Conqueror

After some time exploring the area, Zadrum found a cave, the cave was big enough for his taste. So, he choose this place to settle in, the entrance was big enough for his Scorpe to get through. The name that he gives for the scorpion skeleton, furthermore all of his skeleton's creation, can level up along with him.

He only brought the two Tier 2 with him inside, and the rest was on the outside wandering and plaguing the surrounding area, with their destructive Death Aura.

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Shortly after Zadrum settled in, not far from the place he was in. A group of three young adventurers was heading on his way, without realizing the imminent danger.

"Oriel, are we heading in the right way." Ask a 17 year old girl who was holding a bow.

"Yeah, we are on the right track. It was written on the map where the herb on our quest grows." The boy who was the same age as her, said while looking at the map in his hand.

"But, big brother..." A 15 year old girl said lowly, hesitated, and eventually didn't say anything. The little girl was having a bad feeling for some unknown reason, however, she didn't say it to her big brother and just keep it to herself.

Oriel who was at the front didn't hear his sister, he was seriously looking at the map, afraid to miss something. He abruptly stopped, the two girls also stopped seeing him halt.

"The herb on our quest should be around here... Byrne and Laci, be alert and look at your surroundings carefully. If we miss the herb, our effort will be wasted." Oriel said, looking at them seriously. This was their first quest as a team, so, Oriel wanted this to be successful. He has a goal why he chooses to become an adventurer... To surpassed his father's adventurer team.

"But, big brother. What if there's a monster inside." Laci asked, with a worried look.

"Don't worry, your big brother is already an Elite swordsman. And this area only has normal beasts, so if they tried to attack us, I will hack them to pieces." Oriel said while waving his sword in front, as though he was hacking someone, then give a thumb up to his sister afterward.

Seeing her big brother, Laci can't help but giggle, she felt a little better.

"Hey, Oriel!! stop showing off!! are we going to find the herb or not!!" Byrne said, a little.

"Why so impatient? And also call me capt-... Ok, let's go." Oriel immediately said, seeing the glare of Byrne.

They then continued, after some time Bryne spoke. "Oriel, is this normal? Why the plants here soo lifeless. It's like, they are withering." She was confused seeing the plant here becoming lifeless.

"I don't know... It's also my first time coming here." Oriel said, he was also confused.

"Ahm, brother, is there a problem?" Laci asked worriedly, seeing the two's confused face.

"No, there's no problem... Let's continue." Oriel said smiling at him to assure her.

While they started walking, not far from them a Tier 2 thief at the distance, watching them attentively, also wore a confused look. He already visited this area once, and as far as he remembered this area, was not as lifeless as before.

He was a Thief, that those two Kid's father who was also his captain, he was ordered to guard them. He tailed them soundlessly, while looking around carefully.

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After half a minute, exploring the area the trio didn't find the herb they were looking for.

"Oriel, what about let's head back to the town, and take another quest." Byrne said she was also having a bad feeling since they entered this area. Laci then nodded in agreement.

" 'Sigh' Ok, let's head back. Didn't know this E Grade Quest was so har-" Oriel stopped his sentence mid-air, and suddenly dashed towards Laci, swinging his sword downwards.

Seeing her brother, abruptly charge at her, swinging his sword towards her, she was shocked and stripped down. However, the sword of her brother didn't hack her, but the skeleton Horned Rabbit on his side. It crumbles immediately after Oriel hits it with his sword.

Oriel immediately helped his little sister to get up, and asked worriedly. "Are you ok?!!"

However, Laci didn't answer him. She was pointing at his back, with a terrified expression. "Big Brother... Bi-Big Sis-" Laci's sentence was cut off, because of the dying scream of Bryne.

Hearing the dying shriek of Bryne, he turned around. And what he saw, make him terrified, and he became blank.

Byrne was being mauled by a bunch of various beast skeletons. A tiger-like skeleton, bite Byrne's throat, ripping it off, ending her cry.

Oriel snapped back to his sense, tears rolled down on his cheeks, and wanted to charge to take revenge for his comrade. However, a hand stopped him from advancing.

"What are you doing?!! Are you out of your mind!! Let's get out of here faster." The thief, that was tailing them finally reached the scene. Everything happened in the blink of an eye, he tried his best to arrive faster. However, the one kid still died.

"Uncle Sam!! 'Sob' help us! 'Sob' " Seeing the familiar face, Laci cried.

"Don't worry, I will get you out of here." Sam didn't wait for them to reply, he picked Laci up and pulled Oriel, and run out of the scene.

However, it was already too late. All the beast skeletons in the vicinity arrived and surrounded them.

Seeing the hundred beast skeletons around them, he was terrified and disbelief. He was a thief and not a swordsman, so killing the already dead, furthermore, a skeleton was impossible for him.

"Oriel, take your sister and run. I will stop these bones here... Remember to tell everyone, especially the Church... That this area was being contaminated by a Death Aura... Now!! Go!!" He then dashed towards the five Tier 1 Skeleton beast, he felt a strong death aura to the five skeletons, solo he dashed towards it.

Oriel takes his sister's arm and takes her with him, out of this forest. There were some normal Skeleton Beast that tried to attack them, but he killed it with a slash.