𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟔𝟐
‘Huh? Why are NPCs surrounding me?’
Since I thought it would be the Yonggammusang Guild members if I was surrounded, this was a perplexing sight.
‘Could it be because I killed someone in the village?’
No, if that were the case, those guys wouldn’t have attacked me earlier. Anyway, while I was looking at the NPCs surrounding me, one of them stepped forward and introduced himself.
“I am Nabek, a knight of the Karzen Kingdom. Excuse me, but are you Rudin-nim, the hero of the Harpe Empire?”
“Yes, I am. Why?”
“As expected. If you don’t mind, would you come with us?”
“……Where to?”
For some reason, it felt strongly like a forced quest.
Although it felt like a forced quest, I tried to ignore it and answered calmly. If I answer well here, I might be able to get out of this situation……
“It will definitely not be a bad thing for Rudin-nim. However, if you refuse, we will arrest you on charges of killing an adventurer of our kingdom.”
“……”
I get arrested if I refuse the quest?
Also, listening to the story, it seems like it’s a problem if I, a member of the Harpe Empire, kill a player belonging to the Karzen Kingdom. However, thinking that this was also a quest that arose instead of arrest because I became a hero, I sighed and nodded.
“Let’s go.”
“Yes. I will guide you. Follow me.”
* * *
“I’ve been waiting for you, Rudin-nim, the hero of the Harpe Empire.”
‘Where am I?’
This place I arrived at following Knight Nabek was some kind of shrine. If it’s a shrine in Twilight, is it the Church of Light? I heard that many players who aspire to be healers enter the Church of Light and help with various tasks to acquire faith-based skills, but this was my first time coming here.
“I am Bishop Nayra, in charge of this church. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”
[Favorability with Nayra increases by 4.]
“……”
“Rudin-nim?”
“I’m listening, so speak.”
Apart from the sudden increase in favorability, I didn’t want to answer because I was dragged here against my will. If I hadn’t received the Hero of the Present World title, I wouldn’t have come here, would I? In addition, Nabek, the one who dragged me all the way here, was standing next to me, so I was curious about what was going on.
“Yes, I understand.
“Yes, I understand. The truth is, demons have appeared on the ground for some time now. Our church dispatched a subjugation team and dealt with a few demons, but unfortunately, the subjugation team was annihilated with the appearance of a highest-ranking demon.”
‘Highest-ranking demon?’
Wasn’t the one I met in the B-rank quest before an intermediate demon? The intermediate demon itself wasn’t a big deal, but it was quite strong despite not having the title of boss.
But a highest-ranking demon, higher than that intermediate demon……
“By any chance, have you ever fought a demon, Rudin-nim?”
“Well, I’ve dealt with an intermediate demon alone before.”
“As expected of Rudin-nim. It is said that normally, more than 10 knights are needed to deal with an intermediate demon. To think you dealt with such a demon alone.”
[Favorability with Nayra increases by 2.]
Nayra said she was the bishop of this place. Usually, for players who aspire to be healers, it’s said to be most important to get close to NPCs in high positions, so others might think I’m enviable in this situation.
‘Tsk, why does my favorability keep increasing?’
Not at all for me, though.
Adella, whom I met at the Real-Time Auction House before, also had her favorability increase like this. Perhaps the Hero of the Present World title makes it easier to increase favorability with NPCs. But the increasing favorability in this situation where they’re about to ask me for a favor isn’t very pleasant, you know? The more this damn favorability increases, the more anxious I become.
“I’ll get straight to the point and ask you, Rudin-nim. Would you please take down the highest-ranking demon?”
[An NPC quest has been generated.]
‘It finally appeared.’
I should refuse, right?
As someone who has to help the Bulgeun Taeyang Guild and fight the Yonggammusang Guild tomorrow, I don’t have time to do quests like this. However, since I was curious about the quest content, I quietly said the words “Quest Information Window” to check the quest details.
[Eliminate the highest-ranking demon that appeared on the ground.]
Description: Bishop Nayra of the Church of Light is asking you to eliminate the highest-ranking demon that appeared on the ground. However, the highest-ranking demon is a powerful being whose strength cannot be measured. If you fulfill her request, she and Knight Nabek will provide you with various assistance.
‘What? Why are the rewards so good?’
I don’t know what kind of guy the highest-ranking demon is, but seeing that they’re giving this much reward, it seems like it’s not an ordinary guy.
Is it a raid boss level?
Even if it’s a raid boss, I’ve already caught three, so there shouldn’t be any problem, but the situation wasn’t good.
‘5 days of imprisonment means……’
It’s almost a week. In a situation where a battle might break out tomorrow, I might suddenly end up in prison. Anyway, I can’t spend 5 days in prison, so it might be better to accept the quest.
“But what are the Karzen Kingdom soldiers?”
When I asked after seeing the skill I learn upon accepting the quest, a B-rank skill no less, Nabek, who was next to Nayra, answered instead.
“As it is a demon that appeared in our kingdom, it is natural for us to help. Therefore, His Majesty has decided to support us with elite soldiers from our kingdom. You don’t have to feel burdened.”
‘Support? With soldiers?’
Didn’t they say earlier that 10 knights are needed to catch an intermediate demon? With that in mind, I asked about the soldiers.
“Are the soldiers strong?”
“Of course they are. They are strong enough to face a knight one-on-one with about 10 soldiers.”
“……”
For a moment, I thought he was joking. According to him, 100 soldiers would be needed to face one intermediate demon, but the opponent I have to fight now is not an intermediate demon, but a highest-ranking demon.
Does this skill summon 10,000 soldiers?
However, seeing Nabek’s expression filled with pride, I couldn’t think of anything to say.
‘Still, since it’s a B-rank skill, it should be above average.’
Anyway, I have two empty skill slots. Since learning this one skill wouldn’t require me to delete an existing skill, I decided to learn it for now and nodded with a deep sigh.
“Let’s catch it. The highest-ranking demon.”
“Ah, thank you, Rudin-nim.”
[Quest accepted. ‘Eliminate the highest-ranking demon that appeared on the ground.’]
“Then I will also support Rudin-nim with soldiers from our kingdom.”
[Acquired B-rank skill ‘Karzen Kingdom Soldier Summoning’.]
[As you acquire the skill, your stats will increase.]
[Ding!~ A new stat ‘Command’ has been generated. Command is the ability to effectively lead a large number of people. The higher the Command, the more complex and systematic commands can be executed.]
[Command increases by 10.]
‘Command?’
Was there such a stat?
I tilted my head in confusion due to the stat I had never seen before, but soon came to my senses and spoke to Nayra. I had no choice but to accept the quest, but I couldn’t leave to catch the highest-ranking demon right away.
“Instead, I’ll go catch the highest-ranking demon in a few days.”
“What? You’re saying you’ll go in a few days when you don’t know what the demon is doing right now?”
“Well, I have important business.”
“The appearance of the demon is also a problem for humanity. What kind of business is more important than that?”
[Favorability with Nayra decreases by 3.]
“……”
I didn’t feel too bad about the decreasing favorability. But the atmosphere was getting serious. If I refuse one more time, it felt like things would go to the worst-case scenario, regardless of the quest. Maybe the quest would be canceled and I’d be dragged away by Nabek’s hand.
‘If I’m dragged away, it’s 5 days……’
Damn Yonggammusang b*stards.
If they hadn’t attacked, I wouldn’t have experienced this.
Cursing inwardly while recalling the five people I killed, I thought about whether I could catch the highest-ranking demon today. If I could just find the location, it might be possible somehow, but if I didn’t even know the location, I couldn’t guarantee it.
“Where is the highest-ranking demon……?”
“The subjugation team was annihilated in the Beadi Mountain Range, so if you focus your search there, you should be able to find it.”
‘Oh, crap.’
Even if they told me the exact location, I’d have to think about it, but a mountain range?
I can’t use Return Scrolls here, so I have no choice but to go back and forth on foot. Wouldn’t the time it takes to go to the mountain range and back, plus the time to find the highest-ranking demon, be insufficient for today?
‘No, wait? I can just accept the quest and stay in this village, right?’
While I was thinking this, Nayra’s voice was heard once again.
“Of course, the Beadi Mountain Range is vast, so it will be difficult for you alone, Rudin-nim. Though insignificant, I and Sir Nabek here will help you.”
“……Help me?”
“As I said, this is also a problem for humanity. We can’t leave such a task to just one person, Rudin-nim.”
The answer is good. If it weren’t for the battle tomorrow, I might have happily nodded. The problem is that if I can’t find the demon today, things will get more complicated than expected.
‘Should I contact Jeokseong and postpone it for another day?’
“More importantly, Rudin-nim, how are your preparations? If you’re ready, I’d like to depart right away……’
“……”
Alright, let’s go. I don’t care if I die or not.
“Let’s go.”
If I find and eliminate the highest-ranking demon today, everything will be resolved, but if not, I’ll have to contact Jeokseong or abandon these people and go to the village.
Whether they knew my thoughts or not, Nayra and Nabek finished their preparations and took me to where the teleportation device was located. Using that teleportation device, we moved to the village closest to the Beadi Mountain Range.
Fortunately, Nayra paid for the teleportation cost.
It was only 1 gold since it was a village located in the same Karzen Kingdom, but on the other hand, I felt that they were considering me to some extent.
‘Sigh, instead of this consideration, they should have just given me a few days.’
While secretly sighing and moving forward, I suddenly remembered the skill Karzen Kingdom Soldier Summoning that I acquired as soon as I accepted the quest, so I decided to check it out.
“Detailed information. Karzen Kingdom Soldier Summoning.”
[B-rank Karzen Kingdom Soldier Summoning Effect] (LV1+2)
━Summons a total of 10 Karzen Kingdom soldiers.
━Upon summoning, the soldiers’ levels are set to 15.
━Upon summoning, all stats of the soldiers are increased by 15.
━Upon summoning, 15 of the soldiers’ attack power is applied as fixed damage.
━Duration 180 seconds.
*Consumes 280 Magic Power upon use.
*Consumes 9.5% Stamina upon use.
“Summons 10 soldiers?”
Isn’t summoning 10 soldiers a lot?
Usually, players called summoners acquire various summoning skills to compensate for their lack of firepower with numbers, but this skill states that it summons 10 soldiers at once without the need for that.
‘It’s amazing, but…… why is it unknown?’
For reference, I didn’t even know skills like Soldier Summoning existed, and I’ve never seen anyone use them. Considering that, I wondered if it’s a skill that can’t be acquired through Random Skillbooks.
If it could be acquired through Random Skillbooks, wouldn’t it have been known long ago?
‘A skill that can’t be learned through a skillbook……’
“Kuooong!”
At that moment, I turned my head at a roar that didn’t sound human and saw a monster with the head of a bird and the body of a bear. Moreover, that monster, naturally standing on two legs, had a beak and claws on its front paws that seemed to be its main weapons, giving it a sharp impression at first glance.
Huh? I think I’ve seen something similar in online games.
[Owlbear]
‘Ah, it was an Owlbear.’
“It’s an Owlbear. Hmm, since it’s a good opportunity, I’ll show you the power of our kingdom’s soldiers.”
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