Chapter 217: 3-star Elementalist: Survival instinct

Wil was taken aback by the sudden events. He saw the countless rocks are raining from the sky.

Using maximum speed, he tried to escape but at a certain distance, it seems there was a barrier placed and he hit the barrier.

A large rock was about to hit him.

Suddenly, his eyes went blank. Within a fraction of a second, an arrow quickly shot towards the rock and destroyed it into dust.

When cornered, his instincts took over him once again and he continuously dodges the small rocks while shooting down the big ones.

*Ding! Warning: You are reaching the limit of playing time.

As if he didn't hear it, Wil continued to fly towards the whale and resumed his attacks. Strangely, unlike before, he was able to shoot three arrows at the same time perfectly. Even after they land on the whale's back, they were only 2-3cm apart from each other. 

Two hours later;

Ding! Second Warning: You are reaching the limit of playing time.

"32,324,539" "32,324,539" "32,324,539" "32,324,539" "32,324,539" "32,324,539" "32,324,539" "32,324,539" "32,324,539"

Now, between each space between fingers, instead of one, three arrows are clamped, totaling nine arrows that were released from his bow.

Two hours later;

*Ding! Final Warning: You are reaching the limit of playing time. You will be forced to log out in 30 minutes.

*Whieaoooo*

As the whale cried out once again, it shot a water beam towards Wil at an extreme speed.

But to its shock, Wil dodged the beam and shot the nine arrows again before equipping the next batch.

20 minutes later;

*Ding! Deep sea whale king's HP dropped to 1%. It went into the second berserk state. Attacks increased by 100%

Wil shot the arrows as if he didn't even hear of the notification.

Five minutes later;

*Ding! You will be forced to logout in 5 minutes.

*Ding! You will be forced to log out in 2 minutes.

*Ting

Wil's final nine arrows pierced the whale's head.

"32,324,539" "32,324,539" "32,324,539" "32,324,539" "32,324,539" "32,324,539" "32,324,539" "32,324,539" "32,324,539"

*Ding! You killed the Deep Sea Whale King.

*Ding! You cleared the 4th wave. Choose between a unique skill and skill evolution as a reward.

*Ding! Your S-class capsule reached the limit. You are being forced to log out in 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1,…

An unknown amount of time later;

"Ugh…" Wil groaned as he woke up, grabbing his head.

His surroundings appeared blurry. His stomach growled. Wil rubbed his eyes and realized he was on his bed. That means someone carried him from the capsule to here. It also means someone entered the apartment without his permission.

But, before he analyzed further with a hungry stomach, he saw Aster was sleeping on the chair beside his bed.

Wil tried to move but he felt so weak at the moment. "Aster…" His voice sounded husky and hoarse. With great difficulty, he managed to make the lamp beside his bed lose its balance.

It fell and made a sound, waking up Aster.

"Young Master." Aster cried out as he grabbed Wil.

Moving him to a proper position, Aster brought the water and then, food. "Thanks…"

After a while;

"How did you enter the apartment? It was manually locked from inside." Wil asked him, implying whether he possessed a master tool or something.

"Well, we had no choice but to destroy the door using some tools. When I found you, you were already passed out in the capsule. The door is repaired now, so, no worries."

"Eh?" Wil was shocked. "What just happened? No, just tell me, what's the date?"

"Aug 7th," Aster replied.

"It's already been 5 days?" Wil was surprised. "Tell me from the start."

Aster answered, "Uhh! Three days ago, due to the power overload, the Apartment block had a power cut. After being informed, I tried to call you but no matter how many times I called, you never picked up. So, we had no choice to use the drilling machine.

It's been two days since then."

Wil tried to remember the last thing he knew. 'After that memory resurfaced in my mind, I lost my consciousness twice. Is it a coincidence or are they related?

As for the battle against the Whale king…" he let out a deep sigh, 'Should I just give up? I can't battle for another 30-40 hours…

No, I should at least try one more time. If I fail again, then, let's give up the quest, altogether. I already upgraded my skills for three times, anyway.'

"Young Master…" "Young Master…"

"Ah! Yes? What were you saying?" Wil came back to the reality.

"What are you thinking and sighing by yourself… Are you troubled by something? Should we visit hospital and have a check up just in case? The doctor said you brain might have been affected because of power outrage."

Wil shook his head, "Nah, I'm fine."

Aster then informed about the takeover of an Entertainment Agency and then, about the progress of their professional gaming team.

After hearing the details, Wil nodded, "good. Let those idols take a break for now. Tell them to be prepared for a virtual debut in a month. As for our gamers, after my business is done, I'll meet them at Deloris town. Don't invite them to the guild. I have other plans for them.

Is there anything else I would like to know?"

"Uhh! I'm not sure whether this is important or not but Miss Lee's Archery tournament is going to start in two weeks. She said she's going to take a break from the game after two to three days. Some of her friends joined the regular division.

"Two weeks? Shouldn't it start by now? I remember Hyori said it will start in the first week of August..."

Aster shook his head, "Not sure about that. Maybe, due to some internal issues, the tournament might have been pushed back a bit. Should I investigate?"

"Nah, it's fine." Wil waved his hand, "By the way, how are her friends? Are they good?" 

"I don't know where she brought them but they are experts, especially, the one who was claiming to be her master. According to our standards, he's an S-rank Elite level for sure…"

"Good." Wil smiled in satisfaction, "and anything else?"

"Hmm… Ah! That's right. Mia said she likes her birthday present. She conveyed her thanks to you via SnowDew but she said you weren't replying to her messages." Aster replied to him.

"Eh? My identity is exposed?"

Aster nodded, "Mr. Louis was caught by SnowDew and spilled the beans…"

"That useless prick..." Wil's face darkened. "I wasted epic grade equipment on him for nothing…"

The next day;

Wil once again entered the capsule, lazily while yawning.

*Welcome to War Online*

*Ding! Choose your reward, unique skill, or skill evolution.

"Hmm?" Wil's eyes widened in shock. "I cleared the fourth wave? How?" He then remembered the past when he killed the wild boar without knowing.

"Survival Instinct?"