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Chapter 23

Camrad_RIP 01.10.22 в 19:11

"You light strangers are obsessed with power. As often as I look at you, I am always amazed. Even though you are different, you all have one thing in common: to rise, to exalt, to increase your power and knowledge."

Camrad_RIP 05.10.22 в 18:23

"Heal."

Camrad_RIP 05.10.22 в 18:24

The sergeant fairly twisted his shoulder and threw on his jacket.

Camrad_RIP 05.10.22 в 18:48

"I've been here for three years, intermittently, and I've never wanted anything different, but thousands and thousands of you have passed before me. And as soon as they've improved their skills, they've gone elsewhere, to more and more powerful opponents. If they had stayed here, we could have closed the rift forever! I have seen some of the first ones who came here: they are so strong that they can destroy even the most terrible creatures of the rift single-handedly! But none of them came back! Sometimes I even think."

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 17:47

The sergeant stopped talking. I guessed how the dialogue was supposed to go.

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 12:54

"Do you think they don't care about your troubles?" Stepping toward the next "patient," I held out my hand. "Heal. Heal. Heal. Didn't you think, Sergeant, that where one gains such powers, evil must be much stronger? Somebody's got to protect the world there, too. And two dozen city guards, with a little help from our newcomers, could do it here. Heal. Does your arm hurt?"

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 12:55

"No, it's okay. You're a good man, Paladin!"

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 12:55

"I'm a paladin, so I have to be good."

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 12:56

"Uh, no, you don't. Your brethren are all kinds... take no offense, of course."

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 17:47

"No hard feelings, Sergeant. We really are different."

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 12:56

My mana recovered, and I continued on. The map indicated that after heavy fighting, the guards' infirmary was full, and a hidden mission to help the healers became available. Now I was treating the wounded, waiting for the coveted "Hidden Quest Completed" sign.

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 12:59

I had a lot of people to heal.

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 13:00

The heaviest was the sixth wave, of nine mages, who started throwing balls of dark energy at us as soon as they appeared, exploding when they hit the ground and flooding everything around them with a scarlet, smoky flame. Standing still under such fire would have been suicide, so I ordered a general attack. As a result, we lost one of the healers, who had moved into the front rows for some reason. And the seventh wave was met by a crowd of wounded loners. I nearly lost my voice, commanding a squad that had broken up into small groups and remembering my neighbors, who might not have liked the sound of me yelling.

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 13:09

By the ninth and final wave, we were left with only one healer, three lackeys, and seven mages. I was torn between fighting the black creatures and healing my allies. The boss, a huge forty-level humanoid in black bark armor, was finished off with five of us. I spent all my potions and mana, absorbing the blows. We were saved by the appearance of Ellie, who died on the seventh wave and managed to escape from the sanctuary thanks to the racial skill of elves, and on the way captured the guards from the camp. After moving the NPCs into the first line, I gathered the players into a single fist and with swearing lead them into battle. Apparently, the swearing counted as a solid power buff by the game: we were able to bring the boss' health down to zero in two minutes. Then for another ten minutes, we held our ground against the usual monsters, stirred up by the spawn, and built a corridor from the edge of the field to the blue mist over the boss's corpse, so that every raid participant, coming from the graveyard, could "sniff" the blue smoke.

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 13:12

For all the ordeals we'd endured, we got the loot - a black bark shield and a headband. The loot was now in my inventory, and I was surprised that no one was rushing me to share it.

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 13:13

"Dear Sir, there are more wounded!" The healer's voice pleased me. So my contribution had not gone unnoticed.

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 13:15

The last two are the player and the NPC from the fence who was hit by the boss's long-range attack.

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 13:16

Completed a hidden quest to help the defenders of the Mist Field.

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 13:18

Reputation increased by 7.

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 13:18

You got the experience.

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 13:18

Your deed pleases the Goddess!"

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 13:18

I'll have to check to see if this is a recurring quest. If after every breakthrough to healing the NPCs, then with such a reward I can just park my character here and go about my business, going in only to heal the injured. Well, okay, that's about it.

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 13:20

"Attention to the Raid! Gather around the central bonfire!"

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 13:20

The people began to pull up. "We were dividing the orange, many of ours were killed": two units of loot and two dozen contenders.

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 13:22

" Question about loot. Our loot from the boss is a shield." I looked it up in my inventory. "Durability - seventy, requirements - thirty-five strength, level twenty or higher, bonus on defensive skills - plus two percent. The second item is a headband, thirty, plus two to intelligence, three to the chance of healing spells, and also from level twenty. The shield is rolled by the swordsmen, the headband by the wizards." Without waiting for the first shouting, he continued: "But I suggest we give them the shield without the roll," he nodded at the group of guilders standing around. "The guys with the beautiful bird on the tabards did a good job. And the headband should be given to the priest, he lived to see the boss and helped keep the corridor. They all did an excellent job, but these did more. Don't you all agree?"

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 17:00

No one objected out loud. The collectors had already given out awards for the blue substance, and no one stooped to outright stinginess now, when the joy of an unexpected victory had not yet faded.

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 17:03

"Good. Priest, exchange."

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 17:03

The thinnest moment, there is always someone who is displeased. But it seemed to get through. I gave the headband back.

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 17:05

"Thanks, guys! I'm finally going to change my noobs hat!"

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 17:05

"Thank you, you held up well! Guilders, an exchange."

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 17:21

The shield was picked up by a troll-shaped man, who immediately placed it in his equipment and nodded at me. I saluted back.

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 17:22

Well, that's over with. I hope so.

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 17:22

"Okay, guys, thank you all, we stood firm, no one was stupid. I hope the next time will be no worse! I'm going to town, who's with me?" I didn't want to go alone. I walked here looking around, and now no potions, no scrolls in the bandage. I could get in trouble again.

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 17:24

"We are!" Ellie's team gathered around. "What's there to do? Now the rift will begin to close until tomorrow."

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 17:25

The words were heard, and in the end, almost everyone involved in the battle came with me. Behind me, the guards and the scouts were closing up camp.

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 17:26

"Pal, look, how do you do this kind of damage? Is there some kind of cheat?"

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 17:26

"No cheats. I play with a full set of modules and always under the buffs from the scrolls. Convenient, but you have to work, of course."

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 17:27

"Hey, I heard some paladin cheat a high on a personal map: spill it, is it your work? I would buy for our guild."

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 17:28

"I gave the map to "Anors", for their promise to give newbies raids on dungeons, I copy only to them."

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 17:29

"Yeah, sure, they'll be fiddling with the little ones!"

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 17:29

"They are." The elf demonstrated his bow. "I was in their first raid, and so was someone else I know, so they keep their word."

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 17:32

The road was approaching a ravine. I would have been afraid if I'd been walking alone, it was a good spot for an ambush.

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 17:32

Darn, blackmouthed.

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 17:32

"Hey, you faggot with a flower! We met again." The half-orc jumped off the stone and headed toward me. After he step two cloaked men, with a red aura over their heads. Mercenaries. So he's all set, then. "I've been waiting for you, and you ain't been so quick. Is your ass tightening?"

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 17:35

So, how much gold do I have? Four full gold pieces. No arrow scrolls, no potions, nothing at all. I could die but at the hands of this slob? I looked around. I could try, in principle.

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 17:36

"And you, greenface, decided to get a mark in the account?" The half-orc stopped. "Think about it yourself - attacking players, mass murder of newcomers by a high level. How many complaints will the administration get? Your mercenaries are probably no higher than forty, they have an excuse of gameplay, but you'll have to answer."

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 17:38

"I'll answer that! I'll erase this one and buy a new one!"

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 17:38

"Marks is not on the character, but on the account. So you buy one, and you'll wash red. In the initial city."

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 17:39

"It's worth it. But you talk, little birdie, talk. It excites me!"

Camrad_RIP 07.10.22 в 17:40