Elysion Online ~The Dragonewt and The Summoner~

Chapter 205: Zombie Destination

I was in a hurry to get the info and when I returned to Liebling, Ruin-san and the others were at the store.

"Ruin-san, what's with the info just now!?"

"You got it too, Takuto-kun..."

"Does that mean you too?"

"Yes. Yug is going to check the bulletin board right now"

I see...but this is...

"From the perspective of the quest, that's what Nebiros was saying, right?"

"I'd say yes, more often than not...and I didn't think Gerbera Grow was the key"

"What's wrong with Gerbera Grow-san?"

Setia asked. Setia had been talking to Gerbera Grow. It was hard for her to hear, but I had to speak.

"I'm sorry. I'll go talk to Setia"

"All right. I'll let you know when I know more"

"Please do. Setia, let's talk upstairs"

"Y, Yes"

I let Setia enter my room.

"Setia, listen to me calmly. It seems that Gerbera Grow in the Young Tree Forest has been defeated"

"Eh..."

Setia frozen...of course she did.

"Th, That! Why...I'm sure the country has banned the killing of Gerbera Grow-san!"

"Yeah...but there's someone who broke that ban. And it seems that the seal that Gerbera Grow was guarding has been broken. Perhaps it's the seal that Nebiros was talking about"

"Th, Then what about the zombies?"

"Yeah. There's a good chance they'll come here"

Setia hugged me. I gently pat Setia's head.

"It's terrible...Gerbera Grow-san has been guarding that place for so long for people..."

"I know. I got his blessing, too"

That's right. It was never a bad guy.

"If those zombies are coming, we'll take them down. That's what Gerbera Grow would want"

"Yes! Takuto-sama!"

Alright. Good answer. Then I get a message. It seems that Yug-san has arrived.

I go downstairs and ask her to tell me the information on the bulletin board.

"It seems that the beginning of this time was caused by the top performers of the previous event"

"What do you mean?"

"It seems that the event weapons were effective against Gerbera Grow. Apparently, cursed weapons had the effect of preventing it from recovering"

That means that cursed weapons give a cursed condition to the opponent...that's a big deal if they can block recovery.

"And it seems that poisonous weapons also had a special attack effect on plant monsters...since the forest was poisoned during the event"

Indeed...so the admins induced the defeat of Gerbera Grow with the event rewards.

Damn it! I should have been more alert when the boss was Astaroth!

"Is there any damage?"

"The Legion that defeated Gerbera Grow was attacked by a large number of zombies that came out at the same time as the information and returned to their deaths"

I'm sorry for their loss. But there's no excuse for that.

"Why was Gerbera Grow subdued in the first place? Even though it was guided by event weapons, Ruin-san and the others warned about it on the bulletin board, didn't they?"

"Eh...but after all gamers want to defeat a strong boss...something might happen. You might get a rare item. You might be able to show off on the bulletin board. As a result, no matter how many times you're told not to, you'll always try"

Is that how it is? Well, there's only one thing I want to say.

"I don't want to get involved for such selfish reasons? If they're good enough to take down Gerbera Grow, don't you think it's only right that they should take full responsibility for this event?"

They should be the ones to take care of the mismanagement of their own selfish actions.

"I agree with your point of view, Takuto-kun, but the scale is too large. Anyway, now that this has happened, we're already involved. We have to come up with some countermeasures"

Well...the first thing I need to do is calm down. Then, I apologize honestly for hitting Ruin-san. I'm still not trained enough to take out my anger on others.

First, let's check the current situation.

"Do you think the zombies will come here?"

"They're definitely coming...but Takuto-kun, how good are you at fighting them?"

"Emm. The only ones who can fight decently are me, Lily, Setia, Koihi and Wako. Can Ix fight if I give her the sacred attribute?"

"Yes, I can"

Then Bran tells us.

"My Lord. I can fight too. Defeating the undead and demons is the role of us angels"

Then Ribina reacts.

"I'm not an undead and I'm not a demon, so I'm safe!"

"You're a demon too!"

"Yes, yes. This is not the time for a fight. Please stop"

"Yes"

"Im sorry"

I will talk again to Ruin-san.

"There are seven of us who can fight zombies"

"If you can put together a full party, you're doing great"

Well, we're a lot stronger than we were when we first went into the Deep Red Wilderness, aren't we?

"Anyway, I'm going to change Ix's attribute. Ix"

"Yes, Master"

I used Ix's capsule to change Ix's attribute.

I never thought this would happen. My plans have gone completely awry.

For the time being, changing the attribute of Ix was an urgent task, but what should I do after this?

According to what I just said, the point where the zombies appeared is the Young Tree Forest. It's a long way from here, so it's...okay?

Wait a minute. We were talking under the assumption that the zombies would come here, but they only come here? If the zombies are going to target the players nearby, shouldn't they be going to Fast Town instead of here!?

"Attribute change complete. Master"

I rushed downstairs to find the players who had seen the info gathered around.

"I'm sorry, Takuto-kun. Let us use it as the meeting place"

Mel apologizes, but that's not the point!

"Does anyone have any friends in Fast Town!?"

Ruin-san answers me.

"I think most of us do, don't we? What's wrong with you? You look bloodthirsty"

"Can you make sure that the info has been sent to the people in Fast Town?"

"It said that the quest was for all players, so they should have received it"

Ah!? That's right! Damn it! I should've seen it sooner!

"Lilly, Setia, Ix, Bran! Come with me! We're warping to Fast Town!"

Uh (Yes) !

"Wait a minute. Takuto-kun. I won't understand until you explain it to me"

Ah~I don't have time for this!

"This event is for all players! And if the zombies appeared in the Young Tree Forest, wouldn't the first place they'd target be Fast Town?"

!!?

Everyone is surprised. And Tristan and Mangetsu-san talk.

"It's true that monsters will target nearby players..."

"That's true, given that principle"

Then they say something decisive.

"And if the zombies disperse to their respective countries after attacking Fast Town, then the story that all players are targets passes!"

Because we, the players, have dispersed from Fast Town. Rook speaks.

"Wa, Wait a minute! There are only newbies in Fast Town!?"

That's true, but Ruin-san denies it.

"Not really...there was an event, so there shouldn't be any newbies, right? Besides, if we sell the things we get for points, we should be able to go to other countries"

"Ah..."

"In other words, is this event an event that sends other players to other countries!?"

Reppuu-san said that, but that's not a fixed thing.

"This is just my prediction. So I'm going to go check it out now"

"We'll go with you. Takuto-kun's predictions often come true. If your prediction is correct, an event will occur"

Then all the players who had gathered decided to head to Fast Town. I'm hoping this prediction is wrong.