The final main scenario quest of Season 1. ‘The Center of the World’.
Labo and Oasis were inside the Snow White Palace.
Kuoooooo!
A huge roar was heard from outside the palace.
Kwakwakwakwang!
Then came the loud noise of the wall collapsing.
Perhaps it is the sound of a legion of monsters attacking Snow White.
In the sudden attack, all of Snow White’s knights and troops were outside the castle walls.
The king and princes also took up arms to meet the monster army.
So, inevitably.
“… … .”
The palace’s defenses are weakened.
Oasis grabbed the staff in his hand with great tension.
And in front of them, a familiar-looking necromancer was wearing an evil smile.
He was the necromancer we first met during the previous graveyard incident, and he had been plotting with us throughout the Season 1 quests.
At his feet lay the palace guards.
‘The monster army outside the castle is just for attention.’
Oasis swallowed dry saliva.
From the beginning, the enemy’s movements were a diversion.
The main destination is… …the Snow White Palace.
“Hahahaha!”
The necromancer laughed mischievously.
“This time, you are one step too late, adventurers!”
Oasis glanced back at Labo.
“I should have caught that necromancer back then!”
It seemed to be talking about the incident where the necromancer was captured and then released during the quest for the Graveyard Trouble.
Labo snorted.
“Then wouldn’t the story not have progressed? The story needs a villain to move forward.”
“That, that’s true, but… … Hey! Stop talking from the perspective of the producer!”
“What can I do about the fact that I was the producer… … .”
The necromancer pointed behind himself as the two people were chatting.
“Now the ‘decision of the world’ belongs to our Dark Cult!”
There, a huge blue crystal grew like a tree.
“The decision of the world… … ?”
Oasis tilted his head.
“Is that crystal’s name?”
“okay.”
Labo explained indifferently.
“The ‘keystone’ that keeps this world from collapsing. That’s the crystal, the ‘crystal of the world.’”
However, contrary to his indifferent attitude, Labo’s eyes looking at the ‘decision of the world’ were cold and settled.
“… … is the setting. Anyway, it’s pretty important.”
“What happens if it falls into the hands of the Dark Cult?”
“It’s one of two things. Either the world falls into darkness, or… … .”
“or not?”
“It will be completely destroyed.”
Labo chuckled.
Oasis, on the other hand, was terrified.
“Then we must definitely stop that necromancer!”
“… … Oasis, I keep forgetting, but I’m a member of the Dark Cult.”
“Oh, right! Then should I help you?!”
The oasis is in chaos.
Labo laughed out loud.
“This quest will only be successful if we stop them anyway. For now, just stay true to your role as an adventurer of justice.”
Labo drew his sword from his waist and muttered softly.
“… … Later, it will be different.”
Regardless, the necromancer put his hand to the crystal, bursting into flames.
“It’s too late! I will corrupt the ‘Crystal of the World’!”
The crystal that the necromancer touched began to turn black.
“And in this corrupted ‘World Crystal’! Dark God Crow will be resurrected! Hahaha! Then, I, the number one contributor to the resurrection, will become a leader of the Dark God Cult… … .”
“That won’t do!”
Elaine, the NPC who had been standing behind Labo and Oasis, jumped out and pulled the bowstring.
An arrow imbued with magical power flew towards the necromancer.
puck!
However, the skeleton shield soldiers that appeared in the meantime easily blocked the arrows.
Then, an army of undead rose from the ground between the party and the necromancer.
Elaine shouted as she loaded another arrow into her bow.
“Adventurers! If you fail to stop the author, the ‘Crystal of the World’ will fall into darkness! This world will be over!”
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Of course, it doesn’t end there.
There is no ‘bad ending’ if you fail the quest. You can only retry infinitely.
All of these urgent situations are just scenarios for instance dungeons, and this world will not be destroyed.
‘At this stage, yes.’
Looking at the ‘Crystal of the World’ that was gradually becoming dark, Labo thought.
‘But later on… … I’ll really throw you into darkness.’
Elaine shouted urgently, not knowing Labo’s speed.
“We must stop the author and protect the ‘World’s Decision’. Please give us your strength!”
Immediately afterwards, the quest window was refreshed.
Scenario Quest: The Center of the World
– Current objective: Destroy the horde of monsters within the time limit.
– Time remaining: 4 minutes 59 seconds
Destroy the monster wave within 5 minutes.
Labo snickered. His opponent was a necromancer, and his subordinates were all undead.
“Oasis, you know?”
“sure!”
Oasis stepped forward with a bright smile and extended her staff.
“Call of Sanctuary!”
Hwaaaaak!
The undead’s ultimate power, divine magic, covered the entire area.
Oasis took on an ecstatic expression as it watched the undead melting in the brilliant light.
“Haaah… … I love this deal so much… … .”
“Healing priest, do not be obsessed with deals.”
Although Labo tried to calm him down, Oasis was already in a state of chaos.
Two more waves of undead spawned after that, but they were quickly destroyed by the oasis’s divine magic.
“Ugh. This can’t be happening!”
The necromancer was visibly dismayed as his undead army was annihilated.
Oasis straightened her small shoulders and burst into laughter.
“How about it? This is the power of a healing priest! Since you are a necromancer, you are not even a single punch away from me! Now, surrender quietly!”
“Damn it! I can’t help it. I didn’t want to use this number… … .”
Of course, there was no way he would surrender, and the necromancer began to recite a new spell.
“Precious Dark Star, lend me your great guard for a moment… …!”
A huge summoning circle unfolded behind the necromancer’s back.
The dark energy that was gathering around was clearly not an ordinary summoning spell. The necromancer finished the summoning spell with a pale face as if he was struggling and shouted.
“Ultimate Summon: Hollow Knight!”
The next moment, thick darkness spread out in all directions.
“Wow! What is this!”
The surprised Oasis flapped its hands.
The darkness that had covered the area soon dispersed like fog.
and.
“… … ?”
Right next to the necromancer, the darkness lifted.
Clank, clank.
Through the summoning circle, a knight in ice armor appeared there.
His long head and slender limbs were covered in armor, and he had an eerie pallor that seemed not of this world.
“What is that, master?”
Oasis asked with a cold sweat. Labo answered indifferently.
“Can’t you tell just by looking at it? It’s the boss mob for this quest.”
“Ha, but!”
Boss monsters usually have their own OST.
When you fight a boss, the background music disappears and a special OST plays. The music was also a device that allowed users to intuitively sense the presence of the boss.
But when this article appeared, all the background music disappeared. This was the first time this happened while playing this game.
The eerie silence gave the oasis goosebumps.
“He is the ‘Knight of the Void’, one of the four knights who assist the Dark God Crow! Mortals cannot handle… … .”
The necromancer, who had aged by at least several decades from the effort he had expended in summoning the great being, gasped and cried out.
Snap!
While I was shouting, I was grabbed by the collar.
“Ugh! Cough?!”
The necromancer was lifted into the air, his collar grabbed by the Hollow Knight he had summoned.
“Oh, great Knight of the Void! Why are you doing this… … .”
The necromancer was left speechless.
Crunch!
Because the Hollow Knight simply snapped the Necromancer’s neck.
The Hollow Knight carelessly tossed the necromancer aside, his limp body looking like a puppet with its strings cut off.
Saaaaa… … .
Cracks began to appear on the lower part of the helmet covering the Hollow Knight’s face, and then they suddenly split open.
Just like a mouth.
Kyaaaa …
With its mouth wide open, the Hollow Knight let out a scream that was as loud as a slash.
Boom, boom, boom!
Only then, with the low sound of drums, did the eerie-sounding dedicated OST start playing as BGM.
At the same time, the quest window was refreshed.
Scenario Quest: The Center of the World
– Current objective: Survive the Hollow Knight for the limited time.
– Time remaining: 4 minutes 59 seconds
Don’t beat them, just survive.
From the beginning, it was an entity that could not even be defeated.
“Dark God Crow and his four knights. They are all beings of divine power.”
Labo said calmly as he watched Hollow Knight crouching like a beast and preparing to charge.
“As a mortal user, I can’t win.”
Kwakwang!
Hollow Knight leapt from his seat and charged forward.
Black frost swirled along the path of the pale armor’s movement.
“… … but that’s the setting.”
grasp!
The Hollow Knight thrust his arm forward like a beast swinging its claws, but Labo absorbed it in one breath with his Dark Hand-Shield.
“The hidden achievement for this quest is to catch him.”
“Uh… … .”
“So, it’s a boss mob that was made not to be caught, but theoretically, it can be caught. It’s five times stronger than a boss of the same level, so it’s an achievement that even the most skilled experts couldn’t obtain.”
Champ champ champ!
Hollow Knight swung his arms alternately.
Labo swapped his main weapon for a beginner’s dagger and blocked them all.
Kyaaaaah!
As all attacks were blocked, the Hollow Knight, angry, stepped back and let out a long scream.
An eerie frost begins to swirl around the pale armor.
“Now, oasis!”
Labo, who had swapped his main weapon back to the Thunderbolt Sword, held his sword forward.
A dark aura enveloped the lightning-quickening blade.
“Are you ready to defeat an unbeatable enemy?”
Kwakwakwang!
The Hollow Knight, who had kicked the ground and jumped up, charged again. A hand covered in black frost flew towards Labo’s neck.
“Hammer of Dawn!”
Then Oasis cast a long-range stun.
puck!
The Hammer of Light struck the Hollow Knight in the head.
Although the boss monster was virtually immune to CC, it was possible to create a momentary opening.
“nice!”
Labo took advantage of the gap created by Oasis to avoid Hollow Knight’s attack.
And then he stabbed the Hollow Knight in the chest with his sword.
“Dark Strike!”
A 5-hit combo that descends.
Normal damage doesn’t even work. However, the Dark Knight is a class that deals true damage!
Kyaaaaah!
The HP was definitely hit. Hollow Knight screamed in rage.
“Blessing of the North Sword! Aura of the Guardian Angel! Melody of the Tailwind!”
Oasis, who had given a full buff to Labo who was adjusting his posture, asked back.
“Are you ready, master?”
And then he smiled brightly.
“Always be fully prepared!”
