Server 1157

*** A few months later ***

"So those famous rookies are you?" The leader of the group, which had surrounded their prey, brought his second hand on top of the sword he was holding with one hand, signaling that he would attack in a few seconds.

"Back off! We do not want any trouble!" Vato, on the other hand, sent the signal back to his enemies that he would join the war alone by getting ahead of his wife Yolimar. He was not pleased because they were caught by surprise while hunting monsters in a deserted area.

Until now, very few people on the server had been able to find them, and none of them had even seen their faces. Vato and Yolimar always showed up very cautiously, and the helmets of their armor were always on their heads. It was the same right now, so they continued to experience the comfort of not being deciphered yet. Of course, they had to get over these enemies without killing them.

"It's really weird that your eyes are still the original color. Most of the time, you manage to collect even more points than people who kill players, but since you are not red-eyed, it is obvious that you have not killed anyone so far." The leader of the group, whose own eyes were also in their original color, that is, who had not killed any players yet, continued his speech. "As far as you see, we are just like you. But our scores this week are very low, so my friends will be dead when the leaderboard is announced. Therefore, I make a peaceful offer to you. Join us and let's form an alliance together. In this way, we all continue to be safe!"

"Thanks for your offer but we kindly reject it." Due to the frequent betrayals within the alliances on the server, Luca's distrust continued and he was determined to protect his wife alone. Moreover, when an alliance was formed or when players joined an alliance, its binding was quite long and the penalty for leaving before was heavy.

"Then you leave us no other choice!" The leader of the group and 7 of his friends moved towards them to attack.

Vato, on the other hand, took the one on the left of the two swords hanging diagonally on his back and took action. He specifically unsheathed this sword because it was unlike any other sword in the game.More accurately, Vato had made it different. He had blunted the sharp surface of this sword for a long time, making it impossible for any living creature to be mortally stabbed by it. He used the one on the right when fighting monsters, and this when fighting humans.

The war did not last long… Thanks to his superior skill in the art of the sword, Vato with graceful movements deflected the attacks of his enemies, knocking them all out with hard blows.

"We can go, my love…"

"WHAT A FOOLISH BATTLE!" Yolimar, holding her husband Vato's hand warmly, was startled by the eerie voice.

Of course Vato too…

"We were the ones who gave these idiots the coordinates of your location." A large crowd was approaching towards them, emitting a demonic aura. Three men who appeared to be leaders were walking ahead of the others, and the same man slowly pulled his ax from his back as he continued to speak. "We had given them only one chance to live. That they make you become one of us by having a bloody fight with you. In this way, we could include you both in our alliance. But these idiots preferred to be defeated too easily…" And he swung his ax at one of the players who remained unconscious on the ground and... beheaded him…

"Oh Holy God!" The horrific sight she saw had completely startled Yolimar. In fact, having lived in this bloody world for a long time, she had seen such sights before and had gotten used to it, even if she didn't want to. However, the deaths she saw, albeit from afar, had always occurred after courageously battles. not cruel enough to ruthlessly slaughter defenseless unconscious people on the ground this way…

"No matter what, stay behind me my love!" This time, Vato gripped Yolimar's waist even harder than before, pulling her behind him. He knew that the danger they faced now was much greater than before.

He had heard the rumors. BRe's Aramis, who was briefly crowned weeks ago, had some problems with a few indie players. He declared these players KOS, claiming that they had deviously murdered other players. These few red-eyed players formed a very dangerous alliance by gathering other red-eyed players wandering around the server. As far as was known, they were now killing every player they encountered, unrelated to the events.

"But we can still somehow get along, VatoLuca!" The evil man who keeps on casually killing other players lying on the ground, kept continued to speak. "Just wait a few seconds…" After beheading his 8th victim, he turned towards them with blood-spattered face and blood-red eyes, looking at Vato. After eyeing him devilishly for a while, he turned around and called out to one of his henchmans. "Come here!"

"Yes, Sir!" The rank-less red-eyed member ran towards him, grinning, but found himself in midair before he knew what had happened.

The dreaded man had grabbed his ally by the neck as he approached, and threw him in front of Vato. "Kill him! In this way, you will qualify to be one of us. And in return, I will promise you that we will protect your girlfriend forever. And without turning her into a red-eyed… How about this offer?"

"HEY BOSS! WHAT ARE YOU SAYING!!!?" The red-eyed player, who had a cunning aura just now, cried out in fright, due to the fact that he was betrayed so easily right now.

"..." Vato was staring at the evil player in front of him with eyes full of hatred, his eyebrows furrowed to the end.

"Come on. Do you think I'm as stupid as the other players you've come across before? No one lives without an alliance for months like this and struggles with determination enough to collect such high points. There is only one thing that makes you do this, your love for your companion Yolimar. The reason you don't kill anyone is not about yourself, obviously you made that promise to her. Continuing to live like this is only delaying your absolute death, you know that better than I do! That's why I came here to do you a favor…" The evil smile that had just appeared on his face began to be more devilish… "To offer you the only option that can extend the life of both of you…"

Checking the power of his enemies, whose names he knew, from the transparent stat window in front of him, Vato realized that he had no chance of defeating the leaders of the group, in particular. Then, with his trusted agility, he glanced quickly behind him, looking for a space where he and his wife could escape.

However, more than five enemies also appeared there…

"Give up, VatoLuca! You have nowhere to run…" The villain's tone began to soften. "Sorry, I phrased it wrong.You have no choice but to prolong your own lives and be my strongest allies!"

Vato realized that they could not escape. This time they were indeed completely cornered in despair.