Master Of None

Chapter 57: 57. Night watch

”Well, who would have thought weʼd meet budding heroʼs” Rob laughed at his luck. He had met many different people from bandits to nobles while traveling. However, this was the first person who had a title he had ever met. This just went to show how valuable it was to take the time to speak to someone was.

Soon the fire began to die down, Gil and Su had volunteered to set up the tents they had with Remey cleaning up some of their gear from todayʼs travels. Walker offered to take the first watch for the night as he wanted to show his thanks to the travelers for the stew.

Walker took up a spot a bit farther from the fire so he could see around the bend in the road in case anyone came down it. Surprising him midnight came and sat back to back with him. ”You know you can go sleep, I know you like the fire.” Walker didnʼt want to force midnight to stay up after traveling all day but with a snort and a shake of her head, she refused.

Walker was vigilant but started to drift off, however, midnight nudged him to shake him out of it. Soon the reverse happened and midnight began to fall asleep but walker returned the favor leaning in to her and shaking her out of it as well.

ʼ daily quest has been completed.

All party members have successfully been assisted.

Rewards:

50exp multiplied to 500exp

Multi buff skill.

The multi buff skill has been taken from the supporterʼs system.

Multi buff skill- cost 5 mana

Add multiple enhancements to each party member. Buff include; +2atk, +2matk, +3agi, +2def, +2mdef. ʼ

Walker did not expect this. How had he completed Midnightʼs daily quest with her? They were just sitting and watching for danger. Was it because they had helped keep each other stay awake? After getting over his confusion, he realized just how great this buff skill was. He could improve the entire partyʼs stats all at once by a decent margin.

This would make tougher enemies much easier to deal with.

After looking at the new skill in awe he realized just how many experience points he had gained from this daily quest. If this was the same for everyone they would all be making leaps of levels for a while. Maybe achieving level 15 and unlocking the heroic leveling was easier than they expected.

The remainder of the night passed easily, walker and midnight switched with Su and Gil then later they switched with Rob and Remey. Once the sun began to peek through the night everyone had already gotten up to huddle by the fire and wake themselves with the remaining stew.

”Well we hate to eat and run but my family and I have some clouds to chase.” Rob, Tia, and Elise had packed their tent and prepared themselves for more walking. Tia ran up to midnight patting her in goodbye before waving as the trio walked off.

”Well, I guess we should follow their example then,” Walker said to everyone. They should get a move in too it would take them a few more days to reach the ruins.

”Who wants to bet Su and I will find the first spider!” Remey had boundless energy as usual.

”Ha! You canʼt beat walkers and my eyes. We can see through the soul!” Gil met her challenge with vigor.

ʼDaily quest: spotting the details

Having a keen eye for details is an important quality for a hero.

Requirements: each party member must spot and defeat at least one grey haired spider by themselves.

Rewards:

30exp each party memberʼ

Midnight jumped in excitement at this, she now understood that they were excited to go hunting!

”Well I guess today will be plenty of fun.” Walker chuckled seeing their daily quests were all the same. The system had pulled from their rivalry and was helping them push to be better. Being able to strengthen their observation skills without using the system was a great way to sharpen their minds.

After a short time walking the road midnight suddenly sprinted forward pouncing in a small rock. By the time everyone got near her they saw the smallest grey haired spider that had seen, yet pierced by her teeth. ”Umm Midnightʼs in the lead so far.” Walker said with a bit of a laugh.

”Sheʼs a girl so points for our team!” Remey yelled in triumph. Her face quickly fell as she watched midnight devour the spider. ”Maybe we donʼt count this one.”

”Agreed” Gil felt the same about watching midnight eat a spider as Remey. Just too gross. However midnight could not care even a little, she was happy to have a snack.

The day had become cloudy adding an extra challenge to their game. However around midday, they suddenly stopped.

”Thereʼs one” Gil, Su, Remey, and Walker said in unison.

Without hesitation, they each jumped in a different direction.

”Quick shot” Gils arrow pierced the spider quickly killing it.

”Shield bash” Su made a quick dash slamming her shield cracking a small rock leaving behind a smashed spider.

”Hammer fist!” Remey clasped her two hands together and released a massive strike completely crushing a larger spider. It didnʼt even have the chance to move.

Walker had felt heʼd focused on magic too much and used his spatial magic to retrieve his scythe. ”Crescent moon!” With a swing he sent a wave from the blade slicing a rock in half along with a spider.

However as the wave traveled past that one spider for a small distance he realized he had just made a mistake.

Small skittering sounds could be heard approaching. Not just one set of sounds but many. Normally the spiders didnʼt congregate however when the females laid eggs they would lay a hundred in a clutch. They would often hatch at the same time occupying the same area for weeks until they spread out or died.

Walker had just disturbed twenty two of such spiders which were very unhappy their hunting had been interrupted. Sensing the danger walker prepared himself for what came next.