Episode 42
“We’ll just go.”
“See you next time, it was fun.”
“Then see you again!”
After parting with the party members.
Left alone, Fafnir stretched.
‘The party hunting is over now.’
In case of death, you can reconnect after 3 days.
In terms of reality, it was 72 hours, and in terms of games, it was three times that amount, 216 hours.
In the meantime, Fafnir explored the sewers with the help of the people of the underground village.
He restored the barriers that protected the village and provided people with a place to live.
Eventually, they even found the hidden relic.
“Then shall we take care of the rest?”
Fafnir traveled around the capital and completed the remaining quests.
Each one is not that big, but since several of them gathered, almost 50% of the experience gained.
“huh? What is Fafnil? Perhaps you are that Fafnir who is in trouble in the capital these days?”
“I thought it was you too. Now, this is the reward I promised before, and this is my personal token of appreciation.”
Thanks to the golden pigeon seal and reputation, additional rewards were also given.
The last place they arrived was none other than Paladin Ensond’s cabin.
“An unwelcome guest has arrived.”
Ensond, who was chopping firewood, noticed Fafnir’s presence.
“Did you find the pieces?”
“yes.”
Fafnil nodded.
“Amazing, I thought you couldn’t find it.”
Ensond was surprised for a moment, then said.
“Then give it to me now.”
Since the content of the quest was to bring the pieces, it was a natural procedure.
But Fafnir shook his head.
“sorry. It can’t be.”
“Are you kidding me right now? Or are you admitting your lack of ability?”
“Neither one. With your permission, may I explain the reason?”
“… … Try it somewhere.”
“thank you.”
Fafnir slowly explained.
“There is a village of bums and paupers under the sewers. The number of people is about 150, and it was built by believers in Hades, and the area is about the size of a five-story mansion. People there do not see the light of the sun, and they eat rat and lizard meat and drink rotten water.”
I didn’t really hide anything.
It was because he had an intuition that it would be much more advantageous to compete with the truth alone than to hide it stupidly now.
“If I take the sacred weapon, the barrier surrounding that village will be broken and the monsters will turn it into ruins. I couldn’t possibly do that with my own hands. I’m sorry you couldn’t complete the quest.”
Ensond, who had been silently chopping firewood, opened his mouth.
“Did you make a barrier with the piece of divine skill?”
“… … yes.”
The moment Fafnir’s answer fell.
Whiik, a white aura was loaded onto the ax that he used to chop wood.
“You mean you used the cult of Thor to protect pagans? Yes man, Necromancer!”
“… … !”
All the downy hairs on his body stand on bristle from the bloody momentum.
Fafnir was startled and raised the mana of darkness.
“Be prepared!”
Ensond’s ax swung as hard as it could.
An instant moment!
“It’s a joke. What are you so surprised about?”
jump. The ax loaded with divine power chopped the firewood into two pieces.
Ensond grinned at the hesitant Fafnir.
“Heo Woo-dae looks fine, but he’s weaker than he looks.”
“… … sorry.”
“What, it’s just a joke.”
Ensond cleared the firewood and wiped his hands.
“Hades isn’t the manager of the underworld. Even if it’s another god, that’s enough for a nobleman. It is a world overflowing with evil spirits who make human sacrifices while claiming that it is a blood sacrifice or a fetus.”
The Church of the Apocalypse, the God of Blood, and the God of Wrath, which appear as the main villains, actually do such things.
“Besides, aren’t all of them powerless grassroots? In that situation, I would have left the holy relic alone.”
“… … Whoa.”
“I guess I should reconsider the idea that necromancers are untrustworthy. You did a good job.”
Ensond’s expression darkened as he was organizing the remaining firewood.
“I’ll have to report to the higher ups that I couldn’t find it. People over there don’t even care about grass and all that.”
“Upper line?”
“They are the high-ranking priests of the Thor Church. When they see someone like you, they want to kill me by cutting off my limbs.”
Ensond, who had licked his lips, grumbled.
“Anyway, there are many hidden secrets in the sewers beneath this city. Not only the ancient ruins, but also… … . Or something unknown beneath it sometimes moves beneath our feet.”
The ancient ruins under the sewers were made a long time ago in the days of the ancient empire.
Since the first king of the Kingdom of Baran was from the minister of the ancient empire, it has a history that is older than that of the kingdom.
“I wanted to dig into the place myself, but I couldn’t go because the national law had long ago stipulated that people below me should not get involved. That’s why I entrusted you with a request.”
If you violate the king’s order as a member of the religious order, it becomes a good excuse for the royal family.
I was nervous about this, but it happened that Fafnir had permission from the royal family, so he entrusted me with this mission.
“Now that I know that it is being put to good use, I have no regrets. Thank you.”
“It’s just what you have to do.”
“It would have been nice if all the necromancers were like you, hmmm.”
Ensond, who had been clearing his throat, suddenly hardened his expression.
“By the way, did you say that you met a person called the jet-black death god there?”
“Yes, it is.”
“It’s a jet-black death god… … . I hear he’s a guy whose name has spread a little in the back world lately.”
the back world.
Among people active in the realm of Buddhism, the jet-black Shinigami seemed quite famous.
“How did he get his hands on the seal? I’ll have to figure this out… … .”
Ensond thought for a moment, then smiled contentedly.
“If it is the will of the gods that the holy relic is used that way, then it can’t be helped.”
“Thank you for your understanding.”
“Well, for a necromancer, he was doing quite unusual things. Since you are different from the others, I have to treat you differently.”
– Completed the quest ‘recovery of the relic’.
-Experience gained.
– Level up!
– Ensond’s affinity has increased by +5.
Thanks to the accumulated reputation and achievements, reactions that could not have been imagined originally came out.
“The quest counts as completed. receive it.”
-Obtained the Flame Stone (rare).
-Obtained the Sealed Lulun’s Journal (Normal).
Rare class attribute enhancement stone that is hard to find anywhere!
In addition, the second journal that came in was… … .
“Don’t you like the Wizard’s Journal?”
“No, no. thank you.”
Fafnir, who opened his eyes wide in surprise, lowered his head. Ensond looked at it and said.
“You seem to have brought something that shouldn’t come out of the graveyard, but always use it with care.”
“… … !”
Fafnir left his seat with his head bowed without answering.
‘Lulun’s journal is bigger than I thought.’
Archmage Lulun.
An NPC who created Burn End, one of Fafnir’s main skills, and a wandering wizard known for his origins in the Horizon world.
[Sealed Lulun’s Journal]
-Rating: Normal
-Level limit: None.
– Classification: General
-Effect: Can read the journal when used.
-Description: A part of the diary left by Archmage Luulun. It is currently sealed and cannot be viewed.
‘seal?’
Fafnil licked his lips.
‘this… … . I went through all that hard work to try a skill.’
I can’t believe even the journal is sealed!
It was the harsh world of Horizon.
‘Still, the real bonanza is different, though.’
A smile naturally bloomed on Fafnil’s face as he looked at the inventory.
Above the eyes, something similar to a black peach seed was reflected.
‘Then shall I make this my own now?’
* * *
Fafnir headed to the Necromancer Guild and rented a private room.
After confirming that no one was there, he carefully took out the seeds and dug the ground!
“Okay, that’s done… … .”
Shuk, Fafnil buried a seed in the ground.
After a while, the stem grew right away, and it became a plant with round black fruits.
[Pandemonium Nependeath]
Insectivores of the Demon Realm!
Like Bloodmoon Rain, it was a plant-type monster that only appeared in the Pandemonium.
‘It was correct to think that if there were bees, there would be plants that the bees collect nectar from.’
3 days until another party member arrives.
It was a plant obtained by wandering around the area for 9 days of game time.
‘Though he’s worth it.’
Fafnir nodded and rubbed his chest.
“Anyway, he’s also a paladin, he recognizes it as soon as he sees it.”
It’s because Ensond didn’t say anything, the use of demonic plants is forbidden in all denominations of the light attribute.
In the future, this should be used as unnoticed as possible.
“I am ready.”
Fafnir said after summoning the Skeleton Soldiers and Bell.
“Attack that flower and make it close to death.”
“I will follow your orders.”
“Click clack clack!”
The Skeleton Soldiers charged with their spears.
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A dozen to one fight that started right away!
The composition seemed to end in an instant, but suddenly an explosion occurred at the feet of the skeleton soldiers.
Quaang! Kwaaang!
Skeleton soldiers that quickly become powder and scatter.
Unknowingly, numerous vines moved under the ground and hit the Skeleton Soldiers, and each time a huge amount of dark mana exploded.
Click click click!
Shih!
The vines that filled the private room swayed. Number 1, 2, and 3 Skeleton Soldiers and Bell moved between them and began cutting off the vines.
Shih!
Vines tried to surround and attack from all sides. At the same time, Fafnir summoned a skeleton soldier from the bones on the floor.
Puffup!
The moment the vine and the Skeleton Bottle collided, the Skeleton Bottle was shattered.
Overwhelming power of explosion!
However, No. 1, 2, and 3 did not miss the gap that was created at that moment and cut the vine without any doubt.
Hey profit! Hiss!
A dark red liquid flowed from the cut vines. Whenever other vines sprouted again, Fafnir summoned a Skeleton Soldier.
‘It goes like this.’
In preparation for this situation, the floor was filled with bones in advance.
A battle where this side wins over time.
However, Fafnir did not view the situation so optimistically.
The Pandaemonium Nependeath I saw in the sewer was a venomous species that I couldn’t be sure of.
Shih!
It was repeated five or six times, but Nependeath, instead of withering away, resisted even more fiercely.
At this rate, the bones here will run out first.
Numbers 1, 2, and 3 also diligently avoided and cut down vines, but no matter how much they fought, there was no end.
‘I can’t help it.’
Fafnir took a deep breath.
At that moment, the necromancer Fafnir disappeared, and Kim Kang-han, the emperor of the game, appeared.
Predicting the trajectory of the vines, they move in the opposite direction, and narrow the distance by escaping like a ghost through a gap that did not exist just a moment ago.
“Whoa.”
While Nependeath doesn’t notice.
Fafnir came right behind him and grabbed flowers and fruits with both hands.
-Used ministry skills.
– Failed in ministry.
-Used ministry skills.
– Failed in ministry.
-Used ministry skills.
– Failed in ministry.
The black magician’s skill, monster ministry!
Failures appeared one after another, but Fafnir was persistent.
‘As soon as he grabs something like this, he’ll succeed right away.’
cringe Fafnir grieved at this and gave strength to his hand.
‘Either you succeed at once or repeat the attempt like this… … .In the end, as long as you succeed, the result is the same.’
Compared to Flush’s sky-divined luck, Fafnir had only as much luck as a pebble on the roadside.
However, that meant that even Fafnir would have the same level of luck as an ordinary person.
-Used ministry skills.
– Failed in ministry.
-I touched an explosive vine.
-I was hit by a blast of darkness.
-HP decreased.
– Same property.
-Damage received is reduced.
-I was poisoned by Nependeath.
-HP decreases.
-Used ministry skills.
– Failed in ministry.
-I touched an explosive vine.
-I was hit by a blast of darkness.
-HP decreased.
– Same property.
-Damage received is reduced.
“Aww!”
Fafnil biting his teeth.
Her eyes went white, but she did not let go of the flowers.
If you give up here, all your efforts so far will be in vain.
how much time has passed
By the time you become more and more unconscious.
A message window with a golden border appeared above the translucent field of vision.
– The ministry was successful.
-You can summon Pandaemonium Nependeath.
– The ministry skill level has risen to 2.
– Achieved new achievement ‘Tame Plants’.
-Accomplished a new achievement, ‘Tame Pandemonium Plants’.
-Acquired a new title, ‘Pandemonium Gardener’.
-Strength status increased by +2.
-Health status has increased by +5.
– The dexterity status has increased by +5.
‘… … at las!’
After wandering in the desert for several days, the impression of seeing an oasis came over me.
What Fafnir wanted so much.
And it was the very message window that I was sure would pop up.