Episode 38
Swordsmen mainly fight with melee attacks.
However, that does not mean that there is no complete ranged attack method.
Getting closer to the master class.
The swordsman who was able to handle ‘Aurors’ was able to do that.
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“You’re lucky.”
A blade made of wind struck where Fafnir had been.
gulp.
Saliva ran down Fafnil’s throat. Even though it was a game, my spine felt cold by itself.
‘It’s crazy, it’s a high level.’
auror cutter.
In the directing of the novel, that skill was a privilege that only some classes above level 150 could use.
‘Stronger than the innocent Huon… … . It’s a monster NPC.’
As soon as I saw quite a few monsters, I came up with a strategy, but this assassin was different.
‘If you run away, the survival rate is 30%. If you fight, you lose a hundred times.’
There wasn’t much time to think.
Fafnir, who avoided the aura cutter that came flying again, tried to give a retreat order.
It was then.
Pass suk!
Five or six red bees appeared from one side of the sewer passage.
[Blood Moon Rain]
“Eh, the bee that lives in the demon realm! Don’t make a sound!”
A demonic bee monster that detects even the slightest sound and attacks.
As the party members held their breath at the wizard’s warning, the bees rushed at the turban man.
“hmm… … !”
The turban man cut the bees with great speed.
At that moment, a spark flew in Fafnil’s head.
“Kindorhan, stop him for three minutes.”
“what? How Cx!”
Ignoring Kindorhan’s cry from behind.
Fafnir ran straight into the hole.
married couple
Wheein!
Inside the hole was full of dark mana and bees.
A burrow not even on the sewer map!
Fafnir, who had been inside, jumped out in the opposite direction after a while.
“Sea-b-s-b-s-b-s-b-s-bah!”
Outside, Kindorhan was showing off a desperate jakdu ride.
As if possessed by God, shed her half-moon sword, using the attacks of wizards and hunters as a stepping stone to endure!
“… … It’s better than I thought, so how about this one?”
Seeing the assassin try to make another move, Fafnir shouted.
“Get down!”
“… … !”
Four people prostrate at once.
The next moment, a swarm of blood moon rain fell over Fafnir’s head.
Boo Woo!
Booung!
Hearing the sound, Bloodmoon Biddle changed the target to an assassin.
“… … !”
The turbaned man stepped back and drew another weapon.
At that moment, Fafnir shouted.
“Everybody run!”
“Damn it! I’ll pay you twice as much later!”
Kindorhan ran while pushing the two party members with curse words.
Dozens of skeleton soldiers blocked the turbaned man who was about to follow.
“… … Hmm.”
An assassin who wipes out the Skeleton Soldiers who rush at him with his bare body.
However, in the meantime, Fafnir’s party had fled to the other side of the sewer.
“Heh heh heh… … .”
“Oops, I’m going to die.”
After barely getting rid of the man.
The Fafnil Party took a breather without paying attention to the stench.
“What the hell is that guy?”
“I don’t know, I’ve been in back alleys for quite some time, and I’ve never heard of a guy like that.”
Kindorhan shook his head.
It was then.
Fafnir found bloodstains at the bottom of the sewer.
It was a trace of the orc who had fled with scars and ran without even knowing that there were bloodstains left.
“If you follow this, you will be able to find traces of the Orcs.”
“what?”
“Party leader, that’s a bit… … .”
To the frightened party members, Fafnir said with a cold expression.
“You can go up like this. The rewards are small, and they won’t believe me when I say that I saw an orc and a turban man.”
“… … !”
“Maybe you’ll be treated as a criminal for spreading rumors for the ball.”
Horizon’s NPCs are as intelligent and cold as real people.
It’s a common thing in real life, so there was plenty of possibility here.
Fafnir asked a question.
“But honestly, wouldn’t it be a bit unfair to get only that while going through all these hardships?”
“Ugh… … .”
“But how… … .”
“It’s the same as before. Just looking for information one more time and bringing evidence.”
After hearing Fafnir’s words, the party members were deeply troubled.
At one point, a grinding sound could be heard between them.
“Damn it, honestly, it’s unfair that I didn’t come all the way here.”
It was Kindorhan.
“There is a chance to get a good piece right in front of you, but if you run away because you are afraid of some black monstrosity, you will not be able to live because you will think about it forever.”
“… … Whoa.”
“I will go. To give up is to be careful, and to gain is to be a jackpot.”
“I agree too.”
Following the wizard, the hunter user also agreed.
“Okay, then let’s follow this.”
Fafnir immediately went into action. I followed the trail of blood and made my way north through the sewers. Three others followed.
* * *
central sewerage.
-Experience gained.
With a short message, one last blood moon rain was torn in half.
On the stage after the battle, the turban man quietly collected the loot.
You got -3 silver.
You got -2 Silver 33 Copper.
-Obtained the bloody magic stone.
The man in the turban who was looking at the notification message muttered.
“… … There’s a guy with a pretty head rolling.”
Anyone can think of benefiting from attracting neutral monsters.
However, in real situations, there were surprisingly few people who could immediately put it into action.
“Is it all right for the natives of the kingdom?”
Squeak, the turbaned man’s hand quickly wiped away drops of blood.
After finishing the cleaning process, the man with the main weapon stood up.
‘Street… … . Has it already happened?’
I can’t help it.
He let out a deep sigh and looked down.
“This mission has more incidents than I thought, from the Orcs and Lizardmen to the Indigenous Investigators… … .”
I could roughly guess what the orcs were doing.
There are ancient ruins in the sewers, simple things if you think about what’s there.
Actually, it’s not such a big deal if you leave it alone.
I just feel a little bit offended.
However, it was not good if the investigation team was involved there.
It wasn’t very, very good.
“Hmm, what should I do?”
The turban man came from a very distant place on an important mission.
A distant place where even starting points were not assigned in the first place.
At this point, it was only mentioned to users, but there was no specific information at all.
And that place and the Kingdom of Baran didn’t have that deep a relationship.
At least that’s how it was until now.
In other words, depending on what happened this time, it could be broken.
‘If the eyewitness survives, the Kingdom of Baran will be able to raise a dispute using my whereabouts as a pod. It’s quite a nuisance.’
After all, things don’t always go smoothly, so it’s ridiculous to blame them for that.
“First of all, let’s make sure we pass the test… … .”
If they were the investigation team anyway, they wouldn’t go up right away.
At the very least, you have to figure out the true nature and purpose of the orcs before climbing up to be able to say that they have completed their mission.
“If it goes right away, that would be God’s will.”
The man who looked in the direction Fafnir and his party had fled for a moment then headed in the direction the Orcs had come from.
The deep central part of the sewerage system.
It was a stronghold full of numerous orcs, and was currently the most dangerous place in the sewers.
* * *
Chasing the trail of the escaped orcs was not difficult. Not only did he not particularly want to erase the traces, but the traces of another battle increased as he followed the blood.
“The corpses of orcs.”
“Did you kill that turbaned man earlier?”
The mage and the hunter each gave their opinions.
But Fafnir shook his head.
“The marks on the wound are different. There was another battle.”
Guessing by looking at the scars on the corpses of monsters has been something Fafnir has been doing since real VR games.
Most of the hunters use skills, but Fafnir didn’t have to do that and learned it through action.
“For now, let’s keep going down.”
“Yes, what.”
Perhaps because it was the domain of Orcs, the frequency of encountering other wild monsters was greatly reduced.
It’s a pity that the gain is gone, but the difficulty itself has become much easier.
That was when it went down a little further.
Chwik?
Take advantage!
The orcs filling the passage on one side of the sewer stood out.
No, it wasn’t just the orcs that caught my eye.
“Chwichwich, walk quickly, you bastards!”
“Sobbing… … .”
“Aww!”
People who are being tied up and being dragged!
Old people, women, and children were being dragged somewhere surrounded by orcs.
‘So many people in the sewer? Where the hell did he come from?’
Anyway, since I met the long-awaited orcs, it’s time to fight.
At Fafnir’s glance, Kindorhan stepped forward.
“There are a lot of pig heads in the sewer these days. Did you have a pork belly party?”
“Chwichwiik! Enemies!”
“Human! I am human again!”
About 30 orcs rushing at Kindorhan.
– A new quest ‘Rescue the Elderly’ has been created.
At that moment, the wizard and the hunter used their sniper skills towards the Orc group.
Acquire!
Cheek!
Because the prisoners are mixed, explosive magic cannot be used.
Instead, the two dutifully knocked down the orcs one by one.
“There is a body… … .”
Fafnir, who was about to use the Skeleton Soldier, hesitated.
Because it was a melee, if the prisoners were surprised to see the Skeletons, the damage would increase.
Also, the Orcs, who intuit that the situation has become unfavorable, do not know what kind of sudden action they will take.
‘It can’t be helped.’
Fafnir summoned only Penelope and Bell to fight.
“Go and fight.”
“i get it.”
“I take orders.”
When Penelope and Bell joined in and pushed the orcs, the ranks of the orcs soon collapsed.
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Fafnir used a skill on the Orcs who had broken away from there.
-weakening!
-fever!
Chwichwik… … .
“Chwii… … . dizzy… … .”
Thanks to the various effects, a stronger curse struck the orcs.
Wounded orcs dropped their weapons, and even then, it was common for them to cough or raise their shields in slightly misaligned directions.
The party members unilaterally hunted those orcs, and soon the battle with the orcs ended.
“It’s neat.”
Enjoying the victory, Fafnir collected traces of molars and weapons from the dead Orcs.
It’s a bonus that you gain experience points in the process and level up one more.
-You have completed the quest ‘Rescue the Elderly’.
-Experience gained.
“Go, thank you!”
“Thanks to you, I live… … .”
Those who were being held thanked Fafnil over and over again.
“I just did what I had to do.”
Fafnir lightly waved his hand and asked a question.
“By the way, are you guys captured from the ground? In the ghetto?”
“No, no.”
“No… … ?”
The old man at the head of the ranks of prisoners answered.
For a moment, Kindorhan, the wizard, and the three hunters tilted their heads.
If he hadn’t been taken from the slums, could he have been living in the sewers?
“We are the people who live in this underground town in the sewers. I pick up useful things from the garbage that comes down from the upper floors and sell them, or catch weak monsters in the sewer to get my daily bread.”
“A village? Nonsense!”
“I can’t… … .”
“I hope it was true.”
There’s a village in the sewers?
All the party members except for Fafnir were stunned by the unexpected event.
“Why are you living in the sewers? I should have gone upstairs.”
“that… … . Everyone has a story. People who were born and lived here… … . Even people from outside.”
“Come on,” said the village chief who cleared his throat.
“Let’s get out of this place quickly, I will guide you to our village.”
More orcs might come, so it was definitely the right decision.
“I will.”
“Come on, this way.”
Upon receiving Fafnir’s permission, the oldest of the captives, an old man, went ahead.
Not far from the battlefield, there was a sewage passage blocked by iron bars, and when a brick was hit in the middle, the stone opened and a passage appeared.
“You can come in.”
A village head ahead.
After crossing the narrow passage, a certain place appeared before long.
“Oh, no.”
“… … !”
The party members who followed opened their mouths.
It was worth it.
“Hey, this is a completely underground town, right?”
Kindorhan’s words represented the thoughts of the other party members.
When I got out of the narrow passage, what came out was a large square the size of a small villa building!
There were tents everywhere beyond the collapsed barricades.
In the stone walls of the plaza, many large and small dwelling caves were also dug.
“It feels like it was made a long time ago. The number of people… … . With more than 100 people, the hidden passages and items seemed quite plentiful.”
Kindorhan looked around and said.
It was a cold-hearted analysis that could not be found in his usual flirtatious appearance.
“It’s probably a lower-class village where people used to do smuggling or garbage cleaning in the sewer, but they fought well and broke out this time. Opponent… … . one guy?”
“That’s right. The orcs somehow stopped it, but suddenly he… … .”
“Isn’t he the one wearing the black turban?”
A mysterious man I met in the sewer.
The village chief shook his head.
“It is not. Because he is all white.”
“Is it white?”
“Yes, it looks like a lizard mixed with a human.”
“… … .”
Lizardman, but white?
A feeling of uneasiness passed through Fafnil’s mind.
“Wait a minute, let’s talk about that later, shall we put these things away first?”
Kindorhan grumbled as he was clearing the strewn boards and barricades.
“That is correct. Don’t be surprised for a second.”
Fafnir used a skill to summon the Skeleton Soldiers.
“Go and guard the entrance.”
month by month. The skeleton soldiers who bumped their jaws headed towards the narrow entrance passage.
It’s a narrow road that requires one person to move, so you should be able to hold on for a while.
It was then.
“Uh, that Skeleton Soldier… … .”
The expressions of the village chief and other vagabonds were unusual.
“Are you a magician of the Legion School?”
“hmm… … . Yes, it is.”
Fafnir spoke frankly. It was because he had already summoned the Skeleton Soldier, so he couldn’t even escape.
At that moment, transparent water formed on the corner of the village chief’s sunken eyes.
“Sajenii!”
The village chief, who grabbed Fafnil by the hem of his clothes, buried his face.
“Finally, Hades answered our prayers! To send such a reliable priest… … .”
“Hah, Hades?”
Hades.
He is the god of death and the underworld in the game, and the main god of the Legion school of Necromancers.
“Please, the captive villagers are all followers of Hades. Catch the f*cking orcs and save the village believers… … !”
– Discovered the town of Hades faith.
-The village chief wants to request a new quest, ‘Rescue a Villager (Normal)’.
-The Eye of Hades is watching you.
-Hades has created a new hidden quest ‘Priest’s Mission 1 (Unique)’.
In front of Fafnir’s eyes, a quest window invisible to others appeared.
golden.
To the unique-level jackpot quest window.