8 The Encounter (PART 1)
After hours of traveling in the forest, he finally encountered man-made scenery.
"Is this what I think it is?"
He emerged from the bush into an open road that stretched as far as his eyes can see from left to right.
"Finally! I can follow this road and go to a town! I can finally escape this non-human environment! Hooray for the invention of roads!"
Seth was imagining a scenario in which he is lying down in a fluffy bed, being tucked in a warm sheet of blanket on a cold night. He was laughing in tears.
"Grinding up to level 30 in less than a month is good enough progress in this world I think. I deserve to laze around in the city for a while. Well, I'll make sure to get enough resources and information there while I'm at it."
As he was talking to himself, a carriage from the right side of the road carrying some goods was heading in his direction. He smiled in joy after seeing a glimpse of a person riding it. In a burst of happiness, he took out his sword and raised it. He waved the sword as they were about to reach his position.
"Hey! Hey! Are you guys heading somewhere?"
As the carriage got close, the carriage stopped along with everyone around it. Two people riding the horses that were escorting the carriage jumped and landed in front of Seth. They pulled out their weapons.
Notice: A party of adventurers in front of the user is preparing for combat. There are three in total who are a threat to the user.
Race: Human, Lvl: 18, Weapon: Staff, Sub-specialization: Priest
Race: Human, Lvl: 21, Weapon: Spear, Sub-specialization: Templar
Race: Human, Lvl: 16, Weapon: Sword, Sub-specialization: Paladin
"Get out of our way, Thief!"
The other one said.
"Knights! Protect the Lord and her lady. Aila, Buff us both. This thief has a higher level than us."
"Alright, Zeal! Protection Shield lesser. Armament Buff lesser. Delay Heal. "
The two people in front of him began glowing in a light blueish aura.
Notice: The Priest is wielding a "seer stone" as the staff's source of magic.
-increase Mp by a flat 2500.
-boost spell casting speed time by 75%.
-Regenerates 3% of Mp every minute.
-Seer stone's special effect when wielded by a "priest", (boost area of effect of skills- applicable to single target spells)
Switched to Meditation: In-Combat.
Seth was in confusion about why they suddenly decided to attack him. He didn't know what to do but he realized his position was on the short end of the stick.
"Wait! I'm not a thief! I mean no harm."
As he said that, he sheathed back his sword and raised both his arm.
"Shut up, Thief. you can't fool us with your lies. You're part of the uprising. Remnant members of the late old, Lord Vlad."
"Be careful, he is a humanoid as well. Don't let your guard down!"
Seth was in shock as he cannot follow what they are saying.
"I do not know what you guys are talking about. I really am not part of this so-called group!"
He took off the cloak that was covering his head. He threw his sword and bow to the ground and raised his hands again.
The three of them as well as the others were in question as to why he was doing this. The Templar(Zeal), lowered his weapon while the Paladin(Gester) questioned him.
"The members of the rebellion are still in hiding and we do not know when or where they might appear again. That dark green cloak you are wearing is a trademark of their group."
"Then what do I need to do to gain your trust that I really am not part of this rebellious group?"
"Then state to us your name and what country you came from. From there, we will decide if you are a threat or not."
"I'm Seth. And I... I came from..."
But before he could finish his statement, The Lady that was staying in the carriage came out with the Priest(Aila).
"Zeal, Gester, I believe he is telling the truth."
"You're Lady! Please stay inside the Carriage! It's dangerous to be in front of a suspicious man."
The lady walked closer accompanied by the Priest(Aila). She then picked up Seth's sword from the ground.
"No person would throw their weapon on the ground if they want to cause harm. Besides, his eyes do not look like he is lying."
"But Lady Alice..."
"Then how about this..."
Alice walked closer to Seth as she gave a proposal.
"Do you mind if we take you in custody for now? Since we are close to the capital city of the kingdom, we shall put you on trial there. Once you are proven innocent, you are free to go."
She leaned in closer to Seth's ear as she whispered.
"Don't worry. I'll make sure that you will be free as soon as possible. I know you have your own secrets but I also know that you're not a bad person."
Since there was no other way to calm the situation down, Seth agreed to her demands.
"Okay."
They tied his arms down and confiscated his sword and his bow. He was put to stay inside the last extension of the carriage while having the three adventurers look after him.
"I don't have any I'll intentions, really. If you are proven to be innocent from the trial then we will apologize deeply."
"I also do not think you are a bad guy per se. I'm just overly cautious since it's been 2 years since the members of the rebellion under Lord Vlad were eliminated along with him. Although I said that there are still some in hiding, it had been peaceful since then. I was just shocked to see someone who resembles such."
"It's fine. No matter what place, misunderstandings occur."
"I see."
Seth's goal to find a city ended up in a trip to a kingdom's capital city.
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NEW SKILLS
Protection Shield lesser (1/10):
-Places a shield on the casted unit/s. Shield hp is equal to 15% hp of the casted unit/s.
Mana cost: 410+10 every lvl
Duration: 21 secs+1 every lvl
Cooldown: 71 secs-1 every lvl
Armament Buff lesser (5/5).
-Buffs the attack damage of the weapon that is currently in use by 25%. (increase by 5% at every level)
Mana cost: 300 (+50 every lvl)
Duration: 30 secs (+1 every lvl)
Cooldown: 60 secs (-1 every lvl)
Delay Heal (max)
-Cast a healing aura on the casted unit. Every time the casted unit is hit recovers 50% of the damage received.
Mana cost: 500
Duration: Applicable up to 5 hits or 60 secs
Cooldown: 60 secs
Seer Stone:
-increase Mp by a flat 2500.
-boost spell casting speed time by 75%.
-Regenerates 3% of Mp every minute.
-Seer stone's special effect when wielded by a "priest", (boost area of effect of skills- applicable to single target spells)
