Chapter 2159: Secret of the World
All of the players that managed to process the information that Adrian has given are in complete shock. Some were looking at others as they did not understand what Adrian told them but those that did were stunned. They did not expect that the world itself in the game would be alive as in a being that possesses consciousness. They were even told that the world itself was rewarding them when world quests are cleared.
"How is that even possible?" One of the guild leaders asked.
"I think you are still stuck in the convention that the world is not with a soul. Remember that this is a game, and you can think of this as a different world. Even the rocks outside of this place have what we call 'souls' or essences. Souls are just essences that have unlocked sentience." Adrian stated as his words were now flying over the heads of the players.
"In other words, you can think that everything in this world is alive including the planet itself. The World Quests are created by the world itself to cleanse itself from impurities. Think of us like we are the white blood cells of the world since we are living in its body." Levin Cloud stated to explain in a more descriptive statement.
The players somehow understood the explanation that they were given but it would take some time for them to wrap their minds around it. Those that did suddenly felt like they received a jolt of electricity in their body as if everything started to become clearer. The guild leaders of each guild were the ones that understood the situation even more.
"If the Seven Primordial Beasts of Sin are dangerous then why is the world not giving a world quest right now?" Siegfried asked.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
"You can think of it as a shock to the system. There might not be a world quest as there are ways to avoid the eyes of the world after all. Still, I think a world announcement would be given. We just need some time as it is not just quests that necessarily make the players move." Adrian stated.
"If that is the case then the first step would be to locate them. It seems that there have already been sightings for each continent. We just need to decide on which one to attack first." Adrian stated.
Just as Adrian is about to use the demon eyes to check if they were able to locate them, a dark and flaming portal suddenly manifested below him. Adrian was suddenly sucked inside of it without even being able to resist. He was able to sense it, but the sheer power of the portal made him remember another.
"I am getting dragged to Hell. Continue on without me!" Adrian shouted as if that was a normal occurrence to him.
"Did I just see Equinox get sent to Hell? Can he go to Hell since that is the place where devils live?" Anastacia asked as she was puzzled like the rest of them.
"This is new for me too, but he did summon a powerful Devil once, but I never thought that you could be reversed summon. Oh! He messaged me and said that we should start planning since something needs his attention." Levin Cloud stated.
"Are we not going to talk about one of the most powerful players suddenly getting snatched from a place protected by a barrier?" Faust pointed out as he is a bit taken aback.
"He will be fine because this is not the first time that he returned from the depths of Hell." Solstice stated as she led the meeting since Adrian messaged her to be his proxy.
The meeting then continued on but there was still this weird atmosphere and all of them lifted their feet from the floor. There was now a visible fear of them being the next victim being dragged to Hell. The tension was there as all the players would often glance below their feet since they might not know if they become next.