The morning air carries the fresh air of trees and flowers, and the forest. Sunlight was scattered around the mountain, then reaching towards the trees...
A familiar voice was coming, but whose?
And it's saying?
This time it was cleared...
Function: scan (terrain manaflow=true), he whispered, Ah seems like this is our MC..
But where is he, what is he doing..?
Air shimmer, while a mysterious light maps the area and vanishes.
[ Terrain mapping is done, Total mananode found 17. ]
You and your talks are always weird,
And you even call them commands.
Rin muttered while picking a blue leaf from the plants. Ah, this helps me to understand the world faster, you know?
You can think.. it as a magical ability.
Uh-huh, then why don't you use your so-called magic to find Silver Bloom, will you? He smiled faintly. I'll try, but it's not the time yet. You have Forest affinity, and you can also find them. Why don't you try?
Huh, you want a lady to do work when you are here? How rude? Lady, my foot,
You're just a kid like me.. idiot, so you believe you are also a kid, then be like that.
She said Fine I'll try also, so we can clear our task sooner, and then return quickly.
As they were walking, Code Compass's ring started to flicker and emit light. Its needle is moving here and there before locking the direction.
[Signal strength:50%]
[Target possibility increase]
Limbo was watching thoughtfully,
So the Alpha fragment is somewhere in this surrounding area.
Rin was looking at him, she said,
You are talking like a researcher, you know that. May this journey bring you back to your old self, like you were before, or maybe...
It will make you more practical and logical than worrying about everything. And daydreaming. An..nd quitting is also weird, talking of yours which u said to yourself. She said we'll see who needs and who has changed.
Rin started to analyse the area, and after finalizing.
She paused at a clearing. Let's rest for a bit. I'll prepare a soup, she added some herbs, food she had brought with her, it'll help us recover faster if we get drained.
Limbo sat under a tree and opened his interface.
[ New Module Available : Skill Editor - Experimental Mode ]
Let's see if I can optimise that light skill, he murmured.
He created a new script.
Function light(type='pulse', range=3){
Scan.darkness();
Illuminate(radius=range);
Return energyBalance();
}
When he executed it, a wave of golden light expanded from his hand, revealing the terrain, plants and even a faint heat signature behind rocks, trees, etc.
He spotted little insects, birds and other animals.
Rin stared at him, mouth open.
What did you just do...
You...you just wrote a magic? Now.
Why are you..I mean, how is it possible?
Kind of more like I use my skill, source code.
That's cheating, she said, laughing. I have to cheat that for 6 minutes of torchlight.
Then you can consider this as the training, he grinned.
'She picked a wooden branch while pointing towards him. Then be my new target.'
What? Why me?
Dodge!.
She shot a burst of wind-shot from her hand while holding a branch, blowing leaves everywhere with it.
It wasn't a duel, though...
It was just a demo practice, two different people learning to trust each other and finding rhythm with this mock fight.
When they stopped, both were lying on the ground with a smile on their faces. Limbo checked his system, the system's emotional data reflected just like his heartbeats.
[ Emotional Sync +12% ]
[ Mental Stability: Enhanced ]
He smirked. See that? Even the system had to agree that this method works.
Rin shook his head. Here he goes again, talking to himself, and his skills.
By noon, they reached a deeper in the forest
The sunlight started to dim, and faint blue motes floated in the air just like fireflies. They were lighting the forest a little.
'This is it', Rin said. The zone where Silver Bloom grows.
Limbo and Rin scanned the area, meanwhile, Limbo got a notification from the system,
Signal interference is strong here.
[ Distortion level 26% ]
[ Warning: An unknown danger is nearby ]
They moved carefully after Limbo and Rin both discussed. They found a small cave and at its centre, there was a glowing silver Bloom gently.
Rin's eyes widened. It's beautiful, she turns towards Limbo.
But before she could move and step forward, the ground started to tremble. Limbo felt his Compass was flickering violently, the needle spinning out of control.
Rin... step back!... she shouted.
The earth cracked open, and a massive beast emerged, covered in bark and moss, its eyes were glowing like twin lanterns of blue fire.
Pop...up.
[ Entity Detected: Guardian type- forest guard ]
[ Status Corrupted ]
It's protecting the silver bloom, Limbo realised and said to Rin.
Then we'll have to purify it, Rin said. While summoning her wind in the shape of a sphere. Limbo activates his Skill Editor, modifying the light spelling once again.
Function light(light='purify', resonance='foreat'){
Absorb(corruption);
Stabilize(environment);
}
He executed it. A radiant pulse surges as he executed the command, and he combined with the rising wind current mid air, the two energies fused. Glowing wind and light in a spiral glowing cyclone that crashed into the guardian.
The beast roared, struggling as patches of corruption faded away like a dark smoke.
Rin shouted, It's working!.
But the beast is still standing tall on its legs
The system flickered.
[ Corruption Purge: 68% ]
[ Assist magic detected: wind resonance +1tier ]
Rin was growing stronger, and she's controlling it now, her affinity is reacting with Limbo's debugging code. The guardian roared out once again, while moving here and there.
He unleashed a roar, freezing Rin and his tail attack block by Limbo to save Rin, but they were blown away.
Beast launches another attack before they react, on them... while they aren't able to counter it.
Their reaction is underdeveloped they can't react to it...
Will this be an end to Mc?... even before he could achieve even the first fragments.
Is this the end of their first journey?
And suddenly someone shouted... Come here, you beast, and attack him from behind.
Beast turns towards the voice, meanwhile, these two manage to stand on their feet. And wondering who that was.
They look shocked.
You idiot, what are you doing here, you musclehead freak.
Haha... You say musclehead, and how can I miss this fun? I will deal with you two later, you leave me in the villages alone. And having fun together..
Huh... Are we looking like... here to have fun.