Episode 39
“Cult of Hades?”
“Yes, priest. I’ve believed in that since the ancestor’s ancestor’s generation.”
The village chief told Fafnir about the history of the village. The shadow cast by the candle light made a human shape.
“As the oppression of Hades-sama intensified, we had no choice but to sneak into the basement.”
[Title: Rescuing villagers]
-Rating: Normal
-target
-Rescue at least 20 villagers (0/20)
-Kill 50 orcs in the sewers (0/50)
-Description: In the basement of the sewers of Aden City, the people who believed in Hades created a low-class village to avoid oppression. A great ordeal of Orcs and Lizardmen has come upon those who have been barely surviving for hundreds of years. Help the villagers, save the captives and restore the village.
-Reward: EXP, ??? (hidden reward)
[Title: Priest’s Mission 1]
-Rating: Unique
[target]
– Discover 3 or more Hadesian villages (1/3)
-Complete 10 or more Hades-related quests (0/10)
-Description: A Necromancer is a researcher of the Legion school, but also a priest of Hades, the god of the underworld. As a priest, help the faithful to do their duty.
-Reward: EXP, 50 silver, ???
“Now that all the young people have been taken away, if they don’t come back, this village is doomed. Please help, priest… … !”
The village chief bent down and hit his forehead on the ground.
Fafnil licked his lips.
‘Honestly, if you look at this, it’s a quest that’s worth not taking.’
Even if you look at the circumstances, the reward would be small, but the difficulty was too great compared to that.
however… … .
‘A priest’s mission, you can never miss this.’
Hidden Quest.
I never thought that a necromancer could also serve as a priest.
‘Besides, it bothers me a little that there is no other way here if I refuse.’
Inside the sewer system, it is not easy enough to live with only the elderly, women, and children.
As long as there were no young men, the future to come here was obvious.
‘This is a tight nose.’
said Fafnir, who made the decision.
“All right. It’s fate that I met you like this, and I’m willing to help.”
“thank you… … !”
-Accepted the quest ‘Rescue the villager’.
After accepting the quest, Fafnir said.
“Then we will leave immediately. The sooner the prisoner is rescued, the better.”
“ah… … ! yes!”
The village chief’s face brightened.
Then Fafnir raised his index finger.
“But before that, there is something I must receive here.”
“yes… … . yes? say anything If there’s anything we can do… … .”
“It’s not that difficult or difficult to find.”
Fafnir, who reassured the village chief, continued.
“Chief, please give me all the information you know. How many orcs are there, where did they come from, and where are the lizardmen here?”
A village chief who has lived in the sewer for a long time would know more than Fafnir and the others who first came here.
“Because you have to know about the enemy to strike them.”
“… … All right, if that helps.”
The village chief knew more than he thought. It was as if the movement and topography of the entire sewer system were captured in my head.
“The Orcs have a stronghold near the center of the sewers. There are many places to come in. West, North, South… … . All sewage outlets everywhere are inlets.”
Water for living in the capital is discharged through dozens of passages. Many of them were just a bunch of holes with no guards or security.
If they came in through that, it would explain why there were so many Orcs.
“What about Lizardmen?”
“There is a swampy area beyond the plains outside the capital. The lizardmen live there, and it seems they have been hired by the orcs this time… … .”
“Then what are the orcs aiming for?”
Fafnir continued.
“If they infiltrated with this number, I don’t think they’re simply infiltrating into the capital.”
“that… … . They’re probably after the mana stones in the old ruins in the sewers. At that point, there are barriers and facilities made of magic stones from the ancient kingdom… … .”
“Barriers and facilities… … . no way?”
The center of the city of Aden, which Fafnir visited in the novel, was terribly ruined.
‘That description must have been because of this.’
After thinking, Fafnir stood up from his seat.
“Thank you. That’s enough. This is enough for rest, so I’ll move right away.”
As well as rescuing the prisoners, the orcs were in a hurry as long as they knew what they were planning.
However, the village chief caught Fafnil.
“Wait a minute, priest.”
“yes?”
“Even if you go when you are going, there is a place the priest must stop by before that.”
The village chief’s expression was full of confidence. His gray beard trembled in the dark.
“All right. Then let’s stop by there.”
The party members also needed a break anyway. If you look for equipment repairs, potions or quests, you’ll be able to get them as much as you like.
“But where is it?”
“It is not far.”
* * *
“Come this way.”
The village chief took Fafnir to the wall of the sewer not far away.
“Isn’t it a blocked road?”
“It looks that way from the outside.”
The village chief answered and touched the stone fragments in a corner of the wall.
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The next moment the stone door opened and a black pit appeared.
“Do you think so?”
“Yes, this is where the priest must visit.”
After speaking, the village chief threw himself down the pit.
He should have fallen, but at that moment, the darkness supported the village chief’s body and made him land downward.
‘This… … . no way?’
Fafnir followed the village head with dubious doubt.
Beneath the pit was a room, enclosed on all sides by stone walls, so well maintained that it was spotlessly clean.
In the middle was a structure using two circles, triangles, and straight lines.
“This is the altar, Lord Hades… … .”
Fafnir looked around the room. It looks like only an altar was placed in an area about the size of a room in a gosiwon.
Even empty words could not be said to be grand, but more than that, there was a lot of sincerity.
“Surely, this is the place to stop before departing.”
Fafnir climbed the couple of steps in front of the altar.
-Would you like to pay your respects at the altar? (Y/N)
The choice is yes, of course.
He nodded, and the system manipulated Fafnir’s body to give him an example.
After bringing both hands together and slightly bowing his head, he puts his hand out and puts it on the pattern piece.
At that moment, a voice rang in Fafnil’s head.
-You’re an unseen believer, it’s not uncommon in recent years for the living to pay respects to me.
What is this voice?!
– Ho! It’s a good dark force. If this is the case, it’s not inferior to appointing him as Jim’s apostle.
As soon as the words were finished, a message appeared in front of Fafnil’s eyes.
– Recognized by Hades.
– Necromancer class.
– Level 50 or higher.
– Reputation is over 300.
– Satisfied all hidden conditions.
– You can change jobs to the hidden class ‘Apostle of Hades’. Would you like to change jobs? (Y/N)
Apostle of Hades Automatic Job Advancement!
Fafnil was shocked at the successive acquisition messages.
‘No, this isn’t normal?’
Even those notifications were all things that I had become accustomed to by appearing several times in the novel.
‘Blessings and recognition of the gods… … . Isn’t that the event that Flush received a lot of in the original work?’
By luck, the main character of the original game Jijon.
Flush’s job was none other than the one and only paladin and avenger of a forgotten god.
What appeared before Fafnir’s eyes was the exact same kind of job.
Hades was even a stronger god than him.
‘This is really great, but if it’s a hidden piece related to God’s blessing, it’s a bonanza worth tens of millions of won.’
Was this opportunity in the sewer?
Because it is the same job as the Necromancer, it can handle Skeleton Soldiers without any problems.
It was then.
The moment Fafnir was about to accept, a panicked voice continued.
– No, wait! What is this old woman? stop, f*ck. Did you spit on it? what… … .
– The former is canceled due to an unknown force.
-Communication is cut off by an unknown force.
‘Eh?’
As Fafnir stood there blankly, a new message appeared.
– Received the blessing of Hades and acquired the ‘Hades Seal of the Underworld’ (Unique) skill.
– You have been blessed by two or more gods (God of Blood, Hades, God of Death and the Underworld).
-You can get one of the hidden jobs ‘Priest of ???’ or ‘Priest of Hades’ depending on your actions.
-Blessed by two or more dark attribute gods.
-Achieved a new achievement ‘Those who are watched by the gods’.
– Achieved the new title ‘Twin Chosen’.
– All stats except Luck have increased by +1.
– Luck status has increased by +2.
– The power of all dark attribute normal skills and skill attacks has increased by +2%.
– All dark property attacks, damage received from skills, and debuff effects are halved or nullified.
– Divinity resistance decreased by 10.
‘The new class has become a blessing.’
The reason seemed obvious.
The blood received from the Blood Demon General served as a reserved trademark.
Fafnir was first noticed by the blood god through that blood.
‘Then, what kind of skill is the seal from the underworld instead?’
As soon as I opened the skill window, I saw an explanation.
[The Seal of the Underworld of Hades]
-Rating: Unique
-Classification: Active
-Consumed MP: 55
-Cooldown: 40 seconds
-Effect: Reduces the Dark property resistance of a designated target by 50, then decreases by an additional 20%. In addition, 10% additional penetration is gained when a dark property attack hits the target.
– Skill level: 1
-Description: The power of the god Hades as a priest of Hades, the god of death
‘Oh, my God.’
I expected it from the fact that it came instead of the hidden class, but this skill is more than that!
As long as I had this skill in my slot window, I wasn’t confident enough to lose in one-on-one.
‘It’s even reduced to a fixed value and a percentage.’
Skills with fixed values are mostly discarded in the early stages.
It is very powerful at low levels, but as the character grows and the specs increase, the light fades rapidly.
Because of this, skills that deal or reduce damage by percentage are still sold at a very high price.
Even more so, this was a skill that had both effects, and the content was such a valuable elemental resistance reduction skill.
‘I wouldn’t want anything more if the order was reversed… … . That would have been an Epic or Legendary level skill.’
Even this much is unique. It was a huge benefit for receiving one small quest.
Besides, there was one more fact that could be guessed.
‘… … Apparently, the god of blood and the god of the underworld are competing to recruit me.’
No matter how rare Hades believers are, it is too much to give such blessings and skills to help a village.
In other words, this is a huge bribe offered by Hades, who was pushed by the god of blood, to recruit Fafnir!
The corners of Fafnil’s mouth went up.
‘I guess I can tear this off later.’
I felt a savory taste in my mouth.
Enemy champions are in limbs.
It was the taste I felt when stealing the super-large object the enemy was hunting.