Chapter 182 – Kantos (1/2)
Ignoring the looks of contempt from the others, Fatty rode the Skeletal Dragon around the group in a circle.
“Alright, guys. Let’s get going,” after Fatty picked up the drops from the mammoth; the squad continued moving forward.
The area inside the Door of Misfortune seemed to be endless, and it was unclear to what places it was connected. After traveling for an entire day and killing various monsters, the group still hadn't seen a single distinguishable object.
The Door of Misfortune lived up to its reputation. Even when the group wasn't under the effect of any ‘misfortune curse,’ they were still unlucky from time to time. The most common was tripping, with occasions where a random item just hurled itself at them from out of nowhere. One time while they were waiting to replenish their energy, Jiangdong’s LittleOverlord was nearly choked to death by his food.
“Could it be that amongst everyone, I’m the ugliest?” Jiangdong’s LittleOverlord was genuinely upset.
“It’s not your fault that you’ve grown up ugly, but it’s your fault if you go out and scare the poor monsters with it,” laughed TheFugitive joyfully from atop his skeletal tiger. Along the road, they had captured two more mounts: a Skeletal Tiger for TheFugitive and a Skeletal Snake for East Gate Blowingwind. In addition, Fatty also got another soul spark.
“This island isn’t too shabby. While there aren’t any mobs, the dense distribution of bosses makes it very suitable to farm for treasures,” HeadofGod remarked. “I wonder where the Paradise of Misfortune is. We haven’t found a single thing after walking for so long.”
“How about we go and kill the other Envoys of Misfortune?” Someone suggested.
The squad fell into silence, “Go! Let’s find and question them. If we don’t get anything useful from them, then we’ll simply kill them all.”
As they searched, the landscape finally transitioned into something other than a wide open, blank space. A black horizontal line gradually became evident ahead. Approaching the line, the group saw a seemingly endless patch of trees, along with some animals bustling alongside.
“We’re finally free of those damn bones. What’s this place?” East Gate Blowingwind asked.
“Probably the territory of another Envoy,” Fatty could see quite a broad view from the dragon’s back.
Roahhhh! All of a sudden, a roar shook the earth. A massive monster, not at all smaller than the Skeletal Dragon, quickly ran toward them.
“What luck, encountering a boss as soon as we arrive! This one is mine, don’t steal it,” West Gate Blowingsnow urged his mount toward the monster.
“Something’s wrong. Old Second, come back!” East Gate Blowingwind shouted urgently.
The quickly approaching mob wasn’t undead. It looked like a fierce tiger with a horn protruding from its head and green stripes spreading throughout its body. Its size wasn’t something to be left out either, as it was even larger than an elephant.
“What’s wrong?” Hearing his friend’s warning, West Gate Blowingsnow immediately turned back despite still not knowing what the issue was.
Hoooo. In a single breath, the horned monster closed in. Not sparing even one glance at the tiny human, it passed them by with a gale. The creature looked frantic and horrified as if it were fleeing from something.
“Hide! I don’t want to meet the thing it’s running from!”
The squad hurriedly pocketed their mounts and hid inside the forest. As soon as they finished doing so, a monster similar in appearance and size to a deer galloped by at a speed so quick that the air screamed as it passed. In just a few movements, it caught up to the tiger-shaped creature from before.
Puff. Everyone could feel their scalp tingle as the deer-like monster suddenly leaped forth and knocked its quarry down, snapping the latter’s head off in one bite.
“This, this… I must be seeing things. A prey being fiercer than a predator?” Han Shen was appalled.
“Who’s the prey?” The deer was bloodily gulping down the tiger’s meat in large chunks. Hearing Han Shen’s word, it turned to look at him.
“Shit! Monsters can talk now?” Han Shen was even more shocked. Fatty pulled him a little and whispered, “That’s the Envoy of Misfortune in this area.”
Saying so, Fatty shared the info he got from his Appraisal with the party.
Envoy of Misfortune – Kantos
Gold Boss
Level: 50
Attack: 140 – 155
Defense: 120
HP: 40,000
Skills: Transformation, Curse of Misfortune
Notes: A guide of the Paradise of Misfortune, a freaky and devoted worshipper of the God of Misfortune. Very powerful.
“So you lot are from his, Kodeland’s, territory. You truly weren’t toyed to death by that bastard. How very interesting,” Kantos stood up on two hind legs, a black glow radiated from its body. After the black light faded away, an NPC looking around his twenties and dressed in a black outfit appeared before everyone with a devilish smile.
“This one is Kantos, one of the Envoys of Misfortune below the Door of Misfortune.” Kantos patted his outfit and introduced himself, “You lot wish to enter the Paradise of Misfortune?”
“That’s right. Please tell us where the Paradise of Misfortune is.”
“The Paradise of Misfortune, hehe,” Kantos chuckled. “Did that bastard Kodeland tell you that you’ll see the Paradise of Misfortune as long as you keep going?”
“He did say so. Is there a problem with that?” Everyone exchanged glances. Did that bastard trick us? We were so right to kill it.
“Hehe, the Paradise of Misfortune is the home to the God of Misfortune. How can it be that easy to reach? If you want to enter, you must complete a mission,” Kantos said.
“What mission?”