49. kid ranger
The ranger, who was carefully examining the traces on the floor, picked up the soil from the footprints and tasted it. Maybe that’s one of the ranger’s tracking skills, but seeing how they do it, I don’t really want to get it.
“It’s definitely the earthy taste of the West Highway. The number totals twenty and is now torn into three.”
“What about the lady’s footprints?”
“There is not. It is difficult to estimate the direction due to the elaborate manipulation of the traces.”
At his words, Karen-san moved her long bow and ran her hand over the traces on the floor.
“You manipulated the depth of the footprints. Well, the north is the most likely… there’s nothing we can do. We too are torn in three. Luca is in command of the east! Teres in the west! I command the north.”
“All right.”
“You must have sent communications to the rangers patrolling the outskirts, right?”
“Yes! They will be heading towards the forest road towards the Chinna Empire.”
“The knights? Who is out there?”
“As soon as the horse is ready, Ty will take the knights and set off on the road.”
“good. It’s important to catch them and reveal who’s behind them, but in the worst case, they can take the lady hostage, so everyone should be careful in tracking them down.”
“Yes!”
“Luca, take good care of the rookie.”
“Please leave it to me.”
Following Karen’s instructions, I joined the east team and ran through the dark woods. Our team consisted of a total of three, with Luca as the lead, me as the lieutenant, and Man as the rearguard.
“newcomer! Don’t you run fast!”
A ranger named Lukura, who is running in the lead, opened his ringed eyes and shouted at me, but if this was real, he would call me separately after work and give it to me. shit… It doesn’t matter who saves it anyway, so I moved around and watched it leisurely… It looks like the ugly hairs are well-studded.
After a while, Luca entered the deep mountain and stopped walking.
“The trail is broken. It’s not artificial, it looks like there’s a wizard… My butt hurts. Tsk.”
In order to chase the wizard with the magic of erasing the presence, we need a wizard or an item here as well. As Luka clicked his tongue, Man approached Luca and asked.
“What should I do?”
“I can’t. I have no choice but to suffer… From now on, everyone will scatter and search for each other.”
“All right.”
“Kay, you take the western side.”
“Yes.”
“Do it right!”
“All right.”
Should I be treated like this in the game?
I just want to go back and log out, but I can’t because the job itself could disappear if I get caught wrong… Damn, where should I be stuck?
* * *
Three men and women, cleverly hiding their bodies among the trees in the dark forest, are walking stealthily with their postures lowered. A man in a black night coat made of leather carrying a large bundle on his shoulder said to the woman walking in front of him.
“Hey, wizard. How long do we have to move so slowly?”
“How many times do you ask? Until we escape this forest undetected.”
The man’s expression contorted at the wizard’s action as if he was bored.
“Damn it! You just have to move quickly and cut through everything that gets in your way!”
“Hey. Are you saying this because you don’t know that if you don’t deliver the young lady you’re carrying on your shoulder to the baron without getting hurt, the quest and everything else will be a failure?”
“Fuck, so let’s go! It’s uncomfortable for me to be carrying such a load!”
“I agree too. Let’s go quickly.”
When even the man following Rerik complained, she pushed the profanity back into her throat. If it wasn’t for the wide-area disturbance magic he had spread, seeing the two men who weren’t careful enough to take a hundred times already, I feel like I’m getting stress that I didn’t have.
‘Damn it, if it was a quest like this, I wouldn’t have joined… … .’
It was a mistake for her to accept the quest when Baron Camerson, the owner of the estate where she was, told her that if she succeeded, she would make her a vassal. If he had known that this was a quest to kidnap the countess’s daughter from an enemy country facing the border, he would have resolutely refused even if he gave up some intimacy. Especially when it comes to Podina, which is teeming with Korean users that you don’t want to deal with as the enemy.
The Count of Podina of the Kingdom of Chora, which borders the China Empire, was the one who ruled over a total of three regions, including Podina, and owned a fairly large territory. He had three sons and a late daughter, and his love for the late daughter was terrible. The problem is that many Korean users chose this county of Podina as their starting point in the early days, and even after getting out of the beginner’s way, they think of it as similar to their hometown.
Because it is a territory with many Korean users who are famous for being strong and strong, foreign users avoid getting involved with Podina if possible. This is because if you touch it wrongly, you can become very tired and enter the path of ruin.
Of course, before coming here, she also had a checkout. Only 20 people were involved in the young-ae abduction operation. With 10 level 50 users, 3 NPC knights, and 7 NPC rangers to guide them, I was planning to escape after only assisting them, but somehow, I ended up taking the lead in escaping with the young lady. With these fucking men… … .
It was then. Someone fell for her detection magic.
＜Hide!＞
Guys leaning on her party words. After a while, a user appeared from among the bushes. He was walking leisurely, looking around, but he looked relaxed as if he was out for a night walk.
＜What is it? Is it just one user?＞
As if he was nervous for no reason, Relic half-raised his body.
＜Keep down! Are you trying to get caught?＞
＜Damn it, I got it!＞
Since the leader of the team is a wizard, Relic swears and falls on his seat again. However, when the user, whom he thought would pass by, sat down on a moderately protruding rock to pass the time, Relic’s eyes, which had accumulated dissatisfaction with moving like a stray cat, gradually distorted wildly.
＜Damn that bastard is on a picnic.＞
＜This is strange. This isn’t even a place for Monster Gen… … .＞
No matter how you look at it, it’s not a pursuer. In particular, even the armor he was wearing was shabby.
＜It looks like we’re so small that we can’t even feel our presence, so we just kill it and pass by?＞
＜Even if it’s a low level, the opponent is a Korean user. Is it because you don’t know what will happen if you miss it?＞
＜Then, if you get caught by the pursuit team, that’s going to be a bigger problem!＞
＜It doesn’t matter since I’m completely hiding my presence with magic.＞
＜I can’t stand the rot!＞
Rerik slipped up from his seat and she grabbed him.
＜Hey! I am the one in command!＞
widely!
Relic nervously shook off that hand.
＜Hey, we’ll take care of him in an instant, so let’s run at full speed from then on!＞
＜No, what the hell!＞
＜I agree… hehehe.＞
I tried to stop the men, but they didn’t want to listen to her anymore.
The two men slowly drew their weapons. The distance to him was at most 30m. If they attack like this, they will be out without even knowing their existence.
＜Clean up in one room. I’ll split the head first!＞
＜Okay. Then I’ll take care of your back.＞
grasp!
After discussing, the two ran out like bullets. The body of the creature sitting leisurely on a rock zooms in sharply.
“die.”
[Delirium]
With the fastest skill he boasts, he split the head of a young cub. No, the moment you mistakenly thought it was split… … .
Papapat!
“yes?”
The moment I thought I had cut him, he disappeared. Relic’s eyes widened as he quickly moved his gaze to find his target. He was spinning over his head and was drawing out his sword.
Tsukeok!
“uh?”
Relic didn’t realize for a moment what had happened to him as his vision gradually distorted. He succeeded in catching the sharp sword light that slashed as it rotated, but as if the connection to the game was cut off for a moment, his vision went black and then recovered. And after that, strangely, my body didn’t listen to me. As he lowered his head to look at his body, his half-severed head slid to the floor.
“Knock… … .”
Papak!
After slashing Rerik’s head at the speed of light, he jumped over his body and flew high into the air. The man who wanted to slash his back quickly corrected his posture and prepared one of his main skills, the Crescent Shot. Although the range is short, it is a charge-type wide-area attack skill that blocks the space itself to avoid with a huge crescent-shaped aura.
It was time for him to hold the sword with both hands and prepare for a crescent shot while glaring at the one coming down.
“what?”
The opponent who seemed to strike the sword against him suddenly pointed at himself with his index finger.
When he tilted his head at that incomprehensible action… … .
Beep!
A red beam fired from his fingers at great speed passed through his throat.
“Hey… … .”
It was so fast that I couldn’t even dodge and fall asleep. It was just a flash of red light, but the neck, which was a vital part, became blackout, and the judgment of instant death was raised.
“Cheer… .”
He grabs his neck and collapses to the floor.
Tarak… … .
The man on the floor muttered quietly.
“two… … .”
“uh… uhh… … .”
The sorceress, who was staring blankly at the scene, prepared the fastest attack magic she could prepare the moment the head of the man who had killed the two foolish men turned and met her eyes.
Wheein!
Magic missiles that don’t even require casting! It’s weak, but it’s fast, and it’s a target-type skill, so it never misses.
“I don’t get beaten like idiots! Magic Mass… yes?”
The magic missile was forcibly canceled when the opponent disappeared in an instant. But it was her mistake. If he had fired the magic missile as it was, he would have stopped attacking to avoid the magic missile, no matter how much he hid himself in battle.
grasp!
“Ouch!”
An arrow shot out of the wizard’s head.
* * *
[Land Quest] [You have completed the Kidnapped Girl Quest.]
-Reward: 5,000 exp, 10 gold, 100 honor points
[You have leveled up.]
I leveled up again in half a day after leveling up to see how high the level of the three who were out of the game in my hand. Well, by now you’re going to hit the ground and regret that you were beaten by a bitch, but originally Seion is a strong guy who survives.
When the stunned daughter of the count was taken over by the knights and disappeared, Karen greeted me with a conspicuous fuss and praised me.
“What a wonderful thing! Killing three intruders alone and saving the count’s daughter… … .”
“Ah yes.”
“How did you find out?”
“I was lucky.”
“Oh! No luck! Excessive humility is no different from rudeness.”
“no. Hmmmm, more than that, the advice of other seniors who moved with me was a big help.”
I didn’t help out like a fingernail, but I gave Luka and Man a boost. It’s something I learned while living a short social life, but there’s nothing as easy and efficient as doing it orally.
“okay. You did a great job, too, Luca.”
“Hmmmm, we didn’t help much. This friend must be that special.”
Previously, it was a look that told me to take a look, but when I shared some of the surplus thanks, I quickly changed my attitude. Well, but I have nothing to say. To be honest, I was looking for a secluded place to rest with the intention of staying calm and coming out when it was finished, but I never thought that they would be hiding there. I was lucky to find out what was going on between them, and thanks to a brief grumble, I was able to defend against their surprise attack.
If not, I’d be really upset.
[The territory contribution has increased by 10.]
Ah, I need to get out of this town really quickly… Why is the contribution level piled up?