Got a couple more suggestions for servants so I'll definitely have to make a list and a poll will be put up when this chapter is up. And a good point was made in a recent review about having the knights of the round as NPC's. Basically it was saying that their whole personalities would need to change and they wouldn't really suit the role playing evil guild of Ainz Ooal Gown. Unless I use Alter versions, but even then I'm only having Merlin make one or two NPC's. On a side note, sorry if these chapters are short. Until the new world, these chapters are going to be short and random to build up to the new world. Also I know my grammar sucks butt, I'm not the best at it.
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After Amanomahitotsu and Merlin returned to the clan base with Bukubukuchagama, they gave her a few items to help her and even managed to introduce her to two of the other members who came online.
Momonga as well as a more new member HeroHero, who was also a slime character but was more of a deep purple, were introduced to her. Both of them hit it off pretty quickly and within a few hours Touch-Me came online and invited her to the clan.
The next few days were spent levelling up Bukubukuchagama and helping her acquire a few classes for her tank build. She wasn't level one hundred yet but was on a steady climb towards it.
But what is our resident flower mage up to? He was currently conversing with two clan members inside one of the many rooms in the clan base. It was a room that looked like an old fashioned study. Bookshelves lined the walls and contained plenty of books collected by the resident alchemist and occult enthusiast. Tabula Smaragdina.
Tabula is a humanoid figure that had a head resembling some kind squid. He wears a shiny, form-fitting black leather outfit studded with silver jewellery and several belts wrapped around it. His black cape was also closed in front of it as if to conceal his body. His skin was like a corpse, with blotches on his oddly shiny white skin.
"Despite its appearance" Merlin spoke to the other member in the room "It's a pretty powerful class" he then had a small pink flower appear above his right hand as he held his staff in his left.
"Humph…" huffed the figure "It's still pretty dumb" the slightly agitated voice of the man said. "We're all evil looking, you and Touch-Me are the only heroic ones! We're supposed to be evil Heteromorphs!"
"That wasn't the purpose of the clan and you know it Ulbert" Tabula added to the conversation.
"Still doesn't fit the theme" the now named Ulbert crossed his arms in a huff. Ulbert's avatar was that of a goat demon with a wicked pair of golden horns on his head. He wears a black suit and velvet cape, with a rose pinned on his left shoulder along with a mask golden mask that looked like half of a plague doctor mask on the right side of his face. "Bet your Gap Moe side loves it though".
"While I don't deny that. The clan was created for a different reason"
"Yeah yeah I get it" Ulbert waved off before going to the rooms exit "I'm gonna go find some shit to blow up".
"Yeah you go do that. Catch you later" Merlin gave a small wave before he disappeared. Merlin then looked to Tabula "So what are you working on in here?"
"I'm actually trying to start a quest" Tabula said before sitting at a desk and pulling out seemingly a random book. "I heard about some sort of event that happened within the lore of the game".
Merlin took a seat across from Ulbert "What event?" Tabula then handed Merlin a book titled The Man Who Lost it All. "Wait a second… I think I read this one. Wasn't it about some guy who had to travel through time for something?"
Tabula nodded "Yea it is. Basically a guy lost his whole family to an evil king he once thought was a good man. But when he uncovered a secret plot, his family was killed while he was away from home".
"Oh yea!" Merlin exclaimed "He then went back in time because some old witch was able to send him back in time to prevent his family's death. But in the end he disappeared from history after he messed with the timeline". Merlin then tilted his head with a question mark emoji "But I haven't heard of a quest line starting from reading the short book".
"It doesn't look like it at first… but I did some digging and found something interesting".
"Oooo do tell" Merlin was intrigued.
"I'm guessing you know of Winndinberg?"
"That trading village in Midgard? What about it?"
"There was a post made on the forums a few hours ago about some weird stuff going on. I'm pretty sure you remember the event that happened a few weeks ago?" Tabula asked.
"Yea I do. That fire dragon boss who turned out to be some kid who was experimented on by a crazy alchemist lady" it was truly a weird event in Merlin's eyes.
"Exactly. Apparently the alchemist women is the leader of some messed up cult that performs all kinds of experiments on the different races in Yggdrasil" Tabula explained.
"And you think this somehow relates to that time travel story?"
"I do yeah. Rumours were spread on the forums that an NPC who 'escaped' from one of these facilities is trying to find a way to the past".
"And this NPC is currently in Winndinberg?"
Tabula shrugged "Could be yeah"
"Well this certainly seems really interesting… I'm in" Merlin stood from his chair "If you don't mind me joining".
"I don't mind" Tabula stood as well "The quest shouldn't be anything too crazy. I'm more than capable of taking care of myself".
"Should we get anyone else in on this?" Merlin asked as the two left the room and down a hallway.
"Hmm… let me see" Tabula swiped into the air and brought his menu up "Ulbert already left to who knows where".
"I don't think we should interrupt one of his 'Evil Mastermind' bits"
Tabula chuckled "True" he looked back to his list "Bellriver just got offline so I doubt he'll come back on. Luci Fer is online but he's doing his own thing. And the new girl Bukubukuchagama"
Merlin thought for a second as they reached the main living room "Luci Fer may not be the best option in that case. But this could be a good opportunity for Bukubukuchagama so I'll send her a message".
Merlin: Hey Chagama you up for a quest with me and Tabula?
Bukubukuchagama: Hey Merlin! What kind of quest? He got his reply a minute later.
Merlin: Something to do with a cult in Midgard and some possible time travel
Bukubukuchagama: Whoa! That sounds really cool!
Merlin: So you in?
Bukubukuchagama: Heck yeah! But can I bring someone…?
Merlin: Who?
Bukubukuchagama: I'm actually with my brother right now and his usual group kind of dumped him a few days ago
Merlin looked over to Tabula "You good if Chagama brings her brother?"
"As long as he doesn't do anything bad" Tabula shrugged "I don't mind"
Merlin: Yeah that should be fine
Bukubukuchagama: Awesome! We'll come by the clan base in a few minutes
Merlin: See you soon then
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Within no time at all, Bukubukuchagama arrived at the clan base and entered the living area where Merlin and Tabula were currently residing. The doors opened with a flourish as her high pitched voice called out "Hey you two!" she sent a .
Her upbeat attitude was a little infectious, so Merlin couldn't help but send a back and greet her with a little less enthusiasm. It would be a little weird to start speaking in a high pitched tone for no reason after all. Tabula himself sent a small wave in response.
"Before we go any further" Chagama started "Let me introduce you to my little brother" she stepped aside and a figure stepped forward "Peroroncino!"
The figure that stepped forward was a Birdman with a set of wings on his back that were gold and white. His 'hair' was black and most of his feathers were white. He looked to be wearing gold armour only on his face which looked like a bird mask, had talons for hands, his legs and abdomen were covered light/dark green cloth coming out from the abdomen piece.
He sent a casual wave and introduced himself with a simple "Yo". He looked to Merlin then back to his sister "So is this the guy you were talking about?" His voice then turned mischievous as he whispered just loud enough for everyone else to hear "Have you done anything special with your talen-" he was cut off.
SMACK
"Ow!" he called out even though it was his avatar getting hit.
"Can you not!" she yelled out while partially embarrassed.
"Okay jeez calm down sis. Just having some fun." He rubbed his head with a teary eyed emoji.
"It seems you two are close" Merlin chuckled "I'm Merlin, nice to meet you" he waved.
"And I'm Tabula Smaragdina. You can just call me Tabula"
"Gotcha" Peroroncino gave a thumbs up "So what's this quest I'm hearing about?" Tabula then went into detail describing the quest that he discussed with Merlin not too long ago. "Oooo a crazy cult lady you say? I can get behind that if you know what I mean".
Chagama just let out a sigh "Can you control yourself please?"
Merlin chuckled "Its fine. Everyone has their own tastes"
"I have many tastes" Peroroncino proudly said "Which begs the question" he then pointed to Merlin "What tastes does thee hath?" he said in an over the top voice. Chagama looked ready to RKO her brother into another dimension but held herself back.
"Uhhh…" Merlin was a little confused "I got a lot I guess. Certain things for certain situations if that makes sense" he shrugged.
"A man of many fetishes I see" Peroroncino gave a thumbs up and a ;) "We'll get along just fine then!"
"While I hate to interrupt your… bonding" Tabula stood "There is a quest we need to start looking into"
"Oh yeah, that" Merlin stood as well "Best we get moving"
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Within minutes, the party of four had arrived in Midgard and teleported to the small village Winndinberg. It was a small but spread out village that contained a good amount of wood and stone buildings. Trace amounts of snow and frost littered the stone paved ground as the sky was mostly clouded over.
The party unanimously decided to split up to search for clues. Peroroncino went off on his own and was currently scouting in the air. Tabula went his own way and was fairly confident that he could defend himself against PKers long enough for assistance. And Merlin stuck with Chagama since she wasn't level one hundred yet and wasn't suited for one on one fights considering her tank build.
Merlin was fine with Tabula going on his own since he was technically a stronger magic caster than someone like Momonga, in terms of destructive capacity, and he was decent at PvP even with his role-play PvE build. It did help that one of their clan members, Punitto Moe, was a brilliant strategist and taught even Merlin a thing or two about PvP.
Currently Merlin and Chagama were wandering the streets with Chagama being under an illusion by Merlin so she wouldn't send the NPC's into a stir.
"So umm…" Chagama looked to Merlin as they walked the slightly crowded streets "Sorry if my brother was a little… out there".
Merlin chuckled "Don't worry about it" he waved off with a "I've met some really weird people before, plus the clan has a few themselves".
"Yea I guess you're right. That Luci Fer guy is pretty wild and Ulbert is a big Chuni. Momonga too" that caused Merlin to chuckle and nod in agreement. She was silent before asking him something "Do you think my brother could join the clan?"
"Hmmm…" Merlin hummed for a moment "I don't see a problem with it. As long as Touch-Me and the others agree then I'm okay with it".
"Thank you!" her avatar bowed as much as it could "Some of his other friends cheated him out of a few raids or something and he split off from them".
"So he's flying solo? Pun intended by the way"
Chagama had a light laugh at the joke "Yea he's been on his own for a little bit now".
"I'm sure he'll fit in with all of us. Plus you're on pretty good terms with everyone else. Especially me and the other original nine".
"Everyone here is really nice" the slime spoke happily "First you and Amanomahitotsu saved me, brought me to your clan and even helped me level up a lot. I'm pretty sure my brother is thankful for that too".
"It's just like Touch-Me says-"
"Helping someone in danger is common sense!" the two finished with a laugh before they were interrupted by a message from Peroroncino who was in a party voice chat.
"Hey guys I think I got something. There's a rugged NPC in a cloak stumbling around in a back alley"
"Where are you located?" Tabula asked.
"On the far east side of the village. I'm on the rooftop of the inn"
"Got it we're on our way" Merlin spoke into the chat before he and Chagama headed east.
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Despite being a village, the place was quite large and spread out for a village but still relatively small in the grand scheme of things. So it was easy for everyone to meet up and Peroroncino kept the other three updated as he was in pursuit of the cloaked NPC. He didn't make contact until the rest of the party arrived and were beside a small house, peeking around the corner.
"So you think that's our guy?" Merlin whispered.
"Could be" Tabula whispered back "His script must be pretty advanced for him to actively interact with other NPC's in a hushed manner". Tabula looked to Merlin "Think you could get close to him?"
"I can summon my little friend to get close enough to hear him"
"Your little friend?" Chagama questioned.
"Have I not showed you him before?" she shook her 'head' "I guess I only used him to find you when we first met" he then held out his staff "[Summon: Cath Palug]". When the usual poof of smoke cleared, Cath Palug was once again in front of Merlin.
"He's so cute!" Chagama gushed at the little creature before crouching down to look at it.
"Indeed he is" Merlin smiled before bending down as well "Follow that NPC" he said to the fluffy squirrel like creature before it hopped off towards the NPC. Cath Palug weaved his way through the small crowds of people and kept close to the NPC. The NPC continued to stumble for a while until he went in between two buildings and collapsed to his knees.
"I need to get back…" he mumbled while struggling to stand "She needs to be stopped… I gotta go back…" He continued to ramble on and on about getting back to stop 'her'.
"Whether he's our guy or not…" Merlin looked to the party "Keeps talking about how 'she' needs to be stopped and that he 'needs' to get back. He's messed up".
"I can see that" Peroroncino put his hands on his hips "It's what no coochie does to a man"
"Or" Merlin raised a finger "The coochie is the cause".
"Touché"
"Can we stop talking about coochie?" Tabula sent a sweat drop emoji which prompted the two to shrug. "I say we have Chagama move in from ahead just in case he goes berserk and is actually one of the experiments, have Peroroncino keep an eye out from above while Merlin and I surround him".
"Sounds easy enough" Peroroncino gave Tabula a thumb up before he started to hover into the air "I'll also keep an eye out for anything that will attack us".
"Yea that's a good idea" Merlin agreed.
"Don't worry you can count on me!" Chagama declared.
With the plan made, all four of them moved in on their target. Tabula and Bukubukuchagama went in front of the NPC while Tabula and Merlin surrounded him. The NPC frantically looked around at the people surrounding him.
"Please help me!" he called out while showing them a clear view of his face. His design wasn't anything special. He was a guy with short black hair, a black beard that was certainly not maintained, had blue eyes and was wearing a cloak overtop a set of ragged cloths.
A text box then appeared in front of Tabula which gave him four options
Who are you?
What do you need help with?
We are here to help (Accept)
are here to kill you (Decline)
"Who are you?" Tabula questioned.
"My name is Roland" the now named NPC replied "Please you gotta help me!"
"What do you need help with?" Tabula asked.
"I just escaped from a testing facility and I need help stopping my wife! Please you gotta help me!" Roland replied franticly.
"One of those recurring last lines of dialogue I see" Merlin offhandedly said as Tabula unlocked a new dialogue option.
Who are you?
What do you need help with?
We are here to help (Accept)
No we are here to kill you (Decline)
Who is your wife?
"Who is your wife?"
"She's the leader of the Cult of Wraagar. About thirty years ago… I met my soon to be wife when I was ten years old. There was this girl I always met up with at an abandoned barn just outside of our village. Over the years we knew each other, we slowly began to fall in love. Eventually we got married and I was on cloud nine for years. Until the day me and a bunch of other people were kidnapped from our village and experimented on. It wasn't until a few weeks later that I realized my wife was the one behind it all. I was held captive for years until now and I need to find a way to stop me and her from ever being married" Roland finished his story.
"That's so sad" Chagama sent a .
"Sad or not" Tabula started "This is our guy" he then looked back to the NPC and replied "We are here to help".
"Thank you!" Roland bowed.
But before the party could do anything else…
"Hey guys?" Peroroncino flew down "We got company"
"Good kind or bad?" Merlin asked.
"ROOOAAAARRR" a booming roar was heard in the distance.
"That answers that" Merlin shrugged.
"What is it? And how far away is it?" Tabula questioned.
"It'll be on us in about thirty seconds or so. It looks like a massive dude with rippling muscles and a bad attitude. Kind of looks like a more humanoid Golem " Peroroncino replied.
"I'll buff us up real quick" Merlin said before holding his staff out with two hands "Tabula, you should get back after and provide covering fire with Peroroncino. I'll be a little closer to the action while Chagama keeps this thing occupied. Sound good?"
"About all we can do with what we have right now" Tabula shrugged.
"I second that yeah" Peroroncino agreed.
"Same here" Chagama agreed as well.
"Alrighty then" Merlin nodded "[Anti-Evil Protection] [Greater Defence] [Greater Strength] [Greater Magic Boost] [Greater Resistance] [Penetrate Up]" each spell was accompanied by multi coloured light.
No one had time to react to the sun being blotted out.
"ROOOAAAARRRRR" the group all looked up to see that a figure large enough to blot out the sun momentarily descended towards them.
"I got this!" Chagama called out before rushing to meet the creature head on. The figure crashed into Chagama who expanded and gained a slight metal sheen. On impact, a loud crashing sound was made as Chagama absorbed all the damage.
Now with a clear view of the threat, they could see it in its entirety. The large humanoid hulking mass of flesh was leagues taller than anyone's avatar and had no hair on top of its head. The creature did not wear much in terms of clothes, only a pair of tight ripped shorts covered its legs. The rest of its muscled and veiny body was left exposed.
Merlin was next to act with a [Stream of Flowers] crashing into the creature and sending it into the street. Where it was then pelted with a series of exploding arrows courtesy of Peroroncino.
As the arrows continued to rain down on the creature, Tabula took his part in the 'plan' and proceeded to gain some distance to provide any kind of extra support via damaging spells, while Merlin and Chagama made their way on to the street.
Once everyone was in position, Peroroncino stopped his assault to see what would happen. A plume of smoke covered a short area around the creature, but before it could even clear. It leaped from the cloud and jumped into the air!
Peroroncino himself was incredibly surprised and just barely managed to move out of the way. "Holy heck! That thing jumped almost a kilometre into the air!" He shouted as the creature slowly started to descend.
By the time the creature crashed back into the ground, Chagama called out to it. "Over here!" While using a [Taunt] skill to try and draw its aggro. The skill worked as the creature turned its snarling face to the group and started to run over with a roar.
Not wanting to be left out, Tabula cast an [Explosion] spell on the hulking mass of flesh. The explosion detonated around it, but it didn't seem to slow it down since it kept charging forward.
"This thing resistant to force damage or something?" Tabula remarked.
"Don't think so" Merlin responded while readying himself while he cast [Life Essence]. "It's HP is going down. Probably just made to run through explosions and shrug off most effects that would send it flying".
Their brief exchange was halted as Chagama once again clashed with the creature. "Well, let's see how it likes this! [Stun Smash]!" Chagama called out as she reared her body back and slammed herself into the creature. [Stun Smash] was similar to a monk ability called [Stunning Strike]. It functioned the same in the sense that it literally stunned the target. Most bosses and players either had a skill to resist it or a way to counter spells/abilities that stun them. But this was one of the cases where that wasn't the case.
Chagama's strike stunned the creature momentarily and she stepped to the side in order to leave an opening for the two magic casters.
Tabula cast a [Disintegrate] spell which caused a green like beam to sprout from his outstretched finger. [Disintegrate] was a spell which unleashed a green beam of energy that caused force damage on impact and would disintegrate the target if the spell defeated it.
Merlin cast the spell [Flower Storm] which was similar to a spell that druids and a few other classes could use called [Fire Storm]. [Flower Storm] being unique to Merlin.
The green beam impacted the creature as multiple ten foot areas around the creature erupted in pink flowers causing a large amount of slashing and bludgeoning damage. There wasn't really any smoke to clear, so once the flowers cleared, they could see the beast covered in a multitude of scratches.
A quick glance at its HP showed that it was still taking damage and was under three quarters of its max HP. "Alright guys we're making progress" Merlin said to the group "Probably just need two or three more big combos and we got this".
"What should we do?" Chagama asked.
"Bring him into a more open area and a little further away from Roland" Tabula supplied. "Don't want to harm him with a big AOE spell".
"I'll cover that part!" Peroroncino called from the sky as he swooped down and started to fire onto the creature with a barrage of glowing orange arrows. Each arrow continued to slam into it as it recovered from its stun effect and started to chase after Peroroncino who led it away from the group.
"Should I stay back with Roland?" Chagama asked.
Tabula and Merlin looked at each other for a second before Tabula responded "I think if Merlin casts a few barrier spells like [Protection from Arrows] and a few others around Roland, then we should be alright".
Merlin nodded "You guys go on ahead. I'll catch up" he spoke before he started to cast some spells to ensure the NPC's safety.
"Right see you in a minute" Tabula answered back before heading off with Chagama.
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With Merlin casting the protective spells on the NPC. Tabula and Chagama moved as fast as they could over to Peroroncino. The avian player had lead the creature over to an open field a good distance away from the village. By the time the two players reached the area, they could already see a multitude of scorch marks. Peroroncino himself was seen dodging massive leaps made by the hulking monster. Peroroncino fired off another volley of arrows at the ascending creature forcing it back to the ground.
It was at that point he noticed the other two "Finally! This guy is a real pain in the as- AH SHIT" his words were cut short as the monster leaped during his words and grabbed his avatar by the leg. Bringing him down to the ground with a very loud thud that left cracks in the ground.
"You son of a bi-" his words were cut again as the creature continued to lift and slam the avian player again and again. "A little help here!" He shouted as the scene was reminiscent of a certain movie involving a hulking creature repeatedly slam a person.
While a little slow on the casting, Tabula cast a [Disintegrate] in the hopes of stopping the creature without hurting Peroroncino. The attack landed which caused Peroroncino to be let go. He took the opportunity to rocket over towards his allies and float just beside them.
"Why did you guys watch him do that!?" Peroroncino shouted.
"It was kind of funny I guess" his sister laughed.
"Guess I can cross being manhandled by a muscular brute off the list…" he mumbled in response.
"It was on a list in the first place?" Tabula drawled.
"I mean I gotta figure out what I like somehow"
"Can we not talk about that!?" Chagama called out "It's coming back!" It was indeed charging again.
"Well I ain't about to let him grab me again. Lost a lot of HP from that" Peroroncino said before taking flight high into the air again.
Tabula used a short teleportation spell known as [Blink] to teleport a small distance away from the monster while Chagama met it head on. The two slammed into each other with Chagama taking a fair bit of damage.
"Is it me or is this thing hitting harder than before?" She called out as a spell impacted the monster in a shower of fire.
"Are you losing more HP?" Tabula questioned as Peroroncino fired a few arrows at the monster.
"Yea, by almost double!"
"Guess it gets a damage buff at low health" Peroroncino supplied from the air as he fired another arrow in tandem with Tabula.
"Good thing it doesn't seem to have an actual second phase" a voice called from behind the group. The party quickly glanced and saw Merlin approach. "Sorry I took so long. Miss anything?"
"Other than my brother getting rag dolled like in that really old super hero movie? No not much".
"Did the thing say 'Puny God' after?" Merlin said smugly with a scratchy voice when saying 'puny god'.
"Haha very funny" Peroroncino drawled before descending a little closer as the creature rose from its most recent blowback. "Any bright ideas?"
"I have a few" Merlin thought while tapping his staff on the ground as a large pink magic circle appeared underneath him.
"Hit it till it dies?" Tabula questioned.
"Hit it till it dies" Merlin nodded.
"I could've come up with that" Peroroncino huffed.
The magic circle then lit up and shined a bright light onto the party. Multiple rays of different coloured lights exploded from their characters, buffing the party with a few spells he had prepared along the way.
Peroroncino couldn't help but whistle "Damn that's a nice ass buff".
"Pays to have time to prepare buffing spells. Not to mention [High Speed Incantation]" Merlin said before pointing his staff at the creature that now began to charge. "Your attack is buffed along with any heavy hits. Also boosted defence so go nuts Chagama".
"You got it!" She saluted as she rushed to meet the creature.
"[Twin Boost Magic: Plant Bind]" Merlin called out as a bunch of thick roots burst from the ground, latching onto the grey behemoth.
"[Maximize Penetrate Magic: Explosion]!" Tabula fired his spell.
"[Penetrating Exploding Arrow]!" Peroroncino drew back and fired a large golden arrow that looked like a sun.
Merlin's attack was cast first and bound the target. Followed by Tabula's [Explosion] which rocked the field. Then Perroncino's arrow added to the already large explosion. All of the fire cleared to reveal the beast barely standing. A quick glance at its HP showed that it was near death.
With Chagama reaching the creature after the explosions cleared. She readied herself as her body glowed "[Body Slam]!" A basic attack, but effective for what it was needed for. She slammed into the grey beast and fully took down the last of its HP bar. It let out a roar before glowing and bursting in light before dropping its loot and data crystals.
"And boom goes the dynamite" Merlin sent a :P emoji.
"Having to face that thing in a 1v1 would've sucked" Tabula offhandedly mentioned as they all approached the loot.
"Yeah. Who do you think would've had to do that with no prep time" Peroroncino commented while descending near the loot.
"Oh stop complaining you" Chagama waved off "didn't die did you?"
"Know what? Imma drop it for now. Be the bigger man"
"Suuure" Chagama slowly answered.
"What do we have for loot?" Peroroncino asked as Tabula observed it.
"The usual money and experience. We got some high tier data crystals, an armour/cosmetic piece that you can edit to hide your armour…"
"So what you're saying is, that someone can put that on and run around naked or with no shirt and still have armour boosts?" The avian asked.
"Seems like it" Tabula nodded while looking at the rest. "Got a few storm giant strength potions and a couple magic scrolls".
"All that from a brute close quarters enemy?" Merlin questioned.
"Weird but not impossible to happen. So who wants what?" Tabula asked.
"Well we can split the scrolls" Merlin started.
"If I could have some of the data crystals?" Peroroncino asked "Working towards this armour build called the [Falling Sun Set] and I'm getting close".
"I think I'll take the potions" the slime said "could come in handy".
"And that leaves the cosmetic. Guess we could just have it around the clan base if we need it for tricking people in PvP" Tabula supplied.
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With the loot being distributed, the party made their way back to the NPC they left in the village. All of the protection spells cast on the NPC kept him safe and no one else was there to interfere. When they all made it back to the man, Tabula engaged in dialogue with the NPC.
"What was that thing?" Tabula chose the dialogue option.
"That was one of the experiments from my wife's lab. She creates all kind of creatures like that. Some that are even stronger".
"Damn" Merlin sighed "If we have to do a whole dungeon crawl or a raid with things like that…"
"It's gonna be one hell of a crawl" Peroroncino finished.
"We can always get the quest and wait for more people to get online" Tabula mentioned before going back to talking with Roland. "Where do we go now?"
"My wife's lab is in an underground place nearby inside that mountain" he pointed to a mountain nearby.
"Do you have a place to hide?"
"I can find one. After this is all done, come find me and I'll show you where you can send me back through time" he said before slumbering off away from the group as a quest marker appeared in their field of view that pointed to the nearby mountain.
"So all that's left is to wait for more people to help?" Chagama asked.
"Ulbert is still online" Merlin said bringing up his menu "Luci Fer too".
"I'll send them a message to see if they want to join. For now we should head back to the clan base to prepare".
"Sounds good to me" Merlin nodded.
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I would've had this chapter be longer. But I haven't updated this story in a while, so I thought why not put something out? I'm thinking that after next chapter, I'll do the Nazarick raid since it's getting a little difficult to come up with random quest ideas that are 'high stakes' for a group of people that are as strong as Nines Own Goal. Basically I wanna get to the new world within 3 or 4 more chapters and have a dedicated chapter to NPC building. I will be putting up a poll when this chapter is put up so make sure to check it out!
The options are:
1 Achilles and Cu Chulainn
2 Vlad Tepes and Nobunaga (Archer)
3 Saber Alter and Morgan Le Fay
4 Berserker Lancelot and Sigurd
Please vote on the actual poll. If you are not able to vote on the poll then leave a review. Just don't vote on the poll and leave a review with your choice because I don't want to over count votes.