It was one of those missions where players actually have to try their hardest to survive, in order to beat the game and go home. Missions were esstiental to beat the game, so Nexon might as well gain experience in taking on missions. The objective of the mission was to protect the miners from the monsters. This mission might also benefit Nexon in testing out his chains, but he would need a partner. That's the biggest con of his class that in order for the class to work at it's best, he would need to be in a group of attackers ready to spam attack while Nexon restrained the target. The Binder would circle around the place in search for a partner to complete the mission. Nex ignored the NOV miners, it was weird talking to things that didn't exist, almost uncomfortable to talk to computers. He felt like the NPCs were in on the plan to trap Humans inside the game.

It didn't take long for Nex to spot a potential partner. It was a man in a white robe leaning against the wall of the cavern. It's wise to never judge a book by it's cover, the stranger could be strong and help him complete the mission with ease. The Binder pit on this cocky grin on his face as he made his way toward the player, making sure the player would notice Ned before making a move. It would be pretty strange if a shirtless player with tattoos came up to you. It's hard to trust players because of they could be in real life. Imagine teaming up with a player that escaped prison and murdered countless people in real life before getting stuck in the game.

His red robe around his waist brushed against the wall of the cavern as his back leaned back right beside the man with the white robes. "Nexon, call me Nex. I'm guessing that you heard about the monsters here. I could handle them by myself if I wanted to, but just to be nice I'll help you in you're partaking in the mission." It was a bluff to make Nexon seem cool, there's no way he could handle them by himself. Nex's pride would never admit that he's a low level player.

The stranger made Nexon look like a fool for a moment, already five minutes into his first mission and was already fucking up. He wasn't one to read rules and jumped straight into his first mission without realizing solo wasn't an option. "I knew thag! I was just testing your knowledge in case you was a newbie at missions!" If Nex doesn't stop he might get caught up in his own lies. It was only a matter of time before everyone in the game realized how inexperienced Nexon was. A sigh escaped his lips, at least it wasn't that bad.

"Sadly, yes. This is my first mission, Wiseteria. Wiseteria.. Wis'! That's your nickname for now on." The newbie also opened his menu to accept the party invite. The invite relieved Nex, thinking the white robes man player would laugh at the newbie for messing up. There's a lot of danger in these kind of missions, that's a main reasons for why Nex has never done one yet. So far he's been trying to perfect his skills before meeting his first NPC enemy in combat. There's no redos, the slightest mistake could end his life for good. If Nexon couldn't even figure out the rules for a quest, there's no way he could complete it. It seemed like his new ally had some experience in these type of things, so at least he's safe for now. "So, where the tell do we find the monsters? I've never been here before, it's quite big. I don't wanna follow the wrong path and get lost," he chuckled. The would be the worst way to go out. Trapped and alone slowly waiting for some monster to sneak up on you at your lowest and strike.

Nexon darted back to Wis'. "By the way, what's class? If we're going to work together we might as well get to know each other so we can perform bet tree r in combat together." The goal was to earn Wiseteria's trust. It's all about trust when partying up together, just I'm case they're in a bad situation.

If all goes well, they might crush this quest with ease. Nexon was finally ready for his first quest, all fired up to go smash some heads in. Just one step closer to beating the game. It wasn't because he could leave, it's just a pet peeve of his to leave something half finish. Always win.

Just nodded at the explanation given to him, still had no idea how the quest worked. Nex lost him in the first few words, it was a lot to take in at the moment."Uh huh, I gotcha. Protect miners from monsters. Timed quest. Right, got it!" Those were the only things he actually understood, but it wouldn't take long for Nex to get used to mission and knowing the basics. It was confusing, about the life bar and protecting the miners. If it wasn't for Wist's knowledge, Nex would be lost right now. He would let Wis' take the lead on the mission, following suite.

"Tamer class? That sounds amazing! Are you going to take some of the monsters we're gonna fight? That would be amazing. By the way, I'm a Binder class. Basically, I restrain targets. We might just benefit from each other. I can bind the monsters while you defeat them and tame them if you want. Sounds like a perfect tactic to me!" Nexon was excited, with a class like Wist's, they could be unstoppable in defeating the monsters. The perfect dup for defeating monsters.

His eyes glanced around the place the second be accepted the mission. "So I'm guessing it started now. Which NPC miners do we protect?" He asked, expecting Wis' to know all the answers. The most difficult part of the mission was protecting the miners and defeating the monsters at the same time, even with two people. Nexon stayed on his toes, battle ready just in case something catch him off guard. He had to be ready in situations like these. All this adrediline and excitement was killing him, just so eager to start his first quest into the beginning of the game. Nexon expected his last mission to be the one when he's finally free. His eyes were locked on to his ally, waiting for him to take the lead of the mission.

Maybe it could work out for Wis', with a condition like that in a group full of attackers it would be hard to get the most hits. Nexon enjoyed assisting kills and helping out allies, so he didn't mind. It was the least Nexon could do for Wis' since he helped him with the basics of the mission by helping him make contracts with he defeated monsters. As Wis' went on about who to protect, his focus was now on the miners with red cursors, even the ones without it. If Wis' was right, maybe they might get more for protecting all of them. Their objective was to protect the miners until time was up, not kill as many monsters as possible. His eyes sparked with amazement as he watched as the summoner activate his skill and summon to aide. His heart was pounding fast as the quest officially started. Nex wasn't scared, just a bit nervous. It was his first time engaging in battle with monsters. All he could do was carefully listen to his all's direction and prepare himself for the wave of monsters heading their way.

Just then out of nowhere, a wolf launched a strike on his ally's summon. This meant all out brawl, there's a possibility they could die. The Binder unsheathed one of his daggers, standing in a fighting stance. He trusted his opponent could handle the one monster on his own, and he was right. It only took one attack to kill the wolf. His partner was an amazing combatant, but it felt a little bit too easy. Even a newbie like Nex could tell that weak monsters meant more monsters, and the look on his all's face as he explained it was right.

"My chains can move up to a fifty feet perimeter, can't pass that range. But it's fine the miners are in my range. I can only bind up to six targets at a time, so if a lot are coming at once this might be bad." It was getting real now, a life or death situation. This was no longer a game, it was survival of the finest. His eyes were now focused on the tunnels Wis' mentioned, those were the entrances for the monsters and just to be safe he made sure to watch his surrounding. Nexon didn't need to focus on the miners as any monster that's a threat to Nex's in the perimeter will be bonded without Nexon actually having to see it. The four goblins stepped into the perimeter of his chains, their intended target were the miners with the red cursors above them. The tattoos pm the Binder's back would tear off his dark skin, instantly heading straight forward the goblins without hesitation. The chains were there to protect the Binder class user at all cost. The goblins were inches away from taking some health off the miners cursors before pitch black chains surrounded their body, restraining their movements. The chains were tight enough to completely stop the monsters from moving. Wis'! The goblins near the miners!" He shouted to get his partner's attention to attack the binded goblins. A dagger twirled in Nex's right hand, ready for some more monster. An extra goblin followed behind the four goblins, but it arrived late.

Without a second thought, Nexon rushed the goblin with a battle cry. The goblins held a short sword in it's hand, raising it high in the air to collide with the Binder. It's time for Nexon to prove to the game that's he's not a newbie and not an easy player to kill. The goblin was way shorter than him, so Nex used that to his advantage. Just two feet away from each other, the Bind would leap into the air. From the goblin's point of view Nex went pretty high. There was to way the goblin could get enough height to reach Nex on time. Before the opening went away, Nexon sent a high speed dagger towards the top of the goblin's head. It killed the goblin in an instant. The monsters were easy, so that was a problem. Nex would rather fight four strong monsters than fourty weak ones. The chains on his back was still active as he prepared himself for the next monsters, still in range of the miners.

After Wis' killed the goblins that were binded, it gave Nex the chance to rest. His partner was absolutely amazing in defeating the goblins. So far the first wave was done and not a single miner was injured, that's pretty good for a newbie. The Binder took a knee for a few minutes, thinking up some tactics on making sure the miners keep their health until time was up. "Thanks. Ten monsters? They're probably going to be stronger. At least we made it this far, let's just continue what we're doing. Trap and kill." Nexon was now level headed after experiencing his first encounter with monsters, his butterflies went away. He's not going to celebrate until the last second of the time was done, then it's finally over. He could tell the next wave was on their way as they speak, stronger than the last one. After relaxing for a while, Nex had the energy to take on the next wave, even stretching a little bit to seem cocky. " That was easy, we got this Wis'. A second dagger was unsheathed, with not that much intention of using his class skills for the next wave. He was getting too cocky now, thinking he could take on the next wave without the use of his chains. Sadly for him, he had no control over his chains. The pebbles on the ground began to vibrate as two larger gray wolves appear from the right tunnel, they were larger in size from the wolf from the first wave. Their fangs were sharper and larger, they were more advanced. The player rushed towards the stronger wolves with no fear in his eyes, confident in his abilities to take them on like what he did to the goblins.

Picking up the first dagger he used on goblin with a second dagger in his other hand, Nexon would launch himself at the first wolf in his way. The stronger wolf used it's superior strength to throw the Binder on the ground, leaping on his chest. It's class pressed down against Nex's as chest as the drool from the wolf almost felt real. "Wis," he cried out. It wasn't a cry for help, it was for another reason. "Don't help me! Just focus on the miners and the monsters that are coming, I'll handle these two. Trust me, I got this." Being on top of Nexon left one spot vulnerable for Nex to strike, it was close enough for a short range strike towards the bottom of it's belly. The Binder rapidly jabbed both of his daggers back and forth into the stomach of the larger wolf. It didn't go out in one strike like the last enemies, these ones were a little bit tougher. After a few more stabs, the wolf on top of Nexon turned into data.

The newbie stood up before dusting his red robe off. The next wolf gave Nex no time to recover, always pressuring him. It would rush towards the player with it's fangs out ready to bite Nex. There wasn't enough space or time to react, the wolf bit down on Nixon's right arm. Even if it was a video game, it felt real. The pain and everything. Bits of data would drop down from inside the monster's mouth. Not only was it Nixon's data, it was also the wolf. The wolf had bit down on one of the arms with the dagger in his hand and gave Nexon the chance to land it in a vital spot.

A dagger shot from out of the top of the wolf's head before it turned into data. There was data around the Binder's forearm, the fangs not fully sharp enough to completely bite off his entire arm. There wasn't that much feeling in his arm, but enough for Nex to flinch it a little. The slightest move brought more pain to him, though. "Shit, that stupid mutt! That's why it's dead!"

Nexon sighed, his partner was right. What he did was really reckless, getting way too full of himself. The goal wasn't to prove nothing, but to protect the miners from dying. Nexon took some steps back toward the group of miners and Wis' while keeping his eyes on the tunnel for the next group. His partner was almost out of summoning, so it was not wise for Nex to leave him and the miners unattended. "Sorry, I don't know what I was thinking. I should've been focusing on the mission more. Trap and kill, let's do it. So how many monsters do you think that are coming this time?" The real question was actually how strong they really were. Just a few more minutes before the next wave were heading their way.

Out of one of the tunnel came out a bigger and stronger goblin, taller than the last wave of goblins. The goblin's cub was larger than Nexon's whole body, made out of strong oak wood. The goblin appeared like it's been to some virtual gym, it's body all bulky. Tattoos began to move down his body into the cave's ground. "Trap and kill." This time he had control over the chains, controlling it's movements underground. Everything went silent for a moment, all Nexon could hear was the grunting noise from the goblin. "NOW!" It was the signal for his partner to attack once the goblin was binded. Chains wrapped around the goblin's large feet, rapidly moving up to the head of it's bodu. It took a lot of force to drag the goblin down into the cave's ground with only the waist and above left on the surface. It strained the hell out of Nexon to keep a monster so physically strong in the ground. Whatever summoning Wis' had left, Nexon urged him to hurry up and kill the goblin.

The best way to beat the quest was to work together and keep his cockiness to a minimum. Nexon only had one life to libe, and risking it every five seconds to prove to himself that he's good could be his weakness. There's no way he's going to die to a computer, something that Human beings built. Nex refused to die to them.

Nexon took a deep breath before letting out a sigh of relief, if it wasn't for his partner he would've been dead by now. The monsters we're getting stronger and stronger by the wave. All of this was putting a lot of stress on his body, lucky for Nex his partner was hear to aide him. After his partner landed a few hits on the restrained goblin, his chains slowly began to remove itself from the goblin as Nexon could no longer keep it up for any longer. He left the rest to his more experienced partner, the chains coming back to his body and reverting to tattoos. His new objective was to rest while keep an eye on the miners as they worked until he was battle ready once more.

The binder took one glance at his data infested arm and looked away, it was too much too bare. It was worse than blood. The reason was because it was fake, not the real him. Proof that's he's not in some messed up dream but actually in a virtual world where death was possible. The data disgusted Nex, it wasn't his real self. Not his real body, all just fake to him. There's no way he could adapt to living in a game like this. It all felt weird, even eating in the game was weird. Nothing felt right, just more and more worse for Nexon. The player checked on the binders, they were safe for now as Wis' handled the monster. Just looking at Wis' put a smile on his face, no matter how many times Nex messed up Wis' was also there to clean up the mess. "My hero!" The newbie joked, chuckling a little bit before squatting down to recover from the last wave of monsters.

He wasn't completely sure if his partner could take on the monster by himself or not, but Nexon had trust in his ally's ability. Plus if Wis' needed help, all he had to do was call on Nexon to assist. It's almost like Wis' was carrying the entire mission, doing most of the work and leading it. It made Nex feel safe that he partied up with a partner of his caliber. "Call on me when you need help, I got you. I'll stay back and make sure nothing harms the miners. We're almost there, let's just keeping pushing! I believe in you!" Motivation also helped Nexon with his daily tasks, so not why use it to help others. The monster was storng, but Nex still believed Wis' could take it on and beat it. After all, it was just a computer. Wis' had the human mind at his disposal, that's the biggest advantage eve th player had against NPCs.

The binder stood up once more to push closer toward the miners to make sure they stay in range of his chains. It was good to always be caution of missions. There's no way he would let Wis' down. Dragging Wis' down with him in failure was far more worse than dying, Wis' doesn't deserve to lose because of Nex.