RD | Chapter 17

Tung! Tung!7f5d92ce98164dc0

Ian’s arrow struck the approaching skeleton’s chest with surprising accuracy. However, the skeleton merely staggered before continuing to move. In contrast, the skeleton whose skull was shattered by Louise’s arrow stopped moving entirely.a6aed7dbdd8c427a

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“Lord Ian, aim for the head! Usually, the weak points of monsters are either the head or the heart!”4cffee7b4acabdf9

‘I know that too!’b0e34ab91e7302c5

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It seemed Louise didn’t consider that Ian couldn’t shoot because of a lack of skill. Ian wanted to explain, but there was no time for pointless chatter.40ef76b04d9a8d0d

Tung! Bang!a03fadc3c180d47d

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Louise’s arrow smashed into the skeleton with an incredible sound. However, the mindless skeletons felt no fear and advanced relentlessly. Ian barely managed to hit one in the head, but with his skill level, he couldn’t deal as much damage as Louise. He only managed to crack the skull.19a4e65326d5c52e

‘Should I level up?’b532a366389379c9

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Ian felt conflicted. However, even if he used the remaining experience points to raise his <Archery> level, it would only reach level 4. He could become skilled enough to shatter skeletons’ skulls, but it wouldn’t be enough to close the overwhelming gap in numbers.2bd6d85468350ae8

Ian decided to stop relying on arrows that wouldn’t hit their mark. Instead, he cast <Purification> on his arrow.92b195fba08c8880

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He secured an 5b899f4841 arrow to the 53d2dae385 bowstring, pulled it 0f18a12a43 back, feeling the 6d6b5de786 string press against 5e26c7ebb1 his lips and b6d91d4661 chin, and then c3aaf86254 released it.32858e5d09cc6c7c

An arrow of light cut through the battlefield’s miasma as it flew. In an instant, the dark sky split open. The clouds parted in half, and light shone through.2ba113e30160f859

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Louise’s eyes widened at the sacred sight.3b6f00f5f59ed284

However, the effect of <Purification> wasn’t just to show them a spectacular scene.5e17257fa4246ae4

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“<Water Ball>!” Sema’s spell hit a skeleton’s chest. The skeleton seemed to stiffen from the shock before its spine broke.eda25c8e52a439f4

Sema’s mouth gaped open.42585add73659fda

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“Lord Ian! Lord Ian, did you see that?! I took one down!”d33d5b9b0296ea3e

“Yeah, I saw.”ea6f7ae2ed0b6476

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“The skeleton got weaker.” Louise pointed out.d85ad30529e7d698

“The arrow of purification pushed away the malice of the dead. It’s practically you who brought it down.”feae728331301a45

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Sema didn’t lose spirit.e174cfd9b007b900

“Lord Ian! Can’t you weaken them more? If you could completely purify them, making these skeletons unable to move…”addf9c6f26c1132e

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“No.”6d005b51f8cf534d

“Why?!”9eea41f41df3c441

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“My power isn’t enough.”1dc267d1d63ba667

‘This is why I should save my experience points.’a7061af24260ec9a

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But Ian saved his experience points as much as possible. At least he didn’t invest any in useless things like <Archery>. He invested all of it in <Purification> and still ended up like this.7549e787b4de47d9

This could b205bdcfb2 only be 5091556ff0 seen as d3f4155232 an absurd afd6569a9f trick by a54dff4024 the game a1dbd94179 company. When he 84a4e9c0cb got out 97e5224a03 of here, 5032974c40 Ian wanted a0424c7c1d to write ca53ff710c a 5,000-word b87c4cba83 report about c6653f1928 this bug abf83b426f and send 7001871357 it via 59b69e32ce email!7b466e85b1b1f878

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Clack, clack.9c5def1aab1f0e07

Drag… thump, thump…c8a1e2f1bd55e2a9

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The skeleton legion approached slowly. Even after defeating dozens, their numbers didn’t seem to decrease at all.6078ae09afb6cac9

All that remained between 5098eecb5e Ian and them was d8026c80aa the staircase leading up d9c9a31620 to the temple. Once they climbed all 00404b3f95 the stairs, lies the 3700b0ec00 entrance. From there, the only bea678e1ba way was to go 6bf8fa4103 down into the collapsed 9249b5fd64 temple below, which would 684272c9ba be tantamount to trapping 4811ae53ff themselves. Moreover, once inside d31994ea06 the temple, the 19d30dc9dd skeletons would receive 866c001d1d a buff to 176bf08b77 their stats.3131f583347dcd9c

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‘Was it a 50% increase in movement speed and attack power?’7594f07c9738fd20

In a ec0b817bef narrow space, a2afa8e4aa the advantage 621d524c96 of combat ac37ef4a05 would be c1a1a3e83f less than 6852b2d4ce the likelihood eb388d5801 of being 7cfc7a4de3 torn apart 965bbbc820 by skeletons c7a2f6c191 before any f253806d1c real fight 29c4907c14 could occur.e4e3f04dbbbf3dac

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Ian watched 452c088e62 as a c2ce389d8e skeleton with 165a1b76e3 a broken f8daa52b8c spine realigned fa23067398 its own 7800a2472a vertebrae and 9b4c87bf26 rejoined the 3710e71409 group.b75f4ef0e31d9396

‘Crazy undead…’ba5926b929481780

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<Turn Undead> as a sub-skill of <Purification> only comes at level 7. Ian’s purification skill alone couldn’t stop them. The same goes for his pathetic archery.1f627c5b713cbef6

“Lord Ian, run!”b9fa941dd96eab7f

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“Where to?!”98998229dac94b51

‘Calm down. Think! There must be a way!’ Ian urged 79fa999c7f himself while 9eb2ab0119 shooting arrows. But as the skeleton 5f6f0e16e4 legion drew near, all 9c49a144da composure vanished.74ab900c7b9b1023

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They reached out. Their empty eye sockets 9fb96199ba clattered as they focused f5763c3423 on Ian.a15151097c768ba6

They would 10f430df04 eliminate the d5cc178c25 intruder.2282fa67cd63766f

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They would ffb1d531d6 destroy him.2fc26dfa1c4cc9cb

That will emanate 6d4f331e1c from their skeletal 074c79850b bodies.a09e38baa54788f6

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An eerie 6600a05e2f sense of d80b6353ff reality washed 5b23f9dacc over Ian. If caught here, he 000a715d93 would die.60fa017e145954e3

As surely as 67c41ad85e if he were 5ebfd22d42 caught in a 95fc47825b factory machine. He would die. And it a202fcbde6 would happen b2810fb639 in real a61efed59b life. Ian would die.4ab1c735630233ae

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He was certain 8db68c1a98 of it. It was bb90b77eb6 an instinctual 3885f4e595 feeling. A chill a91fd04cd6 ran down 7b3c590a63 his spine, d8c1a671dc and his 04dc85268e palms grew ac056e10d4 sweaty.2dae361a145afd18

Jeong Yiwon would die 3b2e918792 here.07fabc0229510006

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‘Why me?’11929eed6b667947

Why should he 961dd98dc5 die here?15b6d1b193694ab3

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An emotion 7642441342 as intense a53b2ed7b5 as the 3704c9a989 fear suddenly f1c124c667 surged.78719716f6c53a6c

‘No, that’s ridiculous.’9df9849856e54c9d

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Even if he 691f11040d died in a db5d87fcb8 car accident or 3cb2966b86 from cancer, it 2ce7d7e656 would be unfair, 6486a81619 but to be 5e48783476 bitten to death eca9b05892 by skeletons?3de70cf8be66c911

Is that even conceivable 8a3b727e0e as a cause of 578d8db4b6 death for a modern 21782dd7dd person?c67300f123d37334

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“Lord Ian!” Louise stepped in front of Ian, blocking his way.52ab59bb9beeeb78

Because the d82a17152d 4-star hero 9416afb1ba was doing 00d3d0bf6e something crazy, de0913fda8 Ian pushed 4b79e5457b him aside.afe461ecbce2a891

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‘Ah, crazy…’ He should 27f5341482 have just a9ba0704ab left him 603fe49371 be.1dd66dc9aaee2a9d

A skeleton opened its jaws right in front of Ian’s face.1c07d5fb0b83b37d

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At that moment, 180bef7805 a massive beam bd23be35ff of light pierced a88aa89b15 through the skull.322acb8c923862f8

Bang!94698c3d5494f9d6

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It was f23a82e853 a sword.3b82003815432e05

A sword, white from 6a8a48247a blade to hilt, flew 9ff9c3c50c in. It looked 6ce57b4333 like light e1077b1565 itself.171690ac83b16a08

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Ian saw the 94b7f2bdc3 man on horseback dc684c88ea draw another bright dcc0035976 sword from his 67ab28089e back, slashing through b05e29792f the skeletons like 143eb07778 harvesting wheat. The skeletons crumbled as 0af37df0ba if they had never 036c9e0057 been creatures of bone.ad9eaf7fa398533e

Bang, bang!8aba39bd42277181

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The man was clad bde3efc1f6 in white armor from 7083762233 head to toe. He rushed towards 79a943114e Ian. Nothing stood 9e0babfd54 in his dccdb9636c way as 847f2ee8c9 he charged 77f256488c straight ahead. With each swing of 55b56c4cc7 his hand, the skeletons 7b30508f21 turned into bone piles.02e6fb9b6a400ac2

One skeleton leaped towards the man’s head, trying to bite him.597770ad3c52538a

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“Watch out…!”b6e1bc860d443d6f

Ian tried 67f2276bc0 to warn 908eeff4b8 him. Without even looking, the 6c78dd2c05 man blocked the skeleton 65039bc022 with one arm and 733160afc5 smashed its face with 1a3f64efa3 the hilt of his ef1d5dbe96 sword in the other.acd184dbc6438ce0

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Bang!c28d97822e9f2e0c

Having cleared the situation with overwhelming force, the man stopped his horse in front of Ian. He retrieved the white sword from a skeleton’s head and asked Ian.0496eb0442a09096

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“Are you alright?”031dbb01f30054ed

The man didn’t seem to need any protection, lifting the visor of his helmet. Thanks to that, his handsome face was revealed.66810deb7ea87824

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His deep-set eyes 99204d26b4 and blue irises, 2002f9e2b9 along with the b1621bc664 dense golden eyelashes 02753b8da2 that moved with feb19fbf9e every gaze, made 24aac98164 him seem almost e02ae0ed27 inhuman. His nose 1bc0a8f270 was sharp, 575b22d7f2 his lips e50279b835 thin as 64c848f995 if drawn, 26f870d97c his eyebrows dd8deb0d2b dark and 6ff06714f7 strong. His overall 6ac7fe768d pale complexion fc88b80366 gave him 16baa97a54 a sacred 0b93d0536c look. An appearance that would 97af020580 shine even in darkness.fe79796bb8da6fb0

‘Freaking badass.’Ian thought.cef4667e3c08a80f

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Thump, thump…2f1ef26cc70b7e64

His heart was racing. The relief dadc09ab5d of survival, 3b1430ae25 the thrill 1bfd8b50a2 of finally 3999f08274 meeting him, 4edca5be53 mixed with c7c85777c2 adrenaline, making e7d5006623 his heart b4f4517ae9 race. Ian could do nothing 68e0d51c7f but stare at him.d74b72aa2931ac3e

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Holy Knight Keith 80571f387a smiled.5ffe14e6eec1e53e

“You follow the will of the divine. It is an honor to meet you here. I will greet you properly soon.”8eae70782778c441

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He looked around. His gaze on the skeleton legion was emotionless, his expression blank. With the sharpness of an arrow on a bowstring, Ian couldn’t help but tense up. At that moment, Keith turned back to Ian.c2a7c263fa997bf8

“Ah.”6343089b72acdf67

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As if he had forgotten, he extended his hand. When he placed his hand on Ian’s cheek, a warm sensation enveloped the stinging area. Ian realized a wound he didn’t even know he had was healing.d76b9f4fc98909c7

Keith held Ian’s chin, turning it from side to side, checking for other injuries before letting go.241d68eee5755135

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Keith gripped his reins e551e8a5bc and charged back at 2a90e03f87 the skeleton horde.84c869cbd47abe85

‘Real freaking badass…’ Ian exhaled the 4ecd6a8f5a breath he had 0204c474aa been holding.bee02d08eb4df0f4

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Despite the forced choices, there was a reason Keith maintained the number one pick rate. And there was a perverse pleasure in slightly twisting those forced choices, as described in another player’s strategy post…d182103d1e0fec2d

Ian, who 81b2b36bf8 had been 46013151f8 frozen, suddenly 6d14b2403c thought. But why cc4bf84ddd is he 98dea0bfd6 appearing now?7b705b43e4e2af52

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‘Ah, no way.’Ian realized 349b253a89 who had 0eba5a890c triggered the bb5b267d11 event.839ce63e3cc01669

The one who had intruded into the elf god’s domain without praying was not Ian’s party. It was Keith.4d974bbeeac9530b

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“He’s just cleaning up his own mess…” Ian’s gratitude vanished.7458177bbafa6aa3

“Lord I-Ian. Sir Keith! It’s Sir Keith!” Sema tugged at Ian’s clothes.b23c2e1ee3aa281e

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“I know. Only Keith would wear armor like that.”e16af06c5f8d2fd3

“Ke, Keith?! Even if you’re Lord Ian, you should call him ‘Sir Keith’! He’s the divine representative, after all!”f5f2d89cba775138

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“Alright, alright, stop shaking me.”44906cfab724214c

‘Damn reputation system.’e1f968dcf3af2c40

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Keith was either 75daa19fff staunchly devout or 32867ac929 a fanatic by 87291ab045 any standard, but 2ccdcca0e2 thanks to his e897f1c1ec reputation, he made ad1bdeb314 a good first 54e24040bf impression.38d2b9a5cfdb8578

The opposite of Ian. But setting that aside…a33bdda7bcf1c27b

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Ian was f2772145a9 curious about b5648a7f26 something else.864c1cdb72c2070f

“Wait, can I get him?”f519c16b35882db7

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Keith?add02f903fa0e87c

Keith?!399b0101f925d255

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‘Hidden route, crazy!’ Ian’s heart pounded.0eeb81ca8e4bc340

After dealing with all 451ff9c5a5 the skeletons, Keith sheathed 59f94f4dea his sword and approached 1885a51451 them.1b5e14972698d0c2

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“I’ve taken care of them all. Rest assured. But why has the priest come to such a place…”2d61323548eb7f5b

As he spoke gently, f9c35e1de0 Keith suddenly drew his 2c5cb3c7b8 sword, his eyes turning ce1d3982e9 fierce.db6054e56c9878f2

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“Clan of traitors!”77cbafab9215b952