Surviving With An Sss Rank Inventory - Chapter 18

Surviving With An Sss-Rank Inventory Chapter 18

Episode 18

This place…

Are you opening your eyes now? Or are you closing your eyes?

No matter how hard I open my eyes, all I see is darkness.

Dio barely held on to his fading mind and struggled with his limbs.

Then, as he was swimming desperately in the darkness, a small beam of light appeared in his vision.

As the light grew bigger and bigger, Dio was able to recover his vision.

‘what? Clearly, a hidden quest appeared and light exploded from his hand…’

After the darkness cleared, the scene Dio looked down on was a battlefield.

A rushing sandstorm.

Among them, soldiers each wearing shiny platinum-colored and silver-blue armor.

Those who faced them were not an army of humans, but an army of monsters of all kinds.

‘Where do those armors belong? ‘Is their opponent a demonic beast?’

Despite not being able to understand what was currently happening, Dio was interested in forces he could not remember.

A flag with a sun symbol that I had never seen before, as well as an armor pattern I had never seen before.

It soon flutters and signals an attack.

-Wow!

Instead of being a single group, the demonic beasts begin to charge all at once toward the army that appears to be an allied force.

A rain of arrows.

Flames exploding and spreading everywhere.

Dio vividly watched as the two gigantic forces began to clash.

The humans fought back bravely.

I don’t know what the fight was for, but it felt like I was fighting with my back to a dead end street.

As if there is no place to retreat anymore.

However, the power of the magical beasts, which were different in size compared to humans, was beyond imagination.

‘Is that Cerberus? ‘It looks a little different from the one I caught?’

Fire spouted from the mouth of something resembling a three-headed Cerberus.

It was truly shocking to see the human army being wiped out unit by unit.

It’s not just him.

It is noticeable that boss-level monsters that look similar to monsters Dio knew are controlling the battlefield.

‘If this continues, the humans will eventually be defeated. ‘But where on earth am I?’

Even if a max-level player helped the human side, it seemed difficult to make up the difference in power.

The moment when human armies are defeated one after another and their screams cover the war.

Dio’s ears began to hear the sound of a magnificent trumpet.

Buu –

A not loud trumpet sound, but a majestic melody that can be heard by all beings on the battlefield.

The bright sunlight shone down along with the sound of the trumpet.

It was different from simply the clouds moving to reveal the sun.

A more powerful beam of light pierces the still clouds.

Hahahaha!

Raindrops fell from the sky across the battlefield, as if a searchlight was sweeping down from a high altitude.

Immediately after this, as if the production wasn’t just about emphasizing visual splendor, something incredible began to happen.

The raindrops that are shot raise the fallen humans and, conversely, burn the rampaging demon beasts.

‘Nonsense!’

Even ‘Heavenly Hymn’, the highest dignity magic for clergy, was impossible to produce an effect of this scale.

Just as I was about to wonder who on earth had given me this level of divine power, a woman came down through the light that had burned even the clouds.

No, the expression that it came down is not appropriate.

It was right to say that this was an advent.

I don’t know if that woman is really God.

However, her absolute beauty and her aura exuded greatness and dignity.

So much so that even Dio, who had encountered countless powerful beings on the Order Board, exhaled admiration.

The appearance of a woman completely changed the course of the war.

Even Cerberus, who had a strong presence, was burned by the beam of light and was making painful noises.

On the other hand, the revived soldiers were cutting down the black demonic beasts like they were chopping tofu.

Dio stared at her, wanting to take a closer look at the woman who had created this amazing miracle.

Swish-

‘!!?’

The woman who never lost her gentle smile suddenly turned her head and met Dio’s gaze.

‘Are you looking at me?’

Dio did not think of himself as a materialized being.

He clearly thought that this place was just a video happening in his head.

In addition to the fact that it is floating in the sky, the gaze is handled as if the camera work is being manipulated.

Just one incident: the fourth wall.

‘I thought I was watching…’

The fact that the woman looked directly at him was completely unexpected for him.

The woman looked at Dio and although she was still smiling, she had a somewhat sad expression.

Before Dio can even feel his surprise and embarrassment, the woman’s mouth opens.

As if the noisy commotion of the war was muted for that moment.

Only the woman’s voice rang in Dio’s ears.

-May brilliance be with you.

* * *

“Ugh!”

As soon as the vast memories replayed in his head were transferred to Dio in reality, a strong headache came to him.

“Heo-eok, heo-eok.”

As Dio’s headache gradually subsided and he came to his senses, he saw a fainting Sepia in front of him… and a

system message informing him of a new quest.

—————

[Hidden Quest: Rescue Sepia.]

Contents: Sepia is engraved with the stigma of inevitable death.

The Curse of Weakness is a powerful spell that does not even work with Luna’s divine power.

You have found a way to reverse this curse.

It is a huge cage made with power that surpasses the curse.

[Reward: Oath of Liberation Lv2]

—————

A large-scale war and the unidentified woman who ended it.

It was difficult to understand the vision Dio saw right now.

However, I could at least know that it was related to the Hidden Quest.

Dio recalled the memory of encountering a hidden quest earlier.

I was able to encounter the Death Knight in the Forgotten Temple and receive a special reward as a Forgotten Swordsman.

In this way, the order board often gave special rewards called hidden quests.

If you think about it.

The reward for increasing the skill level of the Oath of Liberation will not simply be a level 1 increase.

Of course, we can’t check right now how much better it will be, but…

‘Oath Hidden Quest Fantasy.’ What does this have to do with sepia? ‘Maybe…’

I think that choosing sepia might not have been a bad choice.

Regardless of Sepia’s capabilities.

While organizing his thoughts, Dio suddenly looked at Sephia, who was unconscious in the aftermath of the light.

Then a system window appeared before my eyes.

[Check the player’s health status for the oath.]

[100% of the player’s current stamina]

[90% of the expected stamina consumed by the oath] [10% of the caster’s ability value that disappears after the oath is made]

[The player’s current stamina is 100%

Contractor 1/1 applied after]

[Do you want to continue? Y/N]

When asked to choose again, Dio regained his restless spirit.

‘okay. ‘It’s later that you worry about the illusions and hidden quests that the system showed.’

Now is the time to focus on the progress and results of the liberation pledge.

D.O. has made up his mind once again.

Recognizing that will, the system immediately began carrying out the pledge of liberation.

[The ‘Curse of Weakness’ on the subject has been confirmed.]

[Stamina is being consumed to neutralize the Curse of Weakness.]

At the same time as the system message is updated, red energy from Dio’s hand covers Sephia’s entire body. It was.

Then, it is visible that the condition of Sephia, who was unconscious and wheezing, is gradually improving.

‘Is this the power of neutralization…huh!?’

[warning! The player’s remaining health is less than 10%.]

The moment when Dio admires the red power contained in the oath of liberation.

Dio gasped as he saw 90% of his stamina drained without warning.

It’s not just the numbers that are going down.

Since this is reality, the lowered stamina status is directly affected in proportion to stamina.

“Cough!”

At the same time as the pain was immense, a handful of blood poured out of Dio’s mouth.

“Keuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!…!

Even as he felt the pain of his five organs being twisted, the oath was steadily progressing.

The exhaled blood wriggles like a worm.

Then, it began moving towards Sepia following the path of the red energy.

The red energy combined with the thick blood was like a red thread.

The moment it touches Sepia’s body.

Her senses returned in an instant.

“!!”

Sephia suddenly woke up and made eye contact with Dio, who was filled with determination.

can not understand.

Why is the man in front of me soaked in blood?

Why is the man in front of me in pain?

It was as if he was taking away all the curses he had ever had.

It is no illusion that the stronger the pain a man feels, the more comfortable he becomes.

This warm and cozy feeling given by the red thread…

why on earth?

Why is this so….

Her eyes slowly close again.

thud!

Dio’s knees suddenly lost energy and hit the ground with a sound.

At the same time, a system notification sound sounds in his ear.

Tiring!

[The curse of weakness has been successfully neutralized.]

Haha!

The red energy was withdrawn with the message that neutralization had been successfully completed.

[The oath of liberation has been completed.]

[According to the oath, 10% of the player’s stats are lost.]

[According to the oath, the target is subordinate to the player.]

[Quest completed!]

[Rescue Sephia safely. ]

[Reward: ]

“Heo, heo, heo.”

Only after the oath of liberation was completely completed was Dio able to catch his breath.

I expected to some extent the pain caused by the extreme expenditure of physical strength.

But still.

It was a terrible pain that I would never want to experience again.

The afterglow of shock had not yet gone away, but fortunately the pain was slowly subsiding.

‘sepia! What happened to sepia?’

Dio, who was struggling in a near-death state, found Sepia asleep and quickly checked her condition.

‘The color has definitely returned. Breathing is also normal.’

Dio, who checked Sephia’s pulse, breathed a sigh of relief.

‘thank god. It will happen on its own as time goes by.’

What D.O. must do now is clear.

Get out of the prison as quickly as possible before the warlocks who cursed Sepia attack.

The condition for clearing the hidden quest called ‘Rescue Sepia’ was probably only met when you left this location.

‘Let’s move calmly.’

After thinking, Dio took out a potion from his inventory and drank it in one go.

With this level of first aid, there will be no difficulty in moving.

Now that I have regained some of my strength with the help of the potion, I have to move right away.

Dio picked up Sepia and quickly walked out of the cave.

* * *

Dio’s prediction was correct.

As soon as I left the cave, the system message I had been waiting for came to mind.

Tiring-!

[Conditions have been met.]

[The hidden quest ‘Rescue Sepia’ has been successfully cleared.] [As a reward for clearing the quest, the level of the ‘Pledge of Liberation’ skill increases to level 2.]

However, Dio receives the reward right away .

Couldn’t confirm.

Because it was still a situation where I couldn’t feel at ease.

‘First, ensure safety…’

The potion used immediately after completing the quest is only used as a temporary measure.

Unless it is an elixir, sufficient rest is needed to recover from internal injuries.

Dio decided that way and did not leave the mountain range.

Rather, he showed off his character by going deep and finding a flowing valley.

‘It’ll be okay here…’

Dio found a suitable place and confirmed that the surroundings were safe.

After that, I was able to take a breather by covering Sephia with a blanket.

Sepia was also rescued safely and escaped from the dangerous place.

Now there is only one thing left for him to do.

That is, confirming the ‘compensation’.

“Status window.”

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