「1 new Request to enter a Team 」
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Team name: Night Invasion
Leader: Entity Brody - Class: Tank [Skills: Hologram Shield (B-), Additional information cannot be disclosed outside of Team]
Current Members:
- Anna Cross - Class: Mage [Additional information cannot be disclosed outside of Team]
- Lily Velvet - Class: Assassin [Additional information cannot be disclosed outside of Team]
- Leo - Class: Burst Damage Dealer [Additional information cannot be disclosed outside of Team]
- Albert - Class: Crowd Control [Additional information cannot be disclosed outside of Team]
Team Supervisor: Frostmoon
Title: Lord of the 25th Tower Island – Night of Ice, [Rank Tier: SS- in stable state, ????]
[Notice:] This team functions under limited supervision from Frostmoon.
Team clearance is currently [Green – Low Risk of Internal Hostility]
Individual quests and system-bound contracts remain private unless willingly disclosed.
Team Objectives (Known):
– Enter First Tower Island before Blackout Storm reaches city perimeter (borders)
– Survive Lobby Phase & gain first-clear advantage
– Secure "Class: C" or higher gear for each member
– Reach Tier B within 20 days
"We're not looking for weaklings or stat hoarders. We need those who know how to move, adapt, and think faster than the system allows. I don't care about your past, Noah. If you're serious about surviving this world—and breaking it when needed—then join us. Don't ask about the Life Quest. Just know we're heading toward a place the others can't reach."
[Accept Team Request] or [Decline Team Request]
[1 min remaining]
"Where are the other team members?"
"They are currently on the first island, I remained here to check if there is anyone strong left here."
"Does the team function like a contract with Frostmoon?"
For just a brief moment, the world around Noah glitched at the mention of the higher being's name. He could feel the gaze of something beyond normal comprehension. Whatever this creature was, it was extremely strong. For a brief moment, his fingers were trembling and his pulse rapidly increased. This gaze was really similar to the eyes he saw during the transfer, although these eyes were weaker because they were further away from him or at least there was something protecting him while here, he didn't feel anything protecting him from the presence of this otherworld creature.
"No, it's a genuine team. We are helping each other in order to advance faster. The only disadvantage is reward distribution but we have agreed upon percentage earnings – if you help more, you will get more."
"Will I be able to quit if I decide to?"
"We won't stop anyone from leaving, but you will have to pay a fee, which is 40% of the group's Coins Balance. That's not because we want it, it's purely an administrative fee."
"Will I be able to add a condition for everyone if I decide to join?"
"As long as it's achievable."
With that, Brody accepted Noah's condition and they entered an ancient-looking platform on the ground.
[Accept Team Request]
「You have entered a team. 」
「New Achievement: Enter a team」[1000 Coins awarded]
「New Rare Achievement: Request a condition upon joining a team」[10 000 Coins awarded]
「New Rare Achievement: 10 times stronger than the strongest team member upon joining a team」[30 000 Coins awarded]
「New Secret Rare Achievement: Enter a team under higher being supervision before first island」[100 000 Coins awarded]
Noah was getting a lot of coins just like that, because he was able to max out his stats initially. He knew that the secret achievements had something more to them and he was now trying to picture different possibilities of what they could mean.
Teleportation began on their platform and after a brief moment of only whiteness around them, they were transported to a modern-looking city. There were flying cars, beings with jetpacks and many other technical devices could be seen there as if it was something completely normal.
"Looks like we arrived at the first island – the modern day one."
"What's the objective here? Defeat a boss?"
"According to the information, the Supervisor gave me – there are 2 ways to complete an island generally – the main objective and the hidden objective. The main objective here is to Stay here for 60 days."
"And what's the catch? Is there a daily fee or something?"
"You guessed it exactly right. It starts at 1000 Coins/day and doubles every week you spend here. And if you run out of Coins, you go to the Modern Factory and have to work more and more for the rest of your life. This is the place where most entities apparently lose their will to go on."
"Then I suppose we are obviously going with the hidden objective?"
In truth, Noah could stay here 60 days if he completed a couple more achievements but this was obviously a complete waste of time.
"Yes, the other team members have begun clearing it. The final battle is left to us two. There is severe corruption in this city – there is this person, called The Owl and he has 4 entities, ruling over his Blade Team. The other members went to defeat these 4 entities, while we have to deal with the main guy. Can I just ask for your class?"
"I haven't chosen one?"
"Ohh, that's why I don't see any information about it. Well, you should choose one eventually anyway."
"So, how do we beat this guy? What's his class."
"An assassin. And he is probably after us by now."
For just a brief part of the second, Noah felt intense murderous intent, pointed at him. He immediately calculated each move he could do. 1) Run away straight for 5,5 meters, turn right and disappear between the buildings. (Success rate: 5%); 2) Confront the enemy in a direct fight here. (Success rate: 15%); 3) Pretend not to notice and wait for the enemy to make the first move, this way, more information could be received. (Success rate: 25%); 4) Try to glitch the system by doing too much stuff for the island's render system to compile in time but he still lacked the full set of skills needed to securely pull this off. (Success rate: 30%); 5) The most successful one for a cheater like him would be….. to exploit the cheat.
Noah fired a murderous intent back at the enemy, even though in this direction, no one could be seen. He smiled.
In just these couple of seconds he was able to receive, he made a couple of clicks on the screen.
The air next to his face moved as if wind had appeared, the next moment, Noah's hand was holding the hand of someone, holding a poisoned knife. His vision was excessively sharp, the area around them lost colors and became a game engine program - only lines were forming each object. He could feel every movement of the attacker and see every frame – this world was just like a game after all - there was a system, which had to render each movement. And who will spend resources for a lower island like this one, where no one is supposed to have cheat-like abilities? No one.
He inflicted a tremendously powerful blow in the attacker's stomach. He almost teleported towards the enemy and the bottom of his fist was directed at the enemy's head. Even though the attacker crashed viciously on the ground, which created cracks on the impact point, Noah wasn't done. While holding their neck, his other fist slammed in the chest of the enemy. The attacker spat a lot of blood and could hardly breath.
The messages popping up multiple times a second in front of Noah distracted him for a moment.
[-1000 Coins]
[-1000 Coins]
…..
[-5000 Coins]
[-5000 Coins]
"Hey, Brody, how can you transfer coins to someone?"
Brody was so startled, he couldn't believe what he had just seen. The ability alone was at least B tier, maybe even some less skilled A tier entities would have had a hard time beating Noah.
"You should touch one of their fingers and think of how many Coins you want to transfer."
「Do you want to transfer 1 000 000 Coins to [The Owl]? 」
Noah began seeing colors again and was capable of seeing the being in front of him. It was a person, just like these night club owners with the sh*tty grins.
[Yes]
The eyes of The Owl widened in disbelief. Just a brief moment later, 2 new notifications appeared, which Noah expected.
「The amount 1 000 000 Coins surpasses the maximum threshold for the current island. Transfer pending.」
「Entity [The Owl] has been defeated. Final blow: [The Owl]. 」
Noah had purposely crashed him in the ground, he expected that the knife was still next to the enemy and that this will pierce the enemy somewhere. With this, he made sure of 2 things: 1) There was a limit to how much he could transfer and the Coins would be returned back to him, as long as the other party was defeated; 2) The final blow was decided based on who made the fatal hit and not who made the most damage.
2 notes lingered in Noah's mind.
「Note: The entered amount surpassed the current maximum transfer value [10 000 Coins]. If you proceed, the Coins will be deducted, based on the Terms of Service Coins Transfer Policy and will be held until the maximum transfer value is raised enough. In case of unexpected occurrence or the disappearance of the recipient, a refund will be made on conditions: If less than 24 hours have passed, full refund will be ordered; if less than 14 days have passed, 80% refund will be ordered; if less than 1 month has passed, 50% refund will be ordered; if more than 1 month has passed, 20% refund will be ordered.」
「Note: The entered amount surpasses the current maximum transfer value [10 000 Coins]. If you proceed, the Coins will be deducted, based on the Terms of Service Coins Transfer Policy and will be held until the maximum transfer value is raised enough. Additional Coins Verification procedure will start in 24 hours if transfer is active.」
There was a hole in the system. He immediately thought about The Cheater's Hall and was sure that they had something to do with this. In case of extreme value transfers, such a verification will occur but if he defeats the recipient in 24 hours without dealing the final blow himself, he won't be suspected. He knew this would prove really useful in the future.
「New Achievement: Clear first island」[10 000 Coins awarded]
「New Achievement: First one to clear first island」[50 000 Coins awarded, Class D Loot Box received]
「New Rare Achievement: Clear first island during the first day」[50 000 Coins awarded, Class C Loot Box received]
「New Rare Achievement: Clear first island's hidden objective as main contributor on first day」[100 000 Coins awarded, Class B Loot Box received]
「New Secret Rare Achievement: Defeat [The Owl] with final blow: [The Owl]」[1 000 000 Coins awarded]
「New Secret Ultra-Rare Achievement: Have a Rejected Transfer of over 100 times the transfer limit on first island before [The Owl] is defeated」[5 000 000 Coins awarded, Advanced Monthly Card Infinite Subscription]
「New Achievement: Box of Coins」[Gold I membership in The Shop]
「New Achievement: Big Box of Coins」[Gold II membership in The Shop]
「New Achievement: Chest of Coins」[Gold III membership in The Shop]
Level: 1 → 25
HP: 100 → 2500
Damage: 10 → 250
"We got a couple of loot boxes from this, it seems."
"Yes, I'm really impressed with your fight, by the way, Noah, it was so cool."
Noah couldn't stop thinking about the next 2 notifications that had appeared before him.
「Higher being [Frostmoon] is looking at you. 」
「The Shop cannot be accessed, conditions required to unlock」
Conditions: Enter the first tower island (1/1), 10 000 Coins in possession (10 000/10 000), Class: C or higher Equipment obtained (1/1).
「The Shop is unlocked」