[Player: (Hecate) has logged on]

“Ah, that's right-” she paused mid sentence. [Notice: A world quest has been created.]

Manhunt (Hecate)

Deliver the player Hecate (Minerva) to a Null Enforcer.

Difficulty Level: E++.

Duration: One Week

Rewards: [S-???]

[As the prey of the manhunt, the quest has changed accordingly.]

Emergency Personal Quest.

A world quest has been created precisely to hunt you down, survive the upcoming onslaught of people aiming for you.

Difficulty Level: B++

Rewards: [10x free spins at the gacha][Increased fame with NPC’s][Decreased reputation with all Null Enforcers][Miscellaneous Seeds] and [C- Rank Skill: Search]

“...shit.”

Meanwhile at the Kingdom of Lantanya

“What?! Where is She?!?”

Ever since the world quest was created the night prior millions of people found themselves frantically searching for the ex-best player, in a fruitless effort to get their hands on an s-ranked item.

“The quest is only E++ rank, that means she must've only spawned recently. So why isn't she here? Who doesn't spawn here?”

Kingdom of Latania- the most popular location by far, it’s numbers alone accounts for over 40% of the entire game's population, and why wouldnt it? With early access to skills like [Instant Transmission] and [Dismantle]- and techniques like [Katana Fighting] it’s no wonder that it's so popular.

“Hmph! These people are so dumb~” smugly stated a blond girl with a small stature. “Oi, No reason to insult others because of their lack of information on the inner workings of an insane person like Katherine.” replied a gargantuan of a man with silver hair. The small girl looked down towards the man whose shoulders she sat on and he looked up, “The Desolate Wasteland” they both said simultaniously.

And so… they both made their way towards the land people rarely touch.

Back with Hecate.

“...Shit.”

Hecate’s mood instantly soured and the beaming smile on her face turned into an angry scowl.

“Are you- like- fucking- what the hell?!?” she couldn't finish her own sentences. “Which bastard did this? Was it Paul? I know that fucker had it out for me!!”

“Clrranggg!!” Hecate’s violent shouts were rudely interrupted by a strange screaming noise.

Turning around, her vision was cursed with the sight of a giant two foot long ant.

“oh don't even start” she hardened the skin on her knuckles and stretched the rest of her arm as far as she could before suddenly jerking her shoulder forward, launching her fist at the strange creature crushing its exoskeleton inwards in the process.

[You’ve exterminated a monster, Experience has been earned.]

It wasn’t long before another equally sized creature crawled out of the hole in the ground that the first crawled out of, and what followed were hundreds of identical creatures.

“Fuuuuuuuuuuuck oooofffff!”

Crack! Crack! Crack!

The sounds of bodies being destroyed indiscriminately rang throughout the open air as Hecate mercilessly slaughtered the insects that crawled out of the hole.

[You’ve exterminated a monster, Experience ha- You’ve exterminated a monster, Experience ha- You’ve exterminated a monster, Experience ha- You’ve exterminated a monster, Your Level has risen.]

The dying screams mixed with the monotone voice of the system sounded like music to the deranged girls ears.

And so a few hours passed.

Hecate: Level 7

Strength: 7 (8.05)

Stamina: 6

Agility: 5

Intelligence: 5

Vitality: 6

Skill(s):[Replication][Body Manipulation] [Transmute] [Gyrate] [Clairvoyance][Chlorokinesis][Double Strike]

Technique(s): [Boxing 1][Marksmanship 1]

Title(s): [The one who surpassed the system][Skilled Hunter]

Job(s): [Brawler]

“That's what you get, ya’ damn bugs.” she heaved in between heavy sighs. Surrounding her were piles upon piles of ruined insect remains.

“Ha:” she let loose a dry chuckle. “This game really is so unfair.” the girl’s muscles gave out and she fell to the floor.

“Wha-”

How much time had passed since she killed the last bug? A few minutes? Hours? Honestly she couldn't tell. An exhausted body plus the blazing sun made for a very trance-like atmosphere.

[Notice: Your Suffocating.]

“Mph.” she tried to shout but her mouth filled with sand, in response to such an unexpected situation- the girl tried to move only to find herself unable.

She was sinking- quite rapidly in fact deep into the sand that she had been laying on for quite awhile. “Gah!” she tried to shout but her mouth filled with sand- at this rate she would suffocate to death.

[Notice: You’re Suffocating]

‘Shit! Shit! Shit! This is really-’

[You’ve entered the hidden entrance: Anthill Monotony]

‘What the hell?’