Wulfrin

The iron bars closed and locked behind Wulfrin as he stepped out into the sandy battle arena. About 30 feet above him was a multitude of NPC spectators. In one of the noble viewing boxes, Wulfrin picked out a familiar face. Abdullah, the merchant prince that had left such a lasting impression on Wulfrin, that every time he returned to the Floor Wulfrin either went out of his way to be inconspicuous or make it clear how many leagues he was above the guards in the merchant's employ. Abdullah did everything in his power to slow Wulfrin down at every chance he could get. Wulfrin constantly kept hi

Wulfrin's energy continued to climb rapidly. The dank cell was musty and dark, but Solaris was able to keep it somewhat habitable. The cooldown on Solaris's assist was dropping quickly as well. It wouldn't be long before he was at peak performance again. The upcoming battle was for the safety of Flora. Wulfrin had to win. He hated bullies that picked on people weaker than them. It's partly why he had a target on his back from one of the NPCs from Floor 5. "You in the coat," A burly voice snapped Wulfrin back to reality. "The boss is ready for you. Hope you've made piece with your gods."

Wulfrin was secretly grateful for the reprieve. His energy was not there to take on the leader right then and there, but once she left with Kagamine in tow, Wulfrin sat on the makeshift bed in the cell. Solaris stamped nervously around the floor of their new cell. At least they weren't separated. Wulfrin sat in silence watching his energy meter slowly climb back up. It wasn't ideal, but he didn't see another way. From the way she presented herself, the leader of the Faultwarren Bandits seemed to have some semblance of honor. It more likely that Wulfrin had stumbled onto some sort of alternate

The Horizontal Square was just what Wulfrin needed. The Cerulean light of his blade filled the vacant halls as Wulfrin danced around his final two targets. With a satisfying pop the remaining bandits burst into a shower of fractal motes of light leaving Wulfrin and Solaris alone in the hall. "Alright Kagamine," Wulfrin said as he began to turn. "Let's get go-" Wulfrin's sentence was cut off by a terrifying sight. The woman that had been torturing Solaris now had a knife to Kagamine's throat. "Now now mister swordsman," The woman smirked. "You have been causing quite the stir in

Wulfrin leapt forward. He needed to put some damage on this near uninjured bandit. His blade became wreathed in a crimson hue and almost seemed to hum like it couldn't wait to sink into the bandit's flesh. Wulfrin unleashed the move that only bosses at this point had survived. Was the strongest single target Sword Art in his possession, Nova Ascension, a bit overkill? Maybe, but Wulfrin had no other choice. The longer he let the battle go on, the worse off he could be. Energy to Wulfrin was expendable, Hp was not. If he could keep his hyper offense moving, he would leave fewer openings for the

"It's not that I forgot to invite him," Wulfrin sighed. "He's just the first person on the invite list we've run into since completing that quest and drained a good chunk of my bank account. Come on, I'll lead the way. We're headed to Floor 22. It's not too far from my shop. You should be familiar with the location since I was the one that put the finishing touches on that blade of yours, Dying Sun if memory serves." As promised Wulfrin led the group to the main warp gate and with the verbal command, the group was whisked away to Coral on Floor 22. The tranquil atmosphere was relaxing hav

The sandstorm continued to batter their forms as the trio trekked deeper into the desert. It was harsh and visibility was near zero. Wulfrin had come up with some makeshift gear to help mitigate the effects, but Ciela was nowhere near as prepared. They were too far in to turn back, but Wulfrin couldn't help but fear for Ciela's safety. As they continued deeper, Wulfrin stopped abruptly and held out his hand signaling for the others to do the same. He focused on the edge of their vision through his smithing goggles, only able to make out a handful of vaguely humanoid shapes approaching their po

Wulfrin leapt from the closet as the group of four bandits converged on their hiding spot. Solaris followed suit choosing to focus on his own target. Wulfrin swung Wolf's Bite in a wide arc, its blade wreathed in the vibrant gold of his Meteor Blow Sword Art. Three of the four bandits were left reeling one of which seemed to be nicked more violently causing them to blead a bit more. The bleeding opponent shattered into fractal motes as Wulfrin pivoted quickly to redirect the incoming attack form Solaris's bandit. One down. Wulfrin thought to himself as he readied his next attack. Two tar

"Maybe you could take out their leader," Kagamine suggested. "You seem like you can handle yourself in a fight." "I mean its possible," Wulfrin replied. "The only problem is I have no idea who or where their leader is." "I think their leader was that mean lady." "Could be. She did seem to have a bit more put together than the others." Now Wulfrin's attention had shifted to the end goal. If that was the leader that walked out of the office where they recovered Wulfrin's gear and familiar, Wulfrin couldn't wait for the chance to take her down. She had been hurting Solaris and

Wulfrin was keeping vigilant, but he was starting to become overly cautious. Yeah the bandits were push overs, pretty much everything down this low was, but they were taking more hits than most things did this low in floors. Wulfrin eyed his energy meter in his vision. Ever since he had picked up his Tech shift, his attacks hit a bit harder, but at the same time there was a much larger drain on his energy meter. The bandits weren't completely unskilled. By Wulfrin's estimate, they at least had some bonuses to their accuracy. They weren't just wildly swinging, instead there was the smallest hin

The two parties charged each other. The sounds of the conflict echoed through the stone corridors. Wulfrin effortlessly dodged and blocked the simple attacks the Bandits were throwing at him. His extra skill Concentration was pulling it's weight for sure. Just as Wulfrin's slowed perception of time began to fade, an opening appeared in the bandits' attacks. His blade began to glow a vibrant cerulean blue, as he danced around the bandits with little resistance. As he stood with his back to the combatants, a cerulean holographic square burst out from between the two signalling the completion of

Gear and Familiar retrieved, Wulfrin felt a bit more confident in his ability to get the two of them to safety. Wulfrin drew his longsword and stepped into the cell block corridors. He and Kagamine walked for only a handful of minutes before stumbling on two Bandits. "Hey you ain't supposed to be here!" One of the bandits yelled as they drew a hand axe from their belt. "Yeah the two of you are supposed to be locked up!" The other chimed in, their club readied to attack. "Remember," Wulfrin held his hand out urging Kagamine to take cover. "Stay out of sight and wait for me to dea

These bandits must not be very smart, or at least overconfident in their abilities to keep prisoners in check. As Wulfrin gently pushed on his cell door, it opened with relative ease. Quickly he looked both ways down the cell block. Apparently guards weren't very regular either. Keeping as low as he could Wulfrin made his way to Kagamine's cell. Carefully he opened the door and ushered for Kagamine to follow. "Keep quiet and stay behind me," Wulfrin ordered as the two started down the hall. "If a fight breaks out stay out of sight. I'm not in the mood to watch anyone die today." "Oka

"What happened," Wulfrin groaned as he blinked back to consciousness. His Night Vision mod quickly kicked in causing his vision to immediately adjust to the near complete darkness of his surroundings. He was in a prison cell. There was a small chamber pot and a roughly crafted bed suspended by angled chains to the wall to his right. A quick glance to his HP and Energy gauges and he let out a sigh of relief. He wasn't dead nor seriously injured. He did feel slightly lighter. Wulfrin did a thorough pat down of himself and shuddered at what he found. He was left without his sword or armor. H

Having wrapped up lunch and his deeper analysis of the ransom note a while back, Wulfrin finally noticed that the marker was finally updating directly on his map rather than just on the edge. It wasn't long before he entered the clearing. In the distance he could see Fort Faultwarren looming in the distance above the canopy. Cautiously, Wulfrin stepped out into the opening in the canopy. at the same moment Solaris took to the sky, no doubt enjoying the chance to properly stretch his wings. At the edge of the clearing Wulfrin scanned for any signs of an ambush. Content that none was present, Wu

Something was starting to seem off to Wulfrin. The path was way off from any already mapped trails. Wulfrin had often found himself having to take small game trails, or even having to cut through brush himself. After what felt like a handful of hours, backed up by the brief peek Wulfrin took at the clock in his vision. It was about lunch time, and Wulfrin had planned to have already farmed at least a handful of mobs at this point, but alas that was not the case. Wulfrin scrolled through his inventory to find the small bundle Ciela had packed for him before he left. It's durability was nearing

Oddly enough the instructions were vague at best. There wasn't any real meaningful landmarks mentioned let alone a clear path laid out. Never the less, Wulfrin forged ahead into the mist covered forest. Solaris fluttered close by as the canopy in the forest's bounds was too thick for the duo to use their usual tactics. The two had been in close quarters combats before, but not with this level of low visibility. It was obvious Solaris wasn't too thrilled to be confined. The phoenix was fluttering around erratically trying not to ignite the entirety of the forest with its fire trail. As it stood

"You're an adventurer right?" The NPC asked as she stifled through tears. "I could really use your assistance." "What seems to be the problem?" Wulfrin asked taking note of a piece of parchment clenched in her fist. "Well," She composed her self before continuing. "Flora has been plagued by crime at the hands of the Faultwarren Bandits from the nearby Fort Faultwarren. Until now it was simple raids, but this last time they took a prisoner. My son, Kagamine." "I'm terribly sorry to hear that," Wulfrin spoke with a solemn tone. "Did they leave anything like a ransom note or the li

The earthquake caught Wulfrin off guard. The tower however was more jarring. In all his many trips to this location, he had either not noticed it or more likely it was triggered by Miryu's odd player data. Wulfrin was even more caught off guard by the announcement that their quest logs had updated. By his count none of them should have met the requirements yet, so it was either bugged out or a new update had just retroactively progressed them in the quest. Neither option was farfetched, a fully automated system capable of editing and updating itself to maintain balance for the game is fully ca

"All right," Wulfrin spoke aloud as he exited a small boutique. "Got the meals Ciela made, handful of potions and crystals, and my gear's all in order. I think we're good to go." An affirmative squawk came from the skies above as the phoenix circled above. Solaris preferred to keep moving as much as possible when not at home. The regal and sometimes quite ill tempered phoenix only really seemed to be content in the flames of Wulfrin's forge, but of course they weren't there at the moment. The duo began making their way towards the edge of town when Solaris let loose an alerting call that

Captured The forest canopy was a welcome sight to Wulfrin. He and Solaris had slipped away from Wulfrin's girlfriend, no she was his fiancé now. After all the two players had already completed the quest to plan the wedding, but now all Wulfrin want ed was some alone time. It had been a while since he had gone on a solo trip outside of the confines of floor twenty-two. When was the last time? Wulfrin couldn't recall exactly, but he was pretty sure the last adventure was when he went and faced off with The Gemini, but it could have very well been when he went off to find Solaris, his phoeni

"There isn't really a trick," Wulfrin chimed in at the question left out in the open. "This is the one quest that is a grueling slog. Well the fishing part of part 3 is rough, but not near as bad as this one. Unfortunately you're up to the whims of RNGeesus and there is only so much you can do to sway the odds into your favor." Wulfrin was all to familiar with the struggle Adelyte was facing. He had been through the quest already, and in a way he didn't miss it. Unfortunately everyone danced with Cardinal's random number generator on a daily in some shape or form. The crafters use it to f

Cardinal's representation of King Kong shattered into a cascade of blueish motes of light as Morningstar landed the killing blow. Dying Sun was performing well in combat. While he wasn't 100 percent responsible for the weapons creation, Wulfrin had put the finishing touches on the blade resulting in some sense of pride that a weapon he had built was proving a suitable weapon for one of the players on the frontlines. It was a bit of well needed ego boost to remind him that he was doing something to help push the progress of the game. Wulfrin's ears had perked up at the mention of lunch. Qu

"I don't believe we have either," Wulfrin replied. "Name's Wulfrin. I specialize in front line fighting. For the most part I've built around a comfortable mix of offense and defense while traveling alone." With the greetings exchanged, Wulfrin turned his gaze to the city before them, absent mindedly sending out a party invite to Yona. He hadn't the faintest clue where to start looking for their minotaur targets, but he at least had a rough idea of a route to the forest edge, as he had planned to go in anyway just to scout it out an maybe grind a few mobs for items. Now he at least had a m

DATE: [7/19/24] RANK 7 BLACKSMITH | [EXP: 662/1279] | Daily Crafting Attempts: 8 CRAFTING BUFFS: Ambition Tool +1 EXP per craft Basic Workshop +2 EXP per craft Crafting Tier 1 [Polearm]s: ID: 223525 | CD: 5 | Salvage | LD: 13 | Material Saved ID: 223526 | CD: 4 | Salvage | LD: 4 | Material Lost ID: 223527 | CD: 2 | Fail | Material Lost ID: 223528 | CD: 9 | Success | Rare ID: 223529 | CD: 11 | Success | Rare ID: 223530 | CD: 10 | Success | Rare ID: 223531 | CD: 10 | Success | Rare ID: 223532 | CD: 10 | Success | Rare RESULT: +54 XP (2+2+1+5+5+5+5+5+24) | [