Episode 17
It’s been three hours since we started hunting in Vanheim Plateau.
Fafnir shook his hands and shouted.
“I did enough!”
The quest completion condition has also been met.
The skill test of the skeleton soldiers was also completed.
The results weren’t bad.
Enough to be able to leisurely hunt the bloody wolves of the plateau!
“With this level of specs, hunting higher-level monsters shouldn’t be a problem.”
A normal user wouldn’t even think about it.
Rather than spending time finding and attacking unknown monsters.
Because hunting quickly in a familiar hunting ground was the most efficient.
‘But then it’s no fun… … . I can never keep up with the growth of leading characters.’
In the end, this was nothing more than minimizing the actions of the namesakes who were backed by large corporations or guilds.
‘To become a peak, there is no way to reach that level of distribution.’
Let’s find a new hunting ground!
But before that, receive the things you will receive first.
“Here is the leather you asked for.”
Fafnir returned to the city and reported the completion of the quest.
“Thank you for being alive! I can meet the deadline now.”
-Experience gained.
-Obtained five red dyes.
-Obtained a thick leather coat (magic).
“To exterminate 50 bloody wolves? Gould boasted so much, but good job!”
-Experience gained.
You got -30 silver.
– Favorability of the Byron City Guard has increased by +5.
Even if they hunted the same, taking care of the details was the secret to their rapid growth.
“Your weapons and armor must have been damaged quite a bit, but there is a forge directly under the guards, so use it.”
-You can enter the Byron City Guard Post without a permit.
-You can purchase the official equipment of the Byron City Guard.
And even unexpected benefits.
‘There’s something more about this.’
There is no such thing as a good word like free food.
I have a feeling that it will be annoying if I get involved!
“Then I’m… … .”
“Wait a minute.”
Fafnir, who was sneaking back, was called by the guards commander.
“While you were out, the scouts got new information. It seems that the lycanthrope named Wolf King in the Black Forest is involved in the rampage of bloody wolves this time.”
A video appeared before Fafnil’s eyes.
A werewolf standing on two legs in the middle of a pack of wolves.
Kwong Kwong Kwong!
Aww!
When the werewolf makes a sound, the wolves gathered around them howl in unison.
The power of the Wolf King that rules the Black Forest!
The captain of the guard continued.
“If you leave it alone, you will have a big regret later, so you have to nip it in the bud now. Could you possibly take on that task?”
“I’m a bit busy right now… … .”
“If you do well with this mission, I will tell the lord of your achievements well. How is it?”
As expected, the chain quest continues!
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‘This is how my nose was properly pierced.’
Still, the content itself wasn’t bad.
The Black Forest wasn’t bad as a bird hunting ground, and considering the generous rewards of the linked quests, it wasn’t a losing business.
“I can’t help it. Let’s try it.”
– You have accepted the quest ‘Destroy the Wolf King (Magic)’.
“Thank you, if you need support, give us a name and gather adventurers.”
A group subjugation quest to gather allies and hunt a boss.
Of course, Fafnir hadn’t put saving people as an option from the beginning.
‘I can hunt alone, so there’s no need to share rewards.’
Fafnir headed down the castle.
‘I can fill that vacancy like this.’
We arrived at the guard shop near the castle.
It was a place where only users recognized by the guard NPC could enter.
– Entered the guard shop.
Various equipment and consumables were scattered in the store.
The guards were guarding their positions, but when they saw Fafnir, they backed away slightly.
“I want to see the equipment for sale.”
“There is nothing I cannot show you. Here you are.”
The blacksmith unfolded the equipment one by one.
[Byron City Guard Ceremonial Armor Top]
-Rating: Normal
– Level limit: 40
-Physical Defense: 75
-strength +3
– Stamina +3
-2 set effect: damage reduction 10
-4 set effect: damage reduction 20
-6 set effect: damage reduction 30
-Price: 30 silver
‘It’s a nice set of equipment.’
The city guard is a unit under the direct control of the lord.
The equipment he was wearing was of the highest quality among normal items of the same level.
‘Considering the set effect, there’s no cost-effectiveness like this.’
Feels like hot soup when you want to fill your stomach!
“Give me three sets of this equipment.”
“From the top and bottom to the boots and gloves… … . If you wear three suits, it will be 5 gold and 25 silver.”
Buying three equipment sets at once cost a lot.
Fafnil added there.
“Oh, and I’d like to get some spare arrows or spears that I can’t use.”
“Are you getting it? They sell them all too.”
It was when the blacksmith was trying to straighten up when he asked for it for free.
“Because the captain entrusted me with a big task. I was told to tell me if you need anything… … .”
“… … But if it’s an official execution, you shouldn’t have said it long ago. How many do you need?”
Obtain useful equipment for free with the authority of the commander of the guards!
‘As expected, I have to look after success.’
After getting ready, Fafnir thought.
‘Come to think of it, I’m going to have to sell the wolf set soon and get new equipment.’
Since he was still wearing equipment with a level limit of 10, he was gradually having problems with his defense.
Although the skeleton soldiers do direct combat.
I still don’t know.
“Then shall we start hunting soon?”
Fafnir headed to the wolf king’s haunting place that the guard captain had told him about.
-You have entered the outskirts of the Black Forest.
– This is an area where the level of monsters is excessively high compared to the current level!
A remote area completely away from the city of Byron.
Before I knew it, the thick smell of wood hung around me.
In the darkness where you can’t even see an inch ahead.
Even the howling of animals from afar!
Fafnil was calm in the atmosphere that gave rise to goosebumps.
‘The top champ the Vulture uses is several times scarier than the ghosts in horror movies.’
The specialties of competitors in the past as pro gamers!
Thinking about it still chills my spine.
Enemies sneaking behind your back and jumping into the tower!
Compared to the horror at that time, this level of aegyo was at the level of Jeong-don.
‘The monsters that appear most often… … . Are they bloody wolves and bears?’
Fafnil’s expression, which was analyzing traces including excrement, showed little interest.
‘It’s a perfect place to train skeleton soldiers.’
After a while, bloody wolves began to appear.
I’m sorry!
Less so less!
A fierce battle follows immediately.
Fafnir watched it from the top of the tree and started taking notes.
‘No. 2 doesn’t look back very well. Number 3 is a little slow to respond. No. 1 fights well, but I’m a little disappointed in the eyes that see the best timing to retreat.’
Through several battles, the three skeleton soldiers’ fighting methods and strengths and weaknesses were recorded.
‘Well, it’s still quite usable.’
There is as much difference between a wolf in the plains and a wolf in the forest as a child and an adult.
Even the bloody wolves here have modifiers such as ‘large’ and ‘ferocious’.
I won against them.
Even by Fafnir’s standard, it was a skill that barely passed the passing grade.
“Maybe we can start attacking soon.”
He didn’t bother looking for the Wolf King first.
Instead, Fafnil found a suitable basin and settled down.
“It’s just too inefficient to deal with the Wolf King in the woods.”
Since primitive times, forts have had a tremendous effect against more numerous and stronger enemies.
Of course, it would be impossible to build a castle here.
Even a simple operation could have some effect.
‘It’s going to be a long fight, so I’ll have to prepare thoroughly.’
Fafnir took out a shovel and immediately started digging.
“What are you doing, you guys dig quickly too!”
… … Click click click!
The Skeleton Soldiers, who had been in a daze for a while, quickly helped Fafnir to dig the ground.
‘It’s stout and wide in the middle… … . There’s a rock here, so get rid of it… … .’
After digging the pit, put spear blades on the bottom.
After the installation was completed, the perfect trap was completed by covering it with mats, soil, and fallen leaves to camouflage it.
“Now I can wrap this all the way around.”
As I was shoveling with the Skeleton Soldiers, I remembered the past.
Memories of labor digging the ground wearing a military uniform!
“… … .”
It was a memory I don’t want to recall.
Even if I go back to the present life, I want to jump over those days.
‘I really should concentrate on my work.’
Fafnir focuses on shoveling and setting traps again.
Beside him, Skeleton Soldiers #1, #2, and #3 were also digging.
To be precise, No. 2 and No. 3 were playing with shovels.
Number 1 is supervising the two!
daughter.
No. 1 looked up at the sky with his arms behind his back, then scooped up the soil as if bored.
Crackle!
Unable to bear it, No. 2 widened his chin and pointed with his finger.
At that moment, No. 1 looked at No. 2 with naturalization in his eyes.
“… … .”
No. 2 immediately picked up the shovel, feeling stunned.
* * *
“This is good enough.”
After completing the temporary fortress, Fafnir smiled happily.
“All that’s left now is to bring them here… … .”
Wolves aren’t stupid either.
Even if you brought the ones scattered throughout the forest here, they wouldn’t come in under normal circumstances.
“There is a simpler way.”
A much simpler story than traps and sieges!
Fafnir hung the bloody wolf meat he hunted last time on a tree branch.
“Because this smell is the best lure.”
As I hung the bloody wolf meat on a tree branch, the wolves sniffed it as expected and approached, baring their teeth.
Cuong!
kong!
Wolves full of enemies create a siege and narrow it.
At some point, the wolves kicked the ground all at once.
At that moment, the feet of the guys went out.
A booby trap with a hole dug and a spear inserted!
Writing on people is a war crime.
This time, people were not the opponent, so I was able to install it without hesitation.
kyaang!
wake up!
The fallen wolves were skewered by spears and tree branches.
The skeleton soldiers in the pit got up and moved almost at the same time.
The rest of the wolves were blocked by the Skeleton Soldier, and Fafnil’s sword rushed to the wolves that passed through.
A whopping 35 bloody wolves were caught.
“Good start.”
After a while, another pack of bloody wolves appeared.
I didn’t have time to set the traps again, but thanks to the skeleton soldiers who were used to fighting, it was rather easier to hunt!
By the time the third and fourth groups came, the movements of the elite skeleton soldiers had become quite familiar.
“At this rate, we can hunt until night.”
Even though they caught close to a hundred, the wolves flocked endlessly.
“Come, No. 2, change your equipment! Numbers 1 and 3 keep fighting!”
There was no time for repairs, so we had to fight while changing equipment.
After three or four hours passed like that.
“Whoa.”
In the middle of dozens of wolf carcasses, Fafnir lay on his back.
“You barely survived.”
Thanks to that, Fafnir also leveled up to level 42.
It’s a pleasure, but I was too tired to celebrate it.
“master.”
“Oh, it’s Bell.”
Dig. Bell rose out of the darkness and said.
“The lycanthrope slope called the Wolf King is in the northwest of the forest.”
“What about the numbers?”
“There are about 120 elite blood wolves and blood wolves and four bears.”
As expected, it was a huge force.
“And there were six orcs.”
“uh? Orc?”
‘The Black Forest is not an area where orcs come out.’
Fafnil tilted his head.
“Were you fighting for territory?”
“no. Orcs were helping the Wolf King.”
The Wolf King and the Orcs are on one side.
That was important information.
“I thought the wolves were pushed out of the territory due to the increase in orcs, but did the orcs subjugate the wolf king?”
Fafnil’s expression showed interest.
“I don’t think these are just one or two linked quests.”
Following the defeat of the Wolf King, a large quest flow leading to a group of Orcs!
It was then.
I heard someone’s voice from the other side of the forest.
“I asked why there were no monsters, but they all flocked to this side.”
“It’s here! here it is uh?”
A few people poking their faces through the trees.
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“no.”
“Isn’t that the necromancer then?”
Two of them were faces that had met Fafnil before.