Episode 84
4 days later.
Hilde and her companions arrived one after another carrying a bundle.
“Is it here?”
“The world is so wide. There are places like this.”
“There are many places I haven’t looked back yet. There is also a central continent, and there is another land beyond the Orc Empire to the west.”
Horizon’s world is vast.
A supergiant planet three times the size of Earth.
A continent of sufficient size was given as a world for each server.
“Wow, there are dungeons in places like this. Can I look around?”
“it’s okay. But not in the middle dungeon.”
Fafnir talked about the forces of the Iron Blood Alliance who came here first.
“Since the guild under the Iron Blood Alliance is searching, if they encounter it, they will try to protect the dungeon by killing us.”
“Ironblood… … . Those people are really bad guys. We just control the hunting grounds, and if you don’t pay or rebel, we call in the knights and kill you.”
The Sangvis League’s notoriety pervades the entire community.
“I’d rather not touch that side.”
“It hurts to be filmed by them. A guy I know was also bitten by Sangvis Sangvis, but he was finally released after paying a penalty.”
Drexler and Veron added one word at a time.
“Come to think of it, Miss Hilde, are you all here?”
“Oh, no. One more.”
“Last time you said… … .”
“Yeah, wait… … . Oh, there he comes!”
Another girl in a white robe was descending from the foot of a nearby mountain.
A small girl with red twin-tailed hair, carrying a cross-staff with a wave of light.
He was a priest of the Church of Lu.
“… … ha.”
The girl took a deep breath.
‘you can do it. I have to do really well this time!’
The girl who had gotten close to the group lifted her head and looked around.
I saw Fafnir and Hilde, the other two.
‘First of all, saying ‘Hello.’
The girl who calmed her heart opened her mouth.
“ah… … . ah… … . not… … . No, I’m going hunting for a dark attribute, but a necromancer is coming!?”
The atmosphere cools down in an instant.
‘kid… … . This isn’t it!’
The embarrassed girl priest quickly continued.
“Are you guys really idiots? A crappy necromancer who can’t even get buffed~”
A situation where you stepped on a bomb twice in a row.
Hilde took the place of the girl whose face was as red as a beetroot.
“I’m sorry, Fafnir-sama, he’s really nice on the inside, but his expressions are a bit… … .”
“No, thanks.”
I didn’t really express it, but I was quite surprised.
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It wasn’t because of the girl’s vitriol.
It was because Fafnir already knew who the girl priest in front of him was.
‘I never thought I’d meet Rihanna here.’
Rihanna.
Korean servers in the future as well.
It was the appearance of a super-gossip who kept the world’s first place in the clergy rankings.
‘It’s a name that often appears in the original novel.’
A powerful cleric who appears in the middle of the novel, joins the Ark Guild in the second half, and thwarts the Five Star Guild’s attacks several times.
By the way, did the priest and Hilde know each other?
‘No, since there was no such talk in the original novel, has the future changed?’
It must have been that Hilde, who received Fafnir’s help, built up a reputation in the capital and made friends.
‘The future has changed.’
Luckily, that’s a good direction.
Because I was able to meet one of the pinnacles of the future ahead of time.
‘The Hidden Pieces will remain as they are, so I should acquire them as soon as possible.’
“hi. I’m Veron, this is Drexler. Be hyung, call me de hyung.”
“… … Rihanna.”
While Fafnir was thinking, the others finished their voices.
Rihana avoids answering Veron’s greetings.
He withdrew because he was afraid that if he spoke again, strange words would come out.
The moment the atmosphere was about to become awkward, Fafnir stepped out.
“Hilde-nim, I and I will take care of the back. Everyone, please take charge of the front.”
“If Fafnir-nim is in the rear, you won’t have to worry about the back.”
Although he was a necromancer, Fafnir’s melee combat ability was already rumored among himself and others.
Also, if this was the case, it was possible to personally take care of Rihanna.
‘Because this is the original character. It can’t be helped that the words are harsh.’
In the original novel, Rihana was a character who was soft and kind on the inside, but spoke harshly.
As the cleric ranks first, there would be no harm in bringing them into an ally unless they were determined and confrontational.
‘If you become an ally, you will be easily attacked, and it will be of great help when you catch other warlocks or undead.’
It’s like suddenly pulling out a gun in a knife-on-knife confrontation.
It wasn’t that he was doing this out of real malice, so it didn’t matter if he heard vicious remarks.
“Then let’s go. If we wait any longer, the Iron-blooded ones might come.”
“Maybe?”
After completing the assignment, Fafnir and the others headed into the dungeon.
After crossing the aisle and entering the large room, Living Armors appeared from the aisles on both sides.
“Oh, no!”
“I’ll do it.”
Since it is a dark attribute enemy, Hilde’s attack will work well.
Then Rihanna cast a spell.
“Louis, take care of your children. Give your children the strength to fight evil! Divine Strength!”
High priest’s buff spell!
A white light appeared on Drexler’s body.
“uh… … ?”
“Brother, what are you doing without dill? Are you an idiot who can’t even use skills?”
Rihana shouts at the hesitant Drexler.
As he said, he attacked again, and this time there was a big hole in the living armor’s armor.
“oh!”
“The buff effect is greater than I thought?”
Drexler himself, who wielded the spear with unexpected power, also showed a surprised expression.
“What happened?”
“Even if you look at him like this, he’s level 191 right now. Since he even attended the conclave (pope election ceremony), his actual specs should be higher.”
“and… … .”
If you are a user who can go to Conclave, you are at the top ranker level.
Because the status was so high, the power of the skill was ridiculously powerful compared to the same level.
“I think I can hunt enough with this?”
“Wait a minute! I’m a warlock, so don’t use heal buffs… … . uh?”
Shuk, a healing buff that takes care of the screaming Veron.
“Ah, that… … .”
“You mean, did you think you would know that much?”
Veron scratched his head.
It’s a basic thing, but it was a mistake that happened a lot when playing in an actual party.
Especially high-level, high-spec general users.
It’s a phenomenon that often happens to so-called ‘nuclear chargeers’, but Rihana’s skill alone was worth acknowledging.
“Louis, bring light to your enemies!”
“Hey Thor!”
Hilde also took the lead in hunting, and Rihana also used her own offensive spell skills.
“Big… … . float… … . hot.”
“aaah… … .”
The approaching Living Armor struggled in pain.
Stable hunting that does not feel any danger even against high-level living armor.
‘They’re good people, thanks to them, the hunting is going well… … .’
It was Rihanna who was relieved inwardly.
‘I’m sorry about that. Even if I try to say hello properly, I keep… … .’
Even if I want to praise, I choke when I try to say it.
‘By the way, where is that Necromancer?’
It was then.
Rihana suddenly realized a fact and sent a chill down her spine.
‘Wait a minute, what about the other aisle?’
Obviously, there are two passages in the room.
If the Living Armor from the other aisle aimed at the back, the party would be completely annihilated.
Rihanna’s eyes widened as she hurriedly turned her head.
“Oh, no… … .”
“and!”
“As expected, Fafnir-sama.”
Open your eyes, the group looking there.
“Are you done with that too?”
Fafnir standing with countless skeleton soldiers, Penelope, and Bell.
In front of him, dozens of living armors lay in pieces.
“Now that we’ve got everything here, let’s go deeper. Avoid the center as much as possible.”
‘and… … . It’s really cool.’
Even though he was a necromancer, he alone blocked the share of all other party members, including himself.
Rihanna opened her mouth, eyes twinkling.
“what… … . You’re a necromancer, so you can’t even fight directly? oops… … .”
“Rihana!”
“Kuhm… … .”
Hilde scolded him and Drexler coughed.
At that moment, Fafnir quietly approached Rihanna.
‘ah… … !’
Anticipating the future, Rihana closed her eyes.
Now try to slap them, or at least get angry.
It was then.
“Anyway, close combat isn’t enough, so if it’s dangerous, I’ll only trust you. I’m counting on you.”
“… … !”
A response no one had ever told me.
Rihanna opened her eyes wide in disbelief, then replied.
“Yeah, that’s natural. I don’t know what will happen if I leave it to one of my older brothers! We should do that for the sake of the whole party.”
“Yes, yes.”
Others might think I’m a cheeky kid.
While reading the novel, Fafnir, who had read the inside and thoughts of it to some extent, was not so offended.
‘Besides, it actually helps a lot.’
Does a few words increase the number of people who can prevent flushing in the future?
If there was such a button, I could press it a hundred times.
“Looks like we got it all. Shall we go in more?”
“Ah yes! Mr. Fafnir.”
“Huh… … .”
“His patience is so much better than I thought.”
“I know.”
Fafnir, the person in charge, said it was okay, so the other party members were speechless.
A party moving into the dungeon.
‘… … They only believe in me.’
Rihanna involuntarily began to glance sideways at Fafnir.
* * *
Merchant User Gerard!
After the rise of the Orc Empire, he was busy every day.
“Here are the 1,000 magic-class enhanced scrolls you ordered, and 200 mana stones.”
“I have received it well. It’s neat this time too.”
Demand for supplies such as weapons, materials, and food is constantly increasing in each region.
For merchants, this situation is a crisis, but it is also an opportunity.
‘Depending on what you do, tens of millions of won, no, hundreds of millions come and go overnight.’
It’s like a stock bubble or investment in real life.
If you lose sight of it for a moment, you will fall behind in an instant, so concentrating while reducing the amount of time you sleep is the way Gerard lives these days.
‘I have to work hard now so I won’t fall behind in Hermes’ wings.’
Wings of Hermes.
It is a super-large organization to which almost all merchants and production users in Horizon belong.
Because there is an organization for each overseas server as well as domestic servers.
It’s not listed, but it’s practically a company.
For merchant users, becoming a name within the company was the greatest success.
Gerard was one of those who dreamed of it.
‘I can never lose to that bastard, especially Dapara, cancer!’
Pudeudeuk. Just thinking about it made my teeth clench.
‘Today’s sweat leads to tomorrow’s success… … . Let’s do our best, strength!’
Reputation and merchant status piled up as he pierced the bad weather when others were resting, or moved to avoid battles with divine predictions.
Even in the midst of such hectic busyness, there was one item Gerard looked at first.
– friend list
[Fafnil]
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‘I’m not there today.’
Fafnil.
She is a user worth noting just for possessing Evil Eye’s Tears.
Even Fafnir accomplished great things after that.
‘Contribution Ranked 1st overall… … . In addition, I have a connection with the Royal Resurrection Army, and even the control and completed quests are not normal.’
According to personal information networks, it is said that there is a connection with the dark family that has recently increased its power.
‘Not too long ago, he appeared on a Rudeus broadcast and gave a performance.’
Perhaps it was an act to increase the value of the name.
The threat that if you try to strike a deal, you may find another business based on the value of the name.
‘I couldn’t help it. Originally, I was supposed to get 80 gold.’
Information on ‘Mt. Moria’.
The fact that the Iron Blooded Warriors Federation handed over the information there, which was being handled in utmost secrecy, for only 50 gold, was all the result of such a show of force.
Because of this, Gerard was expecting more.
‘I wonder what Fafnir-nim will bring to sell next… … . I’m really curious.’
If you buy and sell precious treasures, the merchant user’s skill proficiency and experience will rise so much that it’s literally a jackpot.
‘As expected, it was good to have a connection at that time.’
Gerard, who had not slept for three days and nights, could guess his mood by the smile appearing on the corners of his lips.