14 Heaven, or Hell? (1/2)
After finally getting through the lineup and then paying at the gate, we made it back into Zircon. The party immediately headed towards the training grounds to hand in the mission to Abest.
”Good job defeating the King of the Forest, I was right to give you this quest, East Wind!” Abest claimed while smiling proudly at the party, then he looked at me. ”And my disciple, you did a good job helping them as well, as I expected.”
He must have caught onto how I was trying to conceal my real identity but...
Why didn't I get any praise too?! What a cruel mentor….but, of course, I don't have the guts to say that to his face.
”Yes, sir!” I responded while bowing my head humbly.
[Quest cleared successfully!
New Title: Aid
'Mentor's Trust' has been obtained due to the amount of contribution]
”Now, I wish to speak with my disciple in private, please give us some privacy.” He said to East Wind with an insisting nod towards the exit.
Oh, must be the next chain of the quest.
”Sure thing! Hey Yuka, we'll wait for you at a bar called 'Heavenly Abode', you can come to find us and then we can split the loot!” Tania cheerfully yelled out while leaving with the rest of the party to reserve a private room. ”See ya there!”
Watching them leave, Abest then warned me.
”They are very powerful adventures, but you must have already noticed the extra presences. Am I correct?”
”Yes, sir. I have already laid out a suitable plan to exterminate them, you do not need to worry.”
Hearing my ready response, he wryly grinned.
”Of course you have, you're my disciple after all! Well then, after you deal with that, there is a certain person I want you to meet soon. He is the overseer of this town, go to him with this badge.”
Handing me a small silver badge with an eagle engraved in it, Abest wordlessly walked off to find new rangers to torment.
[Disciple of a Legend - 9/12
The road is not easy, successfully wipe out the suspicious presences around the East Wind and then head to the Overseer's Mansion
Failure: Loss of experience and the hidden quest chain
Success: Helm of Retribution]
??? Well, that's pretty vague. I guess I'll just go with the plan I had in mind and then go see this overseer guy then!
Taking my time, I headed towards the location that Tania had sent me, making sure that the presences I had noticed were still following my every move.
Heh, well this is getting quite interesting.
Arriving at the coordinates, instead of finding a bar I found myself in a deserted alleyway with my back at a dead end.
Suddenly, all the presences revealed themselves. I was surrounded by a group of six men and a very familiar female.
”My my, Lyssia I wonder what this is about?” I asked with an innocent tone while tilting my head to the side.
”Tch, is your pretty face just for show? Obviously, this is a robbery, hand over everything you have.” She said while threatening me, motioning for her men to close in.
”Oho, so you didn't have the balls to do it yourself so you hired these fine men eh?” I provoked in a laid-back stance with my hands behind my head. ”Well that's fine, I can have fun with all of you!”
”Hah, the only way you saved Violet is because of your items, you're not even on the leaderboard! There's no way you can take on seven players at once, hand over the stuff, Yuka.” She ordered while wearing a dark sneer. ”Admit defeat and we might even let you go!”
No, I'm afraid I've taken on more than just seven before...and I am on the leaderboard.
”I've never heard a sentence that is so far from the truth you know.”
”You can stop it with the nonsense and bluffing. Get her.”
At her command, the six men rushed forward at once.
These guys are weak. No tactic, no formation, no coordination. Probably the worst crew you could hire. But their individual skills aren't too shabby! If they were put into better-suited groups, they could be more formidable, but I can still enjoy this fight.
I'm not a battle junkie, I'm just interested in fighting!
”Yes! That's what I wanted, come at me all at once!” I laughed while vaulting over them by kicking off the wall.
Before they recovered from the shock of their target disappearing, I grabbed onto Lyssia's neck and flung her like a bowling ball towards them.
Mhm, that was a nice strike if I do say so myself!