Ark knew what he needed to do in this situation. Usually when he met injured NPCs during a quest, the NPC’s health would not automatically recover. He had to use recovery potions or magic to heal them. The NPC might be holding a clue for the quest so he couldn’t let him die. Ark felt like crying and handed him one of his Umma’s Sap. After the person recovered their energy, he began to explain the whole story.
“Thank you. I’m called Guran and I work as an assistant for Beseutyu Teacher. I recently received Teacher’s request to investigate this forest. But suddenly I met the Nakujuk clan…….”
“Nakujuk?”
“They’re the Myutal that dominates the Northern region. Unlike us, they’re aggressive Myutal and won’t hesitate to kill people. I don’t understand why, but they have something to do with the disappearance of the dead that Teacher was investigating. I witnessed them putting the deceased onto a wagon with an iron window and leaving. Then………while I was looking for a way to inform Teacher, I ended up being attacked.”
“So what about Bona?”
“I don’t know. After they hit me and I collapsed, they seemed to have dragged him somewhere. Ugh, I don’t know what those guys are doing with Bona…….”
“I have to hurry. Please guide me.”
Guran became surprised at Ark’s words.
“You’re going to help?”
“Why would I come here if I wasn’t thinking of helping?”
“B-but those guys are the Nakujuk. There are also 20 of them. Even though I’ve experienced all sorts of hardships, I was easily defeated by them. You don’t know me yet you’re still offering to help?”
“How can I let them go when they are capturing innocent people?”
Guran looked at Ark with foolish eyes. He seemed quite impressed. Indeed, it was natural to be impressed with someone who suddenly appeared and offered to risk their life to help him. But Ark had no interest in Bona’s life. He was willing to risk his life because of the quest. And the reason for the hurry in his voice…….
“Okay, the appearance of the hero who can’t tolerate injustice. Ah, good. Now moving on to the next scene.”
Buksil was standing behind the magic projector and gave a thumbs up. It was the excuse he used to follow Ark, but Buksil was actually filming. When Ark killed the monster, Buksil filmed it on the projector. Unlike a professional who needed to cut and edit, all he needed to do to film a dramatic scene was turn the projector on and off.
At first, Buksil was quite annoying. However, Ark came up with an idea after watching the recordings. It was the first time Ark had seen a scene of his gameplay. But the scene of a black wolf swinging his sword against a giant monster surrounded by trees looked quite cool.
‘Wouldn’t it be the same with other people watching this scene?’
Once he got the idea, Ark started to become greedy. Since he was transformed into Dark Wolf, his identity didn’t matter. So he started putting on an act. Guran looked at Buksil and asked with a perplexed face.
“What’s that?”
“It’s nothing.”
Ark smiled and shook his head.
“Over there.”
Guran hid in the bushes and pointed in front of him. After accompanying him for a few minutes, Ark was able to find the Nakujuk clan. Located inside the forest, a group of approximately 20 Nakujuk were gathered around a campfire.
‘They’re not blue?’
The Myutal had different skin colours according to their tribes, with the Nakujuk being red. And next to the carriage Guran mentioned was a cage. It was dark but he could clearly see the deceased souls that were trapped. Of course, he had no interest in the dead. He was there to rescue Beseutyu’s grandson, Bona. Guran looked at Ark with a worried expression.
“It is impossible by yourself. I’ll help as well.”
“No, aren’t you still recovering? Please leave it to me.”
Ark shook his head with a confident expression. The level of the Nakujuk clan was between 290~300. Meanwhile, Ark had reached level 238 in the wilderness. With that dark attribute bonus, that was level 333. Now it was time for Ark to judge his combat power. Since he got quite a lot of stat bonuses, his abilities were higher compared to his level. And the darkness attribute bonus didn’t simply raise his level. It also increased all his stats by 40%. That meant that the stat bonuses he received were also similarly applied. When considering users with 30~40 levels more than him, it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that his combat power was a lot higher.
‘But I can’t just blindly rush in.’
“Dedric, go lure five or six guys.”
“Understood, Master.”
Dedric flew towards the Nakujuk’s campsite. Usually it wasn’t easy for a monster to approach campsites. However, Dedric specialized in these sorts of things. And since he was always luring enemies during battle, he developed new professional skills.
-Your pet Dedric has learned a new skill.Taunt (Beginner, active): Rile up your opponents and induce a strong hostility in them towards you. The angrier you make your opponent, the longer the duration will last and there will be a wider range of effects.