Chapter 43: Bumping into Fate          

Skylark let out a heavy sigh, her face filled with a mixture of frustration and anger as she recounted the unfortunate events that led to her miserable fate.

"We were recruiting players," she began as she dried her clothes and hair, "and that's when we came across a player named, The Legend.

"He was like me, someone who deleted his old account to start anew. But he was already at level twenty and had a group of players around the same level. It felt like striking gold when I found out they were looking for more members.

"We formed a group, over twenty of us, all eager and ignorant, lured in by their high levels and promises of completing the quest," she continued.

"They made themselves the leaders, and the rest of us followed their orders without question. We pooled our money to rent boats, excitedly setting sail to retrieve the stolen oil barrels.