Chapter 293
Earl Elfin Stone woke up!
Then he found Grid's party today. He had killed one human every day for the past three days. However, it was strange.
'Isn't there the same number as yesterday?'
This time he wasn't mistaken. He counted yesterday, so he knew the exact number. The number of humans hadn't decreased.
'What is this?'
Elfin Stone questioned as he looked at Grid's group. It was to find out if the person he thought he killed yesterday was alive or not. But just as humans had difficulty distinguishing between beasts, vampires had difficulty distinguishing between humans.
Sniff sniff.
Sniff sniff!
Elfin Stone was unable to find Grid with his eyes, so he sniffed like a dog. He was looking for the smell of blood.
‘This guy!’
Elfin Stone's gaze fixed on Grid. His air was rough, but he was a strong-looking fellow. In other words, he was definitely the one who Elfin Stone attacked yesterday. No, it wasn't just yesterday, but the first and second day as well.
Elfin Stone's eyes sank coldly.
"You, why are you still alive?"
How did he survive Extreme Blood Transfusion for three days in a row? He certainly wasn't an ordinary guy. This was a good guy.
'It was a close call.'
He almost missed a delicacy. It wasn't easy for him to realize that he almost destroyed good human blood. He was thankful for the human's survival!
'Should I try it once?'
Step, step.
Elfin Stone felt a strong appeal from Grid and moved slowly. Grid shook nervously as Elfin Stone approached.
"Your parents must've had a hard time after giving birth to you!"
"…!"
Even the lowest of humans thought about their parents. Then what about the vampires who recognized themselves as superior to humans? In particular, the True Blood considered their parent as a god.
Shizo Beriache. She was the one who gave them eternal life! She wasn't an existence that a mere human could disparage.
“This is the second time I have become so angry over the past 300 years!"
The blood rose to Elfin Stone's head. His face distorted in a terrible manner and he shouted.
"I will feed on all of you today!"
Kuwooooh!
Elfin Stone released his overwhelming magic power. It hadn't reached the level of a great demon, but it was several times stronger than the best rated demonkin. It was slightly above Hell Gao after his flesh was destroyed by Muller.
Grid and Peak Sword speculated from among the astonished party members. They had fought with Hell Gao, so they could more accurately assess Elfin Stone's strength.
'This is bad!'
Hell Gao had the fire stones weakness, but Elfin Stone was different. Grid observed him with the Slaughterer's Eye Patch, but he couldn't grasp any weak points. In other words, he was one of the high ranking bosses.
‘Shit!’
Huroi's aggro was too much. He stimulated Elfin Stone more than necessary. He knew he would be severely beaten up one day because he mentioned the parents, but…
'Why is it today?'
Grid lamented, while Jishuka tried to encourage the party members.
"This is fine! There's a chance to win!"
The first reason they were afraid of Elfin Stone was his attack the moment he appeared. It was a level of surprise they couldn't cope with, and they had to assume that one person would die. But now the situation had changed. Elfin Stone was in front of them, so there was no need to fear a surprise attack. If they built a good formation, there was a chance…
“…Not."
The group had to shake their heads when Elfin Stone showed a formidable appearance.
"Blood Field!"
Puhahahak!
Magic power stretched out around Elfin Stone and dominated the land in a 30m radius. Grid's party was within it. To be precise, the party was adversely affected except for Grid.
[Your blood is influenced by Blood Field.]
[153 health will be transferred to Earl Elfin Stone per second.]
[All healing effects will be reduced by 80%.]
The people with the lowest health in the party were Jishuka, Zednos and Faker. Archers, magicians and assassins all had around 20,000~30,000 health. Losing 153 health per second was a huge pressure on them. They would lost two-thirds of their life in just two minutes.
Furthermore, this health would also restore Elfin Stone? It meant that Elfin Stone recovered 1,400 health per second.
"Such a scam."
"Fighting here means defeat."
The party tried to escape from the area of Blood Field. But Elfin Stone wasn't standing still.
“Blood Requiem.”
Elfin Stone swung both arms. It was reminiscent of the elegant actions of a conductor. Then pillars of blood fell over the party members' heads.
Pepeng! Pepepepeng!
Blood Requiem! It didn't matter how many people were in the group. It was Elfin Stone's unique skill that attacked all enemies inside the Blood Field. The damage was at least 10,000! The wide area skill had incredible power.
"Kuack, how do we defeat that?"
“I’m going crazy.”
The Overgeared members coughed up blood and took potions to restore their health. However, the 80% reduction in healing effects meant the potions weren't effective. Grid urgently summoned Noe and Randy.
He planned to have Noe eat Elfin Stone's stats and have Randy copy some of Elfin Stone's skills to increase the odds. But Noe and Randy couldn't play a role.
"I can't swallow the souls of noble True Blood vampires… I tried to swallow, but the curse of blood turned on me, nyang…"
Noe's short legs twisted and he flopped down. He was depressed that he couldn't help Grid. Randy also an apologetic expression on his face.
“I can't copy that target."
“Didn't you copy Pagma? Is Elfin Stone stronger than Pagma?"
That wasn't the case. There was the racial limitation and physiology that couldn't be overcome. The True Blood vampires were a superior species to doppelgangers, so it was impossible to copy them.
'Dammit.'
The trump cards he believed in had disappeared. It was a desperate situation. Elfin Stone summoned something while Grid was feeling frustrated.
“Iyarugt."
‘Yakult?'
The pronunciation was similar to the 200 won drink that Grid enjoyed. But it wasn't a weapon that could be made fun of. From the handle to the blade, it was a smooth strip of red. Elfin Stone's slightly curved sword was made of blood stone and was so sharp it could cut anything.
Blood stone! If adamantium represented the world of the gods, blood stone was a mineral that represented hell. Adamantium occasionally appeared in the human world because the gods loved humanity, but blood stones were different. There had been little present throughout the history of the human world, so it was an unfamiliar mineral to Grid.
'This…!'
It felt a lot different from Pagma's words. If it wasn't Pagma, what blacksmith could make this type of sword? Grid was fascinated by the beautiful appearance and rational structure of Iyarugt, when he suddenly recalled the 'Third Piece of ???'.
It was because the color of the unidentified fragment was similar to the color of Iyarugt. Elfin Stone's white robes flapped amidst the bloody magic power as he declared.
“There has only been one being who survived Iyarugt. And there will be no one else in the future.”
Chaaeng!
Elfin Stone's first target was Huroi. Peak Sword defended against the blood red sword. It was possible to predict the behavior.
"…!"
Elfin Stone's eyes curved up slightly. He was somewhat surprised that a human managed to defend against his sword. But that was it. Peak Sword recovered the sword that confronted Iyarugt, exposing a one second gap when it was put back in the sheath.
Seokeok!
"Ku…heok!"
The red sword moved through this gap and struck Peak Sword's shoulder.
'This is like Iyarugt is…!'
It was obvious that it was an ego sword. The ego sword showed its owner the best route. Peak Sword was able to tell. Elfin Stone's movements weren't optimized for swordsmanship, making it difficult to predict the sword.
Peeng!
Elfin Stone was wielding the sword at Peak Sword again when a spear aimed at his side. It was Pon's Mach Spear. But even that wasn't a big threat to Elfin Stone. Ordinary vampires could only turn all of their body into smoke, but Elfin Stone could change certain parts of his body. His waist turned into black smoke and Pon's spear missed, then he swung his arm to counter.
"How the hell do we kill him?"
Pon grabbed his wounded chest and exclaimed. In the meantime, the other party members started the offensive. Flaming arrows, unpredictable kicks, swift daggers and powerful storms. Everything covered Elfin Stone.
Not even Elfin Stone could neutralize all these attacks. The Overgeared members standards were too high. However, there was no fatal damage.
'We will be wiped out if this continues.'
At a time when everyone was certain, Grid thought of a way to break from this situation. It was only possible because it was Grid.
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Chapter 294
"What method…? How can we escape from the immediate crisis?'
Grid had numerous experiences with raids. He had raised his level through raids rather than hunting. Therefore, it was safe to say that he was crazy in an emergency. Furthermore, the bosses of Grid's raids weren't monsters that appeared with a "Kuwoooh!"
Satisfy had named bosses that exerted a big and small influence on the worldview of the game, and they overflowed with individuality. Perhaps that was why?
Grid had a very unique perspective about bosses. He didn't just concentrate on the combat patterns of the bosses like everyone else, he also considered their personality and background. The more he identified the boss' tendencies, the easier the raid was…
At the time of the Pascal raid, Grid hadn't haphazardly used his strength. The situation was designed to work in his favor. He was a professional. He would be the first job called 'raid expert,' who gave raid advice to various guilds and users. But it was a shame that Grid had no brains to turn this talent into money.
'Elfin Stone is the key to this situation.'
Grid thought about it. Elfin Stone was able to destroy their party at any time. But in the past four days, he only attempted to kill one of them. Why? It was surprisingly simple when looking at his nature.
'It was for fun.'
Elfin Stone repeated the same thing every time he appeared. He would let them experience extreme fear by killing one person a day.
'His aim is to see us scared and shivering.'
What if he focused on killing all of them at once?
'It would be futile.'
He would lose his toys and Elfin Stone didn't want that.
'I have to use this point.'
Grid's face darkened.
“Rapid Pressure."
Peeeeeong!
As Grid was thinking, the Overgeared members were struggling. Elfin Stone's aggro was thoroughly taken by Huroi, so the party members left Huroi's protection to Vantner and focused on attacking.
The Overgeared members had different characteristics and could create a 120% synergy by connecting their skills. They were indeed users in the top 20 rankings, and were models for everyone.
In particular, Faker's performance was dazzling. It was difficult for even Elfin Stone to respond to his swiftness. The dagger caused blood to shed before he could turn his body into smoke.
However, Blood Field was the problem. Elfin Stone recovered over 1,000 health per second from the Overgeared members! His recovery power was phenomenal. It was estimated that his total health was 8 million. It was impossible to knock him down with the attack power of a few people.
“Lightning Kill!"
Kwajijijik!
Regas' fist pierced Elfin Stone's chest. However, Elfin Stone didn't suffer any damage. He turned into smoke at the point of attack.
"This is the real thing!"
Regas rotated his body without recalling his fist. He aimed his heel towards Elfin Stone's head. It was an irregular and exciting attack.
“Kkuk…!"
Regas' strength was his unpredictable attack patterns. Elfin Stone didn't expect this type of behavior and groaned. On the other hand, Pon was rushing forward.
"Rain Spear!"
Pepeng! Pepepeng!
Pon leapt and repeated stabbed his spear. The spear poured down like rain. It was an unavoidable attack, as long as the whole body wasn't turned into smoke. But if the whole body was turned into smoke, there was a large delay and counter attacking was impossible. It was an act that Elfin Stone had to avoid.
“Blood Shield!”
Jjejeong! Jjeejeeeong!
Elfin Stone consumed some of his health to release blood, creating dozens of red shields. The spears and shields collided in the air.
Puk! Puk puk!
Faker approached in secret and repeatedly stabbed Elfin Stone in the neck. The higher the number of hits, the more damage that would be accumulated. Elfin Stone shouted.
“I'll have to deal with you first!"
"…!"
Faker was nervous. It was because Elfin Stone's gaze was no longer focused on Huroi.
Peeng!
Iyarugt glowed red, causing his ears to burst.
Chiing!
The Overgeared members instantly felt their ears ringing. This was the 'Blood Cry' skill attached to Iyarugt. The Overgeared members lost their balance and Elfin Stone used a skill.
"Blood Thorns!"
Puuok! Puuok!
Dozens of thorns emerged from Blood Field and stabbed Faker's thigh. Blood Thorn! The attack power wasn't strong, but it was the worst magic that polluted the blood stream of the target. Movement speed was drastically reduced, so Faker's swiftness was blocked.
Elfin Stone smiled and wielded Iyarugt. He wanted to cut Faker's head off. Just in time, flaming arrows came flying and stopped the action. It was Jishuka's cover.
"You are pretty good humans."
Elfin Stone was stimulated by the Overgeared members. Elfin Stone was in a better position the longer this went on.
Kwajak!
Elfin Stone lightly snapped an arrow. His current health was still at 8/10ths. On the other hand, the Overgeared members had their health reduced by at least one-third to a half. It was the power of Blood Field.
“If this continues, we'll be wiped out in two minutes."
Zednos restored Faker's movement speed with Blessing of the Wind, and spoke with a desperate expression. Vantner shrugged.
"I agree."
Elfin Stone's strengths weren't his attack power, magic power, defense, or speed. These were low compared to bosses of the same level. However, the reason he felt so strong was his unrivaled utility.
Wide area status damage, wide area defense and attack skills, wide area vampire skills, single target defense skills and so on. It seemed impossible unless all the Overgeared members were summoned.
Could they win even if Grid reached level 300? It happened when the party members were feeling doubts.
{Sacrifice Huroi. The reason why Elfin Stone is on a rampage is Huroi, so he will stop after Huroi dies.}
What nonsense was Grid speaking?
"…?"
Everyone except for Huroi frowned and doubted their ears. Regas evaded Iyarugt's fierce attack and questioned Grid.
{Selling out our companion? Did I hear it wrong?}
Grid shook his head.
{No, you heard it properly.}
Pon shouted angrily.
{Don't make us disappointed!}
Jishuka was the same.
{Grid, a man who sells out his companions doesn't deserve to stand at the top.}
Peak Sword, Zednos and Faker didn't give opinions, but they couldn't hide their uncomfortable feelings. It was a natural criticism. But Grid wasn't ashamed. He looked at all the members with dignified eyes.
"This is to protect more companions."
That's right. Grid wasn't going to sacrifice Huroi for nothing.
'Eight people will be saved by one sacrifice.'
Ordinary people couldn't easily make the choice to sacrifice someone for the greater good. Especially if the person was someone precious. However, Grid was more pragmatic. Making decisions out of affection? Grid wasn't the type.
"Cough!"
Faker was hit by an attack. Grid ran towards him and pulled out Failure.
Chaaeng!
The blue Failure collided with the red Iyarugt.
[The durability of the +9 Failure has decreased by 5.]
The strength of the blood stone was far superior to that of the blue orichalcum. Looking at just strength, it seemed to be above adamantium.
'The creator of Iyarugt is better than my current self.'
Grid clicked his tongue and sent a whisper to Huroi.
–Do you understand what I mean? You have to sacrifice yourself for everyone.
Huroi didn't hesitate at all…
–I understand, My Lord.
The reaction was as expected. This made Grid's heart ache even more. Grid smiled bitterly.
–Why don't you ever say it if you don't like something? I'm even more sorry if you are too good.
–I only follow My Lord's commands. If it's a reasonable order like right now, I am even more willing!
The loss of experience, item durability loss or item drop penalties after death were fatal to anyone. In particular, Huroi's combat power was low so his level up speed was slow. Thus, it was more critical. Nevertheless, Huroi was always willing to follow Grid's orders.
–I will surely get revenge on Elfin Stone. And I will make sure that you are compensated enough to make up for today's sacrifice.
–There is no need for compensation. It is my mission to sacrifice myself for My Lord and your precious people. I desire nothing in return. In addition, this situation is all my fault…
–I don't need you to take responsibility. And don't forget that you are also a precious person to me.
-…
Grid prepared his heart. He proposed to Elfin Stone, who was gazing at him coldly over the sword.
"I will hand over my companion who dared to mention your parents. Kill him to release your anger."
Elfin Stone couldn't believe his ears.
“Selling out your companion to save your life? Humans are truly dirty and ugly."
“So, you don't want to?"
A smile appeared on Elfin Stone's face.
"I want."
'Indeed.'
It was as Grid expected. Elfin Stone waned to enjoy the game of hunting humans for a long time.
“Go and die.”
Grid commanded as he treated from Elfin Stone, and Huroi took immediate action. He ran over to Elfin Stone. The people who saw him cried out.
"No!"
“What are you doing, you crazy guy!?"
The words were useless. Grid had already made up his mind, and Huroi followed Grid.
"I will kill you cruelly."
Puok!
Huroi didn't resist as Elfin Stone played with him like a toy. Blood Thorns pierced his ankles to restrict movement, while Iyarugt cut at his wrists so he couldn't hold a sword. Then the body was sliced up like steak, until he eventually hacked into the head.
“…"
The physical pain was nothing compared to the mental impact, but Huroi didn't even groan. His mind had been disciplined by spending hundreds of hours trapped in a dark dungeon.
“I can't look anymore!"
The Overgeared members were filled with righteous indignation. Grid warned those who were about to save Huroi.
"Don't be ridiculous and get out of here quickly. If you violate this command, I will expel you from the guild."
“…"
Grid lacked charisma. What did it matter how high his dignity stat was? He seemed frivolous because he only cared about money and glamor. But at this moment, he was different. He felt guilt and sorrow at forcing someone to die.
Grid tried to keep the emotions from his eyes as he made a strong expression. The qualities of a leader were slowly blooming. The Overgeared members calmed down and retreated.
On this day, Huroi died.
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Chapter 295
“…"
As soon as they ran away from the area of Blood Field, a notification window popped up.
[Your party member Huroi has died.]
The atmosphere was heavy.
"Shit… There is a day when I have to sacrifice my companion to live…"
"This is the result of our lack of power. Let's take this opportunity to work harder."
The party members no longer blamed Grid. They knew Grid hadn't chosen to abandon Huroi because he wanted to. When they looked at it calmly, Grid's decision was right. No, maybe it was better. Thanks to Grid's decision, the rest of the party were able to escape the crisis.
He took the nature of the boss into consideration and created such a situation? It was the day they noticed that Grid wasn't evolving in just personality and abilities, but in intelligence as well. The present situation wasn't bad when they thought about it positively.
But Regas was still shivering.
"It would've been better for all of us to die, rather than sacrificing someone."
Originally, Regas was a sympathetic person who valued righteousness above all else. When Grid was still immature. Regas was the only one who respected and trusted Grid, who was ignored by everyone else. Thus, Grid could understand Regas' anger. But understanding didn't mean he could accept it.
"If you have time to grumble, kill more monsters. We now have to clear four buildings in 23 hours."
"…!"
Grid's group took an average of 10 hours to clear a building. This was a lot. The first two days, it took them at least 12 hours to finish a building.
There were many strong vampires in each building. In particular, those with more than two True Blood vampires were particularly dangerous. There were times when Vantner needed to use his invincible skill.
Now Grid declared that the strategy was to spend six hours per building. In particular, the number of people had decreased by one. In a way, it proved that Grid was the most enraged person about Huroi's sacrifice.
“Look. We'll be wiped out if we hurry. It will be unlucky if we encounter a party with more than three True Blood vampires, and if there is no rest…"
"Vantner is correct. We should maintain our previous pace. Don't you know that we can get more hurt if we're too hasty? Grid, I understand your feelings, but don't be too irritated."
Pon persuaded. However, Jishuka and Peak Sword's thoughts were different.
“No, we have to do as Grid says. Elfin Stone will come to us again tomorrow."
“If Grid doesn't reach level 300 by then, this situation will happen again."
The goal was set.
"More haste and more speed. We have to hurry."
Grid entered the new building and immediately aimed Transcend at the ceiling.
Kurururung!
There was a loud sound as the ceiling collapsed and dust covered the place.
Bump!
Kung! Kung!
There were piles of stones.
Kwaang!
Kwang! Kwang!
The coffins in the part of the hall with the collapsed ceiling opened simultaneously. Hundreds of vampires escaped and gazed around angrily.
“Who dares to awaken us from our sleep!?"
“These human scum want to die!"
“No, I want to kill you."
Grid held Failure and the Doppelganger's Greatsword with a cold expression.
'I am angry.'
His party members were here to help him with his quest. He was shaken by his helplessness.
"I…!"
Grid led the way. There was no stopping. The red light of the Slaughterer's Eye Patch shone in the darkness.
"I! I’m going to become stronger!"
Yes, he would become strong enough not to experience this dirty feeling twice. The best! Grid finally had a goal to play this game. What was the one thing he needed? Numerous combat experience, level and senses. As well as the power of items.
“Ohhhhhh!”
Grid entered the middle of hundreds of vampires! In the darkness, Failure and Grid's Boots became more powerful. Now he was able to fight better than before he arrived in the vampire city.
He had struggled with a large number of enemies all day long and grew more proficient. But he should remain calm at all times.
"Kek! Ugh! H-Hik! Save me!"
“…"
Grid moved like a madman among the vampires and quickly became ragged. The party members had to struggle to clean up his mess.
***
Reidan Castle's resurrection point.
Pahat!
Huroi appeared with a burst of light. He looked fine considering that his body had been torn apart by Elfin Stone a while ago.
"Pant… Pant…"
Huroi's breathing was rough. His body was trembling like crazy. He had a strong mentality, but he hadn't experienced his body being hacked apart before. He breathed out as he shook off the shock and opened the status window. He checked his experience gauge.
'10%….'
The drop in experience was a huge 29.3%. From level 200 onwards, the loss of experience after death was in proportion to the level.
'Fortunately, no items dropped.'
It wasn't comforting. The durability of all of his items had dropped by at least 100 points. If Huroi was an ordinary user without Grid, he would've had to spend a lot of money on repairs.
"Huroi?"
Lauel ran over to Huroi. He was the busiest person in the guild. Lauel was tired.
"What happened?"
He knew of only two ways to escape from a vampire city. It was to kill the boss or die. There was only one reason for one member of the party to return.
"…You, did you die?"
Huroi nodded at Lauel's question.
“The boss is too strong.”
“Please tell me the story."
There was no reason to hide it. Huroi told Lauel all the details of what happened in the vampire city. Lauel's reaction to the story was surprisingly bright.
“Grid used such a method? Haha! Incredible! Grid's brain wasn't just a decoration!"
“…"
Lauel was truly jubilant about Grid's growth. But this choice of words was inappropriate, so Huroi couldn't help glaring.
***
"Grid's expedition of the 13th expedition will end in failure. Maybe this time tomorrow, Grid's party will appear at the resurrection point."
The meeting room in Reidan Castle.
Lauel convened the former members of the Tzedakah Guild and delivered the news of Grid's party to them. The Overgeared members murmured at the desperate story.
Toban gritted his teeth, “I should've gone."
Toban was a paladin with divine power. He was the antithesis of vampires. But he didn't take part in the expedition because he was in charge of the yellow mithril mine. There were few people in Overgeared who could manage the workers, so Toban was an invaluable presence.
Lauel waited until the atmosphere calmed and opened his mouth again.
"As you know, pavranium is indispensable for Grid. The more pavranium that Grid obtains, the stronger he will become. So I will send an additional two people to support Grid's party."
Reidan, Bairan, Cork Island. These three territories must be managed so more support was impossible. Just sending two people as support was hard for Lauel. If only two people were missing, Lauel would have to reduce his sleeping time and managing the territory would become more difficult.
Toban declared, "I am going to join."
"Nope. Not you."
"Ik…! Think about it! I will be the biggest help to Grid's party right now!"
"I'm aware of that. But now that the number of miners is over 100 people, you can't leave."
"Then what about me?"
It was the human beast, Toon. Lauel shook his head again.
"Not you either. If you leave the guild while the main force is absent, the guild's attack power will drop to a dangerous level."
"Then who are you going to send?"
"Hrmm."
Lauel examined the Overgeared members. Including Huroi, there were a total of three people. Who could be a big help to Grid without taking away too much from the territory management?
Lauel struggled before pointing out one person.
"Ibellin."
"Yes!"
The flamberge master, Ibellin! He was delighted at being called. For the past few days, he had just been hunting the monsters near the mine.
"The second one… Hah." Lauel sighed at the thought. “No matter how I look, there isn't another useless person like Ibellin."
"You bastard!"
Lauel and Ibellin were still rivals from their days in the Ten Rookies. As the two people were fighting, somebody knocked on the door of the meeting room.
"Come in."
Lauel called out and a soldier opened the door.
"A guest has come."
"Guest?"
What guest would come to the guild?
"Heok."
"T-This is ridiculous…"
The Overgeared members were surprised. It was because they confirmed the identity of the guest.
"Nice to meet you."
Even the voice was beautiful. White skin and black hair. A slender figure and neat impression that radiated charm. It was her, Yura.
Lauel smiled widely.
***
"Pant pant… Shit, I'm going to die now."
The bloodstained Vantner cursed and screamed. The situation was desperate. There were over 100 vampires surrounding Grid's current party, and there were also three True Blood vampires.
On the other hand, the eight people of Grid's group were now ragged. Their health and mana was at the bottom and even their stamina was low, so it was difficult to raise a finger. It was the aftermath of hunting without any rest.
“It's too much."
“I wanted to slam my fist into that bastard Elfin Stone's face. It's too bad I'll die before that."
The party assumed the worst. Even Jishuka, who always encouraged the group, was silent. Grid stared at her chest that moved with every hard breath she took and tightened his grip on Failure.
Kwajak!
He squeezed out all his strength and aimed at the skull of a vampire. The vampires' aggro fell on him and they simultaneously stared at Grid.
"Crazy!"
"Hey! How can the leader die first? We should be the first ones to die!"
The terrified party members moved towards Grid.
"Pant… Pant…"
Grid didn't say anything. He kept panting as he wielded his sword towards the vampires. The only good thing was that Lifael's Spear wasn't affected by his tiredness and hovered beside him. Grid would've died sooner if it wasn't for Lifael's Spear.
“Sigh, one last rampage."
Vantner was stimulated by Grid and grabbed his shield. He had already consumed his invincible skill and couldn't even use basic defense skills. Potion? He took them every time the cooldown ended. The other members were the same.
“Die!”
The vampires unleashed an onslaught. The three True Blood vampires were at the center. Vantner wanted to block their attacks with his shield, but he was forced down. The other party members also killed two or three vampires before reaching their limits. They allowed attacks and their health quickly sank to the bottom.
"Jishuka!"
The enemies penetrated through the collapsed front line and aimed at Jishuka. Zednos squeezed out the last of his mana, but the wind failed to be of any help to Jishuka. This was the end.
"Hah… Hah…"
The party members could only await death. Just as the vampires were about to take away the last of their health.
Chaaeng!
There was a splendid pillar of light. It was the signal that someone had levelled up. That someone was naturally…
"You've been waiting."
It was Grid.
[Congratulations!]
[You have reached level 300 and achieved the third stats awakening!]
[For every point of stamina, health will increase by 25 and defense will increase by 0.9.]
[For every point of strength, health will increase by 7 and attack will increase by 0.6.]
[For every point of intelligence…]
…
…
[One of Pagma's Descendant's hidden pieces 'Sealed Ability' has been acquired.]
[The skill 'Item Combination' has been acquired.]
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Chapter 293
Earl Elfin Stone woke up!
Then he found Grid's party today. He had killed one human every day for the past three days. However, it was strange.
'Isn't there the same number as yesterday?'
This time he wasn't mistaken. He counted yesterday, so he knew the exact number. The number of humans hadn't decreased.
'What is this?'
Elfin Stone questioned as he looked at Grid's group. It was to find out if the person he thought he killed yesterday was alive or not. But just as humans had difficulty distinguishing between beasts, vampires had difficulty distinguishing between humans.
Sniff sniff.
Sniff sniff!
Elfin Stone was unable to find Grid with his eyes, so he sniffed like a dog. He was looking for the smell of blood.
‘This guy!’
Elfin Stone's gaze fixed on Grid. His air was rough, but he was a strong-looking fellow. In other words, he was definitely the one who Elfin Stone attacked yesterday. No, it wasn't just yesterday, but the first and second day as well.
Elfin Stone's eyes sank coldly.
"You, why are you still alive?"
How did he survive Extreme Blood Transfusion for three days in a row? He certainly wasn't an ordinary guy. This was a good guy.
'It was a close call.'
He almost missed a delicacy. It wasn't easy for him to realize that he almost destroyed good human blood. He was thankful for the human's survival!
'Should I try it once?'
Step, step.
Elfin Stone felt a strong appeal from Grid and moved slowly. Grid shook nervously as Elfin Stone approached.
"Your parents must've had a hard time after giving birth to you!"
"…!"
Even the lowest of humans thought about their parents. Then what about the vampires who recognized themselves as superior to humans? In particular, the True Blood considered their parent as a god.
Shizo Beriache. She was the one who gave them eternal life! She wasn't an existence that a mere human could disparage.
“This is the second time I have become so angry over the past 300 years!"
The blood rose to Elfin Stone's head. His face distorted in a terrible manner and he shouted.
"I will feed on all of you today!"
Kuwooooh!
Elfin Stone released his overwhelming magic power. It hadn't reached the level of a great demon, but it was several times stronger than the best rated demonkin. It was slightly above Hell Gao after his flesh was destroyed by Muller.
Grid and Peak Sword speculated from among the astonished party members. They had fought with Hell Gao, so they could more accurately assess Elfin Stone's strength.
'This is bad!'
Hell Gao had the fire stones weakness, but Elfin Stone was different. Grid observed him with the Slaughterer's Eye Patch, but he couldn't grasp any weak points. In other words, he was one of the high ranking bosses.
‘Shit!’
Huroi's aggro was too much. He stimulated Elfin Stone more than necessary. He knew he would be severely beaten up one day because he mentioned the parents, but…
'Why is it today?'
Grid lamented, while Jishuka tried to encourage the party members.
"This is fine! There's a chance to win!"
The first reason they were afraid of Elfin Stone was his attack the moment he appeared. It was a level of surprise they couldn't cope with, and they had to assume that one person would die. But now the situation had changed. Elfin Stone was in front of them, so there was no need to fear a surprise attack. If they built a good formation, there was a chance…
“…Not."
The group had to shake their heads when Elfin Stone showed a formidable appearance.
"Blood Field!"
Puhahahak!
Magic power stretched out around Elfin Stone and dominated the land in a 30m radius. Grid's party was within it. To be precise, the party was adversely affected except for Grid.
[Your blood is influenced by Blood Field.]
[153 health will be transferred to Earl Elfin Stone per second.]
[All healing effects will be reduced by 80%.]
The people with the lowest health in the party were Jishuka, Zednos and Faker. Archers, magicians and assassins all had around 20,000~30,000 health. Losing 153 health per second was a huge pressure on them. They would lost two-thirds of their life in just two minutes.
Furthermore, this health would also restore Elfin Stone? It meant that Elfin Stone recovered 1,400 health per second.
"Such a scam."
"Fighting here means defeat."
The party tried to escape from the area of Blood Field. But Elfin Stone wasn't standing still.
“Blood Requiem.”
Elfin Stone swung both arms. It was reminiscent of the elegant actions of a conductor. Then pillars of blood fell over the party members' heads.
Pepeng! Pepepepeng!
Blood Requiem! It didn't matter how many people were in the group. It was Elfin Stone's unique skill that attacked all enemies inside the Blood Field. The damage was at least 10,000! The wide area skill had incredible power.
"Kuack, how do we defeat that?"
“I’m going crazy.”
The Overgeared members coughed up blood and took potions to restore their health. However, the 80% reduction in healing effects meant the potions weren't effective. Grid urgently summoned Noe and Randy.
He planned to have Noe eat Elfin Stone's stats and have Randy copy some of Elfin Stone's skills to increase the odds. But Noe and Randy couldn't play a role.
"I can't swallow the souls of noble True Blood vampires… I tried to swallow, but the curse of blood turned on me, nyang…"
Noe's short legs twisted and he flopped down. He was depressed that he couldn't help Grid. Randy also an apologetic expression on his face.
“I can't copy that target."
“Didn't you copy Pagma? Is Elfin Stone stronger than Pagma?"
That wasn't the case. There was the racial limitation and physiology that couldn't be overcome. The True Blood vampires were a superior species to doppelgangers, so it was impossible to copy them.
'Dammit.'
The trump cards he believed in had disappeared. It was a desperate situation. Elfin Stone summoned something while Grid was feeling frustrated.
“Iyarugt."
‘Yakult?'
The pronunciation was similar to the 200 won drink that Grid enjoyed. But it wasn't a weapon that could be made fun of. From the handle to the blade, it was a smooth strip of red. Elfin Stone's slightly curved sword was made of blood stone and was so sharp it could cut anything.
Blood stone! If adamantium represented the world of the gods, blood stone was a mineral that represented hell. Adamantium occasionally appeared in the human world because the gods loved humanity, but blood stones were different. There had been little present throughout the history of the human world, so it was an unfamiliar mineral to Grid.
'This…!'
It felt a lot different from Pagma's words. If it wasn't Pagma, what blacksmith could make this type of sword? Grid was fascinated by the beautiful appearance and rational structure of Iyarugt, when he suddenly recalled the 'Third Piece of ???'.
It was because the color of the unidentified fragment was similar to the color of Iyarugt. Elfin Stone's white robes flapped amidst the bloody magic power as he declared.
“There has only been one being who survived Iyarugt. And there will be no one else in the future.”
Chaaeng!
Elfin Stone's first target was Huroi. Peak Sword defended against the blood red sword. It was possible to predict the behavior.
"…!"
Elfin Stone's eyes curved up slightly. He was somewhat surprised that a human managed to defend against his sword. But that was it. Peak Sword recovered the sword that confronted Iyarugt, exposing a one second gap when it was put back in the sheath.
Seokeok!
"Ku…heok!"
The red sword moved through this gap and struck Peak Sword's shoulder.
'This is like Iyarugt is…!'
It was obvious that it was an ego sword. The ego sword showed its owner the best route. Peak Sword was able to tell. Elfin Stone's movements weren't optimized for swordsmanship, making it difficult to predict the sword.
Peeng!
Elfin Stone was wielding the sword at Peak Sword again when a spear aimed at his side. It was Pon's Mach Spear. But even that wasn't a big threat to Elfin Stone. Ordinary vampires could only turn all of their body into smoke, but Elfin Stone could change certain parts of his body. His waist turned into black smoke and Pon's spear missed, then he swung his arm to counter.
"How the hell do we kill him?"
Pon grabbed his wounded chest and exclaimed. In the meantime, the other party members started the offensive. Flaming arrows, unpredictable kicks, swift daggers and powerful storms. Everything covered Elfin Stone.
Not even Elfin Stone could neutralize all these attacks. The Overgeared members standards were too high. However, there was no fatal damage.
'We will be wiped out if this continues.'
At a time when everyone was certain, Grid thought of a way to break from this situation. It was only possible because it was Grid.
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Chapter 294
"What method…? How can we escape from the immediate crisis?'
Grid had numerous experiences with raids. He had raised his level through raids rather than hunting. Therefore, it was safe to say that he was crazy in an emergency. Furthermore, the bosses of Grid's raids weren't monsters that appeared with a "Kuwoooh!"
Satisfy had named bosses that exerted a big and small influence on the worldview of the game, and they overflowed with individuality. Perhaps that was why?
Grid had a very unique perspective about bosses. He didn't just concentrate on the combat patterns of the bosses like everyone else, he also considered their personality and background. The more he identified the boss' tendencies, the easier the raid was…
At the time of the Pascal raid, Grid hadn't haphazardly used his strength. The situation was designed to work in his favor. He was a professional. He would be the first job called 'raid expert,' who gave raid advice to various guilds and users. But it was a shame that Grid had no brains to turn this talent into money.
'Elfin Stone is the key to this situation.'
Grid thought about it. Elfin Stone was able to destroy their party at any time. But in the past four days, he only attempted to kill one of them. Why? It was surprisingly simple when looking at his nature.
'It was for fun.'
Elfin Stone repeated the same thing every time he appeared. He would let them experience extreme fear by killing one person a day.
'His aim is to see us scared and shivering.'
What if he focused on killing all of them at once?
'It would be futile.'
He would lose his toys and Elfin Stone didn't want that.
'I have to use this point.'
Grid's face darkened.
“Rapid Pressure."
Peeeeeong!
As Grid was thinking, the Overgeared members were struggling. Elfin Stone's aggro was thoroughly taken by Huroi, so the party members left Huroi's protection to Vantner and focused on attacking.
The Overgeared members had different characteristics and could create a 120% synergy by connecting their skills. They were indeed users in the top 20 rankings, and were models for everyone.
In particular, Faker's performance was dazzling. It was difficult for even Elfin Stone to respond to his swiftness. The dagger caused blood to shed before he could turn his body into smoke.
However, Blood Field was the problem. Elfin Stone recovered over 1,000 health per second from the Overgeared members! His recovery power was phenomenal. It was estimated that his total health was 8 million. It was impossible to knock him down with the attack power of a few people.
“Lightning Kill!"
Kwajijijik!
Regas' fist pierced Elfin Stone's chest. However, Elfin Stone didn't suffer any damage. He turned into smoke at the point of attack.
"This is the real thing!"
Regas rotated his body without recalling his fist. He aimed his heel towards Elfin Stone's head. It was an irregular and exciting attack.
“Kkuk…!"
Regas' strength was his unpredictable attack patterns. Elfin Stone didn't expect this type of behavior and groaned. On the other hand, Pon was rushing forward.
"Rain Spear!"
Pepeng! Pepepeng!
Pon leapt and repeated stabbed his spear. The spear poured down like rain. It was an unavoidable attack, as long as the whole body wasn't turned into smoke. But if the whole body was turned into smoke, there was a large delay and counter attacking was impossible. It was an act that Elfin Stone had to avoid.
“Blood Shield!”
Jjejeong! Jjeejeeeong!
Elfin Stone consumed some of his health to release blood, creating dozens of red shields. The spears and shields collided in the air.
Puk! Puk puk!
Faker approached in secret and repeatedly stabbed Elfin Stone in the neck. The higher the number of hits, the more damage that would be accumulated. Elfin Stone shouted.
“I'll have to deal with you first!"
"…!"
Faker was nervous. It was because Elfin Stone's gaze was no longer focused on Huroi.
Peeng!
Iyarugt glowed red, causing his ears to burst.
Chiing!
The Overgeared members instantly felt their ears ringing. This was the 'Blood Cry' skill attached to Iyarugt. The Overgeared members lost their balance and Elfin Stone used a skill.
"Blood Thorns!"
Puuok! Puuok!
Dozens of thorns emerged from Blood Field and stabbed Faker's thigh. Blood Thorn! The attack power wasn't strong, but it was the worst magic that polluted the blood stream of the target. Movement speed was drastically reduced, so Faker's swiftness was blocked.
Elfin Stone smiled and wielded Iyarugt. He wanted to cut Faker's head off. Just in time, flaming arrows came flying and stopped the action. It was Jishuka's cover.
"You are pretty good humans."
Elfin Stone was stimulated by the Overgeared members. Elfin Stone was in a better position the longer this went on.
Kwajak!
Elfin Stone lightly snapped an arrow. His current health was still at 8/10ths. On the other hand, the Overgeared members had their health reduced by at least one-third to a half. It was the power of Blood Field.
“If this continues, we'll be wiped out in two minutes."
Zednos restored Faker's movement speed with Blessing of the Wind, and spoke with a desperate expression. Vantner shrugged.
"I agree."
Elfin Stone's strengths weren't his attack power, magic power, defense, or speed. These were low compared to bosses of the same level. However, the reason he felt so strong was his unrivaled utility.
Wide area status damage, wide area defense and attack skills, wide area vampire skills, single target defense skills and so on. It seemed impossible unless all the Overgeared members were summoned.
Could they win even if Grid reached level 300? It happened when the party members were feeling doubts.
{Sacrifice Huroi. The reason why Elfin Stone is on a rampage is Huroi, so he will stop after Huroi dies.}
What nonsense was Grid speaking?
"…?"
Everyone except for Huroi frowned and doubted their ears. Regas evaded Iyarugt's fierce attack and questioned Grid.
{Selling out our companion? Did I hear it wrong?}
Grid shook his head.
{No, you heard it properly.}
Pon shouted angrily.
{Don't make us disappointed!}
Jishuka was the same.
{Grid, a man who sells out his companions doesn't deserve to stand at the top.}
Peak Sword, Zednos and Faker didn't give opinions, but they couldn't hide their uncomfortable feelings. It was a natural criticism. But Grid wasn't ashamed. He looked at all the members with dignified eyes.
"This is to protect more companions."
That's right. Grid wasn't going to sacrifice Huroi for nothing.
'Eight people will be saved by one sacrifice.'
Ordinary people couldn't easily make the choice to sacrifice someone for the greater good. Especially if the person was someone precious. However, Grid was more pragmatic. Making decisions out of affection? Grid wasn't the type.
"Cough!"
Faker was hit by an attack. Grid ran towards him and pulled out Failure.
Chaaeng!
The blue Failure collided with the red Iyarugt.
[The durability of the +9 Failure has decreased by 5.]
The strength of the blood stone was far superior to that of the blue orichalcum. Looking at just strength, it seemed to be above adamantium.
'The creator of Iyarugt is better than my current self.'
Grid clicked his tongue and sent a whisper to Huroi.
–Do you understand what I mean? You have to sacrifice yourself for everyone.
Huroi didn't hesitate at all…
–I understand, My Lord.
The reaction was as expected. This made Grid's heart ache even more. Grid smiled bitterly.
–Why don't you ever say it if you don't like something? I'm even more sorry if you are too good.
–I only follow My Lord's commands. If it's a reasonable order like right now, I am even more willing!
The loss of experience, item durability loss or item drop penalties after death were fatal to anyone. In particular, Huroi's combat power was low so his level up speed was slow. Thus, it was more critical. Nevertheless, Huroi was always willing to follow Grid's orders.
–I will surely get revenge on Elfin Stone. And I will make sure that you are compensated enough to make up for today's sacrifice.
–There is no need for compensation. It is my mission to sacrifice myself for My Lord and your precious people. I desire nothing in return. In addition, this situation is all my fault…
–I don't need you to take responsibility. And don't forget that you are also a precious person to me.
-…
Grid prepared his heart. He proposed to Elfin Stone, who was gazing at him coldly over the sword.
"I will hand over my companion who dared to mention your parents. Kill him to release your anger."
Elfin Stone couldn't believe his ears.
“Selling out your companion to save your life? Humans are truly dirty and ugly."
“So, you don't want to?"
A smile appeared on Elfin Stone's face.
"I want."
'Indeed.'
It was as Grid expected. Elfin Stone waned to enjoy the game of hunting humans for a long time.
“Go and die.”
Grid commanded as he treated from Elfin Stone, and Huroi took immediate action. He ran over to Elfin Stone. The people who saw him cried out.
"No!"
“What are you doing, you crazy guy!?"
The words were useless. Grid had already made up his mind, and Huroi followed Grid.
"I will kill you cruelly."
Puok!
Huroi didn't resist as Elfin Stone played with him like a toy. Blood Thorns pierced his ankles to restrict movement, while Iyarugt cut at his wrists so he couldn't hold a sword. Then the body was sliced up like steak, until he eventually hacked into the head.
“…"
The physical pain was nothing compared to the mental impact, but Huroi didn't even groan. His mind had been disciplined by spending hundreds of hours trapped in a dark dungeon.
“I can't look anymore!"
The Overgeared members were filled with righteous indignation. Grid warned those who were about to save Huroi.
"Don't be ridiculous and get out of here quickly. If you violate this command, I will expel you from the guild."
“…"
Grid lacked charisma. What did it matter how high his dignity stat was? He seemed frivolous because he only cared about money and glamor. But at this moment, he was different. He felt guilt and sorrow at forcing someone to die.
Grid tried to keep the emotions from his eyes as he made a strong expression. The qualities of a leader were slowly blooming. The Overgeared members calmed down and retreated.
On this day, Huroi died.
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Chapter 295
“…"
As soon as they ran away from the area of Blood Field, a notification window popped up.
[Your party member Huroi has died.]
The atmosphere was heavy.
"Shit… There is a day when I have to sacrifice my companion to live…"
"This is the result of our lack of power. Let's take this opportunity to work harder."
The party members no longer blamed Grid. They knew Grid hadn't chosen to abandon Huroi because he wanted to. When they looked at it calmly, Grid's decision was right. No, maybe it was better. Thanks to Grid's decision, the rest of the party were able to escape the crisis.
He took the nature of the boss into consideration and created such a situation? It was the day they noticed that Grid wasn't evolving in just personality and abilities, but in intelligence as well. The present situation wasn't bad when they thought about it positively.
But Regas was still shivering.
"It would've been better for all of us to die, rather than sacrificing someone."
Originally, Regas was a sympathetic person who valued righteousness above all else. When Grid was still immature. Regas was the only one who respected and trusted Grid, who was ignored by everyone else. Thus, Grid could understand Regas' anger. But understanding didn't mean he could accept it.
"If you have time to grumble, kill more monsters. We now have to clear four buildings in 23 hours."
"…!"
Grid's group took an average of 10 hours to clear a building. This was a lot. The first two days, it took them at least 12 hours to finish a building.
There were many strong vampires in each building. In particular, those with more than two True Blood vampires were particularly dangerous. There were times when Vantner needed to use his invincible skill.
Now Grid declared that the strategy was to spend six hours per building. In particular, the number of people had decreased by one. In a way, it proved that Grid was the most enraged person about Huroi's sacrifice.
“Look. We'll be wiped out if we hurry. It will be unlucky if we encounter a party with more than three True Blood vampires, and if there is no rest…"
"Vantner is correct. We should maintain our previous pace. Don't you know that we can get more hurt if we're too hasty? Grid, I understand your feelings, but don't be too irritated."
Pon persuaded. However, Jishuka and Peak Sword's thoughts were different.
“No, we have to do as Grid says. Elfin Stone will come to us again tomorrow."
“If Grid doesn't reach level 300 by then, this situation will happen again."
The goal was set.
"More haste and more speed. We have to hurry."
Grid entered the new building and immediately aimed Transcend at the ceiling.
Kurururung!
There was a loud sound as the ceiling collapsed and dust covered the place.
Bump!
Kung! Kung!
There were piles of stones.
Kwaang!
Kwang! Kwang!
The coffins in the part of the hall with the collapsed ceiling opened simultaneously. Hundreds of vampires escaped and gazed around angrily.
“Who dares to awaken us from our sleep!?"
“These human scum want to die!"
“No, I want to kill you."
Grid held Failure and the Doppelganger's Greatsword with a cold expression.
'I am angry.'
His party members were here to help him with his quest. He was shaken by his helplessness.
"I…!"
Grid led the way. There was no stopping. The red light of the Slaughterer's Eye Patch shone in the darkness.
"I! I’m going to become stronger!"
Yes, he would become strong enough not to experience this dirty feeling twice. The best! Grid finally had a goal to play this game. What was the one thing he needed? Numerous combat experience, level and senses. As well as the power of items.
“Ohhhhhh!”
Grid entered the middle of hundreds of vampires! In the darkness, Failure and Grid's Boots became more powerful. Now he was able to fight better than before he arrived in the vampire city.
He had struggled with a large number of enemies all day long and grew more proficient. But he should remain calm at all times.
"Kek! Ugh! H-Hik! Save me!"
“…"
Grid moved like a madman among the vampires and quickly became ragged. The party members had to struggle to clean up his mess.
***
Reidan Castle's resurrection point.
Pahat!
Huroi appeared with a burst of light. He looked fine considering that his body had been torn apart by Elfin Stone a while ago.
"Pant… Pant…"
Huroi's breathing was rough. His body was trembling like crazy. He had a strong mentality, but he hadn't experienced his body being hacked apart before. He breathed out as he shook off the shock and opened the status window. He checked his experience gauge.
'10%….'
The drop in experience was a huge 29.3%. From level 200 onwards, the loss of experience after death was in proportion to the level.
'Fortunately, no items dropped.'
It wasn't comforting. The durability of all of his items had dropped by at least 100 points. If Huroi was an ordinary user without Grid, he would've had to spend a lot of money on repairs.
"Huroi?"
Lauel ran over to Huroi. He was the busiest person in the guild. Lauel was tired.
"What happened?"
He knew of only two ways to escape from a vampire city. It was to kill the boss or die. There was only one reason for one member of the party to return.
"…You, did you die?"
Huroi nodded at Lauel's question.
“The boss is too strong.”
“Please tell me the story."
There was no reason to hide it. Huroi told Lauel all the details of what happened in the vampire city. Lauel's reaction to the story was surprisingly bright.
“Grid used such a method? Haha! Incredible! Grid's brain wasn't just a decoration!"
“…"
Lauel was truly jubilant about Grid's growth. But this choice of words was inappropriate, so Huroi couldn't help glaring.
***
"Grid's expedition of the 13th expedition will end in failure. Maybe this time tomorrow, Grid's party will appear at the resurrection point."
The meeting room in Reidan Castle.
Lauel convened the former members of the Tzedakah Guild and delivered the news of Grid's party to them. The Overgeared members murmured at the desperate story.
Toban gritted his teeth, “I should've gone."
Toban was a paladin with divine power. He was the antithesis of vampires. But he didn't take part in the expedition because he was in charge of the yellow mithril mine. There were few people in Overgeared who could manage the workers, so Toban was an invaluable presence.
Lauel waited until the atmosphere calmed and opened his mouth again.
"As you know, pavranium is indispensable for Grid. The more pavranium that Grid obtains, the stronger he will become. So I will send an additional two people to support Grid's party."
Reidan, Bairan, Cork Island. These three territories must be managed so more support was impossible. Just sending two people as support was hard for Lauel. If only two people were missing, Lauel would have to reduce his sleeping time and managing the territory would become more difficult.
Toban declared, "I am going to join."
"Nope. Not you."
"Ik…! Think about it! I will be the biggest help to Grid's party right now!"
"I'm aware of that. But now that the number of miners is over 100 people, you can't leave."
"Then what about me?"
It was the human beast, Toon. Lauel shook his head again.
"Not you either. If you leave the guild while the main force is absent, the guild's attack power will drop to a dangerous level."
"Then who are you going to send?"
"Hrmm."
Lauel examined the Overgeared members. Including Huroi, there were a total of three people. Who could be a big help to Grid without taking away too much from the territory management?
Lauel struggled before pointing out one person.
"Ibellin."
"Yes!"
The flamberge master, Ibellin! He was delighted at being called. For the past few days, he had just been hunting the monsters near the mine.
"The second one… Hah." Lauel sighed at the thought. “No matter how I look, there isn't another useless person like Ibellin."
"You bastard!"
Lauel and Ibellin were still rivals from their days in the Ten Rookies. As the two people were fighting, somebody knocked on the door of the meeting room.
"Come in."
Lauel called out and a soldier opened the door.
"A guest has come."
"Guest?"
What guest would come to the guild?
"Heok."
"T-This is ridiculous…"
The Overgeared members were surprised. It was because they confirmed the identity of the guest.
"Nice to meet you."
Even the voice was beautiful. White skin and black hair. A slender figure and neat impression that radiated charm. It was her, Yura.
Lauel smiled widely.
***
"Pant pant… Shit, I'm going to die now."
The bloodstained Vantner cursed and screamed. The situation was desperate. There were over 100 vampires surrounding Grid's current party, and there were also three True Blood vampires.
On the other hand, the eight people of Grid's group were now ragged. Their health and mana was at the bottom and even their stamina was low, so it was difficult to raise a finger. It was the aftermath of hunting without any rest.
“It's too much."
“I wanted to slam my fist into that bastard Elfin Stone's face. It's too bad I'll die before that."
The party assumed the worst. Even Jishuka, who always encouraged the group, was silent. Grid stared at her chest that moved with every hard breath she took and tightened his grip on Failure.
Kwajak!
He squeezed out all his strength and aimed at the skull of a vampire. The vampires' aggro fell on him and they simultaneously stared at Grid.
"Crazy!"
"Hey! How can the leader die first? We should be the first ones to die!"
The terrified party members moved towards Grid.
"Pant… Pant…"
Grid didn't say anything. He kept panting as he wielded his sword towards the vampires. The only good thing was that Lifael's Spear wasn't affected by his tiredness and hovered beside him. Grid would've died sooner if it wasn't for Lifael's Spear.
“Sigh, one last rampage."
Vantner was stimulated by Grid and grabbed his shield. He had already consumed his invincible skill and couldn't even use basic defense skills. Potion? He took them every time the cooldown ended. The other members were the same.
“Die!”
The vampires unleashed an onslaught. The three True Blood vampires were at the center. Vantner wanted to block their attacks with his shield, but he was forced down. The other party members also killed two or three vampires before reaching their limits. They allowed attacks and their health quickly sank to the bottom.
"Jishuka!"
The enemies penetrated through the collapsed front line and aimed at Jishuka. Zednos squeezed out the last of his mana, but the wind failed to be of any help to Jishuka. This was the end.
"Hah… Hah…"
The party members could only await death. Just as the vampires were about to take away the last of their health.
Chaaeng!
There was a splendid pillar of light. It was the signal that someone had levelled up. That someone was naturally…
"You've been waiting."
It was Grid.
[Congratulations!]
[You have reached level 300 and achieved the third stats awakening!]
[For every point of stamina, health will increase by 25 and defense will increase by 0.9.]
[For every point of strength, health will increase by 7 and attack will increase by 0.6.]
[For every point of intelligence…]
…
…
[One of Pagma's Descendant's hidden pieces 'Sealed Ability' has been acquired.]
[The skill 'Item Combination' has been acquired.]
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