted more information about the current situation that I was in. And more importantly I needed to rest after all that running, so I was just 'testing" stuffs.
This time... I didn't get any reaction from the system this time either. Sigh, why is this system so stubborn? Can't it speak?
Right, of course it can't... It's only a system. What have I been trying to-
Updating System...
A message popped up! Finally, is it getting an update now because the update of virtual reality is supposed to be reality and it realized that I was in reality, right!?
Okay, I don't understand what I just said but... Shush, it doesn't matter. The system said it's updating so it's only right for me to be excited!
Am I finally going to get some new ablities?! A status system to add stats!? I was kind of excited, even though the game has become a reality for me... I couldn't help but feel excited at the thought of new ablities.
I had thought about it before, fighting in the virtual reality was just me playing it in my room with a VR set. It'd be way more exciting to fight monsters in real life!
Well, it's also scary but... if I could get cool powers then I don't see why I'd still be scared of such ugly monsters! And being a scaredy cat wasn't going to help me survive in this world anyways...
After a few minutes of waiting, the system finally got a new message.
System Update: Complete.