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The Crimson Wing Guild finally arrived at the altar after having gotten lost numerous times. It was the entryway to the deeper parts of the ruin, the tomb of King Belsos.
“We have finally arrived.”
Terose trembled with excitement.
The quest they had received required them to retrieve the horn flute of King Belsos. But the tomb’s interior was also said to have been filled with rare swords and magical items.
Terose took a look around.
A thousand users had entered, but only about 650 remained. Almost 350 had died while coming here. Compared to the last expedition, in which they had kept to the correct path, it was a rather high number. Even at that time they had lost 45 men near the entrance, and the number grew until reaching 130 deaths by the time they had reached the altar.
Since this time the number of weaker users had increased, it resulted in receiving higher damage. However, this was an A-Class quest, so the extent of the damage taken was to be expected, hence, their expressions did not falter.
“Let’s get started. Everybody get ready”
Terose placed 7 scorpion sculptures on the altar. At that moment, the large door carved with a crimson scorpion, started opening with a loud sound.
*Kruuuguuung!*
Nervously, the guild members held their weapons closed to their bodies. In the ruins, the use of magic was impossible, so the users had to rely on their physical strength.
It was full of beasts unheard of in normal monster books.
“Monsters.”
“Everyone prepare for battle!”
“Let’s fight ‘till death.”
“We can’t go back after coming this far!”
Terose entered the battle and commanded his guild members.
The Dark Gamers weren't there for show, either. They formed a circle to defend themselves, Priests in the middle and combat specialized classes protecting them.
Even though the formation was completed very quickly, some of the demon beasts managed to reach them.
*Kuuhuung!*
The beasts cried.
Due to their ferocious attack, the expedition continuously lost more of its members. If they had stayed near the narrow door, instead of taking their circle formation, they would have achieved much better result. Because they relied on what they had always done, they lost more lives than necessary.
But because the Crimson Wing Guild mobilized all their power, the warriors, paladins, and swordsmen led the battle on the front lines.
“We won!”
Only about 480 remained after winning the battle. Many had fallen yet again, but they were able to come out victorious.
“Let’s go in”
Terose hurried inside. The opened door had been shining with a brilliant light.
The members of the expedition that had entered the demon beast’s lair could do nothing but gape in wonder.
"Iyaaahh!"
“Treasure.”
In the depths of the room was a gigantic golden scorpion statue, and various treasures were piled on or near it, forming a mountain.
“It’s gotta be at least a half a million gold.”
“Half a million? This has got to be at least a million.”
Money wasn’t the only thing that had made the expeditioners excited. There were items scattered everywhere. Scattered treasures that were piled up shone brightly.
Terose easily found the horn flute lying in front of the golden scorpion statue.
“This is it.”
Terose raised the horn flute. Their mission was to bring the flute back to Count Grace.
‘With this, the quest will be complete.’
It had been pretty difficult, but they had safely reached their goal.
Terose’s future looked bright.
The CTS media was broadcasting this right now. At least a million people were watching, perhaps even ten million.
Once the A-class quest is finished, people’s minds will be imprinted with an unforgettable scene. The video shown by media would be watched repeatedly, creating a glorious image.
The Crimson Wing’s supremacy would only be a matter of time.
Then a pure white sword caught Terose’s eye. The sword’s hilt was engraved with flame-shaped patterns. Although there was countless of treasures in there, among it was something particularly refined.
‘That's unique. Maybe it’s the king’s sword, but I’m not quite sure.’
Terose’s eyes glinted with greed.
No warrior should be too greedy when getting a better sword, but they held great pride in improving their maximum damage output rather than focusing on their defence.
Every sword is significantly different in terms of their damage output. Naturally, an excellent sword couldn’t be compared to a normal sword. Depending on the job, alignment or even the monster’s characteristic, swords would vary even further. Against monsters of the fire attribute you should use ice-type weapons and against dark-attributed monsters, a holy weapon was the way to go. Therefore, warriors would normally possess up to three or four different types of swords.
‘For the Crimson Wing to reign over the entire Versailles Continent, it is necessary to possess an excellent sword. A sword of this prestige will greatly increase my reputation.’
Terose silently fixed his eyes on the sword. Being the head of the guild, he desired to possess an excellent sword. The beautiful sword appeared to be a work of art. With his dignity and prestige, only a perfect sword was worthy of him.
Then the guild saw Terose and the sword.
“Terose go ahead, take it.”
“Sir Terose, you have suffered a great deal, so you deserve the sword.”
Terose’s guild officers encouraged him to take the sword. Underneath the sword, they discovered an signboard.
After looking at the sword for a long time, it gave off an intense sensation.
“Hey, there’s something written on it!”
Sabron deciphered the characters.
Take the sword
“It says take the s