Leaving the guy who had fallen asleep in his allocated bed, Umichi said goodbye to Ayame and headed out. He checked the time ... and looked at the map.
I should be able to make it back on time. He thought, preparing his equipment and skills. He swapped out
<<Acrobatics>> with
<<Blade Throwing>> and left town. He headed to Horunka village, so he could complete the quest. He wanted to get that weapon as soon as possible.
If it was reality, the walk would of taken an hour both ways, however, with the fighting and everything, it would take much longer. Running out of Geniku, Umichi was able to cover a good distance before encountering a couple of
<<Frenzied Boars>>. He side stepped one of their charges and slashed at them without a sword skill. The damage it took dealt about 30% of it's health.
Although I am a fair amount above their level, I still need a sword skill huh ... Then again, I have the beginner sword for now. He continued to cut the boars before moving on. This pattern continued with the boars and wolves and occasional Little Nepent.
While this happened, he could not help notice, the night was getting worse. The number of monsters were increasing, and there were even some that came only just came out at night. One of them were the
<<Killer Wasp>>. From the information he gathered, they were annoying as the first flying-type monster of the game. They were not good for experience gain or col, and were hard to fight against. The only reason players fought against the wasp were for two reasons. The wasp's stinger could be collected for throwing blades, and they had a chance to drop wings as an accessory. It was rare but had low stats for even a beginning item, it was more of a visual appeal.
Having to fight a number of them at once, Umichi was unsure whether he should run or not, however could not run. He had just saved a couple of players from the Wasps, and had got himself caught up as more showed up. Luckily, he had accumulated lots of knowledge about the game. Picking up a rock, he activated
<<Single Shot>> and threw it at a
<<Killer Wasp's>> wings. This caused it to be stunned and fall down, this was their weakness. Cutting through with a
<<Vertical>>, Umichi saw it's health drop. But it was not enough to kill in one strike. They were tough,
Damn it, they are so hard, yet give so little EXP. Throwing another rock, he cut through the same Wasp, killing it. There were three more left, but that left the group room to escape the circle. Eventually he helped them kill off the wasps. He checked the time. It had been more than two and a half hours since he left. A notification came up.
Wait a second. This amount, no, it shouldn't be this high. Unless .... I see, one of the changes made to the game. He noticed that he had gained approximately the same experience as if he had gotten the kills solo in the beta version. It seemed that they increased the exp they gave.
The other players thanked him before going on their way. Checking the map, Umichi was close to Horunka. Reaching the village, he was able to hand in the Little Nepent's Ovule, completing the quest,
<<Secret Medicine of the Forest>>.
YES! he thought in excitement. One of the best first floor swords were going to be in his hands. Receiving it, he looked at the stats, in awe. The stats were even higher than before, but he noticed something. He lacked the
<<Strength>> to wield it. He currently had 8
<<Strength>> and needed 10. Another change in the game. The exp he gained from the quest was still just as high, indicating the quest was likely to have still been hard to achieve. Checking his exp bar, he realized, he wasn't far from a level. The quest had given him a majority of his exp bar.
Umichi checked the time. It was late. Well, it was still around the time he normally fell asleep. Considering the time he needed to sleep, it would be best to teleport back and sleep to wake up at the usual 8:00 am. Using a teleport crystal, he teleported back to Geniku. Before heading to the inn though, he repaired his armor and restocked his crystals and potions. He only needed to use one potion himself, but he found having extras was nice, and he could supply them to others who needed it. He was left with just over 1.3k col when he went to sleep.
Waking up, with a giant yawn, Umichi slowly got out of bed. Getting up, he noticed something. The health bars were gone. He noticed a notification.
"Sorry guys, but it seems there is a lot of negative connotation with beta testers. Even friends of beta testers are being criticized. I don't want you guys to be in harms way, so I am leaving ahead of you for now. Hopefully we will meet again.
What the hell man. He just up and left. Could of talked it out with us. *sigh* Umichi thought getting out of bed. Re-equipping his armor and his beginning sword, he headed downstairs. The time was 8:30 am, it seemed he overslept a little. The innkeeper greeted him still in a harry. Umichi noticed that Suki was there.
"Hey" he called out to her, taking a seat.
"Did you see Ritaka's message? That was really sudden, don't you think?" he asked her.
Umichi was about to call the innkeeper, before deciding not to. The NPC was rushing still, to get food to tables and dealing with customers. But the rush seemed like it would be over soon.
"Well, guess I can get breakfast later." He turned towards Suki,
"Hey, do you still want to party together? We don't know what quest Ritaka was planning for us to do, but we can go ahead and look for some quests to level up." Umichi dropped his menu, and clicked to create a party before sending Suki a party request.
"Have you seen Aikoto? he asked her.
@Caits @Savo
"Watashi wa Yukizawa Hanawaauakou (I am Yukizawa Hanako)" YukiHana replied to Nagayama-san, yawning midway of saying her name. Her eyes were feeling heavy. Although, it might have been considered early to some people, the young YukiHana went to sleep pretty early.
"Ojiiiiiiiii-sawawn, where are we going to sleep?" she yawned again turning to her grandfather.
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