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"When did Ian get here again? ’

Vanessa looks embarrassed when she finds Ian.

Apparently, a few hours ago, he was in the stamp of the Spirit and suddenly appeared on the deep Spirit Mountain.

But that's when Ian, who appeared with Magby, started attacking the spirit Vanessa had lost.

Vanessa, who saw it, rushes out, screaming at Ian.

“Now, hold on! Don't attack, Ian! We have to capture it!”

The dark spirit Vanessa was trying to capture was one with very unique abilities.

It was a rare spirit with unique abilities, like the assassin class, that hides itself and moves through space in an instant to ambush the opponent.

"Ian would kill him in an instant. We have to stop him! ’

Vanessa thought Ian was going to kill the Contaminated Spirit right away.

Of course, she didn't think Ian had the beads of harmony.

But the moment she came out to stop Ian.

Shuuung-pong!

The one who stumbled upon Magby's attack quickly got sucked into the bead Ian was holding.

So easily.

We didn't know how, but Ian managed to capture it, knowing its location, despite using the hidden family's unique abilities.

Moreover, the skill of using the beads of harmony was so great that it was not even comparable to Vanessa.

There must be a difference in skill between Didyne Vanessa and Ian who has already captured more than fifty Contaminated Spirits.

“ ……! ”

Then, toward Vanessa and Sarah, Ian grinned and asked.

“Why are you surprised? You said you had to capture it.”

“ ……. ”

“So you captured him? ”

“Phew……. ”

Sarah and Vanessa who lost their horses with a stupefied look on their face.

Ian's appearance was even more shocking because the content of the 'bead of harmony’ was the two sisters they thought they had captured.

Sarah asked Ian in a trembling voice.

“Joe, where did you get the beads of harmony? ”

“How do you know the beads of harmony? ”

“We get quest rewards... …. ”

Seeing Vanessa blurring at the end of her words, she suddenly saw Ian's evil face (?) smiles were raised.

As soon as I heard her, I came up with an idea.

‘I need to take a quick look to see if I know anything about the Spring of Life. I need to extract some information if I know. ’

As Ian, we don't know how far Sarah and Vanessa have gone with the quest related to the bead of harmony.

Maybe it was just to get the Orb as a quest reward, or maybe even a quest related to the Spring of Life, like Ian himself.

If the two sisters knew about the fountain of life, Ian was going to use the bait to get information about the transcendent equipment they might find tempting.

Finding the fountain of life on this vast Spirit Mountain without any clues was not an easy task, so it would be a big number to confirm the location of the fountain of life from them.

Ian rolls his head quickly, looking at his luck.

“Vanessa, how many beads of harmony are left? ”

In Ian's question, Vanessa shakes her head.

“No, we don't have much time. ”

“What are you going to do when you're done? ”

“What should I do? I have to find a new quest to give marbles. ”

“Aha.”

“Weren't you also given the marble of harmony quest? ”

“That's right."

“Then maybe there's another quest for reward beads somewhere? ”

Ian looks a little sad when he hears Vanessa's words.

Apparently Vanessa doesn't know anything about making harmonious beads, so her plans to extract information about the fountain of life were abandoned.

But that didn't mean Ian was going to let them go.

If you can't extract the information, you're looking to extract the labor force.

‘Hmph, win-win after all. ’

As always, Ian's bait is not compulsory.

Being angry with Ian is all he ever wanted to do.

Ian opens his mouth again in a gentle voice.

“But Vanessa, you know what? ”

“What?"

“A way to keep supplying the beads of harmony without even looking for quests. ”

“Something like that? ”

“I know how to make a marble of harmony. ”

“ ……! ”

“Well, aren't you curious? ”

And with it, the twin sisters fall into Ian's swamp again.

“Of course! ”

* * *

Sarah and Vanessa ended up with Ian.

Ian decided to share a map of the spirit system with them first.

Unlike Ian, who had just entered the foothills of Mount Spirit, they wandered around Mount Spirit for over a month, so the map would be much wider revealed.

Instead, Ian hands over the captured dark spirit to Vanessa in return.

“Oh, the map is quite clear. ”

In Ian's amazement, Vanessa opens her mouth with a proud voice.

“Of course. There won't be many rankers faster on the Spirit Mountain than we are." ”

“Really?"

Sarah helped me.

“Vanessa's right. I know the team that breached Horus Outpost is no more than us. ”

“Horus Outpost.... ”

As Ian listens to the story of the two sisters, he glances over the map.

And while looking at the map, I was able to get some useful information from them.

First, Horus' Forward Base is built to block all roads leading up to the Mount of Spirit heights.

Second, the average level of mechanical monsters appearing at Horus Advance Base is about 30 transcendent levels.

Third, you can find powerful and rare Contaminated Spirits by entering a dungeon called "Contaminated Spirit Water" that randomly appears throughout the Spirit Mountain.

“And Ian, the fountain of life, I don't think you've seen it. ”

“Really?"

“Yes. We've been all the way down the Spirit Mountain, but we've never seen anything like it. ”

“Hmm, I see. ”

“Maybe we need to get a little higher through the defense lines of the machine civilization to find them?" ”

And speaking with the two sisters, Ian realized what to do first.

‘Eventually, you'll need a powerful spirit, a fountain of life, and a higher level of content to find it. ’

Ian sweeps the map, looking for Horus Outpost.

And within the uncovered map, you can quickly find the Horus outposts that you two have been looking for.

“There's a Horus Outpost not far from here? ”

“That's right. Just a little further up this ridge, and I think there was an outpost guarding you. ”

Following Sara's answer, Vanessa speaks.

“Ian, I know you're strong, but if this is your first strike, you'd better start somewhere else. ”

Ian asked with a curious expression.

“Why?”

“This base here has a very rough terrain, so it's too difficult to siege. ”

“Aha.”

“I don't know if it's going to be 50 transcendent levels, but if it's not, it's better to experience and challenge somewhere else first. ”

At Vanessa's words, Ian smiles deeply.

It was quietly amusing that no one could predict that his transcendence level was above level 60.

“That's it, let's go up this way, no worries. If it's hard to pierce, there's got to be a better reward. ”

“Well, if you think so……. ”

Vanessa is slightly concerned, but nods and follows Ian's opinions.

After all, the two sisters had already successfully raided Horus Outpost, plus a lot of power called Ian, which was probably easier to target than they thought.

“Let's get moving then. It's been a while. ”

“Yes, you are. ”

“Phew, it's been a few minutes.... ”

At Ian's word, I cut my head off, and Sarah and Vanessa throw him a party.

- Tyring!

-User of Summoners' Vanessa (Lv.???) 'joined the party.

-User of Summoners‘ Sarah (Lv.???) 'joined the party.

Ian then naturally becomes the party leader, turning Iron's horn and navigating to Horus' base.

Then, I remembered a system message that I had not thought of before the eyes of three people.

- Tyring!

-Party member Ian has successfully raided Horus Outpost (5276, 1998)!

-Party members get 1,250 more prestige from 'Ian’!

- Party Member ‘Ian’ has won the 'Steel Parts of Arus’ item!

Sarah and Vanessa's gaze upon the message returns to Ian at the same time.

It was obvious, but the two sisters' faces were almost appalled.

“What the hell have you done, Ian? ”

“What's this bug situation again? ”

However, Ian was also unable to answer the questions of the two sisters.

He also hasn't figured out what the situation is yet.

I just stared at Sarah and Vanessa alternately with a puzzled look on my face.

“What, what? What's going on...... ”

In fact, at this moment, the most embarrassing thing was Ian.

Obviously, he didn't do anything, but he was more surprised than the two sisters when he suddenly remembered the message that he had defeated Horus Outpost.

What the hell is that? How can this be...? ’

But then I rolled my head hard.

“ ……! ”

Ian, who came up with something, opened the entire system window, which had been left blank.

The two summons that were separated from Ian before crossing the mountain ridge suddenly came to mind.

‘No way...? ’

And the next moment, Ian was devastated.

As soon as I opened the system window, I knew exactly what had happened.

This was literally something Ian had never even imagined.

- Many Summoners have triggered their own unique ability, Dragon Bress!

- Summoner Lai has inflicted fatal damage on Machine Monster Arus!

…… approximate……

- Many Summoners have defeated the Machine Monster Arus!

- You have successfully defeated Horus Outpost!

…… Snapshot……

This situation even Ian could not understand, was more motivated than ever before (?).