The Dungeon Master's
Chapter 97 - The Hunt
“Luna? Do you know anything about that guy?” Evalina asked with a slightly surprised face.
“Yes…. Actually I met him. He is a beginner player.” Reply Luna with a slightly limp body.
“And that meeting…. When happens?”
“Maybe almost a year ago.” Reply Luna.
Evalina began to see a glimmer of hope in finding her target quickly. Even his happiness was clearly visible on his face. But not for Luna and Brunhilda.
“Evalina…. Can Brunhilda and I try to convince Eric to work together first? If I can't afford it then I'll call you guys.” Said Luna with a slightly worried look on her face.
Hearing the words from Luna, Evalina seemed a little confused. It was because in this contract, the Seven Star party had to exert all of its strength to obtain secrets from Eric.
Even so….
“Good. The five of us will be waiting for you at the Guild headquarters. Promise me, if you can't afford to convince him..”.
Luna cut out Evalina's words right then and there.
“I promise. I will open the portal for all of you if the situation does not support.”
In the end, Luna and Brunhilda decide to search for Eric's whereabouts. The first thing he tried was to send a message through the system window. If it fails….
...***...
‘Duaaaar!!’
There was a big explosion in the forest.
...[.You managed to defeat Oak Ent!]...
...[.You earned 2,729,331 Experience Points!]...
“Hah…. Huh…. I finally made it...” I said after dropping the monster with the shape of the big tree. The fight I had was quite fierce and lasted for over 15 minutes.
Oak Ent has the ability to fire hundreds of very sharp leaves at me. Not only that, this monster also has a pretty crazy defense. It can also move its very long roots and attack from underground.
But the biggest drawback is that the Oak Ent has very slow movement. It could even be said not to move. Therefore, he became the perfect training target for me. Or at least, that's what Alice said.
‘Prokk! Prooque! Prook!’
“What a marvel, Mr Eric! Your abilities have increased so quickly! Ahhh! What a very worthy Master to me!” Lucien shouted while clapping for me.
“So, how was my fight?”
“Your decision to use fire-type magic to burn enemies with wood elements is very appropriate, Mr. Eric! That was because the damage given would increase drastically! Besides...”.
Lucien began to review the results of my battle as usual. We both always do this so that I can develop quickly. He also did not hesitate to mention the mistakes I made.
“Then when the Oak Ent attacks using its roots from underground, you should avoid by moving sideways instead of jumping up. Then to withstand the attack from the foliage..” It was clearly Lucien while demonstrating with both hands.
I'm so grateful that Lucien was so kind to me. Not only that, he is also very smart and able to answer almost all my questions.
‘I think I'll give him a gift later. Am I going to increase his growth? Or I'll give you a new trail? Or should I increase my own Growth?’ I thought to myself after Lucien finished reviewing the fight just now.
That was when, suddenly a notification sound came from the system.
‘Ttriying!!’
“Huh? What is this?” I said as I opened the system window in front of me.
[Sendor : Luna]
[Erics. How's it going? Are you all right? Actually, I wanted to meet you and talk about something. Where are you now? Can I see you?]
“Luna? If you recall, it's been a long time since I met him and obtained his help. But…. Why now?” I said to myself.
I began to feel a little suspicious about this message.
At least all the players I know say that Luna and the Seven Star Guild are dangerous. Their job is to meddle in the affairs of others. Most of it was messing it up. That's what Chris, Neo, Alice and Elin said.
Should I trust Luna more than my closest friends? To answer that, I would like to ask one more time to someone who is neutral.
“Lucien. If someone from a dangerous society suddenly wanted to meet you, even though He helped you once, what would you do?” I asked with a worried face.
“I'm pretty sure that it's a trap, my lord. You better not meet him.” Lucien replied with a fairly relaxed attitude.
“I agree with you. Then I will ignore this message. Now! Let's continue practicing! What monster do you think I should fight right now?” I asked with passion.
“If it's not wrong, Alice has given you some new magic books right, Mr Eric? Maybe we'll try it on Oak Ent first.”
And so, I ignored the message sent by Luna. I also continued to train with monsters to improve my fighting abilities.
...***...
A few days later….
“I told you, Luna. Although Eric is a Player with low fighting ability, He is still one of the Top Player who has a secret to leveling quickly.” Evalina.
But Luna was silent.
“Does anyone have any other ideas to look for Eric's whereabouts?” Ask Archie.
“Kurasa…. There is someone who may be able to know of its existence.” Said Luna while widening her eyes.
“What do you mean? Someone who knows her whereabouts?” Ask Grund.
Luna simply smiled as she explained her plan.
“Epic Skills…. Pursuers. There's someone I think has used that skill on Eric. Least…. That's what Eric told me at the time.”
Brunhilda, Grund and Cecilia looked surprised. As if…. They just realized something big. Something that should have been realized from before.
...***...
The Eastern Sandlands.
Far away…. Far in the East.
“Are you sure of what you said?!” Shouted a man with a very large body. Probably more than 2 meters.
“Very sure, Chairman! We saw an army of monsters and humans that started moving here! They are hunting our brothers for a very large sum!”
“Prepare troops! We're gonna move to exterminate them! It has been a long time since my blood has flowed this hot!” Reply to the giant man.
He was the War Chief, head of the Barbarian War. An NPC living at the Eastern end of this Desert.
Their dwellings seem far from the word barbar. The buildings are made of bones and skins of wild animals. The number of buildings can not be counted again because it is too much.
Around it, there was a wall that was not too high. Everything was made from the bones of ferocious beasts arranged in such a way that it formed a wall. It only reaches 4 meters high.
Hundreds of thousands of people seem to be moving around. Everyone has their own duties. Although, most of them are hunters of wild animals. More precisely…. Monster Hunters.
The goal is very simple. That is to obtain food from Items dropped by monsters.
Venomous Snake, Giant Elephant, Sandworm, even Desert Lizardmen.
They hunt everything.
Because monsters experience respawn, the food needs of the barbarian troops are very easily fulfilled. Even remaining.
As for the water supply? They hunted down the Walking Cactus which was also a monster. The dropped item is a kind of liquid that can replace clean water.
This Barbarian side is unknown to everyone.
A fact that at the East end of the map Re:Life, there are a crowd of Barbarian NPCs living far from the disputes of the Central Continent. Maybe the location is far beyond the map Re:Life which is generally owned by everyone.
Above every hut that the Barbarian lived in was a flag.
The flag was black with the image of a spear that pierced the bones of various kinds of living creatures.
Here's them….
The Headhunter Clan's.
One of the many clans that belong to the Barbarian Horde.
[The Great Horde of Nomads]