MMORPG: Rise of the Primordial Godsmith

Chapter 1306: Suicide Mission (1)

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Frowning with his arms crossed, Hal stared at the young man in front of him with equal parts disbelief and amazement.

”What?” Of course, having already taken notice of his shock the moment he appeared in front of him once more, Valyr gave his friend a teasing smile. ”You really thought I wouldnʼt be able to do it?”

”I mean...” Hearing those words, Hal quickly shifted his gaze to the side, not wanting to meet the young manʼs gaze whatsoever. ”Itʼs not that I wasnʼt expecting you to be able to do it...”

”Hehe.” In response, Valyr merely let out a chuckle, finding it amusing that the man continued to deny that he ever doubted his abilities.

ʼThen again, completing those 5 missions in the amount of time I gave myself is definitely something I shouldnʼt do more often,ʼ thought the young man to himself after that as he briefly thought back to how it all unfolded.

With the arrival of the other members of the War Squad being set as his deadline, Valyr did not hesitate to use his movement skill to arrive at the battlefield as soon as possible.

Leaving Hal stare at his fleeting back as he zoomed through the skies, the young man showed no mercy towards the targets for his mission, even going so far as to make use of his usual string of buffs to give himself an easier time.

Unsurprisingly, with the combination of the magic staff he made solely attuned to Prime Azure Energy, that turned out to be the case for the first two missions he grabbed, only needing him to kill a set number of orcs and elves that reached a certain level of strength.

Though he did find it somewhat difficult to obtain items that confirmed his kills due to how destructive his skills were, Valyr was still able to amass enough items to complete those missions without worry.

However, once he decided to aim for the requirements needed to complete the three remaining missions under his belt, the difficulty in doing so considerably increased than before.

Of course, the increase in difficulty wasnʼt due to the fact that orcs and elves that had a similar level of strength to him started to paint him as their target.

After all, even he had difficulty finding beings from the two opposing races at that level of strength on the battlefield.

If anything, the increase in difficulty came in the form of the orcs and elves actively avoiding him, reminding all three races of the moniker that was created for him the last time he

wantonly slaughtered orcs for the sake of his missions.

Nevertheless, the fact that those two opposing races distanced themselves from him only decreased the speed at which he completed his missions, which could easily be alleviated with the help of a few more buffs under his sleeve.

With that, by pushing his body, mind, and energy reserves to their limits, the young man was able to complete all the missions he grabbed from the mission hall in less than 4 hours, leaving the captain that used to confirm his kills at the barracks back then at a complete loss for words.

Aside from that, the way he slaughtered orcs and elves without a care for the world caused many humans on the battlefield to have new ideas on what they should call him, thinking that the moniker ʼWarlord of the Eastʼ did not match the destruction and bloodshed he unleashed.

But thatʼs for a later time.

”So, how much time left before the others get here?” Making the most of the time they had at the moment to return himself back to peak condition, Valyr chugged down a health and mana potion without hesitation as he looked at Hal with curiosity.

”Around a couple more minutes,” replied Hal, briefly glancing at how the young man consumed those potions without a care for the world before shifting his gaze elsewhere.

”Anyways, now that youʼve completed those missions, how close are you to becoming an Iron Mercenary?”

”Like 3 more missions,” said Valyr after recalling what the captain back at the barracks told him. ”Iʼm only 3 promotion points away from becoming one.”

”Youʼre now a 10-Star Mercenary, then?” Hal nodded at those words. ”Guess Iʼll have to congratulate for becoming a Silver Mercenary in advance.”

”Only if weʼre successful in completing the mission,” replied Valyr with a slight smile as Hal discreetly sent him a message to keep information on their mission as much of a secret as possible.

With that, he opted to refrain from talking about his next mission until Vera and the others got to where they were, deciding to pass the remaining time they had to spend waiting in complete silence.

However, just as a minute passed by with both of them not saying anything, a question related to their War Squad suddenly popped up in his mind.

”Now that I think about it... what happened to the Elite War Squad tournament?”

”Canceled,” answered Hal succinctly. ”At first, it was delayed because of the sudden appearance of the players, but the fact that the elves joined the fray caused the idea to be scrapped entirely.”

”Is that so?” Valyr raised his eyebrow at those words, prompting him to ponder over the Myriad Prodigies Tournament Mystia mentioned to him in passing back then.

ʼI wonder if that tournament ever continued?ʼ asked the young man, only for him to stop his train of thought as a trio of individuals appeared before them.

”Youʼre finally here,” said Hal, standing up with a smile as he greeted the three. ”What took you guys so long?”

”Got ambushed by elves along the way,” replied Vera with a low sigh as the two that came along with her nodded in agreement. ”Fortunately, Harold was there to diffuse the situation.”

”Gotcha.” Nodding in response to her words, Hal soon shifted his gaze towards Valyr before looking back at the others. ”Iʼve already mentioned this before, but Ylvar here will be accompanying us on the mission assigned to us.”

”I suppose none of us have any problems with that, no?”

Hearing that question, the three quickly shook their heads, with Vera even giving Valyr a slight smile after not seeing each other for a while.

Returning the smile back to Vera, Valyr faintly nodded at the other three as he stood up, only to then send Hal a message through the system. ”Since the entire squad is now all here, mind if I ask for more information on the mission weʼll be taking?”

Slightly frowning at the message he received from the young man, Hal eventually acceded as he inwardly let out a low sigh. ”I was planning to tell you and the others about it along the way, but I suppose it doesnʼt hurt informing you about it in advance.”

”The mission given to us is an assassination mission.”

”Assassination?” Valyrʼs eyes slightly widened at those words. ”Whoʼs our target, then?”

”Targets, actually. Weʼve got to kill two of them,” clarified Hal.

”As for who those targets are...”

”That would be the Grand Chieftain of the Khagarax Empire and the High Sovereign of the Alaʼina Empire.”