In the church's inner courtyard, the young man with black wings on his back and a Silver Sword in his hand fought the red-robed Bishop, who had transformed into an enormous beast.
Sword and claws clashed with fierce, ringing blows, sending sparks flying.
Just as he had expected, the battle really had become footage in the trailer!
"So badass!" "Mr. Jack's got standing! He's even in the cinematic!" "Who exactly is this Jack you keep talking about?" "Can you stop being so cryptic?" "Any old nobody gets a spot in the trailer!" "Everyone knows bosses don't show themselves easily!" "Obviously fake. Certified starter village trash mob!"
Polaris silently watched the barrage of comments.
For some reason, he suddenly felt a little annoyed.
Calling up his control panel, he expressionlessly typed a line and added it to the comments:
"The howls of ignorant losers!"
He exhaled and shook his head.
Normally, this wasn't like him. In the past, he would simply have laughed off comments like these, but this time, he hadn't held back.
He could only say that the man really was charismatic...
Enough to make him want to defend him.
"After all, I'm part of Jack Manor too!"
That was what Polaris told himself.
He remembered the quest completion notification he had received before the closed beta ended and couldn't help feeling expectant... The token of his full membership should be sitting in his panel's mailbox for now, right? He would collect it once he entered the game.
At that moment, the female voice spoke again:
"The Spirit World is in turmoil, yet the mortal world faces utter destruction."
The view was hazy and indistinct, everything seemingly covered by a transparent curtain, twisting and wavering... The distant horizon was pitch-black, and the darkness slowly crawled toward the camera.
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