Chapter 101

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Translated by Jinmu

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Swish-!

Slash-!

The battle with the monsters proceeded quickly.

Ten lizards cleaved by the Sword of the Wind.

Kim Jae-ha and Avant-garde also cleared out the guys at a fast speed.

“Oh…….”

At the incident that occurred in an instant, Kudran dropped his jaw.

It was a movement on a different dimension from himself who had been struggling.

Slash-!

Han-bit’s sword continued to kill the monster pack.

The large number of monsters that couldn’t be seen around Ifrit normally was proving the abnormality.

Slice-!

The neck of a lizard cleaved in half along with the final strike.

The gazes of the dwarves standing blankly holding weapons moved simultaneously.

“What are you people?”

“To think there were such strong adventurers?”

“Kudran, are they the reinforcements you brought?”

“What? Kudran hired adventurers?”

Anger and hatred towards the human race didn’t matter right now.

The terror of death that had approached right before their noses.

Because the relief finding them as that disappeared was far too immense.

“I didn’t hire them! These people are…….”

“I am Kudran’s acquaintance, and adventurer Black Dragon. I dropped by briefly for the village’s safety.”

Han-bit intervened in Kudran’s words and suddenly offered an introduction.

At the word acquaintance, the dwarves’ eyes opened wide.

“Really?”

“You knew such adventurers?”

“Kudran did a big thing!”

– Look at the change in stance;

– ???: That scatterbrained guy.

– People living are all the same.

– If it’s Kudran feeling like sh*t please wave your hammer.

At Han-bit’s remark, the favorable response became more certain.

Han-bit who approached the Elder’s side quietly asked.

“How is it? Do you still think it’s an unrelated story?”

The monster multiplication phenomenon happening around Ifrit.

The Elder had also thought of it as nothing much, but going through that danger, he had no choice but to realize.

That if they stay still, they will become in danger first.

“…I see.”

The still noisy compatriots.

The Elder watching the surroundings nodded his head.

“First of all, thank you for helping. If it wasn’t for everyone, truly huge damage would have occurred.”

The Elder relayed his greetings to Kim Jae-ha and Avant-garde as well.

His gaze shifted to the carcasses of the dead lizards.

“However, I do not know well if Ifrit’s safety will have a big connection with this place. Because we do not live inside that city wall.”

“Ah, that is fine. It’s a solvable problem. When this matter is over, you all will become true residents of Ifrit.”

“Pardon?”

At Han-bit’s immediate answer without agonizing, the Elder was surprised.

Is it a problem an outsider can solve?

Such a doubt entered his mind first.

“Is that possible?”

“It is a simple problem. We just have to drive out the Mayor who made that.”

“I think that precisely is an impossible matter though…….”

– Immediately blowing off the head.

– Vares is seen in the eyes.

– Are you doing well in hell, JOAT

– Scheduled to be executed in hell too.

The beautiful glass city wall looking up together.

The Mayor Firnen who built that is an authoritative figure difficult to touch judging just by her family background.

However, she wasn’t an existence that couldn’t be brought down no matter what.

“Well, you will know if you see the results. It would be more certain if you all help me.”

“…Touching the Mayor is worrisome, but there is certainly no answer like this. If I can protect my compatriots I will naturally add my strength.”

“That is good. Then let’s start preparing immediately.”

“What kind of preparation is it? Repairing the city wall seems like the top priority, but it is difficult to avoid the Mayor’s eyes.”

“No, there is no need to fix the city wall.”

“Pardon? Then…….”

Kudran’s question was natural.

Because to protect the city, making the shield, the city wall, intact even a little was important.

However, Han-bit brought up a different topic.

“Let’s make an evacuation place first.”

***

About 1 hour later.

The three people who were helping with the work briefly stepped out of the dwarf village.

Thanks to the sun setting at some point, faint darkness was laying down outside.

Han-bit examined the message that popped up earlier again.

[Main Quest #3 has been completed.]

[Received 50,000 Gold.]

[Stat Points 2 given.]

[EXP increased by 30,000.]

[Level increased by 1.]

[Stat Points 1 given.]

[Progress rate increases.]

[Main Quest #4: Evacuation]

The dwarf village received a monster ambush.

It seems nothing can be done with the meaningless fence.

Let’s move inside the city wall and find a method.

Objective: Devise an evacuation plan for the dwarves.

Reward: 100,000 Gold

Current Progress Rate: 8 Percent

A crisis realized due to the village ambush.

Thinking that the danger level would increase in the future, establishing a safety measure for the dwarves as fast as possible was necessary.

“But was that ambush earlier a completely separate development? Or does the number of main waves change too?”

“Its scale was small to call it a wave. In the first place, there probably were almost no players who progressed the story in the dwarf village.”

Kim Jae-ha and Avant-garde poured out questions regarding the incident earlier.

The ambush the dwarf village suffered a little while ago was exactly something that would happen today, at that time.

If there is a difference, it’s the absence of Guild Master Jin-uk’s group.

If Han-bit hadn’t intervened, they, whom he met at the monster carcass disposal site, would have moved to the village.

There, they would discover the forest’s abnormality, and directly proceed with the subjugation.

“There will barely be any ambushes like this. Just as known, the 3 big waves are the main.”

The structure of the story proceeding in Ifrit is simple.

Three monster waves sweeping in with time intervals.

Blocking these to protect the city, and somehow killing the boss will meet the conclusion of the story.

Though if they simply concentrate only on subjugation and the city’s damage increases, it would be identical to a failure.

“Heard the waves are quite tight. Ah, still they said the first one is a free ride so it’s good?”

“It seemed the placed NPCs were sufficient at first. Still, it looks better for us to directly establish merits as much as possible.”

– The first is easy.

– FR they block it well on their own even if left alone.

– Complete honey right?

– Went to eat rice, and it was over. Lol

The experienced people expressed various opinions.

However, the reason for looking at the first wave lightly was simple.

Because half of that wave experienced by all players is fake.

“Where are we going now?”

Walking while sharing conversations, the main gate got closer at some point.

“We are going inside the city but……. Should talk with that side first.”

Han-bit pointed below the dark city wall with his finger.

Over there, Goric who revealed his figure was slowly approaching.

“Did you follow from earlier until now?”

“Wouldn’t it mean I will not lose you to that extent.”

While the two people were sharing a short conversation.

Goric approached slightly ahead.

His gaze lowered due to his short height, but the atmosphere unique to royalty was there.

“We meet again here.”

“You speak as if it was a coincidence. Do not think of the matter earlier as a debt.”

“I don’t plan to bring that up either.”

Goric mentioned the matter of drawing the gaze of Jin-uk’s group.

It was a measure to preserve Han-bit’s plan anyway, but it seemed his own favorable impression built up together.

“Seeing you seek me out like this, did your thoughts change a little?”

“…I plan to at least hear the story. You said transaction, what do you want from me?”

Goric went straight to the main point.

Perhaps looking at his people’s situation caused a change of heart.

Han-bit also didn’t bother beating around the bush.

“It’s simple. Please teach dwarves’ metallurgy to my colleague.”

“What?”

At the words spat out casually, Goric’s hot gaze shifted.

The nearly piercing gaze touched Kim Jae-ha standing next to him.

Goric who remained silent for a moment spoke with a sharp voice.

“Are you telling me to pass down technology to someone who isn’t royalty right now?”

“I think the token has that much value. Ah, I hope you help protect Ifrit too. You hate leaving your people to all die right?”

“How dare your open mouth……!”

At the tone as if it was nothing much, Goric expressed anger.

Dwarves’ metallurgy was a precious power not revealed outside to that extent.

Grig-

Goric who clenched his teeth tightly painstakingly composed his mind.

He who glared at Kim Jae-ha once again brought out a different proposal.

“I cannot pass down the intact technology. But I will train you to the point of being able to become a useful blacksmith.”

“That will not do. Because what’s precisely needed is the dwarves’ metallurgy.”

“Fine. Then up to the point of being able to become a first-rate blacksmith…….”

“I refuse.”

Han-bit firmly cut off the successive negotiation attempts.

In that short time, Goric’s face was dyed bright red.

“Your arrogance is truly on the verge of piercing the sky.”

“It’s not arrogance. Let alone your people, Your Highness’s situation is close to the worst too. So do not needlessly increase victims, and the proposal…….”

“Enough! I was crazy trying to make a deal with you!”

Goric who finally exploded at the remark scratching his nerves.

He who couldn’t bring himself to refute glared intensely and then turned his back swiftly.

Han-bit spoke towards him distancing himself.

“It will be better to watch the village tonight. Please look for me if your thoughts change.”

“Such ridiculous words!”

The appearance of Goric shouting disappeared at some point.

Ding-

[Sub-quest #1 has been completed.]

[Sub-quest #2 is unlocked.]

[Sub-quest #2]

Conversed with Goric who sought out first, but the transaction fell through this time too.

Will we be able to face Goric, who left looking extremely angry, again.

Objective: Wait for the next meeting with Goric.

Reward: Sub-quest #3 unlock

“Uh? It gives me Sub-quest 2 as well.”

Thanks to properly finishing the Edlen episode, it seemed Kim Jae-ha also had the quest pop up.

Because they had already rubbed shoulders once, the first one seemed to have been applied retroactively.

“But didn’t you scratch him too much? I heard the sound of grinding teeth.”

“I also felt like you were purposely provoking him. Is there some reason?”

– FR lol

– The level of begging him to please scram.

– Actually the dwarves build up more hatred though…….

– Acknowledging that too.

The questions of the two people who were listening to the conversation and the divergent reactions of the viewers.

Han-bit looked at the dark path and spoke.

“The wall in Goric’s heart is quite thick. It’s similar to shock therapy.”

Goric has strong pride, but he’s not a foolish person until the end.

Rather, as much as unreasonable reality was slammed into him, he would objectively face his limits.

And an incident that would properly move that heart remained.

“Would the two of you please return to the dwarf village. Please finish up the work I asked of you earlier too.”

“The underground shelter? But can it be made that fast?”

“They’re dwarves right? If overflowing with will, they dig that much easily.”

“That’s… true. To live they have to dig to death.”

At the news that they would have dug the underground space already, Kim Jae-ha was surprised.

However, even without dwarves’ metallurgy, their simple labor force counts on one hand.

As much as their own lives are on the line, they would have rushed at it with all their might.

“But only we go? What about you?”

“There isn’t much time left until the first wave, where are you going?”

The first monster wave that will find them at night.

The people of the dwarf village lose their lives at that time, but if they make an evacuation space underground they can survive.

However, that was nothing more than a one-time thing.

“It’s difficult to continuously survive there. Letting them inside the city is best.”

“Uh? Is that possible?”

“Will it be okay? The Mayor’s backlash will be quite huge.”

The two people showed a surprised reaction.

However, from experience, only a future of death visits outside the city.

“If we utilize that city wall, room for negotiation arises.”

“The city wall?”

“Ooh……. You certainly have something on your mind!”

Kim Jae-ha looking up at the beautiful glass city wall.

Avant-garde burned up at the once again novel-seeming development.

‘Negotiation has no choice but to take place.’

One thing the Mayor doesn’t predict.

That is, when a problem occurs in the city wall, there is no way to restore it.

Han-bit was planning to create that situation and use it for negotiation.

“Anyway, the two of you please go to the village. You have to watch carefully if some other problem does not occur, or if there is no monster ambush.”

“Understood! I will return immediately and prepare! Kim Jae-ha-ssi, let us go!”

“…Why is he so excited again? Got it anyway. We will be at the village.”

The two people returned to the dwarf village again.

Han-bit left alone raised his head and looked up at the city wall.

‘The first wave huh…….’

Memories of the past naturally unfolding in his head.

He experienced waves in all sorts of situations, but it’s an event taking quite a lot of work.

Han-bit moved his feet to the city gate and spoke.

“Then I will go in.”