Versatile: Alternate World

Chapter 183 - The Way Back Home (I)

The red players started their attacks on the Cleric with the intent to kill him in a few hits. But from the attacks of the red players, none of them landed to the cleric who has quick reflexes and good footing that allows him to dodge the enemies trying to kill him.

The moment they missed, the Cleric dash towards the main healer and swing his staff to the face of the female cleric of the red named players.

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The female cleric staggered after the staff landed on her face. Once she staggered, the cleric that is being attacked spins his staff and stabs the ground with its tip.

"[Caduceus]!"

A huge staff with two serpents coiled on the handle of the staff materialized and the cleric that was just trying to recover from the staggering state immediately died. The female player got squashed by the skill.

"What was that?" Hagane was astonished by the skill.

"The first tier offensive type skill of a cleric, [Caduceus]. It is a single target skill that has a 15 seconds cooldown and 5 seconds casting time. It deals damage to enemies in exchange for the HP. It does deal significant damage but not that much. Of course, if it is upgraded to a certain extent, the attack power will be big and it will become an AOE skill."

"I don't understand the principle of that skill. Also, how did he managed to kill the enemy cleric in just a few attacks?" Dolly asked.

"From what I observed, the cleric that was killed was poorly equipped in the armor department which must be the main reason the [Caduceus] one-shot kill the cleric. Also, he hit the cleric with the staff earlier. Even if it isn't much, it was also damaged and we can only assume the cleric has low health allowing him to kill the player in one shot," I explained.

The cleric heals himself after using the [Caduceus] and faces the others.

"I don't mind you guys come together at once!"

When the pk players heard this, they were provoked.

"You bastard! Don't get cocky! Boys! Let's get him!"

His taunting words made the poor bastards attack. In my experience, I already know what he is about to do. Cleric rarely fights alone and usually is backed up by other players in fights. However, a cleric can handle things on their own and can fight just fine without any outside help from other players.

"[Regeneration]!"

He raised his hands and his body was enveloped with a green aura and he is constantly healing small bits of HP every second. After that, he rushes head-on to the enemies and started smacking the enemies with the staff. Every smack he did leaves a small white mark on them, which was invisible to the enemies' eyes but visible to the non-targets.

The attacks of the enemies managed to land a hit on him but he was not injured much and he didn't lose too much health.

"You people serious? How come you guys are pretty sloppy? Attack him all out!"

The cleric grinned and he raises his staff in the air before stabbing it on the ground like how he did when he cast [Caduceus] earlier.

"Repent to all of your sins! [Holy Smite]!"

It was just a momentary scene but the marks left behind by the small attacks done earlier by the cleric started to glow brightly. In that split second of the activation, spikes of light appeared on their body, piercing them. Two players died after the activation. The three remaining players were still alive but they were almost incapacitated.

"Damn, it looks like my calculations were a bit wrong in there since there are still three survivors," the cleric shook his head and approached the three dying players.

"You bastard..." the guy who seems to be leading the red players grumbled though he is having a hard time moving especially with a sharp light piercing his chest.

"You are the bastard one, bastard of the bastard. You dare mess with my quest and ruin the Main Quest that I have accepted? You really have a death wish do you?!"

"F*ck... you are just a cleric... how come you are much capable of killing us..."

"Because you guys are all dumbf*cks who think healers can't kill. Now, go to the cathedral and pay for your crimes," he said before stomping the player with his boots several times. In a few stomps, the player died as his body slowly turned into a digitized corpse.

He did the same to the other players who remained alive after the [Holy Smite], eliminating the players who think they are the strongest players.

"Significant bastards ruining my quests, what a load of crap."

After picking up the loot of the red players he killed, he looked at us and grinned.

"Did you guys enjoyed the show?"

"I have a question though," I stood up from Leona's back.

"Shoot."

"Why you didn't revive and kill them again for the max profit of earning some drops from them? They are red players so they have a 100% equipment drop rate once they die."

"Not worth it and a waste of time and mana. Besides, I am doing some quests but these bastards just hijacked my main quest and pretty much ruined my progress," the cleric said.

"Wait, wait... you are running the main quest right now?!" Dolly was shocked.

"Yeah. I received one after some chain quests in the area and some villagers I talked to. It just popped up after, so yeah."

From his tone, he didn't know the importance of the main quest just yet.

"Have you ever thought about how your quest is something really rare right now? You are now one of the main scenario clearers already!" Dolly seems to be so giddy after finding someone who seems to have no idea what quest is he currently doing.

"Not really? I mean, this is the main quest right? I think everyone can also play the main quest since it is the main scenario of the game."

"Looks like you still think this a normal MMORPG game like the old days. Unfortunately, it is not. The quest you have right now is very coveted by many players due to the fame and money they can receive for having the main quest done. Main scenario quests or main quests are not for everyone and only those who managed to trigger the certain quest can be the only one who can finish it unless he or she shares it with someone. Players who are completing main quests are called the Main Scenario clearers, or just clearers for short."

"The hell? So you are saying this quest is super valuable I have the possibility to get famous because of it?!"

"Yes. Main Quests explores the lore and the state of the game progresses due to this, affecting many things depending on the main quest's progress. If an NPC dies, then all quests related to that NPC will also disappear or new ones will appear concerning their death. Different outcomes happen."

"Lucky you! The main quest is something everyone wanted to do to get quite famous to the player base and get sponsored by some other players."

Contrary to our expectation of him celebrating his acquisition of the quest, he fell silent and looked at the quest log. After fiddling for a bit, he looked up to us and asked something that caused Dolly to get shocked.

"How come I can't abandon the quest? I am trying to find the "Abandon Quest" button but it seems to be missing. Do you guys know how to do it?"

"HUH? WHY?"

"I hate getting into the spotlight and getting famous from the main quest is not ideal to me either. I would rather play without the eyes of the public on me."

His question was indeed something that caught Dolly off guard. But this is not my first time encountering it. Some just hated how the Main Quest is very difficult or just plain annoying due to how long it was just to finish the scenario.

"The main scenario quests are not possible to be abandoned unless you failed on it. Of course, failing the main scenario quest doesn't mean you can escape on the quest. Most of the time, whenever you failed, the main quests update and you will be stuck on another main quest."

"The f*ck? You serious or just joking?"

"I am not joking."

"Then, I have to clear this by myself and get discovered by others and get exposed to media platforms?! The hell with that! I just wanted a peaceful life in gaming! I don't need to be famous!"

"But I have a method for you to avoid the other players to know you are playing the main quest. This way, the players who are looking for the main quests players would be having trouble who was the first player who discovered it."

"You have a method?!"

"Yep. And that is basically sharing the quest to other players and clear the quest before the quest becomes a bigger problem that will attract the eyes of those players who are looking for other main quests scattered in the game. Are you willing to share the quest? We will be happy to continue the quest with you as soon as possible."

When Dolly and Hagane heard this, they got speechless on my offer all of a sudden. Isn't this just flattery talk just to get the chance to participate in the main quest?!