With cold cheeks and the feeling of grass in the hand, I slowly opened my eyes on a map different from the sky garden.
[Where is this? A hidden map?]
Usually you need to land on an island at the sky garden, if you fall outside of the map it should be an instant death and I should be transferred home. However I was asleep on grassland where a gentle breeze was felt.
[Iāve never heard about getting sent to a place like thisā¦..Wind?]
I watched my surroundings. Even in the sky, there were no islands like in the sky garden. The clouds were moving like the grass. However, that is strange. There shouldnāt be any elements like wind in VMB. Also, when I was lying idle on the ground a short while ago, my cheek was cold. I could feel the temperature.
[This isnāt VMB? No, thatās impossible.]
I checked my body in confusion in the uneasiness that this isnāt a game. I had the MP5A4 which i used a while ago, three magazines on the belt, the sub weapon on my waist, grenades, a knife, on my gauntlet of my left hand i had the tactical support system (short TSS) with a variety of functions. When deploying a screen monitor, the menu is displayed as always.
However, when I try to open news or mails from the management an ERROR is being displayed. The map function of the head goggles only indicates my position. Also the CP i saved until nowā¦.. The SHOP function where i can purchase weapons, ammunitions and equipment seems to work. I can also choose the support weapon summon function, too.\n
[I donāt understand the reason why i canāt contact anybody. Maybe itās because itās a hidden stage? For the time being, as itās a secret stage, maybe i can do something. I should try to advance.]
The VMB PVE mode and the stage rewards such as the CP and firearms which werenātĀ acquirable in the SHOP. I was interested in them and got addicted in collecting them in that mode.
[Even if I say that, which direction should i go?]
While looking around at landmarks, I could not see a suggested goal for the map. I only knew the map directions reflected on my head goggles. Even if I look around, there is a forest in the north, mountains to the east and in the west and south only grassland.[Well, seems like there is nothing to the west or south. Considering the map configuration of VMB there is no warfare in the mountains. I guess i should go north.]
Without information of the stage, I donāt know where an enemy may appear from. Though enemies are displayed on the map as a red point, the information of an enemy canāt be seen without exploring the map.
I set the MP5A4 on my waist to the 3-Shot-Burst mode. With the powered suit, which increased my leg strength, I started to jog towards the north.
While approaching the forest, no enemy appeared till now. However, i saw something unexpected with my eyes.
[An insect?! Huh?]\nThough I did not notice while running through the grassy plain, when entering the tall woods, they seemed to be alive.
In the world of VMB no insects existed. In naturals maps, such as forests and grasslands only the player or enemies existed. There were no NPCs like harmless MOB characters.
[Itās not VMB after allā¦.? Then why am i here in this outfit or better said where is this place?]
There is nobody here who can answer my questions. My voice disappeared in the woods with the calming wind. I unintentionally grasp the grip of my MP5A4 to realize the rigid iron mass which weights only about 3 kg, but it feels heavier than that. Also the weight of my head goggles which i have never felt so far. I touch the switch on the ear pads of my orange head goggles, which feels real.
The color of nature in my eyes, by all odds, was reality. When judging with naked eyes, and not with the goggles, i understood immediately that this isnāt the game world of VMB. ā¦ā¦..The TSS does not react at all when i try to log out.
Without looking around too much, I still saw a figure approaching me which was walking unsteady.
[An Enemy?!]
Perhaps because you have the same appearance as in the game and because I believe the one moving towards me is an enemy, I hide behind a tree immediately. I use my goggles again and touch the ear pads, while my hand trembled a little.
I look at the direction where it comes from. I try looking in front while leaning on the tree.
\n[Wasnāt I playing an FPS? Transferred to a world of sword and magic with a gunā¦. No, I donāt know if magic exists hereā¦.No, itās better to think there is, others may have some projectile weapons. I should think how to deal with itā¦..]
I continued chasing the goblins for about 30 minutes while muttering things like that. I heard sound of water flowing from the depths of the forest. No, I heard it falling. It saw a waterfall between the gap of the trees. There isnāt much water, but there is a waterfall on a 10m high cliff. In front of the goblins 3ā¦..3 small animals were walking? They entered a hole that was in the waterfall.
[I wonder what I am doing.]
I pulled myself together while looking at them disappearing into the hole. Apparently, the three animals returned to their nest.
Where is the place I can return toā¦ā¦.I was not able to move. I did not know what I should do. Return to my old world? How and where can I return, or should I live in this world? What should I do and where should I live?