Surviving With An Sss Rank Inventory - Chapter 16

Surviving With An Sss-Rank Inventory Chapter 16

Episode 16

‘There was a hidden slaver’s cave in the Tyr Mountains across the plains.’

The bandits operating out of this cave were famous for being quite vicious despite their small size.

The main income of the bandits is the slave trade.

These guys were also the reason why the number of missing people in River North was increasing.

‘Maybe there are scenarios related to the main story?’

Dio recalled the guys’ whereabouts and pulled out the location and related quests from his memory.

Fundamentally, slave traders are vicious in and of themselves.

What about the groups that participate in this?

They were villains who committed crimes without hesitation if it meant making money.

Kidnapping and trafficking elderly women and even children…

These thieves are one of the most unreliable trash groups.

High degree of realization of the order board.

‘The thieves’ crimes were so terrible that users even protested.’

Especially in the prison under the cave…

When the memory came to mind, Dio unconsciously frowned.

This was because it was a place that was at the edge of unpleasantness.

Anyway, there is a key that can be obtained by defeating the leader of the bandits.

A secret warehouse that can be opened using a key.

There is an ‘Elixir of Agility’ that can only be used once per character.

Unique grade elixirs have the effect of permanently increasing character stats.

This means that it is an item with no harm in using it with any character.

‘It is also called a substantive work.’

Dio smiled as he recalled his past, where he once focused on substantive work in order to play the highly difficult order board.

The Elixir of Agility you are about to obtain increases your Agility stat by 5 points.

Even though it is not that high of a value, it is famous as one of the elixirs that is easy to obtain compared to its difficulty.

‘It’s not like I’m lacking in agility right now, but…’

However, for survival, it was better to gain everything, even if it was only a small gain.

As mentioned earlier, the Paramont Bandits, named after the plains, are not a difficult enemy, just because their behavior is vicious.

The average level of the thieves is 50.

Dio, who is now over level 80, could handle this as easily as breathing.

These are the guys whose location will eventually be discovered over time and someone will round them up.

Therefore, in order to obtain the elixir, you had to find the cave before it was swept away.

However, according to the information I heard from the coachman, it was confirmed that the bandits were still alive and well.

In other words, the elixir of agility can be obtained now.

Dio crossed the plain, tracing his memories.

‘It wasn’t a very deep and rough place because slaves had to be transported.’

Dio leaves the plains, climbs the foot of the mountain, and begins to search for the whereabouts of the bandits.

Although he did not possess exploration skills, it was an ability that could be easily covered by the memories and experiences of the deceased.

Even though not much time had passed, Dio was able to find familiar terrain and immediately climbed to the cliff.

‘bingo.’

As we climbed up the cliff, we found a sky bridge installed by the bandits, as expected.

As expected, Dio found three gatekeepers guarding the entrance not too far away.

Dio approached close enough to clearly hear the gatekeepers’ voices, stopped moving for a moment and listened.

-Did you hear that? The slave traders said they were satisfied with this transaction and added additional compensation?

-A Sippal. So, isn’t that why we’re cracking open the barrels starting during the day? What is this for us?

The indignant voices of the three gatekeepers who were not allowed to join the drinking party reached Dio’s ears.

Dio’s current location was at the bottom of a cliff, out of sight of the gatekeepers.

It is not that difficult for Dio, who has invested heavily in his strength and agility stats related to his job, to climb the cliff.

Dio decided to charge head-on without having to approach stealthily.

widely-!

Dio powerfully kicked up the cliff he was using as support and threw the noose he had taken out of his inventory.

Whirik-

“This deal will replenish our supplies, right?”

“of course! “When we change shifts, let’s finish the remaining drinks!”

“good! good! I won’t have any work for a while, so why not give it a try today? What is this…Quack!”

One of the gatekeepers fell off the cliff without even having time to react to the noose around his neck.

-Aaaah!

Dio bounced off the cliff as the thief screamed and fell.

Suddenly!

Dio flew up and landed on the bridge, cutting off the second gatekeeper’s head.

The two gatekeepers were caught in an instant.

The last remaining gatekeeper was unable to respond in any way to the sudden intruder.

“thanks.”

“What!?”

This is the line spoken by an uninvited guest after pushing away a thief whose head has been blown off and a fountain of blood is gushing out.

The remaining gatekeepers were frightened and retreated.

“If it had been different from what I remembered, I might have hesitated.”

“Chi intruder!”

The gatekeeper ran towards the bell that had been installed to signal the intrusion, but Dio’s actions were ahead of him.

Took!

When Dio kicked the stone on the floor with all his might, the stone rushed towards the thief’s head.

Push!

The thief who was hit directly by this was not even able to scream and died instantly.

“Should I have just let it ring?”

Dio, who ended the situation in an instant, suddenly thought that it didn’t matter if the alarm went off.

‘No. You never know. ‘There is a lot of need to be careful, even on temple days.’

-tweet!

Dio found a yellow bird trapped in a cage next to the entrance.

When I look at the chirping birds, I feel pity.

Dio simply opened the locked cage door and set the animal free.

The bird, grateful to have regained its freedom, circled around Dio and eventually flew away.

After watching the bird moving away for a moment, Dio refocused and walked forward.

[You have entered the slave trader’s hideout.]

Dio entered the slave trader’s hideout, overcoming the fallen thieves.

Dio entering the cave seemed to have a glimpse of a murderous spirit behind him, but it was completely different.

Because the targets he is trying to kill are monsters that can never be called humans.

* * *

-Khahaha!

-Drink!

The thieves who had taken up residence in the cave were chatting while drinking a lot of cheap wine, which had a terrible smell.

“Why did these strict slave traders pay me so generously?”

“Isn’t there a pretty useful guy among them?”

When the bandits started talking about their dealings with slave traders, the leader of the bandits who was listening opened his mouth.

“What does it matter if you get caught? “We just need money and more money.”

“you’re right!”

The thieves raise their glasses in excitement at the words of the leader.

“And don’t worry. “There are still things of real value left.”

“But will you stay still in River North this time? “They will soon find us.”

“Haha! It takes a year to find our location on this vast plain. “It was even worse than us. Would those greedy nobles spend their own money to find us?”

“As expected, you are the boss.”

“We will follow for the rest of our lives.”

The boss seemed to be in a good mood after hearing the subordinate’s bold words and drank alcohol in succession.

“Yes, I feel it! Let’s have some fun today! “Take out all the alcohol in the warehouse!”

No sooner had the

leader

finished speaking than a large oak barrel rolled towards him.

“What kind of bastard dares give alcohol to the boss like that!?”

No matter how drunk he was, one of the thieves next to the leader stood up and cursed harshly as the barrel of alcohol rolled over him.

“why? “Are you still low on alcohol?”

A strange man carrying a huge greatsword dripping with blood.

As he looked down at everyone and opened his mouth, the thieves’ den was suddenly filled with silence.

“what? “Is this your first time seeing this face?”

“What did those on guard do?”

The moment the thieves try to approach the man.

The figure of a thief who had become a cold corpse was revealed in the rolled barrel.

“Hee hee!?”

thud!

The man slammed his greatsword on the floor and massaged his shoulders.

As if he was warming up before starting the hunt.

“It’s annoying, so let’s finish it quickly.”

It didn’t take long for the thieves to understand the man’s energy and what he meant.

“How long are you going to let that guy talk? “Kill me now!”

The thieves rush at the leader’s shout.

The ‘Monster Hunter’ who came over from Evra village was looking at them and snatched the handle of the great sword and lifted it with ease.

The opponents are monsters disguised as humans.

To him, it’s just a very easy prey.

* * *

Looking at the group of thieves with their heads rolling around, Dio gathered his agitated mind.

Unlike the game, seeing the pools of blood scattered about clearly gave me an uneasy feeling.

“Save me! what do you want? What is money! I just did what I was told! Damn it… please help me!”

The leader, whose arm was blown off, starts to fight, blocking the bleeding with his remaining arm.

If Dio hadn’t known their whereabouts, he might have ended it appropriately.

but.

“Did you give them mercy when they begged like that?”

“Hey! “Fuck!”

Suddenly!

Dio’s sword splattered fresh blood and he looked around at the scene of the gruesome slaughter.

I wondered if I could find any survivors still left.

However, after listening to their story, it seemed like the deal ended recently.

Dio was able to find several cold corpses on his way here.

They were probably people who fell short of the trade items.

Dio, who could only say a short moment of silence for them, searched the chest of the decapitated bandit leader and found the key.

Step, step, step,

Dio walked out of the puddle of blood he had created.

Knock –

The sound of Dio’s steps and the sound of water drops falling from the ceiling of the cave due to the steam echoed.

‘Is this about it?’

Dio started tapping here and there as if looking along the wall, and soon found a secret hollow place.

bang-!

Dio kicked the grooved area.

Rumbling –

In response to this, the temporary wall slowly collapsed and a space appeared.

It is the most valuable of all the thieves’ collection.

So, Dio, who found the treasure chest containing the elixir, was able to easily open it using the key.

To be honest, you could have taken it by force even without the key, but then the elixir inside would not have been safe.

—————

[Elixir of Agility]

Grade: Unique

Classification: Potion

Effect: When taken, agility stat increases by 5.

Elixirs of the same level only have a one-time effect.

—————

After finding the elixir, Dio opened the potion cap and drank it generously.

Dio, having achieved his goal, takes the thieves’ goods from the warehouse and is about to return the way he came.

-Is there… anyone…?

A weak voice coming through the walls of the cave.

Dio, who came to his senses after hearing the sound, searched for the source of the sound.

‘Survivor? At this point, no one would be there…ah!’

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