Chapter 10: Hunting
Unlike Finn, Enryu understood the importance of missing levels.
Everyone had the same Status Screen.
However, depending on the rarity of their Class, they could unlock hidden stats and there would be slight changes in the Status Screen.
Finn's class did not have a rank assigned to it, making it look like an unranked class, if not for the fact that he did not have a level and even a legendary class had levels, let alone unranked classes.
There was a high probability he had a hidden class or his class was above legendary grade.
Both possibilities were terrifying.
"How many people know about our blacksmith?" Yurain asked.
The underlying threat in those polite words was clear to her.
"N-no one except me knows."
"That's good. I hope you will keep it that way." Yurian stood up. "Or else I'll be forced to get involved."
He added.
"Since you agreed to my request, I'll give you an advice.
"Don't rely on your immortality too much. Counter measures against it have been long developed."
He walked towards the door.
As soon as he left, the pressure disappeared.
Enryu could finally move.
She bit her lips when she thought back to Yurian's words.
"Fray, come inside."
The secretary entered the meeting room.
"What is it, Vice Guildmaster?"
"Tell everyone in our guild to play as if they have only one life. Don't depend on the revival function."
The secretary's gaze sharpened.
The ability to come back to life after death was a major trump card for players. Not using it would hamper their progress greatly.
"Why?"
"Mr. Yurian advised. According to him, it isn't an omnipotent ability."
"Understood. I'll spread the news as soon as possible and make sure only our guild members know about it."
It was good that Fray had a good head on shoulders.
Enryu did not need to explain everything.
After she was left alone, she covered her face with her palms.
"I won't tell anyone else. But you didn't say I can't recruit him."
Yurian was dangerous.
However, Enryu would have never succeeded if she never took risks.
She decided to meet Finn in real life.
…
Special Zone Gobi Desert
Finn looked around.
The scorching heat waves caused the air to quiver.
He noticed a faint light covering his body.
"It's a spell that protects the target from heat." Yurian led the way. "Before we collect the materials, let's form a party."
A screen appeared before Finn.
[Yurian Von Sapphire would like to form a party?]
[Accept/Reject]
"Why do we need to form a party?"
"I'm trying to check if you can gain Exp and level up."
Finn nodded and accepted the party request.
[You have formed a party with Yurian Von Sapphire.]
He did not feel any different.
"I'll start," Yurian said.
He raised his staff and chanted.
Wisps of pink hue came out of the staff and spread out in all directions.
Soon the ground shook.
Clouds of dust rose in the horizon.
"What… is that?"
"Spirits. We need their cores to create epic-grade weapons."
Football sized fireballs materialized behind Yurian.
At the same time, the source of dust clouds revealed themselves.
Giant Centipede monsters.
The monsters were near them in an instant. Despite their gigantic size they were faster than horses.
Yurian looked calm.
"There are ten of them. It should be enough."
The fireballs shot forward like bullets. They pierced the monsters' heads.
Nothing happened.
The monsters continued their advance when suddenly they stopped.
Their heads expanded and exploded into gory mist.
[Lvl. 51 Spirit Worm defeated.]
[Lvl. 53 Spirit Worm defeated.]
[Lvl. 57 Spirit Worm....]
[Lvl. 52....]
[...]
Browned colors beads flew out of the corpses towards Yurian.
He caught them.
"It's done. Let's go to meet the Earth Dragon."
"Huh? That's all?"
Yurian explained when he saw Finn's confused expression.
"They were just low level monsters. It's not difficult to defeat them."
"But you said we had to defeat level 50 monsters at the minimum."
"Yes, level 50, that's why I called them low level monsters."
Finn nodded.
'I see. So level 50 monsters are low level mobs in Infinite Realm.'
"Did you get any experience points?"
Yurian asked to which Finn shook his head.
It was as he had expected.
After collecting the materials, Yurian chanted a teleportation spell.
Finn felt the shift.
Just as the scenery changed, he saw a blurry figure rush at them.
A cold chill spread through his back.
Yurian swiftly reacted by raising his staff.
The blurry figure clashed against Yurian, causing massive gales to spread through the surroundings with them at the center.
The gales increased in intensity.
Finn felt like he was standing at the striking point of the lightning bolt.
"Stop!"
Yurian shouted.
The figure clicked her tongue and retreated. The gales disappeared. Finn could finally breathe again.
Finn fell to his knees. He was tired.
He hadn't felt this exhausted in ages.
And….
He was afraid.
When the figure had attacked, he knew his life was in danger.
He felt powerless.
There was nothing he could've done if Yurian did not protect him.
"Purify," Yurian muttered a short chant.
The concern, fear and powerlessness pressing against Finn's mind disappeared.
He felt like he was finally free from the hold of a mental restraint.
"It was a side-effect of experiencing a high-level monster's bloodlust." Yurian patted his back. "You did good enough to not faint like most adventurers, so don't think about it too much."
Finn raised his head and finally looked at the figure that attacked them.
A woman, no older than twenty, with shoulder-length ash colored hair stood in front of them.
She had shark-like teeth and wore gray shorts and gray crop top.
Her silver blade, lacking both handle and guard, looked like a cheap and incomplete sword, yet it was so sharp that it seemed to cut air.
"I thought it was a rat sneaking in my garden."
She threw her blade behind her back.
A crack suddenly appeared in the air and swallowed the blade.
"Sigh," Yurian massaged his brows and helped Finn to stand. "She's the Earth Dragon we're supposed to meet. I'm sorry for her rude behavior."
"I have a name. Stop treating me like a monster."
"Then don't attack people the moment you see them."
"Anyway, who is this brat?"
The Earth Dragon stared at Finn.
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