Emperor of Solo Play Chapter 101:
Chapter 101 – Guerrillas (1)
It was large and bizarre looking… The trees looked like ghosts with its arms wide open, and it looked as if they were letting out a scream . The dense forest itself was giving off an ominous vibe .
There were thick blue fog that was layered in between the tree . It was foreboding instead of being creepy .
It wasn’t desirable to battle in such a bleak forest . Moreover, the monsters made this place much more undesirable . It was a monster with a lower body of a lion, upper body of an orc, and the head of a goat .
Moreover, the monster was holding a very rusty halberd . The combination of spear and battle-ax would immediately make the weak turn their head away .
However, these factors didn’t have affect the group that was facing off against this monster .
Hoo-oohng!
It was a Cursed monster . The monster was named Voodoo Chimera, and its attack was fierce . A powerful power was being emitted by its bizarre body, and it used this power to swing its Halberd . The Halberd didn’t just slice through the air . It ripped through the air .
Kwahng, kwahng!
Every time the terrifying attacks came down against the shield, the sound of the impact made the bluish fog retreat in fright . That was how frightening the blows were .
Koo-uh! Koo-uh!
Moreover, the Voodoo Chimera let out a most peculiar shout as it delivered each strike . It sounded as if the Curse had manifested in its shout . If one went by the sounds of the battle, the Voodoo Chimera sounded as if it was overwhelming its opponent .
However, the eyes showed a slightly different result .
“It’s overflowing with strength . ”
He was wearing a black armor that could be called a little bit too sturdy . He stood in front of the Voodoo Chimera’s attack with a large black shield, and the Tanker wasn’t being pushed back an inch . He was calmly blocking the reckless attacks with his shield .
This wasn’t the only thing he was doing .
As he was blocking the attack, he was moving . He was slowly baiting the Voodoo Chimera into a position he wanted . His skill was amazing . The sight reminded one of an expert dancer teaching a student the steps to a dance .
He was quite good .
The only thing better was the Magician’s skills .
“Hang on a little bit longer . ”
While the Tanker was occupying the monster, the Magician finished his Casting, and he threw a fireball .
The fireball was the size of a person’s body, and it floated in the air like a balloon . The Magician lightly moved his hand around, and the fire balloon followed the movement of his hand . The fire balloon arrived on top of the Voodoo Chimera’s head, and it twitched as if it was getting ready to burst .
At the same time, the Magician invoked a new magic with his other hand . Unlike the magic from before, it was quite intuitive as to how he would use this magic .
Fire Spear!
It was 5 meters long, and the design was like any other normal spear . It was simple .
The Magician threw the Flame Spear as if he was throwing a javelin . It wasn’t hard to hit the target . The experienced Tanker’s skill gave the Magician the perfect opportunity to hit it on the back . It was like throwing at a dart board . The only thing the Magician had to worry about was how many times he wanted to hit the monster . That was it .
Shoong!
The Fire Spear headed rapidly towards the Vodoo Chimera’s spine .
Right before the Fire Spear could land, the Magician clenched the fist that had been controlling the Fire Balloon . He timed it perfectly .
The twitching fireball finally revealed its true nature .
Poo-hwaht!
An enormous Fire Snake unfurled from the fireball . The Fire Snake appeared with its mouth wide open, and it descended with the intent of biting off the Chimera’s head .
Duhp-suhk!
The Fire Snake bit the Voodoo Chimera’s head .
Poo-hwaht!
The Fire Spear immediately impacted the Voodoo Chimera’s back . The Magician didn’t end it there . He immediately used both hands to summon as many Fire Arrows as possible, and he launched it all at the same time .
He was skilled enough to manage three magic spells in a single attack . It wasn’t an easy thing to do . If one wanted to be a great Magician, it was a level of skill one would need to possess .
When most monsters were hit with magic, they prioritized their attacks on the Magician . The aggro was pulled towards the Magician . This couldn’t be helped . If it was inevitable, the Magician had to let out as many Magic on the monster as possible!
The Voodoo Chimera suffered from the magical attack, yet it was still alive . It immediately charged towards the Magician as it burned like a torch .
“Oh-ooh!”
The Magician had a strange smile as he saw the monster charge towards him . There was no fear on his face .
When there was a distance of about 10 meters between the Magician and the Voodoo Chimera, the Striker stepped forward . The Striker had been on standby as she waited for the monster to close the distance .
Poo-oohk!
The hidden striker was a female User . As befitting a female User, she was wearing a stylish yet casual armor . There was a good mix of silver and black colored armors . She didn’t have her helm on . It seemed she had taken off the helm on purpose to boast her long red-tinged hair .
In Warlord, Users like her were categorized as Users, who only cared about their outside appearance . The head was the most important part of the body, yet they refused to protect it . These were idiots, who were drunk on their own self worth .
However, this female User was too skilled to be put in the same category as those idiots . The Voodoo Chimera was charging at a speed comparable to a speeding car on the highway . She had ambushed it, yet she was accurate with her strike . This wasn’t an easy feat . This was a bit of an exaggeration, but it was like striking down an arrow in flight .
Moreover, the female User was using the Rush skill to move at high speeds . It was common sense that a speeding car was harder to steer .
When she combined the Rush with here Lightning Strike, the Striker’s sword was easily able to pierce through the thick hide of the Voodoo Chimera . Moreover, she was able to create a large wound around the region where she had stabbed . It looked like a wound made by a drill .
Koo-uh-uh!
The Voodoo Chimera let out a horrible shriek as it was sent flying .
The Magician shook his head from side to side as he observed the car crash that had occurred in front of him .
If his comrade was lacking in ability or she made a mistake, the Magician would be the one on the floor instead of the Voodoo Chimera .
Despite all of that, he was relaxed instead of being taken aback . He spoke towards the Striker .
“You aren’t wearing your helm again, Lily?”
“Whatever . ”
“You’ll die someday from having your head crushed . I’ll have to get a footage of you getting your head crushed in the future . ”
“You want to die?”
“Hey . The Voodoo Chimera is getting up . ”
It was a level 140 monster, yet these Users were relaxed with the Voodoo Chimera in front of them .
It was the Noopy Family .
Their average level was 155 . Their levels weren’t enough to break into the top 100 Ranking, but they were semi-Rankers . They maintained the difference of 10 levels between the top 100 Rankers . They were a 4 man veteran party, who were active since the start of Warlord .
The Noopy family focused on regular hunts instead of Raids . Their ability to conduct a Raid was lacking, but on the other hand, they were comparable to the members of the 30 great guilds in their ability to take down the mid-sized monsters . In fact, they were reputed to be better than the 30 guilds . This was how exceptional these players were . If the 30 great guilds increased their proficiency in clearing raids, the Noopy family increased their proficiency in taking down the normal monsters .
At that moment, the Priest spoke .
“An Evil Eye is heading towards us . Hurry up and wrap this up . ”
The expression of the members immediately changed when they heard those words . The Tanker once again engaged the Voodoo Chimera, and the Magician started casting his magic . The Striker moved towards a suitable location .
While all of this was going on, short conversations was shared between the group .
“Evil Eyes . We can’t stack points, because of those **** . Whenever we start getting on a roll, those **** shows up… . ”
“When will we get the Quest that will allow us to catch those bastards? We’ve already spent one week here . ”
“I’ve heard from someone else that someone has to reach a predetermined amount of points to acquire the Quest . ”
“Really? What’s our current Point Ranking?”
“Fourth . ”
“Then it won’t be possible for us to do it . ”
“We can’t do it . ”
When they were sharing this conversation, all four users immediately thought of one User .
“There’s the Hahoe Mask . ”
“Let’s just pray the Hahoe Mask reaches the required Points . He’s already far ahead in 1st place . ”
“Let’s aim for the 2nd place instead of the 1st . I’m pretty sure the Reward is determined by the Point Rankings . ”
After saying those words, they once again focused on their battle .
When the Cursed Domain opened, several rumors started to spread .
The source of today’s rumor was an NPC .
“You did well today . If I combine the result of your hunt, it is worth 150 points . ”
The User made a sour expression at Sarabo’s words .
“I caught a big one, yet it is worth only 175 points?”
“It isn’t a big catch . It just looks like a big catch . ”
It was the Red Beard Sarabo .
As the name indicated, he was a man with a big red beard . He was 190 cm tall with a robust body, and he always had a sword equipped on each hip . The NPC was skilled enough to easily take down the normal Users .
Moreover, amongst the numerous NPCs in Warlord, he wasn’t top 10 in recognizability, but he was within the top 20 .
Sarabo appeared soon after the Block Field was released, and he made a temporary town . From the temporary town, he took on the role of handing out Quests to the Users .
Basically, he was an Event NPC!
Of course, the Users were quick to catch on about this fact . The appearance of Sarabo meant the Cursed Domain was a stage for an Event! It was understandable why all these baseless rumors cropped up from his appearance .
The Quest content given by Sarabo was quite simple .
“This place is the Cursed Domain . The barrier had sealed this place up until now, but the power of the barrier was finally spent . Now this place is disclosed to the public . This was why the Subjugation Association is planning on purifying the Cursed Domain . Currently, the Domain has been taken over by the Voodoo Chimeras . Those **** aren’t particularly strong, but there are mutated version of the monster, who can use a special Skill named Evil Eye . The Subjugation Association has no idea how to deal with them . This might be obvious, but the person who kills the most Voodoo Chimera will get a reward befitting the number of kills . ”
One didn’t have to be smart to understand the content . If one enjoyed playing Warlord, it was a simple content that could be understood in an instant .
One had to avoid any engagement with the Evil Eyes, and it was basically a start to a competition to see, who could catch the most Voodoo Chimeras .
Moreover, the famous parties in Warlord had converged on this location . The users above level 140, who conducted regular party hunting instead of Raiding to raise their levels, appeared in droves . The Users from the Underfoot guilds, and the 30 great guilds came too . However, these Users weren’t members of the front line group of these guilds . They had time to spare in their schedule . Also, Rankers with their names up in the Rankings showed up .
This was the war between stars .
Amongst the battle between stars, there was a main character, whose name shone the brightest .
Kwahng!
The Enormous Stone Axe cut the Voodoo Chimera’s body in half . The axe was wielded by the Minotaur Golem .
Poo-oohk!
The Skeleton Knight mercilessly stabbed the fallen Voodoo Chimera with its sword . It was equipped with a really expensive Unique defensive gear, and it wielded the incredibly expensive Golden Mantis Scythe Sword .
Poohk, poohk!
Two Skeleton Warriors wearing various Rare and Unique Rank Items were also participating in the battle . They were surrounded by the Bone Armor, and a horn was grown on top of their helmeted head .
Poo-hwaht!
The User’s appearance was very simple in design . He was equipped with a one-of-a-kind Chronicle Unique Item named Ivan’s Sword . He swung the sword to dice up the Voodoo Chimera’s body .
It was the Hahoe Mask .
He was the Cursed Domain’s brightest star .
[Your Level has increased . ]
[The Skeleton Science Rank has increased to Rank A . ]
[Golem Summon skill has increased to Rank A . ]
[Skeleton Knight Skill has increased to Rank D . ]
[You’ve acquired the Title ‘Butcher of Voodoo Chimeras’]
‘This was like eating honey . Honey!’
He leveled up, acquired a Title and his Skills got a Rank Up!
The three consecutive Announcements would make any Warlord dance in joy . Hyrkan had a big smile on his face .
‘This place is awesome . ’
It had been 10 days since he started hunting at the Cursed Domain . Hyrkan was at an advantage at the Cursed Domain compared to any other hunting grounds .
The most important skill needed in the hunt within the Cursed Domain was mobility . One had to kill as many Voodoo Chimeras, while avoiding the mutated Voodoo Chimeras called the Evil Eyes! Mobility was crucial to accomplishing this task .
One of Hyrkan’s best attribute was mobility . If needed, he could unsummon all his forces .
On the other hand, this wasn’t true for a normal party . The Strikers were mobile . However, the Magicians, Tankers and Priests were poor in terms of mobility . Their Strength Stat was too low . The party had to react to problems before it cropped up .
Hyrkan could move even if a problem cropped up . This difference was huge .
However, problems was something that might or might not occur .
It also helped that the Voodoo Chimera was a perfect monster for Hyrkan . The Voodoo Chimeras were strong, but their defense was on the weak side . If one had a User that can tank decently, they were surprisingly easy to kill .
Lastly, they gave a significant amount of EXP . They were level 140 monsters, but the EXP given by the Voodoo Chimeras were close to those of level 150 monsters . Hyrkan’s level was still in the 120s, so this was an enormous amount of EXP .
‘This is why they probably cleared this in secret . ’
On the other hand, he could understand why the Cursed Domain had been cleared in Secret .
It was a Points Competition Quest . If less people knew about it, wouldn’t there be less competitors? Moreover, this Points Competition held at the Cursed Domain wasn’t advantageous to the Users, who were good at Raids . It was advantageous for Users, who like to do regular Party hunting .
‘I should be getting close . ’
The end to the hunt for points was coming to end soon . Sarabo would probably tell him how he’ll be able the hunt the Evil Eyes . Then the Reward will be handed out .
‘What will come out?’
Of course, the biggest reward would be given to the User ranked 1st in the Point Ranking . It would be given to Hyrkan!
‘I want something like a Skill Book . Skill Book!’
Then the day finally arrived .
“I’ve arrived at the Cursed Domain . ”
– Already?
A soft green light flowed over the User’s armor . He stopped for a brief moment to answer the reply he heard in his ears . He looked at the sight that was in front of him .
It was a very ominous forest .
The User opened his mouth after he looked at the forest for a brief moment .
“I’ll investigate about the Quest first . That is my main mission . If the situation allows it, I’ll eliminate the Hahoe Mask . ”
The incoming reply was short .
– All right . Keep up the good work .
“Thanks . ”
After the brief conversation, the User wearing the green colored armor disappeared into the blue fog .