The Hidden World

by Matt Harris

  But-othat-oArdha-odid-oit,-oand-oeven-oVladi-owas-olevel-o9!-oThey-owere-oin-oa-oplace-oof-otheir-oown,-oas-othey-owere-othe-oonly-oones-owith-othose-olevels,-othe-oothers-owere-omainly-olevel-o7-oplayers-oand-obelow.

  Gritting-ohis-oteeth,-ohe-ologged-ointo-oHidden-oWorld,-owaiting-ofor-othe-oone-month-orestriction-oto-oend-oto-oruthlessly-okill-oevery-omonster-oin-ohis-oway…

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  When-othe-oRanking-oladder-owas-omentioned,-oI-owas-oreally-osurprised-oas-oI-owas-ohaving-odinner,-othen-oI-othought-oI-owould-obe-oone-oof-othe-otop-oranked-oplayers-oas-oI-owas-olevel-o3-obecause-oof-oa-ochain-oquest-othat-ois-ostill-ogoing-oon.

  But-othen,-oI-ogot-ostunned,-oI-owasn't-osurprised-oof-obeing-osecond,-oin-ofact,-oit-owas-oreally-ogood,-obut-othat-oRank-o1-owas-o8-olevels-obeyond-ome!-oHow-ocould-ohe!?

  I-ologged-oon-oto-osee-oa-oman-owho-ohad-oa-ostupid-ogrin-oon-ohis-oface,-omaybe-obecause-ohe-owas-oamong-othe-orankers…-o

  Realization-ohit-ome-oand-oI-othought,-o'He-omight-obe-othat-oArdha!'.-oAfter-oa-ofew-oseconds-oentertaining-othat-othought,-oI-oshook-omy-ohead-owith-oa-obitter-osmile.-o'How-ocould-othat-obe?-oCoincidences-ocan't-obe-othat-ogreat'.-oBut-oI-owent-oup-oto-ohim-oanyways-oand-oasked

  "Hello-o~-osorry-oto-obother-oyou,-obut-oI-osaw-oyou-osmile-ojoyously-oand-ocouldn't-ohelp-obut-oget-oclose-oto-oask,-oare-oyou-oin-othe-oRanking-oladder?"

  The-oman-oflashed-oa-owide-osmile-oand-osaid,-o"Nope~".-oI-odo-ohave-oto-oadmit-othat-ohe-owas-opretty-ohandsome,-ohaving-olight-obrown-ohair,-oeyes-othat-ohad-oa-omix-obetween-ogreen-oand-osky-oblue,-oand-oa-oseemingly-otoned-obody-othat-owasn't-ocompletely-ohidden-oby-othe-owardrobe-ohe-oused.

  At-othis-oI-ogot-ocurious,-owhy-ois-othe-oman-osmiling-othen,-oand-owith-oa-ostupid-ogrin-otoo,-oso-oI-oasked.

  "Then-owhy-oare-oyou-osmiling-olike-othat?

  "Well,-oa-ofriend-oof-omine-ois-oin-othe-oladder,-oand-ohe-odidn't-opick-oup-omy-ocall,-oso-oI-othink-ohe-ologged-oon-obefore-othe-oupdate,-oit-owill-obe-ohilarious-owhen-ohe-osees-ohis-oranking"-oSaid-othe-oman-owith-oa-oteasing-osmile.

  "Ohh,-owhat's-ohis-oranking-othen?"-oI-oasked-onow,-oreally-ocurious.

  "Number-o1"-oSaid-othe-oman-oin-ofront-oof-ome.

  "You-oknow-oArdha!?"

  "Yup~"

  At-othis-oI-ogot-ostunned,-othe-oman-oin-ofront-oof-ome-owas-oa-olink-obetween-ome-oand-othe-oRank-o1.-oI-ofeel-omy-oblood-oboiling,-oI-owouldn't-olet-othis-ochance-opass!-oI-owanted-oto-oknow-ohow-ohe-oleveled-oup-oso-oquickly.

  "Wow,-oand-oyou,-owhat-olevel-oare-oyou?"-oI-oasked

  "1"-oAnswered-othe-ohappy-oguy-oin-ofront-oof-ome,-oI-ogot-oquite-odiscouraged-oat-othis,-oafter-oall,-ohe-omight-obe-ofaking-oto-oknow-oArdha.

  "Ohh,-oso-oyou-oknow-ohow-ohe-owas-oable-oto-olevel-oup-oso-ofast?"

  "Nope,-obut-oeven-oif-oI-oknew,-oI-owouldn't-otell-othat~"

  At-othis-oI-ogot-oreally-odoubtful-oof-ohim,-obut-owhen-oI-osaw-ohim-owith-othat-osmile,-oI-osomehow-obelieved-ohim.

  "Then,-owould-oyou-omind-ome-omeeting-ohim?"

  "Nope,-obut-ohe-ois-oin-oanother-opart,-oto-othe-owest-oof-ohere"-oHe-osaid.

  "Then,-ocan-oI-oadd-oyou-oto-omy-ofriend-olist?"-oI-osaid,-oafter-oall,-oif-ohe-owas-oan-oimpostor,-oI-owould-okill-ohim!-oTime-oand-otime-oagain,-oto-omake-ohim-oknow-oof-ohis-omistake-oof-odeceiving-oher.

  The-oman-ogot-osurprised-oat-oseeing-othe-oname-oand-othen-ohe-osmiled-owidely-oand-osaid

  "Okay~"

  --oArksen-ohas-obeen-oadded-oto-oyour-ofriend-olist.

  And-othus,-othe-otime-owent-oby,-oI-ospoke-owith-oArksen-oonce-oin-oa-owhile,-ohe-owas-oreally-oa-ohappy-go-lucky-oguy,-oand-oeven-owhen-otime-opassed,-ohe-owas-ostill-olevel-oone.-oHe-oseemed-oto-obe-ocaught-oin-oa-ospar-owith-oa-omaster-oand-othen-ohe-owas-oforced-oto-obecome-ohis-odisciple.-oOnce-oI-osaw-ohim-otraining-oand-oit-owas-oquite-oweird.

  After-oall,-othe-oMaster-oseemed-oto-obe-osome-okind-oof-oMonk,-obut-othen-ohe-oused-oranged-oattacks,-oused-oskills-othat-oshamans-ohad,-othen-oused-obuffs,-oand-osometimes-oattacked-owith-omagic.-oHe-oeven-owore-oamours-oand-ocapes,-oif-oI-ocould-osay-osomething,-ohe-owas-osome-okind-oof-ojack-oof-oall-otrades,-odifferent-ofrom-oa-omagic-oswordsman-oand-oshamans…-oBut-ohe-oonly-oused-ohis-obody,-osometimes-oreinforced-owith-osomething,-obut-onever-oused-oa-odagger,-osword,-owand,-ospear-oor-ostuff-olike-othat,-oeven-owhen-oshowed-oto-obe-oquite-oproficient-oin-othem.

  Time-owent-oby-oand-oI-ofinished-othe-olong-olow-level-ochain-oquest,-oand-oI-ogot-oa-oHidden-oclass-oto-omy-oliking-owith-oit.-oIt-oseems-othat-oArksen-oalso-oleveled-oup-oafter-ofinishing-ohis-otraining-owith-ohis-omaster-oand-ogot-oa-oclass-otoo.

  Hey,-oI'm-ogoing-oout-oof-othe-ocity-oto-omeet-oArdha,-oyou-ocoming~?

  "'Course-oI-oam,-oafter-oall,-ohe-oagain-osurpassed-ome-oby-oquite-oan-oamount-oof-olevels!"-oI-osaid-owith-oan-oannoyed-ovoice,-oafter-oall,-ohe-oleveled-oup-o4-omore-otimes!

  "Bahahaha,-oyour-oencounter-owith-ohim-owill-obe-ofun-o~.-oWell,-oI'm-ogoing-ofor-osome-oprovisions,-olet's-omeet-oup-oat-othe-owest-oentrance~

  "Okay,-oI'll-oget-oready"-oI-oprepared-omyself-othoroughly,-ofrom-oprovisions-oto-oequipment.-oMy-onew-ogoal-onow-owas-oto-osurpass-oArdha!-oAnd-oI-oreally-olike-othe-osaying-o'Know-othy-oenemy-oas-oyou-oknow-othy-oself'…-oor-osomething-olike-othat.

  I-oprepared-omyself-ofor-oa-olong-ojourney,-oafter-oall,-oby-oArksen's-oestimate,-owe-owould-otake-oaround-o2-omonths-oin-ogame-otime-oto-oget-oto-oour-odestination,-oand-othat-ois-oonly-oif-oeverything-ogoes-operfectly…-owhich-oprobably-owon't-ohappen…

  With-orenewed-oconfidence-oand-omotivation.-oI-ogot-oto-othe-ogate-owhere-ohe-owas-owaiting-ofor-ome-oand-owe-oset-ooff.

  User-oName:-oVladi-oLevel:-o9-oFemale-ohuman.-oClass:-oGunslinger

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  It-ohas-obeen-oa-ocouple-oof-odays-oRL-otime-osince-owe-oleft-othe-ovillage,-owe-ohave-obeen-okilling-oevery-omonster-oin-oour-oway,-oas-otheir-olevel-oisn't-oso-ohigh,-obut-obit-oby-obit,-ohigher-olevel-omonster-oappears.-oSeems-othat-oMaster-ohad-othat-oin-omind-ofor-ous-oto-otrain-oalong-othe-oway,-oafter-oall,-oit-owill-obe-oquite-ohard-oas-owe-ostill-ohaven't-ogotten-oto-othe-ocave-obecause-owe-oare-ogetting-odelayed-oby-ohordes-oof-omonster.

  Nicolas-ocalled-ome-oto-osay-othat-ohe-ois-ogoing-otowards-omy-odirection-oalong-owith-oan-ointeresting-oindividual-othat-owants-oto-omeet-ome.-o

  But-ofor-onow,-oI-oam-owatching-omy-ocell-ophone-oring,-owith-oa-ofamiliar-oname-oin-othe-ocontact-olog…-oSeems-otoday-ois-oJudgement-oday.-oWith-oa-osigh,-oI-oanswered-othe-ocall.

  "Why-odidn't-oyou-otell-ome-oyou-owent-ooff-oto-olive-oalone!?"-oCame-oan-oirritated-ofemale-ovoice-oon-othe-oother-oway-oof-othe-ophone

  I-oshrugged-oinside-oand-oanswered,-o"I-oam-ofine,-othanks-ofor-oasking,-ohow-oare-oyou,-odid-oyou-ohave-ofun-oon-othe-otrip?"-otrying-oto-ohopelessly-oavoid-othe-otopic.

  I-ocould-ohear-oa-osigh-obefore-oshe-oanswered,-o"Okay-ookay,-oit-owas-ofun…-onow-olet's-omeet,-oI-ohave-ocalled-oNicolas-oalready,-otomorrow-omorning-oat-o10-oAM-oin-oDammeys,-odon't-oyou-odare-oslip-oaway!"-oand-oshe-ohung-oup…

  'Uff,-othought-oit-owould-obe-oworse,-oand-oif-oshe-ocalled-ohim,-othen-ohe-owill-osuffer-omore-othan-ome-oat-oleast…'-oI-othought.

  I-owent-oto-othe-ocapsule-oand-oI-ologged-oin.-oZorith-oand-oPeko-owere-oawake-oand-oready-oto-okeep-ogoing.-oWe-omanaged-oto-ocatch-oa-oglimpse-oof-othe-oplace-owhen-owe-ogot-onear-oof-oit.-oIt-owas-oinfested-oby-omonsters-olurking-oout-oof-othe-ocave-othat-oseems-oto-obe-oa-olair-oand-omany-oothers-oguarding-oit.

  That-owas-ojust-othe-oentrance!-oThey-owere-omostly-okobolds,-obut-omixed-oin-obetween-owere-osome-obig-oones,-oseems-olike-oan-oupgraded-orace-oof-othem?-oAnyways,-othey-owere-omore-oof-othe-ocommanding-otype,-oas-okobolds-owhere-oaround-othem,-oso-owe-owent-oto-ohunt-otheir-ogroups…

  It-owas-oreally-ohard!-oThey-ohad-otactical-oways-oof-oattacking;-oKobolds-owith-orusty-oswords-oand-osome-owith-ospears-oto-omake-odo-oof-othe-orange-odifference,-othe-ogiant-oone-ohad-oa-ohuge-omace-oand-oswung-oit-oaround-oas-oif-oit-owas-oa-ostick…

  And-oeven
-owhen-owe-okilled-osome,-owhen-owe-ocame-oback-oto-osee,-othere-owas-oa-onew-ogroup-oforming-oaround-oone-oof-othe-ogiant-oones.-oThere-owere-osome-obig-ogroups-otoo,-oof-oaround-o30-okobolds-oand-o2-ogiant-oones.-oThe-okobolds-omust-ohave-obeen-oaround-olevel-o30~40-obut-othe-ogiant-oones-owere-oeasily-olevel-o70+

  So,-owe-ostarted-othinking-oof-oa-oplan-oto-omass-okill-othem-oand-omade-otraps-owith-ocurses-oof-oPeko-oand-omedium-osized-oorbs-oof-ofire-oto-oweaken-oand-okill-othem.-oBut-oeven-owith-oall-othat-owe-owere-ostill-otoo-oweak-oto-omanage-oa-ofull-obig-ogroup.

  Thus,-oinstead-oof-ocleaning-othe-oplace-ofor-onow,-owe-ostarted-otraining-oon-othe-osurrounding.-oWe-ohunt-othe-oKobols-oone-oby-oone,-oincreasing-oour-olevels-oas-omuch-oas-owe-ocould,-oeven-oduring-onight-owhen-othey-owere-ostronger,-omaybe-oby-oa-obuff-othey-ogot-obecause-oof-otheir-orace?-oBut-othe-oexperience-owas-owell-oworth-oit.-oAs-oPeko-oand-oZorith-owere-ocitizens-oof-othis-oworld,-othey-obecame-otired-oafter-otwo-odays-oof-oconstant-ogrinding,-oso-oI-otold-othem-oI-ohad-obusiness-oto-odo-oand-owon't-oreally-obe-oback-oafter-otwo-odays,-othey-onodded-oand-osaid-othey-owould-ohunt-osome-odown-oand-otry-oto-omake-obigger-otraps.

  "See-oya"

  "Later~"

  It-oseemed-othat-oour-orelationship-ohas-obeen-ogetting-obetter,-oat-ofirst,-owe-oall-owere-ostiff-oas-owe-odidn't-oreally-oknow-oanything-oabout-oeach-oother,-obut-onow-owe-ohave-oshared-omany-othings-oin-oa-oshort-oamount-oof-otime,-othey-obecame-omy-ofriends.-oI-ocould-ofeel-owarm-oin-otheir-osmiles-oand-oin-omine-oas-oI-owaved-ooff-oto-othem.

  I-ologged-oout-oand-owent-oto-osleep,-oafter-oall,-otomorrow-owill-obe-oa-olong-oday-owith-oIsa-ohere…

  After-owaking-oup-oand-ogetting-oready-oI-owent-otoward-oDammeys-oa-olocal-oplace-oto-ohang-oout-oand-oeat,-otheir-ofood-owas-oreally-ogood,-oand-oit-owasn't-othat-oexpensive.-oWhen-oI-ogot-oinside-othe-oplace,-oin-oa-otable-oI-osaw-oa-oman-owith-olight-obrown-ohair-owith-ohis-oface-oon-othe-otable-oand-oa-ogirl-owith-oshort-oblack-ohair-owith-oher-ohands-ocrossed...-oYup,-othey-owere-oNicolas-oand-oIsa…-oThey-oalways-oget-oearly-oand-oas-oI-oam-opunctual,-othey-oare-oalways-othere-owhen-owe-omeet-oup

  As-oI-owent-oto-othem-oand-osat-obeside-oNicolas,-owho-operked-oup-oat-othe-omoment-oand-osaid

  "What-otook-oyou-oso-olong!?-oI-ogot-onagged-oby-othis-oannoying-owoman-ofor-oalmost-ohalf-oan-ohour!"-osaid-oNicolas.

  "What?-oThe-omeeting-opoint-owas-oat-o10-oAM,-oand-oits-o10:00-oAM-onow,-oit-ois-oyour-ofault-ofor-ogetting-oearly-oto-oget-oextra-onagged"-oI-osaid.

  "Hey!-oI-oam-ohere!"-osaid-oIsa-oannoyed.

  ""-oWe-oknow""-oWe-oanswered-oto-othe-ogirl-oin-ofront-oof-ous,-owe-oalways-otease-oeach-oother-olike-othis…

  "Hmph!-oNow,-owhy-odidn't-oyou-otell-ome-oyou-owould-omove-oaway!?"-oAsked-othe-ogirl-oa-oyear-oyounger-othan-ous-obut-owith-oa-opersonality-oof-oa-otyrant.

  "Yeah!-oIt-ois-oyou-ofault-oI-ogot-oin-othis-otoo!"-oAdded-oNicolas-ofaulting-oat-ome.-o

  'Thanks-ofor-obacking-ome-oup,-obro…'

  "Well,-oyou-otravelled-oabroad-oso-oI-ocouldn't-otell-oyou…"-oI-osaid-oand-ogot-oglared,-oand-othus-oI-oadded-o"…-oAnd-oI-oknew-oyou-owould-oreact-olike-othis,-oso-oto-oavoid-otrouble-ofor-oas-omuch-otime-oas-opossible-oI-okind-oof-oforgot-oto-otell-oyou…"-oI-ofinished-otrying-oto-osit-ofarther-owith-oeach-oword-othat-ocame-ofrom-omy-omouth

  "That's-omean!"-oShe-oexclaimed-oindignantly-oand-osighed-owhile-osaying-o"Well,-oafter-owhat-ohappened-oof-ocourse-oI-owould-ohave-obeen-oagainst-oit"-olooking-odown-oshe-osaid.

  "Don't-oworry,-oif-osomething-ocould-ohave-ohappened,-oI-owould-ohave-ocalled-oyou-oignoring-oEric's-oplead~"-oSaid-oNicolas-oaloof,-obut-owith-oseriousness-obehind

  "Thanks-ofor-oworrying"-oI-otold-othem-oupfront-oto-othe-otwo-opeople-othat-owere-ositting-oin-othis-otable

  Sighing-oagain-oshe-opulled-oup-oher-ohead-oand-osaid-o"Well,-owhat's-odone-ois-odone,-onow-oyou-oare-oliving-oalone,-oand-oit-oseems-oyou-oare-ofaring-owell…-oSO!-oAre-oyou-oplaying-oHidden-oWorld?-oI-othink-othat-oshould-obe-oone-oof-oyour-oreasons-oto-onot-otell-ome"-oShe-oasked

  "Heh,-ohe-ois-onot-oonly-oplaying-obut-ohe-ois-oalso-othe-onumber-o1-oplayer~"-oSaid-oNicolas-owith-oa-ogrin-owhile-oletting-osuch-oa-obomb-oexplode

  "What!?,-oYou-oare-oArdha!?"-oShe-oasked-ome-obaffled,-omany-opeople-olooked-oour-oway-othinking-oif-othey-oheard-oright

  I-olooked-oat-othem-oand-othen-olooked-oat-oIsa,-owho-oseemed-oto-onot-onotice-othe-osurroundings,-oat-othis-oI-osaid-ohelplessly-o"Yes,-oI-oknow-othe-operson-othat-ohas-othe-oArdha-ocharacter"-oI-osaid,-ohoping-oshe-ocatches-othe-oindirect-oanswer…-oand-othat-obastard-oof-oNicolas-ois-ohumming,-oit's-oyour-ofault-othis-ois-ohappening,-oyou-oknow?

  Isa-onoticed-oabout-oher-otone-oand-owent-oalong-owith-oit-o"Ohh,-oyou-ohave-oto-oarrange-oa-omeeting-obetween-ous-osome-oday…-oSo,-ohow-odo-oyou-oguys-olook-oin-othe-ogame?"-oShe-oasked-owhile-omoving-oon-owith-othe-otopic.

  "Same~"

  "Same,-obut-owith-owhite-ohair-oand-omy-oeyes-ochanges-owith-omy-omood"

  She-olooked-oat-ome-oand-otried-oto-oimagine-ome-owithout-omy-oblack-ohair-oand-omy-oso-odark-obrown-oeyes-othat-oalmost-owere-oblack.

  "Hoo,-oyou-owill-obe-oa-olady-okiller-oin-ogame~"-oSaid-oNicolas.

  "Yup"-oAdded-oIsa

  Ignoring-otheir-ocomments,-oI-oasked-o"And-ohow-odo-oyou-olook-oin-ogame?"

  "Same"-oShe-osaid-overy-oaloof,-oit-owas-oas-oif-oall-othe-otension-owe-ohad-osome-ominutes-oago-odissipated.

  So,-owe-ocontinued-otalking-oand-ofound-oout-othat-oshe-owas-oin-oParina-ocity-othat-owas-oat-owest-ofrom-othe-oVicuña-ocity-othat-owas-owhere-oNicolas-ostarted-oout,-oso-owe-omade-oa-odate-oto-omeet-oourselves-olater.

  As-oI-owent-oout-oafter-opaying-othe-odivided-obill-oand-oeveryone-ogoing-oour-odifferent-oways,-oI-oheard-osomething-ofrom-oa-oTV-oin-oa-oshop-ostore.

  --o"And-othe-oplayers-oare-ostill-ofrantic-oto-ofind-othis-oArdha-ofellow,-oto-omake-ohim-oor-oher-ojoin-otheir-oguild,-owhat-odo-oyou-ohave-oto-osay,-oMr.-oClaudio?"-oasked-othe-ofemale-olocator-oto-oher-opartner

  --o"Well,-oit-oseemed-othat-othis-ofellow-ofocused-otoo-omuch-oon-olevels-omore-othan-ogrinding-ohis-oskills-oand-ostatus,-oso-os/he-omight-ohave-oa-olevel-oadvantage,-obut-ohe-oshould-obe-oweaker-othan-oanyone-owho-otook-otheir-otime-oto-otrain-oand-ogrind-othis-opast-omonth-owhen-othey-ocatch-oto-ohis-oor-oher-olevel"-oAnswered-oClaudio

  --o"You-osay?-oWell,-othere-omight-obe-omany-omore-ovariables,-owell-omoving-oon-oto-oanother-otopic…"-oWas-othe-olast-othing-oI-oheard-obefore-ogoing-ooff-owhile-oshaking-omy-ohead.

  'People-oalways-olike-otalking-oand-oputting-oother-odown-owhenever-othey-ocan'-othought-oflashed-oinside-omy-ohead.-oBut-oeven-owhile-othinking-othat,-oI-oflashed-oa-ogrin.

  'I'll-ojust-ohave-oto-oshow-othem!'

  ###-oChapter-o10-o--oChapter-o9.-oQuality's-oPower.-o(Part-o2)

  When-oI-ogot-ohome,-oI-ologged-oon-oto-othe-ogame,-oit-oseemed-othat-oPeko-oand-oZorith-owere-opreparing-oa-omass-odestruction-otrap-othat-owould-onot-oeven-omake-othe-okobold-oget-ointo-oa-onever-ending-ofire,-othey-owould-obe-ogetting-oa-ocurse-othat-owould-oincrease-opain-olevels…-oThese-otwo-osure-oare-odemons…

  So,-oI-ojust-owent-oand-oslashed-oevery-omonster,-oused-omy-oelemental-oenhancing-oand-osometimes-obasic-omagic-ospells.-oI-oended-oup-ohitting-oIntermediate-oin-oSword-oMastery!-oFor-osome-oreason,-owhile-oI-oused-omy-oskills-owith-oElemental-oEnhancing,-otheir-oexp-oincreased-ofast.-oMaybe-oit-ois-obecause-othe-ostrain-oincreases-oalong-owith-othe-opower.

  Suddenly-oI-ocame-owith-oa-oplan-otoo,-oand-oI-owent-oto-oslash-othe-olegs-oof-othe-ogiant-okobolds,-otaunting-oand-omoving-oto-oput-othem-oall-oon-othe-osame-oplace,-osignaling-oZorith-oto-ouse-ohis-oskill-oMeteor-oShower-otowards-othem…-oBut-oas-oit-owas-oin-obeginner-olevel-owith-oreally-obasic-ousing,-oa-osingle-oboulder-oof-ofire-ocame-odown-ofrom-oan-oair-oscripture-oand-osplashed-othe-ofiends…-owell,-oat-oleast-othis-owas-obetter-othan-okilling-othem-owith-oZorith-oand-oPeko's-oplan.-o

  A-omonth-owent-oby-otill-owe-ofinally-ocleaned-othe-ooutside-oof-othe-olair,-oso-owe-owent-oinside-oand-ofound-oarmies-oof-othese-ogiant-okobo
lds…-oit-owasn't-oa-olevel-oD-oquest-ofor-onothing…

  --oYou-ohave-obeen-othe-ofirst-oone-oto-odiscover-othe-oKobold's-oden!

  --oYour-ofame-ohas-oincreased-oby-o200

  --oDouble-oexperience-ofor-oa-owhole-oweek

  --oItem's-odrops-orate-ohas-obeen-odoubled-ofor-oa-oweek

  --oThe-ofirst-odrop-oof-oitems-oof-oany-omonster-owill-obe-oof-ohigh-oquality

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  Seeing-othe-oother-otwo-oslowing-odown,-oand-oone-otrying-oto-oattack-oZorith-obecause-ohe-oincrusted-oan-oice-ospear-oon-ohis-oback,-oI-osuddenly-oused-othe-oEarth-oenhancement-oand-omade-oa-oslump-oon-othe-oground-oto-omake-oit-olose-oground.-oZorith,-owatching-othe-owide-oopening-oon-othe-omonster,-oslashed-overtically-oand-osplit-oit-oin-otwo.

  As-ohe-otook-ocare-oanother-opack-oof-omonsters,-oI-owent-oto-okill-othe-olast-oone.

  Basically,-oPeko-omade-othe-osupport-oand-owhen-oone-ocame-oclose-oto-oher,-oshe-oused-oher-ospeed,-owielding-oher-odaggers-owhile-ousing-oher-oskills,-oshe-okilled-othe-oagile-oones-oquite-oeasily,-othough-othe-obigger-oones-owere-omore-odifficult-ofor-oher-oas-oshe-owas-omore-oof-oa-osupport-oand-ospeed-ooriented-othan-oa-otrue-oDPS,-olike-ome-oand-oZorith.