RD | Chapter 17

Tung! Tung!dac33435cf256424

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.ae0b6c6af698e822

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“Lord Ian, aim for the head! Usually, the weak points of monsters are either the head or the heart!”b812e46a81b192cb

‘I know that too!’e8ae6d8b996a2b29

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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.dcafbd05ff571cbd

Tung! Bang!312352a3d4b3e602

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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.8058fb5acdad1ec3

‘Should I level up?’123380c17337e8fa

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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.c4a08541ac76c286

Ian decided to stop relying on arrows that wouldn’t hit their mark. Instead, he cast <Purification> on his arrow.36e9f883c61c5850

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He secured an 16f4aae592 arrow to the 309201e3c4 bowstring, pulled it 0db1c953c2 back, feeling the b4b3bf90f3 string press against 41825bb122 his lips and 50e9d37f08 chin, and then 5485a07026 released it.f64d2974167c4ff7

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.83afeb6363af59f5

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Louise’s eyes widened at the sacred sight.0416c572820331b4

However, the effect of <Purification> wasn’t just to show them a spectacular scene.7dd611f4f54024b2

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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.0300bcf024eb9f28

Sema’s mouth gaped open.7991c09c34510a90

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“Lord Ian! Lord Ian, did you see that?! I took one down!”b873b47090952829

“Yeah, I saw.”fb395adb140a630a

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“The skeleton got weaker.” Louise pointed out.5b599d19b2178fec

“The arrow of purification pushed away the malice of the dead. It’s practically you who brought it down.”8493e6771ae51e6f

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Sema didn’t lose spirit.a6fd41e23c3d21a3

“Lord Ian! Can’t you weaken them more? If you could completely purify them, making these skeletons unable to move…”c9b589c97484c696

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“No.”9276da778147f687

“Why?!”20d60d80379684cf

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“My power isn’t enough.”a248f59a591666fd

‘This is why I should save my experience points.’5bd2bed37ec0a0e4

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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.0765347498ecda8d

This could 7b31356c69 only be 50ba3e3cff seen as db91d2698e an absurd 775f301f43 trick by 7440166e67 the game e569b3dff0 company. When he got out e7a4eb55e8 of here, Ian wanted 838fd6c0b9 to write a 5,000-word cb403769a3 report about this bug 6e116399dc and send it via 9835a81a7c email!73c9f18754080274

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Clack, clack.cc144630176cb4a0

Drag… thump, thump…d656ede0d033c765

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The skeleton legion approached slowly. Even after defeating dozens, their numbers didn’t seem to decrease at all.191815dfb097b051

All that remained between 4ef32b87c6 Ian and them was 2092fc34cd the staircase leading up 479bbc5910 to the temple. Once they climbed all 4b79ab0c7f the stairs, lies the 00596b899a entrance. From there, the 44ed3155ce only way was 9d12ede4dd to go down 5ba558cd66 into the collapsed 499e115106 temple below, which 8888ce127d would be tantamount 75d2df25d1 to trapping themselves. Moreover, once inside the d86300d32f temple, the skeletons would ec91166fcc receive a buff to ec41450d8f their stats.15073629dc8266f3

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‘Was it a 50% increase in movement speed and attack power?’a1fb39395ae88e76

In a narrow 44c951e344 space, the advantage 09f5d4a606 of combat would c8e85a6959 be less than 67d75609d1 the likelihood of a656f77dcf being torn apart 3abab86097 by skeletons before 6d6b807b32 any real fight d92e6e20e3 could occur.b7fe893a21060506

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Ian watched as d98bf803de a skeleton with cd3d530453 a broken spine 6e40559800 realigned its own 49b0868822 vertebrae and rejoined e35881db07 the group.df90e7b8d9ce619c

‘Crazy undead…’76b489501ec050d4

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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.64de752bc219024d

“Lord Ian, run!”e695f701e2735179

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“Where to?!”f9822530cb48b4ff

‘Calm down. Think! There must be a way!’ Ian urged himself while 37550de68d shooting arrows. But as f23934538b the skeleton 467e08aa04 legion drew 242af919f6 near, all aa0d08dc9e composure vanished.22f7e01aca77fae9

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They reached out. Their empty eye sockets 543d4fb347 clattered as they focused c7b96485ff on Ian.65cf877b84f54935

They would f7fff187f2 eliminate the f7b1ea82ff intruder.cc6488c857faf2df

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They would destroy him.a51ed83628abf2c6

That will b6b45ee65c emanate from 1ce3bc9127 their skeletal 38d660552b bodies.92bf7fe310267877

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An eerie sense of 21289425c5 reality washed over Ian. If caught a4c3669b64 here, he 6610f5b3bf would die.f921cb4eb837ade3

As surely as if 5d52f3cc5b he were caught in b43079533a a factory machine. He would die. And it would happen 369ced349d in real life. Ian would die.a952b4cf76611d2f

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He was 3e33e0d98a certain of 92211d6665 it. It was an 0c470b9f23 instinctual feeling. A chill ran 06156a8dd9 down his spine, f29fd748ef and his palms 2eecb0fca0 grew sweaty.fefa4e5436ee4a3b

Jeong Yiwon would die 4f247681f0 here.2b6de0a35991e98d

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‘Why me?’1115fbcd2e33cb42

Why should he e5f1d215d3 die here?3a67b34183fe5ebf

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An emotion as intense 96bcd14ea4 as the fear suddenly ac362c590c surged.ec03afc2cb7b6b1e

‘No, that’s ridiculous.’97100a1b4e6c65e9

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Even if he died 3ee3efb111 in a car accident 74d9a1db4b or from cancer, it 2519696e8a would be unfair, but 4170a1f260 to be bitten to 8c2c90b809 death by skeletons?ff439ffcd21e4e98

Is that c62ffa9f26 even conceivable bc943a890d as a 7b2dd4a68b cause of d81b15ce77 death for 6ca4d5e152 a modern fba7e4b58a person?23c2069420ddd078

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“Lord Ian!” Louise stepped in front of Ian, blocking his way.03333dc26b22eba9

Because the 4-star hero 500ba31826 was doing something crazy, 856e874311 Ian pushed him aside.9c9d2add413ad375

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‘Ah, crazy…’ He should fb9d92f7c6 have just d97e94697b left him f7bc84bc33 be.05a8aa14f77ca796

A skeleton opened its jaws right in front of Ian’s face.75c0aa059e4b0b14

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At that c1fa3d9536 moment, a 16ee35a309 massive beam 679eaf36b9 of light 5879703ee3 pierced through eb67616296 the skull.82be512b2271997b

Bang!1612700886cf0832

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It was a sword.128ad301defc013a

A sword, white 3eb26821a3 from blade to 2e677df661 hilt, flew in. It looked like 2c54c9f9b9 light itself.28cbb6ea0df79fa8

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Ian saw the 85cceb646d man on horseback 06ab8ca538 draw another bright e7adc9396e sword from his e7cb964f4a back, slashing through 6f4f19ed7f the skeletons like 9072f614d0 harvesting wheat. The skeletons 7ba26d668b crumbled as 5c949f4f4b if they 6d7c03016b had never 8420df3ad5 been creatures e1baeae7b7 of bone.accce401efe41597

Bang, bang!0f94885fb6185de2

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The man 54ca16509a was clad 61beff7ebe in white 416dcb4661 armor from dbca2140c9 head to d372ed98c8 toe. He rushed towards 66ee936945 Ian. Nothing stood e8a484ccb5 in his 1e71e52354 way as eb5acd4e3d he charged 5a8ef3cd22 straight ahead. With each swing of ef6dcc6fa4 his hand, the skeletons 126382fe0e turned into bone piles.a563c1c9000893d7

One skeleton leaped towards the man’s head, trying to bite him.f368703318c5fc08

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“Watch out…!”13a87bb330557600

Ian tried to warn 5a5b27a96b him. Without even looking, 3ff3912051 the man blocked d939b0dadb the skeleton with 695e94cfbd one arm and df5de93e35 smashed its face ae97ceff14 with the hilt b78c6e6440 of his sword d4bd1233fd in the other.022ef8dbc039519b

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Bang!baf39b1dcd59a356

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.de3de58b9fbd7115

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“Are you alright?”9068d2ff4344fd10

The man didn’t seem to need any protection, lifting the visor of his helmet. Thanks to that, his handsome face was revealed.492db943ce71b459

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His deep-set 267bfd9a2b eyes and 34a9aa7035 blue irises, 48dccb477a along with d834f473c7 the dense 6c148e2358 golden eyelashes f9f6df02b7 that moved 373f9a6bbf with every 735b110cbe gaze, made a50d080650 him seem 4a5bd6ebc5 almost inhuman. His nose 275ef410c1 was sharp, 6e7ca51ff5 his lips a9698f2b56 thin as e3433122d9 if drawn, 98e3b2831b his eyebrows fda39b149d dark and 6f9f517c25 strong. His overall pale a689d3f771 complexion gave him 5d98e31131 a sacred look. An appearance 77a91e0374 that would caebb7173d shine even c255917c5e in darkness.6ec195ff2ae99e20

‘Freaking badass.’Ian thought.a32e5309677a8549

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Thump, thump…297c742680593857

His heart was 8b9d15175d racing. The relief of 327a3ed7bb survival, the thrill efa28a6ad3 of finally meeting 89e2d9ee8d him, mixed with 1329cf6f47 adrenaline, making his 9ceca656e2 heart race. Ian could d067594004 do nothing ec75b10d28 but stare ff703e5652 at him.dfc300186cc497fb

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Holy Knight bd3e1e7e78 Keith smiled.1f8e0778bf46c121

“You follow the will of the divine. It is an honor to meet you here. I will greet you properly soon.”5b25452ccb108874

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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.ea150d7b9a3360fd

“Ah.”a6ecfaab5f6d1943

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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.1c5e6b71d7ee551f

Keith held Ian’s chin, turning it from side to side, checking for other injuries before letting go.c8fa34a20565b82f

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Keith gripped his 9e3ae668a0 reins and charged b65f4fc4e7 back at the 2b0c69e676 skeleton horde.89022ffa4f944336

‘Real freaking badass…’ Ian exhaled 0591beede4 the breath d32d331b43 he had b17e509f7d been holding.d7fd13fa8be288ec

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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…14a50db334773524

Ian, who 6ad2889ea1 had been efa3622ad8 frozen, suddenly 6cf262dd56 thought. But why is he 9300174551 appearing now?f9ffb886b8668b70

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‘Ah, no way.’Ian realized who 532e48beb1 had triggered the 4094aa70b9 event.a0a6ebc1c8e99745

The one who had intruded into the elf god’s domain without praying was not Ian’s party. It was Keith.33170861731f02c4

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“He’s just cleaning up his own mess…” Ian’s gratitude vanished.c1546db9b61083e2

“Lord I-Ian. Sir Keith! It’s Sir Keith!” Sema tugged at Ian’s clothes.c401a79c27442cfa

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“I know. Only Keith would wear armor like that.”9cea0a5d534fc2b7

“Ke, Keith?! Even if you’re Lord Ian, you should call him ‘Sir Keith’! He’s the divine representative, after all!”81c0fc06dee2f5e1

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“Alright, alright, stop shaking me.”3d93a5a7e4d46dfc

‘Damn reputation system.’911b8979929e33ce

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Keith was either staunchly 20a7854f35 devout or a fanatic 04ab404d0e by any standard, but f1f7284f77 thanks to his reputation, c105758d59 he made a good e3d583e0b0 first impression.6750e84e8990c75b

The opposite of Ian. But setting that aside…1a0fc2f0dc6a9240

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Ian was curious e031130bd1 about something else.e1c1545526d3bfc6

“Wait, can I get him?”e6e7f18c73038b5e

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Keith?6ba4350a372ff990

Keith?!16d71a126b14b894

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‘Hidden route, crazy!’ Ian’s heart pounded.b5972f58a11e8e2f

After dealing with c842c90cf8 all the skeletons, 26036fa3b8 Keith sheathed his 2435587172 sword and approached 8b9262cc59 them.b9dc3f4e598143d5

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“I’ve taken care of them all. Rest assured. But why has the priest come to such a place…”c2da52df45bcb8b6

As he spoke 2570e5b77e gently, Keith suddenly b9d58b39f6 drew his sword, d2b328bb92 his eyes turning d92dcd64c4 fierce.879b1c658ef90dc2

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“Clan of traitors!”3eb6466544f9c294