Chapter 751: Chapter 752 – Hunt for Forgotten Fragments.

<<Welp.... Things... Got way freaking problematic for us.>>

<<"Benefactor" may had changed completely his tactics.... Which in turn resulted in the death of demon lord Abigail.... Our old friend.>>

<<We still don’t know if he played the "direct" role or did he just "helped out"... Either way we can’t let things slide.>>

<<We need to be more active.>>

<<And so, we organized 4 parties.>>

<<Each party consisted of our most loyal and/or trust worthy members.>>

<<The groups are big enough and strong enough to deal with a lot of stuff... But obviously there will be problem.>>

<<Absence of so many members, especially the 4 elite members of out 6 eyed wings.... But there is no use.>>

<<We have to do it, even if it will attract unwanted attention.>>

<<These four parties will split up and go to the different continents, trying to search and conquer as many Forgotten Fragments as possible.>>

<<As for this continent?>>

<<Well... It is our HOME.>>

<<We can handle things popping up here and there.>>

<<Me and Blueberry will also be still present within the empire/our continent, in case something really big shows up....>>

<<But honestly speaking, I want to go that tomb as soon as possible.>>

<<But I’m scared.... I’m way too scared.>>

<<Something may really happened the moment I would go now.... So, until empires military power ends up growing to the specific point and the control is at the stable point, I’m straight up physically unable to leave the empire.>>

<<Not only that... We don’t know how long this "wave" will last.>>

<<Will it be just a trigger?>>

<<Like the Forgotten Fragments will start spawning more often?>>

<<Or will there be separated ways, which would bring new Forgotten Fragments each time?>>

<<We don’t know.... And the only bloody person that would have any freaking answers is Sloth!>>

<<And she is keeping quiet.>>

<<She ain’t contacting none of us... Not only that, buy Luis sent me a message outside the game about no reaction happening upon beating the dungeon.>>

<<Sloth maybe really intervening with them....>>

<<...>>

<<They are sending me invites to the meeting... I still have them in my system.... I can at any point accept it.>>

<<But do I WANT to?>>

<<Specifically.... I don’t.... No...>>

<<WE not longer think we can trust them.>>

<<We lack too much information.>>

<<Sloth said that we are free the empower our sins and virtues, if anything, she asked me to do it.... But does she means by any means necessary?>>

<<Even if it means making deals with them?>>

<<...>>

<<Sloth.... Why did she blocked off THEIR vision?>>

<<A hinderance?>>

<<Or maybe to give us a bargaining chip?>>

<<...>>

<<Or maybe.... Just maybe....>>

<<A smoke screen?>>

<<Sloth once said she wanted me to be "Her" source of entrainment and that she would want her alone to "own the rights to watch me".>>

<<But what if she only pretended?>>

<<She is straight up "betraying" us right now by staying silent like this.>>

<<But what if the whole thing is the game?>>

<<What if her plan involves us betraying her?>>

<<This is a stretch... A big stretch.... But... Restrictions.>>

<<She maybe using deceiving here to give us a lead.>>

<<"Prend to be making a deal.">>

<<"Pretend to be greedy.">>

<<"Pretend to be playing normal.">>

<<"This will cause the annoyance to have its eyes restricted.">>

<<...>>

<<This maybe her words that she had never spoken....>>

<<But is that really it?>>

<<What if I’m wrong about this?>>

<<We still didn’t confirmed if the Sloth is really "ally" or "enemy".... Same applies to all other beings like her.>>

<<...>>

<<Then again... She had a perfect opportunity with the others.>>

<<The conditions had been met.>>

<<They may not had been blessed and turned into heralds like me, nor they have sins of sloth themselves....BUT! CONDITIONS WERE MET!>>

<<AND THAT BITCH DID PULLED ME INTO HER DOMAIN WHEN I WASN’T HERALD YET!>>

<<SHE PULLED ME IN THERE, THE FIRST TIME, WITHOUT MY AGREEMENT!>>

<<...>>

<<She had a perfect opportunity back then.... Or what? Do we need to fucking do something massive?>>

<<Kill the hell lord or heaven lord?>>

<<Some freaking conditions we are not getting at?>>

<<....No.... No! No! NO!>>

<<SHE SHOULD HAD MADE THE DEAL!>> 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

<<OFFERED ONE!>>

<<SUGGESTED ONE!>>

<<YET NOTHING?!>>

<<...>>

<<Maybe she is really playing a game here?>>

<<Maybe she really doesn’t want us to trust her?>>

<<Maybe she really aims to give us to use an excuse?>>

<<...>>

<<This is really a stretch... But again, in this situation, it maybe the logical move here... And the possible hints are there.... But do I want to risk it?>>

<<What if I make a wrong decision here?>>

<<Heck.>>

<<There is also still that theory regarding "benefactor" working with possible being who is either True Sin or True Virtu.>>

<<...>>

<<We can’t.... We can’t take this move.... Not yet.>>

<<We need to.... I NEED TIME TO THINK AND ORGANIZE MY THOUGHTS!>>

<<I need to be sure that I’m making a right move here.>>

<<Since I’m pretty sure if that deal turns out as worst possible play here.... It could end up in massive disaster.... And there is good chance that the True Sins and True Virtues are really the same beings like Sloth.>>

<<...>>

<<I will wait.... I really need time before I try to make any stupid decision like this.>>

<<And as for now?>>

<<Job.>>

<<Days went by, weeks went by.... And so far.... There were discoveries.>>

<<The Forgotten Fragment dungeons are starting to get found by other players and what not.>>

<<Not only that, our people found another Forgotten Fragment in our empire.>>

<<....This confirms this.>>

<<This is a "wave".... Or maybe a change?>>

<<The dungeon wasn’t discovered out right... Meaning that it didn’t manifested around the time the other Forgotten Fragment.>>

<<Maybe the spawn rate increased as well?>>

<<Or maybe the dungeons are not spawning all at once, but bit by bit?>>

<<...>>

<<For now, we will assume that it is a wave.>>

<<We will continue monitoring the situation and trying to find more Fragments which would pop up in our continent.>>

<<As the Forgotten Fragment that was discovered recently in our empire?>>

<<I went there personally.>>

<<The Forgotten Farm.>>

<<This was the name of the dungeon.>>

<<The design was... Normal?>>

<<At first glace it looked like farms.... Old, abandoned and unattended farm land.>>

<<But then those things appeared.>>

<<The Infested And Forgotten.>>

<<A people that were fused with insect bodies.>>

<<That kind of looked like one of those zombie mutations in movies or games.>>

<<But.... Here is interesting fact.>>

<<They were weak.>>

<<WEAK LIKE HELL!>>

<<They were extremely low level compare to my own.... And when I arrived at the boss room, that thing was waiting.>>

<<The Forgotten Farmer.>>

<<He looked... He didn’t looked human.>>

<<He looked like a bunch of insects melted together, forming a giant wiggling ball of flesh.>>

<<But... He was destroyed quiet easily.>>

<<...>>

<<The entire dungeon was extremely weak and easy to beat.>>

<<I think they were about strong as the Forgotten Bride and her dungeon?>>

<<So does that mean not all Forgotten Fragments that will show up will be high level difficulty places?>>

<<Random?>>

<<...By the looks of things, right.>>

<<The farmer dropped few items.>>

<<[Pitchfork Of Bug Farmer], [Pride Of Bug Farmer] and [Scratched Gold Coin].>>

<<These are 3 most important items.>>

<<The coin is a trash item that does nothing, while the other two are pitchfork and glove made out of insect parts. A farmer tool and a tamer tool for insect tamers.>>

<<Short story I’ve understood form the items.>>

<<The farmer who bore the pride and wanted to bear good... Yet was devoured by his won creations.>>

<<...>>

<<And no reaction from Sloth.>>

<<Even this weak ass Fragment could had been used as perfect excuse.>>

<<Yet... She didn’t.>>

<<...>>

<<Time went by and the search already lasted for some time now.>>

<<Presence of Forgotten Fragments started growing... But the rate of the dungeons being found had decreased.... But they are still being found.>>

<<Did it slowed down? Or did the wave ended already?>>

<<.... Either way... Those bastards on the move.>>

<<Shri found a Forgotten Fragment and stole it right underneath some noble’s nose before he could react.>>

<<The Forgotten Smith.>>

<<The dungeon wasn’t strong according to her, but not as weak farmer dungeon.>>

<<Sloth.>>

<<Still no reaction.>>

<<Oron team found another Forgotten Fragment... But that is bit too far from their location... However, they apparently found out something.>>

<<Monsters of unknown origin apparently causes countless casualties.... Chances are that the "Benefactor" maybe behind these monsters.>>

<<Now.... GreyHunt team.... He went to the Mendula continent.>>

<<I know! This is stupid and risky, considering what is going on there.... Honestly, GreyHunt shouldn’t be there of out of all the times... But he needs to go there.>>

<<We still have allies there and they helped us out in locating the Forgotten Frament, which was located.... Well... The location is quiet interesting.>>

<<The Graveyard town.... That was my starting location....>>

<<That is.... One of a heck....I....Look. I don’t know what to call it.>>

<<...And... We have fucking problem.>>

<<The dungeon was already discovered.>>

<<By the players......>>

<<Shit.>>

<<Do we have to already reveal ourselves from the get go?!>>