Level Up Inquisitor [EN]: Chapter 178

178. The Silent War (2)

“That makes 220!”

Thump!

[You have executed a heretic!]

[You have leveled up!]

Eile leveled up as he executed the last of the captured heretics.

Thanks to the PKers [Player Killers, players who attack other players], who had recently increased in number regardless of region or level range, his stats were also improving rapidly.

It had already been several days since he entered the volcanic zone.

It was by no means easy to engage in PK and monster hunting simultaneously in this harsh environment for a long time.

But Eile had already returned alive from the northern snowfields and the southern swamps.

Having experienced two remote areas outside the national borders, the notorious regions within the kingdom were nothing to him.

‘Well, there wasn’t anything particularly uncomfortable.’

In the volcanic zone, where the heat of fire and lava pressed in from all sides, he continued to fight at a much faster pace than others, as if there were no problems at all.

He reached level 220 without slowing down, even after a long hunt.

Since the fight with the Iron Cross members last time, there had been three more battles.

The Iron Cross members who had been tracking him gave him quite a hard time with unexpected forbidden magic, but in the end, they all received the opportunity for repentance in the flames.

Perhaps it was thanks to accepting the goddess’s grace with his whole body.

They liked it so much that they couldn’t keep their bodies still, and they voluntarily spewed out information about the organization.

All the valuable information obtained in this way was passed on to the Inquisition and cooperating guilds in various regions.

‘Now they’ll know that sending mediocre guys is useless… Soon, an executive will have to come after me.’

The scale of the Iron Cross isn’t large enough to pour out its members indiscriminately.

Their influence, which had penetrated all over the continent, was greater than expected, but there were only many henchmen or informants who had been mind-controlled.

It was time for an executive to approach him, aiming for him.

Of course, given their characteristics in the current situation, they would carefully examine and assess the situation before revealing themselves.

They would definitely create a situation where they could be sure of victory, so it would be quite troublesome.

But in order to catch a big fish, he had to take that risk.

“Well, they’ll come when the time is right. Shall we head out soon?”

[‘Ruler of the Volcano’ expresses regret!]

[Public Order Contribution +50]

A message popped up as Eile got up from his seat.

The Fire Dragon, Rajagal, seemed to have given him a small contribution.

As befitting the ruler of the volcano, he seemed to like this volcanic zone quite a bit.

But the stage of extracting maximum efficiency from the hunting grounds around here had already passed.

No matter how good Eile was, he didn’t want to stay in a place like this for long without anything in return.

Above all, Lugh would not have tolerated such a situation.

[‘Light Judge, Lugh’ urges you to ignore the words of other gods!]

[Light Order Contribution +100]

Lugh sent a message, offering twice the contribution.

He wanted him to not be swayed by the words of other gods unnecessarily, and to leave this place quickly and continue his growth.

But the proud Rajagal didn’t just stand still.

[‘Ruler of the Volcano’ bristles and pays additional sponsorship!]

[Public Order Contribution +200]

[‘Light Judge, Lugh’ scoffs!]

[Light Order Contribution +2,000]

[‘Ruler of the Volcano’ flinches and checks his balance.]

‘…….’

Eile, who had stopped in his place for a moment, waited, but this was the last message Rajagal sent.

It seemed that he didn’t have any more contributions to pour out due to his financial situation.

The Fire Order, the second largest major order in Warlord, was by no means a small organization.

However, unlike Lugh, who was his apostle, there was a limit to the capital that Rajagal, who was just a spectator, could invest.

[‘Mother of Life’ looks at them with pathetic eyes.]

[‘Ruler of the Volcano’ growls.]

Leaving the bickering gods behind, Eile left the volcanic zone and headed to a nearby city.

He had already looked at the next hunting ground in advance, but before that, he had to empty the massive amount of loot he had accumulated by hunting users and monsters.

He went to the auction house and shops and cleared out all the items, and was able to walk out with a lot of gold.

The equipment items listed on the auction house had not yet been sold, but what he had disposed of at the store was considerable.

As expected, as his level increased, the amount of gold he was earning was no joke.

Not only was there a difference in rewards between monsters depending on the level of the hunting ground, but there was not a single user in the level 200 range who could afford to go around with mediocre equipment settings, and they were no different from walking money bags.

‘Now all that’s left is the skill book…….’

Turning his gaze, he brought up the screen in front of him, and the activated new skill slot was shining and empty.

At level 220, it was time to learn one more new skill.

But the only skill books he had were a few red skill books.

Eile looked down at the books for a moment and reached out to the skill book.

Flash!

‘As expected…….’

He had used all the skill books he had, but no skills came out that he could learn.

In the meantime, he had somehow filled it with loot obtained from various quests and bosses, but filling the skill window with high-level skills was not an easy task in the first place.

In particular, filling the skill window with hero and unique-grade skills to match Eile’s high standards was needless to say.

It was normal for ordinary users to have difficulty obtaining even one useful rare-grade skill.

Even ordinary high-ranking users could not have this level of skill composition.

At least the rankers had to be similar, and even that became powerless in front of legendary skills.

Zeal of the Seeker.

A legendary skill that greatly broadened the range of skills that could be selected and offered infinite potential.

It was like breaking down the restrictions of the job, and the power of all the divine magic he possessed was completely different.

‘Divine magic? Swordsmanship? If I build up the basics a little more with passives… no, should I reinforce the martial arts a little more in preparation for close combat?’

It wasn’t a skill system that came out just by thinking about it in his head.

But at the very least, he had to consider the difference in choices between passive and active, and between skill fields in advance.

“Eile, is everything going well?”

Then, suddenly, a woman’s voice came from behind.

Eile, startled by the voice he had already heard, looked back.

“Princess……?”

“It’s been a while.”

Seiah, waving her hand as if she was happy to see him, approached.

Her appearance with a hood on in a deserted back alley was similar to when he first met her.

But there was a clear difference from then.

“Where are your guards?”

“They only accompanied me to the city. It would be better to move without being noticed.”

“No… Even if you are a princess, it is dangerous in times like these.”

Eile said, unable to hide his embarrassment.

Even if he was a reckless prince, he would have to be aware of the Grand Council, so he would not be able to easily use his hand.

If he rashly touched her, he could face a backlash, so they could not directly use their hands on each other.

But even so, it was undoubtedly a dangerous choice for a direct royal family member to wander around alone like this in these troubled times.

“Surely nothing will happen, will it?”

“Hmm…….”

Feeling a sense of doubt, Eile closed his mouth for a moment.

He couldn’t tell her directly in front of her because she was a member of the royal family, but she was quite complacent, unlike the meticulous appearance he had seen before.

And no sooner had she finished speaking than an uninvited guest arrived.

Clang!

The dagger Eile threw flew into the shadows, and the man hidden inside deflected the dagger.

The face of the Iron Cross member wearing a purple hood gradually emerged as he walked out of the shadows.

He was ‘Jaeger’, one of the executives of the Iron Cross.

It was definitely him, as he had learned his face through the information of the captured Iron Cross members.

‘It’s good that an executive has appeared, but why at a time like this……!’

Eile’s expression crumpled.

It was troublesome in many ways for him that an Iron Cross executive had appeared when a princess without a single guard was next to him.

“I’ve confirmed that there are really no guards nearby. I thought it was an obvious trap, but I can’t believe you’re doing such a stupid thing… This is an unexpected gain, it will make things much easier.”

“An evil magician? What are you going to do to me?”

Princess Seiah asked, stepping forward confidently.

“If you touch me, Oren won’t be safe either.”

“Yes, it would be a headache if things got too big, so I won’t kill you. But if I put mind control on you, things will be handled much more neatly.”

“Do you think the royal family’s magicians wouldn’t notice that?”

Seiah said as if it was ridiculous.

There was no need to talk about the level of the royal magicians.

The fact that the Iron Cross, which had been doing all sorts of things, had not even been able to approach the royal palace was also thanks to their existence.

They would immediately recognize any mind control curse placed on a member of the royal family.

“You’re stupid, our magic can even control ancient spirits. If we borrow the power of the Necrostone, we can deceive those royal magicians as much as we want.”

“There was such a thing…….”

Seiah nodded and quickly agreed.

But Eile, who was watching her natural appearance in this urgent situation, was going crazy.

“No, what are you thinking?”

“Eile, I’m sorry I couldn’t tell you in advance. But you’re going to have to help me a little,” Seiah said to him in a low voice.

[A sudden quest from the royal family has been activated!]

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‘This is……?’

The quest message that appeared in front of him.

But the content of the quest written below was beyond his expectations.

“You knew from the beginning that something like this would happen…….”

Nod.

Seiah’s head, which had been staring straight ahead, moved silently.