The Dungeon Master's
Chapter 15 - The End of the Pursuit
"Wow...."
I could only be amazed at the fight that was taking place before my eyes.
Luna's party has 5 members while Straf is alone.
One of Luna's friends shortened the distance between herself and the straf in less than 1 second. It seemed like he had some Assassin skills similar to Straf's. There is no doubt why it was so fast. The dagger held by the little girl hit Straf's black blade.
Not enough to get there, the man with a large enough body swung his enormous axe.
'Twoaarr!'
The land around this place was destroyed. Straf and the little girl lost their balance. Straf who was about to jump to escape was pierced by a thin sword held by a young woman who was no less charming with Luna.
The woman used a rapier and thrust it into Straf's back.
Surprisingly, they seem unable to kill Straf. I was astonished by their numbers and abilities, killing Straf who was alone should be easy.
Despite being cornered, Straf did not give up and threw one of his black knives at the skinny man who had been standing behind the line.
"Kuuggaghhh!!"
The skinny man was spitting out quite a lot of blood from his mouth.
'Poison effect? Does that black blade have a powerful poison?' Thought.
The skinny man immediately jumped back and hid behind the rocks. I was confused as to why he did not drink the potion immediately. But my confusion was answered immediately. He recited a magic spell after releasing the black blade from his body. A white light wrapped in a hint of green surrounded his body.
Instantly, all the wounds he suffered disappeared like they never happened.
'Oh, so he's a healer. In other words the support magician who supports the fight from behind.' I realized it as soon as I saw it.
Straf has not given up. He kept trying to avoid the attack and tried to hide. Wh why?
If he escapes this ambush, then he can logout and escape safely. But the condition of log out is not in the status of the fight for 5 minutes. What is categorized in the status of the fight is to give and or receive damage.
If Straf wants to escape from this place, he must not give or receive damage for 5 minutes. Conditions that could not have happened if He was in the midst of an ambush of 5 people.
After finishing gulping down 3 bottles of health potion, I again watched this battle. I feel that seeing a fight like this firsthand is quite rare and can provide a good experience for me.
"What did Luna do?"
Luna occasionally cast low-level magic spells like Fireball and Ice Lance to provide attack support from behind.
"Why doesn't he give better attack aid?" I ask myself. Nevertheless, Luna seemed to be preoccupied with a magic spell even though what she cast was only low-level magic.
It was not something that Luna, a professional player, could possibly do. I was trying to believe that Luna was up to something.
The young woman's rapier's long range should have given her an edge over Straf's low-key knife. The large body of the middle-aged man should also be able to withstand many attacks from Straf, besides that his giant axe seemed quite deadly. Assassin Luna's side also seemed not to lose far from Straf.
In fact, if they are injured, this skinny man who acts as a supporter can immediately heal him.
Butwhy? Why do they seem unable to kill Straf? They're like stalling while preventing Straf from escaping.
All my questions were answered at that moment.
A fairly bright light appeared around Straf's body. There is a golden chain that begins to surround Straf's body. That time too....
"Astral's Bind!" Shouted Luna loudly.
The golden chain wrapped in white light began to wrap around Straf's body very tightly. Without feeling it for myself I am sure that the chain is very difficult to remove. The chain was continuously wrapped around Straf's body until it was finally finished. Almost Straf's entire body was covered by that golden chain.
I was curious about that skill, and also the reason why not kill him on the spot.
"Finally got caught too!"
"Yes, after a few weeks of pursuit, you've finally caught hahaha...."
Everyone was relieved and I was the only one confused.
"Uh, can I ask why you didn't kill him right now?"
The big-bodied man came up to me with a smile and replied casually.
"We'll execute him in court."
'uh? The court? Is there such a thing in the game? But why?' I thought in my heart.
Luna who noticed my confusion added an answer.
"By executing a Player Killer or PK in court and providing strong evidence, then the PK penalty will be much heavier. Moreover, by capturing it using Epic grade magic, Astral Bind would prevent it from logging out despite not receiving any damage. Although, this magic will only last for 20 hours or 2 hours of real-world time. So we have to put him on trial." Answer Luna in detail. Not forgetting her sweet smile adorned her every word, making me confused between focusing on listening to her explanation or paying attention to her beautiful face.
"By the way...what's the penalty like?" Asking back.
"If it kills him here, it might just be a no-login for the heaviest 7 days and lose just a few items. Well, it all depends on the crime rate. But if in court, then the penalty prohibition of login to Re:Life can reach 30 days of real-world time plus all goods and money in the inventory will be dropped and given to the person who catches it. Not to mention the rewards of a fugitive from the kingdom." Luna slowly.
"Me-terrible once, huh? Hahaha...."
I got a little creepy listening to the PK penalty being tried in court. Honestly, I was thinking about following Straf for my safety. If I do that, maybe I'll become a PK and get tried later.
I felt relieved that I had survived and also helped Luna and her comrades to catch the traitor they had been looking for.