Kapitel 67: 67 Carrying
67. Carrying
As soon as she entered Round 5, Min Juri recalled Ryumin's advice:
"The quest to kill 300 orcs is not at all easy. Orcs are tough monsters that tend to move in hordes. You absolutely must not try to hunt them alone."
"So that's why you're telling me to get help from Black Scythe?"
"Yes. After the area integration, find Black Scythe first. Don't think about fighting orcs. Even if you can't contact Black Scythe, wait an hour before moving."
"Okay. Thanks for letting me know, Min!"
As Ryumin said, Min Juri waited for the area integration to happen.
True to the Prophet class, the area integration really occurred and she looked for Black Scythe.
'How do I find him?'
She had that thought for a moment, but there was no need to search.
Black Scythe was among the 10 area representatives gathered for the bonus game.
'Ah, found him. I'll talk to him after this is over.'
She also became curious.
Whether Black Scythe could claim the integrated area representative position.
The result was Black Scythe's victory as expected.
He showed an overwhelmingly superior skill gap.
'Well, he's level 30 so that's to be expected.'
She nodded in understanding and tried to approach Black Scythe.
But when she actually tried to approach, her feet wouldn't move.
Even though she saw Black Scythe coming down after finishing the deathmatch, she couldn't get close.
She didn't have the confidence.
'Why, why am I like this...?'
The reason was simple.
Fundamental fear.
The fear of the strong that all humans have made her hesitate to step forward.
Especially after seeing him mercilessly behead his opponents.
'M-Min said I need to cooperate with Black Scythe. He'll surely want my help.'
She steeled herself, repeating that he wouldn't harm her, that he wasn't such a psycho to point a sword at her in their first meeting.
But when she came to her senses, Black Scythe had already disappeared.
'Ah... I ended up missing him.'
It seems he left to do the main quest.
The surrounding players were also dispersing to hunt orcs.
Except for Min Juri.
'What do I do now? He said hunting orcs alone is too much, so I can't move rashly...'
With nothing else to do, Min Juri decided to wait an hour as Ryumin said.
He had emphasized it so much that she didn't even think about looking at orcs.
An hour passed like that.
[Time remaining until round end: 08:55:15]
[Main Quest Progress: Orcs 0/300]
Min Juri sighed looking at the progress window.
A sudden anxiety swept over her.
'This is bad. What if I get eliminated without reaching 300 at this rate?'
It was a natural worry since an hour passed without doing anything.
'I came relying only on Black Scythe, but I can't find Black Scythe...'
It was her own fault.
She lost sight of Black Scythe because she got needlessly scared.
'I can't just stay still like this. There's no guarantee Black Scythe will return to the starting point.'
She had to go look for him.
At this rate, she might not encounter Black Scythe until the round ends.
Thud thud- She started walking.
Her eyes moved busily trying to find Black Scythe.
She didn't neglect watching her surroundings either.
'I think he went this way at a glance...'
She walked aimlessly in the direction Black Scythe disappeared.
After walking for about 10 minutes like that?
She saw a palisade in the distance.
It was a village, but looking crude, it seemed to be where orcs lived.
'Is he in there? No. I should avoid it since it might be dangerous.'
She chose to go around without getting close.
But ridiculously, at that moment she encountered the being she didn't want to meet.
It was an orc.
She could tell at a glance because it looked exactly like the orcs she'd seen in games.
"Chweek, chweeeek!"
The orc that spotted Min Juri ran towards her with an axe.
'Oh no, I didn't want to face an orc...!'
An unavoidable combat situation arose.
Min Juri immediately cast a buff on herself.
'Bless!'
[All stats increased by 50% due to the Bless skill effect.]
Her main stat Agility increased from 24 to 36.
Strength that she put a few points in as a sub stat also increased from 12 to 18.
Min Juri raised the rapier she received for changing classes.
'There are two fortunate things for me.'
First, there was only one opponent.
Second, she heard about orcs' weakness from Ryumin.
'He said to aim for the neck since other parts have tough muscles.'
She endured the hell of Round 4.
She was confident in a one-on-one fight.
Whoosh-!
The orc's axe blade aimed for her shoulder.
After lightly dodging, she thought it was slower than expected.
'Dodging is easy. The problem is accuracy.'
It's certainly not easy to aim for a moving target's neck.
This isn't a game, so there's no hit rate correction.
'If I hit the wrong spot by mistake, I'll get counterattacked.'
Ryumin warned that most people die getting flustered when their weapon doesn't come out.
'He said it's hard to pull out because of muscle density, so quick and concise.'
While dodging the axe and looking for an opportunity, Min Juri's sword aimed for the orc's neck.
But because the orc moved, it stabbed into its chest instead.
The rapier that went in with a thud came out quickly.
'Fortunately, it didn't get caught in the muscles like I worried.'
Thanks to stabbing short and thick, it was much easier to pull out.
"Chweeeeeek!"
The orc that felt pain in its chest swung its axe excitedly.
But Min Juri wasn't one to get hit by slow and unskilled axe swings.
Stab- Stab- Stab-!
She continued her offensive, aiming for the neck with repeated thrusts.
On the sixth attempt, she managed to pierce a hole in the orc's neck.
"Chweek! Kuruk, chweheeek!"
Green blood gushed out from between the orc's hands grabbing its neck.
As its movements slowed, she pressed the advantage and stabbed two, three more times.
Thud-
"Haa, haa."
Min Juri wiped the sweat from her forehead while breathing heavily.
'It was hard but I did it. I killed an orc one-on-one.'
Her joy and bright smile were short-lived.
Min Juri suddenly rubbed her eyes and blinked repeatedly.
'What's this? Am I seeing things?'
Because the man she had been looking for was walking towards her from the front.
'Is that really Black Scythe in front of me? Really?'
After brief surprise, she let out a sigh of relief.
The man she had been searching for came walking on his own.
No, he was passing by.
"...Ah! Excuse me!"
At the sudden shout, Black Scythe turned around haughtily.
"What is it?"
"Ah, th-that... I mean..."
Now that she tried to speak, her throat felt blocked.
Min Juri who was hesitating spoke as if spitting it out.
"Black Scythe-nim! Let's work together!"
"Do what?"
"Huh? Ah... P-party."
Black Scythe tilted his head.
There's no way he didn't understand the game term "party".
"Why should I party with you?"
"Th-that's..."
Judging it would be faster to show through action than explain complexly, Min Juri suddenly reached out her hand.
As the light emanating from her hand entered his head, Ryumin pretended to be startled.
"What... is this?"
"It's Bless. My buff skill. The duration is 3 hours. All your stats probably increased by 50%."
Ryumin acted like he was checking his status window though he already knew.
"I see that's the case after checking."
"Does that answer your question? My buff will be a big help for hunting."
"So you want to party together to keep receiving the buff?"
"Yes. More precisely, please help me hunt."
"Hmm."
Ryumin pretended to ponder while touching his chin.
Then he deliberately glared with cold eyes to match his concept.
"I have Domination Authority. I could use you as my assistant right now."
"Ah..."
Min Juri was flustered.
She didn't expect him to come out like this.
Of course, Ryumin had no intention of wasting Domination Authority.
"Can you promise not to stab me in the back?"
"O-of course!"
"Alright. I'll trust you once."
Ryumin suddenly held out his hand.
Min Juri who came to her senses with an "Ah-" carefully grasped it.
"We're partying so let's do a simple introduction. [Black Scythe], level 32, job is Grim Reaper."
"Ah, I'm [Democracy]. Level 13 and my job is Buffer."
"You said you needed help? But I saw you killing an orc quite well earlier."
"It was my first time killing one and honestly it was hard."
"It's been almost 1 hour 30 minutes but you just killed your first one?"
"Ahaha... Well, somehow..."
Min Juri scratched her cheek, unable to say she wasted time waiting for Black Scythe.
"You don't have much time then."
"Yes... I just killed one so I need to quickly reach 300."
"Then I'll help you kill them faster."
"How?"
"I'll weaken the orcs to near death, you finish them off. If you land the last hit, the kill will count for you."
It was what's known as "carrying" in games.
"You can do that much, right?"
"Of course. You saw me kill that orc. I'm not so weak that I can't even eat food that's fed to me."
"Then there's nothing to worry about. Let's go."
"Wait a moment."
Ryumin turned his head indifferently at Min Juri's call.
"What is it?"
"I'm grateful for the help but... Am I not interfering with your quest, Black Scythe-nim...?"
"Don't worry about that. I already finished the main quest."
"What?"
You already killed all 300?
There's still over 8 hours left until the round ends?
While Min Juri made a dumbfounded expression, Ryumin said:
"My goal isn't the main quest. It's the sub-quest. I already got one Stone of Balance."
"Ah, you already got one?"
"I got it from killing a boss called Orc Warrior. The rest will probably drop from bosses too."
"Ah... So there were bosses..."
Min Juri who was familiar with games thought bosses would appear someday.
But she didn't expect it to be this round.
"If you're interested in the sub-quest, just say so. I'll give you a chance to face a boss alone."
"Ah, no. I can barely handle orcs, let alone a boss..."
Min Juri who waved her hands glanced at Ryumin.
'So that's what you were worried about? That I might betray you out of greed for the Stone of Balance.'
She actually trusted him so wasn't worried, but Min Juri couldn't help but think that way.
"Don't worry, Black Scythe-nim. I have no greed for the sub-quest. I'm satisfied with just the main quest. So I absolutely won't betray you. I don't have the skills for that anyway..."
"Alright. I'll trust you."
Ryumin who said that started walking first.
Min Juri followed behind with small steps.
"Don't stay behind, come to the side. I can't protect you if you're not in my sight."
"Ah, okay."
Min Juri was no longer afraid of Black Scythe.
'Talking to him, he doesn't seem like the cold-blooded person his image suggests.'
He said he'd help with hunting, told her to come to the side because it's dangerous, and seemed to look after her subtly.
'I'm glad I listened to Min. Honestly I wasn't sure if Black Scythe would party with me, but now I'm even getting help...'
She was curious how he'd carry her against orcs, but she'd find out soon.
While thinking that as they walked side by side, a group of orcs appeared just then.
"Chweek- Chweek!"
As three orcs approached with fierce eyes, Min Juri raised her rapier warily.
That's when.
"Wait here a moment."
Ryumin who spoke indifferently stepped forward and swung his scythe low.
The thick legs of the orcs were sliced like meat.
"Kuuk!"
"Keak!"
The scythe flashed again at the upper bodies of the orcs that collapsed to the ground.
This time their arms were separated from their torsos.
The orcs with severed limbs and only torsos left howled in pain.
"Now, kill them. All three."
"..."
"Why are you standing blankly?"
"Ah, sorry."
Min Juri who came to her senses approached the orcs.
Stab- Stab- Stab!
Taking their lives wasn't difficult.
Especially against helpless opponents who lost their arms and legs.
[You have killed an orc!]
[Experience +2.35%]
[Gold +40]
Min Juri opened her mouth seeing the message that popped up.
'Th-this is... too easy, isn't it?'
She knows well from facing them directly.
That orcs are not easy monsters.
So even though it was carrying, she thought she'd have to take some risks...
'It's not dangerous at all?'
It was too comfortable and easy, like eating fish with the bones already removed.
'To think killing orcs could be this easy.'
She was newly amazed at Black Scythe's skills.
"Let's go."
"Ah, yes!"
She felt it once again.
That she was really, really fortunate to party with Black Scythe.
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