Chapter 44 - Familiar Face (1/2)

“So it turned out to be a quest……”

Soo Hyuk had hoped that it wouldn’t be a linked quest, but the reality was cruel. On the spot the red dot indicated on the map, was a blue book. It was also a book he had read before. Soo Hyuk checked the title again.

“Karu the 1st”

The title of the book was Karu the 1st.

‘A linked quest……’

He had wished for a normal quest but it turned out to be a linked quest. Although linked quests usually gave better rewards, their difficulty was usually significantly higher.

Soo Hyuk pulled ‘Karu the 1st’ out from the bookshelf, then walked to another bookshelf. After he picked out five more books, he went to a reading desk and opened ‘Karu the 1st.’

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Who can take my treasure?

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‘As expected, the contents of this book didn’t change either.’

Soo Hyuk had read the book before but he wondered if the contents might’ve changed. But it looked like the contents of books would stay the same no matter what. Soo Hyuk then closed the book.

[Special Quest – Karu’s Treasure Trove has been created.]

[‘Karu’s Treasure Map’ has been consumed.]

[You have obtained ‘Karu’s Treasure Map 2’.]

The blue light disappeared from the book and a message window appeared.

“……?”

He thought that only one message would appear, but he received three messages after reading the book. With a puzzled expression, Soo Hyuk opened his quest window and checked his new quest.

[Special Quest – Karu’s Treasure Trove]

Follow the map and find Karu’s treasure trove!

[Quest Reward: ??? ]

‘……As expected.’

Was it because it was a linked quest? Unlike ‘Karu’s Heirloom’, the description for ‘Karu’s Treasure Trove’ was vague.

‘No, the map could be really detailed.’

There was also the fact that this quest had a map to guide him unlike most other special quests. Even if the description was vague, the map could be detailed. Didn’t the previous treasure map give an extremely detailed directions, clearly depicting the Matab Library?

Soo Hyuk closed his quest window and opened his inventory. He then brought out the new map and looked at the title.

‘……Devil’s Nest?’

Soo Hyuk’s expression hardened when he opened the map. Devil’s Nest. The words Devil’s Nest were written on top of the map. It was the first time he had heard of it. Since he didn’t know where this Devil’s Nest was, how could he complete the quest?

‘Hmm?’

He suddenly had a thought.

‘Maybe Yeon Jung knows?’

Maybe Yeon Jung, who had stepped into the world of rankers long ago, knew where the Devil’s Nest was? Soo Hyuk opened his friend window and checked Yeon Jung’s status.

‘……hmm, do not disturb’

Yeon Jung was currently blocking all notifications. Disheartened, Soo Hyuk closed his friend window and reopened his inventory.

‘Let’s take it slow.’

If the quest location wasn’t near Matab, it would be difficult for him. No, he wouldn’t even bother trying at all. That is, until he read all the books in Matab Library, he wasn’t going to leave the city. Soo Hyuk stopped thinking about the quest and dived into the stack of books on his left.

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“Will you go to the Tower of Wind now?”

“I will. Deputy Park, thank you for your time.

“No, it was my pleasure.”

Adilo replied in response to Kim Hyuk’s words.

‘He actually managed to obtain a special job in the end……’

Kim Hyuk had been harping on about special occupations since the start, and he had obtained one in the end.

‘A Rank 4 Magician.’

Adilo, who started as a Rank 6 Magician, could only become a Rank 4 Magician after hitting level 200. But Kim Hyuk managed to start as a Rank 4 Magician.

‘There’s nothing money can’t solve……’

Adilo experienced first hand the full might of money while guiding Kim Hyuk.

“I’ll see you tomorrow then.”

Kim Hyuk said.

“Have a nice day, sir.”

Adilo said while dripping with politeness. Then when Kim Hyuk logged out, Adilo let out a sigh in relief.

“Hah……”

Adilo slowly smiled after ridding himself of his polite attitude.

‘I’m finally free.’

Following Kim Hyuk and coaching him was quite the chore for Adilo. But now, he was free to do whatever he wanted.

Adilo shivered with joy at his freedom. Then he had a thought.

‘Is he still at the library?’

He had tried to kill him, but he himself was killed instead. 5 days had passed since then would he still be at the library?

‘Let’s check first.’

He was free to do whatever he wanted anyway, so Adilo decided to check if the player called Soo Hyuk was still reading at the library. Was it his newfound freedom? Or was it the anticipation? Whatever the reason, Adilo found himself almost skipping towards the library.

‘But what exactly happened then?’

The poison that had killed him when he tried to kill Soo Hyuk.

‘It definitely wasn’t him.’

Soo Hyuk definitely wasn’t the one that had cast the poison skill. After all, he was clearly a beginner.

‘Did a passing ranker decide to help?’

Was it a passing ranker that decided to help?

‘No, the Tower of Poison doesn’t have any good players.’

Adilo scratched his head. It wasn’t that no one used poison magic, there were simply no rankers or exceptional players that used poison magic.

No matter how low a Magician’s health was, Adilo was still level 200. If someone managed to kill a level 200 like him with poison so easily, then they would definitely be famous already.

‘This is dogshit even if I think about it.’

His anger soared as he thought about how he had suffered during the last few days. When he died, his level had dropped to level 199. He wouldn’t have been so angry if he had been killed in a fierce battle, but he had died in such a nonsensical way.

‘Even if I don’t know who did it, I’ll kill that piece of shit who killed me if I meet him……’

Adilo, who was vowing his revenge, suddenly froze. He then smiled menacingly at a young man coming his way.