Free Web NovelChapter 15: Chapter15-Fusion Begins Ahead of Schedule—the Teleportation Gem
After dealing with the problem in Blightwarren, John arrived at an open clearing.
There were hardly any players around. He came to a stop and opened his status panel to examine it.
[John]
[Level]: Level 5
[Rank]: None
[EXP]: 19,500/60,000
[HP]: 100,100/100,100
[MP]: 100/100
[Constitution]: 10,010
[Spirit]: 10
[Agility]: 4,767
[Strength]: 10,005
[Intelligence]: 11,030
[Physical Defense]: 10
[Magic Defense]: 10
[Class]: None
[Talent]: Heart of the Fire God (SSS Rank)
[Soulbound Talent]: None
[Reputation]: 3,700
[Gold Coins]: 420
[Luck Points]: 90
[Divinity]: 13
[Free Attribute Points]: 6,000
[Skills]:
Detect (Basic Skill)
Summon Undead (A Rank)
Ironblood Regeneration (A Rank)
Boulder Fury (A Rank)
Absolute Dominion (S Rank, Growth-Type)
Mana Reflux (S Rank)
Wrath of Flames (SSS Rank, enhanced by Heart of the Fire God)
[Equipment]:
Soulrender (A Rank, Incomplete)
Flameserpent Ring (A Rank)
[Important Items in Backpack]:
Bluestone Hammer (A Rank)
Heart of Purity (S Rank, One-Time-Use Item)
[Current Quest]:
Edge of the World (SS Rank)
...
At present, he possessed a total of 420 gold coins.
Converted into real-world currency, that meant he could immediately receive a full 420,000 dollars.
Even in the city center, that amount would be enough to purchase a high-end apartment.
And this was merely the money he had earned in a single day.
John glanced at the time. It was already one in the morning.
There was no point in continuing to clear the remaining quests now. The moment midnight arrived, the castle entered curfew. Even if he finished the quests, he would not be able to hand them in or receive the rewards.
In any case, he would still have time to continue tomorrow. There was no need to rush through these few remaining hours.
With that thought, John chose to log out.
...
John slowly opened his eyes, and the familiar sight of his rented apartment came into view.
As the gaming pod opened, he climbed out of it, his body feeling slightly stiff after lying inside for so long.
He glanced at the clock on the wall. It, too, was already pointing to one in the morning.
Almost instinctively, he raised a hand and rubbed his cheek, hoping to ease the numbness brought on by lying still for too long.
Suddenly, a faint chill brushed against his fingertips.
John focused his gaze and froze.
A ring engraved with the head of a serpent was resting in his hand.
The Flameserpent Ring?
Wasn’t this an item from inside the game?
How had he brought it back into reality?
John was utterly stunned.
He already knew that, in the end, the game would completely devour reality and fuse with the real world.
However, in his previous life, something like this had not occurred until two years later.
Yet in this life, it had already begun ahead of schedule?
Wait...
If he could bring items from the game back into reality, then didn’t that mean...
Forcing down the shock in his heart, John walked over to the mirror.
The man reflected in the glass was almost unrecognizable.
All the excess fat on his body had completely vanished. In its place was a powerful, well-built physique, every line of muscle sharp and clearly defined.
John slowly clenched his fist.
He could distinctly feel that the strength in his arms had increased tremendously.
It seemed that the attributes he had gained inside the game had also been inherited by his body in reality.
After pondering for a moment, John aimed at the wall and attempted to activate Flameserpent Ray.
The ring did not react at all.
It seemed that skills could not yet be released in reality. Perhaps he would only be able to use them once the fusion was fully complete.
Even so, the physical strength he currently possessed was already terrifying beyond imagination.
With this in mind, John picked up his phone, intending to check whether any other players had experienced the same phenomenon.
The instant he opened the trending searches, countless pieces of news related to CREED appeared before his eyes.
Among them, one rapidly rising hot topic immediately caught his attention.
[Who Exactly Is Outlander?]
The post was filled with all kinds of speculation regarding Outlander’s true identity.
It seemed John’s performance in this life had already drawn the attention of far too many people.
John’s eyes flickered slightly as a sense of danger rose within him.
In his previous life, before the game had officially fused with reality, he had once been doxxed in the real world. He had nearly fallen victim to an offline attack arranged by the Overlord Guild.
Although the fusion had begun early for him in this life, there was never anything wrong with being extra careful.
John tightened his fist and walked toward the gaming pod.
In order to prevent anyone from forcibly dismantling it, the gaming pod had been constructed using a high-strength, single-piece die-casting process. Its purpose was to protect the teleportation gem hidden inside. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com
Without professional industrial equipment, it would normally be impossible to break open the outer shell of the pod.
That was also the reason why such a simple-looking metal box could be sold for the outrageous price of 100,000 dollars.
But for John, tearing it open was no problem at all.
He placed both hands on the surface of the pod and suddenly exerted force.
Creak—!
The pod emitted a horribly grating sound that made one’s teeth ache.
The solid, reinforced cover was forcibly pried open by John’s bare hands!
Inside, a gemstone radiating a deep blue glow was revealed.
It was none other than the teleportation gem.
John reached out and directly removed it. Then, without hesitation, he fitted it into the empty socket on the Flameserpent Ring.
From now on, he would be able to enter the game anywhere and at any time, without needing to rely on this bulky metal pod any longer.
The moment the gem was successfully embedded into the ring, a translucent interface suddenly appeared before John.
It was unmistakably the game interface.
The trading house, storage space, world channel, and numerous other functions appeared one after another.
An expression of delighted surprise surfaced on John’s face.
He had never expected that doing this would actually connect his game interface directly with reality.
He opened the world channel.
Sure enough, the players inside were all discussing the real-world identity of Outlander, the mysterious new powerhouse who had suddenly risen out of nowhere.
The Overlord Guild had even spared no expense, flooding the announcements with bounty notices. freeωebnovēl.c૦m
[Overlord_Dawn: Offering a generous reward! Anyone who can provide a way to contact Outlander himself, no matter the method, will receive a reward!]
Unfortunately for them, John had concealed himself perfectly.
There was absolutely no chance that anyone would be able to uncover his identity in the real world.
Afterward, John opened his storage space. Rows of equipment and items were neatly displayed inside.
As he looked at the many empty slots in his storage, a sudden idea occurred to him.
"Wait... the storage function can contain all kinds of items. Doesn’t that mean I can use it to store things from reality as well?"
With that thought, John focused on a drinking glass beside him and attempted to store it.
In the next instant, the glass vanished from where it had been sitting.
At the same time, a model of the glass appeared inside his storage space.
It really worked!
John was overjoyed.
Without wasting another second, he immediately began storing every important item in his room inside the storage space.
If he continued staying in this place, sooner or later, the Overlord Guild would trace him here.
Right now, moving to a safer residence was clearly the wisest option.
Once he had stored everything important, John locked the door tightly behind him, dashed downstairs, and hailed a taxi.
"Take me to the WJ Hotel!"
The vehicle started moving, quickly heading in the direction of the WJ Hotel.
Even while sitting in the car, John did not remain idle.
At present, he had 420 gold coins on hand. After thinking for a moment, he directly exchanged 100 of them for 100,000 dollars.
Once the Great Fusion began, even the finest underground bunker would be unable to withstand an invasion of monsters.
In his previous life, countless wealthy individuals had been trapped inside their own bunkers by monsters and brutally killed there.
If one wanted to survive, becoming stronger inside the game was the only true path forward.
Therefore, John had no need to spend too much money on a residence.
Before the Great Fusion began, all he needed was a place where he could live safely and comfortably without having to worry about unnecessary trouble.
And the WJ Hotel, with its excellent security, was undoubtedly a very good choice.
