Chapter 162

After the live broadcast of Dr. Jeff Johnson that introduced the new world and the technology that could save people all over the world, two different factions began to appear. One supporting the discovery and the other strongly rejecting it. Even those who refused began to form an organization. They did a demonstration in front of all the main buildings of the Last Shelter Online’s servers.

The days went by with the same story. Those who refused continued to shout their opinions about the technology that was considered capable of destroying human civilization.

Every day, Hiro watched all their action through the window where he lived. There was not a slight change. There was not the slightest bit of further action to at least appreciate the efforts of those who had spent their days defending human civilization, which they thought was right.

Dr. Jeff Johnson was never once seen coming to the building. Instead, he appeared on television programs related to technology and health many times. Even more often than before, taking all the eyes of our world to him.

Hiro felt very annoyed whenever someone asked for proof that the new world Dr. Jeff Johnson created was real, because that meant they should call Liberty and make her at least say hello to the media.

Alice was right, it was obvious that… Dr. Jeff Johnson looked as if he used his daughter, exploiting her for his success in the world.

Hiro spent those days struggling in the game. Increasing his power so that he could become the strongest player to reveal the secret of this world. What did Dr. Jeff Johnson plan behind his fake smile?

The idea of ??using Liberty as the reason for the rescue mission was very successful in persuading investors to invest a very large amount of their money. They fully support Dr. Jeff Johnson’s project.

People who had dying family members hoped that Dr. Jeff Johnson would soon complete the project. They would support in any way to make this big project become a reality.

Those who were hopeless and depressed about their life in this world felt that they deserved a second chance to live in another new world with a new life that made them feel grateful to have been born. They put their faith in Dr. Jeff Johnson’s hands. Even a few of them thought that the founder of Ninecent was a god.

The news was so massive that it exploded, not only in the original world but also in the Last Shelter Online world. The news of Yuujin’s death just drowned. Even the detectives who investigated the case retreated themselves as per order of their leader, saying that Last Shelter Online was the future. Last Shelter Online was free of all kinds of accusations.

However, there really was no evidence to support Yuujin’s theory of suicide.

The fact that Yuujin lived with great power in Last Shelter Online was proof that Last Shelter Online had managed to save a legend and let him experience eternal life after death.

The days went by, and all the news made Hiro and Alice have to cover their ears wherever they were.

Inside the hotel lobby, outside the hotel, in the supermarket, in the game. They discussed the same topic.

Two weeks had passed since that shocking incident. And finally, Hiro managed to contact Liberty, who had been very busy lately.

There were still 24 hours left before the announcement of the Last Shelter Online launching event, and the enthusiasm to get 60,000 LSC which was the reason why Hiro’s will to play the game was decreasing.

Even though his name had returned to rank 1 on the all server leaderboard, with a battle rating difference that was quite far from player at rank 2 who he had never met before, Hiro still felt that his heart was empty.

“Fix your expression, Hiro. You don’t look like a winner at all,” Spyro muttered while sitting quietly on Hiro’s shoulder. The dragon had evolved into a Teen Night Fury, so its size had almost doubled from before.

Hiro didn’t say anything. Lately, his mouth was more and more tightly shut. He avoided anyone who tried to contact him.

Even for his guild, he hadn’t visited the base for a long time and checked how things were progressing.

Although Noah and Jacob didn’t know what had happened to Hiro, they agreed to give him some time. They volunteered to be the ones managing the development of the guild while Hiro was away.

It sounded a little selfish, but it needed to be done. Hiro focused on increasing his strength, starting by simply grinding monsters, upgrading the weapons he used, looking for new sets of equipment, and increasing his strength. He also collected skills he could get through quests or buy them in the marketplace.

Hiro had done it all until he surpassed all players in the Last Shelter Online world who were being distracted by the new update patch of Last Shelter Online: The New World.

There was still no sign of Yuujin’s appearance since then. Hiro didn’t even know if his older brother was still in the same world as him or not. He knew nothing at all because WynterRain wasn’t listed as a player on the leaderboard of all servers, as if he wasn’t a player, even though he roamed freely and used powers like a player in that world.

Hiro still didn’t know anything.

With a lot of struggles, he had managed to reach the peak that could be considered the strongest player who could challenge WynterRain later.

He had gone through big events. Other players had seen NightFall’s name on the world broadcast. From those who were excited to see his name until they were bored because the system had broadcast it many times, only his name came out.

Even though he never returned to the guild base, Everlasting’s guild fame points continued to increase, thanks to Hiro’s hard work. No one wanted to hinder him or disturb him. They knew that something had happened to their leader, but they didn’t know how long the man would keep his mouth shut like that.

They were all very worried about his condition. The look in Hiro’s eyes had changed. There was no longer any light that coloured them. It was so dim, as if there was no soul filling the avatar.

The last thing that Hiro remembered was a whisper from Cara. The only player who dared to meet him.

“You’re not alone, Hiro. Come back anytime. We are waiting for you.”