Overgeared

by Park Saenal

  [Rescue the Earl’s Esteemed Daughter]

  Difficulty: S

  Irene, the only daughter of Earl Steim, is a beautiful and innocent virgin. The elders of Yatan had kidnapped Irene in order to sacrifice her for her virgin blood.

  You can’t tolerate the evil deeds of Yatan’s followers. You must surely rescue Irene.

  Quest Clear Conditions: Rescue Irene within one hour after accepting the quest.

  Clear Reward: 3,000 gold, a low probability of becoming the earl’s son-in-law.

  * Earl’s son-in-law: Nobility stat will open, all stats +20.

  You will be treated as a viscount after marrying the earl’s esteemed daughter. Power and honor will rise. You can advance into the social circle of the nobles. You will receive a monthly salary. This can be a shortcut to becoming a high-ranking official or lord.

  Quest Failure: Level -2.

  [The quest has been accepted.]

  “Wow.”

  Due to my hostile relationship with the Yatan Church, the ‘Rescue the Earl’s Esteemed Daughter’ quest was forced upon me.

  “Huhuhu…”

  Some might say this was unlucky. No, it was more accurate to say that I had no luck.

  ‘Failure once again… it will be level -3!’

  At any rate, I had no luck. Perhaps I sold a country in my previous life.

  “Who dares hurt Yatan’s believers! Aren’t you afraid of the curse of God Yatan?”

  “God Yatan is almighty! God Yatan has already noticed your sin! You won’t be safe for the rest of your life!”

  “You will pay a heavy price for your blasphemy!”

  The angry voices of the Yatan followers clamored around me. Their crazy eyes were filled with absolute hostility.

  ‘Will I die now?’

  The followers of Yatan were black magicians. Black magicians had strong curse abilities, so they were difficult to deal with.

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 6

  ‘The black magicians are the problem right now…’

  I was currently level -1, and my strength and stamina stats were only one point each. Mengel’s Plate Armour added five strength, for a total of six strength. When all of these stats were added up together, I totalled a measly 34 health. I might be able to punch a few of them before going to the netherworld.

  ‘Can I get away?

  The failure of the quest was fixed anyway. I just wanted to preserve my life. No, I had to survive. If someone died two times in a day, they wouldn’t be able to access the game for 12 hours. Okay, this was the only way!

  “Log out!”

  [You can’t log out of the game here.]

  “Fuck! I should’ve expected this!”

  It was common knowledge that it was impossible to end the game while a timed quest was underway. There was a way to force it, but I didn’t want to use it since I would get a huge penalty. After failing to log out, I looked for a way to escape. However, this was the stronghold of the enemy.

  I was being surrounded by a rapidly increasing number of followers. No matter how many calculations I made, there was just no way to escape. There was no hope when I was a slow as a tortoise.

  “Break through to the basement at once!”

  As I was planning out my actions, Doran shouted at me before pulling out two daggers and throwing them without delay. The hand gestures were so fast that it happened in an instant.

  Pepeok!

  “Kuaack!”

  One of the daggers struck a person’s eye while the other pierced another’s heart. Doran narrowed the distance towards the pained believers and wielded his dagger.

  “Open up.”

  The believers couldn’t even scream as their necks were sliced and they vanished into a flash of grey light. I couldn’t resist admiring it. The lack of information meant I didn’t know the exact levels of the Yatan believers, but temple NPCs were generally at least level 150+. These believers were likely to be the same.

  Doran handled them so easily that I couldn’t even imagine his level.

  ‘Is he perhaps a named NPC?’

  My impression of Doran changed. Maybe I could clear this absurd quest if I depended on him. 3,000 gold! A huge 3,600,000 won was in front of me! The earl’s son-in-law! I imagined getting my hands on all stats +20 and a beautiful wife! I would become a lord with my own territory, where I could steal high taxes from the users and NPCs!

  ‘If I become a landlord, I will be able to get revenue every month.’

  Exciting!

  I began to cheer Doran on. “Good! Doran, fighting! I have admired you for a long time!”

  “Eh? For a long time? When have you ever seen…”

  “Ah! Danger! Over there! You must take care of your body!”

  “B-Body…?”

  While Doran was surprised by my sudden change in attitude, he focused on dealing with the enemies in front of him. Grey lights appeared in succession.

  ‘Really strong!’

  Doran skillfully threw numerous hidden weapons as if they were merely extensions of his limbs. The number one person on the assassin ranking, ‘Old Sword Demon’, that I saw on a broadcast two months ago, was like a young child next to Doran.

  ‘Isn’t he three times stronger than Ashur? I must befriend him and ask him to assassinate Ashur!’

  The Yatan believers ignored me and attacked the threat, Doran. But their efforts couldn’t stop Doran’s advance. Doran focused solely on those who were chanting spells, attacking them to stop their magic.

  The black magicians couldn’t cast their magic, making them no threat.

  “Amazing! You are really amazing! Doran, you are my god!”

  I heard a magic spell being recited and cheered as a black magicians mouth was pierced by Doran’s dagger.

  The best! By relying on the strength of the NPC, I really could complete this quest! Truly a fantastic quest! It seemed pathetic that I had been trying so hard to refuse the quest a few minutes ago!

  I could barely chase Doran with my slow pace, thanks to Doran occasionally stopping.

  “Are you waiting for me? How kind. Hehe.”

  Doran was looking around with a terrible expression. “These guys have started to use their heads.”

  “Huh?”

  I looked around like Doran and saw that the black magicians were chanting spells at the same time.

  “Blessed souls underground.”

  “Use your grudges and fears to ensnare the enemy.”

  “Those who feel fear will have their legs restrained.”

  “Their minds will be crushed and they will lose their willpower.”

  “Become a doll with a lost soul!”

  The black magicians chanting the spell alone would be stopped by Doran before they finished. Therefore, the group shared the spell by chanting the sentences one by one. Those sentences would connect to form one spell and the magic would be cast.

  “Be prepared.”

  I grabbed Doran’s collar and said, “Be prepared? You should do something!”

  “It is too late.”

  “Dammit!”

  Kuoooooh!!

  A line of blood was drawn on Doran’s face, and black energy rose like a mist to cover Doran.

  “N-No! I am finished if you die!”

  I had boarded the same boat as Doran and Doran was the oarsman. I couldn’t escape the quest failing if I was alone on this boat.

  “Cough!”

  I cursed and shouted towards Doran, who was coughing up blood. “Fuck! If it was going to be like this, you shouldn’t have made me feel expectant in the first place!”

  At that moment. A green light flowed from the ring Doran was wearing and surrounded him. Then Doran’s complexion was gradually restored.

  ‘W-What?’

  Doran attacked the surprised black magicians, who were chanting new spells.

  “This ring is special. It protects the wearer from curses and poisons; however, the protection isn’t perfect. The damage is cum
ulative, so I need to avoid as much magic as possible.”

  “Yes, indeed! The great Doran is even wearing a small ring like this!”

  The ring was clearly had an Epic or higher rating. Was there a way to obtain it? As I was thinking, Doran started to slaughter the enemies again. He allowed a few magic spells to be cast but eventually succeeded in creating a path.

  Doran started at the entrance of the staircase leading to the basement.

  “Come on!”

  “Yep!”

  Unlike my vigorous reply, I chased Doran down the stairs at a slow pace. The black magicians pursued us with spells, but they were no threat because Doran threw daggers as soon as he heard chanting.

  “Young Lady!”

  Doran and I arrived at the dark basement. Doran found a beautiful woman bound to the altar in the center of the basement and ran to her. But there was a crowd blocking him. There were a dozen black magicians.

  I laughed at them. “These ridiculous bastards! They need more people than that to be our opponents! Now, Doran! Get rid of them!”

  “Of course!”

  Doran nodded and wielded his daggers in front of him. Doran might be tired, but the number of opponents was too small. I was excited as I imagined the black magicians turning into grey light. The quest clear signal was right around the corner.

  “3,600,000 won and the earl’s daughter, here I come!”

  Tatatang!

  “…Eh?”

  There was an unexpected result. The hidden weapons that were thrown by Doran suddenly stopped and fell to the ground. Doran’s advance was also stopped.

  “Shield?”

  Defense magic couldn’t be used by black magicians. It was only possible for black magicians who completed their second class advancement. As I was baffled, a young woman walked out from among the black magicians. It was a woman who boasted the best beauty, a unique beauty that caused the beauty of the noble young lady to pale in comparison.

  Somehow, she looked familiar? I checked her name and was shocked.

  ‘Blood Witch!!’

  The Blood Witch. ID: Yura.

  The Korean user who was ranked number one on the black magician ranking and ranked number five on the unified rankings. She was a famous person who frequently appeared on TV because of her beautiful appearance and outstanding abilities. Why was she here?

  Yura looked towards me and stretched out a hand. “I’m sorry, but I can’t allow you to take away the sacrifice.”

  Peeng!

  A red fire sword emerged from Yura’s hand. Its momentum was fierce. Unlike a black magician who didn’t have a lot of attack magic, she was well versed in it. I was intimidated as I saw the flames.

  ‘Did I get this far, only to die?’

  Why the hell was she here? As despair filled my body, a notification window popped up.

  [You have been hit by a blow!]

  [A legend doesn’t die easily. You can resist all attacks for 5 seconds with the minimum amount of health.]

  I had one health point remaining. I had temporarily forgotten about it, but the attribute of my title was activated and I temporarily had an immortal body. Yura’s face was perplexed as she saw that I survived, despite being hit by her magic.

  “That was clearly a critical hit… Based on the equipment, you are only around level 80. So how are you fine after being hit by that attack?”

  Yura asked while hiding herself behind the black magicians in preparation for Doran’s counterattack. She always had a calm smile on TV, so I was probably the only one who had seen Yura’s flustered expression.

  I ran forward and shouted to Doran, “Quickly! Let’s finish it in five seconds! I’ll use my body to block their attacks, so Doran must kill them! I believe in you, Doran! My god!”

  The spells of all the black magicians, including Yura, were concentrated on me. This meant that Doran could strike freely. The best development.

  ‘Yes, hit me! No matter how you hit, I won’t die!’

  Today would be the day where an ordinary user would stand up to a ranker.

  I narrowed the gap towards Yura as all types of curses and attack spells hit me, while Doran followed the path I made and dealt devastation to all the black magicians. Then Doran stepped on my back and jumped towards Yura.

  Yura blocked his attack despite being in a state of confusion. On the other hand, Doran’s momentum rose.

  ‘We can win!’

  But was it because Doran stepped on my back?

  [You have died.]

  “……?”

  Eh? Eeeeh? I wanted to reject this situation, but reality was cruel. A new notification window popped up as my vision turned grey.

  [Quest failed!]

  [Your level has dropped by 2.]

  [You are now level -3.]

  [As you have died two times within 24 hours, you won’t be able to connect to the game for 12 hours.]

  Hah, it somehow turned out like this. I gazed towards Doran fighting… No, my last sight as I closed my eyes was that damned Blood Witch.

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 7

  The average level of black magician users was level 53. Out of the 120,000 classes in Satisfy, the black magicians had the lowest average level. The Black Magician class was a combat profession, but users of this class had very weak defense and insufficient attack power.

  However, Yura had been hunting alone without a party since she starting, demonstrating unmatched control skills that harmonized with her magic. Her ability to select hunting grounds was also excellent. There was a good reason why Yura surpassed two billion users to rise to fifth place in the rankings.

  Three hours ago, Yura had finally reached level 230, resulting in new wings being added to the list of her abilities.

  ‘Now I can use defensive magic…’

  Yura confirmed the A-grade spell that she acquired after much difficulty.

  ‘Diamond Barrier.’

  It was a spell to create a shield by materializing mana with a hardness comparable to that of a diamond. It was a defense type magic that could be acquired with a black magician reached level 230.

  After completing all the conditions required to learn Diamond Barrier, Yura headed straight to the Yatan Temple. As always, she headed to a temple with fewer users. It was troublesome since it was a long distance, but it couldn’t be helped. It would be annoying if she went to a place with a lot of users, due to her high popularity. It was amazing how many people recognized her, even when she concealed her face and ID.

  After running for two hours, Yura arrived at the Yatan Temple and placed the prepared spell book on the altar. The moment she was about to learn new magic after professing her deep faith in God Yatan.

  [A foolish group of enemies hostile to God Yatan has appeared inside the temple.]

  [Guardian of the Temple]

  Difficulty: S

  There are foolish people who have entered in order to rescue the sacrifice to God Yatan. You must defend the dignity of God Yatan and punish the blasphemous intruders.

  Quest Clear Conditions: Repel attackers or defend the sacrifice for one hour.

  Clear Reward: The title ‘Guardian of Yatan’s Temple.’

  * Guardian of Yatan’s Temple: Faith +300, Health +1,000, Intelligence +60

  You are an example to other believers after defending the dignity of God Yatan. God Yatan will bless you more, and the faithful will worship you.

  Quest Failure: Level -2, Faith -250.

  Yura was surprised since she had only experienced an S-grade quest three times, despite being level 230. Then, a lot of noise was heard in the distance.

  ‘Is this an auto-generated quest due to the advent of an intruder? I’m lucky I came to the temple at this time.’

  Yura was very motivated. She greatly desired the ‘Guardian of the Yatan’s Temple’ title because it elevated all the important stats.

  First of all, Yura grasped the location of the sacrifice and then went to the place where the disturbance
was happening. She witnessed an NPC in leather armor ruthlessly slaughtering the followers of Yatan.

  ‘An NPC who has finished the third class advancement.’

  Indeed, an S-grade quest had a much higher level of difficulty. The NPC called Doran was a great threat to Yura.

  ‘Even if I borrow the power of the believers, it will be a difficult quest to succeed.’

  She received an S-grade quest after a long time, but unfortunately, the chances of success seemed low.

  ‘No, there is no point in guessing.’

  Yura calmly dispersed her mana throughout the entire temple. This wasn’t a normal use of mana for black magicians. In other words, it was to detect the enemy. While the detection skill was only available to those with a fine mana manipulation ability, it was but a simple matter for Yura.

  ‘Including Doran, there are two people.’

  Yura grasped the number of enemies and looked at the user following Doran. ID: Grid. Looking at his equipment, he seemed to be a level 80 user. It was surprisingly low for the person who must’ve triggered the S-grade quest.

  The only one to be careful of was Doran. If so, this quest could be cleared.

  Yura meticulously observed the terrain of the temple while her enemies focused on fighting the believers. She made a judgment and went down to the basement where the sacrifice was located.

  The temple was too spacious and there was a lot of cover, so it was advantageous for Doran. She planned to use the hostage in the relatively small basement to limit Doran’s movement and increase the hit rate of her magic.

  After a while, Doran and Grid finally entered the basement. Doran was already quite exhausted from dealing with all of the believers.

  “These ridiculous bastards! They need more people than that to be our opponents! Now, Doran! Get rid of them!”

  The user Grid, shouted and Doran nodded as he fired his hidden weapons in front of him.

  “3,600,000 won and the earl’s daughter, here I come!”

  Grid was confident about the quest succeeding. Yura felt sorry for him, but she also needed to clear her quest so she acted without any hesitation.

  Tatatang!

  Yura defeated Doran’s hidden weapons with the recently learned Diamond Barrier and turned her gaze to the astounded Grid.

  “I’m sorry, but I can’t allow you to take away the sacrifice.”