𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 47
“But I think it will be difficult for me alone. It would be great if someone could help me.”
“I’ll go too. I have healing skills.”
Perhaps because the first person came forward confidently, another volunteer appeared quickly.
‘Two people……’
Well, combat is easier and better than rescue.
“I’ll participate too.”
As soon as I made my decision and raised my hand to speak, the player who had volunteered to be the bait first made a somewhat relieved expression. He probably thought I was a high-level player because my equipment was the most splendid among them.
“Hey, you have stealth too.”
Suddenly, I hear Raz’s voice, who had been silent. Stealth? He probably meant Phantom Shift.
Well, it’s true that using Phantom Shift wouldn’t be a problem for the rescue, but……
“This is just easier.”
With that answer, I looked around at the players. It seems that three people are the limit for bait. Honestly, even if I were the only bait, it wouldn’t be a problem.
“We don’t have time, so let’s go quickly.”
“Ah, yes.”
They all nodded at my words and moved. Raz also started to move while grumbling about something, and I watched them move first and then headed towards the village with the remaining two players.
“Hoo, I said I’d be the bait, but I’m still nervous.”
“If you just watch the front, I’ll heal you from behind.”
“Your healing rank must be high?”
“Believe it or not, it’s D-rank.”
“Oh.”
While they were having that conversation without me, we somehow arrived near the Orc village. However, because we walked boldly from the front, an Orc in the watchtower started to shout at us.
“It seems we’ve been spotted.”
Of course we’ve been spotted, wouldn’t we be?
Anyway, because we were waiting, we could see about 20-30 Orcs rushing out of the entrance.
[Axe Tribe’s Orc Warrior]
‘Orc Warrior?’
“Healing please!”
At the same time, the player next to me runs out with a sword and shield. No, there are 20-30 of them, what is he going to do by running out there? Judging that he must have a plan since he’s acting like that, I decided to watch his actions.
“Wind Blade!”
Swoosh!-
The player who ran out a few steps suddenly stopped and swung his sword in the air. However, a crescent-shaped light shot out from his sword and hit the Orcs.
‘Oh, it’s a ranged skill.’
“Wind Blade! Wind Blade! Wind Blade!”
[Combat Experience 112 acquired!]
Skills fired in succession. And Orcs dying. It was definitely effective. At least two Orcs died. Also, because it’s a low-rank skill, he’s firing it recklessly.
Well, that stopped after a while.
“Damn it! I thought I could kill at least 10.”
“They’re coming.”
I muttered those words and cut down the first Orc that approached. Because the Orc Warrior’s agility was lower than mine, I was able to land attacks surprisingly easily.
[Hit Damage! 148.]
‘They’re ridiculously weak.’
Is it because I spent all day yesterday fighting Golems? The Orcs now feel too weak. No, they actually are weak. I’m able to deal damage just by swinging my sword without using any skills?
Bang!-
[Overwhelming Defense! No damage received!]
‘Well, if their attack power is this much.’
It seems like I’ll have no choice but to relax. I roughly cut down the nearby Orcs and looked at the player next to me. Unlike me, who was leisurely, he was dealing with the Orcs with a very serious attitude.
“Heal! Heal!”
“Uh, yes! Life Recovery!”
‘Hmm.’
Should I just use this opportunity to raise the levels of my other skills?
I don’t need to use Giant’s Sprint here since I use it frequently anyway. However, it was a different story for my other attack skills. I decided to raise my stats since things had turned out this way and chose an appropriate skill to use.
“Spinning Strike!”
Swoosh!-
[Skill Damage! 291.]
[Skill Damage! 297.]
[Skill Damage……]
A skill that attacks in all directions by rotating my body. In a way, it might be the most efficient skill in a chaotic situation like this.
“Spinning Strike!”
[Combat Experience 112 acquired!]
[Combat Experience……]
Three Orcs fall as I use it consecutively. Riding this momentum, I delved deeper into the Orcs’ formation and continued to use only Spinning Strike, and after using it about 10 times, I could see that most of the Orcs had been dealt with.
[Combat Experience……]
[Ding!~ E-rank Skill. ‘Spinning Strike’ has leveled up.]
[Stats Strength 2, Agility 1 increased.]
‘Now it’s level 2.’
Will I be able to raise it to level 5 with this quest?
Also, because it’s an E-rank skill, the consumption of Magic Power and Stamina is extremely minimal. It’s not even comparable to Giant’s Sprint, which consumes 400 Magic Power each time, or Jayer’s Guardian Shield, which consumes 900.
‘Instead, the damage is low.’
If I had used Giant’s Sprint, wouldn’t I have killed 10 or more at once? Because I used it on the Goblin horde before and killed about 20-30.
“Hoo, you said your name was Rudin, right? You’re amazing.”
“Well, it’s because of my good equipment.”
[Rescued 1 Merchant.]
“Hmm?”
Suddenly, a message appeared in front of me. Reading the message, it seemed that Raz’s side was doing well too.
“It seems the other side is going smoothly.”
“I guess so.”
“Oh?! More are coming from the entrance!”
“……?”
More are coming?
Turning my head, I could see 40-50 Orcs running towards us this time. By the way, there are various types this time? I looked at the large Orc whose head was about two sizes bigger than the regular Orcs.
[Axe Tribe’s Orc Warlord]
‘Orc Warlord?’
In addition, there were even Orcs with bows behind the Warlord. Orc Archers.
“What should we do? There are two Orc Warlords.”
“We have to kill them.”
No matter how strong those Orc Warlords are, they won’t be stronger than the Golems I fought yesterday. So I walked forward confidently, and unlike me, the player next to me prepared for battle with a worried expression.
[Rescued 1 Merchant.]
‘Well, if we just hold out like this, it’ll be over.’
The speed at which they’re rescuing the merchants is unexpectedly fast. It seems that the security has become somewhat lax because the Orcs in the village are flocking here.
‘But what will pop out after I kill these guys?’
“Punish those intruders who don’t know their place!”
“Huh? It talks too?”
“Attack!”
Starting with the Orc Warlord’s shout, dozens of Orcs ran towards me. Dozens of Orcs running with axes in their hands. Their courage was commendable, but their attack power was ridiculously low compared to my defense.
[Overwhelming Defense! No damage received!]
“Spinning Strike!”
I fight.
I cut down the Orcs in front of me without rest.
Perhaps because my Health Points are over 3,000, my Stamina is barely consumed with this kind of movement. No, if I move for a little longer, my Stamina might start to deplete, but I can still handle this many Orcs easily.
[Hit Damage! 150.]
[Combat Experience 112 acquired!]
[Skill Damage! 264.]
[Ding!~ E-rank Skill. ‘Spinning Strike’ has leveled up.]
[Stats Strength 2, Agility 1 increased.]
‘Level 3!’
“Rudin-nim! The Orc Warlord is coming!”
“Get back!”
There’s no way he could withstand the Warlord when he was struggling even with healing support in the previous battle. So it’s right for me to deal with it. Even now, he’s dealing with one Orc Warrior at a time on the outskirts, while I’m not being pushed back at all against dozens of Orcs.
“Get out of the way! You pathetic things!”
Just as I cut down an Orc next to me, the Orc Warlord that approached me swung its axe down. Of course, it wasn’t a speed I couldn’t react to, so I calmly raised my shield to the left and blocked the axe.
Bang!-
[Damage received. -1.]
It’s nothing.
‘I think I could do a D-rank quest alone?’
Feeling proud of myself for having grown this much in just a week, I face the Orc Warlord.
However……
[Party member ‘Absolute Invincible’ has died.]
[Transforming into Soul State.]
[Party member ‘Cool Box’ has died.]
[Transforming into Soul State.]
[1 Merchant has died.]
“Huh?”
[1 Merchant has died.]
“Huh?”
What? Messages saying that 2 party members and 2 merchants who needed to be rescued had died appeared in an instant. Did something happen on Raz’s side? At the same time, another message appeared in front of me.
[Friend ‘Raz’ has requested a conversation. Do you accept?]
“Accept.”
[Connected to conversation.]
“What happened?”
━Sorry, because of one idiot, the Orc Chieftain discovered us.
“Orc Chieftain?”
━Yeah. He’s really strong. Stealth doesn’t work either. We’re hiding behind a building, but I don’t think we can hold out for long.
This is troublesome.
Besides, since the merchants died, the Random Skillbook is gone. The quest details said that you get a Random Skillbook if you rescue all 8 people. Also, if 2 more merchants die, there’s a high chance this quest will end in failure.
‘And the Orc Chieftain……’
There was a word that came to mind when I heard the words Orc Chieftain. Raid Boss Monster. Wasn’t Turu a Goblin Chieftain too? So, wouldn’t the Orc Chieftain also be a Raid Boss? For reference, no matter how high my stats have become, I’m not at the level to fight Turu yet.
‘But does a Raid Boss appear in an E-rank quest?’
No matter how I think about it, that doesn’t seem to be the case. Who would do this quest if a Raid Boss popped out? Especially in an E-rank quest.
‘If it’s not a Raid, then it’s a normal monster.’
━What should we do? Shouldn’t we give up and go back?
“Give up my ass. Keep hiding.”
Even if I give up on the Random Skillbook, I have to prevent the quest from failing. And I thought that if the Orc Chieftain isn’t a Raid Boss, I could definitely handle him. I eliminated an Orc that was flitting around nearby and shouted to the nearby player.
“I’m sorry, but can you leave this to me?!”
“What? What kind of nonsense is that!”
“If we just keep fighting Orcs like this, we’ll definitely fail! We have to get inside the village right now!”
“But the two of us are no match for them!”
Damn it, should I just leave them and go?
I didn’t want to be tied up in a place like this and fail the quest. If I went into the village alone, the two people here would die, but I thought I might be able to succeed in the quest itself.
‘Or should I have chosen stealth?’
“Human! Be split by my axe!”
“Crazy.”
[Damage received. -1.]
Would I be split with this damage?
Anyway, it seemed like I needed to get to where Raz was as quickly as possible. However, I couldn’t leave the two people who volunteered to be bait to die, so I decided to clear this place as quickly as possible and used the strongest skill I had.
“Giant’s Sprint!”
Crackle!!-
A swirling red storm and sprinting blue armor.
This isn’t an attack that these Orcs can block!
Kaboom!- Crackle!!-
[Skill Damage! 956.]
[Skill Damage……]
“Huh?!”
“What, what is that?!”
[Combat Experience 202 acquired!]
[Combat Experience 112 acquired!]
[Combat Experience……]
With just one attack, I wiped out the Orc Warlord I was fighting and the archers behind him. Experience points messages continued to pop up. I think I killed at least 10. After clearing all the Orcs in a straight line, I used Giant’s Sprint again towards the place where other Orcs were gathered.
“Giant’s Sprint!”
Kaboom!!-
‘Are there less than 10 Orcs left now?’
I think I can leave it to them now.
“Then I’ll go to the village.”
“Ah, yes. Please go!”
The player who saw my overwhelming power (?) answered with a somewhat bewildered and surprised expression, and after hearing his answer, I quickly ran to the village.
‘Please be there quietly until I arrive.’
If Raz has any sense, he won’t move while the Orc Chieftain is searching. However, if the Orc Chieftain finds Raz who is hiding, I have a feeling things will get more complicated than I thought.
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