[Pirate] is obviously a fan of adventure RPG games

After Collier carried Long in front and separated him from Roger, the fight between the two children ended under Roger's unhappy eyes.

Wellsman's [poisoned] state has always been there, and there is no skill among Collier's skills that can relieve this bad state. Even she could only relieve this state by raising the blood bar.

But now without her help, Wellsman's health bar has been corroded by one-third. Although it is still within the safety limit, the situation is no longer optimistic. Collier needed to find him immediately.

After crossing a piece of grass, more gravel appeared on the road in front of him. The change of scene made Roger immediately cheer up. He put his thumb on the handle of the knife, ready to fight at any time. Collier turned on her observation mode, and only Long, who was held in her arms, poked his head and curiously looked at the changes around him.

Soon, a huge ruined stone pillar appeared in front of them. Its surface was covered with vines. Under the cover of leaves, only a few pieces were exposed, but it had a strong historical atmosphere. Its presence is enough to attract the attention of passers-by.

"A relic?"

This stone pillar is like a road sign. Looking past it, a green bulge stands abruptly in the distance. Its existence is tempting. And Wellsman's mark points so straightforwardly in that direction. There must be something there.

"Go and have a look."

Roger winked at Collier, and both of them looked at each other, speeding up and heading towards the place surrounded by green plants.

After taking a few steps, a thick vine broke out of the ground and rushed towards the two of them with the sound of howling wind. Roger quickly drew his sword and cut off the vine with a flash of silver light.

And this time it was as if they had touched a switch. Before they could breathe a sigh of relief, large vines came out one after another, and the ground undulated with their appearance, with disturbing shaking.

Roger immediately stood in front of Collier and Long, his armed-colored blades moving everywhere, but this still could not completely remove these vines. They were surging crazily, and new vines were constantly coming from them. The ground surged up to fill the void Roger had cleared.

"It's really endless!"

Seeing the vines getting closer and closer, Roger turned his head and glanced at Collier, who was unable to draw the sword because she was holding the dragon in her arms. His heart was crossed, and he saw the right moment and quickly released the weapon attached to the blade. , the special technique caused the friction between this force and the air to inspire flames. Roger turned his wrist and attached the flame to the blade and threw it out.

"Enkiri!"

The flame was squeezed into a blade, and the moment it was thrown out, it cut into objects. At the same time, the objects it touched were all attached to flames, and the passing wind made them burn quickly. With these vines as materials, the fire directly formed a wall, isolating them from these vines.

"Amazing..."

Not only was Long not frightened by all the changes that happened in front of him, but he looked at Roger standing in front of him with gleaming eyes. And Roger, who was serious at this moment, seemed particularly reliable.

"Right~ Despite his usual appearance, this guy is actually very reliable."

Seeing Long's straightforward expression of admiration, Collier unconsciously raised the corners of her mouth. She knew that Roger could completely handle a situation of this magnitude.

The flame wind blew their sleeves rustling. Roger's back stood erect in front of him, as if he could block all kinds of dangers.

The vines burned by the flames twisted, as if they were alive, gathering strength. Before the body was completely reduced to ashes, a red flower bud quickly grew out. As it bloomed, the tiny pollen immediately disappeared. It was in the air, and the branches holding it dried up and turned into fuel for the flames.

As the vines burned away, the flames without fuel gradually disappeared. At the same time, Collier felt her vision flicker, and her body weakened and she sat down on the ground. She looked at Roger, and sure enough, he was also hit. The knife stuck in the ground kept him from falling to the ground. The dragon in her arms was silent and fell asleep.

Those pollen hiding in the air did the trick. Roger's body was paralyzed and the dragon lost consciousness in the state of [poisoning], while Collier, who had the protection of the system, held on to protect his consciousness. But the anesthetic effect of pollen still kept her conscious, and even if her health bar was full, she couldn't stop its effect.

This poison that does not cause blood loss but can corrode consciousness is far more difficult to deal with than poisons that can directly cause harm to the body.

"Coliel, how are you?!"

Roger braced himself, and while on guard, he quickly checked on Collier's condition behind him. His tone was urgent, and his breathing had begun to become chaotic.

"It's okay... We'll all be fine."

Collier cheered up after her name was called. Now that she is in the best situation, she is the best person to break this predicament.

‘Open the skill board! ’

And now the only thing that can get them out of trouble is the emergence of new skills. Originally, Collier's accumulated skill points were her plan to upgrade her sword skills to enhance her combat power. Now she had no choice but to give up this idea and use it for first aid.

But seeing as Kaido's combat power becomes stronger and stronger, once she gives up these skill points, she will no longer be able to catch up. Collier struggled to take a look at Roger, who could no longer support himself and fell beside her, and still lit up the [Purification Technique].

The activation of the purification technique immediately stopped the spread of toxins. Collier's consciousness no longer dissipated, but the paralysis on her body was also slowing down. She raised her body and crawled to Roger's side. With the activation of the purification technique, she whispered murmured.

"I'll leave it to you from now on, Roger."

Even if she loses her ability to intimidate Kaido in the future, she still doesn't dare to risk Luo Jie's mischief.

Just support her. As long as Roger is strong enough, she will be fine.

With a sigh, Collier rested her head on Roger's chest and accepted her assisted positioning. Roger, who had regained consciousness, heard her words clearly, and he responded by holding Collier's hand on his chest. Now he seemed to have a real hold on her.

Manny was startled by Long's status prompt. What shocked her even more was that the displayed position pointed upwards, and he was not far away from her. It is unnecessary to say what this means.

"You brat, you are just like Garp in terms of recklessness!"

Complaining was nothing but complaining, and she was worried about him. Manny rushed towards the dragon anxiously.

"Is this kid okay?"

Roger pointed at Long's face and said. But Long, who is still in a coma, can only let Roger behave.

"Well, I have lifted the [poisoned] state, but he is a child after all, so he will probably have to fall asleep for a while to recover."

Collier held Long in her arms, blocking Roger's harassment. It's been hard enough after going through this series of things, now let him have a good rest.

"What? This kid is really mean. Just hold him for me."

Seeing the boy's head resting on the soft chest of his beloved. Without his harassment, the frowned eyebrows relaxed, feeling comfortable beyond appearance. Collier carefully protected him in her arms, and the soft atmosphere between the two made Roger feel a little jealous, but he would not argue with a brat.

"Forget it, you have never held a child after all. It will make Xiaolong uncomfortable."

Collier's refusal caused Roger's outstretched arm to freeze in mid-air.

"What's so difficult about this? It's just a matter of holding someone in your arms. I can do that too!"

Before Collier could stop him, Roger hugged her up with all his strength. When Collier exclaimed, he proved his words with practical actions.

"Look! Just like this!"

He smiled, expecting her compliment.

"...not bad."

Seeing that he was looking forward to it, Collier gave a helpless compliment. Roger's hands were wrapped around her back and thighs, steadily lifting her off the ground. But this position is obviously not suitable for holding a child.

"Hey, although I don't want to spoil the scenery, it seems like you are holding my child."

Manny came looking for indicators, but the scene in front of her was different from what she expected. The two pirates with red marks on their heads hugged each other intimately, and with the dragon huddled in the woman's arms, they looked like a family of three.

"Hertis, forget about White Wings, but this is not something you can snatch away."

Manny frowned dissatisfied, her words full of warning. Even if it was still a two-on-one situation this time, she would not back down for Xiaolong.

"Oh! Miss Manny, we don't mean any harm."

The blond lady who suddenly appeared was the navy lady in Collier's memory. Seeing that the other party was full of hostility and had no intention of fighting, Collier quickly expressed her kindness.

"Roger put me down first."

Collier hurriedly whispered in Roger's ear that being intimate with her boyfriend in front of her old enemy was enough to arouse hatred, and besides, her face couldn't hold it anymore. Collier faked a cough, trying to hide the shame on her face.

"You can tell from this child's condition that we didn't mean any harm. On the contrary, I helped him detoxify."

Manny's solemn expression did not ease because of Collier's words. From the system's display, she knew that the other party was not lying. She also knew that the other party had this ability. Rather than showing hostility, Manny was now observing this "otherworlder" who had the same identity as her.

"Are you Hertes himself?"

She tentatively spoke, her eyes carefully observing the other person's reaction.

"Huh? What does that mean?"

Collier was confused when asked. Her game ID was Hertes D. Collier.

"As for the name, I am indeed called Heltis D. Collier."

The confusion on the girl's face in front of her didn't look like she was faking it, her expression was lively and in line with a normal reaction.

Manny couldn't help laughing. When she smiled, the atmosphere of confrontation was instantly dissipated. Collier didn't know why she was laughing, so she could only stay where she was and wait for her next reaction.

"What a strange person."

Seeing Manny laughing non-stop, Roger complained and restrained the aura he had just exuded. His intuition told him that the other party was not dangerous.

"Sorry for asking such a strange question."

Finally, the joy in Manny's heart was released. She wiped the tears from her eyes and stopped laughing.

"If possible, I would like to speak with you alone."

She stretched out her index finger and pointed at Roger from a distance, indicating that she needed him to go away.

"Roger, please wait for me."

Being able to avoid conflict is also what Collier expected. She handed the sleeping dragon in her arms to Roger, helped him adjust his arm to a suitable position, and patted his shoulder to signal him to stay where he was. wait.

Manny did not object to Collier's approach. The dragon could contain her existence. As long as he was in the opponent's hands, she would not be able to exert her full strength. But this secret conversation was initiated by her, so it was natural for her to show sincerity.

She was betting that this person named Collier would not attack the dragon.

Collier followed Manny to a ruined site. Only one side of the ruins was covered by a stone wall, and the other three areas were all open areas. There were no bunkers, which greatly avoided the presence of eavesdroppers.

If Roger were honest.

"It seems you are online in person."

Manny leaned on the broken pillar, her relaxed posture making Collier unknowingly relax.

"Big things have happened in [Great Voyage] recently. Players have been online for a long time, which has overloaded the machine and caused connection problems."

Speaking of this, Manny sighed and scratched her hair helplessly.

"Have you heard about this?"

She looked at Collier who was stunned and smiled bitterly.

"It seems you don't know, then your intelligence skills are quite poor."

Collier indeed didn't know the news. Her surprised look said it all.

"So, are we going to be forced offline collectively?"

It is not a trivial matter if there is a problem with the connection. According to the operator's normal operation, they will force the players to go offline collectively and make overall modifications. After the modification, no one can say what the game will look like.

"It's worse than this."

Manny looked up at the sky. This pure sky was a scene that could not exist in the real world. But now it was a scene she wanted to get rid of.

"We're stuck here."

Or because she raised her head and let the sun enter her eyes, a tear flowed out of Manny's eyes and slid down her cheek to the ground.

A seagull passed overhead, and the black shadow that flew past quickly seemed to take away time. Collier's expression changed from surprise to disbelief.

Silence filled the two of them for a moment.

Collier immediately brought up the system panel, and the location of the [Exit] button in her memory was now blank. Collier felt her heart beat faster at this moment. She touched her forehead helplessly and looked at Manny standing aside. The latter's dull reaction was as if he had accepted his fate.

"Do you know what this means!"

Collier shouted anxiously. She no longer cared about the hostile relationship with Manny, and cold sweat oozed from her forehead. She felt her voice tremble.

"Of course I know."

Manny ignored Collier's gaffe. She brushed back the broken hair on her forehead and calmly took out a pack of cigarettes from her pocket.

"We have been abandoned. And what's worse is that, for the sake of world balance, the [User Instructions] we signed are still valid. We cannot return to the original world and cannot tell people in this world their identities."

As she spoke, she took out a cigarette from the cigarette case and held it to her lips. He told this fact with an ashen face.

"It's incredible."

Collier smiled bitterly and collapsed on the ground.

"I originally just wanted to escape reality, but now I have really left that world."

She spread her palms and looked at them blankly. She has no interest in adventures or treasure hunts now.

"If you die, you won't be able to load the file."

Manny looked at Collier who was slumped on the ground through the smoke surrounding her eyes. Her reaction was completely expected. No matter how beautiful this world is, it is not the world to give birth to them after all. This is a huge challenge for them who are used to a peaceful and comfortable life.

"If you die, you are really dead. Among the other players I know, some have already tried this. Those who are offline but not online have lost their identity as players and been transformed into NPCs by the world. This That’s why I just asked you if you were me.”

From this moment on, the adventure game turns into a survival game.

"No matter what the reason is, as a fellow sufferer, I still hope you can live well."

The stimulation brought by the tobacco in her mouth and nose gave Manny the slightest comfort. Compared with her development direction as a warrior, it is more difficult for this girl whose development direction is to assist to survive.

"So do you want to come to my place?"

The protection of the World Government is the safest existence in this chaotic world. Manny extended the invitation.

Collier looked hesitant. She knew this was Manny's kindness, but even in this situation, she couldn't happily give up her identity as a [pirate]. This seemingly cruel identity was actually her role in this world. The foundation of the world.

"Don't be in a hurry to refuse. After all, it happened suddenly, so it's normal for you to hesitate."

Manny blocked Collier's refusal, flicked the ashes from her cigarette and sent out a friend invitation.

"Then add me as a friend. I think you will be useful to my place."

‘Wells Manny has sent a friend request, do you want to accept it? ’

'accept'

Collier did not refuse the offer. Just like Manny said, as a force hostile to the navy, she will definitely be useful in her place in the future. The relationship between friends not only facilitates contact but also reduces damage to a certain extent. This is what Collier needs most now.

"Then as a condition, if you need me for anything, I won't refuse."

‘Hidden relationships [alliances] are formed. Obtained: Single Line Telephone Bug x1 has been put into the backpack. ’

"Well, my help isn't free after all."