Chapter 105

Тhud.

Тhе mоment Jarviаn’s dесарitated bodу fеll to the grоund.

Countlеss mеssаgеs арpeаred befоrе Khаn’s еуеs.

[Quеst clеarеd.]

[Acquirеd а mаssivе amount оf Eхperienсе Points as a rеwаrd.]

[Additional rewards will bе givеn upon rescuing Eddу’s уounger sibling аnd delivеring thеm tо him.]

Еddy’s younger sibling shоuld be at Lехаr’s Gang’s main bаsе in Distriсt 12 by now.

Нe was аlready plаnning tо cheсk thе messаges and thеn head to rеscuе Еddy’s sibling as quickly as рossiblе.

Не thought thе next Маin Quеst would aрpеаr right аwау, but it seеmеd thе Mаin Quеst wasn’t showing up for now.

[Level has increased.]

[Achieved Level 40.]

[Acquired ‘Random Skill Selection Ticket’.]

[Level has increased.]

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The continuous stream of Level Up messages appearing before Khan’s eyes.

‘This… is truly an unbelievable level.’

Khan tried to recall if he had ever seen so many Level Up messages at once while playing <Geo Arc>, but no matter how hard he thought, he had never experienced this.

In fact, even looking at other Users’ records in the <Geo Arc> Community, he remembered the person who had leveled up the most at once was around 10 levels.

‘To think I’d level up 20 times at once…’

Thanks to this, Khan’s Level jumped directly from 39 to 59.

[Achieved Level 50.]

[Acquired ‘Random Skill Selection Ticket’.]

He even got one more Random Skill Selection Ticket as an achievement reward for reaching Level 50.

He could now acquire two more Skills immediately.

‘I’ll use the Skill Selection Tickets later. First, I need to go rescue Sophia right away.’

As much as he wanted to use the Skill Selection Tickets immediately, the urgent matter at hand was the survival of Eddy’s younger sibling, Sophia.

“Byutek, Sharin. Well done. Now we must go to District 12 immediately to rescue Sophia.”

“Leave that to us, Hyungnim!”

“That’s right! Byutek oppa and I will go quickly and bring back Ms. Sophia!”

“No, we’ll go together. There are things I want to check there as well.”

Since the Flight Magic was still active, Khan flew swiftly towards District 12 first.

Whoosh!

Byutek and Sharin also followed closely behind Khan, heading swiftly towards District 12.

While heading to District 12, Khan opened his Status Window to check his Mana Capacity.

◈ LV.59

◈ Khan (Lee Huseong)

◈ Mana: 2840/3840

◈ Talent: Magic

◈ Skills: (10★)Sage’s Heart, (8★)Growth Acceleration, (1★)Arrow, (1★)Barrier, (2★)Fire Boom, (2★)Fireball, (2★)Mirror Defense, (2★)Mana Enhancement, (1★)Wind Cutter, (3★)Dragon’s Breath

His Mana Capacity had indeed increased by exactly 200.

‘Even after leveling up this much, I’m still lower than Sharin…’

Khan turned his head to look at Sharin and Byutek flying after him.

To be precise, he looked at the Level and name above their heads.

[LV.42 Knight of Kilpheon Byutek]

[LV.78 Genius Mage Sharin]

Had they both gained some enlightenment from this battle?

Just before the fight with Lexar’s Gang started, Byutek’s Level was 37 and Sharin’s Level was 75.

‘To think their Levels rose this much in that short time.’

That’s why Khan wasn’t that happy even though he had leveled up 20 times at once.

Despite clearing such a high-difficulty Quest and gaining a massive amount of Experience Points, his Level was still lower than Sharin’s.

“Master…? Is there something on my face?”

As Khan kept staring at Sharin, she touched her face with her hand and asked.

But Khan ignored her and increased his speed even more.

‘Seeing Byutek’s Level rise this quickly too, he’s a guy with outstanding talent. To avoid being caught up even by Byutek, I need to grow stronger even faster than now.’

The way to grow stronger quickly.

There was no other way than to level up.

Whoosh!!!!

Khan vowed to grow faster.

Flying at an incredible speed, he soon arrived at Lexar’s Gang’s hideout in District 12.

“Sharin, can you sense any life signs?”

“Hmm… Just a moment!”

Hmm…!!!!

Finding people was something Sharin was much better at than Khan.

As Sharin drew in Mana and expanded her Sensory Perception, she soon discovered a single life sign.

“Ah, found it! I can sense a life sign underground here… but their condition doesn’t seem good. We need to hurry!”

“Right. Guide us.”

“Yes!”

Sharin quickly dashed towards the underground stairs first.

Clatter clatter clatter!!

Sharin ran down the stairs at full speed.

The underground was a space entirely made of bricks, with doors at intervals.

Following Sharin down to the third underground floor, Khan and Byutek opened the door to the third room there.

Creak!

A blonde woman was collapsed there.

Her ankles and wrists were bound with iron chains, making movement nearly impossible.

“Byutek.”

When Khan called him, Byutek immediately drew his Greatsword and swung it.

Swish!

Shoooaaaaak!!!

Snap— Snap—

The iron chains binding her were sliced in half like paper, powerless.

The collapsed woman barely opened her eyes and cautiously spoke.

“W-who are you…?”

“Eddy is waiting. It’s all over now, so rest easy.”

“T-then… is that Lexar guy dead?”

“Yes.”

“T-thank you. Thank you…!”

As Khan looked at Sophia’s face and gave a definitive answer, she closed her eyes with a relieved expression.

‘She looks quite exhausted. Signs of dehydration, perhaps.’

Seeing Sophia’s mouth severely parched, it seemed she might even die during transport if not careful.

Khan took out a water bottle from the Spatial Pocket attached to his waist.

“Sharin, put this in Sophia’s mouth.”

“Ah, yes! Understood!”

Incidentally, the liquid in the bottle wasn’t just water but a mid-grade recovery potion that Serina, the Mage from the Blue Magic Tower, had possessed earlier.

Sharin slightly opened Sophia’s mouth and carefully dropped a few drops of the mid-grade recovery potion.

Drip. Drip. Drip.

Instantly, the color returned to her severely parched lips, and her complexion improved.

“Byutek, you carry her. You’re the strongest here.”

“Haha! I was already planning to do that, of course! Physical tasks like this are naturally my job!”

Whoosh!

Saying that, Byutek lightly lifted Sophia and carried her on his back.

“Hmm, she’s too light. It seems she hasn’t eaten anything for a long time while imprisoned here.”

“Let’s head back quickly.”

“Yes!”

“I’ll cast Flight Magic again!”

Hmm…!!!

As Sharin cast Flight Magic on Khan and Byutek, and the three were about to depart for District 6 simultaneously.

“Byutek, Sharin. I’ll stay here a bit longer, so you two go ahead to Eddy’s shop. I’ll follow shortly.”

“Yes! Understood!”

“Understood, Master! You’ll come soon, right?”

“Yes.”

Whoosh…!!

Whoosh…!!

Byutek and Sharin flew swiftly towards District 6 with Sophia.

Khan, who had come above ground to see them off, closed his eyes and slowly drew in Mana.

Hmm…!!!!!

Rumble rumble rumble rumble…!!!!

As he drew in nearly all of his current Mana, which was a little under 3000, blue Mana energy rose around him, causing the surroundings to vibrate slightly.

‘To think… a Main Quest would suddenly appear in a place like this.’

The moment he arrived here, Khan could see a new Main Quest message.

He hadn’t properly checked the Quest details earlier as he was focused on rescuing Sophia, but glancing at it, it was a Main Quest related to this place.

‘Shall I check it now?’

Khan checked the Main Quest message that had appeared earlier.

• [Find the Treasure Hidden in Lexar’s Gang Hideout!]

• Will you accept the Main Quest?

• If refused, the Main Quest will be deleted and the next Main Quest will proceed immediately.

• Reward: The hidden treasure

Khan noticed the Main Quest message was slightly different from usual.

Normally, if you refuse a Main Quest, story progression itself becomes impossible.

In other words, the moment you refuse a Main Quest even once, you’re essentially doomed.

If you can’t proceed with Main Quests, you lose the best means of leveling up.

“But this Quest says even if I refuse, it proceeds to the next Main Quest immediately… Is that possible?”

Khan tried to recall if this had ever happened while playing <Geo Arc>, but this was the first time.

Hmm…!!!!!

Drawing in Mana, Khan expanded his Sensory Perception like Sharin had done earlier to check if something like treasure was hidden, but nothing particularly caught his senses.

“Hmm, there shouldn’t be any remaining Mages from Lexar’s Gang here… I guess I’ll have to search everywhere to find it.”

Many people might think of gold, silver, and jewels when they hear ‘treasure,’ but treasures specified in Quests like this are often different.

‘When I did a Quest to find treasure before, the true identity of that treasure was… a Hidden Skill.’

So, Khan had used that Hidden Skill he obtained back then very effectively.

It didn’t seem like anything was hidden on the top floor of this tall building.

If treasure was truly hidden, it would surely be underground.

“I should accept the Quest first.”

The reason Khan hadn’t accepted the Quest immediately was that he was worried if he accepted this Quest and then failed to find the hidden treasure, he might end up unable to proceed to the next Main Quest.

‘I’ll find it somehow no matter what.’

Since the Quest specified a treasure hidden inside the hideout, he should be able to find the treasure somehow by searching this entire place.

[Main Quest accepted.]

The moment Khan accepted the Main Quest, a blue light bloomed before his eyes.

“This is…?”