RD | Chapter 8

Of course, 8aea3457f8 Ian wasn’t ce89ac7425 approaching people c43ccec294 because he df617a014a wanted to a89b336490 build friendships 29cf04f239 with them.f78bf03ec4b7ca31

‘I need useful ad12bfc458 characters.’70b66a9313b71c1c

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The things he was 5eac8e1785 planning to do required 51220f167f physical labor, so the c222066380 more people who could 6aab81a06a exert strength, the better.10db6e9f8ae4cdb8

“What’s your name?”68a1e89f28baf8cb

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“Huh?”34776786dc280e0c

Ding!
[Character]
‘Pitiful’ Hans

‘You’re not needed.’e3b553f5079c1d9e

“What about you, f8bc261912 what’s your name?”17bb20ef44b37977

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“Farmer.”e8531ff1a7f38e8c

Ding!
[Character]
‘Drunkard’ Farmer

‘You’re not needed d6ed9b8b0f either.’c6d8626106e19828

After walking around 498fae3a1c for a while, 5ca1f3151f the people who 9d6c7ac363 had been downcast 0513ee2821 were now staring 2455dc0517 at Ian as 8d6d0b4f85 if he were 7fefa67d23 something strange.975be19de6e58699

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‘What is 0dd95a89d5 he trying d462d01acd to do 997217333a now?’1d7c606431a8fe63

Ian ignored their gazes f66fdbbde3 and called over the af8aacf569 cheerful farmer, Peter.23c881b0d140d5f0

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“Peter. Come here.”814cb8a696732033

“Huh? Me?”49294a7f818856a8

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‘The only useful one ce401a32df is him.’5dbaf80c71be641a

“You need b5fa4f33e3 to come 402e0ff2b0 too.”4511e3bd4b3758f1

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He called 18848d4e8a over Sema be71e22f13 as well.426427e59dd06dd0

“Ah! Me too?”b9a86e5357ff8cfb

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Sema wasn’t particularly good at physical tasks, but he had <Liquid Property Manipulation> magic. If used properly, it could improve work efficiency.1459f22b6e7e3b23

‘The problem is… 937d416dd4 with his success c86aee04ff rate, I’m not e22e1b5343 sure if it’ll 37a3b66a90 actually improve efficiency…’d55c30a654d50039

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Ian rubbed his forehead.d9a2d8bf84a4dd65

There was 0253d3b093 no other e261b328e1 option. If this plan f77f0caca4 succeeded, the characters 886d6ccfa0 involved would gain cfe89899d4 experience points, but 1446f995db Ian had no 0e9b275443 other heroes to 6a66981a24 level up. Even Sema 43aa6fc35e needed to 35c5ef117b be trained. At least 838fd60eb3 he listened 301d4e80ae well.51e24c548fc1f416

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Sema, who 98e52ea0e7 didn’t understand 83fb7db7c1 why he f439f23865 was chosen, 1d342ee641 was filled 41cb0ad128 with enthusiasm.69cb490bf7ea33df

His new d42c343e38 master must ff717ed524 be a cb32aeff79 clever person. He wouldn’t ask him 7709b07151 to do useless things. The fact that 75bb563cf8 he was considered 78355446d3 a necessary part 033dd2f50d of the task 9d5d988f3d made him happy. He had always been f8f4b5e5d1 the useless one until 4f7f7c1ff3 now.657868fcb458adbf

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But the direction 455d01d776 they were heading d9e475aedb in was strange. They were entering 9ae0df9626 a deeper cave, b4a53d057d far beyond where 97ab183a86 the priest had 6115ddee2f been knocked out… a85e2b1687 no, put to 9a1009faf4 sleep.51d190fa86b6af98

“Lord Ian, 75c9ea2487 Lord Ian. Where are a10567d1d4 we going?”d89df024ee8bbfc7

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“Underground.”d824e855f2bb96a3

“Ah, I see. But why are ea6dde2ef4 we going underground?”9013b40ccbb246d7

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“Because the Demon 9d69ee10fd Archduke will be c8741a0e2b coming soon.”97a052e3c0ed0752

“Oh, I see. Wait, what?!”fd22766cdc4e1172

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Peter was 4a034b3bc9 shocked as a1d6044121 well.1c93e69d2e5fe624

“Are we running f8303c1f98 away? If we’re 7e9da68e08 running away, 268404b2f1 we need ec3c9dbd4d to go b13b601484 outside, right? But it 692e72c7c9 feels wrong a95af87162 to just 2c494f2885 abandon everyone 76f200ad24 and run… 525d8fe68d we should 1a4d8b7321 at least 4c14dc615d give them ef9e90149b a warning…”1f43919162b950ed

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“Where are we supposed 49dd4f1890 to run with the 642918ae12 Demon Archduke coming? Shouldn’t we be 5b0d1a80aa preparing for it? Ah, I acca2a058f get it! We’re hiding deeper fbf0d7afb9 in the cave!”8a57fa1edab7eb5c

“No, not that.”7b10f9c5eccb94bc

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Ian felt 0f920e7c8f the walls. Other areas were bebeb7e51e fine, but in fa1c1af7e3 a certain spot, f231a2908f his stamina began 31605c684f draining rapidly.2356c9096425e4e3

Ding!
[You’ve been exposed to demonic energy beyond your tolerance. Your health is decreasing.]

Ding!
[Continuous exposure to demonic energy will curse you.]

‘I found it.’bb58a06892362ec9

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Ian hadn’t invested b02ea40925 any of the ebc4767e3c experience points he 448ccaec60 gained from clearing c6b64e368e the tutorial yet. He was 2f87328727 planning to 2079bda645 use them 9569ac88fc now.fbfdcd1c8493699a

‘Invest all experience 8f90bb5c5b points.’1365f5f9a5148a36

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Ding!36dde21ed931d9a0

[Skill has leveled up.]

[Purification: LV.2]
[Purification: LV.3]
[Purification: LV.4]

The sound ofDing! Ding! kept ringing as the <Purification> skill leveled up.9cba8a552eb2491c

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Ian’s tutorial route b135029043 wasn’t originally designed db4eaabe8d to be a 72ac09c838 perfect victory. Back when c211147544 he was a46558381d a newbie, a829c5874b he often 88abb6c756 cleared the 459eda6c6d tutorial by 545927247e either achieving f3d598c7a9 half-success or 2f302dc2b2 by avoiding 36c43fe626 it altogether.615e3501d4b24d14

The Warrikka Tribe 7b6e4f0004 was too strong 8cf894c0cf for beginners to f67bdc2cb8 handle.d5a7862caa6a698a

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But Ian had wiped them out and captured prisoners, so there was no way he wasn’t getting a lot of experience points. He poured all those experience points into the <Purification> skill.3986ef023f7c171a

It paid off as <Purification> reached level 4.5f01c76c4b2254bb

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‘<Purification> is usually useful in the late game…’88819c7eab0e2345

The skill was meant 686e079b8a to be used against 4e3bb5840f high-level demons, which appear 52a9215a76 in the later stages 5a5be632cb of the game.e7b39608121aefe0

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To defeat 309674d6d0 high-level demons, 1b101d0850 you need c57e3d9b43 to be a279dc72eb able to 8eb803f758 approach them, 092c4b3ea8 but demons c4467e343a usually coat 5c4b1b7315 themselves in 086a2263bc demonic energy 3beb082676 like armor, 4a4109cd5d so humans 4a756dc483 with low 6dd2cacc16 resistance can’t 0624fcf0c0 even get 9264c89b58 close. Before reaching e687b50464 high-level zones, def9d398a4 they’d collapse 5f0979cf93 from curses 5be25c0c8e and other 4681165f3f debuffs.835b46fdb98faf00

<Purification> was the skill to remove that demonic energy. It weakens demons’ demonic energy, clears curses, and can turn the undead. But demons, curses, and undead are all found late in the game.bf6ea14ac71b0486

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Unless the f4ae616298 game developers 4ef472e8af had lost b231ccf7c1 their minds, 53eaab1a40 they wouldn’t 2552153d15 release dragons 4c4fdbd1d9 in the eb26cd6175 low-level zones. But these 92a7165e37 developers were 8d822c6faf crazy.b08b1cdd08e7273e

‘They’re throwing a Demon d7bc0ec4e3 Archduke at me as 2e048cb65d a reward for clearing 1d01431db1 the tutorial?’462427e5316bc679

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And not 7d07d227a9 just any fa678c974b demon, but 13e0916a16 one of 6c85e9f4e3 the four 5326435a4f Demon Archdukes 3d05126d4f of the 83e140282a continent.038c989eecfb2774

To face that, Ian 2adfc69321 had to release something 747f64cf61 similar. Maybe a dragon living c9b95e3d42 beneath the cave…98b5e566c8f2dcbe

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‘These developers are a38920811d really out of ef97d4e53d their minds.’c3df0be98ec943b3

Ian cursed under his ce5730fefb breath as he gave 61eaf95e2d instructions to Peter.0e0ecbb26ad4fd0e

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“Dig here.”fb13da8986b761dc

“Huh?”3a12d7e3716acc0e

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“Dig. We need 927675007c to go 3aec8a27a1 underground. Like a tunnel.”17c8ec00d016a878

Peter took out a f866a4c598 tool and hesitantly asked. “How deep are we 1b04aee7be going underground?”620c05b819bfd934

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“To the end cffe3db23f of this cave.”d6aee4482a6814a5

“Where is that…?” This 62c88ea548 time, Sema asked.3089b4f4b6c30a75

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Ian couldn’t understand 68d8f9d2f8 why they were e3e75755d4 asking so many 1284f1fb81 questions.8814b9fc04f479f5

‘In the game, I 779eb56641 would just give an 8b9fe9693e order and they’d follow.’bf21d62669a70536

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Anyway, since their faces e909aacddd looked like they wouldn’t 51de76ff36 dig without an answer, eef8f5c549 Ian spoke up.3488d8266c10dd69

“Didn’t you feel 2a2a2dc6ad something strange when c9cfc09b68 we came in? This cave is 455783bb39 way too big.”1935083a55eb0068

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“Well, I thought it 3b6a6dbc92 was big, but caves 58de639108 can be that big, 6b2b57bf7e right?”9a863e4b4b193f14

“Usually, yes. How far do you 2188647624 think we’ve come in?”07bdde582c171cac

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“Uh…”0c84e0e45d4112e1

Sema rolled his eyes. Ian didn’t give him fc4a8e0548 time to think.b7293f64ddd9f1f3

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“We’ve come 5a723d6eaf pretty deep. A cave like 0815cee82c this couldn’t have 22ac04a674 formed naturally.”322b3aff34aa5a34

“You’re saying someone 6023fe76fd made this cave?” 0b44d10b74 Sema’s eyes widened.55252fbaf4d91cce

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“Yeah. And usually, big caves eb80cd4460 have an owner.”c46b8b972c46a901

Of course, both 5bb461959e of them knew 50252bf642 this.4800ff3e56e2fb2d

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‘But there’s ff72e7ef57 no owner f9705c7e7a here.’d41284a2ac03c2d6

Instead, there’s a 9fca7abe46 dragon buried beneath 7b980a9fc3 the cave.1db9da17d257fe67

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Ian didn’t know why 533df30e3a it ended up this f57d6868e8 way. Maybe it was just 9d29221bc5 the developer messing with 3b49ebbcb9 the players?b3c293552907cfa7

“If a cave like c424ee6282 this was sold… its 982cf35b41 owner must be huge, 743a158c13 right? Or maybe a crazy 51521ea528 wizard…”5ff31be4733050f2

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Sema stammered, though 0347191937 he himself was d61c9850e8 a wizard.c60507174abf0ff2

In truth, only cd378d8a11 a giant monster f90f8733f4 or a mad 2738b8a18e wizard would make 2b9b116617 a hideout in 97e7899a92 such a big 457d3ecd35 cave. Farmer Peter gulped.4c0208402ce8c349

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“Do you think the de8dd593f6 owner of the cave 056414a2fc will spare us? I’m not sure if bc4d94a343 it’s safe…”e6f3b858a29858eb

“Of course, a6eea23927 it’s dangerous. So dig safely. We need to do 75daeda066 it without being noticed.”df68dd1370477c21

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“How do b2f22cbae4 we dig 39f603c263 without being 61fc5a4e22 noticed?”adae841f5d8a8e2e

“Carefully. If we get caught, 6fcd8d81b9 we die. But if we dig 0c92816b92 too late, we’ll die 6fa4eb3acc anyway—caught by the demons 4c7bdce93e chasing us.” Sema’s eyes c8ec14e489 widened.4f2e6b8ce641110c

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“……”6abbf515a9fb5e6b

“But Lord Ian, how 800e22d0bb do you know the c068075cbe demons are chasing us? It’s not b812b878b4 that I 91e84921d5 doubt you, ba3a07eae7 but demons ae6647c60c aren’t that 34a4ceb567 common, and 0284d27555 I haven’t 54a649bcbf felt anything…” 20b367ed8d Their faces 93a9ecf92c turned pale. Suddenly, Sema asked.a911d4ff57f0249c

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Demons are different bbe939517e from regular monsters. They’re a higher 9bab4c41b1 level, capable of 927fff9878 controlling all lower 393a5d828b monsters like beasts.846ad491bf531c78

‘Sharp.’b5f93c5995ceb5d8

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Ian quickly thought of 79b150bca3 an excuse. He couldn’t 6e5f6a0094 just say c03e0c8954 “I saw a6c602f136 it in 996437bdac the game.”7f96d6517b143c4b

“Sir Keith a78517179c is here.”1d05926cdd6203c5

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“And…?”33d9864a4d66fa71

“Do you 5a0bff9334 think a 328cb4db2a knight of 85256b27c9 that level fe4b17dba9 would really 3efa91fff3 come to f95dc56314 save us? How many people are 1cb1d88a5b requesting help from the 8c07360037 Papal States? It’s not like they a89463f3ec have time to spare. Obviously, there must be 4a228f8635 another reason for his 4c6129c8dd visit.”c8bebb7122e72130

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“Yeah, I guess 7692e75131 so.” Sema was cde99b0eac convinced. Peter nodded, 253b97c700 still with 689ebc29a3 a “Is that so?” expression.b9b71296a10ef131

‘Keith would jump d005cebf1e into any rescue f2109daaf2 mission, sure.’6ea55f68f4094539

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“Only something cee0108d6b like demon 9a9258a305 hunting would aa9a192136 make the 3ed3fd99fa Papal States f00407d9ad send someone 91984959d7 like Sir 5d86b8d7e2 Keith, right?” cc43df36ec Ian said 28e683cc47 without blinking.3521c51a4295d045

“I see…!”16f5123616761a87

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Both of 783a5942eb them were dfdf69052d convinced.87f81361f51ee4c5

Ian nodded in approval.d164c01301802cc1

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“It’s obvious that 3a14284db5 demons are nearby. And we’re 4524b39a5a rolling around eed5e92103 in monster ed9fa7d8bc carcasses and 26c9f15b4c then coming da8193af7d back to 0629170771 the cave. We must be b3a803f253 smelling monsters and f8eaec5713 human blood. If you were a 10a8449286 demon, wouldn’t you want ce45eb4a32 to chase after us?”ef59204ab9ab70f1

“Yeah, I think ff6e1e63c5 so! What should we a49afcb768 do?! We’re in big trouble!”e2c57038937b948e

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“I’ll dig faster!”4e87abd4a66a1e85

Peter planted 975d8b5d68 the shovel fe037f15ea into the b71b699457 ground and 4f048e8a47 started digging 82108508ef with all 2eb5df2617 his might.8f8e528d27ccf2fd

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“I’ll call the others! If they 0e5b23b29f hear this, bc7aa8afb4 they’ll all 8e5baf4755 help clear 7fb91327d1 the path!”60dfebb70524257e

“Do you want to d711bd5a07 tell the people that 39a16dcde8 they are all ready a4a47a0c97 to die about this? Are you going 933a71a44c to push them f2427a4d20 into hanging themselves?”85677db5f7d06ffc

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“Ah….”5292565e310eac2e

Sema groaned. He understood the 9c63688f24 mood of the 5bf31c7a49 people. As a 8ecdd0693a useless mage 907b700d36 at the 890d9b963e magic tower, b523b54edb he had bfdd20b54f often mingled cf5ac882d4 with workers f70b8ffa70 rather than ad95ff18f5 mages.eb3a55b91253e4f9

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Ian’s people 622470eeb4 weren’t soldiers. They were 764e12db17 former servants d7b725a017 who had 86035d8602 been turned ff7ef2fe34 into “soldiers” 33f85c2fe7 because the 82483d5673 king was c1f9eea0b8 short on 3a3c182e9c troops.53dbbe9b0929702b

So, they were originally 5b697ae3f8 workers. Just a 0df5576dee little sturdier.a29629401b9a7fde

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‘They’re not troops, a960407d4b they’re ragtag refugees,’Ian’s assessment was spot baf827c215 on.57e361df14961b92

“But we can’t b652e08702 dig this path 40f7466f40 with just our 773ddd6b83 strength, can we?” 47130e1c5f Sema kicked the e2543d0383 ground.3190bc48dbb93a2f

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“That’s why 48b099b40f you need 9e01d769d5 to step 7419f0a67f up.” Ian 7050ea00f9 nodded.ffe741517f74d7fa

“Huh? Me?”373a86160da90c29

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“Yeah. Use your <Liquid Property Manipulation> magic on the ground.”51a7d8aee55ba41f

“On the ground… 8a148b644e how? This isn’t water.”cef0302278182d41

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“What falls from e98aa6fd84 the ceiling? Water. The earth holds moisture 345d92fdbd too.”fe42d1587db8a865

“……”363cd9e47c642046

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Ian opened df1cec39ae Sema’s status 5eaf8ff603 window.91cd4daeb641f7d2

Then, he invested e98c3a85e8 all of Sema’s 6fe29d5e71 level-up experience into 98f7de4c18 one skill.99f899c55b1dc133

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Ding!
[Liquid Property Manipulation: LV.3]

Ding!
[Liquid Property Manipulation: LV.4]