The Status Window Disappeared

Black Flag Pursuit (5)

I wanted to bury the hunter’s body, but I don’t know when reinforcements will appear.

It will take at least a few hours to find a proper site and bury the body.

Chris hurriedly left the mountain, taking the hunter’s wife, who had been hiding in a safe place.

Fortunately, Chris heard about where the hunter was summoned early.

In order for his wife to be safe, he must not deviate too far from his travel route and must also go far away from the perpetrators of this incident.

It wasn’t long before Chris, having come up with a suitable city, left the mountains and headed for the main road.

The woman behind her is still weeping all the while.

The escape between the two was quite long and harsh.

Chris increased the speed as much as possible while considering the widow’s physical strength.

Eventually, the ghost horse entered the city she was targeting just before exhaustion.

It was the capital of a moderately large country with a good atmosphere.

Chris first got a room at an inn, took a minimum of rest, and then headed to the temple.

The wife, who has become a widow anyway, says she has nowhere else to lean on.

“Are you thinking of going back to your hometown?”

“My hometown burned down long ago.”

“Then let’s go to the temple of the Cadral Church. If you stay there, the pursuers won’t be able to touch you easily.”

Fortunately, there was a branch of the Cadral Church in this city that Chris met right after he broke up with the demon king.

Although they were clerics called money ghosts, they provided reliable service as much as money was given instead.

The temple in this world is not a facility in the concept of a simple treatment center.

Originally, before the state was in charge of welfare, religious people were in charge of such work.

The work of the church is quite diverse, such as taking care of orphans and providing relief to the poor.

It is also their job to take care of widows who have nowhere to go.

Of course, Chris didn’t want to force her into a religious institution, but a young and beautiful widow like her could face what would happen if she lived alone in the city.

Even if Chris gives you some money, chances are you’ll get into trouble.

As if she had similar concerns to Chris, she followed his opinion without hesitation.

No, maybe he has lost the energy to express a different opinion.

Leaving the ghost horse behind, Chris went to the temple, gave some money to the priests, and left the widow in charge.

A considerable amount of money was withdrawn to ask for proper treatment and protection, but considering the price of an epic item, this is also very cheap.

He gave the widow himself a considerable amount of money, expressed his condolences once more, and left.

Although he obtained a powerful epic item, it was not very pleasant because the person who helped him had died.

After leaving the temple in a very tired mood, Chris decided to rest for a while this time.

After traveling through the mountain roads in the rain and wind, he barely rested at the hunter’s hut for the night, and the next day, after a big fight, he ran to this place with the widow.

Even for Chris, who could use mana, it was difficult to continue the journey beyond this point.

After making sure the ghost horse was resting well, he went inside the inn and stuffed a warm meal into his stomach.

Unlike the thin beer I usually drank, after drinking a few glasses of strong alcohol, I felt that my fatigue was relieved.

As the night deepened, people began to enter the inn one by one.

Chris, slightly drunk, played cards with the other travelers.

Even though it was a game with stakes, it was enough to lightly bet a penny or two for fun.

Chris has become more relaxed than usual.

In an alley a short distance from him, two hooded people watched him silently and then talked in a slightly excited voice.

“Is that him?”

“Yes, the cursed player is certain. I knew you were moving fast, but I thought you were already here.”

“I am lucky today to find it by chance in this vast city. Shall I attack you right now?”

As one man speaks, his colleague shakes his head.

“There are too many eyes here. Besides, we are understaffed. He has a mirror ring, so if you make up your mind and run away, you might miss it.”

“Well, I’ve been strangely running away so far.”

“That ends here too. Raise the black flag and gather your comrades. It’s time to hunt.”

After talking, the two silently hid into the darkness.

the next morning.

Chris, who hadn’t stopped walking since leaving the city, stopped the ghost horse for a while when he felt a cool breeze blowing.

Maybe it’s because we’ve come up a lot to the north, but the weather has gotten a lot cooler, and the trees in the forest have changed.

He dismounted from the ghost horse and placed the ring enchanted with the tracking spell on his hand.

As if they had almost reached their destination, the vibration of the ring became noticeably stronger than before.

‘I’ll just have to go two or three more days.’

Chris gauged the remaining distance based on previous experience.

It seems that my skills aren’t enough to fight him yet… If you properly scout and prepare, you will be able to do anything.

Gradually, the vibration of the ring became burdensome, so I tied it with a string again and hung it around my neck as before.

By the time he finishes a series of tasks.

Behind them, black flag chasers were chattering excitedly.

“Look at this. It is a new footprint.”

“We’ve almost caught up.”

“Then what do we do now? Should I wait until he falls asleep?”

“Is there any need for that? You can win if you just attack right now.”

Even if the people gathered under one flag, they were so poorly connected that unity did not work out.

Besides, all of them have considerable skills, so they have their own pride.

The people gathered in this place were candidates to take over the status window of the players.

Talents who not only know the players well, but also have the knowledge and experience to utilize the status window.

Among those talented people, one high-ranking person calmed down ten or so colleagues.

“Don’t be too hasty. The guy we’re after now has a track record of killing several people on our side. If we attack without any countermeasures, we could be harmed instead.”

I didn’t think that the tracking would fail as the head count was the head count.

However, the problem is that people may be harmed in the process.

To be precise, I am worried that the main character of the loss of life could be myself.

Originally, the way a wounded beast rages the most.

A wise hunter never rushes after having cornered his prey.

The leader of the pursuers reminded him of it once again.

“He’s already caught up with us. Seeing that they infiltrated the capital of the Kingdom of Benicia, which was in a state of war, it seems that they have their own way… Still, it’s hard to shake off all of us and run away.”

Even if a runaway occurs, the pursuer with a large number of people has an overwhelming advantage.

Among them, there are several talented people who have specialized in pursuit.

It is rather welcome for them to see Chris run away and lose his strength.

After everyone agreed with that opinion, one asked in an uncomfortable voice.

“Then who will be in the lead?”

It would be very inefficient for ten or so people to attack Chris all at once.

Normally, they would form a siege and engage in a wheeled battle to reduce their stamina.

However, even if they were candidates to inherit the status window, they were inferior to Chris, who had the skills of a real player.

It is obvious that the person who stands in the lead and attacks first will be the most dangerous.

Besides, their order is to capture, not kill.

When Chris dies, Chris’ status window also disappears, so killing him is not allowed.

There is no point in wishing for voluntary sacrifice in a secret society like Black Flag.

When everyone secretly takes a step back.

The man acting as the leader smiled and shook his head.

“The leader is not determined separately. As everyone knows, he has an epic item called the Ring of Mirrors. He will definitely use it to create an alternate body to disrupt us.”

As the pursued target increases, the siege also widens.

And if the encirclement is excessively widened, there is a risk that the pursuers will be destroyed individually.

The pursuers, who expressed disapproval at the mission, which was more difficult than expected, fell one step further.

The man spoke to reassure them around that time.

“Don’t worry too much. There is a way to win this fight.”

“How to win?”

It was taken for granted that he would win as the number difference was overwhelming, but what he was saying now seemed to mean more than just victory.

Indeed, he confidently explained his thoughts.

“Even if you make an alter ego with a mirror ring, there is a limit. It’s not that difficult to chase the real thing if we use all our magical abilities and tracking skills. Of course, you may be confused right now, but… The important thing is that we do not suffer any damage in the meantime.”

For the pursuers, prolonging the fight as long as possible is the perfect way to win.

If Chris runs away to a place like the city, he won’t be able to eat or die, but fortunately there are no decent shelters around here.

The leader of the pursuers gave a very reasonable and satisfactory opinion in front of everyone.

In light of the information they obtained and common sense, this method was no shortcoming to be called a winning method.

“But he is a pure swordsman who cannot use magic. As a result of autopsies on the previously sacrificed members, only sword wounds were found on the bodies. It’s not like the opponent was easy, so if I had magical abilities, I’d have used them a long time ago.”

And general prosecutors had one very fatal weakness.

It’s just that there is no big room.

Unlike sorcerers, whose one-shot kills are one-hit, they are relatively lacking in the ability to land a final blow in a fight between their peers.

Therefore, when Chris fought opponents of the same level as himself, he took a strategy of creating a gap and inserting a fatal blow.

The leader of the pursuers gives an opinion to block such a tactic in advance.

“We never part. If you have a chance to attack him, wait until his strength runs out. Shields take the lead, followed by warriors to assist. If we fight together, we can finish without anyone dying.”

If you don’t need to rush anyway, safety comes first.

The other members of the crew readily agreed with him because they were afraid of their own lives.

After a smooth agreement, they finally got into formation and started running to Chris.

“There it is! chase.”

“Stay in line! You must not fall.”

Soon after, the pursuing party finds Chris and pursues him while maintaining the line.

Chris panicked and started to run away, but when the tension in the pursuit team was relaxed, he unexpectedly threw a dagger.

The shields in front of them cut it off and formed a more dense formation.

When their strategy goes well, the members exclaim excitedly.

“Did you think you would be safe even if you touched the black flag?”

“We fight as one.”

“Leave the front to me.”

Chris couldn’t hide his embarrassment when he saw them.

It was spectacle that the members of the secret society seemed to have a strong camaraderie.

Recognizing their inferiority, he hurriedly uses the ghost horse’s ability to hide in front of them.

The pursuers were momentarily taken aback when they saw it, but banded together and waited for their opponent to appear.

Chris, who was planning to use the mirror ring to disperse the pursuing party, was delighted at the same time as he clicked his tongue in absurdity.

‘Those bastards, what on earth do they believe in and gather together?’

I don’t know the circumstances, but I’m rather grateful if we’re together like that.

He summoned the phoenix’s magic bow that had been wrapped in bandages and held it in his hand.

The chase members, who have no way of knowing the fact, provoke him with a triumphant look.

“Come on coward! You don’t know how to do anything other than hit the back of the head.”

“Run away if you can! You’ll get caught soon anyway.”

After all, it seems like a lot of fun to have a lot of people bullying one person.

Feeling a large amount of mana draining away, Chris presented a blow to the excited pursuers.

The shield beasts who instinctively sensed the crisis raised their magical power as much as they could, but it was impossible to block the arrow that flew right after.

The mass of magical power that burns red emits terrifying heat as soon as it lands on its target.

“This, this?”

The belated screams were soon evaporated in an instant by thousands of degrees of fire.

Power that is on a completely different level than when the hunter, the original owner of the Demon Palace, used his lack of mana forcibly.

Even Chris, who had placed the protest, was slightly frightened by the dizzying heat felt from afar.

The pursuers, who had been huddled together in harmony, disappeared in an instant without even leaving a scream.

The power of the magic palace is so great, their corpses as well as the entire surrounding area are turned into black ash and scattered.

That’s all.

Dry trees in the north are catching fire and burning in the aftermath of the attack alone.

Chris barely absorbed half of the evaporated mana and hurriedly left.

Even though they said they put more than half of their mana into it to ensure it was dealt with… Still, this really was more than expected.

Certainly, it would not be a waste of one or two players to obtain such a thing.

However, apart from the admiration for the performance of the magic palace, the ghost horse he rode became even busier.

Now that he knew that the black flag was close to him, he couldn’t afford to relax any longer.

Chris managed to annihilate the pursuers in the blink of an eye, but… … .

Still, after some time, their defeat will be known.

Losing contact only means failure of the mission.

If that happens, it will be more difficult to retrieve your status window.

Chris was determined to put an end to this incident before they noticed it.

The ghost horse, noticing the owner’s heart, accelerated its already fast pace.

Chris calmed himself in anticipation of the long-awaited meeting.