[Received 4EXP (14/100)]
[Received 4EXP (18/100)]
[Received 3 copper]
Liam shook his head from his harvest.
“Leveling up is still slow as always.”
However, Liam didn’t expect much from those level one wolves. Fate of Crunaboul had always based its rewards on difficulty.
To truly level up quickly one had to defeat monsters with a higher level than oneself.
Liam ignored the wolf corpses which would disappear in a minute and took out yhran’s trap, burying it in the ground.
Having achieved his objective, Liam returned, stopping before the crowd could spot him.
At this mont his ssage window plopped up:
[Cyclone: Haha! An item! Those wolves dropped an item!]
[Bleary Mirage: Really?]
[Silver Blade: Congratulations!]
[Talin: Wow! Can you show us?]
[Bleary Mirage: You can post its information in the ssage window.]
Cyclone took a second to figure it out.
[Cyclone:
[Old copper ring
Category: Common
Level requirent: 1
Intelligence 1
Why does your brain feel clearer?]
[Silver Blade: Great! It’s perfect for you!]
[Cyclone: Hehe.]
Liam was also happy for Cyclone. It was quite unexpected to receive an item during one’s first fight.
Don’t tell she has a high luck stat?
Liam thought randomly while directing his team to gather at his position.
After everyone arrived, he sent out Silver Blade to talk to the old man, hoping that her moving alone was less conspicuous.
But at this point another batch of players had died to the wolves. As they discussed angrily, they couldn’t help but ntion Liam’s group.
Thus, many noticed Silver Blade as she ca out of the forest.
“Hey, it’s her! She got the quest!”
Imdiately people crowded around Silver Blade. The young woman was taken aback, feeling nervous.
“Co on, just tell us!”
“How did you get that old man to give you a quest?”
[Silver Blade: Guys, what should I do?]
[Bleary Mirage: Just tell the truth.]
Silver Blade looked in the eager faces. She gritted her teeth and straightened her body.
“Please, calm down everyone! You only need to talk to the old man for the quest!”
“Don’t lie to us! I tried it earlier!”
At this mont, Liam also led the others out of the forest, since hiding was clearly useless.
But just as he stepped onto the road, Liam noticed sothing.
The blond man taking the lead earlier went up to yhran.
Liam thanked the man inwardly as he exclaid:
“Look! That guy is receiving the quest!”
The shout directed everyone’s attention towards the blond man.
Freezing for a mont the man quickly proved his composure as he spoke with a smile:
“Everyone, I just confird it for you. You can indeed gat a quest here. Co, don’t be shy guys.”
Imdiately the crowd of players reacted, swarming around yhran. Liam didn’t notice the glint flashing in the blond man’s eyes as he approached Silver Blade.
“Thank you.”
“Don’t ntion it. Let’s wait for the players to scatter for a bit before finishing the quest. We just can’t waste our lead.”
“Ok.”
The party followed Liam’s words, approaching yhran a few seconds later.
“Ah, adventurer, you are back. Did you place all the traps?”
“Of course.”
“Great. Here, take this! I prepared this bait for the wolves. Just take it and lead them to the traps, and then… barbecue!”
yhran almost drooled as he spoke the last word. Liam smiled wryly, recalling how much of a foodie the old man was.
As Silver Blade took the pieces of at which yhran retrieved from his bag, the quest changed for the party.
[ Quest: Get rid of the wolves]
[Step one: Place yhran’s minor fla trap in the marked area.]
[Step two: Lead the wolves towards the traps.]
[Hint: The traps will only react to the wolves.]
Liam addressed his party:
“Ok guys, the first to lure the wolves will draw most of them…”
“You can do it.”, interrupted Cyclone with a snicker.
Liam smiled but this was what he was about to suggest anyways.
Everyone agreed, opening up so distance.
Liam imagined the path in his mind. He wasn’t nervous as he approached the wolves, knowing that such quest enemies usually had tampered stats.
If a quest was designed to be solvable for level one players, then even level five monsters would have their stats nerfed appropriately.
Thus, Liam even had the leisure to give his teammates so advice as he took out a large piece of at.
Imdiately, sniffing could be heard.
So players stared in confusion as the wolves they were fighting just now suddenly lost interest.
Liam felt up to ten pairs of hungry eyes staring at him.
“Tzz. Co here if you dare!”
Taunting the wolves Liam abruptly turned around and disappeared into the forest.
Excited and angered howls echoed through the air. Ten wolves separated from the group and shot after Liam.
The young man breathed evenly as he sprinted through the foliage. He ducked between low-hanging branches and jumped over fallen trees.
The cracking of branches sent shivers down Liam’s spine. He looked over his shoulders, finding the wolves approaching quickly.
They are faster than I thought!
Liam gritted his teeth as he took off all his equipnt save for his boots. His movent speed rose slightly.
Fortunately, the situation right now didn’t count as a fight or Liam wouldn’t have been able to unequip.
Don’t panic, you are almost there.
Howls rang from behind Liam’s back. He could almost feel the wolves breathing down his neck.
Suddenly a claw brushed Liam’s leg.
[-10!]
Seeing the number popping up Liam wasn’t distressed but rather delighted. Obviously, the damage had been nerfed, making the escape more about psychological pressure.
Still, with ten wolves behind I have to give it my all.
Liam narrowed his eyes, gathering all his focus. He could already see the clearing not far away.
But just then a few leaves in front of Liam rustled. Three players suddenly jumped out, led by the man with blond hair.
Liam didn’t show any change in emotion. He continued running, using [Inspect].
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