CH 18
Morning of Stampede day.
A fine weather we have today. Excluding a tiny portion of the area.
An unnatural dark cloud hangs in the sky above Magic Beast Forest.
Apparently this dark cloud is the sign that a Stampede is about to begin.
According to Guildmast, when a lightning strikes from that cloud down to the magic beast territory below, a magic beast turns into the Stampede boss in that instant.
The raid won't happen until then, on the other hand, this means you can't defeat the boss before then either.
I've already finished checking on guild's provision, including Spark Wolf's horn and Roaring Mushrooms.
The only thing left is to wait until the lightning strikes and the magic beasts come raiding in.
I'm on the lookout above the town's rampart, ready to respond to the Stampede anytime.
I'm in charge of the first strike when those magic beasts draw near. Wonder if it's gonna go well... Can't help but worry.
Alma's parents have already gone into the magic beast forest along with around ten elites.
Presently, the forest is full of relatively powerful magic beasts prowling outside the deepest part, but those people can apparently take care of those beasts easily.
Around 90 adventurers have gathered at the east gate of the town.
Some are trembling nervously, some in excitement, while some are on high alert.
These adventurers are willing to face this kind of danger for mostly three reasons.
First, to defend the town.
Even if all adventurers and the populace abandon this town, the Stampede will eventually arrive at other towns.
They can't just keep running away forever, so dealing with it now is the best course of action.
Once the boss has been defeated the magic beasts will apparently retreat, but there's no telling how many people fall until that point.
The citizens have taken shelter, but they can't exactly come back to a pile of rubble. 'We have to protect our town no matter the cost', or so the guildmaster's speech went.
Second one is for reward.
Befitting of a high risk commission, simply participating nets you 50000 en.
There's also additional reward depending on how many magic beasts you've defeated.
The amount is higher than the usual, so even just surviving earns you a lot.
The third one is magic beast rare drops.
Magic beasts rarely possess powerful weapons or equipment on them.
And apparently magic beasts in a Stampede have a higher rate of such rare drops, so while taking them on carry a high risk, defeating them gets you rare equipment.
There's a lot of cases of people chewing more than they can swallow and dying in the battle against magic beasts with those powerful equipment though.
Umu, the reward is attractive and all but just 50000 en in a mission where you risk your life is a bit eh.
I mean that's only as much as five Efi fruit I have. Adventurers' lives sure come in cheap.
A lot of adventurers here are partying up instead of going solo.
Or rather, the vast majority of adventurers usually form up a party to compensate for individual shortcomings.
Alma had been invited many times before in this town as well, but most withdrew their offer once they found out she was an Apprentice Paladin.
Nevertheless, one particular party didn't mind it and welcomed her with open arms, but Alma herself felt like she would only drag them down with her Job and kept declining their invitations.
By the way, this particular party was surprisingly those three girls.
They were the only party who kept asking her to join them despite her persistent refusal.
Their apparent bullying of her back then, 'Join our party and you can say good bye to your poverty life style' might have been their roundabout way of inviting her.
That said, I think they went too far. I mean they said stuff about failed Job and all.
The three girls in question are standing by while chatting around below. Their levels are around 14-15, just about average among the adventurers here.
.....!
The dark cloud started rumbling.
It's time huh. Now that it's come to this, I just gotta grit my teeth.
The rumbling got louder, lightning strike was imminent.
Then,
CRAAAAAAAAAAAAASH!!
A lightning struck the magic beast forest with that loud sound.
It has begun.
"Lightning strike confirmed! The Stampede is here!"
"All hands, stand by behind the gate! Wait for the signal from Soarer!"
A fine weather we have today. Excluding a tiny portion of the area.
An unnatural dark cloud hangs in the sky above Magic Beast Forest.
Apparently this dark cloud is the sign that a Stampede is about to begin.
According to Guildmast, when a lightning strikes from that cloud down to the magic beast territory below, a magic beast turns into the Stampede boss in that instant.
The raid won't happen until then, on the other hand, this means you can't defeat the boss before then either.
I've already finished checking on guild's provision, including Spark Wolf's horn and Roaring Mushrooms.
The only thing left is to wait until the lightning strikes and the magic beasts come raiding in.
I'm on the lookout above the town's rampart, ready to respond to the Stampede anytime.
I'm in charge of the first strike when those magic beasts draw near. Wonder if it's gonna go well... Can't help but worry.
Alma's parents have already gone into the magic beast forest along with around ten elites.
Presently, the forest is full of relatively powerful magic beasts prowling outside the deepest part, but those people can apparently take care of those beasts easily.
Around 90 adventurers have gathered at the east gate of the town.
Some are trembling nervously, some in excitement, while some are on high alert.
These adventurers are willing to face this kind of danger for mostly three reasons.
First, to defend the town.
Even if all adventurers and the populace abandon this town, the Stampede will eventually arrive at other towns.
They can't just keep running away forever, so dealing with it now is the best course of action.
Once the boss has been defeated the magic beasts will apparently retreat, but there's no telling how many people fall until that point.
The citizens have taken shelter, but they can't exactly come back to a pile of rubble. 'We have to protect our town no matter the cost', or so the guildmaster's speech went.
Second one is for reward.
Befitting of a high risk commission, simply participating nets you 50000 en.
There's also additional reward depending on how many magic beasts you've defeated.
The amount is higher than the usual, so even just surviving earns you a lot.
The third one is magic beast rare drops.
Magic beasts rarely possess powerful weapons or equipment on them.
And apparently magic beasts in a Stampede have a higher rate of such rare drops, so while taking them on carry a high risk, defeating them gets you rare equipment.
There's a lot of cases of people chewing more than they can swallow and dying in the battle against magic beasts with those powerful equipment though.
Umu, the reward is attractive and all but just 50000 en in a mission where you risk your life is a bit eh.
I mean that's only as much as five Efi fruit I have. Adventurers' lives sure come in cheap.
A lot of adventurers here are partying up instead of going solo.
Or rather, the vast majority of adventurers usually form up a party to compensate for individual shortcomings.
Alma had been invited many times before in this town as well, but most withdrew their offer once they found out she was an Apprentice Paladin.
Nevertheless, one particular party didn't mind it and welcomed her with open arms, but Alma herself felt like she would only drag them down with her Job and kept declining their invitations.
By the way, this particular party was surprisingly those three girls.
They were the only party who kept asking her to join them despite her persistent refusal.
Their apparent bullying of her back then, 'Join our party and you can say good bye to your poverty life style' might have been their roundabout way of inviting her.
That said, I think they went too far. I mean they said stuff about failed Job and all.
The three girls in question are standing by while chatting around below. Their levels are around 14-15, just about average among the adventurers here.
.....!
The dark cloud started rumbling.
It's time huh. Now that it's come to this, I just gotta grit my teeth.
The rumbling got louder, lightning strike was imminent.
Then,
CRAAAAAAAAAAAAASH!!
A lightning struck the magic beast forest with that loud sound.
It has begun.
"Lightning strike confirmed! The Stampede is here!"
"All hands, stand by behind the gate! Wait for the signal from Soarer!"
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