Versatile: Alternate World

Chapter 184 - The Way Back Home (II)

The cleric went silent for a bit but answered after a few seconds. It seems like this healer just thought of it for a second before coming to a decision.

"Alright, if you suggest it like that, then help me clear this one. I wanted to get rid of this quest as soon as possible and it seems you guys are strong enough to handle this quest too."

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"That's fine. Let's get right into it."

The cleric opened his quest tab and shared the quest, allowing the three of us to see the quest panel.

[The Way Back Home]

Type: Main Quest

Rewards: ???

Info: During the war of the demons, a few elves were killed in the process after the invasion of the monsters. Due to the situation, half of the elve's population was wiped out. During the war, a family of green goblins discovered a child of an elf. Unlike the normal goblins found in many tribes killing people and molesting women, these goblins refuse to do it and were living in the mountains away from the normal tribes.

Adopting the child, they found out that this kid was being searched by the demons and the other goblins are now trying to track the family.

Objective: Help the Goblin Family protect the child and escort her back to the hands of the elves.

Warning: This is a very long quest. You might have to sacrifice your time in mundane tasks to finish the quest. The difficulty of the quest also increases every time an objective was completed.

This is a shared quest. Are you sure you want to participate in the quest?

YES/NO

Damn, out of all the main quests he received, it is one of the quests that involves heavily fighting different kinds of enemies and are usually encountered around level 110 areas. In short, if you are at a low level, this quest is a nightmare for you. I heard that this quest is one of the quests that will invoke the war in Resurgia once the progress reaches the climax. It was supposed to happen a few months later once the next continent will be released. However, I don't think it will since I am the one who will be clearing it. From what I can also remember, the more player you have with this, the better the success of the quest. It is a very difficult quest and preparation is the key for this quest.

I look at my companions after reading the contents of the quest. After all, this quest is very hard and if they wanted to back out, they have to do it while they have not accepted the quest just yet.

"Are you guys sure about this? I am fine since I don't need to farm exp that much right now while you guys still needed to do it," I glanced at Hagane and Dolly who were still reading the quest.

"Are you joking, Bladeheart? I am not going to chicken out on this one. This quest is quite long so that means I can enjoy the story more! Of course, I am in!" And she clicked yes.

"I might be a beginner but knowing the story is also good. Also, it said here that there will be enemies so doesn't that mean more enemies to kill? Free EXP! I am in!" and Hagane also accepted.

I scratch my head after their decision but that's what they want, I won't stop them. I also clicked yes on my quest tab and the main quest appeared on my quest tab as the very first quest due to the priority of the main quest is undeniably strong.

"Alright, since you guys accepted the quest, I will introduce myself. I am called Chase. I am a cleric but I am planning to use the cleric as an offensive class rather than support and wanted to show everyone that a cleric can be a frontline too."

"That's a good ambition. I am called Bladeheart, these two are Dolly and Hagane. The gryphon that we are riding right now is Leona, thank you for having us on board on the quest."

"You must be the player who cleared the Sandurk expedition. I heard a lot from you in many forums discussing the Sandurk continent about how you managed to finish the quest."

"Yep, that's me," I confirmed.

"Well, that is good. Now I am more confident of getting rid of this quest successfully than failing it."

"Should we trigger the quest already? Once we trigger the quest, we won't be able to back out already," I asked.

"Let's do this! What are we waiting for?"

I helped Chase climb to Leona's back and we departed to arrive at the location to trigger the quest. Once this begins, we have to finish the quest until the end, and our performance will determine the outcome of the Resurgia continent. I can even say that this main quest has a similar structure to the Sandurk Pioneer quest. The only difference is that this quest is not counted as a Pioneer quest.

The quest mark appeared on the level 67 peaceful area map of the mountain top of the Caldaripa Mountains. Now I have a basic idea of where the quest marker is marking.

Since I am familiar with the place, I didn't have a hard time finding the actual location that was indicated on the map. We landed near the area to avoid spooking out the NPC goblins. After all, according to the quest, they are in hiding from the demon army so they will be really on alert if they have seen a flying creature.

When we arrived, the place has a different look than what I remembered in the past timeline but there are the usual traces I have seen before. There are only a few things added which made me a little bit confused about how it looked before. It is clear that the place is currently inhabited by someone compared to before.

The location is a secluded area of the forest. It was a hut located in a thicket that anyone who has a bird's eye view would have trouble finding it and even the ones on the land will also have trouble finding due to how the camouflage of the area was applied.

We just step into the territory and a crossbow flew past us. It was a clear warning shot since it didn't hit any of us but the tree alone behind us. It was a warning to anyone who trespasses the place.

"We mean no harm. We are just travelers passing by!" I shouted.

The hut in the thicket opened its window and someone peeked inside. It was not visible to many but for someone who can spot something so easily in the distance, it was not a problem. Soon, the door opened and a male goblin appeared carrying a crossbow.

"A goblin carrying a crossbow?" Dolly was surprised. Even I was surprised too. Goblins rarely use long-range weapons and usually, they are using clubs, shields, daggers, and staff. They either use melee attacks or fight using magic as shamans.

"Who are you, humans?! Are you all sent from the human kingdom to exterminate the extra species of the demonkind living in these areas?!"

I made the others quiet down and take over to do the talking. With my experience in talking with NPCs, I already know and grasp how to make them speak. In short, I mastered how to spout bullsh*t.

"We are just passing by and we are looking for a place to camp out for the night. Did we disturb something?"

The male goblin looked at me and lowered down his weapon.

"Oh, it was the [Savior of Sandurk]. I heard of you when you defeated the demon army in Sandurk continent. I didn't expect to see you here. I apologize for being rude."

I was surprised to see that my reputation as the [Savior of Sandurk] was acknowledged by an NPC outside Sandurk Continent. Also, it looks like my reputation for clearing the Sandurk Pioneer quest helps alleviate the tension between us and the goblin. Time to keep my oratory skills done.

"You know me?"

"Of course. I am trying to learn all the movements regarding the demon army. That way, I can plan out if my family needed to evacuate or not. We are in a difficult position because both the humans and the demons are hunting us."

"Hunting you?"

"Let's postpone the talk. Come inside my humble abode. You guys are looking for a place to crash the night right? Then this place is ideal."

"Then we appreciate the kind offer and we will accept it wholeheartedly."

After that, I signal the others to follow me. Entering the hut, we didn't expect that the hut was just a front and the house interior itself was underground. We didn't even need to worry about our sizes, the cave was big enough for us.

"Wow, this place is quite clean and a good place to live compared to the normal goblin camps!" Chase said.

"Yeah, this place reminds me of our camp out when I was a kid back in my home country!" Hagane said.

"The goblin camps are normally smelly and dirty to mask the smell of the camp and let the monsters avoid the camp due to the stinky smell. That is a normal tactic that many goblins do to avoid predators. I hate the dirty smells and I wanted to clean. So here it is, the place is much more presentable."

While he was speaking, his wife appeared while carrying a kid that is not a goblin similar to them. However, I was surprised to see the child. Because the Child that they are carrying is the Priestess of the Stars, one of the youngest NPC that will be the most important character and will also participate in the Main Quest that will occur much, much later which is called the Hell Rising.