"As I just said, back to the starter city. I want to first see how things are going there. We can decide what to do after that." Information was always important in any game, if you wanted to stay ahead. If others had wandered outside as well, then Alakai might want to train some more just to be sure. Otherwise, it was probably better to get some rest and let everything that had happened sink in. And if they had gone out, maybe others were willing to share information of how this world worked. For instance, if you died or if you got resurrected in this world.

The trip back was a bit less uneventful than when they set out. Apparently monsters had decided to wander out of their normal area's a little. And now they were also close to the road. One particular group of low level goblins had decided to block the road. So the monsters weren't set to their ingame AI as Alakai had hoped. It meant they would have to be careful while travelling from now on. That being said, the small group of adversaries were very easily dealt with. They were only level 10, so they were very easy to beat.

The sun had fully gone below the hills, and it was getting pretty dark when they finally arrived at the city again. Though things seemed rather...quiet. No players just outside or at the gates. So Alakai thought that the other players hadn't taken action yet. Or most of them hadn't at least. Once they had crossed the bridge into the city though, they were immediately approached by a dozen or so players coming from all directions. "Some players came from outside! They made it back!" Someone shouted in the distance. News spread rather quickly it seemed. "How was it out there?!" "Is it dangerous?" "Did you meet the other group that went out?!" The two were bombarded with questions before they could even get off Alakai's mount. Though Alakai was interested in only one of them.

"Other players went out? When was this? And how many?" He asked. "Well, a group of six went together to scout the area, but they haven't returned yet..." Came as an answer. Alakai thought for a few moments, then sighed. "To answer some questions... Yes there are monsters out there just like in the game. Yes they will attack you. We don't know if you can die though...so I can't tell you if it's safe. And we didn't meet other players." Some players were frightened, others disappointed. But any information was still better than none at this point. "Ah, but if anyone is interested in going outside we found a buckler and some crafting materials to make armour." None of the players around them seemed interested. Though since word of mouth seemed to spread very quickly someone would probably come to them sooner or later. "Kali, how about we go to the inn and rest for a while? After that we can maybe go outside again for a little bit and train a bit more." Alakai said this as he was already riding his mount further into the city. He wanted to get away from the crowd that was starting to form around them.