MINUS ZERO

*Pant...pant....pant*Blood drops dripped from a hanging head and he breathe in exhaustion."Cecil... ..Cecil.....come on," said Juray worriedly at the screen. A fire beast was heading step by step towards him, "What happened now?. I was almost there.....why?"Two hours earlier, after the universityJuray was busy online shopping, purchasing a complete form for Cecil. He found many good items that could raise his defense, strength, and intelligence. Unfortunately, all were suited on levels like 195 or 187."Isn't there anything for level 200?" he asked disappointed, looking around the screen, "I guess I will have to check in the store."Cecil walked back down the street into an old house in the corner. It had a workshop beside it. Players in the game could do jobs or part-time jobs to help them get players or earn some credits for future use.He worked as a shop attender for a low-level player. In his shop were items

At 6:30, the sunrise shone on the blue building of the Internet station. As an early bird, Juray was awake, he offed the table lamp and walked, opened swipe the curtain of his room window curtain letting the light in. He turned and saw the side-hanging calendar. There on the date 24 July was circled green, the next day, as the anniversary of the game."It's just today the wait," he said walking to the table, full messed up with textbooks, notebooks, notepads, pencils, and a calculator. Picking out from the side drawer the M.Z card he said inwards solemnly,"A new start with new rules, new games, and especially new players. The game will release something new too and before that, a special ability as a gift for being in this game will be upgraded or given to all the above thousand players of this game. Starting from level 199.....I wasn't having hope but, this time..." he went and sat on his bed still staring at the card, "This time no one will use me.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN?!!" yelled Cecil by stamping hard his hands on the office desk "you can't judge me my level, Your highness!""I made myself clear, mage" recalled the prince his words as he was sitting on the opposite side of the table, calmly with jointed fingers, "you are a low-level mage and I don't wanna lose any of my fighters whichever level they might be"Cecil irritated turned aside folded tight his arm and asked, "Do you think I will get upgraded like this?. You know very well and are well aware that we develop our strength and increase our levels by fighting in battles and how do your iris will see I WILL do it?. If you are asking me to stay like a caged bird in my house!" he made a fuss.The prince smiled and suggested, "Why don't you ask someone to take you as a party member among them. It might be helpful if you go to the fighting grounds and check out there.""You think they will choose me?" he argued in as calmness