Chapter 193 - The Way Back Home (XI) (2/2)
Sabotage the Warning Bells: 0/5
Kill the Elf folks: 0/80
Warning: This is a very long quest. You might have to sacrifice your time in mundane tasks to finish the quest. The difficulty of the quest also increases every time an objective was completed.
Reward: ???
Increased hostility to demon folk supporting the demon lord and some NPCs.
Failure: The quest will begin an alternative way. The difficulty will be reduced but the rewards and the ending of the quest will be drastically different.
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I didn't expect to see a familiar quest reward. Increasing the hostility of certain NPCs and demon folk. Honestly, this is a double edge quest. You never know which NPC will bear hostility to you once you have done this quest but due to the random chance, a friend NPC might go hostile to you after this so if you have done something like befriending the NPC before this quest but ended up finishing this, despite the influences and friend status an NPC has on you, once they increase their hostility, they will increase more instead.
”Is this safe to accept Bladeheart? One of the rewards is increased hostility to the demon folk and some NPC. I don't know which NPC it was but isn't this risky?” Dolly asked.
”A bit risky yes, but not to the point it was very hard to handle. However, it seems it was a job meant for me alone. You guys would have to sit on the sidelines on this one.”
”I hate to admit it but I am into stealth at all. What is the point of doing stealth if you can just burn everything in flames and walk away as nothing happened?”
”Are you some kind of insane maniac who would just randomly throw a fireball to a village and burn it then call it a day?! Besides, I don't think you can even do that! You don't even shout ”EXPLOSION!” You are not even Megu-” before Hagane can say anything, a fireball landed straight to his face.
I can only shake my head from their antics.
”Come on guys, be quiet when making some ruckus. We don't want enemies to come out. Also, please keep your eye on the road, Dolly. I know you know how to ride a horse since you were a kid and were already expert on it but remember that you are also pulling a cart with you.”
”I know, I know. I won't do it again,” Dolly muttered
The elder elf sighed from all the ruckus we are making but he didn't stop us. Once we quieted down, he started speaking again.
”Alright. Since you are all willing to help me with the task, I will be giving brief info about the situation. Getting inside blindly will automatically kill you. That is why I suggested a Saboteur. However, none of you guys is a saboteur at all. Most of you are all combatants and one healer.”
”Actually, I can become a Saboteur. I am a Versatile.”
”Oh, a Versatile Class. Interesting. Then, in short, you are the one who will be handling my quest?”
”Yes. None of the others are capable of changing classes easily. I am also well versed on how a Saboteur works so you don't have to worry if I mess up.”
”Well, that is good to know. Let's get into the camp where we are grouped. I made sure to layer the place with magic to avoid detection from anyone. So if you guys needed to get in, please follow my directions so that we won't get lost.”
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After a few in-game hours, we finally arrived on a huge rock in the mountain a bit farther than the elf folk village.
”Here we are,” he said before snapping his fingers. The moment he did, the rock disappeared and the mountain became a forest, and there, a few small cabins were erected. You can say it was a mini village with a poorly created house at the moment.
”Welcome to the temporary refuge are of the elves who have not joined the demon lord.”