Chereads / Ranker's Quest / Chapter 57 - Roar of the Night (1)

Chapter 57 - Roar of the Night (1)

"Let's try a few things. Supplies shouldn't be a problem anymore."

Login in at night, there were two people in the area with the gray-colored ground. With the greatsword and crossbow each of them held, they walked out of the 'Checkpoint Area'.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you beforehand that Korka is quite conservative about this."

"It's also because we really are a 'nolife'. Hahaha."

As Stugrd said, Korka was unable to login at night. He's among the people Stugrd called as 'Conservative'. At least for this game, even if it had the feature of 'eight hours sleep', some still chose to sleep on their beds at night.

"He might join at midnight or at dawn."

"It's actually quite weird for a person that talked like him to go to sleep at 9 pm."

"When it comes to that, he said that he uses the 'sleep feature' partially every time he login."

"Wow! Does that mean he slept more or less half a full day? That's… that looks unhealthy."

"Actually, it's quite normal, and many people can enjoy half a day's sleep. And don't we also look unhealthy to other people?"

"Hahaha, that's right. Just going out to eat and exercise, but still not healthy, though."

They had been walking down the 'gray streets' for quite a time while chatted lightly. However, all they could saw were tropical trees that were far from each other.

With a hint at each other, they used these conditions to map an area, one of the META or the most important thing in PvE: 'Environment'.

Fortunately, this kind of 'hardcore' condition was experienced by both of them. Most features of the previous game were considered relatively 'easy' than the current game because there was an assist in the form of a 'virtual map'. It opened when Players passed through unvisited areas and gave them a clear vision.

However, there was something similar to what Players experienced in this game. Without a 'virtual map' and directions, this did not yet become a more serious problem, because dungeons like 'Pruwal Goblin Dungeon' for Trial Test Lv 10 were only dungeons with a linear structure.

For dungeons or areas with more complex structures, there was a special 'profession' for that. Just like the 'Slime Supply Department', whose role was to meet the demand for the 'Supply' aspect. This "profession" aimed to meet the demand for "Environment."

"Looks like the Wyverns have their own sleep schedule or something."

"They shouldn't have such a thing if they were the same Wyverns from 'Earth'. I remembered fighting the Wyverns at night. And almost like this, a 'Wyvern-Level Dungeon.'

"Is that so? The one you showed me about dungeons without a time limit? That's right, this quest is similar to that. "

"That's right, and without an 'Area Mapping Service', it's really been a long time since I did it myself."

The area they visited already covered a portion of the area right from the direction of the cave entrance. Since they started walking in a straight line and circled the right area, they felt that they had succeeded in completing the common sense of the area mapping, the 'first quarter area.'

"When viewed from its structure, a symmetrical map will definitely be an advantage for us."

"Why is that?"

Ar invited Stugrd to took a break at the Checkpoint Arean mainly to restore his EP. Since they discovered that no Wyvern was in sight, he had 'played' wildly with arrays of blue-black energy on his palm.

"Based on my observations, at least for the other 'the quarter' right side area, the corners of the cliffs have quite a similar edge. The simpler this area is, the easier it will be for us to hunt Wyverns one by one. "

"If you talk about Wyverns again, what do you think about this emptiness?"

With a shrug, Ar answered Stugrd's question. "Simple, it asks us to go deeper. Even at noon, only several of them wander around. That's one of the reasons why we need to play the safest way. We shouldn't die at all or at least die-with-benefit. "

"Well, I hope you can increase that 'skill's level.' I'm pretty sure it's needed."

"Energy Manipulation? You know what, I have a premonition that every player should have it too."

"Without the enlightenment of what to trigger it, it will be hard. Unless we get a similar skill such as 'Transfusion' and 'Transmutation.'

"True."

They had shared a lot of information with each other. It was always important for a party to know this kind of information, but in their case, it was more needed especially for Ar's 'Exclusive' Class.

With 'no place' for Stug to had more information about it in the forum, a thorough discussion shifted to be more mandatory than usual. Even Korka had 'forced' to share more 'Alchemist' stuff.

ROAR!

In the middle of when he restored his EP by combining the three ways from the other [Path], a loud roar surprised both of them.

"I think, it's the same."

"It seems so."

Based on Ar's recall, he was pretty sure about this roar's 'color of voice'. So was Stugrd.

[Immobilized]

They were forced to kneel on the ground and felt immense pressure. The gravity seemed so heavy that it looked like they were being sucked into the ground.

"And I think, it's stronger."

Stugrd expressed his opinion. For him that had the highest [STR] among them, he felt the different pressure from the previous one clearly.

"It's weird. Since it's only a roar. The one from before flew before us."

ROAR!

[Immobilized]

"What!?" Both of them exclaimed at the same time.

With a new pressure added, they were forced to had their body on the ground. Their face was pressed heavily on the ground and made it hard to even moved their mouth.

"This… is… the one… from ... before." Ar tried his hardest to talked amidst the pressure. The same happened to the Beastkin beside him.

"Fortunate… We… Checkpoint…"

Stugrd signaled Ar with his eyes and facial muscle. He pointed to a direction among the darkness that was only faintly lit by the moonlight.

Ar looked at where he was pointing, but he was unable to see in the darkness far enough.

"What… happens?"

"Wyverns ... came."

There were a lot of voices slowly starting to sound after the silence that had hit since the last roar. It was the sound of footsteps that grew clearer over time.

The sound of the crowd that lasted quite a long time was punctuated by several roars from the Wyverns as well as other roars in the distance.

And after a while, the commotion was finally swept away by the silence of the night. Several Wyverns also began to appear in Ar's line of sight.

"Shit. I have no confidence now. "

They were finally released from the pressure and Status: [Immobilized]. With a grumble Ar left out while he stood up, he looked quite annoyed now.

"And what should we do, then?"

Stugrd tried to confirm the condition and what would they did. In the given time, he checked a lot of things. His 'Profile', the 'Quest', and more things from the Menu Tab.

"How many of them that you can see now?"

What made the difference between their field of vision was the innate skill of the Beastkin; 'Night Vision'. Knew of this fact, he wanted to gather more information.

"They were separated from each other in an optimal condition. If you want me to lure one of them, this should be a good opportunity. Just don't forget about the backup."

"It still has the risk because of that two 'mysterious creature'. Shit. How can I think of a guy at a time like this? "

"Huh? Why? "

In his mind, Ar thought of the various possibilities they could do to those Wyverns. In one of the possibilities that he thought of, he was pretty sure that one of them was the most optimal thing and he also did it a lot. So, it had the highest probability of success.

"It is okay. If I had to choose another possibility that was the most optimal, maybe we should investigate the area where the voice came from."

"If you say that, maybe it's the right thing. For someone who has successfully unlocked the 'Unique Legendary Class,' you have to be more confident with it."

"But it's different now. The 'feature' doesn't exist and 'the piece' that can replace it isn't with us. " He answered while looked so tired of himself.

------------------------------

On the other hand, on a certain hill. A guy tried his hardest to keep his level of focus for a tight battle he faced. With a spear and beautiful footwork, he danced around an Ape that attacked him ferociously.

Unfortunately, in one of the moments when he tried his hardest to fight the Ape cleanly, something unexpected interrupted his focus.

Sneeze!

And with his focus dropped, a punch from the Ape made him flew several meters.

"Damn! What is this!? I sneezed!? Is that the Ape's skill?"