Versatile: Alternate World

"Wow! This feels like you are inside an airplane but the air is stronger! I can't believe you can enjoy this kind of luxury, Bladeheart! If I were you, I would ride on Leona every day and visit different parts of the game's landscape!" Dolly said as she tries to look below Leona.

"Be careful trying to look below, once you fall, it will be difficult to catch you and if you are unlucky enough, you will fall to your death and Leona will not be able to save you from death," I reminded her.

Dolly quickly stopped trying to peek below since she also didn't want to die from falling from Leona's back.

"But I have to admit, Bladeheart. Even though the game has just started, your gear seems to be already similar to those end-game items I saw on the cash shop. Are you sure you didn't use the money to buy some gear and pushed yourself to the limit like this?" Harmless Sparrow asked.

"Nope. Based on the stats alone on the weapons and gears that are sold on the cash shop, they are inferior to these. Those things in the cash shop are just there to give some of those players who pay for money feel superior for a bit. But in reality, they still needed some things to further get their equipment much better. Also, as players level up, the armors they bought will be underwhelming in stats once upgraded compared to the armor or weapon that was obtained from drops and can be equipped by their corresponding levels. These gears would be much scrap and ingredients for enhancement in the end so it is not even worth the money to buy it," I explained.

"Whew! Good thing I didn't buy any of those things in the cash shop. The designs are awful and I don't think it even suits me," Dolly said.

"So if the clothes and other equipment in the cash shop are fashionable and look trendy, you would buy it regardless of the stats and level limit they need to use it?"

"..."

I knew it, if it looks cool and trendy, she won't hesitate to buy it even though the visuals are just pure cosmetics and has nothing to do with the strong ability of the item. I can only say that she is just wasting her money on it, but I am not the one deciding on her spending habits. If she likes it, then she can buy it. No one would stop her to do it.

Queen Tanya wanted to continue her nap so she decided to sleep before we arrived in the Central Area of the Southern Oasis where Serbal and the other enemies are staying. I thought I could meditate for a bit before we arrived at the subjugation location, but suddenly, I received a direct message from Harmless Sparrow.

"Hey Bladeheart, can I ask something in private? Let's just chat in this method so that no one will know what we are talking about."

"Sure, ask away."

"I have been curious since the two of you joined the party but, can you tell me who Tanya really is? I don't think I have seen her before alongside the Pioneers that can enter Sandurk Continent before other players can. I try to check her status via the party screen but it just shows an error that I don't know what is causing it."

I frowned when I saw this and my brain automatically tries to find and construct a solid alibi to say to her. Although it is unnecessary to do it since I don't need to hide her identity, I don't think it is proper for me to be the one to reveal her real identity to others.

"I don't think you are asking the right person about that matter. If you want to delve deeper into her identity, why don't you ask her? I don't have much to tell you except that we are good acquaintances."

"...I see. So it is a very confidential matter that you won't divulge further on this one. Alright. I don't have any reason to push it out of your mouth since I was just trying to satisfy my curiosity. But if you change your mind and you want to tell me more, you can talk to me."

It looks like I just dodged a bullet. Thankfully, she wasn't that curious and is not the same as Dolly who would pester you nonstop until you tell her what she needed to know. However, I don't think I needed to tell her anything. She will know sooner or later since Queen Tanya has to rally the troops to fight against the final raid boss.

"Lads, we are nearing the Central Area of the oasis! I am seeing multiple movements of demons and monsters! There are also multiple sentry towers up ahead!" Queen Tanya alerted us.

Hearing Queen Tanya's warning, I went near Queen Tanya's spot and also spotted what she just relayed. The two girls also approached and peek out curiously.

"That's a lot of enemies! Are we going to be able to get to the main boss like this?! We won't be able to clear this area today with just the four of us!" Harmless Sparrow said.

"Hold your horses, guys. Who said we are going to charge in without thinning the horde of monsters ahead of us?" I declared and pulled out my weapon and transformed it into a cannon. For some reason, the cannon from my Versatile Weapon changed with a form that is somewhat different from its previous form. However, I didn't move into the details on it and aimed it at the sentry tower that first locked into my eye.

"Dolly, fire off your strongest AOE attack and target those towers. Don't worry if it is a long cooldown spell or if it consumes a lot of mana. We just needed to damage the sentry tower enough or much better if we can at least destroy it."

"Alright!" Dolly quickly assumed the position and started chanting the spell for the AOE magic. Since the AOE magic, which deals quite a large radius of the area has long incantations and needs to be spoken orally to perform, magicians needed to either ambush the enemy using it, be protected by tanks while chanting, or use it like how Dolly is doing it.

"How about me Bladeheart? I don't have any long-range magic or skill that can be fired as far as the two of you!" Harmless Sparrow asked as she is holding the hilt of her sword.

"Wait when we are nearing the ground. You two with Tanya will be the ones charging to beat up the other attackers. Beat them up as soon as we land!"

"Alright!" Harmless Sparrow said as she readied herself.

"YES! YES! YES! This is the kind of fight I am looking forward to!" Queen Tanya grinned as she materializes her big scythe.

As for me, I aimed the cannon at the Sentry Tower that looks eerily creepy. As to why I need to take it out first is that this building is capable of detecting our presence while we are in the vicinity of the tower. Invisibility and other camouflage spells or effects a player has active, won't work against the sentry tower and will rip out those buffs off of you. With them, the enemies will be also buffed if those towers are still standing. Destroying them will not only reduce their advantage against us, they will also be less threatening.

So, breaking them all down to pieces is a must.

"BLOW THEM UP!"