blueteamnovel Chapter 59 - 59
Chapter 59 - 59
Chapter 59: Chapter 59
Chapter – The Truth of This World
Alden sat on his dorm room bed, his back leaning against the wooden headboard. The dim glow of his mana-powered tablet illuminated his face as he scrolled through the latest news updates.
[Breaking News: Demon Worshippers Attack Academy – Multiple Students Dead]
His fingers tightened around the device.
It wasn't just a small incident. It was a massacre.
The attack had happened just days after their return from the forest. The academy had barely given them time to recover before chaos erupted within its walls.
The Demon Worshippers had infiltrated the academy.
Some disguised as students. Others as faculty.
And when they struck, they struck hard.
According to the reports, the worshippers had been after something hidden within the academy—something that even the professors hadn't known about. The knights had managed to push them back, but not before over a dozen students died.
Alden exhaled, his black eyes narrowing behind his glasses.
"This wasn't supposed to happen."
He scrolled further, reading through the public reactions.
> "The academy's security is a joke! How did they even get in?!"
"My son was there! He barely survived!"@@@@
"This is just the beginning. Mark my words."
Alden sighed. They weren't wrong.
This was only the start.
He leaned back, staring at the ceiling. His mind was racing, piecing together everything.
The demon attack. The difference in the forest battle. The second orc warlord.
At first, he had brushed it off as slight deviations. Every world had minor changes. It wasn't unusual for things to not play out exactly as they had in the game.
But now, it was undeniable.
This wasn't the normal version of the game.
This was Hard Mode.
But if this really was Hard Mode, then that approach wasn't enough.
Leon and the others weren't strong enough.
They were talented, yes. They were powerful, yes. But in the original game, they had the luxury of time.
Time to train. Time to develop. Time to grow into their full potential.
In Hard Mode?
Time was a luxury they didn't have.
Alden's fingers tightened into a fist. He needed to make them stronger—faster.
Which meant accelerating their growth.
Training them harder.
Forcing them into battles that would push them to their limits.
Because if they weren't strong enough?
They would die.
And in this world, death wasn't just a game over screen.
It was real.
Alden exhaled, his mind already racing with ideas.
There were ways to push them. Ways to make them grow without making it obvious that he knew more than he should.
He would guide them, but he wouldn't hold their hands.
And himself?
He couldn't stay stagnant either.
His control over Mark of Connection had improved, but it wasn't enough. His Telekinesis had evolved, but it still had limits.
He needed to push his own strength as well.
Because if this was Hard Mode, then it meant the final boss was also stronger than before.
And if that was the case?
Then the world was already on the brink of destruction.