The Kiro mountains was a mountain range filled with precipitous rocks and a steep forest. The deeper one heads into the forest, the sparse the vegetation bes.
Hailed to be an uncoverednd filled with treasures and ores, adventurers take there time to slowly explore this mountain range. But as time went by, few adventurers frequented this ce and slowly it became an almost forgottennd. However on this day, the almost discarded range was popted with warriors but this was obviously for another reason.
Beside the mountain range filled with undting peaks was and. Thetwo colours; red and green, were smeared on thend making it look like a newly made abstract painting done by either a professional painter or a 7-year old, on a brown coloured canvas [1].
Apart from the out-of-ce colouring, another prevailing feature would be the appalling stench that drifted with the brushing of the wind. The fresh smell of blood that had a slight touch of metallicponents along side the bizarre and uncanny painting made a dreaded atmosphere out of thends. But of course this would have been even more so if not for the lively gathering on this verynd.
Two different races, withmendable intelligence, had just battled one another, giving im to the statement that two tigers can''t share a mountain. Of course, tons of lives were lost from both ends but they still fought for their pride nheless.
Thest sound produced by the vocal cords a non human cried out. With that, thest non-human that existed in the battle fell to de of it''s foes.
A shout then broke out.
"Finally. We''ve won!!!"
[[ System notification :
Update on "The Goblins'' Invasive Retribution."
The Goblins'' Invasive Retribution : Mission Package
A yer has just discovered the goblin hideout, Gnorka. y the goblins and prevent them from invading thends.
Rewards : Based on performance.
Kill 1 goblin : Experience reward + Basic reward + 1 kill point
Kill 10 goblins : Experience rewards increase by 0.5 + 1 Silver ore(2 star) + 10 kill points
Kill 50 goblins : 5 ingots of Dawn steel(2 star) + 50 kill points
Kill 100 goblins : 1 log of Iron Pear wood(3 star). (Ifpleted individually, the reward is as it stands. Ifpleted by a group, apart from the experience reward, only 1 set is given to the group)[1] + 100 kill points
Kill 1 troll : Experience reward + 1 silver core(2 star) + 3 kill points
Kill 5 trolls : Experience rewards increase by 2 + 5 ingots Dawn steel + 15 kill points
Kill 10 trolls : 1 log of Iron pear wood + 10 silver coins + 30 kill points
Kill the leader : 1 Soul crystal (4-star) + 10 gold coins + 1000 kill points
Most Kills (individual) : 1 bar of Timber Crystal(3 star), 2 ingots of Star Gold(3 star), 5 silver coins, 1 level up, Rtionship level with human forces bes [Honoured], title [Humanity''s Friend].[2]
Most Kills (group) : 1 ingot of Star Gold, 5 silver coins, 1 level up, Rtionship level with human forces bes [Honoured], title [Great Helper].[3]
Basic reward : 2 ingots of Limber steel , 5 Dark pearls, 3 silver coins, 50% increase in experience.
Failure Penalty : Destruction of the nearest Town
Loss of 2 levels with reduction of experience gained by 30% for 2 weeks
Rtionship level with human forces at [Dislike]
The mission has beenpleted. ]]
"Finally done with that shitty mission."
"Haa. This mission was stressful but the experience was worth it."
"I know right. If there was loot from the monsters then this would have been way much better."
"Yo. Be satisfied with what you have got."
"Alright alright."
The yers all rejoiced after the battle was won. An army of at least800goblins, had lost their lives on thisnd, with the only reminder of their existence being the blood and flesh scattered all around the ground.
Such a sight would be appalling, of course, for some yers. As such, most of these yers had deactivated the blood-and-gore function in the game leaving only little blood stains on the floor to remind them of the substantial battle than had just gone by. Some of these yers, especially those who saw themselves as real men who had seen the world, left this feature intact with the view of dead bodies all over and the revolting smell of goblin blood swimming through the air.
Different conversations went on, with the most centered one being about the level 10 changes. It had been realised on the forum''s bulletin board that yers would be able to go to cities at level 10. This of course, drew the attention of a lot of yers and worked as a form of motivation for them to level up faster after all, it was likely that the first to do so wouldplete a milestone agenda and reap some hidden rewards.
"With this experience, we are much closer to level 10. I heard there will be changes and we could finally go to cities?"
"Yeah. More yers would be ced together and it will be quite tougher to get resource than it is now." One yer sighed.
"Hehe. I don''t care about that. I''m a leisure yer. It''s you pros who will be bothered."
"I wonder who the top rankers in this event are."
"Hehe. I heard that the super guild, Emperor''s Might, participated so they are most likely to win it plus they were also involved in ying the mini boss. If anything, they should have been the main force."
"Yes."
"That''s true."
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As different conversations went on, the 2 campaign leaders arrived from the mountain peak to reunite with the army after fixing their appearances. Deval was taken elsewhere because he had fainted due to exhaustion. He was currently being treated and recovering his energy.
"My Lord. His Eminence."
Lord Midel bowed towards Town head Arman before greeting Bishop Enzo who was right beside him.
"Casualty reports."
"Yes My Lord. Of the300men from our side who participated in the war,162were killed in action with at least 20 men having serious injuries, denying the any chance of making aeback to the force. The other100people are a force to remember. I don''t think any one would outrightly deny your words, Lord."
"True. Go ahead and solve everything and be quick about it. I might as well solve the issue of the people." Arman smiled.
Under the gazes of everyone present, Arman, who still looked like a 9 year old, arrived close to the yers; a few feet from where the gathered. While floating about 7-10 metres in the air, he opened his lips and spoke.
"Today, I have to say that I''m pleased with put achievements as we finally drove the foreign race away from our area. Alongside the members of the Church, we stood firm and supported one another. On that ount, I have to say thank you to everybody involved in this skirmish.
"For those with startling performances and so on, the Town is pleased to offer you a few rewards as a way of showing our goodwill. With that said, I say ''Thank you'' to those who helped us so far."
With the end of the Arman''s speech, the yers all received a notification.
[[ System notification :
The Goblins'' Invasive Retribution : 1st package has been concluded.
Rewarding yers…
Most Kills (Group) :
East Crow 103 points
Emperor''s Might 86 points
Mountain Rift 78 points
Team Matrix 39 points
. . .
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Top Rankers :
Most Kills (Individual) :
***** 62 points ----
Chesces 57 points Emperor''s Might
***** 55 points ----
Griffin 51 points Emperor''s Might
Snow Goddess 29 points Emperor''s Might
Swift de 28 points East Crow
Kylian 28 points Emperor''s Might
One Sword 28 points Mountain Rift
Dream Tiger 27 points East Crow
Lu Zhen 21 points ----
. . .
]]
"A bunch of guilds really made their appearance today huh?"
"It''s too bad though. I heard Emperor''s Might also participated so I''m pretty sure they should have taken the 1st ce position."
"No, it actually didn''t go them. They took second ce; first ce is East Crow."
"East Crow? Oh yeah I remember. Most of Emperor''s Might experts headed over to look for the mini boss. I think they all went for the singles section. Daichi lead the East Crow legion so its pretty reasonable for them to take 1st ce. Emperor''s Might should be first in the singles however."
"No wait. Hold on, the first position in the singles category didn''t actually go to Emperor''s Might nor East Crow..."
"What the heck? Stop ying around!"
"No! He''s telling the truth."
"Huh…Now that you say, 1st ce is…unknown?"
Initially after the list was released, everyone''s focus was on the group category but they weren''t really expecting much . If there was one shocking factor, it would have been the fact that East Crow yed the role of a dark horse by snatching the 1st position in the group category from Emperor''s Might. Upon further enquiries, the yers understood the reason why and didn''t find it hard to ept. After all, Daichi was a talent even super guilds had wanted to recruit before.
It was as they focused on the singles department that their eyes went wide like saucers, stunned speechless with nothing to say. The yers found it had to believe that an unknown yer had taken the first ce spot. Even if the Sly devil, Chesces, had taken the second position, it still didn''t change the fact that this mysterious number one figure had surpassed all the yers to get the most single kills.
"Damn. All those big guilds must be really frustrated eh?"
"if my guess is correct then this mysterious figure should likely be the same person that participated in the mini boss raid."
"That''s a reasonable conclusion but damn, Emperor''s Might is still truly amazing! They upied 4 spots in the singles division and still managed to get 2nd ce in the group."
"Indeed. Truly worthy of being called a super guild. East Crow even, made an impressive performance snatching not only the 1st ce in the group category but also 2 spots in the singles Top 10. "
"Worthy of being a peak 2nd tier guild. This is like a contest between a local snake and an overbearing Dragon."
"But you guys are missing the big deal here. It''s possible that this mysterious expert is a solo yer hence the reason he hid his identity. In other words he might be a new expert or even worse, they[3] are actually threatening the hegemony of the guilds!!!"
Originally, it was supposed to be a simple issue of just being awe-struck and fascinated at this mysterious dark horse, but as someone made a wild conjecture, some of the yers analysed it to be quite reasonable. And so the legend of a solo yer on the rise, challenging the authority of the big guilds and seeking to take all the rewards away from their grasp, began to spread.
Meanwhile the person in question had quietly exited a tunnel and appeared at the back-lines of the forces.
AN :
[1] No hard feelings to painter. Probably cause I don''t understand art but a bunch of modern day abstract paintings look messy and childish... sorry if you got offended.
[2] Once they record under the Individual category, their scores aren''t tabted in the group category and vice versa. For example, even though Kylian, Griffin and Chesces were part of a party, they registered their kills under individual section so all their kill points gained would be calcted under the individual section and not the group section.
[3] Using ''they '' here because the identity of the ''mysterious expert'' is unknown to the yers.