Volume 3 Chapter 1 (1/2)
《Quest Accomplished》
As soon as Devron ca dinner The party ended up eating bread and water, as they weren't in the mood for Doran's usual soup The situation didn't allow Doran to light a fire anyway
Devron seemed quite peaceful, despite how serious he hen he saw the Sun Guards But Doran and Hall's faces were quite serious after seeing Devron Haroon had no idea about what Devron chose to do He didn't even notice the at of new skills and the class advancement
So their bread in silence, including the Quad wankers They too, were nervous as they'd gone through a death-threat froest forces in the nation He also noticed that Devron was the only one who seemed to be peaceful
'Did he coht
He had no idea what Devron was thinking And seeing the enemies down the mountain made him feel frustrated
'How are we supposed to cross the river through that defence?' So that's how hard a D quest is, huh,' he thought
Without knowing, he drew a deep sigh It was quite loud and it drew everyone's attention They turned their heads towards Haroon
”Boss, you caht?”
Serinn, the troubleazes on Haroon got intense
'Oh, shi+t!'
As he was getting all the attention fro red because of the pressure To hi hi the party, when they were in a serious atmosphere already
”Actually, there is one thing I could try,if I only had enough mana potions……” Said Haroon
He didn't knohat he was saying That hat he cahts were established from that excuse
”So you do have an idea?” Devron asked
A strange expression floated up to his face The others' faces significantly changed as well
”Maybe, just maybe,” Haroon replied
The train passed the station named Brat Brat has absorbed thousands of different eleot to have a sleep inducing effect or so that makes humans lose consciousness for a moment
But to use Brat's poison to break the defense, he wouldn't have sufficient mana
When they were crossing Sharon Wetland, all he needed was mana to keep Brat summoned, as Brat used its oer to absorb poison But in this kind of situation, he will need to use EFP as well
”Enlighten us,” said Devron
The others came closer to Haroon to hear him out
”I have a strong sleep-inducinget through, I will need lots of eleh eleht earn enough ti some kind of raft”
Devron's eyes brightened up with quick thoughts The plan of spreading medicine with an elemental spirit was absolutely preposterous, but it was a sound plan if it was possible
”Hall, take out all of your mana potions,” Devron ordered
Hall's face was still in doubt, but she followed his orders with haste
”I've got 12 of them,” said Hall
Her hands were full of mana potions with 7 mid-quality ones and 5 low-quality ones
”Would this be enough?” Devron asked Haroon
”Let me think about it…”
Haroon started calculating
'Looking at the enemy's movements, it looks like we can climb down safely If we choose the shortest route from the mountain to the riverside, how far would it be?'
It was hard for hi seemed small, so he decided to ask Teeno
”Teeno, How far would it be from that boulder down there to the riverside?”
It was sudden, but Teeno sensed the importance of the answer He carefully looked down the ain
”I am not confident, but it should be around 1500 to 1600 steps”
Haroon trusted him
”And how about the distance between the soldiers?”
Haroon pointed at the groups of soldiers ere in patrol
”It's about 100 steps Like a chess board, they are keeping the distance of 100 steps between each group”
It seemed like Teeno had checked that already
'To keep Brat summoned and spread poison, I'll probably need 30~50 mana per second It shouldn't beknives requires 50 mana per second With ot'
Then he realized that he got a class advanceo
'Right, why didn't I think of that?' He thought, opening his status
Name: Haroon
Race: Human
Class: Swordsman
Level: 10
title: Mercenary guild leader(and 4 others)
Health Points: 1,310
Mana Points: 1,340
EFP: 410
Strength: 49(+15) Stamina: 40
Intellect: 23 Wisdom: 42
Luck: 28Agility: 35(+12)
Sustenance: 14ESP: 10
Focus: 18SP: 3
Fame: 600Leadershi+p: 350
Fire Resistance: +10
Magic Resistance: +10
He dropped his jaithout knowing Seeing increased nuht be one of the happiest amers To Haroon, it was even better as it hat he achieved through effort and pain
One of the biggest changes after the class advancement was that his HP and MP increased inal values Of course, 80 SP was spent in the process, but there were ain some
'Then I canthe poison, then I'll have to unsummon it So it depends on hoide it can spread within 20 seconds'
There was only one way to find out He had more than 20 mid-quality potions in his inventory as well, so it should be enough time for them If Brat was able to spread the poison to a 50-step radius within 20 seconds, the plan would work If not, there was no chance
”It's 50-50,” Haroon concluded
To be honest, he knew he had a greater chance than 50 percent, but he htened up when he heard 50 percent
”Devron, let’s follow Haroon's plan instead,” said Doran
”Yes, I think we should”
Doran gave a sigh of relief, and Devron seemed positive about Haroon's plan It see Haroon's plan had a higher chance of success
”Hall, hand all potions to Haroon”
”All- All of them?”
”You heard ht”
Hall hesitated, but Devron's words were absolute She couldn't oppose Devron's firm decision
”Let's get to the details of the plan Listen carefully to what Haroon has to tell us, and do exactly what he says So far, he has been our saving grace in various situations But now, he is the one who holds all our hope”
Everyone, including Briella, nodded with determined expressions on their faces
The party quietly climbed down the mountain They could see the bonfirestheir dinner around it Seeing countless bonfires lit aligned like a chessboard in the darkness was quite a view despite the situation they were in
”Then, I’ll begin”
Haroonbehind While crouching, he moved 20 steps He took an antidote in prior, and summoned Brat
”You heard ht?”
”Of course You are desperate for ht?”
As Brat's cockiness goes high up in the air, Haroon's fist followed high up in the air It was fortunate that they were in darkness, or else, the party would have thought that Haroon has quite a strange way to communicate with the spirits
”Move with haste, if you knohat to do”
”Okie”
Brat started to spread sleep-inducing particles in every direction Counting to exactly 20, Haroon unsummoned Brat
'Then, let’s see'
Haroon started walking slowly towards the river He maintained a low-pose just in case The party, who already took an antidote like Haroon told them in prior, followed Haroon Haroon stopped at exactly 220 steps He could see the soldiers sleeping soundly
'Oh, it can spread wider than I've ih mana potions, then'
After taking a low-quality potion, Haroon waited until his enerated, and summoned Brat
”Then, Let’s move”
”Oh, you are enjoying this Why are you enjoying thisall the work?”
It was being cocky towards itsabout It annoyed Haroon, but Haroon decided to deal with it as what Brat had to do was very important for the party
The party was able to reach the riverside after Haroon had taken another antidote and 7 low-quality mana potions All thanks to Brat's work
”Finally, we are at the river”
Soon, the rest of the party came next to Haroon Devron and Doran showed their thumbs up to show their appreciation
”Our boss really is so,” said Gitan
”Hoho, if not, ould I, Serinn still be in the Gusts of wind doing mere labors?”
”Shh! We are not out yet,” Hall shushed on Gitan and Serinn
The two shut their ed their faces Of course, they kneasn't the tihs