He already equipped Baharan’s bracelet crafted from precious stones on his left arm. It was a treasure of the Niflheim Empire that increased magic abilities. He equipped the flower bracelet on his right arm and departed through the Highland Fort’s gate.
The bounty hunters instigated by Hermes Guild could strike anytime so he had to escape as quickly as possible.
“Is that person Weed?”
“Look at the equipment he's wearing. It’s amazing. It gives off a completely different feeling. It feels like he's wearing only unique items.”
“I’ve never seen such equipment on forums. He’s the War God so his equipment must be good.”
Players looked on as they followed after him.
Villagers were praising Weed’s achievement everywhere, not only in Rosenheim Kingdom but all over the Eastern side of Versailles Continent.
The players entering the Fort were speaking.
“That guy, is he really Weed? Nevermind, he's really handsome. See Oppa, it was worth coming here.”
“Daeun, he looks ordinary. Why are you....”
“.......”
Couples could be seen fighting here and there.
In Royal Road, it was commonly accepted that equipment makes the man. Weed was wearing the Tallock’s Faith armor together with his Demon Sword. On his head and feets were handmade helmets and boots. He finished off his ensemble with a swirling cape. He also had the Horn of Treserk hanging loosely on a thread around his neck. Weed looked dazzling just by standing still.
‘With my looks it’s difficult to live in this world.’
He usually didn’t wear armor or weapons within villages, but since there were many people who recognized him already he decided to wear it just for the show.
“Wy-Three!”
As soon as Weed called, from the setting sun, a Wyvern was flying toward him with it wings wide open.
“Wow, a Wyvern is really coming.”
“That’s the Wyvern Weed usually rides on!”
The players became more ecstatic as Wy-Three landed in all its glory. Weed climbed on top of Wy-Three and prepared to leave.
“Wy-Three, let’s go to Morata.”
“Kiaaak!”
Wy-Three prepared for the long distance flight with a powerful liftoff. Wy-Three was so used to this that it did not even try to avoid it anymore. It could just think of this as a trip with his Master, separating the wind with their fast speed as they fly through watching the amazing scenery. When he arrived in Morata, he could relieve his troubles to his Wyvern brothers.
“Oh, I remember, Seo Yoon is coming tomorrow.”
“Kuek?”
“Come here tomorrow for her as well.”
“Kuek kuek kuek.”
Tears fell from Wy-Three’s eyes as he flew off in front of the Highland Fort’s gate.
*****
In the Red Reed Forest, the bounty hunters gathered to kill Weed were hunting by themselves.
“Damn, is Weed even coming.”
“Apparently, while we were waiting, he went to Rosenheim Kingdom. This was a complete waste of time and effort.”
The bounty hunters gathered about were composed of Warriors and Magicians. As there were no Priests among them, they could not help but suffer in the Red Reed Forest. The Hermes Guild’s Assassins were also spending their time contending with monsters. Even the additional reinforcements sent by the Guild were having a hard time with the herds of monsters in the forest.
“We just need to be patient for a bit longer. Weed finished his business in Rosenheim Kingdom so he must be coming here soon.”
“There is no other place for Weed to go to next. If we wait here, we will definitely catch him.”
The Hermes Guild did not know when Weed would come, but they separated to their established spots to prepare for an ambush. They set up comprehensive traps and waited patiently to kill Weed.
The Red Reed Forest continued to attract mercenaries, bounty hunters and assassins. So much so, that the forest was overflowing with them.
Even now mercenaries, bounty hunters and assassins continued to flock toward Red Reef Forest.
*****
Vargo Fortress specialty, the monster rush!
“They are coming.”
“Deploy the archers!”
The starving monsters came at them from far away, kicking up dust clouds in their wake. But the soldiers of Vargo Fortress were trained and had actual battle experience. The 1,500 archers were deployed to the walls and fired their arrows toward the monsters.
Pu-shuuung!
The arrows only caused slight damage to the monsters. In terms of their level to the monsters, it made the soldiers of Vargo Fortress look feeble, making it impossible to cause large damage. If Weed was here, he would have wept bitter tears at the arrows they wasted.
“Prepare for the assault!”
The knights commanded the archers to continue their barrage while also deploying swordsmen up the walls.
The swordsmen began fighting every kind of monster that was scrambling up the wall. Cavalry was set as reserve, waiting, just in case the wall was breached.
Players also fought next to the Vargo Fortress army.
The Mages immediately prepared their attack spells when they saw the dust cloud the monsters were kicking up. They readied their spells in a safe place with plenty of time, increasing the power and the success rate of completing their casting. The Mages used magic attacks that were optimized for a wide area of effect.
‘This is the time to increase mastery and get more experience, who knows when I will get another chance like this? ’
The news of Vargo Fortress attracting monster swarms everyday was already spread widely, causing Mages to continually flock toward the fortress. Not only were swarms of monsters assured to come everyday, they could also stack up Fame and Contribution in Vargo Fortress.
GYAAO!
Just before the swarms of monsters reached the wall, the few abnormal ones gave off a burst of speed and reached it first. But the monsters suddenly stopped and began to snarl at the wall.
On the wall were paintings of Barbarians, their natural enemies, holding spears. The painting gave off a sense of realism, making the monsters take the wall painting seriously.
Such scene could be seen occasionally elsewhere. Painting of steaming barbeque that monsters found mouth-watering were also drawn on the wall that was built in the middle of the wasteland. These painted walls became a focal point to the monsters.
The person responsible for all of this wall art was Petrov. His name was famous all over Vargo Fortress as a person who could paint masterpieces that could even make the monsters mistake it as being real.
“Attack!”
Arrows continued to rain down on the monsters while the Mages used their spells to eliminate the monsters that were staring vacantly. It was a victory for the soldiers and players fighting valiantly behind the wall.
When monsters rushed in, some of the defenders would make a blunder and fall into a dangerous situation, but the soldiers and players protected each other. The players could earn a lot of experience points and experience, this was a rare situation. It was so good that every player who came to Vargo Fortress demanded to participate in the monster defence.