Chapter 86: Never Forget (1/2)
When Rakna stepped over the last stair leading to the commune section, he was welcomed by a notification that he had never seen before.
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You have been subjected to an analysis.
Your senses outstrip the other party.
Appraisal has intervened.
Absolute Cover has intervened.
The scan has been nullified.
Absolute Cover has leveled up! You can now hide two more elements from your status.
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Rakna scowled and looked around before spotting a certain group in the distance. They were the ones who had tried to approach Kaelith earlier. One of them was looking in his direction with a surprised expression as if he had seen something unexpected.
'These trash are still here?' He thought with an irked frown as he smelled the malice coming from them. He silently turned on his soul sense and took a look at theirs. The size and intensity of their souls were not even on par with Pronos. They also had no particular shape or color.
'Hm, maybe shape and color represent their potential or a specific power like magic. Following that logic, their brightness and size might correlate to their fighting power or level…' Rakna mused as he ignored their stares and headed to one of the Boards.
For now, it seemed that they were wary of him for blocking the analysis and he had no intention to start anything if he didn't need to. Even if they didn't seem much, probably around level 20 to level 30 based on the contrast he saw with Kaelith and Pronos, it was more than risky to initiate a fight in his condition.
He reached the Board and pressed on the screen to open the list from earlier. He thought about it for a moment before making it so that only Quests on the First Plateau could be seen. It was the safest way to approach it.
Rakna scrolled through and internally thanked the Pavilion for adding tags so that he could ignore anything that required fighting.
'This is like browsing novels all over again,' he remarked in amusement and a certain Quest caught his eye. He pressed on it and expanded the information about it.
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First Plateau Quest
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Murder Inspection
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Description: There has been a series of murders happening within a certain district of Black Steel. Several investigations have been made but to this day, no lead has been found.
The bodies were all found on the street with no external injury. However, autopsy results have shown that all the victims' internal organs were inexplicably decomposed. As if the cause of death has been a premature and accelerated failure of all the organs.
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Objective: Find the cause of the murders and if possible, remove it. Otherwise, refer to the local enforcement forces and relinquish the responsibility.
Skillset Recommended: Tracking, Analysis, or Sensing related abilities.
Rewards: 200 Exp, 5 000 Talys.
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Would you like to undertake this Quest?
Yes/No
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Rakna hummed as he read the narrative. This Quest was like a shot in the dark. It was impossible to know how difficult it was and the rewards, while decent for a Quest on the First Plateau, were not high enough to compensate for an unexpected difficulty.
'Should I take it or not… If it comes down to pure investigation, it shouldn't be hard but I will have to be careful to not get into a physical conflict.'
After a bit of thought, he ultimately decided to accept it. He still had his way to defend himself if a fight occurs. Without even mentioning his equipment or weapons, The Trickster's Sleeve was a trump card on par with his Nirvana Skills. On top of that, this was a Quest in the middle of Black Steel. There were high chances he could simply get help in case things turn haywire.
With all of this combined, Rakna selected yes and a pop-up appeared on both the screen and his vision as a System window.
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