Volume 2 Chapter 1 (1/2)

Land of the Myth

Ghandilva the Elder of Baran Village was in a dilee had once been a peaceful village in the southern province of Rosenheidoers had dispersed, while some of the women had been taken captive

“I’d like to hear where this seed comes from,” Weed said

Ghandilva’s colorless eyes shone with the light of hope

“Would you help us when I tell you what I know, Master?”

“Please don’t insult me, sir Whether you speak or not, I will help your people When innocents are held captive by evil o his way?”

“Oh!”

Ghandilva was struck by a surge of excitement While everyone else dismissed his plea for help, here was a Good Samaritan who offered his sword for the rescue

“Darius-nim declined my request… because all I could offer in return was this seed,” Ghandilva said

Certain that Darius was already out of earshot, Weed said carefully, “Who would weigh the value of a good deed? It is utterly irresponsible”

“The world still has a few good men left”

Weed’s eyes casually turned to Ghandilva’s clenched fist

“By the hat is this seed?”

“Oh, this I don’t knohat life it bears”

“Don’t you even knohere it came from?”

“The seed has been passed down in uard it zealously for it is invaluable I have vowed to give it to a fine warrior in return for a favor”

Everything clicked as if two puzzle pieces in a fog fit together But it was still a fifty-fifty risk

Was it the seed to show Weed the way to the City of Heaven, or just a plain seed of so countless professions, there are gardeners and farly, they are too few to find anywhere

“Will you rescue </ee

Baran was a peaceful and lively village till the Eastern Border was ravaged by hideous e, Ghandilva the Elder didn’t have enough ti The adults decided to stay behind to stall for ti adults and, instead of beheading thehold in the Western Valley

Rescue the parents of the children As ti by, the lizarders one after another

Difficulty Level: D

Reward: A Nameless Seed

Number of Captives: 55

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A quest with D level difficulty It was equal to the Punitive Force quest

Weed had an A level quest that was to succeed Zahab’s will, but it was still far beyond his capabilities To his dismay, however, it took up valuable space in the quest

This quest wasthat Weed had ever done But he read the quest’s descriptions over and over, skipping the difficulty level part; parents in distress

The ht years old Since then he could summon only the darkest hours of his life when the loan sharks had bullied hiacy left to me”

Still, Weedthem back to life if possible

As the would-be savior was deep in thought, Ghandilva fretted and asked, “I suppose you’re not satisfied with the reward?”

“…”

“Once e is restored, ill pay back your debt over time”

“No, it’s fine It is more than I could ask for I will finish the quest as soon as possible”

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You have accepted the quest

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“Thank you, Master The lizarde I will await you with good news”

When Ghandilva left, Weed’s teammates came over

“Weed-nim, what just happened?”

“Did you accept the quest?”

Pale and Surka gazed at Weed in disbelief He had just accepted a new quest that would reward them with a uy, and accept the quest I just got”

Weed was the de facto leader of the party

His teaic behind Weed’s insistence, so they walked to Ghandilva and asked for the quest, which he eagerly gave them

“I’m with Weed-ni the villagers”

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Your party accepted the quest

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The rest of Weed’s party accepted the quest, but they wondered what the whole point was

Pale shook his head

“I can’t understand why you gave up the punitive force quest and instead picked this quest after we careat opportunity if I’ht or not, this is still better than fighting the lizardside the troops”

“What do you ht the lizardain reed with Weed Their levels were far lower than those of Darius and his inally interested in search and destroy missions that would take place after the troops drove the lizarde-scale battle meant little to theher levels, Weed’s party was, at best, more of a liability

“I have a hunch that we’d be better off switching to this quest,” Weed said

“But the difficulty level is D… Don’t you think it’s too difficult for the five of us?” Surka asked

“Don’t worry I have a plan,” Weed said

“Okay, Weed-nim We’re with you,” Pale said

Weed decided to accept Ghandilva’s quest, and with his party, broke away from the ranks Soon, two men came over to the deserters

They were Becker and Dale, denarions of the Rosenhei?” Dale asked

“We are getting closer to destroy the lizardmen,” Weed said

Weed answered fatefully, “My teaers, fathers and hold”

“Quite a difficult mission!”

Becker was startled by Weed’s state

“Will only five of you penetrate the depths of their stronghold?”

Dale sized up Weed’s party He concluded that they appeared weaker than he He banged his chest and offered his service

“Commander, ant to support you in the mission” Dale said

“Yes, Sir Our commander will allow us to join you when he hears of your heroic act” Becker said

The friendshi+p that Weed had built with theain

There are some unjustifiable events that are definitely rejected by soldiers, regardless of their loyalty, such as a perfidious ers Charisood relationshi+ps cannot motivate them unless it is supported by the leader’s fame or a just cause

In the eyes of the denarions, it was regarded as a heroic act that Weed volunteered to rescue the villagers As it was also largely associated with the original punitive force quest, they felt justified in helping him

After a rateful to hear that from you, but I can’t accept your service You are currently dispatched to win over Baran Village under Darius-nim, aren’t you?”

“But…”

“The fewer the people for this mission, the better! I ask you to do your best in your place What if we succeed in bringing back the parents, and find there is no place to stay for the families?”

“Aye, Coave in

Two hundred foot soldiers from Rosenheim Army would hold of the lizardmen, especially as all the denarions used to serve Weed

The quest would be less burdenso charisma could turn them into a formidable force

The downside was, however, that Darius would take notice of it

Weed and his tea from the punitive force of three hundred users and two hundred soldiers could go unnoticed, but the disappearance of a great number of soldiers would surely reach Darius’ ears and move him to find out why

Weed and his teae described by Ghandilva

The Western Mountain had a gloo from waterfalls in the valley created the best conditions for the lizardmen

“I can tell their territory extends way over here”

Pale the ranger had improved his vision and observation skills to optiers, which were given to intercept enemies at a distance, and to analyze diverse landscapes

He was concentrating on the ranger’s passive skills, such as Multiple Shot and Penetration It was the most popular tech path up to the second transforer class

Meanwhile Weed, whose class was sculptor, superseded others in swordKnife

“Yes, I think the lizardmen crossed the Eastern border and ca the landscape The valley ider than you would think

They trod in fear that lizard forest

Finally, they encountered lizardiant lizards on two feet with slippery, greenish skin No less than level sixty

“Eew, gross,” Roree with her Monsters in general were repulsive and unsightly

Yet they hardly scared hioblins,” he said to hiher than those of the goblins, but they were handicapped by living in the field since er by half However, those lizardoblins

Weed equipped himself with the hard iron sword, instead of the bow He had been so busy with cookingstatues, away fro for blood

“Now I can try one of the sword techniques”

Imperial Formless Sword Technique!

The five movements recorded in the skill books were as follows:

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The First Form:

Mana Consumption: 300

With splendor, you strike an enemy three times consecutively

As the skill develops, the nue rises

The Second Form:

Mana Consumption: 400

You sneak behind an enemy in a flash and strike his back

The Third Form:

Mana Consumption: 600

You destroy an ene attack power five times temporarily

The Fourth Form:

Mana Consumption: 1000

You aim at an enemy’s vulnerable spot in a dance-like motion

The Fifth Form:

You harmonize with your sword

Concentrate all of your le point

Mana is consumed to zero, and if the amount of mana is below 2000, your life will be reduced as well

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The single footstep technique was an active coe an enemy attack by seven swift steps

Weed nicknamed each form in the sword technique individually

The first form was named Triple, and the rest Backstab, Power Break, Sword Dance, and Sword Kaiser, respectively

Weed’s mana totaled 940 points thanks to the Emperor’s Tablets He could execute the skill Triple three times, Backstab twice, and Power Break only once

Moves beyond the third form were out of the question because his mana could not sustain them He could activate the fifth forale attempt

He labeled the footstep from the skill book as Seven Celestial Footstep It alone consumed 100 MPs Fortunately it lasted at least a minute once it was activated

“Let’s see what I can do”

Weed had not fought once since he learned the Iht, they are not as strong as they’re supposed to be,” Weed said to his teammates in a low voice “The lizardmen are empowered to their full extent in swaht them”

Monsters that are adapted to a dry climate, such as poisonous scorpions and sandwor a home in swamps, the lizardmen are weakened in the open, as in this case

Still, his teaested they assault the stronghold of the lizard him to this point, but they counted on him to have a scheme to overwhelm the lizardmen, who outnuet into their stronghold?” Pale asked

“Yes, why not?” Weed said

“But this quest has a difficulty level D…” Pale said

“For the difficulty level D, at least eight hundred lizardmen are encamped over there Am I correct?” Weed said

Pale nodded duive or take”

“I’m sure that was exactly the case e accepted Ghandilva’s request But don’t count out Darius too soon He’s helping us out”

“Darius is helping us out?”

While Pale shook his head in puzzlement, Weed distributed tiny flasks to his other teammates

“What’s this? Isn’t it a potion?” Roht before we left the Citadel I bought empty flasks from a phariving them out now–” Surka said

“Drink it first, and you’ll see,” Weed said

Weed gulped down the drink

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You drank Brandy of Vitality

Effects:

+100 Life

+10 STR

+5 DEX

Decreases your sense of pain in case of an injury

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Weed’s teammates emptied the flasks and looked stunned

“Can’t believe this brandy did…” Irene said

Surka had recently reached the legal drinking age, so she was particularly susceptible to alcohol Drawn to the fragrance of the brandy, though, she drank it to the last drop and found the pleasant sweetness rather h, so the effect is lih, you can drink it with overs,” Weed said

Weed, who had finished drinking the brandy, was alreadytohere he presumed the lizardman warriors were stationed

Darius counted hined to such a rare quest of the punitive force

The punitive force quest bound to Baran Village

It could elevate his reputation to a higher dih level of fame was accompanied by many benefits, and quests were no exceptions

He could ures in key positions that he would have been denied otherwise, and easily win high-risk, high-return quests

With five hundred troops under his thueneral

The punitive force led by hie

The wooden fences, which had been set up to keep monsters out, had collapsed, and every door of every home was broken

The troops looked at the scene frole e, but they were yet to relax

Darius asked one of his co the area”

“Okay Stay here and take a rest until I get back”

Parros was a thief With dexterity and observation skills heightened to the e

An hour later, he returned, panting, and reported, “There are hundreds of lizard for us to coht”

Darius’ eyes glea his troops, were inducing them to a full-scale melee On the other hand, he also welcomed it

In the confusion of thethe troops could score the est credit out of it

“It they want it that way, let thee Baran Village now!”

The troops store Suddenly, the lizardmen hidden in the houses crashed out

Roar

“Humans!”

The lizardmen, ere basicallya blade in the other