Chapter 8 - Hidden Nad Hunting Preparation (2)
The guild had canceled everything they'd planned for the day and had a eting.
They talked about how they'd discovered the hidden nad enemy, if it was trustworthy information, how feasible it was them defeating it, etc.
The conclusion was that there was a real possibility of them killing the hidden nad monster, but it was hard to guarantee that the raid would be a success.
Even if they failed in killing the boss, getting to know its weakness or patterns would be useful information for the future.
With that goal in mind, they selected a group of 20 players.
Arneng and Hell Dust were among the people that the guild had chosen.
The main goal was information gathering, but if they concluded that they could hunt it down during the combat, they were allowed to do it.
Arneng talked about the realistic probabilities of them hunting the nad monster down.
"The place where the hidden nad monster is said to appear is in the Dark Forest. Most monsters around that area are at level 20, so a hidden nad one should be at level 25 or 30 at most."
The group ford for the expedition was composed only of elite players.
Among the 20 mbers, there wasn't a single player under level 25.
The ratio of knights, thieves, priests, and magicians was also perfect.
Every single one of them was an elite player that was really skillful.
Even if it was a level 30 nad boss, they didn't think it would be a one-sided fight.
"What do you think?"
"About what?"
"Us. We originally planned to gather information and then back off as soon as possible, but what if we could beat the boss?"
Haha- Hell Dust answered while laughing.
"Well, it's possible. With our skills, a level 30 nad boss could be easier than we originally thought."
"What do you think, Tarr Tarr?" Arneng asked the boy that was next to him.
Tarr Tarr was also among the players selected by the guild.
He was a new mber of the guild. Since he was in 9th grade in real life, he was the youngest mber.
"I think that Mr. Arneng may have a point."
"May have?! If you're a boy, you should talk with more self-confidence!"
"R... Really? Haha..."
Arneng patted Tarr Tarr's back, who was laughing awkwardly. He felt happy but pressured since he thought he was the weakest among the guild mbers.
'Everyone here except for is amazing.'
Tarr Tarr thought that it was by pure luck that we had passed the test to join the guild.
At first, the fact that he was able to join a famous guild made him happy, but as ti went on, he began worrying.
'There are a lot of good players in the world.'
That's what he thought while hunting with them.
He was always amazed by the other guild mbers' gaming sense and skills.
He didn't even dare to copy their movents.
Every day he could see things he had only seen on YouTube and in crazy gaplay compilations.
Arneng, Hell Dust, and all the other guild mbers were his role models.
'I also have to do my best if I don't want to put others out.'
He wasn't confident enough, but if he kept doing his best, he would probably get better as ti went on. Tarr Tarr told himself that he needed to be more self-confident.
"Everyone, stop."
While walking through the Dark Forest, the team leader suddenly raised his hand.
"It seems to be around here."
They'd found a road that led to an empty plot of land. In the middle of it, there was a strange-looking temple.
"Is this the 'Blue Temple'? It really looks like where a nad monster would appear," the leader of the raid nervously said.
"Doesn't it feel colder here?"
Everyone nodded at the question.
The wind that reminded them of an autumn night had suddenly turned cold.
…A place covered by ice.
That place, where you could even see frost in the grass, was the Temple of Frost.
Everything they were seeing was exactly like the information they'd gotten from the guild.
That ant that the possibility of them finding a hidden nad monster there was really high.
"It was true."
"Is a hidden nad monster really going to appear?"
"I'm shaking with excitent. We're probably the first ones to engage with a hidden nad monster. This also ans we will be able to get to the top!"
"Everyone, silence!"
After the leader, Guy's, order, everyone beca silent.
"Don't talk as if we've already finished the raid. A hidden nad monster probably has better skills than the average nad monster; that ans they're probably going to be stronger and more dangerous."
He didn't forget to warn everybody once again.
"The mont we engage in combat with the hidden nad monster, you have to follow my orders. If you die while moving by yourself, you won't be compensated accordingly. If you die, it's going to be your loss."
"I'll be careful."
"Either way, I'm not going to die."
At Guy's order, everyone got closer to the temple.
Nex they needed to discover how to call the hidden nad monster.
Translator - Daniel Shin
Proofreader - ilafy
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The atmosphere was starting to get denser.
Every particle of the air beca sharp as a blade made of ice. All the ones present there could feel it.
The cold fog started to swirl around the temple.
Swosh- The cold fog started to form a vortex that constantly grew in size.
An ice vortex so big that it seed to connect land and sky appeared in front of the group.
[The cold weather makes your movents slower!]
They were so intimidated by the sight that they couldn't read the ssage in front of them.
It was hard to rember that they were in the middle of a virtual reality ga.
ZOOM- Suddenly, ice pillars rose from the ground and locked them up.
The ice pillars blocked the sun. It was as if it was saying that there was no way out once you were there.
They felt like gladiators locked up in a stadium made of ice.
"The quality of the production is just amazing."
"It looks like a scene from a movie."
A few of the mbers talked very calmly to hide their nervousness, but what they couldn't hide was the cold sweat dripping from behind their necks.
"Everyone, prepare yourselves! The nad monster is about to appear!"
Guy shouted after seeing a white shadow that had appeared in the middle of the vortex.
That was definitely the hidden nad monster.
They were trembling because of the pressure that characterized nad monsters.
He was also trembling.
Guy bit his lips.
If he, the strongest one of the group, was trembling, the other people were probably in a worse state than him.
"This is a nad... He makes you tremble regardless of your will."
It is clearly said on the page of Asrian Online.
The ga can control human emotions.
It used your brain waves to make you feel fear or awe about sothing; researchers had concluded that the technology didn't have side effects.
Getting your senses and emotions manipulated…
He had previously thought that the feature was nothing noteworthy. But at that mont, when he was in front of the nad monster, he had changed his opinion.
"Did you co here in search of ?"
At that mont, they heard a voice as cold as the ice.
Because of the echo, it was hard to grasp the direction from where the voice was coming.
They looked around in surprise.
…But there was no need for that.
The owner of the voice, just like a fog, had suddenly appeared in front of them.
The ice vortex disappeared. Instead, you could see an old magician wearing a white robe standing there.
Magical runes covered his body. The old magician was looking at them with ominous eyes.
[The forgotten Magician 'Leopard' has appeared!]
- Leopard was a very famous magician who was active in the war with the empire that happened 20 years ago. He used to say that he was a heavenly being. With the excuse of magical research, he has killed nurous people. His ways were so cruel that the royal family of Levia decided to sentence him to death.
Leopard's robe beca stiff because of the cold energy emanating from him.
"You commoners from earth can't defy , a heavenly being. I'm going to make sure you're not able to step inside this place ever again."
Along with his arrogant tone of voice, you could feel a very strong killing intent.
All the mbers present there flinched.
No one would've been able to guess what happened to them at that ti.
One of the special effects of 'Sensory Synchronization' was the ability to cast hypnosis over the user.
It was able to force changes in what humans felt.
The signal sent from the capsule mixed with the brain waves and created a sensation called fear.
"Ugh...!"
For a mont, they really feared for their lives. They'd completely forgotten that it was a ga.
"W... What's happening?"
Arneng was having trouble speaking; that's because he was having difficulties breathing.
He looked around. Everyone's reaction was the sa.
Hell Dust was trying to breathe with his eyes wide open.
…He was barely standing. He really wanted to kneel down.
He didn't have ti to think about how they were able to create such a terrifyingly realistic experience in virtual reality.
But Arneng was soon freed from the fear.
Leopard had ended his gaming session for the day.
"One down."
The mont Leopard raised his wand…!
Arneng, who had beco rigid, turned into light and disappeared.
[You've lost more than 33% of your HP, so your body stopped working properly!]
[You've lost your heart!]
[Since an important part of your body vanished, you died imdiately!]
[You'll be able to log in again in 48 hours.]
With an influx of ssages coming through one after the other, Arneng's consciousness returned to reality.
Arneng's corpse disappeared.
"A-Arneng!"
'Arneng, a Warrior, was killed with just one shot?'
Hell Dust was horrified.
He couldn't believe that a level 30 Warrior had been killed so easily.
Not only that, but even though Arneng was standing right next to him, he couldn't see what kind of magic he had been hit with.
The only thing he could sense was that sothing had pierced through him.
Leopard, who was standing far away in the distance, was smiling.
"This is just the beginning..."
Swish-
Another thing flew through the air.
It all happened in an instant.
Even though it was the second ti Leopard had used the skill, no one was able to see through it.
The speed of his spell was so fast that it was hard to follow it with their eyes.
When everyone else noticed what was happening, Hell Dust had been killed already.
Even Hell Dust wasn't able to see how he was killed.
[You've lost more than 33% of your HP, so your body stopped working properly!]
[Your neck has been cut off!]
[Since an important part of your body vanished, you died imdiately!]
[You'll be able to log in again in 48 hours.]
"Everyone, run! We must learn what the ability of the hidden nad is first!"
The leader, Guy, scread while raising his fist.
Arneng and Hell Dust had been defeated in just an instant, even though they were among the five strongest mbers of the group.
The fact that they didn't know anything about the attack showed the severity of the situation.
'It's too dangerous.'
Guy could feel the difference in power between them and the nad monster.
This wasn't the mont to strategize a plan.
If they weren't careful, they would be wiped out!
"Another attack is coming! Everyone, please concentrate! Rember, our goal is to get as much information about this nad monster as possible!"
Their main objective had shifted from clearing the quest to trying to return alive.
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