Chapter 94

Кwаааaaаааng!!!

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Оооооooоng…!!!!!!!!

Poооoоооооng!!!!

“What оn eаrth is hapреning аll оf a sudden…!”

Еddy wаs hiding inside the shoр, wаtching the unbelievаblе events unfolding outside thrоugh thе window.

Byutek, the knight whо sаid he would hеlp him, аnd Shаrin, whо intrоduced herself аs a magе.

Аt first, hе thought thesе twо wеre fighting the mаges of Lеxar’s Gang to hеlр him.

“This is insanе…. Fighting аgainst Кaldur, Ordin, аnd Baleх—threе whо are rumored to bе strong еvеn within Lеxаr’s Gang—is suicidаl…!”

Вуutek and Shаrin seеmеd likе а fаirly strоng knight аnd mаge.

Вut thаt was only ‘seeming’ fairly strong, not stronger than the mages of Lexar’s Gang.

As an alchemist, Eddy had a keen eye for identifying truly powerful individuals, and his assessments had almost always been correct so far.

“First, I should go and somehow… even if I have to beg for my life, I need to ask them to spare those two!”

Given that they came back here, they must have come to make some other threat against him.

If that’s the case, then if he just complies with their demands, everything should be resolved.

Just as Eddy hurriedly cracked open the shop door a bit.

“That person… I’ve never seen him before. Who is he?”

He saw a scrawny man standing far across from the shop.

The man’s expressionless eyes seemed to radiate boredom.

As if this situation was tedious to him.

‘Outwardly frail… but he seems like someone with immense power inside….’

Eddy, being both an alchemist and a shopkeeper, had a sharp eye for people.

The strange, indescribable feeling he got from Khan suggested that despite his appearance, he possessed tremendous power.

‘It feels quite similar to the Sir Archmages who visited my shop before….’

He felt a very similar aura from that man to the Sir Archmages who had once visited his shop.

“Hahahahaha!! You’re all dead men! How dare you make a mess of me, the right-hand man of the legendary Sir Archmage Sir Khan?! Haha! You’re done for now!”

Just then, the hearty shout of the knight named Byutek reached his ears, and Eddy realized the man he was looking at was Khan.

‘Is that guy really an Archmage?’

Eddy, who was about to try and stop the fight, paused for a moment.

‘If he really is a Sir Archmage, he might be able to help me…. Couldn’t he easily defeat mages of Lexar’s Gang’s level?’

Eddy was willing to do anything to save his younger sibling.

What Lexar wanted was Eddy’s own alchemy ability.

But this was an ability that couldn’t be shared with anyone; it belonged solely to Eddy himself.

‘Sharing the Scroll Formula is impossible, so I’d either have to live as his slave forever making scrolls or kill Lexar himself….’

But is this mage named Khan truly powerful enough to kill Lexar?

That part seemed impossible to know without seeing it with his own eyes.

And a moment later.

Eddy couldn’t help but stare wide-eyed, mouth agape like a fool, at what happened in an instant.

“To use all those mana-intensive spells with Chantless Casting…!!”

A mage of that caliber must truly have reached the realm of an Archmage, he thought.

Of course, Eddy had never actually seen an Archmage fight using magic, so he couldn’t be certain, but at least the skill he witnessed with his own eyes from Khan was real.

“I must… offer everything I have and beg him for help!”

Kaldur, Ordin, and Balex, who had seemed monstrously strong, were dead in an instant.

Having made up his mind, Eddy opened the shop door and cautiously walked over to where Byutek, Sharin, and Khan were.

* * *

‘This guy….’

It was a face he had seen in the game.

If asked who the NPC he most wanted to befriend in Erindel right now was, Khan could answer without hesitation.

‘Eddy.’

He actually had a few scrolls he wanted to request from Eddy.

The scrolls Eddy made were several times more effective than those made by other alchemists.

‘The funny thing is, alchemists themselves can’t use the scrolls they make.’

Most alchemists didn’t possess as much mana as mages.

To use high-grade scrolls, one needed to have at least one ring in their heart or possess a certain level of mana.

Meeting either condition allowed scroll use, but ordinary alchemists typically met neither, so they couldn’t use the scrolls they made.

‘That’s probably why Eddy is being threatened by Lexar right now.’

If Eddy could personally use the scrolls he made, he could potentially become the world’s greatest mage.

Just by tearing a scroll, he could charge mana and instantly cast high-grade offensive magic.

‘Probably, the game developers blocked this aspect for balance reasons.’

If that were possible, the Alchemist class would be far superior to the Mage class, which is likely why the developers set it up this way.

“Um… Sir, Sir Byutek? And Lady Sharin?”

Eddy, who had cautiously approached, slowly opened his mouth and looked at Khan’s group.

“And… you are Sir Khan, right? I watched the battle that just happened…! Those guys definitely came to threaten me, so I sincerely thank you for saving me! Ah, I’m Eddy, I run an alchemy shop in Erindel.”

“I already heard from Byutek and Sharin. Your younger sibling is currently captured by a guy named Lexar, right?”

“Y, yes!”

When Khan said he already knew everything, Eddy looked at Byutek with a flustered expression.

Then, Byutek grinned widely, showing his gums, and gave a thumbs-up.

It was as if he was saying, ‘Didn’t I say I’d help somehow?’

Sharin then whispered with a slightly exasperated expression.

“Byutek oppa, it’s not really cool since you didn’t actually save him? So just stay quiet, okay?”

“Ahem… I, is that so? Alright….”

Byutek closed his mouth, scratching his head with an awkward expression.

Meanwhile, Eddy, gauging Khan’s reaction, hesitantly spoke up.

“If… if you help me, I will somehow repay this favor…….”

“No need.”

Seeing Byutek’s reaction, Eddy had thought Khan might help him, but unexpectedly, Khan cut him off sharply.

“Huh? B, but… at least let’s talk…!”

As Eddy, with a panicked expression, tried to cling to Khan somehow, even Byutek cautiously chimed in.

“Um… Sir Khan, hearing this Eddy’s story, he is truly a pitiful fellow. Moreover, he’s a famous alchemist around here…….”

“Be quiet, Byutek.”

“Yes…!”

Khan knew what Byutek wanted to say.

Since he’s a famous alchemist in the area, help him and receive appropriate compensation in return.

Of course, Khan thought the same.

But even in helping and receiving compensation, there was a set method for how to get better and more rewards.

That method was to be moving.

“Si, Sir Khan… I’m truly sorry, but could you reconsider…….”

“Enough. I said there’s no need to repay the favor.”

“…Huh? What does that….”

“You said the guy who took your sibling, imprisoned them, and is threatening you is named Lexar, right? I’ll kill that guy in my name, so don’t worry.”

“Si, Sir Khan…!!”

“So, you just stay here and don’t worry.”

“Thank you…! Truly, thank you! How can I ever repay this favor…. I am so grateful!”

When unexpectedly kind words came from Khan’s mouth, Eddy burst into tears and repeatedly bowed his head.

‘Was that too over the top?’

Khan, who was usually almost silent, had spoken so much that even Byutek and Sharin looked at him with moved expressions.

“Sniff…!! As expected of Hyungnim!!!”

“Master…!”

Byutek and Sharin were seeing Khan in a new light because of this incident.

Although usually almost silent, blunt, and appearing colder than anyone, they could see he was a man with a warm heart.

‘This way, it’s killing two birds with one stone. Clearing the Quest while rescuing Eddy’s sibling means I can also get some pretty good scrolls or items from Eddy.’

Or, he could apply alchemy to the Staff of Dawn he currently possessed to grant it additional abilities.

An alchemist of Eddy’s caliber should be able to upgrade the Staff of Dawn even further.

‘And most importantly… I could also ask him to make a high-grade Talent Blooming Potion.’

Drinking another Talent Blooming Potion he’d already consumed would have no effect.

Only by drinking a high-grade Talent Blooming Potion, not a regular one, could he fully absorb all the mana from the Mana Pill sleeping deep within his body.

“Now then, let’s hear about what kind of guy this Lexar is.”

“Ah, let’s go inside and I’ll tell you!”

“Lead the way.”

“Yes!”

Khan’s group followed Eddy, who hurriedly ran towards the shop.

* * *

Inside Lexar’s room in the high-rise building where Lexar’s Gang stayed in District 12.

There, Lexar, who reigned as the king of District 12, stood alone.

He was getting increasingly annoyed as the group he sent, Kaldur and the others, hadn’t returned even after considerable time had passed.

‘Those guys. Does it really take this long to deliver a simple message?’

Lately, he had been noticing one or two guys in the gang who didn’t seem to like him much, and it seemed they were rebelling in this way.

‘I’ll have to discipline them when they get back.’

He had already sent another mage towards Eddy’s shop 30 minutes ago.

Whoosh.

Right on time, the mage he sent for reconnaissance returned and knelt on one knee before Lexar.

“Si, Sir Lexar, all three of them have been defeated…!”

“What?”

Lexar couldn’t help but be a bit taken aback.

And rightly so, because Kaldur, Ordin, and Balex—these three mages were quite skilled individuals.

‘I can’t believe there’s someone in Erindel who can defeat Kaldur.’

Having lived in Erindel’s District 12 for several months, he had fully grasped the extent of the city’s strong players.

“Tell me in detail.”