“Are you Odo the hunter?”
The man shivered visibly, suddenly slamming the door shut again.
“Odo, hey, I need to ask you so questions!”
“Go away! Go!”
“I’m searching for the culprit who caused the void corruption. I know you were in the forest that day!”
“I…”
“Please, talk to . I promise no one will make trouble at your place.”
After a mont of silence, the door opened slowly, revealing a dark room.
Liam entered confidently, scanning the little hut, its windows barricaded with wooden planks. Odo ca out from behind the door wearing dirty, sweaty clothes, and sat on a chair, shivering.
“Please, can you tell what you saw?”, asked Liam gently.
“That day… I went out to hunt as usual. But suddenly I heard footsteps. I got curious and watched from the distance.
Suddenly I saw them. Seven monsters in human form, one more hideous than the other. Their faces were eaten up by violet energy.
At that mont I didn’t think about the void. I only saw demons coming to slaughter our village.
The seven monsters carried a large box, crossing the forest. At one point one of them looked in my direction. I will never forget those cold eyes.
My instincts took over and I ran as fast as my legs allowed it, even losing my cloak on so trees.
Since that day I constantly fear that soone would co to silence . Adventurer! I told you everything. You have to protect , right? You do, don’t you? Say yes!”
Towards the end Odo sounded frantic, his eyes abruptly fixating on Liam. The letter frowned, feeling a faint threat. Just as he wanted to answer, his quest updated.
[ Quest: A strange creature]
[Step one: Bring the strange creature you found to Therim Riverbell!]
[Step two: Question the villagers for clues!]
[Step three: Confront soone matching the clues you found!]
[Step four: Bring Odo the hunter to Therim Riverbell for protection!]
The slight delay gave Liam a second to get a clearer look on Odo. He suddenly noticed sothing strange. A faint violet shimr was running along the man’s neck.
Liam’s forehead creased. He decided to stall for more ti while scanning the hut more thoroughly:
“Odo, I will naturally help you, but I also need your assistance. Please try to rember if you discovered any details about those seven monsters. So emblem, scars, tattoos?”
While speaking Liam carefully let his eyes wander over shelves and the mattress on the floor. A bedroll was tossed into a corner with a pouch next to it, its opening turned away from Liam.
“What could I have seen? They were wearing black cloaks. Only their faces were barely visible!”
Liam’s head stopped abruptly. He noticed a faint silver sparkle next to the bedroll. He moved tentatively, so as to not draw suspicion.
“Can you at least tell the direction these people ca from?”
Coming up with more questions, Liam reached the bedroll, slowly pushing it away with his foot. He suddenly inhaled sharply. He bent down, his hand moving like a flash, grabbing a silver coin.
He held it closer to his eyes, recognizing the horns engraved in the coin, which gave of an ominous aura in the dim atmosphere.
An infernal coin…
As this thought ca to Liam’s mind, his quest suddenly changed. But he didn’t have ti to look at it. A terrifying presence suddenly filled the room.
“Humans! You are all the sa! Why?! Why are you rummaging through MY things? AHH!”
An oppressive, dark magic suddenly erupted, shattering the hut. Wooden splinters shot in all directions. Liam let out a pained grown as he was thrown away, rolling on the floor.
When the dust settled and Liam stood up, he found a grotesque creature not far away. It looked like a mutated demon, tall but with its back bent like a bridge.
Its body was covered in long brown fur, only revealing its sharp black claws and face, which might remind one of a pig or boar. Repulsive violet energy could be seen running along the little exposed skin.
A quick check revealed its na.
[Benareg
Rank: Sub-Boss
Level: 24
HP: 9200/9200]
As a black fog began to spread over the floor, Liam felt his chest tighten. But at the sa ti excitent sparked in his eyes. It had been a long ti since he faced an unknown boss.
Liam was more confident about his conjecture that this unique quest changed because soone failed in the first place, which never happened in his previous life. He secretly hoped this could happen more often.
“You humans are all the sa! You just take whatever you want! But I’m done with you! It is ti you pay!”
Done speaking Benareg suddenly flashed and appeared before Liam, its claws drawing a black arc. The movent was incredibly swift, drawing a grin from Liam.
The veteran felt exhilarated, reacting on instinct, his back bending, looking like it might snap any mont. A foul sll entered his nose as the claws passed just above his face.
[Stance -18]
Liam instantly entered combat mode. He skimd through his status, calculations running in his mind.
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