Chapter 1-15 : New Encounters
While sitting on a bench on the side of the road, I opened the in-game forum and looked for more information in hope that there might be people who were planning to go to the southern port town.
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World Exploration Thread Part 13 [Cities, Towns, and Villages]
1 : Anonymous Player
Summary of previously published information → http://nwo.forum/threads/1216/
Frequently asked questions → http://nwo.forum/threads/1267/
List of NPCs (Residents) you should get along with → http://nwo.forum/threads/1270/
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231 : Anonymous Player
We are a party of five people. We’re currently searching for the nearest city to the north. According to the map, it will take us a few days to arrive.
We’re still in the northern meadow and haven’t encountered any strong monsters yet. It seems that the road to the north is relatively safe, but if you happen to go this way, please don’t let your guard down.
232 : Anonymous Player
Reply to 231 > Good work. If you encounter any field bosses or strong monsters, please let us know.
233 : Anonymous Player
Any news about the port town in the south?
234 : Anonymous Player
Reply to 233 > That’s right. The port town. I heard it was invaded by monsters and the road there is blocked. Does anyone have detailed information on that?
235 : Anonymous Player
Talking about the port town, I plan to gather some people to defeat the packs of monsters blocking the road to the south.
I don’t know how many monsters and how strong they are, so I’m recruiting as many people as possible.
I heard that the location of the monsters is about half a day from this town, and guessing that it will be a long fight, I think we will finish at midnight.
There might be people who want to log out after the battle, so I will hire some carriages to pick you up and take you back to the town so that you can log out safely.
I’m sorry, but I can’t promise you a big reward for this, but if you are interested and want to join, please come to the guild hall at 10.00 IGT.
Thank you.
236 : Anonymous Player
Reply to 235 > Are there any requirements to join? For example, the skills and equipment you should have.
237 : Anonymous Player
No, there are no requirements. Anyone confident in their skills is welcome.
If you can’t make it on time, please let me know in this thread. I’ll wait for you.
See you at the guild.
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「Oh! There’s someone recruiting people to defeat monsters in the south.」(Alice)
I guess there’s no reason not to join. But there’s one problem…
There will be a large number of people, right? Ugh… I’m not really good with crowds. I can be an introvert sometimes, so I don’t know if I’ll be able to talk with them, but… I’ll do my best…
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From the main street, I went straight to the guild. I saw a crowd of people as soon as I got to the guild hall.
Those people must be the hunting party.
「Umm… Excuse me…」(Alice)
「Hm? Are you a participant too?」
「Did you come here after seeing the message on the thread?」
「Oh, you’re so cute! Can I add you as a friend?」
「Me too! Please add me as your friend!」(male participants)
I was surrounded by the crowd which mostly males as soon as I approached them.
This is why I’m not good with crowds…
「Umm…」(Alice)
I backed a few steps away in panic. This is so awkward…
Anyone, please help me!
「Yo, what are you guys doing?」(??)
Suddenly, a man’s heavy voice was heard.
The male players who were surrounding me flinched when they heard the voice.
「Geh… Leader…」(participant)
「Look at her. You make her uncomfortable. We should respect each other.」(??)
「We just want to get along with this girl, but… you’re right. Sorry about that, Miss.」
「I’ll always be waiting for your friend request~」
「Oi, cut it out already! Let’s go.」(male participants)
They finally left me alone thanks to the male player called ‘Leader’.
Since he’s called Leader, he seems to be the party leader. He must be the person who posted the recruitment in the thread.
He’s tall and looks kinda intimidating. He reminds me of Rick, the resident who taught me【Hunter】skill.
「Sorry for their rudeness. Were they bothering you?」(Leader)
「Ahaha… Just a little bit. Thank you.」(Alice)
「No problem. Did you come here to join the raid?」(Leader)
「I don’t know if I can be of any help, but, yes. I want to join.」(Alice)
「Don’t be so humble. Anyone is welcome to join. I’ll be counting on you.」(Leader)
He looks intimidating, but he seems to be a nice person.
「You see the woman over there? She’s my friend. A tactician. We’ll probably need to change the formation a little depending on your role. First, you should report to her.」(party leader)
「Alright.」(Alice)
I nodded at the leader and approached the woman he pointed at.
「Excuse me, I want to join the raid.」(Alice)
「Oh, another participant. Moreover, a cute one! We don’t have many female participants, so I’m happy you join!」(female player)
「Ahaha… The leader told me to report to you before joining.」(Alice)
「Yup. First, let me thank you for joining. Would you tell me your name?」(female player)
「I’m Alice.」(Alice)
「I’m Eclair. Nice to meet you, Alice-chan. So, what is your role?」(Eclair)
「I’m a melee attacker.」(Alice)
「I see. Since you’re a DPS, I don’t think we need to change the formation. The number of members in a single party in this game is limited, so we had to divide our force into three groups of party; Squad 1, Squad 2, and Squad 3. Alice-chan, you join Squad 3.」(Eclair)
「Understood…」(Alice)
「Fufu, no need to be so nervous, you know?」(Eclair)
It seemed that Eclair had noticed how nervous I was. She patted my head and smiled at me, trying to calm me down.
「I’m kinda worried if I would mess up. Besides, I’ve never been in a party with this many people, so…」(Alice)
「I see. You’ve never been in a raid before?」(Eclair)
「Yeah. This will be my first.」(Alice)
「Don’t worry. You shouldn’t be afraid of making mistakes. With this many people, everyone will back you up if you mess up.」(Eclair)
「Un. I’ll do my best.」(Alice)
「Good luck!」(Eclair)
「Everyone, can I have your attention for a moment, please!」(Leader)
While we were talking, the leader came out and stood in front of us.
It seemed that we would dispatch soon.
「First of all, I’d like to thank everyone here for joining me. Thank you. As I explained in the thread, we will go to the south and kill as many monsters that are blocking the road as possible. I heard from a traveling merchant that most of the monsters are wolf-type monsters. As you know, they move fast, so please be very careful. Since we have so many people here, we divide our force into three squads, meaning that we can divide tasks. If a boss appears, one squad will focus on it while the other two will support them and keep the surrounding monsters away from them. I wish you all good luck.」(Leader)
The leader ended his speech with a deep bow and stepped away.
Right after, Eclair stepped forward, changing places with him.
「The leader will be the captain of Squad 1, I will be the captain of Squad 2, and the man with a huge shield over there will be the leader of Squad 3. Please gather with your respective squads.」(Eclair)
After Eclair gave the instructions, everyone gathered with their assigned squad leaders.
I wish I was in the same squad as Eclair since she is nice to me, but… Well, I can’t complain.
Following everyone else, I approached the man with a shield.
「Yo, nice to meet you people. I will be your captain for today. Let’s watch each other’s back, shall we?」(squad 3 captain)
He looks like a typical knight in heavy armor with a huge steel shield, but he doesn’t seem as strict as a real knight.
Each party in this game can have up to seven people, and it seems that each party in this raid has at least one shielder and one healer.
In our squad, we have one shielder, which is the captain, two rear guards, two middle guards, and two front-line attackers.
The balance is great, but each person’s performance will directly affect our survival rate which made it quite stressful for me.
I’m nervous, but I’m also excited at the same time!
「Alright. Looks like everyone has joined their respective squads. Let’s get going!」(Leader)
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Lol I can already see it now. The entire raid will be utterly dumbfounded by Alice-Chans OP and extremely gory skills lol