The Status Window Disappeared

Chasing and being chased (6)

The watchful gaze that clung to Chris did not disappear even after several days.

I haven’t been able to find the owner of the gaze yet… … .

Judging from the fact that he put so much effort into it, it didn’t seem like he simply had a hobby of voyeurism.

Tyrone, who had become accustomed to life in the temple in a few days, grabbed Chris by the shoulder and shook him as he was lost in thought.

It’s not like yesterday or today that he eats.

“why are you like this? What’s wrong?”

“no.”

Hesitant about explaining the situation to Joseph and Tyrone, Chris decided to keep his mouth shut.

Even if the two people in front of me recognized it, it didn’t seem like it would be particularly helpful.

If they realize about surveillance and show suspicious movements, it will only raise the opponent’s vigilance.

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Misunderstanding Chris’ reaction, Tyrone reprimands him with a pitiful look.

“That’s why I’m going to play a little bit at night… Or take me with you.”

“You don’t do that.”

Joseph, accustomed to their bickering, quietly emptied his bowl and stood up.

As Tyrone came to his aid, Chris left the temple and headed downtown.

As he put on a hood and entered the forest of people and buildings, the gaze that had been following him at the back of his head was finally cut off.

No matter how good the opponent is, there is no way to pursue them if they hide like this.

After passing through the dark alleys several times to get rid of the surveillance, Chris finally heads to his destination.

After a while, there were almost no people in the mercenary guild that Chris entered.

It was a small guild in an insignificant city, so he hadn’t expected it from the beginning, but this place exceeded his expectations in a bad way.

The old wooden floor is not properly cleaned, and the receptionist is dozing off in broad daylight.

Chris rummaged through the requests on the wall, appreciating his negligent attitude.

Of course, I had no intention of doing mercenary work now.

Right now, it is more urgent for him to learn the skill of the status window than to spend a few pennies.

The reason Chris visited here was to gather information, consuming valuable training time.

If you look at the requests that have come into the mercenary guild, you can get a rough idea of the situation around the guild.

Of course, the guild managed the slightly uncomfortable or dark quests separately… … .

It is possible to complete the outline of the puzzle just by looking at the openly pending request.

Chris tried to assemble the puzzle pieces by mobilizing all the experience and intuition he had accumulated through mercenary activities, but unfortunately, there was no great result.

Since this city has not yet recovered from the wounds left by Elgar, the number of requests itself is small.

The only thing that exists is to escort migration to other cities.

‘Isn’t it also related to mercenaries?’

The guy who was watching over Chris is an outstanding talent.

However, there would be no such skilled person left in the city’s regular army.

The soldiers here have failed him ever since the beginning.

If there were such a person, he would have left the city long ago.

Then, there are two types of candidates left.

Chris’ watchers are likely to be mercenaries or travelers from outside.

However, in the case of the latter, it is very difficult to investigate because they are scattered all over the place.

Because of this, Chris first pointed out the mercenaries, who could be easily investigated through the guild.

Chris, who was confident in his choice, woke up a guild employee who was dozing at the reception desk.

I was afraid of being alerted by the opponent, but I couldn’t just scan through the requests hanging on the wall and leave.

If there was a request for a temple, the guild would want to do it secretly.

The receptionist looked up at Chris while wiping the drool that dripped from his mouth.

“What, what did you come for?”

“Are there any savory jobs in this town? It’s okay if other mercenaries are doing it… … .”

Deciding to take it easy, a silver coin popped out of Chris’s pocket.

Bribes are the most effective way to get the dark kind of request Chris was looking for.

However, the expression of the receptionist who received the silver coin suddenly darkened.

He immediately shakes his head and pushes it back.

“There is nothing like that here.”

“ah… okay?”

While accepting the silver coin with a calm expression, Chris sang for joy inside.

What he paid attention to was the receptionist’s actions, not his answers.

Seeing that he returned the silver coin he handed over, it was clear that this guy had something to do with it.

Of course, there may not be a really suitable request… … .

Chris didn’t think so.

Even if there was no work, if he hadn’t stabbed him, he would have said something and tried to get the silver coins.

After receiving a low salary and being hit by all kinds of truths, it is inevitable to go mad even for a single silver coin.

This guild relayed something very dangerous.

That is why they are so sensitive.

Convinced by the receptionist’s ambiguous response, Chris left the guild and returned to the temple.

Although he found out that the mercenaries were suspicious, his time was greatly reduced.

Even the stupidest receptionist has realized by now that he made a mistake.

If a report goes up to those who are carrying out the request, they will also show their movements.

Whatever their purpose, giving Chris and the others time to deal with them would not please them.

After passing through the gate of the temple, Chris dragged Joseph and Tyrone, who were doing laundry, into the building.

He finally reveals that he was being watched and asks Joseph.

“Couldn’t you call something like reinforcements from the nearby temples?”

“Yeah, that would be difficult. Most of the brothers and sisters from other temples were also called somewhere. It should be possible to request it from the headquarters, but I wonder if we can make it in time… … .”

“I see.”

He had noticed early on that the Cadral Church was concentrating all their efforts on subjugating the Black Flag.

Because of that, I didn’t even expect reinforcements from the beginning.

The previous question was asked just in case.

While Chris pondered for a moment, Tyrone grumbled, nervous about the presence of an unknown enemy.

“But why are you telling me that now? If you had told me in advance, I would have been able to look at it with the Lord God’s eyes.”

“They’re not the kind of people to be caught with such trash items.”

“This child?”

He was the one who avoided his seat like a ghost even if Chris slightly turned his head.

There was no way Tyrone could find such a talented person.

He set up the operation, ignoring Tyrone’s anger at having his collection ignored.

“First of all, I confirmed that the opponent is a mercenary. Those in the guild who can control information won’t be ordinary mercenaries. Joseph, you are hiding in the corner of the temple with the head priest.”

“Oh, Brother Chris. Shouldn’t I fight too?”

“no.”

The priests of Shinji are very powerful, but Joseph is still an apprentice priest.

In a situation where you don’t know where to fight, it’s true that it’s uneasy to ask for help from a gore like Joseph.

Chris, who did not understand all of the opponent’s capabilities, gave instructions to Tyrone with an emphasis on safety.

“You take a quick look, then secure a safe location and shoot with the Phoenix’s Demon Bow. If possible, aim for the opponent’s rear rank first.”

“okay.”

Tyrone smiled broadly and nodded, taking on a role that was not burdensome.

Chris was sure that Tyrone would run away when the fight was going badly.

That’s why I didn’t deliberately play an important role.

‘Would it be any big deal if I didn’t have one of these guys against mere mercenaries?’

No matter how famous the mercenaries are, there are few opponents that Chris cannot handle.

Why would people with superior skills be mercenaries?

In fact, even Chris before recovering the status window had the ability to receive a knighthood right away if he went to the right kingdom.

Tyrone, who knew Chris’ skills but couldn’t shake off his anxiety, asked as if to confirm it again.

“By the way, quite a few mercenaries are no match for you, right?”

“okay. As long as black dragons don’t come, there’s no problem.”

“A black dragon? It’s not even the elite knights of the kingdom, can the mercenary corps use that name?”

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Most military units and mercenaries in this world use the names of animals or monsters.

The same is the case with the Red Dragon Knights and the Blue Lions that Chris had worked with before.

However, if you use a cheeky name for nothing, saying that angular stones are right, you are likely to be punished.

In particular, non-regular military mercenaries suffer a lot.

The men on the battlefield were rough and childish, so he was subtly concerned about that.

Chris shrugged and replied lightly.

“Looks like they’re okay.”

The three moved the valuables and the bedridden head priest before sunset.

If the city’s guards heard a commotion, they would run away rather than come to quell it, so there was a good chance they would move as soon as evening fell.

After roughly preparing, Chris, who was out in the courtyard of the temple, slightly frowned at the dozen or so figures that appeared as soon as the sun went down.

It was good that my expectations were met, but it was a bit excessive.

He belittles his bad luck and grunts, regretting the light teasing of his mouth.

‘The black dragon… Of all the mercenaries, I never thought these guys would come.’

They didn’t raise a flag because it was a night raid, but Chris remembered their faces.

It is also true that the black dragon mercenaries are the ones who take charge of the battle with the players, so their reputation has spread throughout the continent.

For Chris, who has a status window, he faced the worst opponent.

The elderly mercenary commander, who managed to remember his face, greeted Chris.

“chris! How have you been? We have business here, so why don’t you step aside?”

“It’s not me, it’s the temple?”

Chris, who thought they were looking for him and Tyrone, was a little surprised by the unexpected information.

Seeing his reaction, the mercenary captain clicked his tongue lightly, as if thinking that he was making fun of his mouth unnecessarily.

“Oh, didn’t you know? Anyway, get out of the way quickly.”

“Boss, just deal with it all at once. You can’t leave witnesses anyway.”

When the mercenary with a long spear said something, Chris nodded.

Common sense dictated that Chris and Tyrone would not be left alone to deal with such a dark request.

The mercenary commander spat out a word from his subordinate as if scolding him lightly.

“You keep your mouth shut. I was fooling him.”

“Who would do that?”

In Chris’ experience, mercenaries can be divided into two main categories.

The first is the type of mercenary to earn money.

The second is the type of mercenary who became a mercenary to kill people.

The Black Dragon Mercenary Corps was a gathering place for those who belonged to the latter group.

Their favorite prey is unknowing and rampaging players, but partners like Chris also like it.

There was no way Chris, knowing that, would fall for such a trick.

The mercenary captain, seeing through the shallow lie, smiled bitterly and raised his right hand.

Then, from afar, swift arrows flew silently.

This must have been fired by the guy who has been monitoring the temple for the past few days.

Chris threw himself to avoid the sudden shot, but the arrow filled with magical powers chased him.

The black dragon mercenaries are experts in hunting players.

Their basic strategy is to put pressure on opponents with non-stop sniping.

The black dragon archer trusts his teammates in front and only cares about hitting the opponent with arrows.

An arrow shot by such an archer could not easily miss.

“Ugh!”

In the end, Chris, who had been stabbed in the chest, let out a scream.

The moment the mercenaries who broke into the temple sighed at the simpler work than expected.

The figure of Chris in front of them suddenly collapsed.

Tyrone, who was watching from afar, gritted his teeth and shouted inwardly.

‘The Mirror Ring! The body didn’t even return to the temple in the first place!’

Chris, who had deceived even his allies because he was afraid of being seen by his opponent, finally moved his body in the dark alley.

He pulled out his longsword and identified the sniper’s location based on the arrow’s trajectory he had checked earlier.

The archer, who belatedly grasped the situation, jumped off the roof of the bar, but it was too late.

Chris cuts off his meager resistance at once and slashes his throat with a single sword.

“Bah, what you just said is fake! Find the real thing!”

“Captain, Elroy has been attacked.”

Fearfully, a new arrow flew into Chris’s position as a loud cry erupted from the temple.

Black dragon mercenaries always employ two or more snipers.

The sniper this time must have been fired by a reserve sniper.

Chris, who swung the shield in his left hand to hit the arrow, left the second sniper to Tyrone and quickly went straight to the temple.

A small, quiet fight has begun in a city that is all immersed in darkness.