The World of Masks

Jinsuk cleared his mind. Fortunately, as soon as I started the game, I had a chance to get some information about this unfriendly game. He asked the robber on the left, who was just trembling in his head with all the questions he had to ask.

"First of all, why did you attack me?"

The robber hesitates a little and opens his mouth soon.

"I feel like a novice traveler, so let's rob · · · · · · · · · · · · so it doesn't seem like much."

"Hmm. I see. So this time it's the right guy. How did you know I was a novice traveler?"

Next, he asked the robber on the right, who had made a deal with Jin Jin heavily. It was also a matter of life, so I tried to answer this robber as diligently as possible.

"Bo, most people who travel this way usually wear black shorts in white shorts are novice travelers."

Jinsuk looked down at his clothes. Blood, mud and time were soiling the clothes, but at first glance, the clothes were still worn by novices.

"So this time again on the left. You assaulted a novice traveler to find out what a novice traveler has?"

"The magical bracelet and beads of life that novice travelers carry are quite lucrative, I don't know what else."

Apparently, the players' bracelets were said to be hijackable and the beads of life were quite expensive in this game.

"So you're professionally robbing novice travelers?"

Both robbers nod. Jinsuk laughed in vain. Even though it was a real game, I didn't know there was even an NPC that professionally robs players. In the beginning, even players have never twisted a chicken head in modern society. Even if you have some experience with rabbits, boars, etc. in beginner villages by accessing the masked world, you can't kill a human NPC without hesitation. The NPCs in this game have always been the same as humans. I almost thought about it that much. A novice with little or no experience would have been good food for them.

I said, "I wish I was a woman. I don't care if you take your clothes off and press it. Raped a traveler?"

Both robbers avoided the eyes of Jin. Even if you don't listen to an answer like this, it's obvious.

'This is a more dangerous game than I thought.'

You can't even rape a player without attacking them. The raped player was probably devastated, as it was a game that could feel exactly the same as reality. Maybe she was in psychiatric care. No, these guys wouldn't let a raped woman live, so they probably died of shock.

After that, the question of authenticity continued. But it was also because they were living in robbery. There was no such high-end information.

The name of the city you see far away is Blau, the Holy Neutral City. It was a city-state guaranteed neutrality by the Trust. Beginner travelers appear near this sacred neutral city. These cities only knew there were a few more, and even the robbers didn't know exactly how many were there.

It was thought that this sacred neutral city was perhaps the first to be occupied by beginners. And beginners guessed that they might not fall at random near each sacred neutral city.

The holy city of Blau is wedged between the two borders, and it seems to be named after Prail and Laden. But that's all the robbers know. The world beyond that had no idea. No, I didn't even seem to care. However, it was likely that the robbers in only medieval cultures knew all the countries and names around the world.

"Surprisingly useless. These. '

I got the information I needed, such as a quote from a neutral city or a store, but I didn't think it would really help.

I wonder if he had read that expression. The head robbing robber, who offered me a deal, said urgently.

"Hey, experienced travellers don't wear masks!!"

Hoho? What's this noise again? Curiosity was hidden in the eyes of Jinsuk. When Jinsuk reacts to what he says, the robber urgently spits out the rest.

"For some reason, skilled travelers attack each other! Some people in the world are even more likely to be targeted by skilled travelers. So, skilled people say they'd rather wear something deep like a hood or disguise! Only a few truly skilled travelers wear masks and novice travelers know nothing!"

I can't believe the mask is a target. The world of masks is an illegal game, so there's nothing good about unilaterally showing your face. Masks are essential in some ways. However, if this mask becomes a target of the enemy, the story changes. And the players are attacking each other. Is it just a PK or a targeted raid? I felt like I had to find out.

"Hmm. I see. This was pretty good information. Is there anything else?"

The face of the robber who mentioned the information in the praise of Jin brightened, and the face of the other robber died bluntly.

"There's something else! You should wear a mask when you enter the castle! Beginner travelers don't have IDs, so they can't get in! We have to talk to the gatekeeper and go to church! If you get something from the church to prove your identity, you won't have to wear a mask from then on!"

"Indeed. This has also helped. Anything else?"

"I know how to kill a traveler completely! Completely in the traveler's world!"

The brow twitches at the words of the robber, spewing out other information like trying to wedge. I thought I had to listen to this method.

"Travelers will never leave this world in battle! That's why we're putting a huge amount of it into combat day and night! The important thing here is never to kill a traveler. If a traveler seems to be malnourished, capture them alive for a short while, forcibly feed them water and food, then put them back on their feet and create a combat state. Even when a traveler sleeps or loses his mind, he or she stays alert and forces them to create a situation during battle. And repeat that. Then the traveler wouldn't leave this world, and about 20 days later, he was suffocated! In the traveler's world!"

Approximately 20 days. Time between here and reality is 3: 1. In reality, about 7 days. Humans cannot survive a week without water. Maybe if you do what that robber says, you won't be able to get a sip of water for a week and you're "logged in" to the game. Then he'll die of dehydration.

Since this was an illegal game in the first place, shouldn't we expect some sort of forced disconnection safeguards in the access tool? '

The more I heard, the game of this masked world was an infamous game. The question is, how did it spread in this game? Of course, NPC may have invented this method. The completeness of the NPC in this game was just as real as the robbers who are desperately trying to live in front of you. But the way I've heard it now is to get a full look at what the players are playing under. Massive volume, and constant forced combat. It catches them alive, forcefully feeds them water and food, puts them to sleep, and doesn't release them from forced combat. Prerequisites are too difficult for NPCs to figure out how to do this.

"I think there's a good chance that this was made by the player. '

I don't know who he is, but he used his head very well.

"I've heard there are a few other situations where a traveler can't leave this world, but I don't know the rest."

"I see. Your information is very useful. For now, you're definitely ahead of us."

As if the word of Jin had succeeded, the robber was pleased to raise his arms high in the sky. Jinsuk turns his eyes to the other robbers. The robber was pitifully trembling.

"Do you have anything?"

The difference in information was too different for me. Desperately rolling his eyes as he bites his nails to see if the robber who was left behind knew it. Then I looked at the truth as if something had come to mind.

"Everything, I hope, is useful to you?"

"Yes, you can give me useful information."

"Well, I'll let you know about our place! That's where our emergency money is!"

"Hey! You bastard!!!"

A coworker who was trying to sell the place heard a horrific robber raise his voice and try to keep his mouth shut, but as long as he was aimed at the tip of his chin again, he suddenly rolled his teeth and looked at the robber who was trying to tell me information, but did not take any action.

"I sold everything I took, and it's not for long, but it's still for a little bit."

Then I taught Jinsuk the approximate location. Surprisingly, it was in an ordinary residential area.

"It's a place with money. It's definitely useful information. But that's not enough."

The information I heard from the other robbers was too wild. It was also when I thought, "Do you know anything else?"

"Shit! Hey! Hey! Travelers need a place to sleep and rest, right? I'll just give it to you! It's a remote place, but it's a regular residential area, so it won't be a bother! I'll show you the location of the house document where the warlock hid the hole in his neck!"

Surprisingly, there is a lot of extra income. He thought so, and smiled in repentance as he saw the robber selling to the site in order not to be overturned. The jewel that robbed the robber to the location of the house document looked back at the robber who was left behind. It seemed like the foam was not sweating.

"Bo, the treasure. I know where the treasure is. So..."

When the robber who was left behind stutters and stops his mouth, suddenly a flash of light begins to sprout from the gem of the contract that was holding true.

"Ahhhh!!!!"

Suddenly, the robber screams like crazy. The robber, who was rolling around like there was no pain, calmed down after a few seconds.

"· · · · · · · · · What ·? That one."

"· · · · When you try to break a contract on jewellery of a contract, you suffer like that. And if you ignore the pain and break the contract, you're dead."

"That is, who is he?"

"In this case, you were trying to lie."

The robber glances at his colleague, who is crying horribly on the ground for a moment. However, I changed my face.

"I think we've got our results."

Jinsuk nods.

"I see. Yes, I admit it. First of all, there was more information that you provided."

The moment he heard that, the robber reached out his arms and shouted for joy. It was completely contrasted with the robber who was lying next to him crying.