Chapter 291: Door of the Sickness

Chapter 291: Door of the Sickness



"A mission, hah." Akuji laughed. "Did our guild masters know that you Imperial dogs are making us do the dirty work?"

"Of course," Mikael said. "King Moriarty told them to send a representative to do this mission. While this war continues raging on, it is still our duty as mercenaries to keep the safety of the New World intact."

"What's the rank of this mission?" Oldman asked.

"X-rank." Mikael said. "Might upgrade to EX. We don't exactly know what will be awaiting us."

"That's just freaking wonderful!" Akuji dropped off the chandelier and headed to the door. "I am out; I ain't dealing with this shit."

"You're not going anywhere." Mikael said with his arms crossed. "If you step out of that door, you'll find yourself in the door steps of the Black Keep."

Akuji came to a stop, and his eyes turned cold. "How dare you threaten me?"

"The only reason the Mercenary Guild is not interfering with the war is because we're still doing our mercenary job. That includes keeping the New World safe from outside threats." Mikael said.

"That's why, to keep things balanced in the war, each faction sent their representatives for the mission. Also, the representatives couldn't be weak. If any of them were, that faction would suffer from a punishment."

"What is this mission?" Sepheron asked.

"Follow me; we shall talk somewhere more private." Mikael walked over to the dungeon door.

"What about us?!" Nathaniel asked. "Aren't we getting recruited?!"

"I am sorry, but that was just an excuse." Mikael said and opened the door. "You're free to leave."

The recruits looked surprised and watched as they all followed behind Mikael, stepping through the door that led back to the fifth floor of the tutorial dungeon.

'I thought it would be weird for so many powerhouses to come recruit them.' Geoffrey thought. 'Sure, Nathaniel and Nigel are very impressive, but not nearly as impressive as someone like Adam.'

...

After stepping through the teleporting door, they found themselves near the cozy-looking cottage of the fifth floor, with the crystal clear lake shimmering right beside them.

The air seemed fresh, like they were in a different world altogether.

'I never expected to come back here.' Adam thought and inhaled the fresh air to fill his lungs. Mikael retrieved some small, round pearls from his inventory and handed everyone one. "Crack the pearl, and they'll teleport you to the tutorial's safe room."

"Why the hell are we going to the safe room?" Akuji asked.

Others also raised their eyebrows.

They hadn't been there since they finished their tutorial.

"That's where the mission takes place." Mikael said, and he destroyed the pearl under his grip.

Following his lead, others also cracked their pearls and traversed through the space that shimmered and twisted until they found themselves in the safe room.

They appeared right in front of the mission board, and the safe room's familiar mall outline greeted them.

However, they weren't alone, as the surprised tutorial-takers looked over at them with curiosity.

A quick-stepped woman approached them, and to the surprise of the tutorial-takers, she bowed with humbleness.

"Sir Mikael, I heard you were coming." Dakota said with a few cold beads of sweat rolling down her face.

"Is the auditorium empty?" Mikael asked.

"Yes, it's all yours," Dakota said.

Mikael nodded and walked past her without acknowledging her existence any further. He and the rest headed straight to the auditorium.

At that moment, Adam walked past her and said, "Long time no see."

"?!" Dakota's eyes widened in shock, and she turned her gaze to him. "Adam... w-what are you doing here..."

"However, even the door's guard became sick for some odd reason and also died. He didn't

touch the door; he promised us all.

"We believe him.

"Thus, for some odd reason, the sickness of the door has become airborne and is infecting

everyone that walks anywhere close to the door.

"It is extremely dangerous because if it worsens, then everyone in the safe room will just die. We have to find what is causing it and stop it!"

"We can fight any monster, no problem, but fighting disease itself?" Lionel shook his head.

"What could we possibly do?"

"We'll need to enter the realm beyond the Door of Sickness." Mikael said. "While our main goal is to stop the spreading of the sickness, we also need to investigate the place on the other

side."

"What if we get sick?" The First Sister asked with a smile. "Do you have a way to cure us?"

"No, we don't." Mikael said. "However, we have Nerezza with us. She has the ability to make

you more immune to the sickness. You can still get sick, though."

"Now, what is our role in this mission?" Lionel asked.

"You all have specific roles just like in any party." Mikael said, and controlled the holographic

image.

The faces of everyone part of the mission appeared with text under each.

"The first role is the leader, which will be assigned to you, Lionel."

Lionel nodded.

He was already world-famous for his leadership skills.

"Oldman, you shall be one of the party's damage dealers."

Oldman nodded.

"Akuji, you as well, and the First Sister as well."

Akuji scoffed, and the First Sister nodded with a smile.

"Sepheron, you will be support." Mikael said. "Use your ice Magick to slow down any and all

enemies. Protect those that are in need, as well."

"Mm." Sepheron nodded. "Nerezza, healer." Mikael said.

"Okay" Nerezza grinned in an ominous way.

"Then, Adam..." Mikael looked over to the black-haired young man and said, "You will be the

tank. Keep Nerezza safe, no matter what happens."

Adam nodded.

Nerezza looked over to him and smiled. "Yeah, keep me safe~"

"I will be part of the damage dealing squad." Mikael said. "However, I will be more versatile.

I can also work as support. Now that everyone has their roles, let's go to the Door of the

Sickness."