Chapter 69: (4). The Result of the Bet -1
Ian, unaware of what was going at the imperial palace, was working hard deep under the Scorching
āShit! What am I even doing here?ā
The cliff was very sharp.
He was hanging on the cliff where a pool of lava was right under him. He was digging for something
āWhen does this crazy gathering quest end?ā
After the Capturing Polluted Monsters quest, the next quest Ian received was quite satisfactory.
It was about killing 100 polluted monsters.
āThe reward was small, but I had to hunt anyway, so it was fine.ā
However, every related quest he had to do after that was a gathering quest. Ian had to go around in
the dungeon and gather herbs and minerals.
āI hate this kind of quest the most!ā
He hated gathering quests which required searching and gathering all kinds of ingredients.
Not only he wouldnāt get any EP, but he also couldnāt raise his skillsā Proficiency, additionally, he
couldnāt even get money!
Of course, the way Ian will feel at the end of the quest will depend on the reward. However, as it was
a series of quests, he didnāt know what he would get when all the quests were completed. This
āIf he gives me something useless, I will shatter that guardian of lava!ā
Ian had already spent too much time.
He had been working on the quests without doing gaining a single level for almost 24 hours.
He had worked for that long, so he had to get to the end.
ā You succeeded on getting Root of Red Moss.
ā Quest: Gathering Roots of Red Moss (35/35)
ā You have fulfilled the requirements necessary to finish the quest.
Ian sighed at seeing the message when he finished gathering.
āPleaseā¦ tell me this is the endā¦ā
Ian climbed up the cliff and headed back to the Source of Lava.
āIt is the end, right? It has to beā¦ it has to beā¦ā
Ian kept muttering like that. He then went to Hellyan and handed him the ingredient items with shaky
āHere, Iāve brought themā¦ā
His voice was weak unlike when he had first started doing quests for Hellyan.
The monster smiled at seeing that.
ā You have done well. Wait for a while.
Hellyan disappeared into the lava with Ianās items again. Ian plopped down on the ground.
āHaā¦ the same pattern again.ā
That red fire creature would come out again and give him another damn gathering quest.
Ian sighed heavily, āHuā¦ā
Ian started to even seriously consider giving up the series of quests if he received another gathering
āItās fine for me if there are more quests. Just not gathering quests, pleaseā¦ā
Then, he started to pray earnestly even though he didnāt believe in any religion.
āGod, Buddha, Allahā¦ please listen to my prayer just for onceā¦ itās not like I always ask you
This was an earnest prayer from the humble gamer Ian!
His prayer was answered, the lava fell in front of him started to rage.
The sound was huge as if the dungeon was collapsing. Ian panicked, āWhat-what?!ā
Then, he despaired, āI donāt want to be the first Kailan user to be killed by a collapsing dungeonā¦ā
Ian considered logging out.
Then, the vibration started to fade.
In front of Ianās eyes, the lava that flowed like a waterfall disappeared and a still lake of lava
Ian stared at that blankly.
A lot has certainly changed.
It was still hot but the Source of Lava, which used to be a little grim, had become brighter. The
blackish lava that flowed here and there turned red again.
The quiet lake of lava shook and Hellyan, the huge guardian of lava, appeared.
ā Thank you for fulfilling my requests, Ian.
āThatā¦ was nothing.ā
Ian answered and carefully asked, āBut is purifying the Source of Lava over?ā
ā Yes. All because you have labored more than I expected.
Ian couldnāt understand. He asked back, āI worked more than you expected?ā
āI did only what he told me to doā¦ā
Ian looked confused. At this, Hellyan smiled.
ā As I said earlier, there is a giant core of lava at the bottom of this lava lake.
Ian didnāt say anything and listened to Hellyan.
ā The ingredients I have asked you to gather were necessary to make Purifying Water that purifies the
Hellyan looked at the bubbling lava and continued.
ā I was given exactly 24 hours to purify the core. Originally, I just had to make one bottle of Purifying
Water to purify the lava.
Ianās face started to distort as he listened.
However, Hellyan didnāt notice that. He just spoke again.
ā But as you so worked hard on gathering, I could make five bottles of Purifying Water. I will be able to
purify the core of lava, that is regularly polluted, 5 times.
Ianās legs turned to jelly. He sat down.
āAhā¦ the quest had a time limitā¦ā
According to Hellyan, he only needed to do the quest enough to make one bottle of Purifying Water.
He felt it was unfair. He almost cried.
āNo wonder he made me gather the same ingredients multiple timesā¦ā
Ian had worked very hard in order to finish the series of quests as fast as possible.
He didnāt work hard to help Hellyan.
āI should have been hunting in the intervals instead of only gatheringā¦ā
If he had done that, he would have filled at least 40~50% of the EP progress bar.
However, Ian couldnāt yell at Hellyan for deceiving him.
He had worked hard to get Friendship with the NPC. He couldnāt blow that away just before he got his
Plus, strictly speaking, Hellyan hadnāt fooled Ian.
He just didnāt tell him everything.
Hellyan, unaware of Ianās feelings, looked very happy.
ā Haha! Thanks to you, the Source of Lava will be fine for a while. That is so relieving.
Ian muttered quietly, āThen, give me my reward now.ā
As if he heard Ian, Hellyan spoke again,
ā You have done so well. This is my gift to you.
A system message announced the end of the series of quests.
ā You have finished the series of quests at the Source of Lava. Clear Rank: SSS
ā You gained 12935000 EP.
ā You have leveled-up. You have reached Lv. 71.
He gained enough EP to reach Lv. 71 and fill the EP bar by 50%!
Ian had spent almost two days, but the reward was worth it.
Ian had completed all the quests starting with the capturing quest till the maximum possible, so the
clear rank was a triple S.
However, Ian didnāt look very happy.
āIf I had hunted between quests, I would have gained another level?ā
Ian regretted and shook with anger. Then, another message came up.
ā You have obtained the Binding Stone of Lava.
āHmmā¦ what is the Binding Stone of Lava?ā
Ian asked Hellyan, āWhat is this, Hellyan?ā
Hellyan smiled and replied.
ā He is one of the guardians that protect the core of lava. I am supposed to give you a different one as
the reward. However, since you have done so much for me, I am giving you the one I cherish the
Ian opened his inventory with excitement.
He checked the Binding Stone and the monsterās information window appeared.
ā receive 30% less damage from Fire attacks.
ā Attacks with a Fire Breath and inflict damage of 593% of its Attack Force. (Cooldown time: 30
When using basic attacks, Breath of Lava is activated with a 30% probability.
When it is activated, the Drake breathes fire and inflicts damage of 175% of its Attack Force to
enemies in the front side. (Fired in a 4m cone-shaped range.)
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The king of Lava Drakes that was born in hot lava.
Specialized in Fire type attacks and has a powerful Attack Force.
Ian read the monsterās information and was thrilled.
āA Hero rank monster! Its Attack Force is nearly 2000!ā
Its Attack Force was 1975.
It had fire Breath that most drakes had, additionally, the passive skill called the Breath of Lava was a
wide-range attacking skill that Ian needed the most.
The āEvolution Impossibleā part was a little disappointing, but it wasnāt a big deal.
No user had even seen a Legend rank monster, so right now Hero rank was the highest rank.
Ian would be asking for too much if he wanted the Evolution Possible option.
āIt has limits because of the Evolution Impossible optionā¦ but as I need to raise my level urgently, this
pet is a perfect fit for me.ā
Ian wanted to enter into a bond with it and use it immediately, but his Leadership wasnāt enough.
āI should go straight to the village, buy every item that raises Leadership and wear them.ā
If that didnāt work, Ian was going to release his Clofia.
Of course, he thought he would be able to get the necessary Leadership by spending some money.
His guilt of doing something that was only good for Hellyan vanished.
āEven if I had worked on capturing Lava Witch during the time I spent on gathering, I couldnāt have
gotten something better than this Drake.ā
By hunting with this Lava Drake King, Ian would be able to get high EP as well.
Ian grinned and thanked Hellyan as if he had never blamed him.
āThank you, Hellyan. I will use the Drake well.ā
ā No. I should thank you for returning the Source of Lava to normal. I hope that child will help you.
Ian said goodbye to Hellyan and hurried to use a Returning Magic Scroll to return to the village.
Ian just wanted to use the Drake as soon as possible.
While Ian was smiling happily while watching the Lava Drake King.
Another owner of a Lava Drake, Kanoel, was gaining levels with his āavatarā.
The Red Drake, Drava, fired a red breath!
āI have named him so well.ā
Kanoel was very satisfied with his own naming sense.
The name Drava had a ādeepā meaning.
Kanoel had taken one syllable each from lava and dragon.
Kanoelās naming sense was as āgoodā as Ianās.
Drava fired a breath and five Peragons turned grey and died.
Drava was proud of himself. It was then triumphantly breathing hot breath.
It wasnāt the only one who felt good, āKahahahah! How does that feel, you idiots!ā
Kanoel laughed like a madman as he slaughtered Peragons of Narhan Swamp that had troubled him
Drava was beyond compare with the Asiatic Black Bear that had kept kicking the air and Kanoel loved
The Friendship between Kanoel and Drava was almost to the Max.
Kanoel had been hard on the Bear, but he just loved Drava.
Actually, as Peragons were Lv. 26 Regular Rank monsters, it was only natural they were easy preys
to Drava who was a Unique rank Drake, but Kanoel was satisfied with his level-up speed and the
result of the battles that he couldnāt realize that.
āHuhu, Narhan Swamp is too easy now. Right, Drava?ā
The master and the pet got along well.
āHmmā¦ itās time to move to a different hunting ground.ā
Kanoel had been sweeping across Narhan Swamp for 3 days. He had gained six levels and he was
Lv. 30 now. He also had gotten the title of Peragon Slaughterer.
Drava, who had been Lv. 32, was now Lv. 36.
Now, Kanoelās confidence alone could reach the sky.
āThe Goblinsā Campsite would be a fitting hunting ground for me.ā
He smiled while thinking of going to a hunting ground where he would have never imagined of going if
āDrava, letās go to Somur Canyon!ā
Kanoel dismissed Drava and teleported to the village using a Returning Magic Scroll.
With Drava, the ābestā drake in Kailan, Kanoel feared nothing.