Chapter 97: 97
Draco was shocked to find that the Green Orcs were still locked in battle with parasitic monsters . He had been certain that King's death should've ended the main storyline for this Unique Quest, but it was clear that he had been wrong .
Draco assumed that King had shown that flash of hatred due to him mentioning that he would kill all parasites but…
It was obvious that this was not the reason .
After all, the real reason was that Draco's aura had put pressure on King, making him feel fear . As such, King's pride made him feel hatred for Draco because he had created such feelings of fear in him .
King hadn't cared about the comment about the parasitic monsters, but the timing had been too good, between the display of his hatred and Draco's surmising . As such, it had created this false assumption .
Roma and Qiong Qi noticed this as well and their faces became heavy . Qiong Qi knew all about the Ultima Sunt race, and Roma had some bloodline knowledge due to the Race Share passive skill .
They had both assumed that King was responsible for all of this as well . Seeing the monsters still up and about made them realize that there was more to the bizarre occurrence going on in the Four Point Valley .
Roma stepped forth and waved her hands as a sickly green hue coated her arms . A group of Witch Slaves burst out from the earth, though these ones were not new .
They were the same old Witch Slaves from before, and their health had maintained its progress from dessicated corpse to sickly patient .
The lifeforce they stole from their targets clearly did not disappear into the abyss, and was rather actively absorbed by them .
What was even more terrifying was that after being spawned, they didn't rush about like feral zombies, which was how they behaved previously .
They now moved like living and thinking beings, although with a slight stutter in their steps occasionally . What was troubling was that they - whether male or female - all had expression of mocking on their faces as they cast Mystic Arts abilities .
Their hands glowed green as they cast out various attacks and hexes that hindered or outright killed the various monsters in very unattractive ways .
Most of these mobs were between level 10-15, which meant that they were within Roma's level range . She was currently at level 13, 14% but had gone up to level 13, 65% .
Every gamer who had played an RPG game, achieving extremely high levels within that game, would puff out a cloud of cigarette smoke and say, 'similar experience point gain when killing similarly leveled enemies at higher ranks? Haven't heard that name in years…'
Boundless used percentages to simplify things, because numerical experience bars were hard to follow for those who were not good with numbers .
(Author's Note: numbers suck . )
But whether percentile or numerical, experience functioned the same way in every RPG game .
If you were level 1 and killed a level 1 enemy, you would gain say, 40% experience . If you reached level 10 and killed a level 10 enemy, you would gain 20% experience . If you were level 50 and killed a level 50 enemy, you would gain 5% experience .
The higher you rose, the lesser amount of experience you would gain from killing same level enemies, not to mention lower level enemies .
Otherwise, in a world that was called Boundless, with almost limitless resources and races - assuming one could kill them all - why would various hidden powers be stuck at a point so close to the top yet unable to reach it?
Why had talented freaks like Draco, Eva, Gentle Flower and co been trapped at Rank 6?
Hence, Roma was unable to level up with the amount of monsters she had killed this time, unlike before where her level rose like a rocket .
This also led to another topic that extremely annoyed every gamer under the sun .
Grinding!
Every RPG game required one to kill more and more of the same level monsters to grow . If you could kill higher leveled ones, well… then good for you, you'll get something significant .
Apart from that, the only way forward was to kill, kill and kill more . Do the same missions, the same quests, the same dungeons over and over until you out leveled it then rinse and repeat .
Of course, every RPG game had more than just endless grinding so that players don't get bored by the tediousness of it and Boundless was no exception . We have already seen the myriad Tradeskills one could practice, which were… well… boundless .
As such, if Draco and Roma wanted to climb higher, they would need to vanquish stronger enemies at every turn .
After clearing out the monsters here, the Party of Three walked up to the Orc Encampment which was a hive of activity . They had spent the past few hours fighting non-stop, while Draco was battling King as well as 'filling up' the various Dryad girls .
Each and every one of them was battered and beaten in different ways . The parasitic monsters were not like fighting Wood Elves or Gypsies, or even the normal monsters of the Four Point Valley .
These monsters were far stronger than those of their same species, making one have to expend more effort to kill them . Of course, the rewards were also great .
Roknar had unanimously been appointed as the representative of the Green Orcs to Draco, which was a task he had taken pride in before, but now dreaded . He still shuddered whenever he thought of the punishments Draco had inflicted upon them .
"My Lord Drake, how can I help you?" Roknar asked in a simpering tone .
"My name is not Drake, it is Draco . This is my true form . "
Draco removed the guise of Drake and revealed his true self, shocking Roknar and all the Green Orcs around . This was the true form of the Duke's Representative?
Why was it that… he was even more attractive like this?
Of course, the guys had this thought flit through their minds idly, but the female Orcs began to pant like dogs as drool dribbled down their chins . They were like starving wolves that had seen a fat sheep .
Despite their rising lust, they dared not press Draco down and fill themselves up with his stuff . After all, they would definitely not survive making such a foolish motion .
"Lead me to your Chieftain . "
Draco spoke this with narrowed eyes .
When he mention the Green Orc Chieftain, the various Green Orcs froze, before taking out their weapons with grim expressions . Roma and Qiong Qi just watched this boredly, as if their shabby resistance was nothing more than thin toilet paper .
Draco smiled though . After all, he guessed that the Chieftain of the Green Orc tribe was like the HearthTree or the Chaim to the Wood Elves or Dryads respectively .
He was their true leader that was hidden in the shadows, manipulating everything going on while the Green Orcs put up a front of comical idiocy and barbarism .
Not even Dorian Purple was aware of the Chieftain, which was why they were willing to silence Draco to keep this secret .
Before they could move though, a loud blaring of a horn echoed out in the area . The suicidal Green Orcs were startled by this sound, but eventually sheathed their weapons and trudged back to the encampment silently .
"Let's go . "
Draco motioned for his party to follow and they did, just as silently as the ones before them .
As they entered the encampment, The Party of Three were presented with the sight of the Green Orcs lined up in orderly rows on both sides of the footpath, leading all the way to the center of their camp .
They all stared at the trio quietly as they went forward, their eyeballs the only part of their bodies that moved . This naturally created an intimidating and daunting sight for most, but Draco and Qiong Qi were supremely unbothered .
Roma was a little unsettled though, but she did not want to disgrace Draco . She retained that outward demeanor - that regal bearing - which came from the Ultima Sunt merger .
They walked on like this until they came to a rather large tipi house that was covered with the skins of various monsters that were of impressive breeds .
Draco parted the flap without decorum, barging into the place like he was the landlord and whoever resided within was the tenant . Qiong Qi and Roma entered much in the same manner as he did .
Inside the tipi house was a large and thick Orc Male that had battle scars all over his body . His face was arguably handsome in the eyes of any Orc, but to Draco and Roma, he looked a bit ugly .
He had a long mane of white hair that reached his shoulders, the back of which was tied into a ponytail while the sides fell down naturally . His eyes were obsidian black, being extremely sharp and piercing .
He wore heavy plate mail that was made out of Mithril, a rather precious ore that ranked on the same level as Orichalcum . Orichalcum was tilted towards the magical end of the scale while Mithril was tilted toward the physical end, both within the same spectrum .
There was a large broadsword placed against a table in the center of the tipi house, of which the Chieftain was seated . The table was broad and high, looking more like a work desk than anything else . Underneath it was a rug that was made from the skin of a rather large bear .
Draco saw that there was only one seat on the other side of the table, so he naturally took it .
Qiong Qi lay flat on his belly and crossed his two front legs over each other as he rested his head on them . He looked like he might just doze off at any time .
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