Episode 162
162. Lightning Rune Test
<Soul Binding Quest>
└Defeat the 7 Archangels
└Number of Archangels currently defeated (1/7)
└When successful ▶ ????
‘Soul Binding Quest? Was there a quest like this?’
I’ve only seen the main quest and sub-quest, but this is the first time I’ve seen a quest like this.
‘At first glance, it looks like a quest created by killing an archangel… … .’
The rewards are secret and the level of difficulty is high.
It was a quest that required killing all seven archangels to be successful.
‘If we infer from the term soul bonding, is this a quest that continues even after the round ends?’
Usually, the deadline for a quest is until the end of the round.
It does not continue until the next round.
However, if you look at the term soul binding and the difficulty level that is impossible to complete in one round… … .
‘It seems like it’s a quest that lasts until death.’
I couldn’t help but think that way.
‘Do we actually have to kill all 7 archangels before the 20th round? Now there are 6 people.’
It was truly an absurd level of difficulty.
While I was laughing, Yamti approached me.
“master.”
At that moment, Ryumin’s portrayal of the Four Gods ended and his bare face was revealed.
“Is it all over?”
“okay. “The business is done.”
“The angel I caught last seemed a bit strong… … .”
“The seven archangels, the highest ranking angels.”
“Wow, did you kill such an amazing being?”
“That’s amazing. “When I actually dealt with it, it wasn’t that big of a deal.”
Ryumin, laughing, said after cleaning up the corpses to erase their traces.
“let’s go. “To do a side quest.”
* * *
As Ryumin left the temple, he hid the title of Retrograde for the last time.
[The Holy Empire’s reputation for the last time rebels has been lowered from ‘hostile’ to ‘cheolcheon supporter’.]
This is because he incurred the wrath of the temple by killing not only the angels but also the Holy Emperor.
‘If you think about it, the Holy Emperor was killed by another angel.’
Since I hid the title, no trouble would arise, but I couldn’t hide my bitterness.
‘It’s been a long time since I did something good, but I got hated by the same person.’
Well, it was just mindless grumbling, and in fact, I wasn’t even paying attention.
Whether they see you as an enemy or not, who cares about that in a situation where they might be NPCs or actual aliens?
‘No matter what other people’s reputation is, it’s enough to get compensation.’
Since there are many titles anyway, there are many alternatives.
“master. Should we break up now?”
“uh. Like I said, if you start from here, you will be able to complete 4 until the time limit is reached. Then, you will easily become one of the achievers.”
“Hey, I don’t want to break up… … .”
“Stop acting cute and go quickly. If you procrastinate and don’t complete the quest, you’ll just disappear. “I will go to the end of hell and scold you.”
“Oh, I understand! “I will definitely survive!”
Yamti must live.
Because her abilities will be useful in the future.
Ryumin left Yamti and walked straight away.
‘I’ve already finished one sub-quest, and I have to complete 9 more in the remaining 9 hours.’
I have already thought about which quest to do first.
Based on previous experience, the optimal route was created to minimize time and movement.
‘Start from here first.’
Ryumin went into the alley where street vendors were gathered next to the square and spoke to the NPC.
“I came to buy some things.”
“Come on! “What would you like me to give you?”
“Please give me everything, from here to here.”
“yes?”
The second subquest to do was ‘Plexing at a street vendor.’
* * *
It is not difficult to find a side quest in round 10.
If you walk around here and there, you can find them, and there are many different types.
Delivering goods, running errands, doing favors, exterminating monsters, escort missions, etc.
There are even jobs where you can look after the store for a few hours as a part-time job.
‘It’s inefficient because it takes up too much time.’
As for sub-quests, it is better to be able to complete them quickly.
Currently, the fastest thing was to donate to the temple and sweep up the street vendors.
‘Other than these two, the quests take at least 30 minutes.’
After purchasing the items, Ryumin went to the mercenary group for the next quick quest.
“welcome. “What brought you to our Golden Eagle Mercenaries?”
“I want to take on a subjugation mission.”
Although defeating monsters is a quest that takes quite a bit of time, it is also a quick quest that can be completed in less than 30 minutes if you are skilled.
The receptionist at the desk looked at Ryumin and spoke brightly.
“Oh, I checked and you are a skilled level mercenary. “There’s a suitable subjugation mission at the moment, so I’ll introduce it to you.”
[Please touch the monster you want to defeat.]
└ 1. Lizardman
└ 2. Were Wolf
└ 3. Skeleton
└ 4. Sandworm
[To cancel, please express your refusal.]
Ryumin chose the strongest sandworm among the four.
‘The subjugation time is the same, so it would be better to catch a strong guy and gain some experience.’
Did he stand there for about a minute when he was told to wait?
The door to the mercenary group opened and a group of people spoke to Ryu Min.
“Are you the Black Scythe? Nice to meet you. I am Hark Berman, the 3rd subjugation leader of the Golden Eagle Mercenaries. “Is it okay if we leave right away?”
“of course.”
The place we followed the subjugation leader was in front of a huge futuristic-looking machine.
It’s called a ‘warp machine’, and it’s a machine that allows you to instantly teleport from place to place.
“Please come here.”
Ryumin stood at warp with the subjugation leader and his mercenaries.
Tsutsutsutsu-
The place we arrived in the blink of an eye was a desert where sandworms appeared periodically.
“We have to walk from here. “Shall we go then?”
<Subquest – Defeating Sandworms>
└Conditions ▶ Defeat 100 sandworms
└Currently killed sandworms (0/100)
Ryu Min chuckled after seeing the message.
‘For other people, this would be a quest that would take 2 hours.’
For Ryumin, it was a quest that took less than 30 minutes.
If there were a lot of monsters, it could be shortened to less than that, but considering the frequency of sandworm appearances, 30 minutes was the limit.
Ryumin moved along with the punitive force consisting of ten people.
They were all NPCs, but they didn’t even talk to Ryu Min, as if they weren’t interested in them.
It seems to be because they were mercenaries united for business, competing against each other rather than as a party.
‘But you don’t have to worry about my share being taken away.’
The skills of the mercenaries here are nothing special.
As players, we are level 30, so the three of us can barely catch a sandworm.
‘So to speak, the NPCs only serve to attract the monster’s attention, and it is up to the player, the challenger, to actually kill them.’
Well, there is no need to draw attention to Ryumin.
Before that happens, the sandworm will be a corpse.
“appear!”
When I looked up at the mercenary’s shout, I saw something squirming under the sand.
Although it is not visible, it has already been detected through presence detection.
It was a sandworm.
Ryu Min, who was about to take out the scythe, put it back in his inventory.
‘Shall we try the runes we obtained this time?’
I had never used the Lightning Rune before, so I was curious about its effects.
I also needed to get a feel for it in advance if I wanted to use it later.
Disrupted-
Sparks flew from Ryumin’s hand.
‘This is what it feels like. Lightning magic doesn’t have a good compatibility with sandworms, so will it be okay?’
Although magic is a powerful means of attack, each attribute has compatibility.
For an earth-attribute sandworm that moves under the sand like that, all electric-attribute magic is halved.
To put it simply, the damage is reduced by half.
‘Well, the damage will still be serious.’
Its intelligence stat is high, so there shouldn’t be any problem catching it.
“Gwaaaaa!”
“It’s out!”
The sandworm that emerged from under the sand boasted a gigantic size, resembling that of an old tree.
but.
‘ejaculation.’
The lightning that came from Ryumin’s fingertips hit the sandworm directly.
I don’t know what to do –
The guy was turned into a whole roasted earthworm without any reason to show up.
dump-
The mercenaries could not close their mouths in shock as they saw the sandworm dead in one hit, completely charred.
“Are you a wizard?”
“To kill that fearsome sandworm with one blow, that’s amazing!”
“A really great archmage has joined our subjugation team!”
Despite the praise pouring in from all over, Ryumin never once responded.
Because I was a little dazed myself.
‘I expected it to some extent because of his high intelligence, but I never thought he would actually die from one hit.’
The damage was so overwhelming that compatibility was ignored.
No matter where you lie and tell me you’re a great mage class, I’ll believe you.
‘If you have any doubts about how the Prophet fights, just show him this.’
Disrupted-
Ryumin smiled as he saw sparks exploding from his grasp and moved again.
The subjugation was easier than expected.
* * *
A mercenary group can only carry out a subjugation up to three times.
Ryumin was able to finish all three times in the shortest time possible, 30 minutes.
It was the result of using the lightning rune.
‘No. Even if I had picked up a scythe, I could have completed it within 30 minutes.’
However, Ryumin only used the lightning rune throughout the subjugation.
He didn’t even take out the scythe.
It was to learn the abilities of the runes, but… … .
‘More than anything, it’s comfortable.’
It was definitely more comfortable to stand still and cast magic than to run around with a scythe.
It was easy to catch because it dies in one hit.
Perhaps because there was a common skill called dexterity, it wasn’t that difficult to guess.
‘Injection, charging, wide-area emission, and even amplification. Have you tried everything?’
Of course, I couldn’t even think of using self-destruction.
The damage is high, so if you do it wrong, you could lose your life.
‘Self-destruction should only be used at the very end. I don’t know if I’ll have anything to write about.’
Although wizards certainly had many wide-area skills and were comfortable in combat, they did not have all the advantages.
‘When the cooldown runs out, there’s nothing to do.’
After using the lightning rune, I found out that each ability has a cooldown time.
‘The injection was the shortest at 6 seconds… … .’
In a battlefield where life can come and go in a matter of seconds, a 6-second delay was truly a huge penalty.
‘Is this why professions that use magic use their skills sparingly and manage cooldowns?’
Of course, as a hybrid Ryumin, there is nothing to worry about.
When you’ve used up all your magic and there’s nothing left to do, just scythe.
[The subjugation has ended.]
[Your activities will be recorded in the mercenary group.]
[Your mercenary level has increased from ‘Skilled’ to ‘Expert’.]
After successive subjugations, the level of the mercenary group rose.
‘I may receive a more difficult mission next time.’
Even so, there was still a long way to go to catch the dragon.
‘Now, where are we headed next… … .’
Ryumin from the mercenary group checked the time and moved.
I think I can finish 10 with ease.
* * *
10 hours.
It was quite a long time, but as I was doing the quest, it flew by without me noticing how much time had passed.
“Oh, no. “We don’t have much time!”
“Ha, I need to add one more thing… … .”
The players who were shouting noticed the change and raised their heads.
Before I knew it, I was back in the colorless space where I started.
“Has it already been 10 hours?”
“Ahh! “The quest was almost over!”
As it was revealed that the ranking method was the number of quests, people were doing quests without a break.
As a result, many people left midway, but unfortunately, the mission in progress was treated as abandoned.
[Humans? It’s Nell. Did you do well with the quest? Now… … .]
“Angel! There was a mission that I just completed a little while ago, right? It really only took 10 more seconds to complete, but they treated it as a success… … .”
[This kind of human deserves to be struck by lightning!]
The player kept his mouth shut as Nell’s eyes turned creepy.
[How dare you interrupt an angel with an inferior human subject? And when did I say it was okay to ask questions? Are you protesting for death?]
“S-sorry… … .”
[Don’t even answer. Because I don’t want to hear it.]
The reason the angel looked angrier than usual wasn’t because of his mood.
[Originally, I should show you the tally results, but before that, let me ask you one thing.]
There is one reason why Nell is in a bad mood.
[Has anyone among these people received an oracle?]
This was because the heavenly world was turned upside down by the death of the seven archangels, Remiel.
