"We're safe inside the city, but they might follow us," Joseph said.
Inside the city walls, players were unable to fight each other. Only authorized duels were allowed, and those rarely happened.
However, the group of players could follow Alex and his friends outside the city and attack them there. Alex had just discovered that at level 30, an item has a high chance of dropping upon death. It wasn't a guarantee, but Kenji wouldn't lie about such a thing.
"Well, we have a dungeon to explore tomorrow, so let's split up for now," Alex said. "You can do whatever you want, but please get plenty of rest for tomorrow."
"Sure, you can count on us," Mary said, giving Alex a thumbs up. "I'll take good care of this old man Joseph here."
And so, the group parted ways temporarily. Alex was close with his friends during adventures, but nothing forced them to stay together after entering the city.
