B009 – Escort Quest

B009 – Escort Quest

Afternoon in Ascension.

Hecate was sitting inside one of the carriage heading to Calmen Town.

After confirming her quest with the client, the merchant Georg, Hecate was told to sit inside one of the carriage, along with other 4 people. And soon later, the convoy departed.

Currently, she was dumbfounded after receiving the complain message from Rena-cchi and friends. It turned out the meat that Hecate gave to Rena-cchi was harmful and caused the hunt to be stopped.

"Hecate-cchi, where did you get that meat from?" (Rena-cchi) "Meat? What meat?" (Hecate) "The meat you gave me before! It's been a really bad day, you know?" (Rena-cchi) "Well, I'm also curious about that. What on earth that was just entered our stomach." (Emilia)

As soon as the party receiving that death notice, they spent their 1 hour buff by hunting crazily. And when the time was up, their body started to swell before exploded gruesomely, blooming like a fireworks in the summer.

Fortunately, they used a Life Insurance Scroll before the time limit was up. After they died, they just returned to their Save Point without taking the death penalty, which currently was set at Brynhild Fort.

But, it was too troublesome to travel back to the dungeon so the hunt had to stop.

'Ah...it's a pity.'

Hecate could only regret after watching the video that Emilia had recorded. What she regretted wasn't because of the gruesome death of the 7 Players, but because she wasn't there to directly watch the scenery with her own eyes!

The moment when the flesh of the party members blooms and spurting mixed liquids of blood and pus. Then, slowly turning into particles of light and disappeared...

That kind of scenery must be more spectacular than what can be seen in the video.

Out of curiosity, Rena-cchi visited Rosenheim Mage Association to appraise the meat. In there, she obtained a shocking appraisal result. She then shared the information she got to the group chat.

; ; Item Name: Flesh of the Corrupted One Type: Food Ingredients Rarity: Durability: 150/150 Details: A meat cut from the flesh of a corrupted existence that lives in the abyss. Contains a volatile power within.

Caution: Wrongful procedure in processing this meat can endanger the lives of people who consume it.

Seeing the information, Hecate could only frown.

'It seems, that wall of meat is not as simple as I thought.'

The wall of meat was something that was growing from the basement in that ruin. It seems that it was not just a decorative item, but a part of a creature's internal organs.

'Fascinating! I need to visit the place again later.'

She planned to revisit the ruins again at a later time, but that is only after the cooldown of Mana Explosion is over.

Touya, a Human and a level 48 Knight, was one of the Player who took the escorting quest.

He joined a party consisted of four people, Sharp Edge, and they were participating in this quest as C-ranked Adventurers. The other members of the party was his associates at the same school and the same grade, the first year of senior high school.

It hasn't been so long since they played Ascension, as they had just turned 16 a few months ago. Initially, they were confused by the difference between playing games using Consoles and VR Capsules. But gradually, they were adapting quite well.

The former were the relics of the previous civilization and there was no sense of substitution. When playing this kind of games, they can only watch their character move from a screen and that was it. Unlike the latter, where they can feel and touch the world with their own skin.

By the way, there are no MMO games using Consoles. To be precise, not after the booming of VR technology.

In short, this game was their first MMO game.

"Now that I think about it, I entered the game because of her."

As he reminisced about the past, Touya glanced at the side.

Minami, a member of Sharp Edge, and Touya's classmate in the real world. She played as a Draconid and a level 49 Monk, one of the vanguard in the party. When there was a monster, she would come forward to smash it with her fist.

She was also the one who invited him to play Ascension.

"What are you thinking so hard about, Hecate-chan? Can I sit next to you?"

Right now, Minami was trying to create a conversation with another player that took the same quest.

There were 5 people in the carriage they were currently in. Four people were from Touya's party including himself, and the last one was the Player that Minami was trying to talk to.

Seeing Minami was about to bother her, Touya couldn't help but reprimand.

"Minami, you shouldn't bother people like that, it's rude." (Touya)

"Eeeh, but isn't it boring, doing nothing like this? Besides, it's not everyday we could meet a cute player like her."

Minami pouted at Touya's rebuke.

Touya was going to scold her further. Perhaps, it would be fine if the person she bothered was a friend or an acquaintances. But, to bother a stranger that she didn't even know before, it was just simply impolite.

However, before he could scold her, a clear voice interrupted him.

Sharp Edge (4 Players) Fluffy Feral Furry (5 Players) Barazoku Iron Muscles (3 Players) Kaire, level 45 Rogue, a Beastkin (Werecat). Floire, level 47 Priestess, a Beastkin (Werebunny / Bunny girl).

Hecate could only be dumbfounded after hearing Minami's guess.

It was clear that the minimal age permission of using a VR Capsule was 16. But for some reason, her age seems to be shrinking, even lower than that threshold in Minami's eyes.

And because of that, Hecate didn't feel to reveal her own age any longer.

"Minami, less than 16 years old can't play this game." (Hecate)

"Ah, you're right! But then, we're at the same age?" (Minami)

Rather than answering, Hecate just smiled.

Perhaps the fact that this loli was actually older than her had never crossed her mind. Who knows what this girl's reaction will be when she finds out the truth. For some reason, Hecate was looking forward to that day.

At this time, the driver of the carriage they were riding poked his head from the driver seat.

"Adventurers, we will rest in this area until morning."

He was one of the subordinate of the client that has issued this escort quest.

"The next area we have to go through will be full of danger, so please rest well tonight. Mr. Georg expects your true abilities to protect this convoy tomorrow." (The driver)

"I understand." (Minami)

"Okay." (Hecate)

At the same time, Hecate received a notification about the quest update.

Spoiler ; ; <big><big>Quest Updated!</big></big> <big>Escort the merchant Georg to Calmen Town</big>

Rank: C

Quest Details:

The convoy will be camping overnight to rest before entering the dangerous area the next day. You have to rest for the battle tomorrow, but you can also help the crew to set up the camp.

1. Meet with Georg at the North Gate of Nerkia City.

2. Ride inside one of the carriage with the other adventurers.

3. Rest and prepare yourself until tomorrow.

Time left: Before sunrise.

Quest Failure:

Georg dies. Four out of 10 carriages are damaged. 50% of the goods are damaged. Contribution rate less than 10% at the final destination. Failure Penalty:

Adventurer Point -1 The trust of Adventure Guild to you will decrease. The trust of Georg to you will decrease. Karma -100 if Georg dies. Rewards:

None

From the info of the quest notification, this was one of those "free time" during the quest. During this time, the Players were allowed do their stuff freely, as long as they did not conflict with the success rate of the quest.

Players could also chose to do a sidequest during this free time period. By helping the crew setting up the camp, cooking dishes for dinners, and many things, they could earn a lot of contribution value. And then, the higher their contribution value, the higher the reward they can gain after the quest completion.

"This is a good chance to make a profit. Everyone, wake up!"

Seeing that notification, Minami immediately informed her party in the real world to logged in as soon as possible.

But of course, Hecate was never interested about those things. This so called contribution value can be easily obtained by killing monsters on the route. She didn't even care if the quest failed, as long as she arrived at the destination. There was no need to work herself to death like a slave.

What Hecate chose, was a normal logout!

"Well then, I'll be off now! See you a few hours later!" (Hecate)

"Eh, you're not going to do quest with us?" (Minami)

Without even waiting for Minami to finish her words, Hecate quickly disappeared from the place.

Let the maggots eat the flesh, and then after they grow into a considerable size, they can be consumed.

The spiders used this method.

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