章節 30: CHAPTER 30 – First Raid.

[New Quest: -

Quest objective: Clear the A-rank gate – "Forest of the Orcs".

Bonus 1 objective: Kill a Mid-boss of the gate alone.

Bonus 2 objective: Kill the Boss of the Gate alone.

Quest reward: 5000 points.

Bonus 1 reward: (B-rank) – Blazing beam {Skill}

Bonus 2 reward: Random A-rank short sword or dagger.

Time limit: --

Penalty: Randomly doing Cabbage patch. (Duration: 1 day.)]

Although a little surprised by the sudden quest, Alex still maintained a calm exterior, however, when he saw the penalty, his expression couldn't help but turn weird and it did not go unnoticed by the two girls that were with him.

"What's wrong Alex?" Alice asked with a hint of worry in her voice. She thought that the change in expression Alex had was somehow related to the gate they were going to enter, Ann's face also mirrored Alice's expression.

They knew Alex was very mysterious and strong, he also knew many things and was very knowledgeable, so, the first thing that came to their mind after seeing him stop just before they were about to enter the gate was that something was wrong with the gate.

"Oh, nothing. I was just wondering how lucky I am to be entering a gate alone with two beautiful girls." Alex smiled a little and spoke after realizing his mistake.

His words, however, caused both Alice and Ann to blush furiously while looking down, too shy to meet his eyes after he complimented them.

'Why?' He asked in his mind as he could hear Sophia trying to hold her giggle for the reason he knew very well.

[The mission is far too easy for your level and you will also get SP from killing the monste-] Sophia's words were cut off before she could continue.

'You know that I didn't ask that from you, right?' Alex spoke with a groan and Sophia finally started giggling, not trying to suppress it anymore.

Alex knew what she was talking about and he didn't have any problem with that as the rewards provided by the system were still generous. He would get 120 SP just by killing a single B-rank mob and 200 for an A-rank mob. As for the boss and mid-boss, it depended on them.

[Well, it was the system that did it, but it doesn't matter, right? Or are you saying you are going to fail this mission?] Sophia asked with an infectious giggle.

Even though she knew that Alex was not going to get the penalty, just the prospect of Alex doing a cabbage patch made her giggle.

'Sigh… Yeah, there's no way I am doing that penalty.' Alex sighed; he was feeling mentally exhausted even before entering the gate.

"Let's go. We might be done in an hour or two if we go now." He spoke with a smile as he saw the girls had calmed down. The girls nodded their heads and moved towards the gate.

Even though Alex and Sophia talked for a bit, in reality, it had been no more than 10 seconds and Sophia was still giggling in the system space causing Alex to sigh inwardly.

..............

"Nice view," This was the first thing Alex said after they entered the gate causing both Alice and Ann to intentionally turn towards him with an expression that read 'Really now?'

It was normal for them to react like that, after all, they were inside an A-rank gate, a gate where even an S-rank raider could lose their life if they let their guard down.

They were standing inside a forest, surrounded by large, really large trees with a height of 20m being the lowest, the forest spanned who knows how many kilometers.

The sound of creatures moving here and there, branches breaking, wings fluttering and eventual howling or growling of beasts would cause any normal Raider to lose their calm.

Although Alice and Ann were not scared or intimidated, that didn't mean they were enjoying the view like Alex was. So, when they heard his words, it was the only reaction they could give him.

"All right, don't look at me like that, I just spoke my mind," Alex shrugged while speaking nonchalantly. He was not bothered by the atmosphere, rather he was eager to go and hunt the monsters that were hiding in their surroundings.

"So, how are we doing this?" Alex changed the subject since he could still feel the girls looking at him weirdly.

"We will leave that for you to decide," Alice spoke and Ann nodded in agreement.

"Hm, since you wanted to test me," Alex spoke with a teasing smile. The girls just lowered their heads in embarrassment after realizing that Alex knew what they were trying, but Alex continued, "Why don't you guys just observe my skills from afar?"

"No," X2

their replies were instantaneous. They knew Alex was strong and he would not be defeated by some A-rank monsters, but accidents can happen so they weren't going to just stand and watch.

"I am not saying that I will be fighting alone. You guys can intervene whenever you think that I am having a hard time or if you think that I am facing a situation I can't resolve, all right?" Alex could understand what they were thinking, so, he didn't force them.

He knew it was hard for them to just blindly believe in his strength when they had never seen him fight. Even Alice just knew that her fire couldn't harm him -- nothing more.

"OK," Alice spoke after contemplating for a bit. She had no objections to these terms as she was a mage, and she could take care of things even from a distance. Ann also nodded as she saw her friend agree to Alex's offer.

"Now that it's settled, let me take care of our guests," Alex spoke in a relaxed voice while stretching his hands. The girls on the other hand couldn't stay relaxed after hearing his words, and instantly took their fighting stances.

They could see large jackals moving in their direction. These jackals seemed to blend in with the surroundings, and they were just 10m away from them. In normal cases, they would not have been careless enough to let their enemies get this close to them.

It was Alex's relaxed attitude that caused them to subconsciously relax, which again proved how dangerous the incubus bloodline was.

They turned toward Alex with eyes filled with complaint, but what they saw was empty space.

Before they could understand or think something.....

*Slash*

Their surroundings turned silent as they heard the sound of something being slashed.

"AUUUUUUUWWWWWW!!"

They turned toward the howls and saw the jackals that were stealthily moving towards them were now running away in fright while their tails were tucked between their legs. Just from the way they howled, anyone could tell they were scared shitless.

Then both of them turned toward the direction where the jackals looked again and again while running with all their might. They kept looking in the same direction as if to ensure something or to check something.

They were stunned when they saw Alex standing there with Noctura on his shoulder and a jackal with his head cleanly shaved off his body below his feat. They could see a normal-looking silver sword with a black hilt that he was holding making them confused about where he got that from.

They couldn't even feel when he had moved there and killed the jackal, much less follow his movement. Ann felt a chill run down her spine as she remembered how she thought of testing Alex when he entered the guild, it wasn't only her, even Alice was a little scared even though none of it showed on her face.

Just then they saw Alex turn towards them and their bodies tensed a little, but then they relaxed as they saw Alex smiling gently at them. They smiled as well, they tended to forget who he was and that he would not harm them, still, who could blame them?

In front of power, everything is useless and everything about Alex screams power, so, it is natural for them to feel a little scared. When they are by his side, they don't think much since they can feel his warmth, but it is when he moves away from them that they start having unnecessary thoughts.

"Are you guys coming?" Then they heard his warm and gentle voice.

"Yes."X2

Both of them replied and moved towards him with a smile, they decided to ignore the fact that the guy who was smiling at them right now had the power to kill them in a second since they knew that was never going to happen.

As they reached by his side, he smiled at them and rubbed their heads gently which they accepted without any resistance. Alex could feel their fear since he had been observing their expressions and he knew that it was natural to get a little scared since they hadn't known each other for that long.

But he would not let them distance themselves from him just because of this, he was going to print it in their minds that he was never going to harm them.

As Alex ended patting their heads, suddenly Noctura jumped down from his shoulder surprising everyone present, but the next event was more surprising for the girls, though not that surprising for Alex.

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