[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 aboul had always based its rewards on difficulty.
To truly level up quickly one had to defeat monsters with a higher level than oneself.
Liam ighe wolf corpses which would disappear in a minute and took out Meyhran’s trap, burying it in the ground.
Having achieved his objective, Liam returned, stopping before the crowd could spot him.
At this moment his message window plopped up:
[Cye: Haha! Ahose wolves dropped an item!]
[Bleary Mirage: Really?]
[Silver Bde: gratutions!]
[Talin: Wow! you show us?]
[Bleary Mirage: You post its information in the message window.]
Cye took a sed to figure it out.
[Cye:
[Old copper ringCategory: on
Level requirement: 1
Intelligence +1
Why does your brain feel clearer?]
[Silver Bde: Great! It’s perfect for you!]
[Cye: Hehe.]
Liam was also happy for Cye. It was quite ued to receive an item during one’s first fight.
Don’t tell me she has a high luck stat?
Liam thought randomly while direg his team to gather at his position.
After everyone arrived, he sent out Silver Bde to talk to the old man, hoping that her moving alone was less spicuous.
But at this point another batch of pyers had died to the wolves. As they discussed angrily, they couldn’t help but mention Liam’s group.
Thus, many noticed Silver Bde as she came out of the forest.
“Hey, it’s her! She got the quest!”
Immediately people crowded around Silver Bde. The young woman was taken aback, feeling nervous.
“e on, just tell us!”
“How did you get that old man to give you a quest?”
[Silver Bde: Guys, what should I do?]
[Bleary Mirage: Just tell the truth.]
Silver Bde looked in the eager faces. She gritted her teeth and straightened her body.
“Please, calm down everyone! You only o talk to the old man for the quest!”
“Don’t lie to us! I tried it earlier!”
At this moment, Liam also led the others out of the forest, since hiding was clearly useless.
But just as he stepped onto the road, Liam noticed something.
The blond man taking the lead earlier went up to Meyhran.
Liam thahe man inwardly as he excimed:
“Look! That guy is receiving the quest!”
The shout directed everyone’s attention towards the blond man.
Freezing for a moment the man quickly proved his posure as he spoke with a smile:
“Everyone, I just firmed it for you. You indeed gat a quest here. e, don’t be shy guys.”
Immediately the crowd of pyers reacted, swarming around Meyhran. Liam didn’t notice the glint fshing in the blond man’s eyes as he approached Silver Bde.
“Thank you.”
“Don’t mention it. Let’s wait for the pyers to scatter for a bit before finishing the quest. We just ’t waste our lead.”
“Ok.”
The party followed Liam’s words, approag Meyhran a few seds ter.
“Ah, adventurer, you are back. Did you pce all the traps?”
“Of course.”
“Great. Here, take this! I prepared this bait for the wolves. Just take it ahem to the traps, and then… barbecue!”
Meyhran almost drooled as he spoke the st word. Liam smiled wryly, recalling how much of a foodie the old man was.
As Silver Bde took the pieeat which Meyhrarieved from his bag, the quest ged for the party.
[
[Step one: Pce Meyhran’s minor fme 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 do it.”, interrupted Cye with a snicker.
Liam smiled but this was what he was about to suggest anyways.
Everyone agreed, opening up some distance.
Liam imagihe 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 desigo be solvable for level one pyers, then even level five monsters would have their stats nerved appropriately.
Thus, Liam even had the leisure to give his teammates some advice as he took out a rge pieeat.
Immediately, sniffing could be heard.
Some pyers stared in fusion as the wolves they were fighting just now suddenly lost i.
Liam felt up to ten pairs of hungry eyes staring at him.
“Tzz. e 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 mahed evenly as he sprihrough the foliage. He ducked between low-hanging branches and jumped over fallen trees.
The crag of branches sent shivers down Liam’s spine. He looked over his shoulders, finding the wolves approag quickly.
They are faster than I thought!
Liam gritted his teeth as he took off all his equipment save for his boots. His movement speed rose slightly.
Fortunately, the situatiht now didn’t t 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 cw brushed Liam’s leg.
[-10!]
Seeing the number popping up Liam wasn’t distressed but rather delighted. Obviously, the damage had been nerved, making the escape more about psychological pressure.
Still, with ten wolves behind me 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 pyers suddenly jumped out, led by the man with blond hair.
Liam didn’t show any ge iion. He tinued running, using [I].
>>> <<<
Name:
Glorious Sunrise
Level:
1
Primary Attributes:
?????
HP:
39/39
Fury:
0/30
>>> <<<
I will remember you…
Glorious Sunrise blocked Liam’s path, staring at him with a vicious smile:
“Ha! B*stard! Where are you going now?
Think you plete the quest by yourself?”
A smaller man with bck tattoos on his face echoed:
“Right boss! No o us plete this quest!”
o the tattooed man was a tall woman:
“Look at him! Doesn’t even dare to talk! Hahaha! Such a coward!”
The distaween Liam and the group closed quickly. Glorious Sunshine already brandished his sword.
“Just hold him back!”
“Got it, boss!”
Suddenly a sword swung through the air. Glorious Sunshine’s urned red, marking him as someone engaging in pyer killing.
Although Liam could now kill him without penalty, he was rather busy at the moment, to say the least.
The other two pyers didn’t have o, stepping forward with wide open arms, this a nnized as an attack yet.
Everything happened within seds.
The sword came for Liam, i on slowing him down. The veteran moved perfectly. Bending his body he dodged below the sword.
[Stance -5]
Glorious Sunshine’s wings were in Liam’s way. He punched out heavily, knowing that most new nephilim didn’t have much trol over their wings yet.
And ihe oppo was easily pushed away, turning his body from the momentum, like a door.
The blond man opened his mouth, questioning his own gaming experience.
o him, the tattooed man tried to react, but Liam easily evaded his hands.
A mog shout reached the trio’s ears:
“Thank you.”
They could only stare bnkly as the wolves arrived, tearing them apart. Even with their damage en wolves didn’t take much time to get rid of the three pyers.
Glorious Sunrise even dropped his precious sword.
Liam chuckled as he reached the clearing. The small interlude bought him a lot of time.
Stading right outside the trap’s radius, Liam stared at the forest, waiting for the wolves to e. Soon the wolves appeared, their graceful movements hiding a deeper threat.
The monsters slowed down, snarling at their prey. Hunger was in their bloody eyes as they stared at the pieeat in Liam’s hands.
Suddenly the human moved his arm, throwing the meat before him.
“Grab it if you want to!”
Instantly the pack of wolves pounced. Wild growling rang as ten wolves fought for a single pieeat.
However, the struggle didn’t st long.
Boom!
An enormous fme shot into the air. The wolves wailed in pain. Liam was uurbed as a wall of fmes raged teimeters before his face, heat engulfing his body.
He was rather thinking about how great it were if he could take some fme traps with him.
Liam waited for a while until the fmes died down, meanwhile firming with his party members if they succeeded.
A few pyers arrived during this time, looking at the rge fme with ugly faces. They realized that it probably wasn’t their turn to finish the quest.