Episode 25
Fafnir’s party continued to hunt Orcs after that.
The quest completion conditions were met, but the hunting efficiency was good, so there was no need to go back.
Then an incident happened.
“Looks like an outpost for the Orcs.”
Bane, who saw the distance, said.
“okay? Then let’s go in quickly and wipe it all out!”
Sihyeon shouted as she raised the War Hammer with her dainty hand.
“I don’t think that will work.”
Bane scanned the fortress with a deep gaze.
“It’s not a size that can be attacked with a party of four. In the first place, our mission is also reconnaissance.”
“What kind of man is so timid? The more you sweep, the higher your contribution!”
Sihyeon waved her arms.
“Sister, there is some truth in Vane-sama’s words, too.”
“Ugh… … .”
“My thoughts are this. We don’t have enough people and equipment to attack a fortress like that. First of all, I’ll carefully check the nearby orc forces and kill a few of them. Even that much would be enough to raise the contribution. How is it?”
Bane made a sober judgment. It was a reasonable decision no matter how you look at it.
“eww… … .”
“I feel fine.”
The two siblings didn’t seem to be able to do anything special.
Bane’s gaze turned to Fafnir.
“Are there any disagreements?”
“Hmm.”
Fafnir stroked his chin and said.
“Then I am very bored.”
“I’m bored?”
Fafnir grinned.
“I’m aiming for first place this time. Then, shouldn’t we have to ‘attack’?”
“Attack?”
Bane looked at Fafnir with a deep gaze.
“Well, it’s good if you can do it… … . Is there a way?”
“Uh ha ha! After all, this younger brother agrees?”
Sihyeon patted Fafnir’s butt.
“Ah, you’re going to get arrested for s*xual harassment, so stop it.”
“uh? I? Mi-sorry.”
“No, because anyone can see that I can be arrested… … .”
Demonstration and Bane laughed at Fafnir’s murmur.
Only Sihyeon was able to say ‘uhh’.
“And there is a way.”
Fafnir narrowed his eyes.
“Anyway, if other people try to attack the fortress, everyone will give up. In this situation, if we carry out a fortress attack, we are sure to win first place in contribution.”
“It’s not that easy… … .”
Fafnir sighed and said.
“Is it necessary to attack the fortress with an all-out war?”
“What does that mean?”
“Don’t look at the fortress as a colony, look at it as one giant monster. It would be foolish to go head-to-head against such a gigantic monster. then… … Of course, you have to turn around and attack.”
The sisters rolled their eyes. It must be that he didn’t understand what he was talking about.
However, Bane’s eyes widened in a different way.
“Hey, did you go to any special forces?”
“yes?”
“It’s a great idea.”
Bane clenched his fist.
“Let’s do that. It will be fun.”
I must have understood what you were talking about.
* * *
“Ha! Thunder Attack!”
A thunderbolt of mana shattered the orc’s head.
White Bear rummaged through the orc corpse and was happy.
“At this level, it is only natural that we win first place. Isn’t that right, Zhuge Liang?”
Zhuge Liang smiled lightly, covering his face with a pair of lines.
“exactly. White Bear, with your strength and my driving skills, hunting orcs is a piece of cake.”
White Bear and Zhuge Liang.
This two-person party, made up of swordsmen and wizards, boasted overwhelming power even among the scouts.
Their level is a whopping 120.
It was a high-level person who came across this area to meet an acquaintance and came across the quest by chance.
Of course, the level was different from the nearby users.
“Well, the experience is insignificant… … . According to your guess, Zhuge Liang, this quest is one of the weights in a huge chain of quests. Just getting a high score here is sure to be of great help in the future.”
“Right. If we attack the fortress, I think we can get a big reward even at our level, but that’s too greedy. First of all, the first place will be immovable just by diligently cutting the throats of nearby orcs.”
Hmmm. White Bear nodded as he groomed his weapon.
White Bear himself is not good at using his brain, but his close friend Zhuge Liang is truly a genius. Even in the game, he used his brain to the fullest.
‘If you listen to Zhuge Liang, rice cakes will fall. then… … . Shall we check how much the contribution has risen today?’
It was the moment White Bear turned on the quest score board.
[Integrated Contribution]
-2nd place: Crossfire – 2,800 points
-1st Place: Hunters – 13,500 points
“uh?”
The white bear’s eyes trembled.
* * *
What is Scouting?
Scouting is… … . It literally means to grope and look.
From a military point of view, it is to examine the situation and terrain of the enemy in order to obtain data necessary for operations.
‘Then what was the biggest achievement of the reconnaissance team?’
To check the opponent’s size?
no.
It’s about figuring out what your opponent is aiming for.
Having cleared hundreds of thousands of games, Fafnir recognized the goal of this quest faster than anyone else.
“Our party’s goal this time is stealing.”
“Are you stealing?”
“Stealing is bad.”
Ignoring the reactions of the two sisters, she cast her gaze toward Bane.
“You see what I mean?”
“hmm… … ! I didn’t think of that.”
Bane added an explanation.
“I guess we’re going to infiltrate the fortress and get their operational plans, food quantities, and outpost locations.”
“I’ll have to avoid combat as much as possible, so I’ll go lightly.”
Now that you’ve heard the plan, it’s time to infiltrate it.
“But this is not the entrance.”
Bane looked up. A wooden fence behind the fort was visible over the steep cliff.
“If you climb this cliff, you can enter the orc fortress.”
“It’s a climb. I’ll be fine, but… … .”
“Oh, Siyeon, you guys go and come by yourself.”
“this… … Can I?”
Si-hyeon puts her hand on her forehead and Si-yeon asks in a worried tone.
Fafnir told them.
“Don’t worry. The only ones going up are me and Vane-sama.”
“Then what about us? I hate the sound of eating and playing.”
“That won’t happen.”
Fafnil pointed to the forest.
“You two, please pave the way here and set traps. The time will come when you will use it to escape.”
“okay! Cutting trees is another specialty of mine.”
“Sister, you can’t hit the torso.”
After completing the division of roles like that.
Fafnir and Vane made some preparations and then threw the hook with the rope attached to it.
“Laugh.”
“Don’t make a sound, be careful… … .”
I climbed slowly on the rope, and within three minutes I was able to see the top of the wooden fence.
“This way.”
“hmm… … !”
After climbing the cliff, land safely on top of the wooden fence!
There were only a handful of orc guards on the fence, and even most of them were dozing or doing other things.
“Come this way.”
Fafnir and Bane made their way inside through the dormant and dormant sentries.
“There are three, four, five buildings… … . It’s more than you think.”
“These buildings… … . How come you seem to have touched someone’s hand?”
Bane tilted his head.
The structure, height, and design of the buildings in the fortress were too elaborate for the Orcs to make them.
“Not why, but definitely so.”
Fafnil nodded.
“The upper door frame is all dug out. It was made with a human physique, but the orcs bumped their heads while using it.”
“I’ve never heard of this being a scout’s fort, but that means… … .”
Bane’s words became blurred at the thought of this.
“There must be captured prisoners or collaborators.”
The evidence to prove that conjecture was in the large central building.
It was just when the two of them were about to enter.
“Chwiik! there! You two!”
“… … !”
“… … !”
Two people startled.
A green orc the size of Tyson approached them.
‘Should I kill him?’
Bane’s hand turned to the bow.
An instant moment.
The orc continued.
“Chwiik, you guys are so insignificant. Rather than fighting, I should kill pigs in the village. Chwiik.”
“… … !”
“Chwichwichwik… … . I’m sorry, Chwiik.”
“Chwiik… … . There is nothing to be sorry about. It’s not your fault that you were born weak.”
With the bewildered Bane at his side, Fafnir answered the orc’s question.
“Chwiik, which tribe are you guys from?”
“Chwik, lack of green wind.”
“Drunk… … . I sent a warrior to appease him, so he sent a kid. Chwichwik, I will definitely tell you about this. Chwik! You guys don’t fight, don’t do anything until you get to the village.”
The orc turned around with his muscles twitching.
As his new model disappeared, Bane let out a sigh.
“Sat, it worked.”
“Honestly, I thought it was long.”
It was.
Fafnir’s preparation was none other than disguise.
They smeared mud and leaves on their bodies and covered them with leather armor.
Use oak leather or glue for the nose!
It was a simple preparation, but fortunately it was enough to trick the orcs.
“If you’ve calmed down, let’s go. I don’t have much time.”
“I will.”
The two infiltrated the central building.
The inside of the building must have been cumbersome to the orcs, but there were only traces in the corridors and rooms, and the orcs were nowhere to be seen.
“Is there anything I can bring?”
“No, all I can see are leftover meat and clothes.”
A wrinkle appeared between Bane’s forehead.
It was then.
A creaking sound was heard in Fafnil’s ears.
“Vane-sama, this way.”
“hmm?”
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It’s not luck, but as an instinctive gamer, the instinct came.
Fafnir leads Bane to the basement of the central building.
After a while, a door engraved with a black magic circle appeared in front of them.
“Damn it, I’m going to get sick of staying here for so long.”
A grumbling middle-aged man in a black robe.
No matter how many times I looked at it, it was unmistakably human.
‘Oh no… … .’
‘human… … . Besides, that pattern is unmistakably a black magician.’
But why would a human warlock come from an orc stronghold?
‘There’s something.’
Fafnir watched the man from across the corner of the hallway.
After a while, the man went outside to see if the moth was sore.
‘Now!’
Fafnir said to Bane.
“Please take over the outside surveillance for a while. I will go in and check.”
“… … All right, be careful just in case.”
Fafnir opened the door and entered.
The room was filled with countless magic books and experimental data.
There was a table in the middle where several people could lie down, and what Fafnir was looking for was right on it.
‘This is… … !’
– Acquired the Green Orc Troop Formation.
-Obtained an operation plan for the Promised Day.
-Obtained an order with the seal of the Orc King ‘Temurkin’.
– Obtained the skill book (rare) ‘Black Cloud’.
‘Great, great.’
Even just one item, the contribution will roll in, and three or four items will be caught.
Fafnir, who had been sweeping everything up, saw a notification in his eyes.
– Obtained a letter with the pattern of ???.
‘This is the pattern of the Warlock School… … . Shall I take it for now?’
If you can see it from Gould, you will be able to obtain additional information.
After taking the remaining documents, Fafnir slowly left the room.
“This way.”
Bane beckoned from across the hallway on the other side.
Fafnir approached and asked.
“Is he here?”
“We’re still outside, get out of here quickly.”
“All right.”
Shuk, the two went back the way they came and came out of the fence.
While going down the cliff, Bane said.
“Come to think of it, I didn’t ask about this. How are the results?”
“You mean performance?”
Fafnir grinned as he thought about what to say.
“I have no way to say anything. It’s so great.”
“… … !”
Bane’s expression also widened.
It was then.
Horrible screams echoed from within the fort.
– The black magic ‘target of darkness’ has been activated.
-Your location will be displayed to Warlock Kazandrax.
-The target can be canceled by death or a level 15 or higher purification skill.
“Why but?”
“… … I guess it’s not over yet.”
Fafnir could only say that.