Hmm, it looks like a war took pce here. This city... how did it get destroyed? Well, now's not the time for that. I have to reach the safe zone fast. I need to be first—or at least in the top five," Kirko thought as he analyzed his surroundings. "How is this mission supposed to be hard? There has to be a catch."

  "Yo, Kirkoooooo!"

  "Oh, it's just you, Cain."

  "Let's be in a team."

  "Sure, but we have no time, so let's get moving. We need to reach the safe zone fast."

  Kirko and Cain ran toward the safe zone, but Cain struggled to keep up. His stamina wasn't great, so they had to take a break. They had already reached the 1km mark.

  "Kirko, what are you thinking about?" Cain asked, lying on the ground, exhausted.

  "It's just that this mission seems too easy compared to the first one. Something feels off."

  "Now that you mention it, you're right. We just walked and got this far. Well, why be sad if it's this easy? We'll reach the safe zone in no time—it only took us ten minutes to reach the 1km mark."

  "Well, I guess we'll find out sooner or ter. So, shall we continue, or do you need more time?"

  "Just give me two minutes. You're like a superhuman! How are you not tired at all?"

  "Well, that's because every day after school, I do push-ups and run on the treadmill. Because of that, my strength and speed increased to 12, and my endurance became 10."

  "What are you talking about?" Cain looked at Kirko in confusion.

  "You can increase your stats. You didn't know that?" Kirko looked at Cain, his expression innocent.

  "What are stats? And what do you mean?"

  It took Kirko two minutes to expin everything. After that, they continued their journey. After running for 200 meters, the ground started shaking. Before Cain and Kirko could say anything or even look at each other, a giant worm burst out of the ground and rushed toward them.

  Kirko reacted fast, but as he was running away, he turned around and saw Cain standing frozen in fear, unable to move. "CAIN, MOVE!" This snapped Cain back to reality, but it was already too te. He turned to look at Kirko and quietly said, "Thank you for everything."

  "CAAAAIN!"

  Kirko rushed to stab the worm, but its skin was too hard to cut. "GIVE HIM BACK!" The worm smmed Kirko into a building, destroying a whole wall.

  "Thank God I increased my stats before this or I would have died right now. I have to get him." Something clicked in Kirko's mind. "That's the only thing I got right now. I can't waste more time thinking—I have to do it."

  Kirko left one of his daggers behind, then started taunting the worm to eat him. His pn was to get into the worm's mouth and retrieve Cain from inside. He looked at the worm with a smile and said, "Come get me, you fucker."

  The worm lunged at him and swallowed him whole, just as he had pnned. "Now all I need to do is find Cain."

  Kirko leaped further into its mouth. "Ugh, it's so squishy in here. Why does it feel like this?" He grinned menacingly. "Before I find Cain, let's teach this shit a lesson."

  He took his dagger and, with all his strength, pierced the insides of the worm, dragging the bde along as he moved forward.

  The worm screamed in pain and thrashed wildly, but Kirko didn't feel a thing from inside.

  As Kirko continued his journey, he muttered, "How long is this snake?" He suddenly slipped and fell deep into its body, nding in a pool of foul-smelling liquid. "Ugh, what's this smell? Where am I? And what is this liquid?" He analyzed his surroundings and spotted a bone poking out. "AHHH! Cain! I was too te! No, this can't be him this bone is too tall to be him!" But then, he spotted Cain lying unconscious in the distance. Realizing his mistake, he felt dumb and quickly grabbed Cain's body.

  "Please let this work."

  "Teleport!"

  He teleported outside, nding where he had left his dagger. Fortunately, Cain came with him. Kirko sat down, exhausted. "Yes, it worked. I knew there was something wrong with this level. Looks like, from here onwards, this is gonna become a mess." He pulled up the hood of his hoodie. "It's time to get serious, I see. First, I'll wait for Cain to wake up." He sniffed himself. "I stink."

  He found an isoted location, id Cain on the ground, and sat with a sigh. After approximately five minutes, he got impatient and started spping Cain.

  "AHH! Wait, Kirko... huh? Where am I? I was supposed to be eaten, right?"

  "I saved you. Don't worry. Let's take a break. We'll continue afterward." Kirko then fell asleep.

  Cain sat in silence. "Why did Kirko save me? Why did he do something like this for someone like me?" Tears welled up in his eyes.

  "You want to take a break?"

  "Nah, I can go for longer. We need to reach the safe zone first."

  "Okay, let's continue." Kirko thought to himself, 'Cain is acting a bit different after I woke up. What happened?'

  Kirko and Cain reached the 2km mark shortly after. During their journey, they had to run and sneak away from three more worms. In the end, they reached safety.

  =========================== Tutorial- 2

  objective - Get to the safe zone

  Time Left - 22hr 47min

  location - destroyed city

  Distance covered- 2/6 km===========================