MMORPG: Rise of the Peerless Pumpkinmancer

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In the New Leaf village, a girl was hiding behind the corner of a doorless house. She was a professional journalist— or so she called herself.

Her actual job was actually to overview blind test tastes for a cereal company. Blindfold people, let them eat two samples, and note which one they prefer and why. That was it!

Was there anything more demeaning? Probably but that was beside the point! She had always wanted to write on stuff that mattered, not that bullshit!

One day, her ex-boyfriend had suggested she write a piece about the game he was playing; hence, she had started: <Sherry’s Gaming Blog>! That’s how she had begun playing VR games.

That relationship hadn’t lasted because he had cheated on her. What kind of disgusting asshole participated in a threesome with peanut butter and a dog involved?! Anyway, she had kept her gaming blog active and was now chasing a new scoop in the gaming world of Infinite.

This was the perfect opportunity for her to rise to fame with the game not that popular yet.

That’s why she waited for the Demon King who had been sighted going inside this house! As long as she could interrogate him, she would gain a lot! Wait, no, it wouldn’t work. Someone with such a title probably wouldn’t just agree to a chatting tea session.

She needed another plan. She kept racking her brain during all the time he stayed inside. As he finally came out, she had taken a decision. She would secretly follow him and try to figure out his secret. Rumors said he had recently discovered a new dungeon!

He was accompanied by a pink-haired girl and an orange fox…with wolf features?! Why did it look so weird?! Either way, she began her tailing them until he was left alone with his pet, heading toward the forest.

Right now, she was only level 3, a far cry from any of the powerhouses, but it would have to do. She tip-toed behind, resolute to not let her target escape!

What happened next was the most intense experience of her life. The guy was waltzing into fox territory, not giving a damn about them, but the monsters scared the shit out of her!

A single one was enough to kill her many times over. She had to follow him somehow closely to keep up, yet far enough that he wouldn’t detect her. She had to remember the exact path he was taking too. This was so goddamn hard!

A few times, she almost had a heart attack. He would suddenly swerve, making her think she had lost him. He would suddenly stop, causing her to freeze in a hurry. He would even sing at times, with the most horrifying voice she had ever heard.

This was so stressful, and she couldn’t help but wish to be done with it. She did what she had to. She crawled on the ground, in bushes, and even dived in the soil to hide.

Her journey had only just begun, but her classy smart-journalist-lady look was long gone. She couldn’t help but wish great misfortune on this guy who seemed to have so much fun.

Then, as if it wasn’t enough, he dragged her through wolf territory! Every time a howl would resound, her whole body would tense as she twitched. But she fought her fears and kept struggling to follow.

The whole thing probably took a good hour with the man even stopping to farm mobs from time to time. But she kept holding on, all for that sweet dream of being the first to discover his secret.

Finally, her effort paid off as he unknowingly led her straight to a large cave. This had to be the destination! As she slowly walked inside, her heart beat faster, wondering what wonders she would uncover.

Then she finally turned the last corner.

He was there, arms crossed, a small sadistic smile on his face. He appeared very relaxed, with an orange wolf playing at his feet. That’s when he looked straight her way:

“Was following me all this time fun?”

That’s when she realized. No wonder it had taken so much time, and she had to crawl through so many bushes. He knew all along and was just making fun of her! She gasped as she realized the truth.

“Alright, have fun playing with her.” The man playfully said.

Just as she was utterly perplexed, a gigantic wolf came out of the shadows. Oh god, fuck no! She wanted to run, she wanted to cry, but all she could do was to freaking die! What was even worse was that the wolf seemed to want to play with its food.

Her ending was pretty damn traumatizing. As she disappeared in a flash of light, she couldn’t help but curse the bastard for toying with a lady like her!

Respawning, she snorted. He had messed with the wrong person! She might have died, but she had found the location of the new dungeon that he had been hiding!

“Fool, I have seen your secret silvery portal!” She chuckled to herself.

She would teach him the cost of messing with her! She happily returned to the real world before she began typing away on her blog.

[Followers: 49] She would raise this pitiful number for sure!

After a while of tireless work, she happily posted the result online. She would steal the spotlight from that asshole. Instead of him revealing the dungeon, she would be the one the players would be grateful to!

She would use him to promote her blog! She excitedly published it all with a nice title:

< OMG! Exclusive Info! Second Infinite Dungeon Revealed! >

A few minutes later, there was already a comment!

— Ding! —

The notification sound felt so heavenly. She could already picture her career as a gaming journalist taking off from this single moment. With her heart beating fast, she happily checked her screen.

A few users had answers!:

– Massive Juicy Bazookas: So the whole conclusion is that the dungeon is at the Wolf Progenitor’s cave? How is that surprising? The last one was at the Fox Boss…

– ARRR!MeBePirate: Some peeps actually distracted the boss and had someone check it out. It requires to be level 6 to enter. This whole post is useless, and the info is already dated.

– Gemini Gamer: Talk about shameless! Writing such a shitty blog with that clickbait title, attention seeker spotted…

Her hand clasped the mouse akin to a claw as she read that. She felt her stomach turn both in fury, confusion, and shame. There was already info about it? Where?!

As she quickly searched, she finally found the answer. It was a post on purpleddit recounting the event of the test. A few players had grouped together and tried to barge in, only to be stuck outside because of their low level.

They had all perished to the wolf boss’s claws, but they had managed to glean some new info. She had recently verified that there wasn’t anything on the topic yet! How could she have missed that?

But as she checked the timestamp, she felt her blood boil. This had happened while the Demon King was wasting her time, dragging her around all over! If he had just hurried up, she would have been the first one to post it for sure!

If only he had been a decent human being and not toyed with a poor lady like her, her blog could have succeeded! As she returned to it, all she saw on it was hate. Every new comment called her out for taking info on purpleddit and claiming it as her own.

She couldn’t help but gnash her teeth. The more hate comments she read and the more she hated that bastard. It was all because of him! It was all his fault!

At this moment, she had long stopped thinking clearly. All that she knew was that her blog was now nothing but a breeding ground for insults. She would need to delete it at this rate.

As she arrived at this conclusion, she saw her dream slip away. She vividly remembered the sardonic smile that he had shown her and how he had happily watched her demise.

She couldn’t forgive him, ever! He had trampled on her dream!

While grunting in anguish, she started a new blog from scratch. As she saw the blank slate, she felt pained. What was she even supposed to write? Should she just give up? Maybe she should accept her fate and focus on her shitty day job?

But then she finally jerked up. She knew what she wanted to do!

Blog: < Infinite’s Demon King is a Fraud!>

This would do. She would pay him in kind for messing with her from! She brewed herself lots of coffee, cracked her knuckles, and got to work.

It was time for some research! She would gather all the evidence against him from experts all over the Internet. Then she would prove once and for all what kind of shitty being he was!

She would start with facts, how he had lied. Then she would slowly describe his true character. It wasn’t slandering if it was true.

– Toxic Masculinity

– God complex

– Slave Driver

– Exploiter

– Sadist

– …

She would list it all! She would show them all his true colors!

She smiled to herself. A popular saying said: Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Oh, she would be even more pernicious!

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[A/N] Often, people find it way easier to blame others for their misfortune. Is it logical? Not at all. But some don’t know what logic means…This is how Jack sometimes gains enemies seemingly randomly. ??

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[A/N#2] The Awaited PRIV Mass release is on its way:

1. Next few days, only PRIV chapters will be released: One Tier/ Day (4 Days). Welcome to PRIV-Hell! ??

(Reminder PRIV is optional, but it helps the novel a LOT with win-win.)

2. If you’ve finished reading PRIV or can’t afford it, then try reading CA! (Heard the author is really handsome) ( ?° ?? ?°)

Current PRIV Tiers:

C. 99 coins for 8 advanced chapters

B. 199 coins for 12 chapters

A. 399 coins for 16 chapters

S. 599 coins for 20 extra chapters

Current goal = 10k Unlocks Win-Win

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Creator’s Thought

How many times had I been followed in the past? Too many to count! She was not only extremely clumsy but also totally wasting her time. What could she possibly gain by following me to the Wolf Den? I was probably the only one ready to attempt a full clear.