Chapter 6
Chapter 6
ВАNG!!
СRАCKLЕ…!!
Вуutеk сouldn’t hide his surprisе, stаring with his mouth agаpe аt thе mаgiс аrrоws that had аppеаred аrоund Кhаn.
‘Нe’s сasting mаgic without аn inсаntаtion?’
Hе had nеver seen а рroper magе in рerson, but he had oftеn sеen those who prеtеnded to bе magеs.
Usuаllу, thоse pretending tо be magеs wоuld сhant a sреll bеfore сasting magiс.
But Khan, who wаs nоw beside Вуutek, hаd used magiс in an instant without еven аn inсantation.
‘So the mаna hе mаnifеsted еarlier wаs just usеd tо light up the сavе…’
Fоr Вуutеk, who wаs sееing a rеаl mage for the first time, Khan’s current appearance was nothing short of amazing.
However, there was one concern.
In Byutek’s eyes, Khan was indeed a mage, but he didn’t seem to be a high-ranking mage.
If Khan were truly a high-ranking mage, he could have instantly killed all these lowest-rank monsters without doing anything.
‘Moreover, those magic arrows… they must have a cooldown.’
Although Byutek didn’t know much about mages, he was aware that mages couldn’t immediately use the same magic again after casting one spell.
While Byutek was having such thoughts.
Hum…
Hum…
Hum…
Five mana arrows, just like the ones shown earlier, appeared again around Khan.
‘What in the…!!’
Watching Khan use the same magic again without pause, Byutek now stared at him as if he were a monster.
“You stay still.”
Khan glanced at Byutek, then, as if it were nothing, stretched his hand toward the Kid Stones again.
Sssshhhh!
Sssshhhh!
Crack!
Bang!
The five Kid Stones touched by Khan’s mana arrows died on the spot.
Khan once again chanted the incantation in his mind.
‘Arrow.’
Hum…
Hum…
Hum…
Then, five mana arrows appeared around Khan again.
Basically, in <Geo Arc>, all skills have a cooldown.
But Khan was continuously using Arrow.
‘This is truly broken.’
The skill Khan possessed, a whopping 10th-grade skill.
The ‘calmness’ described in the skill description of ‘Sage’s Heart’ was quite broad.
For some reason, due to the effect of ‘calmness,’ he could use all skills without a cooldown.
Of course, with the cooldown gone, mana consumption became absurdly high.
However, increasing mana is truly difficult for a mage.
So, even if one obtains a decent skill, the unfortunate situation of having to drink a mana potion after using magic just once often occurs.
‘That’s also why the mage class is considered trash.’
Sssshhhh!
Sssshhhh!
Crack!
Bang!
Amidst this, the magic arrows around Khan were piercing through the heads of the Kid Stones.
‘I mostly know the locations of hidden skills.’
Besides the hidden skills Khan had obtained, he also knew the locations of most other hidden skills.
No matter how much Khan possessed the 10th-grade skill ‘Sage’s Heart,’ if he became a mage using ordinary skills, he would never, ever be able to see the ending of <Geo Arc>.
‘To see the game’s ending and survive here, I must first obtain hidden skills.’
The number of hidden skills is quite large.
There are probably hidden skills that haven’t been discovered yet.
First, he planned to visit the locations of the hidden skills he had seen in the community and those he had obtained himself, and acquire them all.
‘Arrow.’
While having such thoughts, Khan uttered the final incantation in his mind.
Sssshhhh!
Sssshhhh!
Crack!
Bang!
Crackle!!
Bang!!
Dozens of Kid Stones in front and behind all turned into stone fragments and died.
“……”
“……”
Byutek, seeing that, was shocked and couldn’t say anything.
The disrespectful remarks and actions he had just committed toward Khan.
Moreover, he had even sworn at him.
Sweating profusely, he glanced at Khan with an uneasy expression.
“Then let’s go now. There are no more monsters left.”
Khan paid no attention to Byutek’s actions.
His mind was occupied solely with the thought of seeing <Geo Arc>’s ending and becoming stronger.
Even though he had obtained the hidden skill ‘Arrow,’ it was still only a 1st-grade skill.
Once past the initial quest area, there would be no monsters that could be defeated with the ‘Arrow’ skill.
“Ah, understood!”
Byutek, flustered by Khan’s unexpected silence, replied.
Khan moved his steps and checked the message that appeared before his eyes.
Unfortunately, it seemed the message obtained as a quest reward was not affected by Growth Acceleration.
[Quest cleared.]
[Acquired a minuscule amount of experience points as a reward.]
[Level increased.]
Originally, many users formed parties and cleared this early quest together.
But now, with no other players, Khan had to clear the quest alone.
This time, he was lucky to proceed with the quest alongside a knight named Byutek, but from now on, such an event wouldn’t occur.
‘Since I originally preferred solo play, it doesn’t matter.’
In <Geo Arc>, where levels rise disgustingly slowly, Khan had already reached level 3.
This was entirely due to obtaining the 8th-grade hidden skill, Growth Acceleration.
And it was possible because he had killed all those many Kid Stones alone, except for three.
‘With the Arrow skill, I can level up a bit on the way to the next quest area.’
Khan and Byutek quickly returned to the village in silence.
* * *
As they were almost at the village, Village Chief Duzan and several villagers stood waiting from the entrance.
“You’ve already exterminated all the monsters and returned…?!”
Khan silently nodded.
But Duzan couldn’t take Khan’s words at face value.
Khan, whose identity and background were unknown, had suddenly appeared yesterday and introduced himself as a mage.
Since Duzan had also never seen a real mage, he was somewhat suspicious of Khan.
He cautiously signaled with his eyes to Byutek, who was beside Khan.
“Yes, Sir Khan dealt with almost all the monsters.”
“Hahaha, this is truly astonishing! Thank you, Sir Khan. And thank you to you as well, Sir Byutek.”
“I hardly did anything. I would have died there too if not for Sir Khan.”
After saying that to Duzan, Byutek glanced at Khan beside him and deeply bowed.
“Thank you very much, Sir Khan. And regarding my earlier disrespect… I sincerely apologize. Actually, I had never seen a real mage before, so I was somewhat suspicious of you, Sir Khan.”
“It’s fine.”
Khan answered Byutek’s words as if annoyed.
Such things were of no concern to the current Khan.
He was too busy thinking about the next quest immediately.
After receiving multiple expressions of gratitude from the village chief and villagers, Khan returned to his lodging.
“Phew…”
Entering the lodging, Khan let out a deep breath, feeling relief and exhaustion from clearing the quest, then immediately finished showering.
Although it was still bright daylight, he had no intention of starting the next quest right away.
He planned to proceed with the quest after making minimal preparations.
‘Now, if I go meet the village chief again, it will naturally lead to the next quest.’
Moving to the next quest area after completing the first quest was never a problem in the game.
But for Khan, it posed quite a headache.
The next quest area was ‘Grodek,’ one of the cities in the Sinsiniel territory.
Grodek was a city far more developed than Burun Village, and once he went there, he would likely continue quests there for a while.
However, the distance from Burun Village to Grodek was considerable.
‘Even by carriage, it takes about a week, I heard.’
Now, if he went to meet Duzan, he would prepare a carriage.
In the game, he could quickly arrive at Grodek by carriage, but now it would take time.
With a headache from thinking about moving to Grodek, Khan shifted his thoughts to reviewing today’s battle with monsters.
‘Kid Stones are monsters with poor mobility. Moreover, they are one of the weakest monsters in <Geo Arc>.’
As a mage, Khan’s physical abilities are significantly inferior compared to other classes.
If he had encountered monsters other than Kid Stones, he would undoubtedly have died.
No matter how much he obtained the hidden skill ‘Arrow,’ it would be meaningless if he couldn’t dodge or block the opponent’s attacks.
Game over meant death.
Unlike the game he played, there were no multiple chances now.
‘Fortunately, there is one hidden skill on the way from here to Grodek.’
That hidden skill was not one Khan had obtained.
A skill another user in the <Geo Arc> community said they obtained on the way from Burun Village to Grodek.
If what he saw in the community was true, if that hidden skill was real, it would be a great help to Khan.
‘There’s nothing particular to prepare.’
To proceed with quests properly upon reaching Grodek, he had to leave this village.
Having finished his thoughts, Khan immediately rose from the bed.
It was time to leave this village.
But first, rest for just one day.
* * *
The next day, Khan left the lodging and immediately met Village Chief Duzan.
“Are you leaving already?”
“Yes.”
“You are the hero who saved our village. It would be truly disappointing if you left like this.”
“I’ll visit here later when I have time.”
“Haha, it seems you enjoy wandering around.”
Khan nodded without answering Duzan’s words.
“I may be overstepping, but… if you are wandering, perhaps visit the city called Grodek, located to the east of here. Rumor has it that a merchant operating a large trading company in Grodek is looking for a skilled mage. I hear he hasn’t been able to hire a mage for several months now. With your skills, Sir Khan, the trading company master would surely welcome you immediately.”
Along with Duzan’s continued words, a message appeared before Khan’s eyes.
[Grodek City Merchant’s Mage Employment]
-
Will you accept the quest?
-
Refusal will make future quest progression impossible.
-
Reward: Minuscule experience points, achievement, progression to the next quest
After checking the message, Khan answered Duzan.
“Then I’ll visit once.”
“Haha, good. And this is a small gift from me.”
Saying that, Duzan brought the carriage parked behind his house.
A man was seated in the coachman’s seat.
He appeared to be in his 30s with a fairly good build.
“The journey is long, so please go by carriage.”
“Thank you.”
“And this man is Grol, a trade merchant from our village. Grol also said it’s time for him to go to Grodek, so you can go together.”
“Hello. I’m Grol! I’ll ensure a comfortable journey.”
“Please take care.”
Saying that, Khan boarded the carriage.
Since it was an old carriage, the back space wasn’t very comfortable, but it wasn’t bad.
“There’s a place I need to stop by briefly on the way. Can you take me there?”
“Yes, of course.”
“Then let’s depart immediately.”
The hidden skill on the way.
Khan was determined to find it without fail and then proceed to Grodek.
That hidden skill was indispensable for the current Khan.
Just as Grol was about to depart.
“Wait a moment!”
Byutek, the lowest-rank knight, came running toward the carriage Khan was in.
“May I come along as well? I also have business to attend to in Grodek.”
Hearing Byutek’s words, Khan quickly retraced his memories.
‘During quest progression, Byutek never asked to go to the next area together like this… Strange.’
Perhaps now that he had entered the game world, there might be some differences from the game he knew.
“Do as you wish.”
“Thank you!”
Once Byutek also boarded the back of the carriage, Grol spoke in a loud voice.
“Then we shall depart now!”
Khan set off for Grodek with the unexpected company of Byutek.
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