The ship lurched violently, sending everything on the table flying. Not only that, the entire hull seemed to be tilting, and Odilia almost lost her balance and took a tumble.
The leather-clad girl who had just been chatting with Odilia immediately ran out of the ship, and Odilia quickly followed. Then, she saw something that shocked her.
A torrential downpour was already raging at sea, and the entire surface of the sea was churning. Then, in front of their ship, a giant mountain suddenly rose from the ocean. The mountain was entirely red, but there were also many bright red spots on the mountain, and they seemed to be flowing – it was magma!
“An active volcano?” Odilia’s eyes widened. She had never seen such a spectacular sight, and she didn't even notice the rain hitting her eyes.
The scene was simply too breathtaking, comparable to the explosive scenes in a Hollywood blockbuster. More importantly, it was happening right in front of her, an experience Odilia was living through firsthand. This feeling of seeing, hearing, and feeling something with her own senses was incomparable to watching it from a screen!
“This, this is really a dream?! If it really is, getting to see this scene wouldn't be a waste of my dream!” Even though the situation was incredibly dangerous, the spectacular sight before her had left Odilia stunned.
“But… why is an active volcano popping out of the sea?” Odilia asked.
“No, it’s not!” The leather-clad girl next to her said, “This is, the Ancient Dragon!”
“Ancient Dragon?”
“Ancient Dragon, Molten Mountain Dragon! Not good, the ship is going to capsize, grab onto something so you don’t fall!” The leather-clad girl said.
“Eh?”
More of the Molten Mountain Dragon's body emerged from the sea. Odilia wanted to see the dragon's entire form, but it was so enormous that it was impossible to see it all. The volcano emerging from the sea was already high enough, but it seemed like an even larger body was beneath the surface!
The ship was almost overturned by the Molten Mountain Dragon. The people on board scrambled to grab onto something. Odilia, in a hurry, also grabbed onto something, but when the ship tilted to almost 90 degrees, Odilia couldn't hold on and fell into the sea.
“Glug glug————”
Odilia sank into the ocean.
“So uncomfortable… can’t breathe… am I going to die?” Odilia’s vision gradually blurred.
Then, her entire vision turned black, and three blood-red characters, still dripping with blood, appeared before Odilia.
【You Died!】
Accompanied by an unusually eerie, violent, and mocking laugh, a line of red characters appeared.
【Your death was utterly worthless, it even makes me laugh.】
【Try Again?】
【Yes】 【No】
“Damn it, I didn’t expect to just drown like this. I, the great gaming master, would actually… Retry, retry. This lousy game, such a major plot development happens and there isn't even a hint. Just dies like that! And what is this laugh and text, mockery? What kind of bastard came up with this?!”
Odilia angrily clenched her fists and swung them up and down.
——Yes!
Odilia’s vision was gradually enveloped by darkness, then, a familiar scene appeared.
“Ah, finally woke up, finally woke up! Don’t drink if you can’t handle it, just one cup and you're down.”
It was the scene from the beginning of the game.
Odilia slapped the table and stood up, startling the armored man in front of her.
“Hey—what are you doing, so dramatic? You just had one cup of wine, if you can’t handle it, then don’t drink…”
——You’re the one who made me drink!
Although she had discovered the culprit who made her drunk, Odilia wasn’t concerned about that right now.
“Listen, this ship is going to capsize soon, think of something quickly!”
“Huh? What are you talking about? Did you drink too much and see a hallucination?” The man shrugged helplessly.
“No, I’m serious!” Odilia said angrily.
“I know, I know, the ship is going to capsize. You can’t swim, right? Don’t worry, I can, I’ll save you later.” The man sighed.
“That’s not it—it’s that… yes, Molten… Molten Mountain Dragon is going to come out of the sea, the ship is going to be overturned by it!” Odilia said earnestly.
“Eh… Molten Mountain Dragon, huh… We are indeed tracking the migration mystery of this Ancient Dragon, but our route is a confirmed safe route, so you don't need to worry. Oh, by the way, if you want to learn how to swim later, you can come find me~ ”
“No, I…” Odilia was about to go crazy.
Odilia went to the window. She saw that the surface of the sea was already starting to ripple.
“Oh no, the Molten Mountain Dragon is coming, is there any way to survive?”
“Hey, I heard your shouts just now, the Molten Mountain Dragon is coming?” Just as Odilia was thinking about how to survive the Molten Mountain Dragon’s attack, a voice came from behind.
“It’s you?” Odilia’s eyes lit up. It was the yellow leather-clad girl who had spoken to her in the previous scene.
“Tell me, what did you dream about? Molten Mountain Dragon? I’ve never seen it. I heard it’s a very huge Ancient Dragon, with an active volcano on its back, which can erupt.” The leather-clad girl said.
“I didn’t dream, it’s real. The Molten Mountain Dragon will…”
At that moment, the ship lurched violently.
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