novelraw Chapter 31 The Authority of Courage
Chapter 31 The Authority of Courage
Seeing that all the orcs had been dealt with, the leveling team leader walked over to the three players who had fallen down as soon as the battle began.
He asked, "Can he still live?"
The three players checked their status and all replied in unison, "Still alive."
Upon hearing this, the captain bent down to carefully examine the three men's condition, and finally shook his head helplessly.
"They're barely alive; their mobility is practically nonexistent. Paladin healing is useless now; they need priest healing!"
Upon hearing this, the three players anxiously asked, "We don't have a priest in our team, what should we do?"
The captain asked, "Do you have any valuables on you?"
The player replied, "No."
"Alright, let's bind the equipment and weapons first, and I'll send you back to the respawn point later!"
Anyway, you'll only lose two levels after you respawn, and it'll take you a whole day and night to get back to the priest. You might as well resurrect and go back to grinding monsters again!
"Okay! Hurry up, I'm afraid of getting hurt."
"If you're afraid of pain, then lower the pain threshold!"
"But I've already turned it to the lowest setting, and the pain level in this game can't be reduced to zero!"
"..."
Over there, the leveling team leader didn't hesitate at all, sending the three players on the ground back to the fountain with one shot each.
Meanwhile, the little boy who had been rescued watched this scene from afar, completely stunned.
Huang Tian noticed this situation and couldn't help but step forward to ask him about it.
"Child, how are you?"
The little boy came to his senses and, seeing Huang Tian's concerned expression, immediately broke down in tears.
"Why are you saving me? Didn't I tell you to escape?"
Is it worth sacrificing four lives to save someone as weak as me?
Is it worth it?
Why are you all like this! Why do you all have to be like this!
The little boy's wailing startled Huang Tian. Even though he knew the little boy was an NPC, he still felt a pang of pity.
Moreover, he keenly sensed the "you" the little boy was referring to, and immediately had a guess in his mind.
The "you" mentioned by the little boy refers to other people, meaning that there must be a follow-up to the mission for this little boy.
"Because protecting the weak is the duty of every strong person!"
The team leader, who had watched the three noobs disappear with all their items, noticed what was happening and came over, striking a righteous pose.
But it was precisely this posture that seemed to provoke the boy who was originally wailing.
He angrily got up from the ground and started punching and kicking the leader of the training team, shouting angrily as he did so.
"The strong, the strong! Do you so-called strong people ever consider the feelings of us weak people?"
Clearly, it is only by surviving that you strong people can accomplish more; it is clearly only by surviving that there is meaning in your lives!
But the result?
You bastards talk about your obligations, then die so easily, leaving your so-called future to us weaklings!
But now that you know we are the weak ones!
Then you should understand that we are completely unable to support your future, and there is no point in us surviving!
Why can't we be the ones to die?!
The boy roared and angrily attacked the leader of the leveling team, leaving the latter momentarily at a loss.
He roughly understood the story behind the little boy, but didn't know how to respond.
Honestly, everything in this game was captivating to him, except for the incredibly lifelike NPCs, which left him somewhat bewildered from the very beginning.
They lived just like real people in this world, and they had their own loves, hates, and grudges.
He was somewhat socially anxious in real life and wanted to use the game to escape real-life interpersonal relationships, but he did not expect that he would have to consider how to get along with the game characters.
Shouldn't game NPCs be the kind of rigid beings who rely on favorability ratings to change their dialogue attitude and mechanically provide quests in a repetitive manner?
Compared to the helpless leveling team leader, Huang Tian's expression gradually darkened as he listened to the boy's roar.
He walked up to the boy, grabbed the boy by the neck in the astonished gaze of the leveling team leader, and forced him to the ground.
The leader of the leveling team was startled by Huang Tian's actions and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"Hey, hey, hey, what's wrong?!"
Ignoring the leveling team leader, Huang Tian, his gaze fixed on the boy whose head was turning red from suffocation, slowly asked, "Do you want to live?"
The boy struggled painfully, but could not break free from Huang Tian's grasp. He could only feel death drawing ever closer, and with all his might, he squeezed out a single word: "Want."
Huang Tian loosened his grip, allowing the boy to catch his breath, but he coughed violently from the heavy breathing.
"If you want to live, then try your best to live! Stop complaining about this and that! You want to live, but don't you think they want to live too?"
The reason they died is because they died so that you could live, and only if you live can humanity have hope!
Since you know you are weak, then strive to become strong! Understanding that you cannot shoulder the future entrusted to you, then strive to become someone who can shoulder that future!
"Boss..."
Huang Tian was scolding him in a low voice, but was interrupted by Lao Li's voice. Only then did he suddenly remember that he was playing a game.
And yet, I was actually teaching a game character...
Ah!
Huang Tian took a deep breath and quickly calmed himself down.
"Sorry, I got a little too involved in the game, so I got a bit emotional."
Huang Tian awkwardly tried to cover for himself, while the leveling team leader laughed and chimed in.
"It's alright, it's alright. This game is quite realistic; it's easy to get immersed in it while playing... Kid, what's your name?"
As the leveling team leader was speaking, he suddenly noticed the boy getting up from the ground. His eyes held not resentment or anger, but an unprecedented determination.
"Caesar, Caesar Arthos! I want to live, I want to become strong! To become someone who can lead humanity to a better future!"
Upon hearing this name, the leader of the leveling team couldn't help but feel a sense of unease.
Rely on!
That name, that determined little gaze, that childlike, almost delusional speech, like that of a chosen one.
I hope I don't run into the main character of this game world!
I hope I haven't triggered any hidden quests!
"..."
In the Golden Kingdom, because of Huang Junkang's mess on Blue Star, Ai Yi paid some attention to his actions in the game and wanted to find an opportunity to annoy him.
But Ai Yi didn't expect that Huang Junkang was able to create a fully immersive virtual reality masterpiece like "Under the Stars" on Blue Star, there must be some reason behind it.
For example, the little boy he casually rescued while leveling up his character happened to become connected to the true future of humanity.
Ai looked at the power of rules faintly gathering on Caesar's chest and couldn't help but sigh.
"The power of courage..."