Emperor of solo play

Chapter 174 - Red Desert (1)

Red Desert (1)

[This place is north of the Highwood Forest where the Wood Devils appear.  It is called the Red Desert.  Until now, no one has able to approach this unknown region.]

A User appeared within the footage.  After he gave a brief explanation, the User turned to look at the Red Desert spread behind him.  Then he pointed towards what he was seeing.

[It feels like I'm on mars.  However, this place has a characteristic that is more interesting than its appearance.  Please look over here.]

The view was tilted downwards towards the floor.  One could see the feet of the man standing atop the red sands.  The man stomped with his foot as if he was knocking on the floor.

When one watched the footage, one would expected the desert or the sand box to let out a soft sound when the foot came down. 

Tahng tahng!

However, the red sand beneath the User's foot made a sound akin to what a steel would make.

The man didn't end his actions there.  He quickly unsheathed his sword from his waist, and he stabbed his sword towards the ground.  The sword descended fast, and after letting out a violent sound, only the tip of the sword penetrated between the grains of sand.

[As you can see, this place is a desert.  However, when you operate in this region, you should treat this place as a world made out of concrete.  This holds true for the rest of the Red Desert you can see right now.  These sands look like they are flowing like river water, but in truth, it could be treated as a very light layer of sand moving atop a material akin to concrete.  This is a game.  It is an awesome setting for one to experience in a virtual reality.]

The User finally appeared in full inside the footage, and the man started to move.  The screen started to move with the man.  The man walked towards something large, and he stopped in front of it.

There was a snake in front of the man.  It was an enormous snake, and the snake looked bizarre in several ways.  Snakes usually had scales that looked slick with oil, but this snake's skin looked very hard.  It looked like a bug’s carapace, and the glossy sheen made it look like an exoskeleton.  However, the most surprising part was the fact that the snake's body was half buried in the sand.

The User opened his mouth again.

[However, if you decide to hunt here, the awesome setting I described earlier is actually a very horrific setting.  Wait until this guy comes out or please run away.  If you are pulled below the ground, prepare yourself for a vacation. The Tankers have to on alert.]

In a flash, the mood within the footage changed.  The screen started to shake as if it was really being filmed by a handheld camera.

[Shit!  It appeared again!]

[Prepare for battle!  Prepare for battle!]

[Don't get dragged in!  The Tankers have to be especially vigilant!]

Within the shaking footage, desperate voices could be heard.  After a while, the footage stabilized, and the User spoke directly to the viewers watching the video.

[I'll end it here.  This is Big Smiles guild's Sinclair.]

The video ended.

Hyrkan, who had been caught up by the video, was finally able to freely move his gaze.  Hyrkan moved his gaze as he lifted his head to look in front of him. Hyrkan saw the same monster from the video right in front of his eyes.  The Sand Snake's corpse had been dismantled, and it was in the process of slowly melting away.