Kirito went out of the cave and walked towards Elza. When he looked at what Elza was. looking at it, he was shocked and felt guilty at the same time.
It was Mr Kawaki, lying on the floor dead with his belly opened and the scroll still in his hands. His organs that were supposed to be situated in the belly were on the floor, half-eaten. His eyes were still open, and we could still see tears on his face.
"There are tears on his face, and an expression of pain as well, this means he was eaten alive..." Elza said coldly
"What do you mean eaten alive? So the monster that did this didn't even try to kill him first... He just went straight for the belly and are him..." Kirito said fisting his hands.
[New quest: kill the creepers
Rewards
100 Exp
4 points]
"So creepers did this huh?" Kirito said as he was looking at the green screen.
"Pretty sure Creepers did this, no other magical creature would eat his prey before killing it," Elza said while collecting the half-eaten organs and placing them in a glass container.
"I can't imagine the pain he felt when they were eating him while he was watching..." Kirito said feeling guilty for leaving Mr Kawaki on his own,
'Who is gonna pay me the money now? All this was just to get some stupid system?" Kirito asked himself.
"You know, Mr Kawaki wasn't gonna pay you," Elza told Kirito, "he told me that once he gets the scroll, he would've killed you immediately.
Kirito looked at Elza in disbelief; he couldn't believe what he heard about Mr Kawaki.
"So you mean Mr Kawaki was just using me? he asked.
" Mr Kawaki worked for many people. He was the most reliable seller in the black market and this scroll was worth a fortune in the business he was into. He estimated that he would win at least 100 000 coins with this artefact. There is no need to feel guilty, he would have killed you if you were still alive."
Kirito was not shocked, but he was hurt because he thought Mr Kawaki was different from the others, but he is not. However, he was told to always respect the dead, so he closed Mr Kawaki's eyes and made a small prayer for him. Once he was done, he was preparing to leave until he saw the scroll.
Kirito took the scroll from Mr Kawaki and opened it. The ancient writings, but there was one problem, every time he would blink, new writings would appear.
"That's weird, the writing changes every time," Kirito said as he was holding the scroll.
Elza had pulled out a cigar, and took the scroll from Kirito's hands, "That's why it's so special, this scroll analyses your weakness just by you touching it, and shows you how to make it a strength. In other words, it teaches you the art of Kurushoami or whatever that same is.
[New Quest: learn the art of kurushami
Rewards
1500 Exp
10 points
Akashi blade (blade which helps you to control your power better)
Warning: This quest is a long-lasting one, which means it may take more than a month to complete.]
'This quest is too good to be ignored!' he thought, 'I have to learn this art one way or another.'
" We better get going, or we might fall into creepers," Elza said.
"Wait, I have a mission that tells me to kill the Marauders and the creepers!" Kirito said but suddenly, they could hear fast footsteps just like before they entered the cave, "It's surely the marauders again..."
"I agree, they are fast and never show themselves, but one thing we know about them is that they always run in a circle."
"In a circle huh, well it's time to test my new fire dragon roar," Kirito said with a smile on his face.
He inhaled, and once he exhaled, he let out the same beam as in the chamber against Ignir, but this time he could move. Kirito starting moving the beam in a circle cutting the trees all around him. Now they could see where the marauders were, but they were outnumbered by a lot. 15 marauders were surrounding them, and the number was getting higher and higher.
"There is 20 of 'em, no 22 uhh... the number is just increasing!" Kirito said as he was trying to count them.
"Concentrate, stick your back to mine, in that way we won't get any surprise attacks. Marauders are vulnerable to flames, so all you have to do is throw those fireblasts of yours and that's all. Additionally, we gotta get outta here because the beam you produced started a fire, and it might have been heard by the creepers.
Kirito threw as many fire blasts as he could, while Elza was meeting them with her telekinesis. The only problem was, more marauders were coming, so they were spaced more than they were getting killed. They were struggling, even though they were killing a lot of them, it seemed like they were advancing towards them. Suddenly, Elza had an idea...
" Kirito I think I have an idea, you remember using that fire roar right? They might be a lot, but we can kill them at once! Let them come to us, and I will produce a perfect cube that will protect us for four minutes maximum. During that time, the marauders will all jump on us, so you will do your fire roar to kill them all at once.
Kirito nodded in agreement with her, and she made a perfect cube. The marauders jumped on the cube at a point, we could only see a pile of them, the cube disappeared... Then out of nowhere, we could see a beam of fire coming out and burning the marauders. It was at a point that the marauders had to retreat while they were on fire.
Elza who nearly got burnt in the altercation punched Kirito in the stomach making him kneel touching his stomach in pain.
"You could've killed me back there you moron!"
"You told me to perform an attack that was the only one that was effective enough to kill them all at once!
Kirito was still on the ground because of the punch Elza gave him when he saw the green screen reappear once again.
[Congratulations, you have completed the quest kill the marauders
Reward
100 Exp
2 points]
Kirito looked at the screen relieved that all the marauders were killed, and he now turned his attention to the creepers.
" Alright, next up, kill the creepers!"