Episode 21
238 phrases.
It was the number of ordinary skeleton soldiers defeated by the Wolf King.
It was also 98% of the wolf carcasses that had been laid out in advance.
Of course, the wolf king who fought such a battle was not in good condition.
Kahak… … . Kak… … .
Numerous weapons were pierced, and the side was deeply dug and bleeding.
Her eyes, which had been shining red, turned cloudy like hardened blood, and her muscles, which had been overflowing with power, shrunk like deflated balloons.
Still, the Wolf King was alive.
“this… … . damn… … .”
Of course, it was also because the Wolf King was strong.
However, another reason was that the battle was not over yet.
“next.”
Following Fafnir’s instructions, the Skeleton Soldiers moved.
No. 3 easily blocks the weak wolf king’s attack, and at the same time, No. 2 stabs the opening with a spear.
An attack that would normally be easily avoided.
However, the spear edge touched the wolf king’s body so easily.
Kahak!
“Somehow, the pincer attack is familiar to me.”
At first, No. 2 and No. 3 were at the level of children.
But now, he managed to successfully defend and counterattack against the Wolf King.
Fighting with the wolf pack for hours.
It was thanks to the fact that he learned how to fight by receiving the attacks of the Wolf King following the Orcs with his body.
“Cool! If you’re a warrior too, fight yourself… … !”
The wolf king coughed up blood and cried out.
Gathering the last remaining strength in his body, he provoked Fafnir until the very end.
Of course, Fafnir didn’t answer.
Instead, he moves ordinary skeleton soldiers to block the Wolf King.
… … Cuckoo!
The spears of the Skeleton Soldiers push away the charging Wolf King.
After that, the other skeleton soldiers tightened the noose again.
A situation where victory is certain.
Even then, Fafnir hadn’t come out.
Cre… … .
The Wolf King’s eyelids grew heavy as the nightmare began again.
Time passed just like that.
-Experience gained.
– Acquired an unidentified longbow (rare).
-Obtained the wolf skin of the Wolf King.
– Obtained the Head of the Wolf King.
-Obtained the wolf king’s shin bone.
You got -80 silver.
– Level up!
– Quest completion conditions have been met.
Fafnil finally received a message announcing the end of the battle.
‘It’s a rare bow, where should I look? Status window!’
[Unidentified Longbow]
– Classification: Weapon
-Rating: Rare
– Level limit: 65
-Physical attack power: ???
– Range: ??
-Durability: 75/75
-???
-??
… … snippet… …
After checking the item information, Fafnir slightly opened his mouth.
‘Amazing, Great… … !’
In Horizon, there are items whose options are not confirmed.
A so-called ‘unidentified item.’
They can only be used if they are appraised by a professional appraiser, and you cannot even see what kind of items they are before that.
Although it had such a high risk, most users rated unidentified items even higher.
reason? Simple.
This is because once the appraisal is complete, most of them have much stronger or special options than normal items of the same class.
‘The level limit is also low. Since it’s a bow, the demand for it will be second only to the sword.’
At this level, it could be said that it was a top-notch item that could not be criticized.
‘If I put it on the market, I’ll get 2 million won.’
Depending on the performance after appraisal, it was possible to see 2.3 million won or even 2.5 million won.
What’s even more amazing is that it’s now a benefit from level 60.
Items of level 200-300 with top and top rankers cost between tens of millions of won and hundreds of millions of won each.
‘I’ll keep it for now and then sell it when I’m in a hurry.’
According to the development in the novel, Horizon shows upward growth until the end.
This means that the value of not only game money but also game items skyrocketed.
As time goes on, the price becomes more and more expensive, so there was no reason to hurry up and sell it unless you are in a hurry right away.
‘There were quite a few results besides these items.’
Even the elite skeleton soldiers are slowly getting used to the battle.
The normal Skeleton Soldier and Skeleton Mastery skills also rose by 1 level each to level 2.
‘If I put Karshyuk’s ring on it, the poison will be applied to the attacks of ordinary skeleton soldiers.’
The Skeleton Soldiers, which were simply used to disperse attacks, became a vehicle for spraying poison.
In effect, it is like throwing a biochemical bomb.
Depending on the effect of the poison, the actual battle would be twice or even three times easier.
‘Looks forward to level 50.’
Fafnir got up from his seat.
“Then shall we go back now?”
I fought enough to fight, and I achieved my goal.
Now it was time to receive the promised reward.
* * *
“This is the wolf king’s neck… … ! I really hope it will be successful… … .”
Guard Captain Jared was surprised by Fafnir’s report.
Of course, it was never that I looked down on Fafnil.
“Ever since I praised Gould’s bastard for being a would-be guy, I got a nasty feeling… … . You did very well. Thanks to that, the situation of the guards has become more relaxed.”
-You have completed the quest ‘Eradication of the Wolf King’.
-Experience gained.
– Obtained bounty ‘1 Gold 20 Silver’.
– Level up!
– Completed a multi-quest alone.
– Gained additional experience points.
– Defeat the head of the wolf pack that was wandering around Byron City. The guards who used to fend off wolves will be used elsewhere.
-Policy increased by +3 around the city.
– Reputation increased by +5.
Messages that appear in succession.
However, Fafnir’s preparation did not end there.
“And I have something to tell you.”
“hmm? Something?”
“Actually, while hunting the Wolf King, I found out about the alliance between the Wolf King and the Orcs. Warriors and shamans sent by the Orc Lord are escorting the Wolf King.”
“what… … ?”
If the two usually hostile monsters were to unite as one force, the reason was obvious.
“This is a big deal. I have to report to the lord right now!”
It also showed how urgent and serious the issue was.
“Wait here for a while.”
Udangtang.
Jared, who ran up the castle, returned in about ten minutes.
“The lord also decided to prepare first. But I guess that’s not enough.”
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“I guess so.”
“You need hard evidence to change your mind. So, by any chance, could you join our guard and come get it?”
– Guard Captain Jared wants to request the linked quest ‘Signs of War (Magic)’.
-Do you accept the quest? (Y/N)
Magic-level chain quest again!
“I will gladly take it. Master seems to want that too.”
“Gould has taken care of one pupil. I envy you, I envy you!”
– You have accepted the quest.
-The linked quest ‘Signs of War (Magic)’ has been created.
– Jared’s affinity has increased by +1.
Upon receiving the quest, Jared said.
“Now you go to the northern base. There are adventurers on a reconnaissance mission there, so you can come with them to find solid evidence.”
“All right.”
It was not newly created, but joined in addition to the existing quest.
Other users must already be doing orc extermination or reconnaissance.
‘Hilde-nim is still busy, so I guess I’ll have to go alone this time.’
Fafnir came out and scratched his head.
‘Orc, orc… … . I think I’ve heard something.’
A bizarre, tingling feeling that seemed to come to mind.
After thinking about it for a while, Fafnir eventually gave up on thinking.
‘I’ll remember it when I go through the quest.’
First of all, the Necromancer Guild needs to do maintenance.
“Master, I am here.”
“Oh, I heard from Jared. Did you hit the ball?”
Upon arriving at the Necromancer Guild, Gould looked at Fafnir and said.
“Still, it’s better not to be overjoyed or not. Necromancer is a job in the dark. If you go around smiling brightly, you can cause strange misunderstandings.”
Advice from firsthand experience!
However, when Gould said that, his shallow face was full of laughter.
‘He seems to be quite happy.’
Fafnir shrugged and asked.
“But Master.”
“hmm?”
“Do you by any chance handle equipment that I can use here? Like a simple staff or hat… … .”
“I’m sorry.”
Gould shook his head.
“Other guilds seem to sell things like that, but we don’t have them.”
Necromancer is a job that is difficult to receive good attention due to its nature.
Depending on the situation, I had to run away quickly, so I had no choice but to sell only simple accessories, except for the essential skill book.
“it’s okay. The Legion School fights with skeleton soldiers, not directly clashing with their bodies.”
“Cancer, yes! It doesn’t matter what the equipment is.”
“By the way, Master, did you hear from Captain Jared?”
“hmm? What are you talking about?”
“The Wolf King and the green orcs have formed an alliance. Orcs are guarding the Wolf King.”
“Monsters allied with each other? Please tell me in more detail.”
Fafnir described what he had seen.
The smile disappeared from Gould’s face after hearing the contents.
“The Orcs have subjugated the wolves. There will be a big fight soon.”
“Attack of the Orcs… … .”
Lightning flashed in Fafnir’s head.
‘Ork Wave! Yes, I remembered!’
Oak Wave.
The official name of the event is Clash of the Demons!
All sorts of monsters arose in the beginner areas of all servers around the world.
In fact, it was Horizon’s first world event.
The point of time is about 7 months before the start of the novel.
Afterwards, when the protagonist flush grows the character.
There was a brief mention from nearby NPCs and users that such an event had passed.
‘The forerunner of that event was the Orcs, since Orcs are the norm in this area, they attacked… … !’
It is briefly mentioned as a line in the original novel.
After that, I remembered seeing it appear a few times when the names of the names were displayed.
‘I have to play a big role there to continue to gain the upper hand!’
To do that, I had to grow faster and more than I do now.
It wasn’t the time to talk leisurely here.
“Then I will go.”
“Wait a minute, disciple.”
Gould asked Fafnir, who was about to leave.
“Are you going straight to the guard?”
“No, there is one thing left to do before that.”
“to do?”
“I have equipment that needs to be appraised.”
If he joined the guard, he would be busy again, so he could save time by entrusting the appraisal request before that.
“Hmm, that’s why you came to see me.”
However, there was something strange about Gould’s line.
“yes? Is that why you came?”
Confused Fafnil.
Gould smiled and continued.
“What is ‘yes?’ Take it out somewhere.”
“Equipment Appraisal… … Do you know how to do it?”
“cancer! In the first place, isn’t confirming such a thing our school’s main specialty?”
Production of homunculus, production of golems or dark magic weapons, and various enchantments.
The Legion School was a place that specialized in that category.
“I’ll do it for free just this time, so take out some stuff.”
“yes.”
Fafnir took out his longbow without saying anything.
“hmm… … .”
There was a strange look in Gould’s eyes as he looked around the longbow.
“It’s a good bow.”
Dig! In the next moment, a black aura flowed from Gould’s hand into the longbow.
– Appraisal of unidentified items has been completed.
messages appearing at the same time.
[Crushing Red Wolf Sting Longbow]
-Rating: Rare
– Level limit: 65
-Physical attack power: 90~133
-Durability: 75/75
-strength +1
– Agility +7
-dexterity +3
-Critical Hit Damage +30%
– All archer skill damage +15%
-Armor Penetration +10
-Additional damage when skill hits 35
-Attack power increases by 3 when attacking a weak point. This effect stacks 10 times.
– At maximum stack, the next attack ignores 30% of the target’s defense.
‘… … It’s a great item after all.’
For an archer, the traditional counter is an enemy with hard armor or shell.
An item that could inflict damage by penetrating the enemy’s armor was what all archer users wanted.
There is even an increase in general and skill attack power.
‘I can get up to 3 million won with this amount.’
Although it is a low-level item, its performance is very good.
Rich people whose money that started the game rots.
Or for those who want to benefit from a large investment.
This bow could give a premium beyond imagination.
It’s worth getting rid of unsentiment.
Fafnir grinned.
‘This is the moment when I regret not being an archer.’
What if you held that bow as an archer?
‘Sniper king Kim Kang-han, it’s been a while since I’ve been properly filming content.’
Of course, Kim Kang-han is the one who can shoot well with that bow without any problems.
‘It’s just a matter of shooting.’
Even if it only caused a critical hit like a passing scholar, without a bow-related attack skill, the attack power was not good and it was inefficient.
“If you have a skilled archer, you can make quite a name for yourself.”
Gould also clicked his tongue as if he were thinking the same thing.
‘An archer with skills comparable to that of Bane would certainly be able to use it well.’
It would be difficult to bring out all the performance of this bow unless you are an archer with that level of control and skill.
‘Well, no matter who uses it, I just need to get the money later.’
More important than that is to prepare for the ‘event’ that will come soon!
Fafnir took a deep breath.
‘In this event, a big gap widens.’
As I remembered, all the users who stood out here became named rankers.
There were also people who grew up and became rankers later.
But apart from that, those who achieved results in this event became 100% named.
‘It’s a fight in a large-scale war… … .’
A small smile appeared on Fafnil’s lips.
‘That’s what a necromancer does.’