Emperor of Solo Play 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 **** 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 **** . ’
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 .