“That’s it guys! Just a bit more push and we’ll win!” Gerald encouraged them.It’s not like he’s lying as well. They really are winning. There are a total of fifteen hounds on their side when they began this fight. Three of which got burned right away. Another one got injured with arrows and, another one got slashed by Gerald himself.This left them with only ten more hounds to deal with. This made this fight easier, especially because the monsters do not have their beloved darkness that they can use to conceal themselves. But since Gerald wanted to show off to Merlin, he did a couple of things that made the fight difficult.Gerald’s presence in the frontlines actually makes it difficult for the fireballs and the arrows to be released. This is because there is the possibility of him being hit. It would be a bad thing if they hit him because, this could lead to worse circumstance. Where their leader gets bitten by the hounds and surrounded. At that point there will be nothing that they
The day passed without much incident. The group decided to make a camp in a covered area nearby, with large rocks covering both the left and the right side. It’s not a complete block. Otherwise, there would be no path. It’s just enough to hide the group while giving them a line of defense in case monsters attack.The one who chose this spot is Merlin. He told his allies they needed at least a couple hours of rest before continuing their journey. A reasonable enough suggestion that Gerald took it. This former vanguard of Avalon has nothing against the idea because even he is tired from all the walking that they’ve done.That’s the only thing they did. Walk. There isn’t a single monster camp that they came across, and this is because of the map they gained as loot from the hounds. One which showed them where more monsters would be located. Merlin has his own copy of such a map, acquired in the same manner as his allies.“That was exhausting.” Gerald said as he slumped to the ground. “Le
[A Sub-Quest has been added][Sub-Quest – Hound Slayer][Grade: E][Information: One hound was able to escape during the earlier skirmish. This came back to the main nest of the hounds for backup. Your group will be hunted down by the hounds in 2 hours.][Requirement: Defeat all the hounds.][Reward: Map and key towards the den of wolves][Reward: 1000 experience points]These appeared as soon as Merlin finished talking with Gerald. It isn’t a notification that came out at that exact moment though. This came along with other notifications that have been left unopened by Merlin. Doing so by utilizing the [Do Not Disturb – DND] function. Allowing him to be left undisturbed all this time.“Great. Now I have this to think about.” Merlin said as he looked at the camp.Of course he’s going to fulfill this quest. Earning a thousand experience points instantly on his first day in New Earth isn’t something he’s just gonna allow to pass him by. But before this, he needs to sort the things that
Merlin began to act during his shift in the night. There are only two hours for him to work with so he needs to be quick with what he does. A factor which he also took into consideration when he looked at where the hound nest is located on the map. The place is not that far. Twenty minutes of walking will allow him to reach it and, if he’s a bit faster, he can probably reach it in fifteen. This also means that the place is not that far from their camp. But he already placed this into consideration as well or rather, the quest did this for him.When he accepted this quest, an item was also given. An [Area Lock Scroll], an item which prevents any noise or movement from a certain area reach outside. With an item such as this, there is a surety that Merlin can fight without disturbing the slumber of his alliesSo the demon moved. And he moved with paced steps. Tracking his location on the map and looking at how far the hound nest still is. There’s no need for him to use a torch since he
You might be thinking about what it is that actually happened in that fight. You’d understand it if you look back at all the items that Merlin has showed us though. But I won’t make your life difficult and simply hand it down to you. I’m sure that we all deserve an explanation to what happened.There is no cheat or anything else that was used. No stroke of luck that was relied upon as well. All of this is merely a result of Merlin thinking far ahead before the fight could even begin. The knives that he used, although not being much in terms of damage and accuracy, has been turned lethal through a simple addition – kobold blood.That’s right. Merlin coated each knife in kobold blood and to preserve this, he placed the items in his inventory, ensuring that this will still be in liquid form once used. And as already mentioned, this is lethal. Kobold blood is dangerous for a wide variety of creatures, especially those that do not possess any poison or ailment decrease.Hounds fall into th
[You have completed the sub quest – Hound Slayer][You have leveled up!][You have leveled up!][You are now level 10]Merlin sat at the middle of the empty battlefield to rest. Even though he wants to come back to the camp right away, he figured he should have some time to rest first. A good time for him to look at what this fight produced for him as well. Beginning with the completion of the recently added sub quest. The levels are produced by the experience points he gained from the later part of this fight, as well as the reward from the sub quest. These combined allowed him to reach the same level as the highest leveled member of their party – Zeke. But this isn’t the only reward waiting for him. There are others.[You acquired a map and key towards the Den of Wolves.][Would you like to integrate it?]The item appeared in front of him at that moment. Merlin looked at his prize with great satisfaction and delight. It’s not everyday that such a useful item becomes available.“Yes
This is becoming more and more annoying. There’s a lot of walk that’s involved and I don’t like it. I didn’t start from the bottom like these plebians after all. I am a chosen one. My father gave me the privileges that I deserved right from the start. He bought me all the top tier equipment and gilded me with all the resources required for me to spike through to the top.But that isn’t the same in this bloody world. I don’t know what happened but all of a sudden, everything began to change around us. The world crumbled and, data seemed to merge with reality, then there’s the gigantic loading screen that everyone saw as well. With words that go like:[Merging Requiem’s resources please wait…]It didn’t make sense to anyone. Of course the world government tried to stop it but there was nothing they could do. Even they are powerless in front of a phenomenon they cannot understand.That’s how things came to be. That’s how the whole world changed into Requiem, molded into this bloody game.
[You have cleared all the monster camps.]“Good job everyone. We wouldn’t reach this far if not for everyone’s contribution.” Gerald said to the group.This is the first time that he’s become kind again. He didn’t notice it but for the past days he has become more and more unbearable. There is a limit to how much he can hide on the surface after all. And what little he can hide is reduced further by the fact that there were a lot of problems encountered along the way. Things which brought discomfort to him who is not used to these.As a player who didn’t go through the same hardships as the rest, he doesn’t know of the difficulties of clearing a dungeon; as well as its dangers. That much is evident because he entered this place ill prepared. Almost causing the demise of his allies if not for the fact that Merlin came to save them all. That’s not even the end of it. Every night he would have trouble sleeping because of how hard the ground is. Even though he already invested a lot on a