TL: xLordFifth
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“Last time we met as enemies and it was really bloody, but it is nice to meet again in the same team like this, doesn’t it?”
“Who are you saying are on your team?”
“Oh my, why are you like that? You know how much tax I pay to Gaza City. It is better if we treat each other well. Not only on the voyage, but also in the future〜 if you want to work together with me.”
Chiyou smiled.
The thick puffy skin under her eyes made her look softer and brighter, but Leeha ignored her.
‘She knows that I am the lord of the castle. No, it’s only natural to know that much. Most users know everything now.’
Most regular users who stop by Gaza City will know that the actual city lord was Leeha. Furthermore, there was no way that Chiyou, who already owns a store,
didn’t know.‘The question is, when did she know? Is it now that the general users are starting to know about it or is it before……?
What if Chiyou deals with information and is an enemy outside the party?
Leeha may have quickly obtained the news that Gaza City was obtained, and in other words, informed Faust and ordered them to complain.
That was exactly what Leeha suspected.
‘According to Peytor’s report, Chiyou’s shop, a high-end restaurant, did not receive any damage. It is because of that.’
But he couldn’t be sure.
In addition, there were many shops that did not receive any damage at all.
Although the citie’s functions were paralyzed by more than 60%, the actual damage to buildings and structures was only around 40%.
If he were to simply judge by whether or not there was any damage, there would be countless suspects.
‘Madam Ju hasn’t said anything yet…. It must have been a while since the investigation itself began.’
They were busy preparing for the opening of the Holy Grill Gaza City branch.
He asked for Chiyou to be investigated, but it was not yet known how far the work had progressed.
Most importantly, Chiyou met Petyr and applied for the 2nd new continent expedition at the ‘time’ where Leeha was at Holy Grill, so no matter how quickly the investigation would not be conducted, it would not be possible to get it right in time.
“His Holiness is entering!”
The square in front of Vatican became quiet along with the powerful sound of drums.
Leeha could no longer argue with Chiyou.
As the 40 members of the new continent expedition team lined up and users around them tried to record the historic moment using various recording and recording systems, Leeha’s mind was racing alone.
‘No, if we only look at the enemies outside the circle, is Petyr one of the suspects?’
Until now, Leeha was thinking of the ‘hidden hand’.
But what about Petyr? He couldn’t be ignored either!
‘During the national war, he personally went out to assassinate the commander-in-chief. Even though it failed, Petyr didn’t die either! If he is alive, he can continue to direct the strategy after that!’
Since his job is an assassin-class, he must be good at stealth.
It also makes sense that he was related to Shazrasian’s Igor. Most importantly, they were both rankers.
‘Right. I may be wrong from the start. Chiyou isn’t the only problem. Petyr can not be ignored either. Anyway, he is the one who trampled on Biyemi and rose to the top rank as an assassin. Is it possible that the [her] that Faust mentioned is just a verbal tic?’
A sniper must be cautious.
There were times when one should follow one’s own intuition, but that was only when it was unavoidable.
Wasn’t the most reasonable and rational job among soldiers the sniper?
While Leeha couldn’t concentrate on the Pope’s speech and was contemplating about Petyr, Chiyou, and the hidden hand,
Chiyou was smiling.
‘Fufufu, you must be confused, aren’t you? If I had come alone, you would have definitely misunderstood… but Petyr is also here.’
The reason Chiyou went to Midnight Circus even though she could have participated in the expedition and gathered information herself. In other words, there was only one reason for Petyr to participate in the expedition.
‘People’s eyes are naturally drawn to stimulating colors. More so if it’s that idiot clown who tried to assassinate Fibiel’s King, and the national war’s commander-in-chief… it is the perfect distraction for Ha Leeha.’
To divert Leeha’s attention away from her.
The plan of Chiyou, the leader of Shinobi-gumi and the ‘hidden hand’, whom Leeha still had no idea about, succeeded spectacularly.
While Leeha was trapped in the thought trap, the pope’s speech was almost ending.
“-Therefore, we can no longer sit idly by and ignore the danger posed by the Demon King’s fragments, in the name of Lord Ahlo.
The powers of all continents have gathered here to pursue and annihilate them. Of course, I have no intention of placing the entire burden of this world on the shoulders of 40 people. The biggest task you must do to accomplish is to create link between the new continent and this continent. A full-fledged chase for the Demon King’s fragment.”
Not only the expedition members but also almost all the gathered users realized that every word this NPC said would be a hint for phase 3.
“It will not be easy. I can’t imagine how rough the road would be to the land of the unknown.. All I can do is pray that Ahlo’s blessings be with you on your journey…”
The pope quietly closed his eyes and folded his hands.
Some user’s hearts burned hotly as they watched that somewhat godly scene.
“Expedition leader, come forward.”
As soon as the pope finished speaking, one of the 40 people lined up stepped forward.
The man’s steps were slow, but whose composure suited him well.
A man who was accepted without disagreement by all 17 heroes’ descendants and people whose skills were recognized through the tournament.
1st in ranking, Alexander, The Great, stood proudly with his shoulders squared in front of the pope.
“It suits him quite well. doesn’t it?”
“Alexander’s chuunibyou disease is very famous.”
“……I will definitely find out his weakness during this expedition.”
Kidd and Luger answered Leeha with their own thoughts.
Not to mention, the general participants in the tournament, it was only natural that the general users were also able to recognize Alexander.
In the case of Luger and Lee Jiwon, who Leeha expected to produce strong backlash, did not have any comment this time. It was because he had experienced Alexander’s true skills without Bailephus.
‘Right, no one could deny that. What was always hinted at in the quest was to somehow have at least one survivor. In the worst case, even if all expedition members die and the expedition ship is completely destroyed, at least one person must arrive to the new continent. In other words, it means survivability.’
The pope placed his hand on Alexander’s head and quietly prayed.
‘And when it comes to survival, Alexander has an advantage over anyone else. Because Bailephus is with him.’
The moment the pope’s mouth stopped moving, a notification window appeared in front of 40 users.
[Beyond the Dawn Sea]
Explanation: “I don’t want to be unfair, but please understand that I have no choice but to burden you. If this voyage fails, we don’t know what will happen to the launch of the next expedition to the new continent. Because it is not easy to navigate. So you must succeed. If we fail, we…. We will have no choice but to wait in anxiety and fear until the Demon King’s Fragments come across again from beyond the Sea of Dawn, leading his minions. May Ahlo’s blessing protect you.”
Preparations for the launch of the expedition, which gathered manpower and resources from all countries on the continent, is complete. From this moment on, you must leave for an uncertain voyage. Innumerable difficulties and endless choices await you….
Content:
- Construct mana relay tower on the Sea of Dawn
- At least one out of the 40 combat personnel arrives in the new continent
- Construct mana relay tower on the new continent
Reward: ??
(Reward changes according to the number of goals achieved）
Condition for Failure :When 2 or more goals are not achieved
Upon failure: 5 Lv. decrease(Stat points will be decrease according to level)
Additional decrease of stat points by 20
Achievement: Continental Setback
Title: ‘Broken Hope of Humanity’ force equip
– Would you like to accept?
‘As expected, even if only one person- no, something is different this time?!’
The faces of 40 users changed into various colors.
Some of them did not understand the contents of the quest, while others were shocked by the enormous penalty for failure.
‘Is this quest a step-by-step procedure? Well, since we will not be able to report while voyaging, it would be better to give it like this from the beginning.’
Normally, they would do action a, comeback and report, receive the reward, and then proceed with quest b, but it was not possible this time.
Therefore, having multiple goals from the beginning and assign tasks to achieve them.
‘40 combat personnel. The remaining NPCs were all just manpower needed for mana relay tower construction or navigation. In other words, the moment goal number 2 fails, it would be practically complete 1 and 3.’
All NPCs will die during navigation.
Therefore, the absolute condition for completing this quest is to have one out of the 40 combatants to arrive at the new continent.
That point was consistent with the reason why Leeha and the other users chose Alexander as their leader.
‘The smoothest way to complete the quest is to build a mana relay tower on the way then proceed early. If we do that, goals 1 and 2 will be achieved. First of all, the worst case scenario of quest failure has been overcome.’
If the construction of the mana relay tower in the new continent fails, the success reward.
That alone was reassuring .
‘No it’s not reassuring. After that, it would mean that a third expedition would have to be formed to start again at the midpoint of the Dawn Sea, where the Mana Relay Tower is. Bluebeard might awaken the other Demon King’s Fragments. We must move with the determination to achieve all three goals.’
Leeha swallowed his saliva, thinking it was very difficult.
If they failed, they get a 5 level reduction and 25 subsequent stat points, and another 20 stat points.
This meant that it was not just a simple 5 level reduction, but was almost 10 level reduction.
The question of whether there would be users who would not accept the quest because of the huge penalty was just unfounded.
‘If there were enough users to join the expedition, of course they would know.’ The fact that the reward of completing a difficult quest was great. Although there was tension and anxiety, no one refused the quest.
All 40 users pressed the accept button.
“I pray for the success of the 2nd New Continent Expedition for this land and for humanity, and at this moment, in the name of God, I officially acknowledge the start of the expedition.”
The pope finally finished his final declaration.
Hwaaaaaaa-
“I want to avoid being called the bastard who broke the hope of humanity.”
“I agree. The pope is giving a ridiculous quest.”
“Geez, it sounds good that the condition for failure is not being able to fulfil two or more conditions, but isn’t it all meaningless if we are not able to do all three?”
“Kiskis, that’s right. Of course, it is linked to the period and speed at which Bluebeard awakens the other fragments of the demon king, but…. it’s going to be quite complicated.”
“I-I just participated because I wanted to increase my intimacy with plants and animals, but the work is really big.”
The users put their minds together to reduce their anxiety.
Alexander opened his mouth as the pope descended from the podium and looked at the 39 members of the expedition.
“Why are you worrying so much? Don’t think about it too complicatedly.”
It was noisy with the cheers of those around him, but Alexander’s low, deep voice was enough to attract the attention of the expedition members.
What did he mean about not thinking about it too complicatedly?
Was it about looking at the step-by-step quest goals, variable rewards, and huge penalty for failure?
However, Alexander was ranked first.
The power of being number one in the rankings was demonstrated at times like this.
“We have to clear it.”
He demonstrated an overwhelming ability to sum up even complex quests in one sentence.
“Bailephus.”
Hwaaaaa—-!
As soon as Alexander finished speaking, the golden knight standing next to 40 users polymorphed in an instant.
Making the user’s cheers even louder, Alexander climbed onto Bailephus’ neck.
“Let’s go. To Kraven’s seas.”
All the users disappeared after tearing up the designated location scroll that Fernand had distributed earlier.
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