Chapter 1

[Nu……uh…..]

With cold cheeks and the feeling of grass in the hand, I slowly opened my eyes on a map different from the sky garden.

[Where is this? A hidden map?]

Usually you need to land on an island at the sky garden, if you fall outside of the map it should be an instant death and I should be transferred home.
However I was asleep on grassland where a gentle breeze was felt.

[I’ve never heard about getting sent to a place like this…..Wind?]

I watched my surroundings.
Even in the sky, there were no islands like in the sky garden.
The clouds were moving like the grass.
However, that is strange.
There shouldn’t be any elements like wind in VMB.
Also, when I was lying idle on the ground a short while ago, my cheek was cold.
I could feel the temperature.

[This isn’t VMB? No, that’s impossible.]

I checked my body in confusion in the uneasiness that this isn’t a game.
I had the MP5A4 which i used a while ago, three magazines on the belt, the sub weapon on my waist, grenades, a knife, on my gauntlet of my left hand i had the tactical support system (short TSS) with a variety of functions.
When deploying a screen monitor, the menu is displayed as always.

However, when I try to open news or mails from the management an ERROR is being displayed.
The map function of the head goggles only indicates my position.
Also the CP i saved until now…..
The SHOP function where i can purchase weapons, ammunitions and equipment seems to work.
I can also choose the support weapon summon function, too.

[I don’t understand the reason why i can’t contact anybody.
Maybe it’s because it’s a hidden stage? For the time being, as it’s a secret stage, maybe i can do something.
I should try to advance.]

The VMB PVE mode and the stage rewards such as the CP and firearms which weren’t acquirable in the SHOP.
I was interested in them and got addicted in collecting them in that mode.

[Even if I say that, which direction should i go?]

While looking around at landmarks, I could not see a suggested goal for the map.
I only knew the map directions reflected on my head goggles.
Even if I look around, there is a forest in the north, mountains to the east and in the west and south only grassland.
[Well, seems like there is nothing to the west or south.
Considering the map configuration of VMB there is no warfare in the mountains.
I guess i should go north.]

Without information of the stage, I don’t know where an enemy may appear from.
Though enemies are displayed on the map as a red point, the information of an enemy can’t be seen without exploring the map.

I set the MP5A4 on my waist to the 3-Shot-Burst mode.
With the powered suit, which increased my leg strength, I started to jog towards the north.

While approaching the forest, no enemy appeared till now.
However, i saw something unexpected with my eyes.

[An insect?! Huh?]

Though I did not notice while running through the grassy plain, when entering the tall woods, they seemed to be alive.

In the world of VMB no insects existed.
In naturals maps, such as forests and grasslands only the player or enemies existed.
There were no NPCs like harmless MOB characters.

[It’s not VMB after all….? Then why am i here in this outfit or better said where is this place?]

There is nobody here who can answer my questions.
My voice disappeared in the woods with the calming wind.
I unintentionally grasp the grip of my MP5A4 to realize the rigid iron mass which weights only about 3 kg, but it feels heavier than that.
Also the weight of my head goggles which i have never felt so far.
I touch the switc