The news might be new but I am not surprised. Perhaps he has learned that I was also part of Harmless Sparrow's plan that he decided to target all those who were involved. Thankfully, I didn't involve anyone in the Guild War despite having the chance to let them join the fray, I decided to not do it in case something like this happened. Looks like my prediction is on the spot this time.
Harmless Sparrow would still have a bit of time before she can say she can control it. Based on her abilities, perhaps she can immediately awaken but I am not going to say that she is sure to awaken right now.
It's just all pure chances if she does awaken.
Now that I know that we are being targeted by players, it will not be too long before they can find us.
Bounties are troublesome but part of the game's expansive mechanics. Once you have a guild or you go to the black-market's Hitman Agency, you can put a bounty on someone's head. Thankfully, the game does not abandon the player who was put on the target list. The player who was targeted can retaliate against the bounty hunters and fight back without the fear of being labeled as a red player. Of course, the only players you can kill without triggering the Red Name are the players who hold your bounty poster.
Also, your first death will have no penalty but if you die after that, you will have to suffer the penalty. Not only that but since Bounties are not being stopped by the Guardians of the cities, safe zones and cities are not a safe place for you. You can also get killed once you revive in the cathedral due to players camping in the cathedral to target you once you revive.
Bounties have a 7-day limit. Even if you are killed multiple times, as long as the bounty is still in effect, you can't do anything about it and defend your life to avoid getting killed.
It's not a problem to me but I donit know about Harmless Sparrow. I am not doubting her strength but I am also not going to overestimate her abilities. It's not like she is similar to Sigma who can stand on the side all day while being attacked and still remain fine.
Just when I was going to scout around for any hidden dangers around the place, I felt a burst of energy behind me. I quickly turned around and saw Harmless Sparrow still sitting cross-legged but this time around, she is no longer staying still, she is now being surrounded by pure mana. It only means one thing, she awakened her mana successfully. Looks like it's not just her talent, having the Nexus in the very beginning is already too strong. If only the others also have the chance to get the Nexus version, they wouldn't be stuck for this long.
She opened her eyes and stand up while looking at her palms.
"Looks like you successfully awakened. Perhaps I was wrong about your awakening of mana since you already managed to awaken in one day!"
"Is it that rare?"
"There's no way I would know. After all, the only person who I know that has awakened the latent mana is you? The others are yet to awaken their mana. As for me, I awakened a few months after playing," I decided to lie since I managed to awaken my mana the moment I decided to awaken it. She doesn't need to know the specific details.
"l see. So what is next?"
'"You needed to log out of the game and do the same thing in the real world. If you confirmed that you have the mana in your body, go and rest. That way, the mana in your body will stabilize and will not go berserk. That is the only way to make your mana get used to your body that will allow you to use and control it."
"Thank you very much for this! I will never forget this for the rest of my life! I will work hard to awaken my powers immediately!"
After that, she said goodbye and log out of the game to follow the rules. By the way, I used the normal awakening I learned in the past timeline. It's not something I just made up since I personally tested it.
Now that my bounty is currently ongoing and there is no other way to stop it other than to wait until the seventh day when the bounty tracker will lose its effects or the one who put the bounty stopped it voluntarily. In that time, my companions and I will be heading to the cold part of Sandurk for the trial. Should I delay the raid right now or perhaps I should teach them a lesson?
Hmmm, now that I think about it, most of my preparations are done as my smithing activities are also done. I only needed to distribute them all to my companions and I have nothing to do right now. How about I go and hunt the bounty hunters? I am bored and this could make a good warm-up and extra source of experience.
The moment I entered the Capital's entrance, players immediately jumped with weapons towards me. I didn't pull out my weapons and just anticipated their attacks and catching their weapons. Both of them are using swords so it was easy for me to disarm both of them. After disarming them, I grab both hilts of the swords and pushed both of them into their wielders. I made sure to push the blades to their throats.
It didn't kill them because they have a high defense but since both swords were in their throat, the HP of the two immediately fell faster than I can blink.
Once I get to kill two, archers started to shoot me from the distance. I quickly dodged the arrows and started to make my way towards them. They are fast in shooting and the moment they saw me
approaching, they didn't stay at one place and started to retreat but I didn't want them to get away so I pulled out my Versatile Weapon and changed it to a Toolbox and Double Swords, the main weapon of a Saboteur.
This should be the first time I will be using the Saboteur's weapon but I know how to use it. With all the playstyles of the Saboteurs in the past timeline, I am quite aware of how to use these weapons.
I attached the two swords to each side of the toolbox. It was weird at first but this is how the Saboteur class was designed. Now, both swords are on each side of the toolbox. It looked like a two-bladed sword but with a weird handle in the middle and unlike the two-bladed sword, this one cannot be used to spin it around like a staff but what is the main purpose of me doing this? Isn't the Hook and Chain a much better option instead?
The main purpose is that after attaching both swords to the toolbox, it will now gain access to the string that gets attached to the sword. It came from the toolbox and can extend at will.
When the two hunters decided to escape, I pulled the two swords out of the toolbox and throw the two of them together to the fleeing hunters. I didn't forget to tie the right sword's string to my arm to avoid it from getting hurled to the enemy since it's not going to come back like a boomerang and the toolbox will also be carried away
The two hunters were caught by the leg and I immediately pulled the two of them with it. Since we are on the top of the roof and their leg was compromised, they cannot land properly as they no longer have anything to stand on. I retract the swords and turn them to bow and arrow as the two fell to the ground and received fall damage.
They scream in pain but their tor•ment didn't end there as I quickly shoot both of them in the head with the bow and arrow. Having practiced a lot on my bow and arrow, I only have a low probability of missing now.
Perhaps due to the level difference, the two hunters immediately died from two basic arrows without any skills being added to them.
Other players saw the incident and some were watching the spectacle as many other players who received the bounty started to appear. Of course, they don't do much as they are too easy to kill. Despite being just an annoyance, they just keep on pouring in and I keep on killing them as they go. I didn't mind them appearing again, their deaths are another source of experience that I needed to level up.
"There he is! After him!"
I look at the source of the voice and I found multiple groups of players in the distance running.
"Well, well, if you guys are all ready to die, then come! Don't blame me once you guys die!"