Vol 3 Chapter 2 (1/2)

Hear ye, hear ye! All residents ye japtedom!

Our Overlord feels heartbroken for not being able to supply her people with the dose of Moonlight Sculptor on tied for this chapter to be released early Long live the Overlord!

(Ha! What a fake I will never bon to you insolent quack of an Overlord I aer to set off a sudden panic in the Kingdo to calm down the people, I will find you and assassinate you My dream will be complete I will become the new Overlord! Oh you poor soon-to-be ex-Overlord No worries, I will make you the people will remember you as the worst Overlord in history and as a dictator You should thank me in advance!)

To Jackson Castle

”Whew I'm alive, for now”

Ark got up and checked his Health

He had lost about 400 Health

The Cat Knight special skill reduced the dae from the fall by 50 His forward roll, which had utilized the Flexibility stat, further reduced the da the ae Users without resistance for falling would have perished the instant they hit the ground

As expected, he saw quite a few bodies lying around

'Ah, this is bad It's an absolute LARA zone'

[T/N: LARA is Licensed Agency for Relief of Asia, s look like a disaster zone]

A classic Tomb Raider Adventure Gaairl na treasure When she fell froaht of twisted limbs

The users scattered on the ground were exactly like that Their bodies had to stay lying like that until the 3 days were up and they could login again

'I kneasn't going to be an easy quest, but'

After coe a situation had beco the players could've done about the airshi+p crash In other words, this was a scenario where users had no power to change the situation It was clear that this fact was an inferable conclusion

Receiving the quest was only possible at level 60 But receiving the quest and having the qualifications to participate in it were completely different It meant the minimum qualifications to truly start the quest were the ability to quickly judge the situation and one or two special skills to survive the airshi+p crash

'What to do now' Ark took a s

His surroundings were heavily clouded in darkness The ground also had a rotten, mushy feel to it This was probably also an effect of the Dark Fog

Of course, so of this sort was no problereen and his vision brightened

The night vision was an extra benefit of Eyes of the Cat

'Now, should I look for survivors, or'

”Those who are alive, please gather here!”

Just then, he heard soathered around There were h Health and defense were nowhere to be seen

That was because the weight of the plate are The people with leather or cloth are, and their survival rate was increased with high Agility or lightweight ic spells

There were about 40 survivors 60 people hit the ground and were forcefully logged out

The one who gathered the survivors was, of course, an Archer in leather armor and a feathered cap He must've had a lot of experience as a leader, as he quickly took control of the situation and took the lead

”You all are probably aware of the situation, the fall of the airshi+p was a planned event Getting to Jackson Castle was our first given task Luckily, the Spear of Thor took outto be so to come Since we still have the numbers, let's make an attack unit and move to Jackson”

”Yeah, let's do that”

”Since there are currently many vacancies in parties, please remake your parties Others, please use food to recover your Health and Mana”

The people who survived were definitely quick at reading the situation

They recovered Health while eating food, and checked each others classes as they remade parties And with the Archer as the leader, the parties united into an attack unit

However, Ark thought they were actually strange 'What? Are these people in their right minds?'

After confir that came to Ark's mind was not Jackson Castle Wasn't it obvious?

There were 40 users who survived Whicharound the vicinity So to say, there could be around 60 items dropped in this area

Granted, since their alignments were neutral, or they were rookie users, the drop rate was not that high But there were 60 of them Even if there was only a 10 drop rate, it was 6 itee users? They were at least level 60 users The chance the iteh At the very least, the recovery potion in the supply box distributed by The Magic Institute orth 20 gold if sold in a store

'If I get lucky and even pick up an equipment item'

An undisputable jackpot!

That wasn't all There were still countless nuun barrage Well, it was hard to expect uns, but there could be an ite a survivor should do be picking up such a lovely iteht of a survivor!

At the very least, Ark thought as such

However, it seeht that far yet Of course, after going through such a traumatic event, there wouldn't be many users ould think of items first

Maybe there were a feith the same idea, but it was dark, and one wouldn't knohen the ht there was no time to pick up ite to risk his life even for one more copper

'None of the alive, then why did they join the quest? Wasn't it because of the profit that they joined in on this quest? To ignore the ite to Jackson because they're scared of monsters that may or may not come For me, I'd rather take the items and die!'

Of course, this wasn't so to be said aloud

'Hehehe, this is better for uy will take all the lovely items for you'

As soon as Ark made the decision, he quickly used 'Stealth' Ark's body instantly became one with the darkness and disappeared Thanks to that, the other users didn't notice Ark They only thought of getting out of the place as quickly as possible As such, they glanced around roughly, formed the attack unit, and headed towards Jackson Castle

After checking to one, Ark released 'Stealth' and summoned his Familiars

”Dedric, Skull Comb the vicinity Search the areas where there are bodies of strangers particularly carefully If you find any item at all, let me know immediately”

”Master, are you now going so far as to rob corpses?”

With an appearance of a little kid, Dedric looked at Ark with pity

Dedric had started to talk back a while ago It was because Ark wasn't used to hearing honorifics, and also because using honorifics in battle was inconvenient But while allowing him to speak however he wanted, Dedric had started to crawl back to his bad habits

”Do you want to eat so, or do you want to search the corpses?”

”Hah, I get to try all sorts of things while living”

Dedric ed into a bat and flew off

However, the loyal Skull rolled around searching the surroundings without a second word

'It would been better if Skull had the ability to talk instead'

It was such a pity

As such, the one hu the corpses But because the corpses were scattered in a wide area range, it took a lot of time

How ently searching the area, they finally reached the place where the debris of the airshi+p was

'Ara? What is this?'

Suddenly, a black object next to the body of a Mage caught his eye

At a casual glance, the shape wasn't very different froround, but there was no chance that Ark, who had his eyes wide open so as to not le japtem, would miss it

As soon as he hurriedly picked it up, an informationpopped up

Fruit of Basium

The Fruit of Basium, also known as the plant of dreams Basium is a very rare, ancient plant found only in a part of the northern continent

It is known to possess a violent nature and will rows After it gets enough nutrients fro, the Basium will bear fruit once in tens, or hundreds of years

If the Fruit of Basium is prepared in a special way, it will ics As a result, it was hunted indiscriicians of old, and now almost none left That is the reason why it is called the plant of dreams

'So this is a redient?'

Ark glanced at the Fruit of Basium with curious eyes

A Warrior learned new skills through training and repetition But a Magician had a differentnew spells

The easiest ic Institute and pay to learn a new spell But the disadvantages to this were that it cost money and you could only learn common spells In addition, they didn't sell very many spells

Because of this, in order to learn stronger ht searching for ancient ruins It was to find ic books were stronger than the spells sold by the Magic Institute, and there were many unique ones

In other words, just as a Merchant risked his life to trade in order to raise his ic books holding stronger spells But the probleredients were soic books

Of course, ic spells were traded at high prices

'If I'h price for this iteood start?'

”Snake, pack this away,” Ark ordered without ht

However, Snake, who normally sed itee reaction It suddenly went into convulsions and collapsed

”Huh? Snake, what's wrong?”

Ss, sssss

Snake, with great effort, lifted its head As if it was trying to shed its skin, the scales of the area around its gaping mouth lost their elasticity and became wrinkled

As Ark was panicking because of this bewildering situation, a new informationpopped up before his eyes

- Due to the Fruit of Basium, Alamone Larvae has started metamorphosis

'Eh? What's this? Then, Snake really ate the Fruit of Basiurow up by eating food? Growth is growth, so what is metamorphosis? And metamorphosis has started?'

He totally could not understand as going on Then, a new ain

A new skill registrationfor Alamone Larvae has been formed

New Skill +?????

Alah the process of metamorphosis However, the summoner must find out what kind of skill it is and how to learn it You have a time limit of 20 days If you cannot complete metamorphosis by that time, it will end in failure

During the transformation process all of Alamone Larvae's skills are sealed; as such, it will lose its itee ability

Ark stared at theblankly

Snake is learning a skill? He hadn't even iined this

'To think Snake can also grow through such a reater role than a bag from Snake?'

To be sure, if a Fa up one or two ite deal But he wasn't sure if he should call this good fortune or not

'Well, I will be near Jackson Castle during the event quest, so not being able to use Snake as a bag shouldn't pose much of a problem'

The problem was that Snake had to learn the new skill for theas the transformation would fail if the skill wasn't learned within 20 days, it didn't seem like the it wouldn't be learned on its own

”How in the world—?”

If it was Skull or Dedric, he could try training their fighting techniques However, Snake didn't even have any stats, let alone fighting ability So what method was he supposed to use to learn what skill?

The situation was too sudden, so he couldn't come up with any ideas In addition, he didn't have tis

”Eek, g-go away! Aaack!”

”Kekeke, I will kill all humans”

He suddenly heard the sounds of soe

Setting aside his thinking for now, he quieted his footsteps and went back to see a wounded NPC crew member He was surrounded by three black monsters that Ark had seen from within the shi+p

'There were surviving crewEyes of the Cat

They were naked black hu demons, white pupils, and pierced lips They were monsters that would come out of a horror movie promo poster; level 80 monsters named Shadow

On the other hand, Ark's level was currently 68 But thanks to the Dark Fog's influence, the land was covered in darkness

Within the darkness was the Dark Walker's battlefield!

His dark attribute bonus and the Gift of Darkness, gave him a 30 stat increase Converted to levels, that was a whopping 20, so one could say Ark's current level was equivalent to 88

This was the real power of the dark attribute

When he was a beginner, it was hard to notice any great changes However, attribute bonuses like this showed a greater effect the higher one's level was At level 3, it was only a difference of 1 level, but at level 300, it was a difference of 100 levels!

”With this much, it's definitely worth a try!”

Ark immediately used 'Stealth,' approached a Shadow monster from behind, and then attacked at the nape of its neck

- You have dealt a Critical Hit! As a bonus effect, Backstab will deal an additional 200 dae Shadoill be stunned for 10 seconds

”Skull, Dedric, Formation C!”

”Okay, looks like I get to stretch a bit!”

Clack, clack, clack!

Forether with Ark, while Dedric kept the others busy It was the most effective plan to use when they were surrounded by enereatest success rate with by training through countless battles

While Ark was locked in the blind auction house, they hadn't been able to fight They were itching for action, so Skull and Dedric moved more actively than ever before To be honest, Ark, as thirsty for battle, was the same

”Take 'em!”

BOOM BOOM BOOM!

A series of explosions ran along the Shadow's body at the spark-light sword attacks It was Ark's specialty, dealing continuous critical hits

The Shadoobbled greatly as it stepped back

After swinging his sword refreshi+ngly for the first ti thrill he felt, Ark pressed forward another step and thrust his sword

At thatout of the Shadow's chest a hand?

'Wha-what? What's that?'

Ark reflexively raised his sword With a sharp metallic sound, the arm bounced off

Luckily, thanks to his instinctive defensive movement, he avoided a critical hit, but he still lost about 80 health One couldn't block an attack with a sword but rather can only reduce the dae

'What, these bastards? Ar out freely?'

It was an attack ined It wasn't just the chest Arms extended from the back, butt, and even the head of the Shadoherever needed, stretching several h it wasn't like Ark's 30, it see the darkness attribute bonus Well, they were probably using the Dark Fog because it was beneficial for them

'And the dirt floor is rotten, so it's slippery'

Because of this, evasive actions were inevitably restricted

”Wah! Master, this is crazy!”

Though he had flown off with great vigor, Dedric was also unable to deal with the stretching arms

”Skull, go and help Dedric, we're going with Formation B!”

Ark sent Skull to help Dedric and adjusted his grip on the sword

The enemy was trickier than expected, and the terrain was also poor Although it couldn't be called the worst possible scenario, it also couldn't be counted as the best However, Ark's eyes shone htly than before

'So I'll have to fight guys like these froht, I'll be sure to warm up properly for you'

After shaking his body and stretching his joints, Ark leapt in while swinging his sword At the same time Ark's taekwondo trained body started to show its true potential

Ark, afterup his mind, was said to be determined!

All this tilected to exercise even while playing 18 hours a day

That was how exercise worked If you missed a day with an excuse, one day became two, three, four days of rest Once you make up your mind and start, there can be no excuses, even if you can't sleep or have to skip aup the sweat can you obtain the desired result

”Co!”

Ark's sword pierced the Shadow's vital point As the Shadoisted its body, another arm sprouted fro an attack froer be considered unexpected

Not even being able to rapidly perforround was slippery wasn't a problem either

'Without teeth, they're just gums!'

POW!

Ark knocked away the ar low kick Struck in the knee, the Shadow lost its balance and wobbled

It was off-balance for only 1 or 2 seconds, but one who is trained in Taekwondo can kick at least 4 times in that span of time He performed a low kick followed by a roundhouse kick

The chance of aa bad status effect by a kick was 3! The Shadow took a roundhouse to the jaw, fell into a confused state, and extended arms all over the place It was actually harder to block such a haphazard attack

He took considerable da from all directions However, Ark wasn't one to stand still and take hits The instant an arm was about to strike his shoulder, with a twist of his body, he back-kicked the Shadow monster for a Counterattack and killed it

'Nice, not bad! The Shadow's darkness attribute bonus is only about 10~20!'

If the eneher, the odds were2 Shadows

Ark took advantage of the slippery footing Accelerating with a slide, his frontal kick stuck the Shadow's stomach With a cry of pain, it bent over at the waist Once Ark started to attack, he showed no mercy

If they were egg demon lookalike Shadows, there wasn'tde knocked its head back, Ark's sword slit open the Shadow's throat

”Ack, y-you human!”

Like a storht the Shadow's health down to 50 in an instant

'So they can't grow rubber ar them time to breathe!'

”Skull, Dedric, Formation A Let's finish this as quickly as possible!”

”Understood, Master!”

Skull bit the legs, Dedric used Dark Rush With Ark's Dark Blade, the Shadoildly took da in the attack Co-op bonus with his Fa life hit rock bottom and it collapsed

”Keke, you're strong!”

Once two of the Shadow quickly turned to flee

”Where do you think you're running to?!”

Dedric snorted as he rammed into the Shadow's back with Dark Rush An 'ack' sound was heard

With a lu from his eyes, Dedric boasted, ”Wa-wahahaha, how do you like the taste of that? I am the Dedric, noble of the Underworld!”

Clack clack, clack clack clack!

As if rather excited as well, Skull bounced about while landing strikes The level 85beaten up by opponents 30 levels below the critical hits, the Shadows quickly fell into critical condition

”Kekekeke! Hu-human I may fall but in the end, the day of rest will find you”

”Ah, now I'm embarrassed, monsters should just simply die!”

Having changed into child form, Dedric pulled a face and storieved expression

Ah, a rascal with no mercy

In the beginning, Dedric didn't have such a bent personality However, he was steadily beco similar to Ark in both actions and words

In particular, only in the bad parts

'So this is why they say you shouldn't even drink cold water in front of kids'

[T/N: Many Koreans believe that drinking cold water is unhealthy Basically, don't do unadvisable things in front of kids, because they'll start e those actions]

Seemed like it was about time to pick a date for disciplinary action, but noasn't the time

”Are you alright, sir?”

”Yes, thanks to you Thank you” The crew h of relief was the Bosun

”By any chance, are there any other surviving crew members?”

”I don't knoith the Captain in the wheelhouse until the end”

”And the Captain is?”

The crew member shook his head with a dark face ”He passed away I was in the wheelhouse, so if I survived, then thereyou Will you go withcrew members? As the bosun, I can't leave ”

Thu-thump, a questpopped up

Hero assembly!

Sub-quest: Rescue the Silver Arromen

The Magic Institute's airshi+p, Silver Arrow, has unexpectedly crashed in the Jackson region

Though it was a disastrous accident that caused numerous casualties, the efforts of the Captain and crew members ere prepared for death were able to decrease the dae

In a stroke of fortune a misfortune, Jabel, the Bosun, also survived If he survived despite being in the wheelhouse, there may be other survivors Jabel has requested that you to search and rescue the surviving crew Rescue the crewmembers with Jabel and escort them to Jackson Castle It will be an honorable act if you rescue those who have been completely abandoned

Difficulty: E

'A sub-quest!' Ark snapped fully awake

'Hero asseathered hundreds of users and spanned 3 days Of course there would beit The sub-quests to complete such a task existed separately One sub-quest could affect the chances of succeeding in the main quest

'A sub-quest exists Then this means there's a method to raise contribution points by myself'

It was the sa a quest

”Hey, hey, aren't you being too sha rescued fro to ask for a favor, you've got to offer some compensation Who do you see Master as?”

Dedric interrupted without any manners

Just how did he know Ark's inner thoughts so well?

However, Ark put on the hteous man in front of NPCs!

Ark ignored Dedric's comment and accepted the quest ”Please don't pay any attention to what this brat said I was able to survive thanks to the efforts of the captain and crew Rescuing the crew that of course I must do In order to make sure that no one loses their lives in a pitiful manner, I will search every nook and cranny So please help me, Bosun”

”Of course”

Since it was a sub-quest, he would definitely get contribution in compensation However, Ark had another ulteriorthis sub-quest

”Ah! Also, Bosun, please carefully search the bodies and give h they are already dead, shouldn't we take so back to their families?”

”Ah, indeed I understand Let's do it that way”

It was exactly this: the corpses of the players were spread out in a fairly large area Even with help fro it would take But with the Bosun and any surviving crew members they found, the search would end faster

'So, while doing the quest, I can also collect ite two birds with one stone'

As Ark searched the area, he watched the Bosun from the corner of his eye with satisfaction In the end, Ark was able to rope in an NPC as a free worker

Dedric, watching from the side, exclaimed,”Oho, as expected of Master How underhanded”

”Shut it I'o for the in”

After 30 , they were able to rescue 10 crew members from the debris of the airshi+p

Of course, it wasn't just a relaxing situation On average, for every 3 he rescued he had to fight three or four Shadows However, a battle was alelco and healing skills They weren't of a high level, but as their nuht with the Shadows became quite a bit easier