Chapter 133

Chapter 133 – Immoral Prince (1)

1 .

[The Blue Snake looks at the White Roof . Find the Red Mirror underneath the roof . Then you will see an angular landmark . This landmark will stretch out to the left . It will fork endlessly . ]

When the great battle was concluded, everyone’s attention was turned towards the Immoral Prince . The Users without the Battle Tokens couldn’t participate in the Immoral Prince Raid . Therefore, the only thing they could do was to decipher the words that appeared on the Battle Tokens . They tried to interpret the cryptic code, which gave away the location of the Immoral Prince .

Unexpectedly, a lot of Users participated in this endeavor, and they had fun doing it .

– Where does a Blue Snake type monster appear?

– Is it talking about the Blue Dragon?

– Dragons aren’t snakes . I’m pretty sure it is talking about the Blue Giant Snake . I’m clearly right!

– ㄴ I don’t think the Immoral Prince would hide at a hunting ground where a level 60 Boss monster comes out . It would make more sense to say a bear was hiding in a rabbit hole .

It wasn’t really that they enjoyed it, but in truth, this was the only way they could participate in the Main Scenario Quest . Also, there was an additional incentive to solve it . The 3 guilds, who were participating in the Immoral Raid, had put up a bounty on the correct interpretation of the cryptic words . One could earn around 5 thousand dollars from figuring it out . It was more than a pocket change .

Anyways, there were a lot of hunting grounds in existence in Warlord . It was more annoying than difficult to find the location through such ambiguous hints . Moreover, a lot of the characteristics described was shared by many locations in Warlord . A mountain was a mountain, and a lake was a lake .

When the Immoral Prince Raid was failed twice, the new hints appeared on the Battle Tokens . It took about 3 to 4 days to decipher the hints . Despite knowing all of this, the teams attempted the Raid . None of the teams were able to last even an hour in the Raid . When the Raid failed, the Immoral Prince immediately left the location . The losing groups took a terrible beating in many ways .

‘They were very unlucky . ’

If seen in those terms, the Stormhunters was very lucky . After the second Immoral Prince Raid was a failure, the Stormhunters was able to decipher the cryptic hints on the same day they got it .

‘I never expected the Immoral Prince to appear at a location we just found . It is said that the bread always fall on the buttered side down… . ’

The Blue Snake symbolized a Blue river, and the White Roof was a snow covered mountain . Everyone reached a consensus on this interpretation . However, there were about 50 locations with a blue river and a snow covered mountain .

Therefore, the crucial part was the Red Mirror, and the angular landmark . Surprisingly, the Stormhunters had found a region that checked off the two remaining requirements .

Patagonia mountain .

It was a region found recently by the Stormhunters . Several days ago, this stage had a Block Field over it .

The Patagonia mountain had a Red Lake, and a tree had been struck by lightning . The tree had been burnt to death, and it was the angular landmark . Of course, this location was very hard to find .

If the Patagonia mountain hadn’t been found and professionally investigated by the Storm Hunters, no one would have been able to find the Red Mirror and the angular landmark . Moreover, the Patagonia mountain was teeming with level 190 monsters, and it would take a long time to explore this mountain .

This was why events had turned out like this .

‘The fact that we found this place first was the reason behind our problem now . Why did it have to be this way?’

This was the reason why the Storm Queen Shir had decided to monopolize the 3rd Immoral Prince Raid run .

If it was a location everyone knew about, everyone would inevitably be watching their every move . The two other guilds would try to meddle in their business . However, the Stormhunters didn’t have to worry about that . Unless there was a Judas within their guild, there was no way the other guilds would find out about their actions .

On the other hand, Hatch was very pessimistic about this raid, so these were all signs of bad luck to him .

When he saw the trees thick with leaves around the Red Lake and the presence of the burnt tree, he couldn’t help, but feel very depressed .

“Hey . What’s are you doing!”

On top of it all, the Storm Princess Hahui was unnecessarily trying to pick a fight with him . She possessed an unfortunate name, and she had the eyes of a fire dragon .

“What do you think I’m doing? I’m sighing . ”

“ A sigh? Why?”

When Hahui gave a retort, Hatch looked at her as if she was the most pitiful human being in this world .

Shweek!

Hahui’s fist flew towards Hatch’s face .

“Huhk!”

Hatch dodged the fist in fright . The fist had come very close to striking him . The fist brushed by his left cheek .

“Hey! Why the hell are you punching me for! Fuck!”

“You were having some weird thoughts as you were looking at me, right? You wanna die?”

“Bring it on . Try killing me once! Try killing me!”

The atmosphere between the two of them was turning nasty, and attention was being drawn towards them . However, nothing unfortunate happened .

“Stop . ”

At Shir’s single word, Hatch and Hahui turned their glares to different directions .

This was the charisma possessed by Shir . She had a worse temper than these two, so she was able to control them even through a short word .

“We’ll start the Immoral Prince Raid in 6 hours . ”

There was no one, who could make a retort, when one heard anger mixed in with her words .

Hatch gulped .

‘Whether I die from a beating or from a stabbing, I’ll be dead at the end . It seems I can’t avoid this . ’

2 .

“Patagonia mountain?”

– It is a location recently discovered by the Stormhunters guild . This is all according to Ballista’s words .

“A recently found region…… In many ways, they were lucky . ”

At the First Head’s explanation, Chev let out a sigh as he tapped his fist on his forehead .

A ridiculous development had just occurred . This wasn’t some low level administrator acting out in this way . The Stormhunters guild was one of the 30 great guilds, and they had broken an agreement they previously agreed with the Red Bulls and the Hydra guild . They had made an independent decision to do this Raid on their own . Moreover, it would have been better if the leader had done all of this for profit . However, this event had occurred, because of Shir’s bullheadedness . Her actions defied common sense .

Chev was very irritated by the situation, but at the same time, he quickly accepted the situation .

‘As expected of a crazy bitch . ’

If someone else had done this, he would have been suspicious instead of being surprised . However, the Storm Queen was quite capable of doing this .

Anyways, the Stormhunters had made their decision, and they were going to carry out their mission . They would have to react accordingly .

– What do you plan on doing?

“What about your side?”

– Anyways, we only have two choices available to us .

They could either become spectators or join up in the action .

If one thought about it rationally, one could already surmise the probability of success was very low for the Stormhunters if they tried the Immoral Prince Raid on their own . The Stormhunters had sinned by offending them, so they could just watch the Stormhunters fail . They weren’t required to join and help the Stormhunters .

The problem was the fact that the decisions made by Stormhunters wasn’t bound by logic .

– If the Stormhunters fail this Raid, they’ll never participate in one afterwards .

“That’ll cause a big headache . ”

If the Stormhunters guild failed this Raid, there was zero chance that they’ll show any remorse for their actions . At the same time, the Stormhunters guild would immediately give up on the Immoral Prince Raid . The Storm Queen’s pride wouldn’t allow for a reattempt . She probably was well aware of the consequences, yet she chose to go through with her actions .

– If the Stormhunters drops out, the Immoral Prince Raid will become very hard .

The absence of the Stormhunters couldn’t be glossed over .

The two of them were watching the footage of the Immoral Prince raid as they held their conversation . In the world of Warlord, these two men were basically cut from the same cloth, and they both had an appropriate fear about the Immoral Prince .

On top of it all, only those with the Battle Tokens could participate in the Immoral Prince Raid . If the Stormhunters drops out, it would be very difficult to replace them .

If so, would it be better to mobilize now and help the Stormhunters?

However, both men were having a hard time seeing this as the right answer .

“Did you perhaps calculate the benefit cost analysis of joining the Stormhunters?”

The Immoral Prince Raid was a business decision . Their decision would change based on the calculation of the profits and losses . If helping the Stormhunters was more profitable than watching from the sidelines, they’ll take appropriate actions .

– How many live tickets were sold?

“We sold as much as possible through the pre-sales . How many commercials spots did you sell?

– We’ve sold it all . However, we weren’t able to sell it at a high rate as you guys .

Even if the two guilds helped out the Stormhunters in this Raid, they weren’t expected to lose much money . They had already sold the live tickets through pre-sale, and the contracts for the commercials had been finalized .

– We won’t lose anything from helping them .

“Of course, there will be some loss, but we can request compensation for our loss from the Stormhunters . ”

Even if they did suffer a loss, they could ask for compensation from the Stormhunters . Of course, they would have to succeed in the Immoral Prince Raid to do this .

– Are you ready for the Raid?

The next problem was the preparation for the Raid .

“I can finish all preparation in 10 minutes . ”

The preparation had been finished a long time ago . Both sides had gathered a team of professionals that were qualified to participate in the Immoral Prince Raid . They had been passing time by training and leveling up at the hunting grounds .

All the equipments and consumable Items that would be used in the Raid had been prepared . The two guilds even synced their hours of operation . Everyone logged in and logged out at the same time . Everyone slept for the same amount of time . All the participants had also received a checkup .

If one worried about the preparedness of the Hydra guild and the Red Bulls guild, it was basically an insult to them .

It wouldn’t be bad to join the Immoral Prince Raid in secret with the Stormhunters .

However, they couldn’t be satisfied from just participating in the Raid . They had to find a way to maximize their profits .

– If I’m to come up with a plan, I’ll probably let the Stormhunters go first . We enter afterwards, and each team will find and destroy the relics . I think that’ll be for the best .

“Should we use the Stormhunters as bait?”

– If we use the Stormhunters as bait, we will be able to destroy 2 relics… No . The Stormhunters would also have to form a team that’ll destroy the relic, while they occupy the Immoral Prince . If we are lucky, we can use the Stormhunters as bait, and we’ll be able to destroy at least 3 relics .

They were going to use the Stormhunters as bait . Aside from whether the hunt is a success or not, the bait would suffer the most damage . This was why the bait was also called the sacrificial lamb .

If the three guilds worked within the framework of the agreement, no one would have been used as bait . No one wanted to be the sacrificial lamb .

However, the Storhunters guild was the first one to break their agreement . Even if the Stormhunters guild was used as bait, they couldn’t officially expressed their dissatisfaction .

Of course, they’ll probably express their anger through the unofficial channels, but the Red Bulls guild and the Hydra guild was on equal standing with the Stormhunters . These two guilds had no reason to be scared of the Stormhunters .

“I would like to read a more detailed description of the plan . ”

– I’ll send it to you immediately . However, I want you to tell me about the Hahoe Mask first . I won’t be able to make a complete plan if his information is absent .

“I’ll contact you again in 10 minutes . ”

After exactly 10 minutes, Chev sent the First Head a message . It was a very short text message .

[The Hahoe Mask will join up later . ]

Chev, who was sending the message, did not have a happy expression on his face .

3 .

Shir was leading from the front, and 25 members from the Stormhunters guild were following her in a straight line . The angular tree was to their left, and each member of the group put a distance of 2 meters between each other .

It happened 10 minutes into their walk .

Shir was the first one to disappear from sight . Everyone followed her example as they followed after her, and they all disappeared from sight .

Hatch was at the end of the line, and at some point, he lost sight of all of his comrades . However, Hatch didn’t feel any confusion .

‘Good . ’

Instance Dungeon .

The battle with the Immoral Prince was a content that can only be done by selected Users . Moreover, a defeat meant the annihilation of the whole Raid Party .

The Users in front of him had entered the Instance Dungeon one by one . Moreover, the Users in the front was informing the others of what was happening through the Voice Talk .

At that moment, Hatch knew this was the opportunity he had been waiting for . He turned his head to look backwards .

Hatch sensed something .

Hatch sent a signal towards the location where he sensed a presence .

– Hey! Hatch! Where are you? If you don’t want a beating, hurry up and come in!

At that moment, Hahui’s sharp voice was heard in Hatch’s ears . Hatch put on a sour expression as he walked to the other side of the barrier where everyone had disappeared to .

[The barrier’s power was rendered useless by the Battle Token . ]

Hatch heard the Announcement in his ears, and he immediately stepped forward . He disappeared like the others .

Hatch had felt two presences . One was the Hydra guild’s Eighth Head Natal . The other was an expert named Two Kims, who represented the Red Bulls . After they looked at each other once, they started to speak in a low whisper .

“The Stormhunters entered the location of the battle . ”

This was the final stage of the second Main Scenario Quest . The final battle with the Immoral Prince had just started .