Chapter 77: The Grand Escape

There were quite few possible choices that a simple [ Level ] 3 Peasant could do, if the City of Gloria couldn't handle it with battle—he had to choose a different course of actions. Something that wouldn't aggravate things. Han glanced down at the things that he had taken from one of the stands.

These were the tools and they were all laid down for him.

A simple wooden stick.

A white cloth.

Some plain string.

"...Craft. Do tell me that we have a craft skill right?" He murmured to himself as he began to tie some of the cloth into the stick. Well he would have to make do. Though the idea of a [ Craft ] skill would be really good, it also wouldn't do well for him to gain a new [ Class ].

At least not right now.

[ Player Feature Unlocked: Crafting! ]

He blinked for a moment at the status that appeared before him and shook his head, trying not to grin. Well, if it was going to be a bonus action or feature as a [ Player ] then he had no choice but to accept it right. Despite the situation, he could already imagine the countless items he could make.

But that was for a later time.

Right now he held all the items together and used the crafting feature. A small glow appeared in his hands and they would vanish. A new menu appeared in front of him.

[ What Do You Wish To Craft? ]

] Puppet

] Flag

] Big Whack Sticc

[ Player have selected [ Flag ] and will now start crafting… ]

[ Item will be crafted in three minutes ]

He tried not to face-palm, it still made him wait? Well, that was no problem, with the items now out of his hands, he would need to do something else.

Han Jing was doing what he did best, multitasking.

The map towards the other [ Players ] were on the left corner and with the help of the golden line, he could easily move without much trouble. He began to speed read through the [ Universal Chat ], he had to go through multiple and somewhat rambled talks between the other [ Players ] as he sought for any context and clue on who could have possibly arrived:

[ Wood Elf ]: Heeey, why won't you visit me @Gnome

[ Gnome ]: Ah! I'm a little busy, my apologies :')

[ Chut ]: Sent an image

[ Wood Elf ]: A-Ah! I remember that I actually have a mission, I got to go. See you guys!

[ Gnome ]: That's a really… interesting picture! It must be where you're staying at?

[ Chut ]: Sent a happy squid emoji

[ Mermaid ]: I've harvested some of my special Seaweed, is there anybody interested in doing a trade?

[ Witch ]: Hmm… shall we take it to the direct message?

[ Mermaid ]: Um, did you get the chance to grow some Sage Grass now?

[ Witch ]: I'm no [ Gardener ], [ Druid ] or [ Farmer ] so I'm afraid my cultivating of the plants is still…

[ Light Elf ]: I think @ShadowElf found some. Right?

[ Shadow Elf ]: sent a thumbs-up

Conversations further back

[ Light Elf ]: I wanna go out and sightsee, would it be alright to visit your place @Tiefling

[ Tiefling ]: No

[ Light Elf ]: How mean, well, where else? The Dwarven Cavern? The Lofty Peaks?

[ High Elf ]: Not the best time

[ Dwarf ]: Damn right it isn't!

[ Light Elf ]: ...eek, would you trade for a [ Teleportation Scroll ] then?

[ High Elf ]: If you wish for some privacy and safety, please communicate with me directly. What if somebody uses some underhand methods?

[ Dwarf ]: Are you accusing me of something, boy?

[ High Elf ]: I'm older than you

[ Dwarf ]: Damn right you are! So don't think of invading my property!

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"Excuse me!" He shouted as he arrived, finding not only the three [ Players ] but two more people. Regardless, from description and stereotype alone, it seemed that they matched three of the Races in the [ Universal Chat ].

There was a voluptuous blonde woman wearing a relaxing silky white dress akin to Grecian Robes. She was a beautiful sight to see. Near the walls was a fiendish looking person, their skin was tinged red and from her dark hair, he could see some small horns protruding. Finally there was a man flickering around the area, dressed and covered from head to toe.

If he had to assume, those were the [ Light Elf ], [ Tiefling ] and [ Shadow Elf ] respectively.

Actually he had only taken a hunch on those words when he had skidded into the street. It could have been someone else entirely—but wait! Crap. There were a lot more eyewitnesses than he expected there to be. Wouldn't they have already run off? Plus in the distance, the ones that the [ Tiefling ] and [ Shadow Elf ] were fighting. They were a familiar figure, his [ Professor ] Orleans was here?

Han grimaced, so the Kraelonia Academy representatives or something would be here soon.

"Run away kid! This is no place for you!" A shout came from the distance.

He would have missed them if they hadn't been beside the [ Light Elf ], but it was also due to that shouting that the [ Light Elf ] finally turned towards him and blinked, "Oops. It seems someone has dropped by?" She tilted her head a bit, their gaze scrutinizing him. "And with a flag? Are you here to surrender?"

Wait.

Couldn't they not recognize him as a [ Player ]?

Assumptions aside, the man beside the [ Light Elf ] began to move. It all happened within a blink of an eye. Resembling the same move that Donovan had done, the blade struck out towards the woman—a blast of light erupted around her and shot him backwards. The man crashed towards the wall, their clothes singing and burnt.

She glanced towards the human with a frown, displeasure clearly evident in their face and more so in their tone. "How horrible, haven't I just healed and saved you before and this is how you repay me?"

The event that occurred here was a little confusing, the [ Light Elf ] helped a human but the other two were wreaking havoc in the city. But wait.

Why was the man standing up still?

Were they standing up because Han was here?

They wanted to save him?

What a stupid idea. They were still alive and should have used this opportunity to run. Han was being ignored at this moment as well, the other [ Players ] still caught up with their own affairs. "Waaait! This isn't for surrender at all, rather this is for negotiations, didn't you guys come here looking for Sage Grass? I have some!"

The [ Light Elf ] paused midway as they approached the man.

But the fight between the [ Tiefling ], the [ Shadow Elf ] and his [ Professor ] was still ongoing. Who would be the victor, the outcome was inevitable if nobody would come and help her, and yet it wouldn't be him. He actually needed to be gone before anybody could recognize him. So he stepped closer towards the [ Light Elf ] and waved a hand, "I got some—" He stopped mid sentence.

The [ Light Elf ] giggled, "Ah, we don't need Sage Grass. We have some… but wait, the reason you know this is because? Wait, you're that [ Human ]?"

Han Jing wanted to hit his head against the wall. He messed up, panicking at the sight of the injured man he ended up saying something wrong. Well, it didn't matter in the end as he had caught one of their attention. Still the wreck across the city and the reinforcements—"If you want to have no trouble, well, if you don't want to bother with the Kraelonia Academy and the city's defenses, we should escape!"

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"My, my, shouldn't you already be running back into the city?" The [ Wood Elf ] asked as their gaze flickered back into the city. It was a little bit of a struggle to keep their expression and tone complacent, it was a little folly and foolishness that brought them all here.

The experience was quite known between the older [ Players ] within this realm.

When a numerous of them all join together within one location, trouble or luck would surely begin to ensue. He could already recall the time when all of the [ Elves ] converged for a Council Meeting and the entire earth began to open up and swallow the entire forest that they had met in… it had been a little bit of ill luck but it also helped them find valuable resources.

But this time, he had a feeling that only trouble would occur:

[ SPECIAL: New Quest! ]

Danger lurks near and will shake the place

Ensure that all [ Allies ] and [ Members ] will be safe

Considering that he only had one [ Ally ], his problem would be quite few… although he could be wrong. Actually, they even sent him a message he had left unread, it seemed that the [ Human ] was quick on stringing all the lines together. And so it only left him with one problem.

He glanced at the [ Mermaid ] beside him as he scratched his cheek, well it was impossible for him to leave a beautiful maiden behind could he?

It was decided, he had to take her along—

"Oh!" Odele blinked and turned to him with a sheepish smile, "I think they were the cause of that light, well since it's already not so far, I think you don't have to worry about me no longer. Thank you Mister [ Wood Elf ], I'll uh leave you with your… friend? Please accept my token of gratitude."

The [ Mermaid ] produced the [ Black Pearl ] from her satchel and gave it to him.

And with speed that didn't match someone who had just arrived into dry land, Odele began to leave the forest even faster than one could say skedaddle!