"Daedalus, can you set up a function whereby I can chat privately with Llyod and Hill inside my mind?""I can. But you have to understand that it can only reach 200 meters."
"Oh? You actually can?"
"Yeah, easy job."
"That"s great, you know. I mean, I can"t exactly talk with a sword in my mouth."
"Ku ku ku! Try talking in your mind now. I have already channeled your thoughts to them. But they still need to voice out what they want to say."
"That should be okay," replied Ryth.
Just when Ryth wanted to move forward, Daedalus shouted.
"New quest is triggered, partner!"
Ryth immediately saw a box appeared on his interface.
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Optional Quest
Resque
Save the kidnapped elf from the bandits.
Reward : 300.000 EXP
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"Optional quest?"
He had a puzzled look on his face as this is the first time that he saw the interface appearing like this. He then said to Daedalus, "Why weren"t there any triggered quest when I helped out the dark elf to clear the dungeon?"
Daedalus laughed awkwardly. "Ah ha ha… Actually, there was! You must have not realized it before. I also forgot to mention about it. It probably appears when you were busy checking your status and skill panel."
"Eh? This kind of quests does exist??" Ryth asked, surprised.
"Yeah. The main rewards for that quest were the help of the dark elves and lots of reputation points. The skill was just a bonus reward," said Daedalus as Ryth scrolled down the previous quest panel.
Ryth studied the panel and came to realization. "I see, so that"s what happened."
He turned his head towards the carriage and drawn out [Vengeance] and [Ryuujin"s Will].
Without turning, he gestured to both Hill and Llyod to get ready. "Hill! Cover me and take care of the bandits near the hostage!" Ryth instructed.
"On it." Hill took his bow out and took aim.
"Llyod, come with me!"
"Okay, my lord!"
Ryth ran towards the carriage as he activated a skill.
{Fast Steps}!
In the blink of an eye, Ryth had shorten his distance with the nearest bandit.
"What the f-, Who the h.e.l.l are yo-" the bandit looked shocked at the sudden figure in front of him that he did not have the chance to fully draw out his sword before Ryth slashed him.
"GAAAARGH!"
Blood gushed out from the bandit"s chest, the other bandits that were near the first one were shocked when they heard the scream. However, before they could fully draw out their swords, they were already slashed.
"Slash, slash, slash!"
"AAAGH!"
"MY HANDS!"
Ryth had already slashed the six of them with the [Stream of Light]. He then shifted his gaze to the carriage as the other bandits shouted.
"That guy heading towards the carriage!"
"He"s after the elf! Take him out! Finish him!"
"You dared to attack the Fang group?! We will make you wish that you were never born!"
Llyod followed behind Ryth but he was slightly slower than Ryth since Ryth use the [Fast Steps] skill. The skill gave Ryth additional points of AGI by 35.
The commander who was standing near the carriage frowned when he heard the shouts. He then realized something was amiss.
There was no way that the two unknown guys would attacked them without noticing their necklaces, which has their insignia. They must have known that they are from the Fang bandits gang. So it"s possible that there were more than the two of them.
He shouted, "Be careful! There must be other peopl-"
The commander didn"t manage to finish his sentence before the guards near him screamed in pain. He quickly draws out his big sword.
"CLANG!"
He swiftly deflected the two arrows that were about to hit him.
"Archers!" the commander shouted, "There are at least 2 or one skilled archers in the woods! Be on guard!"
The other bandits" eyebrows furrowed as they began to regroup to guard the carriage.
Ryth, who immediately hid behind a large tree, smirked at the bandits" panicked actions. "This will be a good chance to try my new skills."
The 3 swords glowed with blue light. Ryth suddenly disappeared from the shadows and towards the unsuspecting bandits.
{Starry Night}!
Several slashes landed on the bodies of the bandits, who were blocking Ryth"s path. The blue light formed many lines of light, beautifully like an astrological line, sparkling. The hands, chests or legs of the bandits were cut by Ryth.
"GAAAGH!"
"What the heck? He"s a 3 swords style swordsman?!"
"I"ve never seen anything like that!"
Surprise and fear filled the bandits" eyes.
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{Starry Night}
Level 1
(Troika Cla.s.s)
The swords will glow a blue light. The 15 slashes will form a sparkling line like an astrological line in the night sky.
Attack : Weapons" attack multiplied by 5
Requirements
MP : 550
Cooldown : 60 seconds
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The bandits who were far away from Ryth"s attacks, tried to attack him but before they could reach Ryth, Llyod had swung his great sword across their paths.
"Don"t you forget about me!"
"BOOM!"
"GAAAGH!
From the trees, Hill crouched on one of the tall branches and shot his arrows towards the commander. It trapped the commander, enabling him to not make a move to help his subordinates. Few minutes later, the bandits were wiped out. The only bandit remained was the commander.
Looking at the bloods on the ground, where the gra.s.s was now painted red, Ryth took a deep breath to calm his mind. He tried not to vomit as the smell of deaths reached his.
"Hang in there, partner!" Daedalus laughed. "I get itA This is your first time, seeing something like this, right? Well, If I could vomit, I would have vomit from the first guy we"ve killed earlier."
Ryth heaved a long breath, "Ugh, yeah… I"m alright now." He then scolded himself, muttering, "Demit, Ryth! We are still in battle! You need to focus!"
"HOW DARE YOU!" the commander screamed in pain, as he keeps deflecting Hill"s arrows. "I WILL KILL YOU!"
Hill had used all of his skills to attack the commander non-stop. However, the commander was strong enough to deflect his arrows.
His face was solemn as he concentrated on deflecting the attacks. But when he saw the man with the three swords, he was shocked. His eyes widened when he recognized the man.
"YOU! HOW ARE YOU STILL ALIVE?!"
From what Ryth had recalled from the original owner"s memories, the commander in front of him was not the actual bandit"s boss. But they are the one who were involved during the time when an arrow pierced past his left eye, making him blind.
Ryth scoffed. These guys make the perfect targets to vent his anger on.
Letting out a red light from the [Eye of Daedalus], his bandages became blood red. His clothing too became red, from the bloods of the bandits he had killed.
The commander was furious when he saw the smug look on Ryth"s face. His face became red in anger as he ran furiously towards Ryth, swinging his great sword.
{Heavy Swing}!
Ryth quickly activated {Deflect} skill as he twisted around the great sword that landed on the ground with a "BOOM!" sound. As the great sword began to stuck on the ground, Ryth quickly activated another skill.
{Stab}!
However, the commander noticed this and let go of his great sword. He avoided Ryth"s attack and counter it with a kick to Ryth"s abdomen.
Ryth blocked the counter with his swords, falling back a few steps.
Llyod ran towards the commander, who was distracted with Ryth and swung his great sword.
The commander quickly grabbed his great sword off the ground and lifted up to block Llyod"s attack.
{Heavy Swing}!
"BOOM!"
The commander fell to his knees, gritting his teeth as he was pushed back a few steps.
Just as he was about to distance himself from Llyod, Ryth was already nearby and has activated his skill, {Lightning Piercer}.
The commander tried to avoid the attack by turning to his right, however, at the same time, he saw an arrow coming towards him. Hence, he tried to turn to his left. But his timing was off and he got hit by Ryth"s attack.
"WHOOSH!"
"GAAARGH!" the commander screamed in pain as he got pushed back and fell onto the ground, groaning.
The thrust power of {Lightning Piercer} was strong enough to make him vomit blood. The commander wiped his mouth with his left hand. "What the heck? How could my ebony armor be easily pierced by that sword? Is that sword made from some kind of special material??" he said in disbelief.
Although, his armor protected his stomach from being stabbed, but the part of the armor that protected his abdomen was ruined. It could not even stop the damage where the commander was still hurt from Ryth"s {Lightning Piercer}.
As he tried to stand up, another arrow shot out at him, stopping his actions. It directly hits at the hole of the armor.
Ryth and Llyod saw this advantage and quickly ran forward to launch their next attack.
"GARGH! Heck!" the commander gritted his teeth in pain. He tried to stand up again, enduring the pain as he tried to lift his great sword.
However, before he could stand again, Llyod had swung his great sword and shouted.
{Heavy Cut}!
Ryth activated his skill as well.
{Cut}!
The commander could only blocked Llyod"s attack, but couldn"t react to Ryth"s.
Blood gushed out from his neck. Although, the commander was quite strong himself, but when he was facing a level 50 archer and a level 50 berserker at the same time, on top of that, there is another swordsman with a 3 swords style.
He was not able to concentrate on one opponent. So, as a result, he was quickly defeated at their hands.
"Are you okay, my lord?" Llyod asked in worry, once they have defeated the commander.
"Ugh... I"m fine... It was just too overwhelming for me. I will go to the carriage."
Ryth sheated back his swords as he covered his mouth. With a pained look on his face, he walked towards the carriage.
Inside the carriage, he saw an elf girl sitting on the floor of the carriage. Fear and caution filled her eyes as she watched Ryth peeked inside. When Ryth climbed in, she hurriedly distances herself from him.
Ryth heaved a long breath as he finally calmed down. He sat down across her and noticed the shackles on both her ankles and wrists.
Ryth walked nearer to the elf and said, "Wait and keep still, I will try and break the shackles off you."
The elf didn"t respond for awhile but then nodded her head.
"Daedalus, break it."
"Alright!"
The [Eye of Daedalus] let out a blue light and scanned the shackles, "This is a shackle that sealed a person"s mana. That"s probably why the elf could not free herself."
"I see..."
Daedalus asked for the permission to use Ryth"s hands. Ryth answered "yes" to the permission. Daedalus took out his tools from the inventory and began breaking the shackles.
"Click, click, click!"
The shackles broke. Ryth put the shackles to the side and removed the cloth that covered the elf"s mouth.
The elf was so beautiful. Her eyes are golden, with long eye lashes, short silver hair just slightly above her shoulder. Her hourgla.s.s figure was beautiful too with the right curves.
She was wearing a black T-shirt, with a leather jacket that stopped slightly above her stomach, and a tight black trouser. She wore a chocolate leather shoes.
Ryth gulped, this is the first time he saw a girl this beautiful with his own eyes. He coughed awkwardly and asked, "Are you okay?"
The elf nodded her head and said, "Why are you helping me? You are a human. Isn"t this near the territory of the Dark elves because I remember some dark elves coming from the woods."
Because of the discrimination humans have towards the other races, Ryth could clearly understood why she was being cautious in front of him. He could only sighed.
Ryth then looked at her in the eye and said, "Does it matter? Do you believe that all humans hate elves? I don"t exactly know the reason why people would want to hurt each other but I"m not like them. I want to help each other, instead."
The elf looked slightly surprised. She has never met a human who would want to help an elf. "Who are you?" she asked, confused.
Ryth then thought it is better to tell her his real name so that she could trust him more. "My name is Ryth Myrad," he answered. "But you can call me, Ryth. What about you?"
The elf blinked her eyes in surprised and answered back, "I"m Azalea Bryhana. And I thank you for saving me," giving Ryth a small bow in grat.i.tude.