Chapter 68

Chapter 68

“Ha Leeha-nim...”

“Ah, sorry. Was it too much for a lady?”

Mame Hana did not put on a grimace.

Leeha didn’t know what her job was in real life, but at least in Middle Earth, she was a sister (healer).

Mercy, tolerance and love. The master of white magic, a nun of Apollo. The act of extorting information by torturing monsters could not have seemed nice.

“By the way, why are you asking about the kobold Chieftain all of a sudden? I know it’s in the iron mine, but I have never heard of it being caught. Anyway, it would be too much for the three of us...”

“Ah, yeah?”

Leeha was a little surprised.

After all, the Chieftain is a monster, doesn’t it respawn when it dies? By the way, no one had ever caught it before? It was a little bit incomprehensible.

“I was just curious, so I asked.”

At Matsushige’s question, Leeha answered vaguely.

There was no need to talk about his quest, and there was no need to reveal the fact that he had to hunt it.

‘Anyway, the Chieftain is inside. Because Matsushige and Mame Hana also said they had heard of it.’

But it definitely bothered Leeha to hear that it had never been caught.

‘They said that there was a raid, but they were not able to catch it? I didn’t think that it would be too strong. After all, even if only one person over level 100 comes, there would be no way they couldn’t catch it. But they couldn’t catch it? Were they unable to enter, is it something like that?’

Leeha realized the first important point.

First, to snipe. Second, a person who never leaves. Third, it comes at an important time. Fourth, the crisis of the tribe.

These four may be all the keywords that can clear his quest.

After thinking for a while, Leeha asked Matsushige.

“Have you ever been inside the village?”

“Hmm, inside? Yes, we went in once...”

It was Mame Hana who nodded her head at Leeha’s question. If they’ve been inside, the conversation would be easier.

“Do you want to go in again today?

I think we’ve hunted all but one watchtower at the entrance.”

“Hmm... What do you think, Ma-chan?”

Mame Hana inflated her cheeks and looked at Matsushige. It was the tanker who decided whether they should change their hunting ground or not.

“Hmm...”

“We have to go to level up. There are only three of us, so the experience would be pretty good. Matsushige-nim is also strong.”

Leeha encouraged Matsushige with great enthusiasm.

“There are a lot of kobolds in the village. I mean a lot. No matter how careful we are, it will be dangerous.”

Matsushige was pessimistic.

If there was another party nearby, forming a raid team would be the go to approach, but there were no users around now.

“Wouldn’t it be better to wait for other users? We’ll wait while catching monsters around here, and then we’ll form a party with them when they come.”

“That’s a good idea.”

Leeha accepted Matsushige’s proposal.

He had to level up to 29 anyway. Leveling here was quite fast. Leeha considered leveling-up one of the most important tasks in Middle Earth.

Above all, because he was only level 26, the experience he got at a level 40 hunting ground was huge.

‘It’s been about four hours since I entered Sheymoore Mountain. I caught a few monsters while coming, and I caught a few near the top... And it’s already 78%. When I arrived at Sheymoore Village, it was only at 7%, so my experience increased by 71% in 4 hours.’

The last time Leeha raised his experience so quickly was when he was around level 5-6.

“Then, I’ll bring another one.”

Leeha took his musket and went to the village.

Leeha got to level 27 instantly. As Matsushige and Mame Hana, who thought that Leeha was level 41, celebrated, a group of users approached Leeha’s party.

“If we could party with other people, I would like to see the Chieftain as well. I think it would be better to hunt if we have more party members. Ha Leeha-nim is so strong that I think we would be able to catch it.”

“Haha. I know, right?. I want to see it too.”

At Matsushige’s words, Leeha smiled and nodded.

Even if Chieftain Hijuit-Ka appeared, it was impossible to hunt it with party play. Because it was one of the quest failure conditions.

In other words, Matsushige and Mame Hana were only important until they met the Chieftain, however, when the Chieftain appeared, their party would disband.

‘What are they saying? To be honest, I like it... a little. But, I don’t like lying to them, either.’

When Leeha was thinking and worrying alone...

“Oh, Ma-chan!”

“Yes, Hana-chan?”

“There are people! People came! They must have come to hunt!”

‘Ugh, well. It’s been a while in Middle Earth, but only 48 hours must have passed in reality.”

It was still not the time when Kijeong would connect. The only person in Byeolcho guild whose location appeared in the friend’s window was Hyein, who survived the Tiwi Canyon Battle.

However, Leeha did not want to ask Hyein.

“Answer me, you looting bastard!!!”

Petal Kim shouted from behind the Rising Sun guild member. Leeha thought that he was a pretty cool looking tanker, but now that he looked at it, it doesn’t look like that.

Leeha had to choose.

Take off all of Agonia Oso’s items and go down Sheymoore Mountain with Matsushige and Mame Hana.

Resist Rising Sun guild and be killed repeatedly and drop items.

There wasn’t much to think about.

“Thank you for being with me so far.”

Leeha left the party. And he turned to the Rising Sun guild.

“Go to hell, you bastards.”

“Huh, what does this low-level bastard think he’s doing? Do you think you could beat us with a few good items?”

“What’s with all that talk? You gathered people because you don’t have the skills to fight one-on-one.”

“W-what?”

“Did you come here to look tough in front of me? No, to be honest, they don’t even look strong. Those bastards look like they are level 50...”

“T-t-this bastard!”

The Rising Sun fighter’s face turned red.

Leeha’s words hurt their pride. In fact, it was true that the ten people, including Petal Kim, may be a threat, but they did not look that much to Leeha.

It was inevitable, Leeha had already met the Sacred Knights, members of Byeolcho guild and Ram Hwajeong.

‘Well, I am not in a position to look down on them.’

Leeha raised his musket. He couldn’t believe he would be fighting people all of a sudden.

‘It is not a duel of mutual agreement. It’s PvP. The first one to attack will be at a disadvantage.’

There was no need for Leeha to shoot first. As the Rising Sun guild member said, if they attack people, their chaotic index would rise, and their Continental Reputation will be decreased or in severe cases, they might turn into wanted criminals.

“Hyung-nim, are you ready?”

“Is everything prepared? Hey! Start!”

The fighter from the Rising Sun shouted, and a man stepped forward.

Without saying anything, a formation appeared and Leeha judged that these people were quite proficient in PK.

In fact, one of the most infamous guilds in the community boards below level 100 was the Rising Sun guild.

“Matsushige-nim, Mame Hana-nim, if I survive, let’s form a party together next time. Run away now.”

“W-what about Ha Leeha-nim? Are you going to fight them?”

“There’s nothing I can do about it.”

“No, no, no! No way! Just say you’re wrong!”

Mame Hana grabbed Leeha’s arms with tears in her eyes. Even if they don’t fight together, even with this much interest, Leeha knew that these two were good people.

Leeha gently removed Mame Hana’s hand.

“Matsushige-nim, see you next time.”

“Yes. Let’s go, Hana-chan. Quickly! It’s dangerous if we get caught up in it!”

“Ha Leeha-nim! Ha Leeha-nim!”

Only after Leeha saw that Matsushige held Mame Hana’s hand and went down Sheymoore Mountain, could he focus on the Rising Sun Guild.

“Hahaha, you’re fighting us alone? Okay, fine. I will make you quit Middle Earth.”

Appearing next to the man with a two-handed sword was a man in black robe.

The first thing Leeha saw was the weapon in his hand.

‘Wand?’

Black particles were absorbed into his body. It meant that his casting had begun.

Only then did Leeha recognize the man’s weapon.

“...Bone?”

“Taste the fear of the warlock! Nightmare”

Kuuooong-!

In an instant, a skeleton horse jumped out of the bone wand he was holding. It had a semi-transparent body, a rattling and ugly appearance.

It was kind of like a nightmare.

[User ‘Kuschner’ attacked you. A hostile relationship is formed.]

[Chaotic index will not increase when attacking a hostile user.]