Chapter 5

The journey from the mountaintop to the foot of the mountain took Roland only ten minutes . Many people were waiting for him down there with smiles of amusement . Some of them were even gesturing to show the size and shape of a certain organ on Roland, raising the audience’s chuckle .

6Roland’s face was burning, but he pretended to be cool and passed them . He could feel their eyes on his back even though he was dozens of meters away .

1It was certainly not the best experience for a beginner of the game .

If it had happened in reality, Roland would probably have to move to a different city, but since he was in a game… Embarrassing as it might be, he felt a lot more relaxed when he remembered that they were all NPCs .

However, those people’s response was truly logical . As the game had claimed, every NPC was as intelligent as a real person .

6Roaming the street, Roland observed the busy folk around him . Some were walking in a hurry, some were peddling their wares, and some were carrying heavy bags for other people .

All of them seemed to be ordinary people . All of them were dark-skinned and in linen clothes . Occasionally, younger women with fairer skin walked on the street .

2Compared to them, Roland was actually the strangest one .

He was also wearing gray and brown linen clothes, but his skin was even fairer than that of any woman . It was obvious that he had never suffered .

1Therefore, other people stared at him anywhere he went .

Ignoring people’s judgmental eyes, Roland finally made it to the bridge . He had remembered the basic streets of this town when he was on the mountaintop, so he did not have to ask the way .

1The stone bridge was broad and straight . On its two sides was the glittering lake . When the damp wind over the lake touched his ears, he felt like he was flying .

Roland couldn’t help but gaze at the rippling lake that looked like a sapphire on top of the rail . He could see the whole lake from the mountaintop, but now that he was on the bridge, the lake seemed to be endless .

On the boats far away, the fishermen were trawling while singing songs .

From behind the bridge came three kids, two boys and a girl . They were around seven, and each of them was carrying a basket . In patched clothes, the snotty children hopped to Roland’s back .

2They pointed at Roland and laughed at the same time .

At this moment, Language Proficiency was not over yet, and Roland could understand them .

“Mom says that he loves being naked . ”

1“Grandpa says that there may be something wrong with his head . ”

“Dad says that he was trying to seduce a woman . What is seduce?”

3Roland turned around and looked at the kids helplessly .

Wow…

The kids rushed to the other end of the bridge as if they were scared of him, before they grimaced at him gloatingly .

His sightseeing mood was ruined by the kids . Roland brushed his hands together and went on . The three kids ran farther and farther away until they were nowhere to be seen .

Donkey carts crossed the bridge now and then . Roland intended to hitchhike at first, but he soon gave up the idea . After all, the things, mostly feces and other strange items, on those carts were too disgusting .

Across the bridge, Roland left the town and embarked on a village road . He could tell that the road was bumpy and ragged even though he was wearing shoes . Logically, since he was used to tarmac roads in cities, he should be exhausted after walking on such a shabby road for a while .

2Yet, oddly enough, he did not feel tired after walking for almost an hour .

Perhaps it’s because I’m a character in the game . Roland thought of the possibility .

3As Red Mountain Town was left far behind, it was quieter and quieter . Next to the road was a forest . Roland occasionally saw donkey carts when he left the town, but now all he could hear was the blowing leaves in the powerful wind . The strange chirps of unknown birds added to the emptiness of the forest .

1After Roland crossed a hill, the trees beside the road turned into maples . Nothing could be heard here except for the wind, not even bugs . Roland remembered that this was the habitat of giant spiders .

How giant were those spiders? Roland was rather curious, but he gave up the idea of visiting them . His plan was to go to a city and look for other players . Also, transportation was more convenient in the city, and it should be easier to search for intelligence or jobs . He could stay in the city until he earned enough money to go to other cities after he reached out to his friends .

3It was already noon at this point . The sunlight was rather scorching . Roland sat down in the shade of a tree and decided to rest for a moment .

Hardly had he sat down when he heard the vague, distant cries of little kids .

1Nobody was on the road, and the place was awfully quiet . Roland looked around and saw nothing but trees and colorful weeds .

He chuckled and thought he was hallucinating now that he was in an empty, quiet environment by himself . It must be how ghost stories originated .

Leaning against the tree, Roland fanned himself with his hand and listened to the howling wind, enjoying the peacefulness . However, he jumped up the next second and charged into the woods .

It was because he heard another scream, which was still vague but sounded familiar . Then, he remembered that it was the voice of one of the three kids who made fun of him an hour ago; specifically, the girl, because her voice was very distinct .

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The three kids had been ahead of him .

Giant spiders, little kids… Was it possible?

The screams became clear soon after he rushed into the woods . It was not until he entered the woods that he noticed how dim it was below the trees . Rotten leaves were emitting stench everywhere . There were also white nets at the roots of many trees .

At this moment, the kids were crying up ahead, nearby .

Roland rushed . Unsteadily, he passed a dozen weird maples that were at least two meters in diameter, only to see the most chilling scene .

The three kids were on the branch of a tall tree, and a huge spider was knocking the tree below them . After each collision, the tree would shake for a while, and the kids on top would shrill in fear .

6How big was this spider? It was at least 1 . 5 meters tall . Considering the length of its appendages, it was more than two meters wide .

Shoot… Roland was an ordinary person in reality after all . His legs were trembling beyond his control when he saw such an unbelievable monster unexpectedly .

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