The defeat at the mining company "dungeon" freight yard was jokingly dubbed by the players as the "Battle of the Mining Disaster," and for the first time, it let them glimpse a tiny fraction of this one-hundred-percent real world's naked malice.
Yes, only a tiny fraction—because they had yet to encounter even greater malice and far more terrifying beings!
In any case, nearly five hundred players had gathered to raid that large mining dungeon. As mentioned before, the result had been a crushing defeat. Many had died, losing their equipment, weapons, and levels—not to mention that at least a dozen players had been captured by the monsters, dragged into the mine shafts, and subjected to frenzied torture and all kinds of sacrifices.
As for whether those unlucky captives had endured endless torment and inhuman treatment, whether they had experienced the brutal Great Memory Restoration Technique, and exactly how many days they would be tortured for, outsiders did not know for the time being.
All the players knew was that not a single captured player dared to log in that night!
Not one!
That alone was enough to prove just how horrifying it was to be captured by those monsters. It was no laughing matter!
Of course, there was no need to talk about the fates and experiences of those unlucky fools for now!
The immediate issue was this: many players had had all their equipment and levels wiped clean. Many veteran players had returned overnight to square one. While this left them deeply pained, indignant, and acutely aware of the world's hostility, they still had no choice but to hold an emergency meeting after logging in to discuss their next move and a way out.
Western Emperor Chuunibyo and his team, that little ten-man group, were naturally no exception.
So