The Status Window Disappeared

Showdown with the Black Flag (3)

After the disappearance of the status window, the position of players belonging to each country became very subtle.

Until now, they believed in the power of the status window and did all sorts of evil, but they fell into trouble overnight. Although Chris hasn’t seen it himself, he says there have been cases where some players have been retaliated against by the natives.

Therefore, the first thing Chris suspected was that the player in question was transferred as if he were evacuating. But he soon changed his mind.

‘no. It’s a bit strange to appoint him as the manager of the pepper farm sometime after the incident.’

In addition, here, the continent’s only pepper farm is a prey that countries are aiming for with their eyes on.

So, of course, the person in charge must also have his own skills.

That position is not an idle job for a player who has lost the status window.

‘Could that guy have something to do with the black flag? no. It could be a case of simply recovering the status window through fishermen’s tricks.’

Now, countries are also aware of the existence of the black flag. That’s why they wouldn’t have dispatched a player who might be a spy to such an important facility.

Chris, who had thought of several possibilities in an instant, decided to just check it out.

I wondered if he was doing too much for the money he received, but once hired, a mercenary is on the employer’s side until the request is completed.

At least Chris thought so.

While Chris pondered for a moment, Sang Sangju looked at the other barrels and let out a deep sigh.

Poisonous substances are mixed in the product that you paid for and received. This is a big enough loss to blow away everything I’ve built up until now.

So I couldn’t back down just because my opponent was big and strong. This is where the life of a merchant depends.

“What kind of equipment did the guy in charge have?”

He was determined and willingly answered Chris’ question.

“The clothes were plain, and there was a bow and arrow in the office. It didn’t look like a mere ornament.”

“… Is it a hunter type?”

Arios Online’s hunter-type classes were very good at defending bases. If you neutralize intruders with various traps and attack by taking advantage of the geographical advantage, you can handle up to 1:5.

If he was a hunter class, it would make sense that he was appointed as the person in charge of this place.

However, Chris was not easily intimidated.

Thanks to steady training and continuous battles, his current magic power is well over 3 times that of normal players. Besides, isn’t he already hiding under the opponent’s chin? In this situation, it’s strange that Chris loses, no matter how much the hunter is the opponent.

With a confident expression, he confirmed the intention of the client.

“What would you like to do now, Lord of the Supreme Court?”

“First, we need to find out why the poison was mixed into the product. If possible, you should also receive compensation. Of course I don’t think it will be easy… … .”

“All right. Then take the merchants and go back to the inn. Block the doors and windows, and place escorts everywhere to make sure no matter what the fuss happens, you’ll pass the time. And when I return, please pay my dues.”

“yes? Then Chris… … .”

Sang Sang-joo looked down at the suspicious voice and closed his mouth tightly.

If Chris interrogates the person in charge of this fort, everything will be solved in a flash.

Of course, it didn’t look so easy, but it’s hard to get through this difficulty without a trick like that.

In the end, he decided to trust Chris, who had shown more than expected.

After sending the merchants and merchants first, Chris, who was hiding in the dark, began to act around midnight.

Taking out a dagger from his bosom, he rammed it into a crack in the wall and climbed the steep wall.

The soldiers on the wall had a decent attitude on duty, but they were only looking outward.

Inside this fort are only insignificant laborers, powerless merchants, and their meager escorts.

You wouldn’t even think that those guys would show their teeth at you.

Chris, who climbed the wall with ease using his magic, moved his body to the side where the owner of the upper store went to negotiate with the farm.

Originally, there was a separate resistance or lord’s castle inside the castle, so his target should be there, but this fortress was built to protect the farm, so it wasn’t that big.

However, their small size also means they are relatively easy to defend or monitor.

As soon as he took his first step, a loud noise rang out and the farm guards rushed in, so that Chris, who had climbed the castle wall without being seen at all, was not visible.

He belatedly noticed the magic hanging in the aisle and clicked his tongue.

“intruder! It’s an intruder! Come out with your weapons!”

“Damn it, where did it come from all of a sudden?”

‘Was the warning magic installed?’

Hey, he’s not a professional assassin, so it must have been a bit unreasonable for him to hide in such an important facility.

Chris, who had used a magic tool for transformation in advance in case of emergency, took out his weapon with ease.

“The Blade of Grief.”

As he shouted his name and activated the summoning function, an epic item hidden in the corner of the wagon appeared in his hand.

This time, since the player is the opponent, I decided to try it out.

Chris first cut through the guards with a spear as a performance test.

The blade, curved like a snake, pierced the spearheads and armor of the guards very cleanly, and Chris, surprised by the unexpected power, chewed his tongue lightly without realizing it.

This guy, the blade is so sharp that the taste of the hand is less. After all, even if it’s a B-class, is an epic item an epic item?

Although the hitting point is disturbed due to the strange shape, there is no need to worry about such things against these miscreants.

He easily penetrated the narrow passage and headed for the player’s office. Since he has a weapon that is equivalent to a veil even if he is roughly brought to it, ordinary guards cannot even hold his ankle.

I must have passed two watchtowers built on top of the castle wall.

A sudden sniper shot at Chris, who was passing through the guards.

The arrows, which were painted black to melt into the darkness, seemed to have been influenced by the skill, and contained considerable magical power.

“Suck!”

Chris, who had been raising his senses to the limit from the moment he entered the battle, used the castle wall to avoid it. Then, from the distant watchtower, the sound of a new arrow being fired was heard.

Having guessed the opponent’s identity, he immediately activated a defensive skill.

‘A shield of magical power.’

Chris had a great shield, but he didn’t bother using it now.

Upon activating the skill of a shield knight he has trained hard, the concentrated magic power in his left hand spreads widely and forms a large disk-shaped shield.

He lifted it above his head to block the rain of arrows that followed.

“… … !”

The sniper, who had melted into the darkness, couldn’t help but be astonished at Chris’ accurate response.

The ancients of Arios Online memorize the main skills of all classes properly, but the natives of this world are not good at it.

Fortunately, Chris, who had no such issues, was able to anticipate his response even with his eyes closed. In fact, no matter how good the hunter class was, there weren’t that many skills that could be used against opponents protected by the wall.

‘These kids, the walls are really well built. Thanks to that, I can go comfortably.’

Usually, there are many cases where the wall is built to properly defend only the front side, but the wall here has a lot of balls to block the back side as well. Chris, who was moving quickly along the castle wall, was able to face the example player only after defeating the guards blocking him a few more times.

The opponent, who sighed after seeing the troops destroyed in an instant, decided not to miss his last chance.

Although they have reached the distance where they can recognize each other’s faces, there are no obstacles between them.

Not only that, the narrow passageway that protected Chris from arrows now hindered his evasion.

Now this is a shooting range of sorts.

No archer could miss a man-sized target in a place like this.

However, Chris was not afraid at all and focused his power on the magic shield in his left hand.

Then, the magical energy accumulated through the secret art of sucking and the power of prey made the shield thicker and stronger.

Noticing this, the hunter player gritted his teeth and activated the skills in the status window one after another.

“Blessing of the Palace, Concentrated Fire, Explosion, Scattering!”

Various skills pounded Chris’ shield, but none of them touched him.

It was simply a tactic of pushing ahead with the amount of magic power, but the opponent just panicked and continued meaningless attacks.

Chris even felt a subtle sense of disappointment when the expected level of counterattack flew. If the black dragon’s captain or the knight commander were his opponent, he wouldn’t have been able to win so easily.

Players who used only skills in a safe place quickly became helpless when fighting opponents stronger than themselves.

“Hey, let’s stop.”

Chris, who uttered annoyance, activated the accessor and approached at once, and flames and smoke suddenly rose from under his feet.

The player holding the bow was delighted to see it.

“How are you, child! It’s not enough to just shoot an arrow… Great!”

Chris, who was protecting his whole body with magical powers, grabbed his neck, accepting the trap set by his opponent.

There is no way that Chris, who knew all of his opponent’s skill set, could not have anticipated the trap’s existence.

“What if a famous archer blocks his sight?”

“Oops! Woowook… … .”

The longsword in Chris’ hand slightly tore the hunter player’s left arm.

Then, the player’s complexion, which was struggling to free himself from his arms, turned blue.

“That, that’s the blade of grief… Are you a player too?”

“I ask questions.”

As I let go of the hand that was gripping the opponent’s neck, he hurriedly nodded.

Chris didn’t particularly enjoy torture, but this method worked so well for players who had been treated with respect.

Indeed, the player in front of him reacted as if he would convulse at any moment when the tip of Chris’ knife scratched his skin.

“stop! Got it, got it? If you have any questions, ask me anything.”

“Get rid of the soldiers first.”

“Damn it, everyone get off the ramparts! Do you think you guys will be safe if I die?”

As the player shouted convulsively, the soldiers who were aiming behind Chris slipped away.

Chris is satisfied that a good counseling environment has been created, and he brings up the most important questions first.

“How on earth did you get your powers back? Aren’t most of the people in this world now powerless?”

“Is that why you came here… If I tell the truth, will it save me?”

A player who seems to have arbitrarily misunderstood Chris’ intentions.

He was certain that something was up when he saw such an opponent.

“I see what you do.”

“Phew, the altar of depravity! I brought back the status window by offering an offering to the altar of the Goddess.”

“what?”

Chris’s face hardens slightly at the first sound he’s ever heard.

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Misunderstanding his reaction again, the player desperately shouted.

“I’m not lying! It’s real. There’s a lot of noise about black flags and stuff in other places, but I’m not so energized.”

“Where is that altar?”

“It’s hard to explain exactly because it’s deep in the mountains, but I can guide you myself. It’s not too far from here.”

“Hmm.”

When Chris showed the appearance of believing and shaking, the player hit his chest as if he was frustrated.

Even if it was very important information, it was unlikely that he would be lying when his life was at stake. Besides, he didn’t seem deep enough to fool Chris, a skilled con man.

In the end, Chris decided to take the easy way out this time too.

“Okay, then guide me right now.”

“what? No, even if it’s not that far, it takes at least two days… … .”

“If you ride my horse, it won’t be long.”

Chris responded calmly and started heading towards the merchants’ quarters with the roped player at the fore.