Necro Master

Poison Fog Forest

* * *

Coming out through a mysteriously shaped portal was the same place as a village. It was not that big to call it a village. However, the thick bindings were holding the perimeter tight and various facilities were visible inside.

Beyond the camp was a dead land. Occasionally, I could see a few monsters running around. However, the monsters were unable to enter the camp.

It was about time I looked into new environments. The system has been informed of the loyalty.

[Welcome to the Challenger's Camp.]

[You can use facilities such as unmanned shops, inns, etc. at the camp.]

It was a system that informed me that I arrived at the camp safely. Of course, we didn't just tell them that we had arrived. I gave a step-by-step warning from the current situation of loyalty.

[There are two kinds of camps in total.]

[It is the camp where the characteristic holders stay and the camp where the characteristic does not exist.]

[The camp you arrived at is called the Character Holder's Camp.]

‘I thought if I came to the Challengers' Camp I would be able to spare a bit...... ’

But there was no relaxation. As soon as the system arrived, loyalty told me what to do.

[Destroy the Crystal Tower in the camp of the Unspecified.]

[Or exterminate them.]

Now it appears that even their camp has towers made of large crystals. It looked poor, but it was a crystal tower about two stories high.

Anyway, the system's words made me frown.

“You're asking me to fight people this time. ”

But that's it. The impression of loyalty was reopened.

“Deal with it or I'll have to die. ”

Of course, I did not intend to sit still and be beaten. And what are those who do not possess character? They were not good people.

‘Yes, they killed their comrades before they even took on the giant larvae. Even if they didn't kill him, they're part of it. ’

The conditions for those who did not possess the traits to come here were simple. It was a human sacrifice before the giant larvae were released. Even if he didn't kill them himself, they were the same to loyalty. The implicit thought the intrusion was an accomplice.

‘There is no need to show mercy. ’

I did. I didn't have to understand each other's circumstances. What are you doing?

‘We are enemies now anyway. ’

In the first place, I would have fought to keep myself alive. But since they think they've already stepped on someone else, their conscience is not pierced.

By the time loyalty felt that way, the system continued to explain cautions.

[But be careful.]

[If killed by a non-characteristic, the opponent creates a professional trait.]

‘Characteristics emerge... …. ’

Those who didn't have the attributes almost came at me like a bad idea. This could be an opportunity to get a job trait. However, in addition to the precautions, there was also information that was helpful.

[Grow first to win.]

[Each section contains all kinds of monsters and treasures.]

[See the minimap in the upper right corner for an approximate location of the monsters.]

Looking up at the top right, a minimap was really created. The current position of the fidelity is simply marked ‘characteristic camp’, and each of the specific terrain around it has a name.

‘Razor Hill, Fairy Lake. ’

There were so many curious places on the minimap. Even the locations of the camps of those without characteristics were marked on the map. The opposing camp is the western end, provided that it is located at the east end of the chasm. The distance from each other was very far. It was not a long way to go in a short time.

As the enthusiasm examines the minimap, the system's story is finished.

[All challengers cannot leave the camp at this time.]

[You can leave the camp in 8 hours.]

[Rest until then.]

So far, so good. But the number next to the minimap was a problem. What's the number? It's the number of people in each camp.

[Attribute holder: 20 people]

[Uncharacterized: 100 people]

The power difference was five times that. How am I supposed to win this? As he entered the camp of traitor owners, he laughed at the surrounding gravestones.

How am I supposed to beat 20 to 100?

- Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh. I only hunted for 7 days and then I died alone.

- Wow, that's too bad. I snuck into the Crystal Tower and got mugged.

- It's not a waste.

Most of the tombstones were bitter. No matter how much I looked at it, most of my writings were grumbling.

- Yes, sir.

- This is a real offense?

- You don't have a balance patch. The naval tactical anger.

- That was fun, so I'm gonna go take a break. W.

- Acknowledge ~ 0.0000000001% chance of becoming a god anyway. I'm going to have fun!

- I almost won, but the monsters killed me while I was hunting.

I shouldn't have been so greedy.

But I continued to examine the loyalty just in case. I didn't even know there was writing to help. However, someone interrupted the concentration of such loyalty.

“Hey, you're just a bunch of idiots. How long are you going to waste time there? ”

Then I tapped him on the shoulder. But the power was no joke. Suddenly, a false wind comes from the mouth of the faithful.

“Huff!”

It was like pressing my shoulders with a lump of iron. The startled loyalty immediately shifts its back to check its target. I tried to ask him what he was doing at the same time, but I couldn't say anything as soon as I saw him.

Is it the right person? The whole body was green. Although he looked about 160 cm tall, his whole body could not be said to be a person. The muscles that would burst and protrude right away were tightly squeezed under the skin. His face looks fine, but he doesn't feel any malice.

He turned his back on whether he mistook loyalty for evaluating his appearance.

“Do you like my looks too? Damn, it took a strange characteristic.... ”

“No…… That's not it...... ”

“Tsk, you don't have to comfort me. You were the last one here, by the way. The last one in was supposed to lead us to the next one. So come with me. I'll show you the features we learned at the camp. ”

I told him to come with me, and he had already gone too far. I had to be loyal enough to follow my footsteps. Despite his best efforts, his loyalty quickly stepped on his heels.

* * *

The first place I arrived was a tent set up inside the camp.

Autonomous Shop

Inside the tent were all sorts of items. From weapons to defense gear, consumables and even skill books were sold. When I showed interest in the item, the one who brought me loyalty said.

“Just watch. If you touch it with your hands, it will be bought. I'm Hans, by the way. ”

“Oh, I'm loyal. ”

“Yes, loyal. You see that right there? That's the inn. You can eat food, and if you get hurt, I'll heal you if you take a deep breath. Of course, it also eliminates fatigue. ”

His description gives me a nod.

“The inn is completely free. But that's not how the store works. The price is displayed below the item. Take a look."

As Hans said, I was surprised to see the number of enemies under the item. It was never cheap

“Oh my……. ”

He laughs as he is amazed by his loyalty.

“Crazy price, right? 1,000 karma for a dagger, nothing more. ”

Of course, I would appreciate it if I could have a dagger, but 1,000 karmas was too fierce. I was able to raise a level or skill right away. Of course, loyalty became affordable. But I would not buy it

‘If you buy that, it's an affirmative action. ’

There was also a skill book in addition to the Dagger. But those were prices I would never be able to afford today. The cheapest skill book is close to 40,000 karma.

‘It's like the bread in a painting. ’

Hans continued to tell me if he knew the feeling of such loyalty.

“Hehe. If you buy something from the store, you're an idiot. Well, if you feel like you're losing your life, you can still carry a Recovery Potion with you. ”

Hans turns his back as he taunts the store. Then I headed somewhere again.

“Just think of the facilities in the camp as shops and inns. But come this way. ”

Hans walks aloud to one side. Where he headed was the entrance to the camp. There were a number of people who were looking for outward trends. As soon as Hans and his loyalty came, they waved gladly.

“Hey, Hans. Are you getting the hang of it? ”

“Haha, since you're a shy friend, your Asian friend needs you to keep up with him! ”

“Hah, Hans isn't what he looks like." ”

Hans sticks to people's reactions.

“No! Why are you all pretending to be so close when you've never seen them before? Faithful. Don't listen to them. Follow them. ”

The place where he arrived was near the exit. Similarly, there were many gravestones here. Hans pointed to one of the gravestones.

“Loyalty, look at this. ”

Unlike the other tombstones, there was a helpful text.

- Never die on the other side.

- It's getting really hard with the traits of the opposing camp.

- Never walk alone.

- If you have Tracking Skills, you will lose. If you feel strange, leave immediately.

- Always stay close to colleagues.

- If you have a partner who can help, help them quickly. Oh, come on.

- Have at least 4-5 people accompany you. If you want to win.

After confirming that the faithfulness had been read to the last letter, he pointed to another tombstone.

“If you've seen it, you've seen it. ”

-First of all, hunt nearby on day 1.

I think it will be okay for 2-3 days.

We have to shut up and hunt.

- If you succeed in hunting the boss class monsters, honey!

- But we have to reduce their numbers at the latest from the 4th.

- If you level up with Farming, we'll take him down.

-Growing is an advantageous environment in this camp.

- There are places that can be used as a Node if you chase monsters away.

- Good luck with the node!

There were other tips. It wasn't that great. But I told him where to hunt. Of course, not all of the information was consistent. It was largely different from the information from the monster colonies and gravestones indicated on the minimap. It seemed like every time a new camp was set up, monsters were randomly deployed.

‘Still, this is helpful enough. ’

Roughly where to hunt.

‘For now, the answer is to grow as fast as possible. ’

Did he know that he had looked at all the articles so roughly? Hans moves toward the exit, saying.

“As you can see, we recommend going together in the gravestones, but each of us decided to go on our own. Only those who need to party together. I can't help it. Together, even if we hunt fast, there will be fewer Karma to get that much. ”

I couldn't agree more. If the amount of Karma that an individual takes is reduced, the chances of winning in the end are reduced.

“Well, that's just the beginning. We should definitely get together in the middle. Of course, we'll have to stay in touch until we get together. ”

The loyalty nodded because it was reasonable.

From day one, it didn't look like we had to travel together. After examining the tombstones, it looks like the odds are roughly seven days old. Since they were far from each other's camps, the first time was from the 3rd to 4th day. But how do you get in touch with them? There were no cell phones in this world. But loyalty soon could understand why.

By the time Hans finishes roughly the guidance of loyalty, a woman approaches them both.

“Hans, are you done with the tour? ”

“Yes. This is loyalty. I'll ask this fella to connect us. ”

"Connection?"

While her loyalty was questioned, she briefly introduced herself. She was a South American woman with brown raw hair.

“My job is a contactor. Because of traits, you can stay away from people you've connected with once. ”

“How...? ”

But the question was not long. I didn't feel anything, but I immediately heard the system's voice.

[‘Camilla’ has applied the 'cord of connection’ to you.]

At the same time, I heard a woman's voice in my head. It was not the voice of the system.

[Connect like this. It's simple, right? And if you think about what you want to say in your mind, you can say it to me.]

Loyal to her words, I thought to myself quietly.

‘... Wonderful. Do you really hear what I'm saying? ’

Seeing that there was no reaction, I didn't seem to be able to hear a thought. So this time, I planted the will to tell her. Of course, the user mixes a little prank to see the opposing Pokémon's reaction.

Knock, knock. Do you copy? ’

Then she smiled and replied.

[Foot. Cute. Yeah, I can hear you. My name is Camilla, by the way. Take good care of him, Mr. Loyalty.]

As soon as communication really took place, loyalty stopped playing around. And he said, keeping his manners.

‘It really works. Yes, please take care of me. ’

There was a bit of a puzzlement that he seemed to be reading his mind. However, I didn't think it would be read unless I was trying to convey it.

‘You have a good skill, by the way. ’

Thanks to her, you don't seem to have anyone to worry about easily. I was able to communicate my situation quickly through her. Hans said that when loyalty connected to Camilla.

“Well, I better get ready to go, too, so work hard. ”

Hans is headed somewhere. Loyalty seemed to need to be prepared.

“Camila, I'll be going, too. ”

“Yes, please let me know if you have any questions. ”

“Yes.”

That's how loyal I left. We had a place to go first.

‘I need to go to the inn and relieve my fatigue first. ’

I was so hungry. There's plenty of time, so you should rest first. The stride of loyalty led to the inn.

* * *

Was it because I was so tired? I think I slept for almost 7 hours. Well, it didn't matter. I didn't have anything to do until the camp exits. But it was a loyalty that reminded me of what to do.

“By the way, how much karma I had. ”

Loyalty opens the status window. Then I saw the current amount of Karma.

[Karma Owns: 1,650]

‘Hmmm... It's more ambiguous than I thought. ’

There were two places where Karma was used right away. It was Level and Summoned Skeleton Troops. However, it took 1,000 karma to level up. And you needed 700 Karma to rank up the Skeleton Troop Summoning.

‘So we have to choose between the two. ’

If you leveled up one more level, you would definitely have a strength that was different from that of Level 2. I knew the enthusiasm that there was only one level difference. But soon, I shook my head.

‘Skill up first. ’

No matter how much I think about it, it was first necessary to raise the skill of summoning the Skeleton Troop. The determination of the mind immediately applied Karma to the skill. Then the system came to light.

[Raise the rank of the 'Summon Skeleton Troop’ skill to rank D.]

[Summon Skeleton Troop - D Rank: Summon Skeleton Troop equipped with related equipment corresponding to a unique disease. Up to 3 body sizes (2,000 karma required to rank C).]

‘I was also good at raising skills. ’

Now I can build three skeletons at the same time. Then the hunting that would take place would be easy.

As you look around at the state of loyalty, you hear the voices of the system.

[In 15 minutes, the entrance of the camp that was sealed will open.]

“Shall we start preparing to leave? ”

Looking out the window, it seemed that most of the other challengers were also waiting at the exit. The unpacking loyalty quickly took a step outside.

* * *

When I arrived at the exit, some people greeted me with enthusiasm.

“Hey, how did you sleep? ”

“If you want to go to Blade Hill, come with me. ”

“Oh, I'm fine. ”

Loyalty had already determined where to go.

‘Head straight for the Forest of Poisonous Fog. ’

Before going to the inn, it was a hunting ground that decided to consult the gravestones I had examined. It was one of the toughest hunting grounds you could go to in the first place. Of course, most of the tombstones of those who have gone through the Forest of Poison Fog said, "Don't go."

‘But it is a place where there is a tremendous advantage at the beginning. ’

Of course, it would not be easy, but it seemed to be able to hunt to some extent for loyalty.

‘Skeletons can't be poisoned. I can survive on a life drain. ’

There were many things to believe in. Especially everyone, including loyalty, shared their destination. If I thought it was dangerous, I could ask around for help. At this time, not a single workforce will be able to turn their backs. The atmosphere of those currently placed on the same side was not bad.

By the time the system had roughly figured that out, the system had come to light. It's time to get active.

[Exit has been sealed off.]

[Well, good luck.]

At the same time as the voice, the noisy atmosphere immediately calmed down. And as if everyone had made a promise, they began to move forward without hesitation. They shouted aloud as they left the camp.

“Don't all die! ”

“Let me know as soon as you're in danger! ”

Hans, who was passing by the fidelity, found the fidelity and stopped walking and said.

“Hey, did you say you were going to the Forest of Poison Fog? Me and a few other guys are gonna be hunting nearby, so let me know when it gets dangerous. I'll be right there. ”

Loyalty nods at Hans' consideration.

“Yes, thank you. ”

But that was all he was worried about. Likewise, you leave the camp immediately, along with the rest of the group, assuming they didn't intend to spare their time.

‘Is this the beginning? ’

Loyalty has decided to grow properly in this opportunity. Occasionally, some people had small parties, but they chose to solo. I had no choice. It looked better to take as much advantage as possible.

“Let's go, then. ”

The loyalty immediately followed those who left the camp. That was the last time anyone left camp.