Chapter 98

Chapter 98 – Cursed Domain(2)

Hyrkan stared intently at a large boulder . The boulder didn’t look too special on the outside . In truth, the boulder wasn’t anything special .

Took took .

Hyrkan used a shovel to dig up the fine soil near the boulder . There would have been no significance to this boulder if an Ingredient Coin hadn’t appeared inside the hole .

“Chet . ”

Hyrkan clicked his tongue after checking the Ingredient Coin . His expression naturally changed into a sour expression .

‘In the end, I’m back to the same location . ’

He put the Ingredient Coin back into his pocket . Hyrkan closed his eyes with a frown on his lips .

‘I never expected this to turn out like this . ’

Hyrkan knew where the Cursed Domain was located at . It was one of the important parts of the Main Scenario Quest, so of course, he knew where it was located at . It was located southeast of Misandra’s Castle, where there was a tall mountain called the Ricky mountain . There was a long winding road past the Ricky mountain, and one had to cross the Inue Lake! One finally reached the boundary of the Cursed Domain after crossing all of those landmarks .

If one could pinpoint a location to this degree in Warlord, one was basically as knowledgeable as a navigator .

However, he was currently going around in circles . He couldn’t even get past the Ricky Mountain .

‘I had no idea the Block Field was still up . This is really unexpected . ’

Block Field .

No Users could get past this barrier, and it was in the way of Hyrkan .

The Block Field was placed beyond the Ricky Mountain, and Hyrkan already knew the Block Field hadn’t been dispelled yet . It was something one could confirm through several internet searches .

Still, he never thought the Block Field would be a problem for him .

‘I’ve received the Quest, yet the Block Field is still present… This is a pain . ’

Hyrkan had received the Main Scenario Quest . In most cases, the Main Scenario Quest acted as a key in dissolving the Block Field . This was why Hyrkan hadn’t worried over the Block Field . He had been worried about getting to the Cursed Domain faster than everyone else . He wanted to get there first, and he wanted to eat all those delicious Titles .

‘Some random bastards tried to block my path before and now such a trivial thing is blocking my path . ’

Of course, this fact didn’t have all negative connotations .

Instead, it could be seen as a positive news .

‘The fact that the Block Field is around means the Cursed Domain is still intact… It means the Storm Hunters haven’t reached this place yet or they are progressing in a different Quest route as me… I like that . ’

The possibility of the Stormhunters guild receiving the same Quest to search for the Cursed Domain, and them being ahead of him was gone .

It was an element that was sufficiently positive .

‘All right . ’

Hyrkan let go of his sour mood, and he organized his situation .

His next task was set . He had to dispel the Block Field . A Block Field couldn’t be dispelled by force .

‘It’s been awhile since the Misandra’s Castle was released to the Users . I’m sure the Quests are completed up to a certain point . ’

Hyrkan turned his head . First, he had to return to the Misandra Castle .

‘Huh?’

As if it had been waiting for Hyrkan to turn his head, a monster appeared behind Hyrkan .

Koo-roo-roo……!

Koo-huhng! Koo-huhng!

It was a wolf human standing on its two feet . It was a werewolf . It was different from a normal werewolf . It was holding very rusty knives in both hands .

It was a level 100 monster called Weapon Werewolf .

Amongst the level 100 mid-sized monsters, it was a monster of average difficulty . It wasn’t hard to kill, but it wasn’t easy to kill either… Basically, it was a middle of the road monster .

Four of them appeared . At the very least, it was numerous enough where a single User wouldn’t be able to easily deal with them .

However, Hyrkan didn’t even unsheathe his Ivan’s Sword when the pack appeared . He didn’t even snort at their appearance .

Instead, he flicked his fingers twice .

This caused the Skeleton Warriors that had been on standby to appear from behind the Weapon Werewolves . They held golden colored swords that looked to be made by smelting gold .

Kuhng!

As if they were surprised by the appearance of the Skeletons, the Weapon Werewolves desperately turned their bodies .

The battle started immediately .

Kwahng!

The Werewolves let out a roar as they charged first . The eyes of the Skeleton Warriors and Knight burned as they silently looked at the Werewolves . They dodged the incoming attack, and their fighter’s disposition was strong enough to cut the enemies with a single stroke .

Hyrkan had a sour expression on his face as he opened his Hologram Window . Then he searched for more information .

‘No 30 great guilds are present in Misandra’s Domain . There aren’t even Underfoot guilds there . This might be more annoying than I thought it would be . Any ways, what should I have for dinner tonight?’

Hyrkan was starting to fight battles in a way that was befitting a Necromancer .

Misandra’s Castle was revealed to the Warlord Users around 2 months ago .

In the world of gaming, two month was almost like two years . It wasn’t a short amount of time, and a lot of Users had visited Misandra’s Castle . They wanted to dispel the Block Field present beyond the castle . This was why they diligently found and cleared the Quests .

However, the Block Field would not be easily dispelled . They kept finding likely clues, yet no one could find the actual key .

In a situation like this, the Users made a simple judgement call .

“Oh well . I’ll just go hunt somewhere else . ”

“Well, I’ll only get a single Title if the Block Field is dispelled . Wouldn’t it be more profitable to level up at a different hunting ground?”

Give up .

It was the obvious course of action .

Not many Users were willing to invest their time here when it hindered with one’s level up .

Moreover, Misandra’s Castle was located in an ambiguous location .

One could earn Quests between level 80 to 100 at Misandra’s Castle . The level 80 Users diligently did their Quests, and they diligently leveled up .

What happens when they reach level 90?

In Warlord, there was a single goal every users tried to fulfill at level 90 . It was to get to level 100 as soon as possible . They wanted to go through the Advancement! If one wanted to go through the Advancement as soon as possible, one had to find an effective hunting ground . Misandra’s Castle was hardly an effective hunting ground, so there was no reason to stay there .

In the end, the Users left for various parts after they completed Quests up to a certain point .

New Users influxed into this location, but they repeated the actions of their predecessors .

Of course, not everyone left .

“Does anyone want to do a Quest with me?”

Zeet .

He was different from the other Users . He was part of the minority of people, who was staying behind at Misandra’s Castle for his Quest progress .

He was level 91, and his Class was Magician .

As a Magician, he couldn’t operate out in the field by himself . This was why he was gathering party members at Misandra’s Subjugation Association . He was trying to progress in his Quest .

“What kind of Quest is it?”

“It is an Exploration Quest . It is a Quest to find the remains…”

“Does it give a lot of EXP? What’s the Reward?”

“It’s an Exploration Quest, so it doesn’t give much EXP nor a lot of rewards . ”

“What for?”

“What?”

in the end, his recruiting process always ended on a bad note .

It was the same right now .

What for?

After saying that phrase, the User turned around and left as if he never wanted to see Zeet again . The User’s action was so cold that Zeet felt a little bit humiliated .

Zeet gritted his teeth .

‘Shit! I should have chosen the Swordsman Class instead… At the very least, I could carry out the quest whether I sink or swim!’

Zeet manipulated his watch as he spoke . He checked the Quest again .

[Blackened Remains]

– Quest Rank : Rare

– Quest Level Range : 90

– Quest Content : Recover the Blackened Remains . Deliver it to the fugitive ‘Chados’ .

– Quest Reward : Chados’ Staff .

Blackened Remains Quest .

It was a Rare Rank Quest . It meant it wasn’t an easily obtainable Quest . However, it wasn’t special enough where only Zeet was carrying it out .

It was actually the opposite . If one was diligently leveling up from level 80 to 90 at Misandra’s Castle, one would receive this Quest . The Quest Route had already been made public .

However, there was a Quest that was nicknamed the Diploma . When Users received this Quest, a vast majority of them left Misandra’s Castle to search for another hunting ground . It was as if they had graduated from this location .

There was a reason why Zeet was holding onto this Quest, while he was stalled in leveling up .

‘I’m sure this Quest is the key that will break open the Block Field . ’

Numerous Users went through the Quests available at Misandra’s Castle, and they all reached the Blackened Remains Quest . However, no one had solved the Quest yet . The Block Field remained closed . There was ample reasons why one should be suspicious that this Quest was related to the Block Field .

Of course, one could be suspicious, but it was hard to have conviction about such a conjecture . Zeet was so sure, because while he was progressing another Quest, he had found the identity of Chados .

‘Chados is a fugitive . For some reason, he is a fugitive running away from some unfortunate circumstances . ’

Chados was a fugitive that had run away from somewhere across the Block Field . He had heard this story from a NPC caretaker named Dodo, who maintenanced the castle walls . Moreover, this truth hadn’t been spread anywhere online . Zeet had never disclosed this information to anyone .

This was basically Zeet’s trump card .

He was very sure about his conjecture . He just had to ramp up his efforts in gathering party member . That was the answer .

The problem was…… .

“Hey, look who it is? Isn’t it, Zeet?”

Zeet had a disadvantage that no one else had here .

“You are still operating out of Misandra’s Castle? Huh?”

Three Users approached Zeet . The three Users had identical guild emblems on their chests . It was the Swing Guild .

“I thought we squared everything last time!”

Swing Guild .

It was a medium-sized guild with about 300 members . They weren’t considered to be one of the 30 great guilds nor were they part of the Underfoot guilds . They were a guild formed for the purpose of mutual cooperation . The members of the guild consisted of low level Users to pretty high level Users . There were a diverse group of Users gathered in this guild .

Moreover, they were a guild in bad standing with Zeet .

“What did I say? Did I say we’ll smash you to pieces when we find you near the Field?”

“What a strange bastard . We were just wondering why you were still here . We were just curious!!”

‘Shit . They should just be transparent with their threats, sons of bitches!’

It had been a disagreement that happened quite frequently in games .

They had met up by chance, and they had started a party hunt . They bickered, since they weren’t in sync with each other . The bickering escalated .

‘Why are you so lacking?’

‘Like your mother?’

As the conversation escalated, feelings were hurt and there was had been an argument .

Zeet had gotten in a disagreement with a User, and there had been an accident afterwards during the party hunt .

Zeet was a bit late in his assist, so the User that was playing the role of a Tanker had experienced Game Over .

It was an accident born out of a mistake, but the aggrieved User felt like it was done on purpose .

Afterwards, all of Swing guild didn’t see Zeet in a positive light . This was why these Users had spent a long time at Misandra’s Castle, yet they operated far from each other .

‘Those damn bastards . They aren’t even a 30 great guild, yet… Since I’m alone, they are ganging up on me like a pack of dogs . ’

This was the reason why Zeet wasn’t able to aggressively further his agenda . This was why he solicited every new Users he saw to join his party .

‘Yes . It isn’t that I’m dodging shit, because I’m afraid of it . I’m avoiding it since it is dirty . ’

A man appeared in front of Zeet .

‘Uh?’

To escape the attention of the Swing Guild, he was about to head out . At that moment, he came face to face with a User at the door .

He had on a plain armor, and there was a plain sword equipped on his waist . The impression the User gave off… . .

‘He has a really gullible face . ’

The User really looked like someone that could be tricked .

In a flash, Zeet’s eyes checked the other User’s Item setting .

‘Swordsman Class!’

At a glance, this User obviously had a setting common to the Swordsman Class . Zeet reflexively asked the man a question .

“Are you perhaps here to receive a Quest?”

The User silently nodded his head .

“Then would you like to do a Quest with me?”

Zeet spoke the next part with a low voice .

“This is a secret, but the Block Field might open if this Quest is completed . ”

He wouldn’t have made that comment about the Block Field to Normal Users, but the man in front of him looked as if he would fall for anything… He felt this was a chance that would never come again, so he had thrown out the bait .

As if Zeet’s bait had taken hold, the User looked at Zeet with an interested expression on his face .

“If it isn’t true, how much are you going to give me?”

“What?”

However, the words and tone of his voice didn’t indicate he was interested . The other User continued to speak .

“If I complete the Quest and the Block Field is still up, how much compensation are you going to give me?”

He was most definitely a pushover, but it seemed Zeet had met someone with a real tiger’s mouth .