The Immortal Player

Weyron coughed out blood right after Faunia's fist landed on his stomach. Then, he launched out of the registration area like a bullet. Consequently, a wind blew together with him, which was strong enough to even make other players take a step backward—considering that they were lined up several more meters away from Weyron's path.

Some of the players could only daze in astonishment, while some of them could only quietly watch Weyron's body fly forty meters away from the entrance of the registration area before he crashed down and rolled into the ground.

Dust clouded the area where Weyron landed and crashed, thus hiding his critical state from other players. He coughed out blood several more times before he was able to get back to himself. That said, he could only grit his teeth as he resisted the intense pain that he felt on his stomach. Then, he wiped the blood on his mouth with his left arm while trying to stand up with the support of his right hand.

"What's wrong with that little girl!" Weyron grumbled to himself in a weak voice. At this moment, he opened his interface immediately to check his remaining HP. To his surprise, there were still almost 75% of his HP left. So, he could only stare at his HP bar and was at loss for words.

But before he could even stand nor utter another word, Faunia suddenly appeared right in front of him, consequently making his eyes widen out of astonishment. Weyron tried his best to dodge another punch from Faunia that was already on its way.

Fortunately, in the last second, Weyron was able to successfully transform into his snake form—consequently avoiding Faunia's punch that was aimed to his stomach. That said, before he could even crawl away from Faunia, he saw the smirk on Faunia's face as her punch curved downwards and eventually hit Weyron's tail.

The impact of Faunia's punch made the ground shake as strong as a magnitude 6 earthquake. This, in turn, had created a strong wind that cleared the dust in that area, while blowing some players several meters away. 

At this moment, Faunia became visible to everyone else, together with a very familiar snake that was found near the center of a crater that was several feet deep. That said, the snake was not moving as its tail got smashed into the ground.

Then, before anyone could utter another word, Faunia lifted her fist and dusted her clothes, while saying, "Don't play dead, human! You won't able to fool me!"

Weyron, in his snake form, could only make a guilty smile as his eyes moved and glanced to Faunia.

This, in turn, made Faunia sigh in response and shook her head, while saying, "Nice try dodging my punch… Well… You did better than the other humans, so… You pass the test! Go talk to the human named Aron for your rewards!"

In the next second, Faunia's figure disappeared into thin air—consequently making the players draw a sharp breath. Some were amazed, while others were filled with fear. But what's important was that Pedro was able to tell the players 'indirectly' that the Adventurer's Guild as a whole was not a pushover.

They were individuals whom they needed to address with respect and sincerity. Else… They might end up being paste without even knowing it. Well… The Adventurer's Guild was reaching after them with good intentions. So, they just need to be sincere and respectful towards them.

Truth be told, there was no need for them to fear the management of the Adventurer's Guild. That's if they have no bad intentions towards the organization, its members, or its interests.

Soon, the first player to react was a woman that had a bow on her hand. She ran towards Weyron and said, "Mister Weyron! Are you all right?"

Weyron simply pushed his body around—to lay at the ground facing upwards. Then, he sighed and said in a weak voice, "Can you tell me if I look okay?"

The woman simply scoffed and said, "You look terrible!"

Weyron could only force out a smile in response as he glanced at the woman and said, "Miss Meen is really brutal… From the negotiation up to the way that you treat me… I don't know if you are a sadist or if it's only natural that you are hot-blooded towards me?"

Player Meen simply laughed in response. Then, when she arrived at Weyron, she gave him a potion and said, "Who knows? Haha. Anyway… Who was that little girl? It seems like you got beat up in a short matter of time!"

Weyron simply took the potion from her and gulped it down. Then, Weyron averted his gaze from Player Meen and glanced towards the registration area, while saying, "A being you don't want to mess with!"

"Hooo…" Player Meen sneered as she followed Weyron's gaze to the registration area. "Are you sure that they are not hostile to us?"

Weyron simply sneered in response and said, "You don't need to worry! The little girl said that it was only a test! Besides… If it was they really wanted to dispose of us… They could have done so, almost an hour ago!"

Player Meen simply remained silent in response. This time, her face was serious and cold to the point that even Weyron did not dare joke to her. Then, after several minutes, she sighed and said, "This setup… It looks like newly established! Are you sure that this is worth it than staying back in the north?"

Weyron simply smirked in response and said, "Just trust me! Everything is going according to plan!"

"Hooo…" Player Mean smirked. Then, she said, "Then, I'll do as you say! I'll join this Adventurer's Guild!"

"Don't forget about that thing!" Weyron said as Player Meen was about to leave.

In turn, Player Meen simply glanced back to him and said, "Don't worry! I am on to it! I have hired several bloggers to record everything that happened! It's only a matter of time before the news about the Adventurer's Guild spread to other players!"

"Great!" Weyron clapped his hands in celebration. Then, he said, "Let's take this chance to check the Adventurer's Guild! It would be crowded by then after all."

Player Meen simply smirked in response as she left. Weyron slowly stood and followed behind her. And when they arrived in the registration area, Pedro welcomed them with a huge grin on his face. That said, unlike Meen who still needs to do the registration, Weyron simply showed his badge and was able to enter the Adventurer's Guild's Area.

The first thing that Weyron visited was obviously the office area. He went there to check which quests he would be able to take. Fortunately, though it was just his first time checking the quests, Weyron was able to select many quests because of his Tier rating within the said organization.

That said, Weyron simply selected the easiest available quest at the moment. And it was to kill five monsters before the ball of fire disappears for that day. The reward was ten bronze coins for each monster that they were able to kill.

As for the other quests, most of them are non-combat related. Thus, Weyron could only pass on them and simply choose an easy combat-related quest. This way, Weyron would have a huge chance that his first quest would be a success.

On the other hand, Pedro did not give that much care about it. He had a lot of things to take care of especially the market area that he needed to improve. So, he can only leave players like Weyron to their own accord after they finish the registration part.

And like Weyron—who took a hunt quest, most of the other players also took a hunt quest. That said, unlike Weyron, the other players could only band together and form a small party that has a goal of fighting monsters for the hunt quest being issued by the Adventurer's Guild. That way, they would be able to hunt safely, efficiently, and fast. 

With that settled, the Kingdom Soldiers slowly started to get aid from the adventurers in fighting the monsters. Add up the Aron Burner that was set up on four sides of the Kingdom, the task that the Kingdom Soldiers needed to carry was tremendously reduced and it was all thanks to Pedro and the Adventurer's Guild.

Their shifts have been reduced—consequently giving the Kingdom Soldiers sufficient time for rest. Well… Truth be told, the adventurers/players would prefer for them to rest more so that they would be able to hunt more monsters. But with the increasing numbers of adventurers, the number of monsters would soon become limited.

So… Pedro needed to do the last phase of their plan soon. To designate the Adventurer's Guild's control to Weyron, while he focuses on expanding to other strongholds.

The Final Phase… The Domination of the Adventurer's Guild!