"FUCK!! I LOST ONCE AGAIN." He said, shouting on top of his lungs.
A bead of sweat formed on his forehead, and it rolled down his cheek.
Empty cans and noodle cups were scattered all over the floor and desk like the aftermath of a small indoor battlefield. His room was a complete mess.
There was one window in the apartment, low midnight breeze was entering the room, making it chilly.
The light inside the room was a bit too dim, the only source of light was the reflection of the computer's screen.
He sat in front of the computer, tapping his fingers on the keyboard without resting for even a second.
His eyes remained glued to the screen, mouth was opened slightly.
"Please... I want to win now." He said as he bit his lower lip lightly.
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◇ YOU DIED. ◇
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[ Want to restart the level? ]
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YES
NO
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He stared at the death panel, which just popped up.
He lifted his hand, made a fist out of it, and slammed it hard on the ground.
'This was my 80th retry... will I even be able to finish this?'
A thought curled up in his mind. He has never left a game uncleared, it was his record to clear all of them.
But 'Fort of Endless Defense', a game that became famous in just a few days.
It's a game in which you have to defend your fort by using the items that you own, and even the drop rate is crazy
People played it, but no one was ever able to complete it whole.
Most of them quit after level 10th, they lose, and then lose again.
And in the end, lose their motivation to continue playing.
No one had the patience to continue playing the game.
But he reached the last level, which was 100th, trying his best to complete the last level.
But he kept failing again and again.
And now, even he started losing hope about clearing this game.
He then grabbed his hair with his fingers and squeezed it gently.
"Ughh... one more try, lock in Silas."
His hands went back to the place where they were. He then took the cursor to the system pop-up and clicked 'Yes'.
Two drops appeared in front of his eyes. A 'Mage unit barrack, and swordsmen barrack.'
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◇ SWORDSMEN UNIT BARRACK ◇
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[ Description ]
└ House swordsmen are trained for frontline melee combat.
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[ Unit Capacity ]
└ Current Units: 2/2
└ Upgrade Available: NO
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◇ MAGE UNIT BARRACK ◇
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[ Description ]
└ Houses trained mage units capable of ranged magical attacks.
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[ Unit Capacity ]
└ Current Units: 2/2
└ Upgrade Available: NO
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He sighed lightly and placed them both on the land which was allocated to him.
In this game, players had to purchase the land by giving gold, otherwise, they'd not be able to pick up the drops.
After placing both units, he clicked on 'Battle'.
A wave of monsters appeared in front of his eyes, goblins that were using shields and swords, started to appear from the front.
The first wave went by easily, and so did the others.
But then came the last wave of the level, the 10th wave.
In this game, there are 100 levels, and each level has 10 waves, waves 5th and 10th are boss raids.
A screen popped in front of his eyes:
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◇ LAST WAVE ◇
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[ Rewards From Previous Raid ]
└ Trebuchet (X2)
└ Balista (X3)
└ Shield Swordsmen Camp (X2)
└ Archer's Camp (X1)
└ Mage Camp (X1)
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He dragged each unit and placed it in its designated spot.
Some of them he paired together, which made them level up.
"I just hope that I finish it this time..." He muttered, taking the cursor towards the 'Next Wave' option.
He took a deep breath, prepared himself for what was coming for him.
"Let's go." He said, clicking the button.
The wave started, and monsters started to appear in front of his eyes.
They spawned in groups, going from goblins to the high-tier monsters like Dragons.
His units had defeated each of them, but his protection walls had also taken a significant amount of damage.
A system's panel appeared inside the screen, shimmering with crimson red light.
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◇ DANGER ◇
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High-threat entity detected.
Boss incoming (Demon King).
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And soon after that, the pop-up disappeared. An entity with large horns protruding from its head, a huge, longsword remained in its right hand, and it was walking towards its base.
The screen shook slightly as it came near. The edges of the screen started to turn red
Silas gulped, his fingers clenched slightly. 'I will not mess up this time...'
He took a few deep breaths, calmed himself down as he watched his army try to kill the demon king.
All the troops of his started to fall one after another, and even his top-grade SSR troops began dying.
'Daniel died... Arthur died too...'
He started to panic, his fingers trembled as he bit his lower lip.
Both of his hands joined, and he started paying. 'I hope that I win this time... for the gods' sake...' The moment he opened his eyes, he noticed that just a couple of his troops were left now.
Most of his base had been destroyed by now, and only a few working battle machines were left.
Ballista, lightning blasts, and a few trebuchets were doing their work.
Only one of his main heroes was left, which was SSR-ranked Damien.
His eyes widened, mouth opened slightly as he leaned forward.
'Only Damien is standing... and the demon king is still on 30% health.'
He put his thumb between his teeth and started chewing it lightly.
Damien's sword rested inside his grip as he dashed forward towards the demon king.
Only 10% of his health was remaining.
The moment he reached near it, a system window popped up, asking for permission to use the ultimate move.
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◇ ULTIMATE MOVE ◇
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└[ Damien's ultimate move is ready. ]
└[Do you want to use it?]
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YES
NO
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He didn't waste any second, took the cursor to the option 'YES' and pressed it.
Bright dark mana started to cover the body of Damien, covering his sword's blade too.
Waves erupted through his body as he dashed forward towards the demon king.
He jumped, reached towards the head of it, and swung his sword with all of his might.
But before he could have landed even a single hit, a scythe appeared through the demon king's shadow, which pierced the heart of Damien.
And then, a system window popped up once again, shimmering with bright red light waves.
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◇ YOU DIED. ◇
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[ Want to restart the level? ]
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YES
NO
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His eyes widened slightly, as one of them twitched. "Ughh... I'm sick of it at this point." He said, extending his hand towards the power button.
He turned the computer off and placed his head down on the table; the mouse remained in his grasp.
A light yawn escaped through his mouth as he closed his eyes.
Sleep caught up to him soon after.
Right after he slept, a sudden pop-up appeared on the computer's screen, which was powerless.
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◈ SYSTEM NOTICE ◈
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[Attention: Player Ragnar]
└ Eligibility Confirmed
└ Compatibility Rate: 100%
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[Selection Status]
└ You have been CHOSEN
└ Qualification: Met
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[System Announcement]
"Mister Ragnar, your persistence has been acknowledged."
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[Process Initiated]
└ Neural Synchronization: Complete
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[Teleportation Protocol]
└ Destination: Game World
└ Entry Method: Forced Transfer
└ Return Condition: Undefined
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[Final Warning]
└ This is NOT a simulation
└ Pain, death, and failure are REAL
└ Logout function: DISABLED
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[Countdown]
Teleportation begins in: 3… 2… 1…
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And when the countdown hit 0, a black mist appeared inside his apartment.
Started to engulf his body, and when the mist disappeared.
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