#109
109. 25th floor, record (3)
I chased after the party of 3.
Kishasha is in the lead, and the other three are running alongside and behind. Freeasis was barely following the 3rd party, a few steps away.
“Human, can’t you run a little faster?”
Lakari, who was at the very end, urged.
“Me, this much is my limit.”
Friasis bit her lip and replied.
It was natural. Perhaps because of the characteristics of the race, the speed of the 3rd party is too fast compared to other heroes of the same level. I had to exert all my strength to barely catch up. There was no way Priasis could follow.
“I can’t help it. Let’s slow down.”
Kishasha said.
The pace of the party all at once slowed down. From jumping to walking level.
Priasis wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Would it have taken 10 minutes?
When they crossed the middle of the village, Kishasha stopped. Kishasha shouted as she looked over the market where the tents were spread out.
“Daruma!”
“I just came, sister.”
Someone jumped from the tent.
Another beast girl. She was a member of Party 3, who fell aside alone when the group started moving.
“There are three exits. The west, east and north gates, respectively. Monsters are in full swing at the west gate. Humans are running away from the east gate, and the north gate is rather empty.”
“Hmm.”
Kishasha put her hand on her chin.
An escape mission to get out of the field accompanied by an NPC.
He seemed to be contemplating where to run away. The party was given a short waiting time.
I sat down on the stump of a palm tree that had been cut down.
Looking to the side, refugees were rushing forward on the main street in the distance. At the forefront was a procession of luxurious carriages. It seemed to be a group of nobles. Behind them were strong men who seemed to be merchants, and at the very back were women and children.
Priasis watched the scene from afar.
“They… will catch up soon.”
A muffled moan escaped her lips.
Lakari, who was looking at me with sad eyes, said.
“It’s none of my business what happens to humans.”
I looked to the right.
The high barriers surrounding the city had long since collapsed, and the city was burning from the edge. And screams, metal sounds, and monster roars mingled and resounded.
‘The 25th floor is not a defense mission.’
On the 10th floor, he half forcibly defended the city, but things are different from that time. The attacking party also became a different side, and the mission took on a different aspect. There was no need to go through life and death to protect them.
‘I don’t think I can protect it.’
[Lizardman Lv.21] X 415
The number of lizardmen displayed in the mission status window continues to increase.
On the other hand, the number of human soldiers steadily declined. 3 to 1 to 4 to 1, 4 to 1 to 5 to 1. The multiplier widened exponentially.
The roadblocks have already been breached, and the village is being invaded from all directions.
In any case, this town was over.
“I’ve decided. I have to go north. How many monsters are there?”
“There were about 30 of them when I went.”
“Enough. Let’s break through. Everyone gather! Human female, you too.”
“Now, wait! I have something to tell you.”
Priasis opened his mouth.
His expression was terrified, but his eyes were deeply sunken.
“Hero, can you… help them?”
“What dog eating grass?”
“It only takes 5 minutes. In 5 minutes, the refugees will be able to get out safely. If the road blocks them for a moment…”
For a moment, Kishasha’s expression hardened.
Priasis continued without hesitation.
“Hey, I know you’re shameless. You’re making a dangerous request to someone you owe your life to. But, but! They’re innocent people. You guys…”
“It has nothing to do with me whether tens of thousands of humans die! When our people are slaughtered!
Lakari approached Priasis with a sharp expression.
“stop.”
Kishasha reached out to block Rakari.
“Don’t touch me carelessly.”
“But sister. This human is…”
“I just need to tell you that it’s not possible.”
Kishasha said as if it were assertive.
“I’m sorry, human, but we can’t do your favor.”
“Is it really not possible?”
“It’s not so good.”
Priasis closed her eyes tightly,
got down on his knees That moment.
[Teeling!]
[Branching occurs!]
[Special NPC ‘Priasis All Ragna’ is asking for help!]
[Sub quest (branching type)]
[Goal – Give refugees time to evacuate!]
[Reward – NPC favorability increase, intermediate experience and gold, bonus stage opening]
[Tips/About Sub Quests]
[During missions, there are times when sub-quests appear. Sub-quests are unrelated to the mission you’re doing, but completing them can give you great rewards. However, don’t forget that you have to take the risk!]
Kishasha’s face frowned while looking at the quest log.
[Master, you can instruct the hero to perform the quest!]
[One. Perform Perfectly – Refugee Protection and City Defense (Reward X 2)]
[2. Do it – protect refugees]
[3. refuse]
[The hero’s intention is as follows.]
[Kishasha – Negative]
[Lakari – extremely negative]
[Nishaz – Negative]
[Nandio – Neutral]
[Daruma – Positive]
Logs popped up one after another.
It was a message announcing a sub-quest.
‘Did he leave here?’
I had expected it.
Sometimes NPCs give quests within missions. practice is free. When you clear it, you get a certain reward. Even if you refuse, there is no great harm.
I saw Priasis.
She knelt in the sand, her eyes tightly closed.
but.
[3. Decline (optional)]
[The quest is rejected.]
Amkena immediately refused.
The reason is simple. Party members were generally negative. Even if you force it, it won’t work.
Even the hero can tell that the Master has refused.
Because the research reached a certain level, even the hero could observe this level of system messages.
“Open your eyes.”
Kishasha said.
Priasis opened her eyes and looked at Kishasha with a desperate expression.
“Are you sure it’s not okay?”
“Sorry. The risk is too great for us. We cannot lose our kind while protecting humans.”
The clear reward is specified in the quest message.
‘Experience and gold. and… … .’
bonus stage.
It was a rare opportunity. Even Kishasha knows that there is no reward for doing this. But Kishasha refused.
‘The risk is great for Kishasha.’
Due to the nature of the 3rd party made up of minority races, it is not easy to replenish once a member is lost.
Priasis’ shoulders trembled.
“……I get it.”
Priasis arose helplessly.
Those eyes followed the procession of refugees. A massacre was already taking place on one side of the boulevard. Elderly people and children who walk slowly, the weakest die first.
“Still I can’t do anything.”
Priasis smiled bitterly.
“They’ll be coming this way soon too. Let’s move.”
Kishasha turned her back.
The target is the northern street. It was where the gate leading to the desert was located.
I left the oasis area and entered the street.
The enemy appeared immediately. Lizardman type. It was a lizard-type monster that walked on two legs. Gray-white scales were soaked in human blood.
“Ugh!”
As soon as the Lizardman saw the party, they rushed at it with shining eyes.
The curved sword in his hand danced.
puck!
Although the head was only blown off by Kishasha’s fist.
In addition, Lizardmen appeared all over the city, but it did not become a big crisis.
Kishasha and the others killed the monsters without difficulty. Although numerous, they were spread throughout the village. Also, their target was not Priasis. They just went on a rampage, trying to kill everything in sight.
“…”
Looking at the human corpses strewn across the street, Priasis lowered her head.
The 3rd party didn’t care what the friasis was or not and went on. I followed Kishasha and the others from behind a few meters and put the structure of the street in my head. Where is the shortcut and how many lizardmen are there?
‘The difficulty is not difficult.’
It is clear that the monster is rampaging.
However, they did not pose a great threat. The 3rd party made their way to the north gate without difficulty.
‘Is it a mission to take a break?’
The difficulty of ‘Pick Me Up’, known externally, is random.
There are ridiculously difficult missions, and there are times when there are missions that are so easy that you wonder if this is okay. The difficulty level of the 25th floor, which I had grasped, was definitely not difficult compared to the cases so far.
It’s all about escaping with NPCs.
It’s not like hundreds of Lizardmen flocked to it at once.
The high-level boss monster didn’t even appear.
‘but.’
If the mission of Pick Me Up is not random,
If there is a hidden meaning in each mission.
There is only one possibility.
‘A bridgehead for reaching the 30th floor.’
I followed the 3rd party at a brisk pace.
At the north gate, Kishasha, who had transformed into a half-man, half-beast, was cutting the Lizardmen into pieces. Her ears pricked above her head, and the tail of her hips swayed with movement. She seemed to be capable of such transformations.
I sat on the rubble of a broken building.
The party that dealt with the Lizardmen was leaving through the North Gate, but they had no intention of following them. I’ve already seen everything to see. The 25th floor ended here.
[Stage cleared!]
[‘Kishasha (★★★★)’, ‘Lakari (★★★)’, ‘Nishhazu (★★★)’, ‘Daruma (★★★)’, ‘Nando (★★★)’ , level up!]
[Reward – 200,000G]
[MVP – ‘Kishasha (★★★★)’]
Sure enough, the stage clear message came to mind, and the background gradually began to blur. The town’s buildings were littered with sand. Lizardmen and human corpses then became light and disappeared. and.
Pod!
I was back in the gap of time and space.
[Record reading completed!]
[‘Han (★★★)’ has learned the experience of the 25th floor.]
[Regeneration Stone is consumed.]
The shadow lifts.
Three mirrors that had lost their light stood tall.
‘Different type sub questra.’
There are several types of sub-quests.
However, the branching type appeared on the 25th floor. Among the many quests, it had a unique feature. that.
[Tips/About subquests 2]
[Mission with branching sub-quests can be re-challenged. This has nothing to do with clearing the boss stage. However, you cannot obtain clear rewards that you have already obtained.]
Just in time, an appropriate explanatory message came to mind.
It seemed that Isel was trying to inform Amkena of the facts just now.
The rewards for sub-quests are experience and gold, as well as increased favorability with NPCs and the opening of bonus stages.
Experience and gold can be passed on to other heroes or amkenas. It was the latter that mattered.
In the bonus stage, there was a high possibility that information about the next floor would come out.
More than anything else, it was what I was most curious about.
The NPC favorability is a bit ambiguous.
‘That mission.’
i don’t
clap.
I fastened the sheath to my belt and left the room.
