Chapter 36: Inside the Eye of the Storm
The existence of the unique quest. I was out of luck here, but if I manage to keep that information concealed, nothing serious should happen.
Since my current position was rather disadvantageous for , I decided to put so distance between Pancilgton and I, all the while thinking about how should I approach this situation. At present Pencilgton was ard with a single one-handed sword, but I was sure that he should be able to close the distance in between us with ease and slash at at high speed.
Moreover, since he was playing this ga far longer than I have, his skills must have been that much better, which was bringing my chances of getting out of this alive to almost zero. Not to ntion that it probably wouldn’t bother him to fight inside of a city.
「Your fake delays are as frustrating as I rember them to be……」
「Sanraku-kun, what level are you? It cannot be all that big of a number, about twenty or so, I estimate, but you keep on dodging my blows.」
「That’s because this ga is good! My body moves as smoothly as ever!」
Avoiding the seemingly “poisoned” throwing knives at long range was easy, but if he decided to close the distance I might have a problem. The situation would only grow even more disadvantageous for .
「Or maybe it’s because I’m only here to deliver a ssage to you from the ones at the top, so I’m not taking this seriously at all?」
「You’re saying that right now!?」
If you’ve got a ssage for , than maybe stop attacking so I can listen to it in peace?
While we exchange our blows at high speed, Pencilgton starts to recite the ssage:
「The choice is yours: either choose to disclose everything you know or be prepared to be a target until you will be ready to spill the beans…… That’s the ssage.」
「…………」
It was a really simple ssage. I could disclose everything that I know about the unique quest, or be constantly hunted down and killed…… What idiocy.
「I’d give it twenty points…… You should really think things through before you move on to intimidate soone, you know?」
「Oh my, what a high score it is. You are using a ten point scale, correct?」
「Way to go with threatening a beginner…… asshole!」
「Uwah.」
The way I see it, the leaders of “Ashura-kai” made two fatal mistakes.
The first one is that I just ca to Thirdrema and I was yet to establish my respawn point here. Which ans that even if I was going to get killed right now, I would still respawn in Rabbitz, a place where no one has ever visited before. …… In your face.
If Emul’s existence ca to light only recently, then this ans that it was probable that this unique quest was one that was never seen before by anyone else. So if I were to retreat to the area bound to that quest, no one would be able to assault there, unless they were to discover the quest themselves.
The second one was even a bigger miss by them. They must have known that Pencil Warrior and I were acquaintances, and that is why they sent him to be the ssenger.
A ssenger is soone who is bound to deliver the ssage and see to it that the recipient gets to know its contents. Which ans he couldn’t kill just like that.
「Emul!」
「Y, yes!?」
It seems that the ti limit for his transformation was almost up, for more and more of his parts began to revert to his original Vorpal Bunny appearance. I called out to him to make him realize that fact.
Sh*t, level, stats, magic, equipnt, skills…… Everything about is so inferior to him! And he was right, since he wasn’t using skills or magic, he was holding back! Deliver the ssage? Yeah right! To begin with, sword wasn’t his weapon of choice!
I use the Repel Counter to push Pencilgton away and then jump back to create so more distance in between us again.
「Grab onto my back! Hurry!」
「Eeehhh!? B, but……」
「HURRY! THE! FUCK! UP!」
「Ahh, I get it, I get it!!!」
It may have been a PK attempt, but for so reason I was acting all friendly with the assailant, and the assailant himself proved to be only a ssenger. I was trying to communicate with Emul with words only we could understand, but unfortunately, I was too late with my attempts. As unfortunate as it may sound, our secret was going to get out.
PUFFFF!!! There was a cloud of white smoke with its accompanying sound effect, and I could feel that instead of a human body, there was a Vorpal Bunny sticking onto my back yet again. So sorry, but since now the cat is out of the bag, I’m gonna run like I an it!
「AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!????????」
「Animalia, was it? I’m sorry if you were hoping for so kind of flag with , but it’s going to have to wait!」
「At least let take a photo of this cute little thing……」
「I wish I could, but now it would be kind of…… dangerous!」
No turning back now. I ran away as fast as I can, as far from Animalia and Pencilgton in hopes of leaving them far behind .
「Aww, and here I was going to demonstrate my very best party trick to everyone……」
「I couldn’t care less about other players, but at this rate that cute little thing will be in danger…… Right, I shall stop you here and now, Giant Slayer!」
「Not that I mind, but I guess I should be greatful for a chance to cross blades with the top warrior of “SF-Zoo”, a guild that’s prominent in hunting down the strongest monsters in the ga. Much more since normally you don’t take interest in other people at all. You have my thanks for that, S-A-N-R-A-K-U~!」
Of course Pencilgton was trying to chase after , but unlike a low-level player, an attack from soone of an equal level and equipnt like his own was not sothing he could possibly ignore. I an, my weapons were not all that bad, but let’s be honest here: what could I possibly do against soone like him?
But Pencilgton wasn’t the one who was dangerous here. If this Animalia chick was so determined that she ca all the way here she could be even more dangerous than a professional assassin! …… But I guess it’s thanks to her that I’m not a victim of PK thus far. So once more I can be grateful to Emul…… for bringing us this human shield called high-level player!
If we ever et each other again I must take her to Rabbitz. I’m sure she would love the place. And Pencilgton…… Next ti we et, you’re gonna be dead at! That’s for sure!
Once we enter the city for real, the conditions for Emul’s “Coordinate Teleportation Gate” will be t!
「Well, you know…… I DID say that I was a ssenger, but I didn’t say that I ca here alone, now did I? Kukuku.」
Suddenly, a wild group of PKs appeared out of nowhere!
Holy sh*t! That’s overdoing it! I haven’t even reached level fifty yet! Cut so slack! Don’t turn this magnificent ga into another sh*tty ga!
As I looked at the four more players that appeared right in front of , I could see that their player tags were all written in red font.
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