"Thank you for the set. I will be sure to pay you back." Sato accepted his gift.
The set effects that were given from the armour was great at increasing one's survivability. Life steal allows the player to recover back a certain percentage of health. Reduced crowd control allows the player to decrease the durations of stuns, slows, polymorphs, etc. Increased movement speed out of combat allows for easier runaway. He needed as much help as he could get for he was going up against the demons.
Even though the two factions, humans and undead, have been going about with war over hundreds of years, they do however have a common enemy, demons. It all started 200 years ago when the Demon King, Rahul invaded Ronan from their homeland, the Nether Realms. Their thirst to conquer the upper realm led them here.
When they arrived through the spatial rift, they were very close to the Elven Kingdom. They waged a war on the elves first. Knowing about their eminent destruction, the great elven sage tried seeking alliance with both the human and undead factions. However, they both declined. The Elves have always remained as a neutral party between the two faction's conflicts. As a result, neither of them considered helping them out.
After the war went down, the elves that survived developed a strong hatred to the demons and both factions. This was the reason why Sato gains experience points for killing other races.
"No need. This set armour is nothing in the eyes of my guild." Gray waved his hand. Following which Gray took out two more items.
"You received Dreadful Daggers, Flaming crossbow."
*Dreadful Daggers (primary weapon)
+20 attack damage
(Deals additional physical damage directly proportional to the bonus attack damage)
*5% chance of applying grevious wounds
(grevious wounds lowers any healing effects by 80%)
*Flaming Crossbow (secondary weapon)
+15 attack damage
*10% chance of applying burn effects on enemies.
(burn effects deal 1 to 2% of the enemies health)
"These are the strongest Lv10 weapons I could find in the armoury." The two weapons were considered middle tier which was already better than the beginner dagger that had no benefits.
Switching out the gears, Sato looked more like an assassin now. With his prominent handsome face and sharper ears, Sato kept his hood on to prevent onlookers from noticing.
"You changed your race?" Gray asked
"Ye.. Yeah. I am now an elf." Sato hesitated for a bit before deciding to tell Gray. He showed him his profile to which the only reaction he had gotten from his was a slight eyebrow raise.
"Take a look at this." Gray took a screen shot image and sent it to Sato. The boy creased his eyebrows.
*Hunt The Fugitive
*Difficulty Rating: A
An Elven fugitive assassin has kidnapped an important family member of the Dragoons. Kill him and rescue the female from his captive.
Every 4 hours, the location of the assassin will be revealed to the public.
(30 minutes till reveal)
*Reward:
+100 favorability with the Dragoon Household
Gold rarity equipment
500 Gold
The mission was given to all the undead faction players between Lv30 to Lv50. It was a worldwide sensation as everyone knew the power of the Dragoon family. They were the 3rd most powerful families in the undead faction.
Based on the mission, Sato can infer that the Dragoon family is most definitely related to the Demon Clan, for they were planning to take back Princess Rayla. Right now, he had to run and look for the Elven Resistance Army.
"So, are you here to kill me to complete this mission?" said Sato solemnly to Gray. His eyes trembled slightly as Gray walked closer to him.
"No. I'm here to help you." Grau rubbed the elf's head as he lightly smiled.
"But, I'm not part of your faction. Moreover, you get no benefits for helping me." Sato felt guilty.
"Me playing the game with you is more than enough as a compensation." Gray spoke with conviction, which made Sato smile. What a great boss. "Come on let's get going,we should not stop moving."
"But, I am not even sure where exactly is the Elven Resistance Army located."
"Let me ask Zero for assistance."
"You sure he wouldn't mind?"
"He wouldn't." Gray was sure of it. He immediately called up Zero, who instantly answered the call. You could tell that Zero truly respected Gray.
"Good day sir! How nice to see you online today. How can I help you?" Zero spoke with enthusiasm.
"Hey Roy, I need your help on reconnaissance."
"Yes sir! Who are you looking for?"
"The Elven Resistance Army. Any clues on their whereabouts?"
"Hmm, the Elven Resistance Army. From the previous main quest where we were helping to investigate on the Elven Group's whereabouts, we discovered that they were camping around the Fiery Fields on coordinates XXX : XXX. However, I am not sure if they had moved away or not." Zero opened up this quest logs to find the results for Gray.
"Okay. Let me check out that location first.Thank you."
"No problem, sir! Do you need back up for what you are doing?"
"Mmm. Could you send a group of assassins to aid in protecting my friend from enemies? Both factions would be attacking him." It would be better if there was additional help to protect Sato, thought Gray.
"Yes sir! I shall send a group to follow you around." In a heartbeat, Zero decided to help Gray out, without considering the consequences. The amount of authority that the general held was extremely high.
Gray relayed the message to Sato and they started moving towards the Fiery Plains. The Fiery Plains was a Lv50 map that was deemed as a danger ground. Only the bravest of players would venture into the plains.
The reason for such precautions was due to two factors. One, the beasts located in that area had a minimum Lv60. Their damage output is very high and would require a whole team just to kill one. Two, this was where the Elves were located. There were many times when the players were mysteriously killed by something. It was only when the Dark Knights conducted an expedition where they found out about the Elves.
Since the Plains was an unexplored ground for Sato and Gray, they are required to walk on foot to the place. Based on the coordinates, if nothing were to go wrong, it would take around half a day of game time before they reach. One day in real life is equivalent to 3 days in game. Since the mission deadline was a week, Sato wasn't too rushed for time.