[F03-SP] <<Escape>> I refuse to die to kidnappers that cannot do the job right.

[Valentine 0]

Valentine awoke softly with his eye closed. He was momentarily confused as he felt the ties on his hand. Normally Grimm would be beating him with a paddle when they did this kind of play. It was impossible for him to pass out. As he opened his eyes he discovered he was not in the secret fun time dungeon. This place looked messy and lacked the toys. Not to mention the bindings on his wrist lacked the s and m tightness he was used to. A flick of the wrist and the bindings was undone. Valentine was notified of a quest.

The quest notifications sent a flood of memories back into his brain. It was a good thing because before he was still unsure if this was a new type of play. He was almost impressed by how authentic he thought the slave rags he was wearing looked. It was a testament to his real life that he remained calm so easily. As the rich son of a multi-billion company. He was kidnapped more times then he cared to admit. This one inside the game with people who could not even tie properly felt lackluster.

 

Spoiler

 

Name: Valentine

• Level: 20
• HP: 400/400
• EN: 40/40

Stats:

• Damage: 10
• ACC:3
• EVV:2
• MIT:5
   

Equipped Gear:

• Weapon: <<Dastardly Poker>> ( +3 DMG/2HAS)
• Armor: <<Cloudskin>> ( +2 EV, +1 Regen/Light Armor)
• Trinket: <Eye of Horus>> ( +3 ACC/Pin)

 
Items on hand:

• (1) Starter Healing Potions (Heals 50 HP)
• (1) Song Support crystal, rare. [ ID# 171155]
• Yui's Grace

 
Skills:

• 2 Handed Assault Spear [Rank 4]
• Light Armor [Rank 1]
• Meditation
• Familiar Mastery: Healer [Rank 1]

 
 

Valentine | HP:400/400 | EN: 40/40 | DMG:10 | MIT: 5 | EVA:2 | ACC:3 | REGEN: 1

 

Yui's Grace is applied

Edited November 14, 2020 by Valentine

[Valentine 0]

Valentine stood up and slowly took in his surroundings. The amateur's did not even try and bind his legs. The kidnappers lacked experience or brains and it was really showing. Val felt like he was worth kidnapping properly. If he did not have other stuff to do he would speak to the guards and help them work on their technique.

A small wrought iron gate caught his attention. He was not overly large and it felt semi loose when he touched it. He believed he would be able to get it out with force. He was kind of ashamed that he did not practice martial arts. Now he would need his spear that was on the other side of that gate. If not he could only hope he could hit it hard enough to knock it out of place. Valentine released a quick iron kick to the upper right corner of the gate.

 

3/4  Gate Integrity

Edited November 9, 2020 by Valentine

[Valentine 0]

Valentine could only helplessly kick at the gate again. He was impressed by the fact that the noise he was making did not attract his kidnappers for the quest. As far as he could tell none of them where even around. It was disappointed that he did not even have a guard detail to make sure he was not doing anything funny. Not that it would have stopped him. Valentine remembered the time when he got kidnapped by a Chinese Triad gang boss for screwing his son. At that time he only had a credit card he kept in his butt cheeks to escape the cell with. Three armed guards watched him and he still made it out. His dad made sure to burn the place down as far as he was aware. It was still an experience he thought of fondly. Sage even gave him an ear full for sleeping with the guards. He doubted he could do that here as a fair amount of the NPC's were chaste. The game rating made it hard.

 

2/4  Gate Integrity

[Valentine 0]

The gate was beginning to be an annoyance. Valentine was annoyed that he came alone. If Grimm was here he would have punched the gate out already. You would think Val would be embarrassed by the fact that his lover was stronger than him. It was a shame that it made no difference to him. He considered Grimm's strength a part of his own. His strength was a part of lovers. Anyone who was mad about their dynamics was simply jealous. Valentine had no time for petty jealous as he continued to kick.

Valentine was actually becoming impress as well. The gate did not look as weak as it did. That or without his spear he was really lacking in the offense department. It was probably the latter. He was currently a spearman. A spearman without his spear was just a regular man. Like how nachos without cheese was just disgusting. Like why eat regular chips? At least the chips should have salsa.

 

1/4  Gate Integrity

[Valentine 0]

Valentine could tell he was making steady progress on the gate. It did not appear as loosely bolted in place as it did before. Now it was acting more like a wiggly tooth in the mouth of a six year old. It was going to come out any moment. Valentine was anything if persistent. The guards probably never thought of someone putting in so much effort into kicking the loose gate out. Who knew if they even expected Val to wake up anytime soon.

 As Valentine gave a firm kick the gate finally gave way. A loud crash resounded as he did not have the time to grab it before it fell down. Who knew if the gate was going to draw attention. Valentine could not afford to wait to find out. If he was recaptured before arming himself he may not be able to escape again. It was like the time he froze and did not jump from a plane like he was supposed to.

 

0/4  Gate Integrity

[Valentine 0]

Valentine opened his HUD to just equip his armor. He was surprised when the system interface was locked because of the quest. He had never put on his armor the manual way before. The Cloudskin armor was lightweight and easy to use. It fit his skin perfectly, but never having to put it on he fell to the ground trying to get on the pants.

"From this day forward I will try to put on and take of all my clothes manually. I cannot believe I am acting like my first year without personal servants again." He was complaining just to complain. As far as he could tell there was no one around. After a couple of trials he managed to get his head through the hole. He buttoned it up and was impressed with how it felt. He reached back in the trunk to grab his pin. He placed it on his body and grabbed his spear. He was ready to cause a ruckus.

[Gearing Up.]

[Valentine 0]

Valentine was ready to cause a ruckus but knew the benefit of laying low. Even an elephant could be toppled under the force of ants, was an important family proverb. It meant even the most powerful person could fall to an army. Val understood that if he outright ran to slaughter his way out he could be cornered and killed. It would be no fun to die when he never even had the chance to propose. Grimm just moved in with Val and he did not want to leave his lover a widow.

Valentine had his back to the wall as he moved slowly along. He did not have the <<Sneak and Hide>> skill. He just understood the basic mechanics of the skill to repeat it. It would not come with the blessing of the cardinal system. It was the only downside with using pseudo skills and it made a big difference.

[Valentine 0]

Valentine was plastered to the wall like celerity spouse to their rich partner. He believed himself to be in a prison of sorts by the general architecture he could judge. He was only 73% sure as he did not major in medieval architecture enough to criticize or care in all actuality. 

"It came from this way. If the boss found out the prisoner escaped while we were sleeping it would be our heads." Valentine could make out the sounds of some guards coming his way. They must have heard him breaking out and came over to catch him. Valentine stood in a dark corner before lashing out with his spear at the closest guard. The one that was talking heard the sound of the dastardly poker whistle through the air. The thief side stepped and returned with a nicely time kick. Valentine ducked to avoid it while the other thief slashed down with a sword. Valentine used his spear to knock it off course. The three found themselves in a momentary dead lock.

 

Spoiler

 

ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
177343	2	1	18	6	Valentine		Revolve Arts v.s Bandit Guard 1	2020-11-09 10:16:31

Val attacks Guard 1 BD: 2 + 3- 2 = 3 (Miss)

Guard 1 attacks Val MD: 6 - 2 +1= 5 (Miss)

ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
177344	4	6	17	4	Valentine		Bandit Guard 2 attacks	2020-11-09 10:20:14

Guard 2 attacks Val MD: 4 - 2 + 1 = 3 (Miss)

 

 

Valentine | HP:400/400 | EN: 38/40 (-2 EN) | DMG:10 | MIT: 5 | EVA:2 | ACC:3 | REGEN: 1

Bandit Guard 1 | HP:30/30 | DMG:30 | MIT: 20 | EVA:2 | ACC:1 

Bandit Guard 2 | HP:30/30 | DMG:30 | MIT: 20 | EVA:2 | ACC:1 

Edited November 9, 2020 by Valentine

[Valentine 0]

Valentine had a moment before the two bandit guards circled around him. One on the left side and one on the right. This was the first time Valentine faced two others that were fast. Human NPC's had more intelligence than monsters. These two were seasoned warriors if Valentine had to make a guess based on their movements. Valentine knew that being surrounded on both ends would not work in his favor. He lowered the point in which he grabbed his spear before turning on his heels. The trip expand technique managed to catch the sword wielding bandit guard by surprise. He was unable to dodged before the spear went across his throat. The technique was so well done the HP hit zero in a second.

Valentine was punched squarely in the chest. The first bandit guard merely ducked while moving forward. The terrain was disadvantageous to Valentine more so then it was to the swordsman earlier. "Scheherazade" The sigil on his chest released a smoke that entered his body sending his health back up.

 

Spoiler

 

ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
177348	5	4	8	2	Valentine		Trip Expand vs BG 2	2020-11-09 11:55:59
177347	4	9	17	9	Valentine		Trip Expand vs BG 1	2020-11-09 11:55:32

 ID: 177347

 BD: 4 + 3 - 2 = 5 (Miss)

MD: 9 (C.Hit)= 30 - 5 = 25 DMG

ID: 177348

BD: 5 + 3 - 2 = 6 (Hit) = 10 * 6 - 20 = 60 - 20 = 40 DMG (Killed)

MD: 2 dead

Rank 1 Familiar mastery used (Healer) (+15 HP) (Skill usable again on post 15)

 

 

Valentine | HP:390/400 (-25, +15)| EN: 31/40 (+1, -8) | DMG:10 | MIT: 5 | EVA:2 | ACC:3 | REGEN: 1

Bandit Guard 1 | HP:30/30 | DMG:30 | MIT: 20 | EVA:2 | ACC:1 

Bandit Guard 2 | HP:30/30 (-40)| DMG:30 | MIT: 20 | EVA:2 | ACC:1

Edited November 14, 2020 by Valentine

[Valentine 0]

"Leroy was a young up and coming swordsman. You cut him down in the prime of his life. The boss may want you alive but I can beat you half dead." Valentine believed he could take the jester down with minimal effort. The issue in the operation stayed in the fact that he neither knew how many guards were present, or how to escape the prison camp.

"I will not debate philosophical terms of morality with you. Seeing as how you murder indiscriminately you should not be distraught when the same happens to you." Valentine was soft hearted yet not stupid. His life was not a toy he could play around with. Valentine tried to calm his mind. He was not used to the meditation skill and left himself with an opening. The bandit guard was able to capitalize on the split second and deliver a roundhouse kick to Valentine.

 

Spoiler

 

ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
177744	7	3	6	8	Valentine		Bandit Guard 1 Attacks	2020-11-13 16:53:53

MD: 8 + 3 - 2 = 9 (Hit) = 30 - 5 = 25 DMG

Valentine used meditation but got hit. +3 EN to his next post. (Skill usable on post 14). Regen is active +5 HP

 

 

Valentine | HP:370/400 (-25, +5)| EN: 32/40 (+1) | DMG:10 | MIT: 5 | EVA:2 | ACC:3 | REGEN: 1

Bandit Guard 1 | HP:30/30 | DMG:30 | MIT: 20 | EVA:2 | ACC:1 

[Valentine 0]

The fight from the thief was not making much of a difference. Valentine lost some health but was not particularly worried about it. The main reason being is that the guard was too talkative. Guards like this made information extraction to easy. It was so easy for the guard to divulge the fact that the two of them were on guard duty, while the boss would be back soon. The rest of bandits were dealing with an issue at the main camp. It explained why presently the amount of guards was reduced.

Valentine was not taking the battle lightly nor did he go all out. He was talking as he deflected a foot aimed as his neck while returning a stab of his own. If the thief was paying attention he would have circled around Valentine to keep the fight from moving down the hall. He was planning to find a suitable spot to end the man.

 

Spoiler

 

ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
177745	1	5	11	6	Valentine		Revolve Arts vs Bandit Guard 1	2020-11-13 17:28:10

BD: 1 (Miss)

MD: 6 + 2 - 3 = 5 (Miss)

 

 

Valentine | HP:375/400 ( +5)| EN: 34/40 (+4, -2) | DMG:10 | MIT: 5 | EVA:2 | ACC:3 | REGEN: 1

Bandit Guard 1 | HP:30/30 | DMG:30 | MIT: 20 | EVA:2 | ACC:1 

Edited November 14, 2020 by Valentine

[Valentine 0]

The entire fight Valentine was understanding why Players claimed NPC monsters to be the worse. The intelligence they had was notably higher. They also displayed a better affinity for sword arts. Valentine felt like if it was the bandit versus Grimm in terms of plane fighting. Grimm would actually be at a disadvantage. Valentine wish he has a recording function built into the system. 

"I must admit your martial arts are really good." Valentine claimed as he brought the spear tip up as if trying to dissect the man. It was a shame the bandit had a decent reaction. He backflipped out of the way.

The bandit fixed Valentine with a look. "Your spear arts are not the worse. If you did not kill my comrade I am sure the boss would not have minded have you as a recruit." Valentine did not think much about it as the thief bounced of the wall to kick him in the chest. Valentine did not believe the system would allow him to join an NPC camp even if he wanted to.

 

Spoiler

 

ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
177746	2	6	5	9	Valentine		Revolve Arts vs Bandit Guard 1	2020-11-13 18:02:08

BD: 2 + 3 - 2 = 3 (Miss)

MD: 9 (c.hit) = 30 - 5 = 25 DMG

 

 

Valentine | HP:355/400 ( +5, - 25)| EN: 33/40 (+1, -2) | DMG:10 | MIT: 5 | EVA:2 | ACC:3 | REGEN: 1

Bandit Guard 1 | HP:30/30 | DMG:30 | MIT: 20 | EVA:2 | ACC:1 

Edited November 16, 2020 by Valentine

[Valentine 0]

Valentine found a better fight location compared to the current hallway. If the bandit was as smart as he was he would have prevented Valentine from making it over. The narrow spacing of the hall was what gave the bandit his tactical advantage. As Valentine did not have the necessary space to swing and move like he should. Valentine made himself looked pressed and like he was loosing.

Valentine rolled backwards to escape a flying kick, that was when he smiled. Valentine released a roundhouse kick that quickly connected. That kick was followed by another that shaved the bandit's HP down. As soon as his foot touched the ground Valentine swiped left with his spear. The bandits health dropped to the yellow. The bandit did not have time to react as Valentine changed his spear trajectory. His spear swiped from the right this time knocking the thief over. The bandit only had a sliver of red health left. Valentine left no room to argue as he thrust forward and finished the man off.

 

Spoiler

 

D	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
177747	5	6	1	7	Valentine		Revolve Arts vs Bandit Guard 1	2020-11-13 18:21:14

BD: 5 + 3 - 2 = 6 (Hit)= 10 * 5 - 20= 50 - 20 = 30 DMG It dies

 

 

Valentine | HP:360/400 ( +5,)| EN: 29/40 (+1, -5) | DMG:10 | MIT: 5 | EVA:2 | ACC:3 | REGEN: 1

Bandit Guard 1 | HP:0/30 | DMG:30 | MIT: 20 | EVA:2 | ACC:1 

Edited November 16, 2020 by Valentine

[Valentine 0]

Valentine did not bother to stop and rest. Doing so would allow the other bandits to catch up, or even the captain. Valentine squeezed the information out of the bandit earlier but who knew how well the man was informed. If the received information was incorrect the only person that would suffer from delay would be Valentine.

Valentine felt himself contemplate the battle earlier while he was running. He felt himself enter a calm state as his energy shot back up. He looked at his skill list to see he activated meditation again. He would have to get himself used to the skill. A deeper understanding could keep himself from getting in trouble. Valentine found himself able to travel unimpeded for a bit. After getting loss in a couple of side halls the layout of the place seemed to have made sense. He double backed towards the area he finished the last bandit off in.

 

Valentine used meditation and did not get hit. +5 EN to his next post. Out of combat healing (Skill usable on post 18).

Valentine | HP:375/400 ( +15)| EN: 30/40 (+1) | DMG:10 | MIT: 5 | EVA:2 | ACC:3 | REGEN: 1

 

Edited November 16, 2020 by Valentine

[Valentine 0]

Valentine looked closer in the room. Based of what he saw in the other hall the exit door should be in here. As long as he found it he should be able to escape the prison. The windows he came across was bolted in and he had no way of escaping from them. The chamber was the central one with multiple doors to choose from.

A door with a small square wall next to it caught his attention. Valentine remembered a holding prison in dubai that kept the exit in a place like that. That way a guard could see who comes in or tried to go without putting themselves in danger. Valentine rushed towards it with zero hesitation.

Valentine opened the door to see the wide world in front of him. A gate surrounded the place but the exit was right in front. Valentine saw a large man with an Ax at the gate. "I guess if you were able to make it this far you killed my men. Only I can do that. A bit unfortunate I am going to have to remove your head."
 

Spoiler

 

ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
177748	4	5	20	3	Valentine		Searching for exit	2020-11-13 18:57:29

LD: 20 (Exit found)

 

 

 

Valentine | HP:390/400 ( +15)| EN: 36/40 (+6) | DMG:10 | MIT: 5 | EVA:2 | ACC:3 | REGEN: 1

Edited November 16, 2020 by Valentine

[Valentine 0]

Valentine gave the man a once over. He was tall and burly. The man looked like an actual bear in human form. He was hairy and even had Valentine beat by 5 inches. He held a two handed ax like a cross between a bandit and a rogue lumberjack. Valentine would have believed it if the man made artisanal syrup.

The large ax man lifted the ax quickly and came down as if to cleave Valentine in two. When it came to fighting in an open space Valentine was able to release a lot more of his power. His spear acted like a snake as it wrapped around the ax throwing it off. Valentine returned with a series of viscous strikes of his own. Unlike the other bandits that went down from one strike of his spear this one stood strong. Valentine was impressed by how the warden had a higher overall tier.

Spoiler

 

177932

7

3

11

5

Valentine

<<Vent Forth>> vs Bandit Warden

2020-11-15 21:02:43

BD: 7 + 3 - 2 = 8 (Hit) = 10 * 10 - 15 = 100 - 15 = 85 DMG

MD: 5 - 2 = 3 (Miss)

 

 

Valentine | HP:390/400| EN: 26/40 (+1, -11) | DMG:10 | MIT: 5 | EVA:2 | ACC:3 | REGEN: 1

Bandit Warden | HP:115/200 (-85)| DMG:60 | MIT: 15 | EVA:2 | ACC:0 | on natural rolls of 9 or 10 ignores armor mitigation

Edited November 16, 2020 by Valentine

[Valentine 0]

"Looks like I am going to have to put more effort into taking you down."

The smile on the bandits face was long gone as it looked at Valentine with loathing. "I was thinking the same thing. It makes sense that you were able to take my men down."

"Thanks." The ax man was fast as he swung forward. Valentine was going for a savage hit of his own. He could have canceled his strike to move out the way. He decided not to as an exchange of equal health loss would work in his favor. Axes hit hard but a speed type ax user had to loose power in exchange. It was most likely the reason that the ax man had barely been able to hit him.

The two hits connected. The bandit warden had their health drop to the red immediately. Valentine was still above the yellow. "Scheherazade" The skill from his familiar had came off cooldown earlier. Valentine just decided to use it now.

 

Spoiler

 

ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
177940	10	7	9	10	Valentine		<<Vent Forth>> vs Bandit Warden	2020-11-15 21:09:13

BD: 10 (C.Hit +2 base) = 12 * 10 - 15 = 120 - 15 = 105 DMG

MD: 10 (C.Hit Skill activate)= 60 DMG

Rank 1 Familiar mastery used (Healer) (+15 HP) (Skill usable again on post 23)

 

 

Valentine | HP:345/400 (-60, + 15)| EN: 16/40 (+1, -11) | DMG:10 | MIT: 5 | EVA:2 | ACC:3 | REGEN: 1

Bandit Warden | HP:10/200 (-105)| DMG:60 | MIT: 15 | EVA:2 | ACC:0 | on natural rolls of 9 or 10 ignores armor mitigation

Edited November 16, 2020 by Valentine

[Valentine 0]

Valentine health had risen from Sherry watching his back. The bandit warden was on the last dregs of his health. He eyed Valentine closely. A smart bandit would have tried fleeing. Valentine could only assume the cardinal system had the bandit pre-programmed to perish in the mission. As long as the bandit left alive it would mean another player shattered.

"You have been honorable. I will do my utmost to make your death painless." It was mostly lip service as Valentine was unsure if NPC's felt pain. As a player the system numbed majority of the pain as to keep his brain from going into shock. An NPC most likely did not need such a function.

The bandit warden changed to a more defensive style. Valentine was sure it was trying to reach into its bag for something. Valentine refused to let up allow it to happen. As he did not have the ability to preconceive what the bandit warden could remove from his satchel. The action had to be routed ahead of time.

Spoiler

 

ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
177941	1	2	20	1	Valentine		<<Mighty Charge>> vs Bandit Warden	2020-11-15 21:17:23

BD: 1 (C. Miss)

MD: 1 (C.Miss)

 

 

 

Valentine | HP:345/400 | EN: 15/40 (+1, -2) | DMG:10 | MIT: 5 | EVA:2 | ACC:3 | REGEN: 1

Bandit Warden | HP:10/200 | DMG:60 | MIT: 15 | EVA:2 | ACC:0 | on natural rolls of 9 or 10 ignores armor mitigation

Edited November 16, 2020 by Valentine

[Valentine 0]

Valentine rushed forward recklessly all of a sudden. The bandit warden was caught by surprise as he found himself impaled on Valentine's spear. His health was bottoming out when Valentine swung. It would look like the bandit warden was made of glass as he shattered. Valentine had successfully pulled off a win.

Valentine checked his menu as the body was noted as looted. The other minions were too low level to get anything decent from. The bandit warden was of a higher tier. It would be odd for nothing of value to be located. The rewards were not abundant as he only received some col. It was sad that he got kidnapped by the broke a** bandit brigade. Made it harder to claim stuff in the name of self defense. It was not like he could rob actual NPC people. Valentine turned to walk away. He was going to find his way to people and finish escaping.

 

Spoiler

 

ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
177946	7	8	12	2	Valentine		<<Might Charge>> vs Bandit Warden	2020-11-15 21:30:05

BD: 7 + 3 - 2 = 8 (hit) = 10 * 4 - 15 = 40 - 15 =  25 DMG

MD: 2 (miss)

Looting the Bandit Warden

ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
177948	2	9	5	3	Valentine		Looting Bandit Warden	2020-11-15 21:33:00

Loot dropped: 600 Col and 4 T1 Mats.

 

 

 

Valentine | HP:345/400 | EN: 15/40 (+1, -2) | DMG:10 | MIT: 5 | EVA:2 | ACC:3 | REGEN: 1

Bandit Warden | HP:0/200 (-25)| DMG:60 | MIT: 15 | EVA:2 | ACC:0 | on natural rolls of 9 or 10 ignores armor mitigation

Collected: 600 Col and 4 T1 Mats.

Edited November 16, 2020 by Valentine

[Valentine 0]

Valentine made his way back to the nearest town carefully. When he start to see other players he relaxed. His quest log updated and informed him that he escaped successfully. The information he had to report was given to some NPC's that acted as the towns law enforcement. Valentine did not expect it to go far as others could probably do the quest.

Valentine was given some money to ease the troubles behind his kidnapping. A first for him as usually people kidnapped him for money. He did not mind much and just put it with the loot he received when he looted the body of the bandit warden. He could use the extra money as his saving were pretty dire. As he finished he made his way over to the teleporter. He would be back another time. At the moment he had too much to do and did not want to dawdle.

 

 

 

Rewards:

1,000 Col (400 for page, 600 for looted bandit)

5 SP- (2 quest, 1 page, 1 event, 1 Yui's Grace)

<<Bandit's Guile>> Increases a player's Evasion by '1' point. Potion effect lasts for one battle.

4 T1 Mats