Vice confused saw their responses. Why they all laughed at him?! Did he ask something weird?! If there was any trouble, of course it had to be solved.
“Hahaha… sorry Vice, we don’t meat to mock you. Just you said you want to solve the curse problem? I think that impossible.” Chief said.
“That right Vice. It is not that we don’t want to give you reward if you solved the problem, it was realy impossible.” Ruci added.
“Impossible?! What do you mean?”
Village Chief told him once they asked help from big Church, like Freya and Lor. They accepted their request to purify their village from cursed. They sent their best priests and paladins to guard the priests. They came to Mine Edge village and searched for curse source. And they found it.
They could get rid of source and did purification ritual. They were successed. They still stayed for some time being to monitoring its progress. But after several day passed, the cursed returned, so he priests and paladins returned to source site to repeat their purification ceremony, but it was failed. Even during ceremony some priests and paladins died because of the curse.
So they sent another group of priests and paladins after did some research about condition on the site, but it was fruitless. They failed to purify their village, and some priests and paladins died again.
So their halted their action and sent Chief Village apology.
Upon heard their explanation, Vice shocked. If 2 of biggest church can’t solve the curse, how strong was the curse on Mine Edge Village.
“So, I suggest you to give up. Once a group of adventurers like you came and offered us their help for big reward in return. At first we refused, wasn’t because we couldn’t reward them, but we don’t want them to die in vain.
And the result, all of them annihilated even before reached village.
Now cursed area became larger and wider. So when you met monkey that stole my son toy probably animal from area around cursed area that lost their home, so they came here.
So do you understand why it was impossible?”
So it was like that, it was made him disappointed if a unique quest would come out. If it was like that, nothing he could do.
“But Vice, if you want a different quest from usually I give to you. I have one favor to ask to you.”
“Eh, sure.”
“My grandfather didn’t come to my house this year. He usually returned once a year to take some food from our village. he lived in the mountain foot of mountain range Baran north this village, a day walk from here. could you bring food from me to my grandfather?”
Quest: Village Chief request.Every year, Chief’s grandfather go home and take some food with him from village. he lives in the Baran Mountain range foot but this year he didn’t shown up made Chief worried. He asked you to bring his goods and see condition of his grandpa.Rank: E
Reward: Unknown.
Wait a sec?! Vice thought, this his first time he got quest outside village, and the rank was E. so this was a rather special quest. But Baran mountain range?!
“Wait a sec Chief, that place was…?”
“Yes, he lives on outer area of cursed area. So I was very dangerous if you wasn’t not carefully. But if you can refuse if you don’t want.”
“No…. no… no… I accept. I will bring your food to your grandfather.”
“Thank you Vice. Only you I can entrust this task. And one more, my grandfather is former last Chief Village of Mine Edge village.”
Vice again surprised, so It meant this person is the Chief Village on the story about Cursed Village. he was living withness of that incident. If he could meet him, he could ask more about that event. Moreover he could get more quest if he got lucky.
This night, Vice again did his routine activity, “Slimes Massacre”. And he got bonus 2 stamina.
On the morning, Vice received a 1 meter big box. Chief said inside was a lot of food made in New Cursed Village,it was for cure his grandfather homesick.
He put the box inside his invertory. Even he put the box inside invertory, the weight did not reduced, just it did not eat space. Normally, player on his level would have hard time bring this box, but with his high strength, he could bring it easily.
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Name:ViceAlignment:NeutralLevel:9Class:NoneRace:HumanGender:MaleTitlesNoneFame:67Infamy:0-Health:440/ 440Health Regen:0.1 / SecMana:108 / 108Mana Regen:0.1 / SecStamina:170 / 170Stamina Regen:0.01 / Sec-Strenght:53Agility:80Vitality:36Intelligence:10Wisdom:10Leadership:0Luck:5-Attack:97~102Defense:28Elemental ResistancesFire:0Water:0Wind:0Earth:0Light:0Darkness:0SkillSkill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:Sword MasteryBasic543%
With Equipment
Iron SwordAttack 5-10TypeOne Hand SwordDurability:40/40Quality:Rank FA normal sword from ironWhite clothDefense 4TypeClothDurability:25/25Quality:Rank FA simple white cloth.White shoesDefense 2TypeShoesDurability:20/20Quality:Rank FA simple white shoes.Brown Woodcutter HatDefense 1TypeHatDurability:20/20Quality:Rank FA hat for woodcutter.
His appearance now was white contrast with brown hat, well not cool at all. Even it was white, it couldn’t be called pure white, his clothes have some dirt because it was cheapest equipment he could buy in this village, and it was best equipment here. Because this was small and poor village. if players wanted better equipment, they have to go to city.
In city they could change their class and bought better equipment. So most player weren’t liking stay in beginner village for long time.
Vice, received a map from Chief with red cross marked where his grandfather lived. He just had to follow a small river in the east village to the north.
On the way, he kept his pace close to river, he didn’t want to lost and the journey could be cover for a day walk delayed.
This river was clean. With 5 meters wide, he could see small fishes swimming on the bottom. This realism was incredible. The creator was genius to perfected this technology. Most game virtual before this one, only could reach 40% realism, but this game reached 95%. And it said developer still worked hard to reach 100%.
He meet a frog before him. It was level 7 monster. This was strongest monster he met since he reseted his character. He dashed and stabbed the frog. He dealt 90 damage to the frog. And it lost 30% HP. And when the frog hit him, It dealt 10 damage to him only tickles. The frog killed for next 3 attacks. A frog give him less than 1% exp.
He killed every frogs on his way until his experience bar reached 98%. He needed some frogs for next level. While he walked, suddenly he felt something weird under his feet. It felt soft, and he look down on his feet, and then a long vine entangled his leg.
Crap..!!
He then realized he was on danger. Suddenly the vine pulled hard him in to forest.
“Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa…”
HP -3.
HP -5
HP -4
Because his body rubbed against ground, sometimes he hit bush, stone and it gave him damage. A the one await him on the base of vine was a gigantic carnivore plant level 14 pocket shaped lift him closer to its mouth? And threw him into its mouth and closed. He eaten in single gulp.
After he eaten, all his body felt slimy.
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HP -2
HP -3
In this place, he could see his surround in the dim light in this narrow space. He could not move a lot because cramped here. he tried to stand but useless, it was too slippery. Then tried use his sword to cut the wall. And then the wall contracted. He understand if the creature ate him suffered damage. But because his hand wet, and the wall covered with thick acid liquid, he could not dealt big damage. Even so if he just stay still and wait, with no doubt he will digested by this monster without leave a single bone.
He hit the wall and kept hit until a hole made on the wall and he got out from the wall. He fell to the ground and saw only 5% HP left from carnivore plant. Without hesitatite he slashed the plant repeatedly and killed it.
It was dropped 7 copper and a
He glanced at his HP and equipment, only by this sudden attack, he lost a fourth of heath and all equipments lost 4 durabilities. If he stayed inside little longer, maybe his equipments will destroyed.
He got message that he got one level and now level 10. He add all stat to str. And he got another message.
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:Cursed ResistanceBasic10%The skill granted only for those reborn with strong soul before die. Reborn with stronger soul than previous life, the body can withstand again curse and darkness. Have resistance against curses. The higher level this skill, the more user can resist curse and increase resistance to darkness magic.
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Wow, he shocked about this skill. He never heard someone got this skill. It said because he death and reborn, maybe it meant reset character. Or maybe because he choosed race
And then he continues his journey. But now he carefully not to step on carnivore plant’s trap again. When he saw a weird vine lied across his way, he would follow the vine until he found its main body and kill it. Because this monster unable to move he could kill it easily, it only dangerous if you eaten.
Normally the best way to kill this type monster by use fire magic from mage, but he was still classless, so he only could rely on his sword.
After sky became dark, he kept walk on the riverside. And his experience kept pilling up until he got another level.
In the silent night he kept walked but since he hit level 11, he never encountered any monsters. Weird, very weird. After walked 1 hour, he never encountered a single monster, even a single bug when he glance on the river he didn’t see any fish either. The thickness forest was slowly reduced. What the hell happened he asked in his mind.
A certain scenery entered his sight. A vast barrens land spread long extended to his sight limit. He saw an old rooten tree still standing without a single leaf. It was standing lifeless. And behind it was hundreds tree withered dry.
A horrible sight for this night. So this was what chief and villager told in their story. But this was too much for Vice. This even worse than desert that have some life sign. This was really called death land. He only could hear sound of wind he then entered borderline between ground covered with grass and barrens land.
HP -1
MP -1
Stamina -1
Again Vice shocked, only stepped his foot on the ground, all his life stats drained. So if stayed linger he will die standing?! What kind joke, isn’t it?!
But the next message made him smiled.
And he saw this skill increased 1% proficiency. So this skill was used for this case. With out hesitate he jumped and ran to the barrens land. When he ran longer, he then realized, the deeper he entered this barrens land, curse got worse. Once he reached 100 meters, the effect doubled, he lost 2 point every second, so he hurried drank potion and return to the river.
“Geh, almost I died without realizing it.”
He choosed safer way to increase his Curse resistance, he only entered one step from forest and then he sit on the ground and waited his proficiency to rise. Nothing easier to increase proficiency than this he thought. When his stamina below 30% and he felt his power left his body, he returned to the riverside and rest to wait his life stat (Health, mana, and stamina) replenished. He ate a bread to speed up his stamina recovery. Even his health high, 440, but his mana and stamina to little to keep up with his HP.
After level up, he realized he now drained every 2 second, so the curse effect halved. And he stayed this night by lied on the barrend land until his skill reached basic level 3.
On the dawn he felt his growing proficientcy greatly reduced, so he thought to enter deeper to the cursed area, so this skill would respond stronger. And he still had to reach Chief’s grandfather house, so he walked with 100 meters distance from river or he would lost.
He walked between dead trees and saw around. And right, never found any monster this far. Was this place monsterless? As far as he could remember, monsterless area only on inhabitant area, but this place should have some monsters.
As he walked in this area he had to eat more often. Fortunately he bought a lot breads before set out his journey he bought 1000 breads for 50 silvers. Well maybe it felt stupid bought that amout of bread. But he didn’t know when he would back to village, so there no problem if he stocked a lot foods. A bread would edible even saved for a month. But the taste is plain, just made for relieve hunger purpose. If he wanted to add other taste, he had to buy ingredient like jam, or cheese. Of course he couldn’t afford buy that fancy item. He had to save when he changed his class on the city later.
He ate the bread during walking. Well it was bad manner. But he didn’t care because no one looking.
He found a circular plot clear without rooten trees. He saw something on the middle. When he walked closer, he saw pilled up several corpses. They all became full skeleton, without anymeat left. Then he came closer and find something sparkling between corpses. He found an iron ring, and a worn out robe.
Iron ringTypeRingDurability:4/10Quality:Rank FOption:
Strength +2
Mana +10
Requirement: Level 10
As simple iron ring made by common jewelery.
Leather RobeTypeRingDurability:10/25Quality:Rank FOption:
Defense +3
Magic +5
Requirement: Level 10
A worn out leather robe.
Lucky he thought, but some of stats useless for him, magic and mana. He couldn’t use magic and didn’t have skill required mana. But he equipped them for, maybe it will be handy later.
He felt sudden chill on his neck, it felt when he targeted by enemy. So instantly he turned his head to see behind him, but no one there. Then he looked around, but he didn’t find anything beside rooten trees.
HP -64
What?! He startled because his health fell suddenly. But when he looked around he found nothing. He pondering what happened his health dropped with out reason.
HP -59
“Again?!”
Then he ran toward direction he came. Then turned back and focused his eye to corpses direction. A bit blur, he saw a figure came to his direction, its was like a mirage. It was have height an adult. The more Vice focused, he saw clearly a mirage with human shape came to his direction. And then he saw its name.
Keh ekeehh keeehh …..
A horror laugh could be heard from specter.
Drank a small health potion, then he ran and attacked the spectre. But when his sword made contact with spectre body, his sword just passed through its body and give him big “MISS”. And he was attacked by spectre again.
Everytime he attacked the spectre, all “MISS”.
“What was I have supposed to do if all my attack miss?!”
While drown on attacking the spectre, he didn’t see his surrounding that had made him make fatal mistake.
HP -60
He attacked from his back, and when he turned his head, he saw one by one another specters appeared from behind rooten trees and formed circle around him.
“Crap…. Raaaaaaaaaaaaann…..!”
He shouted and ran to river left the specters behind. Even they were normal monsters, if he couldn’t land any hit to them, no way he could kill them. but the specters could kill him. So basically he doomed. Unable to going any further. He ran and kept ran while a mobs of specters chased behind him.
HP -62
HP -59
His back attacked because it was fully exposed. And he drank potion again and filled 50HP. Well only small potion he had and it had 1 minute cooldown for next potion to take effect.
His Hp only left 20% while he getting closer to river. He peeked behind and saw a lot specters chased him make him ran faster, then he jumped trying to cross the river, but because the river wider, he fell on the river. BYuuURrrr…. He kept walked to other side of river. The specters he saw stopped on the border or barrens land and all of them glared at him cried with horror laugh. after he got out from the river, he sat at the river edge and watch the specters unable went any further. So he understand they only could stay in on barren land.
He sighed relaxed.
But his relax didn’t last long when he saw a silhoute move from upstream on the other side of the river. It moved toward the group of specters. When it passed the group, several specters cried and vanished. And the silhoute returned and passed the group again. And one by one the specters vanished after cried.
Vice’s eyes widen disbelief. But one he curtained was all specters killed. And the silhoute became clear as he focused his eyes again. The silhoute he saw was a human, old man around he didn’t know because his hair white with a lot wrinkled skin. He wore normal plain cloth like villager. He was hold a short sword.
He jumped cross the river easily and approached Vice.
“OH, this rarely to see a young man wandered around this forest, what are you doing here Lad?”