Day 250:
The War against Pillage Supporting Lizardman of the Lower Carpathi began on the 250th day of my life as a troll.
I put aside 30 of my warriors and rangers to the defense of the city with Shirou in charge, while Candy and I led the rest of the warriors.
We took the Vein Passes south of our Ironwood City.
Vein Pass differed from Zepolya-Pears or Yuhl Pass because it was actually three passes made into one by some historic event quite a few years ago (meaning more than a thousand years ago). In the middle of the pass is a large open space suitable for building a fort or outpost.
We passed by the pass without issue, though. The lizardmen had not set up anything there.
Once we were in Lower Carpathi, I realized just how open it was. While it was still surrounded by mountains with few peaks in the middle of the valley itself, the Lower Carpathian valleys were ... huge. Like 5 times wider than the widest valley width of Upper Carpathi, and the widest point was about 10 kilometers.
The soil was really dark here too.
I wonder why Christopher (the duke) didn't attempt to conquer this place. It was obviously a good place to farm. It was a waste on these lizardmen.
As Candy, my troops, and I trekked deeper into their territory, we found ourselves engaging against the lizardmen at increasing interval.
These lizardmen attempted to ambush us most of the time, but my [Sonar] prevented that by giving their positions away to me.
And each time they did strike, they were repelled without a single casualty on my side while they suffered near half annihilation.
"This is too easy," I said out loud as our troops made headway. It was now dusk, and our warriors were setting up camp on the mountain side where the river flowing from Twin Peaks split into two.
"Shouldn't we thankful that it is easy?" Candy asked me.
I looked to her.
Once again, when I was alone by myself, thinking about strategies to employ and tactics to use, she had approached me by herself.
I sat with a small campfire going in front of me. My tent was slightly separated from the rest of the camp with it being on a higher ground; I wanted to be able see all of my warriors before I slept.
And then Candy came and didn't set her tent up.
Talking of tents, during the few weeks our rangers had spent killing Shkifield all those days ago, we have devised our own tents.
Our tents were made up of elm deer leathers and had enough room for two people to comfortably sleep.
Well, for me, I had to devise my own tent due to my physical size. So whereas my warriors' tents were at max 1.5 meters tall, mine was 2.4 meters tall. Thankfully, I had my [Inventory] to help me there.
I could kind of see where this was going, and I didn't know whether I liked it or not. I was definitely leaning towards "like," though.
"How do you feel about all this?" she asked me.
After a moment of pause, I looked to her. "The clan or the war?"
"Both."
I looked back down at the campfire. I watched the fire pop and burst.
"...Honestly, I am happy."
She raised an eyebrow. I know I'm not looking at her, but I can 'feel' the change, so to speak.
I looked up to the dusk sky. "When I first set up what would be the citadel of our city, I didn't know much about what was going on. I was trying to defend ourselves from things like bullywugs or those orcs. But now that I think about it, the orcs that drove me and my imp colony out of our forest are different species than the ones we killed a week ago."
She nodded. "I remember."
I looked at her and then remembered.
Candy was one of the founding members of the clan as well. She was with me as we escaped the pillaging and looting ways of those ... pig orcs(?).
"But how are you happy?" she asked me.
I paused again.
"Because I'm doing something no one has ever done and I'm doing it for the right reason."
There was a pause between the two of us. Then Candy leaned on my shoulder.
"And we'll always follow you for that, Ruto."
I smiled gently even as I stared deeper into the fire.
"I know."
Day 251:
When I woke up the next day, I found myself my tent's bed.
Candy, who had refused to set up her own tent, was now sleeping on a bed on the other side of my own tent.
The dawn sky was a beautiful mixture of orange and blue.
...
And there was smoke.
My mind snapped into place as I looked upon the horizon where the smoke was coming from.
It was definitely nowhere near my Ironwood City because I was staring in the opposite direction.
I quickly let out a pulse of [Sonar] but found the origin of the smoke outside of my ability's reach.
"Yuyu!" I shouted and my personal fairy scout came rushing to me.
"Yes, Chief?!"
I pointed to the smoke. "Get me some intel right away."
"Yes, Chief!" Then Yuyu flew away.
On the other hand, my shouting had apparently woken up Candy. She was already armed and ready to go. For some reason though, she looked happy. "Is it the enemy?" she asked.
"Don't know," I replied. "But get the rest of the warriors up and running. I want to be able to react as soon as possible."
"Yes, Chief." With that, she too ran off.
So with nothing to do, I sat down in front of the dead campfire and waited.
When my eyes opened, I was not staring at the dead campfire or my warrior's camp.
No.
I was in a endlessly white plane where nothing but I existed.
I slowly unfolded my arms and looked about.
This ... certainly was a new experience.
Then a shiver traveled up my spine and I spun around, ready to punt whoever was behind me.
And there was someone behind me.
But instead of punching, I froze.
"...Kyuubi?"
Yuyu gasped at what she was seeing.
Below her was a massive orc raiding party. How her fellow fairy scouts had missed this, she didn't know.
What she did know was that she was watching a lizardmen city (hard to acknowledge reptilian headed people as anything but lizardmen) being raided by a orc raid party of at least five hundred.
She u-turned in her flight back towards -.
Suddenly, her body lurched up and she began to fall.
'Eh?'
She looked at herself and found an arrow through her chest.
"Ha... Ha..." she laughed exasperatedly in her pain as she fell. She died before she struck the ground, which would have killed her anyway.
"What are you doing here? In fact, where have you been?"
Kyuubi, no longer a giant monstrosity but rather a fox that was just big as himself, just grinned. "Been a while, kid."
"What happened?"
"Well," Kyuubi muttered. "When you died fighting those bugs, your power dragged me away with you. But once we reached this world, our souls that is, it no longer had power over me, especially considering that the seal was no longer in place. It let me go, but I didn't realize until later that you weren't with me or anywhere around me."
"And then...? Were you reborn as a stupid thing too?"
Kyuubi's grin turned from gentle to feral. "That's where it gets very funny, kid. You see...
I simply reformed as myself
Without restraints
Without prisons
...I was free
My eyes snapped open once more and I found myself staring at a message.
Ping!
[Clan mate 'Yuyu' has been slain]
Ping!
[Temper rising!]
I slowly stood up.
How?
Fairies are too small to be targeted from the ground, especially when they are flying high up as my fairy scouts do.
...
Someone with detection skill and accuracy skills were over there in the smoke.
"And I'm going to kill you for killing my clan mate...!" I hissed.
Candy came up to me, surprised by my anger. "Chief-?"
"Yuyu was just killed."
She froze. "I see. We march on?"
I nodded.
It took us a hour to reach the origin of pillar of smoke, and what we found was a scene not too unlike what I saw in the dead bullywug city.
Except for two things.
One, the inhabitants were still fighting fiercely.
Two, the attackers were still here.
The fighting inside the city that we had found had moved on from the walls to the deep interior of the city. The walls of the city were similar to how my own city's walls were: made up of cobblestone and fixed with mortars.
The defenders were lizardmen and the attackers were orc raiders. They did not fly the same flag as the orc raiders Weissland and my troops drove out of our lands, but they were still imperial raiders.
So why were they raiding their allies? Or when the cooperation fell through with the defeat of their raiding army, the imperials decided to turn on the lizardmen?
"Engage everyone," I said. "Both of them are our enemies."
"Yes, sir."
With that, my warriors charged into the battlefield and I jumped up onto the battlement of the wall. Once there and steady, I projected a bow and a quiver of Bomb Arrows.
"... I wonder," I muttered.
I nooked an arrow and pulled back.
"[Crushing Blow]," I muttered.
The arrow suddenly took on a yellow hue before I let it loose. It flew and ...
Punched right through the head of an orc who was about to kill a defenseless and wounded lizardmen. From there, it traveled onward until it struck the ground. It exploded, taking out two lizardmen and three orcs.
I whistled.
Ping!
New Skill created!
[Piercing Blow (LvL 1) Cost: 50 MP
Armor? What armor?
*Effect: +50% Armor Penetration
*Effect: +100% Physical Damage against unarmored units
*Effect: +50% Critical Chance against unarmored units]
Another overpowered skill, not that I'm complaining.
An orc leading the raiders paused before it looked to the walls.
It tsk'ed.
It picked up the longbow it had dropped and nooked an arrow. "Blood Seeker!" it roared.
And let it loose.
The arrow traveled fast, ripping through the distance between the archer and his target in the span of three seconds with impossible straightness and lack of falloff.
I felt it coming before I saw it coming.
If I didn't move now, I was going to be hit with whatever that was.
"[Double Accel]!" I shouted just as my eyes caught sight of an arrow heading my way.
The world around me slowed and grayed out. But even in that state, where even my own body slowed to a crawl, the arrow moved much faster than I could.
Seeing no other option, I hoped for the best and jumped.
Candy, on the other hand, was leading Ironwood Warriors deep into enemy territory. The raiders and lizardmen she encountered so far with her warriors were neither well-trained nor rested; the battle that had taken place before the arrival of herself and the Ironwood contingent had sapped the strength of both sides, but mostly the lizardmen.
She caught sight of a small group of orcs looting without a care, and she sent her warriors after them.
"Blood Seeker!"
She snapped her head towards whoever shouted it. It sounded eerily like a spell chant of mages and Chief Ruto.
She was an orc. The orc in question was not too different from those around it, but she could tell that everyone deferred to it.
She saw it fire an arrow with speed not unlike Small Chief Shirou's.
She brandished her wisping arms.
This ... was a threat that she needed to take care of.
It started off as a walk and then a jog.
Soon, she was rushing towards that orc raider with all the speed she could muster. Then without making a sound, she jumped.
(Chapter + Omake End)
(Extra information beneath Char Info and Factions)
(Answers to reviews will be in the bottom as well at the wayyy bottom)
Character Status by the end of Day 249:
Naruto
[Imp Ruto] [Troll Ruto] [Chief Ruto] [Troll King] [Baron Ruto]
LvL 123
The Gamer
Race: Zandalari Troll
Class: N/A
HP: 168.5(+532.5) (+2.25 HP per hour regen)
Mana: 1,710 (+12.0 per minute regen)
STR: 1071(803.25)
DEX: 151
AGI: 261
END: 267
INT: 192
WIS: 204
CHA: 115
Unused Points: 117
Spirit: 36
Magic: 25
Power: 34
Control: 102
Fame(Prestige): ? +1035
Infamy: +150
Traits Taken + Earned:
Ambitious, Quick, Genius, Cynical, Stressed, Content, Teacher[Neutral] (Unavailable), Power Overwhelming, Strength is Key, Wroth, Strength of the Greatest Mountain (SGMII), Family Commander
Racial Traits:
Beast Slaying (max)
Troll Blood (max)
Troll's Unarmed Mastery (max)
Unique Skills: (Pure Combat Skills marked by X)
Berserker (LvL 5)x
Clairvoyance (LvL 2)
Magic Resistance (LvL 2)x
Observe (LvL 51) + Structural Analysis
Projection (LvL 34)
Reinforcement (LvL 10)
Sonar (LvL 32)
Time Decel (LvL 1)
Mountain Killer (LvL 1)x
Basic Skills:
Adrenaline Rush (LvL 4)x
Archery (LvL 23)x
Ambush (LvL 16)x
Baiting (LvL 30)x
Blade Mastery (LvL 19)x
Blunt Weapon Mastery (LvL 16)x
Charging (LvL 18)x
Crafting (LvL 17) - Construction (Subskill)(LvL 12)
Crushing Blow (LvL 13)x
Double Strike (LvL 10)
Fireball (LvL 7)
Fishing (LvL 9)
Gamer's Body (LvL MAX)
Gamer's Mind (LvL MAX)
Greater Leadership (LvL 4)
Intimidation (LvL 15)
Language (LvL 3): Zandalari, Carpathi Impish, Common Human, Orcish
Lesser Knowledge Connection (LvL 1)
Lesser Regeneration Magnifier (LvL 1)
Listening (LvL 18)
Mapping (LvL 10)
Negotiation (LvL 9) - Vassalization(Subskill)(LvL 1)
Persuasion(LvL 2)
Physical Durability (LvL 39)
Piercing Blow (LvL 1)
Running (LvL 37)
Teaching (LvL 9)
Throwing (LvL 25)
Trapping (LvL 27)
Unarmed Mastery (LvL 18)
Background Systems (Hero-tier Update):
Life of a Gamer
Achievement System
Class System
Carpathi Ironwood Clan (Ironwood City):
# (reference) (important figures) (x = evolutionary stage)
69 Trolls (WoW) (Ruto, Iskan)(xx)
66 Onis (Shirou)(xx)
16 Faze (Candy)(xx)
1 Phased (Sokar) (xxx)
21 Vashta Nerada(x)
52 Greater Fairy (Senna)(xx)
38 Kobold (D&D) (Dresa)(xx)
19 Mountain Dryad (xx)
34 Imps (WoW + D&D)(x)
7 Hell Hounds (xx)
39 Fairies(x)
21 Incubu/Succubi (Riddle) (xx)
51 Draenei (Na'Deri'in) (True Race)
51 Humans () (True Race)
22 Taurens (Xumalhoof) (True Race)
27 Beastkins () (True Race)
45 Grey Dwarves(Golt, Golthaum) (True Race)
25 Arakkoa (Kakreem) (True Race)
Warrior Count: 116
Total: 604
Ironwood City:
Fame: 1500
regionalPower: 2.0
Important Figures!
Ironwood Clan
Ruto - Great Chieftain of the Ironwood Clan
Iskan - Troll+Imp racial leader, small chief. In charge of training new recruits. Leader of the Ironwood Highland Warriors (warrior order).
Shirou - Oni racial leader, small chief. In charge of education, production, and strategy.
Candy - Faze+Vashta Nerada racial leader, small chief. In charge of scouting and intelligence. Ironwood Ranger Captain.
Senna - Fairykin racial leader, small chief. In charge of food and recruitment.
Dresa - Kobold racial leader, small chief. In charge of mining.
Riddle - Yodr factional leader, a small chief.
Na'Deri'in - Na'sh factional leader, Draenei racial leader.
Xumalhoof - Tauren racial leader.
Golt - Dhan'Thal tribe chieftain.
Golthaum - Dwarves representative on the small chief council.
Vassal Tribes
Jeghal - Ruyure Tribe (tribalPower: 9)
Qreldo - Werwen Tribe (tribalPower: 11)
? - Nomore Tribe (tribalPower: 3)
Boulosu - Bouldon Tribe (tribalPower: 10)
Allies
Duke Christopher Zepolya of the Tranyl-Carpathi
Faction Standings:
? Orcs -300
Carpathi Ironwood Clan +1000 (regionPower: 2.0)
Carpathi Swamp Valley Bullywug Petty Kingdom -1000
Retvoa Trade Company +80
Nomore Tribe +700 (Vassal)
Ruyure Tribe +600 (Vassal)
Werwen Tribe +600 (Vassal)
Bouldon Tribe +600 (Vassal)
Duchy of Transyl-Carpathi +600 (Ally) (nationalPower: 13)
House of Zepolya +1000 (Ally)
Kingdom of Galburi -100 (hostile) (nationalPower: 30)
Yoal-Cohkam Orcish Empire -250 (hostile) (imperialPower: 9)
Personal Standings:
Andrews Maulta +65
Christopher Zepolya +120
Sholva z'Retvoa +100
Personal Equipment/Inventory:
Peacemaker (Rare)
Contract Emblem for the Barony of Upper Carpathi
Review Replies + Author's Notes:
*Shirosaki Kizuro + few others: thank you for pointing that out.
*Yes, ladies and gentlemen, our dear beloved (or not) Kyuubi is back! What exactly did he do so far though, will remain a little bit of a mystery...
*Finally, an adversity worthy of Ruto's skills has arrived!
