After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World - Chapter 268
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Chapter 268: Dangerous Enemies (Part 1)
Hundreds of kilometers away from Altera, a team of well-built men (and a woman) traversed the rough nature’s terrain.
The team walked through the dense forests, their swords, machetes, and the like clearing the path as they made their way to their destination.
When the ground beneath their boots changed from hard ground to a softer, yielding, texture they stopped, and the person in front immediately went to check.
Garan looked at the scout who was leaning down to study the soil for clues, meticulously surveying the terrain.
“It should be here…” The scout, Chris Felton, a.k.a Three-Eyes, told them as he squinted his eyes to a direction.
He got the inheritance of Scout skills, very in line with his specialty back in Terran.
Vanessa, intent on contributing, chimed in. “From my research, the target plant thrives in dark and humid places.” She said next to them, looking at the plants that she knew to be more adapted to moisture.
“I’m guessing there should be caves in that area.”
Garan nodded, pondering on the next point of action. In the end, they concluded that it was not practical to go there with the entire party. It was still best for scouts to check out the area before they went there.
“I’ll check it out,” Chris said but paused just before he disappeared. He cleared his throat and looked at the others. “I’ll need someone with combat skills though.”
Chris had the wind element but, even if he was technically a swordsman, he had very little attack power. His skills and specialties focused more on control.
For instance, he could place the element on his feet, making him run extremely quickly. He could also send light items like leaves to send them to serve as a signal, saving on resources.
However, even if he wanted to, he wouldn’t be able to use it to assassinate people, let alone the monsters here. Perhaps he could use it to assist, but never to directly kill.
Garan pondered who to send with him when a man with reddish-brown hair stepped forward. It was Johnny, looking at Garan with determined eyes.
“I can go with him, Captain,” he said, “I have enough attack and defense capabilities, and I also have speed-up skills to do the job.”
Garan thought for a moment and looked at the earth elementalist, before agreeing. “Go with him. Send the signal when it’s time for us to follow.”
The two nodded at the instruction, with Johnny sending a subtle glance at Vanessa. The woman caught his glimpse and smiled, making Johnny happy he volunteered.
Chris pulled him back to the task at hand with a pat on the shoulder and pointed in a direction.
“Ah, right,” Johnny said and the two sprinted to a direction to see the so-called cave.
Chris, assisted by his level C speed boots, quickly disappeared from sight, followed closely by Johnny with his ability—Instant Starting Blocks, where he used earth to serve as racing blocks.
While waiting, the others took advantage of this time to finally get some rest.
They were currently finishing up a mission as a Mercenary team, which was important in their standing on this continent. Using the Mercenary Hall in Ferrol Town, they took plenty of jobs during this time. So far, they’ve done at least a dozen level D missions. This was their first level C mission.
Objectively speaking, Level C missions were a bit of an overreach considering their average levels, but not impossible because they could fight beyond it.
This was not to mention the strict training regimes they went through both in Terran and here.
Level C Missions generally required people to be in their level 20s. Garan had just reached level 19, while the others ranged from level 14 through 17.
They had already made a name for themselves in the Class-D cluster, and it would soon be time to move on to Class-C. Taking on Level-C missions would reduce the process by months.
This mission was to obtain a C-level plant called Harana Orchid. Although it was only C level, it was rare and difficult to trace. It was primarily used to formulate some special medicine by those rich pharmacists.
Because of this, the mission rewards were also very good. Not only would they get a few hundred gold, but they’d also receive several pharmacist-grade potions, which was what they were really after.
While Ferrol town had a decent Pharmacy offering products that could help them gain some health and mana—especially those below level 20—Pharmacist-made solutions, they heard, were particularly special.
The normal mana and health potions already cost a lot. Pharmacist-grade solutions cost about a hundred times more, making this mission extremely worth it.
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Overall, despite the risks, it was a great opening mission for a new league.
Minutes trickled by as they waited for the scouts to come back. While some waited for the two, the others were tasked to guard the perimeter in case monsters appeared.
The mobs in the area ranged from level 12 through level 14, which was indeed a challenge, and a lot of them got injured getting here. Despite the injuries they gathered, they persevered, and they went on with their mission regardless.
Fortunately, no one was lost and they were finally on the last leg of the journey. Now, they just had to wait for the scouts to return, hopefully with good news.
It was just that the atmosphere shifted dramatically less than half an hour later, when they felt a fast wind approaching, rousing all their guards.
It was the panic-stricken Chris filled with blood who appeared with an unconscious and very bloody Johnny on his back.
“HELP!” He yelled and placed Johnny on the floor in front of Vanessa. They saw Johnny had a huge hole in his stomach, bleeding profusely.
It was a horrendous gush, and they could see cut innards from where they stood.
“JOHNNY!!!” Several soldiers leaned down, trying to stop his bleeding.
Vanessa was shocked but, fortunately, she still had the wits and quickly tried to stop his bleeding. It was just that even after doing the basic treatments, they quickly realized that it was too big.
“What happened?” Garan asked with a frown, but he didn’t wait for an answer as he stared in a direction with deep eyes. “Ready for battle.”
Immediately, everyone else’s stance went on high alert, whipping their heads to the direction the two came from.
“Johny! No… hang on, man!” Gian, Johnny’s best friend, yelled beside Vanessa, doing his best to assist. He even tried to cauterize but the hole was way too large.
The others tried not to get distracted as they listened to his sobs, their attention kept in the direction Garan was facing. Judging by the Captain’s deep frown, they could feel the severity of the situation.
It seemed that they were up against very formidable opponents this time.
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