Chapter 34: Trial Quest 1 (2/2)

"Yes, er, captain," said Dyna, boss," said Fisk

"Geh" The Geist nodded

"Good The place we are teleporting to will very , if that gives you any hints about what types of challenges and enemies you'll face But just listen to me, and you shouldn't face any real difficulties" Aldrich nodded and then stepped through the portal

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Aldrich found hie of a great forest full of rotted, leafless trees Despite lacking leaves, the trees had curled their bare branches around each other in twisted contortions and knots for to look down through the trees from above i ay, pale water that, just as they did in the gaenerated a 'forcefield' that made them impassable

The skies above were dark and cloudy with a pale, full h its veil of clouds

[To aid in your Trial, your control over your Legion has iion Rank 1 obtained]

[+5 to units controlled]

[Units Controlled: 13/13 ] 13/18]

Aldrich nodded

At the start of every successive Trial Quest, the [Call of the Legion] passive skill would rank up to a total of rank 10, with each rank granting +5 units By the 10th Trial Quest, that was 50 bonus units to ith

"Totally cool," said Fisk as he adjusted his visor and looked around "So, there's like on would incinerate you with a mere look," said Valera disons? damn, that's awesoaet off my computer for once and kick some monster ass

What're we beatin' up, boss?

Orcs? Goblins?"

"In your case, nothing You, Adam, Elaine, and the Ghast will stay here," said Aldrich

"Huh?" said Fisk He looked at Adam and Elaine "I mean, I appreciate the coh to keep up with us," said Aldrich "In the case of the Ghast, it will be here to protect you Don't step outside of its [Spirit Boundary]"

"damn, I can't even use my damn phone in this," said Fisk as he stared down sadly at his turned off phone

The Ghast looked at the phone and shook its head, chattering its teeth and disapproving of the recording device

"We're going to separate," said Aldrich "The gist of e have to do is simple We have one hour to find an object called the 'Eye of Azoth' If things are how I think they are, I know exactly where this eye is and what type of eneet bonuses for clearing soroup up"

Aldrich began to strategize The Eye of Azoth was located at the very end of the forest, and it was not that hard to get to You just needed to take a straight path ahead through the forest which would lead out to a cave, and there, you had to fight a Giant Sli the Eye of Azoth

Upon death, the Giant Slime would also drop the head piece of the [Grave Reaper] item set

Overall, a very simple quest that took at most 30 minutes

But then as the ti?

That was due to hidden objectives and loot that one could search for

However, Aldrich knew exactly where everything was

First, there was a sizable cauarded two treasure chests containing the body and waist pieces of the [Grave Reaper] iteiantpieces of the [Grave Reaper] set

"Valera and Dynaht ahead You'll find a cave at the end of this forest There-,"

"We will face the great sliic toit"

"Slimes are even weaker to flame than they are to frost Dynamite Girl can handle it," said Aldrich

"Like I said, when it coot your back," said Dynamite Girl

"I suppose this is an apt way to prove your resolve" Valera started off into the forest "Come on then Noill also be an excellent time to have a conversation about exactly where you stand in your relationshi+p with master

Just because he trusts your abilities does notfor you…"

Valera continued on her warning rant with Dyna as the two of them disappeared into the forest

"Now all of you will assault the troll encampment," Aldrich waved his hand over and ather in front of hiroup was comprised of all the zoue Now that the rogue was level 10, it obtained a bonus active skill called [Rotting Stab] that infused a bloith a concentration of necrotic energy that negated regeneration

Particularly useful for countering troll regeneration

"There are five trolls and one troll chieftain Once you get there, surround the encae I will direct cos Go"

The veritable zoo of zouequickly into the thick of the forest

Aldrich left the Alloy-wing Eagle behind and got on its back and made it hover in the air

"Now, that leaves you with me," said Aldrich as he looked over at the Geist

"Geh? (Just us?)"

"I'et on" Aldrich got the eagle to hold out its talons, and the Geist reached out and grabbed thele squawked as it flew in the air with heavy flaps of its wings, obviously straining a bit with the Geist's le adjusted, and soon, they were soaring high through the air

Soon enough, Aldrich flew over the surface of the e brown circles - patches that looked strikingly like small islands of dirt to rest on - but he knew that these were in reality doriant mud crabs

At the center of the shere a particularly thick ring of six crabs gathered was a patch of gloater This here the treasure chest was But anyone that tried to get that chest was bound to get viciously assaulted by six giant crabs

"I'eh…(Do you have to? I'll be all alone, too)" said the Geist

"You have super regeneration to survive an initial as will disable them quickly I chose you to do this for a reason: you were the best suited for it," said Aldrich

"Gehh…(Okay…)"

"Alright then, off you go" Aldrich tapped the eagle's back and it squawked before dropping the Geist

"Geh!" the Geist sped doards and curled up into a cannonball as it crashed into theof mud crabs