"Alright, coming to this glitched side was easy… but to get out… how should I do it?"
The usual way to get out of a glitch was to force the game shut and restart it. But when Cane tried to look for the log-off button, he was not able to find it.
In fact, the only thing he saw was the glitched screen of the system.
[Ac*^&^&tivi(&&((&ty Not Av&^%^&&ilab*^&**le]
The system was getting worse and worse now. It was going to be a headache if he did not get out soon.
Thankfully, the VR system he used to connect to this place had a fail-safe, and it would log him out if he was in there for too long. But it would mean losing any progress he had made and also losing the hidden objective of his quest.
"There's no way I am going to let that happen. Let's struggle harder to get back."
If he could clip out of bounds, then there must be a way to clip back in as well. He just needed to find it.
First, he needed to find a rock with some space for clipping, and that was easy to do. Then, he had to move around to try and find an opening.
But just as he tried that, the ground shook and Cane fell. A giant shadow covered the ground, and he looked up as a giant bird flew over his head.
That bird was so big that it could easily dwarf a fighter jet. Cane felt his heart skip a beat as he noticed this.
"W-What is that—! An enemy? In this glitched zone? Heh… things are truly… a little wild…"
He complained as he doubled his efforts to get back. He did not want to be seen by that enemy in this clipped zone—especially when he had not even unlocked combat yet.
Unfortunately, the boss noticed him and instantly dove for him. Cane had nowhere to run now. His only option was to await his impending doom.
But there was a silver lining to all of this.
Once Cane died, he would be out of this glitched area, and he would be able to go back to leveling up. He awaited the monster's attack, and his stomach felt pain as it was pierced by those sharp claws.
It hurt.
It hurt a lot.
Even though he had turned his sense of pain to the lowest setting, it still felt like he was being torn apart in real-time. But weirdly enough, he was not dead.
'H-How—? Why am I not dead—? Just what is going on—?'
[Mod^&^&if^&^&^ier NPC in e^^&ffe^&%&%&&(ct]
The system tried to tell him the reason behind him not dying, but Cane could not read it with all the pain he was feeling. He tried to get the monster's paw off him, but to no avail.
The enemy leaned down to sniff at his neck before it pulled back with a confused expression. It looked far more curious than deadly. But Cane did not feel thankful about that.
He was in pain and his body felt torn. He tried to check up on himself, but his arms would not move.
Whistle
The sharp sound broke the silence, and Cane tried to look up to see where the sound was coming from. But all he saw was a tail smacking him into the crack he had been trying to glitch into before.
Somehow, that tail did the trick he had not been able to do, and he found himself clipped back into the map.
[User is back in the safe zone. Reconnecting to the system. Special attributes of the Class 'NPC' will apply. Healing rate increased by 500%. For more information check guide: No access]
Cane tried to make sense of what happened, but his brain felt a little foggy. The pain in his body was slowly starting to fade.
He looked at his skill window, only to do a double-take.
"500% healing rate? Isn't that a cheat? This is too broken. Is this the return for not being given access to the normal quest menu?"
But no matter how broken 500% healing looked on paper, the fact that he could not do normal missions was a huge downside.
If not for his own curiosity and his desire to further his career, he would have rerolled his class already.
"Anyway, that's not important. Did I bring the mission objective with me? Where is the golden ball—!"
Cane looked at his hand where he clutched the ball of gold and let out a sigh. He had gone through so much for this, so he was happy to see that it was still with him.
He headed toward the farmer NPC once he caught his breath and handed him the ball.
"I am done with my tasks. I also found this while harvesting."
As soon as the farmer NPC saw that golden ball, his eyes narrowed and he gave Cane a weird look.
"You sure are lucky. That golden ball was just a folk tale… I never expected to see it in front of me. But since you found it, it's yours to keep now. Make sure to take care of it, and one day, it will hatch into a helpful companion."
The farmer told him, and Cane looked at the ball in his hand in a new light.
'Is this… not a ball but an egg? I wonder what will hatch from this egg.'
He wondered as he pocketed the egg and waited for the farmer NPC to continue. He had gained enough exp to level up.
"Alright, I will mark this quest as complete. Thank you for your service. Please come by again if you want to help."
The farmer told him, and he nodded before he left.
[Beginner's quest completed.
Exp gained – 100 (due to Class Absorber Attribute recalculating reward)
New Exp gained – 10,000
User Level increased to 5.]
Cane looked at his sudden increase in user level with keen interest. Usually, the quest would have only helped him level up once. But due to his secondary class, he had jumped to level 5 instantly.
If things remained like this, then wouldn't he level up far quicker than everyone else? He might also become the first person to hit a level cap in this game and cement his name in gaming forever.