Duke streaked across the sky like a meteor, entering this unknown alternate plane. Quite a few creatures on the ground witnessed the scene.
But from their perspective, they could only see a tiny speck of light flash past. They would not have noticed it without looking carefully.
Robert had entered this game called Oracle half a month ago. It had launched worldwide to explosive popularity half a month earlier, offering players an incredibly realistic gaming experience.
He had originally refused to believe that a game could be all that realistic. But when he truly entered the world of Oracle, he discovered that the game's realism was astonishing.
Other than being able to see certain panels and item information, it was almost no different from the real world.
Even pain, smell, taste, and everything else felt incredibly real. Getting stabbed by a monster here genuinely hurt.
However, players could lower the intensity of pain themselves. Once lowered to the minimum, the pain weakened considerably; even getting stabbed would only feel like being pricked by a needle.
Robert himself was an extremely experienced veteran player and a wealthy pay-to-win player.
He had been a renowned big spender in many games before. In reality, he seemed to be the second-generation heir of some conglomerate, though few people knew his exact identity.
Robert had made up his mind on his first day in Oracle to establish himself in this game and become one of its very best players.
He discovered that the game was extremely hardcore. In other games, learning a skill only required a click before it could be used immediately.
But this game was different. Even the simplest swordsmanship skills had to be learned and trained like they would be in reality, until one truly mastered them.
This game had no skill