Chapter 31

Usuria is the third largest city in Limbo, located between Astakus and Ikkus. Astakus is the largest and first city in this region, and Ikkus is the second largest. All three cities are equidistant from each other, forming a perfect triangle.

As explained by Eulalia, the names of cities come from the ancient language and simply indicate an ordinal number — from one to three.

After leaving the forest, the group did not encounter any difficulties or obstacles and reached Usuria safely.

When Idan and Arabel heard about the existence of cities in Limbo, they immediately imagined cities from their world. However, when they saw Usuria, they were somewhat disappointed. They turned out to be too optimistic. The size of the city did not meet their expectations.

Compared to the cities of their world, Usuria was a small town with a population of no more than 50,000 inhabitants.

The city was surrounded by high stone walls, and it could be entered through several gates from different directions. The architecture of the houses resembled a couple of places from various fantasy films and short stories. Both stone and wooden buildings could be seen in the city, but there was not a single building taller than five floors. Most of the houses were one-story or two-story.

There was a guard at the gate leading into the city, who carefully checked everyone entering to establish their identities. Each city had its own way of verifying people and adventurer IDs. Their group was local, so they easily passed the inspection.

When Idan and Arabel showed their IDs, the guards used a small crystal to determine their authenticity. Thanks to their adventurer IDs, they were able to enter the city without undue attention.

"We came just in time," Ella said when their group finally entered the city. Soon after they were inside, the guards began to close the gate.

The city was bustling with life. It was the first time Idan and Arabel had been in such a place and they were so excited that they couldn't hide their feelings from the rest of the band. It was a real tour and a real discovery for them. To see the fantasy world and the city with my own eyes, where not only people live, but also representatives of other races, it was like a dream come true. They looked at everything around them in awe.

Eulalia, of course, noticed the couple's excitement, but could not understand its reasons. Usuria was not too different from many cities in the outside world. There have been places more majestic and unique than this one. Compared to them, Usuria seemed like just a small village.

With the intention of taking the couple to her mentor, Eulalia came forward and led her group towards the city center. On the way, they said goodbye to Ella and Radik. Both of these companions joined Eulalia and Nemo as part of a quest given by the Adventurer's guild. After returning to the city, their mission was considered accomplished.

Eulalia did not detain them. After confirming that they had completed the task, she released them, paying the promised reward, adding to it an additional amount for an unforeseen situation with monsters.

After receiving the money, Ella and Radik thanked everyone, said goodbye to the group and went to the adventurer's guild to confirm the completion of the task.

After seeing them off, the group had walked quite a bit when Eulalia stopped and raised her head.

"It's starting," she said, looking up at the sky.

Idan and Arabel followed her gaze, but saw nothing but a clear sky without clouds. The sun was at its zenith and shone brightly on Limbo.

Only now, looking at the sun in the sky, Idan wondered: "Is this really the sun?"

He remembered his native star, which they called the sun, and wondered if there was anything in common between it and this star. Or is it just artificial lighting, and the sky around them is fake?

He hadn't asked such questions since they'd arrived in this world. They saw it as their own. But now, as a modern man, Idan began to look for answers from a scientific point of view.

As they watched the sky, a translucent dome appeared above the city, completely isolating them from the outside world.

After a minute of silence, there was a deafening crash. The world outside the city began to collapse before the group's eyes. There was chaos. Soon, everything was swallowed up by darkness and emptiness.

"What the..." exclaimed Idan and Arabel in shock.

"It's a reset," Eulalia said softly. "Limbo is being rebuilt.

"What will happen to those who remain outside the city during rebuilt?" Arabel asked Eulalia. If they hadn't met them, they probably would still be wandering in the forest or would already be dead. And if by some miracle they had managed to survive, they would have faced this restructuring.

Eulalia looked at Arabel and just shrugged her shoulders in response.

"Who knows? No one has returned yet and has not told what happened to them after they were swallowed up by rebuilt. They probably all died or became part of Limbo, just like the locals," she said.

"The locals?" asked Arabel, puzzled. She had heard Eulalia mention locals before, but she thought they were the same as them, the ones who ended up in Limbo and decided to stay here. However, it seemed that wasn't quite the case.

"These are residents of Limbo. They were born and live here, considering Limbo their home. Unlike us, who came here from the outside world, Limbo considers them his own," replied Eulalia.

"There are certain boundaries and rules that define the relationship between locals and outsiders. Locals have no right to harm us, strangers, for no reason, just as we are forbidden to harm locals. Otherwise, Limbo will take action and, as a last resort, absorb any violator. However, this does not apply to battles between outsiders, as well as to battles between locals," Eulalia continued.

At this moment, a new environment began to appear outside the barrier. The sight was so mesmerizing that Idan and Arabel couldn't believe their eyes. Out there, a completely different environment has already appeared.

But before they could enjoy the view, suddenly, after the barrier began to disappear, they felt a sharp pain in their head. Both clutched their heads and fell to the ground, screaming in unbearable pain. The pain was so intense that they could hardly stand on their feet.

Eulalia and Nemo, who were standing next to them at that moment, were frightened by the sudden change in the situation.

The couple couldn't figure out what was going on. The pain was so intense that they couldn't bear it. Their minds began to blur, and before they lost consciousness from the pain, they finally heard a voice they hadn't heard in days.

Attention... attention... external interference has been removed... The system is released... A danger has been detected... danger... The system is overstressed... The force was out of control... In order to protect the Hosts, the system initializes an emergency reboot... The Hosts will be put into an artificial coma until the System is reinitialized...