BRAGR) Live Part 2

“Here you go.” I turned and handed the MIC back to the new reporter. “What’s your name?”

“Jada… Ummm… Sorry and thank you.” Jada looked slightly embarrassed, but there was no reason to be. She was almost killed by monsters. She was out here trying to report things. She was someone who was risking her life, to tell the truth to the world.

“No need to be sorry. I tell you what. You and Mike here will follow us. After that we will take you back to our territory. I wish for you and Mike to reveal to the world what we are about to do.” I wanted to do a live broadcast. This will show the world what was actually going on. “Are you up to it?”

“Ye-yes! We will follow you.” Not that she had much of a choice. She was nowhere near any place that was safe. Being with us was her best hope of surviving.

“Good. Hilde, give them a barrier so they won’t die right away when attacked.” I knew there was a type of mana barrier that went over the skin that could keep them alive while we traveled.

“Yes, Master.” Hilde waved her hand, and both Jada and Mike were covered in a light purple barrier.

“Let’s go we still got a ways to reach our destination.” I was hoping things would go smoothly. But I still couldn’t figure out why just those two buildings were still standing while everything else had been leveled already.

“May I ask how you know so much about what is going on?” Jada asked, her MIC in hand. She was faithful toward her craft that is for sure.

“It’s not hard to see, to be honest. Let’s look at it like this. In the interviews I have had before, I warned people to get into the game and start working on leveling up. Whether or not this got through to people is another story. But mainly, look at me. I am no longer human.

“This was the first signs that I knew things were going to change. I mean my entire being became my game character. Then there is the fact that skills and inventory could be used in the real world. Monsters appearing came next. If the world was not going to shit then I must be blind.” I looked at Jada, who was blushing once again. I can tell she was one of those blind people.

“Then what about the stuff you just said now. How do you know the government is trying to kill humans and not the monsters?” Jada was really pushing the questions.

“This is also simple. No leader of the military would waste bullets on an enemy they can not even kill. It would be pointless unless they are being ordered to. At the start, if you had not noticed, they evacuated all civilians, but they did not attack the monster. They brought in one of their players and assisted them in killing the monster.

“I am sure you reported this as well on the news right?” I asked, which resulted in Jada nodding her head.

“I did. In fact I was at quite a few scenes through out the city where they did just that.” Jada explained.

“Now think about it. Since they can not kill the monsters, why are they bombing them? Even if they dropped one or two bombs they could tell it was having no effect. So why keeping doing it.” I raised a finger, keeping Jada from answering. “It’s because once the monsters take over and the higher ups finally understand they need players to kill shit they need fewer humans so they can control the situation better.” At my words Jada looked as if a realization had hit her.

“I see. With too many people the ability to help those in need would be to difficult and to make those who are helped want to follow their rules still they would give out food and water to help them get by.” Jada’s eyes were wide as saucers as she finished speaking.

“Exactly! We are tools. Nothing more. They need us more than we need them. Because after all is said and done. Humans have lived for thousands of years, many of which were not under the rule of law. But we still survived. A government can not be with out its people. But its people will not want to continue being under the rule of a government that is unable to protect them.

“So they are slimming out the numbers in order to make a big show of humanity in order to win over the crowd.” It’s fine when there are resources. They could have millions under their wing, but when people are hungry and starving, too many humans are nothing but a hindrance. This was why I wanted the world to be destroyed.

“You are truly amazing.” Mike suddenly spoke up. “We are out here trying to record the truth and we lost sight of the truth due to the lies that have always been told to us.”

“It happens. You should be happy you have survived this long. You two are lucky. Not only did you meant me and Hilde but you have lived through the bombing and monsters. I admire you both for still working out here even though death is only seconds away.” As I said this I drew my sword and stabbed it out between Mike and Jada right into the head of a monster.