146 Such Beautiful Creatures!

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The players from the United Asian Force stood as they watch Elder Treant Tan waved his hand, challenging them to charge forward. Cold wind breeze passed through them, sending shivers to their body as if it was a hint that they would all soon perish.

On the other hand, the people watching the live streams of the war erupted as the seemingly unstoppable army of the United Asian Force was halted by the sudden appearance of overpowered monsters--the treants. 

Holy Sh1t!

OMG!

Amaaaazing! I can't wait to play the game!

Same!

Same! +1

Same! +2

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Their viewers skyrocket from thousands to million viewers worldwide. The live stream went viral in just seconds. Some giggled, while others jump in excitement as they all dreamed of being able to participate in that battlefield. 

In the real world, somewhere in United States, five people sat comfortably on a white leather sofa whilst watching the live stream that was displayed in a 70 inch curved monitor that was attached to a wall.

"That's some big @ss trees they got there!" The man sitting at the edge of the sofa chuckled before taking a sip to the white mug he held. Then, he combed his blonde hair upwards, revealing his beautiful blue eyes and said, "I can't wait for our server to release such quests and monsters! I am fed up facing the little goblins! They can't even make a scratch on me even when I was just level one."

A blonde woman that was sat on the opposite end of the sofa, glanced towards the young man with a frown and said, "Just keep leveling up! Guild Leader Peter needs us to reach level twenty as soon as possible! So... Stop complaining!"

"Reese is right, Jake!" A bald man said as he shifted his brown eyes towards the young man. Then, he continued, "I heard that Jason and Gerant had already went past the level twenty mark! If we became complacent, we would be left into the dust by the Asian Players!" 

Jake, the young man, flicked his tongue in response and was about to retaliate to what the black bald man said. But before Jake could do so, a blonde man entered the door whilst holding a tablet seemingly filled with information. 

The five people, who sat in the sofa, stood immediately when they heard his voice spoke from their back. Their faces could not help but to force out a smile, especially Jake who's face had a few beads of sweat dripping down his face. 

"Jason and Grant had already reached level twenty." He stated with a frown, "Plus! They were ranked amongst the top ten players on the event of the Asian Server!"

He turned of the tablet, stared towards Jake, and scolded, "Reese and I are about to reach level twenty. What about you Jake? You have the Damage Nulification Skill! An Epic rated! But you're still at level seventeen?! I'll give you five hours to catch up! You know what would happen if you fail, right?"

"Yes, Guild Leader!" Jake shouted in response as he hurriedly headed towards gaming area.

When Jake had entered the gaming area, Guild Leader Peter gazed to everyone else--who stared back towards him, waiting for his command. Guild Leader Peter frowned in response and scolded, "What are you guys staring at? Log back to the game and start farming! We can't lose to the players from other servers!" 

Reese, or even the black bald man, Turner, did not dare to argue as everyone followed Jake towards the gaming area without wasting another second. Guild Leader Peter sighed in response after being left in the lobby area of their Gaming Camp.

Then, he raised his hand and aimed it towards the television. His hand seemed like it wanted to grab the three giant ships that were parked behind the treants. 

"We are destined to be the number one!" He grumbled as he clenched his fist and consequently turned off the television. 

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Somewhere in China, the chairman of the company that made the Bearth online comfortably sat on the chair on his office. He quietly observed the live stream that was displayed on a television attached on the wall of his office. 

He rubbed his chin as his gaze was fixated to the gigantic treants standing infront of the United Asian Force. However, despite his calm and relaxed demeanor, his secretary, who stood behind him, had beads of sweat falling on her face as the tablet on her hands kept popping out notifications after notification coming from the different departments of their company. 

"Such beautiful creatures!" The Chairman said in admiration. Then, he waved his hand towards the television--turning it off, and glanced towards his secretary, saying, "Tell the other departments that I did not release any updates. Those monsters were just part of the feature of the Bearth Online being an open world virtual reality game. If they ask how did those huge trees appeared in that area... Tell them that even I don't know the reason behind it! It's probably caused by a player from the Asian Region. In any case... Even I would want to meet that player!"

The secretary could only bow in response, whilst forcing out a smile, before leaving the Chairman on his office. Then, the Chairman rotated his chair and glanced to the view, outside his office. 

"Who ever that player is... I don't know if that player is just d@mb or is just tired of living!" He chuckled.

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Back inside the game, Elder Treant Tan shook his trunk and said, "Such... Disappointment!" 

Almost a minute had passed by and still... not a single player from the United Asian Force dared to move a muscle. Thus, with the lead of Elder Treant Tan, the treants took a few steps back before they sprinted and jumped through the hole. 

Unfortunately, they, even Elder Treant Tan, was not able to reach the other side of the Plains and fell into the hole that was deep enough to even hid their highest branch. This event made Aldo and the rest of the support team face palmed their heads as they started to became filled with embarassment, while at the same time, the fear that they felt earlier had started to came back to their minds. 

On the other hand, The United Asian Force bursted into laughter. Those watching the live streams online could not help but laugh as well. Some even mocked the game developers saying that they made the gigantic trees just to attract players. They won't literally place chalenges, especially monsters, that they would not be able to defeat at the very start or on the early stages of the game. 

As the observers spam their mocks or 'Trap! +1', the players from the United Asian Force relaxed as they walk forward, towards the three ships, as if victory was on their hands. That said, Paul Solares did not lift a finger, even if the United Asian Force was about to charge towards them, once again.

"I didn't expect them to be this strong!" Paul said as his face wore a frown. Then, he sighed and said, "Good thing that they were on our side."

His words made Aunt Veronica frown as the ground started to shake with a stronger magnitude compared to earlier, when the treants made ruptures into the ground. Because of it's strength, Paul neede to held at the railings of the deck, while Aunt Veronica entangled herself to the railing, in order to avoid falling down.

On the other hand, Yuson and Beatrice were forced to stab their swords into the ground and held on to it tightly to avoid falling. Aldo and Ashley was too late as they could only stab their swords into the ground and cling to it, to avoid rolling around like Loren, Charlotte, and Elisabeth. 

"Wha-Wha-Wha-What i-i-i-i-is ha-ha-ha-happe-pe-pe-peni-ni-ni-ning?" Aldo asked as his body uncontrollably swung from left to right. His voice vibrated as if he was ridding an extreme ride on an amusement park--like roaler coasters. While his hands, like Ashley, started to show marks that indicated how tight they held their sword.

No one answered him because everyone was busy keeping their feet on the ground. While Loren, Charlotte, and Elisabeth were hopelessly rolling on the ground. 

It was the same case for the players from the United Asian Force, some rolled in to the ground, while some were either on their knees or barely on their feet as they tightly held to their weapons that were stabbed in the ground. 

Soon, the quake started to weaken--signifying that it was about to end. Unfortunately, the dillema of the players from the United Asian Force were just about to begin. The soil in the plains, startingnearest to where the treants fell, started to collapse like a landslide.

"Run!" The players cried as they did their best to run back towards the direction of the forest. 

Unfortunately, the soil collapsed and slid as fast as an avalanch. Those players, who were beyond the half of the plains, perished as they fall and were burried into the ground. While those, who were yet to cross almost half of the plains, were drifted by the soil towards the new location of the lowest part of the plains. The part where the treants initially fell. 

"I-Impossible!" The face of the players from the United Asian Force went pale as they spotted the gigantic figures of the treants--who stared towards them as if they were staring at their prey. 

"Come... Humans! Let's... have... some... fun!" Elder Treant Tan chuckled as the other treants had a mischievous smile.